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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
MOVING TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

The Consolidated Telephone Company
has begun 10 move its exchange from
the Despard place to the Irwin building
on the corner of South Third and West
Pike streets. 1t is expected 10 complete
the removal this week and tire will be
a day or so tine latter part of the week
that it win be necessary TO be lenient
with the company, since number OF
telephones viii necessarily have to DC
disconnected from the exchange, but ii
will be the aim TO give a full rural SER
vice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.

The passenger train from Richmond
Saturday afternoon was wrecked two
miles this side of Centralia, In Braxton
county, and delay of about FIVE hours
was caused. The tank of the train
jumped the track and It was with diff
Guilty it was placed back on the rails.
Help had to be sent out from Weston.
Fortunately, no one was hurt and the
damage was slight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
SALE OF ROADS FOR Repairs.

The road surveyors OF Clark district,
namely. W. S, Kidd, ]. C. Dawson,
and w. W. Hamrick, have fxca
date and place to sell the roads
of the district for the coming
year. The sale will be held at the court
house Tuesday, April 5, beginning at 10
o'clock a. m. The lowest responsible
bidder will get the contract for repairing
the roads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
DEEDS RECORDED,

beds have been entered on the record
books as follows:
Waldo P, Golf heirs to Nathan Golf, /
lot, corner Pike, Fourth aud Hewes
streets, city.
The Williams & Dayisson Company 10
Standard Milling Company, lots, Glen
Elk.
R. G. Atizer TO Anna Ross, LOT, Lit
tie addition, city.
l.. B. Morrison and Andy Hazlett to
D. NJ. Morris, 2 lots, Wolf Summit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
SMALL BLAZE
Occurs at the Home of Charles stealey,
in Point Comfort, Caused Likely
BY Mouse and Match.

A small blaze occurred at the home
Of Charles stealey, in Point Comfort.
Sunday morning at about seven o'clock.
It originated in clothes press and de.
stroyed considerable clothing before II
was put out. The loss was about sl5.
The fire is supposed to have been origin
ated by a monse chewing a match in the
clothing in the press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
APPOINTED NOTARY PUBLIC.

The governor of the state mas issued a
commission Of notary public to Edward
J. Stout, OF this city. for this county.
He win qualify at the next term of
county court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Any one needing stone or cement work
lone and needs stoncmasons, write to
stonemason's Union, No II, post Office
box, 4sl, clarksburg, W. Va. MARLIN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-21

For something you can cat go t. the
Coffee and Chop House, Pike street, op.
te Waldo rf-tf
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
.Prohibitionists

North Dakota Prohibitionists met in
state convention at Fargo with a fair
representation and considerable en-
thusiasm i'll the proceedings which
were formal and minus features.
The national platform was Endorsed
and a. more rigid enforcement of state
law was asked. The following nomi-
nations were made:
Electors, /. M. Carleton, of Oriska;
I'll. d. Stowe, of Fargo, Rev. O. z. Nc
Cracker, of Gardner; governor, H. II.
A. Aker, Fargo; lieutenant governor,
R. A. Taylor, St. Thomas; secretary
of state, H. r. Kent, Glendale; state
auditor, John Dynes, Gardner; state
treasurer, P. L. Berwig, Langsford;
superintendent public instruction,
Mrs. Matte Davis. Fargo; attorney
general, A. G. Covelle, Sykeston; con
gresham, Ed Colby, Gardner; B. P.
Tibbets, Ellendale; chairman of the
state committee, George Fleul; sec
rotary, Taylor Bennet, Grandin;
treasurer, r. E. Aatlund, Hillsboro.
The Republican nominees for
judges of the supreme court will be
Endorsed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
NORTH OAK. REPUBLICANS
Meet at Grand Forks and Nominate
q Complete Ticket. Judge
Cohrane is Dead.

