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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
AREeIl2EZZT G4IZzQO

Cummins place could be had for $780,
600, and there could be ample proof
furnished that it would be good in
vestment at that price He told Mil
Ter to consult his principals and
submit the very lowest price and the
best proposition tey had to make. Later
he had received the proposition, and
the price was fixed at $4,000.
At meeting on the 18th of Septem-
Der this proposition was read to the
board and a resolution was adopted
resembling the former resolution limit
ing the purchase to the Beakley and
Altheimer places.
Voice from the Audience-Was the
governor present?
COL Nurphy-Not at that time. He
was, however, present at the next
meeting, which was on the Sd of Octo
ber, and in that meeting allusion was
made more than once to the action Of
the board at the former meeting. and
there was no way for him to miss
knowing what that action had been.
There was also an expense bill pre-
sented and allowed for visiting and
looking over the farm, the Cummins
place, yet he says in his message that
he knew nothing about it at all; says
all that he knew was that the agent
had been to him; says he knew this
place had always been losing prop
osition; the land was low, wet and
subject to overflow; that it was mac
ce2sibe except by boats, and was Gov.
cred with lakes, swamps and lagoOns.
Johnson grass had choked it to death,
and that best it lay along the river for
a distance Of seven miles, and was
from a half to a mile wide, contain
ing about 5000 acres, of which about
5000 was sandbars. He said that
Haynes & Green had bought it in 1888
for $4,000, and that the owners had
been trying to palm it off on the state
ever since Fishback was governor.
How reckless indeed is your gov
ernor with facts" said Col Murphy
THE truth is that prior to 1897 the
board had no authority to purchase a
farm; they had no authority to con-
tract debt for this purpose. And
anybody who knows anything will
agree that there was never a time
when the net proceeds of convict la
Dor the board had enough money to
buy a ten-acre field
Ni!er's first proposition was for the
tate to lease this farm for five years,
na5ing therefor one-fourth of the crop,
Hitb an option to purchase at the end
II that time for 100000. This did not
appeal to Col Murphy at all, as it
is very easy to see that the vendor
woala realize something like s250,0oo
far the farm.
The governor had gone on to say
that he went to the board meeting at
10 o'clock and there was nobody there.
He went back again at and it was
then that Gen. Green came in with
rropasiti0n to sell them a body of
land twelve miles below Little Rock,
which WAS the property OF half doz-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15

en- individual owners. Col. Murphy
said he had asked Gen. Green what
the place could be had for. and he
was told $1800OO cash. He told Gen.
Green that the state could pay but
$4,000 cash. and the remainder would
be paid out Of the proceeds of convict
labor-there was no other provision
for it. Gen. Green replied that there
was no business in that kind of deal,
as there might not be any proceeds.
In speaking OF this place Col. Muir
ply said that it was the opinion of
those who knew both places that this
was not near SO good place as the
Cummins farm. There were no lev
ees here at ALL while there was on the
other.
The governor had referred to the
crafty lawyer John M. Moore, and
said that Immediately after the board
meeting convened Mr.. Moore walked
in and handed him (Murphy) the con-
tract for the Cummins place, all cut
and dried. The fact was, said Coz.
Murphy, Moore did no such thing He
handed the papers to the secretary Of
state. the man to whom he should have
his office on the 21st day of Novem-
ber, and then submitted a proposition
from Urquhart, which stipulated an
nual payments Of $4,000, and in event
of failure to meet these the state
was to loose the place, and also stipu
lated that in this event the owner OF
the place was to be furnished with
convict labor for a period Of one year
at fifty cents per day. That was not
to be thought of, said Col. Murphy.
He told Col. Moore that the payments
would have to be flexible, and that the
terms the latter stipulated made this
contract impossible. He pointed out
the notifications in the contract that
would have to be made before it could
be entertained. And this contract,
with the notifications noted exactly
as he stipulated they would have to
be was what the "crafty" Col. Moore
had handed TO Mr. Crockett.
The board then named him and
Judge Bradford to see Urquhart and
try to beat him down on the price.
UrQuhart said that he had already fall
en- $4,000 on the farm, and would
take no less. "Your governor says"
said Col. Murphy, that when this was
made known the attorney general said
it did not matter, as the board was
going to buy this place anyway The
attorney general did not say anything
of the kind"
In regard to the great bugaboo,
Johnson grass, Col. Murphy said eX
perts of the United States agricultural !
department said that it can be killed
by cultivation in from two to three
years. All the farmers down the river
say the same thing. IN Alabama the
best land they have is Johnson grass
land. Willy Bros. had made money On
this farm; they only had half Of it,
and paid $4,000 rent tor it. They say
there is not better body of land
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
COLOR LINE DRAWN m NAVY
Petty Officers on Receiving Ship Co
lumbia Refuse to Mess
With Neqro.

