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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-05

triumphal progress has been made
| in Porto Rico by General Miles.
Manila has been captured by AID
miral Dewey with the aid of troops
under General Merritt.
The losses upon the field of bat
tie were almost nothing.
The ravage of disease and the
hardship of the men by reason OF
neglect, of lack of food so great
that men have died Of starvation,
of want of proper clothing, of in.
sufficient tentage, are hideous, and
the evil is still existing; in some
quarters it is even spreading.
Moreover, it is not confined to
the troops who fought in Cuba.
The men who were encamped in
Florida and Chickamauga are the
victims of starvation and OF disease
breeding conditions that were en-
tirely preventable.
If we should say that the Gov
eminent is returning to the people
an army rotting with disease, we
should not greatly exaggerate.
And this is absolutely true, that
nothing that we have gained is
worth the sacrifice which our men
have suffered for it, for nothing
which we have gained would have
been lost if we had waited to take
it until the army in all its branches
was prepared for the adventure.
Without proper clothing or pro-
per food for the troops, the troops
were rushed into Cuba, under a
commander incompetent to do what
might have been done to remedy
the evils, and after a free fight
against a weak enemy, Santiago
was taken, and disease and famine
entered upon their perfect work.
The signs now are that this war
will bred more scandle than glory.
-Harper's Weekly.
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Turn on the Light.

Three week ago we felt it in
cumbent upon us to protest against
the wanton waste of life which was
taking place as the result of the
criminal incompetency of the War
Department. Events that have
transpired in the interim have
merely served to strengthen our
conviction that a shameful wrong
has been done in the wholesale and
altogether unnecessary sacrifice OF
the lives of hundreds, if not thou
sands, of Our soldiers. The dis
graceful ineficiency of Siboney and
Santiago has now been repeated at
Montauk; and the men who fought
so bravely, even if unfed and I'M
tended at the front, ale now CON-
ing home, many of them to die-to
die, not of disease, but as the at
tendant physician of poor young
Tiffany said, of starvation" "due
to the fact that they did not have
food that was suitable to the con-
dition of convalescent."
One of the most heartless and in
excusable blunders of the depart.
ment mas been that of permitting
so-called convelescents to set out
alone for their far distant homes,
when the veriest tyro in nursing
might know that they should have
been the subjects of careful nour-
ishment in a sick ward. That this
has been done and is being done
the people of the United States
have painful evidence before their
eyes in the emaciated and pallid
forms, that may too easily and too
often be seen dragging their way to
the terminal stations of this and
other great cities. Many a young
life that Spanish bullets and Gu
ban fevers could not quench has
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-05
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Supreme Court Passes Upon the
Effort OF the Republicans to Redis-
trict the State.

Inc supreme COurC F6SSeS OpOH INC
Effort OF the Republicans to Redis-
trict the State.
Charles Town, Sept. 28.-In the
matter of the petition of the board
of ballot commissioners of Jeffer-
son county for writ of error from
the decision of Judge Faulkner, of
the circuit court, rendered on Sep
TENDER 10Th, granting a perempto-
ry mandamus against them, requir-
ing them to put the name of Frank
H. Harrison, of Morgan county, a
democratic. candidate for the
House Of Delegates, on the official
ballot, and deciding that the act OF
the republican legislature of 1897,
changing the 9TH delegate district
to consist of Berkeley andss Jefferson
counties, instead of Berkeley, JEFF,
ferson and Morgan, is unconstitu-
tional and void, the Supreme Court
refused the writ of error and sus'
tanned Judge Faulkner.
The opinion was handed down
by Judge Brannon, president of the
court, and concurred in by the
whole court. The syllabus con-
tains two points, viz: that the court
has the power to declare an act re-
district!ng, in whole OF in part, OF
the State, unconstitutional and
void.
Second, That the act of 1897,
changing said delegate district is
unconstitutional and void, being in
contravention to the constitution,
which provides that redistricting
and apportionment Of delegates
shall take place ony after each Sue
ceeding United States census, or
once in ten years; that this provi-
sion is mandatory and merely not
directory, and that the Legislature
must obey it.
The State having been arranged
into districts by the Legislature of
1891, this must stand until after an.
other census and the Legislature OF
1897 had no power to change this
arrangement.
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AN ATTACK OF APOPLEXY
Nearly Causes Frank Harris 10 Die ON
the Public Street.

thc oeASOts
Frank Harris, a leaser for the
South Penn Oil company, was taken
suddenly i'll Wednesday night on
Spring street near Thirteenth, in
the village of Parkersburg.
His illness was of the nature Of
an apopleptic stroke and almost re-
suited in his death. He fell on the
sidewalk in front of Mrs. Collins
residence and was carried in there,
and Drs. w. J. Davidson and H. D.
Price, who had been hastily Sum-
moned, worked hard to save his
life.
Several times his heart action and
breathing apparently ceased, but
were revived by injecting nitro
glycerine.
The attack came upon Harris
about 9 p. m. as he was walking to
his home on Spring street.
He was revived sufficiently to be
taken to his home several hours
after the attack.
He was much better yesterday
and will soon be all right again, il
is thought, though ne is still con.
fined to bed.
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METHODISM
History of the Growth of That
Great Church.
rhere are Millions Now Where There
Were Very Few Very Few
,bs YearssAgO.

