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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

THE RETURNS
County Court convenes For That Pur-
pose, According to Law, and
Has Big Task

Tine county court convened Monday
morning with President S. s. Faris,
Commissioners Quinn Ninter and j. d
Basseli. Clerk Holden and Deputy
Clerk Hornor Davis in attendance, for
the purpose of canvassing the election
returns. declaring the results and is
suing certificates of election to the sue
cessful candidates. They began with
Clark district and had not finished it at
the noon nour. The work is tedious and
will not be completed until tomorrow
afternoon. The official count does not
vary much from the figures already CIV
en- out and there will be no change IN
the results.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
Col. Francis Very Sick.

Col. NJ. ]. Francis, lats candidate on
the Democratic ticket for the House of
Delegates. is confined to mis- nome at
Wilsonburg with injuries sustained in a
runaway Mt Northview a few days be-
fore the election. His back was severe.
Is injured but under the excitement of
the closing days of the campaign he
IsePt up and did not notice the pain,
but he had to take to his bed immsd-
iatsly after tho election and mas been
bedfast ever since. Saturday night his
condition was quite serious and two
physicians were in attendance Monday
afternoon ne was reported some better.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
TIN PLATE
PROPERTY
TO BE SOLD
On Saturday, December srd, With pur-
chaser Paying 5000 Down on
the Day of Sale.

The Jackson Iron & Tin Plate Com
pany property is advertised to be sold
at public auction Saturday, December
3, by the bankrupt trustees Among
the property to BE- sold are ten acres
of ground at IN mills. with the fix
lures belonging thereto and all the per-
sonal property, consisting mainly of ma
tcrials and supplies. On the real es-
tate and fixtures cash payment OF
$1,000 will be required on day of sale
and of tine residue one-third wnen tine
sale is confirmed and the remainder in
two equal installments six and twelve
months from the day of sale In adii-
tion to the $1,000 payment the purchas-
or will Ire required to give bond of
$4,000 for prompt and full compliance
with the terms of sale. The terms of
sale for the personal property will be
cash on day of sale.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
NEW BOND
is GIVEN
BY Charles Anderson, colored, Who Was
SURRENDERED Friday to the Of
fcers BY Moselsy.

Charles Anderson, colored whose
bondsinan, Ferdinand Moseley, colored,
surrendered him Friday to the officers,
gave new bond of 500 Saturday
morning and wa released from Jail.
Anderson is charged with holding up
and assaulting Fred Criss at the hour
of midnight about month ago on
South Second street, and the bond is
to require MIN TO answer at the next
term of circuit court to answer an in.
dictmcnt for felony.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
coanIssIoNERs NoIIeE

refmettss . Haus Join a Fien-
ing, Adnr II e. 3 ID Hanght, Ellis
q Haugat infant Nelson q. Peek.
). WeltoH johnson. afeigs ]. Bartlett,
Hcrac9 I. Wells and Frank 3. Hay
maker, trading Is Wells s fdaymak-
e., and the Clifford Osborn Under.
taking Company, 4 corporation-In
Z ctancery.
Pursuant to decree entered IN the
above styled cause at the September
term, 1904, in the Circuit courr Of Har-
rison County, the same was referred to
the undersigned Commissioner to take
state and report an account showing:
lst- What personal estate c. Bel
Haught owned at tne time of her death
the character and value thereof;
End What disposition. if any, wa,
made Of said personal estate by Ia,
defendant, John A. Fleming, admins
traitor Of c. Bell Taught, deceased. ans
how much, If any, Of said personal es
tate IS now in the hands Of said JOIN
A. Fleming, administrator, availabI,
for the payment of any debts owing
from the estate of the said c. Bel
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
COCAINE
Has Wrecked Cline Jackson Mentally
As Well AS Physically and He viii
Be Tried On Lunacy Charge.

