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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-21
Local News

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Equinox weather.
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Autumn begins Friday.
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The gas man is beginning to
smile.
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There was a slight rise in the
river yesterday.
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We may expect frost here now
most any morning.
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We had another nice shower
Of rain last evening.
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Big Democratic meeting at
Wheeling tomorrow.
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E. K. Hubbard of Wheeling,
was in the city today.
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R. M. Cunningham of East
Liverpool, O., is in the city.
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Henry G. Davis and Towne
big meeting at Wheeling tomor.
row.
w. O. Holiday of Parkersburg,
was a business caller in the city
today.
U. B. Stiger of Wheeling, was
registered today at the Hotel
Mercer.
There is less than a foot and
half of water in the channel Of
the Ohio river at Wheeling.
Woman's Home Companion,
Harper's Bazaar, Everybody's
and other October numbers OF
the popular magazines on sale at
McCoy's Book store.
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John A. Davenport and son Ed
were in the city yesterday after
noon closing up for right of way
for the Parkersburg and Ohio
Valley Electric Railroad through
their farms at Davenport Sta
ton. They signed the right of
way papers and were paid for
the same. The consideration in
round numbers was $500.
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Mrs Martha Simons left last
evening on the Clio train to join
her daughter, Miss Matte, who
holds a responsible position with
the Western Union Telegraph
company at Kane. Pa, where they
will make their future. home for
the present at least. Mrs. ST.
mons and daughter made many
friends while they resided here
who regret exceedingly to have
them leave. Mrs. Simons did not
dispose of her property on Cath
crime street, but has rented the
the same to F. L. Carroll, the
genial B. & O. express agent.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-21
THAT TAX BURDEN.

luOSG WIN ltci uOW GiidI lhOiA
taxes are high should consider
carefully the increased burden of
taxation which they will be COM
PEELED to bear under the new law
enacted by the Republican Legis-
lature in it's extra session of Au-
gust, 1904. From the advance
chapters of the Acts, just issued,
it is learned that the taxation of
all property, both real and per-
sonal, will be very largely in
creased. Mr.. Dawson, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor,
made his campaign for the NOM
nation on the platform of "tax
reform" He promised a general
reduction of the taxes of the cit
liens of the State and an in
crease of the taxes of corpora
tions. Instead of this, the Re-
publican Legislature, after Mr..
Dawson nomination, and with
his full consent and approval,
passed a law which will more
than double the taxes of every
person in West Virginia who
owns either real estate or per-
sonal property, and failed to car
ry out Mr.. Dawson's pledges to
require the corporations to pay
their proper share of taxes. Sec
ton II of chapter 4 of the Acts
is as follows (page 36):
Sec. II. All property,
both real and personal, in any
county, except as herein 9th
erwise expressly provided,
shall be assessed as of the
first day of April of each
year at it's true and actual
value; that is to say, at the
price for which such prop
erty would sell if voluntarily
offered for sale by the
owner thereof uopn such
terms as such property, the
value of which is sought to
be ascertained, is usually
sold, and not the price which
might be realized if such
property were sold at forced
sale. (That part Of this Sec
ton which relates to the an
nual assessment of real estate
does not take effect until JAN
uary l, 1907
i This law goes into effect ninety
days after it's passage, or Novem-
Der 9, 1904, and the assessment OF
all real estate and personal prop
erty at full value must be made
in 1905 unless the law is repealed
by the Legislature elected at the
November election. After Janu-
ary /, 1909, the real estate as
sessment is to be made annually,
instead of every ten years as at
present.
The exceptions referred to in
section Il, which are not assessed
like other property, are shown IN
subsequent sections to be banks
and trust companies, railroads,
car lines, telegraph and telephone
lines, pipe lines and toll bridges.
The average property in West
Virginia under the present sys-
tenn, is assessed at about one
third of it's actual value. Under
the new law, with all property
at it's full value. the assessment
of every property owner in the
State will be from two to four
times what it is now.
By requiring the various coun-
ties to pay certain expenses
which the State now pays, the
Legislature reduced the State
school tax IL cents on the 500
valuation, making it "a cents on
the 800 instead of 50 cents, as
If is now. But no reduction was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
INSANE FATHER
SHOOTS CHILDREN

