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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08
THE DEMOCRATS
ELECT THEIR NAN.
Y. 9. HOLMES WAS ELECTED MAYOR.
The Use Of Democratic whisky nd
Moaey vas Magical.
0pal SlIaons NaN q Assured Fatl.


The arst city election under
Clarksburg's new charter was
held Tuesday and resulted in the
election of NJ. q. Holmes, the
Democratic candidate for Mayor.
who BY the assistance Of Demo
cratic money and whiskey, which
was used SO openly and freely
Is to cause censure from the 70.
pecttul element Of the party. de-
feated the Republican candidate
by "a majority.
A'hard fightwas put up by each
side. resulting in heavy vote
being polled.. Regardless of the
Indictment weather the streets
were alive with people AL day.
and the many busily kept cabs
and conveyances OF all kinds
driving about the streets hauling
voters to and from the polls
caused one to feel indeed as
though the old town Of Clarks-
burg had passed away and that
we were living right in the heart
OF q big city. There was prob.
ably never an election held here
L 49, i
before in which so much interest
was taken and the fight so bitter.
Money and whiskey both were
sent here BY ont Of town brewing
companies and whiskey houses
which added greatly towards the
success Of the Democratic ticket.
The Republicans elected Eve
6ouncilman out Of ten and de-
feated the Democratic candidates
for City Clerk and School Com
missioner. A majority Of the
new council win vote for the
granting Of licenses, which maens
that the city will have open
saloons for the next twelve
months at least.
Two councilmen were elected
from each ward-one for the long
term and one for the short term,
the one receiving the largest vote
being entitled to represent his
ward two years in the city
coupcil.
The officers elected are as fol~
lows:
For Msyor-M. 6. Holmes.
City Clerk. ]. Alexander.
Collector and Treasurer John
R. Steel.
Chief Of Police George ],
Reed.
Superintendent of Streets and
Water Works-Hugh Callaghan.
City Assessor-A. 8. Long.
School Commissioner-W. r.
Alexander.
CoUNCILMEN.
First Ward d, K. Reed dong
term and Jas. Drudy.
Second Ward-Hugh Morrow
(long term) and Frank Haymaker.
Third Ward. 7. Swager
(long term) and 2. j. Ernst.
Fourth Ward-Leonard Peck
Qong term) and M. ). Bartlett.
Fifth Ward-W. Slres (long
term) and 4. G. Race.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

would 20 to pieces, aud by means
Of RATS and swimming 70 or 80
nersons were transferred from the
parret windows and roofs to the
TOP of the Gallatin. County Bank,
. brick and stone building, and
the top of the court house. which
is of brick
Besides the hundred or more
who were on the roofs>of those
two building nearly. 1000 Of the
inhabitants managed to make
their way to the high hills back
Of the town or to louses in the
higher section of the village it
self. Few of these houses sur
vived the sudden burst OF the
waters, but their first, and IN
some cases, their second floors
were under water
The scene was a wild one IN
the streets at the upper end of
the town. Men and women were
struggling against the muddy
water to high ground, some cary
ing babies on their heads, while
water was up to their necks'
others half swimming, half float
ing ON odds and ends.of lumber
Las chat had gone float
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

There are now ABBOTT twenty
cases of small ,pox in the vicinity
OF Bramwell and Coopers, this
State, and the situation from =
business standpoint In that Sec
ton is very dlscouraging. There
were two deaths at a small vii
lage near Bramwell Wednesday,.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, Ohio,
saws, after two doctors gave up my
bow to die, saved him from Group by
us,np One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is
the quickest and most certain remedy
for coughs. colds and all throat and
lung troubles. r. j. Criss. 4.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

Miss Clancy wishes to an
nounce that the Easter opening
of the latest styles in pattern hats
Thursday and Friday, April and
9th. 21-2t
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08
TsrrIDI6 Loss OF Life.
,,.,ee at shaunsstsul, H., Breaks And
v.,rIy the Entire Town Swept Away

