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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15
'; T0RAI REFUSES SHAFTBR'S TERMS. /!
americans Waiting v Artillery to be Put Foson 10 bson h''d'
Fourteen Suspicious Gases Of Fever Have Broken Out.

at 81 Caney, and also point out
that our army had no means OF
feeding them. General Shafter
then demanded the uncondition-
al surrender of the city, and
coupled this demand with the
statement that unless General
Toral acceeded the assault upon
the city, both by the land and
sea forces, would be renewed at
once.
Several. hours relapsed be-
fore any reply was received from
General Toral, and then be sent
a message to General Skater to
the effect that the matter was of
such great importance that he
had been obliged to refer it to the
Madrid Government. and that he
would send his final answer as
soon as he received instruc.
lions from Madrid.
Fourteen suspicious fever
cases have broken out among the
employees Of the quartersmaster's
department at Santiago. The
Love hoon isolated. Sur
geon Van Reyhar, of the navy,
saws there are no reports offever
among the naval forces. The
Hospital ship solace sailed yes
terday with wounded Americans
and spaniards for Newport
News.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15
A TERRIBLE CRIME.
James Myers, Of JaulsrllIs, Murders His
Brother.

The little village of Jarvisville
was the scene of a terrible trag-
edy Tuesday afternoon, in which
Stephen Myers lost his life at
the hands of his half-brother.
James Myers.
The horrible crime was COM
mitled in q little blacksmith shop
at Jarvisville. and was the result
of a quarrel which ensued during
a business settlement between
the two men. It is stated that
they had been on bad terms with
each. other for some time, and
during the settlement Stephen
Myers had disputed something
said by James, whereupon q
quarre, ensued and the latter
picked up a heavy iron bar and
struck Stephen fearful blow on
the head, crushing his skull and
rendering injuries from which he
died a few hours later.
After the crime was committed
Myers made good his escape, but
was soon followed by q large
posse and was captured late tina.
evening on the top Of a hill few
miles from Jarvisville. He was
taken back to the town and kept
under heavy guard until Wednes.
day morning, when he was
brought to this city and placed
in jail for safe keeping.
James Myers, who committed
the deed, had recently returned
from the west where he had re-.
sided for several years, and it is
supposed that the settlement
spoken OF was in reference to.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15
SHOT and KILLED
Was John Bartlett by William Cunningham
at WlIsonburg Last Thursday.

Wilsonburg was the scene Ola
bloody tragedy last Thursday
evening which marked the I'M.
timely end of another wayward
young man.
For a long time an ill feeling
had existed between John Bart;
lett and William CUNNINGHAM Of
that place, the latter is said, OBJ
iecting to the attention the
former had been paying to Gun
ningham's wife. During the af-
ternoon the men met at Francis
Bros. store and a quarrel ensued'
during which Cunningham drew
SO calibre revolver and fred at
Bartlett, the ball just grazing the
back of his head. Bartlett, who
was unarmed, started to run
from the store and as he was go
ing out the door Cunningham
fred again, the ball striking him
in the hack rendering a fatal
wound, the effects from which he
died the next day. Cunningham
gave himself up and was brought
to Clarksburg and placed in jail
where he will be held to avail
the action of the grand jury.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

WASHINGTON. D. @. July IA
A dispatch to the war depart
uent from General Skater, says
he has Just had an interview for
an hour and a half withGeneral
Toral. He told him he was
without hope of escape and had
no right to continue the fight.
He thinks he made a strong i'm
preston on him and hopes he
VIM surrender. HE has extended
|tte truce till noon Of Thursday.
h he refuses he will openon him
with every gun. The Navy will
send its thirteen inch shells.
Secretary Alger has a dispatch
from General Miles to the same
effect as the one from General
Shafter, adding that Tonl is un'
able to actwithout the authority OF
bis government, but he has been
authorized to withdraw and sur
render the harbor, port mum
tons of war, and the eastern
portion of Cuba. He urgently
requests till noon Thursday to
receive an answer from bis gov
eminent to send his forces to
Spain, which was granted,
After heavy firing Monday
General Shafter sent General
Wheeler to the Spanish lines,
under a flag of truce witha mes
sage to General Toral, the Span
lsh commander, reciting the
facts that the American ships
could throw shells into the city
and destroy it at will; that the
American troops had the city
practically surrounded, and that
there we're $4,000 Spanish and
Cuban refugees starving todeath
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

