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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01
Circdit Court.
The Mills of Justice Continue
to Grind.
cHANcERY.

cHANCERY.
Abraham Nuzum vs. Agnes
Nuzum; ordered plff pay debt OF
$40 for counsel fees.
Board of Trustees NJ. E. church
at Browns Creek. Decree to sell
church properly near the mouth
of Browns Creek.
Jacob Myers vs. Frank o. Stew
art, ct al; order authorizing debt
to take dispositions in this case.
Mollie Martin VS. d. s. Young
and others; dismissed. settled.
Arthur O. Divers and Lloyd L.
Lang VS. Georges E. Willis; order
overruling demurrer.
George O. Blair, admir- &c. vs.
Levi Paugh; referred to @. w.
Lynch, master com'r.
Robert @. Cottrill vs.. Elizabeth
Fitzllugh and others; order fling
the answers Of Angeline Cottrlll
and Malvin Cottrill.
Trustees Of M. F. church at
Shinnston appointed as follows:
G. A. Short, ]. w. Carder, Q. M.
Carder. John Lynch, /. M. Koon.
I. NJ. Sullivan VS.. Catherine
Miley, ct al; order Of sale.
Charles w. Lynch vs.. Wesley
NJ. Bird. ct al; order of sale OF
lands of Wesley NJ. Bird.
Annie /. DAWSON. exr. VS.
Abraham Myers. ct al; decree
affirming sale of Myers land.
L. D. & G. E. Jarvis VS. Bepja-
min F. Robinson decree Of sale.
Young, Kimmell & Diggs vs.
3, "A. Goodman, ct al; order filine
answer OF 3. "a. Goodman.
Trustees Olive branch Baptist
church appointed as follows: W.
S. swiger, Lloyd Harbert, John
L. Lanham.
John E. Ritter VS. John w.
Barnes, ct al; decree of sale Of
lands of .Toan w. Barnes.
Isaac w. Wilcox, ct al. VS. Lee
Blaine Diver; order adopting said
Divers and changing his name to
Blaine Jenery Wilcox.
Jasper Pewvs. Frank P. Jones;
decree of sale of Jones lot in
ClarKsbure. W. Va.
Citizens Bank of Weston VS.. s.
K. Bailey, ct AL; decree confirm
ing sale of Bailey lands opposite
the mouth of Kinchelo creek.
Jed Nay. admir- &c. VS.. James
Nay, ct al. /; decree of sale of house
and lot in Sardis, W. Va.
West Virginia Shot Line R.
r. VS. Tom G. Brady; upon an
alternative writ of mandamus.
Demurrer answer; motion to
quash answer.
State of w. Va. vs. John Nc
Donald upon 8 indictments for a
mlsdeameanor; plea of guilty;
fine Of $40 and costs in each case.
F. G. Monroe VS. Sarah Clifford;
in ejectment. Jury failed to agree
and were discharged.
State VS. Myrah 81. Camden;
upon an indictment for a misdea-
meanor; verdict of not guilty.
State VS. 7. M. Jackson; upon
an Indictment for misdeameanor;
cause continued upon motion OF
defendant.
j P Stout vs. T M Sullivan;
final Judgment against Sullivan
for 50. 410.25.
Short Line R R VS. T G Brady;
mandamus issued.
CW Lynch VS. D W Boughner;
ird1mopt against Rou0hner for
S571.75.
james Childers; cases continu-
ed.
L D Frum,s, admr., vs. Z D
Hagerty's admir-; judgment
against defendant for $3.50.
David 81 Lynch, Jas Moran,
Henry Skinner and Allison Gain.
who are indicted for rape, gave
bond and their case was continu-
ed.
Equitable Insurance Co.. OF
Wheeling. VS. Sommers & Bough.
ner; Judgment in favor Of de-
PENDANTS for 1884 SO.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

wood county will be one hun
dred years old December 81, 1898.
The Petersburg State journal
suggests something handsome in
the way of a celebration.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

A colored mar was lynched by
a mob at Hawesville, Kentucky,
Sunday for committing an assault
ON a IA year old white girl.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01
F. II. SruRM,
G. w. MoFFETT,
A. B. BARTLETT.
Committee.

