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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
PITCHED BATTLE /
Three Killed and Five Wounded IN
Combat of. Foreign Camps trs5s.5.
Mingo Count ".

HlNTINGToN, Dec .zZ-7
| Three Italian miners were Killed and
| 5hve*s seriously $injure d in al fght which
occurred at a mining camp near
Alatewan Tuesday night. There has
een4troubleS between tSIo o rival camps,
of Italians for some time and the.
:embers OF hatred were easily kind1ed5
into blaze by the assault on John5
Darchetti by two N members Of the ops
Doste faction sDarchetti friends,
numbering twenty-five, quickly gath
cred around the cabins IN the other
faction, camp and commenced firing.
The inmates rushed out and there
was "a pitched battle for a number of
minutes which ended IN thea attacking
force being driven on By the superior
numbers. s5S5
Citizens Of MateWan VII o heard the
shooting rushed&to the scene to fndtf
two&men@ dead and three wound led on
the ground. The memb bers$ of the
camp which had been attacked had$t
taken one Of its members who wasSI
killed and two who were wounded
into a cabin. Deputy sheriffs are on
the scene but so far it has been in19
possible to learn the identity Of the
leaders or gain an clue looking to-
wards arrests.
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n BJR. 80 i q
Ell SAD STORY

ed and nnansled /. have been recovered
Sbb by sea- hing pa rites which continue
their esir hum more Victims
s8 Eight OF he ecoyered dead were
married mar men me with ia miles.
sss Prior; to Lie espios oston fort miners
had had ascaended a 70 the surface Several
Others were able TO escape from the
mine mir q fter the conc ncussion NJ wh1ch rock
.ed the sltrround ain s. territory like an.
ieartE quake. Sas 5f ~.
s#3 ,ReIat r tives$ and friends Of the men
imprisoned imp below soon COM ngregated
about the shaft and the emotional
scenes usual to such disasters follow
ed.$as wives and children sought for.
word WORD from their loved ones. shortly
To- see t heir battered forms brought
up from the dept his.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
p ERSBURGBAINK
NEARLY CAUGHT
OFFERED TO LEND MRS. CHAD
WICK $4,000 WHEN SHE AS x
# ed FOR S1o,o ,ooo rs;

PARKERSBURG, w Va, Dec s.
1t has Just reached the public ear that
/ Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick a few months
ago tried to effect "a loan Of 10000
from the First National Bank Of this
city. She is said to have offered the
securities that are now SO familiar
to- the reading public, and on which
numerous bankers In many cities and
towns were induced to part with their
cash. 7s
IA The local bank, 1t Is stated refused.
to loan the sum desired by Mrs. Chad
wick. but, instead, offered to let her
have t $4,000, a sum which appears to-
have been beneath her notice, as she.
refused to accept the proffered
amount, an and dropped the negotiations
with the bank. .Ei55
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SCHEME ABOLISH
ONE cAREEL#coURT.
sBilifYtilis Be Introduced So assto Give
Judge DooIittfe More
Y

HUNTINGTON Wv. Va Dec. s.
II was stated yesterday by aSdelegate
to the Legislature from this count
that here VIII be a bill INTRODUCED at
the next LegIs1a 1ature for the abolish
M n nent3of CabeIl count crini inal court
on the grounds that there are not
enough Scrtmina cases for two courts!
@ the circuit court can hear all
criminal cases of$ the county Since
this this Judicial circ,it was divided bys
the last egisIature there are now
only three Instead of seven countiess]
and g the sup pporters the prop posed
5illScl Inn hat thes on fonr
counties iYes Circuit Judge pooSl
lIttIe too easy tasIs less hes holds
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EISIorod ora ing:
Ca ssa rsts
l,eel iBs5diortli
Fof8 atesIne ID
secure the8 85tseI
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his q endance ali
laughter
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llllRlSS. CHAD WICK S FREE EDOM WAS
TAKEN FROM HER LAST NIGHT
BOYS FINED
FOR ESPASS
CASE THESsTWo oBoYs: ARREST
ED AT DEPOT DIsPosEDSoF5.
55s! f=:S5 BY TlcE&BENNINGToN

