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To Hear ^
?RESIDENT WILlTc
CALL ANOTHER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAS AD
VISED THAT HE WOULD BE
EXPECTED TO MAKE CALL
^ -put; M A-rir?MC
run i n& im ? i wi^
IT IS BELIEVED THE PRESIDENT
WILL CHEERFULLY CARRY OUT
THE PART ASSIGNED TO HiM
BY THE POWERS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.?A scene
which will probably become historical
will be enacted in the While
House to-morrow afternoon.
The members of the Inter-Par] mmeritary
union, representing the Parliament
of the tVorla united to advance
the principles of arbitration of
International disputes, will then formally
call upon the President of the
United States to invite the Nations to
a peace conference similar to that
held five years ago at The Hague. A
resolution to this effect was adopted
at the conference of ibe union at St.
Touts. The ceremony will take place
in the famous East Room of the Ex-eeuiive
Mansion. A special commit"has
fimininfptl l\v rb.n ltmV.n tn
present the engrossed copy of the resolutions
to President Roosevelt. The
committee consists of Representative
Bartholdt, the president of the union
and the president of each parliamentary
group represented therein.
. Mr. Bartholdt will make the presentation
and the whole of Europe is
-waiting anxiously to hear what President
Roosevelt will say in rep'.y. Dr.
. tGobat, a member of .the council of
Switzerland and the general secretariat
the Union will make an address in
French on behalf of the foreign dolegates.
Because President Roosevelt was
ANGRY MAN SHOOT
THE WOUNDED MAN WAS HURRIED
TO THE HOSPITAL.
BULLET LODGED NEAR
HIS HEART.
(By Publishers' Press.)
CLEV6LAND, O., Sept. 23.?Lloyd
dF- Harms, editor of the Cleveland
Trihunp n CDncatinnol
M lie ?? O^JCipCl , >? I1U
was shot and badly wounded while endeavoring
to save the proprietor of
the newspaper from a beating by John
I>- Stanton, who had taken exception
"to a story which had been published
mi that newspaper, is reported better
this morning and his recovery is now (
looked for. j
Stanton, who is a contractor, is un- ]
-der arrest charged with the shooting, j
In company with a companion he (
went to the Tribune office last night ,
and entered the editorial room. There (
he found Harms and the proprietor of t
the paper, Fred W. Swetman. He be- ,
gan to abuse them because of a story ,
which appeared in the current issue, and
which, he claimed, reflected -upon j
his character. Stanton was ordered j
to leave and did so. only to return
half an hour later with a revolver. According
to Swetman, he pointed the revolver
at him and pulled the trigger.
The revolver did not go off and he
snapped it several times. Harms, who t
was in the adjoining room, heard the e
nf tVio liommor on/1 rtiol-. o/l t
SENTENCED TO PENITf
PRESTON COUNTY POSTMASTER!
REAPS REWARD FOR DEALING
IN GREEN GOODS
PLEADED GUILTY. J'
(By Publishers' Press.)
WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 23.? E
"Thomas W. Tichenell, postmaster in ^
Pleasant Hill, Preston county, was sentenced
to serve one year in the penitentiary
and fined $50 and costs by
Judge Jackson in the United States
Yi
Court Thursday, when he pleaded
guilty to the charge of conducting a b]
green goods bureau under the name of .
O. S. Gundale. Although Tichenell w
pleaded guilty, he regards his punishment
as excessive, and states that he
will carry the case to the President
on application for a pardon. et
IUROPE
7 hat: Presid
Inter-Parli
IEASKED TO
PEACE CONFERENC
advised in avdance of the nature
the resolution which asks him to cr
the powers together for another pea
conference, it is confidently presuim
that he will cheerfully assent to h
part of the program. But the la
guage of his speech will be watch*
with great interest.
On the other-hand because tbe re
olution was adopted unanimously ft
the influence exerted by the membe:
of the union in their respective parli,
T?r\?-.?-r- ? i ? ,K.,? ,
ers will accept the President's inv
tation when he presents a matter t
bo settled by themselves. The obicc
of the conference as stated in the re
olution is to consider:
1. The questions for the conside:
ation of which the conference at 1 h
Hague expressed a wish that a futur
conference be called.
