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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
FIRE IN OIL REGIONS
Great Loss in Pennsylvania
Forest Towns.
People Compelled To Flee for Their
Lives-Hamlets Entirely Oblitera.
ted-Many Oil Wells Burning No
Relief Expected Until Rain Falls.
Water Shipped in Barrels by Rail.

Bradford, IA, June 6.-The forest
nres which started in Elk county last
Saturday and which are raging 20 day
in several sections were the most de-
structive in the history of this region of
the country. At Russell City the people
after becoming exhausted from fighting
the flames were forced to flee for their
lives. They were obliged to leave every
thing and run to q clearing two miles
distant at Highland Corners.
Fires in Every Direction.
Nothing is left of Russell City. The
hre is again burning in the vicn-
ity of the oil works. The rains of last
night only partially checked the flames.
The Northern Oil company has twenty
oil wells and number Of tanks
burning at this place. 1t is impos-
sible to estimate the loss. The
woods lealing to Clark's mills are a
mass of flames on both sides of the road.
There is fire in every direction, and all
Efforts to check its progress seem futile.
Entirely Obiiterated.
Coon Run, three miles from Russell
City, was entirely obliterated by the fire.
The place consisted of 200 buildings. a
IL,
A. B. Fowler, the superintendent of the
Northern Oil company, says that while
he and his men were at work backing
hre sitting breeze came up, increasing
the fire, and they ran to the town and
aroused the people, telling them to flee
for their lives. Men, women and chill
dren made a wild race for the railroad
track, u distance Of Ave miles. So far an
known all escaped.
Many Oil Wells Burning.
The fire at West Kane, which threat
ened the destruction of that place, 10
now under control. The damage done
was the burning of nine oil well rigs
owned by the Griffith estate, one engine
house and one dwelling house. The fire
reported at Knspp's Creek Is still burn.
ing and has done a large amount of
damage. The fire has spread to Bells
camp, and thirty Eve oil wells are now
on FIRE.
Rain the Only Relief
Kansas Branch, Rixford, Davis City,
Summit City, Dallas City, Oil Valley,
Limestone State Line, Derrick City and
Red Rock were all threatened, and the
rain Of last night only saved the place.
The sky is black with smoke and the
mountains are invisible. The heat was
intense. The fire at Ormsby is reported
raging again this morning. TheNplacs
Is without protection of any kind, and
the flames are devouring a large area
OF standing timber. Sawmills and 4
number Of houses have been consumed.
Water Shipped In Barrels.
Two carloads Of empty barrels wer,
shipped to Ormsby yesterday morning tc
be used to convey water to the oil field
which were Threatened. Just before
o'clock the fire d reached the oil
neld at West Branch. The dense smoke
indicated that several wells and tank,
were on fire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Hitt Ahla To Sit Up.

Washington, June t.-Congrsssman
Hitt In somewhat better to-day. He 10
now strong enough to cit up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Captain of Harvard Team.

Boston, June 5.-W. Scott, Of Della
ware, Ohio, has been elected captain Of
the Harvard lacrosse team.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Carsons Nj :ssinx Mint Gold Founa.

Carson, New, June 6.-Ths MISSING
miAt bullion was found to-day in q
woodshed at the residence Of William
Pickler, an employs In tAs msltsr aaa
rs6ner's department.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07

Gould's Yacht Sails for Copenhagen.
Southampton, June 5.-The steam
yacht Atalanta, with George ]. Gould
on board, sailed from this port for Co.
penhagen yesterday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Primo.Riyera Much Worse.

Madrid, June 5.-The condition of
Capt. Gen Primo Rivera, who was shot
by Major Clavilo Monday, was much
worse this morning. He is in a critical
condition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
CORRUPTION IS CHARGED.
Main Points of the Report Of the
Senate investigation Committee.

