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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
Matter of Relationship.

Her can only be a sister to
you.
Him-Oh, that won't do. You'll
have to be a daughter to me or moth
ing.
Her-Because why?
Him-Because I've been "pop-
per" to you.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
unlueky.

Publisher-Your book is fine up
to the seventeenth chapter. After
that it is mere drivel.
Author-Sir, it is my misfortune,
not my fault. Just as l was begin
ming the seventeenth chapter l dis
rave~cd, quite accidentally, what J
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
THIRD DIVIDEND

paid this year.
There is not another bank in
the State which pays its stock
holders 40 quarterly dividends
that we know of. 1t not only
shows the bank is making money,
but demonstrates the fact that
Sistersville is still the best city on
the map for business.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
Rare Talent.

Social Settlement Visitor-Your
daughter plays very well, Mrs.
Smith, and has quite talent for
music.
Mrs. Smith - Sure, she inherits
that. Her grandfather was killed
with a blow of cornet at picnic.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
A Sure Way.

"What was it Franklin said? III
you'd have a thing well done "
"Tell your cook you like it rare,
interrupted Subbpbs.-PhiladelnA''
!'fess.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
Fall Buyers

Of housefurnishngs should remember that our store the
place buy because sell cheaper than other dealers
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
The Largest Stock

And best goods enables the careful buyers to make seec
tons that is not offered in other stores -.
You should join the throng that buy from us ana size
money because we sell it for less.
Satisfaction guaranteed in every particular
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-27
We Have

Just received nice line of cotton nd wooden blankets COM
forts sheets and pillow and fit out bedrooms
from top to bottom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
A PRAIRIE FIRE..

Haldredge, Neb, March 25.-A heavy
rain has checked a disastrous prairie
fire between here, Atlanta and Loomis,
but not before it had burned over a
strip from three to ten miles wide and
twenty miles long AS far as known
but one life was lost, that of August
Olsen. an aged farmer. and the total
property loss is estimated at some
thing abeNe 100000 There were
many narrow escapes. Mrs Andrew
Lohn and her daughter escaped the
flames by making their way to an
open field, and three sick patients were
removed from their homes with diff
ficulty. Fifty farmers lost a majority
of their buildings and number of
residences were destroyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

Hall to secure divorce and for him
to manage the mercantile business at
Austin for her. He added that it was
then his intention to marry Miss Han
cock. There was no reconciliation be-
tween Hall and, his daughter, but it is
stated that the bushes arrangement
proposed by him was likely to- have
been carried out.
1t was at Yankton, S. D., that the ia
ther of Mss Hancock found her, after
long search. Evidently the inten.
ton of Hall was to avail himself of the
South Dakota divorce laws, so that he
could marry Miss Hancock 1t is be-
lieved that a tragedy might have oc-
cured at Yanktton if Miss Hancock
mad refused to return home with her
father The latter controlled himself
there. and was seemingly satisfied to
get his daughter to leave Hall and
come back to Arkansas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
RUSSIA DISTURBED
AFRAID JAPANESE MAY LAND ON
NEUTRAL GROUND IN
CHINA.
ID
Landing Would Be in Violation OF
Pledge, But Would Give Japan
Great Advantage
VICE ADMIRAL ToGo's REPORT

ST Petersburg, March 25-The war
office is III receipt CT persistent reports
that the japanese are preparing to
land on neutral Chinese territory N
The gulf OF Lao Tung, either at Tien
kai Cheng. in tin Qua bay, or at Shan
Hal KWan.
Although slow to believe that Japan
deliberately eontemplates a violation
Of her pledge to respect neutral Chi
nese territory, the reports received at
the ministry OF war are SO specific
that they compel considerations The
presence of disguised japanese sol
diers acting as spies along the Shan
Hal !<wan road has been established
and Russian agents report that there
every indication of an intended landing
on the west coast of the gulf of Lao
Tung.
The information conveyed by these
agents seems to coincide with ether
information, indicating a complete
change in the japanese plan of cam
paign or of its entrance into a second
stage practically involving the bandon-
ment of further heavy landings of
troops in Korea.
According to advices received by the
government there are only about TO-
600 Japanese troops in the Hermit
Kingdom at present. It is considered
possible that the Japanese reckoned
on complete mobilization there much
sooner, but that the difficulties met
with in the transporting of troops from
Japan and over the roads in Korea
proved more serious than expected,
and the Japanese found themselves
unable to deliver a frental attack in
Manchuria before the Russian troops
arrived in sufficient force to check
them.
At any rate the latest advices indi
cate that the Japanese will net send
many more soldiers into Korea. They
may make diversion at Possiet bay
in the direction of Vladivostock, but
their main objective henceforth Will
be in the gulf of Lao Tung.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
CREDITORS PRESSING sULLY.
They Expect His Firm to Pay Dollar
for Dollar

