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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Knights of Mystic Chain.

The Select Castle Of the Knights Of
the Mystic Chain, which has been in
session at Parkersburg this week,
elected the following officers:
Select commander, J. FL. Sha fer.
Of Keyser; select vice commander, j..
II. Dayton, OF keyser; select marshal
]. e. Aronhalt, OF Elkhorn, select
recording and corresponding scribe,
George Hopwood, Of Wheeling, select
treasurer. John Cordona, OF Wheeling;
inside guard, w. w. Locker, Of Par
kershurg; outside guard, Burt Wilson,
Of Wilson; trustee for three years,
Henry Lenedag, Of Wheeling; trustee
for two years, w. w Locker, OF PAR
kersburg.
The next annual meeting OF the
order will be hold at Keyser.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Just Two Dummies.

MAIDEN, w. Va September 81.
Several days age as Chesapeake Il
Ohio Fast Flying Virginia train was
running down New river BY the
town Of Eagle, passengers were hor-
rified to see dangling in the air, sus-
pended from coal tipple the form
Of man and women, while gather
ing around was q seemingly very
happy crowd, nttering cries Of ex-
Iltation over the accomplishment of
their undertaking. At Montgomery
officers were notified and Sheriff
Snyder was wired to hasten to the
scene. A special train was being
arranged, but the operator at Eagle
heard the message and Immediately
notified the operator at Montgomery
that the crowd had only hung two
dummies. supposed to represent
Czolgosz and Ewma Goldman.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Farewell ninner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jos II. Mills last
evening gave an elaborate course
dinner at their home in honor OF
Miss Daise Woods, whose marriage
to Mr.. Lewis Beall, Of Clarksburg,
will occur Oct. 18th. The guests
were all girl friends Of Miss Woods.
They included: Misses Blanche
Wood, Jessie Morehead, Bessie and
Edith Grant, Frances and Nell
White, Grace Dering, Mary Bannis-
ter and Mrs. L. I. Krebs, Of Somer
set, Pa. The dinner was in the ma
ture of a farewell gathering, but that
did not detraet from It's enioyme Mt
Mrs. Mills proved herself most
charming hostess. The decorations
were very tasteful.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

The cUlored woman who was put on
train here yesterday morning Ia an
unconscious condition has been iden-
titled as Harriet Sanders, Of Weston,
where she is cook for q family named
Bailey. 1t appears that she boarded
the train at Weston with the inten-
tion Of going to Clarksburg TO visit .
daug uvel aud that she was seized with
commissions, to which she Is subject
while on the way. For this reason
she did not get off at Clarksburg, and
the conductor did not notice her I'M
I'll some time later. When the train
arrived at Fairmont one OF the officials
telegraphed to DIR. Hartigan toshave
her removed 20 his hospital. This
morning the condition Of the woman
was improved and she will be all right
In a few days.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Army of Cousins.

UTICA, N. Y, Sept. PA remark
able case is on trial in a special term
of the Supreme Court in Herklmer.
Name Shaul died and left SCI, 900
to be divided among those related to
him as third cousins In this will he
wrote ssby the term third cousins /
mean the children of those persons
who are related to me as cousins
Eight hundred and seventy persons
from all parts OF the United States
are asking for shares in the estate.
They are represented by As attorneys.
The cousins are divided into four
classes, and the court will be called
upon to decide which class is entitled
to the portion OF the estate remaining
after costs are paid.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

GREENsBURG, Sept. 27-Vassil
Laketch was hanged in the county
Jail at 10:14 o'clock today in the
presence OF about 200 Witnesses.
Twelve minutes after the trap was
sprung by Sheriff Rem May the con
demned man was pronounced dead
from strangulation
LaKetch was a Montentgrin, and
the crime for which he suffered
death was participated in the muir
der of Paymaster Wilfred L. Hosler,
of the Southwest Connellsville Coke
Company, on the public road near
Mt. Pleasant on October 80, 1900.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Ex- CORN KING
Begins all Over In the Chicago Board
OF Trade Has sI50,0O0 In Debts to
Pay.


