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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07
SARGENT SAW ROOSEVELT.
Believed He Had a Message For
Mitchell.

Washington, Oct. 7.-There was
only one development of importance
in the coal strike situation yesterday.
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner Of
immigration, and for many years chief
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, had a long interview with
President Roosevelt and left Wash
ington very soon afterwards. Mr..
Sargent indicated that the interview
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07
Miss Morrison to Be Released on Bail.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. THE su-
preme court yesterday formally ap-
proved the $4,000 bond Of Jessie
Morrison, who IS serving 15-year
sentence in the penitentiary for kill
ing Clara Wiley CASTLE. Miss Nor
rison will now be released, pending
the rehearing Of her case by the su-
preme court. 80 .--~.-.--->' -
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07
VOTE TO BE TAKEN TODAY.
Ohio House to Act Upon Municipal
Code.

ONIO I1OuSC 10 ACT OHOH muUlClpal
Code.
Columbus, o., Oct. THE house
held a short session yesterday after
noon, hearing the reports Of special
committees. A vote on the munich
pal code will be taken today. The
speaker announced yesterday after
noon that before the vote was taken,
the opportunity would be given for
the presentation Of amendments to
any part Of the measure.
The Denman amendment, providing
for continuous" councils, which was
defeated last week, was adopted. I'm
der it, at the first election for council
men, half Of them will be elected for
one year and half for two years, and
thereafter all of them for two years.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07
Native of Ohio Killed.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 7.-One Of the
most prominent physicians and cat
tlemen of Southwestern Oklahoma,
DR.. W. H. H. Dunn, of Mangum, was
dragged to death by being thrown
from his carriage, the lines catching
around his foot. He was a native OF
Ohio.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-07

Some bargains in books at Nc
Coy's Book Store. A choice line
of ST.. so books are on the bargain
counter for only 90 cents. Call and
get lot of them. E ct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
JUST A MARCH FROLIC
But 1t Does Much Damage i'm the
Indiana Oil
Fields.

indianapolis, March IA genuine.
Oid-fashiOned March gale blew over
the entire state from an early hour
Wednesday morning. Many reports Of
minor damage. such as fences. small
OUtbuildings, etc. being demolished,
and trees uprOoted. have come in. Te:-
eGraph and telephone service was badly
iuterfered with. all lines centering at
Indianapolis -being badly crippled.
The greatest damage seems to have
occurred in the oil fields. \ dispatch
to The Sentinel from Marion says:
perTicks and machinery in the oil field
were wrecked by Il terrific rain and
wind storm that swept this section,
Gama ging property to the extent of
1000. y dwelling house in North
Marion and school building in West
Marion We're unroofed. and shade trees
and OuthOuses in all parts Of the city
were blown over.
Notwithstanding the great damage
tO property 10 one has been reported
injured. At least seventy-five derricks
in the oil field We're completely wreC ked.
Many of the derricks We're equipped
with pumps, and in addition to the
Iuss of the machinery the operators
VIII lose heavily by reason of the
wells being put out of operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

joys no permanent advantage, so Iar
as he can see. from establishing Il rep
utatiOn with the customs administra-
tiOn for prObity and care. and suffers
no serious handicap for being caught
i'm the mesheS of the customs net He
has little at stake except his sense of
right.
This is one point. Another is that
tampering with inspectors would be
cheaper and easier under the SytSem
of examining one trunk in ten than
under the present system. Unfortu-
nate as the fact is. we all know that
inspectors sometimes yield to tempta-
ton, ana that this has given rise to
SCandalOuS abuses. BY making ii so
simple for an unScrupulouS traveller TO
tuck SO note under the strap of one
Of his trunks as Il sign to the inspector
that that is the one to he examined,
We should almost put Il premium upon
such conduct"
Nevertheless it is the Secretary's de-
sire. if he can see his way clear to do
SO. to make the path of the traveller
through the custom house more easy.
In order to assure himself On'thc queS-
ton of the incivility of inspectors he
has taken his own means of obtaining
private information of what has been
going on during the several weeks
since the present agitation began. On
these data, as well as on the answers
he has received to his circulars of in
Quiry. he is likely to found his an
nounccment of policy. which is looked
for about the latter part of the present
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
BRYAN AT CAPITOL
Nebraskan is Warmly Received
by Former COL
leagues,
NICE PLEAsANTRIEs
Cochran Tweaks the Lions Tail
Other Washington
News.

