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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-09-20
Serious Case Of xiching and Breeding
Piles Cured.

For nearly year I was afflicted
with itching and bleeding piles,and
was so bad that l could not sit
down without a great deal Of pain.
1 doctored and used all the different
kinds of pile medicine l could hear
Of, without any benefit. Six months
ago I.tried San Cura Ointment; the
second application gave me great
relief, and half bottle cured me
completely. l have had no trouble
since. Nj. w. BUCHANAN,
Titusville, Pa.
Sold by c. w. Grier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-09-20

In certain parts Of Norway when a
person is drowned cock is put in
boat, which is rowed about the scene of
the disaster, the belief being that tho
bird will crow when the boat passes over
the body.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-09-20

VI the eggs exported fryn Russia to
other parts of Europe 30 per cent are
broken or have to be thrown away be-
fore they get into the hands of con-
sumerS.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-09-20

In the public schools Of Japan the
English language is required to be
tauSht by law.
The times., 1898-09-03
THE KINsHIEU MARU ASHORE.
Disastrous Ending of N Record
+ Breaking Trip.

Port Townsend, Wash. Sept 2.-The
Japanese mail steamship Kinshieu Maru
ended a record-breaking trip from the
Orient this morning by running on Bish
Point, a rocky beach about fifteen miles
mp Puget Sound. A dense fog was the
cause Of the disaster which means a big
loss to the insurance companies concern
ed In the $1,000, 900 steamer.
On board were 100 officers and crew of
the new Japanese cruiser Kasagi, just
completed at Cramps yard, Philadelphia
Ghe big liner went on without warning
and the crew Of the warship, who were
In the steerage forward, thought she had
struck a sunken rock. They rushed
about like wild men for a moment
The officers were as cool as though
bothing had happened. AS soon rs the
bugler could be found he sounded the in
spection call. 1t was wonderful to see
the effect on the frightened sailors. They
lined up forward without hesitation and
helped the crew of the vessel lower the
boats.
These were not necessary, however.
After several hours the fog lifted and
disclosed the position of the vessel The
powerful tugs worked on her and she
ioated badly damaged. She has the ORR
ental mail for Europe and a large con-
signment of raw silk for New York. The
naval men will go East on special train.
The times., 1898-09-03
PLAYED WITH A RATHER.
Fathers Timely Shot Saved His
His Young Daughters Life.

New Egypt, n. J., Sept 2.-The little
five-year-old daughter of Caleb Hopkins,
a farmer, living about miles from this
place. escaped a horrible death in a man
ner that recalls strongly the tale of VIII
liam Tell and the apple. The little girl
was swinging in a low hammock under
some trees. She called to her mother TO
come and see what a pretty snake she
had found. The mother ran, and there.
stretched cut under the hammock, was
an enormous rattlesnake, which the child
was looking at with admiring eyes and
stretching out her hands 10 play with il.
The frightened mother called 10 the
child to sit perfectly still and to say moth
ing, but the child little understood the
tie TO the monster The mother hurredly
called her husband, who snatched his dou-
ble-barreled gun from the rack. assured
himself that there was a shell in the
choke-bore barrel and ran toward the
hammock.
The little one protested that her father
mustn't k.li her pretty snake. and as she
moved about in the hammock in protest
the snake coiIed his horrid length to
strike. To the father ii was a question
whether he was to shoot the snake and
run the risk of hitting his daughter with
the scattering shot. or whether she should
be bitten by the snake-the latter alterna-
tive being sure death. So he took careful
but hurried aim and pulled the trigger.
The choke-bore punched the shot, and
his snakeship was blown to fragments
without Shot hitting the little girl The
tail of the snake was picked up and the
seven rattles and a button saved as
souvenir by Farmer Hopkins.
The times., 1898-09-03
THE FUTURE OF CUBA.
A Havana Paper Hopes We VIII Re-
member the Woes of Cuba


