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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
APPEALS COURT ORGANIZED.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. lG-The su.
preme Court OF Appeals has organized
for the year by clecting Judge G. W.
Pofrenbarger to succeed Judge II. C. Me-
Whorfter as president. Many prominent
attorneys from an over the state were
present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18

Get free sample of Gramberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets at Stone &
MERGERS drug store. They are easier
70 take and most pleasant in effect than
pills. Then their use is not followed by
constipation. as is often the case with
pills, Regular size, 25c per box.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
Sweet Melody Flour.
NOTICE.

Home, right in center of Clarllsburg;
modern in every particular; good well
and garden. VIII sell for S4,o50. This
property is cheap at $1,000. Don't con
tradict this statement until you have
investigated. Enquire of w. c. Repass
No. SIC Preston street, Clarksburg.
W. Va. jaGGtf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
TEE TRADERS BANK.

The transfer of money, payment OF
bills, ETC., can be quickly made when de
posits are made here and a check drawn
on us used instead of cash. This method
insures the prayer against loss. The
money is absolutely safe in our fire ano
burglar proof vaults and the check /.
paid only upon Endorsement and identi
fcatiop.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
Sweet Melody Flour.
Sweet Melody Flour
For Gentlemen and Ladies.

Manicuring, Shampooing, Facial Mas
sage and Scalp Treatment, Miss 2. B
Showalter, room Of, 3rd floor, Jacobs
building. jan Str
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
NOTICE.

Bids win be received by me for fur
nishing natural gas for use at creana-
tory up to Jan. 25, 1904, for one year
from date. Bids may be made seperate-
" for fat and meter rates.
T. B. Seeley,
Il. B. SEELEY. !.
Chairman Sanitary Committee.
.Ian. I5.d-Tt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
Sweet Melody Flour
WATER CONSUMERS.

Water rents for quarter ending De-
eember 81, 1908, are now due and paya-
bic at the Office OF the city clerk, 800
Court street.
HUGH CALT4AGHAN,
dec2s-dlm w. W. Com.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
SWEET MELODY FLOUR

N. D. Stuart is buying and seIlin.
horses at his large barns on Traders al
ley in the rear Of the Central PresSs
terrain church, where the ClarksbuTa
Transfer was formerly located. BE aim,
20 have some horses on hand all the time
He win take few boarders at the barn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18

Seth WinemilIer and lie Moore.
Thomas W. BOnnell and Marie j.
Flanagan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
Free Cure for Sick Headache.

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets are a certain cure for sick headache.
If taken as soon as the first indication
Of the disease appears they will prevent
the attack. Get free sample at Stone
& MERGERS drug store and give them
.r;,1
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Marriage licenses nave been issued to
the following persons:
William w. Mowery and FidcIla a.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18

Fifty houses are needed in Eas,
clerksbUrs. Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-18

Jan l5-d.Tt
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
Smallpox Really Exists

The silver State printed yesie day q
br ef account of the iumor OF smallpox.
among the Indians at Car.in. Further
invest cation dsclosas the fact thai
the disease exists in a mild form
there, but that most of the cases T,
ported so far have been nearer Elkc
than Carlin. 1t is stated that large
number of ca exist, but that mos
of them a in a very light form.
Howaid Miller, the well known Win
nemucca Indian. was informed yester
day that his daughter Josie. who Is
in Elko county, had been attacked By
the disease. He telegraphed TO Di
Hood who replied that the girl had
a moderately severe attack, but was
imp owing: that many others had beei
sick, but had recovered. DIR. HOOD
1t is unde. stood. is the health office
for Elko county, ard doubtless ha
the situation well in hand,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
By a New Process

A new plant Is being erected at the
Iorgan mill on the Carson river that
of considerable Importance TO this
lection of the country. 1t is for the
purpose of working shines. Mr.. Rand
iormerly with the Buffers company
at the head of the company, and
ne is a man of great expe ience. Ill
tact. a recognized authority upon all
matters connected with the various
jhases of the cyanide process of re-
overing values. The Comstock Mill
& Mining company has sold Mr.. Rand
some 10000 tons of shines. which carry
The very satisfactory values of from
IS to Sc. The process by which Mr.
9ard will rescue this gold is know.
as the agitating process. Mr.. Rand
will use four tanks twenty-six feet In
liameter and ten feet deep, three OF
which he has purchased from the
eureka mill and one now under con
4truction. The plant will be watched
with considerable interest by mining
nen.-Virginia Report.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
Young Corbett and BrittAgree

