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THE LEADING PAPER IN CENTRAL WES VIRGINIA?A PAPER OF CIRCULATION, PRESTIGE AND CHARACTER
VOLUME 48.
KENTUCKY
IS DIVIDED
BETWEEN FAIRBANKS AND
TAFT AND FOR HARMONY
NEITHER MAT BE
ENDORSED.
RH AIL ARB FOB TEDDY.
PRESIDENT'S POLICIES WIX BE
2" INDORSED AND LIKELY A
ROOSEVELT MAN IN THE
ytKTTl ACT- WILL BE.
t*T Anioolited Prm.]
LO'ui$vn.l,F., Kv.. Jtftie 18?rjnr
terest to an'e*<fSipement of ^ candi
date t?f PT^tlil^nt of the jolted
State?t o(relrsh?d ows .alt Is"
sute-Iietot* tibie Stkte Republican. con
vention wiilch met here this
noon. Hifl lines have been so sharps
*)y drayn,between Fairbanks' at^J
Taft jfteiienti) that It te;e*p6oted In
. the'lrftWM-of harmony, no nam? wllf
"be decided oil and that the matter
will result in an endorsement of
itooseveU's policies and a Roosevelt
mnn.
Augustus E. Wilson, of Louisville.
? "will probably be nominated for gov
ernor by acclamation. Contests for
minor offices with the exception of
? that of lieutenant governor will be
' ( spirited. In every case there are
two or more candidates, each with
I considerable following.
Judge William H. Holt was decld
'? ed upon as temporary chairman. His
selection Is regarded as a victory for
' the antl-Taft element. Former Gov
erenor Bradley will be permanent
chairman.
foreigWm
10 COURT AGAIN!
0
Two More Cases Arc Tried By Magis
trate Gordon for Columbia
?' Miners and Their Wires.
The foreign miners and their
wives at Columbia mines have been
having considerable difficulty in
keeping th? peace there for the lasx
several days. Tuesday evening a
crowd of them came np to Magis
trate Gordon's court- to' have two
more eases tried, following a simi
lar expedition of the day before.
This timfFiorlan Stopek was charg
ed with ibelng drunk and disorderly
at Columbia last Sunday by Charles
Jurcak. F'orlan was tried, fonnd
guilty and fined }1 and costs which
he paid. Stopek swore out a war
rant against Charley's wife charg
Ing'her with assault and battery and
' she was fined 15 and costs which
f .her husband paid. It appeared that
Mrs. Jurcak threw a beer bottle at
Stopek, hitting him a jolt in the ribs.
f
MEETING GALLED
OF
Of the First Presbyterian Church
to Consider An Important
Matter.
:'w
. ? ?? .
There will be a congreg&tlonai
. meeting In the First Presbyterian
church at 8 o'clock this evening to
consider the question of the enlarge
ment of the church, In order to make
?; ? room for.the Sabbath school and the
..i rapidly growing congregations. Mr.
g. Edward J. Wood, the architect, will
. present plans and be present to
V answer questions. All members of
? tie congregation are urged to be
!t' present.at this meeting aa this Is a
?*'??? . matter of great importance to all.
? - The fact that the 8abbath school and
chutch membership have doubled In
the past four years speaks loudly
for a forward movement.
TICKERS' STRIKE
[By AisocUMd Press.1 ?
NEW YORK, June 19?The gen
eral executive board of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union today
approved a strike against either or
both the Western Union and Postal
y Tolcgraph Companies. The date for
beginning the strike was left to
President Small, but the first move
is "expected to take place In the next
week or ten day".
*>? >>#
GREAT CONCERT
By ire 8hno
Is Given at the Grand Opera Bom
Cutler Auspice* of Mar
cato Club.
Iupes's [orchestral band played a
mat.lneij.cbncert aWhe Grand opera
"tinuse jWednesday ^afternoon under
the aohpjces Ofttbe. Marcato Club,
which ^6 to be, -cpngi-atulated for
bringing ?uch a splendid, high-class
rmreicaf aggregation .^hcre. The
concert, was. likeie>d to in a vory
appreciative ra?tfpej- by a goodly
number of Ih^ i^presentative cltl
sens of Clarksburg; and lovers of
muste ' ? '
The band this year pnir.l'ftrs fifty
musldans. It was directed today
not by Mr. Innes because lie Is In
Jamestown Retting things in readi
ness for n four week3' niiKagcmanr
at the exposition, bnt !iy Aaslstnn1.
