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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-24

State of West Virginia, County of TYLER, SIS:
/ L. Morgan, Cashier Of the above named
bank, do solenly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
E L. Morgan, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of July, 1904.
c, B. Hitchcock, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
Hugh Thorn.
J. ID. Livingston, Directors
J. c. hays
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-24
Lettuce.

The mineral salts contained in let
tuce, it's refreshing, cooling propertie:
and it's easy digestion make it a mos
wholesome addition to the more soliG
foods.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-24
pANK STATEMENT.

The Farmers & Producers National Bank at
Sistersville in the State of West Virginia at the
close of business, July IS 1909.
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PREPARING FOR SUMMER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SOON TO
MOVE TO OYSTER BAY.
Secretary CorteIyou Leases Office
room and Prepares to Trans
act Business.

New York, May 12.-Oyster Bay is
getting ready to welcome home the
chief magistrate Of the nation.
The home of President Roosevelt
on Sycamore hill is undergoing extern
sive improvements, the grounds are
being put in order and the house and
outbuildings are being thoroughly
renovated.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the children are
expected about June 8 and the presi-
dent is to follow as soon thereafter
as public business will permit.
The Roosevelts will not entertain
very lavishly this summer, as Mrs.
health will not permit.
Secretary Cortelyou and Mr.. Loeb
haze leased Offices in the Oyster Bay
bank building conditionally for the
summer, and the official business of
the nation will be transacted during
the presidents stay.
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r c TOO
Riot Near Paris Over Barnum and
Bailey Show.

Paris, May 12.-Barnum and
Bailey's circus at Bezieres was the
cause of a serious riot here this af.
ternoon.
The crowd seeking admission to
the performance was greater than the
tent could accommodate and those
who were unable to enter began stop.
ing the circus employees, five of whom
were injured, one probebly fatally.
The crowd cut the tent ropes and
several thousand persons forced their
way to the arena The police were
and troops were called out
and finally restored order.
The circus had similar trouble at
Cette and Narbonne.
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Second Explosion.

Pittsburg, May 12-Word has lust
been received of a terrific explosion
OF oil cars in the Sheridan yards of
the Panhandle railroad. The exploded
cars took fire communicating to other
cars in the yard. The yard is reported
a ver1table sea-. of burning oil. tieing
up the entire Panhandle system. Five
or six men are reported burned to
death and others seriously injured.
Ambulances and physicians from
here are on the way to relieve the
sufferers.
A report just received from Sheri.
dan at 1880 o'clock says a second ex-
plosion occurred after a large crowd
had gathered, with the result that be-
tween two and three hundred people
were caught by the explosion and
flames, and all were badly burned.
Many have died and the injuries of
many others are expected to result
fatally.
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Anti-corn Law Demonstration.

New York, May 12.-Abount 10, 900
people took part in the a%nti-corn law
demonstration which has just been
held at Hyde park, says the London
correspondent of the Tribune. Num-
r OF trades unions. democratic
bodies and friendly societies marched
o all parts of London to the park.
Banners We're borne with inscriptions
such as mo protection" and Down
with the bread tax" A resolution de-
n%ouncing the government for impos-
Ing the tax was carried with tremend-
GUS enthusiasm. A large force Of po-
lice was present, but the proceedings
we're quite orderly.
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PLAYS ROLE OF STUDENT.
College Instructor Takes Young Mans
Place at Examination.

Parkersburg, w Va, May IL
Thomas s.. Magness, professor of
chemistry at the Baltimore medical
college, was arrested and jailed here
today in default of bail on the double
charge of forgery and false swearing.
He was taking the examination be-
fore the state board of health for Ii
cense to practice medicine, represent
ing himself to be David Richie Shep-
Ter of Belle Vernon, Pa.
Shepler is a student of the Balti-
more medical college, and Magness
wished the college to have the repu-
tation of having it's graduates stand
highest at the examination. The de-
ception was detected by a friend of
Shepler. He testified he was Shepler,
but confessed afterward and at once
pleaded guilty, but was held on a fell
ony charge to answer Indictment of
the next grand jury.
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PARIS CASTS HEAVY VOTE
REBALLoTING RESULTS IN VIC
TORY FOR MINIsTERIALIsTs
Effort to Defeat Minister Of Com.
merce MiIIerand Failed by
Small Majority.

