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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03

Amos j. Cummings was born al
Conkling, Broome county, N. Y, MAY
Is, 1888. He received an academic
education, set type in his father
printing Office and at Is became a
iourneyman printer. Starting in New
Fork he earned his living setting
type in nearly every state in the
Union. In 1857 he was with tho
Walker expedition at Mobile and was
captured by Commander Davis on the
Quaker City. In 1861 he was ser
geant major of the Twenty-sixth New
York infantry, in which he serve
CALAMITY, being officially mentioned
for his bravery in assaulting Fred
ericksburg heights.
He was editor of the New Yorh
Weekly Tribune in 1865, after servin1
as night editor and political editor
In 1868 he became managing editor
of the Sun, but resigned in 1873 b.
cause Of i'll health. In 1876 he BE-
came managing editor OF the New
York Express at John Kelly's reques!
but resigned because Of Kelly's hos
tility to Tilden, and returned TO TIE
Sun, whose weekly edition he edite.
after 1884. He was chosen presidan
of the New York Press club for two
years, declining reelection. In 1885,
he was elected to congress from th'
Sixth, or Wall street district. In 1888
he declined denomination to congress
bn+ IN Corn,,a1 = Cave daa4b Il, -,
Ninth district, he was elected TO tn
vacancy, and was reelected in 1885,
to the Fifty:second congress by HOO
majority.
Mr.. Cummings won a national req
utation as a newspaper correspon;
ent, and was a useful and brillian
congressman.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
MEAT PRICES REDUCED.
Notice to Retailers of a Cut In Beef,
Pork and Mutton by Chicago
Packers,

Chicago, May 3.-For the first tim
since the agitation against the NJ
legged beef trust began the packer
yesterday showed weakness in tas
market. Prices eased all around
Shortly before noon retailers wee
notified that dressed beef had dropr
one-quarter, pork three-quarters az
mutton one-half of a cent. Prices II
noon We're: Beef loins, 15G15iac
pork, 101zc; mutton, 91a G10c; lambs
12iac. Bacon and ham were both I,
and butter was higher, but with the.
exceptions the general market va.
easier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
REBELS HOLD SAHTO DOMINGO
=. the Republic IN Their Hands, Ex
cept Capital ard Puerto
Plata

Port Al Prince. Hayti. May 81
the republic or Santo Domingo, excesi
the port Of Puerto Plata. on the nortt
coast Of the capital. San Domingo. q
the south coast. is In the hands Of 80
Dominican reyolutionists. ccmman5
ed by Vice President Vasqnez. wEo
with considerable forces. was. when
last reported, expected TO arrive o.
fore San Domingo yesterday.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03

Special on 3rd Floor.

SO pairs Lace Curtains full yards long,
81 inches wide, worth $1.OO, will 60 for
79c per pair.
so dozen window shades mounted on
good rollera, will go for lSc each.
so Cottage poles with wooden ends and
brackets in white oak and cherry, will go
for &c.
500 yards Mating one yard wide, will
60 for sc.
800 yards good Ingram carpet in green
and red only, regular soc quality, for 35c
500 yards all wool Ingram carpet will
go for 473c yard.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
Gardener Not to Be Sent For.

Washington. May By unani-
nous consent the senate Philippina
committee yesterday rescinded its az
ton in calling upon the secretary OF
war to send for Major Cornelius
Gardener.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
Washington. May 3.-The navy De

washington. May 3.-The navy do
partment received a cablegram yes
terday from Commander Dayton, Of
the cruiser Chicago, announcing that
four American officers arrested in
Venice mad been pardoned by the
Ling and were now on board the Chi
Gago.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
Special on end Floor.

Is Ladies silk waists black only, at 50. l5
IS Ladies' walking skirts dark gray only,
at S2.69.
One lot of ladies' tailor. made suits very
desirable styles and colors, but broken up
in sizes, were $1,000, $3.50, $13.75 and
$500, will go for the small sum of $6.75.
Is dozen ladies' white muslin corset GOV.
ers, very nicely trimmed, will go for lie.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
INSURANCE.
Fire, Plate Glass, Accident
and Health.

