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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
THE BEAUMONT OIL FIELD.
a Destructive Fire is Raging on Spin
die Top and Spreading.

Beaumont. Tex, Sept. 12-The oil
field is on fire and Judging by the
great volume OF smoke which is flow
ing in from Spindle Top there is grave
danger that great loss will be sustain
ed, il the field is not entirely de-
stroyed. The fire started early
Thursday evening in some waste oil
alongside the Texas & Sabine tracks
and burned about sixty feet OF trestle.
This was gotten under control and il
was believed that all danger had
passed. but in some way the fire had
been communicated to the field and
number OF huge settling tanks. con
tanning thousands of barrels of petro-
leum, have already exploded and
others are reported as being in the
direct line of the fire. which has
spread over a wide area already. The
ground is saturated with oil and there
was no chance for stopping the
progress of the flames Thursday night.
At 2 o'clock Friday morning the
agent at Gladys telegraphed that the
flames seem TO have remained nearly
stationary during the last 30 minutes,
and unless there are further explo-
sion of oil tanks they may be con
fined 10 the present burning district
The tank known as the Higgins has
blown off its top and the burning oil
is running along the ground and may
| reach other tanks.
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CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
Postmaster, Lawyer and Politician
Sent to the Pen For Ten Years.

St Joseph, Mo, Sept. 11.-George NJ.
Shoemaker, for eight years postmaster
at Albany, Mo-, a prominent lawyer
and a politician Of state prominence.
was sentenced to prison for ten years
at Albany Wednesday on a charge of
defrauding the county on school fund
loans. He secured large sums from
the county commissioners on forged
notes alleged 20 have been signed bv
men prominent in the county and
state. This money was used by Shoe
maker for eight years, the interest
having been regularly paid by him
Shoemaker vas postmaster at Albany
at the time ~ his arrest
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PACKING HOUSE TRANSFERS.
They Renew Their Fight Against the
Stock Yards Concerns.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Packine house
toamsters renewed their fight against
the stock yards concerns Wednesday
night at a meeting Of the union. 1t is
the avowed intention to order a strike
of the 600 drivers employed by Swift
& Co, and struggle which may
reach the dimensions OF the strike of
three months ago is said to be one
of the probabilities OF the near fu-
ture
The trouble is the result OF the
alleged refusal of Swift d Co. to live
up to the agreement reached last May
establishing minimum wage OF Is
cents an hour.
Chicago, Sept 11-All the excavat-
ing transfers in Chicago went on a
strike Wednesday morning for an in
crease in wages t 81 per day. About
600 men. doing the teaming for the
principal firms making excavations for
new buildings, are involved.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
MEAT PACKING INTERESTS
The long-Expected Merger Goes Into
Operation Saturday, September 27.

Chicago, Sept. 12.--The long-ex.
pected merger of the great meat pack.
ing interests Of the United States will
go into active and open operation Sat
urday, September 27, unless there
should be an entirely unlocked for
change in the plans agreed upon by
all those concerned in the deal at a
meeting held here Thursday An in
dustrial combination. second only to
the steel trust in point OF magnitude
and importance, is therefore prac.
tically an accomplished fact.
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TRAVELLERS IN AUSTRIA.
Must Furnish a Certificate of charac.
ter and a Medical Certificate.

Vienna, Sept 1.-THE ministry OF
commerce has published the provis-
ions Of new law which requires ev-
cry commercial traveller IN Austria to
furnish a certificate of character and
a medical certificate, the latter to
show that he is free from infectious
disease or physical marks of repul-
siye character. The certificates must
be dated within a fortnight OF the
time they are presented and the au-
thorities will thereupon issue the trav.
eler permit valid for one year.
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THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.
An Allotment of $4,000 Made BY the
Board Of Officials.

Washington, Sept. 11.-An allotment
of the 100000 appropriated by CON
gress for a government exhibit at the
st. Louis Purchase exposition was
made Wednesday at meeting of the
board OF officials appointed to prepare
the exhibit to be made by the several
executive departments and bureaus
An understanding also was reached as
to the amount Of space each OF them
will he entitled to at the exposition
The board decided to accept the invi-
tation OF the exposition management
to visit st. Louis the latter part Of Sep
TENDER when a general conference will
be held of the government commits
sion and the various state commits
sions, beginning September %, and
continuing several days.
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KING EDWARD IN SCOTLAND.
He Wore a Kilt and a Thistle Stuck
in his GIengarry Bonnet.

