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VOLUME I. FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1904. ~ NUMBER 10.7
THEY WILL BE ]
THIS IS WI
counties appointing a guard for eac
Sgv*: the unnecessary guards was paid by
" A bill to do away with this gr
J. CORNWELL.
<jUESS1NGC0(NTEST CI
ONLY ONE WEEK MORE FOR RECORDING
YOUR ESTIMATE
OM PRESIDENT'S VOTE.
- A check of six dollars this morning*
accompanied by six guesses In the
Presidential contest reminds us that
only one week more remains for sending
in estimates. Read again the con- l
ditions. Many hundreds of people t
have been receiving the West Vir- ?
ginian in all parts of the county for
the past two months without cost to i
them. The Republican County Com- c
-" xnittee is responsible for this, but of 1.
course this courtesy will cease soon c
after the election. Now, here is our c
proposition: All persons who have t
been receiving the West Virginian lj
without cost to them, can get the li
'"West Virginian every day for three a
. tnonths and be entitled to one guess o
in the contest by sending us one dol- c
lar by next Tuesday. No guesses will |>
:: he received after sundown on Tues- T
. day evening. All of our regular sub- p
scrioers vno nave pain munej un sun- u
; scription, or who do so before Tues- li
<lay evening. will be entitled to hi
.guesses, on the-conditions mentioned al
in the advertisement. Remember, n<
one hundred dollars in gold will he fo
given to the best guesser. and there
are twelve other handsome prizes, l)
ranging, from fifty to five dollars, all '
_ in gold. Keep the mails busy for
the coming week in sending in your
guesses. We keep a record of every
guess. Q|
FUNERAL OF MR. N. C. COCHRAN
Will Take Place To-morrow at Two
O'clock.
~ The funeral of the late N. C. Coch- lo1
ran will he held at the residence on N?
Barney street to-morrow at two.P. M. m<
Rev. A. J, Allman will have charge mc
?>f, the services with Reverends J. far
Engle anil J. H. Lucas assisting. Pall sh
:6earers will be selected from Mr. kn
Cochran's old company of Maulsby's tht
battery, some of his comrades coming sp<
r"firom a distance to attend. Interment
"will be in Woodlavvn, immediately fol- tor
lowing the services. to
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ATTENTION,
G. A. R. COMRADES! 1
Comrades will meet at G. A. the
R. hall to-morrow at 1:45 P. M. Set
to attend the funeral of Comrade ant
N. C. Cochran. Wli
J. W. SHROYER, tea
Commander. big
j J. ENGLE, a (in
j Adjutant. ord
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E/VDV HERE
MANY HUN
DRESS THE VOTE
THIS T
iAT MR. CO EI
MBHOBBnHBVCanBBHHI
robbed of thousands of dollars by t
h prisoner to be taken to the peniten
the State,
aft was introduced in the Legislature,
LOSES ELECTION MY
SNEAK THIEF
*
ENTERED THE MANLEY HOTEL
BAR LAST NIGHT AND SE
CURED FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
The JIanley Hotel Bar was robbed
ast night, an entrance being effect;d
by lowering a window that is
ibout 011 a level with Porter alley,
vhich bounds one side of the buildng.
There are three of these winlows
and evidently the robber or roblers
managed to slip the catch on one
if them during the day and taking
hances on the bartender overlooking
he position of the lock. When Charie
Fleming opened up this morning
e noticed the coolness of the room 1
nd looking around discovered the 1
pen window. An examination of the
ash register was made and found to 1
e empty of its contents, about $15.00. (
his is Fleming's first day at the e
lace-and he can not tell if any other 6
lings are missing, yet it is hardly '
kely, as a fine silver set open on the '
nek bar was unmolested. This fact c
so points to home talent, although 1
o clue to the guilty parties can be
.irad. v
i'EST VIRGINIA i
TO BE TESTED?
n
v.
