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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
GUARANTEES AND SANITATION.


The state quarantine in Texas will 20
into effect tho LIST OF April, and possibly
an equally carly date VIII be fixed by
tho other Southern States as the proper
one from which TO begin to watch our
coasts ana border lines this year. Under
all tho circumstance the Southern quar-
antino officers can not too soon conn
mencc their vigils.
The efforts. in and out of congress. to
have tho United States government usurp
quarantine authority VIII hardly provo
successful In timo to turn the public
health OF the South over to the guardian
ship OF tho National officials this sum
NOR. II would be dangerous cxpori-
ment, ut best. aside from the other obtec-
lions to such proposition. 1t Is doubt
ful IL bill establishing National quar-
antlno would be constitutional even under
tho elastic general welfare clause. and
there would necessarily and inevitably,
result many olaahcs of authority between
local sanitary aud police regulations and
National provisions. It is source OF re-
gret TO some OF us to find many Southern
representatives willing to surrender this
quarantine authority to the Federal gov
eminent and It looks hard that States
where the local quarantine is efficient,
satisfactory and In perfect sympathy and
touch with surrounding conditions, may
have to suffer by reason OF the inelficiency
OF the officials In other States where local
control has been brought into disrepute.
IN tho meantime however, we must do
pond upon ourselves and 1t is hoped
that last years experience viii render
state officers everywhere IN the South
more watchful than they have ever been.
II these state agents do their duty fully
and foarlessly there will be little chance
for dangerous or epidemic diseases to get
by them aud there would DO little occa-
sion for alarm, In that event, mt any
point In tho South this summer. The ex-
posed communities. therefore. should aid
In impressing upon all quarantine officials
that this Is q year when extra precautions
must be taken.
hut this outer limo can not be always
nor alone depended on for immunity from
disease. contagion and infection may
slip by tho most vigilnnt sentinel ut
times. and In addition to this possible
source OF danger is the further one that
there may still be lurking In the South
some germs OF fever that have survived
the winter. For these reasons the various
local authorities must supplement the
work OF the quarantine agents by yigor-
Qua and thorough cleaning up everywhere.
Just at this time this question is the
most vital to the South OF any other and
the press win fail In It's duty II II do not
seek to arouse both the people and the
constituted authorities 10 every necessary
excrtion In the premises, There must be
no fever breeding conditions In this sec
ton later than the LIST OF May--it would be
incxcusablc negligence somewhere were
they found
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Crane ana Text Hooks.

Hon Georse Jester OF corsicsna. can.
dictate for governor, Is out In a letter - !.
cshuy, claiming nearly all Tho credit for
tse passage Of tho text book Ian. II. eyea
oen'fs 70 Senator Presirr ., comanohe All
out a small portion OF this credit. INF.
melting that Senator rrcsicr's orieinal n /,
did rot provide tor anything but dlst,i 4,
uniformity Hts real purpose IN ali his
: TO hurl a stone Al Attoruey Ucnsrsi
erane' He attempts to revive xuss,p N
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
JuDGING NJ Look

Cleveland Loader. ,ssif
Don't Judge by looks ! met ~ x
One day, who seemed 70
About az homcly as giri Va.
or twenty-five could BE- "
Her nose was like chunk o. c. ''''
Bespattered on her face ~
Her shape was like o ramei ?
Likewise devoid Of grace }.
But. later ON. / found that 80
Was most diytuely fair; -
Her dear old father don't w =
Was q bloated millionaire
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

o president general of the National
of
in
tie,
Mrs
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Circulation Correctly stated.
Boston Terald

mnn who owns a small country paper
IN New York state made up his mind that
he was entitled to vacation, and having
liked ON place 10 put In his time. he
wrote 10 the president OF a railroad for
pass, IN recommendation OF his paper
he said My paper has Wide circula-
ton; II goes everywhere, In fact, ! have
hard work to keep II from going TO
h-ll.' He got the pass.
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a Perfect likeness.

y man started In the livery stable busi-
ness the other week, and the first thing
ne did was to have a hlg slga painted rep
rcsanting himself holding a mule By thu
bride. Is that a good likeness of ple9. he
snkcd or an inqulrlng friend.
Yes, II Ia q perfect picture OF you--but
who ~ tho fellow holding your
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
cIcvcIand Kceping Quiet.