CHICAGO, Sept. 27.--George II,
Phillips, formerly king of the corn
pit, began all over ON the board of
trade, determined not only to settle
the old debts incurred by the old
company OF which he was the head
but to reap another fortune for him
self
The Young man who set the brains
of the old spectators on the haara
of trade in whirl by his world ia
nous deal in May corn, will not
cause any more worry on the door
Tor while. All be wants is de
cent living until all bis debts,
amounting to about $4,000 have
been wiped from his books He has
assumed all the obligations OF the
old firm and declares he will do all
in his power to pay every cent be.
fore the end of the present year. The
former king will simply look after
the details of commission business.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
LANDS IL WEsT VIRGINIA
Involved in Litigation Proceedings at
Uniontown.

Testimony was taken at Union
town Friday and the previous day
in the matter of determining the
ownership of 600 acres Of land in
Raleigh county. West Virginia. Feb
rnarv 3, 1898. the late AMI S. Full
er and wife by deed transferred TO
Frank NJ Fuller the land in ques-
ton for the price Of 81 per acre.
The sale is said to have been made
after much earnest solicitation on
the part Of Amzi Fuller, owner at
that time. The deed was prepared
BY Attorney 4. F Cooper and the
5000 consideration was paid.
Since that time an effort has been
made by Alfred NJ. Fuller, son of
the original owner, and an officer OF
the United States army, now sta
toned in Cuba, to have the deed set
aside. on the ground that it was Civ
en- to secure a loan, and therefore
was in reality a mortgage rather
thon a deed. The contestant also
sets up the claim that for some time
prior to the execution of the AMI
S. Fuller was mentally incapacita
tod as'd was rot in 4 condition to
do business of this kind.
A long list of witnesses were
heard, among them being j. V.
Thompson, Judge N. Ewing, Senator
A. D. Boyd, Captain j. NJ. Hus-
tead. Judge r. f. Umbel and @. J.
Sturgiss. They all testified as 10
their knowledge Of the transaction,
and the condition of Mr.. Fuller's
mind at the time the deed was pre-
pared by Attorney Cooper Mr.
Thompson stated that the same Of
fer was MADE to him for this land
and that Mr.. Fuller seemed anxious
TO dispose of it
| Alfred NJ Fuller, the contestant.
Nas &c. present. Il Is sid that
some parties in Raleigh county, pos
sihly creditors, are also pushing the
matter, but neither they nor any Of
their attorneys, who are also from
that section, were present.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Boy Runs Away.

Hoff Dean a Is year OLD boy who
has been living with his widowed
mother in Greenmont, disappeared
from his home yesterday morning
and was last seen in South Morgan
town a short time afterwards. 1t is
thought he ran away to escape chas-
tisement at school. He had on two
suits of clothes when he left. which
would seem to indicate that he com
templated a long farewell to these
parts. The boys mother is much
exercised over his disappearance
and has been making diligent
search to locate him.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. 81
The annual meeting of the Kanawha
Presbytery was opened this morning
in this city. The annual sermon
was delivered by DR.. M. B. Landin,
of st. Adams. Rev. G. j. Christian
wae elected moderator tor the enen-
ing year and Rev. j. K Hltner, Of
Montgomery, and Elder j. G. Dick
ev, of this city, clerks. 1t will con-
tinue four days.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

DoLEN Mrs. Alice Dolen wife of
Thomas Dolen died at o'clock last
evening at her nome in Greenmont
after an illness Of about two weeks.
She was about 81 years Of age and
leaves to survive her husband and
four children. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock in the Baptist church Of
Herring, where the interment will
take place.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Real Estate Changes.

The following transfers of real
estate were admitted to record yester-
day in the Office OF the county clerk.
Geo. M. Bowers TO William Ross
Bowers, 81 acEes (surface) in Cass dis
trict; consideration, $500.
VIM. Ross Bowers and wife to Geo.
M. Bowers, interest lin % acres OF
land in Cass district: consideration,
$3.50.
Minor II. Bowers and wife to Geo
M. Bowers, IA interest ia % acres OF
land in Cas- district; consideration;
$3.50.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Burt Goes abroad.

PARKERsBuRG, Sept. 26--George
A. Burt, former genera, manager Of
the Ohio river railroad, Mrs. Burt and
their son Col. Jack Burt sailed yester-
day morning from New York on the
st. Louis for England. They expect
TO be abroad for several months before
returning to make their home ia
Parkersburg.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
Oil Operations.

