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CLARKSBURG. W. VA.. APRIL 1 1904
WHOLE N0.6036
an Orphan,
Tires of
uuc anu laivcs uiy uuac vi Cflf
bolic Acid in Her Room
on Clark Street.
Scent causes Her to be Discovered Lving Uncon
scious on Her Bed. but Physician Uses
Stomach Pump b"t is Thought
to be Dying.
A mysterious attempt at suicide hap*
pened in Glen Elk at about ^leven o'clock
Thursday morning. There is no ex
planation for it, except what the one
who tried It lias to say about it herself,
and that? does not appear a very log
ical reason for ending one's life, although
the mind may in fits of despondency
reach that desperate stage.
Miss Agnes Williams, an orphan girl
about 23 years of age, is the one who
tried to shuffle off this mortal coil. STie
appears to have attempted the rash act
about eleven o'clock, although the exact
"time is not definitely known. She is a
.domestic at the Waldo hotel and makes
her home at the residence of Claude
Hailey, on Clark street. She was in her
room at the time sfie .attempted to take
her life and was discovered by ? Mrs.
Hailey. who smelt something she thought
to be carbolic acid. She went to the
young lady's, room, opened the door
and was horrified to see her lying on
j; * the bed in rather careless fashion, but
more horrified was she, when she spoke
to her and received no response. Then
I she say a bottle of cartiolic acid nearby.
' J5ait Incoming thoroughly alarmed, she
hurried to the homes of her neighbors
and summoned them to the girl's room.
They used home remedies until Dr.
Chester R. Ogden could arrive. TTe came
about 12.30 and although Miss Williams
bad been unconscious an hour and a
toalf. he applied the stomach pump in a
?way and administered such restoratives
as brought her to consciousness, after
considerable difficulty and much hard
?work.
When she was sufficiently revived to
talk, she, was asked 'what had driven
her to this awful act. and in reply she
gg. *'*-states that she had no friends and
m&rl' wanted to flic. Further than that she
had no explanation to make and her
ftfned? can account for ner actions in no
other way. She is a young lady of
splendid reputation and had no cause
* than that assigned for her wantinsr to
end her life, so far as those who are ac- j
~ quainted with her know.
Isjv' , Tt ** remarkable that she did not die.}
? , as the dose taken by h?;r was fully three j
tea spoonsful, nad doul>n???s she "would
. hove now l>een a corpse, if it had not
- / been for the timely discovery by Mrs.!
Hiriler.
Miss Williams has been a resident of|
this city three or four years. She for
. raerly was a domestic at the St. Charles |
Aotel.*
At first it was thought the young lady
. might iget well, but about Ihree o'clock
*.;1n the afternoon Dr. Ogden was *nin
r ? rooned acrain to lier bedside and her eon
<&' dition -is alarming. Tt is not believed I
F* ?. ?h? can recover, in fact, she is thought j
|fr to be dying at press hour.
ADAMSTON
WEDDING i
Mr. Charles Weiley Scfiutte and Miss |
Daisy Lee Baxter Married at Home
of the Bride's Mother.
A. quiet tredidng tflttk place at the
? home of Mrs. Annie Baxter, i?t Adnmston
at eight o'clock Wednesday night', ific
contracting parties were her dAlgKter,
Lee Baxter and Mr. Cliarie#
r^huttc. son of GoClieb Schut^e.
^H'knonn merchant at that place.
norny was performed by Kev.'
|Shanabarser in the presence of a
of friend*. They are a worthy
| couple and have & host of friends,
?i'sh them happiness ami prosperity.
: LICENSE ISSUED
? .?/ ;
County Cleric Charles P. HoMen is-1
i license Thursday to the |
--r ?d M. Theodoshte j
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| BANKER
DISAPPEARS
Causing the- Federal Trust Company to
Assign With Assets of xhree
Million Dollars.
By Associated Press.
Cleveland, Ohio, March 31?-The Fed
oral Trust Company to-day assigned to
the Guardian Trust Company, owing to
the disappearanee of a prominent offi
cial of the Federal Trust Company. Its
total assets are about three million dol
lars.