Paris, May 12.-The Parisians in
| those municipal districts where rebal
loting was held for the election
of members to the chamber of depu.
ties, crowded early to the polls. They
enjoyed themselves in their custom.
airy Sunday manner
The voting was unusually heavy
n there was much animation, es.
pecially in the twelfth district, where
the n~ationalists concentrated their
forces in an effort to defeat the re-
election by reballot of M. Millerand,
the minister of commerce. NJ. Miller
and, however, secured a small ma
jorty.
Throughout the evening the boule-
wards and the streets in the vicinity
of the newspaper offices were so
crowded that traffic was suspended.
The excitement continued until a late
hour, but the crowd was %good-natur-
ed and orderly.
But n disturbance occurred, that
at a voting place in the Rue La Cor
daire, after the polls were closed. M.
Thibeaud, defeated nationalist can
didate, was injured.
The only serious disturbance re-
ported occurred at Marseilles, where
the quarters OF the fusion committee
were mobbed. Windows were smashed
and pistols were discharged. Nobody
was injured and some arrests were
made.
M. Paschal Grousset, ministerialist,
a retiring deputy, who was reelected
in Paris, died of apoplexy this morn
ing.
The reports indicate that the rebal-
lot has been favorable to the govern
ment az half the ministerialists, in
Guiding M. Leagues, the minister of
public instruction; NJ. Brisson and
Jules Siegfried, former minister of
commerce, were elected.
Paris has elected 10 ministerialists
and nine anti-ministerialists, the lat
ter gaining three seats in the cham
Der. The deputies elected NJ. Clovis
Hughes, the poet socialist, while M.
Viviana and Allemane, socialists, are
defeated.
All the misunderstanding in Al
geria were defeated.
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KILLED BY HIS AlRsHIP.
Sevres and One Of His Assistants tn,
. Victims Of an EXPLOSION.

Victims of an Explosion.
Paris, May 12.-The airship belong
ing to Senior Auguste Sevres, the
Brazilian aeronaut, made an ascension
this morning. The airship exploded
and the two aeronauts who were on
board were killed. They were Sevres
the aeronaut, and one of his assist
ants. They were killed by the ex.
plOsiOn.
Senior Sevres' airship, called La
Paix,. had maze two ascensions at the
Vaugararza Aerostatic park since
May s.. Upon both occasions La Paix
was held by a rope at the height OF
40 metres. In this position the air.
ship maneouvered for a short time
only. La Paix was not unlike Santos
Dumont's airships in appearance, but
it differed from them in many details.
The gas capacity of La Paix was
nearly four times greater than that
OF Santos-Dumont's balloons. It had
three main propellers and two smaller
ones, used for steering and in ascend
ing and descending. The two petro-
leum motors of La Paix were of "a
and IL horse power, respectively. Az
ter the ascension of May 4, Senior
Sevres said he would not make an
other trial until there was perfectly
fair weather, and that he would then
attempt to extend his flight. Upon
this occasion Senior Sevres and two
assistants went up in the airship.
Senior Auguste Sevres had occupi-
ed himself with the problem of air
flying for more than 20 years. In
1881 he carried out some interesting
steerage kite experiments in Brazil.
In 1884 he constructed a large steer
able balloon, but the results with this
were not satisfactory
Senior Sevres was at one time dep.
uty and president of the budget COM
mittee in the parliament at Rio de
Janeiro He was born about 40 years
ago. Senior Sevres arrived in Paris
with a flying machine last November.
He then announced his intention to
sail acros and around Paris. His
last balloon is described as carrying
car shaped like a long parallelogram,
drawn up directly beneath the bal
loon. The balloon is rigid, the cover
crumble or cave in, and it
does not tip or careen like that Of
Santos-Dumont.
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dren were found locked in each others

