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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
LINC0LNS ASSASSIN
FOUND I'M OKLAHOMA
Real John Wilkes Booth a Suicide
in That Place Says. a Dispatch
Printed in st. Louis News
paper--FuIIy Identified
it is Claimed.
Known There as David E. 6eorge---parties Who
Identified Him are Junius Brutus Booth Joseph
Jefferson and Clara Morris. Relative. Con-
fdentiaI Clerk and Acquaintance.

st. Louis, June 3.-A special to the
Globe Democrat from Enid, Oklahoma,
says:
Junius Brutus Booth. the actor and
nephew of John Wilkes Booth, the
assassin Of President Lincoln, has fully
identified the remains of the man known
a. David f. George, as his uncle, John
Wilkes Booth. George, or Booth, com
mitted suicide here January l4th last,
and in his effects was found letter di-
rected to X. L. Bates, Of Memphis. Tenn.
Mr.. Bates came here at once and fully
identified the body a. John Wilkes Booth.
He then went east and has obtained pos
tive identification Of the remains from
the dead mans nephew and from Joseph
jefferson, Miss lara Morris and a score
Of others who knew him in his early
days.
According to Mr.. Bates story, he had
acted a. Booths confidential agent and
attorney for nearly forty years. After
Lincoln was shot the assassin escaped to
the Garrett plantation in Virginia. Ac-
eording to Mr.. Bates, the man who was
killed was named Ruddy. Being warned,
Booth left CARROTS and was taken care
OF by friends in Central kentucky. He
later settled at Glenrosc Mills, Texas,
where he conducted a store for several
years a. John St. Helen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
SLASH
HIS HEAD
CLEAN OFF
WAS THE INTENTION OF ONE COL
oRED WAITER AT SwAGER
HOTEL TOWARD FELLOW
WAITER.
,rder of Cakes Started the Row and
Large Pairing Knife was Used in
Attempt to Cut of Cake
SwaIlower.

Two colored walters who have been
IN he city only few days and who
we're engaged in the Swlser hotet had
!, fght this morning and one tried 70
ut the other fellows throat. The cir.
.nm,tanees Of the ARRAY were brought
ibout over some cike-. One fellow or.
lercl. cakes for the guest lle was st.
tending at tie breakfast table and tie
other went to order some too. But see
ing the other fellows cakes ready. no
took them to the guest he was looking
after When the other one went into
tbe kitchen after The cakes he had order.
"a hc aseertained what his fellow waiter
had done and as the natural result among
those who are bellicose, a quarrel and
fight ensued. The fight took place IN
the kitchen. The one who made the
drst order for cakes grabbed up large
pairing knife with edge keen as razor
in Clarllsburg barber shop when rush
day i not on, and slasiied the other fel'
low across the throat, inaicting flesh
wound The blade narrowly escaped the
;upular veins, else there would have been
another colored funeral. As soon as
Mr.. swaser became aware Of the bloody
proceedings he gave the beIliserent' their
.,ll,;,,, ,,apars and cakes at the hotel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

OF WEEK
IN SOCIETY WAS THE WEDDING OF
MISS pRIMM AND DR.. WHIT
MAN IN CHRIST EPIsco-
PAL CHURCH.
Mrs. MOTd Lewis WIN Entertain the
Thursday Afternoon Euchre Club
Thursday Afternoon of
This Week.
N SOCIETY WAS THE WEDDING OF

On Tuesday afternoon at ) o'clock
the marriage Of Miss Salena Primm,
daughter OF Mr.. John D. Primm. Of this
city. to DR.. Luther 0. Whitman, Of st.
Cloud, Minnesota, was quietly solemnized
in Christ Episcopal church, the Rev. r.
c. Dowell, rector of St. Paurs Episco-
pal church at Sfstersyillc, officiating.
The altar and chaneel were artisticaIly
decorated with garlands and sprays Of
orange blossoms, ornamcntcd with grace
full bows OF satin ribbon. Promptly At
the appointed hour. the -ushcrs, Messrs.
Clyde Reynolds and Charles Holden, pre-
ccded the bride and groom to the altar.
During the reading Of the bethrothal
service at the chancel steps, 4 Love
Thee, by Greg, was beautifully song
by Miss Duncan, and later during the
marriage service at the altar Still rs
the Night by Bohm, was softly played
by the organist tA the conclusion Of
tie ceremony the chant Nine de Alitis
was sweetly and impressively chanted
by the organist. At the conclusion Of
beautiful gown Of white point d'esprit
over white taFeta, en- train, high cor
sage and elbow sleeves, trimmed in pip
Ing, OF white satin, a long full tulle veil
completing this beautiful and becoming
costume. DR.. and Mrs. Whitman viii
reside in Clarksburg for the summer, and
will leave FOR st. Cloud, Minnesota. where
they win permanently locate. in the fail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
NEW
LIVERY
STABLE
Opened on West Pike Street BY Messrs
Stout, Queen and Winters, With
Complete Outfit.

