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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
BIG BANK IS
in THE ] HANDS
OF Examiner
National Bank of Commerce Of
Kansas City Fails 10
Open It's Doors.

| 4 KANSAS CITY, No. Dec. b-The
National Bank OF Commerce OF Kansas
City. failed to open its doors today
and is now In the hands OF a national
bank examiner. The bank Is one OF
the oldest and largest financial. insti-
tutions In the city.
The bank has been in n weakened
Icondition since its last statement is
sued August - last. Rumors regard
ing the banks condition were current.
and yesterday much surprise was ex-
pressed when the request of the.
comptroller of the currency for a
statement OF the condition or the.
banks was not responded 10 by the.
J National Bank of Commerce.
This created further distrust in the
banks condition and after conferences
last night clearing house oficIaIs de-
cided that they could not aid the fail
ing bank.
The failure Is said to be due to
bills which had been made for bank
ing balances since August 20 and the
banks inability to realize on its as
sets quickly enough TO meet them.
The principal officers of the bank
are DIR. w. s. Woods. president; w. II.
Winants. vice president. and William
A-LESAalsy cashier. - ....-
It's directors and stockholders In
clude some of the most prominent
men in the city The banks indi-
viduaI deposltors are among the Iarg-
est OF any bank in the city.
Woods is also president of the Com
merce Trust Company of Kansas City.
That institution. 1t IS believed, viii be
found in a sound condition.
The National Bank OF Commerce al
50 help the deposits Of numerous
small banks in this part of the South.
west.
The belief Is expressed that the fail
ure will not involve deeply any other
Kansas City institution.
When a statement OF the bank ap-
peared this morning 1t showed that
since the statement issued August 22
last, its deposits have been reduced
from $s5.0OO.OOO to $16.952.sss The
statement showed also the item of
loans and discounts to have been cut
down $4.O0o.OOO. The statement is
sued showed the resources and liabil-
tiles to be s24.276.429.
The officers and directors OF the
bank requested the national bank ex-
aminer to take chrse until their as
sets could be realized on when they
hope the hank may be able to resume.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
DIES IN WEST
Mrs. Bessie Smith, Wife of
Carl Smith, Victim of
Lung Trouble. =. ii

The body OF Mrs. Bessie Smith, wife
of Carl Smith, of 1Lost Creek, and
daughter of John II. Williams, of VIII
sonburg. accompanied by her husband.
is enroute home from Boulder. Col.
where she died Tuesday at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Sutton, of lung
trouble. Five months ago just after
their marriage she ~ her h. ;nd
went there for the b, u OF nor
health. She was 81 ars OF age.
The body is expected & rriye Satur-
day. The funeral and urial viii be
held either at Lost Gre < or wilson
burg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
HAvEsrEYER DEAD.
Head of Sugar Trust Succumbs To An
AttncL OF Heart Failure.

NEW YORK. Dec, 5-Henry os.
borne Havemeyer. president of the
American Sugar Refining Company. is
dead at his country home. MerrivaIe
stock farm. at commack. L. l.. OF
heart failure following an attack OF
acute indigestion on Thanksgiving
Day.
From the first. the patients heart
was affected. and his condition was
critical. Resort to the use or oxygen
to prolong life was had few hours
before the end.
The body was brought on a special
train to this city where it was remov-
ed to the Havemeyer residence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
Big BattIeShips May Have Been
Caught in An Awful
Sea Gale.
TRy Asaoc1ated Prean.l

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 5.-The
wind reached velocity at Cape
Henry last night of sixty miles an
hour.
y drove seaward everything move
able on shore and it is feared much
havoc was wrought at sea, especially
among sailing vessels passing aIong
In The coast-wise trade.
Several battle ships of the Atlantic
Pacific bound feet heading for
Hampton Roads had severe exper-
iences. If they were caughtNin the
storm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
STATION AGENT IS. HELD Up AND $40
VESSELS CAUGHT
IN TERRIBLE WIND
SQUEEZED BETWEEN CARS
Miner BndIy Hurt IN Coal Mine nj
C;irtr,l-BrouSht to Hospital.

samuel Pizzaro. mtddie-ased.
single foreign miner. is patient at
the Hcssler hospital undergoing
treatment for serious injuries sustain
ed White ut work in Z coal mine at
Girard wednesday, evening. He was
caught between two coal cars and
badly squeezed. He had hip dislo-
Gated and was injured internally The
man was brought t. the hospital on
the short Line train the same evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
MIR. NUsBAuM IsETURNs

Mamie Nusbaum. Jr.. who spent
the last three years in Cleveland,
Okla, Goldfeld. New. and other
western places. arrived home last
night for visit OF a few days with
relatives, after which he will go to
Seattle, Wash. to locate. His
many friends are re1oieed to greet
him again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
INJURED MINER.