The Republican state convention
concluded it's work and adjourned.
The ticket is as follows: .
Governor, T. Y. Sarles. Hillsboro;
lieutenant governor, David BARTLETT,
Cooperstown; congress, Thomas r.
Marshall, Cakes; A. j. Gronna, La
kota secretary Of state, Edward +.
Porter, Melville: auditor, d.. Il.
Molmes. Bathgate; treasurer, A.
Peterson, Cogswell superintendent OF
schools, w. L. Stockwell. Grafton;
attorney general, c. N. Erich, Lakota;
insurance commissioner, +. c. Coop
er, Grand Forks; commissioner OF ag-
riculturc, w. C. Galbreath, Mandan;
railroad commissioners, c. S. Diesem,
La Moure; Eric Stafne, Richland;
John Christianson, Towner.
In addition presidential electors
we're nominated as follows:
!. B. S. Russell, Stutsman.
Roger Allin, Wash.
Samuel Richardson, Ward.
j. +. V. Kiebert, Oliver.
This completed the ticket with the
exception that there was added a
second candidate for justice of the
supreme court to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Coch-
rane. Edward Eugerud of Fargo was
chosen for this position. Senator Nc
Cumber presided as temporary and
permanent chairman and everything
went as slated.
Congressman Spalding and the
Cass county delegation went down
with colors flying, the delegation re-
fusing to join the Sarles-Gronna COM
bination, preferring defeat on the
Aoor of the convention. Mr.. Spald-
ing was placed in nomination and
there was some vigorous speechmak-
ing in his behalf. S%palding polled
ITO votes to 40 for Gronna, Cass be-
ing joined by Barnes, the home of
Gov. White, and or two smaller
counties. Aside from this there vas
not a contest in the convention. Gov.
White was not mentioned in the con-
,vention as a candidate.
The resolutions adopted after a
general reafirmation of the national
platform, are devoted chiefly to e
pressions of approval of the national
irrigation law. The platform reiter-
ates the party's support of the pro-
hibition and all other laws and recon-
mends the enaction of a feasible sys-
TEN based on the experience of other
states of nominating public officials
of this state.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
PRESIDENT TO Be INFORMED
WILL BE TOLD OF NOMINATION
ON WEDNESDAY.
Ceremony at Sycamore Hill Will Be
Simple and transformations
as Possible.

oyster Bay, July. 26.-The arrange
ments have been made for the notifi-
cation of Theodore Roosevelt Of his
nomination for the presidency by the
republican party. The ceremony will
take place on Wednesday,, the 9th
inst, at 1880 p. m. Following 8
tom, the notification will be at Mr..
Roosevelt's home, Sycamore Hill. The
members of the notification committee
appointed by the Chicago convention
have been requested to, assemble at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York Gu
Tuesday evening to make preliminary
arrangements for the ceremony of the
day following. Speaker Joseph G..
Cannon, chairman of the committee,
will arrive in New York some time to-
day. He will receive the members Of
the committee as they arrive there. AT
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning tho
committee will board a special train
1T Long Island City for Oyster BAY.
the special being scheduled to arrive
here at 11:40 o'clock. At the station
here the party, which will include not
only members of the notification COM
mittee but also invited guests, will be
met by carriages, in which they will
be taken to Sycamore Hill.
On account of the isolation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's home, only about 125
persons will be in the party, including
the members of the notification COM
mittee and relatives and friends of
President Roosevelt who reside in the
vicinity of Sycamore Hill. The cere-
mony of notification will be as simple
and transformations as possible. Tho
wide veranda almost surrounding the
presidents house will be draped with
American flags. If the weather be fair.
the committee and guests will be as
sembled on the spacious lawn, north
east Of the house. Speaker Cannon,
who will make the speech of an
nouncement for the committee, and
President Roosevelt will speak from
the veranda. Should the weather be
inclement, the curtains of the veranda
will be lowered and the ceremony will
take place under cover. After the adj
dresses, a luncheon will be served to
the committee and guests. This will be
followed by an informal reception and
those present will then return to the
station and board the special train.
which is scheduled to leave Oyster Bay
for New York at $3.50 p. m.
On Thursday morning at nine o'clock
the president, accompanied by Secre-
tary Loeb and the force of executive
clerks now here, will leave for Wash
ington. 1t is the presidents intention
to remain in Washington until August
20, when he will return to Sycamore
Hill for another sojourn Of six weeks.
The president had several callers Mon
day.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
Killed by Resta urant Keeper.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 26.-W. X.
Logan, a restaurant keeper, shot and
killed an unknown man who was ad-
vancirg on him with a knife at the
formers place of business on Main
street Sunday. The stranger had eaten
an order Of fish and refused to pay
more than ten cents for it, although
the price on the bill of fare was is
cents. When spol-en to by Logan the
unknown slashed the proprietor with
a knife, inflicting an ugly wound. Ho
made another attempt to slash Logan
and was shot dead.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
Eminent Gotan;st Dead.

