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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
Here at Home,
Clarlsburg citizensGiadly Testify.


It Is testimony like the following
Remedy SO far above competitors.
When people right here at hume raise
their voice In praise there is no room
left for doubt. Read the public state.
ment OF Clarksburg citizen
w. NJ Gross, stationary engineer At
the Waithour Candy Co., residence 81
Jackson street, says at is some
years since / first noticed that my
back could not be depended upon and
latteriy I was scarcely ever free from
pain for one attack OF backache was
SO that / never knew the moment
when the aching ceased. Many time
could scarcely get around and when
at work was compelled to 90 about
stopped enduring twinges and dull
nagRing, aching almost unbearable.
10 climb around the engine oiling IL
was often impoSsl de and / have on
more than one occasion called assist
ance. AS II backache of the most pro-
nounced kind was not sufficicnt to an
noy the ordinary mortal there was
added to it weakness in the action OF
the kidney SecretionS plainly proving
to me that my kidneys required at.
tention. / used medicine uustintingly
and spent lot OF money looking for
help before Doan's Kidney Pills were
brought TO my notice. An advertise
ment about them containing tcsti-
mouials which were rather fiattering
influenced me TO 20 to Wells Il Hay
makers drug store for box. A few
days treatment convinced me that
they were acting upon the cause aud
continuation of the treatment until
had used two boxes stopped the last
attack. My back at the present time
Is stronger than it has been for years"
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc
F0ster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the namc-Doan's-and
take no substitute. jan. l3deod-wlt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
THE DEATH ROLL.
William c. Kreps.

Chambersburg. Pa. Jan. 1S.-For-
mer Assemblyman William C. Kreps
died at his home in Green Castle. this
county. yesterday. in his 50th year
Death was due to stroke of apoplexy
caused by uraemic poisoning.
Or. Oliver Wendell Weeks.
Toledo. Jan. ia special to the
Bee from Marion o.. says that Dr.
Oliver Wendell Weeks. past surgeon
general OF the national encampmcnt
and well known to all Grand Army
men. died there Sunday night. after
a lingering Illness.
Robert J. Akin.
New York. Jan. 13.-Robert J. Akin.
millionaire and rhilanthropist. who
would have celebrated the one hun
dreth anniversary of his birth on Aug.
IA next. died last night at his resi-
dence. from pneumonia.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
GREATER VALUES AND BETTER PRICES THAN EVER BI

20 uhde undersel will and The
VIC sen the buyth
WIN CarRSburg
people helping
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
Other Coal Properties Will 90 Into
the Big Merger. Such as Century
and Georges Creek Cos.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will Issue $50.
100000 of New Stock to Acquire
Soft Coal Properties.

edgement OF their refusal to Join the
union.
The merg of the three companies
gives the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
assurance OF continued control of the
soft-coal transportation business. us lit
practically dominates the Consolida-
tion Coal Company. Coal and coke
constitute about so per cent. of the
tonnage handled by the road.
OIt is also expected that President
Watson will considerably increase the
combined output of the allied COM
panies and that hereafter there will
be less danger OF suffering from soft
coal famine.
The Wall Street Journal SAYS:
THE control OF the Somerset Coal
Company, the Fairmont Coal Com.
pany, the Clarlxsburg Fuel Company
and the Consolidation Coal Company.
OF Maryland, has now been secured by
Pennsylvania interests.
"The Baltimore and Ohio already
controls the Consolidation Coal Com
pany of Maryland. 1t is stated that
the other three coal companies men
toned may be turned into the Console
dation Coal Company. of Maryland.
In order to acquire these properties,
the Pennsylvania, it is said, will issue
$50, 100000 Of its own new stock for
the purpose. The ownership OF these
will be lodged in the treas
ury of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany."
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
Munieipaiity Cannot Fix charoc..

