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army paid first. and added much to his personal popularity. Indeed, the same newspaper organs which week ago were demanding his retirement from the cabinet now Insist that, as one of the few men of new Cuba capable of soly- ing a most difficult economic problem. he should be .'promoted" to the secretary ship of finance Senator Terry, however, with the portfolios of agriculture. com merce and national industries Cmanufac- tures) under his immediate control. Is not seeking additional responsibilities.
 From a financial standpoint. the new civic administration established with the republic here to succeed the late military American regime is making a compara- lively good showing-calculated to give would-be investors in Cuban values con siderable encouragement Custom house receipts have materially increased, as the expenditures of government have been gradually reduced; and on the first of this month. the secretary of finance re- ported a balance cf S2 29s, 0o9.21 in the treasury of the republic-less than half of which sum. 1t was estimated. would be required to meet tho current expenses of government for this month.
 The recent failures in business in this city have left the local money market over-nervous in expectancy of other breaks" and the continuous contrac- ton of the insular circulating medium unless some early steps be taken by the government to provide the country with a subsidiary silver coinage to take place of the Spanish gold and silver being grad ually withdrawn from the island and shipped to Europe-nlay yet bring serious consequences, for the inclination of plant CTS of the sugar and tobacco districts of the interior to force their employees to accept, in lieu of silver and copper coins simple tokens redeemable only in trade at the plantation commissaries. has al- ready become the cause of repeated strikes and several riots which cost the police and rural guards some little trou- ble to put down and disperse
 Cuba needs a national currency and needs 1t badly; fractional currency es- pecially. Many of the leading merchants of Havana have petitioned the executive and memorialized congress, urging the adoption of United States money as sole legal-tender and the importation of a few million of dollars in American frac tional silver nickel and copper-to be distributed throughout the interior dis. tricts by the Cuban postal department in some way; when it is suggested that such action be followed up by a decree demonetizing all Spanish coins remain ing upon the island.
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pR. MURPHY IN BROOKLYN.

From the Springfield Republican.
 The Rev. Clarence A. Murphy of Mont gohery, Ala, is to supply the pulpit of Holy Trinity church Protestant Episco- paD. Brooklyn. through September and it Is presumed that he will be called to succeed the Rev. Dr. s. D. Mcconnell, whose resignation will take effect Au- gust s1. Dr. Mcconnell is to be pastor of All Souls Manhattan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
ONE BY ONE COMING OVER.

From the Uniontown Herald.
 The Herald has not taken any stock in gubernatorial race to date. We have believed that one campaign In a county at time Is enough, so we did not care to bring in the state campaign until after the county matter was settled. We'll, the county election is over and now the state campaign Is in order. We will say that we favor Jelks and Cunningham for gov ernor and lieutenant governor respective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The eavesdropper never heard any gooo of himself or of anybody else.
 It takes a woman to wish she could hear the dsagreeable things other won- en are saying about her.
 Somehow a woman with short hair al- ways makes a man wonder how bad he would look in petticoats.
 When a woman hears about a man be- ing ruined in business she acts like IL was something that ought not to be talked about before the children.
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POWER OF THE PRESS.

From the Roanoke Leader.
 The press of Alabama is almost solid for Jelks-and the press gang knows him better than any other class. It will be remembered that the press was al- most a unit likewise for Morgan and also for the primary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Dan Patch to Trot.

New York, August 1.-The New York Trotting association has arr5nge1 to have Don Patch, the celebrated pacer. go aeainst Star Pointers record of 159E at the Brighton Beach meeting Saturday, August 16 The association will offer a purse of s5OO0 for the event.
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insurgents SheIIed.

Colon, Colombia, August Word has been received here that the newly acquir- ed Colombian gunboat Cartagena appear ed off the port of Rio Hacha about four days ago and requested the insurgents holding the town to surrender. On their refusal the Cartagena shelled the insur- gent garrison of Rio Hacha, doing much damage. She then withdrew.
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entrance is to be a room for newspaper correspondents.
 The ceilings are high and the windows. too. just as on the first floor of the White House. end the exterior wili conform in style to the architecture of the Execu- tsre Mansion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Archbishop Sails.