New York March 25.-That D. j
Sully ana company wcula be able to dc
good deal better than to offer 40
per cent cash and &c per cent ii notes
to the creditors was the belief ex
pressed by Receiver Taft and a new
eff5r from the suspended firm is ex
pected.
Samuel Unternyer, who is counsel
for number of Sully's creditors. said
today:
I'VE demand and intend tc get the
history of Sully's cotton transactions
We want the fullest exposure of the
facts. Nothing else will satisfy
Many Of Sully' creditors are hoping
be will reveal the identity of his back
ers in the last pool All of his asso
ciates are said to be men who could
settle with the creditors
Receivers Taft and Miller do nct ex
pect to learn of these hackers from
Sully, 5@t NJ Taft says the books may
reveal enough to show that certain
silent partners wele under obligations
to stand the loss If it can be fouvlG
that such obligations exist, steps will
be taken tc' make them pay 100 cents
on the dollar. Sully still stands ready
to pay his creditors 40 cents on the
dollar in casa and 60 per cent in long
expect better results than that through
the receivers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
What Halls Plans Were.

citizen of Austin who was in Lit
te Rock Thursday said that Mrs. Hall
went to Batesville on the same train
With Hall Wednesday, says the Ga.
sette. Hall was very fond of his sons.
and he desired that the younger boys
90 to- Batesville to be near him. Mrs
Hall accompanied the boys. She trav-
eied in coach separate from the one
IN which Hall made his trip. Mrs; Hall
was attired in a dress of mourning,
and the sequel shows that the apparel
was not ill timed.
Hall, it is claimed, was desirous OF
enecting compromise. When in Lit.
Tie Rock Monday he informed cne OF
his friends that his plan was for Mrs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

The wind reached velocity cf fifty
four miles an hour
Half an inch of rain fell in thirty
minutes.
Windows were blown in, trees and
signs and fences were blown down
One hundred feet of the new wagon
factory was demolished and the roof
blown Ctf
Several railroad camp tents were
blown into shreds and a number OF
laborers We're quite severely injured
by flying debris.
Across the Arkansas river telegraph
poles If the Iron Mountain were blown
across the track. delaying the tram
from Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
COTTON MEN PROTEST
Manufacturers Against congressiona
Regulation Of Labor Contracts.

Washington, March 25.-The pro-
tests of southern cotton manufacturers
against the interference of congress in
regulating labor contracts Was the
feature yesterday in the hearia5 on
the eight-hour bill before the senate
committee on education and labor.
Jack J. Spalding, cf Atlanta, Ga. as
serted that the southern manufactures
does not need the help of congress
when that help consists Of embarrass-
ment and discourage to the manu-
facturers in their efforts TO Chtain a
percentage of the foreign trade, ham.
stringing them and setting carriers in
the way of their progress in the inter.
est of labcr agitators, and asUlst the
interests of the workinec,an and WON.
an"
Chairman McComas asked if it is nct
a fact that the southern. manuia3tnr ars
are unit in protesting against legis,a-
ton CT any kind. Mr.. Spaiaing said
the manufacturers had voluntarily.
adopted regulations more seyeca than
any legislation that had ever b zen plo-
posed in Georgia, and that so far as
child labor was concerned, TIE young
boys and girls that are employed are
minding machines where hey caa aly
half of the time He declared also
that Is per cent Of the mills lnainta;ae1 l
schools and free books eln,l to the
state schools, and that It was pa.
of the regulations that the boys and
girls should attend school certain
number CT months each year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
Afhdavits in Answer to F. w. Warren