Santiago, Chill, July 26.-Dr. Ru-
dolph Amandus Philippi, the renowned
naturalist and botanist, is dead. Hs
was born in Charlottenberg, Prussia,
on September IA, 1908. After attaining
distinction in Germany as a teacher IN
the high school at Cassel, he went to
Chilli in 1851 and settled there. In 1853
he was appointed professor of botany
and zoology and a director Of the nat
ural history museum of Santiago, and
under his administration 1t became tho
most important in South america
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-07-28
GATHERING OF DEMOCRATS.
Well-Known Members of the Party
Meet at New York-Gossip Con-
corning National Committee.

New York, July 2G.-Democrats from
all parts of the country arrived in New
York Monday to attend the meeting Of
the national committee Tuesday. Not
only members of the committee, but
other well-known democrats are now
here. Among the mere prominent who
arrived early Monday are Senator Dan
iel, Of Virginia, who was chairman of
the committee on platform at st. Louis;
John P. Hopkins, of Illinois; James NJ,
Griggs, of Georgia, who vas chairman
Of the congressional campaign commit
tee two years ago; H. D. Clayton, ofAla-
bama, and j. Taylor Ellison, of Virginia.
the two latter being members Of the IA
tional committee.
No doubt is expressed among mem
bers of the committee about the election
of Thomas Taggart as chairman. 1t is
said that if Judge Parker intended to
express a preference for some other
man he would have made it known be-
fore this time, and before it became so
apparent that the action of the commit
tee at st. Louis "a to be Endorsed. In
diana is represented here by q half
dozen prominent democrats who are
working for Taggart. They are John
w. Kern, Joseph e. Bell, John E. Lamb,
William H. O'Brien and Joseph T. Fan
ming.
There IS a suggestion that after Tag
CART is elected a finance committee,
Of which William F. Sheehan, Senator
German and August Belmont will be
members, will be named, and that these
gentlemen will have the management
Of the campaign in the eastern states.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01

didn't mind the money so much as the
known fact OF his persistency Of never
picking a winner.
He was In this irregular frame OF
mind when Larraby spotted him.
Here's sport, muttered the latter to
himself; and he photographed q friend.
Dixon, to join him. What have Won
backed. Tobyn?" asked Larraby, soil
citouSly.
Backed them BOTH" answered the
Babe, laconicaIIy.
"Pegu. what else?' queried Lar
raby.
"Pegu be hangedl haven't touched
that crock, he answered, with fine
scorn in his voice. Il got on Amir
first, thanks to Grant: and then Lavel
assured me that he had no chance.
and I put thou on the Rocket, to
save the Amir money
Then you'll be just 1000 out" said
Larraby solemnly: az, geo of her maies-
tvs rupees-won't he, Dixon 2"
YES" assented the latter, wondering
why he should be forced into his
friends lie.
"How's thatr' asked Tobyn, frown-
Ing a look into the face of the COM
placent Larraby.
Well, neither owner Is backing his
horse. I know for q fact, because I've
been watching; and that means any,
thing you like. Besides, Pegu can run
like streak OF blue lightning. He's
got q light weight on his back, and
he'll get away from them so far they'll
never catch him In this heavy going
You think he'll win, then? queried
Tobyn.
'fWin2 OF course he will; he'll walk
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