New York, August 7.-Archbishop P. J. Riordan of San Francisco, who is on his way to attend a meeting at The Hague before the international court which will decide whether Mex ico will pay the interest on the Plus fund of California, sailed on the steamer Celtic today. The amount in volved Is about S1 1,000.0 .000.
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ing. and it may bring out surprising results after a while. The trend at any rate is towards peace and smaller armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Meeting of Exchanne.

Liverpool, August "A meeting of the cotton exchange will be held on Monday, next to discuss the proposal to quote official values both in sixty fourths of penny and in decimals up to October l, after which date the decimal system alone will be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Protests Recoqnized.

aris, August 7-The protest of the foreign ministers against the con- ditions in the Sze Chuen province have resulted in the issuance of an order summarily deposing the viceroy and several minor officials
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The new beef trust is so full of water its acts may have to be re- viewed by the navy department, in stead of the law department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08
Will Mary in Washington.

Washington. August 7.--(SpeciaD-A marriage license has been granted here -toi Mir. Charles F Robbins of Birmingham and Miss Nellie Evans of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Explorer baldwin of Kansas has not covered himself with glory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Al. Field is trying to become Colum- bus end man and intercolutor, too. This Columbus is in Ohio, where a mayor is to be elected.
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Tracy has been rounded up, but Messrs. Duncan and Grove are still enjoying well-earned vacations.
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me lecture platform has lost a great card through the untimely death of Convict Tracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Sarah Dernhardt is 58 years of age, and she ought to know better than to play Shakspearian male parts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

New England would like to ex- change the elm leaf beetle and the gypsy moth for something desirable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The men swimmers having failed to cross the English channel, a woman swimmer proposes to tackle the task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

These armies are maintained partly as defensive measures and partly to hold the socialists in awe. They are constantly paraded for the latter pur- pose. But they are very expensive, and all the powers secretly desire to reduce the burden. Italy is especially desirous of such action. A reduction of 10 per cent all round would not change the powers relatively, and it is believed something of this sort may be agreed upon.
 lnere is feeling that wars between the powers is thing of the past. Such war is fast becoming too expensive and too horrible to contemplate The ambition of all runs more to trade conquests and to distant colonies than to aggrandizement at home, and in the light of this belief 1t may be DOS. sible to secure partial disarmament on the part of the five great military powers of Europe. The leaven of The Hague conference seems to be work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Life is worth living while the Ben Davis apple is not mature and offered for sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Tariff wars seem to be coming, to the great delight of the trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The injunction and the habeas cor pus are fighting it out in the strike districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The oysters at Oyster Bay must be in a dazed condition over the new situation at that point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The apparition of ex-President Cleveland on horseback is a matter that concerns the horse only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Uncle Sam does not know which to trust the most-his impenetrable armor or his new irresistible she'll The one or the other is "off" in it's reckoning, however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Texas can stand floods and drouths, but she hopes to avoid a spell of Beveridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Let us hope no perityphlitis decora. tions will be handed out tomorrow at the coronation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The beef trust is getting ready ap- parently to attack and destroy the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The average immigrant of this year brings in his inside pocket $16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

Convict Tracy was true to his own theory--he was not taken alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The North Pole is safe against all but Lieutenant Peary, and he may drop in on it any of these August days
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Division of Jefferson County.

Sofne of our Bessemer friends, it is said, are working up a county division scheme, with no consideration of the possible glory of Jefferson in the next census They lack patriotic pride in this particular respect, and are promis- ing their vote to whoever will pledge himself to support a scheme in the legislature looking to a division of the county, quite forgetting that if they will let well enough alone, they will live in 1910 in the biggest county in the south.
 Their new county is all right if they can secure 1t by majority vote of the people. They should present the issue boldly and let the people vote on 1t. If Jefferson desires to divide itself, let division come. Let Bessemer put out a division ticket for the legis- lature consisting of seven good men and let the issue come up squarely and fairly.
 Shall the grandest county in the state be whittled away to nothing ness? This is the issue, and every voter should know how every aspir- ant to the legislature stands upon it.
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Gen. Jake Smith is a retirer, not a roarer any longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The New York papers say a new de. mand has sprung up for Saratoga cnlps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

General Bragg and General Jake Smith are the two stillest men in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-08

The spellbinders handbook does not include the Iowa platform.
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The Cubans evidently believe that a national debt is national blessing
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The warless war lord very properly leads the bloodless battle maneuvers.
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Armies in Europe.

