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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
ORDERS misunderstood
AND NINETEEN ARE DEAD.
Filler Loaded With Passengers
Crashes Into Rear of Freight.

Crashes Into Rear of Freight.
Middletown, O.-Nineteen persons
were killed outright, three probably
fatally hurt and about dozen Sc
iously injured in a head end coils
ion between G. H. & D. trains near
here Monday. Eighteen of the dead
were passengers and one was train
man.
A misunderstanding of orders
caused the disaster which was one Of
the worst that this section of the
countN has ever experienced. Pilot
Engineer Wald had received orders
to await at Poston to meet the regu-
lar C. H. & D. fier The sfGIng was
already we'll filled with a freight
train and the Big Four train had not
enough room to clear. When the
flier came around the bend from a
thickly wooded section the train
crew had only time to jump.
Behind the passenger and engine
was a combination car followed by
a Cay coach and a chair car.
All the dead and injured were in
the first two cars, there being six
in the smoker and twenty-one in the
+ day coach.
The engines were reduced to a
mass Of shapeless steel and iron, one
engine telescoping its smaller fellow
as far as the cab.
IN oh fro in 2
steel coal and box car loaded with
heavy timbers. The heavy gondola
ripped the floors of the combination
and tossed it and the locomotive ten
der down a ten foot embankment and
into the corn field
The second car was split almost
in twain by the contact.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
RURAL ROUTE MEN
LEAD CIVIL SERVICE.
The History of the Service Shows a
FIattering Record.

Flattering Record.
Raleigh, n. C-Reviewing in great
detail the legislative history at
tending the Development Of the rural
free delivery service in this coun-
try P. V. DeGraw, fourth assistant
postmaster general declared that
from the view point of morale, .
that service was far in advance of
any other of the civil service In or
der to sustain that claim for excel
lence the fourth assistant postp~'S-
ter general quoted statistics - sno"
that last year out of Al, 90 carriers
only IT'S had been dlsmlsseo TOT
cause
."Tbere axe now in operation
throughout the United States 41,089
rural routes, served by 41,007 ru-
raj carriers, he said, in summing
up the present force engaged in that
work. '"The appropriations for the
establishment and maintenance of
rural delivery for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1910, was $37, $780,
900 and the appropriation for the
fiscal year, which commenced July
1, 1910, is 38.S60,000. Since rural
delivery was first established the
sum of $206,430,S00
has been spent in extending and
the service.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
CHATTAHOOCHEE RISING.

Columbus, Ga.-Heavy rains the
past few days throughout this Sec
ton have caused a rapid rise in the
Chattahoochee river which is nearing
the danger stage at this point. Much
of the woodwork on the new Central
of Georgia Railroad bridge has been
washed away, and it is feared crops
in the lowlands are badly damaged.
Cotton mills along the river have
been compelled to shut down on ac-
count of the high water.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
FOREST FIRES RAGING.

Large Amount of Timber Destroyed
in Canadian Northwest.
Winnipeg, Manitoba Forest fires
are burning in every direction along
the boundary of Rainy River to Lake
Superior. Smoke still hangs in heavy
clouds over towns and cities, and
there was large amount of ashes in
the air which settled on side walks
and buildings.
Navigation is made difficult and
the whole country seems to be burn
ing. Several railway construction
camps and powder magazines have
been destroyed.
The loss to the government in
standing timber is beyond estimate.
Flames rushed for days through the
forests, travelling over the tops of
trees at a rate Of four miles per
hour.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
COMPROMISE AVERTS \
Threatened STRIKE
Conductors and Trainmen
Win Distinct Victory

Washington. - Official announce
ment was made by the mediators
that an amicable adjustment of the
controversy between the railroads in
the southeastern territory and their
conductors and trainmen has been
reached.
The agreement signed provided for
a substantial increase in wages and
improved working conditions and
hours The adjustment also will
avert threatened strike of 10000
men which would have involved
about 10000 others The settlement
is regarded as distinct victory for
the employees, although concessions
were made on both sides.
While no statement was made con-
is known that the men have been
granted an increase ranging from 10
to 40 per cent. 1t is impossible to
definitely state what increases are
given to the several classes of labor.
Regarding the question of the
wages the mediators felt that they
could say no more than that the in
crease in all capacities of employ
ment were, by the terms Of the adj
justment, very desirable.
The conditions of railway labor
throughout the southeastern terrific
ry was among the mOoted questions
adjusted by the mediators. In every
instance and on every line of the
thirteen roads involved the labor
conditions of the men will be mate
rally i'm nrOUpd
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
Short Items

Robert Higginbotham. of Kansas
City, in endeavoring to regain pos
session Of his daughter, Evelyn, at
East st. Louis, Ill, shot and killed
Michael Moser, husband of his di-
vorced wife. and the girl herself.
Higginbotham received bullet
through the head and will probably
die.
One woman and two men were
killed during a bull fight at Pueblo,
Mexico.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Twenty Five Thousand Present az
Boston Gathering.

