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GOVERNMENT WEATHER REPORT? Waahlwrton D. C. June IS.?For West Virginia?Fair warmer to-night. Friday fair and warmer. DAILY TELEGRAM Ddivered to all Part* of City by Co-rrtor*. Price Two Cant* a :V Copy VOLUME ill. NUMBER (33 CURCSE-JR6, WEST VIRGMIA. THURSDAY EVEKliS, JURE 18. 1903. iO CERTS A WEEK. BIS RAH.R8AD AND MINING SUIT IS ON TRIAL BEFORE JUDGE GOFF Celebrated Litigation Between King wood Coal Company and West Virginia & Northern Railroad Com pany, lH; Weaver, Irona Coal Company and Atlantic Coal & Coke Company is Being Heard in United States Court. Score of Witnesses Will be Examined and Trial Will be Postponed?Damages Sued for and Certain Percentage of Cars Asked for From the Railroad Com pany?Noted Attorneys Appear in the Case. The celebrated suit of the Kingwood CotI company against the West Virginia & Northern railroad company, J. II Weaver, the Irona Coal company an<J the Atlantic Coal & Coke company, which was instituted several weeks ago in the United States court before Judge Goff in chamber* and which was postponed at a special session of court here May 211. came up Thursday morning at 11 o'clock before Judge Gotf sitting in special ses sion as trial judge. There arc a number of prominent and distinguished person* in attendance from this state, as well as other states, amon^ whom are the counsel on'either side and those interested hi the controversy, be sides about twenty witnesses, who will be called upon to testify. The defendants are represented by P J. Crogan. of Kingwood; Hon. C. K Sprout, of WilJiamsport. Pa.; and Judge John H. Holt, of Charleston. V. Rob inson is among those who appear for the plaintiff. Among the interested parties present are Henry Haust, general manager of the West Virginia & Northern railroad: William Atkins, of Philadelphia, treas urer of the Kingwood Coal company; James Starford,of Tunnel ton. manager of the coal company; W. T. Blacks tone, of Piedmont, a mining expert: William Teters, the mining engineer for the coal company, and A. M. Lane, superintendent of the railroad. Mr. Teters took the witness stand first and testified as to the condition of the mines and its capacity, lie made the statement that the mines are in splendid condition and that the capacity is one thousand tons a day. His testi mony was given in detail and occupied i a goodly part of the day. W. R. Gocbe was the next witness. He is the owner of the land uj?on which the coal company has its lease. He tes tified that he did not think the King wood company was getting its share of the cars, but he added that he did not know the capacity of the other plant* and was not informed as to whether they received more cars than the Kingwood company, according to their capacity. L. W. Donahue, pit boss for the King wood company, was the next witness He stated that the mines were in good shape and that his company did not get as many car-* as it could load. He had not left the stand at press hour. The controversy is being gone int< in detail and as there is such a large number of witnesses to be examined and lengthy arguments will be made, it is ex pected that the trial will take the re mainder of the week, and it may be ex tended into next week. The plaintiff. in its bill, alleges that the railroad company, defendant, undei the inter-state commerce act. is a com mon carrier and therefore comes under the supervision of an act passed by congress to regulate commerce. It is averred that J. H. Weaver is the presi dent of the railroad company: also that is an officer and large stockholder in vrfc det^daftt^OyV^panies. Ho is ac cused. as well as otiter officers and stock holders of the company, of using undue and unreasonable preference for the de fendant coal companies as against the plaintiff coal company. The bill relates that the Kingwooe Coal company began the coal mining bus incss at Howesville on the West Virginif Northern railroad November 1, 1000. an* that that railroad is the only availabh outlet. It is advanced that the presiden of the railroad company, J. H. Weaver induced ami