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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01
Gat HI. Pensien and Died.


The story of the old soldier
who fell dead at Pittsburgh the
other day when he received a
pension of 50 per month. after
having waited for 1t for many
years. has a touch of real pathos
in it. There are probably some
men drawing pensions who ought
not to have them, but there are
many others who fully deserve
them and do not get them, be-
cause of the dilatory and un.
friendly policy OF the pension
office under Democratic rule.
81. louis Globe Democrat.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01
Dedication ut I'Iekens.

The new Baptist church at
Pickens, W. Va, will he dedi.
Gated Sunday, November 8, 1895.
The dedicatory sermon will be
preached at lOa m. by Rev. j.
Dallas Summons, liberation. All
are invited TO be present. BY
addressing Chas. III. Straub,
Pickens. w. Va. you may secure
q half fare permit on w. Va. &
Pittsburgh r, r., good from 1st
until 4th inclusive.
Z. E. WooDsoN.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01

1oncscy-lly the way, Smtthers, how
istha: Spicer girl you were gone on2
Smithers-She's all right.
Jonesey-A And that crusty old cuss,
hcr father, is lie alive and kichingP
Smitliers- You'd although 30 II you
had seen him hist me out last night
Texas siftings.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01

tee, and his appointment
was made 10 1855. Mr.. Randall
died about the close of the war
IN 1865.
During Mr.. Randall's trustee
ship the estate was continuously
engaged in suits of ejectment
against an army of squatters,
which bad settled upon the land.
The work of ejectment was a
dangerous one, so much SO that
a number of men who we're sent
out 10 remove the squatters,
were shot down or disappeared.
During the civil war little or
nothing could be done, as most
of the land was inside the Con-
federate line. or in dispute be.
tween The contestants.
10 1866, Robt. Il. Randall,
brother of Hon. Sam'l Randall
was appointed trustee by the U.
S. Court. Mr.. Randall borrowed
large sums of money to olsen
tangle the estate, but being an
invalid, met with little success.
The amounts due creditors, at
that time, were estimated at fully
Sl,5oo,00O. In 1866 Randall was
supplanted by Mr.. Reed. Mr..
Buttrick of Charleston was finally
ordered by the Court to ascertain
the status and condition of the
estate, and to report the amount
of territory covered by squatters
claims, amount forfeited for non.
payment of taxes. and what part
of it was free from encumbrance.
BE was given authority to take
any steps necessary to reclaim
lands of the estate in West Va,
forfeited by reason of non, pay
ment of taxes, and to settle with
squatters with a view of cnnsum-
mating sales to syndlcates and
individuals.
The archives of the courts of
Virginia, Kentucky and West
Virginia contain piles of dusty
tones, records, deeds, etc, over
a century old; many of them re.
curing the employment Of
French scholars to schedule.
tabulate. translate and CLASSIFY.
The names ofprinces, dukes and
other notables, are TO be found,
together with those of the de.
pendants or stockholders and
heirs of swann's American Uto-
pia.
The seriesof suits now brought
before the Circuit and District
U. S. Courts, embraces scopes of
territory amounting to, in one
case, the present one, 100000;
Others are of $4,000; 100000;
100000, and SO on, a territory
broader than many of the little
kingdoms and municipalities OF
Europe. Yet all of them com.
bined, formed but portion Of
the great land estate upon which
Gen'l Swami had proposed TO
form an ideal Utopia
Eminent counsel. such as
Judge Maynard Stiles. of Boston.
Col. E. l.. Buttrick, of Charles.
ton, H. X. Shumate. of Logan
county, Judge Twigg, of Abing-
don, Va, represent the plain.
tiff.
Among the counsel for the
various defendants are Judge
Jas. II. Ferguson, of Charleston,
Hon. w. L. Chiffon. of Charles
ton, Hon. John A. Hutchinson.
of Parkersburg, 2. T. yinson,
of Huntington, w. p. Hubbard,
of Wheeling, Messrs. Allison,
/ Sheppard and others.
The battle is a royal one and
every technicality isbeing fought
to a fiuish. E
Surveyors and their maps
illustrate the claims pro and con,
but not in Official character. No
official survey has been made,
each side depending upon its
ability to convince the jury that
it is in the right. Fl
Hundreds Of people, farmers,
miners, lumbermen and Others
are interested, and every move
ment and proposition is being
| thoroughly investigated ne 4ha
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01