IlIkfkk al OuuWWeSts""i s't
I,,rIv the Entire Town Swept Away
RnorwAY, ILL, April e.-The
.,rible loss OF life by the break
4 Sunday afternoon of an Ohio
[yer levee which protected Shaw
rsstOwn, Gallatin county, ILL.,,
.nuot vet be stated with accu-
~. but late tonight it is esti-
,,ted that the number of dead
pd missing is about eighty.
The difficulty of conveying re-
h and of cleaning positive news
Fthe disaster is due to the floods
the Ohio and its Tributaries,
-sich have laid low all telegraph
pd telephone wires, and made
nusssable by washouts the two
,ilroads of the town, the Balti-
,ore and Ohio Southwestern and
branch of the Louisville and
I,shville.
sbawneetown is Is miles below
NASHVILLE, on the west bank Of
be Ohio river. 1t is situated in
valley of extremely low land,
ith hills skirting it in the rear
I'D with 25-foot leyee in front,
| mining from hill to hill. 1t is
le county seat of Gallatin coun-
and contained a population of
bout two thousand, "a court house
| ve churches, two banks, three
| evspaper offices, two steam
ristmills, a foundry, a machine
pop and manufactures of wag-
BIS, slaves, sash and blinds. One
the principal buildings was the
iverside Hotel, "a large four-story
ructure,
The streets were parallel with
E river, the principal business
rect being but two blocks dis.
lit from the water Che level Of
3 river is about Is feet above
city and the levee bank is
out 90 feet thick. When the
yer is at its normal stage it is
200 feet wide at this point.
veral years ago during q flood
E water flowed over the levee,
a the streets were under two
Pt of water. The levee was
frightened and built up after
I'D.
It is said that the dam had
pwn weakness for several days,
the people we're lulled into
Furity by the fact that a guard
sput on the lsvee to give warn
in case of danger.
The disaster came when the
jority of the people were in
Dir homes eating supper. Sew
hundred were promenading
ne the levee, among them
ny children.
he first warning of the catas-
phe to most of the townspeople
given by Rev. F. Beuckman,
p began changing the bells OF
Catholic Church of the I'm
rulate Conception.
he break In the levee occurred
!. lile above town and within ten
/ putes was more than a mile
e, A stream of water, twelve
venty feet deep, carrying half
he current of the flood raised
| . came down in a great rush.
re was no slow rising of the
efs to give warning.
he houses on the outskirts
Gifted up and rolled over and
Most of them were torn
splinters. Their inhabitants
l. drowned in them. Nearer
center of the town some brick
cures stopped the mad rush
ID pc water for . few minutes,
@ about two-thirds of these
b lifted from their founda-
and aoated out into the cur
4 Of the river.
" aen the rush slacxened it
seen that the frame dwellings
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

New goods. new prices, at the
new jewelry store on Pike street.
All kinds Of repairing promptly
and neatly done. 22-1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

Don't miss the fine display of
pattern hats and bonnets at Miss
Elizabeth Coffman's. 21-9t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-08

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE DELAYED Until next MONDAY.
1T WILL GIVE COUNSEL GENERAL LEE and HMERIGHNS 6HNGE TO GET HHy
FROM HhVHNH.
War nbeDe claredNAo Miles will
-vrb
til he da
dNrh
Dhn
mMa
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
Coffee In the Philippines.

Coffee was introduced in the Philip
pines. probably in the latter part OF
the eighteenth century, from Brazh.
The first large plantation was estao-
lished in 1926, and the production De-
gan to extend actively fifteen or twen-
ty wears ago. Latterly the export has
decreased very greatly. 1t used to aV-
erage $500 tons year, but has recent
Nv sunk to only 300. This is probably
due to the revolution, for tho conee
is of good quality, some OF 1t excellent
Unlike Manila hemp and tobacco, the
coffee requires some capital on the
part of those who undertake It. II
takes the tree four or five years to be-
gin to bear. Those who are able 10
make the necessary advances have
prospered greatly, and, especially
about Manila, have become rich.
The exported coffees formerly went
exclusively to France, but are now
scattered well over Europe, usually
through Singapore. They are OF two
sorts. the Manila and the Zamboanga.
The first is grown about Manila, chief
" to the south and east OF Manila Bay.
It has a small berry and is more highly
priced than the other. The Zamboan-
ga coffee is produced in the south,
principally on Mindanao and the Sulu
Islands. The berry of this variety Is
larger. but less care is used in its pre-
paration. It goes directly to Sfnga-
pore.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