Havana, Sept. 2.-The Diario de la Ma
rina in an article yesterday evening on
the future of the government of Cuba,
discusses annexation. independence. an
American protectorate and a Spanish
protectorate. 1t says:
THAT there should be difference of
opinion regarding these various solutions
is not surprising, but that each of them
should have enthusiastic advocates seems
strange TO US. This situation would have
a reasonable explanation in the period
successful revolution, but not at the be-
ginning of the new pact. In the former
case to the people belong the right to
substitute for the government over
thrown one of its own choosing; but In
the present case it is the conquerer who
will lay down the law
1t adds that, while so far as its infor-
nation goes, the conquerors have inform
ed no one of their intentions, il hopes
they will bear in mind the woes which
have marked the sanguinary drama of
Cuba.
The insurgent brigadier. Jose Luis Ro-
bau, having been informed that a band
of his followers had assassinated in Sa-
3 Sut q opdilol HialluIdCluTtir OtitIcu TIC
arrest of the criminals and sent them
under guard to the military commander
of Sagua.
Gen. Maxine Gomez is expected today
at the camp of Major Gen. Francisco
Carrillo.
The insWgent governor, Celestine Ben
como, who is encamped near Remedois.
says that those who have business inter
ests to keep them in Cuba are anxious
to resume work and without distinction
of color to employ all their energies in
restoring and increasing the riches de-
stroyed by the war.
The times., 1898-09-03
POLICEMAN RESCUEs BOYS.
Twelve Lads Saved From Drowning
by Officer BOOtheney.


New York Sept 2-Policeman John
Boo .heney. Of the Delancey Street sta
ton, established his reputation as
hero last night by rescuing from the
East River and from possible drowning
twelve young men who were precipitat-
ed into the water by the breaking of a
gangplank connecting the public bath
No. with the dock at the foot of Jack
son Street.
Many who had not been so fortunate
as to gain admission 10 the bath stood
on he dock and a line was formed
along the gangplank waiting an oppor-
tUnity 10 enter the bath.
The plank, overloaded with their
weight broke and the following young
men. ranging from fourteen to eighteen
years. were thrown into the water: Jacob
Brae. ]. Goldberg. Irwin Morlise. Henry
Abenskin. Jacob Cohen, John Horn, ia
cob .Jat Morris Schatheim. Samuel Sol
omon. Harris Berkleman, William Ker-
riEs and Isaac Wasserman.
Policeman Bootheney was on duty on
the dock, and when he heard the crash
of breaking wood and the cries of the
onlookers he ran to the end of it. The
shore end of the broken gangway was
still attached to the dock. Bootheney
threw himself on his face along it. and
obtaining a hold on the railing with his
feet, devoted himself to the work of
rescue.
One after another he seized the boys
who were fioundering around in the wa
ter, some helpless, and pulled them up
beside him on the broken gangway, where
they were seized by persons on the dock
and lifted to safety.
Bootheney's work of rescue occupied
half an hour. and when it was complet-
ed he was almost exhausted. His chief
concern. however was for his ruined
uniform, and after a few minutes rest
he resumed his tour of duty.
The times., 1898-09-03
INQUIRY BEGUN.
Grand Jury Takes Up Mrs. CordeIia
BOtkfnts Case.

San Francisco, Sept. yesterday aft
ernoon the grand jury began the investi-
cation into the case of Mrs Cordelia Bot
kin. who is charged with having mailed
box of poisoned candy to Mrs John p.
Dunning. of Dover. Chief Lees and De-
tective McVey believe they have evidence
at their command to call for the indict-
ment OF the defendant On the action of
the grand jury the final outcome of the
case greatly depends. as IL Is hardly like
ly that the governor will issue extradi-
ton papers In the event that the inquiry
about to be commenced does not show
Mrs. Botkin's probable guilt
While the exclusive evidence at hand
seems to point to Mrs. Botkin there is
nothing definite upon which the charge
can be based.
News comes from Stockton to the ef-
feet that Gattrall. the clerk who sold the
box of candy supposedly to Mrs. Botkin.
probably made a mistake in arriving at
his conclusions. Yesterday ne was shown
a photograph OF the box brought from
Dover by Detective McVey.
Neither the picture of the box nor
the description furnished me correspond
with the box | sold over the counter
month ago." he said.
Kuhn, the proprietor of the Wave cam
dy store, agrees with Gattrall. In an i'll
terview he said that he did not believe
the box would prove TO be similar to
those he sold. Chief Lees telegraphed to
Chief Call, OF Stockton, requesting that
Frank Gattrall and Raymond Miller.
salesman in the Wave, be sent to this
city to testify in the case. Gattrall and
Miller arrived at o'clock. and We're
closeted with the chief of police for
considerable part of the afternoon.
Should Gattrall fail to identify the box
Mrs. Botkin will score a valuable point
in her favor, of which her attorneys will
make the most.
AS the days pass Mrs. Botkin's nerves
are gradually giving way. She appears
sad and depressed and full of vagaries,
which kept her sister, Dora Brown, con-
stantly on the go.
Every attempt of Chief Lees TO locate
the station al which the box of candy
was mailed has proved fruitless. All of
the stations have been visited, but thus
far nothing has been found to connect
the box with any of them.
The times., 1898-09-03
FERRIS FORTUNE A MYTH.
A Million D,yindies to Sixteen Thou
snud Dollars.

