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W. VA., AUGUST 17. 1834.
WHOLE NO. 17.10
Dis^racefal.
Fight in the Demooratie
Primary in Coal District.
T . !
But little interest was take a in
be Democratic primaries held at
[arious places in this county last
(a turd ay except in Coal district.
b some places the showing was
Lined sickly, but Coal district
Lade up for the other nine.
Liinny McManaway swears that
I was the only typical Democrat
I convention he ever attended.
?he first call for the convention
?as at the office of the Deison
louse. It was a mass convention
Bid was organized by the selec
lon of James C. Garrett as chair
tan and postmaster Vance as
ecretary. .V number of the
.elegates were well "tanked up'
vith bad liquor, and the crowd
was large and boisterous. Fi
lally they got, too loud and land
ord Deison managed to get in
hrough a window and ordered
be mob out, saying that if they
tad no respect for themselves
o have some for the hotel. The
onvention was then adjourned
o the Court House, but not un
il two or three fellows had pull
d their coats to fight. At the
Jourt House there was more
oo m and the crowd soon num
ered about three hundred.
imong whom were many Repub
icans, Populists and Democrats
rom other districts.
George Cornelius Southern and
Vilbur C. Morrison led one wing
>f the party, and Ellis Lyon
Beverly Koon and others champ
ioned the opposition. A resolu
tion to exclude Morrison from
the convention raised a storm.
An old church rumpus at Wilson
burg was revived, and one dele
Igate wanted to know if a man
had to be a Baptist to be a Demo
crat ? They talked church for
some time, during which Hon.
JohnJ.Davis entered and thought
he had got into either aBaptistex
perience meeting or a Methodist
revival, but he soon learned his
mistake. The bad whisky was
commencing to work and a lot of
fellows began to "itch for a
ight" Morrison said he was a
Democrat and the other fellows
lenied it A vote on the resolu
ion sustained the Southern and
ilorrison forces. Morrison was
k Democrat. A loud yell went up
rom the throats of the victors.
V committee was next appointefl
;o name the delegates to the
iounty convention, and then
same the fight. G. C. South
jrn and Beverly Koon
were candidates for President of
the board. Morrison made a flow
ery speech nominating Southern,
land when he had concluded Ellis
' Lyon, in the supreme effort of
his life, placed Koon in nomlca:
tion. lie made a fiery, scathing
speech, in which he character
ized Southern as "boss," "trick
ster," "the Richard Croker" and
the "Tammany tiger." While he
was speaking the excitement in
tensified. Several men took their
coats off and after he had taken
his seat the scene grew "wild
and wooly." Alden Reynolds
! could'nt control his muscle. He
gave John Boyles a conple of
awful whacks on the "noggin."
Then the fight began in earnest.
Some fellow "pasted" Jim Fra
zier in the only eye he had left
"and knocked him down. Then
Florinus Eeynolds made a dash
for some fellow, dragging sher
iff Alexander as he went Homer
Shingleton made at .chairman
Garrett with a club, but Garrett
escaped. The fight now became
general. There were fully twenty
five men striking, kicking, curs
ing and bellowing. The Sheriff
and his force, together with the
city police rushed in but nothing
conld stop them for some time.
It was a daisy had do mistake.
Chairs and knives were resorted
to by a few and then the fight
became ugly. One fellow tried
to get out his revolver but the
crowd closed in on him and he
had to snrrender. Several ar
rests were made and some were
sent to jail, among them being.
Boyles, Shingleton and Frazier.
After the disgraceful row had
been quieted to some extent a
vote was taken and Koon beat
Southern about three votes. The
nlen who were sent to jail were of
Southern's forces, and had the
vote been taken before the fight.
Koon would have been defeated.
Mr. Southern, in a scornful
manner, moved to make Koon's
nomination unanimous, at the
same tim? warning them that
things would be evened up at the
polls in November. There are a
number of Democrats who are
disgusted and openly say that
Saturday's convention was a
shame and disgrace to any civi
lized community. Several bave
already declared that they have
had enough of Democracy and
hereafter they will be found in
other circles.