The State Educational Society
closed its annual meeting last
Friday at Wheeling after elect
ing the following officers: Presi.
dent, j. R. Trotter, Charleston
secretary, A. ]. Wilkinson, Graf
ton; treasurer, 7. G. Miller.
Morgantown; vice.presidents. d.
p. williams, Moundsville; o. @.
Kimler, shepherdstown Josiah
Kelley, Piedmont; Prot. L. ].
Corbly. Huntington.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

,teak ago. when it was discovered
thai the company he claimed to
represent was not authorized 70
do business in this State. When
confronted with the information
DOYLE feigned great surprise.
hut lost no time in getting out
Of town. He bought a ticket to
P p but went in the
Since he left it has developed
that he beat everyone with whom
ha came in contact, and that he
lost his ill-gotten gains in the
bucket shops and gambling
He certainly got not less than
$40 900 here, and the majority OF
his victims are among the leading
citizens Of the town.-Charieston
Gazette.
d man of the same name was
arrested in Parkersburg some
weeks weeks ago for soliciting insur-
ance without a license. He claim
cd that ne was working for .
Wheeling firm, who had taken out
= license. and he was unaware
that II was necessary for him to
n r a license also. On these
ponnds the warrant was dismis-
seS' Doyle was very anxious that
his b;s name should not get in the
n mas nsll as lie had left the minis;
try on account of i'll health ana
had taken this means to make a
= living. Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

D. w. Jacobs has cut the
nrice into on all his organdies,
for instance-15c. quality going
for &c. and the zoe. and 25c.
kind going for loc. and 199c. and
thew are the finestin the town. 1t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

American ar,nor plate. Ameri,
can guns and the American men
behind the guns are causing Eu.
rope to see stars and stripes
everywhere.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15
Dorsusr Rs-nemlnated.

special to the TELEcRAA.l
WHEELING. July 14.-Hon. B.
3. Dovener was re.nominated to-
day for Congress by the Republi-
cans. Convention largeand en-
thusiastic.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

Naval officers, as a rule, are
extremely sensitive. There are
times when even the biggest guns
become somewhat touchy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

To,en Topics, New York's
brightest weekly, advises its
readers to go to West Virginia
for summer resorts.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

DEWEY is HEARD FROM ONCE MORE.
Msssoms Breeding Trouble Calls OH German Shp anu
Gaptures Spanish fort and 500 Prisoners

piled that his interference Was
in the cause of humanity, and he
Offered to turn over to Dewey
the refugees he had brought out.
The offer was refused by Ad.
miral Dewey.
manila July There are still
further defections from the Span
ish forces. -Four hundred native
militia at Santa Ana have Joined
the insurgents.
So far the American troops.
and insurgents are acting indie
pendently, hoping 70 evolve an
agreement afterwards
The Americans are postponing
operations until fully prepared.
The natives are proving I'M
tractable.
There are differences between
the chiefs and Aguinaldo.
Aguinoldo imprisoned four of
the chiefs who returned to him
after q quarrel. It is believed
that he will shoot them. II he.
does it will ALLEVIATE the insurg
ents in the northern islands.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-07-15

some business transacted during
his absence from home,
The horrible affair caused
great excitement in that commu-
nity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Unusual Proceedings Regarding
Little Ethel Carter.
PETITIONS in BANKRUPTCY
FILED BY MR.. AND MRS. BOTS
FORD AND NJ. P. WELLS.
Assignee of Eastman & Company
Files His Report-Divorce Decree
Modifed-District Court Orders
Probate Business Transacted By
Judge Miscellaneous Notes

The somewhat unusual proceedings
of a child being adopted by its own
mother took place in Judge Hiles' d.
vision OF the Third district court yes
terday. Little Ethel Carter, a year or
two ago, was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Magner. The child's mother at that
time was a widow in Door circum-
stances. but a while ago she married
man named Paul Smith.
Two months ago Mrs. Smith filed
complaint in the court, charging that
Mrs. Magner ill-treated the child. and
asked that the court interfere in the
matter. judge Hiles made an order
that Ethel be taken from Mrs. Magner
and placed in the Deaconess' home,
pending the hearing of the charges of
cruelty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magner positively de-
MED the charges of cruelty, and the
child had every appearance of being
well cared for, but it's foster parents
stated that if the mother wanted the
child back, they would not oppose it.
Mrs. Smith did want Ethel, and adop-
ton proceedings yesterday were had
which legally returned the girl to her
mother. the Magners giving formal
consent thereto.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
RETURN OF EQUIPMENT.
Volunteer Officers Will Be Held Re-
sponsible For It.