Boston.-The army of teachers al
tending the forty-eighth annual con
vention of the National EducatiOna
Association in Boston have begq
work. independence Day furnishds
the spectacular feature with 25,Og
of the school teachers listening q
President Taft, President DaviC
Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford, il
University and former Governo,i
Charles B. Aycock, of North Carroll
ma, in the great Harvard stadium a
Brighton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
JOHNSTON AND HUGHES
GET DESIRABLE SEATS.
The Seat of Senator MCEnery Goes
to Senator Johnston.

Washington, D. C.-The two most
desirable seats in the Senate cham
Der, which became vacant by the
death of Senators McEnery and Dan
iel have been assigned to Senators
Johnston, of Alabama, and Hughes,
of Colorado. Precedence, not of Sc
niority of service or length or years,
but of filing claims on a seat made
vacant by death or defeat deter Nos
the SUGGESTIONS of occupancy
in the upper house Of ccngsaF q
some of the desirable seats
chamber claims are frequently
long before there is even p4NM
bility of its being vacated.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
DESPERATE PRISONER ESCAPE
Plunges From Moving Train wi
dow To Escape OfRcer. {

Amite City, LA headlong diN
through a car window Of runnin
Illinois Central train, with shove
of bullets pursuing him, was Il
desperate means a negro, Harl
Joiner, tooker to escape the oficei
of the law. and so far his DARN
dash for liberty has proved success
full.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
RRIEF FOREIGN NEWS.

Bucharest, Roumania.-The con-
dition of Queen Elizabeth, of Rou-
mania Carmen SYLVIA, who is suf-
fering from a severe attack of OPP
pendicitis, is reported as improved.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
Storm in Texas.

Hillsboro, Tex.-One person was
killed and several injured by ter
rifle wind and electrical storm which
swept over this section early this
week. Considerable damage was
done to buildings and growing crops.
A child of Henry Mitchell was kill
ed when his home near Massey was
destroyed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
TERRIFIED MOOSE SEEK
SAFETY FROM FIRE IN LAKE.

Winnipeg. Bush fires invaded
the towns of Devlin and Lavallee, in
the rainy river district of Ontario.
The little lakes are alive with moose
seeking safety from the flames.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
STUDENTS IN RIOT.
Clash Between Ruthenians and Poles
at the University of Lemberg.

Lemberg, Austria.-The two
groups of Ruthenians and Polish stu
dents of the University of Lemberg
got at each other again, and before
the police had separated the COM
batants many officials and students
had been seriously wounded.
The feud, born of racial Jealousy
is as old as the university itself, and
periodical clashes have occurred.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
j DIED 1: D .Ml!!0l!RelANI0WN !! !!
MRS. M MARGARETt'p DUNN 70 oRMER.
]; ~ -.,, OF RENToN's FERRY,
led I'll uRsDAY.si

=. 81 RS MargaretsA Dunn, for many
years resident of Benton's Ferry
died on Z hursdEy at Morsantown at
tie home sof relatives. She was 81
years Of age.f Tine remains were
streustt to- sFairnont this morning and
1taken3from here. to Renton's Ferry. The
funeral was held at nine o'clock and
s:lrlt-rrieF,t was made in the Renton's
Terry een1etsry. Mrs. Dunn was ono
! o. the early settlers Of Marion county
and was one Of the founders Ct the
gPalat INC Baptist Church. She was a
hight respected woman and was wett
KNOWN by the older residents of this
5cptnmunlty.! ~ y s,;; ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
is
THREATENED
pAsTARDlY DEED OF BRuTIsH
= !5s JUNK DEALERSARousED
THE PEOPLE.