Trenton, N. J., June 5.-Ths report OF
eAs select committee which has been In.
auiring into the management Of the wAri.
Gus state departments was laid before
ths senate soon after it assem- bled yester-
day. The report is a voluminous docu-
ment of some 10, 900 words. The charges
! Of extravagances in the state house ex-
psnses Is first alluded to, and the COM
Ahittse say:
Systematic Swindling.
In the furnishing Of coal, lumber and
othsr supplies for the state house, there
vas deliberate systematic swindling.
Quantities and prices were falsely raised,
goods being billed to the state and paid
Sor that were never furnished; large per-
ssntages were added to bills, sometimes
undoubtedly for the benefit Of state Off
esrs, at other times, possibly, for the
benefit of tho dealer.
Great Waste.
The charge of fraud brought out in the
Vsbuilding Of the assembly chamber and
h buying the heating apparatus therefor
N stated, and the removal of bids, cor
SNspondence and other documents from
the state house is declared to be an un-
pyecedented act. On this subject the
committee conclude: We think that from
1889 to 1894 there was great waste and,
IN not a few cases, corruption and
bribery of officials in the reconstruction,
furnishing and supplying of the state
house.
Expenses and Printing.
The committee next review the results
Of their inquiries into the expenditure
Of the state. They can see no reason for
the increase in the legislative expenses
from $53, 578 in 1875 to $125, 249 in 1893.
The present system Of printing the laws
In newspapers and the manner of print
ing Of public documents and stationary
Is severely criticised, and the committee
say they find no parallel for the reckless
waste in any other state, and, notwith-
standing the great cost, the laws are not
published promptly.
Changes Recommended.
ton in the fees Of the clerks Of the court
OF chancery and supreme oouYk and
also that the secretary Of state
be required by law to turn over
the fees of his Office to the state
treasurer and make his returns at the
end Of each term. They recommend that
the bureau of statistics and labor DO
abolished. The consolidation into one
board of the state board of taxation and
state board Of assessors is recommended.
They further recommend the abolition
Of the salaries of the board Of riparian
commissioners and the granting Of .
greatly reduced appropriation for en-
cheering and other expenses. The
committee gives the board Of pardons .
nsvere raking.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07

To Succeed Vice.Chancellor Green.
Trenton, N. j., June 5.-Chancellor
Alexander T. McGill has appointed
Supreme Court Judge Reed to be vice
chancellor in place of the late Vice
Chancellor Green.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
IN HONOR OF HIS LATE FATHER
Chas. c. Harrison Donates $4,000
to the University OF Pennsylvania.

TO the Unworthy OF pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, June 5.-Charles C.
Harrison has Just made donation OF
$500, 600 to the University of Pennsylva
mia in honor of his father, the late Geo
Lieb Harrison, LII. ID. The only stipula
tion is that the fund shall DO known a
the George l. Harrison foundation for
the encouragement of liberal studies apo
the advancement of knowledge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07

Paris, June 1.-Two French warsAiw
have been ordered to Jeddah, the scene
Of the recent murderous attack on fe,.
sign consular officers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Praise for the 2O-Rater Audrev.

London, June 5-The Pail Mall Ga
setts, in commenting on the races 81
harwich, declares that the Audrey u
The best 20ratsr Of. ths season
wages Advanced 10 Fer Cent.
ooath Bridge, Mass, June 5-Ths
smiiton Wooden company has advanced
wages 10 per cent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
mFoR ATTORNEY GENERAL

DuOCCCN
When the Latter Is Promoted.
Washington, June ga rumor here
this morning, which can be traced to
a good source, says that Thomas Moran,
ex-judge of the appellate court, aud
head of the law firm Of Moran, krause
g. Mayer, of Chicago, has been offered
and has undoubtedly accepted tbs posi-
ton of attorney general of the United
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 20, 1895.

PENNSYLVANIA RAILRUAD-F REDER
lex DIVISION.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
Picked Up Nearly Dead.
JAPANESE CAPTURE KELUNG.

Chinese IN the 70 mosa City Lost
Thirty Men ia the Fight.
London, June "a Hong Kong dis
patch to the Globe states that the Japa
uese have captured the city of Keluug
Furmosa, the Chinese losing 800 men
in the fight.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07

az" Stops only on notice 10 conductor or
agent, OF on signal.
FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE EAST.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
INC u. S. Min Rean a Beneflt.

