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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
EPISCOPAL
CONVOCATION
Will B, Held in Parksrsburg Next Week
-E,v. ]. F. Plumner Will Attend
and Make Address.

PARKERSBURG. w Va. Jan. IL
the Northwestern Convocatiou of the
Protestant Episcopal ministers will CON
yene in this city, beginning with nex.
Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock. Bishop
PeterSin, the head "a the diocese, will
be present and preside oyer the meeting.
Altnough there is nothing Of spaciar
inportanca to come before the conyo
cation large ATTENDANCE is expectsa.
Missionary work win be the principal
topic of discussion as well as method.
in churcn work The following pro.
gram is arranged:
Tuesday evening at 7;3O Rev. +. Van
R. Moore win address the cnnvocation.
"Wednesday morning at lo:3O o'clock.
Rev. Paea Kennedy will maxi an al.
dress.
Wednesday evening a. 7:8O mission
ary work viii come up for discussion.
and addresses will be MAJ, py R,v. A.
g. Grinnan, Rev. D. W. Howard, ana
Bishop Peterkin.
Thursday morning At 10 o'clock Rev.
w. II. X. Pendleton win mnke an al
dress and in the evening at 7:3O Rev.
J. + Phmmer will spaak.
Business meetings will be held on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
AUTHOR or .FRENzIED FINANCE
ASKS PEOPLE TO READ HIS PLANS
TO STOP AN AWFUL PLUNDERING
OF THE PEOPLE.
THIS KNOWLEDGE. SAYS Mr..
LAWSON, wILL CAUSE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO PEACE
ABLY, LEGALLY REVOLT
The Time For His "ReaI worlss is Eyi-
IDENTIFY At Hand and Lawson Appeals
To thA People Through the Press.

Thomas W. Lawson, tne author Of
'TTenzisd Finance story which aai
caused whirIwiad of excitement MI
over the country and has caused Every
bcdy's Magazine. in waich it is pub
Iished as a serial, to jump in sales from
. few thousand copies TO edition of
millions, and a story in (which a. ne
says ne has been educating tnes pscpl,
to the terrible condition existing today
in America-fhe people are pIunlered Of
their savings by a few men through the
workings of the System piakcs an
appeal to the readers OF the Tslegram
today.
Mr.. lawson, in dispatch TO the Daily
Telegram, asks the psople to become IN
formed Of an exact kpowledgs Of his
plans for them TO free themselves from
nose VINO are plundering them. BY rad.
ing them in the February number Of
Eyerybody's Magazine. "This knowI.
edge says Mr.. lawson in his telegram,
@iH cause the American people to
peacefully and legally revolt cail
"ou- attention to 'Tns Magic Jimmy.
when Frenzicd Finance, irst an.
perel only six months ago. said Mr.
Lawsop, ''the wise heads Of ID 'syssen'
said:
g the public viii tire Of it in sixty
lays
"At the end of six months the Psopl,,
the press and the pulpit are lasailig
themselves into fury over ITS rsyeias
tions, and it.is impossible TO print
enough magazines TO meet the dSma-i.
"When / said my story will eff sct. wan
street, Wall street laughed; yet last
weak it yelled, curss.l and oeggsi. Wash
real work begins Val street and the
System will look like last years
straw nat in the swirls OF Niagara
Evidently tnis real workr has bsrun
md Mr. Lawson appsals to the Am,ri.
AN people to assist him in his Hcrcul. an
task.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
AND ALL CAVALRY REGIMENTS
HAVE BEEN CALLED FROM BAR
RACKS TO PROTECT cZAR.
GREAT CROWDS OF STRIKERS
PARADE STREETS AND CLOSE
EVERY INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISH
MENT.
Big Demonstration is Scheduled For
Palac,. Square Sunday and Men De-
clare They Are Ready To Die in Their
Tracks-Military Are in Control.
By Associated Prkss.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2l--The
strikers are parading the main streets
in the center Of the city ana closing
every industrial establishment.
Tine city present. the appearance OF a
beleagusred place.
The military Is in complete poss .ssion.
Cavalry is. seen everywhere.
On every bullstin board i posted the
governments proclamation forbiliing
parade and assemblaees IN the streets.
) The authorities are determined to pre-
vent great demonstration Sunday on
the palaee square, but Will, prcplra.
lion is proceeding for it, the men are
declaring they are ready 10 Ii, in their
tracks.
All the cavalry regiments hay, been
called in from the barracl. in surround.
ing districts AMI concentrated in ST.
Petersburg. They will be used to pre-.
vent the demonstration from approach.
ing the palace.
AZ six p, m, ths situation was mucn
improved. There mad been no disturb
anees Of importance during the day ana
the authorities believe tney have tn,
situation well in hand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
JACKSON
TRANSFERS
PROPERTY
To Trustees To Sell and Settle With
creditors-Rsserves HIS Home
Property.

