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


The West Virginia Editorial
Association will convene this
year a. Clarksburg. The date
has not yet been definitely settl.
ed, the time having been chang.
ed at the mid winter meeting at
Petersburg in December and
the executive committee given
the power to call the Association
together In order that the
meeting may be made one of the
best ever held in the State the
committee will not call il until
later in the season. Extensive
preparations will be made for the
entertainment OF the editors and
their friends and some speakers
of national prominence will be
invited to address the association.
There will be a delightful ex
cursion and program that will
be appreciated by all members
of the fraternity. A large attend
ance is anticipated.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

Why pay a big price for sad
ales and harness when you can
buy them so cheap at VIM. s,
Summers s. tenne.y West Main
Street. III
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12

FOR SALE: One lot on Bias
table street. Inquire of II. L
Davis. p. q. Box $50. Clarks,
burg. W. Va. ls.4
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
a IS Barrel. Full Roll
Ter Mill Cheap.

a new late improved a5-Barrel Short
System full roller outfit, consists of
sufficient wheat cleaning machinery,
rolls, scalpers round reel flour dressers
for a four reduction 25.barrel mill. All
the machinery new and Of standard
make Complete set up and started for
81. 200, or will sell the machinery fob.
cars at $3.50. and furnish an expert
miller to assist in putting in operation.
For further particulars address.
ED. d. STEEL.
tMill Builder and Fnrnisher.l
S-tf. Lost Creek. Harrison Co.. W. Vi,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-04-12
THE MONTICELLO
Brick Company
Manufacturers of
Hand Made Brick,

and Contractors for Brick Work.
viii keep constantly ON hand
full supply Of first-class brick. at
.he Monticello Brick Yard, on
Monticello ST., Clarksburg, VIVA.
Orders solicited. Address j. r
Adams, Secretary.
Box AS, Clarksburg, W. Va.
l6-1yr.
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PuBtlsHKp WEEKLY ny THE
cLARkssuRo TELEGRAM co.
Stuart F. Reed --Gditor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;

Payable in Adyance.)
Single copy, one year ........,.. 81 80
Single copy, six months ........t rs
Single copy, three months 30
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
APPROPRIATIONS.

A Republican Estimate Of the Money Ap.
propriated by the Late Congress-
WASHINGTON, March a-Representa-
tive Cannon, of Illinois, on behalf Of
the republican minority of the house
committee on appropriations. has pre-
pared a summary showing the total
expenditures of the Fifty-third con.
gress and comparing them with the
expenditures of the so-called billion.
dollar congress, in which Mr.. Cannon
was at the head of the appropriation
committee. The statement will be
published as a part of the Con-
gressional Record.
From this statement it appears the
appropriations of the Fifty-frst con-
gress, when Mr.. Reed was speaker Of
the house and the president and the
senate were republican, were in round
numbers s9Ss, 900, 900, while the appro-
priations for the Fifty-second con-
gress, when the house was dem.
ocratic and Mr.. Crisp was speaker,
was, in round numbers, 81, or. 600, 900.
and the appropriations for this con-
gress, with president, house and senate
all democratic, are, in round numbers,
$500, 900, 900. Moreover, the late sale Of
the thirty-year per cent. United
States bonds, the payment of interest
on which is permanent, swells the total
appropriations for this and the next
fiscal year by $4,000, 900, making the
grand total appropriated by this con-
gress, in round numbers, 1898, 000, 600.
This exceeds the appropriations made
blythe Fifty-frst congress, called by
our democratic friends ''the billion
dollar congress-" in round numbers, By
81 600 600
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15

