Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-01-28
sTATE NEWS ITEMS.


The change in the constitution made
by the adoption or certain amend.
ments at the recent election. The re.
suit of the conference was the mr.,
rangement of the following schedule
OF salaries. which will be Incorporated
In the Reynolds bill: Governor. SIS.
900; secretary of state. $4,000; audit
or. S4.5c0: treasurer. $4,000: attorney
general. $4,000; state superintendent.
OF schools. $4,000: supreme court
Judges. 81. 500: circuit judges. $4,000.
and supreme court clerk. $500.
Judge Reynolds. OF Mineral county.
the author of the bill and leader OF
the majority in the house. wanted TO
NIX the salary of the governor at So
GOO and the other salaries at proper.
Tomato figures This scale was op-
posed by Delegate Hughes. OF Jack
son county. and others. whose deter
mined fight resulted in cutting the
scale proposed i'm half. The govern
or's salary is now 81 700 and that of
the other state officers proportionate-
~ low. except that the secretary OF
state and auditor received fees which
made the income from those two of
fees enormous. In the senate the bill
providing FOR the retention of the prep
aratory branch of the state universe
~ AZ Morgantown was passed by unan-
imous vote, il being "A personal tri-
umph fer the senator from Marion and
the first bill passed this session. Con
currence by the house is probable At
an early day. Both houses adjourned
until Monday, and n number of the
, members left for Washington 10 spend
Sunday
At Parkersburg Edward Kelnath. II
years old. who was hurt while sled
ding about a week ago. died the other
night.
Tne American Bridge Co. has sued
the Lucius Construction Co for 500
600. charging that the company had
thrown up the contract for n bridge
across the Ohio between Marietta and
Williamstown.
a resolution asking West Virginia
senators and representatives in con.
gress TO do all in their power In favor
of Legislation looking toward the i'm
provement OF the Ohio river was pass
ed in the legislature by practically a
unanimous vote.
Agnes Lee Clark the 13-year-old
daughter Of John Clark. was instantly
killed and Eleanor Hughes badly hurt
by big car on the Wheeling & Elm
Grove railroad near Wheeling A par
~ of girls was returning from Beech
Run school house. when they were
scattered by a car which bore down
x.r;t
Clark failed to get out of the way and
was cut in two and her body scattered
along the track. Miss Hughes made a
frantic effort TO save her The coro-
ner is investigating the matter. but
has not arrived at n conclusion regard
ing the culpabiity or innocence of the
street car men
One hundred and two bills intro
duced in the house and so in the sen
ate was the legislatures record FOR
one day. OF the house bills % were
designed to carry out the recommen.
datSOns of the tax commission In the
senate Mr. Hammer offered a resolution
that all Legislation relative 10 the com
missions report be given precedence
and consideration as soon as intro
duced. This resolution aroused con
siderable discussion and was finally
tabled. Attorney General Freer. I'm a
newspaper communication. warns the
people and the Legislature against the
adoption Of the tax commissions rec
concentrations. He recommends the
calling of n constitutional convention.
Among the bills introduced was one TO
prevent mob violence. as recommend
cd in Gov. Whites message: pure
food law similar TO that Of Ohio. and
one providing for a state board Of ar
bitration In labor disputes.
George and Arthur Golden. broth
ers. living near Sandyville Jackson
county. were arrested at Parkersburg
on the charge Of disturbing religious
worship and rioting II is alleged that
they went to the United Brethren
church. AZ Trace Fork. where revival
was in progress. and stoned the build
ing until every window was broken.
They then entered the church TO drive
the people ont. When opposed 10y the
men present they began firms their
revolvers. No ono was shot. but in the
stampede that followed several women
and children were hurt Four mon
were struck by stones. but not seri-
ously hurt Dick Golden. who is said
10 have assisted in the disturbance. is
still az large
Conrad Hagemeier. who has been IN
jail AZ Wheeling on "A charge Of muir
dering John p Hayes in n saloon fighr.
was released from custody. the cvi.
dence being not sufficient to hold him
A passenger train on the y & O
struck a team near Claysville derail-
ing the engine and baggage car and
fatally iHjurng Engineer Clare. OF
Wheeling. The team was instantly
killed. hut the driver escaped with