The paper transferring TO trustees
certain property belonging to T. Moore
Jackson and his wife in the settlement
arranged to be made with mis- creditors
was filed for record in the county clerks
Office at $3.50 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The trustees are Joseph E. Sands, Ira
Il. Robinson and John W. Davis. wao
are to dispose of tine prg,erty and dis
bursc the proceeds according to an agree
ment entered into between Col. Jack
son, the trustees and certain creditors
on December 10 last and the paper was
executed January u. 1905.
u covers thirty five or forty valuable
lots in this city. six lois al Northyiew.
two lots in Buclhannou. a tive months
interest in 462 acres known as t1e PIN
niellinnick farm. an interest in l2 acre.
on Elk creek near the city, and all other
real estate owned by Col. Jackson. ex-
c,pt mis- residence and lot on which It Is
located. His interest in the faase of the
ClarSsburg Fuel Company Of the Pin
niclinnick farm Is also conveyed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
GRAB SALE
WAS BIG
Popular Third Street jewelers. Store
Was B.seigsd Whole Half Day
With Eager BUYERS.

the grab sale at J. II. Kronmes
iewelry store Saturday created more
stir taan anything in Clarksburg within
the month. The sale had been exten-
sively advertised and MS soon as the
doors opened in early morning great
crowds began to gather. So numerous
did the people become That at one time
il was believed tne police would nave TO
be called 10 keep order, but the occasion
passed of without disorder. The front
window was fillei with packages OF all
descriptions. there being a67 in all, and
no higher price than 25 cents was cnarg
cd for any one package. They went
like not cakes and at noon all mad been
sold. There was nothing offered nor
worta p cents and many or the articles
we're much more valuable. II. Matter.
Of Pittsburg. got the diamond ring. f.
W. Wells. Of this city. with his o5 cents
grabbed the enameIed clock. Frank J.
Welcn made two grabs That paid him
one that possessed him vita a filled
watch and the other with a soup toureen
Mrs. Lysle Smith got the fine silk um.
brella.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
COM MENDS
COURT
For Such Splendid Building as Ne~
Jail-Mr. Osborn, of Leopold, wll
Pleased With 1t.

Editors of Telegram:
] hope you win allow me ,pacs ia
your valuable papsr for a few sueges-
tions.
It was my privilege to be in your city
in November was visiting my cousin
win osburn. I hal heard great dad
about the new Jail and tine amount Of
money paid to build it. During my
stay my cousin took me through tsie
'ntire building. I was not prisoner,
while ] was in there. had all the
liberty l desired. want to say thai,
! think it is one of the best in tae STATE
and, II were a citizen of Harrison
county. I would feel proud of smaa
building.
1t takes money to put up sucn BULL,
ing and ] do think your county caurt
deserves credit for this splendid build
ing. w. osBURN.
Leopold, W. Va, Jan. 20 1905.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
BUT is CAPTURED AT HIS HOME
FOUR HOURS LATER BY. A POSSE
OF OFFICERS LED BY SHERIFF.
WAS HIDING UNDER TABLE AND
! WHEN. OFFICERS COT. HIM HE
BEGGED THEM NOT TO SHOOT.
Tore Up Flooring of His Cell and
crawied Underneath the Building to
Liberty-Hs Is Now In the New
Jail.