One of our middle-aged citizens who
surrenders himself entirely to business
and looks older than his years, had
been curious for some time to learn
how one of his neighbors, twenty years
his senior, managed to retain his
youthfulness of spirits and activity.
The old gentleman has a horid race
that seems to belle The crown OF snow
white hair. His eyes are sparkling,
his step is elastic, his form erect and
his laugh contagious. When asked for
the desired information he blushed like
a schoolboy and occasionally stam-
mered in his explanation:
"Of course" he laughed, I'm regu-
lar in my habits, get out OF doors a
good deal, and.try to take things just
as philosophically as I can. That is,
1 won't permit myself to worry. But
1 wouldn't be telling you the whole
truth if 1 withheld what l regard as
the chief secret Of my being so well
preserved. l have courted my wife
ever since l married her, and that was
more than forty years ago. / pay her
all the little attentions that l ever did
when 1 was trying to win her, and
which a woman never ceases to hold
dear. l invite her to ride, ask her to
go to the theater or whether she would
enjoy accompanying me to some social
entertainment, and take her out into
the country and rave over its beauties,
Just as we have Always done.
I'm that way, don't you see. we fail
to note the passage of time. She is
the same happy girl and l the same
attentive lover. If we have little tiff
we act very much as We did when fool
ish youngsters and make it all up in
the same way. Try ii. It's the secret
.of perpetual youth. Detroit Free
Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
A Family Of Sixty.two Children.

The Italians are discussing the adj
visibility of pensioning Mrs. NADIA
lena Granatta, lady of 81, who lives
near Nocera, IL miles from Naples.
Her husband has been dead ten years,
but during the 10 years they lived to-
gether as man and wife they had ~
children born to them, so Of the lot
being males. Eleven different times
in nine years triplets were born, and
ON three different occasions four boys
were announced, and once there were
four boys and girl.-London Times
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Since this government has declared
that a blockade to be binding must be
effective the law defining what an ef-
fective blockade is becomes of interest,
In the first place all nations must have
notice what ports Of an enemy are to
be blockaded that the vessels belong
ing to their citizens may keep clear of
such ports or take the consequences
If neutral ships are at sea when the
blockade is declared, so that the officers
have not had notice that the port Is
closed, they must upon arrival be noti-
fed and be permitted to depart for
some port not closed. But If such YES
sci, after being notified, attempts to run
the blockade, 1t is liable to capture. In
that event IL the ship makes the effort
to elude the blockade and is captured
the vessel and its cargo are conflscated,
but the officers and crew, If the ship
carries a neutral nag, are not subject
to any penalty, for they have commit
ted no crime. Again, q neutral nation
is not bound to respect blockade IN
less 1t IL effective, and any such nation
would be fully justified in resisting
and resenting the blockade Of b port
that Is sealed only with proclamation
of closure. What constitutes an effec-
tual closing Of port is frequently a
question for the law, or prize, courts to
decide. The slipping through Of a YES
sci occasionally would not prove the in
efficiency of the blockade Of the port,
but the commerce Of the place must be
stopped. In our last war an irregular
vessel would, once In a while, dodge in
under the cover of the night, but the
completeness Of the blockade was
never denied. An enemy's vessels are
proper subjects Of capture anywhere
they may be found, regardless Of what
port they are from or are bound to, but
neutral ships cannot be taken unless
they are attempting to run the block
ade. In case an enemy's ship is cap
tured with passengers on board they
are released but the officers and crew
are prisoners of war, as are any troops
on board, and they may be treated ex-
actly like soldiers taken on the field of
battle. Lawful prizes are sold, with
their cargoes, and one-half of the pur-
chase price goes to the government,
while the other moiety is distributed
among the officers and crews making
the capture according to the rules o.
distribution established by the navy de
partment.
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partment.