The young King of Italy is said to be going from one power to another urging, not disarmament, but lessen ing of the military burdens. Great armies are maintained by the five great mowers of Eurone. as follows.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
Bridge Contract Let.

The County court this morning
let the contract for building an
iron bridge across Middle Island
creek at Shiloh. The masonry was
let to B. F. Pipes, the iron work
was given to the Riverside Bridge
company, of Wheeling. P. O.
Shrake claims his bid for the stone
work was the lowest by about 500
but the work was given to Pipes.
Mr.. Shrake says he made a speech
to the court this morning asking
why his bid, which was much
the lowest was turned down.
He says Hiram Underwood re-
piled that 1t was refused
because the bridge he built
at Shirley was not satisfactory.
Mr. .Shrake then demanded to know
why Nj. Underwood, who lived
right by the side of the Shirley
Bridge lad rot made objections to
the work at the time it was done.
There was no answer given. Mr..
Shrake also claims that before the
contract was let 1t was rumoTed
that Pipes was to have the contract.
Mr.. Shrake is rather warm over the
matter and insists he will spend
some time and money In this coun-
ty to defeat Mr.. Underwood for re
election On account of giving Mr..
Pipes seven hundred dollars more
for the stone work In this bridge
than he offered to do the work for.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
E. j. MCJUNKIN.

After an absence of nearly three
years Hon. Aug M. Campbell re.
turned to the city, rot to remain,
but on brief visit. He Is accom-
panied by his wife aud youngest
daughter, Miss Loreno. They are
all looking we'll. Mr.. Campbell has
some minor business matters to ar
range here. after which they will
visit among their many friends
when they will return to western
Arkansas, where Mr.. Campbell
claims to have discovered the Eden
of the United States. We are very
sorry they have not decided to re.
turn to their old home Tor keep"
st. Marys Leader.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
old soldiers experiences.

N. M. Arslin, a civil war veter-
an of Winchester, Ind, writes:
my wife was sick a long time In
spite of good doctors treatment,
but was wholly cured by DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, which worked won.
ders for her health" They always
do. They always do. Try them.
Only 75c at d. A. Hendershot's
drug store.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
Probably rain Sunday.

Vegetation Is now on the jump.
We had another big rain last
night.
Most of US take too little exer.
else.
P. T, ellison, of Mcdonald, is In
the city.
The average farmer Is wearing a
broad smile.
John and Charles Parker are In
the city for few days.
Charles Thistle was business
caller today at Sardis, 0.
Mrs. DR.. V. N. Jones Is visiting
her parents at Fairmont.
S. P. Parker, OF Wheeling, was a
business caller here today.
Mrs. DR.. Reynolds returned this
morning from Parkersburg.
A good many of Our Democrats
are over at Middlebourne today.
George Stanley, of Bloomfield,
O., Is visiting friends In the city.
P. L. Shrake, of Matamoras, was
a business caller In the city today.
Frank Shuf1ln, of Marietta, was
calling on relatives In the city to.
day.
J. A.. Smith, of Kidwell, was a
business caller In the city last eve.
ming.
L. Thompson returned to the
city this morning on the 1908
train.
John P. Fetty. of Long Reach,
was business caller In the city
today.
Will Parker, aud family, of Cairo,
are the guests of his mother and
sisters.
Miss Meta Malarka, of Urichs-
Vile, O.. Is the guest of relatives In
the city.
The steamer Leroy will bring
her usual excursion to this city
Sunday.
/ J. R. Smith, of Wells street went
to Parkersburg this morning ON
business.
Mrs. Shuf1in, of Garry Owen,
will entertain the Mothers meeting
this month.
Mrs, Dan Wallace, of Bellaire o.,
Is the guest of Mrs. Grace Cowell,
of Hill street.
]. F. Hall retui n I'd to the city
this morning from business trip
to poists south.
r. L. Lamberton and son Perry
left on the 1I:o8 train this morning
tor Parksrsburg.
Sooner have low prices or high
quality. You get both at our store.
E Stewart & Co.
Edgar McCamey, a we'll known
driller, Is confined to his room by a
light attack of fever.
Mrs. John Sutton, of the Ohio
side,was In the city today shopping
and calling on friends.
Miss Eva Nesbltt returned to the
city this morning from a short visit
at her home In Sardis, o.
Dan Courtney, of the Carter Oil
company, left the city this morning
for the Jacksonburg oil field.
Talking about strikes how do
our prices strike you. See ad In
this Issue. E. Stewart & Co.
w. H. Huth. prominent lum-
Der dealer of Middlebourne, was a
business caller In the city today.
Charles Gould, of the Phoenix
Mill company of Marietta, was a
business caller In the city today.
c. E. Chadderdon, the we'll
known contract teamster, went to
Friendly this morning on business.
Contractor Frank Moore arrived
IN the city this morning from Cam
eron aud will remain over Sunday.
Charles Thistle purchased a
handsome buggy of John Stealey.
the we'll known liveryman, yester.
day.
Mrs. J. A. Morris, of Woodsfeld.
Ohio,is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Robert Henderson, of Brown Betty
stree.
NL1~f--
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
baltimore & Ohio R, R.

