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Imperial press., 1901-04-20
AMONG THE DERRICKS

TULARE COUNTY-A rig is in place La Mesa Chiquita, where drilling is about to begin.
 CAHUENGA-Cahuenga Oil Com pany is preparing to drill six more wells west of the city.
 MONARCH-Monarc Oil Company is still drilling in San Diego county, having thousand feet of hole.
 COALINGA - Confidence Oil Com pany is bringing in it's No. 4 well, which is estimated at 100 barrel capac- ity.
 SHASTA COUNTY-Mount Shasta Oil Company's drill has penetrated bit uminized slale and developed consid- erable gas.
 RAPID WORK-Kern River Mutual Oil Company began drilling on it's lease on 429-28, Kern river field, on Febru- ary IS, and already has two holes down to sand with prospects of a fine well in each this week. The company has a good water well, tanks and field buildings and drilling on No. will be begun within a week.
 ENCINITAS-Victor Oil Company has succeeded in casing off the water in it's we'll at Encinitas, San Diego county, and has S35 feet of casing in the well.
 NACIAMENTO - Naciamento Oil Company has tapped oil sand in North ern San Luis Obispo county and it is thought good we'll will be brought in when drilling is resumed
 OIL EDITIONS-Th Fresno Demo- crat has issued a special oil edition of much value It covers the petroleum industry in a comprehensive way.
 SAN PEDRO-All the wells at San Pedro have been abandoned, but the Ellsworth company is preparing to drill second hole.
 ASSESSMENT EXPECTED-It is expected that the Kramer Consolidated Oil Company will levy an assessment in the course of few days to pay for a standard rig and bear the expense of drilling.
 LIQUID ASPHALT-It is reported by members of the company that the Juanita Oii Company has drilled into stratum of liquid asphalt" at Summer land.
 BEAUMONT EXCHANGE - Beau mont, Tex, now has an exchange for the sale of oil company stock.
 SUNSET WELLS-A correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle has counted thirty-six producing wells in the Sunset field.
 WASHINGTON - A half dozen oil companies have been organized in Washington to develop prospective oil territory in that state.
 WARTHAN CANYON-Arcola and Coalinga Crude Oil companies each ex- pect to begin drilling in Warthan can yon, Fresno county, by the 1st of May
 WILDCATTING - A company has bonded 2500 acres of land between Bag gulch and White river, Kern county, and will drill for oil. This is untried territory.
 CARSON CITY-Carson City, New, has put in claim to oil, and there is talk of drilling near the town. Drill ing will also soon begin near Virginia City.
 ABANDONED-Isola Oil Company has abandoned its Newhall we'll, which had reached depth of 1900 feet with no oil in sight
 ARTISAN WELL-El Toro Oil Company has more than well full of water in its 13OO-foot hole and has been obliged to abandon it. A great flow of water gives the we'll some value
Imperial press., 1901-04-20

ElT@ Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness THO after first days of Dr. Klnes Great Nerve Restorer Send for FEtE trial bottle and treat ise DR. R. II KLINE, Ltd 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
Imperial press., 1901-04-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. IF. 1900.
Imperial press., 1901-04-20
CONGRESSMAN BoTKIN'S
 RECOVERY
Suffered twenty-five Years

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1, 1898. Dr. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, O.
 My dear Doctor-lt gives me pleas ure to certify to the excellent curative qualities of your medicines, Peruna
The age-herald., 1901-06-09

ern pumps with combined capacity of S,50OOOO gallons. The. maohtnery has re- gently been completely overhauled. and is now in perfect condition, A complete sys- tenn of mains run throukh the5city, and these will be extended as the population increases. All factories and other indus trial enterprises in, and. around Meridian, as we'll as domestic consnmers are sup piled by these works. The pressure is suf- ficient for all practical purpoes, and af- lords excellent fire protection.
 |. Large Fertilizer f'actory.
 Among the more import6nt and pros porous manufacturing enterprises here is that of the Meridian Ek4tfiizer Factory. which was established lfftsen years ago. with a capital of $soooU0 The plant in cludes sulphuric acid chambers fertilizer mixer. one-hundred-ton cotton seed oil mill The company owf1s valuable phos- phate rock mines in Tennessee, and uitil- izes here the product thereof The annual sales of the company exceed H,ooo tons. and they cover the territory of Tennessee. Kentucky, Alabama. Mtssissippf, Louis jana. Arkansas and Texas, They sell at least one-fourth of all the fertilizers used in Mississippi. The officers of this com pany are G. w. Meyer. president; E. East land. secretary; c. w. Robinson, treas urer. and E. L. Robins, manager of sales department All of these are prominent citizens of Meridian. public-spirited and ever ready to advance hespubiic interests
 Telephone ssrvlce.
 - The Meridian Telephphe Company Is a local institution under tn edirect manage ment, of, MT. F. E. Gressett. who has been in charge since March sL Under his man. agement the company has increased It's number: of patrons ss Ia per cent. and the system has been greatly improved and now has a list of 500 srbscr4bers. still greater Improvements are contemplated.
The age-herald., 1901-06-09
MARVELOUS PROGRESS MADE BY MERIDIAN
 Body Men Be Pound Anywhere the Land