j>ersnaded the Kingwoo< company to open up mines, giving it as surances that shipping facilities woul be furnished by the West Virginia Northern; that there were assurances from Weaver and the railroad company that during periods of scarcity of cars there should be no discrimination in their distribution. The bill declares that since November 1 the plaintiff lias made repeated de mands for ears to ship coal to Wilming ton. Del., Philadelphia and New York, without avail to the extent to which it was 'entitled; that the Irona Coal com pany and the Atlantic Coal & Coke com pany received from that time on more than their just projmrtion of the cars. The declaration is made that Feb ruary 24 last written request was made of A. M. Lane, the superintendent of the railroad, for ears for 250 tons daily and that he replied that 'the company would l>e furnished cars'according to the ability of the railroad. Losses of the Plain till for lack of earsi are given at $15,757.00 from November; 1 to December .*51, 1902; $2,070.08 for ?January, ami $3,504.75 for February last j The object of the suit is to compel the i railroad company to give the j>lain- ; tiff 33 1-3 j>er cent of the cars brought j into that mining section. An attempt u also made to recover damages for the illegcd discrimination. COLORED TEAMS PLAY. The Clarksburg Colored baseball team crossed bats wth the Grafton colored ball team Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock on the East End ball diamond. There was a large crowd in attendance and the game started off well, both teams being well matched. The game is in progress a> the Telegram goes to press. DEATH AT KATYLICK. Cordon Strother. son of Thomas si rot her. died at his father's home at Katvlick -lime 15 from consumption. The funeral occurred the next day and the interment was in the Plan cemetery near his late home. He was 10 years of age. R. R. COMPANY HOLDS MEETING STOCKHOLDERS OF NEW FAIRMONT AHD CLARKSBURG TRACTION COMPANY MEET. Purpose of Meeting is to Organize the Newly Chartered Company and to Elect Officers and Board of Directors. The stockholders of the Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction company are hold ing a meeting this afternoon in Fairmont for the purpose of organizing the new company, which was recently granted a charter, the Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction company. The purpose of the meeting is to organize the new company, select a new board of directors, elect new officers and to transact any other busi ness that may come up for disposition. The meeting is being held in Ex-Governor Fleming's office, and nearly all of the stock holdings are represented. WESTON NURSE MARRIES Physicains Who Met Her, While Engaged Professionally, and Fell in Love With Her.?Wedding at Richmond. Richmond. Ya., June IS.?Miss Alice Dawson, of Weston, was iast night wedded to Dr. Marvin E. Xirk??ls. a prominent and successful young phy sician of thin city. This young lailv i* a trained nurse and it was while n the practw uf his profession that Nuckols met and naturally learned to love her. The marriage was quiet, occurring at the home of a friend of the bride, Mrs. Garland H. Clarke, of Chestnut Hill. Rev. W. W. Lear, of Centennary Mv E. church, performed the ceremony. LOGMAN WELL IN BI6 Makes a Production of Ninety-Nine Bar rels the First Twenty-Four Hours. Other Oil Notes. In the northeast end of the Folsom district, near Wallace, the Del mar Oil company and Greenlee have drilled in No. 2 on the Joshua Loottian farm and the well produced 1)0 barrels the tirst 24 hours. In the same district S. 1*. Starkev No 4 has been drilled into the >trav and i* showing some oil. The South Penn Oil company hai drilled its test on the C. E Robinson farm 22 feet into the stray and has developed some ;ras. but no oil, IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY TRIED TO MEET. The Clarksburg Improvement society attempted to hold a meeting in the op era house last evening at 4 o'clock, but the members were conspicuous on account of their alwmse. Three ladies were there and waited in