A Point or View.
Mr. Editor:?I was an eye
witness and spectator at the
Democratic conventions held on
Saturd ay and Thursday
and saw a practical illustration of
what is meant, or rather what is
not meant, by Civil Service Re
form and "offensive partanship"
under a Democratic administra
tion. At the Clark primary the
stawlwart, good looking night
watchman at the government
building was a conspicuous figure
and active participant in the
meeting. At the Coal primary
our young and handuame post
master was also present and lend
ing the weight of his official in
fluence to the proceedings. The
Janitor has also not been a silent
inactive looker on, and it is said
he had committed to him the
charge of keeping the voters of
Union in line for the patron of
these several officials?Mr. John
O. Pendleton. It was made a
matter of severe comment by
our Democratic friends for Re
publican Federal officials to take
part in political meetings, and
many a poor devil of a Republi
can wbo was holding office when
Mr. Cleveland's administration
began was hoisted out of office
upon the ground of "offensive
partizanship." Will not some of
our patriotic and consistent
Democratic brethren cry aloud
against this exhibition of ."offen
sive partizenship and bring the
matter to the attention of Gro
ver and have them removed ?
What is "sauce for the goose" is
surely "sauce for the gander."
Or are the Civil Sen-ice rules and
"offensive partizanship" reserved
for Republicans alone ? Will
not some of the brainy brethren
on the other side, such a& Hon.
W. Ij. Wilson or the Hon. John
J. Davis, enlighten us how this
is ? This is an instance tor the
application of your doctrine, if it
be wholesome, for the purifica
tion of the public service.
Consistency.
The news of the death of Mrs.
M. O. Dawson, of Kingwood. will
be heard with regret by many
people over th? State and the
sympathies of all go out to the
bereaved husband in his severe
affliction. The beautiful devotion
of Mr. Dawson to his invalid
wife, during her long suffering,
was suggestive of their pleasant
home life and the enjoyment they
found in each others society.
The twenty-eighth annual Fair
at Clarksburg, W. Vs., Tuesday,
Wednesday aud Thursday. Sep
tember 4, 5, and 6, 1894. Let it
be a reunion of the citizens of
Harrison and other counties of
the State. 33-tf.
It Passed.
The House Surrenders to the
Senate's Demands.
Wilson Announces the Fact and
Speaker Crisp Formulates the Term.
AHm V L"' *" "
for t'uwl kud Iron Th* Ma
rt r Tnu* I'lm-haard to thi? Amount
* 11 if ,000,000 In f-'orvign MarlicK
Washivt.tos. Aug. M.-A meeting
was held In Speaker I'mp's ,-oom Mon
day morning todccide what anion thp
house leaders should taU- with refer
en? ??,the wriff bill in the e.neus.
Mr. ilolman. ehairman of the cuiu-us.
took the chair immediately noon the
aMcmblage of that Ijo.Iv m lu o'clock.
When the roll call (which showed thut
1S3 members were present) whs coin
plcted a hash of expectancy fell upon
the cuncus. .Mr. Wtlaofa. chair
man of tlie ways and means commit
tee, took the floor. Although out
wardly calm ami cool, he was
manifestly laboring' under deep
emotion. His speech for the first five
minutes was general in character and
contained no specific points. It was
derated in the beginning to an ex
planation of the embarrassments un
der which the house conferees had la
bored. He said that the representa
tives of the house had gone Into the
conference with a desire of faitlifullv
representing the wishes of their coi
leagues.
Thai they had failed to reach a satis
factory conclusion?a conclusion hon
orable alike to the house and to demo
cratic party?was not their fault.
Continuing. Mr. Wilson made a Spe
cial reference to the sugar schednle.
He briefly staled the different proposi
tions relating to sugar which had been
advanced in the conference, and pro
ceeded to show at some length the
profits which would accrue to the trust
from the acceptance of these various
propositions.