of Prof. J. c. Fant and has full and able corps of teachers. Five handsome brick buildings, scattered in different parts of the city, constitute the homes of this public school. system and these buildings would prove an ornament to any city.
 Then there are numerous private schools and colleges; among the more important of these are St. Aloysius Acad- emy, Catholic day and boarding school for young ladies and children; East Mis- sissippi College (MethodisD; Moffat-Mc- Lauren Institute; Lincoln school. col ored, and Meridian Academy. colored. All of these are rapidly growing each year under liberal patronage.
 Secret and Benevolent Societies Have fourishing lodges in Meridian. The following are in evidence here: American Legion of Honor; A. O. U. W. Catholic Knights of America; Catholic Ladies of America; the Elks; I. o. o. F.; Knights of Damion; Knights of Honor; Knights of Pythias; the Masonic orders; Order of Columbus; Protected Knights of Amer lea; United Confederate Veterans; Daughters of the Confederacy; Wood men of the World; Woodman's Circle; and all the different trades unions.
 Literary and Social. And Meridian is not behind in the mat | ter of societies and literary, social and | religious clubs; for they have here the following: Standard Club, K. Threefoot, president Stonewall Club, T. G. Sin clair, president; the Fortnightly Club, Mrs Vim. Locke, president; Twentieth Century Club. Mrs. Grace Christian president: Time and Tide Club, Mrs Ma bel Gulley, president. Then they have the Meridian Library Association; the Associated Charities of Meridian; Wo- mans Christian Temperance Union; and several others of like character.
 Military.
 Two military companies add to th' metropolitan tone of the city: The Me ridian Rifles, Captain Gabriel Jacob l son; and the walthall Guards. Captain J. C. Wilson.
 City Government.
 The city government of Meridian it composed of a mayor, six aldermen and six councelmen Dr. E. p. Spinks Is now the honored mayor, and he and the two boards of government seems to be ir touch with the progressive spirit of th'
The age-herald., 1901-06-09
EAST MISSISSIPPI FEMALE COLLEGE.

turing enterprises, and their families, constitute an important and valuable ad- junct to the population of Meridian. and their industry and thrift has much to do with the general progress of the city.
 Banks.
 Meridian has five fiourishing banking institutions. with combined capital and surplus of s575, ,O0O and these afford full facilities for financial transactions, each having liberal and progressive manage ment, and enjoying the confidence of the public.
 The Old and the New.
 Many things appear in Meridian to at- tract the wonder and astonshment of the visitor, but especially impressed Is one just now to behold the progress of worknen tearing down a three-story brick building, 125 feet front, in the heart of the city, and thus totally destroying the same. If you ask what it means, the answer comes that it is to make way for building more modern in construc- ture. larger, more attractive and better suited to the present needs of Meridian.
The age-herald., 1901-06-09

