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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-06-10
cOL. spIlMAA.
Short Sketch Of The Man At the Head Of
The Mountain State Boys.


The following sketch Of Col.
B. d. Spilman is taken from q
Warrenton, Virginia, paper. Gen.
Baldwin Day Spilman, OF the
West Virginia National Guard,
who is in command OF the West
Virginia volunteer regiment just
called ont. is a son OF ex-Judge
Edward NJ. Spilman. a retired
member of the Warrenton bar.
General Spilmsn was born July
Is. 1858, He was appointed to
West Point in 1874, by General
Grant at the request Of Colonel
John Mosby. Graduating in
1878 he was assigned to the 7th
cavalry us lieutenant at Fort
Lincoln. Shortly afterward he
was sent with his command to
lay off at Fort Meade, South
Dakota, where he was stationed
for eight years and was q popu-
lar favorite of the post.
About this time he married the
only daughter of Senator Johns
N. Camden, and year later at
the request OF his wife's parents,
he resigned his commission in
the army. Since that time he
has been extensively engaged in
coal mining and other large en-.
terprises in West Virginia. For
one year he was president Of the
Monongah Coal and Coke Com
pany, in which northern capital.
lists largely invested. In this
position he acquired considerable
reputation in MANAGING the af-
fairs of the company, which he
successfully tided over the tinan-
cial depression of 1893. He vol
UNFAIRLY resigned his Office be-
cause Of other important inter-
ests which required bis attention.
For four or five years lie has
been brigadier general of the
national guard of his adopted
State, in which position his train
ing at West Point has gained for
him the admiration and conf
dence of the citizen soldiers in
the South. General Spilmsn's
action in resigning his position
as brigadier general and enlist
ing as colonel of the West vir-
ginia volunteer infantry has met
with universal approval and is
sure to inspire hiscommand with
enthusiasm and harmony. Col.
Spilman, as he is now called, is
finished soldier. of fine physical
appearance and accomplished
manners, and will no doubt re-
fleet credit on the troops of West
Virginia they should be called
into the field for action.
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Curious Advertisements.

Curiously worded advertise
ments that are funny without In
tent are common. Here are q
few examples
FURNISHED apartments suita-
BILE for a gentleman with folding
doors"
Wanted, room by two gem
tlemen about thirty feet long and
twenty feet broad
boy wanted who can open
oysters with references"
"Bull dog for sale; will eat any
thing very fond of children"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-06-10
THE BRoApDus LITERARY CONTEST.
ny IonS q. Cuttings:


