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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-04-16
ApYERT1sEMRNT.

To the Council Of Tie Ioaoa o.
Gayksburg, ". Va:
Yourpetitioners. John Z. cowen
and Oscar G. Murray. citizens of
the State of Maryland. respect
fully show that they are Recetv-
ers of the property of the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad Company
in the State Of West Virginia and
elsewhere, by virtue of an order
of the circuit court OF the United
States, for the district OF Mary
land. entered on the 18th day OF
February, 1896
Your petitioners further show
that the business OF said com
pany, in conjunction with that of
the Monongahela River Railroad
Company and the West Virginia
& Pittsburg Railroad Company.
has rendered it necessary that
better facilities should exist at
Clarksburg for handling the
freight and passenger traffic of
the three companies at that
point. and petitioners have erect
ed a new passenger depot build
ing, to be used as a passenger
depot by the three companies,
upon land purchased from Hon,
Nathan Goff. lying at the North.
ern boundary of Clarksburg.
North Of Elk creek on the South
side of the track of the Farkers-
burg Branch of the B. & o. R.R.
company, and about half mile
West of the present depot. and
petitioners expect to erect at
as early date as practicable, a
suitable building, to be used as a
freight depot by the three COM
panies, near the new passenger
depot, and the transfer of all
passengers and freight business
from the present depot at the
East end of the town will render
it necessary that ample facilities
in the way of streets shall be
created to accommodate travel
to and from the town of Clarks-
burg, as well as for delivering to
and receiving freight from said
companies.
Your petitioners, therefore,
pray that you will, at the earliest
date practicable, open sufficient
streets or street from such point
or points in the town as you may
deem best. to the new depot, so
as to render the same easily and
conveniently accessible to the
public.
Receivers
[Signed]
JOHN K. CowEN,
OSCAR G. MURRAY,
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CLARKsBuRG, w. VA.