PITTsBURa, Pa, September 81. -
In the Centerville district Tyler coun-
ty, w. Va, the American Oil Devel-
opment Co., has completed its No. III
on the j. w. Kyle farm and has a
show for 80 barrel producer in the
Maxon sand
Southwest of Huntsville, Harrison
county, the South Penn Oil Co. Is No.
2 on the G.. T. Richards farm produc-
ed $50 barrels the first twenty four
hours. This is quitea surprise since
III. 3 oa tic same farm came in a
buster a few days ago and there is
nothing better than 10 and Is barrel
wells in that locality
In the Bedlls Mills district, Lewis
county,. the South Penn Oil Co.'s No.
II on the Parr Mulladay farm is drill
ing in the top Of the fifth sand and
showing for good WE'LL
In the Meadyille district, Tyler
county, Nicholas & Co., have COM
pleted their No. on the Silas Smith
farm and have buster.
In the Cross Roads development In
Monongalia county, the South Penn
OH CO. has drilled in It's No. II, on
the Accha Eddy farm and has Is bar
rel producer from the first pay. The
Well i still drilling.
In Ice bristoria development III
Greene county, Pa, the South Penn
Oil tii5 is drilling in the sand at No.
?. saer Johns & w. III. Phillips.
Both wells are showing some oil In
the Gordon sand.
On Goose Creek, L. Fl. Murphy &
Co. have completed and abandoned
their test well on the Gale Erb farm.
Oh WAS non fonnd In paying Quanti-
sies in any Of the sand formations.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
II You Have a Fayorite Picture

Which yoG think should have a
frame, we'll be very glad TO show you
our stock of holdings, from which to
select an appropriate style.
Its very probable you'll be suited
so many hundreds of particular folks
have been precisely suited here.
e. G. PRoTZMAN,
The Photographed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27
BOY Wanted.

A good steady BOY to drive launt
dry wagon. Apply at once at
Miller's New Method Laundry
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

Miss MANY sEMANs has announced
- ne Winter opening for
next Wednesday, Thursda, and
Friday, sept 10th, 10Th and 9th.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-27

MISS MARY SEMANs has announced
her Fall and Winter opening Of pat
ern hats for next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Sept. 18th,
26th and 9th.
THE local council Of the Glass
Workers Union will give minstrel
entertainment at the opera house
Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. "a
and %.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
MEANS NINE CENTS A POUND.
What the Condition of the Cotton Crop Now
Justifes.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
New York, Oct. 3.-Were it not that a
comparative crop disaster in any great
staple is unquestionably a source of far
reaching disaster to many, the showing
made by the Agricultural Department at
Washington in it's report on the condi-
tion of the cotton crop published today
would be amusing in some of it's aspects.
For several months past a group of
spectators in the great cotton market
of the world have deluded themselves,
and very large portion of the spinning
trade into belief that the Southern cot
ton crop this year would be a compare
lively large one. They overlooked the
real facts of the situation and have pro-
ceeded upon the assumption that the
financial resources and mercantile intel
ligence of the South had failed to prog
ress during the past ten years, and that
whatever the size of the crop it was
practically through Offering to contract
for the delivery of cotton they did not
possess to force Southern producers and
merchants into relinquishment of their
most valuable product under intinladat-
ing predictions of plethoric supply and
an impecunious ownership.
Inc report Oh the Agricultural Depart
ment which of late years has attained an
accuracy that iustifies the utmost conf
dence in its predictions makes the con-
dition of the crop on the first of October
the lowest with one exception of the
past nineteen years. The condition as
reported is 61.4 per cent in only one year
named, 1896, was it lower than this and
then only by ITO of one per cent the
difference being unappreciable. The
most sensational feature of today's re-
port, however, is that the conditions in
the great producing States of Texas, Ar
kansas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma
are peculiarly the lowest on record,
while the States east of the Mississippi
and especially the State of Mississippi
ieself show astonishing declines. TINS
report is a practical confirmation in the
most unmistakable terms of the produc-
tion of many close observers and It's
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04