dren were found locked in each Others
arms.
The vaults Of the Bank of Martini
que, at the head of which had been
the Rue de Hospital, were fond
intact. They contained 1000, 900 francs
in specie and other securities, which
was sent here for safe keeping.
The vaults of the treasury are now
being searched in the hope that a
large amount of money and other
valuables deposited by the merchants
of the city may be saved.
Nearly 1000 of the refugees from
the village of Prechsur, north Of ST.
Pierre, were rescued by the French
cruiser Suchet and the cable repair
ship Pouyer Quertier and were
brought here.
AS a result of his inspection, the
commander of the Suchet reports that
crevasses and valleys are constantly
forming in the northern portion Of
the island, where the land is in a state
of perpetual change. Fortunately
that part of the country was evacuat-
ed in good time by the inhabitants,
who fled to Fort de France.
Lava continues to stream down the
mountain side. accompanied by ter
rife thunder and lightning.
The dearth of provisions is begin
ming to be felt throughout the island.
Numerous families are completely
ruined and even s%helterless, while the
means at the disposal Of the author
tiles are much too inadequate to cope
with the distress.
Communication is cut off with all
the surrounding towns except by
stray vessels which are seized upon
by the inhabitants to flee from Mar
Unique.
IT, ar.I
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SAVAGE MURDERER.
After MutiIating His Victim H
Dances on the Dead Body.

dances on the Deao Body.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 12.-Law-
n Bressano, a fireman in the At.
lantic hotel, crept into the meat room
this morning and split the Skull Of
Michael Tornish, the chef, with a
meat cleaver. He then took a large
butcher knife and slashed the body,
cutting off the nose and ears, and
gouging out the eyes and cutting strip
after strip of the flesh off the victims
face. When the upper part of the
body was unrecognizable, Bressano
jumped on it and danced from the
head to the feet. Upon the arrival Of
the police, who were attracted by the
frenzied yells of the murderer, Bres-
sano turned his attention to his
woul-be captors. He was not subdu-
ed until knocked %senseless. Bres-
at police headquarters acknowl-
edged the murder, and said he felt
better for having committed it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-16
FIERCE RACE WAR;.
Five Negroes and One White Man
Shot in Indian Territory,

Muskogee, l. T., May IA race
war is on at Braggs, 20 miles east of
Muskogee. Five negroes and n
white la have been shot and one has
been stabbed. Se~venty-five negroes
attempted to wipe out the settlement
OF Is families of white people near
Braggs, which is one of the worst
districts in the Indian Territory. The
whites have applied to the United
States marshal for perfection and
have been instructed to arm and pro-
tect themselves.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-16
Scientists Go to Martinique.

New York, May 12.-Keen interest
is being taken in the West Indies vol
canic disturbances by the faculty Of
Columbia university. Several scien-
tiic expeditions to the island of Mar
Unique will start in q few days, but
it is likely the only organization in
this city to incur the expense is the
American museum of naturally his
tory.
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Mayor Lows Appeal.

New York, May 12.-Mayor Low
gave out a statement today in which
he said:
"The appalling calamity at Mar
Unique and the neighboring islands
makes an appeal to the generosity of
New York, that l am sure will not be
disregarded. I hope that New York
will maintain it's old reputation for
liberal giving"
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Simon Sans Successor.

New York, May 12.-There is in
tense but suppressed feeling here,
says a Port Au Prince dispatch, over
the acute political situation. Con-
gress, which meets Monday, will prob
ably elect M. LeConte to succeed
President Simon Sam. The people
are disposed to break up the cham
bers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-16
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF OIL
CARS IN RAILROAD YARDS.
A VER|TABLE SEA OF FIRE
Entire Panhandle System Of PennsvI.
vania Tied Up by the
Disaster.

Sheridan. Pa, May ia remark
able series Of explosions between 4
and Z O'Clock this evening caused the
death of at least rs persons, the burn.
ing and injuring of about 300 others
n a property loss that will run into
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Ruined City Described.

