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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
The DOwager Empress Of China.

'sifn 1851 TsGi &n died and Tsi An
served as sole regent until March A.
1889, when the young Emperor was
formally placed upon the throne, She
was offered various temptations. to
continue in power but like a good
gQdmother selected wife for her
ward andlEemoved to a handsome res
idenee called Bho Park, about ten
miles from the forbidden City. There
surrounded by a court of her own, she
has ylivsdsn what the ChineseS
Ell great Splendorc5 The Emperor has
visited her regularly ait brief intervals;
and all the officials of the court have
Striven to outdo each other in Offering
alteration and gifts of value. She re-
sembes another. famous sopesAign %of
her sex in her love of money, and 1T
became known throughout China hong
ago that gifts in cash were more ac-
eeptable than any other. = According
to the Chinese standard her private
character is spotless and she is wise,
benevolent, and just. Every one must
concede her ability, as for forty years
she has, been the central and most con-
4spicuous figure in the Empire, and will
appear in history as one of the great
est of the long line of rulers of China,
which runs back to the days of Moses.
1t was intended to commemorate her
siXtieth birthday on November 27, 1894
by ceremonies of unprecedented mag
| nlticence, and ten million dollars were
appropriated for that purpose, but the
war with Japan interfered with the
programme, and by command of the
Empress the money was devoted to
m tary purposes.
Tsi An always received the same
reverence that is paid to the Empress,
and everybody who approaches her,
even the Son of Heaven himself, ,kneels
and knocks his mead nine times on the
floor. While she was in power she
tonversed with her ministers and con-
Quoted her interviews from behind
screen, but since she has passed the
age of sixty etiquette allowa hertt ex-
pose her faces Prince Henry. of Gef4
many, and his suite are the only for
eigners VINO have seen her, and his
y9sft created a ooAmotion throughout
The whole empire,-American Month
ly Review of Reviews for December,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
The Man Behind the Gun,

II used to be said that the next
naval war" would settle many inn
poriant questions in naval construc-
tion,.f and possibly lead /. TO great
changes in the navies of the future.
For, Wears all great Powers had been
busy''in building immense vessels of
steelGaand iron, cladding them in 'armor
deVfsing powerful engines that Would
giveaarhem speed, and arming them
wfJh'guns of enormous range
But the question behind the ships
always was, what are they worth NOW
thhf'we have them? War alone coum
tesb' them and answer the question.
andiit has fallen to the lot of the
American and Spanish navies to fur
nlsh whatever answer there is.
| When the war broke out -he two. ma
vies were supposed to be nearly equal
in hghting strength, and experts judg-
ed that if there was any difference the
| superiority was on the Spanish side.
| W Aat have been the facts? In two
BATTLES the Spanish sQuadrons were
annihilated, losing enormously in men
while the@Alnetieans. inoboth engage
ments lost by one man killed. and
only a few wounded. liz 80 >'
Meantime the Ii1,9aaval authorities
rahG6ad have put ba9ntheir thinking
/ CAPS and Are W6hderihnigs where the in
strtittion for them, comes in. The
Spaaifsh vessels of Gerevera8n fleet
were.as well aEmored as our own, and
yet shells from the. Iow&I,thss Oregon
tand the Brooklyn Gore holes thropgh
the 12-inch HarYeyized armoE of the
best of them. They were riddledqby
tne rapid fire Of our guns, AS for our
vessels, they were hardly struck, and
none of them injured seriously.
Nor is the courage of the Spanish
officers and sailors to be questioned.
They fought to the last moment and
died like heroes. The devotion to
duty of the Spaniards is in the high
est degree praiseworthy. ..... ...
Il Where, then, comes in the lesson of
the war? 1t is the old one--the man
of training and skill behind the guns.
It is the lesson taught by naval war
fare since men fought in galleys pro-
PEELED by oars. 1t is the lesson taught
in our war with England in 1812,where
our victories were won because we had
a better ship and a better gun and a
better gunner.4Chicago Times Her.
and.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
ironical Ifs.

