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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
IS oLD.FASHIoEED OIL FROM THE
BOTTOM OF BOOTHS CREEK
AND EXCITEMENT PRE-
Walls.
FLUID IS COMING FROM THE REED
WELL DRILLED m AS A DRY
HOLE A FEW YEARS AGO
BY SOUTH PENN.
Companys Agent Ridicrles the Report
and Says His Company WIN Sur
render All Its Leases in That
Section Within Two Weeks.

There Is considerable excitement on
Booths Creek over the discovery of oil
in that section. Word comes from that
place that considerable oil was noticed
floating in the creek and an investiga.
ton disclosed the fact that oil was seep-
ing % from the creek bottom Just be.
low the residence of Dr. Copliu. Some
wears ago a we'll was drilled on the Reed
farm near the CopIin residence. Nothing
in the nature of oil was discovered at
that time, 50 the hole was plugged up,
the machinery moved and no more at.
tention was paid to oil development in
that section, although it was thought
By many that oil could be found there
in paving quantities, if gone at in the
right manner. The fluid less than a
week ago was found seeping up out Of
the earth less than eighty feet from the
Reed well. 1t was watched, the story
goes. for quito while, and it appeared
at intervals. Thursday evening more oil
than usual was noticed and Friday it
bubblel up considerably. There was
none saturday. however. It IS the in
tention to watch it carefully the next
several day, 10 see what the develop
ments are. and it may be that that sec
tion win be overrun with operators and
spectators the coming months. The
South Penn has most Of that territory
leased. and their agent, Mr. Wilkinson,
when Informed of the report Monday
morning, hooted at it and said that his
company would surrender al the leases
in that section within the next two
weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
CAR SUPPLY
is BETTER
Work at the Mines in This Section Is
Getting Much Better and LEerIr
as the Result.

Work At the mines in this section Is
getting better all the time, il is said.
Cars are easier to get and the men are
now enjoying one Of the incest booms IN
the way Of plenty Of work and wages
that they have not had for long time.
The car service seems to be considerably
better now than for SIX months or more.
II Is thought that in the very near fu-
tnre the car supply win come up 10 the
demand. The railroad have been build
ing hundreds Of new cars since the fam
inc began. Thirty-eieht cars we're put
IN at Wilsonburg yesterday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
STATE 1NcoRpoRArroNs.
Secretary of State Issues Charters to
Some New Corporations in West
Virginia.

Charters have been issued by the see.
retary Of state to the following cOrpO.
rations:
The Pittsburg and Parkersburg Oil
company OF Parkersbug, W. Va, to buy
and sell oil lands and TO operate for oil.
Capital slOO0,OOO. Incorporators, ]. W
Adams, c. A. Sarber, Natha Loeser
Cleveland, Ohio; c. a. weidhart, A. s
Bosley, Pittsburg. Pa.
Masonic Temple Association of Park.
ersburg, W. Va, to procure land and
erect Masonic temple. Capital $500
Incorporators, J. NJ. Jackson. Jr., trns'
ice; James A. Bryan. trustee; John NJ
Sands. trustee; William 7, Rittenhousc
trustee. R, ]. A. Boreman, trustee; Park
ersburg, ". Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
WILL
ORGANIZE
Five Charter Members Have Been Sc
cured and a Temporary organiza-
ton Has Been Effected.

The Clarksburg tailors win form a
union tonight at a meeting to be held
at $50 o'clock in W. R. AfeKee's place
on West Pike street. At a recent meet
ing there were five charter members de-
eided upon and a charter was applied
for. The charter and ritual have arriy-
ed and the purpose of thcSmeeting to-
night Is to organize. The temporary Of
decrs are Elmer St Clair, president.
and II. Wheeler. secretay. There are six
or seven gentlemen and tire or four
indies here following that trade. They
are all invited to attend the meeting and
become members of the union. The
number Of the proposed union viii be
379.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04

OVER WELL
May Result irom the Failure of Reserve
Oil Company to Drill Reynolds
Well Deeper.

