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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
ARMY BALI OON II
HEADS THIS NAY
Long Distance Telephone Message
Says It is Headed Toward
CIarksburg.
is SIGHTED AT PARKERsBURG.
Crossed Ohio River at GalIipolis-
! May Break Worlds Record-one
Alights in Indiana.

A long distance telephone mes
cage to the Daily Telegram this ar
ternoon stated that one of the army
balloons. which left st. Louis yes
terday in uhe big race. was headed
towards this city and would prob
ably pass over or near 1t some time
this afternoon.
Reporters OF the Telegram kept
a lookout from the top of the En-
pire building, but up to press time
could see no sign of the balloon.
The atmosphere is rather hazy and
it is somewhat cloudy and one
could not get a good view for more
than a mile or so.
The balloon headed this way
crossed the Ohio river at Gallipolis
this morning, veered into West vir-
ginia and drifted with the wind to-
wards Clarksburg. 1t was sighted
at Parkersburg.
1t is believed that this balloon will
break the worlds record for dis
tance of fight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
Y o411g Man Shoots at
Policeman II. L..Broofs
Bah Craze Him mand assaiIant IS
Held for Grand Jury-suspect-
cd chum Gets Jail Sentence.


Policeman Harry Brooks had a
close shave Thursday night when
he was grazed by two pistol shots.
fred by G. E. Fulton, a young man
whom he was arresting at the B. &
o. passenger depot in Glen Elk
In Magistrate Gordon's court Fri
day morning Fulton waived exam
ination on the charge OF attempting
to shoot the policeman and was held
for the action of the next grand
jury. His bond was fixed at $1,000
and in default he was committed to
jail.
John NJ Smith, suspected of be-
ing a companion of Fulton's, was
arrested after the shooting occurred
in Glen Elk, for unlawfully carrying
a revolver. and was fined $50 and
sentenced to six months in the
county Jail by Magistrate Gordon
the next morning. He pleaded
guilty TO the charge. 1t was re-
ported to the police that Smith pull
ed a revolver in a Glen Elk saloon
and made threats to go after the po-
liceman for arresting Fulton. Three
policemen and constable went on
n hunt for Smith, arrested him on
the Glen Elk bridge and placed him
in jail. He had revolver in his
pocket when arrested.
Policeman Brooks said that Full
ton was drunk and disorderly at
the passenger station before he was
arrested and the officer told him
to hush up and behave himself.
Fulton quieted down. for a while
but pretty soon began to get bols-
ferrous again. The policeman start
ed after him and Fulton yelled at
him not to come near him or he
would hurt him, or words to that
effect
The policeman closed in on the
young man and the latter pulled
revolver from pocket and
thrust 1t into Brooks face. Thel.
Brooks grabbed Fulton by the wrists
and at that moment the revolver
was discharged, the bullet grazing
Brooks neck just above his collar
In the scufle that ensued another
shot was fired and it grazed the
policeman's hand. Brooks raped
Fulton over the head with his mace,
telling him to the ground, and then
climbed on top of him, grabbing his
throat with his hands and planting
his knee in the young mans stom-
ach. The policeman put a pair of
bracelets on Fulton and then took
him to the lookup Fulton also t
him to the lookup.
Fulton also told the same story.
Fulton said his home was in Fair
mont and Smith said he came from
Arizona.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
ANOTHER MASON

AT the meeting of Hermon Lodge
No. 6, A. F. & A. NJ, last night in
Masonic haN, the master degrees of
Masonry we're conferred ON Attorney
b. F. Thompson. Pittsburg and
Parkersburg Masons were guests of
the lodge. After the degree work a
luncheon was served in the banquet
hall, Master w. E. Trimble presiding
at the table. Speeches were made
by L. K. Richards, Senator A. X
Thorn, Stuart f. Reed, P. H. Shields,
the novitiate, Mr. Thompson, and the
visitors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
CHURCH BOARDS
HOLD SESSIONS

C. Roane. of Weston: the Rev. w. H.
HIATT, of cassville. and the Rev. s.
c. Jones, of Parkersburg. attended
the meeting of the society.
The boand looked after church
extension work at various points In
the State. considered propositions
for churches and reviewed and ar
ranged for appropriations. The
matter of organizing the Methodist
Protestants in Clarksburg and erect
ing a church here was discussed.
with favorable outlook for action
in the near future.
The society allowed superannuat-
ed ministers claims and took action
to increase the fund.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
Methodist Protestants Review Work
of Extension and Forrnu-
late Plans.