Ohio River Division.
Time Table In effect May IS, 1902.
gEAsr BOUND.
z.O5 A; N. Accom- mediation
Da1v EXCEPT For wheeling and intermediate
Sunday. points.
$3.50 A. IL. Pittsburg Express
DaiIy For New Martinsvilie, Monndds
vile, Wheeling, Pittsburg, Frank
lin, Oil City, Tltusville and inter.
mediate points. Runs solid tc
Pittsbsrg, daily except Sunday
Daily to Wheeling.
1910 P. N. Accommodation
Daily except For New Marhnsv1lle and Inter
Sunday. mediate points.
2:O7P. Ii. New York Express
DaiIy For New Martinsville, Mounds
Vile, Wheeling, PittsbuTg, BuHa
10, Washington, Baltimore, Phila
de1phia, New York and all points
North and Fast. Runs solid te
45sP PM. Accommodation
Daily. For wheeling and intermediate
points.
Daily except For New Martlnsville, Mounds
sunday. Vile, Benwood, Wheeling, Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Baltimore, Wash.
ington, New York and all points
North and East. Runs solid tc
Pittsburg. Parlor car.
WEST BOUND.
9:2I A. M. Accommodation
Daily For Parkersburg and inferno
diate points
Hos A. M. Ohio Valley Express
Daily except For st. Marys, Marietta, PARK,
sunday. ersburg, Ravenswood, Milweod,
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charles.
ton, Gallipolis, Huntington Ken.
ova, Ironton, Portsmouth, Cincin.
natl and all points South and
West Runs solid to Cincinnati
Parlor car.
I:24 p. M. Keuova Express
Daily For St. Marys, Marietta, Park
ersburg, Ravenswood. Nilwood
Pomeroy, Pt. Pleasant, Charles
ton Gallipolis, Huntington, Ken
ova and principal intermediate
points. Parlor car.
3:l4 P, N. Accommodation
Daily except For Parkersburg, Pit. Pleasan
Sunday. and intermediate points.
5:41 P. NJ. Accommodation
Daily. For Parkersburg and interme
date points.
S:25 P. M. Express
D ally except For Friendly, st. Marys, Waiver
Sunday. u, Marietta and ParkersburR
D. B. MARTIN,
Main Pass Traffic.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14

Four room house. with lot. In
quire at Review cfhce. II ct If
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-14
TOO HOT TO BOTHER

with that dining room clock? And
instead of Juggling 1t down street
you'll guess" at the time, until
cool weather comes?
You can avoid bother and yet have
the benefit OF the clt OK. Send rs "a
postal card, and we will call for the
clock. repair 1t, return it, and keep
1t going. Or II 1t Is Ia broken han.
1le or silver cake basket, or silver.
ware that needs merding, we will
call for 1t and save you bother.
Agent for the Parker" Fountain
Pen.
s. j. ANDERSON s CO..
jewelers..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-08
Items From Barton Heights.

