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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-30

member or any cnurcn at ali IL IS q
way in Alexandria.
Mr.. Henry Cooke, is nice man. He
is funeral director, and ] have moth
ing but words of praise for him He
has become SO disguised, at the way
have been treated. that he has virtual
ly left the concern.
Mr.. +. A. Washington, who is a mem
Der and clerk of the Fourth Baptist
Church, but they have made him to me
what Sinner was to David, The Lord
will reward him according to his deeds
Rev. Ferguson wished 60 make sweeI
of the whole thing, by telling the
truth the whole truth and nothing bu
the truth. But the person, who haC
the quarrel with me, whom Mr. Bias
would SO heartily support, sat up
= cry.
That is, if the truth is told, he woul,
leave the institution or the institution
would go down. So they placed Rev
Ferguson, where Ahab put good JehOs
aphat, who sat on the throne wit
Ahab and heard the true prophet lie
upon and struck in the face and raise
e not his voice in the prophets defenst
s May the Lord deliver brother Fergu
/. son from those evil doors, for he is
good man.
tioning, for he is very little known I
the public; but those who do know hiI
know him to be of the tribe of Sau
\ whose grudge against the house of ID
\ vid, (the ministers) IS ancient, an
that he is vain jangler. He has a
ways hated preachers.
" HOW ABOUT THE ASSOCIATIONS
. In Charlottesville, Va, where Re
r B. Hardy, b. D., was agent Il
q, work was moving on nicely. For Il
l. short month of February, he sent d0v
st 1897 Thirty-two Dollars to the AAs
ID citation. But when he saw that circ
ID lar letter, that was written against 4
and had read the thing contain
therein, to be at war with the trut
and so contrary to what he had Sc
and held in the meeting of January
l., 1898 he became grossly iDsulted a
'el gave up the agency. They got anot
er agent, who reported for the 10
month OF March only 81 90. That il
trifie more than 0ne-fifth.
IN HOW AsoUr RICHMOND
On But few are joining; and you I
lir not able to pay your claims, until I
nd agents make their weekly repor
ur Some of the agents are charged "
e. giving members TO other compAn
nd Well, you told them to work for tn
IT'S bread and they are doing it. You I
lis tampering with the aged and affiict
on members of the Association, by dr.,
er ping them on the slightest pretext.
~ WHAT THE NINE THOUGHT &c DO.
II. They know that am opposed
gambling In every form, and to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-30
VIRGINIA.:

N. ]. Lewis. p. q.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
WHOLE NO. 1886
BIC FIRE At MONTANA.


Montana had q thirty Thousand
dollar Ere last night. Thebuild-l
ings of the Montana Coal q Coke
Company. including the otiices,
store room and other buildings
all burned. The loss is thirty
thousand, on which was carried
$l8, 600 insurance.
How the fire started is not
known and the exact time it oc-
CURED could not be learned. The
only telephone in the place was
in the office which burned and
the reports which have been re-,
ceived are of the most meagre
description. The fire started In
the Office and from there spread
to the adjoining buildings. When
discovered it had gained such
Roadway that the bucket brigade
could do nothing with iv and the
whole thing went with q rush.
The buildings cost $4,000 and
last month the stock In the store
invoiced twenty thousand dollars.
The company will at once re-
build.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
cH1NA's SALT WELLS.
Have Been Worked Twenty Centuries In
the Same Old Way.