Washington. March 14.-WiIIiam j.
Bryan was feature of the day ut the
Capitol yesterday. He first appeared
I'm the members corridor Of the house
or representatives and Immediately
was surrounded by Il large crowd of
representatives. who gave him Il
hearty welcome. For some time he
held an informal leyee. most of the
Democratic and Il number of Repub-
lican members being presented to him.
The informal reception lasted some
time. and during its continuance
Speaker Henderson came from his pri-
vate office and Representative Little
field temporarily vacated the chair or
the house lin committee of the whole)
In order to Join I'm the greeting.
When Representative Grosvenor
shook hands with the Nebraska man
there was an exchange OF gOOd-natured
badinage on presidential candidates..
and Swanson of Virginia raised Il
laugh when-referring to the Repub-
lican controversy on Cuban reciprOc-
ity-he said GrOsvenOr had been in
fused with 20 per cent of democracy
Later in the day Bryan paid n visit
to the senate wing. He was there
entertained in the Marble reception
room. and met most of the Demo
cratic and many of the Republican
senators. His conferences with them
We're generally brief. and as a rule
We're devoted simply to an exchange
OF social greetings. Bryan said that
his visit to the capital was without
political significance.
Another Feature of the Day.
Another feature OF the day in the
house was a red-hot pro-Boer. anti
Hay speech by Cochran Of Missouri,
which lie switched into the debate on
the postofIice appropriation. 1--WE
have ignored the rights of those 1.-THE
South Africanl republics" said he.
land we have trampled upon the law
of nations in doing ii. We have an
AnglO-maniac in the state department.
who could see nothing in the cause of
the Beers ard everything sacred in the
unlawful pretensions of Great Brit
ain. democratic applause. And now
ii has come to pass, when the walls
of the suffering wives and children
of the heroic Beers are borne to our
ears by. every gale, provoking 4 re-
spOnsive chord in the hearts of SYM
pathetic people throughout the world.
and they are willing to relieve the
Sufferings of these unfOrtunateS. that
our secretary of state discovers some
rule of international law that shuts
the mouth of mercy and palsies the
hand of charity. democratic ap-
plause.l
shame upon this farce! Shame up
on th5s hippOdrOme by which the
American republic is yoked in the
cOmpanionship of this infamous power
and made to seem to be conservatOr
of the brutal hand of this cOnquerinS
army! Shame upon the cOwardice of
the American people in permitting it,
And every day 1 say. How long, oh
Lord, how longv' democratic ap-
DIauSo
sympathy to the BOer.
Randell of Texas introduced n joint
resolution extending recognition and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
BAGGAGE SEARCH
Secretary Shaw investigating the
Complaints ofHome-Com.
ers from Europe.
DIFFICULT SUBJECT TO HANDLE
Because Everybody Isn't Square and
Inspectors Are Not SkilIfuI
Mind Readers.

Washington. March 14.-Secretary
Shaw is still receiving answers to his
circular of inquiry regarding the
abuses in the inspection of travellers
baggage On the steamship wharveS.
They have already run up TO between
100 and POO. and clerks in the treasury
are engaged in classifying and alb
stracting them to facilitate his prepa-
ration Of an answer to the petition
presented to the president in behalf
of the committee of ladies headed by
Mrs. HobSon. 1t seems now improb-
able that the suggestion made by
some of the petitioners that pasen-
gers baggage shall be treated like the
commercial impOTtations of merchants
will be adopted.
Merchants Case Is Different.
In discussing this question with a
visitor the other day. the secretary
stated the situation practically thus:
when merchant submits his new
Iy arrived goods for inspection we Sc
lect at random 10 per cent. of the
package entered. and examine them
to see whether they agree with the in
voice. He knows that if he is trying
To play any trick upon the government,
or even through inadvertence or ignO-
rance some cOnSignOr has put into his
packages goods which are dutiable
otherwise than as shown in his pa
pers, he is Il marked man. He not
only has Il serious penalty eXacted of
him. but from that time forward his
word will not be taken in any dealing
with the customs.
Makes Him SIT Up straight.
a merchant who holds his credit in
high regard-and every merchant who
realizes there is Il tomorrow must do
this-is not only scrupulous himself
as to his statement to the customs au-
thorities. but enjoinS the utmost care
upon all his subordinateS and his cor
respondents abroad. He has too much
at stake to take big chances. unless he
is prepared to put up the blinds and
go out of business when his ShOrtcom-
ingS are detected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
CUBA CONFERENCE
Committee Appointed to Try TO
Frame Measure All Can
lndorse.
WAYS AND MEANS NOT HOPEFUL
Consideration of Conditions Of Max
ing Terms i'm the
Matter.

