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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
KILLING OF TSENG
STIRS !. CHINESE N !: !. J {.
Was One of the Ablest Mil
itary Governors of the
|. East. I
(By Associated Preslts)


+ PEK1NG, Dec. 16.-The assasslna.
ton Of Admiral Tseng Jul heng,. mil.
itary governor Of. Shanghai, on No.
yember 10, has created a profound
impression In Picking. Opponents OF
the monarchical movement feel that
the crime is indicative OF a general re.
sentiment gainst the restoration OF the
monarchy, although officials close to
President Yuan Shi.kai have, in a
semi.official statement, asserted that
the act was not political one. The
two assassins. who are Wong SIAN
foong. student from Kirin, In Man.
churia, and Wong Ming-sau, "a shop
keeper from the Shantung province
have stated, however, that they com.
mitted the crime because the admiral
was pro.monarchist.
Admiral Tseng was one of the
strongest Chinese military governors.
He received his naval education in
England and was regarded as com.
petent Chinese official. Shanghai Is
the worst storm center lin China for
the revolutionists, and 1t was only
recently that China requested Japan,
France, Russia and England to aid In
keeping peace In the foreign conces.
sion which Is beyond Chinese con.
troll. The government denies that the
assassination Is any indication OF
China's lack OF control in internal az.
fairs. for the crime was committed
in the foreign concession.
President Yuan has honored the
memory OF the admiral with eleva-
ton to marquisate and has set aside
$4,000 to be used for funeral Of the
same character as would be accord.
ed Field Marshal who persisted in
battle. In lieu OF a pension, the Pres.
ident has granted to the relatives OF
the murdered man an estate at Shiao.
Tsaiying Tiesstin. The President
also urges that memorial temple be
erected in Shanghai, and another at
the admiral's birthplace In Chill pro.
vince.
In a mandate concentrating the
admiral's SERVICE 1t is pointed out that
he was man of'exceptional learning
and Of strong personal integrity. He
served President Yuan faithfully at
VIZ sthhS VI tAiC oCSohh anu
played an, important part in suppress.
ing that outbreak. He went to the
southern provinces on commissions
-of disbanding and recognizing troops
there, "and performed his duties in
such practical. manner says the
mandate, "that not single, cash IA
coin worth about 1925 OF an American
cent? was Incorporated.
."He had been at. Shanghai; garrison
as commissioner for the last three
years and he devoted himself to the
work Of protecting the merchants and
people by eliminating the lawless ele.
ment and appeasing the innocent peo-
pie, Notwithstanding the tedious ma,
ture Of his duty and the personal ami:
mostly against him.. 1t has not been
within our, anticipation that he would
be. murdered by assassins. Our be-
reavement fol. his death is as great as
for the fall Of the Great WALL"
Yang Shuan-teh,.. formerly commits.
sioner of defense at Sungkiang, has
been designated by the president to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
BY MORRIS AckERmAN.

pY mOhhlS t6CkERMAN.
(of the Fish and Game Protective
Assoeiation.)
Wild geese hunters have found that
in many cases when they were able
TO land the fowl they owed thanks to
young birds in the fiocks attacked. In
the marshes along the Great Lakes,
a few geese fall to hunters during the
southern flight. These geese are
killed more By chance than anything
else. The young birds OF a flock are
compelled to stop for rest and the
older members stop and wait for,
them.
Further south even the big fellows
stop for rest on small lakes and
ponds and they fall to hunters.
In the breeding grounds OF the far
north, in the Canadian provinces
many geese fall to the hunters.
1t is along the Mississippi river and
in the far west, however,, that the big
kills are made. On the sand bars of
the Mississippi in the southern states.
in the rice stubble Of Louisiana. Mis-:
sissippi and Texas thousands OF geese
are killed each fall. Z;
On the Pacific coast geese are a
pest. Ahundred geese to a few hours
Of shooting isia fair bag there.
In all sections the method of hunt
ing is about the same. Pits are made
about three feet in depth and 80 inch
es across the top and the sand cleared
away so the pits cannot be seen until
the geese are almost on top OF them.
AS rule live and artificial decops
are set 20 orr30 yards from the pits
in the sand and marsh. Live decoys
are placed in wire net enclosures and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
James BUDDY Dies;
Funeral on Friday