POINT PLEASANT, w. Va, March
FED. Reare, alias Ed. Bartlett,
junk dealer, Of l-onton, Ohio, went to
the home of Martin Spencer, mate os
tie towpoat Robert p. Gillian, living
just cut of this city, and asked n they
had any old junk. to sell, and was In.
formed they did net. He then trlet!
to coax the i.tle fourteen year old
daughter ct Spencer to &C up the
creek with him, but failed.
He returned at night about o'clock
and being refused admatanee to The
house, broke down the door, grabbing
Mrs. Spencer, and making criminal
assault upon her. !.
3 In the struggle, Mrs. Spencer was
badly cut several times by the brute
with knife and cl1okcd almost inse n.
EibIe. He then accomplished him das
tardIy purpose. Not content with the
awful crime he had Committed upon
the mother, ne next turned TO the liz.
Tie girl, who had been trying all the
Tina to help her mother 4, fler feeble
way, cut the clothing from the child,
her TO the same ordeal.
The m othcr demonstrated with him
ard} asked that he spare her daughter.
The brute continued his outrage and
held the mct!,er off by threats that nc
would cut her id throat, If she in
terfered.f and that he had a gang with
him and he was not afraid of any one.
Mr. Spencer was away from home
at the time! The mother is in criti-
cal condition. The brute made his es-
cape. Excitementr: uns high and, If
caught, Beare will probably be lynch
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
GAINES HERO
In THE STRIFE
WEST vIRGINiAN OFFERED REso-
b, s LUTON WHICH BROKE THE
LONG SESSION.
tBy :unt1eli Press.>

tBy -Unf1eh PreSs.1
i. WASHINGTON. March 91.-Insur-
gent and regular leaders conferred
separately this morning in an attempt
to frame n peace treaty. Cannon's
presence on the rules committee was
the principal obstacle. The regulars
concede defeat regarding the enlarge
ment OF the committee. The insur-
gents abandoned the plan of selection
OF members. of the committee accord
Ing to geographical division.
1t was a West virglnIan who offer
ell the resolution. which ended the
most famous session OF the, House for
twenty years. yesterday afternoon. af.
ter continuous session OF nearly
twenty-nine hours, with rest of two
hours taken to arrange some kind Of
Il truce
Representative Gaines. one OF Speak
errCannon's most ardent supporters,
offered resolution to postpone the
speakers ruling until Saturday. This
carried oil roll call and was followed
by a motion by Mr.. Gaines to adjourn.
which was aso adopted, and. the long.
est continuous session In about quar-
ter OF Il century was ended.
Representatives Hughes and Stur.
Siss were out of town. Mr.. Gaines was
away and had an appointment to
speak in Chicago, but, getting word OF
the situation here. hurried back and
assisted in the management of the
campaign OF the regulars. He stuck
1t out until o'clock. when he repair.
ed to his home for some sleep.
Mr. Woodyard stuck to the House
until about $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning. when he went home and to
bed. Byg7:S0 o'clock he was routed
out OF bed by the sergeant-at.arms and
taken to the capitol Il 4
MFR. Hubbard was the only West Vir.
gilman who stuck it out through the
night: He slipped out into a cloak
room for an hours nap early In the
night but answered eveIysroll call and
was in his seat all the latter part oi
the night and tiext morning. ssl
81 : 4 -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19

BOYS PARADE
WI|Al|'s'1IMPREsSI 4
.uNiFo RMED BAND LED THE
MARCH GHtTHE PRlN-
b sclPhL STREETS.

Tire parade of the children this
morning thous small was an impress.
siye one. The streamers floating bear
Ing the words. ..vote for US" was di.
rect appeal to the voters to- help In
the great fight to save the boys and
girls. Banners with the inseriptions
ssaIoons rob us of both men and
money. Vote to save your hoy,rs"Do
you want a drunkard In your horne .
Then do not vote to make one.v "Thc
saloons eannot runt without the boys.
Have yeu ono to spare 7r The parade
marched over the principal streets
and passed the several voting places.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
RlSPRESENCE |:
ASREQUESTED
BY ! !CfTlzIE|NS| G! {. | |! ! [ S
All 1l1iet "A her
Tlle 4 ls,ii itiel
FURRY

