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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13
BIG GAS WELL STRUCK.

Second Largest in Charleston Sec
ton Near Falling Rock Creek.
Charleston, w. Va, March 8.-What
is said to be the second largest gas
well in this section has been struck
on Falling Rock Creek, 20 miles from
this city, by Breen Bros, who are put
ting down a series of test wells for
the Ohio and West Virginia Oil and
Gas companies.
The flow is estimated at 100000
cubic feet per day and was struck at
a depth of 1000 feet. The well will
be drilled a thousand feet deeper, in
the hope of striking OIL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13
Well to Know.

When there is sudden congestion Of
the bronchial tubes and soreness OF
the chest, particularly at night, and
no special remedy is handy. try the
homely one of mixture of lard and
black pepper. Prepare a paste Of the
two ingredients and apply it to the
chest, covering with piece of flannel.
1t will relieve the congestion quickly.
BY some persons this remedy is pre-
ferred to any of the drug store spe-
cialtieS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

association, Horace Porter, president;
Elihu Root and Grenyille M. Dodge,
vice-president; F. P. Tappan, treas
urer, and Henry M. Hayden, secre-
tary, were reelected for the year at
the annual meeting held in New York.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford presided.
The president was authoripzed to ap-
point a committee to arrange for the
regular anniversary dinner of the as
ISOLATION.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Washington, March 7.-On account
of the indisposition of Mr.. Vest
(dem., MOI and Mr.. Mallory (dem.,
FIa.) who were expected to speak on
the pending ship subsidy bill, that
measure was not considered by he
senate. The diplomatic and cOnsuia"
appropriation bill was passed auG
then the senate took up the measure
for the protection of the president of
the United States. Mr.. Bacon dem,
Ca continued his speech in OppOsi-
ton, making an extended cOnstitu-
tional argument against it. The
senate agreed to make the bill I'm
finished business at the conclusion OF
the consideration of the ship subsidy
bill. Senator McLaurin dem, Miss
gave notice of an amendment to the
ship subsidy bill which is intended to
prevent high officials of the United
States from receiving any benefit
from the enactment of the proposed
law.
The bill to classify the rural free
delivery service and place carriers
under the contract system held the
floor in the house. Speaker HendeT-
soI presented by request to the
house a memorial from the house OF
delegates of Porto Rico. setting forth
the depressed condition of the coffee
industry and asking that a bounty OF
five cents per pound be paid out OF
the United States treasury for coffee
raised in Porto Rico and exported.
The Newlands irrigation bill was re-
ported The report says that the ter
ritory affected by the bill is nearly
one-half of the area of the United
States and that in sixteen arid land
states there are over 535 200, 900
acres. OF this vast tract only 10000
900 acres will produce crops without
irrigation, showing the wide extent
of the arid districts. The bill pro-
poses no taxation to carry out the IT.
rigation project. the entire expense
to be derived from the sale of public
lands in the states to be irrigated
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Before the debate 5egan the confer.
ence report on the Philippine tariff
bill was adopted. The vote was on
party lines except that Messrs. Nc
Call (rep., Mass), Littlefeld (rep.,
Mo- and Meatwole (rep., Minn.)
voted with the democrats against the
adoption of the report
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Washington, March Sit appears
likely now that the senate will reach
vote on the pending shipping bill
one week from next Monday. When
Mr. Frye (rep., Me- in charge of the
measure endeavored to secure an
agreement for a time for taking
vote that date was mentioned as
being satisfactory to the minority
members of the commerce committee.
Mr. Clay (den., Ca addressed the
senate in opposition to the bill and
had not concluded when the senate
adjourned. Early in the session the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, the second of the
big supply measures to be acted on
at this session, was passed.
The house continued the debate on
the bill to classify the rural free mail
delivery service but took no action
and adjourned early out of respect to
the memory of Representative Polk
of Philadelphia, whose death oc-
Cured suddenly at Philadelphia Tues
day. The house committee on i'm
migration unanimously ordered a
favorable report of the general i'm
migration bill. 1t cOuIties all ex-
listing laws and perfects administra-
tive features. AS finally agreed 70
the bill increases the head tax from
81 to $3.50. Another general pro-
vision extends to five years the
period during which immigrants may
be deported. if they become public
charges. The educational test,
which was proposed as a feature,
was omitted in the final draft and
will be incorporated in a separate
measure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Communication tickets between Ph1la-
delphia and Wilmington. Del. accord
ing to g late order of the railway COM
pany. must have photographs of the
holders affixed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13
Baltimore Sadly Afflicted.

