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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
REGISTERED
LETTER
SAVED HIM
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
ING FOREIGNER AT ADAMsToN
HAPPENED TO HAVE ALIBI
IN HIS POCKET.
Registered Letter. Sent Through the
Mails, and His Signed Receipt, Prov
ed He Was Miles Away When
Assault Occurred.

The transmission of a registered let
ter through the United States mail saw.
ed Benjamin Bradford, a colorcd laborer
from standing trial or being punished by
the law in Magistrate Riley's court Tues
day afternoon on the charge of assault
and battery.
Bradford was arrested Monday night
near the Baltimore 4 Ohio passenger de.
pot in Glen Elk by City Policemen Harry
and Richard Brooks. Bradford was drunk
and the cops took him to the city cooler
to sober up.
1t appears that an Italian laborer by
the name of Andy Prlss, working at the
Rosemont coal mine, was held up and as.
saulted by a colored man at Adamston
on the night of September %. Andy was
in the city Monday evening, and he saw
Bradford. He thought he recognized
him, as well as did his Companion, who
was with him, and they hustled over to
Magistrate Riley's court Tuesday morn
ing and got out a warrant for the man
on the charge of assault and battery,
The police turned Bradford over to the
county authorities when they learned
that he was wanted by the constable,
and ne was placed in the county jail. His
hearing was arranged for later and it
was held at o'clock in the afternoon.
Upon being questioned about the
charge, Bradford claimed that he was in
nocent and that he was not even in that
section of the country on that day. He
said he was at Frametown, Braxton
county, doing some work on the con,
struction Of railroad track. The mag.
istrate asked bradford if he could prove
the fact, and the colored man, after
thinking a while, suddenly remembered
chat he had received registered letter
through the mail at Franetown, along
about that time. The letter had been
sert to a friend OF his in Baltimore, but
it had been returned undclivered. He
produced the latter, and to his surprise,
As well as Of the others in the case, the
registry receipt, which he had signed for
the letter. showed that he was in Frame
town on the very day he was charged
with assaulting the foreigner at Adams,
ton. The registry receipt for the let
ter, in Bradford's own handwriting, as
well as the letter, proved complete
alibi, and the colored man was discharg
ed from custody at once.
The alibi was proved before the for;
eigner, who could not speak English and
had to have 1gnatius Edinger, the inter,
prefer, to talk for him, could tell the
court whether he recognized the man as
his assailant or not.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
SENATOR SG0Tr
FOR PITTSBURG
HE FAvoRs HOLDING THE NATION
AL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
IN THAT CITY.
National Committee Will Meet in Wash
ingtOn on December 9 to Select City
for That Purpose.

Washington, D. c., Oct. Senator
Scott, of West Virginia, called upon
President Roosevelt yesterday and spent
over half an hour with The latter, dis.
eussing the political situation throughout
the country. The Senator gave the Pres,
ident his ideas regarding the place for
holding the next Republican national con
vention.
4 am in favor of giving the Rcpubli.
can convention to Pittsburg," said the
Senator, after Sle conference, provided
it will make a fight for it. 1t is the
nearest place 10 my home town of Wheel.
ing, and | am in favor of any city as near
as Pittsburg is. President Roosevelt
has no wishes in the matter, as far as !
was able to judge from my conference
with him today"
Senator Scott, who is national CON.
nittceman from his state, stated tl,a.
he national committee will meet in Til,
city about December 0 for the purpose
of selecting convention city. There
arc only four cities who have up 10 tIlc
present entered the race, besides Pitts.
burg. They are st. Lonis, Chicago, De.
troit and Baltimore.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
MARKET
STRONG
ACTIVITY REVIVED AND VARIOUS
INTERESTS ARE BUSY ON AC-
COUNT OF GOOD SIGNS FOR
THE FUTURE.
Vanderbilts Are Showing Signs of Re.
turning Animation and Has Affected
the Strength Of the New York
Central-News of the
Market.

Private Wire to Edw. T. c. Slcasc & Co.
New York, Oct. 27.-Ihc market open
ed strong in sympathy with advance in
international list in London. Waldorf
crowd were active on the long side. Erie
was materially helped by good showing
for September, and Reading sympathized.
Pennsylvania was an important influence,
as it looks as if there had been very
fair total amount of investment buying
in the recent past. A. Q. p. was strong
in spite of the easier tone in the price
of metal. The expressed willingness Of
Heiz to compromise was important bull
argument. The Vanderbilt following
which used to be fairly extensive and
was probably rather hard hit in the de-
cline in Junior Vanderbilt issues, shows
signs of returning animation and has
probably had something to do with the
recent strength in New York Central.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
Employees Own Stock.