Statement of T A. Honeycutt, grand
father of Ester Warren, in answer to
F. w. Warren's affidavit dated March
2, 1904, relative to Ester Warren:
Portland, Ark, March "a, 1904, T.
A. Honeycutt, do herby deny in toto
the statement made by F. w. Warren,
which appeared in the Gazette March
%. First place, Mr.. Warren was not
at home at the time cf Ester's death,
and hadn't been for two weeks. The
little fellow died in my arms. No one
was present at the child's death ex-
cept myself and the child's mother.
DR.. E, O. McDermott of Wilmot was
/ the attending physician, and he said the
child died of congestion, as I have
stated before. which was no way caus.
ed by the injury received from rail.
read
AS to the amount paid by railroad
company to F. w. Warren, will state
this amount was $3,490, as shown by
court record and the receipts held by
the railroad company. Hearing that
Mr.. R. A. Howie had secured this affi-
davit from Warren, at cnce inter
viewed Mr.. X. A. Howie, and he said
to me that he believed my previous
statement was true, but that he was
| paid $5 to go and get this affidavit, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
Togo's Report.

Toxic, March 25-Vice Admiral To-
go's report of the fifth attack on Port
Arthur, which was made on March 22,
has reached Toxic and is as follows:
"The combined fleet acted according
to the plan arranged. Two flotillas
of destroyers were outside Port Arthur
as instructed, from the night of the
21st until the morning of the 22d. Al
though during this time our destroyers
were under the fire of the enemy they
sustained no damage. The main fleet
arrived off Port Arthur at o'clock
on the morning of the 22d
Il dispatched a part of the fleet in
the direction of Pigeon bay and order
ed the battlesLips Fuji and Yashimas
to make an indirect bombardmenta
against the inner side eff the port. Dur
ing this bombardment the enemy'sS
ships gradually came out Of the hars
Dor and at the time when the indirecf
bombardment started (about IL o.
clock) the number of Russian ships
was five battleships, four cruisers anf
several destroyers We believed thu
enemy was trying, by making a move
ment Of their fleet, to draw us neare
the forts. The enemy's ships shelles
us indirectly and many of their shcA
fell near the battle ship Fuji, but OF
ships sustained no damage About
o'clock our vessels withdrew of I'll
port"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

supreme q d'rt; w L. Moose and E. A
Aecullogh fer associate justice of the
supreme e4uft; J. 1. Burkett' J. E
HAMPTON and j. H. Barrett feT rail
read commissioner from this district
The Graphic has completed arrange
ments for a special leased wire ser
vice to Lit / Rock Saturday night and
the issue of Sunday morning will cos
tain the full election returns on all the
contested offices ii every county il
the state that can be reached BY wire,
teleph ae o. telegraph.
This Wire vii! be operated anti. :
o'clock Sunday morning and eAough
Of the state count al - ubtaine4 To
declare tie nominee cf the party tg'
governor at least Papers viii 6e
placed Oh the streets fer sale asd boE=
VII deliver them ts'=rhe homes as
ealIy as Z o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
WOOD CLUB RALLY.

The last rousing big meeting Of the
Carroll D. Wood club of Jefferson coun-
ty will be held at the courthouse to
night and the indications are for a
large atten dance Of voters. DR.. Jun
ius JcrdanI has been selected as the
principal s. peaker CT the evening and
the meeting will be rally Of all the
Wood forcSs for the primaries of Sat
usday. oa er matters of Importance
are to COME before the CLUB and it i:
urgent that every voter in the city
and county attend if possible
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
NOW UP TO THE VOTERS
On Saturday They Must Choose Can
didate for Governor.

Saturday is election day. the day
when the Democratic party by tnc
vote of the people speaks its choi- ( tor
nominees of the party for state oflce.
In making their selection for one ct
the offices the people have had a Whole
yea to make UP their minds and some
have had four or five years. 1t has
been a strenuous year froUght with
much strife and much bitter feeling,
bur the setting OF the sun tonight will
see the last of the campaign for two
more years at least
Tae fact that the campaign for the
nomination : governor started so ear
" ana was dominated BY 50 much bit
tes feeling and Indulgence in person
alities is attributed almost entirely to
Coz. Davis. At the tine ne began
lis attacks en- tie SUPP ne rourt il
general and Judge Wood in particular.
JuGge Wood was sick il bed. The yot-
ers of the state of Arkansas will de-
eide their choice for the chief Office
of the state, as the nomination of the
Democratic party virtually means cleo
5ion in September. The campaign
managers of both candidates claim the
state while the mere conservative
Cnes acknowledge that the contest will
be close. Gov Davis has announced
that he is running for vindication Of
himself and Judge Woc,d announces
that he is running for the vindca-
tion Of the people. The people are
the jury and the attorneys of both
sides have laid their claims before
the jury.
The nominee of the party is really
made in the Democratic convention
which will meet in June of this year
at Hot Springs. There will be 442
delegates t.. this convention and the
:uccessful candidate must have at
least 222 to get the nomination. The
delegates are instructed by the vote
of the people and chosen in a mass
meeting held Cn the afternoon of the
election. These delegates will vote as
their county votes.
Probably the most interesting race
aside from the governors race is that
between Hons. R. L. Rogers, L. A
Byrne and J. V. Bcurland for attorney
general. This is made so by the fact
that Judge Bourland, an appointee OF
Gov. Davis, is now canvassing the
state in the governors behalf and is
familiary known as Davis Man Fri
day"
The other candidates for the contest
ed cthces are: Avery E. Moore and
Lafayette Eolf for state auditor; H. G..
Bum, J. H. Carmeichal, e. D. Robert
son and Joe Hill for chief justice of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
BRIEFLY SAID.