Cline Jackson, VINO was out ON bond
awaiting trial for assaulting his
mother, AIRS. Flora jackson, was sur
rendered Monday morning by his uncle,
John w. Jackson, vino was mis- bonds
man. Cline is cocaine fiend and the
habitual use of the drug has wrecked
havoc with mis- mental as well us his
physical condition. After consuIta-
ton before Magistrate S. w. Gordon
with the young mans parents, it was
decided to mold MIN and try him on
lunacy charges. He was placed in jail
TO await examination.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

aAsAt decsassa
= etlsment 81 lie q
sr9tion q ~ estate 81 saia 5
y $40 John Fleming aaninn
WHAT e1i tAe s~id g
l5apefat owed d is tims q her
e whom tllsy ar paS abls. saeir
and their respsetlge ala9ants ard
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
. IDEa TIL
Takes Simon Kenton Leisure, Son Of
O. W. Leisure, d Columbia Mines,
After Illness with Heart Trouble

simon Kenton Leisure, son Of g. w.
Leisure, of Columbia Mines, died Friday
afternoon at thrso O'clock from neart
trouble, He had been bedfast for about
two weeks but had bsen suffering some
time before bis death. He was twenty
two years Of age.
Tie funeral win take place from the
late aone Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot. pastor
Of tha Coli aI f. church viii ofIiciate.
Burial win occur in the I. o. o. r..
cemetery in this city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
MINERS
Have a Fight At the chssftain Coal
Mine Settlement and Several Get
Bad Bruises and Bumps.

a number Of foreign coal miners at
the Chieftain coal minis ON the oM Van
Hurst farm, one mile west of o'Neil.
mixed mp in a Ggat Sunday evening and
several of them came ont of the fray
with severe bruises and bumps. DR..
sla;er, Of the Kessler hospital, was
called out and he patched up two Of
them who needed medical attention
None were seriously nurt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
TERRIBLE
PLOslON
OCCURS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNEs-
SEE, PLAYS HAVOC With LARGE
BUILDINGS.
OuARrER OF A MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY is DE
sTRoYBD BY IT.
Several Men Are Injured and Window
and Show Cases For Radius Of Over
Two Blocks Are All Broken-Streets
FiIIed With Glass.
Nv Associated PRESS.

by ASSOCIATED Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. PA dy-
Mantle explosion today destroyed tnc
Woodruff Hardware Conpany's seven
story building aud the I'VE story build
ing of the Cable Piano Company, and
badly damaged the six-story building
of Arnold Henegar and tine Doyle
wholesale shoe house. The loss is a
quarter million dollars
Among those injured are: Firemen
Hawkins, Duncan. Torbett, HuFakcr,
Campbell and Dunsford; also Eli Lie
Their, j. w. McNiieken and n. o. Jones
Window AMI show cases for radius
of over two blocks were broken. The
streets are filled with broken glass and
debris.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
Fnneral of Mr.. K..esv.

The funrral of Moan Keesy was held
in the Methodist church, at Bristol. on
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, tae
pastor of the church conducting the
services. and the intermcnt was made
in the odd Fellows cemetery ut Salem
Mt ; o'clock. The Odd Fellows mad
charge of the last sad rites.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
OHIO VOTE
DROPS OFF
From That of -Four Years Ago, But Re
publican Plurality Equals the
Democratic Vote.
~ Associated preas

By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. l2-Tac Of
fetal records snow a less total vote in
this state than four years ago, indi-
eating little less than a million. the
Republican plurality exceeding a quar-
ter million, and nos being muca less
than the total Democratic vote.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18

sSpnrrTHg ms jo4cd horse TO renewed
enorts when the animal should be refreshed
with proper food and rest is about as SEN
sioIe as prescribing nerve tones, alcoholic
compounds, coca mixtures and cocktails
which only spur OH the already weakened
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aoF TODD Feed the nerves on rich blood
and all nervous manifestations will cease
- have been suffering for about eight years.
writes ArS. II Pierce. OF NiispringN Ky. Have
had several doctors To treat nie-sofue for female
weakness and others for stomach trouble. bat
received no relief When wrote you for advice.
was hardly able TO work, and YOU advised me
THAT 20 do, took nine bottles, five Of Golden
Medical Discovery four OF FaVorite PreScrit-
9ton' also two walls Of the Pellets DR. Pierce's
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
Gone to worlds Fair.

First Assistant Postmaster Arthur b.
Roggess and John b. Smith. business
manager Of the Telegram. left Saturday
night on No. 4 for the Worlds Fair. go
ing by the way of Chicago They will
be gone ten days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
CANAL co.
SETH rs
It's Financial Affairs and Receiver WIN
Probably Shortly Be
Discharged.
By Associatra Preas.