New York. Sept. 2.-The much talked
of wealth of William ii. Ferris. the an
cient pirate fighter. who died on Tues
day at Mount Vernon from old age. has
proved to be a myth His beneficiaries
saw visions of millions OF dollars in god
coins and Government bonds when the
old man died. but when Joseph S. Clark,
the executor of the will, announced yes
terday that the much sought for wealth
had been found by him. and that it
amounted to only about sl6 90, they were
greatly surprised.
Mr.. Clark, who is president of the
Eastchester Savings Bank. of Mount
Vernon. said yesterday that two hours
before Mr. Ferris death the old man con-
fded to him the hiding place of all papsrs
pertaining TO his property.
In a box were found six mortgages
covering property in Mount Vernon
worth about $4,000, and a deed of tho
homestead, valued at $4,000 The rela-
tives of Mr.. Ferris continue 10 cling TO
the belief that he owned Government
bonds and railroad stocks and that these
securities are hidden away.
The heirs say they fear Mr.. Ferris did
not tell Mr.. Clark the whereabouts of
all his property. In answer. Mr.. Clark
says that while they Were applying res
toratives to Mr.. Ferris's nose few min
utes before he died he asked him this
question:
Have you told me where all your
property is?" The dying man attempted
to raise his head from the pillow, as
though he had something important TO
say, while he pointed his forefnger in
the direction of the ground. Those in
the room leaned forward to catch the
words, but the old man Strengthened out
and was dead in few minutes,
The times., 1898-09-03
FIRE ON A TRANSPORT.
Dangerous Blaze the Catania,
Carrying Sick Soldiers.

Dangerous Blaze the Catania,
Carrying Sick Soldiers.
New York, Sept. 2.-The transport Ca
tania arrived this morning from Mon
tauk, where she landed a number of sick
soldiers of various regiments from San
tiago August q.
During the voyage from Santiago the
engineers found the coal in the after
hold to be on fire. The matches We're
kept closed tight, the fire was kept un-
der control until Montauk was reached
and her sick troops were discharged. The
transport was then ordered to proceed
to this port to unload the burning coal.
She has on board 300 cases of cart
ridges which will be discharged immedi-
ately.
The times., 1898-09-03
CABLE SPURS IN THE PACIFIC.

A System Connecting With Amer
icn's New Possessions Planned.
New York, Sept.2.-Important develop
ments in the plans for an American
cable, connecting the new possessions Of
the United States in the Pacific with San
Francisco. and with branches TO Japan
and Australia, were decided upon yes
terday at a meeting of the Pacific
Cable Company, in the office of j. p
Morgan e. Co.
The directors decided to begin work
at once on surveys for this line and
James a. Scrymser, president of the
Pacific Cable Company. started last night
for Vancouver, whence he will sail on
september u for Japan.
The object of his trip is TO make con-
tracts with the Japanese government and
to obtain from it a subsidy of at least
s100, ,000 for which in return the govern
ment of Japan will have free telegraph
privileges for twenty years.
contract, which. however did not
carry any subsidy with 1t. was signed
by the Hawaiian government on July 2
and a bill introduced by Representa- tive
Bennett granting a subsidy of 500. 900
has progressed to a favorable report in
Congress, and will be regularly pushed
when Congress reassembles.
]. Z. l.. Baylies, vice president of the
company, said last night however that
he expected at least 900 or s21S. 900
from the American Government, in con-
sideration of the fact that the proposed
cable will touch all the new American
possessions.
The cost of the Sitka and Aleutian ISL
ands branch cannot be determined until
surveys are made. but the southern route
connecting the new island possessions of
the United States, with spurs to Aus
tralia and Japan. will cost about $4,000
000 1t will involve the laying of about
10000 miles of cable.
The Pacific Gable Company was organ
lied three years ago, and incorporated
under the laws of New York State in De-
cember, 1896. It's authorized capital Is
s10,o00.O0O Its officers, are James A.
Scrymser, president; j. f. l.. Baylies.
vice president, and j. Pierpont Morgan,
]. Kennedy Tod and Rear Admiral John
Irwin. directors Mr.. Scrymssr is presi-
dent of the Mexican Telegraph Company
and of the Central and South American
Telegraph Company. Mr.. Bayles is
vice president of the Mexican company.
The times., 1898-09-03
DIED.