was done to place the law upon
the statute books in order to test its
constitutionality. In the opinion OF
several of the leading lawyers of Kan
sas such law would not be unconsti-
tutiopal. The women of the state,
having been defeated in their fight for
woman suffrage at the last election,
thought they saw in this an oppor-
tunity to gain the right by statutory
enactment. The bill was never called
up for passage in the lower house,
however, although an attempt was
made to advance it upon the calendar
the last day of the session, but this
effort met with defeat which clearly
demonstrated the fact that majority
of the representatives were opposed to
the suffrage theory.
No Reduction Ia Salaries.
There is no doubt but that major
ity of the members of this legislature
came to Topeka with the intention of
passing a bill reducing the fees and
salaries of county officers, but
The best laid plans of mice and men. etc.
The trouble was that the two houses
were so far apart in their ideas of the
best method of reducing the fees and
salaries that they could not agree upon
any measure at all. The house passed
what is known as the "Ballinger bill !"
This measure left the plan of paying
the county officers as it is now, but
changed the fees to be charged by
the different officers to a much lower
figure than is now allowed by law.
The senate passed the Taylor bill,
which abolishes the fee system almost
entirely, and placed all the county
officers upon a salary basis, and re-
duced the salaries, too. A conference
committee was appointed but the conn
mittee was as far apart as the legisla-
ture itself so that no agreement was
reached at all, and no law enacted
No More Enrolling Clerks.
The Cooke BILL" which passed the
senate early in the session, was one of
the measures which became a law dur
ing the closing hours of the legisla-
ture. This bill is of more Importance
than has been accredited to it. The
opening days of every session of the
legislature in the past has been taken
up with scrambles and contentious
concerning the enrolling forces of each
house. These positions have usually
been given to women, and the usher
ing in of every session brings a bevy
of the fair sex to the capital city in
search of places upon the enrolling
force. The two houses elected
thirty enrolling clerks to perform the
work of the last session, although the
entire force was not used until near
the end of the session. This alone en-
tailed cost upon the state in salaries
in that department of $50 per day, be-
sides the salaries of the chief clerk of
each house.
The Cooke law abolishes the Office of
enrolling clerk entirely, and provides
for the printing of bills upon parch-
ment paper by the state printer, which
will be a saving to the state each ses-
sion of several thousand dollars The
state paid not less than $1,000 for en-
rolling bills during the session just
closed. The Cooke law will reduce the
amount more than one-half.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
CUBAN INSURGENTS.

They Have q Fight with Governmsnt
Troops and Are Defeated.
MADRID, March s.-The report that
the Cuban province of San Kriel had
been declared in state Of siege is con-
firmed by official dispatches received
here to-day. The government troops
in Santa Clara, who are pursuing a
band of insurgents under the leader.
ship of Matagas, have not yet caught up
with them Gen. Chsllejs, captsin-gens
eral of Cuba. has sent dispatch to the
government asking that the reinforce
ments for the troops on the island b
sent direct to Santiago de Cuba.
equipped and ready to take the field
News has been received from tho
governor of Santiago that Lieut. Col.
Bax, in seeking insurgents near Guam
tanamo, came upon a large party near
Ullao. They were soon Joined by two
other parties under command Of Pere-
quito Perez and Henry Brooks. The
government troops attacked the insur-
gents and there was a fierce fight
The Spanish troops succeeded in partly
surrounding the insurgents, who finally
gave way.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION

A Congressional COMMITTEES Believes 10
Has Discovered the Ca1seS-Kenedte1
Suggested.
WAsHINGToN, March a-Themaio rity
of the memberSOf the house COMMITTEES
on agriculture of the last congress
fled yesterday with, the COMMITTEES
the report authorized last December to
investigate the depression in agricul-
ture. By unanimous consent, granted
by the house on Sunday last, the COM
mittee was allowed ten days after the
adjournment of congress to make this
report. 1t is to. be used and discussed
by the next congress
The committee spent some time tax.
| ing evidence from parties from differ
emit parts of the country and the ma
| jority report submitted is signed by
both republicans and democrats, the
members of the committee apparently
being very much divided in the matter,
but not on party lines. It is
held in the majority report that
the present depression in agriculture
! is due to the characterization of silver,
tariff legislation and food aduiteration-
For a remedy, reconciliation of silver
is recommended; the adoption OF the
plan submitted by Daniel Lubin, Of
California; passage of an anti-options
law, remodeling of the tariff and pure
food legislation.
The Lubin plan, referred to, is that
agricultural products, not raised in suf.
fcient quantities to meet the demand
of home use, should be aided with
bounty In this way, according 20
Lubin, the attention of the farming
classes would be directed to certain
classes Of business that could be made
a success in certain parts OF the eoun.
try, and in some degree relieve over
crowded branches of agriculture.
It Is observed with regret in the re.
port that all efforts, so far, at anti
options legislation have failed It 10
said this is due mainly to the efforts
of grain gamblers from the cities, who
have their supporters in congress, and
who, while making opposition to legis-
lation of this sort, are at the same time
forcing prices down for the benefit
of the city consumers and taking an
undue advantage of the agricultural
GLASSES, WHO SuOulu uOt oc SuOycCIcu
to this sort of commercial slavery. Il
is recalled in the report that an anti.
options bill passed the late house and
also the house of the Fifty-seeOnd con-
gress, but was defeated in the senate
by senators believed to be interested
in the gambling business, and espe-
cially in matters where they have
control Of the secrets affecting the
markets. In this way, through infiu-
ehees in the senate, all bills thus
passed in the interest of the farmers
have been smothered to death by those
personally interested in the option
gambling business, and to this degree
the senate is made responsible for
present depression in prices of agricul-
tural products.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
No Seed Distributions.

