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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10
Wednesday, dus. 3, 1898,
at ~ O'clock Noon.

Railroad runs through farm. Good
2story S-roomed Frame House; al
so Stable, Granary, Corn Cribs,
Wagon Sheds, Wash House, and
other buildings, in good condition.
Three-fourths of a mile from school
house. A very desirable farm.
must be sold--belongs to heirs
TERMS OF SALE:
One-half cash, balance in two
equal payments, in one and two
years, to be secured by Deed Of
Trust.
For further particulars call on D.
H. Arrick, on farm, or address at
WELCOME, w. Ma.
D. H. Arrick and G. P. Wells,
Executors.
7-8.4w DIV
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EVERETT, w. VA.
Special to the Review,

Special to the Review.
Holden & co. are rigging up to-
day on their Martin No. and will
commence spudding this evening.
Nicely & Co are rigging up today
and will start the bit down this
evening in their Martin No. 2.
No doubt there will be lively
race between the companies.
The machinery is all on the
ground for n. B. Williams On No. I
and will be spudding by tomorrow
With three wells drilling in this
field and probably fourth in few
days, things are on a boom.
Martin No. I is still increasing
and is making nearly Is barrels a
day.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10
Rucklen 8 Arntca AaIve.

The best salve In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
tN,ely cures Piles, or 10 pay re-
CURED. 1t Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by Hill& McCoach.
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How to Soften Cabbage.

Remember that cabbage, green's and
savoys to be good must be cooked in
plenty Of boiling water, with table
spoonful of salt to every half gallon.
Boil them with the lid off the pan and
very fast, constantly pressing them down
under the water. If the water is very
hard, add a very small lump of soda to
large potful of water. The stalks,
when thick, should always be split i'll
tours.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10
How to Clean Paint.

One of the best methods of cleaning
Css:inary paint work is to employ whit
ing mixed to a paste with water. 1t
should be rubbed on With a piece Of
coarse flannel and then sporged Off with
warm water in which a very small
portion of imperial soft soap has been
dissolved. Paint which has highly
polished surface is best cleaned with
f1ruitI7re cream
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10

who is certain to win it, / cite you
to G. M. Mccoy"
Mr.. Van Camps speech was at
tentively listened to and enthusical-
ly cheered.
Prof. Crago said that one would
naturally wonder to what greater
heights of power and usefulness
such men as those quoted and re-
ferred to would or could have
reached, if they had been possessed
of a strong body; because their
minds, he believed, with professor
Holden, would be correspondingly
stronger.
Mr.. Van Camp stated further,
that teaching school for number
of years would wear out good
constitution and but few teachers
continue in good health.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed as follows:
Centervillc, c. L. Fordysr; Els
worth, Halle Swan; Lincoln. Kath-
arine Norris; McElroy, Cora Allen;
Meade, L. B. Hill; Union, J. E.
Morgan.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The period Immediately after re-
cess was occupied by Prof. Rufus
Holden. Teachers aud Teaching"
was the subject of one of the finest
and best speeches of this or any
other institute.
The instructor said: do not be
discouraged because some of the
people find fault and say mean
things aDoat you. Every person
who succeeds in life is abused by a
part of the world.
Things are getting better, even
in this respect. The people are ad-
vancing along the lines, helped
along so greatly by the education
of schools and higher institutions
of learning.
"Our patrons deserve the best
possible teachers to direct the edu-
cation of their children and those
efficient instructors deserve better
pay for better teaching.
"Were teachers better paid and
their services more highly appreci-
ated it would indeed become pro-
fession and earnest, capable aspir-
ing men and women would enter
the work of teaching for life, throw
ing into it all the wealth OF their,
culture, make it life work and not
a stepping stone to something else"
Prof. Barbe came forward and
asked the teachers these two
questions: Who was your best
teacher" "What was the best
thing that teacher ever did for
you?" He said he did not expect
an oral answer to his questions.
The best teacher is the one who
inspires his pupil with a love for
learning and determination to be
good and do good in the world.
Prof. Barbe, by request, recited
short poem in blank verse.
Prof. Crago pronounced twenty
test words in spelling. All were
words much used and the drill was
helpful 10 the institute.
Noon.
Nil, o.J ,,,o,tLI,, corna hoo6o
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Monday, Aug. I
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Cloudy weather with showers
and thunderstorms occurring daily
over nearly all counties, with the
high temperature prevailing, form
ed peculiarly sultry and favorable
conditions for the development Of
crops.
CROP CONDITIONS.
Wheat threshing is nearing COM
pletion, and except over a few
counties, the results are reported
very favorable both as to quantity
and quality of the grain.
The harvesting Of oats has been
pushed at intervals and is nearly
Completed, except over few local
tiles where continuous rains have
delayed the harvesting and caused
damage to the grain; threshing is
IN progress with light yleldS most
ly reported.
The harvesting of hay is we'll adj
vanced, but it has been secured in
poor condition owing to the unfa-
vorable weather; the yield has been
good.
Conditions were especially IA
vorable for the growth and devel'
opment of corn, buckwheat, millet,
tobacco, gardens and pastures;
corn is caring out and buckwheat
is in bloom.
Drouthy conditions were relieved
by showers over all counties eX-
cept Jefferson, where the drouth
continues in full force and is badly
damaging all crops.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-10
OIL NEWS.
From Wednesdays Daily