Roselle, y. j., June AFTER Killing
three of his children and wounding
the fourth. Joseph w. Pouch. at one
time an undertaken. shot himself
through the head yesterday and died
few moments later. Pouch lived
in a little cottage with his four chill
dren. Yesterday he shot two OF
them and embalmed their bodies. He
tooa the other two &c an upper room
with him. Meanwhile, he hau mailed
a warning to County Physician West
colt who upon receiving the letter,
notified the police When the Off
Gals knocked at the door OF the
Pouch cottage yesterday Pouch shot
and killed his little daughter and
wounded his sole remaining son. He
then shot himself and died as the po-
lice forced an entrance. The boy
will recover. Pouch is believed TO
have been insane.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
MENAsHA MAN HELD UP.
Crazy Man 5randishes Gun and Gets
Ticket to Mexico,

Appleton, Wis, June 7.-Charles r.
Smith, president of the Menasha
WOodenware company of Menasha,
was attacked by man brandishing a
revolver and demanding $4,000.
Smith, who is probably the wealthiest
man in the Fox river valley, by con-
siderable tact got the man out of the
Office. Later on the fellow was Civ
en- a ticket to Mexico City. his name
is I. F. Hopkins and he halls from
Spokane. Wash.
In April, 1901. so the story is told.
Hopkins came to Mr.. Smith and asked
for an option on some Idaho lands.
There was $1,000 to be paid and the
papers were deposited with w. A.
Clark of Butte. Mont. TO be delivered
on deposit of the $1,000. The papers
remained in the bank and the option
expired. In December. 1902, the
lands were sold for $4,000 more than
Hopkins had said he would pay. Then
Hopkins took the matter up and de-
manded $4,000 The Judge threw
out the case. It is now believed that
Hopkins IS insane.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Ruins suII eurnIna.

on the Japanese infantry and ma
chine guns. Meanwhile the move
ment Of the enemy's infantry towards
Iutsiatum was observed and subse-
Gueltly about p. m. dense lines OF
infantry were seen occupying the
crest OF the heights which had been
previously occupied by dragons. Our
losses were Lieutenant Won Meyer,
Seriously wounded; Lieut.. Brandt,
slightly wounded. and three men killed
and ~ wounded.
1T appears from a report found on
the body of a japanese Hnon-commis-
stoned officer that the 14th dragons
alone lost 20 men. Our cossacks were
fired upon by Japanese infantry, occu-
pying a fortified position on the heights
near the village of Khotsiaputse, IS
miles from Fengwangcheng. At the
outset the Japanese attempted TO ad-
vance across the valley of Koaulindzy-
pho but were stopped by accurate fire
from our held guns which the Cossacks
had succeeded in bringing into posi-
ton. The COssacls dismounted and
with the aid OF reinforcements and the
fire Of two guns forced the Japanese to
abandon their position and retire I'M
der cover of their supports.
ION the japanese side six companies
took part, four having arrived as rein
.forcements. The Entertainments of the
enemy were well constructed and per-
fectly masked. Our cavalry worked
their guns admirably. Their fire con-
trituted principally to our success.
Our losses were the gallant Cossack
Chief Strakoff. killed, two officers
slightly injured and two bruised.
Kuropatkins Story Of Fight.
81. Petersburg, June T-General
Kuropatllin telegraphs to the emperor
under date OF June 4 as follows:
Fuller reports give aiticulars OF
the affair near wafengkau station May
80. A detachment of Russian cavalry,
consisting Of dragons, Cossacks ana
mounted chasseurs with battery, on
their way from VanZalon. were inform
ed that two companies OF frontier
guards were engaged with the enemy
occupying a position near the village
of Yondziatun. A portion of our caval-
~ advanced toward Wafengkau while
two squadrons of dragons were sent
TO support the frontier guard and one
company Of chasseurs was sent to pro,
'tect and reconnOiter on our flank in the
valley Of Fuchau. After accomplishing
this mission the chasseurs and a com
pany Of Cossacks formed the right
flank of our position. Towards
o'clock the enemy began to debouch in
considerable force from Lutsiatun with
the object of attacking our advance
line. Two companies Of Siberian Cos
sacks crossed the railway in front OF
the cavalry and attacked a squadron
OF japanese advance guards. almost en-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Desperate Defensive Operations.