Findlay. o.. Jan 13.-In the circuit
court OF the tenth district yesterday
decision was handed down in the
case OF the city OF Findiay VS. the Find.
lay Home Telephone company The
case was on appeal from the lower
court The point in dispute was 81
legged discrimination in that the COM
pany charged Si2 and SIS yearly fos'
It's service The cheaper service was
according TO an agreement with the
city. but when these contracts had ex.
PRED the higher rate was charged.
On appeal 10 compel fulfIlment OF the
$l2 yearly rate the court held that the
municipality cannot hx telephone
charges any more than It can fix the
price OF groceries or other like com.
modify.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16

5Baltimore. Jan l3.-lt is rep rted
that the Century Coal Company and
the Georges Creek Coal and Iron
Company are To he included in the
practical merger between the Coasoli-
dation Coal Company, the Fairmont
Coal Company and the Somerset Goa
Company.EIt Is said negotiations are
going ON for the purchase by the al
lied corporations OF the controlling in
terest in large coal properties In West
Virginia. So far as can be learned
nothing has been done yet TO connect
the Century and Georges Creek Com.
panies with the merged concerns.
President e. w. Watson was in New
York Sunday, and Mr.. C. X. Lord,
chairman of the board of directors of
the Consolidation Company. said he
had heard nothing of a move to COM
bine the Georges Creek Company with
his company. Heavy stockholders In
the Consolidation also have large in.
terests in the Century and Georges
Creek Companies.
Mr.. Watson has advanced tie
wages of the miners employed by the
Fairmont Coal Company in the Fair
mont region 10 per cent, the rise tax
ing effect January 1. 1t benefits
about Il,OOo men. The anthracite
miners made an effort to organize
these men during the recent strike
but failed, and Mr.. watson's action is
in the nature of a material acknowl.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
Zero Weather Prevailed Over
I the Entire Ohio Valley
Yesterday.
SUFFERING AT MANY POINTS.
Cincinnati Board of Legislation APP
propriasss 5000 for the Purpose of
Furnishing Coal to the Worthy
Poor-ToIedo After Coal Combine

Cincinnati, Jan. 13.-According to
specials received here zero weather
prevailed throughout the Ohio valley
yesterday, but last night it was mod
Grating. This was the coolest weather
OF the season and occasioned much
suffering at number of points on ac-
count OF the scarcity of coal. This Is
especially true of the towns in the In
terror who depend upon the railroads
for their coal. The towns along the
Ohio river are well supplied, but the
prices have been advanced. owing u
the heavy demand. due to the cold
weather.
The Ohio river continues to fal!
from Pittsburg down and 1t is crowd
ed with ice. Navigation on the river
IL this vicinity was suspended last
night on account OF the floating ice.
Suffering Among Poor.
In Cincinnati last night the Their
mometer registered 10 degrees above
zero. Much suffering is reported
among the poor people. and at a meet
ing Of the board of legislation las.
night an ordinance was passed appro
priating $1,000 from the contingent
fund for the purpose OF furnishing
coal to the worthy poor.
At Piqua, o.. the natural gas failed
and the inability TO secure coal causes
suffering among the people. Heavy
demands were made upon the coal
dealers by those who had be forced
to abandon The use OF gas AMI as a re.
suit the coal supply has become ex
hausted.
At Gallipolis. o.. a coal famine is
threatened. Factories are running
short time and private familiek are
out OF coal and burning wood. Sew
erai mines. employing from 3 to 90
men each. are In operation in this
county. but the output is contracted
for months ahead.
Gas Shortage.
East Liverpool, o.. Jan. IA
shortage OF gas on the Fort Pitt Gas
eompany's line caused Inconvenience
and suffering here yesterday and com.
PEELED the United Power company to
nhut down. stopping all the street
cars for over two hours.
Cleveland. o.. Jan. IA commit.
tee representing Is OF the Leading
coal dealers here called upon the sn
: perintendent OF the city infirmary ycs
Eerday and stated that in view of tho
high price OF fuel and suffering among
the poor rs n result OF the preva ling
Extremely cold weather they would
1rnish soft coal to all needy people
ut cost. or $3.50 per ton. The rail
roads At the same time agreed TO dc
al switching OF the coal without
charge. The offer was at once &C
eepted- Today coal was supplied 10
hundreds of poor families under thu
arrangement Only one ton viii he
sold to each applicant Local coal deal
ers have contributed ESQ tons Of coal
% the Salvation Army. and the latter
orsanizsSon win distribute II to these
fbiedo investigating.
Toledo. Jan. 13.-The grand jury
yesterday began an Investigation Of
the coal situation. It has been ciarg-
ed that there Is n local combine OF
coal men 70 maintain \ high price.
An the leading coal dealers have been
Hubpoenae9 y appear before the jury
TO-DAY. In
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-01-16
6. A. R. Ladies.