vain for the others to put in I an appearance. Finally, after an hour's wait, they dccidcd to go home and meet I some other time perhaps. CAUGHT IN ACT OF BREAKING IN HOUSE OF PHILIP MOORE ON BEN STREET AND SHOT AT BY MRS. MOORE, WHOSE BULLETS APPEAR TO HAVE TAKEN EF FECT.?WOULD-BE BURGLARS NOT YET POSI TIVELY KNOWN. The homo of Philip Moore on Ben street was visited at 1 o'eloek yesterday morning by an unknown party, who was evidently a burglar or had designing in tentions toward Mrs. Moore, who was alone in the house. Mr. Moore is a night watchman at the RnhI? Koblcgard com pany's wholesale bouse in Glen Elk. and lie was attending to his duties that night. In all probability this fact was known to the fellow and lie might have meant to do Mrs. Moore harm. Anyway, he had mischief in view. The fellow tried to enter the house by , way of the kitchen window. He tore the "glass out and the screen down, before Mrs. Moore became aware of his pres i encc. She jumped out of bed, grabbed a revolver. 38 calibre, and ran toward , the window and fired at the follow. She I shot three times at him and tried the ? fourth, but the pun failed to discharge I The fellow ran from the house and dis appeared in the darkness. When daylight came blood was dis covered at the window and a trail led from the house to the residence of an other party in that neighborhood, from this it is evident that ?>nc uS the bul*| lets at least took effect, and it is thought that it struck the fellow's right arm. i Mrs. Moore was very much .unnerved bv incident, but held fort until her huv band returned home from lus work, and t hen an investigation -began. Mr. Mooro is coutideojt he has located the pfifcrty but is waiting for developments which will warrant an arrest. That-it was some one in the neighborhood seems cer tain from the fact that a fellow or t\vo are earning their arms in a sling an(1 account for their injuries only in. a vague way. An arrest is expected in a day or so, and a party under sus picion will have th? opportunity to prove Tin alibi or explain his presence at Moore's home at that hour of night. Fashionable WAS THE SMIXH-COLLHiS WED DING AT OVERLOOK INN, MT. LAKE PARK. HOTEL LAVISHLY AND SUPERBLY DECORATED FOR THE OC CASION. Many Guests Present From Various Sec tions of tie State.?Ceremony Elaborate, Impressive and In teresting to All is Attendance. One of the largest and most fasbiona | ble affairs that lia* ever occurred at Overlook Inn. Mt Lake Park, wan tho marriage of Miss Anita Collins, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Creed Collins, of lVnn-boro. to Mr. Harvey Paris Smith, of Clarksburg, which was solemnized on Wednesday evening at 3:30 o'clock. The Inn never looked more attractive with its dnintv trimmings of white and green. Tlie very breath of spring seem ed to have invaded the whole lower Hoot and great gaUeries. The decoratious were most elaborate. being one mass of greenery, with luigt- palms, potted plants and other exotics and with the brilliant electric lights presented a scene long to lie rememlMTod oy the many guest who were present. The large reception hall was most attractive with its bang ings of oriental nigs anil large wood fire, was gracefully wrapped with garlands The balustrade of the broad stairawy of asparagus vines and ferns, and with the rich glow of the great log lire fruu--' tne old fire place, and colored lights of the lanterns, formed a pleasing back ground for the bridal party as it ap proached the beautiful staircase. Prompt ly at the appointed hour the -weet -trains of Lohengrin's wedding march, two little flower girls. Misses (icnevievc Collins and Lillian Woodell. of Penns boro, who wore dainty frocks of wniti lace and with great bnnchcs of white organdy elaborately trimmed with white loses, carried the pink ribbons which marked the way to the beautiful areli of stnilax, trailing asparagus vines ami clusters of white flowers under which the bridal [arty stood during the ceremony Hollowing the little maids came the ma tron of honor. Mr?. Edward Orandisoit Smith, -i-ter-in-law to the groom. who was