st. Petersburg. June 5.-W S.
Smith. brother of the Uni,ed States
consul at Moscow, has arrived from
Port Arthur where he is in business.
He says that there were $4,000 Rus
slams there when he left Port Arthur
and that every man was prepared TO
fight to the last to prevent the cap
ture of the fortress. Mr.. Smith is
confident that the Japanese will never
capture Port Arthur unless they sac
rihce thousands of men. All the sur
rounding heights have been strongly
fortified. He counted in one day be-
tween 300 and 400 guns. Mr.. Smith
says that the Russians have ample
stores of provisions for four and a
half years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Great Whiskey Fac
tory Falls From
an Explosion
Probably a Dozen
Men Die in Mass Of
Flaming Spirits
Thousands of Cattle
Burn i'm a Flood
Of Fire

Peoria. June 6.-An explosion
which occurred in the History ware
house OF the Corning dIstillery, the
second largest in the world, late Sat
uriay afternoon, completely wrecked
the building. The ruins Immediately
took IRE and communicated 20 three
adjoining buildings, burning them TO
the ground. Ten men were buried
beneath the ruins and burned 70
death. Six others were seriously in
fured. The loss on the building in
vhiskey and spirits stored will ap-
proximate SI.OOO.OO0. AT l in the
evening the fire had spread to the
stock yards district. where a dozen
large cattle barns. filed with cattle
for market. are turning The miss
ing men are Fred Knoll, Louis
Behrend. John Hobecksr Joe thinner
man. Louis Sax. William Findlay, Jr.-
r. Brown. N. CrowL. John Leppin and
William Field.
The injured are Adam Werner, FL
mer Hogan. ]. b. Marshall. James NJ.
Miller and Allie Feinberg.
Frequent catsstrophes.
With the fan of the big warehouse
the third catastrophe in the short
space ot less than a year overlook the
tlsdIliug company and a number OF
lives. variUusiy estimated az from
nine ~ rs. were hurled into eternity.
while q number OF others were In
furet Two other explosions fol
lowed .u rapid succession but their
cause cannot yet be. determined, but
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13

Paris, June 6.-Leading military
authorities here expect the early fall
of Port Arthur ana view this as a
most serious if not irreparable blow
to Russia, the present condition Of
Port Arthur being compared to that
of Metz and Sedan during the Franco
Prussian war. II is pointed out that
General Kuropatkin is making the
same fatal mistake in regard to Port
Arthur's ability to resist that the
French made in connection with Metz
Military critics without exception dis
approve of General Kuropatkin's pol
icy of nOnresistance. This is a nOta-
BILE change in French sentiment since
the war began. The official view
for the first time is strongly pessl-
mistic concerning Russia's ability u
retrieve the series of reverses cCl-
minating with the expected fall of
Port Arthur.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
FRANCE FEARS SHIPS.
Would Like to Have Some American
Vessels Withdrawn.

Paris, June cit is understood that
France would view favorably the with
drawal of some Of the American war
ships now at Tangiers. Their presence
has attracted the ships of other ma
tions, and in the event of local agita-
ton all might land forces to preserve
order. 1t is pointed out that this would
involve serious responsibilities on the
United States and have the effect of
discrediting Frances influence in Mo
rocco American officials say the
ships viii be withdrawn if France un-
dertakes the release of Peridacaris,
but France does not wish to assume
the entire responsibility.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR.
Mrs. Annie Duvie of Oshkosh Injured
Limb Fractured.

Oshkosh, Wis, June Mrs. annie
Duvie, an aged resident Of this city,
was struck by a street car of the Win
nebago Traction company and sus-
tanned a fractured limb, which, with
other injuries, will probably prove
fatal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
PEACE IN SAN 81 ~
DOMINGO

Washington, June 6.-The navy de-
partment has a cablegram from Rear
Admiral Sigsbee. dated Porto Plata,
San Domingo, Saturday. in which he
saws that at a meeting of representa-
tives of both sides with the com
mander of the Detroit, peace was
agreed on in San Domingo.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
JEALOUS FISHERMAN SHOOTS
WIFE, BROTHER AND HIMSELF

Evansville. Ind, June John Rob
insOn, a fisherman at Maunee, Ill, yes.
terday shot and killed his wife, and
his brOther-inIaw, Shelby Atterbury,
farmer Robinson then shot himself
in the temple. Jealousy is supposed
to be the cause.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Tanner Falls on Knife.