. Y | will be pardon.
esN JCN ed for plofering
HSsT some informa-
1Se q tion TO those who
81 have never h a d
the privilege Of seeing this his
toric place.
Situated just acrosst the Charles
river from Boston is Cambridge.
Harvard is a city within a city.
Cambridge has so, oooinhabitants
and Harvard right in her midst
is as large, inpopulation at least,
as Harrisburg. Last year her
population consisted of 397 teach.
ers and ALSO students, a total,
in round numbers of 1850. To
accommodate this small army
there are sixtv.nine buildings,
beside some of which your Trad.
ers building would seem small.
Sixteen of these buildings cost
over 100000 each. One cost
the handsome sum of $500, 600,
another 1922, 900 and two others
$4,000 each, The land occu
pied by these sixty.nine buildings
amounts in all to G94 acres or a
little more than oneisquare mile.
This. of course. does not include
almost three million dollars
worth of real estate in Boston
held merely for purposes of in
vestment.
Almosthalf the;students board
in two clubs which are operated
in University buildings and are
under shes supervision of she
Faculty. The larger Of these,
Harvard Dining Association;
provides board for over eleven
hundred and the smaller, Fox
croft club, for about four. hund.
red. AT the former board with.
out room costs $4.05 per week
at Foxcroft from 50 up as high
as one cares to go. AT Foxcroft
a certain amount is charged fol
each article OF food. For instance
a cup of coffee costs B cents; two
slices of bread cent; beef steak
l0cents: butter ! cent: glass OIL
milk 2 cents; potatoes . cents,
other vegetables 3 cents, quarter
OF pie ) cents, sc. In this way
many students get very good
substantial board for $3.50 tic
$500 per week.
To tell everything that is
taught here would require the
whole space of the TELEGRAM
for several weeks. Some years
ago it was calculated that a stu
dent could take all the work here
in forty years, butas the courses
are increased every year, it would
probably require near sixty
years now. The department in
which | am working, English,
which is admitted TO be the finest
in the world. has twenty five
teachers. That is, there are
twenty-five men who devote Their
whole time to teaching English
IN its various forms and phases,
Twas asked u short some time
ago what English could be taught
a man who had learned Englist
when a child. Tocomplete the
work in English here one must
study French, German, old
French, Old Morse, Gothic, Old
Saxon, and Anglo Saxon. ID
literature he must begin at the
beginning and study its growth
and development for 1900 years
Then there is composition and
rhetoric withoutend. literature
is not taught from textbook as
in most schools. The literature
for a century is taken up aud the
writings of the various authors
to the amounto of about 400 pages
per week is read. To do this
work requires about four years
after graduation from another
college.
l want to speak rather fully
of the history of some of the
places about Harvard. but as ]
have already taken up SO much
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01
A SLICE
Of Our Little Mountain State
Claimed by Heirs in
France.
swann's Utopia in
Nest Virginia.
7heGreatest Suit Ever Tried
in this State.
100 YEARS OF LAWYERS ANDLAw-
ING OVER
Half Million Acres of West Virginia
Soil.
100 YEARS OF LAWYERS ANDLAw-
ING OVER


itlSSGlJnsH 1.-The mo t
a4 imp o ia n t
.4E land suit ever
HSys ~ tried in tn e
sssassa Federal Court
-SG&8T2% in West Vir /.
GINA is the one now before Judge
J.J. Jackson, of Parkersburg.
The suit involves directly, pos.
session of 100000 acres of land
in Mingo. Logan, Wyoming and
Mcdowell counties, West Vlr-
GINA, Pike county. Kentucky,
and Buchanan and Tazwell coun-
ties, Virginia.
The title of the case is Henry
c. King vs., in a series of suits.
Altizer q al, johnson, Mullen.
Mounts, Hilton. the Commissioner
of School Lands of logan coun-
ty, the Hatfields. timber and
lumbermen, ETC., etc.
The history out of which this
case grew is one of intense in.
terest and vast importance
Ithas also a sentimental and
romanticstory connected with it,
III which kings, princes, mar
quises, counts. countesses8 and
lesser notabilities galore were
prominent characters.
The origin of this and other
suits of like character and i'm
portance. now before the courts
of Virginia, West Virginia and
kentucky, date back to the War
of Independence, and the princi-
pal character in the romance was
General James Swami, of Boston.
Mass.
James Swami was a merchant
III Boston when war was declar-
ed against England. and before
the battle of Lexington he had
taken sides with the patriots. AS
soldier Swami proved to be a
man peculiarly fitted as u leader
and before many months elapsed
he became favorite with Wash.
iagton. Lafayette also was struck
With the ability of young Swami
and often aided him with advice
and help. Swann's ability soon
advanced him from the lowly posi-
llonof subaltern to a captaincy.
His advancement was so rapid
'hatin less than three years he
vas commissioned brigadier, and
at the close of the war he held a
major generals commission. A
wealthy man for that period, at
The beginning of hostilities, the
patriot Swami, by his own volun-
'ary act, became poor. His coun-
Try was in urgent need of money
and in order to assist in relieving
her necessities as fara as possible,
Swami sold all of his property
and turned over every dollar to
his country.
Long prior to the conclusion
OF hostilities, the Commonwealth
Of Virginia adopted the brave
and generous Swami as a protege
and then her adopted son, battle.
scared and worn with strife,
became again a plain citizen,
poor in everything except an i'm.
@ense tract of wild land west of
The Allcgheuies, the then out.
sk'rts Of civilization, which land
e@ann had purchased for a song
from robert Morris, of Phila.
'elphia, and others. The House
o. burgesses of Virginia granted
nlm an additional territory, max
las IN all, it is claimed, $500
acres of land.
General Swami was man of
@n unusually romantic and senti.
mental character, and upon the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01
Old Harvard.
A Talk A bout Americas
Greatest College.
Pref Trotier's Interesting observe
tlons