The policy which Japan has pur-
sued in concluding a treaty of peace
with China may mean much in the
near future to American manufact-
uring interests and American inves-
tors. The opening of the vast area
of the Chinese Empire to the influ-
enees of modern civilization, is like
ly to result in the building of rail
roads and the creation of markets
for many varieties of manufactured
goods. Japan herself will undoubt-
eddy take advantage of these oppor-
tunities. so far as her resources and
development permit, but every step
of increase IN the productive capaci-
ty and wealth of the Japanese and
Chinese people will mean a wider
market for these specialities which
can be manufactured only in Europe
and the United States, and will give
wider field of action for the in
dustry and commerce of the world.
The prudence and enlightened fl
nanciaI policy which have governed
Japan, in dealing with the war in
demnity, are in themselves of the
high civilization which has been
reached by her governing classes
Instead of exacting mass of glitter
ing gold, which would unsettle for
eign exchanges, change, prices
and bring disorder into her
currency, she preferred the modern
method of payment by bonds and
by the transfer of exchange.-U. S
Investor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
nERBY NEWs.

Corn planting is the order Of the
day.
We have had several frosts this
week.
The cut worms have greatly dam
aged the corn in this section.
Simpson Hart wears a broad
smiIes its a boy.
Bee. Jibbeaut and wife were visit
ing friends here last Saturday.
Miss Susan Morrison of this
place, has gone to Hartford to at
tend school.
chas. Thomas and Silas Yauger,
made flying trip to Leon, Friday.
Miss Lizzie Greenlee of your city,
is visiting her parents here.
Miss Minnie Hay man of Brighton.
was visiting at this place Saturday.
The outlook for a wheat crop in
this section is not very good.
CLANCY Thomas returned from
Gauley Bridge, where he has been
engaged in the lie business.
Mrs. Willie French is visiting
her mother at this place.
GUESS WHO.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Gov. MacCorkle says the West
Virginia miners are peaceable and
law abiding people, and troops are
not needed to keep them within
lawful behavior. If the Governors
of other States would follow the ex-
ample set them by Gov. MacCorkle,
the miners would not be oppressed
as they are by the grasping coal
operators. We have always be-
lieved that the Governors were too
ready to send troops against work
ingmen on the call of the monopo
lists. When these corporations, who
are crushing the very life out OF
the miners and other working men,
are made to know that troops will
not be sent them on their call or de-
mand, they will begin to treat their
employees better, and will pay them
better wages.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
KNOCKED GUT IN TOTO.
The Income Tax Receives Its
Death Blow.
PREVIOUS DEGREES VACATED.


Not Apportioned According to Represent
ation-Taxes ON Rents Declared Direct
Taxes As Are Also Taxes Incomes
From Personality How They Voted
on 1t.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The supreme
court has declared the income tax law
unconstitutional The chief justice an
nounced the following conclusions:
First, We adhere to the opinion al
ready announced that taxes on real
estate being undisputably direct taxes,
taxes on the rents or income of real
estate are equally direct taxes.
Second, We are of the opinion that
taxes ON personal property or on the
income OF personal property are like
wise direct taxes
Third, the tax imposed by Sections 81
to 81, inclusive, of the act of 1894, so
far as it falls on the income of real es
tate and personal property, being di-
rect tax within the meaning of the con-
stitution. and therefore unconstitutional
and void because not apportioned ac-
cording to representation, all those sec
tons constituting one entire scheme OF
taxation are necessarily invalid.
The DEGREES hereinbefore entered in
this court will be vacated; the DEGREES
below Will DC reserved and the cases re-
manded with instructions TO grant the
relief prayed.
Opinions Will also be read by Justices
Jackson, White, Harlan and Brown.
How They Voted.
The vote on the income tax resulted
five against the constitutionality of the
law to four for the law. Those against
the law were Chief Justice Fuller and
Justices Field, Gray, Brewer and Shiras
for the law, Justices Harlan, White,
Brown and jackson
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
Increasing Prosperity.