dali are due today at their No. 6 I.
G. Hawkins.
Greatest activity prevails in the
Elk Run, Washington county,
field. Those having the largest
interests in that locality are: +.
N. Barnsdal1, Shay & McMullen,
Cummings & Cox, the Carter OIL
company and Thomas Afford.
These parties all have one or more
wells drilling with several locations
already made.
Cowell & Co. have the rig build
ing for their No. I Mary Thomas
and expect to have the drill going
by the latter part of next week.
Shay & McMullen have fishing
lob at their No. I Bohlen.
The Carter Oil company have
made two new locations at Bloom
field and have the material on the
ground for the rigs.
Since desirable territory IS scarce
the operators are busily engaged in
cleaning out old wells, hoping in
this manner to swell their produc-
ton.
The Fisher Oil company began
yesterday on their wells at Dog
Skin and other operators will fol
low suit. While the driller is hav-
ing vacation the torpedo man will
enjoy his busy season.
With an increase in new opera
tons and in the number of wells
completed during the month OF
July, and failure to increase OF
even maintain new production when
it is at it's present low eEb, Is
indeed something remarkable, and
is a most encouraging feature tc
those producers who have held
their credit balances for better
prices. AS the Review has stated
time and again, all the manlpula
ton of prices that the Standard Oil
company may indulge in-and they
have performed some very queer
capers-will not change conditions
There must be something discov
cred in the field that will indicate
material increase in production, 9th
erwise prices must advance. The
use and forcing Of inferior refined
products of Lima oil into "the mar
kets of the world" may exert de-
pressing influence on the price to-
Pennsylvania Pure oil, but even the
Lima stocks cannot and will moi
change the extremely encouraging
outlook for better prices because a
the end of another year the best por
ton of the Lima oil will have beer
worked up and there will be little
left but tank bottoms or heavy I'm
merchantable oil which constitute:
a very great prcentage of the tota
Lima stocks.
Never has there been such
season of forced dizziness in the en-
tire Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia oil regions, and this dizziness
is the result OF the scarcity OF ter
ritory to operate that will give even
a fair return tor the risk OF the In
vestment. Never before have pro
ducers generally shown such dis
position to be conservative in thei:
operations. This may be largely
attributed to the fact that the oil
producing business is concentrated
into fewer hands than ever before,
Large companies and associations
of capital now control the produc'
ing business. The "tenderfoot'
who made his advent with great
hurrah a few years ago, has been
frozen out, left his stock of chips
with the dealer and quit the game.
For the old timer the game OF
freeze-out has been a hard one and
only few of them remain to take
a hand, but those few are showing
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FOR SALE (!
Good Farm Of 100 Ceres.