MAsTIN-on Friday. September 2. 1sos. at
70 80 o o'clock. MARGARET HOLLIS. infant daug.I-
ter OF Charles +. and Mary Mastin.
Fune; al private. II
NEALY-At the home OF his son, No. 3147 U
Street northwest. at 10 o'clock p m, on Friday.
September 2, 1898, HUGH NEALi. aged seventy
nine years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. 1t
WILS0N-on Thursday September ], 1893, at
o'clock p m.. GEORGE ID. WILSON, beloved
husband of Ernie Wilson and sen Of George and
Antoinette e Wilson, aged twenty-seven years.
Funeral will be held at No. 1909 Street
northwest ar 2 O'clock on Saturday, September
g. Friends and relatives invited. 1t
WOoDS-At Vineyard Haven Mass on Thurs
day September l, le9S, MARY BURNHAM
WOODS widow of Col. George ". MlnYpenny.
Interment at Vineyard Haven, Friday slp-
tember . IT
McDoNALD-On Sept. ?, 1s9s. MARY Nc
DONALD, infant daughter of James and Elizabeth
Mcdonald aged one month.
Funeral private, Sept. =. al p. m, at resi-
dence, s07 n Capt. 81. Item
The times., 1898-09-03
The Effects of the Cuban Campaign
Are BegiDnipg to Tell on the
niSfricf Men

The effects of the deadly Cuban climate
are beginning to show on some of the
District troops, malaria fever and chiIls
being very common and attacks of dys-
entery very frequent The boys are
minus many pounds of flesh, especially
Major Emmet Urell, who weighs forty
FIVE pounds less than he did before leav-
ing for Cuba. The District boys tell a
good story on the jor. His first ex-
preston after the flag had been raised
over Santiago was: Its too bad, boys,
that we haven't some of Heurich's Maer-
zen Beer with which to celebrate the
surrender" If the District regiment had
Heurich's beer to drink there would have
been less sickness.
The times., 1898-09-03
WHITE ON THE RACE PROBLEM.
Compares Southern Negroes With
Cubans and Fiiipinos.

Compares Southern Negroes With
Cubans and Fiiipin0s.
r Binghamton, N. Y. Sept. 2.-Justice Ed
ward ID. White, who has been named as
one of the peace commissioners, stopped
In this city for a few hours on his way
from Canton. Ohio TO Cooperstown. Jus
tice White when seen declined to state
the nature Of his interview with Presi-
dent Mckinley, or whether he would ac-
-cept the position offered, saying he did
not think such disclosures coming from
him at this time would be proper. He
spoke on general topics. however and re-
3erred to the race problem now agitating
Louisiana. and made a comparison be-
tween the negroes of the South and of
Cuba and the Philippines.
Whether or not" said Justice White
f'the negro has in him the elements that
will eventually raise him above his
downtrodden condition and make him
the equal of the Caucasian, / cannot say
IF this were Spanish country matters
would be much Simplified. SpaniardS
would intermarry with negroes, and il
they did not elevate the negroes would
descend to their level, thus solving the
race problem. This, ] am happy to say
IS impossible with US. On a train COM
3AlS lIOh lIc " est overheard SICK
soldier who was returning home say that
he had vowed he would never enlist
again, but there was just one war in
(which he would like to go to the front,
and that was against the Cubans He
said they were lazy, vile and dirty, and
Incapable of knowing what gratitude is -
While Justice White did not touch oi-
rectly on territorial extension in his con-
versation, he intimated that the Fill
pinos who are of Malay origin, are much
the same as the Cubans, and the United
States no more wanted such citizens than
Ii did the lower class of negroes in the
South
The times., 1898-09-03
FATHER SHOT BY ACCIDENT.
a Broker Meets Death While Hunt
ing With His Sen.