There Is likely to be some litigation
over the gas wen drilled in on the B. 5.
Reynolds farm by the Reserve Oil com.
pany at Wilsonburg. B. S. Reynolds, 7.
P. Reynolds and H. H. Edinger, who are
interested in tie royalty, are in the city
today consulting with attorneys in ref
erence to the well and for the purpose Of
instituting snit. The well IS supposed
to have been drilled to a depth Of about
1900 feet and they claim that the lease
calls for a depth Of 5000 feet. The com
pany has ceased to drill and IS tubing
the hole. It is a fair gasscE a large
scope Of territory Is involved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
SERIOUS
ACCIDENT
BEFALLs LITTLE WILL Maxwell,
The THREE-YEAR-oLD SON OF
Mr.. AND MRS, W. BRENT
MAXWELL.
Fell from q High Chair at the Supper
Table and Received Blow on Head
Which Caused Conclusion of
the Brain.

Little Willie Maxwell, the three.year-
old son Of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brent Max
wen met with a very unfortunate aeci-
dent Saturday evening. The little fell
low was sitting at the supper table in
high chair. When through his meal,
he tried to push the chair from the ta-
bic, but in doing SO he pushed the chair
backwards, and he fen TO the floor. His
head struck the floor, but as soon a.
he was picked up he seemed to be al
right, with nothing but a severe bump
on the head.
The little fellow was put TO bed Sat
urdny evening as usual and there seemed
to be nothing the matter with him at
all. Sunday morning when he was to
be taken from the bed and dressed
he seemed cross and peevish, and the
child was allowed to remain in the bed.
When, short time later, one OF the
members Of the family went to the bed
side, it was found that the baby was
unconscious. Doctors Morgan and Haynes
were hurriedly sent for, and they arrived
and rendered medical assistance. The
baby remained unconscious during the
whole day Sunday. 1t vas found that
the blow he had received on the head
caused slight conclusion of the brain.
For > while it was thought the child
was in serious condition. The little
fellow rallied. however, and this morn
ing he was a great deal better, with
promising chances for speedy recovery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
CRAZY MAN AT
POOR HOUSE
cOlOred HostIer Taken to That Institu-
tion in April Last Grows Violently
Insane.

Joshua James Coverdale, colored, who
was hostlcr for George L. Duncan and
Others last summer. is in the county in
firnary in bad mental condition. His
mind has been in bad shape ever since
he was taken there April 4. and in the
past two weeks he has become very much
derangcd. Unless he gets better within
the next two or three days, Superiu-
tendent r. 5. Davis win institute pro-
eeedings to have him committed TO the
asylum for the insane. He is 80 years
Of age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
LOCAL AGENCY
FOR WATER
From the Artesan Wen at Wilsonburg
Win Be Established With Luther
Elliott IN Charge.

, The medicinal water at wilsonburg is
attracting considerable attention and
people from this city drive there to drink
from NJ. j. FRacis' artesian well, the
water Of which has been analyzed and
found to be q fine medical properties.
An agency for the water win likely be
established here BY Mr.. Francis. Luther
". Elliott Will in all probability have
charge Of the proposed agency. It IS the
purpose to advertise the water exten-
sively.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
COUNTY SUPERNTENDENTs
HOLD A CONFERENCE.

There Is conference this week in
Charleston i county superiutendents
representing the various sections Of the
state at the oftcc OF Superintendent Nil
Ter for the purpose Of inanguntins the
new uniform system. The conference be-
gan today and will probably last three
days. The arst examination viii be
held in june and this conference Is for
the purpose Of getting ready for it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
RECOVERING FROM TYPHOID.

Former Letter Carrier ]. l. Jackson.
who has been confined to his fathers
home with severe and protacted at
tack Of typhoid fever, has about reeoy-
cred and is upon the street today. He
will be able in a short while to resume
his position as clerk in the Pasons-Sou-
ders eompany's department store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
STATE POSTAL AFFAIRS.