CHIEFToN. Dec. 5.-carmine De-
berry. miner, employed as assist
ant trackman at the mines her..
had several ribs and his collar bone
broken while getting of a car on
the wrong side. He was taken to
the Miners hospital at Fairmont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
I. W KEESY
IS VICTIM OF
BOLD R0BBER
Bullet by Masked Man Enters
Keesy's Face lust Be
low Right Eye.

Thomas Keesy. Baltimore & Ohio
station agent and storekeeper at
Bristol was shot in the face ny a
masked highwayman who held him
up near his home while he was re-
turning from his store Wednesday
night at $50 O'Clock. 1t is thought
the motive of the highwayman was
robbery, but the latter fed after
the shooting and is now at large. A
posse of officers and citizens with
blood hounds are on his trail.
Keesy is at his home under the
'sare of physicians and 1t Is not
known yet whether his wound IS
mortal one or not. The doctors
have failed to extrsat the bullet but
as Keesy is conscious and is bear
Ing up wen it is thought possible
that he may recover If unexpected
complications do not develop.
The highwayman wore a mask of.
some kind Keesy believes. The
hold up occurred almost in front or
Keesy's home which is some distance
from the station and it was after
Keesy had closed the station and his
stare for the night and. was on his
way home. The highwayman step
ped in front of Keesy, pointed a re-
volver at him and commanded him
to halt. Keesy made a motion
which was evidently taken as an ef-
fort to make resistance by the high
wayman and the latter fired the re-,
volver at Keesy, the bullet striking
him in the face. Keesy yelled out
and some one in his home heard the
cry and started out of the house.
This, it is supposed, frightened the
would-be robber for he turned and
fed in the darkness. Keesy then
vent home and his wound was given
attention
The bullet that struck Keesy in
the face penetrated just below the
right eye, but contact with bone
DETECTED it and instead of entering
his head and killing him instantly it
coursed around to the ear and lodg-
ed there.
Three shots in all were fred at
Keesy. The first fell him to his
knees. the second grazed him under
the chin and the third missed him.
After the highwayman turned
away from him. Keesy pursued him
some distance and threw stones at
him. but his Weekend condition pre-
vented him from overtaking his
murderous assailant.
Thursday morning Constable ]. W.
shrader. of this city. was requested
to take his blood hounds to the
scene of the Shooting and he took
his dogs and went there on the
morning train for the purpose of
putting them on the trail of the
highwayman. Keesy was unable to
give a good description of the man
who shot him but remembered that
he wore a plaid suit, and was Of
average build.
1t is believed that robbery was the
motive of the highwayman for Keesy
did not have any bitter enemies and
was not mixed up in any fued or
or anything of that sort. He had
some money in his pockets but not
a large amount at the time he was
held up. Mr.. Keesy is fifty
years old. is married and has fam
lily.
After a good deal of work the
blood hounds failed to take the
scent OF the hold up and the pursuit
By this means had to be given up.
Keesy will be brought to a~CIarks-
burg hospital Thursday evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
TAFT At BERLIM
WIFI Not BE Entertained Because Of
His Mothers Illness.
ny Agsociatea Press.I

ST. PETERSBURG Russia, Dee. 5
Secretary OF War William II. Taft
and party left here at noon today for
Berlin. Secretary Taft has asked
Ambassador Towers to omit any for
NAL entertainnent ut Berlin, on ac-,
count of the serious Illness OF his
mother at Millbury, Mass.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
BOWERS RESIGNS.

ELKINs. Doc. 5-w. II. Bower. one
81 the best known railroad men in
West Virginia. general manager of the
Coal & Coke railroad. owned and oper-
ated by Henry Gassaway Davis. has
resigned. 70 take eject Jan. l.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
YOUNG MAN DIES

Wallace Powell. n young man In
the cmploye Of the Eureka Pipe
Line company. died at the home of
4. l.. Towles at Salem wednesday OF
typhoid fever and the body was ship
ped To PENNSYLVANIA for burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
1,lpoRTANr LODGE srsErrNG

There win lie an important meet
ing of the Ladies' Of the Modern Mac
cabees Friday evening. beginning ut
1880 O'Clock and all members are
urged o be in attendance. A class OF
candidates viii be Initiated and other
business OF interest win come before
the ladies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05

A boiler exploded last night at a
gas wen being drilled by William
Carr contractor. nt Wilsonburg. 1t
was completely wrecked. The driller
and tool dresser were ia the derrick
ana had a nnrrow escape.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
OPERATED ON.