Washington, Sept. THE mastering
out of the volunteers will be followed
by vexations and troubles for officers
of the regular army and for many of
the volunteers themselves This is due
to a misrepresentation upon the part of
some of the officers of the volunteer
organizations respecting the property
of the government which they have in
their possession. The government will
require that every article be accounted
for. Every officer or man in the vol
unteer service who has charge of di-
vision property will have to account
for it before he can be mustered out
and paid.
An instance is related of a governor
of one state who received two regi-
mentS of troops. He told them they
could take 80 days furlough and go
home. What became of all the equip
ment in their possession, which is the
property of the government, the United
States officers cannot tell Some of
these equipments belonged to the ord
nance, bureau of subsistence and to
the quartermaster's department. Re-
ceipts were given by. someone when
equipments were furnished by the gov
eminent, and the volunteer officers who
gave them will be held responsible for
them.
1t is the intention of the war depart
ment again to supply the states when
the guns and arms are accounted for,
but in order to keep a straight ac-
count in the department records, it is
necessary to have. them first returned
to the department. The same is true
OF other government property
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Filed By Mr.. and Mrs. Botsford and
MI. P. Wells.

Two cases in bankruptcy were filed
with the clerk of the federal court late
yesterday afternoon, as follows:
Eugene n. Botsford and Mrs. Eugene
N Botsford, having debts in the ag-
gregate of S2.42030. The liabilities are:
Judgment by Lewis Zukoski Manu-
featuring company, st. Louis, S91750;
Pratt, Simons & Kraswick, st. Louis,
$1S0.60: c. B. Tennis, Chicago, $6S325;
Edwin Keith & Co., Chicago, $461.4O.
The remainder is in amounts owing
Dinwoodey, Walker Bros, Eli Price,
z. c. NJ. 1. and other small items. -.
Assets-Household goods, $685.
The petition was filed by j. D. Par
dee and ]. NJ. Bowman, attorneys.
Minor p. Wells petition shows that
all his debts are in judgments against
him. as follows. with no assets of any
kind:
Marculler. Parker 6 Co., Boston,
S451.41: Marculler, Parker & Co., Bos-
ton, 1892. 20: Marculler, Parker & Co.,
Boston, $390.S2: William Skinner Manu-
featuring company, Chicago, $37702;
German Artistic Manufacturing COM
pany, Omaha. 1921; Plymouth Wooden
company, Plymouth, Mass, s46.6S;
Heller, THOMPSON & Co, Omaha,
s361.15; other judgment holders, S24307.
Total. s2.331.56.
varian & Varian are the attorneys
for Wells.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Important Decision Concerning Pat
ents of the Carnegie Company,

Pittsburg. Pa. Sept. THE recent
decision in the case of the Carnegie
Steel company against the Cambria
the patents of the late Captain w. R.
Jones. Of the former concern, was es-
tabllshed. is said to be the most M
portant and far-reaching gained in the
industrial world Of the United States
within recent years. Almost all the
large concerns have, it is said infringed
on the patents for years, and the Car
neg1e company will, it is understood,
proceed against them to compel them
TO pay damages for past use. and a
royalty for all future tonnage.
Many millions are involved, and the
great steel concerns that nave assisted
the Cambria company in its suit will
probably carry the case on TO the Unit
ed States court of appeals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Court Notes

The Salt Lake Fruit & Produce COM
pany has entered suit against F. A.
Grant to recover $3.50 on a promissory
note.
The Salt Lake Building & Manufac-
turing company has entered suit
against Aaron B. Porter ct al. to re-
cover $6S.SS, alleged to be due for goods
sold and delivered.
Theodore NJ. Keusseff, a native of
Turkey, now a resident of Salt Lake,
was admitted to citizenship by Judge
Hiles, and Carl ]. Larsen, jr., ma
tive of Denmark, now of Salt Lake,
was admitted by Judge Cherry.
Charles Chong and Wong Chin, two
Cinnamon, were arrested by Deputy
Game Warden BingIey on the charge
of shooting snipe which at this sea-
son of the year is a violation of the
game laws. They were taken before
Justice McMaster, pleaded guilty and
were fined S. each.
The preliminary hearing of Fred
Schach, on charge of criminally as
saulting Caroline Jensen, which was
set for yesterday before Justice Nc
Master, was continued until Septem-
Der 20.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Probate Business.

