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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
FOR SENATOR.

Both Houses Meet in Joint Session and
Enllot-Hunter 68. blackburn 5S.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 90. The first
ballot for United States senator with
the two Kentucky houses in joint scs-
sion, under the law, was taken We'd
EesdaY.
The house was filed with members
and friends, who had been admitted by
courtesy, and the ladies crowded the
galleries, number being turned
away. The senators were seated
along the aisles.
The journals of both houses relating
to Tuesdays ballot and the roll call of
the members of each house were then
read. There were present 1876 mem
bers.
Senator Jones presented the name
of w. Godfrey Hunter, and Senator
Stephenson nominated Senator Black
burn.
The ballot resulted: Hunter, CS;
Blackburn, SO; Buckner !; McCreary,
6; Carlisle, 2: Wilson. /. Mr.. Hunter
came within one of an election.
Mr.. Poor, the populist mem ber, voted
for Hunter.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
BARTLETT.

There is much sickness in our com
m1nity at present, grippe" seems to
be the prevailing complaint.
On last Thursday, VIM Eldridge, ex-
surveyor of this county, had his leg
broken by his horse falling with him
while riding down a steep bank.
The old Academy recently purchased
by the Masonic Order, is being repaired
Rev. f. b. Cheadle is confined to his
bed with rheumatism and grippe"
BENZ. Swayne is very low with in
tiammatory rheumatism.
A singing school has been organized
here with Mr.. Dalton as teacher
About 80 members at present constitute
the class.
The local Institute here last Satur-
day was well attended and we'll per-
formed The Query Box brought out
lively discussion. Oar citizens and
teachers manifested great interest in
the meeting. At night the question
Resolved: That the position taken by
the U. S. in the Venezuela trouble was
right. Affirmative, Chas. Williams, L.
NJ. Penrose; negative, Jas, Ross, A. W.
Shinn, After a spirited discussion of
an hour, the question was left unde-
cided, as no judges had been chosen.
Herbert Dickson is home from Pa,
where he has been staying for the past
ten months. Il
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
PASTE
This In Your Hat All Ye VINO Are
Seeking One Who Doesn't
Dodge Taxes

The following Columbus dispatch
will be of interest to Mariettians, the
gentleman mentioned being brother
of MIR. Murray MtMillin.
COLUMBUS, o., January 2C.-County
Treasurer Barron and his force of
clerks had the breath knocked out Of
them this morning by the little occur.
renee transpiring in that office. The
Treasurer an his CLERKS were busilv
engaged in receiving taxes and receipt
ing for the same, when tall we'll
dressed and handsome gentleman en-
tered. He approached MIR. Barron and
announced that he desired to pay his
taxes, at the same time giving his
name. The obliging Treasurer hunted
up the tax duplicate and then inform
ed the gentleman what amount he was
expected to contribute toward the
funds Of the county. The gentleman
took the list and, after scrutinizing it
closely, remarked.
This amount is only for the real es-
tate owned by me in this city. What
do ! owe you for personal taxes?"
Mr.. Barron, believing the gentleman
to he nonresident of the city, so in
formed him, and at the same time sug-
gesting that nonresidents paid no
personal tax.
To this the gentleman replied: am
a resident of this city, and have made
it my home for years and years; my in
terests to q great eXtent, are here. and
| always expect to consider this my
home. 1t is not right nor Just to the
other taxpayers tIat | sh' aid be ex-
empted from paying my jus portion of
the expenses OF running lhe county,
and | will not submit to anything of
the kind
The gentleman then proceeded to
make out a list of his personality on
which he should pay taxes in this
county This inventory amounted to
Sl07, 900. The gentleman then drew
check for $500, the amount Of taxes
due on his personal property, and at
the bottom of the check he signed the
name OF Emerson McNIiilin, IA former
Columbus capitalist, who now resides
in New York
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
The ldnal PRnacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicn-
90 says: IL regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an Ideal panacca for
Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints,
having used it in my family for the
last five years. TO the exclusion of phy-
sician's Prescriptions or other prepara-
tons"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes 81 have been a Minister OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 50years
or more. and have never found any
thing so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as DIR. Kings New
Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at
w. II. Styer's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. @2.-Nearly one
hundred of the most prominent silver
men of the country met in Washington
Wednesday to arrange for holding a
national silver convention TO put a
ticket in the field for the coming pres
idential campaign, this action to be
contingent upon the failure of both
the old political parties to recognize
the white metal by nominating can
didates unequivocally pledged to it's
rehabilitation on a basis OF l6 TO /.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
GETTING RAMS READY.
Hatahdin Will Require But Three Weeks
Overhauling.