When youth and maiden in ranks are seen,
In literatures array
oh, hard the task to Judge, ] ween,
or all their classic sway;
First, perseverance" leads to light,
Through many darksome ways,
Then thoughtful Worth while,r clear and
bright,
Bears friendships fragrant bays.
Which shall win?
shall "Brier Rose" so free and fair,
In her witchery outvie
Or mid the torrents Icy glare,
There for her loved, to die.
Or may 1t be, queen Mary" calls,
In all her radiance rare
or does she sit in Fotheringay halls,
In her last, lone despair.
Which shall win?
Now Patriotism" must ne'er fail,
Nor oratory's fires
Not while we have our Nathan H ale,r
And all our glorious slres
But here comes What Career" to show,
In resonant tones and true,
How each one in this world, you know,
Must paddle his own canoe.
Which shall win?
The champion for apebate" now come.
Primed for the mortal fray
AS gladiators In ancient Rome,
All on festal day I!
And for .humanity.we face alarms,
Upon the land and sea;
Or else, we stand for peaceful charms,
In the home OF liberty.
Which shall win?
When each and all their parts have played.
And the curtain has rung down ;
The judges then, all stand dismayed,
For who shall wear the crown
And must selection now be made,
Where each has done so we'll
Then this must be our mark and grade.
For these weavers OF the SPELL
"All have won -
SUBJECTS -Essays:-Pe Perseverance,
Mr.. L G. Hylbert; Worth While, Miss
Addie Currey. REGULATIONS The
Brier Rose. Miss Gladys Kyle; Mary
Queen of Scots, Miss Bertha Ham
mond. Orations American Patriot
ism, Mr.. Paul Flaragan; What Career,
Mr.. @. G. Gawthrop. Debate To af.
firm, Mr.. q. B. Rose; to deny, Mr.. A.
j. Findley. Resolved Congress
would have been justified in declaring
war against Spain, April 10, '0s
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night OF this week and they
merely referred the matter to a
higher organization ofthe church
for investigation. Rev. White
was visited by some Of his friends
before he left for Morgantown
and his story while placing him
IN a very embarrassing situation
certainly could not have been
construed into a confession such
as has been circulated. The fact
that he was with the young lady
in Pittsburg, that he registered
at hotel as "Chas. White and
wife, that he did not oficiate at
the dead girls funeral and that
he was assaulted on the street by
her father and threatened with
death together with his sudden
departure are taken as founda-
tion facts for sensational stories
that will fill columns of the pub.
lie press for some time to come.
Yet we are told that Rev. White
persistently maintains that there
never were any improper rela-
tions between himself and Miss
Holmes. He defends her limo.
cence and purity to the bitter
end. He maintains that she was
a devoted friend, that she did not
hesitate to come to him for coun-
sci and advice in matters that
were to her of deep concern. In
fact she was girl who had few
intimate friends and in whose life
there seemed to be a touch OF
pathos and disappointment about
what, no one knows. Rev. White
as her pastor was especially a
favorite with her. Rev. White,
as we are informed, says he was
summoned to come to her assist
ance when she was in Pittsburg.
He went. feeling that she was in
some urgent need of assistance.
When he found her, she was not
in her right mind and there was
nothing for him to do except
to care for her as best he could.
The registering at the hotel was
done in the hurry and excitement
attending his effort to find some
place where he could protect her
from doing violence to herself.
That he wrote his proper name
on the register and that there
was nothing occurred that was
IN any way inconsistent with the
honor of the unfortunate girl he
sought to comfort and persuade
to return home. He thought
when she started on the boat she
was better and would return
home without delay. The TELE-
GRAM reporter is also informed
that the post mortem examina-
ton held by the authorities at
Pittsburg did not indicate that
the girls life had been other
than pure. The TELEGRAM sin
cerely hopes that there yet may
appear a brighter lining to the
sombre cloud that this affair has
thrown over our community and
that the Great Searcher of human
mysteries may reveal the fact
as many are charitable enough
now to believe, that there has
been no intentional wrong doing
in the actions Of the parties con-
cerned.
The Cuban question and political
-. :,ko ipo; 0niffnanca with the
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WEST VIRGINIA BOYS.
Stands Heat. Camp Life Shows Us TO Have
astrong Regiment.

The West Virginia troops al
Chickamauga are rapidly gain,
ing in proficiency in military
matters and although not the
most perfectly drilled men OF
equipped regiment in camp, lack
none of the qualities which may
make them the finest fighting
regiment in the army. 1t is
doubtful whether more cour-
ageous lot of men could be gath
cred together, and they are not
equaled by any in the healthy.
rugged material of which it is
formed. During the whole time
our boys have been in camp there
has not been case of serious
illness and the work Of the medi-
cal and hospital department is
exceedingly light. That they
are less affected by climatic inau-
ences than others, would seem to
be proven by the way they stand
the long fatiguing drills in the
hot sun, while all the other regi-
ments show their weakness in
this respect every day. During
the past week battalion and regi-
mental drills have taken place of
the squad and company drills,
and as our men work side by
side with Ohio, Indiana, Penn.
sylvauia, Massachusetts, Michi.
gan and New York regiments,
the comparison is interesting.
With the exception Of West Vir-
GINA, all the regiments have
from three to six or eight men
carried off the field at every drill
during the heat of the day, from
heat prostration. On Wednes-
day five men from one company
in an Ohio regiment were car
ried from the field and one OF
them died few minutes after
wards. Only one West Virginian
has as yet had to be taken from
the field on account Of heat pros
tration, and his condition was
due to illness from which he was
not wholly recovered.
EQUIPMENT ARRIVES.
With the exception of arms,
West Virginia troops are now al.
most completely equipped. Last
Sunday complete uniforms, with
underclothes, shoes and gray
campaign hats were furnished
the entire regiment. Since then
a heavy gray blanket, rubber
blanket, leggings and another
suit of underclothes has been
furnished to each man. All the
equipment furnished is Of excel
lent quality and the boys for the
most part secured very good fit.
ting uniforms, and present truly
soldierly appearance. A KNAPP
sack and arms are about all that
is now needed to make the regi.
ment ready to move to the front.
vACCINATED.
Last week every man of the
First West Virginia regiment
was marched to the regimental
hospital, where Surgeons Bag.
uley, CLAN and Nesbitt vaccin-
ated them. The move was pre-.
cautionary measure against
smallpox, and a number of other
regiments in the camp have un-
dergone a similar treatment.
There are some very screamed
soldiers In the regiment at pres :
ent.
cANTEEN ESTABLISHED.
The boys in the regiment who
have been getting very dry since
being in camp, were given an OPP
portunity of wetting their whist
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1t is economy to profit by the
experience of others. Thousands
have been cured by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, why not you ?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-06-10