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sept liking Edward wearing a
kilt and a thistle stuck in his Glen
garry bonnet, attended the picturesque
Braemar gathering Thursday. and
watched the highland games. for
which the place has long been famous.
With his majesty were mary mem
bers Of the royal family, including
Queen Alexandra, the prince and prin-
cess OF Wales and their children and
the duke and duchess OF Fife. Troops
were present and Highlanders focked
to Braemer from the surrounding
counties.
The sports went off excellently. and
the king and queen received a great
ovation. Their majesties exhibited the
keenest interest in the games and sub
sequently returned to Balmoral castle
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Los Angeles, Cal.
n day at n time how | would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia T..
Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became DAYS
of health, and have enjoyed every day
since-nOw six years
" We have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we find that to restore poor
mother to health SO She can support her
self and those dependent upon her if
such there be, is truer charity than to
give other aid. YC,. have my hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself true friend to suffering wo-
men. "-MRs. L. SAILER, 1861 Hill St.
Los Angeles, Cal.-S5ooo forfeit if above tcs-
tnonidi is not genuine.
No other perS on can give such
helpful advice to women who
are sick as can Mrs. Pinkham.
for no other has had such great
eXperience-her address is Lynn.
Mass, and her advice free-if
you are sick write her-yOu are
foolish If you don't.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
Limited Chinese Imminration.

Manila, Sept 12-The business men
OF this city are organizing for the pur-
pose of agitating a limited Chinese i'm
migration in the Philippines. They
have planned TO send a memorial and
possibly delegation TO Washington.
The Philippine commission may en-
dorse the proposal to permit limit i'm
migration of Chinese. as labor here is
scarce and higher wages have TO be
paid
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Merchant Shot and Kiled.

Mobile Ala. Sept H. Thursday
afternoon at point - miles from
Cintrcncue Mobile county. ~ O.
Thompson a leading merchant was
shot and killed Ho had levied upon
the OK team Of a creditor and was
driving the team away when he was
shot whether by the owner of the
team or some other person. is not
known
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BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Miss Cora keime Awarded a Verdict
Of $e,25o.

Huntingdon. Pa, Sept 12-Miss Co.
ra keime, of Somerset county. who
brought an action for breach of prom
ise against Prof l. Harvey Brum.
baugh. acting president Of the Juniata
college OF this place. was awarded a
verdict Of $9.25O Thursday. Miss
Keime laid her damages at $4,000
The case Is unique. inasmuch as it is
the only instance in legal action that
has been had between members OF the
Dunkard church.
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SOLDIERS REMAINS.
Can Not Be Disinterred and Shipped
Home at Government Expense.

Washington, Sept. 13-Under a rul-
ing OF the controller of the currency.
the war department has issued a cir
cular announcing that the remains Of
soldiers dying at posts within the
United States can not be disinterred
and shipped home at government ex-
pense. Efforts will be made to com
municate with relatives of such sol.
diers before they are buried so that
the remains may be shipped home for
intermcnL
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Gen. chicoye sentenced to De,tb.

Port An Prince Hayti. Sept. 10.
The revolutionary general. Chicoyc
has been tried by q military tribunar
and sentenced TO be- executed at JAG.
mel October 9 Gen CHcoyc. the
Firminist commander was defeated at
Petit Goave August S. and 10 is said
be set fire 20 that town before oyar
uating IT, He was arrested at Balm.
net near JacmcI about ten days ago
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FOREST FIRE S.
Valuable Timber Near TilIamook. Ore.
is Endangered.

Tillamook. Ore, Sept. 12.-Forest
fires here reached the timber near this
town and the inhabitants are panic.
stricken. The entire population is
out fighting the fire in order to pre-
vent the destruction OF the town. Four
farm houses have been destroyed
Large quantities of ashes and cinders
cover the town and smoke is so thick
1t Is hardly possible to see a block
away.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17

Washington Sept II The board of
commissioners Of the District of co.
lumbia have notified the G.. A. r. en-.
campmcnt committee that the propos.
ed automobile race on one o. the prin.
ciDal streets VIII not be permitted
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17
CHANGE OF LIFE,
Some Sensible Advice to Wo-
men by Mrs. f. Sailer.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Wh I
passed through what is known as
change of life had two years suf-
fering, - sudden heat, and as quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
was variable and | never could tell for
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Oueen Of the ReInIana I'M

spa. Belgium. Sept 12-The queen
OF the Bclgians has been seized by a
severe attack Of asthma and a physi.
clan has boon hurriedly summoned
from Brussels Marie Henrietta.
queen Of the Belgians. has been i'm
for "a long time with a malady Of the
heart
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Spanish War Veterans, conventio,.