John Ruddy, native Of ireland.
but for twenty-five years resident Of
this city, died yesterday afternoon at
Cook Hospital where he had been a
patient for three weeks, following a
Mr.. Ruddy was aged So years and
was born in Sligo ounty, Ireland. He
anne TO this ountry when a young man.
He Is survived by his wife and two
hildren, James and Margaret. Mrs.
Ruddy was formerly Miss Anna Nc.
Laughlin.
The body was removed from the hos.
pital TO the family residence last even.
ing and funeral services are announc.
ed on Friday morning from st. Pet.
er's Catholic church at nine o'clock.
Interment will be made in Holy Gross
cemetery by Undertaken R. C. Jones.
A special car will convey the fu.
neral party to Holy Cross cemetery at
the conclusion of the funeral services.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

take command at Shanghai. He was
rushed to. the place by special train
to direct the protection of the. Kiang.
nan arsenal, which santi:monarchists
are seeking to destroy.
The Picking Gazette. in discussing
the political significance! OF the assas.
sination Of Admiral; Tseng. says 1t
would be foolish to attempt, to ex.
plain the assassination In any terms
than those OF an antimonarhistic
movement in Shanghai: The paper
says It has previously, suggested, that
the extinction of the republic would
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

be grave error in statecraft. The
paper had shared the confidence Of the
monarchists that the possibility of in
ternal unrest was not an actually
and had accepted with assurance tele-
grams from the authorities in vari-
GUS provinces In the effect that there
would be no trouble. Only last month
such telegram had been printed from
Admiral Tseng to the effect that the
merchants and people of Shanghai
were longing for "a good government"
and that he would be able to main
tain the situation in Shanghai, and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
Pythians Publication
Prais S IS. R. N ulz;ullnl

According 10 the Pythian Advocate
6120 new members have been added
to the knights Of Pythias in West Wiz.
giniai the past fiveyears. OF this mum.
ber 1928 were added by the efforts
OF Sam r. Nuzum, while he was grand
chancello rE for. West Virginia.
Frsd 3. Wheaton of Minneapolis,
supreme keeper of seals and records
Of the * OF P. fills several pages of
the official or organ. Of the order In
praising the work done in West Vir.
ginia by Mr. Nuzum.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

In the picture the left leg (unem,
ployedl is lifted too high and the knee
bent too much.
By lifting the leg too high you
throw yourself out Of balance and
have to waste too much time and en-
e:gy regaining balance. Also, when
the leg is allowed to go too high OF
too far back, 1t takes too long to bring
II forward for the next stroke.
Let the unemployed leg go back
naturally. Do not try TO lift it at all.
The leg will be bend little at the
knee Of its own accord and taht is
enough.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

suggested the chief executive settle
the problem imme diately. In yiewsof
the assassination, the Gazette says
It seems advisable for the government
to reiyalue the evidence marshalIed
in the form OF assurances from the
various governors and defense com.
missioners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
FOUR COLLINS BOYS
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

There are four Collins boys in the
major leagues and none is related to
the other.
Eddie and Joe Collins are with the
Chicago White Sox; Ray, lefthand
pitcher, with the Boston Red Sox and
Joe, an outfelder, with the Boston
Braves.
Joe, Of the White sox, is the oldest.
He's 80. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
LDGEESE ARE SHOTsWHENYOUNG
~. ONESlMAKE ,EM STOP REST

as each goose falls to the hunter &c
is stooled, by the use Of wire. In q
position Of feeding.
Hunters general use automatic and
pump guns and heavy loads Of 8 to 1.2
drains E. G., with chilled shot from
threes TO skies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

wiz Tell Of Trips to Norway
Tomorrow evening at the meeting
OF the Knights of the Maccabees, ]. p
Donnelly, member of the lodge who
recently returned from trip to Nor.
way will tell about his experiences
while there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
BY BEN oslcKY.
Omitted States Amateur Skating

Beginners have trouble handling the
unemployed leg in skating. The
greatest fault is to lift it too high
or. let it go back too far,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
Youth;Presy,se.n h Wreck.

