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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
MET POMPEII'S FATEg
St. Pierre, Island Of Martinique,
Destroyed by Volcano.
Entire Population OF $4,000 Perishsd and
Devastation ON the Island May Run
the Death List Up to Forty
Thousand.

San Juan, Porto Rico, May 10.-The
cable officials here have received ad-
vices from the island of Dominica
that q schooner which has Arrived
there from the island of Martinique
reports that over 10000 people are
supposed to have persisted during the
volcanic disturbance in Martinique.
The cable repair steamer Grappler,
belonging to the West India and Pam
anna Telegraph company, of London,
was lost with all hands during the
eruption of Mont Pelee at St. Pierre,
Martinique. The Grappler was one
Of the first ships to disappear.
Ships Unable to Land.
Paris, May 10.-The commander Of
the French cruiser Suchet has tele-
graphed to the minister Of marine
from Fort de France, island Of Mar
Unique, as follows: "Have just re-
turned from st. Pierre, which has
been completely destroyed by an inn
mense mass of fire, which fell on the
town at about eight o'clock in the
morning. Tho entire population
(about $4,000 souls) is supposed to
have persisted. have brought back
the few survivors, about 30. All the
shipping in the harbor has been de-
stroyed by fire. The eruption con-
tinues."
M. Bougunot, sugar planter OF
the island of Martinique, received q
cable dispatch from Fort de France
announcing that he had "tried to
reach ST. Pierre, but found the coast
covered with ashes and the town en-
veloped with dust and could not
land"
Crater Elected Molten Rocks and Ashes
London, May 10.-A dispatch to
the Reuter- Telegram company from
Kingston, Jamaica, giving the details
of the Martinique disaster already
known, says: Thousands were
killed at St. Pierre, where q terrible
panic prevailed. The eruption began
Saturday, May 3, when st. Pierre
was covered with ashes and appeared
to be enveloped in fog. Tho flow
of lava continued until Wednesday,
May T."
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Pointe-Pitre, island Of Guadalupe,
French West Indies. dated Saturday,
says: "The Mont Pelee (St. Pierre)
crater elected, yesterday morning,
molten rocks and ashes during three
minutes and completely destroyed
St. Pierre and the districts within a
four-mile radius. All the inhabitants
were burned. About eight passen-
gers from the Roraima OF the Que
bee steamship line, were saved by
the French cruiser Suchet."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
THE HORROR GROWS
Sixteen Hundred People on St. Vim
teht Island Killed by Volcano
At St. Pierre the Bodies of Victims Have
Been Entirely Consumed by the Cindersd
Lava-President Roosevelt Hasten
Ing Relief to the Sufferers.

Castries. St. Lucia, May lit is an
nounced in advices received here from
the island Of st. Vincent, b. w. l.,
that 1000 persons have persisted
there since the Saufriere volcano has
been in eruption.
Kingston. the capital, is greatly
alarmed. Several plantations have
been destroyed. Earthquakes and
loud reports accompany the eruption
and stones and ashes fall at King
ston. Many persons have been in
jured and the bodies of the dead are
unburied. e,..,U"
The eruption continues, accompa-
MED by an immense cloud of steam,
wide streams of burning lava, falling
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
She Pronounced 1t Butter.

Senator Depew contributes q but
ter story to the gayety of nations.
"A friend of mine went into .
high-class restaurant" he says, land
discovered oleomargarine upon the
table. Come here he said to the
waiter. How do you pronounce
o-l-e-o-m-a-r-g-a-r-i-n-e? And the in
telligent servitor of the magnificent
palace of pleasure at once responded:
4 pronounce it butter, sir, or else 1
lose my job.'"-Washington Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

rience. Hundreds of dollars went to tho
doctor and the druggist. ] was simply
a walking medicine chest and phys
ical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio
wrote me that she had been cured OF
womb trouble by using Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, and advised me to try it: l
then discontinued all other med icines
and gave your Vegetable Compound q
thorough trial. Within four weeks
nearly:al pain had left mo; 1 rarely
had headaches, and my nerves were In
a much better condition, and l was
cured in three months, and this avoided
a terrible surgical operation. MRS.
EcK1s STEVENSON, $50 So. State ST.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.-S5ooo forfeit "
aboue testimonial Is not genuine.
Remember every woman Is
cordially invited to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about her symptoms she does not
understand. Mrs. Pinkham'S
address is Lynn, Mass.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
VICTORY FOR STATEHOOD.
without Division the House Passed ths
Bill Favoring the Claims OF Oklahoma
New Mexico aud Arizona.