beautifully attired in a gown of white voile, made orcr pink taffeta and embroidered in acorns and oak lea>es She carried an ivory prayer book and an American Beauty rose. Then came the ushers. Messrs. Haymond Maxwell of Clarksburg, and Dr. George I- Hatfield of L'niontown. I'a_ followed by the bridesmaids. Miss Mary Wilson Brow* and Miss Sa-ie Alice Maxweil, both of whom looked most charming in exquisif gowns of sheer white organdy arti-ti ually made over white taffeta. The dec ollete corsage. trimmed in Mechlin lace was most effective, and to complete these becoming costumes they carried large bonquets of white roses with pink rib bons. The bride, who was the cynosurt of all eves, entered with her father She is a petite brnnette, with large brown eyes and auburn hair, and never looked more beautiful. She wore a su perb gown of white crepe de chine made with princess train. The high corsage was exquisitely trimmed in rare old point de Venice lain- and hand embroidered pal liated circles. The full tulle bridal vei was gracefully held in place by a coronet of tule and orange blossoms. She car ried a superb shower bouquet of hride - roses and lilies of the illev. They were | met at the foot of the lwautiful arch of flowers and greenery by the groom, do best man. Mr. Edward GrJUjdison Smith the groom's brother, and tha Ht. lie* \V. S. (Iravatt. bishop ooadjutator of West Virginia, who officiated. During the reading- r?f the betliruthal and marTiage service of the Episcopu* church, which is always so impressive. "The Voicc that Breathes O'er Eden was beautifully rendered by an orches tra of stringed instruments from a bal cony above, hidden behind screens of greenery and trailing vines. At the con^ elusion of the ceremony Mcndclssohns wedding march was beautifully played. A delightful reception followed in the lar-e parlors. The whole house was ar tistically decorated with great .banks of green, trailing vines, clu-ters of dai sies and white roses, the color scheme of gTeen and while bciflg ''arrieil out 7n all ttie decorations with_ a touch o! pink. IJr.' and- Mrs. Creed Collins wen ass^ited in receiving their quests by Mr-. Fay Collins \yoodtlcll, Mrs. Floyd K. Mo'rri-'w.'Mrs. John \T. Frown ami the wedding |ia"rtv. Th? dining room wa beautiful in.its decorations of green and white." The "bridal -party's table, was most attractive, with its decorations iu pTnk ami green ami with tji soft glow of the-pmk .haded- light" eon?#etod most beautifully with'the. white Mainly cos tumes of-the'bride and her maids. ' IV, lightful music was rendrred^ by a fuller cbestra all daring the reei^tipn. -1-ater in the evening Mr. and Mrs.. Smiti jeft for an extended . trip.in the ea^t. - Miss Collins i? the daughter of Mr. atfj (Continued on Page 0.) ESTEEMED LADY SUCCUMBS TO CONSUMPTION AT HER HOME AT WYATT AF TER LINGERING ILLNESS. Mrs. Jennie Anderson, Wife of Prominent Wyatt Mer:'".nt, and Farmer, An swers the Heavenly Call. Consumption caused the death of one county's esteemed and respected women. Mrs. Jennie Anderson, wife of Marcene J. Anderson, a prominent merchant and farmer of Wyatt. at her home at th t place Wednesday morning. She had been i!! for a long while. Her death was n< altogether unexpected, but the announc. mcnt wil cause pain and sorrow to many people in the county who know her. The deceased is survived by a husband | and three children. The children are J Charles G., Cora Belle, and George An | derson. She wan in the 56th year of her age. Mrs. Anderson was a highly cs j teemed lady. I lor Christian-like acts and kindnesses endeared her to many hearts. The funeral was V :Id from the late home Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock I In* interment was in the Hardesty cem eterv. BULL GiME THIS AFTERNOON Young Men's Christian Association Teams of Elkins and Clarksburg Fight It Out on the Diamond. 