Brighten up your old furniture
and make it look like new with
the Furniture Polish D. K. Reed
& Co. sell. %
Chamberlain's Pain Balm has
no equal as a household IMMINENT.
tits the best remedy known for
rheumatism, lame back, neural
gia; while for sprains, cuts,
bruises. burns, scalds, and sore
throat, it is invaluable. Wretz
& Pike, merchants. Fernandina,
Fla, writes Everyone who
buys a bottle of Chamberlain's
Remedies, comes back and says
it is the best medicine he has
ever used 25 and so. cents per
bottle at
Cunningham Bros. & Cos
drug store, Clarksburg. 30-1m.
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The Cuban questio on and political
issues sink into insigniticance WITH the
man who suffers frem piles: what ne
most desires, is relief. DeW1tts MitS On
Hazel Salve cures piles. r. J. Crlss. -
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IHE SAD ENDING
MAMIE Holmes RJsisD-RsT. Chas.
White implicated.

,,cAsrowN. W. VA, June
H. Minnie Holmes mystery
E.sing through the evolution
l. there islittle mystery left.
!, the young woman from
|sburg who was drowned OH
river packet
: eoine from Pittsburg to
lsantown May 10. Rev. Mr..
',lss White, pastor of the
[svterian church at Clarks-
Is the man who was with
hi in Pittsburg and who
[,s,ed at the Central and
[bapts hotels. He has said
|inself, and has left Clarks.
suddenly and in disgrace.
| the inquest over the re.
ksof the girl evidence was
|vced that showed there was a
callooking man who regis
| At the hotel in Pittsburg
Miss Holmes as "Charles
te and wife, city, but it was
Known then who this man
nor where he came from.
thas come to light. and to
rty of men who visited him
Is home in Clarksburg last
/. Rev. Charles White &C:
Eledged that he had been
the girl at Pittsburg and
he had registered at the
\ as indicated in the publish
eport.
Clarksburg, when he was
roated by a number of lead,
man of his congregation,
White at first denied that
ID been at Pittsburg at all.
icing pressed in the matter
cknowledged that he had met
Eirl there by appointment
that they were together at
hotel. He had telegraphed
be would be there.
ter making the confession
te fled from Clarksburg and
here, where his father re.
He was told that he would
bot if he remained in Clarks-
and he departed a ruined
deserving all the censure
be will receive.
aries White graduated from
University here a few years
he stood high in his class
bad become a preacher of
ability. His parents and
Five at Morgantown. and
are eminently respectable,
ID, Christian people. There
four brothers in the family,
of them Presbyterian
Fhers and the other a civil
beer, all of them graduates
University. Charles was
lodds the brightest member
e family and was pushed
nd more than the others.
about thirty years old.
Holmes was the organist in
hurch of which he was the
7, and in this way their &C.
lance became intimate.
: was married some little
ago to Miss Ella Patton, of
sburg. Cor. in Wheeling
Ia.
aabove is but one of the
stories that have gone
dtelling of the mysterious
pearance of Minnie Holmes.
there is some foundation
lch a weird romance is to be
red, but like many other
shat have gotten circulate
rough the desire of some
Nth a vivid imagination to
the variegated fields of
tohalism, much that has
published is a matter of
laaon. The story of the
pearance of Minnie Holmes
The beat on the Mononghela
ae TACT that she was with
mas. White in the city of
Putg Just before she left,
admitted to be true may
iacts that instead of tend.
establish a notified page
book OF crime are only in
/ OF a sad occurrence in
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To Cure y Cold In one Day take Laxa-
tive Bromo QuinIne Tablets. Cunningham
Bros, q Co. Refund money II II fails to euro
% cents. n-0m.
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The merits of Hoods sarsaparilla