Washington, May 1O.-The house re-
sumed consideration of the omnibus
statehood bill Immediately after
reading of the journal Friday. The
pending amendment was that OF Mr..
Overstreet (Md.) to consolidate New
Mexico and Arizona and admit them
as the state of Montezuma or such
other name as the constitutional
convention should select. This amend
ment was voted down. The bill was
then passed without division. Under
its provisions Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico will be admitted as
states as soon as the usual formah-
ties have been complied with.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

Southern papers are pointing to
an incident at the burial of Wade
Hampton as proof of the strong af-
lection which often times existed
between master and slave in the old
days. The funeral car" was driven
by q negro IS years old, who was
born on the Hampton plantation,
played with the general when they
were. both children, was his body
servant for many years and still lives
ON the Hampton place.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
A Murderer Garroted In the Philippines.

Manila, May IA man named
Ricafort, CONVICTED of murder, was
executed yesterday at Lingayen, capt.
tai of the province of Pangasinan'
Luzon. Ricafort was the first muir
derer to be garroted since American
authority has been established in
the Philippine islands. The officials
who witnessed this execution think
the system employed insures quick
and humane death, but that such an
execution is revolving to see.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

State sanitariums for the trent
ment Of consumption are well ad-
vanced in several states. Masssa-
chusetts has one in operation, New
York has appropriated $15O,OoO for
one in the Adirondacks and Pennysl-
vania has appropriated 100000 and
New Jersey $4,000 for a similar pur-
pose. Vermont is considering q
project of the same kind. The Mas
saehusetts institution claims that it's
percentage of cures has increased
one-third in three years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

While nearly every municipality in
America owns it's sewerage system.
only q little more than one-half own
their water supply. only an eighth
own even partial electric lighting
plants, few own gas works, only one
owns q steam railway and only one a
street railway. Municipal ownership
OF public utilities makes slow head
way in spite Of its extensive discus
sion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE
the Recent Volcanic Disaster
n End Of Island

use for the United States army than
l ever had before because of the way
l was treated"
In the one case of water cure
which he had witnessed in Batangas
in 1901, he said, the native received
no harsher treatment than being
badly scared and the treatment had
the effect of making him promptly
give information regarding the
whereabouts of guns.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

"Too much bathing Is harmful"
says the London Lancet, "as it tends
to maceration Of the superficial part
of the epidermis, which is too fire.
quently removed, and occasions prob
ably too rapid proliferation of tho
cells of tho malpighian layer" 1t Is
Q wonder how many boys along the
rivers and creeks ever live to grow
nm.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
Eugene Ware sworn In.

Washington, May 14.-Eugene f.
Ware, of Kansas, yesterday took the
oath of office as commissioner OF
pensions and this morning assumed
active charge of his new duties. Mr..
Ware has determined, for the present
at least, to make no announcement
of the policy of his administration OF
the Office ,a, .r-s
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

That was . costly lark of the ma
rines from the cruiser Chicago. To
be thrust into q Venetian prison.
where the vermin attacked them; to
pay $4,000 to get out; to be clapped
into irons when they were put aboard
ship and to become the jest of one
continent and the shame of another
oh, that was rare sportl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

Edward Everett Hale said at the
celebration of his eightieth birthday
last month: 81 never had but one
enemy, and last week, when l was
trying to think of his name, found
I had forgotten who he was" This
is better than keeping him in mind
by making plans every day for get
ting even"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

A retired maker of railway rails
told q company of locomotive engi-
neers recently that their sons would
be running trains 100 miles an houy,
and that before 1850 tracks would be
laid in straight line. The elimina-
ton of curves is going on at an
aeeelerating rate, for the cost of
making the change is more than
made good by the greater speed of
trains, and by the decreased distance.
The car stumbled upon great prin-
ciple when he used ruler to mark
the route for the railway between
Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

