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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
All the Several Independent
Companies Have Re-
Ceived Large Orders.
THE LAKE TRADE OPENS
Cars Are Plentiful and There
is No Trouble in Ship
ping to Market.

Every independent coal company
in the Clarksburg region is running
its operations in full. There are
several of these companies and their
mines are being worked full capacity
now, following the idleness Of the
winter
The lake trade is opening and
large orders have been received.
This is the main cause of the renew
cd activity with the independent op-
orators They state that the rail-
road company is furnishing them
ample cars and that they have nc
difficulty in reaching the market
with their output.
All are pleased with the summers
outlook and they feel assured sea.
son OF continued activity in mining
operations is at hand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
Electric and Gas
Meters Are Put In
HALF DONE
Work on Alaska -Yukon-Pacific
Exposition is Being
Rushed.

SEATTLE, Wash. April sO.-The
Alaska Yukon-Pacifi exposition to
be held In Seattle, opening June /
and closing October 10. 1909, is now
so per cent completed. Since ground
was formerly broken for the big fair
June l, 1907, the work on the exposl-
tlon has been rushed by the manage
ment That the exposition will be
completed in every detail on its ouen-
ing day is assured by the fact that the
work is now six months ahead OF that
of the Lewis and Clark exposition ii
Portland, which was ready for visitors
when the gates swung open.
All the work Of the grading and
clearing, the cutting and laying out
OF avenues, circles and plazas has
been finished and most of the large
buildings and many small ones have
been started or contracted for. The
administration building has been fin
ished for eigth months. The manu-
facturers building is 80 per cent. com
pleted. while the agricultural palace,
n twin structure, is rapidly nearing
the finishing touch stage. Three per-
manent building are In course Of
erection. These are the auditorium,
fine arts building and machinery hall.
The latter is about ready to have It's
roof put on. The emergency hospital
has been turned over to the manage
ment by the contractor for some time,
while the fire department station is
going up In a hurry. The mines and
fisheries buildings have been started
and contracts have baan 1at for thn
finishing of the decorative features,
such as the huge geyser fountain ba-
sin and the cascades. The first state
building to be started is that of Or
egon. The Beaver states structure
will be completed within the next
month.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
GREETINGS SENT
BY Wheeling Board of Trade
and Thanks Expressed
for Courtesies.


Arthur X. Thorn. secretary OF the
board of trade. is in receipt OF the
following letter of thanks from
( George w Lutz. president of the
Wheeling board sof trade on behalf
of the Wheeling trade excursionIsts,
who visited Clarksburg last week.
on behalf of the Wheeling board
of trade and especially the sixty
members of our West Virginia trade
excursion, we wish to thank you and
your citizens for the cordial welcome
extended to our party on our recent
visit and to express the deep apprecl-
alton of one and all for the kindly
hospitality extended.
We undertook the journey among
twenty-three towns in the upper end
OF the state to show our interest and
good will toward our friends and
neIghbors, and to endeavor to cstab-
lish still closer and more friendly
business relations between them and
Wheeling.
We want to keep West Virginia
money in West Virginia because we
think the welfare OF one is the pros.
perity of all. and we believe all our
business men should stand together
for the success and advancement OF
each other.
We think our trip has been a ster
toward accomplishing these things
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
MAY MARRY CLARKSON
Supreme Court Judge Decides
the Maloney-o Osborne
Marriage Invalid.

NEW YORK, Apr. SO-A motion
to CONFIRM the report of Referee Co.
halan in the action brought to annul
the marriage OF Helen Maloney
daughter of Martin Maloney, oi
Philadelphia, tot Arthur H. Osborne
was made before Justice Michel, OF
the supreme court. On motion
made by Maloney's counsel. Referee
Cohalan decided that the marriage
between Miss Maloney and Osborne
was really no marriage at all. The
report was confirmed and Miss Ma
loney is free to marry Samuel
Clarkson the Englishman, with whom
she eloped last September.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
Three State Judges
Are Now Nominated.
END TONIGHT
Do the Wireless Demonsfa-
tions in the County
Court House.