Racine, Wis, June August Alto,
a tanner in the Eisendrath tannery,
met with an accident yesterday which
may cause his death. He was using a
knife TO scrape hides and in some
manner stumbled and struck the knife,
driving it into his side. inhicting seri-
Gus injuries.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
EIg'n Butter Rules Firm.

Elgin H., June 7.-Butter ruled firm
and unchanged on the board OF trade
yesterday at 17hc per pound. The
sales in the district for the week to-
tailed S19.9 900 pounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13

Mrs Samuel L. Clemens, wife OF
Mark Twain. the American author.
died in Florence, Italy. Sunday, of
syncope Half an hour before her
death she conversed Gheerfully with
her husband. The body will be sent
TO the United States for burial Mrs.
Clemens was married in 1870. Her
maiden name was olivia L. Langdon.
She was born AT Elmira, Y. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13

f. WOlcott. representative of the Arm
our company, threatened to make it
hot for the merchants who would testi-
fy TO the monopoly contract between
Armour and the railroads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
KurOki Not Captured.

st. Petersburg, June 6.-Nothing is
known in government circles here re-
garding the rumOred capture OF Gen
eral Kuroki. the authorities having re-
ceived no news from the front since
the announcement of the fight al Sal
matsza. II is pointed out that news
of such great importance would not
be held back a moment if it had been
received.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13

tirsly destroying it in a hand-to-hand
fight They afterwards encountered
the fire of japanese infantry. Two
squadrons of our cavalry and a battery
of machine guns were hurried up ana
then retiring drew after them second
squadron of Japanese cavalry. This
squadron followed until it came in con-
tact with a detachment of chasseurs,
who succeeded in firing eight volleys
at fixed range into the squadron
which then fell back having suffered
loss"
Port Arthur Heavy Firing Heard.
Chefoo, June THE correspondent
of the Associated Press at Tengchow
cables that there was firing at Port
Arthur last night, beginning at 1880
o'clock and continued for several
hours. A junk arriving during the
night from Dalny reports that there
was heavy firing all day yesterday In
the vicinit Port Arthur. When the
junk left Daln Monday morning all was
quiet there. Arrivals on the junk deny
the story of the sinking a Japanese
ship off Talienwan.
Liaotung Center Of Interest.
Liaoyang, June Military interest
is now centered upon the region of inn
minent operations-the Liaotung pen
insula Another Japanese army Is
landing on the eastern coast as a coun-
terweight to the Russian advance from
Dashitsiao southwark upon General
Oku's army. The Japanese have seem
ingly given up the idea of attacking
Liaoyang.
Heavy Firing Heard.
London, June IA dispatch to the
Telegraph dated Shongtaitse, says that
havy artillery firing was heard that
morning in the direction of Tahwan,
east of Liaoyang.
port Arthur Without Coal.
London. June THE correspondent
aboard the Times steamer Haimun,
June 6, says:
1T Is pretty certain from intelli-
gence received by the Japanese secret
service that even If the channel OF
Port Arthur is practicable for large
draught ships there is not sufficient
coal in the port for such vessels to
take the sea. Explosions heard at Port
Arthur are believed to have been
caused by the demolition of certain
buildings. A portion OF
the Japanese army corps will hold the
land approaches to Port Arthur until
bay shall have been made
for further debarkation.
Meantime a screen of mounted troops
Is Icing pushed up beyond Kaiping for
the purpose Of allowing the reconstruc-
ton of the railway to proceed as rap
idly as possible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
FoRGER GETS LONG TERM.
Kansas Bank Wrecker Sentenced for
IS Years in Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kas., June IL. E.
MARCEL, whose forgeries of $500, 900
wrecked the Highland bank, has been
sentenced to 35 years in prison, five
years on each of the seven counts. He
began serving time in the penitentiary
yesterday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Governor Peabody Not Worried.