4 B.: Lee Wilson and SArth ur# Miller, the
| two boys ordered arrested by Yard,
master Riggs at the local B. and o.
depot yesterday were taken before
Justice Bennington for trial yester-
day afternoon.
Wilson asked to have his trial laid
over until this morning and gave bond
for his appearance.
Miller knew nothing about the law
and did not know what to do. Riggs.
the prosecuting witness, testified that.
the two boys with seven or eight for
5eigners were standing on the platform
between the two sets of steps when
he came along and ordered them to
move. He told them two or three
times and they stood still. An officer
boys in jail Miller was fined IS and
costs. He had not cent and was
sent back to Jail.
This morning Wilson had some wit
nesses WHO said that he had done
nothing to be arrested for. That
made no difference, he was on the
property of the B.: and o. and he was
fined 81 and costs.
8 Miller claimed that he was at the |
station5to meet his sister whom he ex-
pected to arrive. From the way these
boys We're dealt with the conclusion /
IS drawn that any person going to the
station to meet a friend may be ar
cested and put in jail until the com
sees fit to appear against
1inn.
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SITUATION At TIMES RoRDERED
s ON TO PANIC sAMoN THE
WILD EYED#BRokERs.

4 i -
4 NEW YORK, Dec sScenes OF
wild excitement occurred in stock
Exchange this morning At times the
Situation bordered on panic and wild
i eyed brokers' made a fearful uproar
as they tore from post to post. in an
endeayor to execute orders.
Trading reached an enormous vol
ume. In fact, the sales were SO nu-
lSmerous that it was impossible. for
market experts to give the buyers
and sellers accurately.
Amalgamated led5in the topping of
the pyramids Of high prices that have
been reached during the past few
months OF the bull movement. ItSfelI
nights close selling down to SO
around IL o,clock. U. S. Steel com
mon and preferred; sugar, Missouri
Pacific, Erie and Canadian Pacific
were among the stocks that fell with
duh thuds. Steel common fell nearly
six points, the preferred over three
points, sugar six, Missouri Pacific five
and Erie and Canadian Pacific, three.
Losses of a. point or two were COM
mon.
Stocks we're slaugh tered in the |
rush Of llqui idation and Decentralization
because Of the exhausted margins or
the uncover1ng Of stop loss orders.
Thomas w Lawson's prophesy of
Tuesdaywas fulfilled. $i55y
& Lawson,s first bulletin today con-
tinued to advise the: sale Of Amalga-
mated Copper to .tttTo your last share II
He said his big advertisement is
appearing this morning in the far
West and South, Canada and London,
outSnot ii; Paris or in Berlin until to-
morrow.
president Roosevelt is just begin
1ing his work. he continued. .It is
obacco today When it gets to in
and trust companies, business
viii begin Il e
Lawson concluded by saying, sell
iIEar and the entire list for the time
,eing''
Later lawson issued another buI- &
etin. Itreads ass
/ \ q stts8f advertisements so far have. II
n been on anal lgamated. but VIII = :
ave stories to ell .ass II would take II
dozen Standard Oils and 5aS lew IS S
anks ofsEng1and to take hat VIII D
esso1d this Sell lssteels for When
hs 30, 900 ockhold err story Isb
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
GEO. STlIR(IISS
WRIT les TO- OGDEN.
SOME TiMEL-ls UGeEsTloNss ON
\ 58$. = F. ~ EVv IT AK LAWS AND Dgf43A
FUTURE LEGIS STATION.
: Morgan town, al Doc 1909.
News Publishing COMPANY Wheel.

