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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
A BLOODY BATTLE.
Fierce Fighting Between Vene-
zuelan Troops and
Rebels.
I57 mEHTOTAL NUMBER KILLED
Wounded Lay On Field Without Medi.
cal care-cassro Fought With Gal
lantry-Appears Surrounded BY
Er.:c.:ies-Fichting to BE Renev 81.

Willemstad, Oct. 16-News has
Teen received here from Caracas, that
The battle near La Victoria between
forces of President Castro, number
ing 400 men, with fifteen guns, and
the Venezuelan revolutionists, which
began Monday morning, had been
without definite result, though the
fighting was to be renewed.
Gen. Matos, leader Of the revolu-
tion and Gen. Mendoza were not pres
ent. The only rebel generals engag
ed were Guevara, Torres, Crespo and
with them 3.100 men representing the
advance guard Cl the revolutionists.
Castro Fought With CALAMITY.
President Castro twice led a charg
in person and showed great courage
AMI GOODNESS. His lieutenant, General
Aloantara, who was at one time In
the West Point military academy
was MORALLY wounded. The govern
ment forces has 247 men killed, while
the revolutionists lost 310-~ men.
Among the latter was General Cue.
vara. - -
The arrival at the scene of battle
at o'clock Monday afternoon Of
Vice President Gomez with 500 men
and a large amount of ammunition
saved the situation for the govern
ment. At that time the odds were
greatly against President Castro, but
the arrival - reinforcements i'm
proved his position. Monday night
the revolutionists still retained their
positions.
The fight started again Tuesday,
and at 10 O'Clock in the morning Cas-
tro retired to La Victoria. At 1
o'clock the fighting ceased on both
sides.
Rebels Receive Reinforcemenrs.
News Of the engagement having
reached Generals Mates and Mendoza
they fastened to the scene and ar
rived at point near La Victoria
Tuesday with the rest of the reyolu-
tionary army, which now numbers
about 5000 men. The reinforcements
under Matos and Mendoza intended
to take part in the renewal of hostili-
ties yesterday.
Pre- ident Castro appears to be sur
rounded by his enemies. The town
Ct Ell Ccnsejo, wlich lies back of La
Victoria, is occupied by the revolt
| tion;sts.
| Valencia is believed to be doomed.
The town was attacked by General
Riera on Monday ana Tuesday. The
government cannot receive reinforce
ments from Caracas, as the German
railroad from there to Valencia Is
held by the rebels.
Those who were wounded in the
fighting are still without medical as
sistance or care. They lie on the
battlefield as they fell, and the scene
there is one of great horror.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
SUPPOSED RoRBER CAUGHT.
Feared One of .Leach Brothers Will
Die ct Rough Treatment.

DiS " nOuSn treatment.
Wellington, o., Oct. ia man
covered with blood and bearing many
buckshot wounds, supposed to be one
OF the robbers who assaulted the
three Meach brothers near Rochester,
O., Tuesday night, was captured here
yesterday. The prisoner has been
taken to the Elyria jail. He refused
to make any statement.
1t is now believed that only four
men were implicated in the affair.
Two of the robbers were killed by
Jarvis Meach and a third is fatally
hurt and in custody The authorities
are positive that the man arrested
here yesterday accounts for the
fourth member CT the gang.
1t is feared that Loren Meach may
die as a result Of the rough treat
ment received at the hands Of the
would-be robbers.
The man who was shot when lis
two companions were killed gives his
name as Casey. He, together with
the man arrested yesterday morning,
is in the Elyria Jail. The latter gives
his name as Davis. Both men are
badly wounded. The authorities here
think Casey was the leader OF the
quartet. He had a Jimmy and notro-
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Wilson. who arrived here yesterday:
the three anthracite members OF the
national executive board, the presi-
dent. vice president, secretary and
treasurer CT each district, the seven
board members from each of the up
per and lower districts and the six
board members Of the middle district
II q convention is held it viii prob
ably be called together within four
days. While Fazleton is more cen
trally located, there is a probability
that Wilkesbarre would be the con-
veation city, because headquarters
are here. About 500 delegates would
be in attendance. Mr.. Mitchell, fol
lowing precedents. would be elected
president, with Mr.. Wilson. If he re-
mains in the east, acting as secre-
tary.
Companies Get Few More Men.
The general strike situation was
unchanged last night, few additional
lien being recruited by the coal com
panies. The soldiers passed a quiet
day. They made the usual morning
tours through the region to protect
men going to work. Major General
Charles Miller. in command OF the
entire state guard. accompanied by
his stan, arrived here at $3.50 o'clock
last night. The major general Is
making an inspection of the various
camps.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Accommodation by the Code Com.
mittee Generally Denounced.