1 he ^ oung Men's Christian Association baseball club of Elkins arrived in 'the city this morning on the 10:13 train to play the Clarksburg Association team The game was called at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the East End hall park, and as the Tele^nun goes to press it is in progress. Both teams arc strong ones, .and the game will no doubt he a hotly contested one. A small admission fee was charged at the gates for the pur-, pose of defraying the expenses of the! visiting team. COUNTY TEACHERS Examinations Are Commenced by the County Board Thursday Morning. Seventy-One Teachers in At tendance. Thursday morning the county teachers* examination began in the Central High school building. Seventy-one educator* from all parts of the county are taking the examinations, which are being con ducted by the county board of examin ers. consisting of President M. B. NVwlon County Superintendent-El-ct L. \V. Og den and O. \V. Lad wig. Thursday the day was taken up in the examinations in orthography, geography, penmanship and reading. The tests will continue Thurs day and Friday, and the result will be announced by the hoard within about a j week thereafter. Of the seventy-one who I are taking the examinations, forty arej males and t hirty-one females. JOHN GEMMA SELLS FRUIT STORE ! John Gemma has sold his fruit and con ! fectionaiy store on Pike street to Tho- i Cumindzis. The consideration is pri-1 vatc. The new owner has taken charge" of the store and will conduct the busi ness in the same plaee its heretofore. GOODWIN VINDICATED BY BOARD Of REGENTS C ? " ? End of the Scancjal at the Shep herdstown State Normal School * and **AI1 is Quiet Along the Po tomac"?Principal Innocent of any Wrong Doing. .? ?_ ~ i Serious Charges Against Music Teacher Almost Cost Googwin His Life, but Ventilation of the Affair Showed Htm to be in the night?Will Not be Associated With Normal . Next Year PRETTY WEDDING Solemnized at West Milford in Presence of Fifty Invited Guests. The marriage of Miss WUla Hotf and -Mr. Lloyd Chnlfant took place sit 8:."U o'clock Wednesday evening *1 tii?* home of Mr. and Mrs. .James KofT,of West Mil ford, parents of the bride. The SBjWC*, Lucy I (off. sinter of the Iffcidc. an-.l Awn Chalfant, sister of the brid?*?room, wcrt* bridesmaids, and Messrs. A. B. Bartlet t and O. W. Lad wig were the groom's at tendants. Rev. Dr. William M. Hud-j so'd, pastor of -the First I'resby teriaa church, of this city, officiated in*the pres ence of about fifty guests. ' The bride wore a Ijeautifu! white or gandie and hgr maids were dressed tastily in blue. .. After the ceremony refreshments were served. FRENCH WEDDING RECEPTION Friends of Mr. "and Mra. Girard, Newly Manner at Northview. Mnner at Northview.. The home of Mr. tlladdius Girard at Xorthview was' the scene of a Kremh wedding reception last night. Mr. <?ir ard, as was chronicled by this paper ye tor day, was married yesterday morniru to Miss (I arm alia Schmidt at the Catho lic parsonage, and the affair lasfr nitrht was given to celebrate the event. " Thmry were many invited quests. Tin* ('larks . burg opera house hand ftirnisluHl music for the occasion and the festivities con tinued until 2 o'clock in the morning Feasting and dancing were indulged in The event was of more than ordinary in terest not only to the French, but tlu Americans present also. SOLD ALL THE LOTS. The Bridgeport lot sale today w^s a i big success. All the lot^Jittmhering 42. ; were sold. The highest price was" | and the lowest -$45. Tlie aggregate ' amount realised was $(1,040. MISS BRIDGET SHIELDS, SISTER 0 * MRS. CHARLES HERN, THE SMALL POX, BECOMES INSANE IN QU ARAHTTHE.?RECENT MISFOR FORTUNES OF FAMILY SUPPOSED TO HAVE CAUSED MENTAL DERANGEMENT. Miss Bridget Shields, sister of Mrs Charles llcrn, who is suircrin;* from the -.mallpoJ, and is confined in the Pike lions* under quarantine on .Kant Pike -treet, is crazy. So suited "Dr. ?!>. F. , Kornmann, who in the attending. physi cian in ? the smallpox ease, Thursday1 morning. * . ? For the, juwt. several days both Dr. Pee*k. the "city health piYiccr. and Dr. house since her sister was taken down with the infectaous disease. She and two nurses. Miss Ida Briedlove. of Graf ton, and a colorod woman of this eity. have been talking care of the patient. The doctors say her actions are that of a crazy person. She taller incoher ently, am! ? seems to be latioiftng under the hallucination that her -aster's food medicifte and clothing are not all right Konunann;havo noticed strange j&tiqng Shhi tikes tlfem away from her. j>n ^he.