The "gentlemanly burglar" is with
us all the time and appears in many
forms. He plays for high stakes and
generally gets them.-Baltimore Sun.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

frederick D. Tappan. president of
the Gallatin National bank of New
York. is dead. He played a leading
part in the financial history of the
last half century and more
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Washington. March "a notable
speech was made in the senate by
Mr.. Hanna (rep., o. on the shipping
bill, which he discussed from the
standpoint of a business man Early
in the session Mr.. Frye rep, Me-
in charge of the bill, obtained an
agreement that the senate should vote
on the measure and all pending
amendments at p. m. Monday, March
IT. Mr.. Hanna said that 95 per cent.
Ct the cost of a ship was purely la
Dor. The cost of construction in the
United States against that in foreign
countries simply measured the diff
ference in wages and efficiency of
American labor. The merchant ma
rine was the only industry of this
country that had not received the fos-
the United States failed to profit by
the experience of Europe it would
lake a serious mistake. Over there
every ship constructed was meant to
be a ship of war in time of need. 1t
vas an economic policy to carry with
the expenditure for building up the
navy one for an auxiliary navy and
merchant machine. There was some
thing more in this transportation ques-
ton than merely carrying mail let
ter bags-mOre in it than dollars and
cents to the United States. He spoke
of the benefit the passage of the bill
would bring as the result of increased
trade with South American countries,
saying that that trade now went by
way of Liverpool and Hamburg in
foreign ships, and thence was trans
shipped to South American ports. By
carrying American goods in American
ships there would be an increase of
American trade. In closing Mr.. Hanna
adverted to the question of the cost
of labor, maintaining that wages of
America averaged SO per cent higher
than those in Europe, that the cost of
ships built here was higher than there
and that the cost of operating Ameri-
can ships was higher than European
because wages here and on our ships
were higher.
Before consideration of the shipping
Jill do II SuIuSu, oil SACSuuSu uSbdtC
occurred on the measure providing for
the protection of the president CT the
United States. Mr. Bacon (dem.. Ca
took the ground that in it's present
shape the bill was an invasion of the
jurisdiction of the states and ought
to be amended radically. While he
agreed to the general propositions of
the bill, Mr.. Patterson dem, COLI
urged it ought not to pass in it's pres
ent form No action was taken.
The house devoted another day to
the debate on the bill to classify the
rural free mail delivery service and
to place carriers under contract.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13

