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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

1t was by no means . noisy
crowd-this one at the armory.
There were too many there walt.
ing for sick men for thai, and
there was more than one parent
who knew that his Tor herr son
would not be in the line of worn.
out heroes that was to come mp
Broadway.
Many a bold soldier who march,
ed away but few weeks ago the
crowd knew lay buried in San.
tiago. So It was silent in the
hours of waiting.
II had eighty.three men in my
company said Capt Blocker
after he, with the rest Of the gall.
liant Seventy.tirst, had passed IN
der the great banner "Welcome
Home y which hung over the
doors OF the armory. "We
numbered that when we left
Tampa for Santiago on June IA.
Not more than twenty three of
that company ma.ched up Broad
way this afternoon, W. M.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02
ONWARD HO,
ny JOHN q. GITriNos.

A good old bark, had sailed tie sea,
Thro' many q long, long year
And every voyage that ship sailed on,
To her mariners, brought cheer
Tho guiding by the northern star.
Or the southern cross. ahhme
She ever bore on her rugged PROV,
The bold. stirring name
Onward Ho
She sailed on. thro' the frozen zone,
And the channels tortuous way
Where plunging icebergs crunch and
roll,
And the seal, and the narwhal play.
She doomed up, off the tropic isles,
And cheered the weary strand
For cleaning at her battered peak.
She wore the legend, grand
Onward 10
She luffed her stem 'gainst every gale,
That swept the unknown sea;
And bore up from the misty main.
In the harbor. she would be j;
Her captain was OF mariner g skill,
And Of the seacratt proud
He knew to pilot the trackless way
And his voice rang trumpet loud
Onward Ho
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

a H
friends of Capt. Quinn Minter
had it all their own way. He
was named by o. T. Boughner,
Esq, who made a good speech.
Many vigorous seconds came from
the district, showing that every
body was enthusiastically for
Minter, and on motion of M. j.
Ogden he was nominated by &C.
clamation. The selection of an
executive committee completed
the work of the convention, after
which a motion to adjourn car
ried.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

Walter L. Irving. chief clerk
in the freight department Of the
G. &. o., at Huntington died
Friday night. he recently return
ed home from an extended tour
through the West and was
thought TO be recovering. Irving
was popular all along the line,
and for years has been active in
State politics. he was a near
relative of Mrs. Logan, widow Of
General John A. Logan.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02
FREE DELIVERY
Of Mali Goes Into Effect Ia CIarksburg
To-day.

The letter carrier system went
into effect in Clarksburg today,
Thursday. Mr.. j. L. Jackson.
formerly chief clerk in the post
Office, superintends this part of
the postal service and acts as
carrier No. /, in the centre Of the
city. R. T. Reed, carrier. No. 2,
delivers to the West end and
Frank Core, carrier No. 3, to the
East end. The letter boxes will
be erected right away or as soon
as the Electric Light Co. and the
Bell Telephone Co. grant per-
mission to attach the boxes to
their poles. In case permission
is not granted, posts will be pro,
vided for the boxes. The carriers
will, in the meantime, receive all
letters given them for mailing.
Postage rates are now two
cents on city letters-the one
cent rate on local first class mat
ter being abolished by the De-
partment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

Sum mer is very noticeably on
the wane. The foliage has =
faded look, the dust of the late
summer is accommodating, the sum-
mer visitor is turning his face
homeward, the katydid's voice is
heard, the hay fever victim is
industriously sneezing, the ice
man has quit complaining Of the
scarcity Of his supply and the
merchant talks OF the opening Of
fall trade.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

Mr.. Joe Glasgow, manager of
the Myrkle & Harder Company,
is in the city looking out for his
opening here next Monday. His
company consists Of Miss Myr.
kle, the dainty little singing and
dancing. comedienne, and Mr..
Will Harder, the big Dutch come
dian. These people have aban-
doned the vaudeville stage again
to head Mr.. Glasgow's company.
The company also consists of
such artists as Lille Dean, of the
Forpaugh Stock Co., Philadel.
phia; Mr.. Geo. r. Robinson, of
the Boston Stock Co.; Miss Nc.
Intire, last season Puddin' Head
Wilson Co.; A. j. McHovy,music-
al director, last season of Ed
Bushes forces; Ed Rogers, E. N.
Leroy and Marie Leroy, also of
Forpaugh Stock Co.. Philadel-
phia. The company also carries
a '9s model Kenettiscope with all
the latest films, with Prof. ]. S.
Grast as operator. Mr.. Jerry
Sanford illustrated singer. The
plays are all new. For Congress,
or the Blacksmith's Daughter, is
the opening bill. Popular prices
will prevail.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