The Times had an inflanfmatory ar:
ticie this morning criticistns our, sher-
siff and his deputies for planning to be
present when tho polls were opened,
this morning In the First ward
The facts In 5the case are that the
sheriff was notified yesterday that
there was some bad feeling between
contendlnE parties In that ward which
might give rise to serious trouble
when the polls were opened and he
was equestei5 TO be present.
The cond dltions as he found them
this morning Justified the suspicion.
No matter who would have been to
blame. nevertheless It is certain that
but for the presence of the sheriff
there would have been trouble. We
are informed that the sheriffs did not
Interfere With tho Organization in any
manner. He was present simply to
keep the peace, which he did. and all
gool people will thank him for 1t. S
Atter the election! officers were or
:gantzetl and the crowd still remained
in the room. the election commission.
sers, one OF them at least, speaking for
the others, ord cred the room to be
cleared OF all fspectators&i lin order-that
the election might proceed. + The sher-
5iff was redi ested BY the commissioner
70 MD In this which he did, acting BY,
sdirert ton of the missioner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
INSURGENTS
DOWN. Cannon
DECISION SIS vERRULED BY
VOTE OF 1872 TO i6o THIS Z
AFTERNooN.
tB United Press,

2 WASHINGTON, March 1s.-To-
days conference on the basis ofMar-
tins resolution providing for a COM
mittee was introduced at ten O'CLOCK
th'i morning. Martin introduced a
new section prev idln q that after March
ad.1s11, tEspiratlon Of cannon's
sptakership), the Speaker should be
ineligible to membership. Cannon de-
elared the me easure an tindignlty to his
IEoslticn. conterers asserted the situa-
tion was the ane as before. Dalzell
and Ma were res unslblr5 for nre.
yerits,g q eonpromlse: hey Insisted
tcpntInued rom rage stlye.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
.HOT ROAST
FOR WHEELING
lN'fELlLIGEN 1 |
!. 3M.l',l'alln''llnI;lliirgfto,lnl a a Man
VVorl'1 ! "A ept
IT as Gift

The following letter was sedt to the
Wheeling lntelliaeneer by a Marion
county man who doesn't appreciate re-
eeiving complimentary copy OF that
paper. He asked to have 1t stopped
but It comes ahead lust the same. The
latte r re de. : 80 u ii q ~ 5ise+
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM.
: tI1nlon Assoclatcd Press.l 4!

~. M UNION AHsuClAtcu tPreHA.1 n.
ST. PETERsBuRG,sMareh 1o.-The
anniversary Of the Liberation of tho
serfs was celebrated throughout Rus
Ella to-day. The authorities are prs
pared for any riotina melted by the
revoIutionists. Fears arc expressed in
sotne quarters that the day will be
made TIE occasion Of Jewish r1assaeres
u some of the outlying districts OF the
empire.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
Z ~ a six room house will, bath be-
tween First and Third SITS. Fourth

aU. q Hs : p = I - : .E4fEa = ~
d) A six room house with bath be-:
tween First and Third sts., Fourth
ward 200.
ta) Good lot, Maple Ave, so.12o #
ts) New ST. room house with bath
Walnut Ave ............ $4,000
t4) Lot sox12o, Walnut AVG. 81 200
t4) Good six room, house, Benoni
Ave. -, $500
t6) Good brick residence, South
Side, 10 rooms, bath. cellar, laundry,
etc. $40, 10000
~ Seven room house, Fairmont
Ave, lot :a,4x12o ...s:..... 5000
10y Eight room house, lot 4ox12o,
Morsantown Ave. s3.ooo.0D
.(1o) New four room cottage, bath
room, sewerage and gas for heat. and
light ...........- $t,uo4.
st11> Nice lot on East Park Ave-,
4o<tooi ..3.l.s.. S1,1oo
t12) New seven room house with
bath, hard wood finish throughout,
hath, stone foundation, large cellar, at
tic, etc. s., 200
t15) Five room house. bath and eel.
lar, state st. Sc, 600
i14) New four room house with bath
and cellar, East Park So, 100
t15) Pressed brick house on paved
street, close In. ..,.;.,.... 5000. 90
E l16): A six room house with bath.
Rhea Terrace-s55o down, $3.50 per
year ....... s2,451
This is only representative list Of
what ! have. See me for what you
want. X. 4 s.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
post Graduate Meeting.

The Post Graduate Medical School
met Friday night at the offices of Drs.
Henry and Johnson. The following
members were present: Drs. Reidy
and Rohrbaugh, Of Monongah; Allirc,
of Everson: j. NJ. Trach, of Farming
ton; Holland, Henry. Durrett, VIM.
Boyers, w. ID. Howard. r. "A. Wall.
Johnson and Sands. The subject for
the evening was Gladstone and Gne-
stone with Complications" by Dr. W.
D. Howard. followed by'a an interesting
discussion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-19
Sheriff Cleared Election Room
Of Visitors In.The First Ward
Election IS Passing off
Quietly IA al the Wards
THE FIRST is
BATTLE-GROUND