Meetings of the church extension
board and the preachers aid society
of the West Virginia conference OF
the Methodist Protestant church
were held at the Waldo hotel Fri
day.
Attending the extension board
we're the Rev. DR.. c. L. queen, of
Grafton, chairman; the Rev. ]. H.
Holt, of CoIfax; the Rev. DR.. U. w.
Morrison, of Fairmont, and R. Ad
Hall, of Weston; and these with j.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
CARS CRASH
On Chattanooga Street Trolley Line,
Killing Four and In
juring Thirty.
TRy Assoelated Presr.1

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. Is
-Motormen Edward Parker. Will
liam Pennington, William E. Smith,
a meat dealer, and a negro. were
killed. ten persons seriously and
more than score slightly injured
in head-on collision of two sher-
maan Heights street cars on Har-
rison avenne this morning. A con-
fusion of signals was the cause OF
the accident.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
COAL BUYEYS
NAMED in BILL
OF Suit Against the Alleged Anthra-
cite Coal Trust, Number
ing Forty-Seyen.
my AssooIassd Prosa.J

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. Is
In an amended bill filed today by
attorneys for the Government in the
equity proceedings against the al
legged Anthracite Coal Trust, forty
seven additional defendants are
named. All the new defendants are
named on the ground that they were
connected with the previously nam
ed coal roads and mining companies
by certain financial transactions
and coal purchase contracts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
Prominent Business Man of Two
Counties Victim of Typhoid.
Funeral Saturday Forenoon.

After a two months illness with
typhoid fever, James B. Martin, a
prominent business man of Harrison
and Marion counties. and leading
resident OF Bridgeport, died at his
home Thursday evening at 1905
o'clock. The funeral will take place
Saturday morning at II O'Clock at
the Bridgeport Baptist church and
the burial will be in the Masonic
cemetery there.
On account of typhoid fever at the
residence, it is requested that
friends go to the church and not the
residence.
The last several weeks Mr.. Mar
tin suffered from severe attack of
this dreaded disease. About two
weeks ago he was operated on for
perforated intestines. After the op-
GRAFTON the patient improved rapid
ly for time, but Wednesday perit-
onitis developed resulting fatally.
James B. Martin was so years old
and was the son of Elias Martin. de-
ceased. and Henrietta Martin. He
entered his fathers store at Booths
vile when a young man and by his
close attention to the business, enter
prise and industry soon became
recognized as an able merchant and
business man. He was quite sue
cessful as a merchant and he en-
larged his field OF activity in time
by becoming interested in other
business enterprises in this and
Marion counties.
The last % years Mr. Martin re-
sided at Bridgeport. during which
time he was successfully engaged in
the mercantile business and accum-
ulated large estate. Prior to GO
ing to Bridgeport he conducted a
general store at Wilsonburg several
years in partnership with brother.
Mr.. Martin married Miss Flora
Moore. of Bridgeport, March 90,
1882. and to this union three daugh-
ters were born, who with his wife,
survive. The daughters are Misses
Nellie ". Lena and Edith. who re-
side at home. Miss Nellie is suffer
ing at present with an attack OF the
same fever that caused her fathers
death. Mr.. Martin Is also survived
by his aged mother. three brothers
and three sisters. The latter are
Henry w. and William H. Martin,
OF Fairmont. and Robert L. Martin,
of CIarkshurg; Mrs L. D. Gall. Of
Philippi. and Misses Halle and Anna
Martin, of Fairmont.
large number of people through
out Harrison and Marion counties
are grieved over Mr.. Martins death.
He enjoyed a wide acquaintance and
was popular and highly esteemed by
every one who knew him Through
his business dealings and connec.
tions he met many people in both
counties and all admired him for his
integrity and sterling qualities as a
citizen anad good Christian man.
When young man he Joined the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
JAMESB. MARTIN
TAKEN BY DEATH

Boothsville Baptist church and when
he moved to Bridgeport about %
years ago he transferred his mem
bership to the Baptist church trere.
and was a liberal supporter of the
faith. At the time of his death he
was deacon of that church. He
was citizen highly respected, who
will be greatly missed by Bridgeport
and this entire community.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
EPWORTHIANS
WILL CONVENE
e. K. Bowers, Charleston.