oVerhhullnS.
New YORK, Jan. 22.-Orders have
reached the navy yard TO the effect
that the ram Katahdin must be read r
to go into commission on or before
February IL The officers at the
yard have had their men at work
putting the interior of the coast
defender in shape. and say they
will have no difficulty in getting
the vessel ready before the date
fixed. A draft of 25 men have been or
dered to go from the receiving ship
Vermont to the ram on Saturday and
these men will be used in getting The
ship ready for her general acceptance
by the naval authorities.
The work on the Monitor Terror has
also been pushed during the past few
weeks. 1t is believed that she will be
rcady TO go into commission, if neces-
sary, within the next two months.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
Fireman and Engineer Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. GA special from
Boonville, Mo-, says that the south
bound passenger train on the Missou-
ri, Kansas G5 Texas railroad col
lided at O'clock Wednesday
morning one mile south of Boon
Vile with northbound freight
train. Fireman Barrett, of the freight
engine, was instantly killed. Engi-
neer Mcdonnell, OF the passenger en-
gine, was seriously injured. None OF
the passengers We're hurt.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
NOT SAFE TO TRAVEL.
Tourists Are Compelled to Give Up Trip,
TO Turkey.

TO Turkey.
New York, Jan. 22.-Two hundred
tourists who mad booked to visit Tur-
key and the east on a special excursion
aboard the French liner La Touraine,
scheduled to sail from NewYorll on Feb
nary 4, were notified Wednesday that
the trip is off. The acute condition of
affairs in Turkey and the uncertainty
Of affording adequate protection to
travellers in the domain of the sultan
caused the abandonment of the tour.
The pleasure trip Of the Steamship
Friesland, which was scheduled to sail
for the same territory on January 20,
was given up for the same reasons
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
Promipedt Physician Dies of Blood Poi.
sDninp,

KINGSTON, Ont, Jan. a?.-Dr. X. n.
Fenwic5, president of obstetrics and
gynaecologY in the medical branch of
Queen university here, and one of the
leading physicians in the country, is
dead. Blood poisoning, contracted by
cutting his finger while performing an
operation, was the cause OF his death.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

FRANKFORT, Ky, Jan. 22.-Gov. Brad
ley pronounces as wholly false and
without foundation the story in Gin
morning paper Tuesday that
he would issue Il proclamation agree
ing to pardon defaulting Treasurer
Dick Tate il Tate would return ana in
form on his supposed confederates in
ri irrnn
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

We will consider It great favor If
subscribers VIII report any failure
to get their Leader, or any careless
ness on the part or the Carrier.
Subscribers will please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in subscrib-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