Pope Brothers, Of Parkers-
burg, disposed Of their large
gold mining interests in Cherokee
county, Georgia, to an Ohio syn
dicate, for SIS, 900. The mine is
said to be very rich, and has been
developed but very little. The
sellers will clear $4,000 on the
deal
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

otfib le and unfortunate acs
cident occurred at Petroleum
about $3.50 o'clock, last Sunday
evening, which cost a young man
his life. A B..& o. freight was
pulling out of the station, when
Charles Valentine, young man
who lived about mile east Of
Petroleum, went to jump on .
train. presumably to ride home.
He fell under the wheels and was
fatally injured, dying a few mo.
ments after his crushed body
was extracted from under the
fatal wheels. The unfortu-
nate youth was about 20
years old and was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Valentine, OF
near Petroleum. The funeral
occurred Monday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

The Webster Springs Hotel
will be closed for the season on
the 3oth inst. George Elbon
w;ll move into it as care-taker,
and will build a barn and bowl.
ing alley for the hotel company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

The slaughter of a mother and
her six children occurred at the
home of John Becker, farmer
living eight miles northwest of
Carroll, Iowa, last Monday night.
Afterward the fiendish or de-
mented husband and father, at
whose hands they died, complet-
cd his bloody work by sending a
bullet into his own head, INFECT
ing a fatal wound. No motive
for the tragedy has been dis
closed. Boecker's victims are his
wife and children. The wife had
been shot in the neck; the baby
had been shot and its head
crushed with the butt of of a re-
volver. The man. still breath
ing. had put a bullet hole high
up on the forehead, and By his
side was six shooter, with two
chambers empty.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

ord was brought by the
ner Coquitian from Skaguay,
Dawson City. capital of the
Pdlke region. had been burn.
1t is said a prospector
fsht the report in from over
tail.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

ae noted trial of Judge Nc
ald, of Charleston ended by
Pary falling to agree. Nc
ald was charged with fraud
injection with his duties as.
aber of the county court Of
|avha.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

State in the Union felt the effect
more dlsastrously than Massa-
chusetts. The busy mills and
workshops that had made her
cities and villages hum with in
dustry we're closed and idleness
and poverty walked the streets.
The new industries into which
the breath of life had been in
fused by the Mckinley law had
the vitality squeezed out of them
and they lay inert and hfeless.
Instead Of adding to his savings
bank account, the workingman
was compelled to draw upon the
little hoard he had accumulated
for a rainy day. He had to sui.
fer to crafty the whim of q free
trade clique.
This was the situation when
Mckinley became President. The
law which bore his name and
which had brought the country
to its highest plane of prosperity
was derided as a similar law had
been before. Its author was as
nersed and yilified without stint.
The situation looked dark and
discouraging. But a little time
and patience changed it all.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

Reports from the South show
that the yellow fever is not
spreading rapidly and it is
thought the awful disease will
soon be under control.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

The people of the State of
Washington are rejoicing over
recent discoveries of gold near
Mt. Baker. A dispatch from
Seattle states that the gold dis
coyeries in the mountains of
Whatcow county are beyond any
doubt the richest in theannals OF
the Pacific coast or even in
Alaska.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-10-01

Allen Brown, of Mcdowell
county, was shot by tramp last
Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

firm command Hold up your hands, f." the
murderer surrendered without shot
much to the surprise of the officers.
Messrs. Douglass and HUH reside near
the locality where they captured Molina
They were OF the opinion he would strike
in that direction for the Coast Range when
he got well away from town, and, in con-
sequence, they were on the lookout.
Both knew Molina. ct about o'clock
Sunday morning this supposition as to
the course the murderer would take to
get out of the country was confirmed
when Molina was seen walking along the
road near their home with his Blankets on
his back and going in a southerly direc-
ton. They hastily took team and struck
out in a wagon for him, but again the sly
Mexican worked his mysterious dodge.
They searched all day and could get no
trace of him.
The next morning a new start was
taken and at about 8 o'clock his trail was
struck A short while before the capture
was effected the pursuers met two va
quercs, who informed tlem that the OBJ
ject Of their pursuit was not lar up the
canyon. These young men were then
armed and sent on to overtake Molina.
In little while they came upon him and
engaged him in conversation until Messrs
Douglass and Hulz drove up. When they
were within about thirty yards OF him the
vaqueros fell back and Douglass jun ped
from the wagon and at once covered the
outlaw with his Winchester
Molina a fir: acted as if he would dra W
his pistol and offer fight, but with a repe-
iition from Douglass big bass voice OF
the command, Hold up your hands"
down went the little Mexicans blankets
and up went his hands.
When they were searching him Molina
coolly informed Douglass that had it not
been for the others he could have stood
him off. He then asked WHY he was ar
rested, saying that he was only a laborer
looking for work. He had on his person
a pistol-the one with which he slew
Ramos. After being searched he was
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
ECONOMIZING At
MARE ISLAND. YARD
Plenty Of Work to Be Done,
but the Money Is Not
Available.
Investig alton Of Complaints OF Vet
Grams That They Are Singled
Out for Discharge.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