Grace Georges new play, which is being
written for her by Claiming Pollock, is a
three-act comedy of life IN Washington.
The heroine Of the romance is the daugh-
ter OF a Western congressman and the
hero an attaehe Of the Spanish legation.
Joseph Hart and Carrie DeMar concIud-
ed their second season in Foxy Grandpa
last Saturday at Providence, r. I. Next
September these two players will have a
new farce, written by them by r. Mel
vile Baker, author Of Girls VIII Be
Girls
Next fall Miss Loretta Jefferson, the
eighteen-year-o daughter of Thomas
ferson, makes her debut on the pro-
fesSional stage. taking the role Of Menie
in RIP Van Wrinkle as a member of her
fathers company:
May Yohe Gladly Hope) is hack on the
stage in England having opened at
Brighton recently in the Music hall there.
She Is singing a few songs at each per-
provinces. There is some talk that she
may soon be heard again in London.
The report that Weber & Fields are to
part at the end of the season was prac-
ticaIly confirmed yesterday when Lew
Fields came over from Boston and held a
build a theater for him. Fields hackers
are Nathan Stein, Louis Beers and
Charles Reinhard, and the theater is to
be at Broadway and Forty-third street.
Exactly how old are you. anyway"
asked a friend Of Lillian Russell.
II have friend replied the actress,
with apparent frrelevance, who was born
In mid-ocean on an ocean steamer. After
she and her mother had landed the steam
er, on it's return trip, blew up. So prac-
ticaly she has no birthplace. My age is
like that" she added, after a pause.
Barrie's charming fantasy, 1.-THE Ad-
mirable Crichton," which has made such
a hit in London and in which William
Gillette played all season to filled houses
in New York, has just been translated into
Dutch and presented at Amsterdam. II
is called there THE Robinson Crusoe
Family and is said to have lost none Of
its brightness by translation.
DeWolf Hopper seems TO have made a
solid hit in New York with hts revival Of
wang Although It is now fourteen
years since he brought out that merry
opera. it is reported to have gone in
Gotham the past week with as much favor
as ever. Hopper in the original role was
as funny as ever. and the changes in the
cast are all favorably commented upon.
was well liked, while Nella Bergen, as the
prima donna, and Frank Casey, in the
role so long played by the late Alfred
Kelia, were seen to fine advantage. 1t
looks as If Wang has caught on we'll
and will enjoy an indefinite stay at the
Lyric theater.
Chauncey olcott tells a story of an
Irishman and an Englishman who were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01
SUMMER SEASON AT THE GRAND.

Sunday evening. June IL, the sum-
mer season at the Grand opera house
viii be inaugurated and the stage OF
that playhouse VIII be given over to a
series OF stock productions.
The George FawCett company under
the direction Of Mr.. Fawcett himself.
will occupy the Grand stage, and If the
result Of two years ago may be taken
as a criterion, meritoriouS stock pres
entations may be safely anticipated
Mr.. Fawcett, as a director of stock
companies. has met with splendid sue
cess, possessing as he does the qualities
so essential to the intelligent direction
of such an enterprise. An actor Of vet
eran experience, he possesses sound
judgment and an appreciation OF stage
detail, with the result that the per-
1ormanceS Of his company are always
marked by an admirable ensemble
The George Fawcett Stock company
has been playing I'm the East. and,
therefore, comes thoroughly organized
and proficient in a number Of plays,
thus overcoming the difficulty so COM
mon TO most summer seasons, where
companies are put together hurriedIy
and the consequent lack Of association
makes impossible the finished perform
ances that are necessary for artistic
success.
Mr.. Fawcett's company viii be one
- LIZ 0CSI that lac AAclo ChCL DAOh6AtL
to the West and will include a number
of the clever artists who were so sue
cessful here two years ago.
Miss Percy HasweH viii head the
company. The fact that this talented
young actress has been selected as the
leading lady for the Richard Mansfield
company for the coming season is evil
dence of her standing in the profession
and is an evidence Of her talent. She
is one of the few feminine players Of
the stage who combine with womanly
beauty and gracefulness a depth Of
knowledge Of stage technique, q degree
Of sincerity and naturalness that makes
all Of her stage efforts effective. Miss
Hasweil made many friends on the oc-
casion of her visit here two years ago,
and it is safe to predict a cordial well
come for her on her return this sum
mer.
The Grand opera house has long been
noted as being an ideal playhouse for
summer engagements, being open on
all sides, which permits Of the freest
circulation Of air. with the consequence
that it is easy to keep the theater cool
and pleasant.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01