Columbus, o., Oct. 16.-The preside
ing officers of the two branches oe
the legislature yesterday signed the
bill giving the members their next
years salary.
Senator Roger offered a joint reso.
luton, which went over under the
that when the special session ada
journs it shall be until Oct. 27, and
that a joint committee of three menu
bers from the house and senate ba
appointed which shall report bill
to the legislature on Oct. q providI
ing for the appointment of q commits
sion by the governor to investigate
the buying up OF coal lands by SYM
dicates and combinations. This coma
mission is to also go to the bottom
of the conspiracy which has boosted
coal to an intolerable figure"
Another provision is a compulsory
arbitration feature. Still another
will fix the maximum price of coal.
In the house representative Price
introduced bill giving the independ1
ent coal operators in the Hooking
bdHey tue right I'd condemn property
to secure right OF way. y
A bill by Representative Bergheg4
ger gives boards Of education the
right to issue bonds up to two-tenths
of / per cent OF the taxable property
In school district.
The action OF the code conference
committee, at its session Tuesday,
night, in providing for boards Of pubs
lie safety to have control Of the POI
lice and fire departments and placing
the appointing power OF three boards
In the hands of the sinking fund COM
mission, is generally denounced by
members OF the legislature. The
committee may yet place appointing
power in the hands OF the mayor.
The conference committee yester1
day morning changed the assessment
section of the code to provide for the
payment for sidewalks by bond ISSUE
Both house and senate adjourned UNI
til Friday morning. The conference
committee expects TO report the code
bill by that time.
The Durham Oh TO repeal the
Jones arc light law was defeated In
the senate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
Findlna In TrolIex plsaster.

Pittsfeld. Mass. Ocs. 1.-THE find
Ing in the inquest following the accI-
dent in which President Roose7eItg
bodyguard. William Craig. was killed
here last SEPTEMBER. filed yesterday
says that the unlawful acts Of James
T. Kelly, conductor, and Euclid Mad
den, motorman, Of the electric car
which ran into the presidents car
riage, contributed TO the death Of Mr.
Craig" The finding was by Special
Justice Charles l.. Hibbard.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE great an
A commission of six persons, with a
seventh, Mr.. Carroll L Wright, as
recorder, will adjust differences be-
tween operators and miners. Presi-
dent Mitchell, of the Miners Union,
will take the necessary measures to
call the strike off, The president will
urge immediate resumption of mining,
and operators are expected to begin
next week.
Secretary Root Announced Good News.
Announcement that the great strike
was off was made by Secretary Root
with exhuberant good humor at the
white house shortly after l o'clock.
Organized labor has representative
on the commission in the person of E.
E. Clark, grand chief of the order of
Railway Conductors, named as socio-
logist. The president added Bishop
Spalding, Of Illinois, to the list of five
members suggested by the operators
AS named the commission is perfect
ly satisfactory to both miners and op-
orators. Assent of the miners was
given through President Mitchell and
grafton. and of the operators through
Messrs. Robert Bacon and George w.
Perkins, of the banking firm of J. P.
Morgan & Co. The final outcome fol.
lowed a series of conferences, begin
ming with two during the day with
Mr.. Mitchell, and two during the night
with Messrs. Bacon and Perkins.
Events moved quickly at the last, the
president being determined ION a
speedy settlement. The commission
will ASSEMBLE in a few days and
choose chairman. probably General
Wilson. 1t then will arrange for ses-
sions and testimony.
The following official statement an
nouncing the close of the strike was
issued at the white house at 1:2O a. n.
this morning:
After a conference with Mr.. Mitchell
and some further conference with
representatives of the coal operators.
the president has appointed the mem
bers Of the commission to inquire into.
consider and pass upon all questions
at issue between the operators and
miners in the anthracite coal fields:
Personnel CT the Commission.
Erigadier General John NJ. Wilson.
Y. S. army, retired (late chief of en-
gineers, u. S. Al, Washington. d. c..
as an officer of the engineer corps OF
either the military or naval service
of the United States.
Mr. E. ". Parker, Washington. d.
G, as an expert mining engineer. Mr..
Parker is chief ssatistician OF the coal
division Of the United tSates geolog.
ical survey, and the editor Or the En-
-
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Six Persons Named to Arbi-
trate Differences Between
Operators and Miners.
PRACTICALLY SETTLES STRIKE.
Understanding Is ThatMen Are to
Return to Wcrk, Pending De-
cision CT Commission.
MITCHELL SAYS MEN TO DECIDE