WASHINGTON, March 6. Secretary
Morton says there will be no distribu-
ton of seeds to drought sufferers in
Oklahoma, Kansas and other states,
although both houses adopted an
amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating $500 900 for that pur-
pose. According to Secretary Morton
Mr.. Cleveland notified the conference
committee that he would veto the bill
if this provision remained in it, and it
was therefore surreptitiously stricken
out, a thing which the conferees clear
ly had no right to do, as both houses
had agreed to it, but which was done
nevertheless.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15

The state of Pennsylvania is about
to publish an illustrated book of 1000
pages on the birds and mammals of the
state, at a cost of about $50, 900 for "a, :
900 copies. A copy will be placed in
every school and other library, and the
remaining volumes will be distributed
where they will be likely to prove most
useful in educating the people TO dis
criminate in favor Of the many useful
animals now hunted down nearly to
the point of determination.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
snrinr Wheat MIIlers.

MISNEAPoLIs. Mimi, March a-The
spring wheat millers of the United
States are in session here to-day with =
view to forming an organization which
shall relieve them from the ruinous
competition they suffer from the win
ter wheat millers They take the posi-
ton that as they pay a premium Of
from to cents for spring wheat
this competition cannot long be
borne. About forty millers are pres
emit, representing this city, Milwaukee.
Rochester, Cedar Rapids. Ia, and near
ly all the milling points in the north
west.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
Where The Money Goes


This appropriation, total. which exceeds
more than 5000. 900 outside Of the miscella-
neous appropriation bill. was not enacted into a
law without much debate. There was a large
element in both parties in the legislature this
year who we're in favor OF retrenchment. and
every appropriation bill was scrutinized close
IL and thoroughly discussed in both branches
The total appropriation does not exceed that
OF two years ago The appropriations to the
educational institutions are largely in reased
in number OF cases for the purpose Of the
erection Of new and much needed buildings
Ninety thousand dollars of the appropriation
to the Osawatomie insane asylum is for the
purpose OF erecting new buildings; so. like
wise is a part OF the appropriation for the
Winfield asylum. the industrial school at
Beloit. the state agricultural college. the deaf
and dumb institute, the soldiers orphans
home
Hutchinson Reformatory.
About ten years ago the Kansas legislature
passed law for the erection Of an industrial
reformatory at Hutchinson. One hundred
thousand dollars was voted for that purpose
Thecity Of Hutchinson gave TO the state. in con-
sideration OF the erection OF a reform school
there, $40 acres Of land. After the first appro-
priatiOn by the legislature was consumed. no
further money was voted by the state 10 COM
plete the building. although an earnest at
tempt has been made each succeeding year by
This year, upon the recommendation of both
the retiring governor Uewelling) and the
present governor (MorrllD the two houses
finally reached an agreement upon an appro-
p-iation for the completion OF the building.
The intention is TO use this school, not as a
mere prison, but as a training school for con-
victS whose crimes do not warrant confinement
in the state penitentiary or consignment to
the state coal mine. A school but little below
the standard of the average high school will be
maintained within the reformatory and IL
brary equal TO that OF the state colleges will be
established therein.
The State Printer.
Every legislature in Kansas since 1889 has
grappled with the question OF regulating the
fees 70 be paid the state printer, and each OF
them have adjourned without materially chang
ing the law.
The legislature just closed he's been no ex-
ception to the rule in this regard. There was
a bill passed the house during the last day OF
the session but was meSsaged over to the SEN
ate too late for that body to act upon it. The
bill made a sweeping and radical reduction In
the fees Of the state printer and its passage
was bitterly opposed by the newspaper men OF
the state and the Kansas State Federation OF
Labor. The appropriation made for the state
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15
THREE AND ONE-HALF MILLIONS.
The Amount Required to Maintain the
PnblIc Institutions of Kansas.