Young Corbett, the J. Pierpont Nor
gan of the prizering, has succeeded In
having Britt agree to still another
change in the division of the purse for
which they are to fight in San F1ancis-
co on the 25th inst. 1t was first given
out that the purse would De divided
so per cent to the winner and 40 per
cent to the loser.
After thinking this over Corbett had
talk with Britt and convinced him
that as he was the featherweight
champion and was going out of his
class he should be allowed to dictate
the terms. Britt finally agreed to this
and Corbett named his terms. They
we're that he was to receive half the
purse if he lost and 60 per cent If he
won.
The more the little Denver boxer
thought of this the less he liked 1t, but
he did not think Britt would ag ee to
another change. He sent a friend to
) lit to sound him on the subject
md the Californian nearly took his
breath away. jumping at the suggested
terms as a hungry trout strikes at a
lighly colored fly.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
DEATH OF NEVADA PIONEER
Joseph t. Jones, Long a
Resident of Reno

Last evenings Reno Gazette con-
tains the account of the demise of JOS
e. Jones, one of the eail.est settlers
known men in Western Nevada, who
@ ed at an early hour yesterday at his
home In Reno. He had been in gradu-
ally failing health for the past two
years and his death this morning was
the elimination of the gene al decline
of a once vigorous constitution. He
leaves a widow and one son, Dwight
v. Jones, of Washington. ID. c.. as
s.stant secretary to Senator Platt, OF
New York, to mourn his loss. besides
a legion of warm personal friends.
Joseph e. Jones was born in Lex
ington, Kentucky, September 13, 1890.
and was in his seyenty-fourth year.
He came west during the days of the
Argonauts and settled in Colusa coun-
ty. California, where he remained for
several years engaged in business ana
mining. In 1861 he removed to Was
hoe City. then a flou. ishing town OF
several thousand people and the county
eat of Washoe county. Here he en-
gagged in blacksmithing, from which
.e branched out into the teamsng bust
ness 10 Virginia City. making a &. eat
leal of money in the venture. When
Reno was in its infancy he removed
With his family there and in the early
seventies built the house whe.e he has
ever since resided. He was elected
heriff of Washoe county in 1872, and
e-electod in 1874. As sheriff of this
ounty with James II. Kinkead as his
leputy. he succeeded in breaking vi
lie lawless element which had settled
here with the advent Of the Central
aciic railroad
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
A CHANCE FOR TiiI GIRLS
Boys Doing Their Best to En-
courage Proposals

Publicity is given the following facts
n view of the additional advantages
they may offer to young ladies VINO
contemplate taking advantage of the
leap year privileges that are theirs:
Yesterday four young business men
of winnemucca. unmarried, all hand
some and all well heeled. entered into
a solemn compact and agreement, writ
ten out and signed by all of them. IN
which each of the four pledged him
self to pay three months from datt
the sum of $75 into a general fund; or
that date straws are to be drawn anc
the one of the four drawing the
shortest straw Is to become benedict
within six months from yesterda,
March 10, the date of the contract. II
he carries out the vow. he is to become
the owner of the sum of money involv-
ed, 5000. If he gets cold feet. or falls tc
receive and accept a proposal OF mar
riage. and cannot hustle a wife within
the prescribed time, then he forfeit'
all claim to the jack pot, and TO any
part thereof, his SIS being divided
among the other three.
At the expiration of the three months
when the $500 is paid In and the diS
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
THE ORDER MUST
Be 0bEYED
President Demands a Strict
Observance of the DeCId-
ration of Neutrality