Conductor Fisher. The tic -i part 'of
th4 program was devoted :o th.i rio*t
famous of Wagner's compositions,
and the second half to a miscellane
ous assortment of more popular se
lections. The harp solos !>y H. J
"Williams wo,re principal features la
the last half, while a serenade, with
cboe solo part, elicited a hrtily out
burst of applause.
CONCERT COMPANY
HEARTILY RECEIVED
Fine I'rograni 1 tendered in An Ar>
compllshed Manner Before Ail
Excellent Assemblage.
Benson's Concert Company ap
peared before an assemblage of rep
resentative people at the Christian
church last night. The latter were
highly pleased with the program
and its rendition, every member of
the company being an accomplished
musician. They were repeatedly
and most heartily applauded and en
cores were indulged in. This Is
among rhe best concert companies
of the day and their visit here will
lie cherished by all who heard them
In such a rare musical treat
The band was cordially responsive
with encore numbers, and the whole
proved a musical entertainment of a
high order, which thoroughly de
lighted.
iunv nor dies.
Argel ? Tulte* Mr. and Mrs. Davis's
Son, Clay, Away.
Many sympathize with Mr. apd
Mm. B. S. Davis over the death of
their baby boy, who died at the
Davis home at the county infirmary,
of which Mr. Davis is superintend
ent. at 5:15 o'clock Wednesday
morning after an illness of Beveral
weeks of stomach trouble. The
boy's name was S. Clay Davis and
he was born August 2G last. The
funeral will take place tomorrow at
12 o'clock at Bethel church at Good
Hope and interment will be in the
Masonic cemetery there. The funer
al party will leave the Davis resi
dence at 9 o'clock.
FOILED TCG'S HAWSER
Naval Hoard Kinds How Launch
Minnesota Was Sunk.
fB? Associated Press. 1
WASHINGTON*. D. C., Jun" 19?
The naval board which investigated
the loss of the launch Minnesota
found that the launch fouled a haw
ser with which the tug Crisfield was
towing a large barge. No criminal
ity was attached to the officers of
the Crisfield who were Ignorant or
the disaster. .
MERITED HONOR.
[By Associated Press.]
BLOOMINOTON, Ind., June 19?
Col. Henry Watterson was the prin
cipal speaker at the commencement
of Indiana University today. . The
degree of LL. D. was conferred up
as Junes Whitcomb Riley,
f ?* ? ?" ,'-y ;? ?* v!,i
HAYWOOD'S FATE WITH THEM
BSSb.' t ;?'???>- -IMS
?cwRBbkc?.'*'' ? '? mttmfi- ? i MMuiii ? 7. lOtHsT-- 9h?iV
1. Thomas B. Gess. 2. Finley McBean. '3. S. D. Giiman. 4. Daniel Clark. 5. George PowelL 6. 0. V. Sebern. 7. h. F.
Messecar. 8. Lee Schrivener. 9. J. A. Robertson. 10. Levi Smith. 11. A. p. Burns. 12. Samuel Russell.
The Haywood Joky
TAFT CANDIDACY
ISJUE5TI0NED
Secretary Himself Leaves the Mat
ter Wrapped In Veil
of Doubt.
[Br Abicrlktfd Prtii.]
LEAVENWORTH, Kas., June IS
? When Secretary Tart arrived hero
this morning his attention wne call
ed to a story printed in KanBty) City
papers quoting the Washington
Times to the effect that the Secre
tary may retire from the Presiden
tial race. It being Intimated he Is not
physically equipped for a long
Presidential campaign. Tho story
bears this caption: "Taft not to
run?" i Secretary .Taft dismissed the
matter by- saying: "You Just lot
?that question mark stand."
WALLACE STATl'E
Will lie Kri-ct(Hl by the State of'
Indiana.
TBy Assoclatad Proco.]
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. June 19?
The governor today appointed W. H.
For and W. L. Wood, of Indianapol
is, and C&ptain McGrew. of Wash
ington, as commissioners to select n
design and supervise ? the construc
tion of a statue of General Lew Wal
lace to be. placed In statuary hall at
Washington.
LOTS ARE SOLD
LIKE HOT CAKES
Dozen In Dnnron-Lonndrfl Tract
? Disposed of In licss Thnn
Two Days.