New York, Aug THE color line
has been drawn on board the United
Etates receiving ship Columbia at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The chief petty
officers have refused to mess With a
regro who has just been sworn in as
chief carpenters mate. They have
asserted their unwillingness to asso.
cate with him in any way or to re.
oeive or carry any orders that may
come to them through him in the line
of duty
Isaac Miller, the chief carpenters
mate, is not full-blooded negro. He
has been in the navy many years and
has good record. For long time
prior to his recent promotion, which
was for merit, he ranked as carpen-
ter's mate of the first class. When
Miller appeared at the chief petty of,
ficers' mess on Wednesday eight other
members of the mess arose and left
the table when he sat down Miller
ate his dinner as If nothing out of the
ordinary had happened. Since then
he has had no company at his meals.
He has been allowed when he reached
the table fra to eat alone, and when
others have preceded him he has
waited until they finished eating.
Captain Snow said Millers rights
would be protected as the navy
makes no distinction as to color.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
HAPPY CLIMAX TO ROMANCE
United States Senator to Be Married
to Sweetheart of Long
AGO

Spokane, Aug. IA romance ex-
tending over a quarter of a century
VIII come to a happy climax next
Wednesday, when Weldon Brinton
Hepburn. United States senator from
Idaho, will marry Miss Gheratine
Yeatman. of Chester county, Pa. Years
ago young Hepburn met Miss Yeat.
man, like himself, Pennsylvania of
Quaker ancestery, and they became
friends. In 1884 the young lawyer
came west and settled in Idaho He
became leader of the bar. acquired
wealth and last winter became United
States senator.
Senator Hepburn has left for the
east and 1t is announced that his mar
riage with Miss Yeatman will occur
next Wednesday, probably at the home
OF the brides mother. A wedding
trip to Spokane and Alaska will follow
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
ELkS OF RIVAL CITIES
viii Again Clash on Diamond Fair
mont is Coming Down Next Tuesday.

Ever since the Fourth of July, the
local Elks have yearned for an OPP
portunIty TO get back at their Fair
mont brothers on the diamond.
They have waited as patiently as
might be for the Marion county
people to suggest another game here.
The lodge from up the river gave
the Morgantown boys an awful
drubbing, and then turned in and
made them forget their defeat in the
heartiest kind of hospitality Nor
gantown wants a chance to do the
same trick. They want to wallop
the Fairmonters and then show
them few stunts in hospitality as
it is practiced in Morgantown.
Unless some unforeseen catastrophe
interferes the ,Morgantown and Fair
mont Elks will meet here on the Uni
versitY Athletic Field next Tuesday.
Joe Mills has been asked by the Fair
mont manager to name date and be
has named Tuesday. Billy Bowman
has promised to pitch for Morgantown
and Jones will catch. That will be
about all there is to it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
WILL SOON START.
Work on the Northern End of the
Wabash is Expected to Begin Very


Work on the Northern End of the
Wabash is Expected to Begin Very
Shortly.
The report is current in Fairmont
that the Wabash contractors are
now ready to begin work on the
state line end of the Buckhannon
and Northern Railroad, and that
the forces of men will ne put out
within the next few days. 1t is
said the engineers have their work
so near completed that they can
turn the route over to the contrac-
tors at any time 1t is also reported
that the line from Rivesville to the
state line has been adopted by the
officials of the company. There are
two or three cnt-otfs along the route
which smay be made, though they
will cost heavily and Will have to be
O. KID by President Ramsay him
self before they can be started
There will be one tunnel between
Fairmont and the Pennsylvania
state line and it will be about a
thousand feet long, There will also
be cut which will be almost as
costly as a tunnel 1t will be from
ten to fifteen hundred feet long and
will require great amount Of work
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
MINERS INJURED IN EXPLOSION
Trolley Wire Ignltes Quantity Of
PoWder-Wounded Now in
HOSPITAL,