IN thE 0bL F'EGbSs
Last week Rarney and Hutchinson
finished what was supposed to be dry
hole on the Hutchinson 100 acres,
Davenport. Mr.. Hutchinson purchased
Mr.. Ramey's interest and shot the well.
1t will now make a good producer.
The Fisher Oil company's Kane No. 1,
back of Stringtown is in, and will
make good producer. No. 2 will be
started Immediately. This territory
was condemned by several dry holes in
the early history of the field, which
accounts foiSits Late development.
In the early development of this field
the Kanawha Oil company drilled a
we'll on the Raper farm which was
pronounced dry, and afterward sur
rendered their lie ases. The Fisher Oil
company released the farm and have
been operating on it since. Last week
they cleaned out the old we'll drilled
by the Kanawha, and as it shows every
indication of being u good well, it will
be shot.-Drill. stc. 4
The citizens of Cumberland and vi
cinity are enjoying an oil excitement
in mild form. Two or three new
companies have been organized for the
purpose of developing the possibilities
of that section for gas and oil.
The well at Bonn near Whipple
which is going for the Berea grit, is in
the salt sand and an extra string of
casing was put in Wednesday.
The Ben Racer well of Clark IL Co.,
at Sand Hill, came in dry Tuesday
night.
The Standard dropped the market
another notch Wednesday, paying 81 25
for Corning and S1.40 for the Pennsyl-
vania product. The decline of the
market the past few days, together
with the backset at Waverly, has cast
a temporary shadow of encouragement
over, development,
Operations are lively in the Fifteen
field and considerable work is laid out
for the next few weeks. The Henry
Oil Co. have made location on Steg-
ner. Sparkling Bros. have made two
new locations, one on the DR.. Sparkling
place and one on Mckinney. Britton,
of Wfverly, has made location on 4
tract of nice looking stuff and
will drill at once. Tick Ogle has also
located a well on Mill Fork. c. +.
Britton has been picking up some de-
sirable territory for Marietta parties.
The new oil we'll near Cumberland
will be put down on the w. R. Sines
farm about February 1st.
Considerable anxiety is manifest
among the people in the vicinity of
Gum berland. They are satisfied that
oil in paying quantities exist. Almost
all the land in the section is now leased
by men who haye the means to devel-
ID il.
Rocser Bros. & Best will have a
couple of wells in at Corning Friday or
also one in the Athens field.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

The well at Bonn near Whipple
which is going for the Berea grit, is in
the salt sand and an extra string of
casing was put in Wednesday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

The new oil we'll near Cumberland
will be put down on the W. r. Sines
farm about February 1st.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

Considerable anxiety is manifest
among the people in the vicinity of
Cumberland. They are satisfied that
oil in paying quantities exist. Almost
all the land in the section is now leased
by men who haye the means to devel-
op i.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

The Ben Racer well of Clark IL Co.,
at Sand Hill, came in dry Tuesday
night.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

The citizens of Cumberland and vi
cinity are enjoying an oil excitement
in mild form. Two or three new
companies have been organized for the
purpose of developing the possibilities s
of that section for gas and oil.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-23

Rocser Bros. & Best will have a
couple of wells in at Corning Friday or
Saturday also one in the Athens field
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10

THERE is one plank in the national
democratic platform that has not re-
ceived the especial commentator to
which it is justly entitled-that de-
manding the personal liberty of the
citizens of the country. The restric-
lions upon such liberty in the States
were of course imposed by State gov
ernments, but in the District of Column
bia and in the Territories they are laid
by federal authority, and their removal
would set the example which sensible
State governments would be very like
" to follow. To such an extent do these
restrictions now exist, that in many
parts of the country man can not be
shaved or have his shoes BACKED on
Sundays, or buy glass of wine or
beer on such days, and even the sale OF
ice is prohibited in some places on Sun
days. Every body can vote, to be sure,
in this country, whether he have
any interest or not in the country's
welfare but there is less personal liber-
by here than in almost any other coun-
try on the face of the earth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
FAuOUIER NOTES.