LANDOWNER.
CLARKsBURG. w. VA.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-We have OBJ
tanned knowledge of the propo-
sition to have the county court
tax the people of the county for
the purpose of constructing an
expensive bridge over Elk creek
at the northern limit of the town
to reach the new depot built by
the B. & o. railroad company.
AS a citizen of Harrison county
1 desire the opportunity to speak
a few words upon that subject to
the people who have an interest
in the matter.
am at all times distinctly in
in favor of public Improvements.
1 attach only one condition to any
effort in that line, and that is.
that all public improvements
made at public expense. must be
for the benefit of the public.
Public taxation for private pur-
poses and to benefit individuals
and corporations is wrong. Not
only wrong but it is legalized
robbery.
The fundamental principles of
all government that finds Its sane
ton In the consent Of the gov
erned, is that the property OF all
its citizens shall not be taken
either WITH Or without their con-
sent, without bestowing its equiv
alent upon them, either in the way
of assured protection IN the en-
joyment of the remainder, or by
directly compensating him by
paying him the value of the prop
erty taken.
In view of this we'll established
doctrine which has received the
emphatic sanction of the founders
of our liberty aud the trainers of
our constitution, which should be
the policy and position of our
people in regard to undertaking
the task of constructing and for
ever maintaining bridge at the
the place mentioned.
First:--The construction of the
bridge will entail an outlay of
from fifty thousand to one hun
bred thousand dollars. The
money would be raised by pub
lie levy taxing every citizen of
the county. The citizens of
Wyatt, McAlpin. Johnstown,
Jarvisville, Benson and other re-
mote parts OF the county would
be called upon to pay the same
proportion as those most directly
interested They would not res
ceive the same return. They
would stand upon an equality
with the citizens of Clarksburg
and vicinity in only one thing,
and that is the blessed privilege
of paying. In putting up the
money they would be the equals
of the greatest.
Secopd:-Would even a large
majority of those contributing to
the work be either directly or ln-
directly interested in the result
of their outlay? Would they
stand in the relation of benefic-
iaries to the contemplated under
taking? We think not. One in
dlvldual. Judge Goff, owns all tne
land accessible to the site of the
new station. The construction
of the bridge will add many thous-
and dollars to the value Of the
genial Judges broad acres. 1t
will touch them with a magician's
wand, and a fortune will spring
from the fecund womb OF prog
ress and fall into tbs lap of our
distinguished townsman. That
fact alone wins more of favor
than of opposition; that worthy
citizen should be benefited by
an undertaking. will not justify
any one in opposing it, and he
who antagonizes it on that ground
alone will with much reason lead
others to think that he is actu-
aled by envy and splenetic mar
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construct d UEiuSS
'999& over ,ss na Elk creek 1,m #
/, of Clarksburg, on a proposed
street leading to the new station
on Judge COTS farm north OF
town. -, :,
open and grade a street leading
from Pike street to the siteof the
proposed bridge atElk creek and
probably from the opposite side
Of that stream to the new depot
lately constructed by the B. & o.
railroad receivers. Judge Goft
and others have generously
offered to donate sufficient land
to lay out and open the necessary
streets. The following PROPOSE
ton has IN furtherance OF that
offer been submitted to the city
council.
To the Council of the 7o,on Of
Clarksburg::
The receivers of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company,
having acquired land on the north
side of Elk creek, about one half
milo west of the present depot at
Clarksburg. for the purpose of
establishing a new depot for the
town. to be jointly used by the
Baltimore & Ohio, the West Vir-
ginia L. Pit.sburg and the Mon
ongahela River Railroad Com
panies, and as there are no ade-
auate means or facilities for
reaching the new depot from the
town of Clarksburg. the under
signed. Harriet L, Golf who owns
a life estate in the property ly-
ing between Pike street and Elk
creek, of which the late Waldo
P. Golf was seized in fee at his
death, Hattie Golf and Mrs. May
G. Lowndes who each own in fee
an undivided fourth interest
therein, Richard T. Lowndes.
husband of said May G. Lowndes
and Nathan Golf, who owns in
fee an undivided half thereof.
and who also owns, in fee simple
the land lying North of said creek
and South of the Parkersburg
Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company, surrounding
the land acquired by said COM
-papy fora new depot site, hereby
offer to dedicate to the town of
-Clarksburg, and to convey the
same in fee, if desired, land for
"a street running from Pike street
Northeast to Elk creek, and
thence crossing the same to such
new depot site.
And they further offer to dedi.
cate land for additional streets
for the town of Clarksburg, as
laid down and shown upon map
filed and exhibited with this of,
fer. exceptthat the undersigned
do not offer the small rectangular
piece OF land situated at the
North end of the lots of Truman
Swiger and William S. Sumner,
as shown upon such map.
The undersigned would further
state in this connection that
there are several buildings. one
: brick and the other frame stand
ing within the limits and upon
the streets we here offer TO dedi-
cate to the Town of Clarksburg,
which we will remove whenever
the council shall signify its de-
=sire to have the same removed.
Witness our signatures this
Both day of March, 1897.
[signedl
H. L. GoFF,
HATTIE GoFF,
May GoFF LowNDEs,
~ ,r
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ADvERT1sEME;NT

-.---- .--.--.- ..s3 h
near the present station. e
arrangement there has
branded as a Death Trap -
long period. Its true that ~
accidents have occurred ~:
than at other points, but II,
fault in the arrangement is ~
the passenger station buiId,ns =. !:
on the wrong side Of the tracp,
Ground on the South side ca
readily acquired for a new buiIs
ing and the dangers incident
crossing crowded tracks woni
be eliminated.
The new location is on a he,,.
grade. A train will NOT stand
the tracks near it unless 4.
wheels are locked. Place 4,
either empty or loaded on N
tracks at that point, loose II
brakes and grayitation will =,
it to the bridge across the Va
Fork River. Such a conditio'
will always be a source of dam
er. The sidines will be cro,,a.]
with numbers of cars at all time,
Carelessness will often leave n.
brakes unfastened. Childr,
will loose them. Cars will 49,
unseen into the switches an
main tracks and approaching
trains will crash into them. Il
the friends of those who ma,
hereafter pay with their lives "a
the change remember these word
as prophetic. s.Placing cars q
railroad sidings on a heavy grad
invites disaster and should /
declared a crime, by the legisls
tive branch of our government,
In view of all these facts is i
right to call upon the TAXPAYER
to build this bridge, to open and
maintain these streets !?
We are passing through a,
era of hard times. Prices of al
farm products while already verI
low are steadily and surely tend
ing downward. The value d
lands is fixed by the value d
farm products. And the los
prices of the one depreciates thl
other.
Land investments are considl
cred pro6tless and many farmet
in their old age find themselve
at the close of a life of labor d
better off than when they starts
out young and strong and hope
full. Depreciating prices ha
taken as much from the value d
their lands as their years of toI
and care have been able to n
place. Is itnot wrong, RADICAL
wrong to burden that class
people with new obligations ami
additional taxes at such a time d
this. If Judge Golf wants
bridge to his lands ought he nd
build it. The Fairmont develop
ment company owned the trad
of land now occupied by Yves
Fairmont. and that COMPANY
built at its own expense a mag
nificent bridge connecting it witt
Fairmont. The writer of this
article is not moved by am
personal grudge against Judgs
COT, but on the other hand would
Ike to see him elected Pres
dent of the United States. Ita
in purely business manner and
disinterested spiritthat we would
approach the subject. We hays
argued only business and eco
nomlcal reasons in support d
ur position. We invite the al
tention of the taxpayers to th1
matters mentioned, and we shall
not feel injured by criticism d
the position that we have taken
but if wrong we would gladly b
corrected. A TAXPAYER.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-As a party 10 I,
terested in the construction o.
the Short Line railroad, pleas
give me space to say a fef
words relative to the PROPOSE
ton to open certain streets, sub
no;++ad RI +ba +oun oorno;I of I'd
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The Protest.
Tax Payers Condemn the
Proposition
TO Build Bridge in clarks-
burg.
zargument Against the Removal Of the
g. & o. Depot.
TO Build a Bridge in clarks-