S one who has not
seen Ha nv ard
University must
necessarily have
a veryvague idea
of It's size and
surround in g s.,
possibly of Its
location. l trust
l will be pardon.
ed for plofering
S om q informa-
ton to those who
have never h a d
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01

For a pam in the side or chest
there IS nothing SO good as q
piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
bound on over the seat of pain.
1t affords prompt ard permanent
relief and if used in time will Of.
ten prevent a cold from resulting
in pneumonia. This same treat.
ment is a sure cure for lame
back. For sale by
Wells & Haymaker, Clarksburg
or E. A. Wilson, Salem. Slim.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01

The six largest cities of the
United States, according to the
census of 1890, are New York.
l,51l.3 Chicago, Loco, $50;
Philadelphia, l,o4G, a64; Brook.
lyn, soG,343 ST. Louis, 451, 100:
Boston, 44s. AZ.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-11-01
To Prevent Burial Allye.
The unpleasantness Of waking


az ssi
The unpleasantness of waking
up and finding ones self Tapped
in lead, and screwed down in
handsome oak some six feet be.
low tue habisabie earth. has been
borne In SO strongly upon certain
company promoters that the re.
suit has beens tie projection of
the very latest thing in,co. opera.
tive undertaking. This ii the
Mortuary Waiting Room com
pauy. which is on the point OF
being tioated 10 the French capi.
tai, with every prospect Of sue.
cess. The amount of subscrip.
ton is stated to be 500. 900. and
dividends at the rate of at least
100 per cent. may. it is claimed.
be confidently looked for.
The company undertakes to
provide separate waiting rooms,
of two classes, in q large mortu.
AIRY building. The alleged corpse
will be comfortably deposited
there upon couch, and careful.
ly looked after ill the fact that
it is a corpse shall have been
established beyond question. The
waiting rooms will he tastefully
decorated, with everything about
them to welcome the revived
tenant asreeably back to life.
but at the same time will have a
cachet of somewhat severe ele.
gance," as itwerc, to remind him
how nearly, but for the company
he Ind been dead in the most ter
rible of ways dying. sbarehold.
ers will be entitled TO the use of
first class waiting room free of
charge, and no shareholders
heirs will be allowed to visit him.
The thing has evidently been
thoroughly thought Out. PNtla.
Telegraph.
w. A. Mcclure, a well known
citizen of Mckay, Ohio is of the
opinion that there is nothing as
good for children troubled with
colds or Group as Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He has used 1t
in his family for several years
with the best results and always
keeps a bottle of itin the house.
After having 10 grippe he was
himself troubled with o severe
cough. He used other remedies
without benefit and then conclud.
ed TO try the children's medicine
and to his delight it soon effected
Q permanent cure. 25sand SOC.
bottles for sale by
Well & Haymaker Clarksburg,
&. A. Wilson, Salem, 5l-4t.
The six largest cities of the
United States, according to the
census of 1890, are New York.
l.511. Chicago, 1,C99, $50;
Philadelphia, l,o4G, a64: Brook.
lyn, s0G,343; st. Louis, 45l, T60:
Boston. i49. AT.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08
WANTS THE PRESS GAGGED.
AN ANCIENT IDEA ADVANCED AT THE
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
/. II. kinlcy Thinks the Judiciary Should
BE Free From Crticism-I. B. Buck
ncr Objects to the Methods of
Private Corporations.