The salt wells of China are one Of
the most unique industries Of that
country, having been worked forever
3 1000 years with the same apparatus
and methods now in use. The wells
are drilled to depth Of from 1000
to 5000 feet, and supply not only
brine from which the Salts obtained
by boiling, but also natural gas
which is burned under the pans. Over
the mouth of each well stands great
derrick carrying apulley from which
descends the bamboo rope which sup
ports the bucket.
The bucket is a large piece Of BAN
boo, almost as high as the derrick,
strengthened BY having hempen
cords wound around the outside, and
iron rings at the two ends. The valve
is a strong piece Of skin opening in
ward. This bucket, which is not
larger than two d three inches in di-
ameter, will bring up $50 pounds Of
water. The end Of the bucket when
brought to the surface is veered over
a tub in the ground near by, where
it is filtered and stored in reservoirs
for sale to the various boilers. Buff
faloes are employed instead of horses
or steam engines to lift the bucket,
winding the lifting rope up on a
drum. This rope is made of bamboo
lines. twisted like hempen ropes and
spliced with strong hidethongs.
The brine is boiled in large iron
mans several inches thick, long rows
Of them being supplied with gas
from bamboo conduits, the gas being
derived from the salt wells, either
those, exhausted or sometimes from
wells which have never produced
brine. but merely gas. Some of the
brine produces IS per cent. Of its
weight Of salt. The pan salt is evap-
Grated until it becomes as hard as
stone. Each pan turns out a cake
weighing 666 pounds, which is split
into four Quarters, in which form it
i sold. ii takes a little over "a
hours to boil a painful of salt. The
government buys all the salt and sells
E arain at an advance Of several hun
dred per cent, These salt wells occur
IN Int t,.o districts, about 200 miles
..sart n 4 are family heirlooms, be-
;nr han I'd down from generation to
80, the names Of Liand Wang
s se;ne lie most prominent asso-
c c wth them- Atlanta Consti-
tuition
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
HANGED TO A TREE.
A Negro Strung Up And Rlddlsa With
Bullets at Branxall.

BRAMwElL, w. VA, Feb, L.
An unknown negro was lynched
here last night OF midnight. He
was hanged to a tree and then
his body was riddled with bullets.
Early last evening the negro
shot and killed Harry Draper, Q
night Waterman at the Norfolk
& Western terminal, near here.
Draper refused to allow the
negro to walk through the tun-
mel. The brute then drew n re-
volver and shot, killing Draper.
The discovery Of the murder
followed soon, and in a few min
utes q posse of men was formed,
and after d short search captured
the negro and brought him here
and placed him in jail.
About midnight q crowd of fifty
men surrounded the jail, and SO
quietly did they assemble that no
one suspected their intention.
Securing entrance to the jail, they
took the man short distance
from town and lynched him.
AFTER he had been strung up 9
volly of bullets was fred into his
body, and the lynchers quietly
retired, no one seeming to know
from whence they came, nor whit
they were.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
5epoted Inern,aton BONE Tes, Pure Pelit
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
n, Conductor W. l.. Newton Killed
at CORVALLIS.

most deplorab1e railroad &C.
N. which cost an old and
y employe his life, occurred
n. n, 3. & o. at CORVALLIS last
sipg, about 8 o'clock.
spductor W. L. Newton was
Unfortunate railroader and
,ccident occurred as follows:
,nt Newton who has been
M the local freight between
tersburg and Grafton. was
Eripg in West bound No. 81.
n tralp stopped at Cornwall
;dins to do some switching
Cant. Newton was standing
M tracks directing the work.
oblinding was the snow storm
b,t time that he was blinded
he did not notice an engine
a was backing down the
i II struck him and passed
his body, mangling it SO
.,, 4ho+ tho remains were
cely recognizable when pick
aey we're taken at once to
ton, the late home of Capt.
lion where the funeral took
! the following day. Capt.
|ly" Newton, as he was fami-
: and affectionately called
lis associates, was one of the
stemployes, in point of SER
on the branch, as well as
Of the most popular. He
been conductor on the local
yht run between here and
ton; for the past twenty
He leaves 8 wife and
&, ab,I5ro,, & m II Is 4 IL
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
NAyIsA1loA ON THE WEST FORK.
JARv1sv1LLE. Nv. VA.
February 8, 1893