The: election started off quietly at
all the voting precincts this morning.
The disturbance that was looked for in
the First ward did not materIalize.
Sheriff Amos and Deputies Davis, Har.
rls and Shoemaker were at the opening
OF the polls and saw that there was no
conimotion other titan earnest talk.
Iii the organization OF the election
board in the First ward N. D. Orr and
George Richardson. the Republican
commissioners, could not agree as to
who should serve as the election clerk.
Orr was for Harry Shaw and Richard.
son favored another man. When It
was seen that the Republican commits.
sioners could not get. together. Com
mlssloners Orr and F. Bruce Barthu-
low, the Democratic commissioner, ap-
pointed Harry Shaw rs clerk. Bartho.
low appointed Clarence Fisher for the
clerk representing the Democratic
party. Many First ward citizens were
In the election house during the time
that the. commissioners were discus.
sing the appointment of a clerk. The
citizens thatywe In tho house nomin.
ate,l C. Fl. Orr for the Republican
clerk and T. D. Henderson for the
Democratic clerk. Commissioner Orr
informed the citizens that ihe boar.l
was sworn in and by the direction OF
Commissioners Orr sherif. Amos order.
ed, the house cleared. which was quiet.
,ly done and the election proceeded.
In the second ward the election
bonrd organized as follows: E. E.
Trickett, NJ. A. Jolliffe and A. D.
Simon, commissioners; James E. Nc.
Coy and Joe p. Fleming. clerks.
The Third ward organized with Hon.
Lamar c. Powell. C. L. Musgrave and
Charles L. Manlcy, commissioners:
Lawrence Horan and Edward d. Slack.
clerks.
The Fourth ward organized with
Thomls F. Tucker, A. A. Hamilton and
Scott C. Lowe us commissioners;
George E. Holdren and Tusca Morris,
clerks.
b The Fifth ward organized with
Clark w. Walker. C. B. Nay. and r. l..
,Burchinal as commissioners: Walter
Eliason and w. s. Black. clerks.
y The indications at press time arc
that the dry forces will win In the
city. and that there will be no need OF
gum boots next week. The vote cast
up until press time was very light. In
the First ward the fight is keen be.
tween Brown and Robinson. with the
chances that Brown will win. In the
Second ward the fight Is three-sided
one. and 1t Is impossible to forecast
the result. The Third ward has a one.
sided fight. Buckley has little oppo.
sitfon. In the morning at the. Fourth
ward Ice had a majority OF tho votes,
but In the afternoon the supporters OF
Ogden came In and It seems that he
will be elected. A report from the
Fifth ward is. that things are looking
all right out there.
IS The vote cast Mt press time was as
follows: - ;E. 80. ~
First waril-300.
Second warl--340.
Third ward-2GG.
Fourth ward-420.
Il Fifth warl-3Oo. Is.
4. = 4 s# 4 I .- -Ia -aa
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-26
TAFT AND CABINET
MEET IN CAPITOL
Will Await Results From New York
and Indiana Before Definite Action
Is Taken On Political Situation.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-When
President Taft assembled his cabinet
In the White House today intense In
terest was manifest in the convention
to be held In New York and the cam
paign opening In Indiana tomorrow
but there was an apparent tendency
10 postpone as far as possible the dis
cussion OF political plans until after
the results are known. For this rea-
son, II was determined TO clean up as
much routine departmental business
as possible today and tomorrow.
The White House stag party" as
sembled at IL o'clock. armed with
portfolios and many documents, in the
cabinet room OF the executive offices.
Ii Is pointed out that history may
be made by Republicans tomorrow in
both New York and Indiana. The one
VIII decide. In measure at least.
what part Col Roosevelt will play
hereafter and the other may be pro-
ductive as to the information of the
insurgency In the middle west. An
swers TO these interrogations may be
better given, IL Is believed, after the
advisers learn what happens at Sara
toga. and the political plot really be-
gins to thicken.
President Taft has been told bluntly
that there is only a forlorn hope for
Republican house in the next con.
gress. and this is dependent upon some
bold stroke on the part OF the admin
istration.
The deliberations on the part OF the
cabinet this week, the administration
leaders hope, will result In some new
plan of salvation for the party after
the wreck that occurred in Maine. Pos
sibly the new plan may be given pub
licity In the speech which the presi-
dent Is to make next Saturday night
before the League Of Republican
clubs, at New York This will be the
only political address to be made dur
ing the Gan. S.fgh 10y the chsss s>eaY,
tive.