West Virginia postmasters have been
commissioned a. follows:
George J. Davidson, Hilebcrt; Cast.
bcauea f. Ruby, Lucky, Wood county,
Il new Office; c, Thomas Watson, Ev-
erson; Francis NJ Snider, Bendolph; /;
Martin C. Williams. Lillian; Mary A.
Champ. Jcnky, Fayette county, "a new
Office.
The postoffee known as Odessa, Clay
county, has been discontinued. Mail
win hereafter be sent to Bomont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
POINT MILLS BURNED
TOTALLY DESTROYED
Blaze is Believed to Have Been of
Incendiary Origin. as Gas Was
Off and Rear Window Was
Raised
Loss is Over Fifteen Thousand Dollars With Only
Sixty-five Hundred Dollars Insurance-MiIIs
Had Been Long Established and We're
Popular Far and Wide

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
RILEY ABlEs IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

A warrant was sworn out in Magis-
trate Gordons court Saturday evening
at the instance of John Howard, Of
Northyiew. against Riley Ables- The
lutter is charged with ~euning, swear
ing and abusing the said John Howard
on the End day OF May, contrary to the
pace and dignity Of the state" The
case win be aired in the magistrates
court Tuesday morning at'lO o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
GROUND BROKEN FOR
HANDSOME NEW RESIDENCE.

Ground was broken for the handsome
residence Mr. V. L. Highland Is to build
on Quality hill, Monday morning. The
contracting firm OF Elliott and WincheIl
are contractors for the building. They
are the contractors who are building the
new jail and sheriG's residence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
RULE DAYS ARE ON.

Rule days in the circuit clerks Of
nee began today and VIII continue un-
til Wednesday inclusive. Several An
swers have been fled and suits are ma
turing. but no new ones have been en-
tered As vet. Il being 50 near The open
ing Of the term Of court, but few Il any,
are likely to be instituted during rules.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04
LErrERs oF ApNINIsTRATION.

Jefferson D. Basel has qualified as
aanidlstBotor Of tho personal estate Of
the late James Melville Norman. The
amomt.of the bond is 5000 md the
surety Henry Basel,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-05-04

4. \. lawson, I Bridgeport is a city
visitor,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
POWERS MAY INTERFERE.
No. Prepared 10 Recognlz. Asslssins-May
Demand Punishment.

London (By Cable).-The powers
may yet take hand in the Servian situ-
alton should there be any tendency to
anarchy or the development OF a revolu-
tionary spirit. 1t is believed that con
ditions at Belgrade are not as serene
as the government born OF assassins
would have the world believe.
A special dispatch from Rome says a
semi-of1icial note published there de-
clares that whoever is made King OF
Servia the powers will exact the punish
ment OF the murderers OF King Alex
ander and Queen Draga, as civilized
Europe cannot tolerate that high ad-
ministrative and military positions in
any country should be occupied by as
sassins.
Another dispatch from Belgrade says
the draft OF bill, with marginal notes
written by the late King Alexander, has
been found in the palace. 1t provided
for the proclamation OF Queen Draga's 5
brother as heir to the throne. This. the
dispatch adds, is held by the conspiraters
to be complete justification for their ac-
ton.
The official Servian dispatches confirm
the press and other statements to the
effect that the provisional government
has decided to leave the choice OF a
king to the Skuptschina
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Porto Rieo's Large Trade.

Porto Rico is furnishing a market
OF million dollars month to the pro-
ducers and merchants Of the United
States and supplying nearly a million
dollars worth each month of tropical
products required by the United States
The total shipments OF domestic mer-
chandise from the United States to
Porto Rico in the 10 months ended
with April were So.344,3rS, and OF for
cign merchandise S2rS,276 making the
total valuc of merchandise sent to
Porto Rico from the United States $Io,-
oo2.5o4. The total shipments OF do
mcstic merchandise from Porto Rico
to the United States in the 10 months
ended with April. 1908. were $S,744,427
and OF foreign merchandise $So,o37,
making the total shipments from that
island TO the United States in the Ic
months ended with April. $S.S33464
In the month OF April the shipments
from the United States to Porto Rice
were $o3I.52o and from Porto Rico to
the United States St.oro,o73. These fig
ures indicated that the shipments from
the United States to Porto Rico dur
ing the fiscal year which ends with the
present month will aggregate about
SG2,ooo coo, and those from Porto Rico
to the United States nearly an equal
c,.t,1
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
Shortage Of S75,0OO Alleged.