OVERNMENT SPEED TRIP WILL j,
TAKE PLACE TO-MORROW IF S]
WEATHER IS GOOD. it
T
BOSTON", Mass., Nov. 1.?The new w
mored cruiser West Virginia in the s(
tver harbor having arrived from v<
;wport News, her official govern- l':
ent speed test will take place to- il'
irrow if the weather conditions are '''
vorable. On her trip up the coast '1(
e easily maintained a speed of 19 Wl
ots and it is confidently expected Wi
it she will exceed the required
eed 22 knots on the trial run.
rhe West Virginia is nearly 14,000 an
is displacement. It is a sister ship 011
. . . . . . . . ctr
tiie Colorado which was given trial ""
n last iveek.
fO!
Saturday's Game. ,.|s
rhe initial appearance of the Y. M. se<
A. football team will be made at im
Fair Grounds to-morrow. High Ge
100I - A. C. will be their opponents dh
1 if Saturday's game against wc
;eeling is a criterion, the latter in,
m should make it warm for the ob,
fellows. "Only twenty-flve cents
tission will be charged and. a rec- 1
breaking crowd is expected, thj
ne wli
ro see:
rDREDS STRONG 3
lRS on the taxHE
GREATEST ME
^well likes.
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T *"S
he practice of sheriffs of distant
tiary. The mileage and per diem of
and was violently opposed by JOHN
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Tlili MEETINGS
LAST NIGHT
THE SCHOOL HOUSE CAMPAIGN
GOES MERRILY ON ? REPUBLICANS
ARE IN LINE.
There were four meetings participated
in and held by Republicans in
various parts of the county last night.
John L. Lehman and Dr. J. Ts\ Devore
addressed the voters at Curtis- 1
ville last night. They report a good '
meeting, many Republicans being
present and insuring the boys that 1
Curtisville will give a fine report of itself.
E. F. Morgan and H. E. Moran ad- %
dressed the voters at Forkshurg and
the people there are getting ready for
next Tuesday, when a record-brealiing
Republican vote will be polled. J
Captain Kemble White addressed a c
fair sized crowd at Barnstown. This ti
community is recognized as being in >
excellent condition. Captain White a
jmphasized the points which have K
>een told the voters over there on tt
several occasions and many Demo- ni
:rats declare they will vote for the hi
ax reform candidates. si
The joint discussion at Kinjpmont hi
vas one of the most interesting yet M
leld. Personalities were entirely to
lid aside and the questions handled re
a sincerity by the representatives of ry
oth sides. Attorney A. O. Stanley at
nened the discussion, as ner nrrree- iri
lent, in a forty minutes' speech ; he of
-as followed by Attorney P. M. Hoge in
1 a like period. Captain Neely then he
poke thirty minutes. Mr. Lough clos- dh
tg the discussion in twenty minutes, lit
he good people of Kingmont are fr<
ondering to-day how honest men can w:
?e things in such different lights. One er
iry strong Democrat told the writer ne
tat he was a Democrat, and would He
ways be he supposed, for he believed Sa
, the principles of Democracy, but in?
? said he believed the Republicans fat
ere right on the tax question and he an
as going to vote for Mr. Dawson. br<
Fter the joint discussion was over, cot
iorge Lilly asked to speak awhile nie
id as George is just as likely to do lie
,e side harm as the other, permis- am
>ii was granted and then the fun hei
gan. George always gets the crowd the
r his awkwardness excites a fellow's- acc
abilities and it cheers the heart to on<
e how people like to see George of
ike an exhibition of himself. As rep
orge was not a party to the Joint the
icussion, any other such injection fatj
luld have^been considered "butting F
" but ?is we all know George, no
jection whatever was raised. m\
-?? ?? : " Agt
iVith the-arch support. In the Dorot
"Dodd one can -walk twice as far .S
ffiw^atigue. C. 13. Highland. x His
THE F
>JEXT THURSDAY
QUESTION AT ll?(
ET1NG OF THE CI
MERRY VOICES
AROUSED
SUSPICION
ICd TWC nDCACTC r\TT o *_l = ? t C r
^jolliff and deputy davis
Sunday Evening.
the jail birds were planning
to fly away and merriment
betrayed them.
i$n inspection showed the
work already done for a
general delivery.