The officials of tjoth companies declare
the depositors will lose nothing by the
assignment, 'the Guardian Trust Com
pany assuming all obligations. The
shortage will not exceed $20,000.
COLDEST
IN YEARS
Was the Past Winter Says the United
States Crop Bulletin?Crops in
Bad Condition.
The past winter will long l? remem
bered as the coldest experienced _ in
many years, says the United States Ag
ricultural Servicc for West Virginia.
Some say that the winter 1850 and '57
is the only one to be compared with it.
i While the minimiun temperatures were
I not nearly as low as those previously
I reached, the maximum temperatures
I were much lower, there being but few
days when they got above the freezing
? point. The precipitation was also great
ly deficient and was mostly in the form
of snow. December was the coldest of
which there is any record, the mean be
ing 8 .4 degrees below the normal; the
precipitation was alsot nior than one
inch below average. November. Jan
uary and February were alL cold months
with precipitation considerably deficient.
The mean temperature ami precipitation
for March were above the normal.
Reports indicate that winter wheat,
rye and grass nre in very poor condition,
and that some fields will have to be
plowed up. Owing to droughty condi
tions in September, plowing and seeding
were greatly delayed, and were not com
pleted until the middle i1t October. Dry
Weather during the rest of the month,
and the first lialf of November. i??s not
favorable for growth. The dry, cold
weather of December. January and Feb
ruary, with not much protection from
snow, also had a very injurious effect.
Xo plowing or other farm work was done
up to the first of March. The mild
weather ami good showers of the fourth
week started vegetation, and at the
close of the month, grass was greeh.
fruit buds were beginning to swell, ft
little plowing had been dnnc, and a few
potatoes planted. Stock wintered fairly
well, but feed wns getting very scarce.
The prospects were never better for *
good fruit crop of all Kinds. It is not
believed that the freeze of the 27th and
28th did any damage to irliit on it was
quite backward.
SWALLOWED A CRAWFISH
Did Young Hon While Drinking Water
?Remained in His Stomach .Two
Days and Was Taken Ont Alive
Maysvillc, Ky.. March 31?(Ernest For
man. a young man of this county, while
drinking out of a creek, swallowed a
crawfish about an inch long. It re
mained in his stomach for two days be
fore a physician was called. When an
emetic was given him he was relieved of
the fish which was alive. He is now
confined to hie bed with pneumonia
whidi his physician sa^g Is the result
of swallowing the crawfish. The con
stant crawling of the pest in t&e stom
ach almost 14* Urn crazy.
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FLOODS
DROWN
PEOPLE
WOMAN PERISHES WHILE TRYING
TO RESCUE BED CLOTHING '
FROM FLOODED HOUSE.
TWENTY-SEVEN WOMEN AND
CHILDREN DRIVEN FROM HOME
ARE QUARTERED IN
SCHOOL HOUSE.
Heavy Rain Falls In Big Miami and
Licking Valleys Causes Big Rise in
Small Streams and Rivers?Two
Counties Are Under Water
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Ohio. March 31?The rain
here the past twenty-four hours, was
eight inches. A heavy rain fnll in the
big Miami Valley and in the Lickinff
Valley' Is causing local rise of the Ohio
river H?ro one one foot. It is still rain
ing. The rainfall up the river is not
heavy so far and the river is falling from
l'itstmrg to Portsmouth.
By Associated Press.
Vincennes. Intl., March 31?The Bel
grade levee has broken again and the
Willi ash river is rising nn inch an hour.
It rained hard all night in southern In
liana and the water is standing in the
principal streets here.
This county and Lawrence county are
under water.
Twenty-seven women and children are
quartered in a school house. It is re
ported that Mary Fussier was drowned
to-day while rescuinf bed clothing from
a flooded house.
Indianapolis and Vincennes road* have
run no train for a week.
By Associated Press.
Madison..Ind.. March 31?Over an inch
of rain ha* fallen and it is still raining.
The Ohio river and smaller streams are
again rising.
By Associated Press.
Evansville. Ind., March 31?The Hazle
ton fill has washed out, closing traffic
between Evansville and Vincennes.
