Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04
State News Happenings.



when Senator Campbell. of Jefferson.
introduced In the senate n resolution
providing for an extra session OF tbe
legislature To consider the measures
reported by the state tax commission
rs well as To consider the advisability
OF holding constitutional convention.
the session To be held six months after
the close OF the present session Tho
resolution was not discussed M any
length. but went over under the rulcs
for one day. wha, il considered tho
death kncll OF the tax commissioners
report so far M the senate is con.
ccrncd. was introduced by unanimous
consent OF that body 10y Senator Col.
Cord, or kanaNha. The resolution IA
To the effect that the report OF the tax
commission and the various bills prc.
pared 10y the commission To carry tho
same into cncct So far as they affect
the assessment and collection 81 taxes
be not considered by the senate Mt
the present session. The reasons for
this are given at length and are prin.
cipally because the plan proposed sin.
giles out for special taxation the pro.
duct OF coal mines and oil and gas
wells and leaves untaxed tho product
OF iron and steel mills and furnaces.
glass. lumber, pulp and paper manu-.
facturcrs. and. i'm fact. all kinds ~
manufactures I'm the state. thus maxi.
Ing discrimination I'm favor OF ono
class Of property. The resolution was
referred To the committee on taxation
and finance
Senator Campbell the other day in.
troduced "A resolution for an extrn sos
sion, six months after the present sea.
sion, To consider measures advocated
by the state tax commission and to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of n constitu-
tional convention. Senator Alcord in
troduced resolution not To consider
tax measures at the present session.
At North Fork Branch a miner nam.
ed Giuseppe killed his sisterin-law
and was later killed by officers. Gui
seppe. whose wife and children wero
In New York. had been living with an
other woman. His sister-in-law. Mrs.
Antonio Corchna. wrote the wife about
his conduct. and he soon received a
letter severely upbraiding him for his
conduct. He at once killed Mrs. Corch.
ma. When the officers went to arrest
him he fired on them. The fire was re-
turned and one bullet severed his
wlndpipe.
first mortgage of the Oil Well SUP
ply Co, of Pittsburg. to secure tho
payment OF $4,000 900, was filed at
Parkersburg.
The humane officer at Clarksburg Ia
investigating the story OF n 12.yeay.
old child named Jackson. who claims
that man Of the na-Ho Of Grower
committed a crime which Is rrnisi,.
BILE in this state by hanging CT =, ira
piisonment The girl may CO. OH.
GERS are hunting for Grcaver
bridge across Pond Run. near
Parkersburg, broke through under
wagon load OF brick, throwing Alfred
Marshall the driver, two horses and
the wagon TO the stream 25 feet below.
The driver was buried under the lood
Of brick, but came out not seriously
hurt.
At Morgantown. Thomas Hennessy.
an old union veteran and pensioner.
drank four ounces OF laudanum. The
deed was caused by broodlng over fail.
ing cyesight.
robert Stevenson, contracting
piasterer of MorgantCwn while driy-
ing from there to Cheat Haven. was
held up and robbed Of $50 the other
evening.
telephone message from Irondalo
furnaces. 90 east to tho Morgantown
police says a young man named Elan.
nagan was stabbed TO death by two
Italians there.
Although only 81 years old Mrs.
Sarah Jane Reesc. Of Congo. Is tho
mother OF II children. Size was mar.
ried when 16 years cd. Five Of her
children are married and II are livins
at home. One died in infancy. Tho
five married children have families.
Three sets Of twins and one set Of trip
lets are included i'm the list
A horse went mad at shinnston AMI
committed suicide. Jesse Robinson
was leading the animal 10 water when
II imbedded it's teeth in his shoulder.
lifted him from the ground and threw
him quite n distance Toe horse then
ran to the river. plunged into deep
water and drowned Itself. Robinson's
wounds may prove fatal
Union labor officials are backing q
oil which will be pushed ~ the pres.
ent session Of the Legislature. requir-
ing that barkeepers DO required 70 pass
state examination and Eecure state
license.
James a. Watson. employed on tho
construction Of a pipe line at Spen.
Ger, WAS killed by the premature ex-
plosion Of charge Of blasting powder.
His skull was crushed.
John Whitlock, II is charged. shot
and killed Lizzie Walker at Eckman.
They lived together. and some dispute
arose over the falthfulness OF tho
woman. Whitlock made good his es-