New York, Oct. 27.-Within the three
months since the payment of the last
quarterly dividend on U. s. s. preferred
the number Of individuals holding that
stock has increased from 34,93S to 4Q,l2s.
Employees who bought preferred stock on
the eompany's offer of last year and
who, during the past quarter, bid for
their stock in full, represent S,4GO out
of the total increase Of 5,loO. The num-
Der Of holders of the common stock in
creased from 34,o5s, making the total
number of stockholders at present a..
OsG.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
OFFICERS
AND TEACHERS
OF THE DIFFERENT METHODIST
EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS
ELECTED MONDAY EVENING
AT GoFF CHURCH.
All of the Teachers Reelected for the
Coming Year.-Prospects for Coming
Year of Sunday School Work
Very Bright.

The annual election of Sunday school
officers and teachers of the different
Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools ii
the city, held in Golf NJ. E. church
Monday evening, was largely attended by
those who are interested in Sunday
school work, as well as the teachers and
officers. The officers elected for the diff
terent Sunday schools are as follows:
Golf NJ. L. Sunday school: j. l. Alex
,nder, superintendent; DR.. E. N. Flowers,
assistant superintendent; Ora SlcConkey,
secretary; Miss Gay Lynch, assistant
secretary; DR.. A. 0. Flowers, treasurer;
Paul NJ. Robinson, librarian; Miss Ma.
bic Ruttencuttcr, chorister; Miss Genev-
ieve Haymaker, pianist.
Broad Oaks NJ. Il Sunday school: DR..
John Gregg, superintendent; Mr. Glenn
nns, assistant superintendent; Miss Lau.
"a McWhorter, secretary; Miss Eliza.
beth Gregg, treasurer; Miss Caufeld, or
ganist.
West End NJ. +. Sunday school: DR..
W. R. Andrews, superintendent; ]. w.
Bowman, assistant superintendent and
chorister; Jonn Watkins, treasurer.
Monticello NJ. +. Sunday school: Boyd
Walleck, superintendent; Mr.. Johnson,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27

Judge Reese Blizzard was here from
Parkerburg Tuesday forenoon on an inn
Portant mission, one that will inyoly,
two railroad companies in a law suit oI
great Importance. He went before Judge
GotI, in chambers, and obtained permis
sion to institute suit in behalf OF the
l'ucESliannon & Northern railroad, fol
which he is counsel, against the receiver
Of the Parkcrsburg Branch Railroad com.
pany.
The suit will be in the nature of con.
demnation proceedings to acquire the
right to cross the defendant railroads
tracks at ration with the lines of the
plaintiff.
The Buelshannon & Northern claims II
has the right to cross these tracks at
grade and proposes TO test the matter By
the proposed suit.
1t has not yet been determined wheth-
or the suit will be brought in United
States court or the state courts, but
Judge Blizzard stated that it would be
instituted at once.
Grafton being an important point to
both railroad companies, the suit will be
hard fought on both sides, and may re-
tard the building of the Wabash through
the. state for many months, the plain
tiif company being part of the Wa.
bash system.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
RESERVATIONS
RENDERED
By Policemen Simms and White, Not De.
string to Embarrass the Administra-
tiOn, But Not Accepted.

Policemen Simms and White, who con,
fcssed to assaulting John Fowler on The
streets several nights ago, rendered Their
designations rather than that the admin.
istration should be embarrassed or that
there should be trouble of any kind over
them. But their offer was not accepted
Instead they have about concluded to ask
for an Investigation at the meeting OF
the city council next Friday night. The
fact that they rendered their resignation,
after there had been objection raised
to their retention on thc force is an cv.
idenee that they are disposed to do the
right thing in the matter and that there
is nothing arbitrary about them, They
are right in asking for an investigation
as that will clear the matter up and SET
them right before the public, if they are
not now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
VICTIMS
OF FATE
SEVEN PROMINENT YOUNG BUs1.
NESS MEN WILL BE RUTHLESS
LY SLAUGHTERED IN COLD
BLOOD TONIGHT.
Horrible and Terrible WIN Be the Initia-
tiOn at the Elks Lodge Tonight,
EqualIed Only in Past History by
the Spanish 1nquisition.