e. K. Bowers. Charleston.
Night Session, 1880 O'Clock.
Christian Edncation, DR.. Carl C.
Doney, Buckhannon.
Wednesday Morning.
Sunrise prayer meeting, conduct
ed by E. K. Bowers.
9:3O-The Ideal Epworth League,
Miss Minnie Core.
The Junior League, Miss Minnie
Core.
Round Table, conducted by the
president.
What the League Should Mean to
the Methodist Church, DR.. j. S. Rob-
inson.
Election of officers.
Afternoon Session, 1880 O'Clock.
How to Secure Attendance, Miss
Blanche Anderson, Morgantown
Address, DR.. c. J. c.. Bennett,
Fairmont
Foreword about the Coming
State Convention. Prof. n. F. Ken
dali. State president, Grafton.
How to Interest Little Folks, Mrs.
f. x. Bowers, Charleston.
Reports of committees.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
BAND W!LL PLAY
While Newsboys Sell Daily Tele-
grams for the Smith Family
Relief Fund.

The proceeds of the street sales
of today's issue of the Daily Tele-
gram will be given to the fund for
the relief of Mrs. William Smith and
family, who lost their possessions in
the Point Comfort fire last SUNDAY.
Extra newsboys will be added to the
Telegram's force and thorough
canvass of the streets and public
places will be made.
In order to help the movement
along, the management Of Martins
Uncle Toms Cabin Company which
gives performances at. the Grand
opera house this afternoon and even
ing, has. arranged to have it's band
give a concert at Court House Square
while the newsies are selling their
papers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
GLEN ELK HOTEL
Is Undergoing Extensive Changes and
improvements at This Time.

The Glen Elk hotel is undergoing
extensive improvements, such as
painting and remodeling, as well as
the laying of nice cement walk in
front of the place level with the
paved street. This is popular hos
telry and the improvements will add
greatly to the beauty and attractive
ness of the hotel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
Roosevelt
KILLS a BEAR
COLLISION OCCURS.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. IS
Fireman Broadly. of Spencer. N. c.;
Mrs. ]. P. Thomas. of DanviIle. va.
and D. Allen Bryant, of Richmond,
Va, passengers, were killed, and
thirty-seven were injured. one fatal
ly, in collision at Rudd. N. c.. last
night between a Southern Railway
passenger train and freight stand
ing on a siding there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
REPORTED
THROWN AT TAFT
Priest Says An Attempt is Made at
Reception to Taft at
Jesuit Church.
Tny Aaaoeiated Prenn.1

MANILA. P. l.. Oct. 1s-A report
reached the local police yesterday
from priest that an attempt was
made to throw a bomb at Secretary
William H. Taft while he was at
tending q reception in his honor,
given at the Jesuit college. A
careful investigation failed to dis
close the foundation for the state
ment made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
nv Asaor,ntea pran,1

LBEsBuRG, o., Oct 1S-This
message was dropped from a balloon
here;
Signal Corps Ten at O'Clock
rhis morning over HfIlsboro travel
ing fast southeast Signed Chand-
Ter and Mccoy"
Hillsboro and Leesburg are in the
same county.
The Chandler and Mccoy balloon
left St. Louis at 4:1O o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
President Stays Big Black Female,
Beast After Following Trail
Four Hours.
~ Annoninrnd prnnn.1

sTAMBoUL. La, Oct. 1S-After
following the dogs for four hours
President Roosevelt killed bear
yesterday afternoon. The beast was
a female of the black variety and
beyond the average size. The news
was brought in by a courier who ar
rived from Bear Lake this morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
rRz Anroelatad Prann.1

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. IS
The Hawley balloon which left St.
Louis yesterday afternoon camo
down at London. md, sixteen miles
southeast of this city this morning.
All of the occupants were we'll and
there was no mishap.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
PAY At MINES
VIII Take Place Tomorrow, Whom
Several Hundred Thousand Dol
lars VIII Go to Coal Miners

Tomorrow is pay day at all the
coal mines in this region, as vel as
In the FairmoSt region, and thou
sands OF miners will be made happy
and trade stimulated the next sew
eral days The pay is an average
one, amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
COUNCIL WILL MEET.

