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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14
NEW MARTINSVILLE SWARMING
WITH VENOMOUS REPTILES

supply the demand. Many promi-
nent residents have had extra locks
attached to their doors and have
purchased a variety of guns OF the
latest device. The deplorable acci-
dent of Saturday caused complete
suspension of business throughout
the town, and many people are
packing their effects preparatory to
migrating to the new town of Pa
en- City.
This, to say the least, Is a sad
and fatal blow to the would.
be hustling industrial town OF
New Martlnsville. Everybody Is
aware that snakes are never found
only In secluded places, especially
the poisonous and much dreaded
copperhead. Hence, when 1t Is
circulated abroad that one of these
variety of reptiles attacked and bit
a boy who was walking along one
of the principal streets of the town,
1t will be classed only as a little
hamlet, never again to appear upon
the map. The OH Review ex'
tends coincidence to our sorely
afflicted neighbors, and has already
arranged to have a bouquet OF
flowers sent to the stricken village
at the proper time as a token o.
good fellowship.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14

On last Saturday evening about
s o'clock a son of Squire James
Young, of New Martinsville, was
bitten on the foot by a copperhead
snake while passing along one OF
public thoroughfares of the town.
The lad suffered intense pain for a
few hours, but as we went to press
this afternoon he was getting along
as we'll as could be expected.
It Is stated on good authority that
our neighbor town up the river Is
fairly swarmiug with these veno-
NOUS reptiles, and as a precaution
from further injury to those who
venture upon the streets, the police
force has been increased from
two to two hundred off
GERS. The Mayor, also, issued
q proclamation at an early hour
this morning, instructing all citi'
zens to secure heavy canvas leggin:
as q protection to their limbs before
venturiug upon any of the public
highways. John Loehir, one of the
leading merchants of the city, stated
that up to one O'Clock this Afternoon
he had disposed of 5000 leggins
and that he was utterly unable II
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14
A SILLY RUMOR

The story Is really too silly to cal
for a denial and no sane man Of
idiot really believes there Is a thing
In the story but such things ipjure
company so we take pleasure Ii
saying the whole story is absolutely
and entirely false The land com
pauy Is going right ahead. 1t has paid
every two weeks Its debts of every
kind and character and owns here
now at least half a million dollars
worth of real and personal property
If it was true 1t owed Tenant
Bors., sixty thousand dollars, 1t has
property enough here now to pay
them this large sum of money and
still have enough left to buy and
sell, several times over, every scan
dal monger, loafer and liar that has
started this false report and still
continue Its work of making the
greatest Improvement this section
of the country has ever known. II
anybody thinks there Is anything
at all In this report just 20 to Paden
City and see with your own eyes the
work that Is going on up there and
II a bankrupted and played out
company can spend so much money
daily, pay their bills promptly, we
hope many more such poor and
ruined men will visit our city and
commence work.
We know personally the con-
tract for the Street paving was let
Friday last to Parkersburg firm,
an account of which we publish
today as copied from the ParEers-
burg News. We heard personally
the order given to the railroad COM
pany for 50 car load Of brick to be
delivered at once. We knew sew
eral days since that Tenant Bros.
or company was to be discharged
and it was no secret. We know
from personal interviews the Steel
plant is going up. The work On
the other plants is progressing
rapidly. Mr.. Freer, of the B. & O.
1allros d company informs us per-
sonally the frog and switch across
Wells street can be placed In any
time. Friday civil engineers were
at Paden City stalking off the
grounds for a $4,000 passenger de-
pot and large force of men were
at work putting In switches to the
glass and steel plants. Work Is
going right along and we repeat,
the rumors going the rounds the
company has broke up and quit Is
absolutely false. an out and out lie
out of whole cloth. Such liars
ought to be tarred and feathered
and rode out of the county on the
sharp side of a rail,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14