The merits Of Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is literally written in blood.
1t is traced in the vital fud,
or millions OF the human race.
It's positive medicinal merit
And curative power is written
Upon the hearts. and craven upon
The minds of Thousands
OF people whom it has cured
And given good health
Whea there seemed nothing befors
Them but darkness and despair.
1t cures all diseases arising
From or promoted by impure
Blood by its intrinsic merit as
The One True Blood Purifier.
The evening times., 1898-12-30

her acquaintance. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt
have three small children.
The family lives in good style in the
West Seventy-third Street house, and at
one time entertained frequently, but re-
Gently, it is said, Mrs. Hoyt has with
drawn somewhat from society.
Jesse Hoyt, his friends say, began to ex-
hibit signs of intemperance ten years ago.
He tried to check himself, but the habit
mastered him. Three or four times year,
it is said, he fell a victim to liquor for per-
iods of several weeks duration.
His weakness for liquor, his friends re-
late, asserted itself more strongly than
ever this winter, until his friends became
apprehensive for the outcome. They say
he had become a frequent visitor of
Broadway cafes, where he spent and gave
away money with lavish hand.
The end came on Wednesday evening.
He fancied some wrong on the part of his
wife and children, and in his wild imag-
innings threatened them all with violence
Mrs. Hoyt, utterly unable to restrain him.
took the only measure that presented itself
to her and summoned the police Her idea
The evening times., 1898-12-30

A lot of curled quilts and wings, best
quality, and worth 25c, will be
offered for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The evening times., 1898-12-30
STOCKS AND SECURITIES
HOLDING THEIR STRENGTH
AN ACTIVE AND EacIrED MARKET
Advances I'm Shares of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company.
Grangers Advancing.

New York, Dec. 30.-The stock market
| opened active and excited, with commits
sion house buying orders overcoming the
realizing sales.
The most radical change in prices oc-
| CURED in the industrials. Sugar, which
again was scarce for borrowing, rose over
a point on covering of shorts. American
Steel and Wire Company, preferred ad-
vanced about 3 per cent. A violent rise
of 6 per cent in New York Wire Brake was
followed by a reaction of 3 per cent. Fed
eraI Steel issues were firm at not much
above last nights quotations. Rock Is
land led the grangers in strength. There
| were sharp advances in the specialties.
The market took well the profit taking
which continued through the first half
hour.
/ In Governments the new As coupon were
| is per cent up.
At noon the stock market continued
| strong and active. Prices were generally
| advanced by from fractions to point
| and over throughout the general list.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
HEIGHT & COMPANY, 5f3-515 9TH St.

and with them came celebrated physi-
clans to aid the hospital staff in caring for
the sufferer.
DR.. Joseph B. BisselI, of No. 10 West
Fifty-eighth Street Mr.. Hoyt's family
physician, was early at Bellevue. and with
DIR. Robertson, of the hospital staff, spent
long time with the sufferer He was
then raying in delirium, and his case was
considered grave. Dr. Bissell communi-
Gated with DR.. Frederick Peterson, of No.
40 West Fiftieth Street, a specialist in
diseases of the nerves, and arranged for
a consultation over Mr.. Hoyt's case at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. DR.. Robertson,
under whose direct care Mr.. Hoyt has
been, Joined the two physicians in the con-
sultation.
1t had been doubted up to that time
that Mr.. Hoyt's reason would ever return.
The doctors, however, found signs of i'm
provement at the later hour which led
them to believe the patient would recover,
HIS recovery will be long process, as his
entire system is shattered.
Not word of compassion is spoken for
Mr. Hoyt by his friends without an ex-
preston of deep sympathy with his wife
For him it is said that he has struggled
nightly TO overcome the liquor habit, but
in vain. He has taken treatment in insti-
tuitons in various parts Of the country and
tried every means to redeem himself, but
always after a few months of apparent
success, has fallen back into the old way
This has been the manner of his doing fol
several years. it is said.
Mr.. Hoyt is son of Reuben Hoyt and
nephew of Jesse Hoyt, who left fortune
estimated at sf2,0eo.e 600. To his nephew
he bequeathed 100000 and interests
which, according to report, gave the young
man fortune of 100000. The litigation
over the elder Jesse Hoyt's estate by the
widow and daughter was settled long age
and the nephew put in possession of his in.
heritance.
He married in 1889 Catharine Baldwin
Waring, of Yonkers, an heiress, the
daughter Of John F. Waring, millionaire
hat MANUFACTURER Of Yonkers Mrs. Hoy
possesses rare beauty and is widely popu.
lar. She was leader in the most exclu-
sive social circle of Yonkers and has man,
friends In the fashionable set in this city
She is held in the highest esteem by all
The evening times., 1898-12-30
PERMANENT loss OF
REASON THREATENED
Jesse HOyta Prisoner in Belle
yue Hospital.
A New Yorker Who Inherited Mil
lions From an Uncle.
sI'm SpecuIatOr and Gambler
mud i Want TO Drink Whisky and
I'm Going tor Raves He.