The second and last regular meet
ing of the city council for the pres
ent month will be held tonight in
the council room. Taxation and
other matters of Importance will be
discussed. Besides an amount of
routine business will be looked after
and the session promises to be a
lively one.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18
Ta7 Aasooiated Prenn.1

HILLsBoRo, O., Oct. 1S-A
large gas balloon passed over Lees
burg, this county, at o'clock this
morning, going in a easterly direc-
ton. Two men were p1aTn1y dis
cernable in the basket. 1t is believ-
ed to be the United States army bal
loon which assembled at ST. Louis at
4:1o o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18

A railing at the Main street bridge
across Elk creek gave way last
night, and the place is very danger
GUS. The county court should re-
pair 1t tonight or tomorrow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18

Mrs. Hunter steadman. of Aldan,
Pa, is visiting Mrs VIM. B. Dimon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-18

tonight ana colder Saturday
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
KILLS ENTIRE FAMILY

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.--Ac $50
O'Clock this morning Waltec Ctesley
Davis, carpenter, in a fit Vi insan-
ity, shot and killed a family Of six
persons with whom he resided at ia
Pierce Street, in this city.
The dead are:
OrsOn R. Bush, aged 81, his wife
and their young son.
w. S. Beard, a carpenter, with rel.
atives in st. Louis and Denver.
M. E. Vinton, a government sur
veyor, recently from New York.
Mrs. Lillian D. Carothers, an elder
ly woman, who boarded in The house.
Davis and his victims all resided
in the house, which was conducted as
a boarding house by the Bush fam
lily. Davis home was il Flrmers
vile, near Nisalia, this STATE, where
he has a wife and six children. He
has been working here as carpenter
since the fire.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
MISTAKE SOMEWHERE
Charles Jones Death was
Fake on the Public

The Appeal received a letter this
morning from the Palace Hotel,
Stanwood, Washington, signed Nellie
Cook asking for copies of the Appeal
from November 10, to the goth, 1897,
containing the account of the death
of Charles Jones who was shOt III
this city at that time
She claims that the death of Jones'
was fake on the public and that he
was short time ago seen in the city
of Seattle.
similar letter was received here
addressed to Robert NJ Clark. 1t is
quite evident that Miss Cook has
either become possessed of a nallu-
cination regarding the matter or that
some one in Seattle has been person
alng Jones, as his death in this city
is as we'll known as any event which
ever happened here.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
A DESERT MYSTERY
Hock discovered Within Seven Miles
of Greenwater Turns Into
Water

Seven miles from GreenWater in a
westerly direction has been discover
ed peculiar substance owing to the
tact that it contains 60 per cent mois-
ture. 1t is a very white formation
much resembling lime, and what is
called sulphiie of sulphur, but the
TACT is that it is an unknown mater
iai which even the chemists in this
vicinity have passed up.
1t was first found by following a
well beaten path made by wild sheen
and other four-footed animals, and
there was such a mystery about it
that caused a critical Investigation
Z. w. Patricks, more curious than
any resorted to every known device
TO determine its worth. He had trail
ed his burro to this place and found
MIN 1eastlng on its substance and he
took with him to camp some of it and
IN testing it by the fire he learned
mat the dry, white lime like sub
stance contained so per cent moisture
ana 1t was this material supposedly
where the wild animals had ouenched
their thirst and where they had been
supplied with a substitute for water
in the absence of any liquid form in
that forbidden part of the desert.
Mr.. Patrick has been exhibiting his
ind and he demonstrates the fact bv
lighting match under the substance
and by a contact with the fame if
quickly melts away and leaves water
IN lts stead, most peculiar circum-
stance, mysteriOusly true, and reliab-
~ seeming impossible transforma-
ton OF rock into water.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
WINS HAMMOND TROPHY
Maurice Mclaughlin Continues to
Down His Rivals at the Bay