If you would enjoy much, scatter
much enjoyment. ~' '
If a man does nothing, he does
worse than nothing.
If cat has nine lives,a fiddle should
have more strings.
If there is any luck in a horseshoe
it must be hard luck.
If there is honor among Thieves
there should be some among polite
ians.
If man is satisfied with himself
he finds others awfully disappointing
If criminals are to be believed, not
one of them ever had an honest CON
vicbion.
If counterfeiters turn out bad mon
ey, it is because they are unable to
make it good.
If woman only knew her husband
as well before marriage as she does
after the changes a are that she would
marry some other fellow-Chicago
News.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
A PaDen House.

A large paper house, with sixteen
rooms has been 'ersefeaa aby a Russian
gentleman upon his country estate at
savinowka, in Podoli9! The house
was constructed III NEW yS6Ski by an
American engineer, and cost 10000
.roubles. Its architect declares that it
VIII last longer than g stone building.
To make the triumph of paper still
more emphatic, the proprietor has re-
solved that the whole of the furniture
shall be made of the same material.--
New York journal. ~.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Interesting Bits of News.

Lieut.. Col. J. G. Delgado has been APP
pointed chief of police of Havana, sue
seeding Col. Pagliery.
Gold to the amount of e72S, 900 was
Withdrawn from the Bank of England
Wednesday for shipment to Germany
and the United States,
The journal Official Thursday pub
fishes decree forbidding the admit
tance into France of fruit and plants
from the United States. Il
1t is asserted in Madrid that q mdrG
riage has been arranged between Don
Jaime, son of the Spanish prctender
Don Carlos, and n Bavaiian princess.
C.P. Huntington, it is stated in San
Francisco, will build two magnificent
steamships of IT, 900 tons each for tho
China trade. Each will cost in the
neighborhood of s., 100000 '''
The Nicaragua canal commission, of
which Adm Walker is president, is
! hulrying. forward its work with n view
to presenting report by the time con-
gress meets or II short time thereafter.
The first prize wednesdays lot
terry, HAVANA, fell to the government,
stlte winning ticket being among those
uhsol1, and THUS, under the regula-
! tidns, bncoming government property.
l. NuJwotTlahasyet been received from
thGistuanishipP6 of the Man
haitian Steamship Co.'S line, which left
New York on Thursday last for BAN
gor, Me-, where she was due early Sun
day. 6 IL 4
Fire Thursday destroyed the main
building of the Lincoln normal uni-
Yersity; three miles from lincoln, Neb.
1t was four story brick and stone
structure. r., Loss S1OO,OOoJ insurance
$25, OOO a ..1, ....
The steamer Ainsworth, plying be-
tween aKaslo and Nelson and other
Ketttenai points, was wrecked about
Ifiyee milsS, south of Balfour, b. c.
| Nine men We're drowned, including
three passengers. No particulars re.
ceived.
The Spanish government has receiv-
ed an important dispatch from the
Philippine Islands in which ii is stated
that Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader
demands a million and half of dol.
lars for the release of the imprsment
fliars. '~ ".-
DR.. John Henry Barrows, of Mason
City, Ia, newly elected president OF
Oberlin college, in an interview says
he will accept the position. He will
meet committee at Sioux City on Fri
day, where arrangements will be com
pleted.
Emperor Efaneis Joseph, on the oc
casion of the 'SOth anniversary of his
accession to the throne, occurring Fri
day, will gFqqnpt full, amnesty, to all lese
majestic prisoners and remit the re-
mainder of the sentences of $40 Other
k prisoners. i..liaf iA!,-...!., d.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

a country parson went to see b hum
bic pnrishioner, says!a writer in Eohg
mans Magazine, and II possible to com
fort him some little under heavy trou
bic which had befallen, The pastor
found the homely old man in his desc
late cottage, alone. He said MANY
things, and added that we must try tc
taisc all afilietion hum bly,, ds appointed
to US by Providence. Eyes" said The
good 'oid man, who was impe1fectly in.
sstructed In theologys ''that's right
enough, that is; but somehow that
there old Providence have bin agin me
all along, but reckon as there's One
above asll put"a stopper ON he II he
go too fur" ..l.f 81. .. -.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Arrival and Departure OF TraIns.
STANDARD Time,)