The Amount Required to Maintain the
Public Institutions of Kansas.
The last days Of the session Of any legislature
are always the most costly, for in those days
the legislators lay aside their ambition to pass
their pet schemes or local bills and devote
their time to appropriating money from the
states Golfers for the maintenance Of the pub
lie institutions Of the commonwealth. This
legislature devoted the last two days OF the
session to this work. and the following table
will reveal the fact that their work was we'll
done. as the total appropriations which they
made will reach more than s},5OO.0OO. The fol-
e
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15

The following measures Of general interest
were enacted into laws by the session just
closed:
An act providing that when no larger iudg-
ment is secured before q justice Of the peace
than is confessed by the defendant the defend
ant shall not be compelled to pay costs.
An act requiring railroads to furnish every
shipper Of one carload Of live stock a round trip
pass between point OF shipping and unloading
and one additional pass for each additional
four cars Of stock.
An act requiring county treasurers in coun-
ties Of less than $1,000 Inhabitants TO deposit
money in banks daily.
An act making it a felony for any oficer Of
the state or OF any county, city, district or
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-15

A bill passed the senate granting the
right to ten women of the state to
cast their vote at the annual elections
for county or state officers This
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

sane citizen would be willing TO do
without it for the $4,000 per4Eear it
costs. The electric light plant is worth
fifty additional police. and every mans
property Is better protected because Of
It"
The Committee then drew up the fol-
lowing report for Council:
'The Committee on Finance met Fri
day, June Z, 1895. and after carefully
examining the figures rs submitted, we
find the estimated revenue to be $41S,
51O.76, and the absolutely necessary ex-
penditures 10 be $467 703. ~; ezpendi-
lures in excess OF receipts. s4q,192.73.
The above expenditures include the
payment of interest and redemption Of
bonds amounting TO $50 $4,000, and bal
ance on Main street bridge Of S1S,449.27.
q total OF S105.13827. In order to DO
this bond issue Of $50, 600 is. in the
opinion Of the Committee. absolutely
necessary. This would make a net re-
duction of the debt Of $4,000. and 1t
would recommend that on ordinance
be drafted al once 70 arrange for such.
Unless this action be taken. and that
quickly. il viii be necessary to 20 scaIt
the appropriations $4,000. This viii
cut OF the electric light FOR the last hair
Of the year, ana cripple The fire health
and police and street departments"
The Committee then adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

The probabilities are that we VIII all
have q chance to vote on new city
loan within the next sixty days.
The Committee on Finance has rec
commended this project % Council, and
from present indications the Commit
tees Ideas will be endorsed, and the
ordinance submitted TO the people as
soon as possible
The amount OF the proposed loan is
$4,000. th8t being Within lew mum
dlsd dollars OF the sum held 10y inc
Committee to be necessary TO make the
various ends Of the city government
meet. and rescue the municipality lrolA
the financial hole into which 1t IS al
iogod to have FALLEN.
The Committee e2deaVOred TO reacn
The desired end by the good old method
of sealing down the estimates, but by
the time they had gotten through the
list only about $1,000 had been cut or
the oriainal deficit of $51 ,146.5l, and rs
the Health Department viii need Sl5,-
600 instead of the Sl0,500 It originally
asked for. the last condition OF the
lIlIllalGI IEUIto wa aJOAI NA4t +t-'--'~ a.
the first and il was held that loan was
the only way to solve the problem. If
the loan plan is approved by Council
and ratified by the people the fire de-
partment win gain a great deal, among
fits items being new $1,000 building
for the Atlantic, q new combination
hose wagon and chemical engine for
the Vigilant. and about $4,000 worth OF
new hose: Health viii have an album
dance of money to meet the eXtraor-
binary requirements Of that depart
nent. the Sixteenth street cemetery
win be fixed up: the deferred INSTALL
monts of electric light bonds viii be
paid. and the old balance Of stone
bridge contract money, which has been
lied uD in the Courts for three years
VIII be at last liGuidated.
The Committee met ut the City Hall
ut 1880 last evening and City Clerk Dan
MEMBERS laid before it mis- estimate OF
the probable receipts SIS follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