-.For the third time within six
,-g.onths has there been an attempt
at a jail delivery from the county
bastlle at this place. Again the attempt
was unsuccessful.
& For the past few days the nineteen
prisoners have beeit seemingly happy
and have been continuously singing.
They are well organized but Sheriff
loliiff and Deputy Davis are up to
their tricks. Whenever there is so
much singing in the jail there is also
some devilment going on. So on
Sunday evening the officers knew that
the singing was not so much for an
outpouring of the spirit as for an outpouring
of their physical bodies.
The officers watched and listened
but could find out nothing. Yester,
day the music continued and the
watch was also carefully kept. Some
suspicious characters were seen lurking
around and last night they let it
out. A man passing saw two men
near Lite jail and heard them say that
the saws must be inside so that they
could get out through the roof. Sheriff
Jolliff was informed and again lisAtned
to hear something. This time
was not in vain for the boys were
talking about going through the roof.
The jail was immediately inspected
and the steel ceiling was found to
be torn loose for a distance of about
three feet. All was ready for the
prisoners to pull it down and then,
when all was quiet, they would have
received the saws and cut through
the roof.
The prisoners were again put into
the cells and will lie kept there un- 1
:il after the November term of court, 5
.vhen several will receive their sen- '
ences. The outside will he watched *
ind any one caught loafing around ?
vill have a chance to do missionary v
vork among the prisoners. c
\
A Fatal Accident.
Connie Ankrom reports that Mrs. t
ennie Ankrom, of Market street, re- ?
a
eived a telegram last Thursday, noifying
her that her brother Charley a
Itisgrave. had been accidentally shot ^
nd killed on the head waters of Mc- n
lim on that day. She responded by tc
iking the 1! o'clock train Friday w
icrning for the scene, and returned jJ<
ome yesterday on No. 71. Her ver- tQ
on 'of the affair as reported, is that to
er brother Charley and his nephew, cj.
. T. Owens, had been out hunting c0
gether on the above date, and while re
turning, the nephew, who was car- yc
-ing the game dropped it by chance, th
id while catching at it as it fell, the ar
in on his shoulder turned and went gr
f, the load bitting Mr. Musgrave pG
the forehead. He.lived about an ac
>ur after the fatal shot, when he tjj
ed where he fell. His father, who j,0
ed only about a quarter ot a mile tll
im where the accident occurred, wj
is notified, 'and procured a stretch- yj,
, and with the assistance of other B1
phews carried him home a corpse.
i was buried at McKim cemetery on gr,
turday afternoon, the services be- Iot
r conducted by Rev. Hart, the gm
nily's pastor. He leaves a father tw
d mother living at McKlm. one to,
>ther. Smith, of Sugar creek, ?ITyler Ta
inty, and four sisters, airs. Jen- up
s Ankrom, of this city. Misses Mol- ot^
and Lovie Owens, both of JfcKIm, ^ai
1 Mrs. Missouri Curry, who, with e(j
uuauauu, xuaxw txitfir nome wxt-ll tjje
father and mother- The above the
:ident as narrated, is a very sad <jet
; for the family, and In the absence re?j
other incidents, not given in the ton
ort of the accident, makes both ciaj
manner,, of the occurrence and its ilor
rlity appear an unsolved mystery, jjm
"ree Press, please, copy.
~ of t
Fhy not let .the Marion Claim
sncy. collect that "claim for you? x V
Col.
hirts, collars and ties at C. B. Wa:
' ' ' . ' -HON.
WM. P. HU
) P. M.?DON'T MIS
IMPAIGN.
A STRANGER
TO THE TRUTH
I . IS CORN WELL
r MADE BOLD STATEMENT WHICH
IS PROVEN BY THE RECORDS
AS FALSE.
OMLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE
OF DELINQUENTS IN
THIS COUNTY COLORED.
WHY DOES CORNWELL OPPOSE
EFFQRTS OF REPUBLICANS
TO COLLECT POLL TAX?