I3i# : sAIorgantow1i, w. al, Dec 1909
News Publishing Company Wheel
. Ing. Wa;
Gentlemen appreciate the; great
work sou have done in$the cause oi
Itax reform, but recognfzethe fact that
while 50 much has been#a
90. much remains to be done. The
large majority IN Il he Isegis gisInture and
the. DcpuIarSrote Is a declaration oi
confidence that carries with the pow.
er and res sponsfbfltt III Tor wise Iegis1as
tlon to perfect and complete the gen
eral plan. The constitutional amend
5ment should be passed and submit:
ted to the people in orderto q wipe out
all direct State taxes on%property att
The earliest tie. Thar viii remove
most of the objections to the WORK
already done.
perfect primary and general election
law that will reduce the temptations
70 spend large urns OF mon eys III se.
curing nominations and carrying elecsl
lions, the abolition of the free pass.
as 70 all State and countyiI
officers; and "a Just system to regulated
charges of railw rs and Ito onpel abs
solnte I'm partal litsz in their dealings
with shippers and trav velers carr
service and in their relations with ALL
lines, as well 3 as tax
On gross income. and the license tax,
ors3its equivalent on he 5produc ton
ofScoa1.. oil and gas, should command /
he careful nsideration Of the 1egs
stature and 5beS enacted.
81 These constitute a large program
md wi Il tax the wi ON Of $tl1 L.egiss
at,lres s1su g but the people VII be satiss
LED With NOTHING less, and Is hop VIII \
ave your, support
I II am yours trul u. Il ss *# 81 4.3
la.CF7 fta& STIR ExTEs s,sSfffs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
FIRE DAMP IhMtNE5 SENDS HEADS,
or FAMILIES INTO ETER-
,t8 SsSss NlTY, sfs;
LEAVING g G5sfiELPLESS8* WINES AND
sclH-ILDREN# l- ~ IN GRIEF AND
DISTRESS.

.5'l e L.t Wash Dec ST the
explosion Of gas in the Burnett Coal
Mine late at: last night. fifteen fatal ties,
it is believed, will be recorded The.
n1fneE$Is mine owned by the South Prairie
Coal Company and is located quarter
Of Of a mile east Of Burnett, fifty miles
from Tacoma 5,Ss
81 Fire damp was responsible for the
Eleven corpses, badly. burn
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DEC
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as 70 oIDIsaG
csi RisTRg5A ASsBAz

5unIaS
4 1 5EIrss
/ IIfpll5ssd I'll scoraf
mas Bazaar M sols
1 r6@Es1l 1lofn ing
ESthe Ladies
t9WhfcaEf Cd and
he tteIssS;i
sen sen eressfro ron
Curt tiss E F. Ptlblish hin - q
ycry ornamenta
pe5Soff ffered sal
the Lad les
1rdas Evening
desiGns ri ott rep
sof$tlr win .of#
ems; Pierce Httt ana othsEs III
been naountee
the public
tllersboo tl1s5aE elm g arfse 1eE
.neari epnc iNabIe kflaa
zaar cles3S55s
where pieces ofg
will be offered hand ies
booth wi tn every tlli from
dana lace one tila apFssia
with one coo
notSn iced 500 the@ aud boot
me an5 58s buy Ilfng
child S favorite "a
tMhe&h M nest a hocolate sdoll booth
with 5it hem both bIaclS
sxcha si nges booth one
exchange smiles the t5
Foung lad behind coant
AXE booth
AXE to ang - food lie boot
aiming the world isots
3ellers and sn,Ine iaees
shouid see
The bazaar tha
of the IsabelIa
King Daugh ters,s ia aoald Ssel
,atronizeds pIaee
morrow norning tan
sillsc dose Saturday
and sxill
fight
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The i oilz.E;eids.