Fairmont, W Va, Aug. IA ter
rife explosion of powder at Monon-
gah mine No. resulted in the injur.
ing OF eight miners, three of whom
cannot possibly recover and with q
possibility of two others dying from
injuries received.
The accident happened in Pc
culiar way and how the men escaped
death is a miracle. AS the men were
going into the mine to begin their
days work the last man to board the
car had an eight-foot auger on his
shoulder; also two 10-pound cans of
powder. The auger struck trolley
wire, causing it to drop and ignited
the powder, the force of which went
practically in the faces of the men,
Their means were terrible to hear
The injured men were hurriedly
placed in a box car and brought to
the state hospital here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
WEESE vs.. CONN ELL CASE
Finally Settled-Suit for Commission
on Sale of House.

The suit of j. M. Weese against
Ju1son Conwell has been settled.
1t was brought last March, and the
amount claimed was $42.50. Weese
claimed that amount was due him
as commission for selling house
and lot for Conwell. Convict claim.
ed he owed Weese nothing.
The first trial was heard by jury
before Justice Shoemaker They
returned a verdict in favor of Con
well, giving Weese nothing. The
latter's attorney then asked for an
open judgment. He allowed it, on
the grounds that the verdict was
contrary to law and evidence. JUS
tice Hayes was then called in to hear
the case, and rendered judgment in
Weese's favor for the full amount,
$42.50. This was in April. Gar
nishees were then issued against all
the banks and other places where it
was thought possible to get hold OF
money belonging to Conwell. Moth
ing was found, however, until re
Gently, when the whole amount OF
the Judgment and costs 500, was
found in the hands of Conwell' s
brotherin law, Mr.. Thomas
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
CHASTITY DISCOVERY
Of Mrs. A. l.. Lowrie while
Hunting for her Sister.

Latter found Stretched dead on the
Bathroom floor with her throat cut
Temporary Insanity due to grip
Caused Commission of the Awful deed
Victim we'll known here.
Mrs. Daisy Barber Guthrie of
Grafton killed herself at the home OF
her sister Mrs. A. L. Lowrie in
Sewickley last night. The act of
self destruction was accomplished
with razor which was used in fit
of temporary arrangement.
The dead woman was found by
her sister who had been away from
her but few moments and who had
no intlmation that suicide was con-
templated. The wound IN the throat
was a terrible one and she was past
aid when found.
Efforts were made last night to
reach her husband who is at the
head of the Fairmont and Grafton
Gas company and lives in Grafton.
lie was not found and was not ad-
rised until today of what had happen
ed. He was Frustrated with grief
Mrs. Guthrie has frequently visited
ia Morgantown where Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowrie formerly lived and was quite
well known here.
The news of her death will be a
great shock 10 her many friends.
She left husband and one child
to whom she had been devoted. They
were wealthy and have one of the fin
est homes in Grafton.
A few days ago Mrs. Guthrie con-
traeted grip which made her delirous
at times but it was not thought that
she was in danger at the time the in
sane deed was committed as she had
apparently recovered from the illness.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
AN EASTERN OUTLET
Is to be Afforded Morgantown
Before Very Long.

Railroads now Being Built Which Will
Connect M. Il X. With System Enter
ing Baltimore Other Contracts to
be let in few Days-Some interest
Ing Railroad Developments.
Announcement has been made
that Mr. Elkins has bought the
right of way and makeshift OF a
railroad from Rowlesburg to the
mouth of Green's Run on Cheat
River, known as the Cheat River
railroad.
The road is to be continued down
Cheat to Muddy Creek where Mr..
Elkins desires to develop large
tracts of coal land he owns in that
part of Preston county. Work on
the extension to begin before Au.
gust 18th and trains are expected
to be running over the road before
spring.
The NJ. X K. road is being pushed
ahead to Albrightsville where it is tt
connect with the Cheat River road,
and by that road With Rowlesburg.
1t is also learned from good author.
ity that the Cheat River road will be
continued from Rowlesburg to Par
sons, where it will have a connection
with the w, Va. Central, and over
that road with Baltimore as soon as
the gap between Cumberland and
Cherry Run is constructed. This viii
give the competing line of railroad &c
the east that has been desired for sc
long by SO many Morgantown bushes:
men.
Grading and trestle building has
been carried on steadily this summer
from the present terminus of the NJ
& K. on toward Albrightsville, under
the supervision OF Mr.. J. Ami Mar.
tin,
BY connection with the Wabash
road to the north Of US, which seems
certain to be made, Morgantown seems
destined soon to have main line Of
railroad under several different names,
all working in harmony, to pass right
by her doors.
If Morgantown don't get herself
located on the main line of the Wa
bash system, she will have connec-
tion that is just about as good.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS
Will Engage the Attention OF
Teachers this Afternoon.