The report which reached the corri
dors from the caucus a few minntes be
fore II o'clock was that Speaker Crisp
or some one of tlie house leaders would
offer a resolution to accept the senate
bill and that the understanding ivas if
such resolution should be adopted it
would ^ be followed by the passage
through the house during the present
week of a series of separate bills plac
jgjf, mSar' 00,1 and iron on the free
Mr. Wilson went on to show that the
house people had contended stoutly for
a specific rather than an ad valorem
duty on sugar. A specific duty would
show precisely what benefit the trust
would get, while it would be impossl
ble to determine this accurately under
the ad valorem system, lie said that
becomln? convinced
that the senate schedule would be
adopted, had made heavy purchases of
foreign raw sugar.
He then made the startling state
ment, on the authority of a leading
democratic senator, that the trust had
,sn^r to the amount of 811S,
OOftOOO in the foreign markets, in an
rae'itw Ul? '**** ?hedule
dt^J ?? the approval of the presi
, 1 nder "enate schedule the
trust would reap a profit of *40,000,000.
The declaration by Mr. Wilson that
the sugar trust had the people by the
throat, and that it was now a battle
oetwecn the people and this great
rZT/T- W?" !rreeted ,vith a hSrty
ronnd of applause. I
Mr. Wilson referred to the proposi
tion made to the house conferees by
associates to accept '
This proposition was re
% m.nch as tbe representa
tives of the house had ascertained
that a compact existed in the senate
to defeat tariff legislation or post
CtolLw C?^lde.ration 00til next
December if free suirar were
POTt" ?LttU" conference re
port. He turned at this point audi
tailed upon his associates. Messrs.
Montgomery. Ilreckinridge. McMillan
and Turner to substantiate this state
ment.
saiddLW ?HUin ,jnmediately arose and
said that from the beginning of the
J h,ld becn sriTen ???
derstand from day to day that any dis
pP'ro'n ?
,eOSt thC W
(J!r' ,VUs?n had finlsh.s!
-PMker Crisp arose and was greeted
St ,!? b^,n b-T ?.vi>V.'
bUL xn,; '0""! must *** th? aenatc
bill. WTjile the senate bill must be
term^'l ? h?T WOnId mnke ? de"
termined effort for free sugar. He
.*^,ed hii> s,atenicnt that^hc sen
b^no taSff"lbe *?0pt?d ?r th*re would
^ 'eg'slation at this session.
and his declaration that the house of
aM^d Al h*d use<t ?ery honor
able and fair means to secure the pas
sage of their tariff bill without a??
was vigorously applauded.
h.STl!fr CrUp closed hl" brief speech
by offering a resolution that the house
recede from Its position and accept the
senate bill Tlie resolution ^ fa!
eludes a provision placing barbed wire.
sugar, coal and iron ore on the free list
hya series of separate bills.
t*kva- a?J the
resolutions offered by Mr. Crisp were
adopted by a rote of Mr; to S? Among
those who voted in opposition to the
resolutions Were tbe four Louisiana
Si"0* i? ,r' Wisconsin, and
Mr. Snodgrass. of Tennessee.
thrJft'',fU5 *?oe?tioi> been
ordered?which is considered equiva
lent to the adoption qf the resolution?
?
uistana ineraom were jjlrcn ten
ntes to explain their positkm.
. Robertson, apeakinjr for the ?lel
.ion. said that the *Qf*r growfcra
1 made their contract* for the cur
tix-al year, and that any action
Jottfe**' abolishing the bounty Un
L next twelve months would work
? injury to their interest*.
fcuthcr C. ChaUis.oui-o ? ? taring; spic
nlator In Wall Ktreet, in dead.
or it Sprlrr patent. H-S.xit3.9o; do fancy
v r.\75tf*oo: do family at liSMt-00. Wlntei
; p.ttcni quotable at #i.8S6?:U0; fancy att.'toj
\M?: famltv at catra at tl.70ai.*>;
lowjjtra.lf. ui II.to.' i .??.