Fort De France, Island Of Marti
nique, Sunday, May 11.-Severa
steamers. including the vessel Rubis
started from here yesterday for St
Pierre. They had on board a gov
eminent delegation of gen d'armes
a detachment of regular infantry and
several priests.
Large quantities of d~isinfectans
and clothing for the refugees was also
shipped to st. Pierre.
The refugees had, as a rule, assem-.
bled at LIE Carbet and Case Pilote, not
far from st. Pierre, and. it is report.
ed, a thousand of them have died
since the fearful stream of lava pour.
ed down Mount Pelee.
The e for miles around was GOV.
cred with the wreckage of the vessels
sunk off st. Pierre at the time of the
disaster and ashore only a few trees.
all bent seward, by the force of the
volcanic shower. were left standing.
When nearing St Pierre, the Rubis
met a number of tugs towing lighters
filled with refugees. The heat from
the smoking lava.covered ruins at st.
Pierre was suffocating and the stencil
from the corpse-strewn streets was
awful. it,.
Only a few walls were standing.
The report that the hospital clock
was found intact, with it's hands STOP
ped at 1880. was confirmed, as was
the statement that the Offices of the
cable company had entirely disappear
ed.
On all sides we're found portions of
corpses which were gathered up by
the soldiers and gen d'armes and burn
ed on one of the public squares.
Not a drop Of water was procurable
ashore. The darkness caused by the
clouds of volcanic dust shrouded the
town and continuous subterrean rum
bling adds to the horror of the scene.
The fort and central quarters of the
town were RACED to the ground and
were replaced by beds of hot cinders.
The iron grille-work gate of the
government offices was alone stand
ing. There was no trace of streets.
Huge masses of smoking ashes
We're to be seen on all sides. At the
landing place, some burned and ruined
walls indicated the spot where the
custom house formerly stood and
traces of the larger shops could be
seen.
In that neighborhood hundreds of
corpses were lying in all kinds of at
titudes, showing that the victims had
met death as if by a lightning stroke.
Every vestige of clothing was burn
ed away from the charred bodies and
in many cases the abdomens had been
burst open by the intense heat.
Curiously, enough the features of
dead were generally calm and re-
p~oseful, although in some cases terri
BILE fright and agony YER depicted.
Grim piles Of bodies were stacked
everywhere, showing that death had
stricken them while crowds were
7afnly seeking to escape from the
lery flood.
On one spot q group Of nine chill.
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UNITED STATES SENDS FOOD
AND CLOTHING.
MESSAGE OF ROOSEVELT
Treasury, War and Navy Depart.
ments Bending Every Energy to
Succor the Survivors.

Washington, May 12.-The presi
dent, after a conference this morning
with several members of his cabinet
has ordered the war, navy and treas
ury departments to cooperate in the
adoption of steps for the relief of
the Martinique sufferers. The state
department is already acting through
it's consuls in that section. The ma
val transport Dixie will be ready to
sail from the Brooklyn navy yard for
Martinique on Wednesday,. The rev.
enue cutter service also will render
all possible aid and, having at least
two cutters in southern waters, it is
believed they will be ordered at once
to the western islands.
The war department has on hand
at New York a large amount of good
supplies and these will be drawn
upon. The president has prepared a
message which was submitted to con-
gress today urging an, immediate ap-
preparation to which these steps are
preliminary and anticipatory. Later,
by the presidents direction, orders
were ~telegraphed to the Dixie to load
the stores, which are to be furnished
by the army, as rapidly as possible
and clear for Martinique at the earli-
est possible moment.
After consultation between the sec
retaries interested the appropriation
of 100000, which congress is expect
ed to make today for the relief of
the Martinique sufferers, has been
allotted as follows:
Seventy-five thousand dollars to the
subsistence department of the army;
Commissary-General West has mott
fed General Brainerd, the commits
sary of the New York department, to
disburse this fund in the purchase of
tea, coffee, sugar and canned soups.
Five thousand dollars will be given
to Captain Gallagher, of the commits
sary department, who will leave
Washington Immediately to take
charge of the stores and who will go
to Martinique on the Dixie and make
the distribution in person.
Twenty thousand dollars is allotted
to the quartermaster's department
and General Ludington has ordered
the immediate expenditure of this |
amount for clothing, $4,000 of it being |
set apart for medicines. All these
goods have been loaded on the Dixie. |
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St. Vincent Is DESTROYED.

New York, May ia dispatch has
reached here from st. Lucia describ-
ing the terrible state of affairs at St.
Vincent. The northern district of the
island has been completely destroy
ed by the volcanic eruption. Sixty
persons were killed by lightning
while trying to escape.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-16
chink's HalIucination,

Mlssoula, May 12.-Tom Lee, a
Ch1naman, who has been in Thompson
for about five years, was brought to
the city Friday evening, and was tried
on the charge of insanity. The hal
luclnation of Lee is that the girls at
thompson want his picture and are
bothering the life out Of him.
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Asks for Appropriation.