CHARLESTON. wv. Va; Dec. 10
r. i. White. young man who lives
near Porter Clay county, discovered
a broken: ilsipIthe Coal & Coke. track
near his home last; night and averted
the deratlmenti Of the !southbound pas.
senger train by Tagging the engine.
man and helping make repairs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Besides Oscar Egg in the racing
game, there's Ham Hyett In baseball.
Perky Flynn In the ring and Hogg,
captain of Princeton eleven.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Statements by doctors say Nike
Gibbons's cold. which postponed his
bout with Ahearn, was in his chest
and not in his feet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

wolgast says he stays in the Eight
game because OF the money in II. We
didn't suppose he was in for the e1.
ercise.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

AT the Y. NJ. c. A. last night the
Lawyers took two out of three games
from the Dentists by the following
scores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Redmons ,of Chicago. who set a new
worlds plung record, must be a
whale. He weighs $50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE
UNEMPLOYED LEG. POSED ES-
PECIALLY FOR THE WEST vIR-
GILMAN BY BEN oSICKY, U. S.
AMATEUR CHAMPION, FOR THE
SIXTH ARTICLE OF HIS SERIES
oNtHOWt TO SKATE. So
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Remember Hartman's $500 Suit Sale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Even at the close Of the six;day'
bike raceliniNew York Oscar Egg was
still fresh. M
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16
SPORT NOTES.

Clark Griffith says Washington and
New York will be in the. first division
OF the American League. However,
Grit is. one Of the punkest prophets
We have.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-16

Remember Hartman's $500 Suit Sale
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
TRAIL IN BAD SHAPE

In spite of the fact that the trail is in worse condition than it has been at any time this winter, the mail arrived on time last Thursday There was but small con signment for Iditarod, however the bulk of the shipment going to Flat.
 The limitations of the mail contract and the seemingly haphazard manner in which consignments are made up are observable in the class of second-class matter arriving here. While there has not been Seattle newspaper of later date than election day delivered in 1ditarod, yet the mail has brought magazines and other periodicals published on the Atlantic seaboard of date as late as January g. There appears to be no disposition to find fault, but it Is hoped that by next year the scope of the con tract will be enlarged so that all mail may be delivered, and not allowed to accumu- late at intermediate points. No mail has been received from Fairbanks in the last two weeks consignments.
 Mr Boyd the mail carrier, reports that the severe storms of the past few days completely obliterated the trail throughout the entire distance from Moore creek. He met John Holmes on Wednesday last The latter had been considerably delayed by req son of the fact that he had followed the wrong trail up Chicken creek
 Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
FORMER POLITICAL LEADER
 IS ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

CORONA, Jan 1l-George Hazard, a former Tacoma politician. was arrested aboard the steamship Alameda at Juneau yesterday on a warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses and other charges of similar nature. The com plaint was made by Dr. W. H. Chase of this city, who was one Of several victims of Hazards alleged confidence tricks He bought ticket under the name of H. C. Peterson on the Alameda, but no difficulty was found in taking him into custody The total amount which he is accused of securing unlawfully here is about $500 The amounts were from S1 to $50. One was note indorsed in the bank by Attor- ney Milliger of the railroad He secured $40 in goods. He received $50 from a federal official, With a pension blank he convinced number of friends that pen sion was coming to him on the next boat.
 He is said to have been concerned in some rather suspicious transactions in other Alaska cities
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
FIGHTING BOERS WAS PLAY
 COMPARED TO PRESENT WAR