That's 1000 out OF the fire" he said.
Lhe other two are running for each
otner; this is my profit" If the gods
would only send him q few more rich
young asses like the Babe, he'd soon
quit the game.
Then the true fun began; for IL was
really more comedy than race. Jockey
Blake rode Amir. and "Scotty" Lewis
was on Rocket. Now bear in mind that
Am1r's owner had backed Rocket. and
Rockets owner had backed Amir, and.
tnat Jockeys generally receive exDIieft
instructions from their owners, before
they go out, as to how they are to ride
the race-always on the square. INV
masters. Blake thought that a bad
start would suit him capitally; Scotty
meant to get away absolutely last:
three or four lengths the worst of the
start would be a good excuse for hav-
Ing been beaten.
Abdul couldn't understand IT.. The
Few minutes at the starting post had
always been more or less of a night
mare to him; the sahibs used such bad
language and Jostled so. He had al
ways started at the tail end OF the
procession, leaving the front seats ia
the jockey sahibs. Now they told him
to move up in front, and were deuced
ponte to each other-mOSt sacrificing
IN keeping their horses in the back
ground, out of the other fellows wav.
The sahtbs were mighty queer Toe
anyway, Abdul thought; quite mad, all
of them.
When the flag fell Abdul cut out the
running with Pegu at a furious clip. He
would stay in front Of the sahfbs az
long as he could. Blake took a pull at
Anfr's head. What are you waiting
for?" called out Scotty on Rocket.
81 thought it was false start" an
swered Blake, seeing you hanging
back there"
"Oh, the starts all right" said
Scotty angriTy.. go en!''
"AH right, come along then" yelled
Blake, letting go of Amir's head a lit
tie.
They were only cantering; and all
the time the iron-g gray Pegu, with the
black boy on his back, was slipping
away from them. People in the stand,
seeing the state Of things. thought It
was false start, and bantered cheer
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01
Mrs. Jones' Birthday Party.

In st. Louis last week Mrs. w. G.
Jones held a birthday party, ceIebrat-
ing the seventy-fifth anniversary of her
birth and sixty seventh anniversary Of
her debut as a player. With the exeep-
ton of Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. Jones is the
Oldest living American actress still
playing. She Is at present a member
of Maude Adams company.
Mrs. Jones made her first appearance
In Richard H." when she was eight
years old. She comes OF a family of
actors, and excepting two years, when
she left the stage after marrying, she
mas been an active member of the
theatrical profession since childhood.
Mrs. Jones has been with Maude
Adams since the production of "The
Little Minister" In this play Mrs.
Jones gave a characterization that
proved one Of the hits of her career.
She played the part OF Nanny, the old
Scotch woman.
More than forty years ago Mrs Jones
was the leading lady in a St. Louis
stock company. She was a member of
the company that first produced Uncle
Toms Cabin and originated the part
of Eliza.
In her time she has assumed many
difficult roles. In Cincinnati many
years ago she was member of a stock
company. During the run of Romeo
and Juliet" the leading man became i'll
and was unable to play his part. As
there was no understudy the mana ger
of the company asked Mrs. Jones if she
would try Romeo for one night. Mrs.
Jones did, and her work met with ia
vor.
At seventy five years of age Mrs.
Jones is still strong and active. At the
party she entertained the whole day
through.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01

Copyright, by S. S. Mcclure Company.
HEN the other fellows in the
One hundredth Hussars he
slowed upon Harry Tobyn
the artless name of Babe" thew CON
sldered that, with full regard to his
exuberant innocence, they had let him
down with gentle soIieitude worthy
OF the mess. II he had suIked about II
ne would have stepped right into hard
training for any trying condition Of
affairs that might have awaited him in
g. future state. But he had inst the
most beautifully oiled temper that
ever ran smoothly in any piece of hu-
man mechanism. They drew him. and
made use of him; they drove cholera
out of the camp at Cocowan to the
life and drum Of the Babes laughter
and to the laughter that came from his
exploit with an elephant. The elenhant
mad ideas, as elephants always have
and SO had Babe-sometimes. The re-
suit was that men who were buried at
10 o'clock the next day laughed that
day. But this is a story OF the Babe
and three horses, not Of an elephant.
Bear in mind that Tobyn was In tina
nrst flush of the glamor OF life in IN
ola. The ethics of betting, the subtle
uncertainty of racing. the perpIexing
art OF knowing just what to do at the
right moment were all tumbling In
upon him with the cyclonic violence Of
southwest monsoon. He would sur
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-01
MISLEADING PLAY TITLE.

William Norris tells Of an expert
ence in a Western town, the seat Of a
theological seminary, where very few
theatrical attractions were ever billed.
When The Lost Paradise" was being
presented through that section, how
ever. there was a night that had to be
filled in, and the village was booked
more to break the trip than with any
hope Of making money.
What was our surprise, therefore"
relates Morris, when we got to the
theater and We're informed by the
manager that the house was sold out.
Say he asked, what sort of a
show is this, anyhow? Sort O. religious.
amt it,?
Our manager outlined the plot to
him. Never did I see such a trans
formation in mans face; then, with
one short. powerful expletive, he start
ed down the street on a dead run.
That night the theater was filed to