Mr.. II. l.. Copeland left Monday
evening for Washington, D. c.. to ac-
cept position with the Southern Rail
way.
Mrs Newton OF the Moman,s Chris
tian temperance Union. will deliver am
address at the Methodist Cnurch
this evening at S clock The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Miss Ella KYLE, who has been visiting
her friend, Miss Norma Beveridge, has
returned 10 the Woman's College
nome after visit to relatives In Fred
eiicksburs.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T Wilkinson. who
nave been visiting friends and relatives
in TarmNille. have returned home.
Miss Ethel Scott has returned home.
after . visit TO friends and relatives in
Orange
Miss Mary Star1itt. who has been visit
ing Miss Louise Prosser, of Church HILL
has returned home,
Miss Lillian NJ. Harrison, of Dinwid-
die county, Is visiting the home Of Mr.
J. T. Mcdonald. of Rrookland Park
Richard Lu6lam. OF Henrico county,
Will spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs
c. C.. Satterneld
Mr.. and Mrs DR.. NJ Hope. of Spring
Grove. York county. Pa, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs DIETRICH Schwartz.
Mr.. Charles Hunter, of Roanoke. is
the guest OF Mrs. IA. Jones. of Chestnut
Hill
Miss Matte Raines. OF Caroline county.
IS visiting the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
G. Jeter% of Indies Mile Road.
Mr.. Will ]. Davis. OF Norfolk. is visit
inr the homo Of DR. C. P. Scott
Rev. c. p. Scott has left for Buck
lneAam and Cumberland counties.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-08
LIQUOR DEALERS
INACCURATE FIGHT
The Rove for Higher License
Arouses Sellers of
Whisky.

WITH much bitterness the LIQUOR men
OF the city have decided to fight to .. hot
nn!sh the proposition of CounciIman.
Cre11shaw to raise the license tax OF
saloons to $1,000 With this idea in view
they have undertaken an individual
light against the Virginia State Insu-
ance Company, with which Mr.. Crenshaw
is connected. and this battle amounts to
little less. than boycott Of the com
pany by the bar men,
Yesterday morning, when it became
generally known that AR Crenshaw had
introduced such a measure, conster,,o Hon
was created IN the camp OF the whiskey
men. and throughout the day it was the
one topic of conversation among them.
No effort was made to perfect an or
iian1zauon. put 1t was the Idea of al,
that the fight should be conducted alone
new line. They would strike back at.
the patron of the measure. This was
the general sentiment of the dealers
Accordingly, it was decided to cancel
all insurance policies held by the vir-
siiiia state insurance Company, thus
hoping 10 compel Mr. Crenshaw to LET
up IN his movement for a higher license.
Mr. u A. Stumpf. proprietor of sa-
loon and cafe at the corner of Main and
Eighth Streets, Inaugural ted the move
ment by requesting the cancellation of
Ss.upO worth Of policies with the COM
Paly, and this is expected to be followed
by numerous others, Mr.. Stumpf having
stated that he controlled between s2o, 600
and $4,000 worth of fire insurance
Mr.. Crenshaw is very sorry that the
liquor men have decided to conduct the
fight against his resolution along these
lines. but states that In the end it will
work to the benefit of his higher license
measure. He says that regardless of the
boycott of the company with which he
is employed he will push the fight to the
last ditch.
The patron of the measure is very
sanguine of success, stating that he feels
certain the Finance Committee will re-
turn favorable report upon the reso-
luton. He also anticipates strong
backing in the Common Council when
the final vote is taken.
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OF the four sanitary officers, and the

OF the four sanitary officers, and the
sergeant detailed in the Police Court.
This motion was made upon the sug-
gestion Of MIR. Welsh, that the sum Of
SASS was credited TO the Police Depart-
ment. while that department received no
hentits from it
The total appropriation to the depart
ment is Sst.2i0, and the commissioners want
the whole amount to be expended d.
rectly In the department They claim that
the sanitary officers are strictly within
the Health Department. The Committee
on Police met on the last day of the
month.
The Board will meet again this after
noon at $50 o'clock