The regular quarterly meeting Of
Chaplain Wallace Circle Society of the
ladies of the G. A. R. will be held in
the lecture room OF GoT Chapel on
Friday next, January 10th at O'Clock
p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
NEGRO SERIOUSLY INJURED BY
SWITCH TRAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT AT EZELL.
Was Struck on the Back, But No
Bones Were Broken and No
Joints Were DisIocated.

A negro named Jesse White was
struck by an Iron Mountain box car
at Ezell Station last night
and SCI liously injured. An Iron Noun
tain locomotive was doing cc-fe
switching at Ezell about midnight, and
White was walking along on the side
of the track when a car struck him
on the back, in the region Of the hips.
White thought he was far enough from
the tracks for the car to miss him,
but he miScalculated the distance in
the darkness, and received a blow
from the car which did him consider
able injury, though no bones were
broken or joints dislocated. White
was put on the train and brought TO
Pine Bluff and sent to the office of
Dr.. Williams. and Drs. Williams and
Blackwell attended him. White is an
employe of Geo. H. Hestand, the well
digger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
BROUGHT AGAINST FRANK j..
MURRAY BY c. r. SENYARD
OF SENYARD STORE.
Under False Pretenses and
Committed Petit Larceny.

Frank j. Murray was arrested to-
day on a warrant sworn out by Z. F.
Senyard charging Murray with hay-
ing obtained goods under false preten-
lenses, and also charging petit lar
ceny. 1t is alleged by Senyard that
Murray went to the Senyard wall pa
per store while Mr.. Senyard was out
o. the city. and bought goods, repre-
senting that they were for Little Dra-
per, and had the goods charged to
Little Draper. The goods were found
in John H. Dellmon's tin shop, and
Litttia Draper denies that the goods
were bought for her. The petit lar
ceay charge was brought against Muir.
ray on account of the alleged taking
of an account book from the Senyard
store.
Murray's trial occurs before Esq.
Clary at p. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
FINE WORK
BEING DONE BY COTTON BELT
ONITS ROADBED IN ARKAN-
SAS THIS SUMMER.
An Average of 125 Cars of Gravel a
Day icing Put on Bed Between
Waldo and Buckner.

The Cotton Belt railroad is doing
some fine work on its roadbed in Ar
kansas, and soCn it will have one Of
the best loadbeds in the south. 1t is
plaeing gravel on its roadbed, which
makes it more solid, and also less liza
BILE to erosion in high water times.
The gravel is being taken out at the
Bearden pit at the rate of 125 cars
a day, and at present the gravel is
being placed on the roadbed between
Waldo and Buckner. One day this
week 135 cars were loaded, the
biggest days work yet done at the
pit. The work will continue through
out the good working months, and be-
fore the summer is over the Cotton
Belt will have many miles Of splen-
didly graveled roadbed. 1t is the in
tention of the Cotton Belt manage
ment to bring the roadbed. tracks and
.oling stock up to the highest STAN
dards of excellence, and they are sue
ceeding admirably.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
Business Good at Warren.

DR.. Smith, V. S., returned yesterday
morning from Warren, Ark, where
he was called on professional business
by the Bradley Lumber company The
doctor says Warren is in flourish
ing condition. The new Warren bank
is an ornament to the city, and the
new brick courthouse, now building,
when completed will be one OF the
finest in the state. There are three
immense lumber plants within half
mile of the business center-the
Bradley Lumber company, the Arkan-
sas Lumber company and the South
ern Lumber company-all of which
gro cutting over 100000 feet of lum-
her a dav
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17