80 acre river bottom, balance
hill land, situated in Wells Bottom,
Marshal County, w. Va, one and
one half miles south of Darlington
Station on Ohio River railroad.
Will be offered at public sale on the
prmises,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Crawford
left this morning for their home in
Buffalo, Y. Y, after an extended
visit with friends in this city.
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to be of a very ordinary producing

! nc piOopSClS ioA al
production for fall trade is not fat
tering, and the present daily pro-
duction, even could it all be pur-
chased by the Standard from the
owners of credit balances, is wholly
inadequate to meet the demand.
Never did the question of owner
ship of the oil in storage cut such
a prominent figure as now. Only
last week, when a few large pro-
ducers sold the Standard some two
hundred thousand barrels of credit
balance oil at e5 cents, the trade
experienced another OF the whims
to which their market maker IS sub
| jected, very frequently, of late.
After having purchased the amount
of oil named, they reduced the price
evidently expecting to create sort
Of panic among the holders OF cred
it balances. The Standard Oil COM
pany never made move that so
thoroughly aroused the determln-
alton of the producers. and so filled
them with contempt and disgust
for their rampant method of rob-
berry, as they did when they re-
duced the price from 95 to 90 cts,
without reason or cause.
No excuse could be offered why
"the markets of the world" had
changed in less period than twenty
four hours to justify their actions.
The day has gone by when the
mere manipulation of the export
price for rotten product Of Lima oil
will scare the producer into selling
their credit balances, when they
know conditions and markets do
not justify the reductions and
changes. The present condition OF
the fields are exceedingly favorable
to higher prices. The fall demand
for retired oil should soon be felt.
The producers own the greater
portion of the oil in storage and in
the custody Of the Standard Oil
company, and there is no good rea'
son why they should not receive
much higher prices. Manipulation
of prices must be expected. Scares
and frauds will be perpetrated to
induce the producers to part with
their holdings, robbery will be ram
pant and desperation will cause all
sorts of efforts to be made to fitch
the producers, but unless new fields
are discovered higher prices must
prevail.
From Thursdays Daily.
BENWooD.
Special to the Review.
The most prominent feature in
new developments is the Yoho No.
I, Jackson's ridge, by Fishers,
drilled in Tuesday. Various re-
ports are circulated, the most accu-
rate of which places the we'll at
about a IS barrel pumper, without
shooting. Though comparatively
small we'll for the ridge, this will
not be an absolute Encouragement.
Five or six locations have been
made there since the Hunter we'll
came in. Some of them are on the
Hunter, Frank, Truck and Marble
leases, by various companies.
Fishers have just commenced
spudding at the Cad No. 2.
Galley and Fishers have conf
menced their we'll on Mrs. Jane
Daugherty's fam.
The Fisher Co.'S Stephen well at
New Castle is nearly ready for the
81 casing.
The Moundsville Co. is prepar-
ing to clean out the Piatt section,
Berea grit.
Fishers are renovating their
Piatt we'll No.
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Our blank deeds, deeds of trust,
mortgages are the best, at the Re
view office.
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Daily and monthly gauge books
for sale at the Review Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
FLYING SQUADRON SAILS.
Commodore SchIey Leaves to fleet
the Spanish Squadron.

Secretary of the Navy Long this
morning received official advices
from Martinique, Windward Islands,
that the Spanish squadron had been
sighted to the westward of that
island. Martinique is about GOO miles
in a southerly direction from San
Juan, Porto Rico, where the Ameri-
can squadron under Admiral Samp-
son was in action yesterday.
The Spanish vessels off Martinique
compose the formidable squadron
recently collected at the Caps Verde
Islands, and which sailed from there
in a westwardly direction two weeks
ago today.
Upon receipt OF. this information
Secretary Long ordered Commodore
Schley, at Hampton Roads, to put to
sea at once with the flying squadron,
and it will sail today. While its des-
tination is not known, it is believed
that the squadron has been sent in
pursuit of the Spanish squadron.
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Americans leave for Martinique, the fight
would take place about midway between
the two places. From San Juan to Fort de
France is about 466 miles. 1t will take
Sampson two days to make the trip across
and begin the fight.
1t is not believed that the Spaniards will
attempt to run for Havana. The distance
is too great unless they get well supplied
at Martinique. Sampson would probably
be- able to intercept them. The distance
from Martinique to Havana is about fifteen
hundred miles.
Pending the result of the great sea fight
the army will have everybody moving to
get ready for the invasion of Cuba. AS
soon as the Spanish fleet is beaten every
thing will be clear for the invasion. Army
and navy will act together.
The news from Martinique had an cleo
trical effect on the cabinet. Plans were
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THE FIGHT AT SAN JUAN.
Detailed Story of the BOmba rdm en- t
Of the Forts.