Throughout the entire country
there are evidences of a very de-
cided revival in business interests.
A careful study of the situation
would seem to indicate that this i'm :
provement is not merely temper
airy one for the better, but that it is
the beginning of a long period of
prosperity. Reports from manu-
featuring establishments show an
increasing demand for nearly all
lines of goods, a tendency to higher
prices, and moro satisfactory than
all else, very decided increase in
the wages of thousands of opera
tives. In agricultural products and
in the stock market, as we'll as in
manufactured goods, there has been
a very considerable advance in pri
ces, adding to the wealth of the
country during the last month or
six weeks some hundreds of millions
of dollars. a comparison of pres
emit prices of leading stocks upon
the New York market with prices a
few months ago shows an increase in
their aggregate value of over $780,
10000 while the increase in the
value of agricultural products, the
increase in the price of iron and
other commodities would add very
materially to this sum. With this
general improvement there natur
ally comes more hopeful feeling
everywhere, and unless some unfor
seen conditions bring about reac-
ton, we may look for long, steady,
upward movement of business, and
possibly for a continual rise beyond
the present values of agricultural
and manufactured products as we'll
as of Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
Contrary to the Constitution

About two weeks ago, a man
named William Callahan was ar
rested at Marietta, Ohio, for some
minor offense and was taken before
Squire Guyton and fined. He was
arrested by the city authorities, and
tnken before the mayor. He was
again fined aud in default of fine
was committed. Callahan made an
application for a writ of habeas
corpus and the matter was heard by
Judge Rood yesterday, who granted
the application, holding that man
could not be twice convicted of the
same offense, as that is an abridg-
ment of mans liberties as guar
anteed by the Constitution.-Par-
kersburg Sentinel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
Teste: r Z. MITCHELL, Clerk.
-Notice 10 Take D,positions.

To Jacob Rugh, Take notice; That on the
Sth day of June, 1895, between the hours of
O'Clock a. m. and 4 O'Clock p. m, at the law
office of J. B. Menager, In the town OF Point
Will take the dispositions of William Cross
man and others TO be read in evidence in my
behalf in certain suit in chancery now
pending in the Circuit Court of the county OF
Mason, State OF West Virginia, in which
am plaintiff and You are defendant. II from
not be Completed on the day Aforesaid the
same shall be continued from day to day OF
from time to time at the same place and be.
tween the same hours until the same shall
have been completed.
By ]. B. Menager, Sol.
may I-4w
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
LIST. What real estate by metes and bounds
the said Peter r. Roush died seized and pos
Motica 10 Creditors.

To the creditors OF Peter f. Roush, deceased:
y pursuance OF a decree OF the Circuit
| Court OF the county OF Mason, made I'm n
cause therein pending, to subject the real es-
tate of the said Peter Z. Roush, to the pay
ment OF his debts, You are required to present
your claims against the estate OF the said Pc
ter T.. Roush, for adjudication TO John F..
Beller, Commissioner, ut his office ir. the
1895.
Witness: r. +. Mitchell, Clerk of the said
court, this 18th day of March. 1885.
april Il CIV. Il. L MITCHELL, Clerk.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

The annual meeting of the stock
bolders of the Ohio River Railroad
adjourned from the 9th inst, was
held at the Office of the company in
Parkersburg yesterday. The Board
of Directors organized by electing
the following officers: W. P. Thomp-
son, President, Geo. a. Burt, Vice
President and Genearl Manager; W.
N. Trevor, Treasurer The road is
shown to be in healthy condition,
and the business outlook was never
more satisfactory. New traffic ar
engagements recently made are di,
Yerting a great deal of freight over
this line between south west and
north east points that always before
took some other route. The pass
enger service is to be imp nd
some radical change7
operation Of that DO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
TWO MEN KILLED.
Special TO the Daily Register:
RED HOUSE. Nav q

SpecIaI 20 the Only RegIster:
RED HOUSE, May 20, 1895.
at the Plymouth mines, just
above here, Saturday afternoon,
Charles and Andrew Smith, broth.
ers, were'instantly killed by a heavy
fall of slate, while at work in a
bank. Robert, another brother, was
badly hurt, and his injuries are also
considered fatal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