There are between 4 900, 900 and
5000, 900 of Methodists. One hun
dred and seventy years ago there
were none. The history OF Meth
odism begins in 1929 at Oxford uni
versity in England. John Wesley,
Charles Wesley and George White
field were students at that unlver--
sity and they met regularly to study
the scriptures. The name OF Meth
odists was originally applied to
these young men as term OF de-
rision. 1t was not SO many years
until the name was proudly borne
by many followers, for John Yves
ley and George Whitefeld were
splendid speakers and soon begun
TO swell their numbers. Charles
Wesley being talented musician,
furnished the songs for the new or
ganization, the greater number OF
which are still sung in the Method
list church, especially by the older
members of the church.
AS their numbers increased the
converts were organized into So
cieties, all under the personal di-
rection of John Wesley, who was
aided by few clergymen. These
societies formed a conference and
held annual sessions. On account
of the scarity of ministers four or
FIVE societies constituted a circuit
under the charge of two preachers
and here originated the old fash
toned circuit rider, who will be re-
membered by many people now llv-
ing and not so very old.
Methodism made its advent In
the United States almost stimuli.
taneously with the Declaration OF
independence. 1t was in 1875
that the Wesley Methodist move
ment reached here, although no
church was organized until 1884,
when Methodist Episcopal church
was formed at Baltimore. The
Episcopal portion of the name came
from the church of England, whose
doctrines were embodied in the
discipline of the new organization.
The Methodist Episcopal church
divided their territory into annual
conferences, which embraces all the
itinerant ministers within their
bounds and is presided over by a
bishop who is the highest officer OF
the church. The annual confer
ence is divided into districts each In
charge of a presiding elder, who
holds a quarterly conference four
times year. The general confer
ence is the highest court of the
church and meets quadriennially.
With the exception of the Roman
church, the Methodist church is
the largest religious organization
in existence, having 4,5S5,662
members. This number includes
all branches of Methodism.-Man-
nington Advocate.
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great ability. His senior colleague
was R. John M. Reid, whose duties
were largely in the Office of an adj
ministrator, while DR.. Fowler's
time was divided between the office
and the field, which covered the
whole country. His addresses, his
appeals, and his sermons were ex.
traordinary in their influence. The
contributions to the missionary
cause advanced during the quad.
rinneum from $559,372 in the year
ending Oct. 81, 1850, to S735,225
for the year closing with the same
day in 1884.
In 1884 he was chosen one of the
general superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal church; in his
administration of worldwide Meth
odism he has travelled through every
part of this country; he spent
several months to great advantage
in South America in 1885 Sc, plant
ing new missions and invigorating
our work by his personal contact
with it, and after his return awak-
ening fresh interest in our work in
that part of the world. In July,
1888, he started on q tour of our
missions in the Orient, visiting
Japan, Korea and China, and spend
ing several months in exploring
the resources and inspecting the
condition of our plant in those
countries. He then visited India,
and travelled awhile with Bishop
Thoburn, attending some OF his
conferences and making himself
acquainted with some of the diff
cult problems connected with the
field in that region. The summer
of 1889 was given to our confer
ences N Europe, Bulgaria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Norway,
Sweden and Denmark. In January,
1892, he made an episcopal vista
ton of Mexico, thus completing his
studies and supervision of our mis-
sions in every part of the world
where they have heen planted. His
opportunities in this regard have
been almost unexampled.
Bishop Fowler, as an orator, is
known all over the English-speak-
ing world. He has an intellect of
vigor, and of subtle powers, care
fully trained. In the pulpit or on
the platform he is. at his best, a
man of extraordinary abilities.
Those who have heard him preach
on some great occasion, or who
have listened to one of his lectures,
"Great Deeds of Great Men,"
abraham Lincoln" or General
Grant" do not need be told this.
He has the courage of his convic-
tons, and as an administrator in
the conference chair, or as pre-
siding officer in the General Con-
ference, he is master.
The most special recognition
which Bishop Fowler has gained
has come from his Episcopal col
leagues, by whom he was appoint
ed one of our fraternal representa-
tives to the next British Wesleyan
Conference. - Warrington Advo-
cate,
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The Horrors of Our War.