Mitchellss Comedy Company
was billed to show atSugar creek,
ten miles from Addison. last Fri.
day. In anticipation Of the event
a crowd assembled. "bootleggers'
being on the ground, number
of men were soon intoxicated and
INDUCED in -for-all fight.
One man had his face pounded
into a jelly, another received .
severe cut across the forehead
from a knife while others receiv-
ed more or less injury. The
church at that place was also
rocked on Sunday night while
the Baptists were holding relig-
ious services therein. Truly,
Sugar creek is an all.around
place. Webster Echo.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

The Internal Revenue Law is
full of penalties for violations.
besides itcovers about everything
i" in sight" and tout Of eight
The man who does not take 9
county paper is apt to get into
trouble, Take your county.
paper and keep posted and steer
clear oftrouble.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02


On Monday while man named
Granville Brady was working
in a stone quarry on the Womcls-
dorff railroad a few miles South
Of Belington, . rock weighing
sevesal tons fell upon him. mash
ing him almost into jelly. The
next day while Mr.. Frank Me-
Cutcheon and a young man
named Randolph Polling were at
work inthe yards of Serpell Bros.
a large pile of lumber fell upon
them killing young Polling in
stantly. McCuthen was injured.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02
DAYTON NOMINATED.

Aston G. Dayton was nomi.
mated for Congress in the Second
District at Keyser yesterday on
the first ballot.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

Undertaking. a speciality at
the large furniture establishment
of Deison & Krentzer. Their cas-
kets, like their funeral cars, are
the finest. %
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02
they ARE Home AGAIN !!
New yOrk's Pride, The S6VentU-Flrst, re
turns From The War.
Broadwau Blak With Fsops and The lr Filled with waving HAS
lspeelal corresponaenoO.l

{
Especial correspondenocl
New York. August 2s.-old
Trinity. true to Old Glory, broke
out with her famous chimes this
afternoon, playing Three cheers
for the Red, White and Blue" and
starting the ball of patriotism
rolling as the gallant boys o; the
Seventy.tirst New York, started
up Broadway to its armory, in
Thirty fourth. street, and the
cheering was like a whirlwind.
Getting up to the tall buildings
in the vicinity of Pine, John and
Fulton streets the scene was one
never to be forgotten. Every
window of every sky.scraper was
with aag-waving, msdly cheer
ing crowd. Every point of want
age swarmed with human life.
At vessy street a gray.haired
woman. who had succeeded in
pushing her way to the curb.
suddenly took off her hat and
waving it in the air, shouted
there's my Jim ! There's
my boy Everybody cheer y
Fanciulli's Seventy.first Regi.
ment band led with the music, and
when it started the tune When
Johnnie Comes Marching Home, !
the furry of the crowd seemed
to redcuble.
sWe'llsplaya as we never play.
ed before, said Fanciulli. and
the band Of forty five pieces kept
its word.
The sight was pitiful, too. as
the poor, dear boys struggled by,
rather than marched, all bearing
the sunken cheeks and the saffron
skin that comes with Cuban fever.
Women wept as they gased
upon them. and there were men.
too, who wiped away their tears
at the spectacle.
And block after block was
passed, with the same mad cheer
ing, fag-waving, and words Of
welcome, until the armory was
reached.
From early morning a crowd
had assembled at the armory to
await their coming. AS usual,
the crowd began with a small
boy. He was going west
through Thtrty.fifth street, carry
ing a bundle. He met a member
of the Seventy.first Regiment
band hurrying to reach the
armory. The boy saw the '.71'
on the musicians cap, and then
darted into the nearest store,
where he dropped his bundle and
said he would call for it later.
Then he ran after the band man,
rallying other boys on the way,
so that he had an enthusiastic
squad by the time he reached the
armory.
The next to arrive we're three
women. Two of them carried a
big basket between them, and
the third. who was the eldest,
walked just behind, cautioning
others not to tip the basket As
If an apology for her bundle, the
eldest woman said
al know the ladies Of the re-
lief committee are going to give
the soldiers an elegant spread and
/ know they'll have all they want
to eat; but in every letter my boy
has written home he talked of
nothing but home cooking. So
here it is. I've bought all the
things he likes. l know he's
sick, but thank God he's able to
come home to me y
And then the woman began to
cry. One of the younger women
patted her on the shoulder and
said /:
There mother You promis.
ed you wouldn't after we left the
house,
BY IL o'clock 1t was impossible
to pick out any particular group
Of soldiers friends They came
in swarms.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