At the court house tonight Will be
the concluding netof intensely inter
esting demonstrations OF Wireless, .
which have been attracting SO much
attention here Messrs. Kelley and
Shannon. who have been showing so
clearly Illuminating the possibilities
of this wonderful means of communi-
cation, have reserved some OF
the most marvellous of the perform
ances of Wireless" for the last, and
the court house will doubtless hold a
larger crowd than ever this evening.
These demonstrations have attract
ed wide attention here, and the visit
of Messrs. Kelley and Shannon has
been a successful one. They have ac-
complished all they had in view. One
Of the results of the visit will be the
establishment OF wireless station
here in the near future. They have
Interested the people OF Clarksburg in
wireless telegraphy and acquainted
them with it. Where It was merely
like fairy tale before, 1t Is now VII
tai fact Many have taken stock In
the Marconl company as the result of
these demonstrations and many more
will do so. In this connection 1t
should be stated that the sale of stock
will close at 1880 p. m. tomorrow
(Friday). This win be positively the
last chance to acquire a financial NJ
terest in this great enterprise.
The free exhibition at the court
house tonight will begin at S:15
O'clock. Any one who has not at
tended the previous exhibition, should
not fail to attend this one. It will be
a long while before there is an equal
opportunity, to witness the workings
of the most marvellous invention Of
the age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
BY the clarksburg Gas &
Electric Company in
the City.
READY FOR EARLY JUNE
At Its Own Expense and TO
Conform With the Fran !.
chises. Granted.

The clarksburg Gas G Electric
Company Is busily engaged In INSTALL
ing meters, both gas and electric.
This Is to conform to the new fran
ehises recently granted the company.
by the city council for the next
thirty years.
The last few days employees of the
company have placed meters at yarl-
Gus points ut an aggregate cost of
$500, the company paying for the
meters and the same being Its prop
erty.
This work viii be pushed so that
early in June, the time limit named in
the franchise for the change to he
made, they will be put into operation
according to the provisions OF the
franchises.
In many Instances there will be IN
all probability reduction OF rates to
Consumers from that of the past
and present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
PROBE ORDERED
Into the Municipal Affairs of
Cincinnati and CIeve-
land, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, o.. April 3O.-Desper-
ate efforts by about dozen members
OF the legislature to prevent an inves-
tigation of the municipal affairs of
Cincinnati and Cleveland were de-
feated in the house of representatives.
Failing in that they endeavored TO
prevent probe until after the cleo
ton this fall. This was also defeat
ed and the Democrats forced con-
currence in the senate amendments
to a little resolution for the Cleve-
land investigation. Then the Lybar-
ger bill appropriating &25, 900 for the
Cincinnati investigation and a like
amount TO rthe Cleveland probe pass
ed. The senate will concur in the
appropriation bill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
Two Hundred and Forty Cadets
and Majority Of Officers
Are Drowned.
EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
Terrible Sea Disaster in Japan
ese Waters With Fear
full Loss ofLife.

TOXIC, Japan, Apr. S0-The
cruiser Matsushima was sunk by an
explosion in its stock magazine this
morning while anchoring at Makang
harbor on Pescadores Islands.
Boats from other ships rescued
one hundred and forty-one men, in
Guiding some officers.
The majority of the officers were
not saved land out of a complement
OF three hundred cadets but fifty.
eight were rescued.
The cause of the explosion is un.
known.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
THREE women FINED
BY Magistrate Gordon for Act
inn in Riotous and Dis
orderly Manner.

In Magistrate Gordon's court We'd
nesday evening Clara Shook. Ada
Cross Riley and Edna McNemar were
fined 81 and costs each on conviction
OF behaving in a riotous and disord-
erly manner near the abode OF Lucy
Murphy on the West Virginia &
Pittsburg railroad division in the
West End night or so ago. They
paid up and were released. The
three were arrested by Constable
Andrew Lyon on warrant that had
been issued at the instance OF Lucy
Murphy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
FRUIT NOT DAMAGED
Cold Weather VIII Have Little Er-
feet on Fruit Crop.

The cold weather has had little or
no effect on the fruit blossoms and
it is safe to say that no damage will
be done the crops us the result OF
weather despite the fact that 1t was
cold enough to have under ordinary
circumstances destroyed all the bios
SONS and have materially hurt the
production. But the cloudy weather
which accompanied the cold wave
served to ward offfrosts and as a
consequence the fruit crop IS safe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
DELEGATES CONFER
At the Call Of Three Of the
Four Delegates
at-Larqe.