Wilbur Harris, painter. who un-
derwent a serious operation at St.
Mary's hospital is now getting along
very nieelS with good proapeet of a
speedy recovery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
CITY CLERK RETURNS.

City Clerk W. II. Cole has returned
from two weeks stay in Washing
ton, d. @. where he visited his pnr-
enss, Mr.. and AIRS. w. L. Cole. ana
has resumed his duties at city head
quarters
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05

Mrs. Fonner has returned home
from visit in Parkesburg.
Henry McCord was here Wednes-
day from Meadowbrook.
Dorsey W. Cork, of Mt Clare.
spent Wednesday in tie city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05

John McDermott, aged rs years.
was paralyzed Thursday morning and
is in a critical condition at his home
on Drummond street. He is unable.
10 speak.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
TRAIN RUNS LATE.

Train No. 12 east last evening ran
two hours late owing to bad
freight train collision at West juno
tion. Ohio. near Chillicothe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05

Mrs, Leslie Hawker and Miss Des-
sic coffman, of shinnston, sister and
cousin Of Attorney Charles c. Cor-
man, We're calling on relatives and
friends in this city Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05
THE MEAaHER.

Hair tonight except snow and colder
Il mountain districts. Thursday fair
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-05

risss Greatest and Best IN
clarlzsbnrg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
H. AB BEER COTTON LETTER.
By Private Wire to c. c. AhercrOmbjt
 q Co.,, 32 Commerce St.

New Orelans La, Ig. 1-The last of . number of private crop condition reports was published today in advance of tomorrow's launching of the gov ernment August bureau cotton crop report. The general average of the six accepted authorities is 4.7 points improvement in the crop for the month, the highest being 9.6 points. which would indicate bureau Of about Sl.o' the lowest figuring Ia points, indicat- ing a bureau of about 73.3 ;the gen. eraI average of reports pointing to 8 government condition of about 76.7. The concensus of opinion Is that a con- dition report of v or lower will prob ably cause a further advance. whilst the probability is that if the bureaus figures be 7S, or higher, market will ease off. if only temporary. AS re- hinder. we beg to repeat that tomor. compare with S2.9 last year and ten year average of about S2.6. during which period the highest average was 91.6 in the big crop year Of 1904, the lowest 74.9 in 1905. which by tb" way, was the lowest Tugust average on rec ord Therefore, in the event of the August average of this year being not much higher than the lowest of record, a full appreciation of existing condl- tions can readily be had. Meanwhile. which district so much depends for the making of a full crop. Is threatened with a drouth Not since the 21st of June has a good rain fallen in Texas, and during the past nine days the tenn perature has been above the normal in that State, a maximum of 96 to 9S de- grees having been experienced. and in the meanwhile dry weather has been the rule generally, only 8 few localities out eS total of thirty-six stations hav- ing been relieved. There are no indi- cations for rain by the map and the official forecast is for fair weather in all sections of the South tonight and tomorrow, and the temperature Is ris- ing slowly again. In this connection we wish to reiterate our advice Of day or two ago, which is to effect for our friends to be prepared to buy in the event of the bureau giving a h1Gn- CT condition than generally looked for' say above IS, for we have 1t by wire today that buyers are paying IS 1-Sc for average receipts of new cotton in Southwest Texas, whtcn Is about strict middling, and equivalent to about Is l-2c New Orleans. Middling as Liver- pool Is officially quoted at 7.26 04 .52) and reports are to the effect that buy CTS are cleaning up everything offered in Texas, on the basis stated. such un- derwriting as Is being done in the fu- ture market offers every encourage ment for investment. especially if drouth scare develops in Texas"
 Yours truly,
 c, G. Abercrombie & Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
MARKET FOR COTTON