The Misses Chaplin will open
their school on Monday Sept. 12,
1898, at their home on Main
street 43.9t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02

The TELEeRAM leads them all
in cheap job work. Try Us.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
A Suicide Decision.

An important decision has been rem
dered by the United Ssatse Supreme
Court in regard TO the liability Of insur.
arce companies to pay upon policies in
case Of snicide The Court rules that
tbe heirs Of person Who commits sui.
eide when in sound mind canpos recover
on az insurance policy. The opinion
vas delivered by Justice Herlan, at
Washington, January 18th, in what is
known as the Rnnk Case. The judg-
ment is understood to be the first author.
itaiiye one OF this point delivered in
this country. The first delivered by
any court was one handed down by the
Illinois Cour: of Appeals on the day
that the argument on this case vas
heard in " ashing,on: Tie Illinois de-.
cision was submitted to the Federal
Court by the insurance company's Jaw
yers. Justice Hsrlan's decision is said
to put the United States in line with most
of the countries Of Europe, where the
principle the American judge here lays
down is, end has long been. established
law knights of Honor Reporter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09

Senator Proctor, of Vermont, is one
of the Congressional party now on
tour of observation in Cuba, and he
seems to be running his own sched,
ule and doing good deal of observ-
ing on his own account and in his
own way 1t is reported that he has
been amazed at the amount of desti-
tuition and suffering that he has wit
messed and as result will, when he
returns to Washington. make ga
strong speech. " This is somewhat
significant inasmuch as Senator
Proctor has not heretofore had much
to say on the Cuban question ; and
therefore what he does say may CON-
mand more attention and have more
influence than if he was in the habit
of talking much. In addition to the
evidences of destitution and suffering
which we witnessed, he also learned
that General Gomez is practically
master of all Eastern Cuba. and Can
be so easily reached that resident
of Matanzas offered TO send him any
letters that Mr. Proctor might write
and bring prompt answers. This
illustrates the methods of communi-
cation that the insurgents have es-
tablished for keeping themselves in
formed as to what is going on. 1t
also disposes of the oft-repeated as
sertion of the Spaniards that the
backbone of the insurrectioD had been
broken. Gen. Weyler had it broken
aud the island "pacifed" several
tines during his stay, but Weyler
was a great paci6er-with type
writer We shall await with interest
the speech of Senator Proctor, as it
may possibly foreshadow the course
which the administration may pursue
to bring the war to an end.-WiI
mington Star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09

The principal paper manufacturers
of the United Sta,es have formed
into trust, with S55, 100000 capital
Their purpose is to monopolize the
business, raise the price of paper So
ton and levy upon the newspaper
and bookreaders of the land tax of
less than 100000 a year
There are seventeen mills in
the trust, and they propose
to drive al! the other mills out of ex-
istence, so that they may charge
what price they please for the paper
on which newspapers are printed.
This is conspiracy to tax knowledge,
to levy tribute upon education, to
blackmail intelligence itself Unfor-
tunately the tariff duties aid the con-
splracy Taey not only prevent
Canadian and other foreign competi-
ton in the sale Of paper. but they
excluded Canadian wood pulp. The
free admission of wood-pu!p and pa
per would go far to crush the CEN
spiracy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
A Man Loaded With Wh1skey
Shoots at DR.. Earle.

GreenviIle, March John Mercer.
white man who works az the Mills
mill, became bellicose yesterday after
Doon aud loaded for bear wi:h Xxx
whiskey. He was armed With pistol
which De fred indiscrimioately at differ.
eut persons ia the mill settlement juss
without the city limits Dr. Baylis
H Earle vas visiting soue patieHts 10
the settlement snd Mercer undertook
to shoot the young physician, but his
gun by this time was eDpty. and when
it came to band 20 hand encouoter,
she doughty little doctor wa, too much
for bin After raising considerable
aiaturbauce be succumb bed to the in
6uenee Of the whiskey. and when Dep
u.ies Gilreath aud Poole reached the
sceue Mercer was dead drank and had
to be lifted into the buggy 10 which be
Vas taken to jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
Some War Effects.