Is. q q. ). w. r. Il,
Depart-5:00 a m, 0:20 a. m; :5j p. m,
A:55 p m, 1920 p IN; 1l:50 p m; 1885 q In
Arrivals-l:GS a m; 6 20 II m 500 a. IN.
l2;lc p. m. 4:2O p. IN 7:05 p. M; 9:iOp. nj,
c. & NJ. RYi
Depart-6:aO a. M. and 2:35 3s p. m. Ar
rive lO:9S a. m; 1928 m 6:3S pm. at
z Il o. RY.
Depart-6:20a a M; 2;Ao p m. Arrive-le:4 Al
a. m; $500 p. m. .'t
II. %. @. E. r. r..
Departs: o n, M, and $3.50 p, IN, ii.
Arrive 1880 p. m 1880 p. mi
OHIO RIVER ROAD.
Leave Wiliamstown. ''
NoRTnc'7;ci am; 'l2:37 pm; s3:45 PM 1910;
m. .J.s b., , '..i
SouTH-'9;05'a IN, to;tO a. IN 1900 p. D
II 81 pm. a.. . L--- .t.
fDally.
.tDailY except Sunday. Il .''I
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Actor and Actress Weddedin Toledo,

Arthur X. DEACON, who it will be
remembered played Wright Innitt in
"A Stranger in New York" when here.
and Miss Alice Saurn, a member of the
same company, were married in To-'
ledo last Friday. Miss Saurn played
the part of Kittle Winn, one of the
chorus efrIs. ~
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Ohio Statistics,

81 The Forthcoming. annual report of
tHel secretaky of state will contain
some !vefyl valuable deductions 1t
has; ;beeh cuitpmary to give the figures
Id these ,reports without comment, and
the well grounded complaint has been
made that figures so piled up were
well nigh meaningless.
For instance the secretary shows
eonclusively the influence of urban life
on the birth rate, death rate and on
marriage relations The birth rate in
tne chief cleles Of Ohio increased dur
ing the past yearsmore rapidly than in
ahe rural districts; and the death rate
while the number of mar
rfages has fallen off in@the cities rel
atiyely to the c0Rntry districts. All
ms. Is worried .-ast in the report with
mathematical precision!t
Two conclusions above all others
are worthy of note; the one concern
ing the rate Of movement of the whole
population, and the other the increas-
ing tendency of crime among the
children of the state.
Regarding the former the report
says:
"for the year ending March 81. 1898
the birth rate has decreased 81 per
cent, and the death rate has decreased
l'fS PEI, cent. The population mean
time hits increased atleast 1.25 pef
cent 1tA' decreasing birth rate mean 8
re 2tiye loss to population. and IA de-
creasing death rate a relative gain.
Ihe net result therefore is the diff
ference In these two rates, or 3.32 per
cent This means that had the birth
the death rates of 1897 been main
tanned for 1898 Ohio would have had
S.S2 more people than at present. But
we have shown that state has in
creased her population by at least OK
per cent Therefore the net decrease
IN rate of increase amounts to Q OF ner
cent" Nv Pe'
4' Nhal tHe state Is slack |
ening her onward pace of proeress a
h'tie and is passing from the rNnks of
new western state" to IAN old east
ern state" In word, Ohio belongs
To-Day with The eastern group Of states.
me other Conclusion is admirably. set
ror0h in table VII of Hhe report. It is
mere shown most eoncluslvely that
whereas the tendency to crime among
boys is increasing. among girls II Is
decreasing Not only soJUButiRraoped
boys the tendency appears earlier and
'arlier In life; with girls 1t is The other
way In 1898 5O7 per cent Of the boys
lent 70 the industrial school at Ian
'aster we're under thirtcon years OF
&c, anG thhty-nine per cent of the
iris sent 10 the industrial school at
delaware wwe1Hmder thirteen years Of
se Is1s probably due, AZ the secre-
~ says 30 fhe conditions surround
& modern sity fife and calls loudly
+ iinmediAEe rcfofm
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Map stnmped on Thln steeI plntc.