,r-s T-,,-.... ,-i.,.
"'.'"S Ivy |"r ASSOCIATION met
last night Tor the first time in two months
The meeting was held in the Commercial
clubs assembly room In fb. t",rt.,,g.'
t....f..,..- ''' ''NN',Nli''
..''"i'E many OF the members had not
7r'H each other save on the streets, since
-ua last meeting of the association held ON
,,....t,. "-' st'lr u' IeEaI
@'.s'P L" 100 'AD"d"EeN before the regular
NhsIA'rs could begin. The attendance ait
the meeting was mot larre for MANY or
tIa p,,,tI.rz. M tt. ..+f 't'''
s"- "T@o- -'"N'YH were not
,S''t'" as 20 'he 'Ale OF the first meet
ing for the season Of lSg5-G.
The parers of the ava,,itr,- ,,.,,.,.. ,.,r, i.
m ig,rT.,. ~, ,,,,,,, ''-'l's ,, were it"' pE
'r..'.',,..t % - iIsSS ana lhe Ju-
"'N'"'S '"Lih W. snyder ON AN Aar-
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08
BRIEF ITEMS BY WIRE.

Joplln. Mo-. Sept. 7.-CspeciaD Charles
Wray, lamp trimmer FOR ,he, Southwestern
Instantly killed tonight while Thinning a
through his body, lie leaves d wife and
one child,
Brownsville, Tex, Sept IA report has
Just reached here that the schooner e, Gari2,ck RI
from MI The mouth Of the Rio Grande on Au-
trust 20 Her cargo of lumber Captain b.
H,erssara a crew Of four men ana one
bel we're ali lost.
Seattle. wash, Sept. THE Northern
rscitir I}aiirnad 'Conranv has been made
defendant IN an action brought in the SUI
preme court, wherein the American Ex-
change National bank Of New York, seeks
10 recover S7+,O79 the balance alleged 10
'g sSn que rarasco o ssD The % trial Of of TSco.
Nondav being n state holiday. Durine
the past week little progress was made
IN NE taklmS OF , IgSrtiioi.y' NGhs o. Lhe
1. new ,ni,ca5 an tbe sfand and no ma
t,er3ai poifts nave yet been made against
the defendant
Cincinnati. o., Sept THE German NJ.
the Baltimore amendment, which provides
ior {he aGinIsi 81 women E a. ontegaSeS
wbo oI6na fsyorsj ne women was The
REV. Severinghaus, of Huntingburg, Ind.
The next conference will be held at New
port hy, =, s...,
DuDqqne. a. Sept, nop; " AZ. GIap'es,
he Sorthwesf diid to-daV' agad GS Years
lie Was a resident OF Dubuque for forty
years and was surgeon IN the Union army
ana ptomlnehk e., A. ~ Ihiaih, re d was
surSG,9n Lor lhe Mti%auAee' l4l4hols |enIa1
"tl ~. ms
New YORK, SEPT; mrs; cara McAr-
Inur WhG ,t 100 10 JWt,p 'ao Sn wne yns
niclxed M In Ia, Fast river under the bridge
today by two men I'M a rowboat. Ii is
alleged that she jumped from the bridge,
When taken rim ths water she was ,i un-
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08
WESTERN BUSINESS INCREASING.
Probable Restoration OF the Western Trunk
Line Committee.

Chicago, Sept T. The freight officials
of the Western roads are generally feel
ing highly encouraged over the outlook
for business this fall, They are feeling
so confident that they will have a great
amount of business 10 handle that a
strong effort will probably be made In
the near future TO revive the Western
trunk line committee which went to
pieces a short time ago. The commit
tee was allowed to collapse because the
volume OF business was so light that
some of the roads would not put them
selves in a position where they We're
likely to be debarred from making an
effort to secure as much as possible.
When in a committee agreement they
would be compelled to take whatever
percentage the agreement allowed to
them and this they were not willing to
do.
Now, the amount of traffic in sight is
so large that there Is disposition to
revive the committee and prevent the
rates from going to a point where the
roads viii be likely to lose the best op-
portunity they have had for many a
month to recoup themselves for the re-
duced earnings they have faced so long.
A circular looking 10 the restoration
of the committee has been In circula-
tion among the Western roads for some
time. 1t has received so many sigma
lures that there is a strong probabil-
ity that a formal meeting Will be call
ed at formal date to consider the best
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08