NEW YORK, Apr. S0-The major
ity of the delegates from this state
elected by the various congressional
districts to the Republican national
convention gathered at the Hotel AS
tor today in answer to call sent
ou by,three of the four delegates-at-
large. elected by the recent state con-
yention. The object of the confer.
ence was not outlined in the call.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
MURDER CHARGE
Grows Out Of Arson Fellow is
Believed to Have
Started.

LAPoRTE, Ind, Apr. 3O-Ray
Lamphere was arrested today on sus-
picion of having caused the fire
which destroyed the home of Mrs.
Della Guinness and which caused the
death of Mrs. Guinness and her three
children, and was held on the charge
of murder in the first degree.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
ANGERED AT REPORT
FARMER KILLS SELF

LAPoRTE, Ind, Apr. 3O-John
Budtka, farmer, residing near
North Judson. shot and killed dim
self today because neighbors iutimat-
ed he was responsible for the suicide
Of his wife month ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
HOWELL AT ELKlNs
To Begin the Erection of the State
Odd Fellows Home.

ELKINs. April 8O.-c. P. Howell,
contractor for the I. o. o. F. Home at
Elkins, Is in the city making ar
rangements to begin wirk Friday
morning. The building will cost
about $4,000 and Mr.. Howell has
been given until September, 1903. to
compile the work About one million
brick and 500 perches OF stone will
be used in the building. Mr.. Howell
expects to begin work with force Of
about sixty men.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
TWO SENT TO JAIL.

George Tuttle and Robert Mur-
ply we're sent to Jail for three days
each by Mayor Edward ]. Wood at
the regular term Of police court this
morning. They were convicted Of
drunkenness in the street and fined
So and costs each but did not have
the money.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
NOT FOR BRYAN
Nutmeg Democrats Reject
Resolution Expressing Con-
fidence in Peerless.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, April 30
The Democratic State convention in
session here elected delegates to the
national convention. The delegation
was not instructed. The committee
on resolutions refused to adopt n
platform to place the convention on
record in favor of Bryan. and also re-
fused to accept a resolution express
ing continued confidence in Bryans
leadership.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
CALLING OF PASTOR
Is to be Considered by a Committee
Appointed by Congregation.

At the meeting of the First Pres
byterian congregation last night a
committee consisting of number OF
members was appointed to further
consider the calling of a pastor to
succeed the Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Hudson.
resigned, and to report the result OF
Its work at meeting OF the congre-
cation to be held at the church to-
morrow night at 7:3O o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
BANK IS SHORT
To the Extent of $4,000 and
State Examiner Orders
It to Close

cAYUGA, Ind, Apr. So-The prl-
vate bank of Malone & Sons was
closed today by order of the state
bank examiner. According to the
bank examiner the institution is short
about $4,000. 1t is capitalized at
$4,000 and has deposits OF $685. 900.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
SCHOOL TEACHER DIES
S. A. Minney Succumbs to Ty-
phoid Fever in a Local
Hospital.

S. A. Minney, a school teacher died
in the Kessler hospital early Thurs
day morning Of typhoid fever. He
was &c years of age and single. One
brother, s. G. Minney. who conducts
a store on Monticello avenue, sur
wives him. The body will be taken to
stumptown. this tate, Friday morn
ing and the funeral and burial viii
take place there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
BRANNoN JUDGE
or an intercollegiate oratoricaI Con-
test at Lexington, Va.

w. W. Brannon, OF Weston, was
here few hours last night enroute
to Lexington. Va, to act as one of
three judges at an intercollegiate or
atorical contest, In which eight OF
the leading academic schools OF vir-
ginia will participate tomorrow night
for a gold medal. Mr.. Brannon's
friends are pleased with the honor
conferred upon him in selecting him
as one Of the judges OF te contest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
REACH AGREEMENT.

CHARLESTON. Apr. 3O-The
joint scale committee of miners and
operators of the Kanawha field reach
ed an agreement at / o'clock this
Thursday morning, after three
days conference. The scale of 1906
continues in effect, as does the BIZ
monthly pay day. Eight thousand
miners will continue at work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
LICENSE YEAR ENDS.