The Wood club meets tonight
The last meeting cf the Wood club
for the prtsen campaign tonight.
The county is full of speakers for
Wood.
The vindication decision will be rem
dered in favor of the people Saturday
The largest jury that ever met in
Arkansas will be called tomorrow
It's Davis or the people, which?
The only argument the Davis peo-
pie put up when a lie ia nailed to
the cross is, Il don't believe it,"
There will be four hundred people at
the Wood club meeting tonight.
The ballots are ready and the vot.
ers are ready to scratch the ballot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

Editor Brawner Of the Magazine
Times-GaZette has leased his plant and
business to John F. Garner, editor OF
the Magazine News, and will retire
from the newspaper business, but re-
tains the job department of the Ca
zette Office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

Dexter, Ark, March 25-Mr A. G.
Mccoy was business visitor in Pine
Bluff this week.
several days here at the bedside of his
sick child left this morning for his
home at Pendletcn. Glad to ncte he
leaves his little girl very much i'm.
proved.
Mr. L. l.. Campbell was a visitor in
Pine Bluff this week.
Effie, the little daughter of Mrs. J..
D. Busk, is i'll of measles
Mrs. Ben Sanders was in town re-
Gently.
The school taught here by Prof.
Jones will We continued two months
longer.
There will be preaching at Mt. Ida
church Saturday night, Sunday and
Sunday night Everybody invited.
J. Turner returned hCme Saturday
night from Wcodson.
L. l.. Campbell is making rapid pro-
gress in the sawmill business. He
says his only disadvantage is in get.
ting cars when needing them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
|M|TTED To BAIL
IA HANCOCK, SLAYER OF s. N.
uALL EXECUTES BOND AND
is RELEASED.
Id Man Under Bond for Appearance
70 Answer Certain Charges at
BatesvIIe Wednesday
kNCOCK HAD WARNED HALL

Ratssyilla, March 26.-A. G. Han
ck. Who shot and killed S. II. Hall
this place was YESTERDAY all
itted to bail n t.le sum Of $500 by
dge Fu.kerso4. The bond was easily
ade. a number CT prominent ciJizens
bIg or it at CAGE.
Hancock apparently has the public
Vmpathy Oh his side, as he IS a quiet.
rderly citizen His friends declare he
As driven to commit this crime by
he persistent efforts Of Hall to again
teal his daughter away from him, and
he trouble was almost sure to craze
i'm The two men had been friends
br twenty-five years. They are broth
rs-irl law. and it was net until last
anua.y that there was hard feeling
between them.
At that time, as previously stated in
khe Gazette, Hall eloped with Miss
besie Hancock. his niece, and Han
cock finally located them il Yankton:
5. D. and Went Jhele after his daugh'
er and brought her home with him,
having Hall arrested On criminal
charge H was fined $500 and given
his liberty From there he went t.
Oklahoma, and was next heard from
last Thursday, when he arrived in
town and tried il several ways to
communicate with Miss Hancock. On
Saturday night he induced a negro
wcnaa to carry a note to Miss Han,
cock, advising her. it is claimed, of his
presence and arranging for their es-
cape that night Miss Hancock turned
this note over t., her father. Search
Twas instituted for Hall and he was
captured Saturday night and lodged in
Jail.
Hancock communicated with him
land advised him to go home to his
wife and look after his business, but
lit is said he affirmed he would yet
have the young lady. He put up ST.,
900 for his appearance in court Wed
nesday and left town, returning again
Wednesday evening. He communicated
with Miss Hancock by phone, pleaded
with her to go with him. This she re.
fused and warned him of his danger
from her father.
Hancock, learning of his presence in
town, secured his pistol and started
In search of him, finding him at the
courthouse door talking to Prof. E. G
Bizzell. He Immediately opened fire.
shooting five times before Bizzell could
interfere. Hall was killed instantly
three shots taking effect in his back
and breast. Hancock made no attempt
to escape, surrendering to Officer Man.
kins at once This morning he waived
trial before Justice Holmes and was
bound over to the grand jury.
Halls wife and children were in
town at the time cf the tragedy. His
remains were taken to Jacksonville
for interment.
The affair has created no end of ex-
Clement here
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
Dr.. McDermott's Affidavit.