LONDON, Dec l3-One day, rather the English under this national calamity. said to the editor of one of the largest London papers, Was it like this in the Boer war? Didn't they take that any more serlously?"
 My dear young lady" he answered. ''l truly believe that there were little still waters of England where people were abso- lu1ely ignorant of the existence of Boer war, and in the cities life went on exactly as usual However, why compare them! At ready in four months England's loss has doubled three years of South African war
 I gasped for 1 hadn't thought it possible so he hunted for an encyclopedias and showed me the statistics of the war. Dc you remember them? How slight they were And yet don't you always think of the Boer war as being more or less serl- OuS affair?
 The total casualty list is as follows: Died from all causes in South Africa, l,O72 off cers and 20S70 men; died after return home, s officers and 500 men
 These 22,450 deaths took place in 8 period of nearly three years, the number oi soldiers engaged being about 100000. Oi this number. only 5000 were killed in ac- ton, the large proportion of deaths being due to enteric fever and other diseases.
 Disease has not entered into the casualty lists of the present war. The long columns which fill the papers day after day are of those who have died immediately on the field or from wounds received. It Is to be hoped the proportion dying from disease will be small in this ware experts place it at 5 per cent of those sent to the front But already the fatalities are almost double those of the entire Boer war, and still Eng land hesltates at conScrptlon
 One wonders why it is that more mer don't enlist, for there Is 8 certain martial spirit in the streets-a preponderance oi marching songs seems to issue from the lips of all the youth of London. Wherever you go you get war sentiment more oI less tunefully
 There is "Tipperary' and Rule Bri tannla"-just the chorus and the milkmar delivering his hyper-early goods wakes you with the "Marseillaise' He couldn't pro- nounce it for you, but he certainly can shout it.
 The hurdy -gurdies grind out "Thr cheers for the red, white and blue" and that other civil war song, Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching"
 I was shown over large department store the other day, and down in the depths somewhere, where the boys do the packing and mailing there was a big, new, painted sign up, saying, Please do not whistle"
 In amusement and some surprise, asked why it was and the manager said that everyone was 50 possessed by the idea of
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
JUNGLE JOE" WELCOMES pRoDIGALs

Questioned this week in Washington about the Bull Moose, Representative elect Cankon, arriving from Danville and i'm bued with a sweet forgiving spirit, replied as follows through a cloud of smoke:
 My boy, when the prodigal returned his father would not permit anyone to in quire where he had been. Don't you think we ought to follow the old precedent? We don't want to ask concerning the taste or staying powers of husks as a steady diet. The Progressives have come back home, and while veal may be too expensive just now to kill the fatted calf, we can find room for them at the old family table. I guess most of them are satisfied with that"
 Uncle Joe quotes Scripture as readily as Colonel Roosevelt, but not so literally Boston Globe.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
SEEKS INEORMAT!Of,

The following letter, written by Andrew J. Aver of East Northfeld, Mass, and re- ceived by Postmaster Vile on the last mail, shows a laudable desire to become ae- quainted with mighty good town, and he will be furnished with the desired in formation:
 Will you be kind enough to let me know where Flat or Flat City IS? We re- gently received letter postmarked Flat, Iditarod, Alaska" and are unable to locate Flat or Flat City, but imagine 1t to be in or near the Seward peninsula. The letter head was dated October 30, 1914, Flat City, Iditarod Alaska and was received by us December 4, 1914 Could a letter which we sent by special delivery, December 5, get through to Flat or Flat City at this seaosn of the year? and if so, how long would it take? and if it was answered promptly about when could we expect it?
 'P. S. Is this place mining district, or what is the chief occupation of Flat?"
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
AMERICAN WAR VESSEL
 TO BE GREATEST HI WORLD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The new United States dreadnaught California, when it is completed in 1918, will be the most powerful fighting vessel in the world, in the opinion of Maurice Prendergast the famous British naval expert. The Amerl- can dreadnaughts will form the most gigan- tic and homogeneous squadron in existence at the time of the completion of the Cali fornia. The dimensions of the last named ship follows: Length over all, 624 feet :; beam, 97 feet 21a inches. The displacement on trials, with two thirds stores, oil fuel and ali ammunition, will be 32,000 tons The estimated horsepower IS about 32 900 units for speed of 2l12 knots. The main arma ment consists of twelve 14-inch guns mounted in four barbettes, each barbette containing three guns
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13