VALLEJO, Dec. Ever since the
United States ship Baltimore left the
navy-yard the working force on the island
has been steadily decreased until now
scarcely 800 men are employed there. Dis
charges have been frequent and more are
daily expected. Ratrenchment on every
hand is apparent. This IS not caused by
a want of work at all; it is simply carry
ing out the instructions received from
Washington by the yard authorities to do
no work except that absolutely necessary
for the present at least. Estimates fur
nished by the officers in charge of depart
ments have been cut down and discharges
have followed. If the necessary money
was available large force of men could
be employed, as there are number OF
ships now awaiting repairs.
Work on the Pensacola, which, after
completion, will be stationed off Goat
ISLAND as training-ship for boys, is at a
s.andstiIl; and the work on the Mohican
isprogressing very slowly, although every
effort will be made to complete her re =
pairs, so that she may go into commission
on or about the 18th OF January.
The Yorktown, which recently arrived
hele from the Asiatic station, will go out
of Com mission on the 1lth inst, as she is
sorey in need OF extensive repairs. The
Marion is just now putting her stores
ashore, preparatory to being turned over
to the Naval Reserve.
The Alert, which last week arrived from
southern waters, will undergo some
needed repairs, after which she will be
ordered again to Central America to pre-
tect American interests there. it is re-
ported that the captain. as well as some Of
the oftcers and crew of the Marion, will!
be transferred TO the Mohican when she
goes mo commission next month.
For several Gays past an inv stiga ton
has been in progress in the yard concern
ing the discharge Of veterans. The
veterans recently discharged filed a COM
plant with Secretary Long charging that
they wer. let ont and civilians retained.
The Secretary com mlssioned Lieutenant
Knapp, who has conducted like investIga-
lions IN Eastern navy-yards, to conduct
the hearing. The leading foremen of the
navy-yard have been examined, including
Sheehan, Hood, Stevens, Sargent and
GiIIard. also the complaining veterans.
The investigation is about over, and
lieutenant Knapp will leave for Wash
ington the latter part Of this week. From
the testimony adduced there is hardly a
doubt that the action of the yard authorl-
ties will be sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
RAGcHER BRAOEES GALLAETRY
Remains in Jail Rather Than Have q
Woman Go on His Bail
Bond,

FRESNO, Dec. 7.-Gill Braden, the
farmer who recently shot and wounded
two Mexieans at Huron, In the western
part OF the county, is in the county Jail
awaiting trial. He could enjoy freed ON
II he wished. He is in Jail because he re-
fused to have a woman go on his bail.
Mrs. S. L. Cox, who lives in the Coast
Range foothills, drove over thirty miles
10 Huron~to. go on Braoen's bond for
$1,000. the ameIfnt which he still lacked to
ootain his release from custody. She
qualified, was acce pied by the Justice of
the Peace, and the court ordered the re-
lease OF the prisoner.
u am not going to impose upon
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

hurried on his long ride to Jail, never
speaking during the entire tifty-mile trip.
This afternoon Molina was arraigned,
and his preliminary hearing fixed for
Decem ber IL He did not sppear to be
particularly concerned. When asked if
be admitted the killing, he answered,
with some i'm patience:
Certainly l did
why d d you kill Ramos 2' he was
asked.
He was all the time trying to raise
- wit h me, and l did not propose to
have it that way. So l invited him out
to fight and l shot him."
Did he have any Neapon?'
81 don't know. I suppose he had. or
he would not have come out to fl hit. Yes,
l killed him; l don't deny it. Why, ne
wanted me TO spend my money all the
time treating. We had been drinking to-
gether all night"
Molina can speak good English, but he
asked for an Interpreter when being ar
raigned.
Many Mexicans have gathered here TO-
night, and threats of a lvnching are
hearu. Molina is being closely guarded
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
WATCHING
BESIDE HER
DYING BED
Mother Mckinley Has
Recognized Her Son
Once More.
ALL HER FAMILY NOW
ABOUT FER.
Slowly But Surely Death Is
Stealing Upon the Loved
One.
1T is ONLY A QUESTION
OF HOURS.
"A APhysiCians Hold Out Hops That
She VIII Live Through
the Night.
Slowly But Surely Death Is
Stealing Upon the Loved
One.
1T is ONLY A QUESTION
OF HOURS.
APhyslCIans Hold Out Hopa That
She VIII Live Through
the Night.
special Dispatch TO THE CALL.