While the soul of old John Brown
goes marching on, the soul of his
widow still fingers on the shore Of
time. She lives in a cabin among
the red woods of the Sierre Azure
Mountains, so miles sonth of San
Francisco, raises chickens and tends
to the eggs and setting hens, and
stoops over with her poor old lame
back and weeds little garden patch
to sustain the connection between
her soul and her body. Perhaps it
would have been just as well for
John to have kept his soul on earth
awhile longer for her benefit.
The Richie Standard reports
that a littIa chilli
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
HoN. RANKIN WILLY. Dr..
For GoYernor-A Compliment to WOr-
thy Democrat.

thy Democrat.
We find the following in the
Wheeling News, of May 16:
HRankin Wiley Jr., of Point Pleas
ant, is my choice for governor" said
prominent democrat yesterday.
"Mr. Wiley is one of the most popu-
lar democrats in the State, sound
on all the issues of the day, and a
young man, too, whose candidacy
would appeal to the young men of
the State as no other would. He
demonstrated his ability and fitness
for any Office in the gift of the peo-
pie of the State when he was Presi-
dent of the Senate
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

There are 9,75O,OOO men available
for military service in this country.
Of these 116,S89 belong to the ma
tional guards. There is not a coun-
try in civilization outside of the
United States that can furnish such
an army with a single exception OF
Russia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Reform within the party means
loyalty, sincerity aud success. The
opposite of this means desertion,
faithlessness and ruin.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Senator Camden has 200, 600 acres
Of timberland on the Gauley river,
and his mills at Camden-on- Gauley
are running steadily and employing
200 men. These mills have orders
for 100000 feet of timber TO be
cut and shipped during the present
season.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
cIarlssa JeRugh,
Jacob Rugh,
T. THNznanIwu-

THE object of the above entitled suit is to
obtain divorce for said Clarissa j
Kugh from the bonds of matrimony existing
between her and the said Jacob Rugh, on
account OF the wilful desertion of the said
ing of this suit. And IL appearing by affi-
davit filed VITA the papers in this cause that
the said Jacob Rugh is a nonresident of the
state of West Virginia, IL is ordered that he
do appear n rules to be held in the Clerks
Office of the Circuit Court OF Mason County
West Virginia, on the first Monday in June
1875, and do what is necess Try TO protect his
interest in this suit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22
TO the Public.

For a good lunch stop at Jewett's
lunch room; fresh oysters served in any
style. Boneless fish, chicken, soup, cof-
fee and all other lunches the market can
afford Fresh bulk and caned oysters
Received every other day. Don't forget
lie place; JeWett's lunch room.
July left.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

The miners at Bellaire say that
they won't allow any West Virginia
coal to be shipped into Ohio until
the scale is settled.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Coi. Wm.- p. Craighill, who has
just been appointed chief of engiu-
GERS of the army by the President
is a native of West Virginia. He
lives at Charles Town.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

The decision of the U. S. Supreme
Court, declaring the Income Tax
law unconstitutional, will rather
complicate matters in this country,
and the rich will escape paying
their fair share of the burden for
the support of the government. OF
course we are not going to set up
our opinion against that of the Su-
preme Court, but it does seem to US
that the income tax was fair and
equitable. These millionaires have
grown rich in "scotching' the gov
ernment; and it was no more than
just that they should pay fair sum
of their immense wealth for the
support of the government. But
now, as usual, the millionaires es-
cape taxation, and the moderately
rich and the very poor people, are
the ones who will have to put
up the money to pay government
expenses. Such it h2s always been
in all countries, and such it will
continue to be.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Hon. Andrew Edminston, of Wes-
ton, is spoken of as the Democratic
nominee for Governor of this State
on that ticket next year. He is an
able man, good organizer and a
thorough Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Staunton, Va, has ffty-two cases
of SMALL pox. Among the number
there are two white cases, the rest
being negroes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

Cabell county has ffty-eight pris
oners confined in the county Jail,
and they all declare they are inno-
cent. 1t is shame to incarcerate
innocent men, but then the second
city must keep up appearances.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-05-22

News comes from Hawaii that
they are likely to have another rev.
olution over there. The little Re-
public seems to pattern itself after
the periodically erupLive govern
ments of South America. The
trouble now feared comes from the
threatening attitude of the Japanese
residents.