New York. Dec. 30.-Jesse Hoyt, inner
itor Of a fortune from the multi-million-
aire uncle for whom he was named, raved,
alcohol crazed, in the prison ward OF
Bellevue Hospital until late yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t was feared for time that the
insanity which drove him to violent out
burst against his wife and children at his
handsome home, at No. 257 West Seventy
third Street, on Wednesday evening, would
prove incurable, but at length the ply
sicians found hope in his improved con-
dition.
I'm speculator and gambler and
want to drink whisky and I'm going to, "
he shouted in his delirium, and friends
standing beside his cot declared that his
wild words revealed his life Sor several
years.
Scores of relatives and acquaintance
went to Bellevue yesterday to see Mr.
Hoyt and plan the best measures for his
welfare when il will be possible to re-
move him from the institution. OF these
visitors many are prominent in this city,
The evening times., 1898-12-30

was that he could be taken to some place
10 receive needed medical attention. 1t
seemed unsafe to allow him to remain at
home.
When the police came they suggested
Bellevue Hospital as the best possibIe Dlace
FOR him. Mrs. Hoyt demurred. but at
length was convinced of the wisdom of the
course advised. She went with her hus-
band to the hospital, but reaching there
was again distressed to learn that he
could not be detained there against his
VIII unless technical charge of insanity
were preferred against him. Thus, by
making him prisoner, he could be held
in restraint
1t required great persuasion to bring
Mrs. Hoyt to consent to this plan. She
was reported yesterday as i'll from the
ordeal through which she had passed.
No definite plan has been agreed on for
Mr.. Hoyt's treatment after he is in condi-
tion TO leave Bellevue. He may be taken
: TO a Sanitarium
The evening times., 1898-12-30
A SEASIDE EXPERIENCE.
Little Quiet Joke on the Family

While we were at the seaside last Sum
mer. l sprung little experiment on my
family. l noticed that husband and the
children were all lacking in energy and go.
and something seemed wrong with them.
We had been using coffee every morning.
and it gradually dawned upon me that per-
haps this was the cause
Without saying anything, 1 bought a
package Of the Postum Food Coffee. and
having been warned to look out and see
that it was properly made gave my own
special attention to it. For about a week
we used it and not one of the family knew
but what they were drinking the best cof-
fee. When 1 finally told them that it was
Postum, my husband laughed sand said.
Let us continue on the Postum. l have
been feeling very much better for the past
week. and didn't exactly know why" The
difference in the whole family Is yery
marked. and you can imagine i can recon-
mend Postum with good grace and much
pleasure. Mrs. Alice E. Scarlett, Yolo.
Yelo Co., Cal.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
A Lowly Tribute to Mr.. Hanna.

From the New York Word)
With all his millions and his exalted station
IN lie, Senator Mark Hanna is most demo-
cratic in his manners. He occupies handsome
but unpretentious quarters at the Arlington,
and they are open to anyone having legitimate
business He sees newspaper men and politicians
at all hours of the day and at any reasonable
time OF the night. He rides to and from the
Capitol in street car, always paving his fare.
The traction companies rendered him free trans
portauon, but he returned it with thanks
In the Senate he is a most accessible man.
The man or woman who sends card to him
IS generally asked into his presence One day
last week an Ohio oiceiseeker came into the
Marble Room and asked for Hanna. The latter
came out, and, after talking few minutes.
said:
Have you enough money to tide you over?''
The office-seeker replied that he had not.
whercnpon Hanna delvedat into his pocket and
peeled from big roll of bills note tn de.
nomination of which is not disclosed, and as he
hended it over said: tsrT
You had better take this until do some.
thing for you,' and with. this the ofice-seeker
bowed his thanks and departed
The evening times., 1898-12-30
Ladies' suits. 50. .95.

A lot of ladies' stylish man tailored
suits, made of covert cloth In different
shades and fine imported black and blue
cheviot serges, and venetian cloths and
plain serges, and mixed Jcassimeres-
jackets are all silk lined, including
sleeves-skirts are full fiaring and per-
fectly finished. They're worth up to
$25, for 1886.