work on the case He made a care
tul investigation of the movements
of the three men on the night of the
tragedy, al discovered that they
We're seen in the locality OF tie home
Of Eldorado Williams. He al learn
ed from boal derS at the house whore
Montgomery boards that Montgom-
cry WAS out late on the night of the
killing. and that Montgomery had eX-
hlblted an eager desire to see the
morning paper next morning after
the killing. arising early to see t.
He exhibited unusual interest in es-
erythms tAe papers had to say about
the killing aud IN every conversation
he Glanced 10 hear concerning it.
Culpepper worked His theory a1a= 10
2 realty, ana then approached Mont
someEE. e1afsias aim as aeJa@ the
slaye ef sta aeeempice. MaH&ea-
cry confessed tai be tId the sitting
Mi. Ga6HeaRei= then turned tHe=ea5e
Over To the sheriff, and The arrest Il
Montgomery and Young followed.
Iney Weee=tafen= before ESQ. Gia5sE.
who committed them to jail .lont=
gomery and Young Woo arrested late
ucsaaX afternoon and keynaldS VAS
caught -abouZ10= clock last night
The examining trials of Young and
Reynolds as accomp!ices commenced
before ESD. Claly at , p. III. Mont
gomery' Ztrial=occurs tomorrow
Young was acquitted on examining
trial, as the evidence showed he was
not at the home of the williams wo-
man when the shooting occurred, but
was aci oss the street talking to Kate
! Jones. a white woman
| The trial Of Reynolds is in progress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
Ladies of the Maccabees.

Mrs. R. W. Chestnut will entertain
the Ladies of the Maccabees Thursday,
July 23 The first meeting OF each
month will be social meeting. and
will he entertained by Mrs. G. f.
Cole the first Thursday in Aus0st'
The Maccabees will hereafter meet
at the homes of members. They are
also making preparations to give
bazaar this fall. The ladies Z
much encouraged by the interest :he
members are taking, and also by the
large attendance during the summer
months
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
CALLED TO MEET IN NEW or.
LEANS ON % OF NEXT
OCTOBER.
President interstate Mississippi River
Improvement and Levee Asso-
citation ssues Cal.

Roseaale, Mis- July President
Charles Scott, o+the Interstate Mis-
SIS ipDi River Improvement and LeTe6
association. Las made public cal
for convention oI= Ieeee mon. IL be
held in New Orleans. Thursday, Oeto-
5cr %. Tae=ealI= was also for
meeting eff The association to be held
at The Same time.
President scott asks for The appoint,
ment Of such delegates as may be
deemed best.
Firstly Ire governors OF all states
within tire Mississippi valley whose
lands. in whole or in part, are at times
inundated by the waters of the Missis.
sippi river or any of It's tributaries
Secondly all towns and cities sit
uated within the territory just men
toned.
Thirdly all other towns and cit
portant commercial or financial 1e-
lations with the people residing in
these alIuvial sections of the Missis-
sippi river and its tributaries, and who
have favored the levee system and lib
eral appropriations by the general gov
ernment for it's betterment and ulti-
| mate perfection
Fourth-By the boards of trade and
chambers of commerce of all such
towns and cities.
Five-By all steamboat lines plying
the waters of the Mississippi river or
| any of it's tributaries.
Sixth-By all railroads whose lines
are whoi1y or partially located within
| the alluvial sections already mention
| ed.
Seventh-By all leyee organizations
throughout the valley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Coroner's Jury at Camden Investigate
ina Case.

Camden, July IA special freight
bound, ran over the body of Jim Mac
kay, a stranger, about a. m. yester-
dav at point half a mile south of the
Iron Mountain depot.
The corener's jury has the matter
under investigation, as there are evil
dences that Mackay was murdered and
his body placed on the track. The
trainmen say the body was cold when
found.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
Incendiary Fire.

Fire was discovered about 1 o'clock
last night in a residence at the cor
ner of Twelfth avenue and Oak
streets. 1t was due to an incendiary,
as the occupants of the house left 1t
in the morning and left no fire in
the house The house in the property
of Gen. r. NJ. Knox, and w. A. Sloan,
colCred, is the tenant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17
New Music Store.

Mr.. G.. E. Reaben and Mr.. W. F.
Clark will, in a few days, open a
new music store in the business room
at 419 Main street. They will carry
a full line of pianos, organs, small
instruments and a general line of mu-
sical supplies. A department of tun-
ing will also be conducted under an
efficient MANAGEMENT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17

l2eineelon Jniy 17.-rae speaking
me three candidates fer governor
efa Yesterday va~ enjoyed by 1000
100 people. many ladies being
=fessnf.
The Bea7e5f3 grow #aaz seats
md =plyt5o4m ha been ranged was
u O'Clock moving mass CT peo-
SIC. anxious 70 hear tae speeches.
Hon. i y. Vanaa44nye1 Of Norril-
sa.l= openea With speech of an hour
and haa. after which dinner was
eryed On the ground to all present.
After dinner Gov Davis spoke for
ore and a half nous and was fol-
lowed By Judge Wood. MI. Vande-
venter closed with fifteen minute
rejoinder.
Mr.. Vandeventer and Gov Davis
speeches We're about on the same line
as their published speeches elsewhere.
Judge Wood, though laboring evl'
IDENTIFY from physical exhaustion fol-
lowing his recent illness, made an
address that called forth an outburst
OF applause from the large crowd
present that must have been encour-
aging to him in the extreme. At the
close of his speech showers Of flow
ers were thrown to him. Everything
passed off pleasantly Gov. Davis
cut out his abuse of the supreme
couit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17