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington announces that President
Roosevelt, after a conference with Sec
etaiy of State Hay. issued the follow
ing executive order respecting the OBJ
seryance of the proclamation recently
promulgated declal ing the neutrality
of the United States between Russia
and Japan. the two combatant nations
in the far eastern war now in p. ogl ess
All officials of the government, civil.
military and naval, are hereby direct
ed not only to observe the p. esidents
proclamation of neutrality in the pend
ing war with Russia and Japan, but al
so to abstain from either action OF
speech which legitimately cause criti-
eism to either of the combatants. The
government of the United States rep
.esents the people of the United States
not only in the sincerity with which
it is endeavoaing to keep the scales
Of neutrality act and even in the sim
eerty with which it daplores the
breaking out of the p. esent war. but
hopes that il will end at the earles.
1
/ est possible loss to those engaged.
/ Such a war inevitably increases and
/ iaflames the susceptibi4ities of TIT
sombatants to anything in the naturs
)f an injuy or sligat by outs ders.
/ Too often combatants make conflict
4 .ng claims as to the duties and obli
! cations of neutrals, so that even when
4 oh 4fe<o
ions with scrupulous care it Is diff
leult TO avoid giving offense to one
o. the other party. To such unavoid-
4ble causes of offense. in the perform
lnce Of national duties. there must not
sc added any avoidable causes. 1t is
always unfortunate to b. ing old world
| ,ntipathies and jealousies into our life
n by speech or conduct to excite an
Agsr and resentment toward our nation
1 n friendly 70. 'gn lands, but in gov
e. .nment employe. whose official posi-
lion makes HIM in some sense the rep
/ esentative of the people the mischief
If such action is greatly increased. A
trong and self-confident nation should
be particularly careful not only OF
he rights but of the susceptibilities OF
is neighbors. ard nowadays all OF the
nations OF the world are neighbors, one
20 another Courtesy. moderation and
self-restI aint should mark internation-
al, no less than private intercourse.
All the officials of the government
aivil, military and naval, are expect
I'd so to carry themselves both in act
| and in deed as TO give no cause OF
just offense to the people of any for
aign and friendly power-and with all
mankind d we are now In friendship.
Signed:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House March 10. 1904.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
TRIAL Of CONVICT
WOOD
One of the Folsom Escapes
Answering for the Muir
der of a Militidmdn

At Placerville, Calf, the trial Of
John H. Wood, one of the convicts who
escaped from Folsom last July, for
the murder of Festus Rutherford. 3
militiaman who was pursuing him. be-
gan Wednesday. After the testimony
of the undertaken who prepared the
body for burial was given, j. G. Ruth
erford, father of the deceased, testi-
fed to having seen his son last in life
on the 25th of July when, as a militia
man, lac was ordered out to pursue
the escaped convicts. He next saw him
dead the day after the Manzanita hill
fight. Deceased was within one month
Of nineteen years of age.
Wood. Murphy, Theron. Eldridge
and Miller sepS, ated from the other
convicts on the evening of the 27th.
and went in a party by themselves.
John Klenzendorf heard Wood say
in the wagon near Pilot Hill that they
would have to kill their pursuers. but
it would be we'll If they did not en-
counter anyone for they had already
killed two men at the prison.
1t will be remembered that the con-
victs took Guard Cochran from the
captains Office at the prison, but neal
the armory his strength failed because
of his many wounds, and he dropped
down and was left lying on the ground
The convicts thought he was dead.
S. d. Diehl, the storekeeper at Pilot
Hill, testified to the convicts arriving
there in a wagon. Wood, with three
othe s, got out of the wagon. and
Wood said: 1--WE are twelve convicts.
ard ten free men from Folsom prison
We had to kill couple of men to get
,ut. We want some dinner"
Wood took a pair of field glasses
from Diehl. the same ones that were
afterward found on Manzanita Hill.
Wood takes a keen interest In the
trial and frequently consults with his
attorney during the cross examination.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
Order Made in District Court

In the district court today, in the
case of M. Renhart. assignee OF l.. l..
made that the demurrer be submitted
on brief, the defendants having ten
days to file brief in support of their
demurrer. and the plaintiff ten days
in which to reply to the same. The
defendant will then have five days
ia which to reply to the plaintiffs
brief. F. X. Murphy appeared for the
defendants Stock, H. Warren for de-
fendant Schwartz, and Jas. F. Dennis
for the plaintiff.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
TESTIMONY IS 'UN-
PRINTABLE"
Evidence in Yesterdays Ex-
animation in SmOOt
Case Withheld