President Acted, After Conference
Yesterday With Mitchell, and Last
Night, With Messrs. Perkins and
Bacon, Partners Of J. Pierpont
Morgan-The Commission Com;
posed of Brigadier General John M.
Wilson, {. w. Parker, of Washing
ton, D. c., Connected With the
Geological Survey; Judge George
Gray, of Delaware, Judge Of q
United States District Court; {. {.
Clark, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, Grand
Chief of the Order OF Railway Con.
ductors; Thomas n. Watkins, of
Scranton, Pa; Bishop John /.
spauIding, of Peoria, and Carroll
D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-07-26
A Dogs Right of Self Defence.


From the New York World:
A dogs right of action in self-defense
has been upheld by Judge Sidener Of
st. Louis.
Trouble began with the inevitable
small boy; a TIN pail full of rocks, a bit
Of string attached; and a dogs tail with
the dog attached. Just as the pail had
been tied to the tail the attached canine
doubled on the boy and closed two rows
of sharp teeth just where, at the mo-
ment it seemed that they would do
most good. The dog was hauled into
court. where the bench decided that
he had acted only within his privileges,
and that he was las justly immune
from punishment as the man who
strikes a burglar in defense of his own
life and welfare"
This overturning Of the prevalent the
DRY that a dogs teeth are made to be
seen and not felt, even under the great
est provocation, forms an interesting
and suggestive precedent It seems un-
fortunate that the principle of animal
self-defense as thus laid down in law
cannot be widely understood by brute
creation. Conditions under which dogs
could know just when they might legal
~ bite and horses understand the
psychical moment to kick would 'materi-
ally tighten and promote the mission Of
the Bergh society.
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PlERCE'S HOME TO BE SOLD.