New York, August 1.-The cotton market was quiet during todays trad ing with fluctuations irregular. The close was barely steady at decline of three points on August but l@4 uoints higher on later months. Sales Of the day were estimated at 2bO.O00 The opening was firm at an advance of 4D7 points in response to higher cables and during the early session prices worked up to a net advance of 7O9 points on the active months as a result of covering and Q continuation of the movement started recently by a more bullish view of the probable showing by the governments condition report at noon tomorrow. The advance was also assisted by dry weather in the western belt, and the forecast call. ing for continued clear weather in that section, but there was realizing just under twelve cents for October and the market later worked back to within a point or two of last nights finals. II firnled up again in the afternoon on further bullish condition reports. but after selling to about the previous best point ca sed off again in the !ate trading A private report issued dur- ing the day reported an average con dition of 76.S per cent and canvass of eighty members of the local trade showed an average expectation of z! per cent with the highest individuai estimate S4 per cent and the lowest per cent The government report to- morrow compares with 72 per cent last month and S2.9 per cent last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. August 1.-The profes- sional traders in stocks were very dil- igent today in efforts to move prices and they met with more or less sue cess at different times. But any efforts to realize on the movement revealed how small was the company of those operating and carried prices back to- psessd Tsas 'ae tRss tn. of the Southern Pacific dividend at the rate of per cent would sur up some sort of interest in the market. ly more than a formal ratification or the intention % explicitly stated by the head of the system week ago that there was no room to supp1ss sup tSs stock market vibrated quite feverish- ly. although within a narrow range. with the circulation of rumors that crease or that a failure of 2 quorum to attend the meeting would necessi- tate a delay. When the formal an- nouncement of the $ per cent was sss Harrimans losing all of the earlier ad- vances
 The reaction was clearly due to req lizing. and 1t found . significant de- in the dividend rate. This additional evidence of the unresponsiveness or the market to any favorable news enthusiasm. The adjournment of the Union Pacific directors for want of a quorum without acting on the dividend seems to have been unfayorably con that has been suggested as a possi., bility in the Union Pacific dividend rate was of an increase. The frankness eehs hss and tss o Southern Pacific directors in contrast with last years secrecy. has puzzled the speculative public So much that t~ NAnt a surprises. This was the only explana- tion of the view taken of the Union Pacific postponement. The fact was ens. ps 1oS h asa Sf msens ans was a capitalist regarding whose in tention to visit the financial district today was declared yesterday as dis With sitts the copper industry gave occasion for some further special weakness in that group. more substantial expia. market and at the New York Metal Exchange. The course of the copper and iron market Is receiving large ed ea statement by . director ] e of the Unit ed States Steel Corporation, that or. ders for July had fallen out 25 to 30 per cent from those sece!yed sms,inv in July injustrials. but 1t suffered in addition today from reports of the intended organization of opposition and compe- tition. United States Steel was com
 paratively. firm, being helped by. the
 reports of resumption of operations
 in the Lake Superior iron regions. | Foreign markets shared in the de- pression which existed here and weak | returns were made both by the Bank of England and the Bank of France. Foreign exchange here moved further
 from the gold export point. Rates for money continued to be- firmly held 1 The loss of the banks to the sub-treas- ury since the beck began was consid-
 erably reduced. but the payment of a | note for $2,500,000 by the Government | established a credit balance for the | sub-treasury at the clearing house to- | day of $2,299,S18.
 Owing to the constant vibration q prices. the net changes at the end of | the day were most insignificant. Bonds were irregular. Total sales
 par value, $6S4,0OO. United States
 bonds were unchanged on call
 NEW YORK CLOSING STOrxx JIsr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
 (Csrreeted Daily.l These prices are at whelssals and not to s.sGeh@cosn se1ee: standard good. Ps Pss.asss as 4xe; slo'' lump to: 'ieI'l goods hrd-Lsaf 1oe: compound exc; basis ;s Broken tHs, s:.s Japan , tsa;s sx s:'' ssitSLivsrpool Si: Virginia soc.
 vinegar--Psr gallon ls0aac. sics: sncie. iG@nSa f.sss Sandiss-stiek sne; fancy '01se.
 sardisss-Amsriean mustard ss.lo: X-sn arits-Psr bb,. q. .ss: per sacb s1.ss. Aams-Dovs lie: others i4N olse.
 fiSas-5:s': S::r.':: al.s e:..:::. .:.s.ss: Grain aad Hay.Isran q :4S; sherts 1l;ss; hay sl.ss; Johnson Gr..s tis. .oo. onon. .1S sen. .s,. sies lsAc: fancy HIP. peanut. 7he: lemons s.tsd aSs .ppi.. iS esrsoon ens ;He 0S is pruDs. q! sxo ,s a. S::a' ,h: ,::x: s..1 tomatoes 4-bsskst osrrisrs s1: eEs plants s2 crate; snap beans 7So bu. green corn zoo aes as: ons s12h Q 1915 @$2o hundred: cabbage. Western bbl. crates 32.1o.
 BeesWax-1Ee.
 wool-Cleen asNe: bury wool l2Ne to 16c: washed wool 3oe.
 Hidss-Dry fiints 1s; dry saltsd 13e; green salted ING.
 Cotton Seed Nsai-3S. 90.
 Molasses-Georgia Cane barrsl Sso per gallon: eases. gallons 33 per case: maple syrup. Log Cabin. gallons tA; # gallons e7. 50: quarts Sl.2s per doR
 Chickens-Hsns 3oc: flyers 25 Roc; broil- CTS 15c; ducks soc.
 sugar-oranuiated gHe; F. '. C. Ske. Eggs-1bc dozen. Country butter-11xo per b. Corn. spot: American new mixed steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
ANTI CLERICAL RIOTS. Friars Alleged To Practice Most He- yoItinr Immoralities.