WntAT-SaU-!. of No 3 red, track, at 5n<;0;
tTjeftcil red. track, at fie.
CQRii-Saiet Mixed ear. nearly yellow,
track, at arc;. No. 2 yellow, track, at ?fc. No. t
white at Kc; No. S whit*. track, at ? ic;
mUoi ":?r ?r.ick.:aff-||fc-,;' f; : L? ' vi'&M
Oats--sale* of No-J mixed. track, at 3lot
No. 3 mixed, track, at 31c. So. S white, track,
?Heavy atafcr*. !X73*K?. select
. l3.6iWl3.T5: fair to medium. W<*Yit
k: common to ordinary. ttOOTp-OO Ox*n
Heifer*?<???h1 to choke. ?3.00?*3ft{
to?oo&tl4*tfl v
i.ves- t'ommoa and large. tl.50?tS.50;falt
_.hwI. extra flue. #?.r<0>>5.tf?.
Hoi.s. Selectbutchers*.?.?d5.60: packing,
j fs.30i>5,to; common and rough. HOOOfcOO; llfht;
I shippers. f5.l08BJRi common to fair pUr* and
iBKMpted.Kqs4.-a. .
p AMD La MBA-Sheep: Top jearlinjrs,
ttood to choice e*M and wethers.
?: common to fair, 11.00 * 1.?. l*ambs:
?s' extra. fU*&LS3; good to choice. M OO
: butcher*' extra, f&MMMkOO; common to
^?33.?: cufW. ?l.Ml 13.00.
-Unwashed: Fltie merino, per lb. SO
aBhiia- : mood .lothln* ,l3?l3e; medium
delaine and elothlmr. taQMc; comm. lie; me
dfemi'.n bina. 13?l4e. Washed: Pine merino.
X to XX. per lb. iodise: medium elothln*. 1*3
Iflc;' delaineHeeee, U|Me; kmc combine. 119
16c; quarter blood and low. ISrtlOe; common ,
? coarse. l?Mi"e: tub-washed, choice. lOCftSCc; ]
tub-washed, average, tto: tub-waahed. coarae.
liairt. burry and fleece-jrrown. fctflOc leas;
pulled, super and lambs, l&&19c; do combing,
BaLTMOKI. au?. 11
\vtoat~No. ! red >pot nod Aucu.i, Mva
?*c; September. f.*as?',c: December. ?Jc;
?tenner No.! ml. ug|M>ae.
Toks Jllie.t ,pot end A?|Wl,?Se ma
Oath?No 3 white nHMra. S?c: No I mixed
wenern. 5HiC?o.
Rf * ? Market una;: No. S. ?e. 1
New yokk. An,. It.
RTE-Wentern. ?Q67e.
YFCTat-No. 5 red .tore and elev.tor, M',3
:aBo.t.MKas?e. f. o. b.. Ma?n
red, HttMe; No. I northern. mtO
So- S. ?????: elev.tor, e?3???*
MHe: So. s white. a7?.rt<o;
. WHc: Na X SSHc; No. 3 whit#.
mliert western. .BHfflMHt; whit,
dj nnd whl te stite, 3
HOW FiCE THE PEOPLE.
Ann Clentland't Utter to Chairman Wil
w? July 2, 1894.
The Bill has been passed and
President Cleveland's opinion of
it is very readable just now.
"There is no excuse for mis
taking or misapprehending the
feeling and the temper of the
rank and file of Democracy. They
are downcast under the assertion
that their party fails in abili
ty to manage the government,
and they are apprehensive that
efforts to bring about tariff re
form may fail; but they are much
more downcast and apprehensive
in their fear that Democratic
principles may be surrended.
"Every true Demecrat. and
ever sincere reformer knows that
this bill in its present form and
as it will be submitted to the con
ference. falls far short of the
consummation for which we have
long labored; for which we have
suffered defeat without discour
agement; which in its anticipa
tions gave us a rallying cry in
our day of triumph, and which
in its promise of accomphsment
is so interwoven with Democratic
pledges and Democratic successes
that our abandonment of the
cause or the principles upon
which it rests seems party per
fidy and PARTY dishonor.