-purl of !Mis4 Shields. 'Shb.hajl Slie will not eat nrfy food..and the past lK?en talking: ?ina^terenily and artftig in sevcftl plaits she has not slept any at ?in irrational ganger - WednesiJay even- at!. *-VW' -. t??r taking note of Irr'iirental condition. I and the J linens of her sister liavo. weigb prunouMe^MT;ftauc. ^ <ni heavily on%er mind and.e*used her Thursday morning he.reported the ea*e rriental derarfj?era*cnt. It is said that -she to*the mayor. , ? ' * [has snlTerrd from the nunc trouhle at Miss Shields has been- confined-in the; times before. T]i<; iemndtl .-it t lie ShepbentoUnirB nor- ^ mal school, of which K. F. Uoodwn./ff . > llridgcport. this county, fa priucipal. m'?ih to be a thin? el the ]?*<? and U? , aehoo! will continue, as if nothing un- J u-Uirf had happened. The principal has been exonerated 1>V p the board of regents, a full and complete- i trial having been held. ; As. to stated on a prior, occasion, the - ? trouble began about two months ago. Thei1? were persistent -rumors and picions that the music teuc-hrr.Miss Win- _ tatf. of Washington. was a party to a *. -haily and scandalous transaction. l^pT*of the faculty, refused to attend chajiel exercises when she famished the Professor Goodwin received an anony mous letter informing him of thing- J which were supposed to hafe happened, 1!,- decided at tirsL not to ?> anything about it, but after attending,chapel he .' ' felt- it his dutv to appri-e the musk ^ teacher of the receipt of the letter .ml, he called her into the room. H is eU'tii ?... ed that she i<ad also -reasjjjfi ? telling Ifer of the faot that (Sodwto.kad^ received the" letter. and she lemaik^Wo;: liilirtbat he. had a It-tt'T.,.%^ -<? ? This-incident raised ???? *?d ^liwlwln notified the U>cat_ ^lAWitic* niij ah- incMtijaflon w?* ?Ur?ed.. The charge was that the lady in#c ca-e-had . submitted to ju.abortion .md Ah.it ihe.jpc child. jvaaifcnried iff the Wet Yard of one/ the-,pronnnenr eitiwm*. ?f the Goodwin alleged that bK.wibVU and'tStfi a colored -woman residing. near the spot where the rlii'M Wraid fi>.b?t- j been buried MM her. The colored man. when eonfruntM..with the ? denW thJJt she *****?*? u, Mrs. fioodwS.nlmat it and professed_ to have I*) k?wl<alR"-' ?(.i(.whatever... ? ?Inf-e BlactoS&K}f&^ sic teaeber. turf llar#^" w?mt > the school bnihlfif in defense "of tor *n 4 ,-ditor. saying that .she- was the nJon-day sim, -and some 4rw?t? ,lents <rrving out. -tberf m*:M* , eli|, , ." .Snider left tlierlnnUuig wi out giving -'CModtrio an opportunity Threats were tlien xnftph cut <Sood _ win's throat and-he left. None them Vnew where he went, but it appear* that he nme to Grafton and consult*! Regent ltobinson aad then went to Parkcrsb?rg ; to we Mr. Straub. another recent. J hen he returned to the school and )? very thing . went on smoothly until -Tnue ?. which ? wis Decoration D?y there.. ^ . - - ? the close of that occasion, as f.ood wit, and his wife .and 'others were pass i?g along the AM. Mr?. Brr Reynolds attacked Mrs. Goodwin, tbr?wng .,nd .tone- at her. it> claimed. <.??.! win did nut itorfefe or resent toe it> dijmitv h.-apcU upon him an.Thts wife. Mr,. lteyjiolfi -.Teamed and np|*ilc4 to. those -.vii?. witnessed the incident to as sist her" and wantcl to knoji- where liei friends wen-. But no one volunteered to I assist her in the attack. ' " It n> given out ti.at Dr. R<-ynolds served notice that Goodwin ntWt leave town insid.- of twenty-foOT ionrs. ? was taken- from that that the doctor in tended to kill Goodwin. The sheriff graphed to Coveraoi- White nnd the -at ter wired him to aw all the ferson county, if necessary, to ? ? ?? r.oodwin Guard? were P"1 violence to Go*?- ^ ?n and a corps of cadet- at u e A'T M^'Ma-on. pweenting -rrtsrt ,a to w J a?tll?ri,y.' He was S ? SU fT the governor Judge niaekstone r5n.' .rfciaWd with the normal next yea .