Hugh stout, Lloyd Queen and Mr.. Win.
tiers have opened a livery stable on Pike
street near the Elk creek bridge just
below the Catholic church. They have
purchased complete outfits and have a
splendid string Of horses. They are en-
terpri.ins gentlemen and viii make a
success of the business,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

AND BATTERY
Is the Charge Eugene NswsOme, coIOred,
Makes against Henry Young Of
the Same Color.

Henry Young, colorcd. is in a peck Of
trouble. the extent Of which win not be
known until Mayor Grille is heard from.
Henry assaulted Eugene Newsomc, col
ored. 80 Newsome claims in bis com
plant in Pearl BOwyers' barber shop
last night and battered him up rather
badly. Newsome states that Young had
threatened to do something Of that sort
for some time. A warrant was issued by
the mayor against Young, and the latter
will answer the charge At $50 o'clock
this evening in police court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
AN APPROACHING WEDDING.

Miss Luella T. Dye, teacher of math-
ematics in Broaddus institute, retires
from the school at the close Of the pres
ent term. Her engagement to DR.. II. =.
Sloan has been announced to friends.
The date OF the wedding has not been
made public. but it will be at an early
date.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03


completed an intermediate educational
course in Broaddus Classical and Scien-
fife Institute when, at the First Bap.
tist church Wednesday morning, the
principal of the Institute, Prof 5. Z.
Swartz, presented them with diplomas.
The commencement exercises were well
attended. The auditorium Of the church
was well filed when Professor Harlowe
spoke the invocation with which the
exercises opened.
The graduating class Of 1908 Is com
posed of the following young ladies and
gentlemen. some Of them having com
pleted the scientific course, some the
normal course. some graduating from the
department Of music, and one completing
two courses: Ada Wood Fortney, Ber-
tina Elizabeth Glover Alice Electa Han
M, George Nestor Holden, Mary Virginia
Hornor. Esta Beulah Lyon. Cecil G. Reed
Grace Sprinkle, Mary Elizabeth Stealey,
William W. Walters, George Evan
White. Nellie Burr Bassell and Stata
Lewis.
As the first number on the program
a musical selection, Mozart's Magic
Flue," was rendered upon the two pianos
which stood upon the rostrum by Misses
Myrtle West. Ella Simmons. Florence
Jewell and Miss Atchison. The piece,
difficult but beautiful one. was immense
II appreciated by the audience. IT
showed that the Young ladies we're pos
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03
STREET CAR CONTRACT
AWARDED 10 BLoDGETT

FIJI. BIodgett, q Wheeling, has been
awarded the contract for the building Of
the extension OF the Fairmont 4 clarlSs-
burg Traction company line from HOnon-
gah 10 Middleton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-06-03

Mrs. Nlord Lewis viii entertain the
Thursday Afternoon Euchre club tomor-
row Thursday afternoon from 3 to ;
O'Clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
An Instance of Goodness

The youngest bank president in the world i.
Carl R. schultz. president Of the Equitable
National Bank Of New York. Nh Schultz is
only twenty seven years old. He vas graduated
from Yale only six years ago.
The young man was asked rec,7 ~ TO what
quality he attributed his success -'A = replied
that he attributed il 20 discretiG F coolness.
Then he was asked TO give ipAs;ince Of that
quality's manifestation, but he we aid not give
a personal enc lie said, with 5. hugh, that he
would give an instance OF coolneis and discre.
tion but it would be one somSS hat different
from the kind ne meant, and it would pertain
not TO himself. but to Scotchman.
There was a SCOT he said, s'who owned q
fine orchard surrounded BIZ n hedge One day.
Is he entered this orchard, he saw neighbos
creeping On hands and knees through the hedge,
intent on stealing some fruit.
- .Sawney, boot. boot. mon, exclaimed The
Scot reproaehfully, -whauF We gangin -
'sThe discreet Sswnsy quickly faced the other
way and answered:
Book agen.' Detroit Sews-Tribune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10

when it coul3 hardly be distinguished
from street mud, viii hardly recognize
the filtered fluid as the same thing.
The Board of Trade, however, reiter-
ates the charge that the Government
uses more water than is necessary IN
its departments, and hence causes the
citizens to be charged with waste; and
il is recommended that steps be at
once taken to procure a larger supply.
This. as we'll as the other recommends
tons of the board for the coming
year, must receive the approval OF
every intelligent citizen of the Dis
trict.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Pursued by Gladstone.