! An English Typographical novelty is
q map stamped in timed steel plate.
The first'eSperlme1ti is a raised map of
london and vicinity, representing
about s2O square miles, on horlyantal
SCALE OF an inch 10 a mile and a.yerticaI
scale of an inch to i,OOO feet, such n
map being sold for IS shillingsw The
lshrfacey showing all natural hhdiIla.
tfons, is enameled In colors ma,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
A Producers Opinion of the Condi-
tion Of the Oil Business in Ohio
Should the Standard Be
Cloeed 0ut
Closed Out.

The press of northwestern Ohio is
unit in their support of the Buckeye
Pipe-Line Co., the Ohio Oil Co. and
the Solar Refining Co. They view the
matter fairly and from an honorable
standpoint9 1There is no PdIRtics in the
case. R9eW1ocratic ana I Republican
writer's alike are against the uncalled
foF postlohqof ATTORNEY tanet'al Mon
nett toward these institutions. But
the newspaper fraternity is not alone;
the Independent producers are with
them, as the following interview be-
tween the Findlay Republican and
prominent independent Hancock coun-
ty operator will evidence.
81 am pleased to see the Republican
protest against the course of Attorney
General Monnett as to the Standard
Oil Co." said Mr.. r. Y. Mitchell, a
prominent oil producer, yesterday.
81 have observed the course of affairs
in this oil fieM and that of Pennsyl-
vania and spncur fp all you have
said. "A
81 have always fdt that independent
aitues' oughtsto,, be;9 encouraged re-
sllped Mr.. Mitchell, "and 1 still feel
that way, but che producerSSn all who
depend oni him would be .adk bn their
backs without the Standard and its
branches, and the oil fields would be
| idle and desolate indeed"
Continuing Mr.. Mitchell said. 81
was one of the six of the first that
connected to the Tidewater Pipe Line at
Bradford, Pa, but at no time have l
wished there was no Standard Oil Co.
Looking back for period of twenty
five years, when our stock of crude oil
was ten million barrels, and when an
increase of production over and above
consumption from 1857 to 1887 was
shown of forty-eight million barrels,
| remember that our oil was taken
care of and the storage furnished by
the tSandard. Oil Co. l think if the
state of Ohio had been a little more
considerable, it could have had the oil
refining industry at Whiting, Ind,
which employees about one thousand
men. l think that bhe storage that
the Standard Oil Co. has furnished the
producers is of as much importance to
the producer as grain elevators are to
the railroads.
1.-The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. fire.
quently to my personal knowledge
runs line three or four miles at a
large expense for a single tank of oil
It's fairness in this regard tomends it
to the confidence of the oil men.
II have always found the Ohio Oil
Go. to be fair and honorable in its
tdealings with the farmers and other
producing companies and individual
operators that it comes in direct COM
petition with. II iras not crowded
dimes or resorted. to other unfair ex-
pedients
"The cessation of business of the
ftwo COMPANIES, the Ohio Oil CO. and
the Buckeyes Pipe Line Co, would 'be
a great loss to the county, as it would
mean a cessation of business for ev-
cry individual operator in the county
and the shutting off of the royalties
which the farmers are receiving by
reason of their operations. as well as
the Unemployment of a full thousand
well-paid men,"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Oil Notes..
YESTERDAYS MARKET.