Cleveland has not yet opened his mouth
OH the present relations OF the country to
Spain, or upon the damnable deed that
WAS perpetratcd In Havana harbor. or
upon the duty OF the country To stand
glorlously by the old flag or upon any Of
the subjects 40 dear to the heart OF the
true American.
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a Olnh oT ono.

Don't worry pilgrim; what's the user
yon'll only live TO rue IL,
y ~ . lob that must be done
iet Felix's around you do II.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

II our now wnrship. the Amazonas, pur-
chased from Brazil is anything like the pic
tnro OF II given us yesterday by the esteemed
GALVESTON News, 1t Is indeed valuable find
II looks so much like the picture of our low
frec-board monitor Puritan. which The Post
published Saturday. But the Amnaonas is a
high irec-board cruiser aud couldn't night In
tho Puritan's class.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

There wns a noble and pathetic devotion In
Mrs. Drcyfus' appeal to be allowed TO share
her husbands hard fato ON the little isle OF
the ecnst OF Guiana--a barron, torrfd, dis
ease-brecdinB spot where poor Drcyfus is said
TO hayo aged within his comparatively short
and absolutely solitary confinement until he
looks like an old man. hut the cruel French
government refused this good wIfe's request!
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Chairman Blake says he has no apologies
to make for charging the majority OF the
executive committee with working in the in
torest of Crane,-Weimar Mercury.
Tho Post does not know what Mr.. Blake
has said since the meeting Of tho commit
tee. but Il docs know that he did apologize
TO tho committee when in session for re-
marks similar to those quoted above.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

chicago NcNt.
Man wantx but little here below.
Because he's too polite
To Interfere whom woman striye.
For everythlns In sisht.
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1t begins to look as II NIL the desperate peo-
pie who can't get out of st. Louis any other
way arc determined to try the Suicide route
There are times even when suicide has its
uAtenuating circumstances.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

Washington star.

Some people have a very unklnd way Of
hooking for the pound sterling mark "a
any noble and ncighborly sentiment that
may BE- attributed 10 Great Britain
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

Tho baseball magnates In Texas this year
have only provided season of little over
three months. The fans viii hardly be set TO
going before the sport stops In July.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18
IIIE HOUSTON DAILY POST,
" THE
Houston Printing Company.

:; s s0lsEsTs. . Ress;SssT.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

Tho proposed railroad from Beaumont to
Sour Lake is just what both tho popular
health resort and beaumont need The oil
field around Sour Lake has been demon
strated to bc one OF the richest In the coun-
try and q railroad would aid In developing It
while serving other useful purposes ana pay
ing good pront on the Investment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

nm DAILY POST, II the SUNDAY POST.
~ Celuusns. l<o to ios Coils.
tHml.wEEKLy POST, us Coils. psr wssk.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

.nxrrRHp At rNn posrorricn Az HOUSTON. rExHs,
AS SECOND CLASS MATTER
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II Ia barely possible that VIC may soon learn
to regard our citizen soidcry as useful MS
well MS ornamental. Possibly the States may
learn from this war scare that the militia arm
la worthy OF development and generous treat
mont
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

SO MIR, Powderly won out at last aud Mr..
Mckinley will have to bear the consequences
of another appointment against which there
was widely-extendcd protest But Hanna's
deb,s huvo TO be paid whether the public like
II or not
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

II II be true that sagasta has spent $780,
100000 since no came into power few months
ngo, that Interesting queation so often pro-
FOUNDED by Brother rulitEsrs Paper to lion.
Richard Croker bocomes Immediately oppor-
tune once more-"Wherc did he get it?'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

Autonomy In Cuba has about us much
chance as fusion In Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-18