Washington, March 4.-The ship
subsidy bill was further discussed in
the senate by Mr.. Frye. His re-
marks were directed principally to re-
publican senators, and he gave fur
Their expression to his views that the
subsidy bill was a logical response TO
the demands and principles of the re-
publican party and that in its prepa-
ration he had obviated objections en-
tertained by senators friendly to the
measure. No other senators desiring
TO speak, the bill was laid aside and a
number of private bills were passed.
The house spent another day in
discussion of the bill to classify the
rural free delivery service and place
carriers under the contract system
No vote was reached and it is doubt
full whether one will be had for several
days, as the impression prevailing is
that it will be defeated. The speakers
were Messrs. Smith dem, KY,
Gardner (dem., y. j., Williams (dem.,
Miss.) in favor of, and Messrs Lands
rep. Ind, Maddox, (dem., GA and
Hill (rep., Conn.,. against the measure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March 3-The senate
began consideration of the shipping
bill Mr.. Frye rep, Me-, chairman
of the committee on commerce, made
an opening statement in support Of
the bill. He occupied the floor for
nearly two hours. The policy of pro-
lection. which had been applied, he
said, to American industries with such
beneficent results, had not been ap-
piled to the shipping industry The re
suit of this short-sighted policy had
been a decadence of the American
merchant marine and consequent hui
initiation of Americans engaged in the
shipping industry. Among minor bills
passed was one apprOpriating S150,0O0
for the erection of public building
at Green Bay, Wis. The sub-commit-
tee Of the committee on interoceanic
canals agreed to recommend to the
full committee that legal cOmplica-
tons surrounding the Panama offer
are such that the United States should
not accept it.
The house began consideration of
the bill to classify the free delivery
service and place carriers under the
contract system. Mr.. Loud (rep.,
CALI, chairman Of the committee on
postoffices and pOstrOads, made the
opening argument in favor of the bill,
Mr.. Swanson (dem., Va, led the OPP
position. The debate was interrupted
by the presentation of the conference
report upon the Philippine tariff bill.
Mr.. Payne (rep.. n. V majority lead
err, declined to allow the minority
more than thirty minutes in which to
discuss the report and this offer was
rejected. Filibuster tactics followed
and the house adjourned.
The republican members of the
house. who met in conference to con-
slider the Cuban relief question after
three hours of fruitless action ad-
journed without action. Mr. Ford
ney of Michigan and Mr.. Norris of
Minnesota, who are opposed to a di-
rect tariff concession and espouse the
plan of giving a rebate direct to the
Cuban sugar planters, held the floor
throughout the evening. Much feel
ing was manifested. Political dis
aster to the republican party in beet
sugar states is predicted if the
tariff on sugar is lowered for the ben
eft of Cubans when another solution
iS 0DoO
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
BATTING AVERAGES OF THE
TWO BIG LEAGUES COMPARED
Cardinals Hitting Ball Six Men Doing Better Than BOO
Show o Team Hitting, While Donovans Men
Only Pittsburg-Ed eeanty Has Assumed TEN
porary Leadership o. the American - Arthur Nichols
II the National.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Ell Delehanty, the big Washington slug
ger, has passed Jimmy Collins for the tenn
porary leadership in the American League,
according to unofficial averages including
games Up to last Thursday. In the Ma
tional League, Delehanty was aiwavs in
the race and he promises to be rival of
Jesse Burkett's in the American
The latter, as yet, has not struck his
proper gait, ana is travelling at present
well down in the .20J class. None Of the
Browns are doing bus ness at 800 clip.
Most OF the heavy hittsrs arr Eastern men,
rev Of the players on the four Western
teams dong much aside from the tail-eUd
Cleveland. Wallace leads the Browns
with the peaked average OF .213.. John An
dersOn has been improving and is now do
ing better than Burkett. Barry McCor-
mick is coming up steadily. The Browns
are running absolutely last as team of
batters. ana the long hits are not arriving
IN any great quantities. The eX-BTown-
Davy Jones, Is the only st LOUIS man VINO
fS'rss prominently a purlOiner OF bases
TU. Tin1FYsG.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25