North Lima ..... -. m .f.. a
South Lima. ...... 49,. 72
Indlana..- ....... .... -. 80. ~
The we'll on the Roscoe Wolcott
farm, near Watertown, in process of
drilling, had a bit lost in it and was
discontinued. The company will move
the rig and proceed to put down an
other hole at once.
A location has ben NADER ion the
Michael Mulligan farm, twol miles
above Belpre. 10 d.
Drilling was started on the Hiram
Deming farm, near Constitution,
Thursday. afternoon. 49,. a., ,n..
Holmes No. 2, which came in dry
Sunday last in the first Cow Run sand,
will be drilled to the Big Injun by
Biszantz & Buckley, Warren Berry and
Hannen & Co, in order to test the ter
ritory, as all parties have leases on
territory contiguous to the Holmes
farm '''
The rig on the X. d. Ellenwood farm
is completed and drilling will begin
either Saturday or Monday. t
Clarke C Cos No."7 on the Moore
farm is expected in today. No. 8 has
been located on this farm about 200
yards beyond No. 6 on the north and
south Lille, ON the theory that the
line of aShe Henderson Oil field will
continuasbeyond5yNo.,i6,l 6 on Moore.
The K. d. EllenwG0d rig is also'on the
same line about 1900 feet beyond the
Moore development. 50.
A location has been made on the
Wittekind farm about three-fourths of
a mile northeast of the. Wittekind No.
on Une theory that the production
in the Moore field extends to the
northeast. ... ...,. is,
In. Monroe. county great activity is
being shown in developing new terri
tory east of the Jackson ridge field.
There is quite number of new loca-
tions and work is progressing at near
ly every stage from locations to sever
al hundred feet in depth
RfNARDS MILLS OIL NEWS.
Much progress is being made in the
oil business at this place Last week a
well came in on Winfield Poulton and
is making about 100 barrels. per day.
The John Raschman,. well is making
about Is, barrels, Walton No. came
in Wednesday, and made o0,' barrels
before being shot. 1t was shot Satur-
day, but how much It Will make now
cannot be told. Ullman No. 3 is drill
ing at about 1900 feet and will be in
Monday or Tuesday. irpiie second well
on the Noah Cline property is sydriliing
at 800 or 900ifeet and ,shold come in
,i-.s week. The Marion ,Hupp well will
also be in this week.. 49,; .A,,' "nJ
Taking Sit adj in alll5the Wilson Ran
oil field bidSnfair to become oneiof tile
most prominent, fields Aia ..ths state
! Regent Developments and operations
INDICATE .thats there will be; quite j,an
amount of work. going on in rthe field
TINS winter. I,.-r-, n..'.. ..oJ .isilt
Work Is still going on inH great
shape at JACKSON ridge proper and
much is expected of. that field during
the coming year. a. ~ s.u ,a2
A three-inch line issbeing laid.up tc
the ridge from the mouth of,iDismaI
creek.-Spirit of Democracy. .-.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

itobert Rennert. The hotel proprietor
who recently died il Baltimore, was the
organizer OF the unique Bread and, But.
yer club at whose annual dinners
nsither l1 bread nor butter was served,
iheir banqnets were The gastronomic
Fkents or the year in The city of Terra
pR, oysters, crabs and eanyas bsaels
aacks.. ETisS :"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
Bankrdpts Showing,

isaac d. smead once wealthy man
in Toledo, manufacturer of ventilat-
ing and heating apparatus,fled his pc
tition in bankruptcy yesterday. plac.
ing his liabilities at 100000 and as
sets at nothing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

It seems to be a very general rule
with newspapers to capitalize the
word Heaven" while its anthithesis,
'hell," is written with a small letter.
There appears to be some philosophy
underlying this. Perhaps the news
paper man thinks it best to leave the
capitalization of the lower regions
alone. He may go there some time
on visit, + mean-and be able to
capitalize the Mole outfit with dues
collected from delinquent subscribers,
who have taken up their abode there,
j. NJ. Knight.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
The Moonlight Sonata.