The country has had its war and
its victory and is now Mortified at
the consequences of army incom
potency and Encouragement.
We have had our glory and are
finding out the terrible cost of it.
The other day the remnant OF
the Seventy-frst regiment, which
was spared by war and disease, came
home to recover or die. The men
who rode could not have walked
from the Battery to their armory
without disastrous consequences.
The regiment went to the war
1o43 strong. 1t lost "a killed in
battle, and "a wounded and 551
were in line or in the cars.
The rest were dead or on fur,
Tough or in the hospital in Cuba
and at Camp Wykof, and those
who returned were, most of them,
gaunt and yellow images of the
men they had been, some of them
so weak that they wept because Of
the kindness of their reception
while others stared at the cheering
crowds with the wild, strange look
of men to whom the things of this
earth are of little moment.
A terrible episode has occurred
in the history of the country-an
episode so criminal that the glory
of war and victory has been dimmed
by the wrath caused by the wrongs
and suferings of the soldiers who
have fought the war and achieved
the glory.
We are seeing the other side OF
the war and it is even more terrible
than it ought to be.
Thirty-three years ago we saw
the soldiers coming home after war
that had endured for four years.
Many of them had lived in camps
and fought over fields from which
the skeletons of today are carried
to the hospital.
We saw the veterans of that
great conflict march home. Their
ranks were thin. Some companies
brought back a file or two led by q
non commissioned officer. Some
men rode in carriages, but they were
wounded men, not men sick with
fevers. The men who marched
moved with the vigorous stride Of
health.
In that day we did not see suct
CHASTITY reminders of the war a:
we are seeing now in camp and or
the return of the men who enlisted
tor the war, unless we saw the VIC
tins of southern prisons.
Then we saw men starved be.
cause their captors had nothing
for them.
Now we see men starve and te
yer stricken because their govern
ment has not the capacity to take
care Of them, and even seems in
different to'their suffering.
The suffering of Our soldiers
must not be forgotten. If the PEG
+ pie of the country permit this scan
dial to find a grave before some one
is punished, they will thereby
make themselves accomplices il
the crime.
What has happened? An army
of ESQ, 900 men has been raised. A
successful campaign has beer
fonuht ~, Toho with opa corre
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An OFFICIAL REPORT.
Horses Must Be Killed-Glan-
ders Breaks Out in
A. c. RUBY's STABLE.
DIR. O. G. Bradley, OF Warrington,
and w. HI. Kerr, OF Sistersville,
Make Report.

About ten days ago DR.. D. c.
Bradley, V. D. and V. S., of this
city, was called to New Martins
vile, to consult with DR.. w. H.
Kerr, of Sistersville, who had been
called to the barn of A. c. Ruby to
diagnose rare, but which turned
out to be an old and fatal disease
among horses.
Mr.. Ruby has had trouble with
sick horses for about nine months
past and in that time had eighteen
head to die. The veterinary at
tending pronounced the disease
different in most all cases and final
ly Ruby became suspicious. He
called DR.. Kerr, who would not at
the time say what was wrong.
Kerr called Dr.. Bradley. They ex-
amined eleven out of twelve head
which were sick and kept away
from the barn. The discovery was
made.
They asked Mr.. Ruby if they
might kill the affected animal for a
definite examination and consent
was given. They proceeded at
once and found that the gland of
the nostrils was liberated, it being
the worst form of CHAMBERS. These
facts were made known to Mr..
Ruby at once. Not wanting to-
take all of the responsibility on
themselves. DR.. Bradley forwarded
a specimen of the diseased member
to the department of animal in
dustry, a branch of the Agricul-
tural department for analysis. The
following letter was received from
there by DR.. Bradley this morning;
it is self explained:
Bureau OF Animal Industry,
Washington, D. c., Sept. II.
DR.. o. c. Bradley, Warrington,
w. Va:
Dear Sir-Replying to your letter
of the 18th inst. I have had the
septeum of the nose from the nose
Of the horse examined at the labor
atory, and have also considered the
statements in your letter. There
appears to be no reason for doubt
that the disease is CHAMBERS and
that the proper measures for eradi-
ating this disease should be in
stituted.
Very ReSpt'y,
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The running team OF the J. T.
Jones Hose company are making
arrangements for a swell dance to
be given in the city building on the
evening of October ID.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-10-05
-SPl y
D. E. Salmon,
Chief of Bureau.

The case of CHAMBERS thus found
and reported to the department at
Washington is now being investi-
gated by the state department of
agriculture, they having visited
the infected stable last Monday.
Mr.. Ruby is ofthe opinion that the
disease was spread from a horse
he brought from Chicago. Ruby
has over hundred head of horses.
runs a livery stable and does all
kinds of hauling into the interior
oil fields, thus mingling his horses
with hundreds of others. A large
number OF horses are fed at lis
barn daily, thus giving the disease
all kinds of chances to spread.
Chambers is the oldest contagious
disease known to the horse and is
dangerous to man as we'll as beast.
Cattle, however, are immune. Cats,
dogs and mules are also the victims
and will spread the disease. The
characteristic symptom of the dis
ease is a very dirty gray discharge
from the nose. All cases of this
kind in the neighborhood should
be reported to DR.. Bradley or other
scientific veterinary.
Owners of teams having seen any
horses with the disease should re-
port it Tor their own protection, as
such horses as are used in this,
field are valuable and can't be found
every day.-Mannington News.
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DOT GAS Young LOSES


Speca. Dispatch 20 the Post-int@lhgencer.
OLYMPIA. July I'm ls4i Gov. Nj
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ths. accounts % Warden Cohleutz - me
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holding hat The governor had no; the legal
authority 70 execute a contract on behalf
Of the state.
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VICTORIA. July 22.-Iocai men offarc.
- brite The undertaken who bnriei Miller
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open July lst.