4 slns the Little district, Wetze,
count the South Penn Oil Company
has drilled Is test we'll on the G. Z,
Glover farm through the Gordon and
has a dus ter s3s E.5.5
West Of Warrington the same
5company's No 2 on the C.S.s Ptzer
farm is holding up at 273 barrels a
day. Trees. & Benedum's No / on
the j. III. Holden farm is producing
312 barrels day At Fairview4sthe
South Penn Company's No. on the
A. Conway farm as declined to 200
barrels "a day. $5
In the Smithfield district, Il NVetzeI
county, the South Penn Company has
drilled its second test on the. S. u
kilcoyne farm through the Big 1nju1l
sand and found nothing, and is now
drilling to the Gordon sand. The
Same company has drilled its No so
on the 3. w Peterson farm SO feet
below the Gordon and has found no
Oil or gas:
B No 2 on the Alfred Batson farm is
holding up at 100 barrels day. The
No. on the James Batson farm has
been drilled through the Big Injun
sand and has developed no oil or gas.
The No: IL on the I'D. Morgan farm /
has been completed and viii make a
15-barrel pumper in the Gordon.
ln35the Wallace district in Harrison
county. the Long Run Oil & Gas
Companys NO. II on the E. d. Orr
farm has declined to 80 barrels day
In the Redwood Run district, the
Southern Oil Company & GreenleeL
have given their Mol on the S. b.
farm shot: and have in
creased its production to $50 barrels
! day. .si.s-.. .. II = 35zz
On sancho Greek, Tyler county, the
Fisher Oil Company''s No. on the n
Martha A. Moore farm is producing
70 barrels a day from the Big Injun
;and 2s f.
7 In the Pine Grove extension, the
south Penn Oil Company has given
10. / on the Susan Postalwait farm Fl
shot and increased its production to- r
Q barrels day. tSs
4 On yellow Creek, Calhoun county, "a
he Eastern Oil Company's No. s. on 4
he S. i. #Klipstein farm is produc: i
ng 100 barrels a day The South 81
'enn Company,s Nos. 3, 5 and s are i
reducing 115, 10 and 13o barrels t
espectively. >All other wells in thel s
istrict have dropped below the 100 tv
arrel day mark.
Z : Thomas Bennett, lineman for the. lFb
ell Telephone Company, fell from "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
Remains Buried Yesterday.

The remains OF Douinfck Noinzioss
the Italian " ho55 died at the Miners
EIaogpital, were buried IN the old Fair
mon etery yesterd as no word
Teeeiged
Go I'd Union on country
butter and eggs "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08

QuickS# collections, prompt settle
3Enents afarion Claim Agency
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AGED res
S FAfT!IiFe IN
ae;s
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need NOT so out in the cold;3
Siislss5 phone Union 81 Norton for
ssed8p ultry. If. e N. .$114S. x
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ssssSSS ssS he best books att the bes prices,
Lloyd ~ ain str K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08

Thomas Bennett, lineman for the.
Bell Telephone Company, fell from a
pole pole at Barnstown this morning and
received Il serious injury. Three ribs
We're broken :'l' and e lung lascerated.
His His woulnds ourlnld were dressed at the City
;sHospita VII here he is at this time
It's believed 4 hat s. he viii recover.
Ask your grocer Marion aour5x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
nan PAT TERSO GAIN
JURY w lT|l HE
FORMER FLoRo
iss# AGAIN eRouGt
PUBEfGs2s YlEahE

M iSS ATaTERsoRt
coIRT pREADlN REpE1 II
ION Or. ER EIs EE
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08
EXCITEMENT in STOCK EXCHANGE.

&. fs'47 % 's5' 20 2 'ls--li ~ n
- !. --7I7I 7-7----T-,. 7T'T7-T ~
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suntie the
Davis e 81
and ould 5e Vel
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al tan d 90 ei ana
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AAsk youEI grsoeer folr. Marion8 aoar. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-08

ii The bazaar isS
of the Isab ella
Kings Daughters
spatro fed The
morrow morning.
viii cI ose Sat turd
band VIII furnish
night
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
Port of Augusta Storm Swept.