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coIle=' ci eAt season on lhe " tS1FIH 'N-
cult. All the great colts and Hlli-s trained
in the West this y7ar are entered IN this
event. and the indications are that the pick
=, "a, -., D.. ..- s,- ,.,
OF IHe !"i VII! come toStIAeI i! 'h' S40.'E
Abe F-arl, DISTINGUISHED himself by de-
-.
spring in tho Tennessee Derby. while I!era
Pomona showed HOY heels TO the best fillies
AZ the same meeting in the Tennessee oaks.
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probably viii remain unsettled until they
come together IL thiS event.
Corriyar and Colonial Girl are also in the
g T,oI.s ra,rv Tie FIRST named ran SEQ
end TO Sumorero M his years California
DERBY. while Colonial Girl. lily ridden. ran
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Colonial Girl beautifully bred.
Colonial Girl is one Of the most ba9uti-
fuIlv-hred filiies in America She was sired
Fy inn Aleddler-imp Spriugtide Her sire
is a son OF 3rnu 81 CIatleu who is now 10
Gated al ] b Hasgiu's Rancho del Paso
sind in CaIifo-nia NeddIer belongs 10
William c. Whitney. NIeddIer was raced
IN Tnrland nv the late Squire GEORGE
AbinEicn Baird. who died in New orleans.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
How such batting aggregation as the
Cardinals can remain down so far in the
club standing is d puzzle. In team batting
81. Louis Is second only to Pittsburg. and
with SIX men batting better than 800 the
Cardinals are bound to rise if their pitchers
can twirl average games
Arthur Nichols stands second to Rusty"
beaumont of Pitts5urg. who is in the lend
according 10 averages including games up
to last Thursday. Donovan is fourth. with
an average Cf $50 Smoot and Kruger are
tied AZ .&tt fer twenty-five games. though
Smout has the best number Of runs to his
credit Barclay Is close up ana Brasher
well within The mystic circle. Jonathan
Farrell Is not Yet up in the 300 class. His
hitting has not been very good In the past
two weeks, while Barclays has been i'm
proving steadily. Farrell leads In runs
scored. Hartman being a close second.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
CHADWICK DEFENDS
DEFENSELESS UMPIRE.
Classes All Criticism of the Nation
al Officials as Abuse" and Is
Surprised for the Fortieth
Time That Such Things
Can Be.
wR1TTEN ZOE ZEE srNDAY REFURLIc.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Father Henry Chadwick is out with his
regular wall against the abuse CT UNI
pires in the National League. 1t was ever
thus with Chadwick. who, while a thou
sand miles away from the scene of action
attempts TO defend umpires after bad de-
cisions.
Umpires are only human and are apt to
make breaks Often these are overlooked
by the press. but when a glaring mistake
is made it s only due to the umpire that
he be acquainted with 1t. Mr. Chadwick
presumably refers to the criticism of Joe
Cantillion and the alleged criticism of
Charley Power in the recent st. Louis Sc
ries. He delivers himself as follows in the
Sporting News:
II notice that the class of press box um-
pires are still engaged in the cowardiy
work of abusing regular umpires and at
tributing every defeat sustained by their
club to the rotten umpiring of the de-
ferseless umpire. II is surprising to me
that writer's claiming TO do their work
fairly and impartfaliy, will be S:ilty of
such gross partisanship as they gle in this
matter of abusing umpires.
Mr. Chadwick has been 'surpSskesr thus
regularly every year. He is ben.nd tie
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25


!-ouis derh!es. He captured the stake n
/ 1885, with sam Phillips, and last year Sii-
Fsrlals carried I'M SchpfT opI'rS 20 victory
( Ih inc sahit 'NSHl. y fora tomonA WIZ pton-
( al,h.ugh Dc alsg, mas Charles W. Never en-
/ ier.G. 'l-i-es W Never l. named AZ after d
/ POiuIar - i-'HiS brewer me colI sAoWt4
| 10 be q stake horSe as IN the spring OF ms
-,-F'at-vI. form. but ma proven " rillh
ul-ai3t' lnitirhj as "-'edT-c-d: 4oTd
IgH-9AA ~ owned ny SahuTl. imam. r
Sthulte president %. the new I-2uISNlIa
Jockey tlun. ana Senate" James ; BTlen
nf saltwater, Minn. SchGiie 4r"d tne my
Wi" Is by imp Florist. This horse mas al,
ready gotten one derby winner. h1NlnE siTtd
. tlorizaT who Won ihe tennessee Derby TWO
1T. Iouisars Have Chances To Win.
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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25

The Cardinals have been lowering around
the eight hole in the National League, but
the prospect for better things Is bright.
G0nOVau's charges are batting as good as
any team I'm the League. and now that the
pitching staff is improving. shall eZ-
peCt better things The Browns are not
batting up to "a championship standard.
but several weak spots are being improved
Mccormick has heel moved Up in the bat
ting order and Is doing well Big John Nc
Cormick is hitting a good clip ana Held
rick IS coming up. Burkett has not caught
his stride SID MERCER,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
NAsTuRTIUM HOME AGAIN.
Whirney's Derby Candidate Returns
.Ronr rer"-WilI Do Stud Duty.

