Vou See It in The West \ZIr-glnIan To day and In the Other- Papers To-m 1 : 3.000 Subscribers means IS,- JLa/AtAAAAA A.^Aflr ,iK HI H <+ - A T ^ ^ ^ V AYo Frov ^ SnWrirM ?Y i.tT -! 'j^=^=i , Bapl .?7i The determined attempt by the peasants of Kutala province of TranB Caucasia nob to Comply with tie provisions of the programme outlined, by the VIborg convention' of deputies after the dissolution of the Douma by refusing to pay taxes has resulted in serious trouble that . promises to become steadily worse. Fifty thousand people have Joined in the movement not to give the government a kopek. The government has served notice that If the peasants do not pay within two weeks, troops "will he sent into the district and they will be mercilessly shot down. A HUNDRED OUT VI8ITOR. GOT TOO MUCH BOOSE AND LOST NICE BUNCH OF MONEY.. George Nicholas was a plain drunk Ibat required an extra officer to place lilm In the city lockup. He was fined seven dollars. I." B. Frisbee came to town last night and took on too much booze. He hpd one hundred dollars in a small memorandum book, but' before the policemen got him he had been ICIIOVCU UL Uia tUUUC^i A MC |IWUKWmen got' seventy-one cents off him. He had sixty-five dollars In a small Inside coat' pocket that neither bis light fingered friends nor the. policemen found. Voting Contest . MRS. CbARA MARTIN HEWITTWON A HANDSOME GOLD WATCH. The voting contest for the most popular-lady, In which a gold watch was given as a prize by the medicine company -that has been in Falrvlew for aqme time' -closed Monday night and Mrs. Clam Martin Hewitt was, declared the winner; .,Cn.. the.^lait night Mrs.VHewlftWev ceived '23,000 votes and her nearest competitor, Miss Nellie. Thomas, received 4?f00tf-. votes, Mrs. He#Ht Is the daughter of ?. J, MarUn and Mlsa Tfiomas Is the stepdaughter of Mr. Reeder, superintendent of the South Penn oil Co. Both contestants are well known and highly connected. i'rtf 4 "v-n\body wu that of his brother Markar .and that ho was.the murderer. Aram cleared the mystery of the missing head by saying he had thrown It Into North river from one of the docks in the neighborhood - of Thirty-sixth 'Btrcet TIDAL WAVE ' ' ;A . : . WA8 REPORTED TO HAVE CAU8EDvOREAT PROPERTY LOSS AT NEW ORLEANS. r ' ' " ' - .NEW SYORK,. Sept. '27.?A . rumor that a tidal wave hffa, struck New Orleans, causing great'property loss, reached Wall'-?tKget at ten to^ty this, morning. new' YORK, Sept. 27.?Contradictory dispatches just' received by Cotton Broker Price state the New Orleans Buffered no serious damage, though some .trouble haB resulted from high w,ater, due to prevailing high winds from the Gulf of Mexico..Wind and rain have caused considerable damage, interrupting wire communication with New Orleans. These two facts sure supposed to,the basis for the tidal wave report. LOUI3VIL.EE, K>? Sept. 27.?Reports received here say that New Orleans Is under water, depth varying from six inches to ten feet. ' , % ATLANTA;. Sept. 27.?The Western Union oBce here' has a report that a hurricane Is raging In the Mississippi valley and that a tidal wave baa swept in. from the Qui Cover New Orleans; entailing; loss of life and gVeat destruc-' tlon to property. The wires between New Orleans and Atlanta have fallen. No,details can be secured. QUICK WORK STEN8LAND ' GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM SOON AFTER REACHING HOME. j CHICAGO, Sept. 27.?Paul O. Stensland, to whose confessed embezzlement of JiOO.OOO whs due chiefly the collapse of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, to-day was sentenced In record time to serve from one to ten years In the penitentiary. Within three hours after Stensland's arrival in Chicago, the former bank president pleaded guilty and received sentence. Before another three hours had elapsed he had begun service of the sentence at Jollet prison. He pleaded guilty on two Indictments, charging embezzlement and violation of the State banking-laws. A fine of $120 was Imposed on the latter charge, -which was based upon the acceptance of $G0 In deposits after the bgnk was -Insolvent. The prison sentence Imposed, which will operate concurrently, are from onevto 'five and from one to tfen years, making- the longnst term possible ten years. . Everybody watts for- Jolllffe'a Big Anniversary Sale, ? ? a. m a MB m MB U M M ABOUT A I HI ATTEN s ^ LOTS ARE GOING IT GOOD PRICES - " - . . . < . r Notwithstanding. ;tha rain .which no doubt Kept many away from''the Bell Democrats Taboo The Peerless One - CHARLESTON, Sept. 27. - AL i meeting of Democratic leaders hen yesterday 'in which different section of the State were, represented, a which John T. McGraw and W. E J. i.