2. The negotiation of arbitratio:
treaties between the Nations reprt
.ier.ted at the conference
r. The advisability of osr.-iblisliin;
an international Congress, to convene
periodically fr?- the discussion of in
(emational questions.
The membets of the union arrive
safely in Washington, the easier:
ttrminus ot i ieir long tour cf t-.i
United Stat ibis morning and wen
talien to the Arlington Hotel, whic!
will be their headquarters until Sun
(lay afternoon, when they will returi
to New York. During the morning
they were taken for a carriage driv<
around the city, and shown the capi
tol, the Congressional library and oth
er points of interest. " This afternooi
they will go to Mount Vernon by
boat and in the evening they will pay
official calls upon the Diplomatic rep
resentatives of their respective conn
tries.
S AN OHIO EDITOR
Swetman's aid. Stanton turned the revolver
on him and pulled the trigger.
This time the revolver did not miss
fire, and the bullet entered Harms'
side, lodging above the heart. He
was hurried to the hospital, where he
was at first reported to be fatally injured.
In the excitement Stanton escaped,
but was captured three hours later.
CHAS. F. TETER FOR
THE U. S. SENATE.
PARKERSBURG, Sept. 23.?A spelial
from Philippi. the home of Chas.
F\ Teter, who was defeated for the
Republican nomination for governor
jy IV. M. O. Dawson, says that in the
went of a Republican Legislature beng
elected this year he will be a canlidate
for the United States Senate
o succeed Senator N. B. Scott. The
eport has created a sensation here,
vliere the Teter faction was in the
ninority, but where all three of the
tepublican candidates for the Legisaturo
are Teter men.
NOTICE TO WOODMEN.
All base ball players, members of
he Modern Woodmen of America, are
arnestly requested to be present at
he Troy Laundry to-night at 7:30.
tMTSAV CAD A VCAD
JUMi 1 l/!\ H. S L/lfV
Buried In Woodlawn Cemetery.
The funeral of Stanley Lloyd took
lace this morning at ten o'clock from
te Jones undertaking rooms. Short
ervices were conducted by Rev. J.
Ingle. The singing was by a special
hoir composed of Messrs. Joe P.
leming and Sam R. Nuzum and Misss
Hazel Cunningham and Nell Laytan.
A large number of the dead
tan's friends was present to pay their
aspects. The remains were laid to
:st in Woodlawn cemetery. Two
rothers, Sydney and Frank, and a
ster, Mrs. Grimm, all from Ohio,
ere here for the funeral.
Wlllard Hall Musicale Saturday
rentng at eight o'clockr
IS AI
ent Roosevel
amentary Uni
FALLTENNIS~~
E TOURNAMENT
of MANY BRILLIANT MATCHES HAVE
i!l BEEN' PLAYED?MATCHES FOR
co PRIZES IN DOUBLE WILL
COME NEXT WEEK.
The Fall Tennis Tournament is on j
n~ in earnest at the grounds of the As- j
sociation. Fairmont avenue and j
Tenth street, and some brilliant ,l
S' matches have been played, although ?
ii some ol toe-players nave snowed peer
rs form, doubtless due to their having
a- neglected the game until tournament
v- time. In yesterday's play Geo. Waii
son defeated Will Haller. Allison
0 Fleming with a handicap of fifteen in
;t his favor created the surprise of the
s- day by heating \V. J. Rowland who
was expected to win the tournament
r- George Wajson then played Flert:e
big with a handicap of thirty and fife
teen in Watson's favor, and had Flem- J
ing ail but beaten when Fleming tool;
n a wonderful brace and won out. John
>.. Rock beat Paul Martin and then the
best.tennis so far played was in the
s match between Tusca Morris and
e Rock, which Morris won. Competent .
_ judges say thut it was the fastest
match ever played in Fairmont norj
withstanding the crack players who
j participated in the open tournament (
, here some weeks ago. Badgley beat ,
* Hartley which leaves him to play Mor~
ris in the semi-finals and the winner ,
to play Fleming for the prize. These ,
two matches are scheduled for this
* afternoon. The matches for the
' prizes in doubles will probably be
played next week.