By Associated Press.
Evansville. Ind.. March 31?dlazleton
is liable to be submerged. '1 he Evans
ville &. Terra Haute railroad will aban
don its route and rebuild over a new one.
They are using the Baltimore Jt Ohio
Southwestern track to Olney, III.
'Princeton is surrounded by water.
By Associated Press. .
Vincennes, Ind., March 31?The Wa
bash has risen four inches to-day. Tele
graph poles were blown down at Okla
homa and all the people left their houses
and are living in stalls at the fair
grounds. Officials of the Baltimore Jt
Ohio Southwestern, at Cincinnati, deny
that there ho? been damage to their
tracks and-say there has been no inter-]
ruption of traffic between Cincinnati and i
St. Louis.
mr.Tay~~
MANAGER
SELECTED BY BAILEY AND MELTON
FOR THAT POSITION IN LOCAL
BROKERAGE OFFICE.
Offices Will Be Installed by This Firm in
Mannington, Fairmont, Parkersbnrg
and Several Other Places.
W. S. Melton, of the Arm of Bailey
and Melton, the leading brokers of
Wheeling, was in the city Wednesday on
business connected with their branch of
fice located in the Irwin building.
Charles E. Lay has been selected as
manager of the local office and will as-(
Mime the duties of such at once. He
will be assisted by E. S. Delbridge as
operator. Mr. Lay will not be able to
give his entire attention to the business
of his customers.
An additional wire service will be in
stalled, which will give this office faci
lites for receiving quotations and .the
quick dispatch of business unsurpassed
by no office in the State.
The firm of Bailey and Melton, on ac
count of their fair dealings and good ser
vice, has become one of the leading
brokerage establishments of the country
and -will establish a line of branch of
fices throughout West Virginia.
Beginning Monday new offices will be
opened at Mannington. Fairmont, Par
kersburg, SietersviUe and New Martins
ville, and as soon as wires, which are
now building- are completed fifteen or
twenty more offices will be added includ
ing Charleston and Huntington.
Mr. Melton expressed himself as great
ly Impressed with the future of Clarks
burg and will make.-* business visit here
?tout oaoe f week hereafter.
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MID-SUMMER
MEETING
Will Be Held at the New Fair Ground*
?Railroad to the Grounds Win Be
Finished by July ist?Fair Wfll '
Be Held in September.
A full corps of Baltimore & Ohio en
gineers are at work surveying the route
of the extension of the railroad from the
Industrial addition to the ground* of
the West Virginia Fair'Assocation. The
route in up Elk creek to the fair grounds
a distance of about one mile. The road
will be built ?t once. It is expected to
take the laborers engaged on the exten
sion to Grasselli and put them on the
construction work. This will be done
within the next few days, as the other
extension is practically finished. The
rood will be pushed to speedy completion
and the association will take immediate
steps to arrange for a big race meet
about the fourth of July and will hare
a regular fair in -September. It is the
intention of the association to join the
Pittsburg half-mile circuit, which will
guarantee fine racng.
INVITED TO ANNUAL BALL.
I Several colored people here have re
j reived invitation* to iVttend the annual
| !>all of tin* Lotus Social Club, nt Graf
i ion, to lie held in the Brinkman boupe
the night of April 8. The Clarksburg
j colored orchestra will furnish the music.
I OBSTACLES
REMOVED
By Decision of French Civil Tribunal to
Transfer of Panama Canal
Concession.
By Associated Press.
Pari*. Frail ce. 'March 31?The first civ
il tribunal of Seine to-day decided the
case of the Republic of Columbia against
the Panama Canal Company in faVor of
the defendants. This ha* the effect of
removing the legal obstacles in the way
of the transfer of the canal concession
from the company to the United States.
FUNERAL OF MISS KESTER,
J The funeral of Mis* Ersa Hester,
j daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hester,
, who died Tuesday mid-night from ty
' phoid pneumonia, took place: from the
| home in Broad Oaks Thursday afternoon
at three o'clock. The remain^ were tak
en to the Mount Zion church, on the
Philippi road, for burial.