Washington, May 12.-The presi
dent today Sent the following message
to congress:
''To the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives:
Zone of the greatest celamities of
history has fallen on our neighboring
island of Martinique. The consul Of
the United States at Guada,oupe has
telegraphed from Fort de France un.
der date of yesterday that the disaster
is complete; that the city of st.
Pierre has ceased to exist and that
the American consul and mis- family
have persisted. He is informed that
10000 people have lost their lives and
that $4,000 are homeless and hungry.
that there is urgent need of all kinds
Of provisions and that the visit of YES
sells for the work of supply and rescue
is imperatively requested.
sThe government of France, while
expressing their thanks for the marks
of sympathy which have reached them
from America, inform us that Fort de
France and the entire island of Mar
Unique r still threatened. They
therefore request that, for the pur-
pose of ~rescuing the people who are
in such a deadly peril and threatened
with starvation the government of the
United States may send as soon as
possible the means of transportating
them from the stricken island. The
island of st. Vincent and perhaps
others in that region are also serious
" menaced by the calamity which
has taken SO appalling a form in the
island of Martinique. l have directed
the departments of the treasury and
war and of the navy to take such
measures for the relief of these strick-
IN people as lies within the executive
discretion and l earnestly commend
this case of unexampled disaster to
the generous consideration of con-
gress. For this purpose, l recon-
mend that an appropriation of $780,
900 be made, to be Immediately
available.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
white House. Washington, D. c.,
Nay IL. 1902"
8 House Passes Bill.
Washington. May 1.-THE house
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Trustees.

Lee Mantle, president; Chas.
Schatzlein. viee-president; Frank w.
Haskins, treasurer; A. B. Clements,
secretary; Charles R. Leonard, F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, James H.
Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local AGENT.
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Foley's Honey and Tar is peculiarly
adapted for asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness- ac1a n 1xclmeo q Rixon.
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rays 5 per cent on savings depes.
It's. interest compounded quarterly.
rays 8 FER cent On time certificates
OF deposit, not subject to check.
Issues savings certificates on build.
ing and loan plan with definite time
OF maturity and definite payments.
Loans money on real estate to be
repaid on monthly installments run.
ming from one to ten years, to suit
borrower.
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William Sends Message and Money.

William Sends Message and Money,
Wiesbaden, Province of Hesse-Nas-
sau. Germany, May 12.-"Emperor
William has te%legraphed to President
Loubet, in French, as follows:
Profoundly moved by the news of
the terrible castrophe which has Just
overtaken St. Pierre, and which has
cost the lives of nearly as many per-
sons as persisted at Pompeii, hasten
to offer France my most sincere SYM
pathy. May the Almighty comfort
the hearts of those who weep for their
irreparable losses. My ambassador
will remit to your excellency the sum
OF 10000 marks in my name as a con-
%tribution for the relief of the afaict-
President Loubet replied: "Am
greatly touched by the mark of sym
pathy which, in this terrible mis-
fortune which has fallen on France,
majesty has deigned to convey
to me. I beg your majesty to accept
my warm thanks and also the graft
tude of the victims, whom you pro-
pose to succor."
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relief of the sufferers in the calamity
in the West Indies. The bill was a
substitute for the relief measure
passed by the senate and followed
the receipt of a message from the
president, setting forth the magni-
tude of the calamity and urging an
appropriation CT $500, 900. A special
meeting CT the appropriation commit.
tee was held to facilitate action on
the bill, and it was reported to the
house within a short time after the
receipt Of the presidents Message
Mr.. Hemenwal, the acting chairman
of the appropriation committee, ex-
planned that the amount was limited
to 100000, owing to the fact that
large private contributions were be-.
ing made. The discussion was brief.
Underwood of Alabama, being the
n to speak in opposition. The
bill was passed by a vote of 1876 to 9.
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n Washington. May 1.-THE house
today passed By an Overwhelming
Ypts : bill granting 100000 Tor the