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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
Better Times.

4
ter times coming The people
seem to like the way things are
drifting. The elections have
recently shown results that in.
spired confidence. The Demo
Gratis are rapidly seeing their
party so into dissolution. The
St Louis Globe. Democrat says
THE advance in prices which
has taken place in the past five
weeks is decidedly significant.
Almost every important com.
modify is higher than it was at
the close of February. Wheat,
corn, cotton, pig iron, pork and
petroleum have gone up in this
period, So, to, have the shares
of the leading roads. Prices OF
some of those articles aud stocks
are higher now than they were
before in twelve months. Silver
has advanced faster and farther
than almost any other thing dealt
in on the speculative exchanges.
A few articles have either re.
NAMED stationary in price or
have fallen slightly, but the
general drift is strongly in The
upward direction and promises
to continue.
This is one of the indications
of a renewal OF financial conf
dence and of an improvement in
trade. The advance in prices is
due to the increased demand of
which itself is caused by the
general opinion that all the adj
verse factors have been removed
or have virtually spent their
force. Sentiment counts for
much in finance and business, as
it does in most other matters.
When alarge elementof the peo.
pie begin to be convinced that
trade is about to improve, the
day Of improvement Is close al
hand Its evident that the PEG.
pie IN general are in this hopefu.
mood They can give good rea.
sons, too, for the faith that is il
them. All the conditions which
produced the panic have vanish.
ed. The silver law Of 1890 has
been dead a year and a half. the
mutations in values have disap.
peared, and the business care.
lessness due to the long period
of prosperity has been cured by
the adversely which followed,
Probably financial history is
going to repeat itself. In 1878
an advance in prices, very much
like that which mas just started,
set in. The panic of 1873 had
spent its force, and the resump-
ton ofspeciepayments, suspend.
ed since the beginning of 1862
was to take place on January i,
1899. Hope, which had been
banished for several years again
made its appearance. There
was general opinion in the
spring of 1873 that the financial
clouds had at last been dispers.
ed. and that the sunshine of pros.
perity was about to dawn. That
impression was strikingly verif.
ed by the event. The wheels Of
industry, long clogged or lmped,
ed, began in the summer to move
freely; before the year ended the
panic was only a Renaissance,
and 1879 and 1850 brought the
greatest activity and prosperity
which the country had known in
twenty years. All the sig1s in
the financial sky point to the ad.
vent at an early day Of an era Of
business activity and good for
tune rivaling the most prosper.
Gus periods of the past
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
Hang Him
lswhat the People Of Romney
w. Va, Say.


RoMNEY, w. VA. April 80.
Great excitement has prevailed
here all day. caused by the news
that Governor MacCorkle had
commuted the sentence of Daniel
R. Shawen to life imprisonment.
The excitement eliminated to.
night in a large meeting, held in
the court house, which was at!
tended by nearly five hundred Of
the citizens of the town aud com
munity. The meeting was pre-
sided over by c. f. Heatwold.
and strong speeches concerning
the action of the Governor were
made by W.. B. Cornwell and Prof.
S. NJ. Johnson. The speeches
strongly condemn the Governors
course and appealed to the people
to abstain from violence.
Excitement ran high and talk
of lynching was heard. The fol.
lowing resolutions were read and
adopted with but two dissenting
votes:
WHEREAS, We have heard with
profound regret of the action Of
Governor Mac orkle in commit
ing the sentence of Daniel X.
Shawen to life Imprisonment,
not that we seek the blood Of the
prisoner, who was condemned 10
to die by a jury of intelligent free
citizens, but that we regard as a
dangerous precedent the unwar.
ranted assumption of authority
in the executive of the State, who
has, we believe. without Just
grounds. trampled under foot
the verdict of competent Jury
and committed the sentenced OF a
Just and learned Judge, belt
Resolred, That as law.abidlng
citizens, lovers of peace and
order, we express in the strong
Test manner possible, our con
domination Of this act, which we
regard as an outrage upon the
officials, court and jury who were
charged with the solemn duty OF
enforcing the laws upon our
Statute books, and we demand Of
Governor MacCorlsle his reasons
for Offering this insult to the
people of Hampshire county.
RESOLVED, That copy of these
resolutions be sent to Governor
MacCorkle and that they be pub
lished in the county papers, aud
the Wheeling Register.
The cause of the strong feel
ing aaains. the Governors action
in this matter lies in the fact that
the murder was one of the most
cold-blooded ever committed in
the State, Shawen shot his
brorher.in-law, Asps. Iser. in
June, 1898. He was tried and
convicted of murder in the first
degree. Judge E. Boyd Faul.
ner. who sat for Judge Daily.
sentenced him to be hanged. The
case was taken to the Court OF
Appeals on a technicality con-
cerning certain remarks of the
Prosecuting Attorney in his
closing argument. A new trial
was refused, aud he was again
sentenced to be hanged. this time
on March %. Governor Mac
Corkle granted a respite until
April 80, and later the sentence
was committed to life. imprison
ment. But few persons signed
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
without a sherlE.