At the City Hospital. I
1 Melvin Bunner, who has been receiv- o
r ing treatment for fever, was dismissed
- to-day. c
Miss Amanda Galloway had so far n
. : -.'Covered that she went home this A
morning. n
NINE CHILDREN IN
(By Publishers' Press.)
CINCINNATI, O.. Sept. 23.?With a j
crash which struck terror to tlieir
childish hearts, the flooring of a vault n
hiiilrlinir in The rear of the Pleasant i"1
Ridge school house on Montgomery Sl
Pike, suddenly gave way this morning, r'
sending nine children to an ^ awful w
death, and causing severe ' injuries to u:
a number of others.
The Dead.
HAZEL. CLOVER, aged S. h.
MARTHA BUHR, aged 9.
ROTHA CARD, 10. tl,
CARMINE CARD, S. th
EDNA THEE, 11. ut
EMMA STEINKAMP, 13. fa
LILLIAN WITHAM. 14.
LORETTA FINK, 12. | rtfJ
The following were rescued, but sev- j jn
eral of them are in a serious condi- |
tion: ! wt
Edna MeGrew, aged 15.
Olivia Ames. 13. | th
Alma Frederick, 9. ! ci]
Elsie School, 14. J an
Janette-Thompson, 7. se:
Ida Brock, 14. j aw
Anna Woods, 14. I an
Mary Hanks, 12. ! thi
WOM WAS DFSIIMF
IT UIVJI II i 1U li'VL.L-'i I E.JL
BY THE MILLER-CLARK GRAIN | col
COMPANY IN ITS NEW PLANT j thi
?HAS VERY FINE EQUIP- | pic
MENT. | we
?-? j' the
The Miller-Clark Grain Company's j arc
new plant on the Belt Line is com- j ag;
pleted arid began work to-day. Just i ho;
six mouths ago to-day this plant was ill
totally destroyed by one of the most one
destructive fires in the city in recent ouj
years. While parts of the debris were dot
yet smouldering, a large force ct fou
men was put to work to reconstruct
the plant or rather to replace it with ^
a better one. Manager George it "
Miller has pushed the work to com- e _
pletion and to-day the plant is the ? 1
finest of its kind in the State. All "or
. . _ _ _ e-ur
Kinds 01 reed/ fine flour and meal is ?
being turned out and in a few days
the company will be able to take
care of its former large number 01'
customers, local and otherwise. "
It seems hardly possible that such daii
an immense establishment could be wot
srxious
t Will Say 1
on Now In
SECRETARY "1
WILLIS HAWLEY
f i
TALKS OF H!S INDOOR ATHLET- G
iCS AT THE LOCAL Y. M. C. A.
? ROOMS WILL BE OPEN
EVERY NIGHT.
Secretary Willis Hawley has r<? J
turner! to his work at the Y. M. C. A., j q
ami is making: arrangement? for the !
v niter s wofk in ilie aiueroni <iep;?ri-|
nion'.s. Plans for the indoor athletics I
have been completed. There vill be
a general opening of the gymnasium
cP-.-os October 1 and the classes
will meet every Ttiesdav ami Friday T1
evening thereafter. Marty William- frc
son, the well known athlete, will have mc
charge of the classes. A now feature Ja
tli:? winter will bo a physical exam- Mi
ination which, though not compul- su:
sorv. most of those entering the gym- tin
nasfum classes will pass. By this tie
means they will be able to tell what rei
progress they are making in the de- kit
velopment of the different jiarls of j wil
the body. " | to
A class for a limited number of la- ani
dies will also be formed. This was j Sp{
very popular last, season and will be | rj
continued. Mr. Williamson will nave j of
charge of this also. I j].e
The rooms will bo open every night, unt
[rom now on and llio membership fee (0r
remains the same as lest year?$5. the
An invitation is extended to become sj1<:
i member and receive the benefits mo
Lfforded by this organization. ,n
wji:
Miss Shaw In Charge. wol
Miss Myrtle Shaw will have charge j
>f the Mnsicale in Willard Hall to^pjrow
night. S.he will appear twic.e
>n the program. C
Miss Shaw is recognized as one of kne
ur city's sweetest singers. Every por
umber on the program is good, the
Vatch for the entire program in to- wa3
tiorrow's edition. met
STANTLY KILLED
Hazel Senour, 12. THI
Mary Hayne. 11. I
The children were at recess and
I clJ1 J> Ul Llit'iii licit! CJUWUCU IULU UlC
ame building at the rear of the
chool house. It is supposed that tj
te beams holding the floor were 0f t
eaic. although this was not suspected qUoi
ntil after the accident. coui
There was a creaking. tearing ther
mnd as the floor gave way. ness
This was the first intimation they rnati
id of danger. There were about -pj
lirty children in the building when men
e floor started to give way and when p,e ?