Dr.. McDermott's Affidavit.
Wilmot, Ark, March "a, 1904, E
O. McDermctt, do state upon oath that
| attended Ester Warren in his last
illness, and that he died with conges-
tive chill, and that was his fathers
family physician for about one year
and that the child was healthy child
and had not taken any opiate of my
knowledge while was his physician
He had no sores whatever on him, and
that his death was in nc way the result
of the railroad injury he had received
some years before
E. o. McDermott, M. D..
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day Of March, 1904.
B. B. Station, Justice Of the Peace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
DAMAGE WROUGHT BY STORM

Fort Smith, March 25.-A severe
wind and rain storm passed over this
city yesterday afternoon at o'clock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

Dan Stroud of Floyd was killed Tues
day while cutting down a tree. A
limb fell and struck him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

The banks have granted their e
ployes half holiday tomorroVaa
will close at - o'clock. y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
ICE CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKES
Pressure of Great floes in Lake Su
perior Shakes Duluth.

Duluth, Mimi Match 25.-Richard
Brown aid other residents of MiHneso
ia Point Duluth, report that Of late
hey have experienced earthquake
sLec1.s Of pronounced character The
81 KS haze been numerous and at in
tery&le were severe. Brown says that
OH OF the tlemblngs Ct the P'Ht
caused the perch to fall away from his
house. The stovepipe came down aad
dishes ratified on the shelves. A mem.
ber 6f the United States engineer
corps here attributes the phenomena
to pressure of the great field of ice
in Lake SUPERIOR The wedge-shaped
field 100 miles leng, seventy miles wide
at the base and seven miles wide at
the head CT the lake, is capable Of
exerting an enormous pressure when
the wind is northeast. The ice is too
heavy to break and buckle and the
pressure is direct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25

all he cared for was for the IS that
he was paid.
(Signed) T. A. Honeycutt
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 23rd day OF March, 1904.
S. j. Wilson, N. P.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-25
DEXTER NEWS.

Dexter, Ark, March 25-Mr. A. G.
Mccoy was a business visitor in Pine
Bluff this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
FRANKLIN g. AB8EVTLLE FAIL
ROAD.

The owners Of the Franklin &
Abbeyi!le Rail Road have decided 10
pat that road in regular business, and
complete it as far as Roryille.
They have announced the official
passenger schedule to be maintained
between Franklin and New Iberia
after Apri! 25th. A fine passeage Il
train viii leave the Union Sl&ion at
Franklin at 8:15 a. Ia. daily and
going via bald@in, 4 & 4 Junction
and David junction, and the IBERIA
and FermitIon RAILROAD, will reach
New Iberia at l0 O'Clock q. H..
Returning the tram leaves New iberia
at 2:30 p. IN. aud reaches franklin
at 4 p. N.
The officials OF tie rev road are
announced 10 be; Frank B VIII
hams, Patterson, president; Jules
Goachaux, New Orleans, general
manager; G. Delaware Kemper,
franklin, superintendent, Ferdinand
E Laroe, Nev Orleans, auditor; A
. Lohdell, Baldwin, general freight
and passenger agent
The road has established a fine in-
terline transfer system vita the
morgan ho"o' ana us Jolht saIAi
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-30
Robbed The Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
JOHN Oliver OF Philadelphia, as follows:
Il was i'll an awful condition. My skin
was almost yelloE eyes sunken. tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
SIDES, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
Bitters: 10 my great. 10Y, the first bottle
made decided Improvement. l continued
their use for three weeks, and am now a
we'll man, ] know they robbed the grave
another victim No one shoGld fail to
try them Only 80 cents. guaranteed Sold
by 4, ). GODDARD