1t may be remembered that the late
William E. Gladstone. who was a most
intimate friend Of the fifth Duke
Of Newcastle, pursued the clipping
couple all over Europe, and finally
ran them to earth at a villa on Lake
Como. In northern italy. where he made
vain endeavors to persuade the fair
fugitive TO leave Lord Oxford and to
return to her husband and children.
Subsequently. when the Duke of New
castle obtained a divorce from his wife.
Gladstone was called upon TO act as u
witness and TO furnish evidence of hav-
ing found the clipping couple living to-
gether In Italy. This action of the great
Liberal leader was of course seized upon
by his political and personal enemies.
who denounced him for doing the dirty
work, so they said. OF a private detee-
tive, whereas the true object OF his
pursuit Of Lord oxford and of the lat
ter's companion was TO induce her to
return to her husband and children.
In those days divorces OF this kind
were tried by the house Of lords and
from that time forth until his death.
nearly half a century later. the late
Lord oxford never set his foot in the
house of lords. taking the ground that
his appearance there In the role OF Ii
correspondent was sufficient to dispense
him from any further obligations TO
fulfill his duties there as one of the
hereditary legislators.
AS the late Lady oxford declined TO
give her husband his matrimonial free
dom by suing him for divorce on the
ground Of his elopement, and survived
until 1886, the earl was unable to marry
the companion of his flight. who some
ten years afterward welded at Brussels
a Belgian of the name OF Opdebeck, dy-
ing about decade ago. Her son by the
late Lord Oxford was handsomely pro-
vided for by the latter In his viii. and
bears his name, though % course not
his titles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10

partment and steamship managers, III
changing the sailing day of the Amer
lean steamers from New York from
Wednesday to Saturday, when natu-
rally the mails are heaviest. This
means that these important Saturday
mails will arrive in London IN time
for distribution on the following Sat-
urday instead of the Monday after.
as heretofore. The only transatlantic
hne flying the Stars and Stripes IL
now brought into direct competition
with the highly subsidized company
which holds the exclusive favor of the
British government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Bubbles.

Piecework--the pie mans.
In times of trial--he jury.
Even hat may cap the climax
Are prisoners on ship put in the ''hOidY'
There are always lots Of theatrical stars left
ever.
As the surveyor said, q have TO draw the line
somewhere
moving scene in play is not always due
TO the scene shifter.
The city Of Bath ought to be somewhere near
WATERFOWL
Nan is but clay. and sometimes his name
Is mud
People who belong to the upper erust'' are
often she shortest
The portrait painter d0esn'. always take a
woman az her face value.
Teinng a girl she has heart 9. stone is moi
equivalent to calling her 'pea-:E"
High-toned people are often in need Of being
toned down.
You can't blame the unusually long river
for running TO excess
The unsuccessful aerOnaut isn't consoled by
having his wife blow him up.
The experienced burglar knows when it is safe
to steal forty winks.
The autumn leaves have don1sd the tinge
OF crimson and OF gold. ~
Like treasures which the tHsAbling trees
Have not che power 20 hold.
They fall 70 earth. TO witker there
And all their beauty lose,
To rustic meath our tread ana take
The polish from our shoes.
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Among the Statesmen
..uncle Ioen in the Chair.

Strangers who saw Uncle Joe'' Can
non in the Speakers chair yesterday
might have supposed that he was accus-
toned to the place and had long presided
over the deliberations Of that body, so
well did he execute the duties OF the
Office. Uncle joe was. however. at
times nervous. as was evident from the
fact that he made two or three slight
breaks" One would naturally suppose
a veteran of twenty-eight years service
would know exactly the methods Of pro-
cedure and be able TO state a question
without coaching. Speaker Cannon IN
questionably does know all the ms and
outs OF Congress. as much about par
liamentary law and parliamentary prac-
tice as any man in the House yet he
worked with q coach-Mr Hines. who
has acted so efficiently in that capacity
for the past ten years. Mr. Hines is
clerk 10 the Speakers table and the
Speakers prompter. In all the turmoil
of the House he is never ratified"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
vic Stood BIZ Him.