Augusta, Ga, Special-A storm of
cyclonic proportions swept the eastern
and southern section Of the city
Thursday afternoon, doing great dam
age to property and injuring several
people. The Hale Street Baptist
Church was completely demolished;
a paint shop Of the Central railroad
completely wrecked; small cottage
on Hale street a complete wreck; the
roof of a carpenter shop of the Geor
gia railroad blown away; the end Of
a house on Lincoln street crushed
in by falling trees; the grand stand
at the base ball park completely
wrecked. j. X. Morris was fatally in
jured; VIM. Brown, head gashed and
ear gone; ]. w. Livingston, VIM. Nc
Carty, ]. K. Calhoun and w. H. Fenly
slightly injured, all employees Of the
Central railroad. Sophia Turner was
slightly hurt in a Hale street house.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
SUNK OUR WAR SUPPLIES
Ammunition For Philippine Army Posts Sent
to Bottom By Russians
- Hours Hard Fiqhtinu.

London, by Cable.-Cabling under
date of July "a, The Daily Mails New
Chwang correspondent describes a
fourteen hours desperate battle with
heavy losses on both sides, and which
resulted in the Russian position at
Tatchekiao being rendered untenable,
by reason of which they will be com
PEELED to retreat towards Hiacheng.
The battle began at SIX o'clock in the
morning" the correspondent says,
the Russians resuming the attack on
the Japanese position on the heights
cast Of Tatchekiao. After few
hours, the Japanese left flank from
TAPPING Mountain captured the village
CT Tanghudituen, compelling the Rus
slams TO retreat to Tienghuatuen. six
miles from their base.
THE Russians. now reinforced,
maintained the position until O'Clock
in the afternoon, when the Japanese
right flank made a sudden appearance
on the hills south of Tatchekiao and
by tremendous fire, forced the Rus
SLAMS to retreat. The Japanese firing
line extended fifteen miles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
Roosevelt Notification.

Oyster Bay. r. l.. Spccial-Arrange-
ments have been made for the notih-
cation Of Theodore Roosevelt OF his
nomination for tho Presidency by the
Republican party. The ceremony
will take place on Wednesday. the
eth inst. at 1890 p. III. Following
custom, the notification will be at Mr..
Roosevelts home. Sycamore HILL. The
members OF the notification committee
appointed by the Chicago convention
have been requested TO assemble at
tho WaldrofAstora Hotel. in New
York, on Tuesday evening. To make
preliminary arrangements for the Ger.
emony OF the day following. Speaker
Joseph q. Cannon. chairman OF the
committee, Will arrive in New York
tomorrow. The committee will leave
Long Island City on a special train
for Oyster Bay at 1890 Wednesday
morning. arriving at IL O'Clock.
On account OF the isolation OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt's home. only about
125 perscns will be in the party. In
Guiding the members OF the noufea-
ton committee and relatives and
friends of President Roosevelt. who
reside in the vicinity Of Sycamore
Hill. The ceremony Of notification
will be a. simple and unostentatious
as possible. The wide veranda almost
surrounding the Presidents house.
will be draped with American flags.
II the weather is fair. the committee
will assemble on the lawn. and IL not.
On the veranda. Luncheon will then
follow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
Section Master Killed,

Winston-S Salem. Special.-W. S. Ellis.
way on the A. T. and o. division, was
killed on the yard at Mooresvflle
junction Thursday morning. He was
caboose Of a special freight backed on
him. He was horribly mangled but
lived an hour. Foul play is suspected.
erly worked under Ellis, and who was
found near him after the accident, was
arrested and is being held for investi-
CATION. Ellis received his months SAL
ary last night. He leaves wife and
three small children.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
NORTH CAROLINA CReP BULLETIN