PHILlPPI, w. Va. April II,
Fone days ago the sureties of
Il. John Howell, sheriff of our
qunty, gave notice thai at this
krm of the county court they
sould ask to berelieved from his.
oud. AT yesterday 5 session Of
purt they relieved them and
ave Mr.. Howell notice that a
sw bond would be required. He
bid that he could not give it, so
rendered his resignation,
faicl, was accepted by the court.
bis leaves Barbour county with.
at sheriff. as the conrt was
nable TO agree upon a suitable
ban and adjourned until next
thursday. the 18th, when they
Spect to make an appointment.
II. Howell was a Republican.
efeating Hon. I. T. Elliott,
EN-, at the late election.
The trouble originated in this
|ay Before the election there
as an agreement made between
n. Right and Mr.. Howell that
case Howell was elected, Right
as 70 furnish the bond for him,
The business Of and receive
aoluments Of the Office, and was
pay Howell two thousand dol.
rs All went we'll until after
reelection, and the bond was
ven but when they went to
Jaw up the contract Howell
a'uieu mat the -, 900 was TO be
I'D then, but Right refused and
aimed not. Then Howell de.
anded nesotiablenotes, payable
one and two years, with securi.
Right declined to do that,
as he said, if Howell should
before tie term was out, the
nee would be declared vacant,
u ne would be out the emolu
eats Of the office, ana there
pald be no defense to the nego
AOle notes and would have them
pay. Right claimed that he
70 give simply promissory
Y Or embrace it all in a con.
aS'' 50 there they agreed to
sagree, and Mr.. Howell is
out the sheritf's place and
prospects of getting the two
pasand dollars. The courr
, appoint a Democrat to fill
place LEICESTER
h,
VIII be an agreeable surprise
persons subject to attacks oil
l roas colo 10 learn that prompt
,ei may be had by taking
anOerlains Collie, Cholera and
ar'hoea Remedy. In many
'aaees the attack may be pre-.
! ,.eu oy taking this remedy as
s :, Is The first symptoms of the
ts ase appears. q aud 30 cent
SSles for sale by
n s' s A. \ IHaymakerl Clarksburg
N'"llson, Sale p. 21-1m.
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A sufferer Raises His Voice in Pro
test.

Look at that brown-stone
mansion across the way !" moodi-
ly exclaimed the man with the
shaggy hair. Its owned. like
ly as not by some darned pluto,
crat that never did a days work
in his life. He got it by specu-
lating Unreal estate, or gambling
in grain, or it came to him from
some rich father. If he didn't
get it that way he cheated some
body outofit. Everybody is out
for Doodle these days, anyway.
There isn't any chance for an
honest man, and if fellows
poor he'd better be dead. BY
George. the burdens of society
amt equally distributed. Some
OF US have had more than our
share Of them, and we've put up
whit Just about as long as we're
going to. Some of these days
you'll see
jasper broke in his wife,
Il wish you'd carry the baby a
little while. I'm tired out!e-
Chicago Tribune.
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disappointed.