Tho Hon. John WannnnlSer has fred h!s
opening gun In his gubcrnatcrlal campaign IN
Pennsylvania There Will be few more attrac-
tive political bargain counters found In this
country this year than those In the Keystone
State A fellow who cant get a good har-
Gnln thore Will be am eNtramely poor trnder
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|
tnlizatlon and yet paid biz dividends then
would this valuable water" pay It's just
proportion Of taxation. This country must
come to an Income tax, aooncr or later, and
the sooner the better
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There was a noble and pathetic devotion IN
Mrs. Dreyfus' appeal to be allowed TO shars
her husbands hard fato ON the little isle OF
the const OF Guiana--a barron, torrid, dis
se-brecdins spot where poor Drcyfus is said
TO havo aged within his comparatively short
and absolutely solitary confinement until he
looks like an old man. hut the cruel French
government refused this good wIfe's request!
Autonomy In Cuba has ubout us much
chance as fusion In Texas.
------.---------------
II our new wnrship, tho Amazonas, pur-
chased from Brazil is anything like the pic
tnre OF 1t given us yesterday by the esteemed
Galveston News, 1t Is indeed valuable find
1t looks so much like the picture of our low
frec-board monitor Puritan which The Pos,
published Saturday! But the Amazonas is a
high irec-board cruiser aud couldn't night Ia
tho Puritan's class.
The opposition to tho democracy In this
State this year VIII be purely for advertising
,,,rno.os c,,or,ar ,,,,,,os.,. o.. 49,, 900
und the nominee of the Galveston convention
for governor Will have no opposition worth
eonsidcring The proselytlng schemes In many
of tho counties only destroy the dignity OF
the democratic organization without any ne
eossi'S Tor such action.
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In ,naha for rhnrging tho moiar,," W ne
executive committee with working in the in
tcrcst OF otahe'-Weimar Mercury.
'no Fost uoes not KNOW what MT binRn
tas sni" slhoe tue meeting oil tho commit
'eo' ou' u do's Know that nc ala apoioeNe
10 tho committee wbeh IN session Tor re-
marks similar to those quoted above
IL oosihs TO look as II MI tho desperate peo-
PIE VINO can gel out OF ST. Louis any other
way arc determined to try the shioide route
Ihere are times even when suicide has Its
oA'eh''"ths circumstances
rho nro,osoa ,a,,,aaa &c., p., >,
sour Lake is Just ~hat ooth tho popular
hea''h resort ana bc"umoht need me oil
field around Sour Lake has been demon
etrated to no one OF the richest In the coun-
try and railroad would hid In developing It
while serving other useful purposes and pay
ing good pront on the investment.
IL Ia barely possible that We may soon learn
to regard our o'tisen soidicry as useful MS
well as ornamental Possibly the States may
learn from this war scare that the militia arm
Ia worthy OF development and generous treat
mont.
M. -,
me '""S' 'n'f"rt""' o'"re 70 DC CHOSEN oy
me CIV OF houston TINS ycar--no! even eN-
s,n,'s Wv '"as wy "'"i'" ''n'''' ile
,hs s,,,,n. -. Wv .n'l'"s"'s uhu.'s''nos
,o,,,nro !, norra.,, .,onn ' Wv "'s we
voter NJ tho rrlmnr,cs tn,nl, sar,n,.,,. , n,,,
matter.
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SO MIR. powdery won out at last aud MIR.
Mckinley will have to bear the eopsoouonoos
of another oppnIntmsn, nc,in,, ,.h,an 49,
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
THE JUDGES OPINION
In the Famous Lawsuit of The
Elk Fork OIL and Gas Co.
OLD LEASES NO GOOD
Opinion in Full-Short but Sweet
to Our Home People.
OLD LEASES NO GOOD
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS.
FOURTH cIRCUIT-No. 262.

| Appeal from
George E Foster, the Circuit
E. H. Jennings ct Court of the
al, Appellants, U n i t d
VS.. States for
The Elk Fork Oil the District
and Gas company of West Vir-
ct al, Appellees. ginia at Par
kersburg.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
First Free School Teacher.

Mrs. Esther Stork, of Cincinnati,
is visiting at the home of John
Stathers, on Railroad avenue. Mrs.
Stork has the proud distinction of
being the teacher of the first free
school in Sistersville. This was
shortly after the close of the civil
war.
Mrs. Stork is now nearly eighty
years of age, but still vigorous and
in full possession OF ali her facul.
ties. She will have the kind con-
sideration of all our people during
her stay. The editor of the Re-
view was scholar in Mrs. Stork's
school and was licked early and
often.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
Personal Budget