Only the Leading American
Companies, with Millions Of
Dollars In Assets for Policy
Holders.
Agent for The Central
Banking and Security Co, of
Parkersburg.
When wanting a Policy or Bond.
remember that can give you the
very best service.
j. FRED NELL,
Special Agent,
Wells Block, Sistersville, w. Va.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
New York Congressman Ex-
PRED, In Baltimore,
No. Last Night. 49, =
PNEUMONIA GIVEN AS CAUSE
It Was Attributed to Being Incident
to an operation-Wife and cousir
at His Bedside-sketch of Hi:
Life Career.
Life Career.

Baltimore, May 3.-Congressma,
Amos j. Cummings, of New York
died at 1915 O'Clock last night at the
Church home and infirmary in thi:
city. The cause Of death was pneu
monia, incident to an operation.
The congressman's wife ans
cousin, Charles H. Cummings. were a
his bedside when death came.
Congressman Cummings came Z
Baltimore on April IL to underg,
treatment for kidney trouble. Fou1
days later an operation was perform
ed by DR.. Hugh H. Young. and Mr.
Cummings seemed to be on a fai
way to recovery. A week later, how
ever, pleurisy developed, and on Apri
Is it was announced. that Mr.. Cum
mings was suffering from pneumon.;
in one lung.
Last Tuesday it was announce
that the malady had extended to bot
lungs, since which time Mr.. Cum
m,ngs has been lowering betwee'
life and death.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
A Prince Of Prussia Dead.

Berlin, May 3-Prince Fredericl.
William George Ernest. Of Prussia.
died here last evening. He was born
at Dusseldorf IN 1926.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-03
Special on ISt Floor.

10000 yards prints consisting of best
quality American Indigo Blue, Light Blue,
Black and white and gray and white aid
light colored will go at low price of 41c
yard.
80 Ladies black seamless hose, worth 15c
pair, will go for Sc.
90 Ladies' White Lawn Waists with two
rows of embroidery insertion, will go for
soc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
CONNECTICUT DELEGATES.
will Urge Election of Mrs Hepbur

VIII Urge Election of Mrs Hepburn
 Smith-Treasurer Generals Report
 Washington Feb 19-The Connec- ticut delegation to the congress of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton will urge the reelection of Mrs NJ. Hepburn-Smith of Connecticut as Vice president general. Mrs Smiths present term has expired and she is a candidate for reelection. The Con- necticut delegates are conducting an active campaign in her behalf. There are candidates from other states. but the Connecticut women are confident their candidate will again be elected They will put her name in for nom- ination on Thursday
 The Connecticut delegates will be given q reception by Mrs Joseph R. Hawley on Thursday. She will he assisted in receiving by the wives of the Connecticut members in congress. Mrs o. Fl. Platt will receive the la dies on Friday.
 The report of the treasurer gener- al Mrs Darwin, showed a cash bal ance of $36S34 in the bank on Janu- ary 31 last, besides large investments in United States government bonds. The report makes the following show ing:
 Total gross receipts. S6S. .296. in- cluding account of current fund S42. OoG, and account of permanent or con- tinental hall fund S24,191 Gross ex- penditures, $31 461. Tn addition there are investments in United States government bonds as follows:
 Current investment at face value. $10,000 at cost price S1O,553; perman- ent investment at face value. 5S.O0O at cost price $63475; total investment at face value, $6S00O, at cost price S74,031. The receipts from annual dues. less $S64 refunded, amounted to S26.4S5. The initiation fees aggre- gated S3.670. The actual current in- come of the year amounted to S29,- SCI, and the total current fund S39.- 6G7. The detailed figures show that the last continental congress involved net cost of $5039. and the clerical service during the year cost S7,242. These figures embrace only the larger items in the report.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