The new barn of MIR. II. DeButts
Norris near Marshall, was struck by
lightning during the storm last Friday
afternoon and considerably damaged.
Lightning struck shock of wheat in
Mr.. W. Triplett's field, near Delaplane,
few days since, and consumed it with
out doing any other damage.
A delegation from Remington visited
the hospitable home of DR.. J. G. Cooke
on Wednesday of last week to witness
the marriage of his daughter, Miss
Mamie, to Mr.. Gustave Middleton, of
Christiana, Norway.-WarreatOn Ban
ner.
Miss Sarah T. Pennington died on
the Sd of July near Bristersburg, in the
SD year of her age.
Mrs. Catherine Frasier died on July
1st at the residence of her son, Mr..
George Frasier, near Upperville. She
was in her 9Sd year.
The "Kelly Gold Mine" has suspend
ed operations for the present, but ex-
poets to start up again in the near fu-
ture.
DIR. Stone, of Washington, assisted by
Drs. Settle, Kendall and other local
performed an operation at
Upperville on Winter Rogers, last Sun
day morning, removing one of his kid
neys, which was found to be very much
enlarged and so badly diseased that
when exposed to the air it fell to
pieces. At last reports the patient was
getting on very well.-WarrentOn Pr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
NEWS OF THE DAY.

In the House of Lords yesterday the
deceased wife's sister bill passed its
committee stage.
The New York Sun, the Brooklyn
Eagle and the Philadelphia Record will
not support the national democratic
ticket.
Ex-Congressman j. Z. Cowen, of Bal
timore, announces that he will vote for
Mckinley, in spite of his own free trade
principles.
1t is officially stated that Jose Maceo,
the rebel leader and brother of Antonio
Maceo, the second in command of the
rebel forces, was killed in recent fight
in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
William A. Hershiser, thirty-third
degree, of Columbus, o., M. P. Sove-
reign Grand Commander of the Su
preme Council of the Ancient and Ac-
copied Scottish Rite for the United
States of America. their Territories and
dependencies, died in that city yester-
day morning,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.]
WASHINGTON. July 10.

WASHINGTON. July 10.
Democrats from Fredericksburg here
today say Mr.. Tyler, who is candi.
date for the republican congressional
nomination in that district, is almost
unknown even to the members of his
own party outside of Fredericksburg,
has no political knowledge or expert
ence, is by no means popular with
the republican working men in his own
town, and has little or no chance OF Sc
curing the nomination over older,
ADLER, more experienced, better known
and longer residents of the district.
The Falls Church aud Washington
Railroad people say their road will be
running to Ballston and to Fostoria,
mile further on, where it will cross
the Leesburg railroad, by Wednesday
next. It will not 60 on to Falls Church
until the people of that town manifest
more interest in it than they have here
tofore done. The fare from George
town to Fostoria will be ten cents, fif-
teen cents for round trip ticket.
Halfa million gold for export was with
drawn from the Treasury to-day, thus
reducing the gold reserve fund 1000
below the legally required amount. 1t
is reported here from New York that
the banks and bankers there are lock-
ing up their gold for boarding pur
poses. If this be so, it is said by New
York people here, that that city will go
for the free silver candidate by big
majority.
Among the visitors here yesterday
was Mr.. r. L. Worsley, ex-chairman of
the democratic committee of Loudoun
county, Virginia. He was delighted
with the adoption of the free silver
platform by the Chicago convention,
and says if a free silver man be put up
on it, bis county will give the biggest
democratic majority it has given for
many years.
The Christian Endeavorers crowded
their tents to-day as they did yester.
day. President Whitman spoke on the
keyword Emanuel" When the meet
ing broke the streets nearby were
crowded with those who had listened
to him. The endesvorers seem to be
particularly fond of badges, and almost
every one of them, woman as we'll as
man, is covered with them.
The July returns for cotton to the Depsrt-
ment of Agriculture makes the average condi-
ton of cotton 92.5, against 97.2 in June,
decline of At points. The condition July i,
1895, was S2.3 per cent. The average in
Virginia is 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
If THE few rich so-called democrats

If THE few rich so-called democrats
who denounce the democratic platform
and call it populistic, because it de-
mands the free coinage of silver at the
old ratio and the imposition of an equi-
table and not burdensome tax upon
their surplus incomes, and say they will
vote for high tariff and force bill repub-
lican rather than for sound democrat
who stands on that platform, think they
will have any considerable number OF
followers, they will find themselves wo-
fully mistaken on election day. Instead
of assisting the cause of sound money,
these men are doing all they can to
weaken it and to drive the poor people
into opposing everything they favor, no
matter if it be good.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
COLONIAL BEACH ITEMS.