Within loss than two days after
belrg commmissloned to make sals
of a. block of residence lots In the
city, Wllhson & Drvmlx-ti, tho real
estate dealers, disposed of a dozen
of them at fr-oi prices, n remark
able tpurrr-'.Sia that not only demon
strates the energy and ability of the
real estate Ann bnt also shows the
big activity In real eBtatc In this
city at present as troll as the splen
did valuation thereof.
The property sold consisted of lots
In the tract of land owned by Mrs.
n. T. Lowndes. Jr.. and George L.
Duncan, between Fifth and Chest
nut streets and running through
from Lie to Mechanic streets. Moo
3ay morning Wllllson i- Dennlson
were commissioned to dlspnce of
these valuable lots by the owners
and by Tuesday .night twelrd of
them ha'd been sold. Three-fatmb*
of them were sold Monday. Ktotfl
prices were obtained for the" lofe.
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH MUTINEERS
Has to Ik* Ponght Before tapper'
Muting is Sup
pressed.
[By ttso?M?Urt Itms.]
ST. PETERSBURG. June 10?De
tails'of .the mutiny of the Sappers
at Kiev show that It jwas.suppr?Bed*
only after a bloody engagement at
midnight June 17, .between mu
tineers and loyal troops, In which
shout' seventy men w?re; killed or
wounded. ? i , ?
"RtTCroS
ATTKMTTKO
lis I.nulHTlllr Manager of Amnion*
Tobiwe? Company.
MAItKIAGK IJCKKBK.
Roliert L. Ham and IjUnmn
Sesler.
F.
tlty AavocMtca yx?c*.j
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June ID?C.
C. Vogt. resident manager, of the
American Tobacco Company, at
tempted to commit suicide this
morning by shooting. His condition
I Is erltloal. Ill health was the cause.
' The above picture represent! the A. Radford Pottery at Gut Clarksburg, or "Industrial," u It l>
commonly ksown, and where at leaat 100 or more houses will be required this tall. East Clarksburg Is
now the most Important manufacturing center In the county?and is coming to be tha most desirable tor |
residences. t\ ;
DISH CONFERENCE
IS TO BE HELD
At PhlHppi This Week by Methodist
Episcopal Churches,
Sooth.
The district conference oft be Fair
mont district of the Methodist Bpls
copal church. South, will be fin at
Phlllppl tomorrow and continue over
Sunday.. The Rev. W. L. Raid, of
Fairmont, presiding elder of the dis
trict, will preside over the sessions
of the* conference.,. Tjip D. L.
Hold, psstor of the. church haro.'left
this, evening for th<> conference and
wilLfUl the Bey. It D. Starkey's ap
pointment Sunday, at a Baptist
church About three mile's from Phll
lppl. TUe.Rnx. Mr. Slarkey and the
Rev. Paul It. Flanlgan will preach
for the Iter. Mr. Reld here that .lay
ALLEGED VIOLATBRS
OF.REVENUE LAW
Are Hrmiclit In By Federal Offlccr
nnd Required to Giro
Bond for Court.
Samuel Naggy and wife' are charg
ed with encasing In the liquor 'tfuif
ness at Berrybnrg unlswfully-and
United States Deputy 'Marshal E. D.
Hupp surprised them with warrants
for their arrest, lie brought them
here Tuesday evening and took them
before United Slates Commissioner
Thomas S. Spates, who required
bond of them to appear at the Wheel- j
in* term ot federal coiirt In Septem
ber next. J. V. Lore went on their
bond and they were released.
HVXERAL OF MISS JOKES.
Funeral services Over the' body ot
Mis* Eula B. Jones, daughter of Mrs.
Isabella and the late William H.
Jones, who died Tneaday morning of
consumption, were, held at tho late
home Wednesday afternoon, at "2:15
o'clock, led by the Rev. W. M. Hud
son. pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. A. large- number attended
and there were many beautiful floral
tokens. The body will, be taken to
Hmlthton. Doddridge county, where
the intermentiwill take place Thurs
day.
WHITE DELIVERS ADDRESS.
[By itywlrtta Ptma.1
OBERLIN. O.. June 19?William
Allen White, of Emporia, Kas? to
Sav delivered the commencement ad
dress at the cpmmeneemsnt exercises
of ObrtU college.
' "?; * \y*i} f ,u-M?.' ' .* ??