e survivors were counted five min- c-,jv
es later it was found that nine had wjjj
iled in the wild scramble for life. COun
Those whose lives were lost met -pp, e,
ath from suffocating and drowng
most horrible to contemplate. ,
The scenes attending the tragedy retlu
^re most heartrending. era[
When the first scream issued from tj,at
e terror stricken children the prin- fa w
pal of the school. T. L. Zimmerman wi[j,
d the teachers rushed from the tj .
hool. Almost dumbfounded at the !)as?
"ful sight they regained composure arun
... than
? lives as possible.
- the \
D THIS MORNING E
and
nstnicted in so short a time. But home
s corporation is composed of pee
; who have an interest in our city's C
ifare and are not afraid to invest ^
;ir money in its manufactories. We
> glad to see this plant in operation
tin and join with the people in
ling that it will not meet with the VE
fortune which came to the former S
2. As a compliment. everybody
SUL m iiuiijt; a uag ui aimer s
ir than which a better cannot bs
nd. Soi
a pra
Miss Cunningham Entertained. thing
liss Hazel Cunningham entertain- o!a
number of her friends at the tjle c
irch supjter in the Presbyterian from
ue last evening. Among her saje
?sts were Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. three
iningham and their guests. Misses have
iie Jeffrey and May Prenter, and to j.n
Cassius Miller. Yeste
Has masculine beauty and womanly caugh
atiness"?Dorothy Dodd shoes for terdaj
nen. C. B. Highland. x perwt
LY W
bo the Mer
Washington.
[HE CZAR HASM
RIAL 01
EN. KUROFATKIN !S STRENGTH
ENING HIS POSITION AT MUKDEN?COURT
ENTOURAGE
ENCOURAGEC.
PENING OF CIRCUM-BAIKAl
RAILWAY MAY TAKE PLACE
TO-DAY?MEANS MUCH TO
RUSSIAN ARMIES.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. ?3.?
sere is no news of particular impor
jin the vicinity of Mukden thiirning.
All reports have it that tli<
panose are slowly advancing toward
lktlcn for the battle which will as
redly come within a very short
ie. In the meantime the author!s
are exerting evfcry effort to rush
nforceruonts to General KuropatI
so that the clash, when it comes,
II find him in even better condition
meet it than he was at L.aio Yang
1 buoyed up with the; hope .of
?edy and heavy reinforcements,
flic Czar has ordered Ave thousand
the Imperial Guard to proceed to
front, and the enrollment of vol.eers
is progressing so satisfacily
that it is expected several of
se regiments will reach the front
>rtly. A statement was made this
ruing which is most important
its hearing on the situation. -This
* that the circum-Baikal railway
;ild probably open to-day.
What the Railroad Means.
>nly those who have an intimate
iwledge of the old means of translation
can fully appreciate what
opening of this new means of rail'
communication with Manchuria
ins to Russian arms. Under the
WORK FOR CITY
k MATTER OF THE REINSTATEMENT
OF THE SUSPENDED
POLICEMEN WILL BE UP
FOR CONSIDERATION.
i
his evening an adjourned meeting i
he city council will he held if a J
-um can be secured. Most of the
icilmen have said that they will be
e and there will likely be a busi:
session held. Some important
ers will come up.
le question of reinstating PoliceWalker,
Fortney and Hess should
md will be settled, and there Is
one way to settle it right. It
be remembered that only two
cilmen agreed to lay them off.
it were members of the Police
roittee. Councilaia/. Da . i ". of
:<u a in it tee, was net 111 fator of the
ction of the force. It is the genopinion
and desire of the people
the men be reinstated and go
ork at once. The Fifth ward is
out police protection. Though
ward is generally quiet, for the
few weeks there have been more
ken men running at large there
during the whole summer when
,vard was afforded an officer. The :
may be said of the Second and 1
wards. Many women in these
wards have been complaining
are afraid to remain at: their I
:s alone. The councilmen certain- j I
INEAK THIEF MAY
0.K THIEVES HAVE BEEN ,
RY BUSY UNDER THE | t
IHADOW OF THE TEMPLE
OF JUSTICE.