&C. Cpyrght. 1898 by Associated P.essJ
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED. PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, ST.
THOMAS. Danish West Indies. May 13.-
The forts of San Juan de Porto Rico have
been bombarded by portion of the fleet,
under command of Rear Admiral Sampson.
The remarkable feature of the lombard
ment was the bad craftsmanship of the
Spanish gunners. Hardly shot from the
forts struck the ships. while the forts were
hit repeatedly. Most of the Spanish pro-
jectiles fell very wide, and at the close of
the engagement the fortifcations had a
very diapidated appearance, but the guns
were active ever.
The United States monitor Terror had a
magnificent half hours duel with the forts
The batteries bravely threw shot and shell
about her until she seemed to occupy the
center of a great geyser basin. The Span
ish gunners were crazed by excitement,
and sometimes dropped their shells a mile
away from the Terror.
The latter fired one shot to three from
the forts. and when the monitor retired
she did SO slowly, contemptuously, still fir
ing at the Spanish forts. The Spaniards
continued to fire on her until she was
miles out of range
After the engagement, the Dauntless
steamed among the feet, whose crews were
cleaning the decks ard polishing the guns.
The American sailors seemed to be not at
all excited, and were going about their
work as If nothing extraordinary had hap
pered.
The only marks on the Iowa were a dent
on her exhaust pipe and slight injury.
to the railing of her bridge.
The New York had several small holes in
one of her ventilators.
Each vessel in action carried two large
American flags
Only one vessel is known to be in the har-
Dor of San Juan de Porto Rico, and that
craft is a small French steamer which hur-
ried away affrighted after the warships
had departed.
Cape Verde Squadron Notified.
LONDON, May 13.-A special dispatch
being informed of the bombardment by the
United States fleet of San Juan de Porto
Rico Senior Sagasta conferred with Admiral
Bermejo the minister of marine, who
forthwith wired urgent instructions to the
commander of the Cape Verde squadron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
THE SPANISH SQUADRON.
Description of the Vessels Sighted or
Martinique.