he that it is ten or twenty times the
New York stock. The price of print
clothes in Fall River is three cents a
yard and operatives wages are being
advanced Stocks of manufactured cot
ton goods throughout America are light
1t is universally conceded that the hand
to mouth policy of European spinners
leaves them in position in which they
must buy to cover for contracts already
made for the future delivery of goods.
Under conditions far less stringent last
year cotton sold at seven pence pound
in Liverpool and eleven cents pound in
New York These prices resulted from
the legitimate demand for the article,
and were not created upon leverage of
any such short interest as now exists.
1t seems therefore, not improbable that
the cotton trade of the world will only
adjust itself to the alarming conditions
indicated by today's Government report
through a convulsive and sensational ad-
vance. The conditions, both speculative
and legitimate never so favored it, and
the short interests has rarely been in
such an unprotected position. The pro-
ducers of cotton in the South have it
within their power to realize a price for
their crop which the conditions justify,
far it seems not impossible that for that
portion of the crop now unmarketed nine
cents a pound at the Southern markets
may readily be obtained.
THEODORE H. PRICE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
Treat VS. Gregory Case Considered.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond. Va, Oct 3.--The constitu-
tional convention today began considera-
tion of the contested election case +
Treat VS.. Gregory involving the right to
the seat in the convention from the dis
trict composed of the counties of Han
over and King William. There were
eighty-two members present, and there
were but few preliminaries before the
body took up the election case. A reSo-
luton was adopted ordering 1,200 copies
of the proceedings of the Mckinley Memo
rial Session to be printed and bound for
use of the members. resolution was
adopted ordering county and circuit
clerks to appear at the bar of the con-
vention and explain their. failure to COM
ply with the law and the requests of the
convention for certain information, un-
less they comply within five days from
date DR.. Dunaway offered resolutions
declaring Mr.. Treat entitled to a seat in
the convention, and resolutions seating
Mr.. Gregory were presented by Mr.. Har-
rison, chairman of the committee. The
case was opened for the contestant in q
strong speech by DR.. Dunaway, who sign
ed the majority report, and he was warm
ly replied to by Mr. Harrison, who de-
Tended the right of Mr.. Gregory, the sit
ting member to hold his seat. Other
members spoke and pending the debate
the convention at p M, adjurned for
the day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04

announcement threw the New York
market into a complete bear panic. an
advance of thirty points, or $150 a bale
being established within the three hours
after it's publication. This advance was
established on comparatively small trad
ing and it is generally believed that an
enormous short interest in contracts is
tonight unprotected, and that the bears
who have sold cotton are measurabIy at
the mercy of the other parties to the
contract.
The local speculative situation is. in my
opinion, however, the least important as
pect of the case. The varying fortunes
o fthose who bull or bear the market
for purely speculative purposes do not
have any very profound effect upon the
trade except as they emphasize the real
and underlying facts of the situation.
These are as follows: First-Practically
the lowest condition of the cotton crop
nrecord when the comparative produc-
tion of the States whose condition is
poorest is taken into consideration.
Second-A crop disaster, which will be
still further intensified should an early
frost occur to more seriously curtail the
late in it's development and unfruitful in
it's yield On the basis of the condition
of the cotton crop as published today it
seems to me impossible that the crop
can exceed nine and one-half million
bales. | am confident that it will not
do so unless we have an exceptionally
late autumn. On the other hand the
worlds consumption of American cotton
as recently estimated by Mr.. Ellison,
the we'll known English statistician, will
he eleven million bales unless prices ad-
vance to a point to check it. Stocks of
cotton at the centers of the worlds ac-
cumulations are the smallest on record
since the American war, with the excep-
tion of last year. The last weekly figures
made up show that the stocks of American
cotton in Liverpool and on the continent
and af1oat for Europe were only $4,000
bales as against 1900 last year, which
was the smallest on record. The stock
o fcotton in New York available for de-
livery on contract tonight is only 46, 420
bales.
The amount of cotton sold for future
delivery in New York prior to the 31st
of January it is impossible to estimate
An extremely conservative guess would
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
II Proves the COLUMBIA the
Better Boat.
ONE OF THE FASTEST RACES EVER SAILED
Sir Thomas Upton Gets the Wind He
Asked For and Under Its Impulse
thu Columbia Shows Him Her
Swift Silver Heels.
(By the Associated Press.)