BY Associated Press
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. i4-At the
close Of the conference between Il. r.
Probascc, representing the creditors Of
Inc Miami & Erie Canal Company, u.
B, McGraw and G. w. Fuller today it
was announced that the financial af-
fairs Of the company had been settled
and the receiver will probably shortly
be removed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
BABCOCK
REELECTED
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee Retains HIS Seat
In Congress
BY Associated PICS.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. l2-Tne
official canvass of tn. Third congress-
ional district rejects Congressman Bah
cock, Republican, by $50 BabcocE had
been opposed to the I.afollctte faction
in his party as well as the Democrats.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
Apply For Enlistment

j. W. Simons. of Piolsens. and James
Morrison, of Weston. navs applied at
the local recruiting station for enlist
ment in the United Statrts army and
viii be examined later ia the week.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
AGED MAN
IS CONVICTED
of the Killing of His wife, Fifty Years
His Junior, and win Be Sent to
Prison From to Years.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. -Tnoma,
Payne. aged SO years. was today CON
yicted of the killing of his wife WAC
was 80 years his junior. and will b. sen
fenced from 2 TO 9 years in prison.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
d.. Fl,teher sittinr 80

DIR. W. A. 'Fictchsr, who mas b.n
belfast the past six weeks with typhoid
fever and complication of diseases, is
able to sit up and is getting along nice.
".
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
SEVEN KILLED
in COLLISION
when Trains Came Together Both
Went Over An Embankment With
Horrible Result.
BY Associated press.

OGDEN, Utah. Nov ia collision
occurred on the Oregon Short Line rail
road, near Granger. Wyoming today.
Both trains went over an embankment.
Five trninmen and two passengers werr
killed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
MILLS FAIL
TO START
Effort to Start Them is Unsuccessful
Because worlrmen Refuse to
Return to Work.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FALL RIVER. Mass, Nov. l4-An
effort to start the cotton mills mere to-
day failed. The worlsmeu refused to
return 70 work.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-11-18
AMBUSHED
AND KILLED
Were Nine Scouts and One American
Attacks of Hospital Corps
in Samoa.
nv Associated pr,ss.

By Associated Press.
MANILA. p. l.. Nov. l4-Nine scouts
and one American attache of the hos
pital corp. have ben killed in ambush
in tae east coast of Samoa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19
USEFUL INFORMATION.

10 this department all manner OF useful in.
formation viii be briefly given every day, any
question asked By readers concerning any OF
the mnltitadiuons affairs of daily life will re.
ceife careful consideration.
The sun viii rise today at G:49 and
set at $3.50 moon sets at $40.
TO keep miik sweet. or to sweete,l
soar milk, put in a small quantity OF
carbonate OF Hiagnesia.
To remove ink spots wet the spot
with soar milk, rub a piece Of lemon
in salt, then few times on the spot
The next presidential election will
take place on Tuesday November :.
being the first Tuesday after the
first Monaay of the month" as de-,
scribed by the constitutional provision
fixing the time for the election.
What is the highest recorded tenn.
eprature in the city Of Cairo? The
metal from which the Sings or lines of
type with which The Bulletin is print
ed. is constantly heated TO $50 de-
gres Fahrenheit. Who can report a
higher temperature than this? The
Bunetein viii publish any bona iide
answers to this question.
According to reliable statistics, out
Of every million people born, the NUM-
Der who survive II one year are SAL
All males and S7l,266 females; the
number who reach % years is 657077
males and GS3. s5S females; the mum
Der who reach 50 is 1880 males and
520.9Nl females; the number who at
tain TO Is years Is IA ,9G0 males and
1886 females; the number who
reach 100 years is So males and 225
females
In Japan the conscriptiye age u
from II TO 40: in Russia from % to
Il. The number Of men annually en-
listed in Japan is l9o.ooo; Russia
200.0O0
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19

At meeting last night the city
council OF Mound City again denied
the petition OF the Central Union Tele.
phone company for permission to es,
tablish telephone system in that city,
thus continuing the exclusive privilege
for that service 20 the Cairo Telephone
company. Probably the strongest ar
gument made against rival company
In this line is that the people would he
compelled to patronize both systems
In order TO have complete service and
thus be put to double expense, as in
Cairo for instance. The telephone
service. like some other lines of pub
lie service. Is what is commonly term.
ed "a natural monopoly" and as long
as any company possessing the field
gives good service at reasonable cost
Il is for the public good to protect it
against demoralizing competition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