6TeaMs OF leaFJ SnTleKS OF leTTOr
groans Of the injured and dying and the
diabolical laughs and jeers of the tor.
turers, mingled with the rumbling wheels
OF the two city hospital ambulances car.
rying the injured to the operating rooms,
the sound of pacing tread of the under.
takers dead wagon carrying the man
gied corpses to the morgue, and the mu-
iic Of brass band playing double.quieE
staccatto march music followed by the
SLOW, measured, sorrowful syncopated
strains Of the funeral dirge, will rent
the air in the neighborhood Of the lodge
rooms of the Clarksburg lodge No. 4s2,
Benevolent and Protective Order of Ellls,
on Third street tonight.
The seance will commence at o'clock
sharp.
Seven young lambs will be led to the
slaughter. The lambs are none other
than seven prominent young business
men Of Clmksburg and Weston. They
will be tied to a stake in the big hall.
way Of the lodge while the regular mem.
bcrs OF the lodge prepare the fire and
birthstone for the torture Of their vie
tins in the main hall upstairs.
For the past several days these young
r1cn of Clarksburg, who are to be
slaughtered in cold blood in initiation to-
alght, have noticed a big pile of lumber
lying in front of the Elks' lodge room
on Third street 1t has been whispered
around and, in fact, it is definitely un-
dcrstood that this lumber was used to.
day for the construction of a gigantic
scatrold in the center OF the lodge hall.
The victims Of torture will be led up
TO the top Of this scafrold by the halter
on their necks and slip moose placed
around their necks. The death trap
will be sprung and the victim will be
hung in sight of the members OF the
lodge, One of them will cut the poor
person down before he is strangled to
death-if he gets to the rope in time.
Sixty-two long, triple-pronged steel
forks will be heated to a white heat in
"a big furnace especially prepared for
The occasion and each member OF the
lodge will be required to thrust his fork
INTO the quivering naked flesh of the vic
tim, until it is imbedded beyond the thiIr1l
and last prong. j
Other hideous and atrocious methods
Of torture will be applied 10 the candi-
date for initiation before his body is
turned over to either the hospital sur
gcon or the undertaken, as the case may
be. The initiation tonight will be be-
yond the powers OF human conception,
1t will be terrible and horrible in tine
extreme, cqualled in past history only
by the awful Spanish inquisition.
All members of the large are request.
ed to be present at the lodge rooms to-
night at 7:32H sharp, wearing their wa
ter-proof overcoats, heavy mitts and he'll
NETS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
NO FAITH
lNsBANKS
Mrs. Barbara Post, of Macedonia, Hid
Her Money and Values in Crevicies,
Old Tin Cans and So On About
the House.

Or. 4. g. Newton and others, appointed
administration Of the effects Of Airs. Bar
bma Post, Of Macedonia, widow of the
late Abram Post, Of Buckhanuon, made
rich and curious find the other day.
The corners and crannics Of the old
Eouse seemed TO be full Of money. They
found coin and bills hid away in stock
ings, old tin cans, etc One old white lead
kcg was nailed up containing several
hundred dollars.
The finds about the various parts OF
the premises aggregated over $1,000.
The curious way in which the money
aas slowed about led TO a very close
search Of the premises, and it is thought
ali OF it was secured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
BIBLE CLASS
WILL MEET
Dr. Andrews VIII Conduct the Study in
the Y. M. c. A. Parlors This Even
ing for First Session.

In the absence Of Mr.. j. G. Hamilton,
Dr. Wm. R. Andrews will conduct the.
Bible Study class, whicl, Is TO meet this
evening at 1880 in the parlors OF the Y.
NJ. g. 4. for tAetirst session. Those of
.he general public who are interested in
a systematic and helpful study Of the
Bible are invited to attend. There will
be no formal steps to membership, and
all who attend viii be welcome. The first
study viii be the second chapter of the
Hook Of Matthew.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
TRAINING
FOR COMING OF
MRS. MEREDITH
/ Local Mpsicsi and Dramatic Talent Get.
ting Ready for "The Hanging of
the Crane"