-,. Li-z uniicony leaaera .01 ojipuaiug wcmuub It was decided to keep Bryan out o the State this year, because of the Ideas he advanced In relation to th( government ownership of railways.. A ??m'c'erted line of campaign wan decided upon by those assembled, whi declare they will tight the battle thii year on the Bame lines CoruVell dh two years ago. A feature"of the "meeting was thf report of twi> expects employed b; McGraw, Including Henry Pendleton of Wheeling, that the lax laws mug not be repealed, but that the fight frn revision must be begun. The meeting adjburned lata las night' to reassemble at ParUCrsburg October 3. FIRE AT SEA IS CAUSE OF PANIC 1 ' ~ lifeboats ^re manned anc provisioned; but blaze is 8ubdueo. - - l NEW TbRK,.;Sept. 27.?Paseengeri of the -Nord America, of the Veloei line, had. -an exciting experience tc ainu nrJiari Hioir vobspI ftrrlvft!' her? THE WEATHER. Fair To-Nlftht. WASHINGTON, JD. C., Sept 27. ?Forecast for West Virginia.? Fair, to-night;' Friday, stationary temperature. lUSAND PEOF . DING THE B ? : as $700. The lots are being knocked off on short notice "and only a few minutes is spent on any ot tha aales Col. J. C. Morrowv-the; famourf Sue tlonoer.vof Pittsburg,,'holds the crowd well,'which ha- sweep* street and up another foIlowinjjVhlj carriage. as he jnlxes tie humofvWltf his talk.- Col. Morrow has conducted many sales and Is reputation extends rrom the North to the 'Soflth, whera^hi from Medltec{ahean ports. It was o a Are* 16'ttitfTKarBote-a coal bnnkeri last Thursilay'eyenlng. Eightyflve cahla passengers of th< liner were at dinner celebrating witi a banquet one of the- numerous Italtai holidays, when Capt. De Barrlere, whi was presiding at the feast, was sum moned on deck and told thit Are hat been discovered In thCTjunkers. Sud denly the whole midship section of th< vessel was enveloped In a stifling clout of smoke. At the flyst alarm orders had beer given to swing out all the lifeboats to Supply them with food and' watei and to station an armed guard at eacl boat, with orders.to employ such forc< as was 'necessary to prevent any ont going Into the boats. It was along about midnight the fire was finally extinguished., , Mrs. O. Fltzlmontl, aged 35, who witl bee. fonr children, was on her way tc join her hatband, Antonio, In Con nellsville. Pa:, died In the steerage 91 September 20. Francisco, nine year) old, became tbe little father of the motherless group. The Anniversary Sale_ srt JolllfTe'i will be the best ever. I I CONYEl^ntfK.,''.HALIjl , BUFFALO^ At a session which began at 7:45 last night and continued until 2:20 this morning:, the Democratic Srate convention nominated a 8tate ticket with William R. Hearst at its J head. --Mr. Hearst was already In the . field as the gubernatorial nominee of the independence League, which he * was Instrumental In organizing. . Stuyve&ant Chanler, of Dutchess, for P. Idoutenant-Ooyernor, and John ^8! " Whalen, of. Monroe, for secretary/of k State. The other nominees have no ' - -'? - - - ?>' ' - : | place on the independence j_.engue ?ck? et; w'.v't Mr. . Hearst was. nominated with. 309 votes, only 266 being-necessary for a * choice. Congressman William Solzer received for grovernor 124 votes, "and . John A. Dlx, of Washington, 17. John Al.Dlx, of Washington, received the complimentary! votes of i7 ' delegates, making 460 In all. r The nomination of Mr. Hearst was ' made In the fact of the. bitterest oppo-' sitlon ever waged in a Democratic r ?. ? - - - 1 Ball Players Get * * Tip on New Major League | PITTSBURG SPORT PROMOTER , SAIDTO BE ADVISNG MEN TO ' DELAY SIGNNQ CONTRACTS. j , DEHOIT, Mich., Sept 27.?While attempting~to get' its'star players to sign contracts for next season It Is said on good' authority the Detroit * baseball club discovered tat some of i Its best players refused to sign be> cause of a new major league that is s being promoted In the large cities for t next season. s Tn the neighborhood of a half dozen of the stars of the club state, that i they have received letters from a I i sport promoter, a resident of Pittsi burg, advising them to sign no con> tract for a month or two, as by that - time the new major league will nave 1 been launched to "Invade the largest - cities o'f the country. i The promoters promise that they I will be able to furnish ample backing to assure the players, and want to get i them without any alliances other than , those of