James NJ. A. Watson, Jr., who has
been deposit clerk in the office of the
Auditor of the District of Columbia
since December, 1893. was arrested here
on charge of embezzlcment preferred
by the District Commissioners. Rumors
were current that he was alleged to be
nearly $4,000 short in his accounts.
Hurried conferences followed, result.
ing Ill the arrest OF the young man at his
home. at 1920 Columbia road. The Com.
mssioncrs, after a conference with
Major Richard Sylvester, the Chief OF
Police; Mr.. Andrew B. Duvall. the
Coropration Counsel. and Mr.. J. r
Petty, the Auditor, stated that the al
legged shortage amounted to about $67,
600.
The alleged shortage is ono of the
most peculiar ever noted in the history
OF local or Government affairs. Watson.
who is known as young man about
town. serving the District as an ordi.
nary clerk at a salary of $500 a year
IS interested in half a dozen enterprises
lie is the son-in-law of John II. Bryant
retired contractor. Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
son and Mr.. Bryant live in magnificent
three-story brownstonc and brick dwell.
ing at 2o2o Columbia road, and the
young man and his wife have always
been regarded as well-to-do persons
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
In the Departments.

Civil Service Commissioner Proctei
says evidence seems to indicate appoint
nents to the Washington Postoffict
have been made without a strict regarc
for the public interest.
The United States Steel Corporation
is the first large concern to make a re-
port OF its business to the Department
OF Commerce and Labor.
The draft of regulators for the gen.
eral staff has been nearly completed
They make the chief of staff more
powerful official than the commanding
general or the adjutant general unde'
present regulations.
William c. Hook. of Leavenworth
Kan, has been selected to succeed Judge
Caldwell, who recently resigned the cir
cult judgsbip of the Eighth district.
Judge Peter {. Grosscup, of Chicago
had an interview with the President, al
which it is believed the subject of trust,
was discussed
The details of the project for the gen.
eral staff for the Navy were submitted
to Secretary Moody.
1t has been discovered that the
steamer Vera Cruz, which was wrecked
off Ocracoke Inlet, N. C., was a snug
gler.
Count Cassini referred to his intinac,
with a number of Jews to show that h,
is not an o1emy 10 the race
Prof. James c, Monaghan was ap
pointed editor OF the reports OF tn,
Bureau OF Foreign Commerce in III,
Department OF Commerce and Labor
Russian government declines to re.
ceive any outside aid for families OF tn,
victims OF the Kishcneff massacre; moi
will she receive any outside representa-
tons regarding the affair."
Robert A. Sedwick, clerk In tn,
Treasury Department, made despond
ent by financial embarrassment, com
mitted suicide.
The monthly government report
shows average condition OF spring
wheat $50; acreage spring wheat ~.
$4,000 acres, decrease OF 90; sprine
wheat acres, 1877. Average condition
winter wheat. ea.2; oats. 8s.s. againsi
goo.
There were no further development
in the grand jury's investigation Of thu
postoffice affairs and no further indict
ments arc to be looked for this week.
The orders issued for American ships
70 Valparaiso have been revoked
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
CONFESSION OF A BORGIA.
Her Brother, His Wife and Child the Victims
Meant No Harm.