CANTON, OHIO, Dec. 7.-Once m ore the
children of Nancy Allison Mckinley have
gathered about her couch, and the re-
Mrs. Mckinley arrived to-day to find the
aged mother still living. In the midst OF
the deep orrow of ;he family there is a
Ieeling of Joy that the President has been
permitted to reach his mothers bedside
before the inevita bic dissolution came and
that the mother might again realize his
presence and he know that be had been
recognized. These hopes have been grant
ed them, and they now patiently and re.
signedly await the end.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley. TO-
gether with other relatives from the East,
came in early in the morning, the latter
part of the journey being made on spe-
cial train. They were taken to the home
stead as rapidly as possible and as they
entered the sickroom the dying woman
rallied and for a moment plainly evil
denced her recognition OF her son and
others about her.
The President has remained almost con-
stantly at the bedside since his arrival
and kept to-nights vigil, relic wing Others
OF the children, who have been constantly
at the bedside. He remained close to the
house all day, going out only for a little
air and exercise, taking a walk near the
house.
At II 80 Mother Mckinley was still rest
ing easily. DR.. Phillips at his last visit re-
ported that she was resting easier than at
any time during the day. and that the
morning would see her alive.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

remain outside OF all discussions. Ger
tain facts are involved which affect our
most essential interests an0 they should
remain secret, lest an indi cretion m Ugh t
lead to the gravest consequence
Senator Provost de la Launay accused
Nj. Scheurer- Kestner of promoting an
anti-patriotic and anti-French work.
Despite the opposition of the Senate and
the public galleries he (De la Launay)
tried 10 introduce personalities. He also
read Russian press agency telegram
saying how much rratihed the Russian
nation had been by General Billot's vim
dication of the honor of the army in the
Cham Der. This introduction OF a foreign
element not only failed of its purpose. but
aroused strong protests under cover OF
which the Senator Withdrew.
. Senator Tarieux SAID justice was not in
falibie. He expressed approval of the
conduct OF NJ. Schuerer. Kestner. He
(Tarieux) tried to raise the tone of the e.
bate, but the result was a foregone con-
cusion.
The debate was then closed, and mo-
tion by Senator Frank Chauveaus, ap-
proving the Governments declaration
was carried.
At the conclusion of General Biliot's
statement NJ. Schuerer-Kestner thanked
I'm Tor his promises to submit the yari-
Gus documents in the case to commits
sion OF inquiry.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
OUTLAW MOLINA
NOW A CAPTIVE
Kern Officers Capture
the Murderer of
Ramos.
Come Upon Him Suddenly
and Take Him Without
Struggle.
The Prisoner Admits His Crime
and Seeks to Justify the
Killing.
Special Dispatch to The CALI.

BAKERSFIELD. Dec. 7.-After cum
ningly eiuding the officers for four DAYS
Ysabei Molina, the murderer of Ramos, is
behind the bars of Kern County's Jail.
He was landed there late last night by
Deputy Sheriff John S. Douglass and Al
Hulz. The capture OF the outlaw was
effec ed by these officers at O'CLOCK yes
terday afternoon, fifty miles south OF here,
on the direct road 10 Ventura County.
whittier it was supposed Molina was
making for the sheltsr of friends Gov
cred by q Winchester rife In the hands of
Officer Douglass and accosted with the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
BEN hHL DIES.
The United States Supreme Court
Refuses Life to the
Murderer.
Murderer.

WASHINGTON. Dec. I'm the United
States Supreme Court the case OF Be ia
min L. Hill was dismissed because he
failed 10 have the record printed. Hill is
under sentence OF death for murder in
California. and he appealed from the de.
cision OF the local Federal court refusing
him writ of habeas corpus. To-day's
action will have til effect of leaving the
case in the hands Of the State authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
FREKcHMER Slam
Fall into the Hands of SoYages in
the Heart of Equatorial
Africa.

BRU USSELS, Dec. The Mouveant
ographique to-day announces that it
learns that French expedition under
Major Marchand, while on its way 10 the
Niie, has been massacred near Dahren-
ghaza. The Survivors of the party, it is
added, retreated 10 Bomou.
The place to which the survivors OF the
French party have retreated, according to
the Mouveant Geogra phique. is an ad-
vance station of the French Congo on the
way to Bahrelghazel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Shipping Record, Destroyed.