William Murphy, the young Gesperado
who ne9rly killed his sweetheart, six
teen;;year.old Mary Kupfnsr, by cutting
ner throat with a razor, and who was
jailed after posse OF officers nai a ter
Sibis fight with him in the waters or
-Elk Greek during whica ne was twice
wounded, effected his escape from, the
temporary county jail Friday evening.
He was captured four hours later by a
posse Of heavily armed officers, headed
by the high sheriff of the county.
Murphy effected mis- escape from the
jail by ripping up the iron shseting
which formed tae floor of the cell in
which he was confined, then tearing
loose the board flooring and crawling
underneath the building TO the corner
nearest Mechanic and Court street,
wnere nc emerged unsecH. he then
Went Immediately to mis- home cast of
the city beyond tna ain plate mills.
II was six o'clock when Murphy gained
his liberty and his. abs-ucs from the
jail was discovered fifteen minutes later
by Alexander Stspteaux, colorcd, who
gave t1e alarm.
As soon as saerifr Flanagan was in,
formed Of Murphy's escape he hurrieiiy
male preparations to 60 on a search
for the escaped prisoner. He engaged
the services Of constables W. Guy Mer.
ritt. Lee Cofrnan and f. Fl. Rogers and
Other officers and formed a, posse, Be.
for: leaving each officer seeurei extra
fire arms and an extra amount of am
nnnition for their experience with Nun,
pay wnen they arrested MIN before
taugnt them that ne was desperate
man and would go to any extreme.
After searching for abour three nour,
thc officers concluded to surround Muir
phys nome and then search it. Tais
they did but when they enrersd tns
house they found no signs of their man.
After ransqcking tle place they dis
covered Murphy hiding behind soms
boNss underneath table In ona of IN
rooms. When discovered Murphy beg
ged the officers not to shoot MIN, muca
to the surprise OF the men. who had ex,
pectad him to put up desperate fgar.
Murphy was handcufTed AMI bound ana
brought back to prison but this time ae
was imprisoned in one Of the cells OF
th' new county Jail from which ne will
not now be able to escape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
TWO MORE
PRISONERS
Get. AWAY
KENDALL AND WILL
DRUMMoND CRAWL OUT OF THE
TEMPORARY JAIL AND GET AWAY
WHILE PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE
NEW COUNTY JAIL A FEW FEET
AWAY is GOING ON.
Thfre Was Nc One On Guard When
They crawled To Liberty-Effscted.
Escape By Tearing Hole in Flooring
of Thsir Cell.

While a public inspection of the new
county jail was going on Saturday at
noon, two prisoners crawlsd TO liberty
from the temporary jail which is sit
uated just across Court street and but
few feet away from tae new structure.
The prisoners were Hurley Kendall and
win Drummond, two young men confined
in default Of bond to nwait trial in en-,
cult court for the theft of Iargs mum
ber of chickens from j. y. Connelley.
in the east end of The city.
They succeeded in making their es,
cap in lbe same manner IN wniea viii
liam Murphy crawled 10 liberty ths
night before an account of whicn ap.
pears in another column or this issue.
Murphy wns confined in the cell ada
cent to tae one Kendall AMI DruaninouG
wpre in. He tore up the iron shseting
of the floor of his cell and crawled
through the hole ami underneath the
building 70 freedom. TIE nola was torn
in corner of his cell ani Drumnond
and Kendall succeeded in getting lever,
age from the lifted sheatIng TO pry a
hole in their cell. This accomplished
they crawled ont of the building after
bidding their several companions a fond
farewell and made for parts unknown.
At press time they were still at lib,
erty. No one was on guard at tne jail
when the escape was made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
Trust companr Snsnenas

LANCASTER Pa, Jan. 2l-Tbe CITY
Saving Fund and Trust Company. or
this city, today posted a notice Of sus.
pension.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
BRYAN CALLS
ON PRESIDENT
And is Cordially Received By the Chief
Executive-commends the Presi-
dent On His Attitude in
Some Things.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Jan. 2I-wii-
liam J. Bryan called on President Roose
velt at the White House today. He was
cordially received.
Bryan was taken by the President in
TO the latter's private Office where with
FIX Senator Jones. of Arkansas. ne re-
mained five OF ten minutes.
Whan he came ont he said he aad dis.
-eusssd several matters with the Presi.
dent in a cordial ani satisfactory man,
ner. 1t was mis- plcasurs 10 commend
bis attitude in some taings and told
him 50. lie agreed with MIN in regard
TO railroad legislation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
ROBBED
THE MAILS
But Got Caught and Is Now in the
Clutches of the Law-Held For
Federal Grand Jury.