Ed. kilograms: The article that
appeared in the Wheeling paper
and reproduced in the TELEGRAM
of recent date of navigation on
the West Fork with barges and
other light crafts. and Of making
iron from ore taken from the
lhills near CLARK sb6tg BY / Mr.
ifkR 6|fS66 nearly one
|0|1I@.' ..'. |1s{: = \
E@|n1 lts Hs1I .l1I told re
|bS u ltashsE nearly ftly
years agoaM Ny grandf atherwas al'
enthusiastic admirer Of General.
Jackson, and worked for him.
several years, cutting cord
wood, charring, peeling tan.
bark. getting out gunwalers
for boats. timber to build mills,
and dams. he also helped To-
haul and prepare the wood for
! L
charcoal and sometimes helped
to get the ore ready Tor the f1rn-
ace. He often showed me some
articles that were made at forge;
. small kettle Of about 8 gallons.
q pair Of grid-irons. also q pair
and set Of irons or fire dogs ~ y
hold the fore-stick from rowling
out in tie house and q small Ak
suitable for carrying in the belt
when out hunting. The AZ had
been stamped on one side thus
~. G. J.s and on reverse side.
"E. B."-almost worn of. The
work of putting them on had
been done with hammer and
punch, The price of Ak at shop
was about 37a cents or . common
days work. When the manu-
featuring plant was ready there
had to be a market to sell in, be.
sides the local market, as all
were producers in some way. So 4
he turned to natures highway,
the only thing TO do. The iron
manufactured except pig metal
was mostly for local use, which
was traded to the people for
work. Flax, fax seed, fax, sew
ing thread, tow for corking boats,
LINEN, fine for domestic use,
heavy for bags and sails for ships,
also coils Of rope. if It filed .
certain gage and specined
strength for rigging vessels with
such articles as those mentioned.
with some iron, would form the
bulk of the load to be- foated
down to q suitable market. Why
not revive this long sleeping in
dustry, again /? No body win be
hurt, but everybody benefited to
some extent. A READER.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
INNOCENT MEN PARD0NED.
llIIsT ssTiIag 1sn Yeas Ia tie psaIl.lllar.

Governor Atkinson has pard-
ohsd Thomas Kelly and Harry
D. Christie. who were sentenced
to the penitentlary for life. in
July. 1883, for the murder of
policeman Glenn, in Wheeling.
Il has been proved to . GER
tainty that they had nothing to
dowith the murder for which
they we're convicted. and the
general opinion is that Governor
Atkinson has done the right
thing.
Many Of the best citizens Of
Wheeling and Fairmont are OF
the same opinion. and have gone
toigreat trouble to prove the in
nocence of these two friendless
tramps whom they believed to
~ serving an unjust sentence.
The pardon is granted with
the condition that if at any time
hereafter either Of these men
shall be charged with a crime OF
ofense in this State, he shall be
rscommitted to the penitentiary
ID serve out his original sentence
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

A beautiful cave discovered in
West Virginia years ago has just
been explored. The cave IS said
to contain many large rooms,
which glisten with stalactites and
stalagmites. The cave is of lime.
stone formation and is said to be
one Of the largest, if not the larg-
est, in America.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

.
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on a postal card to st. Louis
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and get seven consecutive issues
of that sterling journal. either
daily or weekly FREE OF CHARGE.
The Globe democrat is universally
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name. Strictly Republican in
politics. it is noted for its fair
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and. above all. for strict imparti-
atty and absolute reliability of
its news service. which is the best
and most complete in the land
Note advertisement in this issue,
and in answering the same, do
not fail to mention this paper.
and state whether you desire to
try the daily or the weekly Globe
Democrat.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
She Had Been Waiting.

Is
AS if utterly unaware that the
new bicycle ordinance was IN
force, she jauntily wheeled along
the sidewalk of q brick paved
street, when she might just a.
T6ll have been in the road san:
sneeiAl cyels pal'6s .1|
.1| IN eHil |Qte
26 80 Increased his p1sd uatI
a little ahead Of her: Then l1s
dismounted and waited for her to
come along.
He was evidently embarrassed
for having to interrupt the pre-
ambulatton Of . lady awheel,
especially one of middle age and
Of matrimonial measure.
"Ah-ah-excuse me, madam. y
he nervously explained. "but I'll
have to take you down to the
Justices Office"
With q GOODNESS that entirely
disarmed him she smiled as she
replied:
"Oh, sir, that's just what I've
been waiting for for over thirty
years. Come on"
He escaped around the corner
and looked back to see her con-
tinuipg up the sidewalk.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

1--WE have had says e CON
temporary. sboy orators. boy
preachers. boy lawyers, and now
Philadelphia comes to the front
with i boy murderer The
pessimist who said the girls are
good for nothing, was wrong:
Girls are invaluable for keeping
down the supply Of boys.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
Notice . the Public.