Detroit. Mich, Sept l3-Secretarv
George r Castor, of the executive
committee of the Spanish War Vetor-
ans third national convention i'm De-
troit September % to %. Friday ro-
ccived notice from the Central Pas
scngcr association of a one fare rate
for the convention. President Roosc-
volt will be here September Fl and %.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17

Buda Pest Hungary. sept H. En-.
peror Francis Joseph and Frederick
william. crown prince Of Germany. ar.
rived at Sasyar Thursday 20 partici.
pate in the Hungarian army maneu,
yers
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CURRENT TOPICS.


now been buried by Leo XIII.
Scotch-cured behring's are bringing
big prices in the Netherlands.
In some New Zealand towns there
are more women voters than men.
London daily averages 475.OOO tele.
grams. In Paris the daily average is
12C 900.
This years potato crop is one of the !
best and largest ever raised in this
country.
In Swedish towns the average mar.
rying age of males is 3Ola years and of
females 272, years.
The Wisconsin dairy industry EN-
ploys 100 hands, at an annual cost
for wages of nearly $1,000. 900
By sowing nitrate of soda in small
quantities in showery weather under
trees, most beautiful verdure will be
obtained
parrot may be taught TO talk by
placing it in a darkened room and re-
peating word or phrase some 500 or
COO times.
Silk is the strongest of all vegetable
or animal threads. 1t is three times
as strong as a faxen thread OF the
same size
Alaska has paid its cost twenty
times 1t was bought for $1,000 600.
and has supplied S15OOOO.OO in furs.
fish and gold.
Montgomery. Ala, claims to be the
most American city. All its innabi-
tants except two per cent were born
in this country.
Oscar Gorrell, of the University OF
Oregon, has been elected instructor
OF English in the Tung Wen institute
at Annoy, China.
The people of Ernest Remains birth.
place, Irregular, have decided to erect
a statue Of the famous author and to
name street after him.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has placed all
order with the Herreshoffs for a rae.
ing schooner yacht in which he will
compete at Kiel next year.
Andrew Carnegie has purchased
from the duke of Westminster build.
ing site in London, on Park lane.
where he will erect a $4,000 900 house
Is,
an ugly fish with an eightinch mouth
containing three rows of teeth. has
been caught with a hand line at Felix
town.
Arabic is the sacred language of
2OOOOO,000 people, and at least 2.OoO,-
600 are now under the care of the
United States in the Philippine
islands
AS many OF the Paris hospitals are
out Of date. it is proposed TO pull them
down and build new ones The cost
of the changes would be about SIS.
100000
The Nile mud which renders Egypt
habitable country. is said to bear a
striking resemblance To that which
every season is brought down by the
Missouri.
Miss Carrie Straw. New Hamp-
shire girl Of 10 years. drove a trotting
horse over mile track in the time OF
2:33L at a recent race track meeting
in Concord
An ordinary lead for casting at sea
weighs seven TO fourteen pounds. and
has at the bottom of it a hole filed
with tallow to bring up samples Of the
sea bottom
The best paid native opera singer in
Russia lis the tenor Ssohinon. He gets
24oo1 rubies q year about as much
as Jean de- Reszke gets in America
in three weeks.
There is now being tried i'm Berlin
a system of automatically lighting and
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17

ION let the little ones suffer FROM
eczema or other torturing skin diseases NE NE
hheea ior IT. Doan' Ointment cures. Can,t
store, so cents NJ on! orus
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Two million Americans suffer the tortrr.
ing pangs 4 dyspepsia. No need 70 al .u 4r'
Blood BItters cures. AT any drug store
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one had better be first-class OK driver
tnan third rae professional mann "
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17

About all you can do with people who
nate you Is to conclude they nave bad
taste.-Atchison Globe. 0-u
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-09-17

san Francisco. Sept ls The bod.
JOS ot Mr. and Mrs Charles j.. Fair
arrived in San Francisco and were in.
TERED in Laurel Hill cemetery. THO
'rFires were simple and attended by
relatives and few intimate friends
only
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Zig Price For An exch5noe c.,

New York. sept 13.- High record.
''r stock exchange seats havo boon
broken by the purchase Of member.
ship for an unknown western man for
$4,000 in addition To- this sum 81.
WOO viii be the price Of initiation.
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May l offer you nipy'
ihanks! But nothing sweet-r,
In deep mourning ."-FISend. BI,s..tmn 'til
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-10
LAPORTE
STORE
We can please you better than ever.
Because we offer larger and much finer stock to
select FROM and because will continue our policy OF
handling only the
BEST GOODS.


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4 OOto6 Pansa at
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qualities right We handle the w. L.
DOUGLAS SHOE a $3, SO, 100, and SIS 00
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-10

DEATH OF c. F. DEEGAN.