Nos. ! and ?, recently destroyed by
e..e floods. These mills will have an
equipment about the same as tHe for
mel mills. aggregating about i3 900
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-17

Rosc4ale, Mis-. July President
#'harles Scott. OF the Interstate Mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-27
Is Pneumonia ContagiousP
From the philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia PreSS
The rapid increase in the number OF
deaths from pneumonia is calling attention
to the question whether this disease is not
as contagious as consumption is now known
to be- Some Of this increase may be due to
the more careful differentiation of diseases
made by physicians, but even allowing for
that there is no doubt that the victims of
pneumonia are growing faster than the in
crease in the population authorizes. and the
only rational explanation of this increase is
that the disease is contagious. If longer
and more careful observation confirms this
theory there will be more to be added
to the list of communicable diseases. Pneu-
monia is defined as an Inflammation of the
tissues of the lung, as distinct from inf1am-
nation of the bronchial tubes and from in
flammaton Of the Serious covering of the
lungs But Notwithstanding this we'll
defined character it is only during recent
years that 1T has been classed a disease
by itself. In health reports 1t has usually
been tabulated under acute respiratory dis
cases of tuberculosis. Even now the pub
lie health reports of the Marine Hospital
Service have no separate column for pneu-
monia. and the New York department OF
health has kept separate records Of the dis
ease for only two years past. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-27
The Postal Fraud Arrests.

The developments of the post Office inves-
tigation during the past few days have been
along lines which leave no doubt of the
need of the inquiry and which will undoubt-
edly satisfy the public of the determination
OF the authorities to probe to the bottom
regardless of injuries to individuals or to
political parties. Two former officials OF
the department under arrest charged with
penal offenses of a grave nature and one
confederate on the outside likewise in Gus
tody constitute what the police would term
good haul" But the public's interest is
conferred in the fact that these arrests,
without reference to the personality of the
accused make a good beginning in the real
work of cleansing the postal service. and
of restoring full public confidence in Its
management.
Until very recently there has not been
public disclosure of much fire In connec-
ton with the dense volumes of investiga-
ton smoke. The public was not vitality con-
cerned in the unfortunate but not especially
significant episode of safe opening. 1t has
not found as yet much to concern it seri-
ously in the development of the charges
preferred by Mr.. Tulloch. although his al
legations point even yet to former irregu-
larities in the postal administration which
was no alarm because of the sale of cheap
coal to the department by an official in an
emergency. Nor was there substantial rea-
son for the public to grow excited even over
the question of a large deficiency in the
rural delivery revenues. AS that matter
was explained it appeared to be only a
case of undue extension of authority by an
insubordinate official in the excessive ex-
pansion of the Tree delivery service at the
demand of Congressman, a course of &C
ton which had been once apparently con-
doned or Endorsed by the grant of large
deficiency appropriation covering, 1T would
seem, practically the same line of pro-
cedure
Now on the contrary is presented the
specific charge of crimes against the gov
eminent the taking of brides for the rem
dering of decisions favoring fraudulent
concerns and the receipt of Illegal commits
sions on a device used by the department.
That Is definite and 1t offers chance to
reduce the inquiry to precise terms in court.
If the accused officials are guilty they can
be punished and presumably will be. And
furthermore these arrests give warrant for
believing that If others beside them are
guilty they too will be detected. the more
surely in view of the final fastening of def
mite charges upon these individuals.
DO The whole affair is deplorable, not that
ft'tas been discovered. but that it existed.
vigorous prosecution is to be expected
both of the inquiry into what may remain
of apparent crookedness in the postal serv-
ice and of the court proceedings to deter
mine the guilt or innocence of the accused
men.
The government service must be cleansed
of every semblance of the practices of
graft"