In 1904 Chicago will present to the
world the Olympian games, the first
time on American soil. The Greek
olympian games are to be so expand.
ed at Chicago that they will include
everything even to yacht races. A
portion of September and October
Win be devoted to these games in an
amphitheater of steel and concrete
exceeding in size the great Flavian
amphitheater of Rome and seating
ten times as many people as Madison
Square garden New York.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
once famous peoples party leader,
n under contract with the Macmil-
Ian company to write q history OF
the United States, and is now en-
gagged in getting the, material to-
gether for the purpose Of entering
upon the task early this summer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

Lincoln, Neb., May 1O.IThe Kansas
CITY, Beatrice & Western Railroad
company filed articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday with the secretary OF
state. 1t is organized under the laws
Of New Jersey, with capital stock
of 100000. Local railroad men be-
lieve it is a Missouri Pacific project
to provide a short line between Lin
coin. Beatrice and Kansas City.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
THElsuReEOE.SkNlFE
Mrs. Eckis Stevenson Of Salt
Lake City Tells How Opera
NItions For Ovarian Troubles
Nay Be Avoided.

"DEAR Mrs. PNKnAM:-I suffered
with Inflammation of the ovaries and
womb for over six years, enduring aches
and pains which none can dream OF but
those who have had the same expo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
CURRENT COMMENT.

D.. J. P. Morgan has probably read far
enough in his $4,000 Bible to ascer-
tain that it is well to ''be diligent in
business"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17
Bodies Entirely Consumed.

than hitherto reported.
Bodies Entirely Consumed.
Fort de France, May 14.-Strange
to relate, in view of the number of
the inhabitants of st. Pierre who
were swept to death by the volcanic
waves from Mount Pelee, very few
corpses have been found by those
who are engaged in the work of Gre
mating the dead bodies. This is due
to the fact that the most populous
quarters of the town are buried under
a thick layer of cindered lava, which
apparently entirely consumed the
bodies of the victims.
Committee to Receive Funds.
Washington, May 14.-The follow
ing was issued from the white house:
The president has appointed COM
mittee to receive funds for the re-
lief of the sufferers from the recent
catastrophes in Martinique and St.
Vincent. The gentlemen appointed
from each city will be asked to col
lect and receive the funds from their
localities and neighborhoods as ex-
peditiously as possible and forward
them to Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer
of the New York committee, which
committee will act as central dis
tributing point for the country. The
president directs all the postmasters
throughout the country and requests
the presidents Of all the national
banks to act as agents for the collec-
ton of contributions and to forward
the same at once to Mr.. Bliss at
New York.
Rations for 10000 People.
Washington, May 14.-So compre-
hensively laid were the plans of the
war department, even before the pas
sage of the joint resolution providing
for the relief of the volcano suffer-
ers, that there was really very little
remaining for the officials to do. The
plans of the commissary department.
contemplate the supply of 10000 ra-
tons for IA days. The quartermas-
ter's department is purchasing cloth
ing supplies for 10000 people and the
medical department is working in
proportion in its purchases.
Senate Votes 100000.
Washington, May 14.-An addition
al appropriation of 100000 was
made by the senate yesterday for
the stricken people of the French
West Indies, in accordance with the
Recommendation of the president
that 100000 be appropriated,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-05-17

dust and impenetrable darkness. 1t
is feared that further accounts will
tell of a much greater loss OF life
than hitherto reported.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Local and Personal Briefs