In Indiana. a Mrs. Edward
Ayres. of Hartford City. was re
Gently afforded the opportunity
of witnessing the arrangements
that had been made for her own
funeral She was visiting at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and her friends
received q telegram that she was
dead. Her house was set in or
der for funeral. and her friends
went TO the station with a hearse
to receive the remains. When
the train stopped, Mrs. Ayres.
stepped off the train, to the sur.
prise of those who had been Civ
ing way to grief. She rode home
in bus and walked in on another
lot of mourners. The misunder-
starding grew out OF a misspslled
telegram. The husband or near
est of kin, put also much useless
expense; may sue the telegraph
company for damages.
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"Hypnotism,' said the pro-
fessor. i'm our present state of
knowledge, may be defined as
the power exerted by one person
over the mind of apother. : Why
giggled the fluffy girl. that is
just the same as falling in love e
II said mind, my dear young
lady" retorted the professor
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
DRESS REFORM.

pHE new wo-
man OF Chica
go. h a v ! n e
s a tisfactorily
disposed of all
thegreat ques-
tions of t h e
day, has turn
ed her restless
i n t e | lect to
minor issues.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

Some people sell cheap some
times. Sometimes some people
sell cheaper, but you can depend
on it that the Holmes Shoe Co.
sell cheapest all the time. Att.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

The new Clarksburg Bargain
Store is the place to buy goods
cheap. 10
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Castoria is truly a marvellous
thing for children. Doctors pre-
scribe it, medical Journals re-
commend it and more than a
million mothers are using tim.
place OF Paregoric, Bateman's
Drops, so-called soothing syrups
and other narcotic and stupefy-
ing remedies. Castoria is the
quickest thing to regulate the
stomach and bowels and give
healthy sleep the world has ever
seen. 1t is pleasant to the taste
aud absolutely harmless. Humid
reds OF people here in our own
county praise it. Don't be de-
ceived but ask for the genuine
Castoria on every wrapper Of
which appears this signature.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
SOUS OF REVOLUTION.
Meeting Of the West Virginia Society
AT Fairmont.

One of the pleasantest social
events occurring in Fairmont for
many a day was the annual ban
quet of the West Virginia So
ciety of the Sons of the Revolu
ton. at the elegant new 4. F..
Watson hotel, on Friday night
last. The banquet followed the
regular annual meeting of the
society, which was held Friday
afternoon, and at which consid-
cradle important business was
transacted.
The meeting was well attended
Judge j. Marshall Hagans, the
president, presiding. All the old
officers were reelected and the
following gentlemen were chosen
to represent the society at the
general convention to be held in
Fanueil- Hall, Boston, April 10th,
the anniversary of the battle OF
Lexington
Delegates-Judge j. Marshall
Hagans. Judge Nathan Goff, Q.
W. Brockunier, W F. Peterson,
Joseph Moreland.
Alternates-Hon. John Basel,
T. NJ. jackson, DIR. John Daily,
n NJ ua.+ . II procl.unia,-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

How do they sell so cheap at
the Bargain Store They buy
for cash, post
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
lIZ1z(

II say, Blossom. how do you
pro n oun &c c-A.S.T-o-R-I.A r
Why, cAsroRIA of course how
else couldit be e Well, the
doctors pronounce it has5aless
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

Mrs. Murphy calls her Slip
pers castoriap Because the
children cry after il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
sAIzS,:.s{r q: .s{ 5g
The News ~