The idle gossip, tattlar and loaf
er has been veryindustrious since
Saturday circulating the report
that the Paden Valley Land com
pany, the Electric railway company
and everything CONNECTED witt
the new town of Paden City ha:
gone up the Aume. Why sane
people want to injure a company
that has come here and has spent
and will spend In our midst hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars Is
beyond our comprehension, but
such Is the case. We presume
some people have lied and objected
SO long about every thing that has
ever come to our city they can't
help 1t. They prefer to lie and
distort facts rather than tell the
truth and there seems to be moth
Ing on earth that will stop them.
It's a pity they don't die.
Last week the Wetze,-Tyler
Railroad company discharged Ten.
nant Bros, under whose manage
ment the railroad has been built
and completed from this city to
Paden City and graded as far up as
Meudotta opposite Sardis, Ohio.
For managing this work
they received a per cent Of the cost
of the work for their time, tools &c.
The railroad company is satisfied
that under It's own management
the rest of the road can be graded
and COMPLETED much cheaper II
they dot themselves. In fact the
railroad company insist they could
have built the road from this city
to Paden City for fifteen thousand
dollars less than 1t cost them and
would have had better road
Saturday Tenant Bros, and thei'
workingmen were discharged and
PAID II full and the tools used by
them on the grade was stacked NJ
to be shipped away. On the
same day the railroad com
pany got In a car load o.
new tools and will get the
shovels and picks IN today and con
tinue the work of grading this week
There was no trouble of any kind
The railroad company simply think
without Tenant Bros, they car
build the road quicker and cheaper
under their direct management than
with Tenant Bros. management.
Hence the change. But the infer
nal busy bodies and gossip, from
this incident, have started the story
that the Paden City men have
busted up, quit work, and the
whole plan has gone up In smoke
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14

Judge: Willis of West Union,
passed through the city this morn.
Ing enroute to Middlebourne to
hold a special term of circuit court
which convened today for the pur-
pose OF disposiug of Capt. J. a.
Pines case.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14
CAUTION

Don't have Consumption Use
Bunsen's Pine Tar Cough Honey
1t will cure and Is pleasant to
take. For sale by D. A. Hen
dershot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14

MEN TyANTED-we want BOokkeepert
,Imekeepers; invoice clerks, shipping bill and re
eeiying clerks; young men 20 learn trades; maehin
ISIS blackSmiihS, riyeters; uarehousemen Tor Iap
road and stores and fifty new orders Write quick
positions now open Room 2o3, S45 Liberty Ave.
Pitts5aIg, Pa,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-14
A Terrible Case of Rczma ar
Erysipelas.

San. Cura Ointment has no equal
for erysipelae. One year ago my
pace and neck were one mass of
raw sores the doctor said I had
eczema also. 1 had not slept for
weeks, with itching, burning pain.
1t was terrible! The first night I
used San.Cura Ointment, slept all
night 10: the first time In weeks,
and In a short time was completely
cured. CHAS. FAY,
Townville, Pa.
Druggists, IS aud SOC. or Thomp
son Medical c., T.::us:ille, Pa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
GRIEVANCES OF MINERS.
Five Cases Decided by the Board of
Cancellation.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The board of con-
several matters in dispute between the an
thracite coal miners and their employers
yesterday, continued it's sessions to-day.
During the afternoon the board disposed
of five grievances. One was the case of
Martin Delaney, contract miner, who
complained that the Philadelphia & Read
ing Company violated its agreement. The
board found for the company. On Delaney's
complaint that the company had loaded
coal mined by him during the strike. for
which he claimed to have received no
credit, an investigation as to the facts was
ordered.
On the complaint of George Robinson. en-
gineer of Leisenring & Co., that he had not
received the advance awarded by the strike
commission, the board directed that he re-
ceive an advance of 111A per cent. Another
complaint was that of the employees of
Leisenring & Co. that they work nine and a
half hours and receive but nine hours pay.
On this matter the board adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: I'm the case of inside
employees at the Oak Hill colliery of Lessen
ring a. Co. the dinner hour shall be taken
as desired by the company, but If the en-
ployes are required to work the dinner hour
in addition to the nine hours work they
shall be paid extra compensation therefor"
Another resolution adopted during the
afternoon was as follows: THAT it is the
sense of this board that Leisenring & Co.
be requested to use detachable receipt in
connection with their pay statement"
This action was taken because the men
complained that the statement made to
them previous to pay day, showing the
work they had done and the amount due,
was not the same piece of paper the re-
ceipt and had to be signed by them, leav-
ing no evidence in their hands. The board
meets again tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27