Washington. March 1f.-I.ate yes
terday afternoon the work of harmon
izing the conflict over Cuban reci-
procity had progressed so far that n
committee OF conferrees. or arbitra-
tors. representing the two sides of the
controversy. assembled To frame Il
compromise agreement. The meeting
occurred in the private quarters OF
the ways and means committee room.
with Payne. Dalzell and Cannon pres
cnt in behalf of the ways and means
reciprocity element. while five men,
hers of the opposition-AIetcalf of Cal
ifOrnia. Dick ana Tayler of Ohio.
I'ordney OF Michigan and Morris of
AlinneSota-acted as arbitrators in
behalf of the Republicans who have re-
sisted the ways and means original
plan of 20 per cent. reciprocity for an
unlimited period.
Parties Not Equally Sanguine.
The conference lasted about two
hours. and was not productive of final
results IN adjournment being taken
until > p. III. today. All plans Of
compromise which have been suggest
eel Were reviewed. particularly that
limiting the reciprocity period TO De-
cember. 1903. Beyond discussing the
several plans no action was taken.
When the conference closed il was
stated that the discussion had been
along such harmonious lines that an
agreement seemed assured. Chairman
Payne and his associates seemed to
De less confident than the other con-
ferreCs that an agreement was in
sight.
Arbitration Is Not Final.
Prior to the meeting of the arbitra-
tors the element opposing the ways
and means plan assembled to deter
mne on a course of action. 1t was
decided To name five conferrees instead
of three. in order to make the body
more representative of the various
sections interested. 1t also was deemed
desirable not to give the conferrees
final power to make terms, but only
To consider and report back. This pre-
caution was taken in order that there
might he a full understanding of the
compromise plan by all of those who
opposed the original ways and means
plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Montana University Loss
MAY GAG STUDENTS
Too Much Noise for the Staid Citi-
Zens of Ann Ar
bOr.

Ann Arboor, Mirh.. March 1.-THE
town agitation for better order among
the students down town at night and
their homeward way has caused bitter
feelingto crop out in the gown" class.
We're in Cor it, said II student.
about two weeks ago the entire po-
lice force was called down to Fuller
street hy an alarm that a man was
killing his wife. The officers rushed
there, iuGged the man. and the next
day he was let Off on the payment of
costs, amounting to S3.5S. Now. come
three students up the streets. They
didn't have their voices cultivated in
the school of music. but they weren't
mauling any woman. But they got
soaked for S10.3S costs each"
Lately there have been two addi-
tional policemen put on the force and.
it is understood. that they have or
ders from headquarters TO throw out
the dragnet for any students who are
disturbing the peace. Ann ArbOr is
becoming as quiet as Philadelphia on
Sunday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
TRAVELLERS A DIFFERENT CLASS
Why They Are Likely to Fail to Come Up
to the Proper standard.

Why They Are Likely to Fail to Come Up
To the Proper standard.
Thcp turning TO the other people
involved the secretary said: With
travellers the case is different One
person takes refuge in his own inter-
probation of the law, and reasons that
goods which he is not bringing in for
his own use and not with Il purpose
of selling them again are not within
the actual meaning of the statute no
matter how valuable they may be. An
other does not remember positively
what he has in his trunks. and goes
by gueSSwork. y third is bringing i'll
things for friends, and assumes that
the law is designed only to reach
things which he owns himself. y
fourth does not know what things are
dutiable and what'are on the free list.
and so on, through Il number of other
forms of ignorance or thOughtlesSneSs.
Then. of course. there is greater
or smaller percentage of those who
are willing to knowingly defraud the
revenue. The average passenger en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
ROYAL VISIT is OFF
King Edward VII Thinks 1t Best
Not to Go to Ireland
just Now.