Now il Is Texas that has had hail stones
as large as goose eggs Isn't il nearly
time to tackle some other kind of egg?
An Iowa farmer has been swindled out
of 81, 200 by sharpers. Let us hope that
he has saved enough to subscribe for his
home paper.
The poets of land are fighting shy of
the financial question, probably because
they have had such limited experience
with the subject.
The chief opponents Of Canada's annex
alton to this country are the men who
used to feel at home here, but would not
feel that way now.
The Missouri Pacific officials were warn
ed about an attack of train robbers the
other day. The modern train robber has
his advance agent, il appears.
The Wagner season is on in St Louis
and Chicago paper says there hasn't
been so much noise in the old town since
the interstate brass band contest Of 1871.
Let us hope that although Commander
Ballington Booth, of the Salvation army,
has renounced Queen Victoria, he will still
keep watchful eye on her boy, Albert
Edward.
A polite stranger chatted pleasantly
with tine cashier of New Jersey bank
the other day and n confederate stole over
$4,000. The cashier now refuses to be-
lieve that talk is cheap.
The girls of the University of Michigan
will graduate in calico gowns In order to
be able to subscribe more literally to the
gymnasium fund. There's q new-woman
idea that Ii likely to make the new man
do some hard thinking.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
PYTHiANS ON PARADE.

Delegates from All Over the World
Meet at Indianapolis.
Twenty-four States were represented
at the first meeting of Supreme Council
Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias Of
the World, which began in Castle Hall at
Indianapolis, Tuesday. There were in
attendance the supreme chancellor and
other officials, many representatives of
supreme lodges. the brigade commanders
of the various States and the members Of
supreme tribunals. The supreme council
Is the legislative power of the rank. This
is the first meeting since the uniformed
rank was authorized to be under control
of it's own members. James Carnahan,
who is ut the head of the rank, welcomed
the delegates to the convention, and Su-
preme Chancellor Rich, of Ohio, respond
ed. The report of General Carnahan wss
then read. 1t called attention to the
rapid growth of the uniform rank and
made recommendations for the future
government of the rank. The report was
referred to a committee. Committees
were then appointed on rules and regula-
tons, finance, revenue, appeals and griey-
ances, mileage and per diem and law.
The convention fixed n basis on mileage
and per diem for the representatives and
accepted and approved the bond of Will
liam ]. Mckee, of indianapolis, adjutant
general of the rank, who will hereafter
handle all the funds of the uniform rank.
In the afternoon there was a magnificent
parade. commanded by Gen ]. r. Ross.
At night the delegates to the convention
witnessed the exempliication of the pro-
posed ritual of the uniform rank at the
opera house
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

will award the victory. The majority of
people in both parties are in favor of
the free coinage of silver. They are to-
day behind the free silver movement, and
they will push it on to success and have
silver re-established to it's old equality
with gold. In the next campaign the re-
habilitation of silver will be the controlling
issue upon which Democracy will appeal
to the people. Party platforms should
always be plain and direct. Whatever
reason existed for different constructions
of the platform of 1892 should no longer
exist, and for this purpose that to be
adopted in 1896 should be so plain that
even a school boy can understand it. The
platform should declare for the free coin
age of silver.
"Of course" said Mr.. Crisp, ''there is
contingency in which the people might
not be called upon to settle the question
that is the probable action of IN interna-
tional conference. That would be the
best and easiest method of re-establishing
silver, and with less of the element of ex-
pertinent in it. If such n conference should
be called, and it took action restoring sill
yer so that the people would be satisfied,
we would have no financial issue for 1896.
l am in favor of its free coinage, as
have always been"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