Automobile rattle Saturday night.
We Old Maids Convention tomor.
row night. Don't miss 1t.
November fashion magazines on
sale at McCJy's Book Store.
Tickets are on sale for the "Old
Maids Convention" tomorrow night
at McCoy's Book Store.
Mrs. George Parshall left this
morning for Pittsburg, which city
she will make her future home.
Mrs. Foster Mitchell will enter
tain company this evening. About
forty invitations have been Issued
But little attention Is given to
politics here this year. Hardly a
word Is said about the election
which Is now less than a month off.
Mrs. Charles F. Taylor, of
Wellsburg, Is here at the bedside
OF her daughter in-law, Mrs. Pierce
Taylor, who has been quite sick for
the past few weeks
The Cricket" will be I'D TO-DAY
enroute for Pittsburg In place of
the Greenwood. The river is fall.
Ing above but will rise again as a
result OF the rains of yesterday.
Contractor John J. Rea. of Clar-
ington, swas in the city last eve.
ming. He says the we'll which is
being drilled on his farm below
Darlington, Ohio, will reach the
sand some time tomorrow.
Mr.. w. E. Cummings Is making
preparations to go to Chicago to
take a special treatment. His
friends earnestly hope he will soon
recover from his affection. Later:
Mr.. and Mrs Cummings left TODAY
on the O'Clock train.
We are going to have a Foot
ball team here this fall and winter
The first game of the season vii
be played at the base ball park Sat.
urday afternoon, when the team
from the great railroad centre, New
Martinsville will be down to get
beautifully defeated.
Mrs. 7. ]. Fitch has moved in
from Meadville to spend the school
year here with her children. She
IS living with her mother, Mrs. P.
I. Campbell. 1t Is probable that
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch will decide TO
bay property In our city and make
It their permanent home.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
THE MARKETS.

Pittsburg, Oct. z.
BUTTER-Elgin prints. 26026hc;
tubs, 25025hc; Ohio and Pennsylva-
mia, 22028c; dairy butter. 10000:
fancy rolls, pounds, 17@1Sc; cooking
butter. 14@15c.
POULTRY-Chickens. live, hens.
12@13c; broilers, 13@14c; roosters.
S6sc; dressed. 1501Gc; t~:keys, live.
14@16c; dressed. 10000; ducks. Ii
014c; dressed, 10000.
CATTLE - Choice, $6.S00700;
prime, $6.0O06.50; good, $4.7505.50;
tidy butchers, $4.5O05.Oo: fair. $S.75
04.25; common. $2.75@3.25; bulls
and stays. $3.1O04.5O; common to
good. $2.OO@4.OO; best fresh cows.
$4O.O0055OO; common to good, $4,000
@35.0O.
HOGS-Prime heavy hogs, $1,000
$40; mediums, $755@7721s; heavy
Workers, s75O@76O; light Workers.
$725@7.35; pigs, $6.75@7oo; roughs.
s600@740 a
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Best weth-
ers. 1915 G4+0: good mixed. s340@
3.65; mixed. s27b@325: cu.ls and
common, Sl504g20O; choice lambs,
$55005.75; common to good, $4,000
$40; veal calves. $8.001S.25; heavy
and thin. S400G500
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08

Henderson Grimett, of this place
was stricken with partial PARALYSIS
and completely lost the use of one
arm and side. After being treated
by an eminent physician for quite
a while without relief. my wife. re
commended Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and after using two bottles
he Is almost entirely cured Geo.
K. MCDONALD, Man, Logan county
W. Va. Several other very remark
able cures of partial paralysis have
been effected by The use of this lin
iment. 1t Is most widely known,
however. as cure for rheumatism,
sprains and bruises. Sold by c. ".
Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08

Agents for Parker Fountain Pen
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
.EkR",.,NCS OF STEEL COMBINE.
Total Net, S1o1, 142, 153-For Three
Months, Aggregate, $685.
76E.c43

New York. Oct. S.-The directors Of
the United Slater Steel corporation
yesterday issued statement of net
earnings for the nine months of the
year ended sept 80. Earnings for
July, August and September, with the
last month estimated. aggregate $685.
7G4, CAB; total net earnings for the
nine months, deducting each months
expenses for ordinary repairs, renew
ais and maintenance OF plant, also in
terest on bonds and fixed charges Of
the subsidiary companies, aggregate
SOL, 142,15S.
The usual dividends Of q per cent
on the preferred and l per cent on
the common quarterly were declared
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Lets
You
~ sR--Sss.
Down
Easy!

Insurance cannot prevent
FIRE, but 1t can and does pre-
vent the ruin and SUFFERING
that would ensue without Il.
It lets you down easy-sus
tains you until you get auoth.
er foothold,
| represent a score of the
Oldest and best fire Insurance
companies In the land, and
am giving very low rates just
now. The probability Is that
they will not be so much lon.
ger Better take Z out SUI.
fcient insurance without de-
lay. 1a
! AS every Company now
charges exactly the same
rates Why not have your prop.
erty insured with . company
that Is well known In this
ity and one you know has
nd win pay al Its losses
promptly Here Is my list
and everybody knows that
there are no better compan.
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
FIRE IN BEAUMONT FIELD.
Hogg-Swayne Tract Was Expected TO
Be Destroyed-TWelVe Per-
sons Perish.