Turin, Aug. l-The anti-clerical rlots which have broken out In the North- western part of Italy are largely re- suit of popular excitement following the publication of certain alleged re- volting and immoral practices of Sale sian fathers at Varazze. =.
 The exposure was printed In L'Avoro and in it pupils of the school maintained by the fathers descrloeo the rites performed daily at what tney called the black masses at which the priests and sisters were present ana which the scholars say they were torc- ed to attend.
 The school has been closed and the pupils sent to their homes. The pup lie prosecutor of the district mas ar rived at Varazze and is conducting an investigation.
 A crowd sacked the church at var age last night and stoned the convent of the Salessians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
THE METAL MARKETS.

New York. Aug. 1.-There was snarp break in tin in the London market wlth spot one pound seven shillngs SIX pence f17e os cd Locally dull and easy with quo tations ranging from sS9 7o@s4o
 Copper was irregular abroad; spot los lower at fS6 5s and futures ten shliihSs , lake S20G s2l 25; electrolytic Sls''oV s2O .25 casting s19.25 s1s, 75.
 Lead unchanged at s5 IS @s5 25 here. ou. declined two shlllings six pence 10 IA' 70 '' in London. . eo,
 spelter was seven ,six pence lower at t@- 15s in London. Locally weak. but unchahs ed at s5. S5 C 8. 95 .,,. 5ss; and Cleveland warrants 5es 1ohd. lo- callv unchanged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-02
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Cool weather in the Northwest had strengthenins 1I- feet today in the wheat market, the gain of 3-s@1-a. Corn was up I-4. Sisions 0ais sh9wse wers fo ss'n F. of i-s .
 The wheat market was firm Tor sne factor was the weather in the North west, where temperatures were so low last night as to suggest possible p,sIba fFSss Hssep eefSss prees the at aq sized those fears. The other inhu- higher prices at the principal sr1ln paign now being waKed in oats. The chief demand came from commission houses while the selling was largely by pit traders. Trading was rs only ysname ms"c easier about the riddle of the day ce- cause of increased local receipts eut prices soon 'allied: The, close Tas g s-s@1-2 higher. at sI s-4 to s2. ad- vanced to S2 IA and then declined to s1 1-4. The close was at 92. Clear; anrss ot wheat and -four were equal were ss2,oo0 against 1.1Se, 900 on the same day last year. Minneapolis. Du. iyth Iat and Chicago reported & receipts pd 70a Sa
 Corn was active all day. because of numerous reports of damage to the crop in Iowa and Illinois The market held firm throughout the session and the close was at the highest ,po point 54 to 54 Is. sold between 5s 7-s and 54 1-4. and closed at 54 Is. Local receipts. 1sS cars. 2s contract grado.
 Cais were strong on renewed brv- ing by local bulls. Trading was &C., tive all way and the market was strengthened by numerous damage re- ports September opened Is to l-S@ IA higher at 40 If to 40 1-4@40 3-s, advanced to 40 S-4 and closed at 40 1-2 GAO 5S. Local receipts, 5s cars.
 Provisions were weak because of moderate sales of lard by local pack CT. A 5 to 10c decline in the price of live hogs was 8 depressing influence At the close September pork was down scr 1-2c at $16.45. Lard was off 12 1-2c at $9.12 1-2. Ribs were Sc lower at $S.67 1-2.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 153 cars: corn, 156; oats, 76; hogs, 15,000 head.
 The leading futures ranged as follows: