West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-29
SOME NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pittsburg and Western Improve
ments will involve the expenditure OF
$4,000, 900.
/ j. Van Aliens daughter, Mics
Sara Stewart Van Allen, welded Rob-
.rt J. Collier at Newport.
Governor Hunt, on anniversary CT
The annexation of Porto Rico, tells OF
The islands development in four years.
Guffey forced the Donnelly Demo-
.ratic factions in Philadelphia to
compromise with Pattison.
judge jackson, of West Virginia, de-
c!ares he fears no attempt to In
Leach him for his action in miners
Injunction cases.
Although the temperature only
reached SO Saturday in Pittsburg, the
heat prostrations were many and one
Geath was reported.
Several workmen were hurt by
Few school building under construc-
ticn at Bidwell, O., coHapsing. Carl
Mcbride was seriously injured.
Cabinet officers and other states
men at Oyster Bay discussed with the
president the beef trust, Panama
canal, friar and political questions.
Continued rise In the prices OF
meat, enforced by the beef trust, was
d:scouraging Pittsburg retailers, who
said their trade has fallen of greatly.
Coal Mine superintendent A. c.
FYnley's diplomacy at Harding; W..
Va, prevented a race riot growing
out Of the double lynching at Womels-
Gorf.
At chillcot,le, O., Mary Pennell,
whose husband, James. was killed by
accident in the B. & o. S..W. round
house, brought suit for $4,000 dam.
ages.
Ex-congressman Brumm secured
the arrest Of w. S. Leib, Republican
chairman of Schuylkill county, Pa,
IN a charge of wrong distribution OF
Official ballots.
State Mine inspector Ross testified
:hat open lamps exploded the gas In
the Rolling Mill mine at Johnstewn,
Ia, and he Is cerroborated by the
c+her inspectors.
A patent medicine Snowman at
| Wynnewood, I. T., enraged by police
raid, turned loose his performing
snakes upon the town, forced officers
to open jail and looted the stores.
At Bucyrus, O., the special jury In
the case Of August Larsen, who is
charged with killing one Of the see
ton men with a pick, disagreed. The
case will come up again in October.
Mrs. Elizabeth kirkopki was fatally
injured while making a vain attempt
% rescue her son from death from
nder the wheels Of street car, at
Pittsburg. The boy was almost In
stantly killed.
Roy Whitley, negro teamster, was
probably fatally shot by Policeman
Michael Rogan as the latter was as
sisting in breaking up crap, game
in front of a negro boarding house in
Second avenue, Pittsburg.
Though it was proven almost be-
;ond a doubt that the Pittsburg de-
| tectiVeS made a grleV0uS error IN ar
resting Feightley, the ice man, for the
murder of Achsah King, the authori-
ties stubbornly refused to release
| him.
Report of the viewers in the matter
y: widening Diamond street. Pitts
hurg. placed the cost at $747,0O0 and
the estimated damages are Offset by
lie benefits. Report Is certain to be
excepted to and the matter will be
taken into court.
At a meeting of the Grand Army as
q citation of Allegheny county, Pa, 1t
was decided to inaugurate move
lnent for a memorial hall to cost
100000, and county authorities will
lie asked to aid in raising the neces-
tary money.
Four of the arbitrators to Judge OF
the result Of the joint army and navy
manoeuvres are Brigadier General
Tasker N. Bliss and Lieutenant Col
onel John P. Story. for the army, and
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper and
Captain William Swift, for the navy.