The famous old estate OF the late
President Franklin Pierce in Hillsbor-
ough,, N. H., is to be disposed OF to the
highest bidder. Abiding to 1.-THE fact,
the Boston Globe says: 1T seems a
pity that: this fine old mansion, one
of the Disappointed in the Granite
State, should not be purchased by some
historical<society and, permanently re-
tainedaia its present form. This il
utilit1rian' age, but New. England. of
all sections, cannot afford to- part with
any Of it's historic buildings. especially
when they do not in any way interfere
with the material march. Of progress.
This ris the great: summer camping out
.region,of the country At large, and the
thousands who visit New England ev-;
cry year are deeply interested in all that
pertains to our history even though we.
ourselves may be somewhat Indifferent.
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land wherein they labofed and died a.
Hard and unlovely as was their lot,
the aroma of aroznapce as we'll as mys-
terry lingers: about their names, now all
but forgotten. -, ~,.
Miss Nary sifton Pepper has gath
cred into MAIDS and Matrons Of New
France 1ssued In ythe autumn Of 1901
by Little, Brown & Co., all that can be
CLEANED from history relative to these
heroic women, who left the luxuries of
France to endure the rigors of Cana
dian winters among savages. Their
coming was due to: the urgent cries for
women's help sent shack to la belle
France by the missionaries, and most
of these who came were >actuated by
the purest of rellsious motives.
Alone on the "Isle of Demons."
The first l,on4e established in Cam
ada involvesaa tragedyYt that of Mar
guerite de. Robervals4 which has been
preserved to us in the writings Of An
DIRE Thevet, who gives ut in. these
words:
Zone beautiful spring day in the
year 1912 a*haughty viceroy's ship was
pursuing her way across the Atlantic.
Suddenly, it stopped opposite a lonely
island. The viceroy had just been IN
formed of a guilty intrigue between
his niece, Marguerite de Roberval, and
young cavalier of his company, abet-
ted by the old nurse, Bastienne. His
punishment was swift and terrible. A
boat containing the two women, few
stores and four French harquebuses,
was lowered and pushed away. The
lover jumped overheard, swan dill
gently in it's wake, and reached the
shore Of the island at the same time
as the occupants of the boat. Then
the three exiles, turning their faces to
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The Hebert homestead was a rendez-
Champlain brought over to Christian
ize the Indians. The Huron Indians
were also frequent visitors, and were
allowed to warm themselves at the
kitchen fire, though the dame COM
planned she never dared trust them out
of her sight for they stole with their
feet as we'll as with their hands,
When in 1882 the treaty of st. Ger
main was signed, which again placed
all Canada under the lilies of France,
and Cardinal Richelieu's expedition
sailed up the st. Lawrence to the rocky
promontory Of Quebec, the only thrifty
house in the place was the Hebert
home. They were the only French
family settled in Canada.
Dame Hebert was a mother to all
the discarded Indian waits in the
country, 'pfously acting as sponsor at
the baptism she insisted upon. It is
said that by far the greater number
of children who received this sacra-
ment during her life were held in her
arms. She usually took them after
ward and cared for them till they died
or were claimed by their parents.
Helene Champlatn's Dream Dis
PEELED.
The same year that the Pilgrims
landed at Plymouth Rock a second
woman came to New France with the
intention Of making it her home. This
was Helene, wife Of Samuel de Cham
plain, who gave his name to the beau
tiful and historic Lake Champlain
She was the daughter of the sieur de
Boulle, secretary to the kings cham
Der, and she was betrothed to Cham
plain at the age Of IL. Her little dowry
Of $500 francs was turned over to her
at once, and she remained in France
with her parents, while with the money
thus obtained he returned to Quebec
to further the fortunes of his colony.
When Madame de Champlain arrived,
what did she behold? Her historian
answers: "A few dirty, han-clad In
dams. who looked at her in stupefied
amazement that anything so beautiful
had consented to come among them.
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Instead 81 the manoriai estates and gal
liant cavaliers she had pictured In
Imagination she saw only the hornely
cottage Of the Herbert family and the
/ crude, Irregular habitation ~ Cham
plain, neglected and half in ruins. She
took up her residence in the dilapidated
habitation, with the three maids she
brought with her and began to face a
life Of exile with a.. husband thirty
years her senior" !,
Monsieur de Champlain soon discov-
cred that his young wife protested the
Huguenot faith Of her father He lost
no time in setting about her CONVEX
sion. Public prayers were said at in
tervals during the day. While the
family were at breakfast an attendant
read aloud from some sacred book; IN
the evening there was more Lives Of
the Saints" Morning, noon and night
the Angelus was rung to admonish the
little colony Of the duty Of silent prayer.
These influences soon had the desired
effect. Helene accepted the faith Of
her husband; more than that, she de-
sired to become nun.
For four years she devoted herself
to the instruction of the Indians, who,
we are told, would have gladly wor-
shipped her instead of the unseen mys-
FERROUS deity Of whom she told them.
At last lack Of the comforts to which
she had been accustomed so wore upon
her health, and domestic unhappiness
and inconsistencies upon her spirits. that
her husband took her back to France.
She determined never to leave her ma
tive land again, and soon put into exc.
cut1on her desire to become nun. She
founded convent, and died at the age
Of Sc 'in the halo of saintship" Her
husbands heart seemed to hold his COL
ony somewhat dearer than his young
wife, though in his voyages he dis
covered an island in the st. Lawrence
which he named after her, pIle de st..
Helena. It bears the name to this day.
and is pleasure resort for the people
of Montreal.
The name Of Madame de la Peltrie
is Unexpectedly associated with the
school she founded; for 1t developed in,
to the great Ursuline seminary Of Que
bee, still flourishing after the expira-
ton Of two and half centuries. After
the first few years Of her life in New
France the historian gives only occa-
sional glimpses Of her work. We hear
Of her washing the feet of the poor
women Of the colony, kneeling at the
mass among the Indians she had helped
to convert, making a pilgrimage to
Montreal and ascending to Mount
Royal in fulfllment Of VOW. She
never went back to France. thus giving
no opportunity for adverse fate to cast
discredit on the divine revelation that
she should die in her new field, and at
ter thirty-three years Of devotion, died
in 1871; aged s..
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heroic WOMEN WHO GAVE UP
LUXURIOUS LIVES FOR WORK
OF CIVILIZATION.
CAME TO CANADA IN 1908
PRECEDED MAYFLOWER'S 10
HEROINES ~ YEARS.
Tragedy of Marguerite de Roberval.
First White Woman to Come to
Land of t:Our Lady Of Snows.''