Estate of William H Knox, deceased;
administrator instructed to deliver deed
to certain mining property to the Illi-
nois Mining company.
Estate of Florence S. Mead, deceased;
H. ]. NDininny appointed administrator
under bond of $3.50.
Estate of John Tate. deceased; order
made setting aside property Of de-
ceased for use of the widow.
Estate of James T. Little, deceased;
order of settlement of account made.
Estate of Alma NJ. Murphy. deceased;
order of settlement of final account
made. 4
Estate of John ]. Olson, deceased:
order of settlement of final account of
administrator made.
Estate of Newell Hodgman, deceased;
order made confirming sale of real es-
tate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
SHIPS THAT WON FAME.
Government Anxious to Retain Some
of the Auxiliary Craft.


Washington, Sept 1T is the desire
of the navy department that all yes
sells that won fame in the late war with
Spain shall be kept by the government
The board appointed to consider what
disposition should be made of the aux
Hilary ships bought or chartered during
the war, is now at work and has al
ready recommended the selling of a
number of vessels. All of the auxiliary
coast defense fleet has now dis
appeared, disposition having been made
of the vessels, and officers and men
have been discharged. But there are
a number of boats, like the Glouces-
ter, which, though bought for tempo
rary service that was not supposed to
be warlike, have made a lasting .repu-
tation and will remain for ever as
glorious names in the annals of the
American navy. The navy department
thinks it would be a great misfortune
if these ships should be allowed to be
sold
The Gloucester has become already
as much part of the glory of the
navy of this country as the COnStitu-
ton, or the Oregon, or the Olympia.
Other vessels, in equal or less degree,
have won fame in the recent war. It
would be distinct loss to the navy to
have these go back to their old role as
pleasure yachts or traffic carriers.
1t is exceedingly probable that if the
Gloucester, once the yacht Corsair, the
property of j. Pierpont Morgan of New
York, was put on sale. her former own
er would be glad to buy her in for a
much larger price than the government
paid for her 1t would add to the
pleasure and eclat of a yachting cruise
in the Mediterranean, for instance, to
make it in the little craft that had won
so much glory in the battle of Santi-
ago. But it is the confident opinion
OF the navy department that those
boats can be retained in their present
places in the navy, and it is probable
this will be the result of efforts to
hold them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
EDITORIAL TOPICS.
Interesting Papers Read at the Den
yer Convention.

Denver, Colo, Sept. miss Mary
O'Donohue. of the International League
of Press clubs, appeared before the
convention of the National Editorial
association today, and made brief
talk, urging the establishment of a
home Cor journalists. She asked the
Editorial association to appoint COM
mittee to confer with the league for
the furtherance of this great PROPOSE
ton A motion was passed, asking
Miss O'Donohue to confer with the
board OF control of the printers home
in regard to this matter:
Mr. Walter Williams of Columbia,
Mo-, read paper on THE Country
Editor in which the delegates We're
greatly interested.
Mr.. W. B. Campbell of Anderson,
Ind, read a paper on THE Editorial, .
in which he showed how much the
reading public depended upon the cdi-
torial. and how necessary it was for
the editor to be sure he was right be-
fore he sat down to his desk.
Mr. John NJ. S. Hunter of the Chron-
icle, Pennington, Mo-. presented a
carefully prepared paper on Core
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08

association of naval veterans today
elected the following officers:
Captain commanding, Mrs. Anna. r.
Sears, Baltimore; commander, Mrs.
Mary Baker. Boston; lieutenant COM
mander, Mrs Lena Raddaty, Lehigh-
ton, Pa; senior lieutenant commander,
Mrs. Carrie B. Stone, Baltimore; lieu
tenant. Mrs. Hannah V. Greene, Provi-
dence, r. l.: fleet surgeon, Mrs. Mar
garet Dickson, Detroit; fleet chaplain,
Mass
Mrs. Jennie Laird the retiring cap-
tain commanding, was presented with
rich jeweled pin, an insignia of the Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
CAPITAL REACHING OUT.
American Company to Operate In the
West Indies.