trying one of the national anthems while he did bis work that the result was perfect bedlam. Each boy tried to out whistle the other, mad for the sake of the few who didn't possess the amlable ac- complishment the whole cheerful spirit had to be banshed.
 But although the man on the penny whistle beseeches God to bless the Prince of Wales, you never hear God Save the King on the streets. They don't seem to have any fondness for it.
 Another thing which the war seems to have brought to the front is the temper ance subject which has sprung up with great force Not only are they trying to deprive the man who is about to die for his country of his glass of beer, but, horror of horrors they are forbidding the women to drink before II in the morning What deprivation How to get along without the early cocktail! And yet they say that England is the land of the free, just like America.
 Speaking of the land of the free-as usual, there Is the customary fussing from week to week about the censor but now such well known people as Mir. Asquith and
  the last announcement that even the names and lists of the dead are to be kept from the papers, since they may give the enemy knowledge of the numbers of dead and of the regiments which have suffered worst and are weakest filled in with aew men. The public acquiesce in the principle of press censorship being guided by the princi- rles of military consideration. But is it necessary to bury the dead in a silence as unbroken as the sleep in which they lie?
 Is not the notice of brave life bravely ended an inspiration to those about to go out to the fight
 The Times quotes in referring to this a passage from Napier's "Peninsular War" slngularly simple and beautiful: Ridge fell and no man died that night with more glory; yet many fell and there was much glory. "-C Carolyn Wilson, in Chi cago Tribune
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13

man, Mir. and Mrs. Naehter, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Deeming Mr and Mrs. Dave Strand berg, Mir and Mrs. Onyett, Mir and Mrs. Arnie Erickson, Miss Murray, Dan Brown, Jim Downey, Austin Homer Alex Grubas, Jim Arseneau, Herman Naehter, MT. Jestlund, Grant Murdock and Al Walsh. The latter was armed with powers of at torney, as usual and was dressed as a preacher Cards were played until mid night when an excellent lunch was served Mrs. Monkman also rendered musical se
 lections Winners of the prizes at cards were as follows: Ladies' first prize Mrs Dave Strandberg; ladies' second prize, Miss Murray; gentlemen's prize, MT. Naehter
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13
EVERYTHING READY FOR
 TONIGHT'S BIG DANCE

There will be plenty of fun and dancing at the social hall on Otter creek tonight unless all signs fail. The Lincoln's birth day-St Valentines ball is now the talk of the community, and many parties are being formed in this city and at Flat to attend the affair. Those who attended the opening dance in that hall about six weeks ago, are more than anxious for another evening of good enjoyment. The managers have secured good music for the occasion, and the banquet will be everything that could be desired
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-02-13

tory results are reported. Productive min lng was also carried on in this field, a total of about thirty five men being engaged in mining and development work. Mining was also done in the headwater region of Crooked creek tributary to the Klskokwim near Georgetown. Mining was also contin- ted on Bear creek and some of it's tribu- taries in the Tuluksak basin; on Canyon creek, flowing into KwothIuk river; on Mar vel creek, of the Aniak river basin. on Rainy and kapon creeks continents of Eek river, and on Butte creek, q tributary of Aalaik river All of these operations ex- cept those in the Tuluksak basin are on a small scale. While auriferous grayel3 are widely distributed, but few very rich placers have been found. The promise for the future of mining in most of this field seems to lie in exploitation of the placers on a large 4cale.
 'Lodes including deposits carrying gold copper and cinnabar have attracted some attention in the Kuskokwim basin, in spite of the present difficulties of transportation. There has been small production of quick silver from the Parks claims, a cinnabar prospect located on the north bank of the huskokwlm, about twenty-one miles above Georgetown. Philip s. Smith of the Geo logical Survey, who examined this deposit in 1914, reports it to include commercial ore body. Other cinnabar deposits in this region have been more or less prospected
 Where Gordon Bottles Had Visions
 "A copper deposit located in the Russian mountains, about eighteen miles northwest of Kolmakoff, on the Kuskokwim, was ex- i, L,, ports that a twenty fve-foo shaft has been sunk on Assure vein, thirty to sixty inches in width, which has been traced some 4,000 feet. The ore contains chalcopyrite mis- plckel pyrite and stibnite It is reported by the owner that the ore contains gold, silver and copper, and trace of nickel"