baseball law, which they Bay. r will not prove any obstacle to their i proposed plans. Contracts have, howi ever, been found valid In the courts, i and UTese are to be studiously avoid? eJ- ' ; " r No rumor of the new league has as yet appeared in print, yet it may * prove a serious obstacle to 'organized > baseball so long as the players are - led to expect' something-In the line' i. of fabulous salaries, from the new pro3 moters. s i?; The old long time* phrase that "The ' best Is .the -cheapest" Is Bornew bat . modifier! since Kellev Brothers have made the big cut on the price of Rtiberoid Roofing. The old saying , will be changed for sixty days to read "The cheapest is the beet." It will pay you to buy" at. the cut priceB and store It away for future use/and thereby make big interest on your investment. 100 yds. more of .tijat Black "Yar moth" 8Hk, 1 yd. wide for only 86c ,Jat The Bon Ton. -J tf LE ARE IB LOT SALE ! President: Sends Message Showing His Satisfaction L "" *' i. ' ' "a >. . ; OYSTER BA.Y, I.. I? Sept. 27.?The t. following, telegram, sent by the Preal* u dent .aftp, h^fca?f"beea notified of the r nomination" of the Stale' Republican K c6nSmntlon ;f>f ^hkrtes E.: Hughes, for c sure. In , tt|e last session when a test * vote on the majority report of the committee on contested seats inoweo Hearst'a.: supporters to be in absolute or u? candidacy pf Mr. StiUer a number of \ Mr. Hearst's party opponents to taite ^ the atage and^amld^atortos of cheering ? ana. Hissing, aeaouiicea ana arr&igneal ? atfle eerie* of speeches ever hurled at I ? a mail to be named for the highest I n office at the gift of the convention. f. ~ The advocates of Mr. Hearst air-1 j, swered these, jttacks, .U^e :mo?t. ef- L fectlve of the utterances, being utter-]p ed In his behalf by Congressman I a Bourke. Cochran, of New.'York, wholj declared that Mr.;' Hearst was not his Lj personal choice, the; demand that-help be nominated bavlng: come from every J ? section of 'theState and was not to," be I p denied. . J j., DEMOCRATS ABE j L LIKE THE DEVIL !; ! . a SAYS UNCLE JOE CANNON AND U WE SUPP08E HE OUGHT if TO KNOW. si ^ 0' ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 27:?"Demo- J' crats who terra President Roosevelt ol the best, Democrat that ever sat In ei the White House are like the devil J* when he . offered Christ all the kins- ' dome of the earth ir the Savior would bi do his bidding,'! said Joseph G, Can- a non, speaker of the national house of Pi representatives, In an Interview. U "The devil claimed, all the earth, al birt^Ee 'did not own-a d-d foot of it." on added Cannon. - if Speaker Cannon spoke to an audi- ai eitce that overflowed the'theater In 01 which he appeared,-. Hedevot^dtbe di greater part of his speech to an argil- ? ment in favor of the protective tariff. He said William J. Bryan In bis un- vi wisdom, like many other . eloquent. lfl magnetic, misguided, men , of history," tl Was .dangerous to Society and government He called attention to. the hi growth of thq. United States, under n( Republican, rule, and he dwelt upon the hiatus In prosperity-, under Cleve- in land's, second term.. He said the-Nfte- le publican party still stood on. the pro- T tectlve. tariff platform written by Abra. > CT-' fcH - n( nam i^iiicuiu. . ? Before he began to speak Cannon cl was asked-if he was going to dlscusB ~" Gompers. , . ^ , "Gompers? What's Gompers rsin-' nlng for""asked the Speaker. "I am ^ going to try and, make a Republican' ;y< speech, and If I refer to Mr. Gom-' i; pers it will'be only as the delivery^a Republican speech demands." - at "How about the Cuban question?" "1 haven't paid much:attention to that." said Mr. Cannon. "The Piatt' a, amendmentpledges us to maintain law and order-In Cuba. We will do that." T e, "Aiid In addition if it is necessary to annexCuba In order to do It we'll annex." said Congressman Watson. I "That's Watjon speaking now^ || said Mr. Cannon, , smiling. "I ddn"t' :|? ' -- --- -r .v I say that. I mereiy apy mav.ms: ??" ernment- Is pledged to maintain lawi I-; and order- there and we'll take^such J. steps' as are necessary to do that. I 'FooIh niBh In where angels fear \to I' tread,' When the angels don't' happen I to-he Well posted on a question. Mr. I , Taft Is ^ down; there :fn Cuba and I I have confidence In our President to I meet tbe situation." I ' I . '- V- Iv HELD OK MIL I 'SQUI RE McMILLEN HAD HEARING: h TO-DAY ON CHARGE OF FEL- I I j fl l-'HI lj'IU'53'iitliG111M ' dili Juty | it discharged by merely^ electing or a ^sr ?sr*t t. s^sArr-; 3isii'cS I