Through all this tempest Of violent
and extravagant abuse Walpole's Amer
lean wife stood Loyalty by his side and
remained his best friend, perfectly in
different and probably increduious with
regard 10 the charges as TO his conduct
previous TO her marriage. She reaped
her reward at last, for one fine day
Captain Walpole's legal advisers obtain
ed positive evidence Of the msst con-
elusive character, showing that the
plaintiff. instead Of benz a guileless
governess. was in realty a most dan
gerous adventures, and a notorious
blaclmailer. whose career was well
known throughout the Levant, and who
had on one occasion been put .nder ar
rest either at Algiers or at Tu1As, I for
get which, for having shot At and
wounded Count Crenneville. formerly
attached to the Austrian legation al
Washington, and who had incurred the
wrath OF the lady by declining TO con-
tinue his acquaintance with her. owing
to the expense which it enIailec
OF course. this exposure was .Ollawed
by revulsion Of popular feS,iag IN
favor Of Captain WalpOle. who IN 1884
succeeded his uncle as Earl OF Oxford
and as chief of the historic house Of
Walpole, which can trace its ancestry
Dack 10 those remote ages which pre-
ceded the Norman conquest, and which
for the last four centuries has played
an important part IN English history.
Lord Oxford, Ike his uncle before him,
makes his home at Warrington Hall, a
charming old mOated manor house in a
well-woOded district OF NorfOlkshire, net
far from Cromer. The houss, Is built OF
flint the walls being eight ieSt thick in
many places. and you can catch dsh
from the billiard room and kitchen win
dows. Oliver Cromwell was a frequent
visitor there in the days whsa II be-
longed TO the Potts family. ana when
Sir Charles Potts. the last Of his race.
was ruined by the South Sea bubble. II
was purchased By the first Lord Wal
pole
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Oxford a Protestant.

The present Earl OF Oxford is Prot
estant. differing in this respect from his
uncle and predecessor. the fourth earl.
who was converted to Roman Cathoh-
cism by Mgr. Capel. that once famous
prelate who now nvsa IN obscurity in
California. and who has been portrayed
by Lord Beaconsfield in his novel.
Lothian under the transparent
pseudonym OF Mgr. Catesby."
The late earl was worthy descend
ant of the great Horace Walpole. and
had the reputation - being the most
selfish member OF the peerage. as well
as the last of those Sybarites of whom
the fourth Marquis of HEREFORD was
one OF the most noted types. He sep
arated from his wife after few years
of marriage. and according to their
respective accounts OF the trouble, the
latter originated in a sugar basin. The
late Lord oxford insisted that the
countess came down to breakfast with
out having washed her hands. and had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Many Curious Treasures.


The approach TO the house IS peculiar.
For as there is only a narrow bridge
across the moat. carriages do not draw
up at the front door. visitors having 10
cross the bridge on foot The house =
full Of treasures, among the most curl
Gus of which IS the key OF the great
STEAMBOAT mosque at St. Sophia in the
days when it was still place Of Chris
tian worship: a manuscript letter from
George II to Lord WalpOle. concluding
God bless you. G. r." the spurs worn
by King William III at the battle of the
Boyne. and Garzichs watch. given by
him TO Horace Walpole, and the ink
stand used by the great Sir Robert Wal
pole.
Nearby is the last resting place of the
Walpoles. and IL may be added that ga en-
in his hearse three times round the
church before his remains are finally
laid to rest. The origin of this queer
custom. according 10 family ard local
tradition, is that Horatio, second Earl
OF oxford. destroyed the tomb of the
Scalmers, former possessors OF the
place, and one OF the unhappy ladies'
of this family. finding no rest, stu
haunts the churchyard, always search
is TO mollify her spirit that this drive
Of the hearse three times round the
churchyard takes place on the occasion
of the obsequies of every Earl OF Or
ford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Cost of Copyright.