London, March lit is officially
announced that the proposed royal visit
to Ireland this year has been Cancelled
upon the advice of the cabinet. There
are several reasons for this decision.
The first is that the coronation fes-
tivities, which involve fatiguing Obli-
cations and needful rest. would post
pone the visit until autumn, when the
weather is bad; secondly, the fears
that the present temper of the Irish
NationaliStS and the United Irish
League agitation might lead to some
offensive demonstrations; thirdly. it
is said that several Of the leaders of
Roman Catholic opinion in Ireland
have warned the government that it
would be ineXpedient for the king
10 visit Ireland so soon after his ac-
cession TO the throne and his declara-
ton against Roman Catholic doctrines
in England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
FIGHT OVER OFFICE
Trouble Among Kings County Re-
publican Leaders in
New York.
Y. ODELL IN THE CASE
Looks Like 1t May End in Some
thing Akin to Real
War.

New York. March 14.-Governor
Odcll was IL conference at Albany
yesterday with Kings county Rcpub-
lican leaders. and decided to telegraph
instructions to Dixie TO take possession
of tie sheriff's Office of Kings county
Immediately, using force if necessary.
and to seize the books and records of
the office wherever found. Dixie SwOre
in thirty special deputies. but no
steps looking to the removal by force
Of Guden from the quarters occupied
by him were taken. Guden has locked
up all papers in his possession in the
office safe, preparatory TO standing
siege if that should be necessary. He
was removed from office by the gov
CrnOr Il few days ago and Dixie ap-
pointed. but refuses to vacate
Cited to Show Cause.
.Tere wernDerger. attorney for Gu
den, served an order on Dixie yeSter-
day. signed by Supreme Court JUS
tice GaynOr. requesting Dixie to ap-
pear in court today TO show cause
why an order should not issue COM
manding him to surrender the author
ity he has assumed as sheriff by ap-
pOintment, as we'll as the books and
papers now in his possession OIL
cially.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Funeral Services for the
Late Gov. ]. P.
AItgeId
HELD IN CHICAGO
HonorS of the State Paid
at Spring
field.

Chicago. March 1.-THE funeral of
the late John i. Altgeld was held at
the AltgeId home today. Rev. Frank
Crane preached the funeral sermon
and Clarence Darrow. the eS-goyern-
Or's- law partner, delivered the adj
dress. The services were brief and
simple. The judges of the Cook
county bench. Of which the decedent
was once n member. attended in n
body. The body will lie i'm state to-
morrow AT the public library. with
interment Sunday.
Honors of the state.
Springfield, March 1.-THE capitol
and other state buildings were clos
ed today during the hours OF cN-Gov.
Altgled's funeral I'm Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Had Iowa City Or 1t May
Lose Univer-
sity.
BILL is INTRODUCED
HaWkeye General AS
semb1y May Make
a Move.

Des, Moines, March 14.-Representa-
tive Larrabee introduced joint reso-
luton into the Legislature today
amending the constitution so as to
permit the removal of the state uni
versity from Iowa City TO Des Moines
or other cities offering sufficient in
ducements, providing Iowa City CON
tinues TO do as little for the institu-
tion as i'm the past.
There has been spirit of dissat-
isfaction for some time prevailing
over the state with the present loca-
ton and demand for the institu-
tons location elsewhere.
Montana University Loss.
Missoula. Mont. March 14.-Science
hall at the state university was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The
loss on the building is 100000; fully
insured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
GOES TO THE WAR
Lord WOIseIey Departs From Lon
don For South
Africa.

London. March 1f.-Field Marshal
Lord Wolseley will start for Cape
town tomorrow. Although officials
deny the trip is anything but pri-
vate visit gossip connects it with the
military situation.
Hebron. March 14.-Commandant
Mentz with the Heilbron command
Of Beers broke through the block
house line at Gottenburg last night
and only one Boer was killed. Dur
ing the course of the pursuit of
Mentz the British captured 80 Beers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
kIump Mystery sim UnsoIved.