From the Detroit Free Press:
Twelve years before the Pilgrim
Fathers disembarked at Plymouth, in
1920, the lily-strewn banner. of France
was planted on the headlands of Que
bee. TO the infant colony came, from
time to time, few women from the
mother country. These heroic souls,
the pioneer women of Canada, had as
romantic lives, were as noble in aims
and as fervent in sacrifice as the nine
teen women of the Mayf1oWer. The
history Of many of the Canadian Wom-
en- can never be written, for they left
no record of their adventures. The
annals of few have been preserved,
but they are little known outside the
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Mr.. Waterman was at that time 9

Mr.. Waterman was at that time q
struggling lawyer: For ten years. after
Lees desappearradnaee nothing was heard
of the properties. Then big expedition
was organized in San Bernardino to
search for the abandoned claims. Under
the guidance of two prospectors who
claimed to- lknnw something of the
locality and who, had heard where lay
the Lee silver the party. went almost
Immediately to the mines.
But upon their arrival they found
Waterman guarding the property with
Winchester rifle. He had been in
possession for two hours. He had driv-
en- out to. the claims in a blackboard.
For more than fifteen years Waterman
held controlling interest in the Lee
mines, and it is estimated that during
that time more than $2,0o0,000 in ore
was, taken out. - -: ;. -
Dark hints were cast In, regard TO
Waterman. by those who considered
he must have known the locality. Now
the finding Of Lees body clears the air.
The ex-governor has been dead several
years. Since the depreciation of silver
bullion the: mines have been idle, but
the old story Of .Abner Lee is often re-
peated by desert prospectors.
The Devils Playground" where Lee
met his death, is hottest, dryest, most
barren portion Of the desert. Huge,
shifting cones; Of sand 800 or 400 feet
above their bases and 900 feet above the
surrounding plains make travel especial
ly dangerous: For this reason it is
avoided by desert wanderers, who U.s.
ually go to the rich mines in Death
valley by the way Of Barstow and Gag
gett, 100 miles. to the southwest. De-
composition: is>almost unknown in this
country, and Lees body waanundoubt-
eddy disintegrated by the biting sand.
Now, at last, the miners bones are at
rest, and the most perplexing ugly
mystery Of the Southwest has been
cleared. =, =:
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-13
HOT WORDS IN CAROLINA.

Latimer and Evans Have Disagree
ment at Speaking That May Lead
to Duel.
Charleston, S. c., July 12.-At the
campaign meeting of the six candi-
dates for the United States Senate at
ST. George, Colleton county, to-day,
there was a war of words which may
lead to a duel between Congressman
A. c. Latimer and exGov. John Gary
Evans, two rival candidates. Mr.. Lat
inner, in his speech, said that Mr.. Ev-
ans had once been his friend. He was
interrupted by Mr.. Evans, who said
that Latimer outraged me like a
dog" Mr.. Latimer, in retaliation,
brought up the report of the $4,000
bond deal said to have been circulated
during Evans administration as gov
ernor.
Mr.. Evans said in reply:
81 denounce the man who repeats
that rumor as a liar,
The two men started toward each
other and there would have been an
ugly row then and there had not Sher-
if Owens rushed in between them, in
sisting that the court room was no
place for duels. To this Mr.. Latimer
agreed, and Mr.. Evans remarked there
was plenty of room outside and plenty
of time in the future.