NEW YORK, OCT. 3.-HERE is
THE OFFICIAL TIME OF THE SEC
OND RACE BETWEEN THE SHAM
ROCK H.. AND THE COLUMBIA
FOR THE AMERICAS CUP:
START-SHAMROCK 11:OO:13; CO.
LUMBIA 11:01:47.
FIRST MARK-SHAMROCK 11:51:
10 COLUMBIA 11:52:22.
SECOND MARK-SHAMROCK
12:45:57; COLUMBIA 12:46:39.
FINISH-SHAMROC 2:16:23; CO.
LUMBIA 2:15:05.
ELAPSED TIME-SHAMROCK
3:16:10; COLUMBIA 3:13:1S.
CORRECTED TIME
3:16.10; COLUMBIA 3:12:35
COURSE, TRIANGULAR.
FIRST LEG, EAST HALF SOUTH
TEN MILES.
SECOND LEG, SOUTHWEST HALF
SOUTH, TEN MILES.
THIRD LEG. NORTH NORTH
WEST TEN MILES TO FINISH.
WEATHER. r E Fl B r E E E
FROM NORTH, NORTHWEST
WHICH PEMAINED TRUE AND
MAINTAINED ITS STRENGTH
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
sails and nothing daunted, the Columbia

sails and nothing daunted, the Columbia
followed suit
When the preparatory gun was fired IL
was clearly evident that the Columbia
cared little for the start which was MADE
to Ieeward or about leeward on a close
reach. The triangular course offering no
benefit whatever to the craft first away,
there was no true battle for position.
The Committee Boat Navigator dropped
anchor in her usual place south of the
both yachts in tow under bare poles
headed up in the wind and hoisted their
mainsails. Their head sails were al
ready in stops.
The Shamrock was first to cast loose
from her tug and a moment later her
head sails We're broken out from their
stops and she made a clean run for the
light ship. The Columbia, which had
been hugging the easterly end of the
line eased off sheets and stood for the
mark. Signals were already hoisted from
the committee boat that the course would
be triangular, which meant that there
would be two close reaches and one dead
beat to windward for home
HEELING TO A SCUPPER BREEZE.
The yachts heeled to a scupper breeze
when the preparatory gun was fired at
10:45. The Columbia far to the east
ward stood down before the wind for the
line. Meanwhile the Shamrock was cir
cling round the lightship.
Before the warning gun was fired ten
minutes after the preparatory signal
Columbia was ahead and not wanting to
cross the line too early luffed UP with
her head sails shaking until she almost
stood still.
This put the Shamrock in the better
position, and wearing close round, she
crossed the line almost with the CUR
while the Columbia crossed considerably
more than a minute behind. Many ex-
perts thought that the Columbia would
be handicapped, but Barr was on the
alert and sailed across in time to save
himself
AWAY ON THE FIRST LEG.
With the wind forward on the port beam
and with tiny jib-topsail set on the
Shamrock and much larger and better
pulling sail on the Columbia, the yachts
Continued on Second Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
THE CROP DECLINES TEN POINTS
The Governments Monthly Crop Report Shows an
Extraordinary Impairment in the Condition
of Cotton,
(By the Associated Press.)

Louisiana is still one point above the
ten year average of those States the
reports from every other cotton grow
ing State and territory compare unfavor-
ably with the average October condi-
tions for any considerable series of
years. The extent to which the various
States fall below their respective ten
year averages is as follows: Virginia,
points South Carolina, 2; North Caro-
lima and Florida, 8; Alabama, Z; Miss
issippi. 4: Tennessee, Ii; and Texas and
Arkansas each, IS. The condition in
Indian Territory is points and in Ok
lahoma 16 points below the mean of the
October averages of the last five years
and that in Missouri 19 points below the
mean of the last eight years.
The averages of condition in the diff
ferent States are reported: Virginia,
73; North Carolina. 63: South Carolina,
81: Georgia, 73; Florida, So; Alabama,
IS; Mississippi 66; Louisiana, 70; Texas,
81; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, co. Mis-
souri,, 61 Oklahoma, 81; Indian Terri
tory, 81.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04

Washington, Oct. 3.-The following
monthly report on the condition of the
cotton crop was issued today by the sta
tistician of the Department of Agricul-
ture:
1.-The monthly report of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture shows
the average condition of cotton on Sep
tember 25th to have been 61.4 against
ia on the oath day of the preceding
month. 81 on October 1901, 62.4 at the
corresponding date in 1899, and 1913 the
mean Of the October averages of the
last ten years.
Rarely has SO general an impairment
of condition been reported as the De-
partment's various crop reporting agen-
cies unite in bearing witness to this
month There is decline of points
in Virginia and North Carolina, 13 in
South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee,
8 in Georgia and Louisiana, 10 in Ala
bama and Arkansas, % in Mississippi, 5
in Texas, II in Oklahoma, Is in Indian
Territory and IA in Missouri.
while the condition in Georgia and