Grand Rapids, Mich. March II
Thus far all efforts to solve the mys-
terry surrounding the death of Mrs
Ada Klump. of Lowell. have failed
Deputy Greenley has returned from
northern Michigan, where he went to
interview Postmus, who was Humps
companion on the occasion of the lat
ter's visit in this city just previous to
the death of Mrs. Flump. Postmus
admitted being with Klump, and that
they visited saloons and the theatre
with a couple OF women, but he says
the women were strangers to him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
SHERMAN HITS YATES THROUGH
POLITICAL CAT STORY.

ton. Keeping the fact in mind that
every public institution is capable of
improvement" he said. = | ask only
one question-if in all the pay rolls
of private business there is not eN-
acted by the employees efficient SER
vice?'
I'm laying down his principles Speak
er Sherman denied the right of the
legislature to act in municipal af-
fairs.
With two-thirds of the population
of Illinois residents of cities he main
tanned that the policy of municipal
charters should not be left with the
state assembly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
TO SHAPE POLICY
Democratic Caucus to Act With
out Reference to the
Beers.

Washington. Mach 1.-THE demo-
cratic members of congress have nu-
merously signed a petition being cir
culated today asking Representative
Hay, caucus chairman, to call eau
Gus on the 10Th to formulate a policy
in reference to the Boer war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

Three things were cited that the
legislature could not do i'm determin-
ing municipal authority. the granting
of traction franchises. the levying of
municipal taxes and the incorporat-
ing of communities. These. he as
serted. however. are not restrictions
on the legislature, as the munich
pality can be reached in other ways.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
RODENBERG RESIGNS
TO RENTER POLITICS

Washington. March 14.-William y.
Rodenburg, of East St. Louis, today
submitted to President Roosevelt his
resignation as a member OF the Unit
ed States civil service commission. to
take effect April /. Rodenberg, who
formerly represented the 21St Illinois
district in congress. viii reenter pol
ities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
smokestacks Blown Down.

Fort Wayne. Ind, March LITTLE
storm here blew down two smoke
stacks on the power house of the
Fort Wayne and Southwestern InteL
urban Electric line at Huntington, and
traffic is stopped. The stacks were 125
feet high. Little damage was done
TO buildings, and it is expected cars
will resume tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
,Iilwaukee railways to Depress.

Milwaukee, March 14.-Mayor Rose
and City Engineer Poetsch have re-
turned from Chicago. where they had n
final conference with President Hugh
lit and other officials of the Northwest
ern road and arranged the final details
for tine depression of the railroad tracks
in the Eighteenth ward. The work will
cost in the nefghborhood of $3,000.0O0
and is to be completed Jan. l, 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
To His Help and Charity.

London, March 14.-James Dick,
the so-called Rubber King" who died
at Glasgow March 4. bequeathed E1O0.-
600 for distribution among his EN-
ployes. and the bulk of the balance of
his fortune goes to charities. His
cashier gets $4,000; his cook is be-
queathed $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Vow President for Tabor.

Tabor. Iowa, March 14.-At a meet
ing of the trustees of Tabor college
Rev. William j. Salmon, pastor of
the Congre. .sational church, Bridge
port, Conn.,, was elected president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
POSTAL SERVICE
Appropriation With Rural Delivery
Provision Passes the
House.

Washington. March 1.-THE post
office appropriation bill today passed
the house after the item relative to
rural free delivery service was strick-
en- out and provisions of the bill TO
classify the rural free delivery SER
vice as it passed the house were sub
stituted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Kennminntinn az HemenMaY.

Boonville, Ind, March 1.-THE Re-
rubIicans of the First congressional
district by acclamation renOminated j.
~ Hemenway for congress. There was
Il large turnout. Evansville sent Spe-
ciaI train. This is the home of Rep
resentative Hemenway. Many business
places hung out flags in Hemenway' s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
GOVERNMENT WILL STOP
THE PURCHASE OF BONDS

Washington, March 1.-THE secre-
tary of the treasury will discontinue
the purchase of bonds tomorrow at
the close of office hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
APPROVING SALE
Denmark Completing the Island
Deal With This
Country.

Copenhagen. March 1.-THE lower
house of parliament by vote of IS
to today approved the treaty pro-
viding for the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States. The
treaty now goes to the upper house.