Nasturtium. the colt which Mr. William
c. Whitney sent abroad to race for the
blue-ribbon event of the English turf the
Derby but which went wrong soon after
his arrival at Trainer Huggins's Newman
ket training grounds. is again on American
soil.
lie arrived Yesterday on the Minneapolis
OF the Atlantic Transport Line. and will be
sent 10 La Belle. Mr.. Whitney's Kentucky
breeding farm, for stud duty
Nasturtiun's racing days are over. as
his sickness affected his wind and mis-
owner has given up all hope of being able
10 get him to the post again.
With Nasturttum came New York II an,l
Luke Ward. both American-bred horses
which have raced in England. Luke Ward
also raced in this country as a 2-year-oIfi
in the coiors of Mr.. Whitney. They wee
consigned to Charles Hughes. who trans
II. NJ zeisler's horses. now stabbed at
Sheepshead Bay.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
! VARIC0CLE W.
WE CURE
Structure Sufferers.

you and
II serious
{ an v q i
2 and Germ
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and healed the
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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25

Il am afraid" said the hizh-browed ba-a
that my poetry will never attract public
attention"
Cheer up. said the loyal companior
'tMaybee you'll get appointed to office one
OF these days. and then everybody will taJk
about your poetry Washington Star
Harry de-ventlyp: Feu are the only girl
/ ever lovedr 60
Carrie: Really, What a lot of fun vou
have ahead of .yea!'-Glasgow Evening
Times. e.A'ne
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
TROTTING AND TURF--BASEBALL NEWS.
ST. LOUIS DERBY PROMISES TO
BE A GREAT HORSE RACE.

Terra Firn Iunnes Dewey Hphen Colonial Girl CorIigan and
Many Other Great Horses VIII The Post June II.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25

She: Il can't possibly get my gown for
less than SlT5 dear" He. But there's
Mrs RnUnder. I'll bet she doesn't pay any
such price She; But her social position
is 50 much more secure than ours Life
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-06-05
Opening of the Fight at Gettysburg.

q. w. Nation, Durand Mich, writes:
"Comrade Buell. may he right regarding
the first shots fired in the battle of Gettys-
burg proper, still there had been troops in
the vicinity and shots fired before the LIST
Of July. On the morning of June 2S two
regiments of the Michigan Cavalry Bri-
gade, then at Emmitsburg, were ordered to
Gettysburg. These troops were under COM
mand of Gen. Copeland. They moved by
the diminishing Road, the 9Th Mich. Cav.
leading. Col. X. A. Alger rode at the head
OF the regiment. and had the honor of
leading the first Federal troops into the
city. The column reached Gettysburg
about II O'Clock, and went into camp in
the eastern edge of the city. There they
remained until the next day. We learned
that Gen. Ewelrs Corps had passed
through the city the day before on its way
to York, and had exchanged few shots
with company of militia. While lying
here between the corps of the rebel army,
we captured several couriers with dis
patches and secured much valuable infor-
nation. "A few years ago, while on a visit
to the battlefield, l came upon a small
monument by the side of dirt road
branching off from the Baltimore Turn
pike, and perhaps one ana half miles
southeast of the city. This stone bore the
inscription that Here fell the first man
killed at Gcttysburg.' Also, that he was
member of local company of militia
and was killed by the advance of Gen.
Ewell's Corps. This shows that shots were
hred, and at least one man had given his
life for his home and country before the
general battle commenced"