The following persons have
visited our city since our last issue:
S. Koehler, F. A. Wightman, A.
Stetson, H. M. Spear and M. Nc
Fadden, from Pittsbufg.
c. B. Colborn, c. H. Durhorst
and w. NJ. Henderson, from
Wheeling. :.
w. r. Brown, Little Valley, N.
Y; w. L. Justi, Baltimore; Herman
Meyers and S. H. Coe, New York;
w. V. Irwin and Thomas F. Free
man, Chicago; +. F. Malin, Cleve-
land, Matt McDermott, Martins
Ferry, O.; c. c. Ross, Weston; T.
r. Lazarus and D. Sunshine, Con-
cinnati; Gale Thompson, Batesville.
O;J. Byers and II. c. Ulen, Gin
cinnati; w. E. Crunders, Roches-
ier; Louis Klein, Baltimore, F. w.
Mott, Parkersburg; G. S. Bowen,
Mcdonald, Pa; Page Painter.
Wick; Paul Duffy, Freeport, Pa:
G.. B. Macdonald, Bradford, Pa:
P. L. Wakefield, Toledo, Q.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
Fire at Antioch.
ans

Monday evening last, about two
O'Clock, the drug store of DR..
Showed, of Antioch, Ohio, was de.
stroyed by fire, together with large
stock of drugs. The fire originated
from a gas jet, it is supposed, which
was left burning in the building.
It was a two-story frame structure
24x4o feet, and underneath was a
cellar the same size, which was
stored full with potatoes and can
fruit, the property of different fami-
lies Of the town. The citizens had
hard work to save a number of
buildings near by, but by heroic
work they succeeded. Mr.. John
Hendrickson's residence was dam
aged considerable. as it was situated
Just across the alley from the store.
The loss is estimated at $4,000,
with 5000 insurance.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
EX-MAYOR sEABRIGHT.
He Has Been an HOnOred Visitor TO
Our City.

Ex- Mayor and Mrs. Charles w.
Seabright, of Wheeling, arrived in
the city yesterday and remained un-
til this afternoon when they left for
Parkersburg for a visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Seabright has warm place
in his heart for the only city," and
this feeling is certainly a reciprocal
one with our citizens who vie with
each other in giving the distin-
guished Wheeling gentleman cor
dial entertainment whenever he
comes to the city. The ex- mayor
was married here to Miss Belle Cal
lahan over forty years ago, and this
fact sort Of intensi6es his interest
in our progress and welfare.
His career eXemplifies the posi-
bilities of life under our grand form
of government. He came to this
country from Germany fifty years
ago, and by indomitable energy
and foresight has attained proud
position in the city of his adoption
and throughout the state. He is
an unique figure in many ways, but
is immensely popular with his
townspeople irrespective Of partisan
standing and when elected mayor
he reversed a normally large re-
publican majority. He is credited
with having given Wheeling more
beneficial legislation during his
term of Office than she ever received
from any one incumbent.
Many of his friends are urging
Mr.. Seabright 10 enter the field
again as candidate for the mayor
atty, but he has not yet decided to
do so.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
WET BLANKET FOR FAST DRIVING
Penalty for Violating City Ordinance
Enforced in Two Gases.

Penalty for Violating City Ordinance
Enforced i'm Two Cases.
Last evening two of the city
truckmen had a trial of speed on
Charles street, in defiance of the
ordinance which forbids it and re-
gardless OF the danger to traffic.
One of the offenders, Harry Deffi-
baugh, was arrested later and fined
two dollars and costs of two dollars
and sixty cents. This morning the
other offender, whose name is Kim
BILE, was taken in custody and sub
jected to similar penalty.
There has been altogether too
much of these speed exhibits with
in the city limits, and it has been
due to fortuitous circumstances that
serious accidents have not resulted.
Another evil which should be cor
rected is that of scorching which is
INDUCED in by some of our cyclists
to the imminent danger of pedestri,
ans.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
AT THE OLSrON OPERA HOUSE.
A Slight Fire Scare EnIfvened Last
Nights Performance.

E-eEIOFh6nce.
The Erwood Stock company was
greeted with a good house again
last evening and gave a good pre-
sentation OF the comedy drama, en-
titled Tim on the Bristol" This
evening the company will present
I'm the Chilkoot Pass" highly
meritorious piece which has it's
interest enhanced by fine scenic eff
fects.
After the first act last evening
smouldering fire was started by
the zinc about the footlights becom-
ing overheated, and for a few min
utes there was a strong current of
excitement. The blaze was easily
extinguished, but not before many
ladies in the audience had left.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
OIL NOTES.
THE OH. MARKET.