We hereby notify the public
that James NJ. Hickman is not in
any way connected with the frm
Of Thomas @. White & Co. dealers
in fresh and cured meats.
THOMAS O. WHITE q Go.
January 29tk, 1898.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

Lewis Hurst, one of the most
prominent residents of Grafton.
was very seriously injured Sun
day morning by falling down the
fight of stairs at the B. & D. de-
pot. Several ribs we're broken
and he was injured internally.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

There we're not a number of
sor less good plays now be-
sthe public having for their
ne the relations of the sexes
the observance of the sexual
Sowing the Wind !" by sgd
Grundy, would mark an
20 in dramatic literature. AS
II Is certainly the greatest
admittedly the cleanest of
y all, 1t handles a great
s0On boldly, yet with the ut
delicacy, garnished with
grace of supe1latively ex-
as English and devoid of Of
.'Se alppancy. Few plays OF
generation have given so
u. evidence of power to fas-
interest and hold the
WONG public. We will un-
~ aad the reason when one
y Greatest companies which
,ses illustrated it will be
sAs's Friday night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
mr.. BOWERS APPOINTED.
The Fish Commission Goes to the West
VIrglnlan-- be Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The
nomination of Mr.. George M.
Bowers, to be Fish and Fisheries

E.as,a ats s tnat.s.a.s
an tn .|I5I. s.PIl' Z
taxi ot opp siiion from those
deeply intere sted in the fisheries,
who do not want a change in the
office, but it will not be such as
to defeat confirmation. 1t is not
so much opposition to Mr.. Bow
ers, as it is q desire TO compli.
ment the administration OF Mr..
Brice. Mr.. Bowers is IN the city
tonight, and is receiving the
congratulations Of his many
friends.
A special from Martinsburg,
W. Va, says: The news of Mr.
Bowers confirmation was receiv'
ed here with hearty expressions
of approval. The recipient Of
the honor is universally popular
and the citizens irrespective Of
party joined in congratulations
Mr.. Bowers is o native of this
county and is scarcely IS. His
activity in business and politics
haoar before he was of age. Al
% he was a member of the Leg
islature. Two years later, run
ming on the Republican ticket
with Golf for Governor. who
spoke OF him as his right Bow
err" he came within three hun
dred votes of being elected State
Auditor. In 1888 as vice chair
man Of the National Republican
League, he assisted in organizing
the State League of two hundred
and eighty Republican clubs
In 1890 President Harrison ap-
pointed Mr.. Bowers sub-super-
visor of the census for West VIZ.
einia, and he was complimented
on his work by Commissioners
1 Porter. He was a commissi oner
TO the worlds fair, and was
treasurer to the State board. ne
was a delegate to the Minneapoils
convention and was one OF Sne
committee that notified President
! Harrison of his denomination.
Mr.. Bowers has had marked
success in business, for which ne
has great aptitude and i idensl-
fed with nearly all the local en-
terprises and business concerns
lie was president of what is pop pop.
ularly known as the Boom Com 20 n
pany. 3 which was instrumental =.
bringing to Martinsburg her most
| substantial industries.
Ex.aovernor Maccorkle will
locate and practice law in New
| York city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

b epidemic of typhoid fever
auslng great alarm at Man
gton, Twenty four cases are
orted besides several cases of
Elet fever. Open sewers and
failure of the City Council to
D the streets is given as the
Sc of the epidemic.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

Marshall county claims posses
sion Of q Klcndike of her own
ala reports a rich gold strike at
Resby's Rock.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

The town council Of Grafton,
Id by, unanimous vote contract
edmith the Ft. Wayne Electric
COMPANY, for the erection of an
electric plant for the city, of 100
arc light capacity, for $500 to
be completed April 1.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

The Methodist Episcopal church
6f West Virginia numbers more
than 50. 900 members and proba.
tsoners Itpossesaes 6s6 churches
ana l99 parsonages, worth 81, 1885,. !
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

NEGRO preacher in Georgia
caused a sensation by a de-
e of lynching. Some of the
hives OF innocent colored men
shave been lyncned in Geor-
Ge threatening to show him
rcruel lynchiug really is.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

ommon sense is the knack Of
gthings as they are and do
things as they ought to be
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