The license year ends tonight at
midnight and all places which failed
to obtain license for the coming four
teen months win have to close by
virtue of that fact. Among these
will be the Glen Elk hotel saloon and
the Junction honse saloon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
OIL IN WELL.

In Wallace district, this county, the
Wallace OIL and Gas Company has
drilled its No. 3 on the n. P. Dye
farm nine feet into the Gordon and
the hole has niiaa AZ 400. feet with
fluid. It is expected 10 set a second
pay,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
HorlsL AT EIK1Ns

The Gassaway hotel Of which Guy
r. Slnsel has been chosen manager
at a lucrative salary, is located at
Elklns instead OF Gassaway as erro-
neously stated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
ISSUE LICENSES
DO the County Clerk ana Deputies
for the Next Fourteen Months.

Tomorrow being the first day of
the new license year, the county
clerk and his deputies are quite busy
Issuing tobacco and cigarette licenses.
According to the new law these H.
censese like all others are issued for
fourteen months from May /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
BUFFERS IN CHICAGO

Samuel L Buffers is spending two
weeks in Chicago. Report has It that
the trip is the result OF Cupid's plead
ing and that he may return a bene-
dict.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
PATENTS GRANTED.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 30
The following patents have been is
sued: w. y. Barron. JaclSsOnburg,
pipe gripper; r. F. Haley, SIlcker.
casing head for oil wells; G. s. Wal
ker, Wheeling. automatic water heat
er.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
WILL USE PuLI.AIANs

DENVER. Colo. April 3O.-The
delegates to the national Democratic
convention plan to use three hundred
Pullman cars instead OF the hotels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
WoopMEN ELECT
Several to Membership in the Order
and Initiate Several Others.

The woodmen Of the World at their
regular weekly meeting last night in
the Pythian building elected Daniel
Morrison, George Frush, w. T. Shafer
Frank L. shinn and Hod G. Dunfee
to membership in the order and In
itIated w. w. Wilfong, r. N. Aifch-
aels and H. j. CASTOR init the camp.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
PosrlIAsTERs APPoTNTED

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 40
Walter f. Graves has been appointed
postmaster at Colum, Fayette county,
w. Va, vice Taylor Hayes. resign
ed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
ASKS FOR INJuNcrIoxs.

z. W. Davis win ask Judge Cor
to issue inunctions against the ex-
press companies, compelling them to
receive C. o. D. shipments Of liquor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
BILL NOT TAKEN UP

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 30
The House committee on banking and
currency declined to take up the new
Vreeland currency bin today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30

Continued on page 50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
THE WEATHER.


Rain or SHOW tonight. Friday
generally fair.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-30
CIRCULATION.

Tie LArEesI and Best a
CiarksburE
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30

Order your seed potatoes and straws
berry plants now. Supply limited
Silver Birch Farm, Newport. 46-4t
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
School Notes

The pupils of Miss DunWoodie's room
gave a composition contest last Friday
afternoon and entertained the eighth,
fifth and fourth grades. The compost
tons were written by three of the girls
in the seventh grade. Lena Sherman's
essay was entitled "The Fresh Air Mis-
SION Lyla Strong's "The Rustic
Beauty" and Elsie Longs "An Old
Mans Pleadings." Lena Sherman re-
reived first prize.
Miss Hall has started the practicing
for the commencement exercises, to be
held the last day OF May in honor of the
first graduate OF the twelfth grade, Miss
Ethel Slack, and of those who complete
the eighth grade this year
The fire escape has been put on the
school house. 1t runs from the two
north windows of the high school room
down to the corner OF the building.
The third grade has new pupil bv
the name Of Ruth Gibbs from Walla
Walla.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
Fruit Growing Profitable

The annual meeting OF the Stevens
County Fruit Growers Union, held at
Kettle Falls recently, proved very salts
factory to the members of the associa-
ton. The report of the president showed
that the union had shipped over $50 900
worth OF fruit last year and had the
members sold all their fruit through
the union the business would have been
nearly $4,000 more. Their apple ship
ments brought them an average of 96h
cents per box. which is considered very
good, as the average includes all varie-
ties. poor as we'll as good. Strawberries
averaged 1882 per crate. The union
has done good work in the way of
lnstructing its shippers how to pack,
and also in getting the product handled
IN the large markets of the east
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
Oraanized New Secret Society