Akron, Ohio, Sept. Edward S. Nc
Lain, prominent broker of Allegheny,
was accidentally shot and killed
while hunting ducks in the channel at
Long Lake early yesterday morning Mr..
McLain had accompanied his son Harry
on hunting expedition in a canoe, and
after the young man fired shot the
frail vessel careened and filled with wa
ter Harry made an attempt to right 1t.
In doing So he threw the gun into the
bottom of the boat. and it was discharg-
ed, the contents striking his father in the
small of the back. Mr.. McLain fell for
ward into the boat and died before his
son could get him ashore.
The times., 1898-09-03
COL. HARRIES INSISTS.
Announces That He VIII Bring the
District Troops Home Friday on
His Own Responsibility and the
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, n. Y,
Sept 2.-Col. Harries said today that, as
q misunderstanding seemed to exist as to
fust when the District troops would ar
rive in Washington, he would state Off
ciaily that they viii get INTO the capital
at o'clock next Friday morning, Sep
tember 9, and will travel via the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad. This. he intimated, he
will 90 on his own responsibility.
Fever Breaking Out.
Fever has broken out afresh in the
ranks of the District Regiment. Nearly
all of the troops are complaining of the
weakness and chills which precede the
dreaded army scourge. This afternoon
four of the boys were taken to the hospit-
al in an ambulance.
They were Sc ct Barber Private Chase,
Private Hineiine. and Private Bethune.
all of Company G. They mad 10 be sup
ported to the ambulance from their tents
and are in pretty bad condition
The FurIoughs Granted.
Those who received furloughs today
are: Private Haskell. Company D, from
hospital; Private Nolan. Company A.
from hospital; Privates Kaiser. Ostheim-
er, and the two Mooney brothers, al from
Company X, from hospital Sergt.
Thomas McNally was granted fur.ough
from camp. owing to the recent death of
his mother. All of the boys will leave
here at once Major Emmett Ureil left
camp this morning fer three days visit
10 New York.
A Matter of Cuisine.
eontented today, owing to the big i'm
provement, in the food for the three
meals The new cooks from New York
are beginning to get their work in, and
the issue of rations inclLres a wider and
Eresher variety.
A new well has been driven close TO
camp and the water is cold and pure. IL
has been piped along the camp, and
faucet supplied to each company street
Capt. Graham and Lieut.. Skinner took
twenty of the boys who were well for
q surf bath on the beach this morning
Mrs White the mother of Private
White, Company G., was in camp today
and was grieved to find her boy in the
hospital and that she could not visit him
there. Dr. and Mrs. Adams, of Wash
lngton, visited camp today.
Colonel Takes an Airing.
Col. Harries took an airing on horse
back today for the first time since his
arrival at camp. He stated that he ex
pected President Mckinley and the mem
bers of the Cabinet to pay the District
camp a personal visit
Private Thomas Walsh, Company A,
who was left behind in the hospital at 81
honey. arrived here yesterday on the City
of Mexico, with Gen. Skaters party
walsh has fully recovered and looks bet
ter than many of the boys now in camp.
HE Will remain in the detention camp un-
til Saturday:
The First Battalion has moved into the
quarters vacated by the Thirty-third
Michigan. and now has plenty of room.
Private Thomas Marshal of Company
G, wishes the statement, which was pub.
iished in another Washington paper to
the effect that he was in the hospital
corrected He has not been i'll for one
day and does not want his relatives to
worry
The times., 1898-09-03
DIED TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS.
Lieutenant Morgan and Six Soldiers
Drowned at savannah.

Savannah, Ga, Sept z.-It is reported
that Lieutenant Morgan, of the United
States Engineer Corps, was drowned off
Tybee in the storm Wednesday, with six
regular soldiers. He went out in a yawl
to rescue the sailors of an Italian bark.
The yawl capsized and Morgan and his
men We're drowned. Lieutenant Morgan
was a Georgian.
Second Mate Garibaldi of the Italian
bark Noe, was drowned during the storm
He was trying to reach shore from his
boat. but was blown from the life line.
Nearly all the tents and clothing of the
garrison al Tybee were blown into the
ocean. All records were lost, and con-
siderable confusion will result when pay
day comes or muster-out is ordered
The men stationed at Tybee are two COM
panies of the Second North Carolina Vol
unteers, under Major w. T. Wilder. and a
portion of the First United States Artil-
lery. The damage to property in and
around Savannah is estimated at 100000.