Xohn J. Cprnwell. in his speech
here Saturday night, is quoted by the
demagogic sheet of this city as saying
that there are 75.000 people in
this State who have not paid their
capitation tax. Of these, G.OOO are in
Kanawha county, 7,500 in Tyler, and
(1,000 in McDowell, and he might, have
added that 0.520 of them ave in Ma- :
rlon or were when the assessor made :
his rounds. i
Hampshire county's sacrifice went 1
j on to say that these 75,000 people 1
are controlling the destiny of our e
State and saying how much taxes we 5
shall pay. He goes on to say that t
they are colored people from Virginia "V
and North Carolina, who have com- X
niitted crimes, etc. g
Take Marion county- as an-, exam- fi
pie. to show his Ignorance of the facts e
or his willful misrepresentation. Of
the 8,520 capitation dodgers in this it
county. 3,-i-lG hre white men. while a
only 74 are colored. Does that, prove c
his statement that they are Virginia si
and North Carolina negroes? About v.
like all his statements can be proved, t
OLD MAN FELL 1
i it aha Titirn rrn 11
AiUUlXU IIHCVCS ?
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watchfulness of policeman d(
mlnnear brought guilty
parties to justice. .
? A
C'. \V. Mlnnear observed two young
men in charge of an old man. come
jcross the bridge on Saturday night,
ind turn down towards the Silax
5tone- factor}'. Their actions arous- tl
id the suspicion that their motives
vere not good, and jwinnear sent two
ither men after them to watch them,
vhile he took a circuit round, to inercept
them from the opposite direcion.
When he came upon them. 1
he old man was down ont the ground Th
ml the two young men sitting beside Un
im, he seemingly anxious to get thi
way, but they endeavoring to detain Ha
im. Ail three were arrested. Min- the
ear and a deputy taking the old man tha
> the lock-up, he being too drunk to tioi
alk alone, and was recogaized as con
jing a Mr. Talkington, of Farming- Bri
m. The two other men. employed to
follow, took the two young men in L,or
large, and conveyed them also to the Car
mler. When'apprehended, Mlrt^ear brie
cognized them as the same two of i
\iitlo- man Via Ho rl f/\nnrl nol'z4v-?O * t? - -
'" a ?-*? "WW 4VUUU **t- lid Lt
e depot at 3 o'clock In the-qiorning, two
id when awakened said tkVy were maj
ping to Wheeling, but as it now ap- by c
tared they had not gone, being ex- peri
nined, one of them had 35 cents and vide
e other only 15 cents. Talkington, vita
wever. when taken, claimed that cont
ey bad taken all his money,- but cern
lich was not found on them. Furer
investigation was made, when B(
11 Tanner, going- back to the place Fall
arrest, found a pocketbook on the city
ound containing two small pad- Mr.
:ks and a watch key, with some to si
tall coins. Sunday morning the day.
o young men were taken out of galk
vn and sent on their way. "When Tuei
lklngton had sufficiently sobered
he found his^inoney $13.75, in an- Co
ter pocket, which'-the. young men from
r missed, thinking they had secur- pres<
all in the po^ketboot taken by- Jicari
m, but drt^5ped-oii the ground at
time of their arrest, to mrfano I I t?
ectlon of their ..rootjyc to seeking ot 6
remeat as iiboye "rfoted. Talking-' H. L
put up a forfeit ot $5 for his offrcare
? and4 .hrWgings, and went V
ae, grateful^ no doubty fof the
ely apprehen^ton".!whicii' had evitly
saved being robbed
.*e acknow^^^^^pall to-day from J 1.
QUARREL AROSE OVER ADJUSTCHICAGO
SAYS SHE MAY EE COM^
FRIENDLY ^RELATIONS.^
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HIS MORNING BY SECRETARY
HAY AND AMBASSADOR JLiS
e arourauon treaty oefween the
ited States and France was signed
y and Ambassador Jusscra
i follows' the lines of ^the recently
contracting parties, and which it
' not hftVP bppn tn cotrlp.