A war would undoubtedly for the
time quicken business along certalu
lines, but there is no escaping the fact
that war is waste In time, this couu
try would feel an added burden from
a war with Spain. no matter what the
immediate result might be. Should
Spain be defeated. as she certainly
would be, the annexation Of Cuba by
the conquerers would, in our opin-
iou, become imperative from busi-
ness standpoint. 1t would be the
only way out Of enormous financial
loss Ultimately. we doubt if the
annexation Of Cuba would pay The
Cuban population is not desirable as
an addition to the citizenship of the
United States anymore than are the
populations Of Mexico and the Gen.
trail American republics. Of course
we hope that the c1bans will win
their independence and we believe,
too, that as an independent State.
Cuba woald have commercial value
to this country, but annexation would
scarcely be advisable save as war
measure.
One of the serious objections to
war With Spain is that it would prob.
ably result in large permanent in-
crease of our standing army. The
tendency of public sentiment is al
ready in that direction. We believe
that the time is not very distant when
standing army far larger than the
present must be maintained in the
United States, but we wish that the
time may be postponed as long as
possible and that no event may hap.
pen to hasten it.-Greeaville News
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
A PROFITABLE ENTER
PRISE.

Mr. Editor Go away from home
to get news is trite saying often cor
rect, as in the following case, which
I take from The Courier Journal, and
which think will interest many of
your readers I therefore clip it out
and send it to You for publication if
you see fit
BOD.
The American Wool and Cotton
Reporter in iss last number gives an
instance ofthe profits made in South
ern cotton factories Fifteen months
ego the mill at Sumter. S. c.,
was closed on account Of debt. Ex-
actly year ago the mill company
was reorganized aud operations re.
sumed on money borrowed at a heavy
rate of interest. The results were
astonishing, for during a year of re-
markable distress in the cotton spin.
ming industry all expenses. including
interest on the borrowed capital, were
paid promptly and net earnings Of
i21 per cent were turned over to
the stockholders. The capitalization
was $4,000 and the mill employs
100 operatives Moreover it has
bought all the raw cotton it needs
for this and the next season has
contracts enough to run on full time
for seven months aud expects to de-
clare Is per cent. dividend for 1898.
The Sumter mill was not an excep-
tional Garner according to the state
ment of one of it's officers, who said !:
You think we did something re-
markabIe to earn 12a per cent. dur.
ing last year, do you ? Well, so we
did, considering the condition of the
mills finances and conditions year
ago. But let me tell you, this was not
the only mill in South Carolina or
North Carolina that earned 1211 per
cent and more during the 1891 sea-
son. Some, most of them, have not
declared such dividend, but they
have earned it, and the owners
know it all the same. And the mills
this year being in better condition
than for the last seven years. expect
to earn more net money than ever !"
The contrast shown ty this state.
ment to the strikes and the reduced
dividends of the New England mills
is an impressive proof Of Southern
advantages. Manufacturers with
such opportunities as this before them
have no need to engage in trusts -
Newterry Herald and News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
THEYoUTHFUL REFORM.
ATORY.
Gov. Ellerbe Appoints Com
mission Authorized by the
Legislature.

Governor Ellerbe yesterday ap-
pointed the commission authorized by
the joint resolution to look thoroughly
into the matter Of the establishment
of reformatory for youthful criminals
ia this State and report at the next
session. The governor was very
careful in making the selection of
the personnel of the commission,
even going so far as to appoint a
well-known colored minister as one
of the commissioners Here are the
sppointees Capt l. D. Childs of
Columbia, the Rev G. 9 Brown of
Sumter, the Rev. John Kershaw of
Charleston. Prof R. Means Davis of
the South Carolina college, and the
Rev. Richard Carrot (colored) Of
Orangeburg The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
Wedgefsld Items.