In fact the owners and builders want to keep apace with the rapid growth of Meridian. and have let the contract for a new building here, with marble and stone front, and modern in arrangement and construction throughout.
 Morality and Temperance.
 Meridian, as I have said, is strictly moral town It is strictly prohibition, not bar room here, and not a drop of liouor being sold, either vinous spurious or malt. except for medicinal purposes. unless .perchance some wildcat venturers deal 1t out under cover of darkness But there is heard no complaint along this line and 1t may be unjust to refer even to the possibility of such thing. Me ridian has been what Is called a dry town for some years, and while the "wets' have made several effortstto re- instate the traffic here, they have sig nally failed each time. You see 1t re- quires petition, signed by a majority of the hopse-holders to reinstate and the names of the petitioners must be pub lished in the public prints. Therefore. if majority here does want it back again they do not seem to be inclined to face the music of higher morality and publicly say so. A change along this line may come some day, but not now.
 4 Churches.
 More than twenty white churches adorn the city of Meridian. among these are seven Baptist churches, five Metho- dists. three Presbyterians. two Episco- palians, one Catholic, one Jewish. one Christian and one Lutheran. All seem to be fourishing.
 Educational.
 Meridian is eminently city of schools The public school system here is ac- counted one of the finest in the South It is under the general superintendence
The age-herald., 1901-06-09
and a new and handsome. opera house.
 Public Utilities. E

Water works, electric lights, gas works, a street car system, two telephone sys- tems, two daily newspapers and two ex- cellent up-to-date hotels add to the metropolitan appearance of Meridian. Tn fact the city has made rapid headway' In every modern. convenience and comfort, and needs only to increase the extent of these as her growth demands. Meridian is already a city-she is yet to- become a much larger one. ,5t4.. z [, fs8 2 .e ft9 Water Works. .,1 .t&
 Until 1887 Meridian was without a sys- tenn of water works. Bored wells, cis- terms and springs furnished the water supply, but in 4that year the Meridian Water Works were established with MT. J. H. .Stolzfus as superintendent. The res ervoir of these works has capacity of 200, 900 900 gallons. It is fed by springs. of pure free stone water, alrunder, fence and protected from contamination by any sur face flow. The company has three mods
The age-herald., 1901-06-09

people here.
 The numerous public buildings of Me ridian are comparatively new, modern in construction and in keeping with the size and importance of Meridian. Among these are the United States government building, the court house of Lauderdale county, the City Hall and market house.
The age-herald., 1901-06-09

N . ERIDIAN, Miss, June S--If 1M1( politician. be he Do.aoorat. JNUl Populist or Republican, <1> should come to Meridian
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
AMERICAN LINENS.

Many of us have lived all our lives
without ever having seen scrap OF
linen Of American manufacture. I saw
some in Whitney & Marsh's basement
'salesroom, and it was beautiful. YOU
couldn't tell it from English linen, and
Tiff you could, then 1 am, in the Ian
sguage of an esteemed contemporary OF
mine, fringed DOYLE serving as mai
for a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce
There are Doylies of American linen
and Table Cloths, too, and Napkins an6
sseveral kinds of Towels. I shall be
interested to know how these goods arr
sreceived here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
sHIRTwAIsTS.

4 Downstairs I also saw the greatest
marray of Shirtwaists that has ever
q been brought to the Islands. But ev-
Neryone knows that the store is strong
Son Shirtwaists, and I guess everyone
sgoes there for waists, so 1 won't di-
Alate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
WASHABLE SKIRTS.

In Washable Skirts also, this house
lis far away and ahead of it's competi-
TORS. In fact, if I am not mistaken
they were the introducers of the
washable separate Skirt in Honolulu
II can well remember when it was not
possible to buy a ready-made Skirt
here. Yesterday I saw 1,500 Of them In
this store, and scarcely any two alike
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25


possible to buy a readymade Skirt
here Yesterday I saw 1,500 Of them In
this store, and scarcely any two alike.
FAMOUS REDFERN CORsETS.
But if there was any one thing that
FL was more glad to see than all the
srest, it was big pile of the famous
sRedfern Corsets-the first shipment to
9the Hawaiian Islands. | wore one
: once, and ever since 1 have looked
back to that time of comfort with in
Finite longing. Why, even the first time
syou put it on it's as easy as the pro-
sverbial old shoe. 1t yields to every
motion of the body and never breaks
lat the hips. And yet it is always as
Sstylish as were the gowns of the man
swhose name 1t bears. 1 am told that
lit will sell at $500, which is exactly
Swhat you pay in San Francisco.
Many other things 1 saw in my trip
Through this well kept store-Lons
sCloths, India Linens and Victoria
5Lawns, sheer and fine; delicate Swiss
sses, Wash Chiffons and Organizes, ex-
squisite Allovers, Tuckings and EN-
I broideries, Arabian and Valenciennes
3Laces, rich Silks and Ribbons; but OF
these perhaps I will tell you more In
fanother letter. BUD BRIER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25

(To be Continued.)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
All RecOrds Broken.