Beethoven's famous composition, the
Moonlight Sonata" is said to have
been composed under the following
circumstances:
One evening, as Beethoven and a
friend were hurrying through the
streets of Bonn, they heard the famil-
lar notes of the Sonata in F. Some
thing in the musicians touch attracted
the attention of Beethoven, and he
stopped and listened. Suddenly the
musician stopped, and the despairlng
words of the musician came to them
through the open window: ooh, if /
could but near some really good musi-
clan play this wonderful piece!" and
the words ended in a sob.
Let us go in," said Beethoven.
They entered and found the player
young girl, poor and blind Beethov-
EN- sat down at the old harpsichord and
played as he had never played before.
His listeners were spell-bound. Tell
us, they begged, "wno are you?" For
answer he played the open bars in the
Sonata in F. ut is Beethoven they
exclaimed in awe and admiration.
= SRdenfhY the candle fiickered and
went out. Beethoven ceased playing
-and~bowed his head upon his hands.
Hiseff@efai rev opeAIthe shutters;
food on beautHuFiMeShlight entered
the room. Its transiguring light !
touched up the poor old instrument |
and rested upon the noble figure bow
ed. before it. The profound silence
was broken at last by the musician, i
who said: Listen! l will improvise |
a sonata by the moonlight" Then was
created this wonderful sonata, begin
ming in a sad, tender movement, the
embodiment in sound of the gentle
mooniigt transfguring and glorifyingJ
the dark earth
Suddenly the music ceased, and with
a brief farewell Beethoven hurried
home TO put upon paper this famous
composition.-PhAladelphla Post. 't-
"a s.s-f pns t-7rt-r- 7ssfft5B a,sl ,rj
IheAaSptaF ContraetY ~ 4
Mr.. w. b. Smith, to Whom was
aN9Sded the ,'GoeEact for pr. o. M.
Willis hospital addition, is a resident
of Marietta, although he claims Chic
ago as his home. Marietta contract
ors wondered why a Chicago man was
awarded the contract. We think this
WIN be understood when VI Is consid
cred that Mr. Smith is now Mariet-
dian.
special rrAses On aIl o. our $1,000 oss..
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

sistersviile IS just about to enjoy
the metropolitan luxury of free mail
xsiverv within the city.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02


There is much food for thought in
the denoument in the odious Parkers-
burg case--that in which the child was
concerned. Millatt, one of the men
whom the mob wanted Wednesday
might, is now nearly out of suspicion
would seem, and Marietta man, in
esaA is-accused-
ed that mob succeeded in doing
.mHa Il Ras their win to do, but which
5hSV |I'o pl me foolish temerity to
@ hS aRsd have been, likely, an
utpnoeent Bit 10 eternity. That
apessiSle p Il ths case was dis
enssed on ttAei night of the gathering.
Millatt did mot have such burden of
evidence against him as did the wretch
Grant, and that fact was perhaps the
cause of the hesitation.
That hesitation was providential and
of course was right; let the ,law3now
proceed with the three parties-Grant,
Millatt and Bates and if one of them is
not guilty let him not Suffer
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

Joseph jefferson is not acting this
season, but is in Louisiana, enjoying
tbe charms of his country place. May
he live long and prosper!
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

Mongolian pheasants can not be
killed until 1898, at any season of the
year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02
To0 cunE a COLpIN OEr D,1v

rake Laxative BroIno Quiniua Tablets Al
drnHGists refund the money Al a tails 10 cure
iDe fhe geDuine has 4 y a. ~ each tablet
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is unques-
produced for the cure OF throat and lung
troubles IL has cured thousands, and has
done wonders in many cases OF incipient con
sumption.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-02

Brlar pipes that were once aI,nos,
exclusively imported from Enelans
ana Franeeore now made IN This coun,
trv. '' N0"i''