Much Debate Expected Resolutions
Contain important Recommends.
lions Districts Organize for Winter
Institutes Session viii Close this
Afternoon.
The Teachers Institute Of Mon
ongalia county, which has been in
session all week, under the able in
structions of Miss Grisnold and
Prof. John II. Cox will adjourn this
evening after very profitable week
The last act Of the teachers will
be the adoption of set Of resolu-
tons, prepared with much thought
and labor on the part of the commit
tee. These resolutions will suggest
some important legislation, and will
contain some criticism of the uni
form examination law, salaries, and
similar matters. Nj. III. Steele,
lutions, said this morning, that he
did not believe the set prepared
would be adopted without great
deal of discussion, and not few
amendments. For that reason they
were presented at an early hour this
afternoon in order to give all a
chance to express opinions. The
resolutions as adopted will be pub
llshed in these columns tomorrow.
The Round Table discussions oil
Thursday afternoon were resumed at
the session this morning in the form
of questions by members of sthe in
stitute, which brought out many
new features.
The teachers of each district met
and organized for the institutes in
the several districts.
Grant District officers: Elroy
Henry for president and Mr.. Brook
over for vice president. Miss Duesen-
berry as secretary and Mr. Brand
for assistant secretary.
First meeting at Georgetown time
second Saturday and Saturday
night in November.
Union and the Independent Dis
triet will work together this winter.
Miss Sarah + Griswold took up
the subject of Elementary Geogra-
ply.
After recess, Prof. J II. Cox took
up the subject of literature for the
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
TWO CENTS
CAMP NOTES,
Uniformly Good Behavior of
Company L.
Local Company is Among the Leaders
at Parkersburg-Fine Drilled and
Disciplined Trip to st. Louis for
Guard Is now Being AgItated.

Company Il is getting along ia
mously at Parkersburg and the men
arc enjoying the outing very much.
so far they have been we'll and only
two men have been at all knocked
out One of these was Lonnie Hess
who cut himself in the leg slightly
on the first evening the company
arrived in Parkersburg.
A hatehet slipped off the handle
and struck him on the leg. The
wound was a slight one and was at
tended to at once. He is now doing
duty again.
Charles Walls was over come by
heat yesterday. They day was
extremely warm and sCorncys was
knocked over. He was taken to the
hospital and last evening had re-
covered.
The com pany has established
splendid reputation in camp. 1t has
furnished three sergeant mai ors for
the three battalions of the First
regiment. Besides this Ed Rich
wards has been made color bearer
and Bud Lee one of the color guard
Red Handley of Huntington and
Will Flowers of Littleton nave re-
joined the company. Lieutenant
Private f, Jones has connected with
the Fairmont company. They have
forced him TO cut off his mustache.
The street in front of the company
is the widest in camp having been
intended for the use of "L' and
another company. The other one
which was "a" of Wheeling did not
arrive and ''L'' has twice or three
times the usual allotment of ground.
The men are very much pleased
with the showing they have made.
They are as good now as they were
when they returned from camp last
year and will constantly improve
One of the interesting features of
camp is the presence of the regulars.
two companies of whom are there.
They have made friends with the
Morgantown boys and travel with
them more than with any other com.
panp in camp.
81 was one of the very few com
panies who went to camp perfectly
sober Not man took drink on
the way to camp. Their conduct
has been exemplary while in camp
and has elected much favorable
comment. Morgantown is being
praised by every one for the manner
in which her representatives are con.
Quoting themselves.
A trip to the exposition at ST.
Louis is being talked of in camp and
many prominent men from over the
state are in favor of the plan. The
trip if taken will take the place Of
The encampment next year. The
exposition management is very anx-
jous to get troops there and Will CO.
operate with the state in taking
them.
It's probable that the companies
to go, should the entire brigade not
be taken. will be selected after com
petitive drills.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
LABOR WARS RAGING
Strikers Subjected to Brutal
Treatment at Hands
of Cossacks.
RUSSIA'S INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT
Typical Piece of Administrative av-
agery--Police Even Affected and
Ask for nerease-Epidemic of In
eendiarlsm Spreading.