PETITION WILDE
presented to the
County Court at a
special session on
Satu r d ay. April
18th. which has
been called to con-
slider the same and
to take action, ask
ing the court TO
construct a bridge
over Elk creek at
the northern limit
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HARRISBURG, w. "A.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-As a party ira
terested in the construction o.
the Short Line railroad, pleas
give me space to say a fen
words relative to the PROPOSE
ton to open certain streets, sub
mitted to the town council at IL
recent meeting. This is a par
of the plans to have the count
build a bridge across Elk Cree1
and the town open the streets y
get to the new depot built BY
the B. so. R. R. Company.
The Short Line R. r. CompanIl
caused a route to be surveyed in1
to the town of Clarksburg, TO 4
point near Paynes' feed store
1t contemplates bridging E.|
Creek at its own expense and
bring its trains right into tho
town. to within 100 yards of thy
postoftice. We understand thsI
the land rendered to the town 70,
be opened for public stress
largely takes up the proposeesaa|
Short Line right.of-way. o
course the Short Line COMPANY
does not own the ground, but its|
surveys give it certain right para,
mount to any that the town cay
nn,,t;.,,,.oel ., pne.n Ceren.
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H. L. GoFF,
HATTIE GoFF.
MAY GoFF LowNDEs,
r. 7. LowNDEs,
NATHAN GoFF.

The undersigned Nathan Golf.
will also. as soon as he can have
said land lying between Elk
creek and said railroad surveyed
and plated, give and dedicate to
the town and the public such
streets and alleys as he may find
to be necessary for the convent
ent and proper use CT same.
[Signedl
NATHAN Corr.
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Continued on Pa0e Seve'l.
The herald., 1897-03-08
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

The American volunteers celebrate the
first birthday Of the new Salvation Army
organization.
Reports from Cuba bring news of insur-
gent defeats in indecisive battles; former
prisoners tell stories of i'll treatment.
Legislative committees in Sunday ses-
sion consider the state printing office mat
ter, but accomplish no valuable result.
The presidential party attracts an enor-
nous crowd to Bishop Newman's church
in Washington; nospecial work on hand
for the senate during the week.
Rodeo's boom hotel burned; the old Park
theater at indianapolis destroyed by fire;
losses by the Ohio river; floods mount
into the millions; fatal snowslides in Utah.
Carson Sunday school scholars play
hockey to visit the pugs; young Corbett
falls into the river, but is unfortunately
rescued by his trainer; San Francisco Irish
men express their disapproval of prize
fighting.
All Europe excited over the Cretan ques-
ton; peaceful solution not yet impossi-
Bile, but not very probable; Greece will
formally decline to accede to the demands
of the powers, but will not refuse to nego-
tiate for more satisfactory terms.
The herald., 1897-03-08