/WINERS
STRIKE
IN IOWA
Fifteen Thousand Go Out and All Mines
Are Closed?Failed to Agree
on Wages.
By Associated Press.
Desmoinse, Iowa, March 31?Every
coal mine in I6wa is closed. Fifteen
thousand and five hundred miners have
struck. The miners and operators fail
ed to agree on a scale of wages.
WILL PREACH IN SALEM.
Rev. L. E. Peters will preach in the
Kaptist church, nt ?Salem. Sunday morn
ing and evening and on the following
Sunday Rev. Arthur Hanks, of Guyan
dntte. who was recently called to that
church, will enter on the pastorate of the
Salem church.
MARRIED IN PARKERSBURG.
Mr. Edmond Simpson Flanlgan, of
Salem, and Miss Maude B. Lutes, of
Farkerrfburg, were married in the bride's
home city Thursday evening. Mr. Flan
igan is a brother of J. J. and J. M. Flan
igan, of Salem, and is a street car con
ductor in Parkcrsburg, where they will
reside.
BAILEY AND MELTON'S
NOON MARKET ADVICE
Stocks opened one-half higher than
yesterday's close, holding strong. May
corn has been the feature of the grain
market the past feiw days, reaching high
?nark at eleven o'clock this morning, 50%
B. 1 O., 80; Penmu. IIS; A. C. P.. 48%:
R. I., 22%; May wheat, #5%; May corn,
50%; May oats, 41%.
SPECIAL COMMANDBRY MEETING
A pedal meeting of Clarksburg Com
mandery. No. 13. Knights of Templar,
will be held in Masonic hall to-night at
7.10 o'clock. The officers desire the pres.
enee of as many of the members as pos
sible. Considerable Important businesi
win be transacted. /
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BRYAN LOSES GIFT
BY THE DECISION
_ - .ifif--*' ' V-' *
Of the Superior Court in the Fam
ous Bennett Will Case?Judge
Excludes the "Sealed Letter."
Giving Bryan $50,000.
Judge 6ager Renders His Decision After Long and
-Bitter Argument by Opposing counsel -Judge
Stondard Produces the Law on the Sub
ject anP Wins for Mrs. Bennett.
WILSONBURG
Little Budget of News From the Town |
Ont the Piles?Lamp Black Factory
is Nearing Completion.
N[Kvinl to the Daily 1'elegram.
Wilaonburg, W. Va., 5Iurr.li 31?Joseph
Matlieney has moved his family ami
household effect* from thi< place to Mt.
Clare, whcre'he will reside in the future.
Ifc lias accepted a position as pit boas
with the Lukens Coal Company.
Opens Barber Sfiop.
E. b. My or. who formerly ran a bar
lier ?hop here bat who moved to Weston
*omc time ajto to work In a barber shop
there, has returned ami opened up his
old shop.
Nesting Completion.
The new Mehnian Lamp Illaek Com
pany'* piant is nearing completion. The|
pa* well lia* been drilled and it was nec
essary to make s> temporary suspension!
of work Wednesday until the ten-inohj
casing for the hole arrive*. The plant]
is located on the J. W." Brown place. ,
Moves to WibonSnrg.
F. C. Devericks, of Clarksburg, insur
ance agent and real estate dealer is mov
ing hi* household effect* to the Mr*. El
la Ash house, near the post office, where |
I he will make his permanent abode.
Return From Ohio.
Ray Fowler and George Bddy returned |
to their homes in Wilsonburg Wednes
day night. They have been working in I
the coal fields of Ohio for some time past
A number of people from till* placi" j
attended the funeral of the late David]
11. Oain, at Adamston, ilmrsday morn
ing.
?Mrs. M. C. Baker, wife of Superintend
ent Baker, of the new carbon factory,
wa* in Clarksburg Thursday on a shopp
ing trip.
GYMNASIUM
OUTFIT!
For the Y. M. C. A. Arrives and Will
Be Installed ? -a Few Days?New
Quarters Not Quite Ready?Ten
nis Courta Will Be Made.