The Spanish squadron reported off Mar
OF which four are armored cruisers and
three destroyers. This is as near the exact
strength as can be stated for the reports
from Cape Verde and from Cadiz- have
caused much doubt as to the exact COM
position of the Spanish squadron. But all
lowing for the torpedo boats and other
craft which returned tosCadiz, there is lit
tie doubt that the Spanish squadron off
Martinique has at least seven warships of
formidable dimensions. These are:
Armored cruiser Vizcaya, built Of steel,
with twin screws. two turrets two fun
nels and two military masts with tops:
length, 364 feet; displacement, $3.50 tons (:
maximum speed, 20.2 knots. She has an
armor belt of steel 5 feet G inches broad
315 feet long and 10 or II inches thick Her
turrets have 9-irch steel armor: coming
tower, 12-inch armor. Her protected deck
is to inches of steel Her armament is
two 11-inch Hontonia guns, singly in tur-
rets, one forward and one aft; ten 5.5-inch
guns, five on each BEAM the forward and
aft ones being sponsoned; eight 6-pound-
ers, ten 1-pounders, eight Nordenfeldt ma
chine guns, two Maxim machine guns six
torpedo tubes and two submerged torpedo
tubes. She carries 4S4 men.
Armored cruiser Almirante Oquendo,
built of steel; double screw; two turrets,
etc Her tonnage. armor and armament
in every respect IS similar to that of the
Nizcaya
Armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa,
built of steel; 6,S9O tons displacement.
This cruiser is also identical to the Viz
caya.
steel; twin screws; two covered barbattes,
fore and aft; two tunnels, one military
mast; length, 32S feet; displacement, 6,s40
tons; speed twenty knots. Her armor
consists of complete nickel steel belt,
eight feet three inches wide, six inches
thick The armor of the barbettes is six
inches thick. The protected deck is from
two to eight inches thick; coming tower,
six inches. All the guns have shields.
Her armament is two 10-inch guns ten
6-inch guns. six 4.I-inch guns. ten 6-pound-
ers, ten 1-pounders, two Maxim machine
guns, four torpedo tubes. She has a COM
plement of 800 men.
The Terror and Furor are torpedo boat
destroyers, lately added to the Spanish
navy, having been built at Clydebank in
1896. They are of steel, with three tunnels
and one mast; length, 220 feet: displace-
ment. 800 tons; speed, % knots; armament,
two 4-pounder quick-fires. two 6-pounder
quick-fires, two 1-pounder quick-fires.
Each destroyer mounts two 14-inch torpedo
tubes on deck. Each destroyer carries
sixty-Seven men.
The Pluton is another formidable modern
destroyer, but her exact dimensions and
armament are not available at the Navy
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
SAN JUAN FALLEN
I'he Spanish Squadron
Oil Martinique.
SCHlEY SAILS TO ATTACK IT
Admiral SIMPSONS Official
Report.
CASUALTIES AT PORTO RICO
Only a Portion of the Fleet in the
Engagement.
CASUALTIES AT PORTO RICO
ONE OF OUR MEN KILLED

LONDON, May 13.-The Even
ing News this afternoon publishes
dispatch from St. Thomas. Danish
West Indies, saying San Juan de
Porto Rico surrendered at 6 o'clock
yesterday evening
The dispatch adds that immense
damage was done to the city, and
that a number of important buildings
collapsed.
The Iowa and Detroit, according
to this dispatch, fired 43o shots, with
terrible effect.
All the American warships, the
dispatch further says, except the
Montgomery, steamed in elliptical
formation before the forts, which
fired twenty to thirty guns, seven of
which were good guns. The feet
first fired too low, but at the second
discharge they got the elevation and
soon silenced Moro Castle and set
fire to the town, driving the Span
iards from their guns repeatedly.
The shore guns fired hundreds of
shots. The New York was hit once
and a seaman was killed and four
were wounded The Iowa was hit
once and two men were slightly
wounded.
The dispatch adds that the Ameri-
cans did not attempt to take posses
sion of or destroy the town, beyond
razing the Notifications.
The dispatch winds up with an
nouncing that the American feet un-
der Rear Admiral Sampson is now
outside of San Juan de Porto Rico
awaiting the coming of the Spanish
feet, commanded by Admiral Ger
vera, which was last reported off
Fort de France, Island of Martin
ique, French West Indies.
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THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Names on the Navy Department.
Muster Rolls.

The men reported killed and wounded
during Admiral SIMPSONS bombardment of
San Juan yesterday are designated as fol-
lows on the muster rolls of the Navy De-
partment:
Frank Widemark, seaman on cruiser New
York, killed; born in Finland; next of kin,
Gustav Erickson, father, Aabo, Finland.
He had declared his intentions of becom-
ing a citizen. Length of service, about
eight months.
Samuel Feitman, ordinary seaman on
cruiser New York, leg broken. Born in New
York city; Eext of kin, Joseph Alexander
81 Willet street. New York city. Native
born citizen; service about one year and
five months.
Raymond c. Hill, apprentice second class
on battle ship Iowa; slightly wounded
Born in Coventry. England; next of kim
James Hill, 40 Ward street, Paterson, N
]. Naturalized citizen; service about one
year and ten months.
John Mitchell seaman, on battle shin
Iowa, slightly wounded. Born in Constan-
tinople Turkey. Has no relatives; citizen
ship. alien intentions declared; service,
about two years and eight months
These names a1e taken from press dis
patches, as the Navy Department has not
given out official list of names The
name of N. G.. Markle, being that Of
arine, is nor borne on the naval roll.