There are many instances In the his
tory Of the world where war acted as q
stimulus to trade; where it has correct
ed a stagnant condition Of business and
has operated as the needed spur to set
things in motion. There is every cause
to believe that this will be the influence
of the present conflict; that it will en-
courage the revival Of forces which
have been dormant, and that 1t will
communicate to the whole commercial
and Industrial fabric the power for
which the people have been waiting.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
Development or the TransvaaI.

Development OF the Iransvoai'
In 1902 the main trunk line from
Cane Town was pushed forward from
gts then northern terminus to Johannes
burg. The distance from Cape Town
to johannesburg by rail is 1.01S miles.
In 1894 the road was completed from
Delagoa Bay, port In Portuguese ter
rftory on the southeast coast Of Africa,
e. Johannesburg-a distance Of BIT
miles. The third road reached johann
uesburg year later, from Durham, o
port In the British colony Of Natal, dis.
tant 4S3 miles.
From 1900 ounces Of gold In 1887,
the annual output has risen to 5000. 900
ounces in 1897, giving the Transvaal
the second place in the worlds gold
product4on. There is no doubt that the
present output of the country win rap
tdly Increase; and probably within a
few years. Notwithstanding the increas-
"a output Of other countries. the
qransvaaI. win rank first as a gold pro-
Queer.
The town Of johannesburg may be
taken asa good index Of the wonder
I ful expansion of the gold-mining indus
try az h4district. From few huts In
1885. IL has developed into town I'M
excelled, If indeed equaled, In the i'm.
posing character Of Its buildings by
any Of the enterprising mining towns IN
Western America. Indeed, Johannes
burg has but little Of the aspect Of ar
American mining camp. In Its genera
appearance 1t reminds an American
more Of Spokane or Salt Lake CITY,
John Hays Hammond. in the Engineer
ing Magazine. ~
About fifty vessels altogether have
been added to our naval strength. The
most important are the four swift an(
large transatlantic steamers of thu
American line-the st. Louis, st. Paul
Paris and New York, and four steam
ers of the Morgan line. These las
bore the Spanish names El Sud, e
Norte, Ell Rio and I'll Sol. which hav,
been changed to the Dixie, the Yankee
the Prairie and the Yosemite, in recog
milton Of the Southern, Northern, Cen
trail and far Western sections Of tn
country. The Paris has been name'
the Yale and the New York the Har
ward.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
A Precocious Child.

What pity that every preacher can
not have just such little daughter as
one we know Of The four-year-old
daughter of clergyman, after listen
ing to her father preach one Sunday
morning for quite while. finally be-
came restless, and. climbing up, on the
seat. she exclaimed: Come on, papa,
you've said enough; let's go home!"-
st. Louis Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
Promises that are the hardest to obtain are
the surest of fulfllment
The Oldest Volunteers.

A New York State doctor, aged 100, volun.
teered his services to tho President recently,
and expressed desire TO enter the army as n
surgeon. Even at his advanced years he con
read without glasses, and walk 10 to Is mtlss q
day. The oldest standard medicine IL Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which has no equal for
indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, fevers
and bad blood. It strengthens, purtdes AMI
vttalizos. Ono bottle does much good.
The day is coming, o brothers! Read
this from the Birmingham Daily Ga
zette and paste 1t in your equal rights
scrap-book: West End tailors are TAX
ing into serious account a new gar
ment, which has been patented by its
happy protector under the title of the
Windsor trouser-breeches. 1t is dual
garment in quite a new sense, inas-
much as it may be used either by ladies
or gentlemen.
ut is nation without history"
hotly exclaims Spanish fire-eater of
the United States. At the rate we IRE
making 1t we shall soon have enough
to satisfy the most exacting don.
That 1rishman who fred the first
shot of the war sent the ball before the
ships head. AS a rule In fight wher-
ever an Irishman sees head he hits 1t.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