The gymnasium, apparatus for the
Young Men's Christian Association has
arrived and will be put in place in the
new quarters in a few days. It was ex
pected that- the new quarters in the
Payne building, on West Pile? street,
would .be ready by April 1. but owing to
some delay in getting material the as
sociation will not be able to move into
the new quarters until after April 0.
The general secretary-Will receive bids
for the cleaning up and. grading of the
Y. M. C .A. lot, on. West Pike street,
so as to put it in shape for tennis courts.
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.4 BREAK INEVITABLE
On the EvanaviUe A Terra Haute San
road and Much Damage Will
Be Done.
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By Associated Press.
Princeton, In<L, March 31?The small
streams are already running through the
big fill on the Evanavillc & Terra Haute
railroad, at Hasleton. A break Is in
evitable, and untold damafce will be done
below that point.
EXAMINATION
The. West Virginia School Journal an
nounce* that there will be three exam
inations under thn uniform system' held
in each of the counties of the State this
year. The dates aba as follows:
First?May 26 and 27.
Second?July 21 and 22.
New Karen, Conn., March 31?Judge
Edivin Cager, of the Superior Court, to
day excluded the "sealed letter" In tlio
Hon net t will caw a* it part of the will.
This :otter Rave n boqueat of $30,000 to
William J, Bryan, late Democratic 'pre*!- ? ,
dential candidate.
The lower court disallowed the "?wal
ed letter" and Bryan appealed the ciwe
to the Superior Court. This letter was
found with the will and directed that
Bryan be given $50,000 of the ostatc. * "
Former Judge Stoddard appeared be
fore the appeal court for Mr*. Bennett
and the other heirs anil fought every
inch of ground. Henry G. N'owfon ap
peared for Mr. Bryan. Judge Stoddard
said in hi* argument that the main
question wan whether the testamentary
letter or paper conveying any part of
the estate and chiming o oo any part of
the will when not in compliance with
the statute* and which is not signed by
three wjtnafsos according to law. He
sjikl no paper or codicil can be any part
of the will unless signed by three per
sons in th? presence of the testator. He
argued that the language was prohibitive .
Land exclusive and that no will drawn up
In this State shall be valid to pad un
less so witnessed. He aid it was the
isyr and practice of Connecticut, New
York, Maasrimnetts *?' well as in Eng
land. After quoting authorities, he de
clsred: t
"There is absolutely no authority that
a paper executed as this it and coming
into existence a? it does, tlut waa ever -
admitted to probate a* a part of the
?will" ire added that the paper must be
as comple>f*/'ip every detail as a will It
self and have the. same jurisdiction In
the statutes as any regularly drawn in
strument, ? 'S
BIG LOT SALE
BEING ARRANGED FOR
Arrangements are being perfected for
a big lot sale at the Francis addition
to JU'}-nol<l*vllle. April 14. Circulars
describing the advantages are being tent
nut. One of the inducement* offe;
described as follows:
"Every one attending the sale will
entitled to participate in the great
drawing lor Not X. 40?a splendid
erty, 75x200 feet, facing on Lynch
A ticket will be furnished to ea ?
present and the drawing conducted in
manner fair to all. Come and get
home for nothing." r
The addition consists of 10S
land, and is an Meal plot, of
subuttmn homes. It has been
into 189 lots, all of whfch wil be
on the day of sale.
?WmB*
SENATOR EL KINS APPOINTS
CADET AT ANNAPOLIS
Eugene i). McOormiclc. of Moigantow
has been appointed cadet art Annapol
by Senator Elkins. There were
applicants for the place and but
them passed the competive exiun
Young McCormick 'a but 18 years of
It is said that he is farther ad?
than any student of his age fat . the
veraity. eH has been a member of
foot ball team and has made a I
record in this. The young man wil)
ter the Naval Academy in June.
EXPLOSION
KILLS 61
sBaBsaa
. a Squib Factory is Pennsyl
vania.
By Associated. Cress.
Scran ton. Pa., March 31?F?
girls were instantly killed by an i
ion in a squib factory at ]
explosion waa caused by. a girl
a squib in a stove.
G T?T. Sprinkle, of Penniooro, is 1
city.