FAIRMoNT, W Va. Jan. 2l-Tnrouga
tne dstectiye work of Post ohice IN
spector E. !. Allen, Of Parkersburg ".
J. Dsan is undeT serions charge At hrs
home at Fairmont H. Is accused oi
the theft of letter from tae mails.
which was written by Prof L. s,
Fleming. of Parkersburg. TO his sister,
Miss Jennie NJ Fleming at Fairmont
He knew Of the combination Of Mis-,
Fleming's letter box in tne Fairmoni
post Office and stole the Ietter from III,
X, opened, found five dollar check
It. forget Miss Flemingrs name an.
>-gned his own underneath and tnen got
NE check -ca=ned. II was taken before
United States Commissioner f. 7. Mar
tin hlre and aeld under bond Of 81 90,
for the federal grand jury. His fathe
went on the bond. Dsan's arrest cause,
a sensation at this place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
IN THE EVENT DISPENSARY BILL
PASSES AS NO LICENSES WILL
BE THEN ISSUED.
HEAVY PENALTIES ARE PROVIDED
IN THE BILL FOR ANY AND ALL
vIoLAToRS OF LAW.
State Chemist Shall Examine All Goods
From Time To Time To Test Than
ToSS,e That They Are Pure and Up
To tn, Standard.

Friday evening the Telegram published
'upato section seven of the state dis,
pensary bill, now pending in the stat
Legislature. The remainder of the dorn-
ment is given below:
VII. No license to sell in intoxicating
drink snail be ISSUED to any person
within this state. and all laws relating
thereto are hereby repealed, but nota.
ing in this act shall be construed to
affect the laws relating TO violations of
law for selling intoxicating drink with
out license therefor.
VIII. The deputies snail remain in
office two years from the lst day or
May. 1905, unless sooner removed for
cause, and saall each receive as SALARY
twelve hundred dollars (Sl .2OOO0) per
pear. They may be removed for inn
moral conduct or drunkenness, at tas
discretion of the commiseioner. and
may b. removed for any conviction for
violation of the rules OF their Office.
Any deputy tnat snail seIl 10 any per
son other than a male over twenty-one
years Of age ana not an labitual drunk.
ard. or who shall cnanse any brand OF
drink or who shall dilute or adultsratt
any drink in mis- care, or who snail con
nive AT sales 10 persons signing the
record under fictitious names. snail be
guilty of a misd .meauor. and fined not
less tnan twenty-five dollars (s25OO)
nor more taan two hundred dollar.
ts2O0.OO). and his Office declared. va
cant.
X. Any deputy who shall solicit any
person to buy at mis- dispcnsary. snail
forfeit one hundred dollars tslOooO) Il
the person proving the case in any OF
the proper courts of the stats, to b,
collected from his bond.
Y. And deputy who shall stock al,
iispensary with any goods not author.
lied by the commissioner, shall d.
ieamed guilty of felony and sentsnc,
"a to serve in the penitsntiary for on,
year.
NJ. Tne dispensaries shall be stock
II by the deputy drawing a r-quisitior
upon the commissioner stating tn
amount requir>d of eaen variety an,
brand OF drink which the commission
shall examine and if approreG by him
snail be addressed to any one OF tn
manufactures having contracts with Ia
state. and such contractor snail furnisi
the same at the prices specified and ren
Ter mis- bill TO tna deputy at the end o
sixty days. The state commissions
and the board of control btreinafte
created. shall have full power to TX
contracts with producers Of intoxieans
and they saall take from sas.i sucn con
tractor bond in suiiieieh; peaalty :
secure the state against adulttrate
drinks or neglect of orders.
XII. The depaty upon receiving ri
stock of goods shah display. them IN ri
iisPensary and snail 50 arrange "a
furniture therein that only one 'perso
con conveniently be waited mon
onc,. All goods must he sold n sao1,
bottles. sealed with wax AMI stamns
by the deputy with his initials \
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21
COMMITTEE
of the Wet Virginia Teamsters' Asso
ciatiCn Holds Mseting Her. But
Does Nothing.