The State Board of Tax Commissioners
yesterday gave out the figures of its equal
ization OF the assessment of real estate in
every town, city, township and county in
the State. The figures show increases OF
from 10 to 90 per cent in value of land and
improvements in many counties. while de-
creases are shown in many others.
The board did nothing with the Marion
county assessment for the reason that
Auditor Smith has not made his assessment
return to the board. Outside of Marion
county Benton county land was assessed
at the highest figure. Hancock, Madison
Shelby and Hamilton counties are the other
counties outside of Marion with high as
sessments. The assessment of Crawford
county land is the lowest of any county
in the State. Perry, Brown, Martin
Orange. Harrison, Lawrence and Scott are
other counties with very low assessments
Following are the increases on town and
city property: Five per cent. increase on
lots and improvements in Fort Wayne 5
per cent increase in Hartford City. per
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

George A. Remmetter, of 22f North Pine
street, will leave to-day for a months visit
TO Duluth, MINI.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was
filed in the Federal Court yesterday by
Elizabeth Schmidt. OF this city She was
indebted to the amount of $500, with as
sets of only 500
In the case of Alexander & Co. John II
Alexander and John It. Alexander, bank
rupts. "A petition was filed yesterday i'm the
Federal Court by Meyer Brothers Drug
Company, of st. Louis, denying the allega-
ton made by the bankrupts i'm their petit
ton for discharge from paying their debts
and asking that the court refuse to grant
the discharge.
Adjutant General Ward has equipped the
four companies OF the Indianapolis bat
talon of the Indiana National Guard and
five companies over the State with the new
magazine rifles. which are TO take the place
of the rifles the guard has used for many
years. General Ward expects TO have all
companies in the State equipped with the
new rifles before time for the troops TO go
to West Point, Ky, TO participate in the
military maneuvers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
Committee of Operators to Visit John
Mitchell i'm This City and Urge
Arbitration.
DECISIONS at NEW YORK
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF CONCIL-
IATION IN FIVE CASES.
Chicago Restaurant Employees Anx-
ious to Call on Their Strike-Now
Seeking Arbitration.

KANSAS CITY, Aug 26.-The conference
OF the Southwestern Interstate Coal Oper-
ators Association adjourned sine die.
There were iifty-six operators of the three
districts in the Southwest in the confer
ence, and the first work done was to agree
not to accede TO the demands of the Mis-
souri, miners The conference voted that
the operators should stand together in a
defensive alliance. and that all should fight
for one and one for all as against the Min
ers' Union.
Just before the close of the morning ses-
sion motion was adopted for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to take up the
matters at issue with John Mitchell, pres
ident of the Mine Workers Union of Amer
lea. The object of the committee is to ap--
pear before President Mitchell and request
that the difficulties in Missouri be settled
by arbitration. 1t is believed that next
Tuesday morning, Sept. /, every coal mine
i'm the State of Missouri will be shut down
by general strike, unless in the meantime
President Mitchell or the national board of
the union advises the Missouri miners not
to strike pending settlement by arbitra-
ton.
The committee will leave for Indianapolis
tomorrow TO lay the matter before Presi-
dent Mitchell. He will be asked to use his
good offices in whatsoever way he can.
The operator will suggest that two new
scale committees be appointed. If they
cannot arrive at a settlement arbitration
is proposed. The committee will urge Pres
ident Mitchell to advise the Missouri miners
not To go on strike Tuesday, but to keep
on working until the matter is finally set
tied.
The operators will agree to pay whatever
scale is finally decided upon from Sept l.
If President Mitchell the national board
cannot prevent strike pending arbitra-
ton, the operators may then make a gen.
eral appeal for arbitration. Judge George
Gray, of the United States Circuit Court,
Bishop Spaulding, of the Roman Catholic
Church, and other distinguished men of
affairs may be asked to form the board of
arbitration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
NO STOP-OvER PRIVILEGES.
Through-Ticketed Travellers Cannot
See the st. Louis Exposition.