Yesterdays Examiner has The fol-
lowing account of the playing of a
carson raised boy who see1cs to be
giving a pretty good account OF him.
self in the San Francisco tennis
courts:
Maurice Mclaughlin won the sec
ond competition tor The ha,Enond
Trophy at fre california Tennis
Clubs court yesterday afternoon by
defeating Charles kuahn il ;hree
straight sets: Score g.. S-6. Sc.
kuehn had handicap Of 3. while
McLOughlin owed 40.
McLoughlin was the winner pf the
first class play-off and Nuehn had
taken the honors in the third class,
and they passed through the semi
finals by defeating the representa-
uves of the second and fourth classes
Mclaughlin played good tennis all
through the tournament and yesler-
day his game was as good as ever.
He took the first set easily, Kuehn
playing an Indifferent game, but the
second was a hard set and the scul Z
was even several times. McLough-
lin won out after the set had lasted
fourteen games.
The third set looked to be at the
mercy of Kuehn, who played good
tennis and gradually increased his
lead until the game stood 90 in his
favor He was within one point of
taking the set, having 40 to his credit,
while Mclaughlin still owed 40, but
the Junior champion, playing remark
able tennis, made eight points il sue
cession and took the game. He then
brought the score up to all and
after kuhen had again taken the lead
6-5, McLoughlin won the next three
games, the set and the match. kuehn
was tired at the finish
! Gustay Lisser won the first tourna
ment for the trophy which McLough-
lin won yesterday. The cup has tC
be won three times before becoming
the property of any player.
The club will hold a singles handi-
cap tournament commencing next
| Sunday. Already a number of the
best players in the club have entered
among the names n the list being
Carl Gardner, Charles G. Kuehn, Da.
vid X. Shanks, Kenneth Monteagle
Maurice McLoughlin, W. G.. Knowl
ton, George Guerin, F. Guerin, Harold
Gabriel, Herbert Long and Melville
| Long
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
LAST NIGHTS FIRE

Just at the close of the theater
last evening there was an alarm of
fire. The blaze proved to be the
cabin of a colored man named Miller
northeast OF the car shops. There
was no wind and the flames were
straight up in the air burning slowly
for about an hour.
1t was beyond the reach of the CITY
water works and left to smolder, Mil
Ter says that some drunken Indians
set the place afire.
During the burning there was a
constant explosion of CARTRIDGES
which the occupant has stored in the
place.
Some mischieveous boys found a
number of rotten eggs in the hen
coop in the rear of the house and
threw a few dozen into the crowd.
Some parties are rowing about the
city this morning trying to get their
hands on the persons who fired the
hen fruit.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
STATE AGR|CUlT lTURAL BOARD
1t Holds a Warm Session in Reno
Last Saturday

The state board OF agriculture held
Il meeting ON Saturday evening" /.
GuClli-u OF the directors weca present
avg the first business ira lsac, j vas
tIe election of a pres,lclr, r. H..
Kinney.
Iem Allen of Churchill an1 Richard
kirman OF Reno We're nominate J..
Mr.. Allen was elected and Mr.. ]>'r-
lnGn was made vice-presIj, It.
Nate Rolf was selected temporarily
as secretary. Dolph Shane was iIalI-
eI as superintendent of the tlack.
Some dissatisfaction was appare,
at the organization of the board, re-
sU.ling in the designations as dire"t.
o"5 Of the association, of r. w Pay
Petel Dalton and Alex Dron acn. r1e
last legislature appropria.a1 S:G.r.
fr.' the purpose of holding state fairs
in 1907 and 1908, and ,he fun IS
Should be used legitimate'y to fu'1IeI
the success of the associatOn
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
PROMISING NEW D!STRIC :

Local representatives of the Salt
Lake route are interested with Los
Angeles and Nevada railroad and mi
ming men in opening a new copper
and gold camp, with a townsite ad-
Junct, near the line of the Las Vegas
and Tonopah railroad in the southeast
corner of Nye county, New. Sterling
is the name of the camp and town.
which is only seven miles from the
nearest point On the railroad. It is
slXty-five miles southwest of Las
Vegas and fifteen miles from Indian
Springs. J. BURNER and Kenneth
&. Keer are the men interested in
the project and they have expert
opinion to the effect that it bears all
the ear marks of a success of consid-
cradle magnitude.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
MAY BE STOLEN COIN

1t is believed that Tim Coleman
the man who held up Mike Yirt's
saloon in Battle Mountain and is now
confined i'll the Jail awaiting trial, is
the person who hid the money found
IN a wool sack by Thomas Cotter, the
we'll known wool buyer several days
ago. The wool containing the money
had been handled the day previous to
the 1irt robbery and nothing un-
usual was noticed. 1t is understood
also that there was a large number of
quarters, dimes and nickels in the
bag of money found, which was the
character of the coin slolen by Cole.
man.-Silver State.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
LIVELY TIMES AT RHYOLITC

A row which occurred in the No,
city saloon at | o'clock Thursday
morning in which two men were cut
with a knife, one of them doubtless
fatally, and a third shot with a revol
yer. One OF the men is in a hospital
and the other two are at their respec-
tive homes in bed. William Tusweil
was cut in the abdomen and will prob
ably die; Joe Mankudso, an Italian,
is at the hospital, shot in two. places
in the body but will recover; F. n
Potter, a bartender, is painfully cut.
RhyOlite Miner.