Beaumont, Tex, Oct. Sire which
started in the oil field about 1926
o'clock last night, has destroyed a
number Of derricks, estimated at so,
and from the city looked worse than
the recent fire.
The fire is located on the Hogg-
Swyne contract, where the wells and
tanks are thickest.
The fire was burning among the der
ricks at midnight and it was believed
ttct some CT the tanks were on fire,
but this had not been ascertained
definitely.
The whole Of the Hogg-Swayne
tract will undoubtedly be burned to
the ground. Forty derricks had been
icstroyed and 100 more were burning.
Twelve lives were known to have
been lost.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Weather Notes.

The high area, which was cen.
trail over Kansas yesterday morn
Ing has moved rapidly eastward. and
now covers the Ohio and Tennessee
valley, with generally fair and much
cooler weather prevailing.
An area of low barometric pres.
sure has moved from the extreme
northwestern portion of the coun.
try to the north lake region, and In
that locality cloudy and threatening
weather Is the rule.
Except light scattered showers
In the Ohio Valley. generally fair
weather prevailed at all stations
yesterday.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather tonight and Thursday.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Talk railroad.

Talk railroad.
We play foot ball Saturday.
We had fine rain yesterday.
See Fischer's display windows.
We have a beautiful fall day to-
day.
Miss Mayme Martin is in Pitts
burg.
Old Maids have a great show to-
morrow night.
Read Wertheimel's advertise
ment In this issue.
A new line of pictures at Nc
Coy's Art Store.
M. H. Bell, of Carmichaels, Pa,
Is here on business.
For Sale-Five room house. In.
qufIe at 1913 Catherine St. s ut
ThAfuuniest entertainment of the
season Ye Old Maids Matrimonial
fClub.
Mrs. John Sutton, an estimable
and popular lady of the Ohio side
is quite sick.
Miss Philda Rush, of Steuben.
Vile, O., Is the guest of relatives
here for a few days.
Frank Wallraven Is moving from
Upper Wells street into one of the
Gillespie properties on Hill street.
Mrs. Ralph G. Morris, of Lig-
onier, Pa, arrived here yesterday
for a months visit In and near the
city.
Frank Farley has moved from a
lease on the North Side, into a
property belonging to Mrs. Eliza.
beth Sammons, on Wells street.
The admission prices for We Olde
Maids Convention are IS, IS and
soc, and not IS. IS and s. as was
stated by mistake In Yesterdays
issue
R. M. Clendenning. of Main
street, will move his family to Par
kersburg this week. Their many
friends regret their departure from
this city.
Mrs. V. 81. Stanford, of Benton
street, accompanied by her sister
Mrs. Belle Ciawson, of Rock Cut
are Nsiting relatives at points IN
washington and Fayette counties,
pennsylvania.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
D@BeI.,s kidney pills.

Relieves at once every III OF the
kidneys and bladder, cures aching
back, dar gerous urinary disorders,
infrequeDt or frequent urinary dis
charges. There IS not symptom
in the kidney calendar they do not
reach. down to dropsy, diabetes and
Brighi's Disease. Large box only
CSC Sold ard warranted By D. A.
He dershOt.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
Five Facts About ' Jewelry

Livery article 10 our large, new
stock, Is thoroughly good and relia-
ble-just what 1t pretends to be.
s-Our lines are so comprehensive
aod varied as to insure satisfactory
selection.
8 Our guarantee sands behind
every article we, sell, and our repu-
tation Is well known.
Equality and style considered,
our prices are the lowest possible.
5-We insist on pleasing you, for
we desire to make every customer
Q permanent customer.
s. J. ANDERSON & CO..
jewelers..
Agents for Parker Fountain Pen.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-08
DR. c. Ed ar Kahle,

Spe cal attention 10 Diseases of
Ewes and fitting OF Glasses.
S stersville, II. Va.