"It must be admitted that no
tariff measure can accord wiih
Democratic principles and prom
ises or bear a genuine Democratic
badge that does not provide for
free raw materials. In these
circumstances it may well excite
our wonder that Democrats are
willing to depart from this, the
most Democratic of all tariff
principles, and that the incon
sistent absurdity of such a pro
posed departure should be
emphasized by the suggestion
that the wool of the farmer be
the free list, and the protec
tion of tariff taxation be placed
around the iron ore and coal
of corporations and capitalists.
How can we pace the people
after indulging in such outrage
ousdiscriminations and violations
of principle ?"
His Heart
Pieroed By Two Bullets.
Major Russel was found
stretched upon the ground dead
on last Tuesday morning a few
hundred yards from his home on
Brushy Pork. He had evidently
been shot by some one concealed
in the thicket as he passed, for
two bullets had pierced his
breast. A boy had seen him at
Overfield on Monday evening and
he had started home carrying a
rifle. About half after six the
same evening two or three shots
were heard by Camden and Hoff
man Trimble, whose home is near
Russell's home, but they paid no
attention to the matter. No one
knew until Russell's dead body
was found on the following morn
ing by Howard Hadcliff that a
tragedy had taken place. Rad
cliff and his boy were driving In n
wagon near the place when the
boy suddenly cried : "There is the
Major dead drunk." Mr. Rad
cliff went up to the silent figure
upon the ground and soon saw
that he was dead. His rifle lay
beside him. loaded, with the ham
mer sprung ready to be exploded.
A revolver, 32 calibre, protruded
from his pocket and every cham
ber in it was loaded also The
body was not removed until late
In the evening. Great excite
ment prevailed in the community.
The Russell's of that community
and their relatives soon heard of
the shooting and gathered In
large numbers.
Being a class of people easily
excited, their cries and waitings
were loud and long. Rusaell has
but few friends in the community
except his relatives, and the
readers of the Telisgram will
remember that it was only a few
weeks ago that these columns
contained an account of his In
dictment and trial for the poison
ing of Mrs. Amanda Weleh. his
mother-In law. As the evidence
was purely circumstantial he way
acquitted, but the jury and many
other people believed that he
poisoned the old lady. Popular
feeling against him was strong |
and when he was released from i
jail he was warned by numerous
notices posted about his premises
that he must leave the community
or he would be -put out of the
way."
The people of the community
feared that he would do them
private injury. He always went
armed and was a walking arsenal
at the time he was killed. Not
the slightest trace of the mur
derer can be found and the peo- j
pie do not appear to care any
thing about finding him. This
is the third tragic death that has
taken place on this little farm,
which is located about 13 miles
from Clasksburg. A few years
ago John Welch, the father, was
found in the lot late one night
dead with his throat cut from
ear to ear. Last spring the
mother was poisoned and Russell
was charged with having done
the dastardly deed. Now the
killing of Russell adds another |
bloody chapter to the history of
the ill fated farm.
Home and Abroad.
It is the duty of everyone, whether at
home or traveling for pleasure or busi
noss, to equip himself with remedies
which will keep up strength and pre
Tent illness, and cure such ills aa are
liable to come upon all in everyday life.
For instance. Hood's Barsapanllaaa a
general tonic, and to keep the blood
pure and lesa liable to abeorb the germs
of disease, will b* nigh invaluable.
Change of drinking water often causes
serious trouble, espeoklly if one has
been used to spring water in the coun
try. From a few drops to a teaipoonful
of Hood s 8arsaparilla in a tumble* of
water will prevent the water from hav
1D&w5 sD|^Btabferms, as a crtbartie,
cause no discomfort, no disturbance, no
loss of sleep, but assist the digestive or
gans. so that satisfactory results are
effected in a perfectly uaturrl and regu-1
lu'i?3:32
The 2Sth national encampment
of tne G. A. R. will be held in
Pittsburg. September 10 to 15, I
and over 50.000 of the "boys in i
blue" arc expected in the Smoky
City during encampment week. I
Sslew.