Mr.. Charles Hammond, son of Mr..
Hammond, the well-known lumber
dealer OF Washington, tried to commit
suicide here Wednesday evening by
drowning. He was drinking very hard
during the day and towards evening
rushed headlong into the water in
front Of the Alvin Cottage in his mad
attempt to end his life. He was res
cued, however, but not without strug-
gle, as he broke away from three men
and rushed back into the Potomac, un-
til it was with difficulty he was gotten
into the cottage. The barrel was
brought into service and after working
on him about three hours he regained
consciousness, aud was guarded during
the night by the Mayor of Colonial
Beach and Mr.. Thomas Zones, of Alex
andria. Rumor is current that there is
a woman in it, as this is the third time
he has tried to end his miserable exist
ence.
Ferdinand Hunter, brother of Toll
yer Hunter, superintendent of public
schools and surveyor of the county of
Westmoreland, died suddenly OF apo
plexy as he was leaving the Beach
Wednesday morning. He was riding
in his wagon and it appears that he got
out and laid himself under large oak
tree and passed to his long rest. Coro-
ner's jury was summoned and pro-
nounced that death was due to apo
plexy. He lived at Maple Grove and
belongs to a family that is high
ly respected in this whole section of
the State, and his death is much re-
GREETED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Gov. O'Ferrall has refused to honor
the requisition from the Governor of
Tennessee for George w. Slausen.
1t is said that at the recent Confeder-
ate reunion in Richmond about half q
million dollars were spent in that city.
A very dangerous form of dysentery
is prevalent in the village of Linden.
Mr.. Haley, one of the Oldest and most
prosperous citizens of the place, died
from it last week.
The failure of Roanoke to meet in
terest on her bonds was dine in meas
ure to deadlock in the Council over
the organization. This has been broken
and the necessary arrangements have
been made to pay the interest.
Mr.. Robert Daniel Ward, one of Rich
mond's Oldest and most highly respect
ed citizens, died very suddenly last
Thursday at his home in that city. Mr..
Ward was born in Culpeper county 70
years ago, and was trained to the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10

THE INCREASE of the exports of
iron and steel manufactures of this
country last year exceeded in value
those of the preceding year to the ex-
tent of eight and quarter million dol
lars; the increase in the value of the ex-
ports of all kinds of the manufactures
OF the country amounting to not less
than fifty million. Even with this large
increase, times with the manufacturers
hands have been hard. But still Mr..
Mckinley, Ivy re-enacting his old bill,
That imposed the highest tariff tax ever
eSscted, would eflectually all stop such
exports, by raising the price ofraw ma
terial so high that the manufacturers
could not compete, as they are enabled
to do now, with their foreign rivals,
and by preventing foreign merchants
from paying for American manufac-
lures with the plentiful products of
their own country and compelling them
to pay for such articles with scarce
gold. Then too, all the increase in the
referred to exports was the direct re-
suit of the German tariff bill, which the
President spoke of as formulated per-
tidy and dishonor..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10

delivered the address on the others
Societies" Speeches were also made
by Rev. H. N. Wharton, of Baltimore,
and others. One of the features OF the
large meeting was the unrolling OF the
missionary roll Of honor, being lists OF
names on continuous sheets of paper
rolled up on hose reels. Upon it were
the names of societies representing
35 States, seven Territories, seven
provinces and four foreign lands, and
showing total contributions OF $780,
1883. The noon evapgelistic meeting
was conducted today by Rev. W. H.
Towers, of England. The first bicycle
run planned for this convention took
place to day, starting from Lafayette
square and Vermont avenue. Fully
eight hundred wheels were in line.