The Weather Bureau. Of the National
Department of Agriculture. issues the
following Bulletin for the week end
ing Monday. July -:
The weather during the first half OF
the week was warm and dry with ;em-
reTatures ranging above normal: the
latter part vas showery and decidedly
cooler. General rains set in during the
afternoon on the 2lst and continued al
intervals in most sections OF the State
on the 22nd and 23rd. The heaviest
townpours occurred again in the south
central section. although there were
heavy damaging rains IN Davidson and
Granville counties; while the lightest
showers occurred in the eastern dis
trict. with practically no rain in the
extreme eastern counties. Elsewhere
the rainfall was sufficient and came at
the proper time to benefit all growing
crops.
In the extreme eastern part Of the
State there is a general complaint of
drought. which has been unbroken for
a number OF weeks: and the crops in
tfat section are beginning 10 show its
effects Corn and cotton continue TO i'm
prove satisfactorily; blooms on cotton
are now general. Threshing wheat Is
still in progress in the central and wes-
tern parts of the State. excepting the
extreme west, where harvesting is in
the state OF completion Tobacco, on an
average made very slight improvement
during the week There were a number
Of fields badly damaged by hail and
wind storms, which occurred in several
eastern and central counties on the
2lst. Curing is becoming general in the
Principal tobacco growing districts.
Peas are growing nicely. Melons are
ripening and are being placed on the
market; the quality, however, is gener-
ally not satisfactory. Apples continue
to drop; prospects for other fruit are
fair.
Rains for the week ending a. m,
today: Raleigh, 1.13 inches; Goldsboro,
2.22; Greensboro, 1.S6; Weldon, 3.S6;
Lumberton, 1872; Newbern, 222; Will
mington. 1.20: Charlotte, 800; Ashe-
vile O70
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
A New Cotton Mill.

There was Saturday sent to Raleigh
articles of incorporation of the Elk
Mountain Cotton Mill with a paid
capital Of $15O,0O0, with power to in
crease The incorporators and those
who have subscribed the stock are:
D. G.. Devenish, F. w. w. Graham,
G. H. Miller, F. r. Hewitt, ]. M. Wes-
tall, Peter Y Yates, H. NJ Brown, T.
S. Morrison, C. F. Hopkins, S. Lipin-
sky, R. P. Foster, DR.. F. T. Meriweth-
er, Dr. J. A. Burroughs, Haywood
Parker, W. F. Rogers, J. G. Calvin,
Gay Green, w. B. Northup, C. A. Roy
son, Chas. A. Webb, Theo. F. David
son, R. S. Howland, H. Redwood, NJ.
V. Moore, Junius T. Smith, w. T. Wea-
yer and Slayden, Foxes & Co. The
new plant will be cotton weaving
mill and will be located on the French
Bread River close to the w. T. Wea-
yer Power Company, near Asheville.
1t will be an electric-powered plant
and will be finely equipped for the
manufacture of high grade goods.
The plant will occupy the modern
weave shed" built for the William
Whittam Company, and will probably
be in operation in four or five months.
The mill will be equipped with the
most modern machinery and from $50
to 200 persons will be employed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
Million Dollar Mortgage.

Austin, Texas, Special-In the Twen-
ty-sixth District Court suit was filed
by the Territorial Bank and Trust
Company of Muskogee, l. T., against
the Commercial Telephone Company
with its principal office at San Antonio,
for the foreclosure of a deed of trust
and the appointment of receiver to
take charge of the affairs of the COM
pany. The petitioners allege that on
August 20, 1901, the defendant company
executed deed Of trust on all its prop
erty, franchises. lines, switchboards
ETC., and the amount of the mortgage
was not to exceed $1,000,0O0, and that
subsequently bonds were issued and
sold by said defendant company to de-
fray the expenses OF constructing its
lines in Texas
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-07-28
The Tirza Encampment.

Rock Hill, S. c., Special.-A big
time is expected. as extensive prepa-
rations have been made for the Tirza
encampment to be held in Rock Hill
on Wednesday and Thursday, 27 and
2S instants. This isn't an encamp-
ment, but is the celebration which
has heretofore been held ct Tirza, but
upon the invitation of the Commercial
Club, this year comes here. 1t is en-
tirely under the control of the Com.
mercial Club, which body is making
great efforts to make it successful in
teresting and pleasant.