DIR. MOFFETT's TExruIxA (TEETHING
.POWDERS) is tho preparation that has
gained go much reputation in all our large
cities in saving the lives Of eethipg Children
and so diminished their morta it,. and DO
Mother hould fail to use them II she desires
to preA We the life of her little one TEETH
INA Aids Dig, stion, Regulates the Bowels
and makes teetbing easy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

The largest history ever published Is
"The War of the Rebellion" issued
by Uncle Sam in 100 huge octave vol
umes, of 1000 pages each. with gil
gantic atlas in thirty pages. s.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She
Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
Advice, and Is Now Well

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Before using
your Vegetable Compound l was a
great sufferer. / have been sick for
months, was troubled with severe pain
in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

How did Fakem. the hypnotist, get
along on his last tripT First rate,
until he tried the impossible. He hyp-
Noticed a tramp one day and tried to
make him saw wood."-Brooklyn Life.
Painting warships black or lead color
is with a view to preventing an enemy
recognizing them as belligerents.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

OF all the common acute specific dis
eases, typhoid fever is the ono with
the greatest tendency to relapse. Two
cases Of ave successive relapses are On
record. s. & &
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
Beauty Il Blood Deep.

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all Inn
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc, 60c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

With the following symptoms: Inflammation
Of tho nostrtls and Yields, rotten gums poor
teeth, swelling of the glands Of the neck, caus-
ing scrofulous ulcers, sometimes called Lupus.
All cured by B. B. B. A powerful vegetable
blood remedy. Largo bottle 91.00. At drug
gists. Send for book, free. Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta. Ga.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
EDUCATIONAL.
tnerson Military College, Matches. S:.. MI.

English, Classical Scientific and Business In
titution for Boys and Young Men. Military
md Athletic Training, Extensive Grounds,
imposing Buildings, Handsomely equipped
Gymnasium. Reading Room, Laboratory and
Armory. Tuition $40 per year. Board reas-
Unable. For Catalogues address the Superin-
endent
u. =. RAYMOND.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

dost healthui and deli2htul ciimate; beautiful To-
alton; splendid buildings and equipment. Shorter
>ollege has he use OF the LARGES L ENDOWMENT
any female COLLEGE in the southern States, and
gLTY. The leading departments are under the
harfe Of noted Professors Music, etc, beyond
pens Sept. 18th. Write for pamphlets.
II j. sINMONS. A. ~. President
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Every time man looks in mirror he i'm
AGNES he can see hero.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c. bottls
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc. 81 All druggists
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

The thickening of the plot frequently thin'
the audience.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Lyon 4 Cos ssPick Leaf" smokins Tobacco
gives the consumers the very best Tobacco
they can get. ounces for 10 cents. 1t is fast
winning It's way to public favor. Try It
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Rev. II. p. Carson, Scotland. OAK, says:
1.-Two bottles of Halls Catarrh Cure complete
ly cured my little girl" Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Some architects can draw better houses
than some actors.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Iour Ilie Away.
To Quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
letic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO
BAG. the wonder-worlser. that makes weak men
strong. AL druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New YORK
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24
toward College

toward College men s'W7ls SSe nor samn GSsss
East Iake. Ala. to Pedagogy Depart
EsTABLIsHEp 1871 s Men@ iinto arsg Gas
ific, Engineering and Business Courses. Pro-
sssiopal course in Pedagogy for teachers.
Preparatory course. Experienced faculty.
FERNS reasonable. Surroundings attractive,
healthy. moral. Next session opens Septem-
Ter u, 1885, For catalogue giving particulars
~ r. H. ROOF, President.
East Lake, Ala
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-09-24

Intellectual women make better wives than
they do sweetheartS.