Kallaska, Mich. (Special) After
two weeks work Prosecutor T. c. Smith
has secured the confession of Mrs. Mary
Mcknight to the cold-blooded and pre-
meditated murder of her own brother,
John Murphy, Gertrude Murphy, his
young wife, and their three-month- old
baby A partial confession was made
Monday evening, in which Mrs. Me
Knight denied killing the baby Late
Tuesday night Smith again called at the
woman's cell at her request, and this
time she made complete confession.
In her first statement she admitted
giving Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy capsules of
strychninc and quinine mixed. Tuesday
night she said: Il didn't intend harm to
any of them. | did give the baby the
strychnine. 1t woke up and cried while
its mother was gone, and | mixed up a
little strychnine in glass with some
water and gave a spoonful to the baby.
| didn't mean to harm the little thing. |
confessed all to the Lord and | feel
that he has forgiven me. 1 really didn't
mean to harm any OF them. When Ger
trude came home and found the baby
dead she got awfuly nervous. She
came to me and said:
Mary, can't you give me something
to quiet me; something that you take
yourself?'
Il said that / would, and I really
didn't think that it would hurt her il
gave her one OF the capsules. She had
spasms right after that, and | suppose
that IT was the strychnine that killed
her. | really didn't mean to hurt her
though. Then john seemed to feel so
badly about il, so broken up. that
often thought after Gertrude died that
it would be better ii he were to go, too
John was feeling bad one night-a
couple OF weeks after Gertrude died.
He came to me and wanted something
to quiet him. | had two or three cap
sules on my dresser, and told him to
60 and get one OF them. didn't mean
to hurt him, but / thought it would
soothe him, and then | thought it
would be for the best il he were to go
anyway He helped himself | don't
know whether he took one or two.
Then he went to bed, ard by and By
he called me. Mother came, too, and
he began to have those same spasms.
| suppose that the strychnine was work
ing"
The whole OF the confession was
given voluntarily, and Mrs Mcknight
signed it after Prosecutor Smith had
written il out
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
The Panama Cnnal.

President Roosevelt sent for William
Nelson Cromwell, counsel for the Pan.
anna Canal Company. to confer with
him about the canal situation. Mr.
Cromwell spent half an hour with the
President in the forenoon, and the CON
ference was resumed by appointment al
3 o'clock in the afternoon.
1t IS understood the President is con.
siderably concerned over the canal out.
look. The administration is not in the
least disposed to be impatient with Co.
lombia, and is wilinc to allow the Bo.
gotta government r2asonable time to
execute its obligations to the United
States. At the same time the Washing.
ton authorities regard these obligation:
as more binding than those OF an or.
binary treaty and cannot admit the
right of the Colombian government &c
rcccde from them.
II not carried out by ratification oil
the canal treaty, which comes before
the Colombia Congress at its meeting
this month, the United States hopes
Colombia will find some other means
OF executing its obligations to thi.
country as regards the Panama Canal
Mr.. Cromwell declined to see callers
after his conference with the President
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-17
COAL ROADS THE VICTORS
Not Compelled to Produce Their Con-
tracts.
THE STOCKS RISE WITH THE NEWS.
The Announcement That President Baer Was
Upheld Started Buying Movement In the
Coal Roads Stocks In Wall Street--Read.
Ing, Erie and Pennsylvania We're Taken in
Large Blocks

New York (SpeciaD Judge La
combe, in the United State Circuit
Court, handed down decision uphold
ing the contention OF the coal-carrying
railroads that contracts between them
and sales agents arc privileged doc
uments, and as such the Inter State
Comncrce Commission has no right to
compel their presentation as evidence.
he decision also upholds the refusal
OF President Baer OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company and
other witnesses to answer questions re-
lating to the conduct of their business.
Judge Lacombe makes but one ex-
ception. He holds that Mr. Baer should
have answered one question which was
put to him regarding details OF general
expense. Judge Lacombe claims that
ed in evidence containing items such as
were asked for, therefore Mr. Baer err
ed in not answering that particular
question.
The Judge decides that the Commits
sion has the right to compel the pro-
duction for its inspection OF any con-
tracts which refer wholly to the trans
portation OF coal He states, however.
that he has carefully inspected copies
OF the contracts which the Commission
had asked for and which were furnished
TO him for that purpose by the attor-
neys for the defendant corporations, and
decides that they are contracts for the
purchase OF coal in Pennsylvania and
not merely transportation contracts.