Buffalo Express: Two tourists, lady
and gentleman, stopped off at Niagara
Falls between trains. a haekman en-
gagged them for a brief tour of sight
seeing. The time actually consumed was
ffty-five minutes. The hackman said
he must have SO. The gentleman re-
marked that it was an outrage. The
driver explained that he had been Of
great assistance in pointing out the
places of interest and stood firm. The
gentleman prepared 10 pay under pro-
test.
Unfortunately for himself he handed
the man $50 bill.
DO You pay for the lady also?" asked
the hackman, promptly.
do l pay for the lady?" repeated his
fare in astonshmcnt "Of course | do.
What do you mean?"
"Then there VIII be no change" re-
Piled the hackman. My charge is $40
for ono person, 500 for two persons. The
amount you have handed me is exactly
correct. Thank you sir"
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08

fec; weather, there was a crowd of 900
people at Churchill Downs this afternoon.
While the fields We're not so large as on
previous days there We're less scratches,
and In quality the sport was fully up to
the average. The track was again fast.
Summarizes:
First race-slx and half furlongs Lau-
reate Won; Domingo, second; Ironmaster
third. Time, 90.
second race seven furlOngs; selling.
Elise won; Dakota, second; Master Fred,
third. Time, 1:2ga,.
Third race--Onc and one-slxteenth miles
selling Judith won; George Beck. second {;
Rhetta Goode third. Time, 1891,
Fourth race - Five furlongs: selling.
Serena won; Feast. second; Anna Lyle,
third, Time, l:o3l.
Fifth race-Sevyu furlongs; selling. Tough
Timber won; Uncle Henry, second. Glad,
third. Time, l:2S'a.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08
j. &. Altman,
.Ledding Shoe Dealer,
1913 rIain Street.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Washington, Sept, THE true amount
OF the gold reserve at the close Of busi-
ness to-day was sos 207,
Cardiff, Sept. 7.-Before the trades
union congress closed to-day, It was
voted to send two delegates 10 represent
British wOrkmen at the next meeting Of
the American Federation OF Labor,
Elmra. ~ Y, Sept, THE convention
Of Chemung county Democrats to-day
was addressed by Senator Hin, who
spoke entirely on personal liberty"
which he declared TO be the paramount
Issue of the campaign.
jefferson City. No. Sent 7.-(specall }
Governor Stone to-day offered a reward
Of 500 for the arrest and CONVICTION, 4
the party or parties who burned the public
school house at Scruggs, Cole county, ) r.
iember !. This was the second school
house at Scruggs burned within two years.
Berlin, Sept. IA special cable from
Shanghai says that the rebellion in the
province of Kan sub Is becoming for
midable. The insurgents have organized
an army. and with 1t have captured
eleven cities. II is thought that the
government at Pekin meditates calling
upon Russia for aid to suppress il.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08

Detroit Mich. Sept, TAN of to-day's
and all the winners were lihe ally surp rt-
ed Attendance, 5000. Weather clear, track
slow
II. Shirley, second; James V. Carter, tn rd.
Time, l;l>l4
Second race-F!ve furlongs Fay B lie
won; Uncas, second; Duchess OF Monuose,
third. Time, 1:I5.
Third race-six and n half furlongs; sell
ing Helen Wuon won; Lay on, second /;
SpitGre, third Time. 1,24i&.
Fourth race-Five furlongs. Subito won;
Hester. second Badala, third n me, l.3E
Fifth race-Oue mile; selling. Monte
Penso won; Kimberly, second Lady Rose
third Time, 1864.
sixth race-SiX furlongs. Halloween won
Pete Kelly, second; Fiction, third, Time
l:l6 l-5
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08

Brooklyn, Sept. THE game here this
afternoon between tile Brooklyn and Gin
cLnnau teams was won by the latter after
a stubborn fight. The game was delayed
for twenty-seven minutes on account Of
rain. and then called on account of dark
ness. Attendance $500 Score:
Brooklyn .........o o4o1 0 - iS I
Cincinnati .........0 c / 0 o Is o
Batteries-Brooklyn, Kennedy and Grim;
Cincinnati, Parrot and Vaughn.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-08

Only two roads will have excursion trains
into Kansas City to-day. The Missouri,
Kansas y Texas will run one train from
Coffeyville Of ten cars. while the Santa Fe
has announced four extra trains, one from
Fort, Madison. la, and three from Kansas,
About 1000 people are expected to take
advantage of the low rates offered and
visit Kansas City to-day