In view of the fact that one week be-
fore the recent election at Albany Mr..
Potter publicly declared himself in favor
of continuing Mr.. Gideon at the head Of
that all important committee. Mr.. Mott
was one of Mr.. Potter's most jealous
supporters and trusted lieutenants dur
ing the late campaign for the presidency
of the L. A. w.
According to Mr.. Potters plan, Mr.
Gideon is to be retired from the board
and c. A. Dimon, captain Of the South
End wheelmen of this city, appointed as
Philadelphia member of it. 1t Is under
stood that in the event Of Gideon not
being reappointed chairman the men,
bers from Boston and Chicago will de-
cline to serve another term which will
leave another vacancy to be filled after
Mott and Dimon are appointed.
SUNDAY RACING.
SAN FRANCISCO. March IF. Ed
Spooner, the cycling writer, arrived this
evening from Chicago
Spooner is practically the organizer
Of the national racing circuit, and 1t is
chiefly on this business that his present
visit Is due. While en- route to the coast
he arranged for dates all along the line
from New Orleans, through Texas. Ari-
zona, up to Los Angeles and during the
next two weeks will complete the circuit
In this portion of the state. the start
being scheduled for San Francisco.
When seen at his hotel he stated that
Il was not intended for any harm to be
done the league at all, but merely the
divorcing of the racing interests from
it.
"This has got to come" he said. land
very soon at that. The two cycling pa
pers of Chicago have taken up the fight
in earnest, and, as consequence, 1t is
dollars to doughnuts that before many
months have passed racing matters will
no longer be under the control of the
League of American Wheelmen.
1.-THE new organization will be an as
sociation of all the track owners IN the
United States, and when everything is
arranged, the racing men will all jump
in a body. I do not believe that seces-
sion from the league will result-mere-
ly the racing interests
The herald., 1897-03-08
PA is VERY MAD
Wants to Arrest . Preacher Who Married
EloperS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Marcn IA
special to the Times from Perry, o. T.,
says: Judge Neff, probate judge OF Kay
county, has incurred the ire of Job Carr
of Mound City, Iowa, rich merchant
and banker, and the Iowa man has or
dered Sheriff Frank Pierce to arrest the
probate judge.
Two days ago A. c. Danier, an Iowa
newspaper man, and Miss Minnie Carr,
the bankers daughter, eloped from Iowa
and were so closely pursued by the
father and officers that they cam7
through Kansas and stopped at Newkirk
to wed Five minutes after the mar
riage the officers at Newkirk received
kilograms from the girls father to ar
rest both, and not allow them to marry.
He was informed that they had olready
been made husband and wife, and the
father Immediately ordered the arrest
of the probate judge, who issued the IL
cense, and the minister who performed
the ceremony
AT this time no arrests have been made.
The herald., 1897-03-08
MEXICAN MATTERS
Alleged Prediction Of Earthquake Shocks-The
Timing Disaster

Alleged Prediction Of Earthquake Shocks-The
Timing Disaster
CITY OF MEXICO. March 7.-The gov
ernment meteorological bureau has ad-
vices Of the fulfllment of Prof. Juan
Contrero's prediction of the earth
quakes which were felt yesterday, there
having been shocks in Acapulco, Vera
Cruz, Oaxaca, Orizaba and Cordoba at
80 in the evening. The weather is un-
usually warm, which is believed to be
a sign of more shocks.
Investigation into the cause of the
awful fire at San Amaro and San Fran
cisco mines shows that miner threw
the wick of his lamp near some dry tim
bering. Fully 160 men perished and prob
ably more, of whom there was no rec
ord. The bodies of the miners, on being
brought up from the mines, were ex-
posed for some hours to the heat of the
sun before they could be buried and it is
feared an epidemic may break out.
No trace of Harold Elmer has been
found. Detectives are at work In all di-
rections and some arrests have been
made
The herald., 1897-03-08
noody's neetings

CINCINNATI, O., March 7.-Evangel-
list d. L. Moody, assisted by Rev. r. A.
Torrey, of Chicago, and others, has
been holding meetings in Music hall
here the past week and will continue
the meetings till March 49, The meet
ings have all been largely attended and
this afternoon and tonight the seating
capacity of the house $4,000 was insult
ficient. Tomorrow morning Mr.. Moody
addresses the evangelical alliance, at
which all the local church officers and
ministers will bs~present. The interest
in these meetings has become such that
admission for the day and the night
meetings hereafter will be by ticket.
The herald., 1897-03-08
PEARL BRYAN's MURDERERs
Sick With Pear and Begging for Executive
49, clsmcncy