About forty Of Clarksburg's musical
and dramatic talent are training prepar-
otory to the coming Of Mrs. Olive Mere.
aith, who is to direct rendition OF a
dramatization of Longfcllow's poem
'I7he Hanging of the Crane" This Is one
VI our great American poems, and the
entertainment reproduces in song, story
and tableaux the theme OF the poem
the founding of the home. Y is Ameri.
can in spirit, with new and popular
staging, ard has met with mboundcd
favor wherever given. The Woman's
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian
Association has the effort in charge, and
plan to give it Tuesday evening Novem-
Der 3. at the.opera house.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27

RECEIVERSHlP
Nj. Griffin Lost Nearly All His Fortune
in Settlement Of His Debts.-vcry
Expensive Was the Courts Way
of Doing It.

The A. G. Griffin receiycrsI,ip business
in Upshur county has been closed and a
decree has been entered finally diseharg.
ing the receiver. Mr.. Griffin, out of an
estate which was worth to him half a
million, has from $4,000 TO $4,000 left.
The debts we're probably $l2O,OOO, but
the expenses attending the conducting
OF the business for the past two years,
tine costs, etc, and the sale OF the prop.
erty for much less, as is always the
case, than it is worth to its owner, have
caused the sbrinkage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
THE BLUE
AND THE GRAY
Is the Name of Ticket Nominated at
Adamston at a Harmonious Con-
vention.

Several citizens OF Adamston held a
convention Monday night in Pitts store
at that place and nominated a municipal
ticket, which will be known as "The Blue
and the Gray"
The convention was presided over by
G. G. Southern, and Garfield Pitts acted
as secretary.
The ticket named is as follows:
L. B. Sullivan, for mayor.
Neil Sullivan, for recorder.
Gail Cottrill, Levi Pitts, Cleo Mun5
u. b. Griffith and G. D. James, for coun.
cilmcn.
The nominations were unanimous and
The convention was harmonious through,
out,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
John Leder, Former Manager of a
Harper's Ferry Brewery, Has A. J.
Jansen and R. H. Spar Arrested
on Charge of Collecting Money
and Not Turning it Over.
Magistrate Holds Them for the Grand Jury in Bond
of $500 Each--Sparr Claims Nothing is Due on
Fair Settlement.-.Jansen Only Received Orders
is the Claim of Defense.

a, J. Jansen and II. II. Sparr were ar
rested Tuesday morning and taken before
Squire james N. David, where they were
given trial Immediately.
The charge against them was preferred
by John Leder, former manager of the
Lcder-WcidemanR Brewing company, of
lIarpcrs Ferry. lie charged them with
the cmbczzlcmcnt of about 1925 of the
company's money or rather money due
him.
It developed in the trial That Sparr
had been an agent for the company, or
rather, for Lcdcr, and had sold beer for
him. Lcdcr claimed that they had col
lected money for beer to the amount of
about $25, and had not turned it over TO
him
Their contention is that upon fair
settlement there is nothing due Ledcr.
Jansen claims that he did not handle
The beer and was in no sense an agent.
All be had to do with it was that when
he ran the All Nations saloon he took
orders Of those who wanted that sort of
beer and turned the orders and money
over to Spar, who filled the orders.
The magistrate held them in bond of
$500 each for the grand jury.
Both gentlemen gave the required
bonds and were released from custody.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
EBERT
HUBBARD
MAY COME
To clarksburg to Lecture. Movement
Inaugurated to Have Him Here Next
January. 4

a movement has been inaugurated
among home people to secure Ebert Hub
bard, editor OF 'grhe Philistine,' famous
orator and philosopher, in lecture here
on or about January next. The lecture,
if given, will be in the opera house.
Cards are being sent out to ascertain
whether or not enough seats can be sold
to justify his coming here. The move
r-S-A will doubtless meet with cordial
IA W se, as there are many in ClOrks-
who would like to hear him, on ac-
Of the fact that they have become
greatly interested in his writings and
saying as disseminated by "The Philis-
.ltine."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
OIL PURCHASE MADE
BY HARRISON COUNTY COMPANY

r. G. Caldwell, of Parkersburg, bank
rupt, sold to the Harrison County Oil
company all the leases in the old Hen.
dershot field, Wood county, and a small
production of oil, belonging to the bank
rupt estate. The consideration was So.
900. The property sold consists of the
leases and working interest on the farms
Of o. M. Newbanlss, S. P. AllemOn and
Retta Freshwater, l47 acres.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
BANQUET A FEATURE
OF MAS0NS' MEETING.