) WASHINGTON, D. c., January g.
"lhe gross gold in the treasury to-
day" said Ellis H. Roberts. United
States treasurer, lis $3.50 709 COS, break
ing all records. At the end of March,
1889, the treasury held 1925. 293, 90l,
which was the largest sum accumulat-
ed during any administration in recent
years until within the last two or three
years. Our immense golu holdings are
due, of course, to the great prosperity
OF the country, to the increased pro-
ductiOn of gold in all directions, and
in large part to the fact that the United
States is now the creditor nation of
the world"
Sir Roberts thought that for the
present at least there would continue
to be an increase in the treasury hold
ings of gold, but it might be reduced
somewhat should the reduction of the
war revenue taxes be so heavy to run
the expenditures close to the receipts.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
Live stock Quotations.

CHICAGO, January Cattle. re-
ceipts, 500 head; market nominally
steady; good to prime steers 5000
$40; cows $2.65@4.15; heifers s2.75GD
45O; bulls s290@4.40; calves $500
900.
Hogs, receipts to-day. $4,000 head;
Monday. $4,000 head; left over. 1900
head; market steady to strong and ac-
tive. closing firm top s5.25; mixed and
butchers s495@5.25; bulk of sales
s5.0712@5.20.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000 head; sheep
and lambs strong to 10c h-sher; good
to choice wethers s3.75@470; native
lambs S400@5.85.
Official receipts for two weeks COM
parison:
This week-Cattle, 46 200 head; hogs,
143,6G0 head; sheep, 5l,700 head.
Last week-Cattle, 49,100 head; hogs,
1880 head; sheep, Al 200 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, January s.
Cattle, steady; extra S5.40@5.60; COM
mon s3.0O0375.
Hogs, higher; prime mediums and
heavy Workers s5.50Q5.55; pigs and
light Workers $5.35@5.45.
Sheep, steady: choice wethers $4,000
ass; choice lambs s520@5.90.
Veal calves $7.00@7..J.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
Very Little Was Accomplished In
Either Housc-Addresses i'm the
House.

Very Little Was Accomplished in
House.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-While
the Senate was in session for more
than three hours to-day, little in the
way of important legislation was ac-
compIished. The committee amend
ments to the army reorganization bill
to which no objection had been raised,
were agreed to, but none Of the con-
tested amendments were considered.
Dilatory tactics were employed by Mr.
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, to prevent
the consideration Of matters that would
advance the business of the Senate A
few unobjected measures were taken
from the calendar and passed.
The feature of the debate upon the
reapportionment bill in the House to-
day was two-hour speech by Mr.. Lit
tlefeld, of Maine, In favor of the Bur-
leigh bill to increase the membership
of the House to 1856. He had number
of sharp exchanges with Mr.. Hopkins,
chairman of the census committee, in
which he sustained his reputation as a
hard hitter and vigorous DICTATOR. The
other speakers to-day were Mess
Shattuc tRep.. Ohio); Klutz tDem.,
n. c.; Fox, fDem.. Miss.1; Suther-
land 0Pop-, Neb.): Linney lRer.. ".
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06

ments until late hour, when an ap-
petizing luncheon was served Aa--e
Misses Grace and Irene Thompson,
charming young ladies of Darlington,
Ohio, who were the guests of their
sister, Mrs. w. f. Seal, on the hill,
several days during the week, have
returned home.
At their home at Paden's Valley Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Ankrom entertained
quite number OF friends on New
Years day. Those present from Sis
tersville were: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
McCoach, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Boyers,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Broadwater. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Mckay, Mrs. Sallie Sayre
and Mrs. E. A. Pollock and family from
Wheeling.
Miss Sayde Wallace, of Parkersburg,
formerly of this city. arrived In the
city to-day and will be the guest OF
friends here for a week or ten days.
Mrs. Catherine Meek. OF Bellaire. o.,
IS in the city and will be the guest
Of her son, DR.. Fl. G. Meek, OF East
street, for short time. She was ac-
companied by her son, David Meek, OF
Shawnee. Oklahoma.
Miss Rose LentZ, nurse in one OF
the Cincinnati Ohio. hospitals, who
has been the guest Of her sisters, Miss
Anna Lentz, teacher in the Sisters
vile High School, for a couple OF
weeks, left Thursday for Cincinnati. to
resume her duties
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
EVENTS IN CHINA.
The Last German Expedition Made
Important Capture of
Guns.
Earl Lii Hung Chang Has Suffered
Relapse, and His Usefulness to
China May BE Over, Because of His
Great Age.