ST. LOUIS, Aug 26.-At mass meeting
of the representatives of the Southwestern
lines at the Southwestern Passenger Mile
age Bureau to-day, the question in regard
to stop-over privileges at ST. Louis on
through tickets, presented by the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition. was discussed
and the reply previously made calling at
tention TO the inadvisability of this course,
was affirmed
III. c. Townsend. general passenger and
ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way Company was elected to represent the
Southwestern lines on a board OF arbitra-
tion in connection with the interchange of
business.
Arrangements for joint clergymens per-
mits were discussed and IL was the under
standing that the joint permit with the
Western and trans-continental clergy bu-
reaus would be continued. Representa-
tives of the Rock Island served notice
that their company would withdraw from
the Southwestern clergy bureau, common
cling with 1904.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
MINERS WIN BIG VICTORY
THOMAS L.. LEWIS TALKS ABOUT
ALABAMA CONTEST.
Decision of Arbitration Board al
Child Labor in Mines.

Thomas l.. Lewis, vice president of the
United Mine Workers, returned last nlght
from Birmingham, Ala, where he has been
for over a week serving on the arbitration
board that has been adjusting the differ
ences between the operators and the miners
of the State of Albania. The board con-
sisted of five members, two from the oper-
ators two from the miners and the umpire,
Judge Gray, of Delaware The conference
was one of the greatest in the history OF
arbitration and was settled Saturday night,
the miners winning all their points but one,
the reduction in the hours of labor per day.
The conference will be remembered for
the reason that it marks the first step In
the abolition of child labor in the South.
That point was one on which the miners
concentrated their force of arguments. and.
as a result of the decision of Judge Gray,
no child under the age of fourteen years
will be allowed in mines in the State of
Alabama. In speaking of the action of the
arbitration board, Mr.. Lewis said last
night: 1.-The award of the arbitration
board in Alabama gives to the miners OF
that State an advance of 21A cents per ton
in maximum and minimum base and
proper advance to all day laborers The
mining rate in Alabama is based upon the
selling price of iron, and in view of the
fact that there seems to be a temporary
depression in the iron market the award
means much to the mine workers of that
State. A semi-monthly pay day was estab-
lished in place of the former system OF be-
ing paid once "A month. A restriction is
now placed on the of ''store orders or
checks. Orders issued by the company for
labor performed can hereafter not be
cashed by the employers at discount, as
has been the previous custom
Upon the agreement reached by the OPP
orators and the miners during the confer
boy under the age of fourteen can
be employed or permitted in the mines of the
State. This particular clause. although /;
may very important to those not
familiar with child labor in this country,
and especially in the many industries of the
South. is step that the unions have been
trying TO take for many years. 1t has been
claimed for some years that child labor in
the cotton mills of the South is carried on
extensively. Laboring people, and unions es
pecially, have for years been seeking To
remedy this through legislation. The late
arbitration board, however, has set the seal
of approval on every movement in the South
or elsewhere which has for its object the
elimination of child labor from industrial
institutions. This being accomplished in
the mining industry, il applies with equal
force to the cotton industry or any other
where child la Dor is employed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
FIGURES OF TAX BOARD ON
LAND VALUES IN COUNTIES