There was big attendance at the
meeting of Hermann lodge No. 0, A. F,
and A. NJ, held in Masonic hall Monday
evening. The third degree of Masonry
was conferred upon Mr.. A. w. Hutchin-
son. The initiation was followed by a
banquet. Frank Clark, the District Dep.
uty Grand Lecturer of the order, was
present and rendered a speech at the
banquet table Clever talks were given
by G. W. Lynch, Dr. Chester Ogden, Ho.
mer w. Williams and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
BUSINESS
MEETING
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Has Been Called for, and Compli-
mentary Concert the Same
Evening.

! business meeting Of the Y. NJ c. A.
has been called for next Monday even.
ing at o'clock. The opera house has
been secured for the occasion. The bust,
ness session is to be limited to thirty
minutes and. the remainder of the even.
ing is to be given to a complimentary
concert. The John D. Bcall Concert com.
rany, Of Ithaca, \. y, will give a mu-
steal. Complimentary tickets will be
furnished to ali the members Of the as.
sCciation and the auxiliary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
VICTIM OF Pooz BINE ACCIDENT
BURIED IN HOLY CROSS

The remains of Andy Manshock, the
young Slavish miner who was killed in
the Pooz mine at Lumberport Monday
morning by a fall OF coal, arrived in this
city on the morning train Tuesday, and
were buried shortly Afterwards in the
Holy Cross cemetery. The unfortunate
fellow was only lG years OF age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
MISSION WILL CLOSE.

The religious mission at the Catholic
church will close with the services to-
night. The priests who came here from
Maryland and have conducted the mis-.
sion have done excellent work and
preached helpful sermons, for which the
congregation is quite thankful. The SER
vices tonight viii be those uSually held.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
AS TYPHOID PATIENT.

D. II. Feltner, who has charge OF the
siers blacksmith shop on lIewes street,
was taken from his room at 8ll West
Pike street in an ambulance to the Har.
rison county hospital Tuesday morning
as a typhoid fever patient. The attack
is light and he will soon be out, ualars
complications arise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
TAKING UP COAL LANDS.

Cecil 3. Highland left this afternoon
for New MartinsviIle. where he will be
located several weeks looking after coal
lands. He has an extensive deal on and
will take up lot Of territory before
returning here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
Betting on Crucible.

Pittsburg, Oct 27.-Eyen money is
offered without takers TINT Crucible will
not pay full quarterly dividend at next
period. There are reports that it will
oe cut to a 5 per cent rate. With heavy
payments falling due next year, it would
be rasonabl to pass dividend entirely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
FOUR PLAIN pRuNKs.

-Four plain DRINKS were up 9rc
Mayor Grille this morning. Assessa eits
Of S3 and costs were applied in each
case. Two had enough money and paid
up, the others were dead broke and had
y take out lodging papers on Flf I'd Rob.
bison.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
DEEDS RECORDED.

Deeds have been recorded as follows:
clarksburg Industrial company to B.
brown Stout, two lots, East clarksburg
a. NJ Swisher to G. P. Gardner, two
lots, Northvicw.
R. I. Gordon to Asa Spindle, one lot,
Salem. +.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
TIGERS VERSUS SEMINARY.

The Tigers Athclctic club football team
left Tuesday on the afternoon train for
Buckhannon, whore they will play a foot.
ball game Wednesday afternoon with the
West Virginia Conference Seminary team.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
HALLow'EEN SUPPER
FOR MEMBERS ONLY.

There will be no tea served at the Golf
club on Saturday of this week, owing
10 Halloween supper which will be
served to the members of the club cx-
clusively on that evening, from to
$40 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
MISS coPELN WILL ENTERTAIN

Miss Margaret Copelin will entertain
the Five Table Card club on Thursday
afternoon of this week, from 8 to 5
o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27
WABASH WILL sue
baltimore & OHIO
Suit Will be in the Nature Of Con
dernnation Of Rights of Way Over
Latter Railroads Tracks at Graf
ton at Grade Will be Brought at
Once.

Permission to Bring The Suit Granted by Judge
Coffin Chambers Not Yet Determined Whettl-
err 1t Will be Instituted in Federal Court or
State Court
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-27

Corrected daily by Edw. T. G. sleasc
4 Co. at p. m.