On Sunday, January 23rd, oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. Peter
Bradford, of our town, and Miss
Myrtle Stone, daughter of G. N.
Stone, of Bonds Greek. They
were married at Clarksburg, by
Rev. Warner, of Adamston, OF
the U. B. Church, and returned
in the evening to Pennsboro,
where they will reside. Richie
Standard.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

Degon has an inventor who
IDENTIFY came from genuine
lkee stock. He has invented
tain musical Instruments of
'ainum, The strings are de-
liable SO that the mandolin
be used for a stewpan, the
Tar for a ham broiler or fish
aand the banjo for the brown
of aapjacks.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
PARALYzED.
Col. Bob EastElam Is strlckan--1he Result
Of One Of Thonpson's Bullets.
PARSONS, W. VA, Feb.
Col. R. w. Eastman, who was rel
Gently convicted OF inyolpnta1
lmanslaughtar f0E the lsillinQ

III T 5'is5s6n IA
6nTsday ana Il ..1.s esil ie y
id in jall here. His conditlga
somewhat better to-day, but he
cannot speak or move himself.
It is thought by many that the
wound he received IN his fore.
head caused the attack. Drs.
Foutche and Baker are attending
him and report him resting easy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04
cure the Ills

That flesh is heir to. We make
a specially Of killing colds at this
season. Our prescription de-
partment is thoroughly equipped
and the drugs are high grade in
every respect. We sell toilet
requisites and everything that
you would expect to find IN a first
class drug store.
Wells & Haynaker.
City Drug Store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

A gun is . handy thing at
times, but as rule a check is
the better weapon in getting
money out Of q bank.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-04

Ex-Governor MacCorkie W.
locate and practice law in New
York city.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05

CH1CAGO-Bclr!sh statistics and Ia
vorablc reports on the growing wheat
crop were offset to-day In that market
by belief that The present May corner
was proving q SUCCESS and fear that q
corner In July was In process OF forma-
ton. July closed a cent higher and May
nc higher In consequence. Other mar
kcts were strong, partly with wheat,
corr and oats advancing hTAc each
and provisions closing l0a22hc higher.
Wheat started at an advance Of w 20
for July at ahnSiSsc. After n few mo-
ments OF hesitation. during which time
the price touched S4%c, the market as
sumcd a decidedly bullisht aspect and
under general buying July was pushed
up steadily to S5fGS5&c. that price be-
ing reached before the end OF the first
hours trading. Buyers and sellers were
quite evenly divided ut first. Worlds
shipments were large. even without In
dia being put at 100000 bushels. The
Orange Judd Farmer crop report on the
condition put the average at SO.
was not so bcarish as expected, but as
the average was the highest in seven
years 1t had Its effect. Northwest re-
ce!pts were fairly liberal. S5T cars.
against 326 last week and 40 q year ago.
Chicago receipts were 60 cars. There
was another large addition to the cOn
tract stocks to-day, 81 cars coming from
regular sources while milling houses
contributed 81 cars and $4,000 bushels, a
total OF about 1GS, 900 buhels. On the
other hand. Liverpool was half pence
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05

and having domlclle in the, dloecgc. TO
De delegates TO a provisional synod OF
the province: the deicgatesS /, chosen.
together with the bishops o. The pro.
Vince. will constitute the said provision
al synod.
Section 1.-THE primate OF every
province, or, In the case Of his death
or disability. the senior bishop thereof,
shan summon such provisional synod 10
meet at some convention place within
one year after this canon ,akes effect,
Section 5.-The said provisional syn.
Cd may enact statutes for the organl-
zaflon OF tho provisional synod. and for
the exercise by 1t OF legislative powers.
~ inconsistent with the constitutional
powers OF the general convention, for
che common interest OF the church
within the province. and for a uniform
mode OF trial or presbyters and deacons.
No stotute so enacted shalt have force
or validity In any diocese unless ratified
y such diocese, or In any missionary
jurisdiction unless assented TO by the
bishop: and no enactment OF the pro-
vincial synod shall be OF force In ana
diocese or missionary jurisdiction which
has not entered Into union with the p,o.
vlaC!al synod"
Canon No. 81 provides that the OK
ioru auarto edition OF 1852 OF the HOLY
Bible be recognized az the standard OF
typography and punctuation,