|S
ne people seem to be making it a
ctlce to sneak around and steal h
s when a sale is going on in front t
e Court-house. Some time ago v
:um of nine dollars was taken c
the pocket of the clerk of the fl
At another time a clerk lost ti
dollars. Several small articles ?
been missed but no one seemed
ow what had become of them. k
rday a thief came netr being "
t. As stated exclusively in yes- l<
r's West Virginian, a meat chop- h
is found hidden away in a basket
AITING
nfoers of the
'
IDEREDIMPE^
JARD TO THE FRONT
i- old conditions tlic Lake was one of
Hit: most serious menaces to Russian
success this side of the seat, of uar.
! It was necessary In the summer time
to transport the troops along the immense
length of water by ferry and in
. : the winter to send them over the ieo
on n railway which of necessity could . ' Q
carry but few cars at a time. *
The new means around the lake
! will not only mean a whole day saved
in the time of transportation, but wjBJ .
. also moan that trains can be run
' i
with greater frequency. There are V
* j a large number of cnrs already for
. j conveying troops by the now means hV;."
'of transportation and from this time
' on, It is asserted, reinforcements can , "
! be sent at will to the forces lit the
j flold.
I Each day of Field Marshal O yam's
I delay in forcing the fight, therefore.
! moans just that much more of an inI
crease in the Russian force which will
j oppose hint.
Imperial Circles Hopeful.
! imperial circles are to-day more '
: hopeful than they have been since the ;
i reverse to Russian arms at i,tao
; Vang. Despite the bold front which :
j was put oh there Is no question but
! that fear was gnawing at their hearts
I that Manchuria was irretrievably ;
i lost or that at the best, it would moan f
i long months of aggressive warfare
: before the ground lost could he re- 7:.
| gained.
] To-day however there is a ilisfinct- ~
J 1 y brighter aspect on the situation a-.d
j the court entourage is expressing the ' :
belief that General KuropatlcinT if
! given a few days longer before ilght{
fng. will have Mukden so fortified and
| his forces so deployed that Mukdon
i can be retained against any attack, ;
COUNCIL TO-NIGHT
ly understand the sentiment of the ?
people, and they can be depended upon
to make no mistake in the matter.
The people demand that they be rein- stated
as does the public safety. The
people in general have the expense to
bear, and If they are willing, what
reason has any one or.two men to ob- -y
ject? We are ruled by the majority.
Another matter for the consldera- '
tion of the council Is the building at
the corner of Bridge and Water streets /
which was spoken of in yesterday's
West Virginian. This permit will have -Tr
to be turned down for reasons plain - tf;
to every one?being within the Are
nmic.
These are questions which should V
he settled at once and it is important
that-the counciimen come out to the ' "v
meeting to-night.
. i-y
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- i*, Could
Not Stand Operation. . '*
Royal, the three-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Wilson, of Gypsy, was
operated on at the City Hospital yes- ,:;:
terday for biadder trouble. Ho was
not a? if to stand the operation and
dhuj a little later. The remains Were " ^
,<-nt to Harrison county by Under- o: V
alter Cunningham for interment.
Some person will get the 100-plec?
laviland dinner set. Coal City House
""urnishing Company. x
mt in ..
VET BE CAPTURED
vhen the time came to sell it yester- ;'"efp
lay afternoon. The article belonged
o a widow who wanted to turn It in- 1
o cash. Constable Jones says that
. blanket, which may also have been .
tolen, was thrown, over the chopper
nd both were then placed in a stolen
asket. Later a nickel was paid for
he basket to keep from exposing |fe|||
hat it contained when the owner
ailed for it. When the chopper was.
ound the man who had it claimed. v
hat another man had bought it and -1
;ft it in his care. The man s name,
as not learned and no one seems to.
now where he lives. Jones says that i j
he had known as much about it yes- :
:rday as he docs now, the man would
ave been placed under arrest and he
tay be yet. .