What is the total cost Of procuring a copy
right for a book OF play? Give all the steps
necessary to procure same. Is lawyer neces-
sAry? What Is the form Of sDpIicationg Is
any affidavit requiredf From what time does
2 copyright date2 Is there an agreement be
tween the United states and Great Britain
by yirsue Of which an author u q book copy
riehted in the United States would be prs
tected in his copyright by English eourtsg
BOOKAAKEg
To secure a copyright send q 20 the
Librarian Of Congress. together with a
proof OF the printed title page OF the
book The copyright runs fourteen
years from the day it Is granted There
is no agreement between the United
States and England
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
The Board of Trade.
It's Annual Meeting Shows a Good
Years Work.

The annual meeting of the Wash
ington Board of Trade served to call
the attention of the people of WASH
ington once more TO the work IN vaIi-
Gus directions in which it has been
engaged during the past year. 1t Is
to be hoped that its various recon-
mendations will receive due attention.
The Importance of keeping the at
tention of the people of the District
aroused to certain general needs is
greater than it would be if there were
ordinary elections by which needed
reforms and changes could be urged.
The recommendations and agitations
of the Board Of Trade do some of the
work which, in other cities, political
effort might be expected to accom-
plish. The more this body Of citizens
can do for the improvement of the
city, for the securing of better schools,
a better paid and larger police force.
lower insurance rates, the destruction
Of unsanitary dwellings and the build
ing Of a suitable convention hall, the
more grateful viii the people Of
Washington have reason to be.
The general attitude of the Board
Of Trade this year is optimistic, an
attitude both natural and judicious,
since there is much reason to feel well
satisfied and hopeful, and optimism
Is inexpensive as well as wise. The
present work on the filtration plant Is
one good reason for satisfaction felt
By the board. Those who drank Po-
tomac water in those years gone by.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
By THE MARoUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
An Adventurous Career.

An Adventurous Career.
Lord Oxford, who is now in this eCun-
try with his American countess. has
had singularly adventurous career.
After year at Elton he entered the
royal navy at the age Of fourteen. and
was on board the troopship Niagara
when she was wrecked on St. Paul 3
Island, 1900 miles south OF the Cape
of Good Hope. Not until three months
later, and after the most terrible hard
ships, did rescue come, and then he
was transferred to the cruiser Blanche.
which was commissioned to stop the
hanaping Of the POlynesians and to
suppress piracy in the South Sea
Islands. He visited many OF these
ISLANDS,. where no white man had ever
been teen before; was present at the
annexation OF the Fill Islands, and
leaving the navy with the rank OK lieu
tenant at the age OF about twenty-three
he Joined the special embassy Of the
late Earl Rosslyn on the occasion of
the marriage Of Don Alfonso XII He
served in the Ottoman army through
out the Turko-Russian war. acting as
aide-de-camp to Suleiman Pacha. being
present at the Shipka Pass battle. and
afterward became secretary to- his
kinsman, Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,
when the latter was special commits
sioner for the deIimitation OF the new
Turkish frontier and afterward British
ambassador &c Constantinople.
Lord oxford put in a good deal Of his
time in this country, where he became
familiar figure in New York, and won
the hand of Louise Corbin, daughter Of
ID. c. Corbin. and niece of the great
railroad magnate OF that name A few
months after the marriage, Lord Or
ford. or Captain WaIpole, as he was
then, became the object OF a most vio-
lent persecution IN England on the part
Of an adventures. who. posing in the
role Of an innocent and guileless young
German governess. charged him with
having first ruined her under promise
Of marriage and then Diverted her in
order to wed an Americaa heiress- The
prima facie case against the captain
was rather strong. and a numbercf the
English newspapers. notably the Pail
Mall Gazette" took up the woman S
case. the latter journal indeed raising
a fund of several thousand pounds by
popular subscription, 10 which even the
late Queen contributed 800. for the pur-
pose of defraying the legal expenses of
the plaintiff in her suit for damages
against the captain, who was held up TO
obloquy in the press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
Battle at Baton Rouge.

Can The Times Questiors and Answers column
tell me whether there was a battle fought at
Baton Rouge, Ia. between Confederates and
Federalsg If 50. viii you give brief details7
Nick
There was-on August 5, 1852, the com
manders being Gen. John c. Brecken-
ridge and Gen. Thomas Williams. The
number engaged were about $500 on
each side. The lighting was severe on
each side for two hours and ended in
repulse for the Confederates. The lat
ter's losses were 81 killed, 315 wounded.
and 81 missing; the FederaIs lost 81
killed. 266 wounded and 80 missing Gen
erai Williams was among the dead.