time we have had nothing but financial vexa-
tion, distrusts, business depression. ruinous
panics, and confscation.
III l am told Oh this question that silver
bullion as q marketable commodity at this
time commands low price my answer Is
that II gold had been conspired against, per
sistently assailed by foul means well as
fair, stabbed in the dark and In the daylight
and In the back and under the fifth rib. and
wherever else dagger could be planted for
nearly quarter of a century past, IL would
be In far worse crippled condition than
silver. No other form OF money on the face
OF the earth could have withstood as silver
has done such a malignant, unsparing cru
SADIE as the last twenty-five years have wit
nessed In this country. 1t still holds It's
place In the affections and confidence Of the
people. Battered, bruised. and tattered as
II has been. yet 1t will buy to-day all that
gold Will buy, and pay all the debts that gold
will pay, unless special contract has been
made for gold. The American people will
never give IL up, and the sooner the minions
Of aggressive, indolent, consolidated wealth
and the arrogant apostles of gold mono
metallism realize and act upon this fact the
better and safer IL will be for them In the
future Of this country.
The need of the white metal In the hands
Of the people Is even greater now than ever
before. There Is scarcely speck Of gold
In sight Of the labOring classes In round
numbers there are nearly four Thousand
millions of gold money In the world and
about the same amount of silver. With sill
ver demonetized the plain people, the wage
workers, and those who raise and sell the
produce of the soil will handle specie money
no more forever. and will catch even a
glimpse Of 1t but seldom
wish TO impugn the motives Of no one
and to avoid hard words In discussion as
much as possible; but the time has come
when speech, though temperate, should be
very plain. Party platforms from this time
forward will not be framed to cheat on this
subject, whatever may have been done here
t0fore. II the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver as full legal tender money and as
q standard of statutes and the unit OF ac-
count and payment, without q word Of In
ternational agreement on the subject. will
put this country on n silver basis then we
were on such a basis every day and hour
from the passage of the first coinage act In
April 1892 until the decentralization act Of
February, 1873, period of eighty-One years,
during which we rose from weakness to the
foremost rank among the nations of the
earth. commend to all croakers In regard
to a silver basis a careful reading OF the act
Of April 2, 1902. formulated by Hamilton
and Jefferson and approved by Washington
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
CROPS IN oooo SHAPE.
Fine showing Of Winter whsst-corl
Planting Well Under Way.


Reports a. to the conditions of crops
throughout the country and the general In
fluence of weather on cultivation and
growth of crops made by the directors of
the different State weather services and
telegraphed to Chicago are as follows:
Winter wheat is reported as In excel
lent condition in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Maryland and over the greater part of
Illinois; Nebraska reports good condition
In extreme southeast, elsewhere mostly
winther killed; Iowa reports good condi-
ton; Ohio much improved and In fair
condition except in northern portion; a
good crop Is promised in Indiana, except
on clay soil; Arkansas and Oregon report
crop much improved; Michigan fair con-
dition, except In some central counties,
where winter killed. in Wisconsin it has
been largely winter killed; in Kansas the
crop Is improved In western portions of
the State, but In central counties much
has been plowed up and the ground sown
in other grain. Spring wheat is coming
up and growing nicely in the Dakotas
and Minnesota, but in the southern por-
ton of the last named State the late
sown is needing rain Corn planting has
begun in Minnesota and is progressing In
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and South Dakota; some damage is
being done by cut worms in Mississippi
and Kentucky Cotton planting Is nearly
completed in South Carolina, Alabama
and Arkansas and will be finished in
Louisiana the coming week.
Indiana-Warm weather and few show
'ers were beneficial, but rain is needed
wheat ON favorable soil promises good
crop, on clay ground it stands thin and
spotted; plowing for corn nearly ended;
planting begun in most counties.
Wisconsin-Weather too cold and dry
for crop growth; grass and oats making
slow progress; winter wheat largely kill
ed and land sown to other grain; about
so per cent. of the crop saved in east por-
ton; planting begun.
Iowa-The week ended warm and favor
able; a fair start has been made in corn
planting; all small grain crops doing well;
winter wheat in good condition.
North Dakota-Favorable weather,
wheat seeding about finished; oats, rye
and fax being sown; grain coming up
nicely.
Minnesota-Goed rains in northern and
central portions and light showers in
southern portion; warm sunshiny days,
with frosty nights; early sown grain good
stand and sprouting nicely; potato plant
ing well advanced and corn planting be-
gun; grass and late sown grain need more
rain in southern portion.
South Dakota-Above an average tenn
perature, with about average rainfall and
sufficient sunshine caused satisfactory
progress in all vegetation; wheat, oats,
gardens and grass growing nicely; fax
seeding progressing; potato planting ad-
vanced; corn planting becoming general.
Michigan-Warm. dry week has greatly
advanced farm work. but held back vege-
tation, which is badly in need of rain; all
winter wheat in fair condition except in
eastern third of central counties, where
il is poor and winter killed in spots.