-Lenten services will be held to- night at 7:30 at St Patrick's church.
 Tickets are selling rapidly for the lecture and concert which will be given at City hall on Sunday evening, March l6, under the auspices of St Patricl's parish. "The Ancient Melo- will afford the lecturer, the Rev Thomas P. Mclaughlin. plenty of op- portunity of showing his ability as a speaker.
 Adam Davis died last evening at his home, 80 Porter street. The flu neral will be held tomorrow morning at I:3O o'clock, with services at St Joseph's Lithuanian church. Inter- ment will be in Calvary. The deceased leaves wife and fcGr children. He was for q long time employed in the acid factory in South Brooklyn, and about a week ago fell a distance of eighteen feet and was seriously in- Jured. His death is said to be tracea- ble to that fall
 Patrick Clark, w Bagley and Ed ward Madden, judges of the Moral club, are kept rather busy these days. There are forty-three members and q large number of them have a habit of violating the rules of the club It is hard to break off from bad habits ill day or two. One must pay the pen atty for violating the rules if person is found guilty. The judges are very strict; too much so, in fact, so some of the members who have been found guilty say. A conviction is found upon ilttie evidence at times. There have already been many cases before the Judges and some trials have been rather breezy. The tilts between the lawyers for the prosecution and the accused have been warm. Dennis Lynch has the reputation of making the best pleas. Treasurer Michael Mahon is considering the advisability oI nuvlng a safe to hold the money received for fines. If there are as many violations during the remainder or Lent as there were during inc first Few days, there will be more money in me treasury than there ever was and some of the members will have less pocket money.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
TROOP AS FIRST BANQUET.
Representative Lilley of This City One
 of the Speakers.

New Haven, Feb Eighty-six covers were laid last night for the first annual banquet of Troop A, c. N. G., at the Union league banquet hall. Captain LuZerne Ludington of Troop A was toastmaster. Among the speak CTS were the following: Mayor J. r. Studley, New Haven: Adiutant-G General George NJ. Cole, Hartford; Major D. A. Blalzesley, New Haven; Commander Frederick H. Averill. New Haven: Hon Michael Kenealy, Stamford; Lieuten- ant F. T Woodruff. New Haven; At torney Prentiss w. Chase. New Haven; Colonel w. F. r. Landers. Merden; Representative George l.. Lilley, Wa terbury; Colonel J. W. Church, U. s. A; President George E. Martin. Union Leauge club; Colonel c. w Pickett. New Haven. Mayor Studley's toast was "The New Haven Battalion" Gen eraI Coles subject was "Refections of a Veteran" Commander Averlll spoke on "The Elfrida. a Menace to Naviga- tion." and Senator Kenealv responded to the toast. Heroes I Have Known" Colonel Handlers spoke for the 'Nation- al Guard"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
1NTERNATIoNAL CHESS MATCH.

Boston, Feb 19-It was announced last night that the four American col lege teams that will enter the interna- tonal cable chess match against OK ford and Cambridge i'll April will play from the Boston A. A. club house. The Boston A. A. will pay tue required share of the expense of the cable dis patches and of the teams, and will manage the match on this side of the water. Yale. Harvard, Princeton and Columbia will furnish the players for the American teams, making the selee- ton by agreement The new chess room of the Boston A. A. will be used, and from there the moves will be ca bled direct to the headquarters of the English teams. No definite date has been selected for the match, but it is expected to take place about the mid- dle of April during the spring recess of the four American universities At a meeting of the governing board of the Boston A. A. yesterday the plans were informally talked over and the money necessary to pay the expenses of tue match was appropriated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-19
CHILD FOUND DEAD.
Parents Think It Was suffocated By
 Coal Cas-

MT and Mrs Henry Emonz of Well ton street, Waterville. have the sym pathy of large number of friends in the death of their infant child, Henry, who was found dead in bed about o'clock this morning. It is believed that the child, who was only one month old. was suffocated by es- caping coal gas. Last night lamp exploded in the bedroom of MT Emonzs house. Before the flames were extinguished the furniture and floor and walls of the room had been soaked with water. The bed was moved into an adjoining room. There was a fire in the stove and it is thought that gas escaped from it. The child was all right at 5 o'clock this morning. When the parents awoke at z o'clock the child was dead. As stated above. it is believed that he was suffocated by coal gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