There were eleven pupils absent yes
terday afternoon and most of them
were on account Of being i'll.
The sophomore pupils in Mr.. Bannis'
ter's civil government class had their
second review examination yesterday
morning. They win now study the
city government.
Prof. T. c. Clendennen Is in receipt
of a letter from the professor OF the
Columbus. Ohio, schools thanking him
for the plans which were sent him.
The plans are of the basement, first
and second floors OF the Cairo high
school building and were made by the
boys in Mr. Bannister's mammal train.
ing classes. Prof. Fitzgibbon speaks
very highly of the drawings and says
the more he studies them the better
he likes them
The pupils in Miss Smiths drawing
classes made landscape sketches from
the history room yesterday afternoon.
School was dismissed fifteen min
uteS early yesterday afternoon on ac.
count OF the grade teachers meeting.
AT the meeting OF the Athletic asso-
citation yesterday afternoon the con.
stitution and bylaws of the Egyptian
high school league were discussed.
The field and track events at the
Egyptian high school league meet. will
be run OH simultaneously The meet
ing will be held at Marion, H., May 9Th
and 18th
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19
YATES AND HOGAN ROW
Executive Takes His Former Friend
to Task For Action OF Franklin
County.

Springfield. H., Feb ls--Gov. Yates
and Maj Hogan OF Mound City had a
quarrel on the train en- route to Peoria
from Bloomington TO attend the Peoria
county convention.
Yates holds Hogan responsible for
the action Of the Franklin county Re
Publican central committee in naming
delegates tn the state convention that
are unfriendly 10 his candidacy
Gov Yates believes four delegates
are unfriendly to him, and the fifth one
IS for Rose The executive took Ho-
gan TO task for the committees action.
and announced that he would cndcavor
TO change its action by going into
Franklin county and stumping every
precinct in the county. Hogan replied
that Gov. Yates had that privilege if
he desired. but advised tho governor
that if he pursued such a course he
would not get delegate in tue county.
Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19

{ t sag
something useful and ! am trying y
decide what ! need most
There was a little girl,
And she had little Cur
To the vanity Of woman it attested
And when she was good
she was very, very good.
And when she was had she was ar,
rested.
Cornell Widow
What's come over thai homely lit.
lie Perkins these days."
"Awfuly stuck on himself. isn't
hes"
1T seems that way. What's the rea.
son for it?"
II believe somebody commented on
the fact that he looks like Jap. -
Philadelphia Press
Sincerity is like travelling in plain
better road, which commonly brings a
nan sooner to his journeys end than
byways in which men often lose them.
selves -Tillotson.
Mrs. A.-When was engaged to my
husband he was the light of my exist
ence.
Miss D.-And now
Mrs, A.-The light goes ont every
night
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19
MOUNDS.


Mrs. J. n. Quarles entertained ~
impressive euehre "Wednesday even
inc NJ her home, Blanche avenue
Prizes were won by Mrs. IL BRADY
Mrs. Schubert. Mrs J. d. QnarIes'
rhose who attended this delightful al
fair were Mesdames Vim. Earl, H.
RradJy. John Dermody, George
Chance. NJ. Jaeckel. s Schubert A.
Reasley. l. J. Cmdif. George Blank,
Percy Bride.
Miss Sarah Trayers was in caro-
Wednesday on business.
Ed Lucas. Of Cairo, is visiting
friends in Mounds,
Miss Ethel Corners, OF Metropolis,
is the guest of Mrs. J. d. Quarles.
Miss Ethel Parker, OF ST. Louis, Is
visiting Miss Maggie Koonce,
.liss Nellie Brown. of Pulaski, ViS'
tied her aunt. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, We'd
nesday.
The dancing party given at the Con-
mercia Hotel Wednesday evening was
a very enjoyable affair The partici'
pants were: Messrs. and MesdameS J..
A. Davis, II. ]. Beck. ]. d. Quarles, Joe
Kaufman. George Sitter, James W.
Aarn. Misses Hazel Kennedy. Ida Sit
ter. May Brelsford. Olga Fitzpatrick,
Ethel Parker of St Louis: Messrs.
Tom Aud, Or. C. j. Boswell win Volt,
Dollie Schuler Humphrey Camp,
Charles De Holder, Charles Wright
The l2cture by Archibald Snow, Of
the Chicago Lyceum bureau, at the
CONGREGATIONAL church last night. was
largely attended
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Clarke. Of Barlow.
Ky, are visiting their daughter. Mrs.
Arthur Blake
Jim Wilson, aged 10. and r. Jones.
aged q, of East st. Louis, were arrest.
ed here Wednesday for stealing mer.
ehandiSe out of Illinois Central freight
cars. They We're taken to Mound City
and placed in the county Jail.
Mrs. X. p. Hall. of Mayheld, Ky. has
taken charge Of the Mounds hotel.
Many fires have recently started
hera on account OF the poor condition
of the chimneys OF the houses and the
fire committee has been ont on n tour
OF inspection. As result many Of the
ehimneys are being repaired.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19