Movkmknt ok troops to tiii:
STATE ENCAMPMENT AT
CUARU5HTON TAKES
PI,ACE
SIX <X>MVANIK8 LEAVE HERE
AMONO WHICH tR THWLOCAl
OOHTAW yOHffv-FiTK
STRONG AX1> BAND
aoEs too.
Pit companies of the West Virgin
ia National Ouard were mor-il from
thlh pdlnt Tuesday night to the
Ktntn enoarqpment nt Camp C. L.
Smith at'Charles'on. Anions theee
companies In Conlpany K forty-five
't'-ung. There wni a dela^ of abo&t
two hours hero, wnltlns for the two
companies from Klngfrood ami T-.rra
Alfa, whlSfi wefi late 'rcMIttr in.
The train from Fairmont mhf.alnefl
thro romp,ml"*, the Writ' regiment
band and army offlgers," was aJ?o'V
la^i arriving here. ^'?'''?'if**
A goodly number of tow&smen
gathered at the station
soldier tjoyp off. Tlio train pulled
ou* Anally with the hafc'd'"playing
and patriotic songs
4. ^t?Huntington the troo^%MM
.transferred to tho . OlMfeiiiMM
Ohio railroad nnd taken to Charter
,ton, ytere they wero ^hWwTwTMF
rnmp a few mite* ont. Thiy srrtv
ed at noon Wednesday., , v
Company K Rost.-r.
i, ??*? ro?t?r. pt, pompmjr'jSMnD
left bore <*?j"a?.
Duncan. Boughner, captain.
Joseph V. Lepley. first lieutenant.
Fred L. Shlnn, aooon^J llejt'fijifi^
Alfred E. Powell, fltrt ?bWwMBM
David K. Umborger. Qttarteriritn
ter sergeant.. JW
Henry C. Batten, aergeaat./
Rojr Qweni, sergeant,
Corporals?OharlM L, Gould.
Charle< A. Sntton, 'Raymon4<B0lff
[ley. Rllt Boih, Alonio <3. Davis and
Clifton Reane. >. f ? "
Reed Spring, cook.
Charles Boughner and Jotin
Burk'ett, musicians. titf
Prlvates^-WllUam ' K. Abel*.
Cleveland Arnold, Matthew Blair,
Barl BnBch. Aloyea Bti?b, Jesse D.
tfrtls, Jbsefch T. Dan Morgan L.
Day, Archie C.' 0rapes. Granville
RenfVeriy. Charles Httrat, Harry
Joffers, William R; Johil?on. Edward
A. Jones, Walter Keliper, Ernest
Keller, John Keiler, George H. Koon,
Ejxa if*tth?(W, Thomas M. Matthew,
Dallas Palmer, Dock Pollock, Lee
Post. Clark Ray. > Charles-E. Smith,
Ralph E. Smith, Orayson Swlger.
James B>'Wamsley .and Oasnden I
Wllmouth. ? ;.(<? .
High Officer*.
? Col. Harry It Smith, of the
regiment, and members of,
also entralOM; The i
at.i Ned Smith, color Y
rf?nshaw. adjutant; Cap
Hnnf. qnartenkaiBW, and Jo
serveant. Edward C. Baasel,
tain and commissary officer jfip
the staff toCharleaton.
Major It. L. Osborn of >he
battalion of the;
Infantry wtth two of sti
panted the troops.
bera are Adjutant Cb
and Quartermaster Hajlett ]
Captain Earl Smith, or
nldedeoamp ? to the late
General S. B. Baklr. was als
the troop train, a? was also
Lively, of Fairmont, adjutant r.
Second battalion. 1
Six Companies Depart.
Companies D. L and 'H;
headquarters of the Fired' 1
headquarters of the FIr*tffl_
and various officers and; noc aim
missioned officers of the Sek*
staff arrived on the train from ? :
mont and proceeded
hare, together with Companies t
M from Klngwood.and Terra .
Company D of LtttlstW)*
command of Ceptaln SteiSaft. 1
pany L of Morgantown under
tain William Parsons, Com]
Fairmont un^?r Captain
Neely, Company Q of King
command of Captain
and Company M of Terra Alt* u
Cpptaln Bnckner Scott t
MURDERER IM)ICTFI?.
[By Associated Tmi.] 33
CELIN'A. O., Juir 18?John Lynch
was Indicted today br Ut? grand Jury
in second degree murder for aiteot
ln? and killing Harry Kartln last
Satsrday.

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