WrpDtHy IFCV'"E DFSVTUVeu'
PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. IA fire
which occurred yesterday morning IN the
office of Rothschild & Co., the Oldest
shipbrokers' firm on Puget Sound, de-
stroyed the full data OF all the shipping OF
Puget Sound and British Colum bia waters
since the year 1868. the records destroyed
Were the ONLY Ones in existence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

.4n unusual time for !
holding q special sale, :
RIGHT on the edge of the I
holidays. But it's an 1OJo- J
usual condition. It's o. I
case of unloading 1Uttb Us, !
and no doubt the men folks /;
. of Frisco and throughout !
the State 1OiIE appreciate g.,
this truly grand offer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

woman in order to get out of jail, he ex-
planned.
Friends insisted that he should not take
sucn a view, but he adhered to his deter
nina ton not to i'm pose upon a woman.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

~ -
) The high reputation
{ 1CIoich 1Ce enjoy for hand j.,
: ling only the highest class !
5 of mems apparel 1OiW nat !
: 1tFGIIy appeal to your good )
! .jNdSn1e11t and cause you
= to seize the bargain Oppor- :
: t1G7ojty wEten tits offered. !
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
Current TOpIcs.

There is no effort for the Improve
ment of the people that has taken a
more prominent form than that show
Ing itself in the establishment and
maintenance of public libraries. The
multiplicity OF books, their low cost
and the natural love there is of reading
have led to the popularizine. of pub
lie libraries until few villages of any
respectable size are without collections
of books to which the people have free
access. Men of wealth have devoted
their money to the establishment of
large libraries and two of the very best
OF these IN this country are in Chica-
go, the gifts of public-spirited citizens
who left their wealth for that purpose.
States generally have provided for
the support of public libraries. al
though the average state legislator has
about as much use for books as a duck
has for an umbrella. OF all the states
Minnesota has exhibited the best iudg-
ment in its laws relating to libraries.
There is an annual appropriation made
OF $4,000 to encourage the establish
ment of public school collections of
books. The law provides that $40 shall
be given the first year and SO annually
thereafter to any school that raises an
equal CT a greater sum for a library.
the stimulus Of which donation has
resulted in large excess of individual
giving over the amount donated by the
state. This plan has been in operation
for the last ten years and since it be-
gan over 1900 public school libraries
have been established, having an aver
age of sixty-tive volumes each, making
total of more than III 900 volumes.
This number of books, large as it is.
is not so significant Of public interest
in the plan as the fact that the growth
Of each library is continuous, while the
number Of them is steadily increasing.
The plan pursued in the state is not
to purchase books at random or ac-
cording to the whims of any one indiy-
idual but to purchase years quota of
looks devoted to one special subject.
so that the result is the formation of a
library especially adapted to reference
purposes, which supplements the edu-
cational work of.+the.s school proper.
While popular works Of romance and
travels are not omitted the body of
the books may" be considered as sup
Elementary to! the text books and the
work of the teachers ID
It is not probable that any equIva-
lent sum appropriated for any other
purpose brings the state Of Minnesota
so large a}return as the 10000 donated
to the purchase Of books for the.:pub-
lie school libraries and the example
of that state. might profitably be fol-
lowed by any other, especially at the
west:>. where large cities are. infre-
ouent and technical libraries are rare.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-09-18
Words that Trouble the Tonpne.

Observation-Disclosures tan is the
name of a small hamlet in the Isle of
Null, containing not more than a
dozen inhabitants. How thew nro-
nounce it is mystery, only to he
solved by some one acquainted with
Gaelic, but the fact that the Scots are
nation OF few words seems easy to
explain if they have many such words
as above in their language.
A sample of Welsh nomenclature is
Mynyddywlyn, which is the name Of q
parish close to Cardiff, whilst another
of the same kind is neutrality-suspicious.
gyll.
Perhaps, however, the Germans NAV
be fairly said to carry off the palm in
word-coining. How is this for a speci-
men: Constantinopelscher k
pfeifer? or this one, Jungfrauenzim-
Observation-Disclosures?
The first means Constantinopoli-
tan oagpipe player, and the last is the
name Of a young ladies' club which
adorns the brass plate of the door of
a house in Cologne to this day.
Rabelais gives the following name
to particular book which was sup
posed to be in the library of Panta-
gruel's medical student friend. VIC
tor Observation-Disclosures
approximations Toord c. ntium":
whilst haturdasivratakatha is
an actual Sanscrit word to be found in
any Sanscrit dictionry, and the word
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES occurs in the
works of Plautus. the Latin comedy
writer.-Harper's Round Table.