vanNess, one time mayor of Washington.
During his incumbency of that office much
of the corporation business was done in the
house indicated. The house has been pre-
served, but has been Iemodeled and added
to. In 1923 it was occupied by r. p. Glib
son, a portrait painter and teacher of
painting. Next to the VanNess property on
the west was the lithograph establishment
of Curtis b. Graham. This building sur
wives. but has also been remodeed. The
next building on the west was that occu-
pied by The Star. Then came Flynn's
blacksmith shop. Adjoining Flynns was
the house of James OBrien, house and
sign painter. Then there was a stretch of
vacant land. Another dwelling on the street
was that of Conrad Finkman, proprietor of
Harmony Hall. Among the other houses
on d street were those of G. A Sangstack,
a democratic politician Of local note, the
boarding houses of Mrs. Annie Hughes and
Elizabeth Watts, j. d. Free, carpenter, and
Andrew Henson colored, violinst (son of
Julia Henson. the colored woman Of wealth
who died last September). At the triangt;-
lar corner formed by Pennsylvania avenue,
18th and D streets there was Lepreuxs
store, where groceries, feed and liquors
were sold Close by were the printing es-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

1868, awaited themselves of a charter grant
ed by special act of Congress approved
July q, 1868, Incorporating The Evening
Star Newspaper Company" ,fhe title OF
the proprietorship was changed according
ly, but this involved no change in the own
ership management of the paper. each
Of the partners receiving certificates OF
stock III the incorporated company equal
to his one-ffth interest in the original
partnership.
January g. 1869, Mr.. Baker parted with his
interest in the paper, his shares being d.
vded equally between the four remaining
partners. June 3, 1874 Mr.. Shepherd an
nounced his determination to dispose of his
stock in the company, and it was bought
outright, at a considerable advance on its
first cost, by the three associate owners,
Messrs. Noyes, Kaufman and Adams.
A Period Of Great Events.
Though the world was quiet when The
Star was founded, the paper was soon in
great request as chronicle of vast events
First there was the Crimean war, 1851 50.
Then followed the Austro-French war. the
Austro-Gern1an war. the Franco-German
war and the Russo Turkish war. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

two structures which adjoined 1t on the
west, was begun March %. 1899. and the
present home Of The Star was occupied
July l, 1900. During the erection of the
new Star building the editorial and me-
chanicai departments of The Star occupied
the annex and the business Office Of The
Star was at No. 100 Pennsylvania avenue.
The Stars Presses.
From its birth until 1863 The Star was
printed on hand presses. In that year the
press room was fitted with a quarto cylin-
der Hoe rotating press by which the print
Ing was done from the type placed in forms
or turtles '-so-called from their shape
which were locked in a revolving cylinder
on which sheets. double the size of the
paper, were fed by four men. The heavy
wear to which the types were subjected in
printing paper of the circulation Of The
Star required frequent renewals. Besides
this. In all presses printing from the type
II was necessary to feed sheets through
twice In order to print on both sides. The
Star OF July 16. 1881 said:
Al the time of its purchase the old ma
cnine was regarded as fast press, and even
az TINS DAY fairly closed Its record In a
Dlaze OF glory by printing nearly 10000 pa
pers on the day of the attempted assassi-
nation OF the President (Garfield). But it
Is not equal to paper. OF q large circulation
whlch must be printed and distributed in q
I'll
moment all Of the news Of the day.
II had become evident for some time at
Ter revolving presses had been in use, that
the only correct plan Of constructing Q
raster press was by having q rotary and
automatic motion-as nearly automatic a.
posslble-that 1t should feed itself as fast
as 1t could print and should fold the pa
pers as fast 1t could deliver them. The
early machines which were invented to feed
from a roll of paper were failures because
OF the difficulty Of holding the type on
small cylinders, though the self-feeding was
step In the right direction.
Ine nrst practical web press was intro
duced by VIM. A. Bullock In 1862 and the
second one ever made Is now in use In the
WeH-knoWn Walter press, on which the
LONDON Times is now printed. was imported
INTO TINS country. In 1872, Walter Scott Of
Chlcago invented his web printing and fold
ing machines to work In combination with
wen perIecting presses. Mr.. Scott also In
troduced the cutting and pasting arrange
ment. he having been the first to combine
cnlne so that, from roll of paper perfect
matically."
One Of these Scott presses, built by
Messrs C. Potter. jr., & Co. Of New York,
was bought and Installed by The Star in 1881
anu, OF course, in connection with 1t, q
stereetyping plant was added to the equip
that The Star was first printed from stereo-
plates This press was thirteen feet long,
four feet high and with its attachments,
the dampening and stereotypfng machines,
coo
Several presses Of advanced pattern were
Installed by The Star between 1881 and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