has no intention Of surrenderlns his
franchise.
me T. 1v. Gauaeaers. Of Wheeling,
would IKE re- hear from the j. W. Cal
laehers. of EoUnlsvi.le. Iaey play
tla Wheeling Juniors SUNDAY aIte.noa.
The Central Garden Club stars failed
~ rI.v last saturday the Mehan d oia-'
Ter Juniors.
~ha Martins Ferry Junior Base Ban
Climb and .ro Seheelas. also of Martins
Ferry. wHI cross bats on the Alh-elic
grounds this afternoon Both teams
have been En- practice for the game Tor
The past week. Us quite rivalry exists
between the tr0 Clubs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
sCEOOL ENTEaTAIN,LrNr

The small scholars OF the Benwood
school gave an entertainment yester-
day afternoon. The commencement ex-
ercises Of the graduating class VIII be
held next Friday. An evening paper
said that the exercises would be held
Thursday evening, but such was NOT
the case. There were 10 school OK
ercises OF any sort held Thursday ev-
ening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
WooDsFIELD

Woodsdeld, O.. June MIR. Louis
Helbling, postmaster. and Miss Rosa
Craig were married last evening az
Miltonsburg by Rev. Mueller
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McEown leave
to-day Tor their home In Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs Johnson. Of Wheeling
have moved into their new nome on
High street.
The law suit of Wittens and Jen-
ninSs has been compromised
The rain Of Wednesday saved the
gardens.
The funeral Of 1Ir. Robert Clingan
took place yesterday at ten o'clock at
Hope Ridge Cemetery. Services were
conducted by Rcvs. Darby and Walls
Mrs. John Beckett, Of Quaker City,
came 20 the funeral of Robert Clingan.
Mrs. O. NJ. Greenbank is the guest of
friends at Bellaire and Bridgeport. this
week
Miss Mamie PiersOn is spending a
few weeks with relatives aC DeiI6lre.
Mr.. c. Wichterman leaves for Oak,
where he has purchased the J. H. Bit
ner store and viii also have the Oak
pCstOiilce.
Elder D. w. Harkins win preach in
the Christian Church Saturday even
ms.
Rev. A. II. Lyons. of Pocatella, Idaho,
is the guest OF c. S. Buchanan, Of this
place, and viii preach at the Baptist
Church, Antioch. next Sunday.
A six-year-Old child Of Jacob Schwall
was bitten twice by a cOpperhead snake
one day last week. He suffered dread
fully, but is better now.
Mr.. James stevens and two daugh-
tiers. of New Castle, were in town shop
ping to-day.
Miss Frame Burkhon, Of Ozark was
in town shopping to-day.
Miss Mollie Graves, Of Charleston, S.
c., is the guest OF Miss Ida Smith.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
A HEH CITY L0AN
For Fifty Thousand Dollars Recon-
mendod to Council,

Bv the Finance Committee, ct Last
Nights Session-Tho Commlt5ee
Was Confronted With q Differ
ence OF sol, 1861 Between the
Estimated Receipts and the De-
parmental Estimates Of Expense,
and Concluded 1t Could Not Make
Both Ends Meet in the Usual
Way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

Pittsburg. Ia. June River > feet
Z inches and falling; weather clear and
warm.
Greensboro. Pa, June 7-River Z
feet and stationary; weather fair ana
cool
Oil City. Pa, June River 10 inches
and stationary; weather clear and
pleasant.
AIoreantown. w. Va, June River
e fee and stationary; weather clear and
warmer. .------.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08
INvEsTIGATING THE DISASTER.

INVESTIGATING THE DISASTER.
San Francisco. June THE United
States inspector of hulls and boilers
commenced an official examination into
the Colima disaster to-day The testi-
mony developed no new details.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-08

After looking this over the Commit
tee first took no the items pertaining t.
loans. which could not be scaled and
must be provided for. and computed the