Dr. j. NJ Peek has purchased the
ola race course tract o. land com
prisine thirty five acres. which he
win at once proceed 70 improve
AIRS. Mary b Ganons, wife a.
stone Ganong died on Wednesday
morning at an early hour of pneu
monia. She was daughter OF Mr
tbs llaggard and enjoyed a large
circle of riends Her funeral Will
occur today friday
Miss Verna owen visited in bard
well Wednesday
Tam MeMurry and family have re.
10 their farm home.
f. w. Edwards Of Wickliffe was mere
Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19

Since the death Of Senator Hanna,
the Republican party finds itself in
the same predictment that the Demo.
cratic party was in four years ago.
Then Mr.. Bryan had everything his
own way No other Democrat dared
aspire to the party nomination All
that the national convention compos.
ed through II was of many delegates
who were aversc to Mr.. Bryan and
his yiews--had to do was to meet
adopt anything and everything that he
put into the platform. nominate him
unanimously and adjourn There were
many men in that convention who
knew that defeat was absolutely as.
snred in advance. hut they knew that
the Bryan fever like any other fever
had to run its course, and that II would
be futile to obstruct il then. Is not
the Republican party in prcsiceiy the
same dilemma? Mr.. Roosevelt now
has everything his own way, Death
having kindly removed a second oh
stacle in the path OF his ambition. No
other Republican dares aspire to the
Republican nomination, though few OF
the leaders have any genuine friend.
ship for the president The Repuh'
lican convention will meet, nominate
Me, and make Me its platform. as the
New York Evening Post has indicated
There are plenty OF disgruntled ele
ments in the Republican party but
they dare not rebel The Roosevelt
fever also has 10 take its course.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19
ARLINGTON. kY.
tConcluded from Third Page)

AS'h'iHhFh mum tHttu dEf.l
Boss Brummel Of Clinton. visited
in town a short time Monday.
Jim Via and Jack Ward of Clinton
visited relatives here Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Ed Fiegle. the mill man. is home
from st. Louis, at which place he pur
chased wheat.
j. NJ. Clements Of st. Louis. J. B.
Cochran of Paducah. j NJ. Kemp Of
Clinton and John b. Greaney OF Cal
70. were here on Wednesday.
Mrs. Katie Giveus of Ripley. Tenn.
who has been the guest Of Miss Abbie
Magruder for the past few weeks, re.
turned TO her home Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-19

Leading Republican politicians in
this city profess TO see nothing obJec-
tjonable in the action of their con
gressional committee and OF the Jack
son county central committee. in Civ
ing Congressman Smith autocratic
control of the party in the district and
county. They express confidence In
the congressman. believing that he
will not abuse the extraordinary pow
ger thus conferred upon him. Those
who are friends OF Gov. Yates say
they do not know how MIR. Smith
stands on the goyernorship. but as
sumo that the Jackson county delega-
ton, which Smith Is authorized to Sc.
lect To suit himself ana with himself as
chairman. will be Yates delegation
because they say, Smith trains with
McElyaine, and others of the Gins,
who hold the Republican votes Of
Jackson county in their several
pockets. The Bulletins Carbondale cor
respondent, who is we'll informed on
the situation there. says that the
Smith delegation will be for either
IDwdsn and Warner; but be this as II
may, the action OF the central commit.
tee in taking the selection of the state
delegation away from the voters is
strong proof that the party bosses are
afraid of the voters; IT Is confession
that there is strong popular opposition
to them and their schemes. and 1t is a
desperate and high handed attempt tc
prevent the people from expressing
their sentiments In the manner proyid
cd by the laws governing elections.