New York. Sept. ARTICLES of in
corporation of the American-Indies
company, with a capital of SIS. OOO, 900,
have been filed with the secretary of
state of New Jersey at Trenton. The
incorporators are: Thomas Dolan, P.
A. b. Widdener and W. L. Elkins of
Philadelphia; Thomas F. Ryan, Fred
erick p. Olcott, Anthony n Brady, R.
4. S. Smith, Henry D. MACEDONIA, j. N.
Coballis, Guillerno de Zalde, H P.
Booth and H. G. Runkel.
Henry D. MACEDONIA. secretary of the
company, said: 'The company has
been organized for the purpose of TAX
ing advantage of the extraordinary
economic Transformation now at work
in Cuba and Porto Rico. 1t intends to
renovate old enterprises and create
new ones in these prod giously rich is
lands, and to that end has secured the
cooperation of conservative men of
wealth and enterDrise'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08

Cincinnati, O., Sept. THE great an
nual pageant of the Grand Army was
the event today. The veterans began
assembling early for the parade, and
We're too tired for meetings or anything
else after the ranks were broken,
shortly after 4 p. m. The parade oc-
Cured under the brightest blue sky,
and, with everything in its favor, it
surpassed all expectations. Among the
spectators were many of the old con
federate Morgan raiders who cross
ed the Ohio river and foraged all
around Cincinnati and throughout
southern Ohio during the war There
were also many confederates here who
were with General Kirby Smith when
he marched over the Kentucky hills
within sight of this city.
With the demonstration today the
series of festivities is almost closed
and the business sessions of the G. A
Il. and its auxiliaries begin tomorrow
During tomorrow afternoon there will
be a civic and Industrial parade of IN
usual dimensions, with a peace jubilee,
but the business of all of the organi-
cations win proceed in the morning,
and continue until Friday night. There
are unusually hot contests for the cleo
ton among the ladies as well as among
the veterans.
1t is reported that Commander-in-
Chief Goblin favors Shaw of New York
for his successor. AS Shots of Nesy
York has not proven a formidable op-
ponent to Shaw the name of General
Daniel SickleS is freely used in that
connection.
Sexton of Illinois has been regarded
as favorite in the race for comman-
der-in-chief until the reports were cir
culated about General Goblin and his
aggressive work in favor of Shaw. AM
derson of Topeka and Mack of San
dusky hope to see the contest between
Shaw and Sexton become so bitter that
one or the other of them will be taken
up as COMPROMISE candidate
The contest between Philadelphia and
Denver for the next encampment is
also quite animated, with the friends
OF Kansas City in hope of winning as
a compromise location
The ladies of the G. A r. were in
session today, but transacted only rou-
tine business in presenting reports and
appointing committees. Their business
session as we'll as that of the Woman's
Relief Corps, will begin tomorrow.
The attendance in the city TODAY
reached fabulous figures, according to
the estimates of two dozen RAILWAYS
that have been taxed beyond their ca
paclty' but the arrangements were such
that none have wanted anything.
There were numerous meetings pre-
Vlous to the parade, but none that at
tracted more attention than the meet
ing OF the blue and the gray at the
chamber of commerce at a. m. This
meeting had been arranged by resident
confederate and federal veterans with
a view of bringing about the most cor
ulaI handshaking over the bloody
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08

spondentsA How to Obtain and Keep
Them
Mr.. H. Fl Robinson of the Republican,
Marysville, Mo, discussed Advantages
of Public Having Historical Matter In
Newspapers.
John c.. Lonsdale, vice president of
the Business Mems League of Hot
Springs, Ark, extended a cordial invi-
tation for the National Editorial asso-
citation to hold its next annual meet
ing in his town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
Two Burned to Death

Prescott. Ariz.. Sept. IA fire oc-
CURED this morning at 2:SO o'clock. re-
sulting in the death of two persons and
the serious injury of three others. The
dead are Mrs. H. T. Andrews and Celia
Myren. The most seriously injured are
Mr.. Z. w. W1tcher and James Austin.
Slightly injured, Dennis A. Barker and
Mr.. Hunt.