DICK WIN f'0at uuo oeBkiuB H&eSuhve
Clemency
CINCINNATI, March 7.--Scott jack
son and Alonzo Walling. in jail at Alex
andria, KY, awaiting their execution
on Saturday, March 20, for the murder
of Pearl Bryan, are both sick and re-
quired the attention of a physician yes
terday and today. The mothers of both
the condemned men are with them and
will remain with them until the day of
execution.
Governor Bradley has issued orders
for troops to be present at the hanging
Walling today addressed another let
ter to Governor Bradley appealing for
executive clemency on. the ground that
he had no motive like Scott Jackson in
getting Pearl Bryan out of the way.
Every effort possible Is being made to
have the sentence of Walling commuted
to life Imprisonment. But it is gener-
ally believed he will hang with jack
son. Rev. Mr. Lee, who has recently
figured conspicuously in the alleged
confession of the two men, today held
religious services in the Jail for them.
The herald., 1897-03-08
THE CHICAGO STRIKE
Excitement Subsidies and Workers Think
They Have Won


-, CHICAGO, March 1.-THE strike agi-
tation that has kept the twenty-one al
lied unions of the Building Trades coun-
Gil In q state of turmoil since Thursday
subsided today, and the strikers rested
to await the action Of the employers to-
morrow. No meetings were held today.
but a general feeling of victory was
maRifested by the men. Communica-
tions from the employers came to the
business agents Of the hod carriers and
plasterers, in which was expressed a
Willingness to adjust matters by re-
suming the old wages. and from these
communications general satisfaction re-
suited. The Journeymen plasterers. by
their action Saturday in severing all
agreements with the Employing Plas-
terers' association, are thought by
some to have placed stumbling block
in the way of speedy reconciliation, but
the plasterers, 1t is said, will not be OBJ
stinate in this matter, provided the old
scale Of wages Is restored.
While there are those among the en-
ployers who favor a concession to the
men in the present difficulties, num-
ber are still holding out, and with these
now rests the whole issue of the strike
An effort Is being made to bring them
into line, and as many of them have al
ready been taken back in cases where
time contracts are involved, 1t Is thought
the employers will not long hold out.
AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, March Flight hun
dred union shirt makers In seventy-three
shops struck today, and one thousand
are now out. This number will probably
be largely increased on Monday and
Tuesday.
The Cloakmakers, Knee Pants and
Capmakers' union Is aid to be so we'll
organized that II strike is ordered
fully $1,000 will quit their machines at
once.
The fnishers held meeting tonight
and decided to call meeting next Sat-
urday for the purpose of discussing
what they call starvation wages.
1t is said that last year finishers
earned so and $11 week at ten hours'
work day while now they are earning
only from 81 TO $z week at sixteen hours
The herald., 1897-03-08
A Rough Passage

NEW YORK, March when the
American line steamship st. Louis ar
rived this afternoon from Southampton
she reported that the passage was the
most tempestuous she had ever had
Gales blew from the southwest and
northwest during the first days out.
when she logged respectively 445 and
$40 knots. The wind increased to a
heavy gale from the west to the west
southwest and blew without cessation
for sixty hours. During this time there
were terrific squalls and extremely high
seas. When the Newfoundland banks
were reached moderate weather was
met. From the banks to Port Strong
variable winds prevailed. Among the
paesengers were Stephen w. Dorsey.
The herald., 1897-03-08
DIDN'T DO 1T
lnaersoli's Manager Denies the Tale Of the
rhumped Beggar

CHICAGO, March 7.-Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll was much surprised today
when he heard about the report Of his
supposed encounter with beggar the
night before. His manager, C. r. Far
rell, when questioned about the Incl
dent, said: There must have been some
mistake. / attended Col. Ingersoll to
the theater myself, and was with him all
the time and no one accosted us. The
only way 1 can account for the story
is that somebody was impersonating the
colonel The colonel is accustomed to
giving aims literally and I am sure
would never strike a beggar."
In regard to the coloners health he
said it was much Improved since his
last illness. The colonel had been TAX
ing treatment for corpulency and had
reduced his weight nearly fifty pounds,
which improved his general health.
The herald., 1897-03-08
WHeELMEN'S WAYS

President Potter flakes Mott Chairman Of the
Racing Board
CHICAGO. March 1.-THE Times Her
AIDS Philadelphia special says: From a
well authenticated source 1t is learned
tonight that Isaac B. Potter, the newly
elected president Of the L. A. w.. has
rendered or determined to tender to AL
bert Mott Of Baltimore the position Of
chairman Of the new racing board. This
The herald., 1897-03-08
Colonel chamberllss Dead

BALTIMORE. Md, March 7.-Colonel
Nathaniel Rives Chambliss, formerly
Of the Confederate army, was fatally
stricken with heart disease this morning
while attending services at the Catholic
attack