Howard Randolph has sold out
his grocery store to Preston Ran
dolph.
Pres. Gardiner started for a
trip in western and central New
^ ork.
Miss Lizzie Hopkins has closed
her school and returned to her
home in Sandyville. Miss LUlie
Dew and Metta Wilson accompa
nied her for a visit.
Miss Edna and Cora Smallwood
of Piedmont, are visiting their
numerous relatives in thin place.
Miss Cora Randolph is visiting
in Sardis.
Supt. Joseph Rosier and Miss
I va Randolph attended the Teach
ers Institute in Tyler county last
week.
Rev. J. B. Davis started for
Jackson Center, fig Friday.
Mi&s Pearl Davis, of Grafton,
who has been stopping several
weeks with her grandmother,
Mrs. Margret Davis, and other
frieads. returned home Saturday.
Rev. J. A. Hammond was call
ing on his numerous friends here
Saturday.
Miss Dora Gardiner returned
from a visit with friends on Lost
Creek Sunday.
Miss Estella Dolan, of Wolf
Summit, was visiting her father.
J. N. Gordon, Monday.
f Rev. Hoffman left here Monday
evening to attend the S. D. Bap.
list Conference, which meets in
Madison county, N. Y., this week. |
Quite a large number went
from here to Gypsy Grove Sun
day to hear Sara Jones.
Wnlu.
Col. A. W. Woodford left Moo
day for Barbour county to ship
cattle.
Hon. Andrew Edmiston re
turned Saturday from a business
trip in Ohio.
Miss Gertrude Evans,of Clarks
burg, is the guest of her friend.
Miss Edna Hale.
Robert Shuttle worth, an ex
perienced printer of Clarksburg,
has accepted a position on "the
\V<n hi* mechanical department
H. R. Harrison and R. L. Bland
went to Clarksburg list week
with a view 'to purchasing the
Nairn, but found the paper had
already been soid.
Thomas Smith, age nearly 19
years, and youngest child of A.
M. Smith, died of typhoid fever
at the home of bis parents on
Stone Coal Monday.
The residence of J. W. Mc
Klnney, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday nighjt at 10 o'clock
and nearly all the contents con
sumed. ? World.
Prospect Vsllev.
Perhaps one of tin greatest proofs of
the progressiveness of the Sunday
schools of this part of the country ?aa
witnessed at Chalfant'a drove Satur
day August 11, in the form of a Suudav
School celebration. The Sabbath school
scholars were arranged iu the line of
march by their respective superintend
enta. The order to march van given
and two hundred boys and girls could
be aeen marchinc through the long aisle
of the Grove keeping step to the sound
of sweet melodious music. The smiles
"on the faces of those nobleyoaths spoke
plainly of the careful training they hail
raoelTcdin school
Ever.) feature of the programme wa.i
nicely arranged doing honor to its
writer unl justice to the scholars. The
exercises oontinned throughout the dav
growing in interest to the last. J. W,
Hess with others responded to an invi
tation to address the audience for a few
moments. This was ably done and
every mind was led to think of the
marvelous work the Sabbath schools of
Harrison county were doing. Let the
days ever be green iu the minds of those
who participated in it Citizen.
The Holmes Shoe Co. have
made a cut on prices for the
next thirty days in order to make
room for their fall stock. 40-tf.
Prom a bushel of corn adealer
gets four gallonsof whisky, which
retails for $16. Of this the gov
ernment gets $3.60, the retailer
gets $7, the distiller gets &i. the
railroader gets one, the farmer
who raised tl.f corn gets 40 cents,
the consumer pets'" teip^ays or
mot^-in the "cooler," an4 |h.e
policeman and judge get good
salaries for sending him there.