The examination by the senate com
rlittee of Mo. mon witnesses in the
Reed Smoot case yesterday was brief
--or, at any tate the amount of the
evidence made public was very small.
This was necessarily so in the interest
of the morality of the reading public
the members OF the committee state.
Andrew Jensen, assistant histor ar
OF the Mormon church. was recalled as
The first witness TODAY In the Senate
Reed Smoot case before the senate
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr. Jensen said -hat aside from Salt
Lake, Weaver ard Summit counties.
the Mormons were in the majority In
all the counties of Utah.
do you know whether Mr.. Smith
has ever been interfe d with foi
breaking the laws?" asked Senator Du
bois.
II think he was not"
"Do you know of any nom -Mormons
who have been progecuted since l-S0?
Il don't know that any non Mo mon
ali living in Utah with mos e than one
wife openly"
He SAID further that he knew o.
~" prosecution of one Mormon-the
care of Lvsin Harmon, who testified
yestel day in regard to his arr est and
conviction for adultery.
Mr.. Jensen said In answer to ques
tions from Senator Hoar that he had
never known of a prosecution of d
10 rnh
with plu. al wives, he had married
prior to the manifesto of 1890.
lie said that if Mo. mons should tusn
informess against "a polygamist unde.
such conditions, against Pres.den.
Smith. for instance. such Mormons IN
formers would be odious in the sigh
of most members of the church. -.
Senator Dubois refer. ed to the pro
seeution OF He4er j. G. ant, and the
witness sad he had heard Of mo such
cases.
MIR. Jensen said II is only the high
Office of the church who are sup
posed to devote all of their time to thu
church. who are under obligations T.
get the consent of their brother OH
GERS when they desire 10 engage IL
some other business or entes politics.
AT il:45 the committee went int
executive session and at its close TOOK
a recess until this afternoon. At the
executive session of the COMMITTEES
ce tain proceedings flom the divore
case OF Apostle 1easdale we.e put Int
the records as evidence The admis-
sions made In that case were offe.ep
by the prosecution to combat the tes-
tmony Of President Joseph f. Smita
tlat Ieasdalc was married TO Lii
Hook for eternity only. and that she
was not consde. ed as Teasdale wife
when he cont. acted tie marriage.
The iecol DIS and testimony in the
case a G imp. intable.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
NEWSPAPER MADE HOMELESS
Extensive fire in Gdrdnerville
Wednesday lvening

At ten minutes to o'clock last even
ing, the office of the Gardnerville Rec
O. was discovered in flames. Assist
ance was quickly secured and every
effort made to stay the destructive
element, but In vain, and the office,
machinery, stock and the dwelling
house Of the proprietors was burned
to the ground. says Thursdays Car
son News.
nearby, was damaged something over
500 worth, and the church itself was
quite badly scorched.
DIR. S. E. Southworth and sons were
prop. ieto.s Of the Record. The news
paper plant was insured for II 1,500 and
the dwelling house for $500.
Early this morning the gene.ous citi-
zens of Gardnerville started about a
subscription paper to assist the news
paper people and long before the hour
of noon over 5000 had been pledged.
With this sort of support 1t cannot be
doubted that the Reco. d will soon be
making it's regular weekly appearance
as bright as ever.
The fire originated in a most pecu-
liar manner. DIR. Southworth was In
the Office during the afternoon and
while smoking a cigar lady entered
TO transact some business. The doc
tor at once placed his cigar on top
of the stove. Later in the afternoon
1t was found to be on fire. Because
of the odor 1t was knocked off onto
the floor Later the floor was found
on fire, and this pyrotechnic cigar was
drenched with water, but it is believed
that it had burned through the flooring
and smouldered underneath all day
breaking out in the evening.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
4 dte News Notes Gathered
from Many Places in
New dd

Flowing and grain sowing is in pro
ess on the Truckee meadows and
-ovelock valley.
A religious census of Reno is be
ng taken but the results are not par,
icuIarIy gratifying.
The Eureka Sentinel strongly in
lorses the candidacy Of Judge Fi,z
,erald and says he certainly gives the
Silver party chance to make the
ght OF its life
Geo ge Tusritin. who has been men.
ioned In connection with the Republi
an nomination for congress. says that
le has no higher ambition than t.
uceet d himself as mayor Of Reno.
Word was received in Carson Wed
lesday evening that great ore fine
has been made near Kee.er. The rock
assays many thousand dollars In golc
md is said to be quite extensive.
Hank Smith. pioneer teamster OF
clko county, died at Clay Irland's or
rail c. eek last Thursday. He was a
esident of Elko county for thirty
We years. and was a native of Illinois,
ged 73 years.
Ten men are employed putting "
machine shop at the Buffers plans
Six Mile canyon, preparing to re
'uming operations. III the weathe
onditions are favorable the plant vii
tart again on April lst.
C. ri. vanEaton, formerly connect
ID with the New York World, has been
employed as city editor on the Reno
Journal Mr.. VanEaton Originally
anne from San Jose. and he is thor
nughly acquainted with Pacific coast
nen and measures.
The Central Pacific road has deed
ID the old right of way between this
,.ty and wadsworth to Washoe coun
y for the consideration of one dollar
rhe county commissioners viii begh
york on this old roadbed as soon a
he weather permits and will make
K one Of the best highways in thu
tate.
Dick Bender, a full-blooded Washoe
indian, who claims this city as the
)lace of his nativity, aspires to ths
position of II. S. peacemaker. made
vacant by the death of Johnson Sides
.ays the Journal AS Sides was a Piuts
ticularly friendly, the moccassns o.
he departed Piute premier are likely
q prove misfit for Bender.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11