Governor PEABODY NOT worried.
St. Louis, June = Governor Pea
body of Colorado, who was in town
yesterday. received a number OF tele-
grams concerning Cripple Creek af-
fairs. The governor deplOred the
happenings there and said that he
would leave for Colorado today. The
governor was almost jubilant over
the opinion handed down by the SUI
preme court yesterday He said he
had little hope that things would SCI
tie down before he got home. buc ex-
pressed great confidence in the mill
tiamen in the Cripple Greek district.
Situation Becomes Critical.
Previous to the rioting Sheriff Rob-
ertson was summoned to the meeting
of the mine owners association at
Armory hall, where his resignation
was demanded. The county commits
sioners Immediately appointed Edward
Bell sheriff.
Nearly all mines in the district were
closed by order of the mine owners
association, and hundreds of miners
fiocked into town from the surrounding
hills. Fully 1000 supporters of the as
ISOLATION gathered about the armOry
where it was meeting. At the same
time ZOO men armed with all sorts of
weapons, were assembling at Victor
avenue and Fourth street in response
to call for a mass meeting. Most of
there were union men who declared their
intention to resist to the death any at
tempt TO run them out of the district.
City Marshal O'Connell hurriedly
swore in several hundred citizens,
most of them union men as deputy pO-
licemen, after being refused admission
to the mine owners headquarters. AT
ter a conference with Sheriff Bell and
number of mine owners Mayor
French removed O'COnneH who then
dismissed his deputies. Then followed
the rioting in which MCGEE was killed
and at least six persons were injured.
After the rioting began Sheriff Bell or.
dered out all the soldiers in the dis.
trict and appointed 100 deputies.
Wholesale arrests of union men will
be made, it is said. The soldiers have
already arrested a trio of editors and
printers of the Daily Record and City
Marshal O'Connell, and put them in
the bull per. All wealthy mine owners
are carrying guns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
KUROPATKIN TELLS
OF OUTPOST BATTLE
RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY IN
FIGHT NEAR KINcHoU. +
COSSACK LEADER KILLED

Heavy Firing Heard at Port Arthur
Cars Fleet Reported Without Coal
Sinking Of japanese Ship Denieo
Landing More Troops on PENN
sula-Interest centered at Liaoyang
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
TWO DAMS WASHED AWAY.
Heavy Rains Cause Considerable Dam
AGE in Vicinity of DeIton.

Delton, Wis, June THE extreme
ly heavy rains have caused much dam
age in this vicinity. The dam of an
unused foundry, north of the village,
was entirely washed away. About one
third Of the dam belonging to the
Queen mills was carried on. The pros
poets are strong that the dam Of the
Mirror Lake mills will also go, In
which case Mirror lake will be drained
Reports from surrounding districts in
dicate that many bridges have been
carried away. and roads and culverts
washed out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13
Railroads Make Threats.

Chicago, June 6.-In the inquiry into
the Michigan fruit business, ]. G. May
nard of Grand Rapids testified that E.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-13

ITaoyaug. June An outpost fight
occurred the morning Of June 3. %
miles above KinchOu. The Russians
had a regiment OF infantry, some artil-
Lery several companies of COssacks
and a squad Of dragons TIE Rus
SLAMS brought up a battery and cleared
the japanese out Of the valley OF Pwyt-
ziautuO. The Russians lost ColOnei
Sereda and II wounded. Both sides
retained their positions.
A fight also occurred the evening OF
June 6 north Of Tazushan, and lasted
until the following day. A company Of
C0ssacks tried 20 cut OF a detachment
OF Jauanese posted on the heights az
Tadzfauuday. but the enemy brought
ND achievements AMI the Russians
were reinforced by i've companies Of
gossacks. Finally 5000 japanese were
engaged. including artillery. The Cos
-arks repeatedly drove the enemy from
their Entertainments. In one case the
r4nanese fed across the river but re-
turned with more reintorcements ana
the Russians drew OF. The COssack's
commander. Colonel StarkOff, was kill
"a and two officers and nine men
w1uuFe-.
Gallant Russian Killed.
while retreating % the left a Jap
auese squadron came under the fire OF
@ company OF frontier guards which
had advanced and the squadron retired
lu disorder. Our dragons came up at
this moment but owing 20 the Uopo-
zraph.ca. conditions they could not
participate as part of our front but
fred CT the enemy from the heights
north OF IUtsiatum.
Discovering our endeavOrs to turn
their left the Japanese retired on the
second position Our battery got into
position and opened a successful fire