TEN TSIN, January 4.-The Ger
man expedition which started Christ
mas for Lien-Cheng-Hsu under COM
mand of COL Greuder, returned Thurs
day. Col Greuder reports the capture
of forty-three Krupp field guns and the
destruction of two thousand rifles and
large quantities of ammunition.
PEKIN, January 5.-Li Hung Chang
has suffered relapse, and because of
the serious ehects of this and his
great age, it is feared that he will be
unable to act as pienipotentiary in ar
ranging a settlement of the troubles
in China and that the difficulty and
delay in securing a successor may
cause the postponement for a time CT
negotiations.
PARIS, January 5.-The foreign Of
flee is advised from Shanghai, under
date of January Sd, that advices from
Sian-Fu confirm the reports of the
execution of Yu-Hsian (the former
governor of Shan-Si. guilty of massa-
creing about fifty missionaries whom
he had invited to accept his protec-
tom December 10Th, by order of the
Dowager Empress. Prince Tuan is
still at Ninghai
There are thirty thousand Chinese
regulars at Sian Flu. The court has
made no preparations to return.
LONDON, January 5.-A special dis
patch from Pekin under yesterdays
date, says:
According to an official Chinese
source, Russia has arranged to make a
treaty with China at ST. Petersburg.
The Chinese minister there has been
appointed to act for China"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
MhNNINGTON.

WARRINGTON, W. Va. January 5.
A broken rail on the B. & o. was dis
covered in Burttown last evening just
in time to avert the wrecking of a west
bound freight train. The break was
repaired before the train was permitted
to proceed, and the east and west
bound passenger trains were held here
for two hours.
Considerable excitement was caused
here few days ago by the attempt of
a negro to board a train against the
wishes of the health authorities, who
suspected that he had smallpox. The
negro proved to the satisfaction of the
officers that his affliction was due TO
other causes, and he was permitted to
take a later train out Of the city.
W. V. Atha, of Washington, d. c.,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Mary Henry, of Elkins, is the
guest OF her daughter, Mrs Dennis
Golfer
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-01-06
THE BOOB INQUIRY.
The Congressional Committee Com
cluded Its work at Bristol. Yes

terda?.

BRISTOL. Pa, January 5.-The Con-
gressional committee which is Investigate
ing the alleged hazing of Oscar Booz,
completed its work here late this even
ing and will reconvene in Philadelphia on
Monday morning. Most of the testimony
heard this morning related to Oscar
Bocz's mental, physical and personal
characteristics.
Every witness spoke of the high char
acter of the young man. He was con-
sidered in good health before he went to
West Point and many persons testified as
to his changed condition when he return
ed from the academy 1t also brought
out that he was proficient in his studies.
The feature of the two sessions held was
the examination of the Rev. DR.. Alex
ander Alison pastor OF the Bristol Pres
byterian church, at which the Booz fam
lily worshipped. DR.. Allison delivered the
funeral sermon at the obsequies of Booz,
in which he made what the committee
thought were implied charges of severe
hazing against cadets at West Point. The
committee had newspaper extracts of the
sermon read to the pastor which he pro-
nounced as correct. The members of the
committee, especially Mr.. briggs, of New
York. tried hard to have DR.. Alison prove
the statements he made in the sermon.
This, however he could not do, saying
he based most of his remarks on what
the family had told him and of what he
knew of Oscar Booz himself. DR.. Alison
was closely questioned as to the propri-
ETY. of a minister of the gospel making
statements from the pulpit which he could
not prove under oath. and which might
give the country at large an unfavorable
impression of the national military acad-
envy. 1t was not the purpose of the COM
mittee, Chairman Dick explained to the
witness, to question his honesty, but on
the contrary, they were trying to get
down to rock bottom facts.
The committee will probably finish it's
work in Philadelphia Monday and will be-
gin the taking of testimony of the cadets
at West Point on Tuesday. The commit
mttee's examination of witnesses here
and in Philadelphia has been most search
ing and the Congressman say they will
make their West Point investigation a
thorough one.