American civil war furnished four years Of
mighty news of vital import to the people
of the District of Columbia. The strictly
local news field was covered with thorough
ness lucidity, intelligence and dispatch. In
the early 70s came that momentous period
In the annals of the District commonly
spoken of as "the Shepherd regime" Dur
ing all these heroic times The Star was
tightening its hold on it's old readers and
acquiring new ones. In 1873 George P.
Rowell & Co., In a work intended to illus
trate the great newspapers. of America,
wrote of The Star as follows:
an a greater degree, perhaps, than any
other newspaper in the country, The Wash
ington Evening Star is the exponent and
representative of the interests of the city
in which it is published This has been its
character from the beginning, and to this
distinctive feature are largely due its pres
ent wide circulation and it's high character
as an advertising medium. tt has, indeed.
been conclusively established that The Star
has more than three times many sub
scribers and more than five times many
readers as any other daily paper published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

the fact Of their enjoying only q fraction
of The Stars circulation.
The contestants must reside in Wash
ington.
mo articles viii be received later than
June 20, 1890.
THE awards win be made by a commit
tee, composed Of Mr.. Isadore Saks, s. w.
woodward. Washington Danenhower and
A. Lisner.
1.-The points required to be covered are:
81. The average circulation of The Star
for the first three msnths of 1890 was 33 ,236.
this being more than treble that of any
other Washington newspaper.
so. The Star has larger and fuller cir
culation in the city where printed. in. pro-
portion to reading and purchasing popula-
ton, than any other newspaper in the
world. 1t Is essentially home paper. the
extent to which 1t Is relied upon by MEM
bers of the household, particularly by the
purchasing portion of the community. being
the marked characteristics of the paper, TO
which no other daily journal now published
can furnish a parallel.
''3. The value of advertising is in direct
proportion to the circulation of the paper,
considering the character of it's readers.
Weighed in this balance The Star is one OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
ORGANIZED PLAY,
Tho Wonderful System Of Child-Train.
ing Evolved in indianapolis.

Tho Wonderful System Of Child-Train-
ing Evolved in Indianapolis.
From the New York Sun.
Blessings on the manor was II soma
god or demigod or wise woman THAT In
vented chid-study, child-psychology and
other boons! The facilities, all the modern
conVeniences, so to speak. now at the serv-
Ice OF the lucky children OF today, are
marvellous all but incredible. For example.
look at grand old Indianapolis, the hoosieS
Paris. In the Indianapolis schools 'ths
play of the children at recess time has
been organized. So many minutes for
gymnastics. SO many for ping pong 80
many for tag and hoop, and SO on. Every
child plays on schedule time has to live
and play according to time table Three
minutes with the bean bag. two and one
half at the skipping rope.
We are working. we are playing In q
grand and wondrous time. II Is one OF
the many regrets of all of us who are
growing old that we cannot live to see the
triumphs of civilization our prophetic souls
foresee. Children have been brought up 40.
cording to wrong methods. In the dark
forward and abysm of time shines a great
light. Our dim eyes behold automatic chic
dren. They are wound up like a clock.
They are their own time punch and strike
the hours, quarters and halves. They play
utes. adjusting their own machinery Do
you want 'em to sing7 Press the accors
dion arrangement and vox humana attach.
ment In their midst, IL you please. Do you
want to hear 'em name the Presidents thG
Roman emperors, the principal riverH.
mountains, metals? Connect the wires,
These are the finest mechanical toys eveH
exhibited. Their works run down at elf
p m. Then the little ones undress, fall into
bed ind cover themselves automatically.
Mother can go or to the club. If there 70
any noise in the nursery. punish the offen-
der next day by refusing to wind him up.
Still, II he Is big enough to be stem-
winder, what can you do?
We. who foretold the automatic servant,
now foretell the automatic child. VIII ho
have as much fun as his predecessors1
Why not? Seif-love will teach him to ap-
preciate his mechanical makeup and hio
play VIII be much more efficiently "organ.
led than II now possible. even In In