Our farmers were glad to welcome the re-
cent r.ins and eil will be ready for the plant.
ing season which is nsar at hand. Judging
frem the quantity of fertilizers being shipped
here, ii looks like Wedge6eld will do her
part in raising big crop for 1898.
Tbs recent drought did not tend to check
the matrimonial fever. which became an epi-
denic hsre lsss fall. Two marriages are re-
ported-one for April and one for Nay,
Wedgefeld is to be congratulated on Der
present corps Of preachers. Revs. Edwards,
Bailey and Spears, Baptist, PreabJ bJ,erian and
Methodist, respectively. Shepherds never
have wandered into pastures where they we're
liked better BY their Aock than these.
All South Carolinians were glad to seq the
article in Monday papers from the our hon.
ored citizen, Gen. Wade Hampton, saying be
.was misunderstood By the reporters of The
State in an inte.view Published last week,
and which caused 80 much comment from the
press Of she country. We all know he has
too much patriotism about him to shirk from
duty when the honor of biz county is a,
stake.
Miss Laura Hammond, of Charlotte, N C +.
is spending sometime with hsr aunt, Hrs.
Albert e. AJcock.
Miss Lizzie Whilden and Rsae Ramsey, ol
Prira.eor, are visiting relatives in touo.
If war shonld ensus with Spain, the write,
hes been nember of q company for two
years and Is ready to 60 bus not to Cuba.
Il is called the three minute company, two
70 get to the swamp and one to fud hollov
in case of war. RE1nDBsR.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09

Chester, March 7s-Juss oDe mouth
ago to-day the murder Of Capt. j. K.
Marshall vas reported from this place.
Another, nc. quite so foul. however, has
been committed here to-day This
morning about 8 o'clock Henry q.
Marcos shot McDuf6e Estes three times
With 6 38-calibre Smith & Wsssou-
once tbroug 90 the abdomen. then above
the hip, and lastly in the throat.
Estes fingered ustil 5 80 o'clock this
afternoou anc died.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09
sscosp DAr

61lDAU V4x
Mayor Bossard heid court again yesterday
sncrning to eatechise snether block Of license
tar deiinqoents who bad been summoned to
appeer before his tribunal.
The fo.lowioe incenss delinquents were
summoned yesterday to appear this morning.
- Dr.. Archie Caina, A. " Crosswell, OF
lCrossweli + Co Mrs. 81. M. Cusick. j. r. W.
DeLorme, a. q. Dibbie, A. 3 Dicks, The
Quicker & BnltEnn Co., Dr.. Gee W. Dick,
Dr. a. C. Dick, 81. 3. Curtis and W. J.
Dawsey.
All Of them, with the exception of A. Fl.
Dibbfe, were present or Represented.
They we're examined as were those before
the conrt yesterday, and they we're given ten
days within which TO make ss:tlemen,.
Dr.. Archie China and Dr.. A J. China
sisted that they had entered into an agree
neut to fight tie collection Of the license and
that theY would not pay their license unless
the contest was abandoned by consen. Of ell
parties TO the compsct
Dr.. Geo. W. Dick, DR.. A c. Dick and n.
B Curtis have paid their licenses. W. J
Dsvss5 informed the clerk that be would pay
within few days Mrs. H. u. Cnsick enter
ed plea that sbe is DOT liable, having prac-
ucaIly feure0 Ifon Susi es6. ms otDesS olo
cot declare their inteoticp
The following merchants and professional
uen have psid the license tag:
Dr. Geo W Dick. DE- A C Dick, q Curtis,
Levy & Noses, w Burns, D Chandler,
Frasers 4 Cooper, Somser Telephone Co,
HARDY Co, Moses Gseeo, Fl Hardy, Lew
Bros, L B 0urans, Bossard l. Baker, John
Reid, W B Boyle + Co, B Barnett, Max
F.omberg.
Paid in January: C Strauss, LIE.
Noise
Paid in November: c " Kingmau. Agt:
Erost A. Baltuan
Will pay 10 Few DAYS without summons
C.aig Furcitcre Co, VIM Graham, Ryt.
,eobsrg b Sons, Pordy & Reynolds, W
DAwseJ.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-09

Ex-Seoretary VIM. M. Bvarts, who
passed his 80th birthday week or go
ago. is totally blind aud never leaves
his residence. Thus goes out in dark
ness the life Of one OF this country's
brightest meI aod most famous and
successful lawyers.