London, Aug THE Daily Mails
Nikolaiff correspondent fully confirms
the Times correspondents accounts
of strikes in South Russia. The cor
respondent says that a quarter of /
million men are affected and that SIM
ultaneously strikes occurred over a
vast industrial area He says that tho
amount Of studied organization and
we'll concealed preparations was un
Russian labor. Prices of the neces-
saries of life are rising by leaps and
bounds
The strikers on the whole have pre-
served exemplary order, but this, how
ever, has not saved them from savage
attacks, directed by General Arsenieff,
governor of Odessa Groups of men
who assembled last Saturday with the
intention Of holding a meeting were
driven into solid mass by 500 Cos
sacks, backed by two lines of infantry
with fixed bayonets. About 1000 strik-
ers being thus enclosed by double
Gordon, the Cossacks rode through
them, striking right and left with
heavy whips, the fallen men being
trampled under the horses feet.
Four Hundred Strikers Injured.
When the living mass had been
thoroughly kneaded to the governors
will, continues the correspondent,
numerous men were arrested as sus-
pected agitators. The infantry then
marched off and the strikers scattered
in dozen directions with Cossacks
at their heels. It is reported that 400
strikers were more or less seriously
injured and that from six to a dozen
succumbed. The whole affair is
typical piece of administrative saw
agery. The extraordinary feature Of
the movement at Odessa is that the
police and gendarmes belonging to
enc depot threatened to throw off
their uniforms and risk all the ter.
rors of INSTRUMENTATION unless the
miserable pittance of II to Id pence
which they are allowed daily was in
creased and the hours of labor re-
6uced. Siberia is losing it's terrors
N'SA AVl Aeuooldll pOlltGIu6Us
lncendiarlsm Increasing.
The epidemic of incendiarism is
spreading through Russia. Scarcely
day passes without news of confia-
81 ations. At Baku alone the destruc-
ton has been colossal. Tens of mil.
lions of gallons of naphtha have been
burned. In "a of the largest towns
the damage by fire during the past
month is estimated az $4,000, 900 to
SS6,000,000 The object of the bulk
Of the fires is to get insurance money.
Many OF the incendiaries are Jews AMI
the insurance companies in some
cases have raised premiums so per
cent. Public opinion in Odessa is en-.
t.rely on the side of the striking sail.
ors and stokers A wealthy company
which has been employing men for
years has only paid sailors at the rate
of 25 shillings a month"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-08-07
GillsOn.GiIberf.

Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one;
And when they realize they're
caught,
They wonder how twas done.
On Monday last Mr.. Herbert Clio.
son secured a horse and buggy and
drove to Keyser, accompanied by Miss
Sue Gilbert. After arriving there
they took the first train for Cumber-
land, Md, where they met a friend
Col. n, q, Bond, who secured license
and made arrangements with Rev.
Barnes to meet the couple at the
Queen City Hotel, where they were
quietly married by the above named
minister, Miss Gilbert was the ac-
complished daughter of the late VIM.
III, Gilbert, Of this city, and Mr.. Glib
son is coal operator, who recently
sold his interest of the coal business,
which was located at Franklin. Mr..
n. U. Bond acted as best man. The
wedding was quiet one on account
Of the recent death of the brides faith
er They left Cumberland on the
Flyer for wedding tour. They will
visit Washington, Baltimore, Allan
tic City and Boston, Mass. The bride
is quite an accomplished young lady,
both in vocal and instrumental music
and couple of years ago scooped in a
hundred dollar prize for recitation
at the school of the Morgantown Uni
versity. The Independent extends
congratulations to the happy couple
and wishes them happy and success
full voyage over the matrimonial sea.
Piedmont Independent.