The remains of Charles Francis
Deegan who died at Ashville N. c.,
last Monday morning, was brought
to Laporte for interment I'll Tml ,rsday.
Mr.. Deegan was jtorn tIr at Hight. AXE
Wayne 20 o, Pa, and came to L.S
pce p.. Se with his parents at the age Of
5 years. Ten years later he moved
to Towanda. From there he moved
to Hazelton and thence to New
York. During the blizzard OF 'Ss
he contracted a heavy cold that
after fourteen years OF suffering
ended his life with consumption.
He had gone South two years ago
thinking the climate might prove
healthful to him.
Deceased leaves a widow, one
daughter, four brothers, two sisters
and his parents to mourn his loss.
His age was Al years.
Funeral was held in ME-. church
at this place Thursday, 10 a. m.
Rev. S. b. Bidlack officiating.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-10
Terrible Accident 10 Lopez BOY.
Seven-Y -Year-Old Loses One Eye Through
Cannon Cracker Explosion.

A severe accident occurred on the
Fourth at Lopez by which Henry,
the seven -year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry c. McKibbens, was
terribly injured. Some one threw
a dynamite cracker into the street
and the boy, thinking that it was
not lighted or that the fuse had
burned out, ran and picked it up
just as it exploded.
The force Of the explosion blew
out one eye and badly injured the
other. His nose also was badly
disfgured and his face and arm
painfully burned. He was attend
ed by DR.. Christian and taken to
the Wilkesbarre hospital. 1t is
believed that one eye can be saved.
A large circle of friends sympa-
thize with the parents and unfor-
tunate lad for such q terrible acci-
dent
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-10
LOPEZ HAD
GREAT THA.E.
CELEBRATED JUnILANTLY ON the
BIRTHDAY OF OUR COUNTRY.
RECOpD BREAKING CROWD.
But One Accident Occvred to Mar ths
Serenity Of the Occasion. A viSor-
Gus, Rcd-hot Dan

With scarcely cloud in the sky
to mar the beauty of the glorious
Fourth the early morning sun beat
down upon Lopez in all her splen-
dor, dressed in gala day sarb OF
floating flags, festoons and other
decorations occasiOned by the on
comming celebration of the nation's s
birth day under the auspices of
the Catholic church, which proved
a complete success and one of the
grandest demonstrations ever held
in that section, the proceeds of
which is to be used for the erection
Of new church at Lopez.
Regular aid special trains were
crowded and by noon the town was
thronged with visitors. The day
was full of amusements and was
thoroughly enjoyed, only one acci-
dent occurring to mar the pleasures
of the day. The refreshment SER
vers at the licensed places did not
lack in substantial patronage and
considering the size of the crowd it
was the most orderly one ever seen
on similar occasions. The Lopez
band furnished excellent music
throughout the day. The dancing
in the pavilion was commenced as
early as the lemonade could be sup
piled and so continued to the last,
the floor being quite uncomfortably
crowded by the numbers desiring
to dance. The peanut man across
the street was kept busy at the big
roaster which was a decided indica-
ton that there was something do
ing among the folks from the
country. Perspiring attendants at
the ice cream stands in way dem
onstrated the patronage these places
enjoyed. The News Item also add
ed many new, paid in advance, sub
scribers to its list which is evident
that there WAS money to burn.
Some of the most noticeable objects
of the day were those loving young
couples who, being away from home
together clung to each other with
hands clasped-now displaying an
interest in eating of a single hama
ma, then peering into the heavens
in a vain search for the balloon to
which some urchin had unpretend-
ingly called their attention and
which, in fact, did not exist. The
old sports had various games to
contest among themselves and in
the evening brought fine display
Of fire works which closed the days
festivities at Lopez,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-07-10

MACILvAIN-FUNsToN.- Harry j.
MacIlvain Of Bridgeyille, Del.
and Miss May Rosa Funston, OF
LapOrte, Pa, were united in
marriage in Philadelphia, June
"a, 1902, at the P. f. Church oi
the Evangelists Catharine, above
7th street, by the Rev. C. w.
Robinson.
The wedding was q quiet affair
only the intimate friends Of the
contracting parties being present.
The bride, who was given away
by her brother, VIM. II. Funston,
looked handsome in gown of i'm
ported white organdie trimmed
with lace; with this costume was
worn q large picture hat of white
chiffon; in her hand the bride car
ried prayer book and a large
bouquet of white roses.
Mrs. VIM. Funston, sister-in-law
of the bride, wore q light sati.
fOulard elaDOrately trlmme" ,,;th
lace, with a very chic "' VIZ. n".
to match the gown ' "
The churcl :. :,
beautiful Of. n-One OF the most
Of worship Philadelphia's places
1tbe alta was brilliantly lighted
a oh. or with candles) and made
n, arming setting for the bridal
.rty assembled at the altar.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacIlvain left im-
mediately for Atlantic City. Later
in the summer Mrs. MacIlvain will
spend some time with her parents
in Laporte, where she will intro
duce MIR. MacIlvain to her old time
J friends.