The legislative committee Of the West
Virginia Teamsters' association neld =
M ting nera Saturday forenoon with
Charles L. Hickman. chairman; NJ W,
Smith. secretary. and Wilson osburn
Allison Bartlett and Edmund Southern,
members All present.
From ndvices received from ths West
Virginia congressman in Washington
City. It was decided tnat further efTor,
to gt legislation at the present session
of congress would b. useless and the
committee decided to defer action unit
lust before the newt session Of congress
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rrn..br,s WIZ 3. s.ttlaa

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 2l-Tas
general opinion is matters at issue be
tween the trainmen and officers of the
railroad win Be- amicably
,sttled. and perhaps tais afternoon
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-21

Alexander Hannah. the Sardis physi
elan. was IN the city Saturday on bust
ness,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-08-11
THE CHURCHES.

St. Peters-Servlces at 1890 a. IN
and 1890 p. m. Rev. FIR. GUILTY.
Episcopal services IN the Guild
Hall, Tuesday Aug. 10, at s O'Clock.
Seats free, All welcome.
Lutheran-Preachin services Tn
the Norwegian Lutheran church Sun
day morning at l0:30, evening ser
vice 8 p. IN.
Methodist Glass meeting, 10 a. m.
preaching. lO:3O: Sabbath School,
li:45: Junior f. l.. 3 p. M: Epworth
League $40: evening service p. IN;
Rev. r. X. Dunn. Pastor
Presbyterian Church Sunday ser
vices. Preaching 1890 a. M, Sun
day School. IL M; z. T.. meeting ga;
p. M: evening service. p. m. Rev
Joseph Mlliett. pastor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-08-11
MURDER MOST FOUL
Continued from Page l,)

All SissetOn is in gloom today over
the terrible happening 10y which
two lives were brought To an abrupt
close as the light is extinguiShed at
the shutting Of candle, Two homes
made sad and thousands OF hearts
beating 10 sympathy for the he
reavcd
No sadder record has been spread
on the pages of the city's hi>tsry
than the account OF last nights trag-
EDDY.
The body of Edward Peterson was
taken to Wilmot this afternoon after
brief service at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. Chas Fplkestad aud the
fuaeral Will he held Sunday after
noon from his fathers home.
NJ. #. Colby came here last fall
from Waubav and has been engaged
il. selling horses. He was pleasant
genial man who made many friends.
He was d member uf the Muuet n
Wuodman. He leaves wife aud
five children To mourn his death
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-08-11
STANDARD ads bring results

Mrs. Ralph Tower ana Master Les
liz RETURNED today from month s
visit IN Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raw Harrington. of
Ortnnyille, and Mr.. and Mrs Allen,
OF st. Paul. were in the city to day.
Oscar Reaver-the only one in cap
tivlty-rame up from Wilmot to-day,
missed the train and stayed over
Robert Hnwells aud Henry.S. Nor
ris j0nrneYed INTO the townships of
Minnesota and Lien yesterday with
the automobile
NJ. Lukanitsch has purchased the
building known as the Steppa build
ing, north OF the Red Cross drug
store and moved his family upstairs
In the same. We understand that he
contenplates opening "A general store
therein la the near future.
Austin Towles l4As received word
from the state medical examining
board that he had passed the re-
quirrd examination aud was q duly
qualified druggist, entitled I'D prac-
tlce his profession IN the state. In
witness whereof be has a diploma,
Days "Ten Nights IN Bar
Room" company will exhibit here un-
der canvas on Friday evening, Aug.
18th. Every man, woman and child
should after this great temperance
sermon. A life lesson showing the
cni sc nf rum portrayed by carefully
selected company ut actors giving
the great drama in it's entirety with
appropriate scenery and stage effects.
a picture realistic and complete.
meeting all the requirements exacted
10y the author In connection with
the drama, Prof. Pitchers superb
cornet band aud orchestra Will de
light the audience In a carefully
selected musical program consisting
OF beautiful southern melodies, up
to date popular airs and standard
svertures, making grand double
bill Of music and drama under one
pilce OF admission. Open air con-
cert at noon and at 1870 p. IN. Re
member day and date Show even
ing only.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-08-11
Special Train to Wilmot.

A good many Of our citizens feel
that they would like to go TO Wilmot
Sunday To pay the last sad tribute to
the memory oI the lhIe Edward Pet
erson. 1t ia possible that arrange
ments will tie made for special train
Sunday. Those who can go please
leave word at this office.