Mrs. Kirby, of Seattle, state organ
izer of the P. f. O. Sisterhood, was a
Newport visitor Monday and organized
local chapter of the order, which will
be known as Chapter O.. The following
Newport ladies are charter members:
Mrs. Ainsworth, Mrs. Lund, Mrs.
Boomer, Mrs. p. F. Seeley, Mrs. c. NJ.
Talmadge, Mrs. c. F. Craig, Mrs. S. w.
Rogers and Misses Edna and Jessie
Seeley and Miss Dunwoodie. The first
officers OF the chapter are: Mrs. Aims
worth, president; Mrs. Seeley, vice
president; Mrs. Bloomer, recording Sec
tary; Mrs. Rogers, corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs Rogers and Miss Jessie
Seeley were elected delegates to the
meeting of the State Grand Chapter of
Spokane this week and went to that city
on Tuesday.
The ?. f. O. is exclusively women
society which originated in Iowa some
years ago, and is spreading it's influence
and work all over the country. 1t is a
living eXemplification of the fact that a
woman can keep secret, as the mean
ing Of the letters ?. f.. O. has never been
diyulped
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
County Athletic Meet.

The Stevens County athletic meet
and dec!amatory contest will be held at
Colville May l and 2. The athletic
meet will take place Friday afternoon,
May l, and Saturday forenoon, MAY ,.
The declamatory contest Friday even
ing, May l. gold and silver medal,
(hrst and second prizes) will be given as
rewards for the best efforts of declama-
tory contestants
Foar silver medals and four banners
will be given as rewards for the highest
number of points gained in the athletic
meet. y teachers business meetino
will be held also.
Teachers and patrons of Stevens
county are urged to come and encourage
the children in this work.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
Will Start Building Shops

Construction of shops for the Idaho &
Washington Northern Railroad at Spirit
Lake, Idaho, the buildings and equip
ment of which will cost 5000, 1000, will be
begun some time during the next month
T. L. Gilmore, representative OF Vest
house, Church, Kerr & Co., of New
York, the concern awarded the contract.
left Spokane for New York Monday
after having beer at Spirit Lake a couple
of weeks consulting with officials of the
road and working out the details of the
specifications He went east with the
plans fully perfected, and will return in
the course Of the next four weeks pre-
pared to begin active work.
The l. 4 W. n. shops will be modern
in every particular. Their cost, as rep
resented by the contract price, is $40, 900
short of the actual outlay involved, as
that amount has been spent by the rail
road company in preparing the ground
for the erection of the shops.
The buildings, which will all be Of
brick, will include machine and erect
ing shop, nine-stall roundhouse. freight
car repair shop, blacksmith shop, ma
terial house. sand and oil house and
coal wharves.
The contractors will build the shops
from the ground up, furnishing all the
material labor and equipment. When
they are turned over to the Blackwell
road they will be thoroughly complete
and ready for operation. The plans
contemplate the most modern shops,
both in style of construction and APP
pointments. The machine tools will be
electrically driven, each with its indi-
vidual motor.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-04-30
instruments Recorded.

The following is from the daily report
OF the Stevens County Abstract Com
pany, Colville:
\ Overmyer to Mrs J O'Harra. e5S
1T It's l5-1s-l9, blk II, Talmadge's add
to Newport, 1928.
> OHarra to c II Luce, eos it Its Is.
1919, blk IA, Talmadge's add to New
port, 81.
Newport Townsite Co to & F. Bartlett
Its l4-l3-l6-17, blk 6, original Newport.
$500. >
& f Bartlett to \ Myers, Its II toll
blk 6, original Newport, $3.50.
Panhandle Lumber Co toIGWN R
r, Its 1-2-3,6-77, pit 1t 4, blk l6, Tai
madgc's add to Newport, $4,000.
Land Contract-Newport Wash Land
Go to Gilbert Mercantile Co. 1t il, blk 8.
Talmadge's add to Newport, $3.50.