cent. increase in Montpelier. 10 per cent in
crease in Lebanon. per cent. increase in
Frankfort. 10 per cent increase in Elkhart,
3 per cent increase in Attica, per cent
increase in Covington, 6 per cent. increase
in Cicero. per cent. increase in Greenfield,
6 per cent. increase in New Castle. 10 per
cent. increase in Portland. per cent. in
crease in Franklin per cent. increase in
Warsaw, 10 per cent. increase in Hammond,
5 per cent increase in Laporte. 10 per cent
increase in Michigan City. per cent. In
crease in Anderson. Is per cent. increase in
Elwood, 10 per cent. increase in Peru, per
cent. increase in Ligonier, per cent. in
crease in Valparaiso, 10 per cent increase
in Mount Vernon, 10 per cent. increase In
Rushville. 10 per cent increase in Shelby
byvile = per cent. increase in Lafayette.
per cent increase in Upton, per cent.
increase in Terre Haute, per cent. in
crease in Wabash.
REAL. ESTATE IN COUNTIES.
Following is a detailed statement of the
increases and decreases:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
Walters Suing for Peace.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Peace negotiations
looking to a settlement of the strike which
began last Monday are being sought by the
restaurant employees. Stephen Sumner, of
the Transfers Union, and Cornelius O'Neil,
of the engineers, who served as arbitrators
in the settlement of the restaurant strike
last June, and whose decision in that ar
bitration served to incite the present strike,
have been appointed by the local joint
board of the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' Union to act as mediators in behalf
of the strikers and to sue for peace with
the Restaurant Keepers Association. This
action was accompanied by a retraction of
hints which have issued from the joint
board that Influence" was used to secure
the arbitration award which was unsatis-
factory TO the union and was responsible
for the present strike.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
INSANE FROM FEVER.


Suffering from the effects of an attack of
fever, Thomas Pickett, colored, became vio-
lently insane yesterday afternoon and ter
rorized the residents of the city near his
home at 1426 Martindale avenue by his wild
rawlings. He tore off most of his clothing on
the street, and, it is said, attempted to kill
several people. Sergeant White and Patrol
men Crabtree Silvey and Burk, after much
trouble. succeeded in getting the maniac
under control He was taken to the police
station and placed i'm one of the cells for
the insane, but his wife last night secured
two male nurses for him and he was al
lowed to go home. The arrangement of the
man Is thought TO be only temporary, and
1t is believed that he will recover within a
few days if allowed perfect quiet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Work of the Supreme Court of FOres.
ters at Yesterdays Session.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Aug. 26.-The Su-
preme Court of the Foresters OF America.
in session here, devoted the entire morning
TO the submission of reports from the COM
mittees on law. on distribution and on Gre
dentials. The following officers were elect
ed this afternoon: Chief ranger, j. +. Kelly,
New Jersey; subchief ranger. w. A. Ho-
gan. Massachusetts; treasurer. III. w. Mace.
Pennsylvania; secretary, +. nj. McMurtry,
New York: recording secretary, +. +.
Chulz New York: medical examiner. NJ s.
Clarke. Ohio; senior woodward, j. E. Led
dy, Connecticut; Junior woodward, w. III.
Doolan. New York; senior beadle, ID. r.
Hunihan. Pennsylvania; junior beadle. j. j.
Doyle, New Hampshire: trustees. j. ].
Flynn. Massachusetts,: j. p. Gregory.
Rhode Islan.i: :. X. Bowles, Washington;
court auditors, j. III. Groves. New York; A
F. Schrenk. Pennsylvania, and +. III. Walt,
Conuecticut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.
FOusteen Deaths Day at Linares
and Cases Increasing.

LAREDO. Tex. Aug. 26.-A letter was re-
ceived in this city to-day from responsible
resident of Linares. Mexico, in which he
states that yellow fever exists at that place
and that the death rate is now fourteen a
day. This information was given to the
quarantine officials both federal and state,
of this city. and they will take the matter
up al once for investigation.
Linares Is a small town on the gulf about
three hours ride from Monterey. The let
ter further said that people are fieeting in
all directions fast they get out.
DIR. III. j. Hamilton. United States. Marine
Hospital surgeon, received an official notice
from the Governor of Nuevo Leon to-day
stating that "A double quarantine had been
placed between Linares and Monterey; that
is. two detention camps between those cities
established and passengers from the in
fected points must run the gauntlet OF be-
ing detained five days each In both places
DIR. Hamilton says there are many cases of
yellow fever at Linares and Victoria and
that IL Is increasing at those two points.