j. N Bunting and wife are expect
ed to arrive in Ogden today In then
special car Fleda. They Were IN Raw
Inns. Wyo., yesterday says the Stand
ard. Mr. Bunting was formerly q
FIRE ght b. akeman on the Southern Pa
cifc at salary Of $75 per month and
for a time ran In and out of Ogden
He is now a m II onaire. having amass
ed 70 tune i'm the Bakerfield, Cal.
oil fe ds during the past few years
The Fleda is said to be one of the
finest private cars on wheels. II was
designed for MIR. Bunting by Rober.
Esson. formerlv OF Rawlins.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-11
HOME NEWS TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
Personal and Local Items of
Interest to All, Picked
Up Today

Peter Lassa came In last evening
from McDermit
H. A. Stone came in last night from
Carlin.
w. j. Langevin is in the city from
Sacramento.
J. HI. Campbell. of San Francisco, Is
registered at the Busch hotel.
Thos. Nelson. of Stonehouse, is at
tending to business hare today.
Ed Conre came in on the stag
yesterday evening from McDermit.
John Lame-aux left for the north
with load of supplies this morning
F. G. Wildman came in from Ken
w. H. Holt was yesterday reappoint
ed to the office of sheep inspector fol
Humboldt county.
No. arrived at 4 p. m. today, be-
ing delayed by floods in California Th.
morning trains were also late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wilkinson and
children left for their home in Nc
Dermit this morning. going by private
conveyance. -
A. E. Lasher, who has been sick
at the Winnemucca hotel, is improving
satisfactorily and will soon be able tc
return home to Kennedy
The river at this point is still risiag,
slowly, but perceptibly. For the last
three or four days it has been coming
up at the rate of about an inch a day
Thos. Shone, Sr, was taken sudden
ly Ill yesterday afternoon; today he
is resting easily. but conditions are
such as will necessitate his remaining
in bed for a few days.
The working force in Staunton's sad
die and bit facto y has been increasec
by the addition of Raymond yillarino
/ formerly with Frank Garcia, of Elko
who, like the other employees of TIL
factory. is an artist in his line.
Justice Robins this morning gave
Tom Hawkins, professional jai
| breaker-from the outside-imperativ
orders to leave town this forenoon
and Sheriff Lamb attended strictly
to the enforcement of the Oh der. Ton
has gone.
! E. c. Conners, of McDermit, has
rented one of the Hoffman cottages or
Melarkey street, and will bring down
housekeeping outfit for the con-
venience of his child. en-, who viii at
/ colo1t ~ xxyi,nap,,,ooo until the
close of the present school year. The
MeDermit school was recently closed
and, it is understood. will have n,
/ spring term.
| The regular monthly social meeting
of the Epworth League will be held
at the Methodist parsonage this even
| ing An effort will be made to pro-
vide pleasant entertainment for all
who go, music and games will consti-
tue the amusements, ard during the
evening ref eshments will be served
The hour for assembling is 1880 ana
a cordial invitation is extended to the
public.
| Constable Mccoy came down from
| Elko yesterday evening armed with
| a warrant for the arrest of James
Kearney, who is just closing niety-
day engagement with Sheriff Lamb. a.
guest of the latter's hotel. Kearney
is wanted in EIko for the theft of q
valuable fur coat belonging to Leon
ard Patterson; he was captured II
Lovelock, and the coat recovered in a
mutilated and disfgured condition.