INDIANA ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. u
There was great excitement yes
terday over the reported "gusher"
struck at J. 7. Jones No. 2, on the
Marshal farm. AS usual, the value
of the we'll was greatly exagger-
ated, and the oil people, while they
mistrusted the first information,
were on the qui vive with expec-
fancy. Last evening the report was
current that the we'll would be good
for I 900 barrels a day, and was
flowing full through the Oh inch
casing. Superintendent Louis Arm
strong, Of the J. 7. Jones Co.. in
forms us that the we'll was making
20 barrels an hour when he lefc
late in the afternoon, and that there
was every indication that it would
keep up to this production right
along. 1t was down 1862 feet to
the top of the Keener, and was
drilled in shortly before noon yes
terday.
There is much interest in the
strike and great numb:r of the
oil men in this territory are flock
ing to the spot. 1t will revive the
Importance Of this territory, which
has been condemned several times
by a number of dry holes, and was
generally considered of indifferent
value. There are many peculiar
things in connection with the Mar
shall district. In one instance
there is line of producing wells
Immediately between couple dry
holes. Several of the oil men who
have visited the present we'll are of
the opinion that it is in the center
OF the pool. 1t is 400 feet from
the Carter Oil company's No. a
which was drilled in Sunday and
made a showing of $50 barrels a
day. 1t is also 400 feet from J. T.
Jones No. I, and 400 feet from No.
4 Thistle.
Superintendent Armstrong has
commenced building No. 3 and is
having the material hauled for Nos.
4 and S. He will start No. on
the Parr drilling today. He is also
building Nos. 9, 10 and II on Ar
cher. The Carter Oil company is
building No. S on the Thistle.
The 81 inch casing for Thomp.
son & Co.'S on the Lightner farm,
on Cow House run, was put in to-
Iday.
| Yoke & Co.'S No. 2 on the Flu.
harty is not reaching the produc,
ton claimed for it, but nevertheless
it is first class we'll and will prob
ably do much better when drilled
deeper. The we'll is now producing
eight barrels an hour. The gas
pressure is terrific and is causing
considerable waste-Io to IS barrels
a day. Today this company will
start their No. 3 on the Fluharty
and on Monday will begin building
one rig on H. L. Bowser, to be
; shortly followed by two more.
Mrs. F. E. Ihrig yesterday sold a
one quarter interest in her we'll on
the briggs farm, in the northeast
extension of the Elk Fork pool, 10
Dan Daily far $500. She has also
sold 40 acre lease on the Thomas
, farm in Ohio, near Dogskin to F.
) E. Ihrig for 81, 900.
F. E. Howe 81 Co.'S we'll on Elk
Fork is showing up for good pro-
ducer. This we'll is located on the
Dave Summers twelve acre tract
and about 1000 feet south of the
Wood No. I, which was the first
we'll drilled in the Elk Fork field.
Mr.. Howe has an eighth interest in
this we'll and informs us he has re-
fused $4,000 for the same. We are
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04
JOSEPH E. KIRK
SUCCESSOR TO GIDEON CHAPMAN.
Manufacturer OF
QUICKER RODS,
All work warranted as represented. Shops be-
low o. r. r. freight depot,
YOUR TRADE SOLICITED,

hole. North of Stringtown, No. L
A. d. Lemasters, is drilling in the
top of the Gordon, and is showing
for a we'll.
Operations in the local fields re-
main painfully quiet. South of the
Hardy pool the Devonian Oil com
pany has completed its test we'll in
the Boyle so acres. It's calibre will
be determined in a few days. 1t
will be put to pumping this morn
ing.
One-half mile due north of the
we'll mentioned the same company
is starting test we'll on the c. Hart
farm. Some years ago Jennings &r
Co. drilled duster on the lower
end of the farm.
SHIPMENTS AND RUNS.
Shipments and runs, of the Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana fields
up to and including November I.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-11-04

Oil City, Pa, Nov. 3.-Credit
balances, S1.IS. Certificates. opened
at S1.I9; highest, $r.1eA; closed,
$I.I9 bid; no sales. Shipments,
S9,3o7 barrels, runs, 81, 647 barrels.