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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-12
Swimmina the ChanneI.

Three more swimmers haVe
failed in their attesllpt 10 cross the
English channel This narrow
stretch of water has been fatal &c
the ambition Ola number OF those
seeking aquatic lauFels Captain
Webb. wlso MAS IlqgeSti0nably
the greatest long distance swiIa-
uer that has ver-bee=l~-sesore the
public. Was. Ys believe, the only.
man Who successfully fought H. 'ihi1gss..
way aerQss the IsSsss' cilannel
Before s;aaai slszsd anu
failed. and, since his gEeat-ssR.lEr
dozens haze attempted 70 eqasi
his petfarmafce, bat lszyesbesn
unable 10 Do so.
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Belmont Often Photographic.

Among rich Americans perhaps
none is 50 fond Of being photo
graphed as August Belmont, James
r. Keene being q close second. One
New York photographer, whose
patrons are mostly wealthy men, has
made thousands OF negatives for
Mr., Belmont in tie last few wears.
One of the largest single orders for
prints from old negatives ever re-
oeiTed BY this photographer same
iron Mr.. Belmont himself soon al
ter the death OF his wife. Ii in
cludeda good print fro@i every neg
adye in which Mrs. Beimont ap-
psaVed. The Photograph .fs7sa
guessed bow many photographs he
lf..d taken k5fsBe.mont f;li then: he
{pund that tiley numbered nearly .
s5uSai. d. =. *
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Knights of Pythias-Brownsville Lodge. No.
ss9. meets lst and 3rd Wednesdays in each
month BENZ KowALsKI. & c.
A W. Wood X of K s. ).
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

Masonic-Rio Grande Lodge. No. 81. meets the
1st and 5rd Tuesdays in each month.
BENZ. KOwALsKI. W. NJ.
r I CAT~ Secv
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knights OF Honor-No $3.50. meets 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays in each month.
DIR. +. J. CoNBE Dictator.
F. e STARCK. Reporter.
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Red Men-Aztec Tribe. No. 1913. meets every
Friday night.
J. W BUcHANAN Sachem.
z ". DICKEY. {. of r
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Woodmen of TIE World-Acacia Camp. No
$40. meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays in each month
c H. THORN. {. c.
L L S,.aprv Clerk
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
STEAL HOME AS OWNER SLEEPS
Sout!n Dakotan AWakens to Find
Thieves Moving His House.

Miller, S. d., May 13.-Rev. A. o.
SwartWtod, pastor of the Christian
chuich, says his house and fence has
be stolen from his homestead west
Of Pierre. a man named Elrud won't
to bed the other night only to awake
later with his home ten miles from his
land, thieves having horses hitched to
the building and moving it west. The
owner stepped out with two guns and
ordered the volunteer house movers to
return his house to IT'S original founda-
ton, which they did. apnlogizing by
saying that they did not know it was
his home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
POSTOFFiCE NAMED FOR
SOCIALIST NOMINEE

The postoffice department recently
ordered change in the name of an
Arkansas postofice which will attract
more than passing notice, says the
Little Rock Gazette. Hereafter
Meredith, Woodruff county, will not
exist in the governments list of post
>ffees and will be known as Penrose.
Mer dith-or Penrose. now-is the
Home Of William Penrose, the nomi-
nee Of the Socialist party &C. governor
Il Arkansas. Mr.. Penrose of Penrose
is lumb rman and operates a large
eawniIl in the little town on the Cot
ION Bet railroad row bearing his
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
Communication With Port Arthur.

From the official adviees received
here it is evident tt at the Japanese
are proceeding very cautiously toward
the investment Of Port Arthur. While
an interruption of the telegraph and
railroad may again occur at any time,
communication with the fortress was
still open last night. Advices received
by the general staff show that the IN
vader who landed at PotsZWO are
marching slowly on Kin Chow, which
is in an advanced position, defending
the Russian Gibraltar, detaching only
small force to cut the linz al Polan-
diem, thus giving rise to the reports
that they had effected a landing at
Wort Adams.
The Russians have occupied Sistheo
bay, On the side Of the Lao Tong
peninsula, opposite Kin Chow. show
ing ing that they have no intention Of
Withdrawing further south. On the
contrary, indications point to stub
born resistance
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
RoBs PosToFFIcE IN HIS SLEEP
Young SomnambuIist in Missouri Dis
covers Himself in the Act.

Albany, Mo, May 13-Harc1n
Hughes. the twenty-year-old son Ct
Rev, John Hughes, Baptist minister
left his ped at O'Clock one morning
and found himself robbing the
cash drawer in the postoffice when he
awakened The somnambulist had
bored two holes through the door that
released the plate glass. Then he
went to the delivery window, climbed
eight feet over into the private apart
apartment of the office and bored three
holes into the cash drawer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
NO CLUE TO IDENTITY
OF MOTHER OF INFANT FOUND
THURSDAY ON BANK OF
THE FLYER.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury Was Death
of Unknown Infant From
Natural Causes.

Coroner McGaughy held an inquest
this morning at the morgue of the
Holderness- Senyard company over the
body CT the infant found on the river
bank Thursday. Dr. Gallagher held an
autopsy and gave his evid nee that
the child had been born alive and al
lowed to die. He said it never
breathed Mary Minor the negro
woman, testified as to the finding Of
the body The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of death of an IN
known from natural causes There is
nc clue offered as to the identity of
the mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
+ + + + + + + + 4. r 4. + + {
r BASEBALL NEWS. +
+ 1. =. + + i. + 4. + i. I. 4. + +

A familiar remark among baseball
fanatics is that hitting wins games,
out the man who scores runs also
mas something to do with it A
good sacrifice hitter is valuable to
team also and the man who cannot
sacrifice successfully has no place on
team that is playing the new and
up-to-date game as it is supposed to
oe played today. Ten years ago,
the hit and run game was practically
unknown to the baseball world, and
every man who went to the bat tried
MS best to knock the cover off the
oall, Long hits to pitcher, the third
oase and first base were common
eoose days. John J McGraw is sup
posed to be the man who originated
me hit and run play and he made OF
1t great success.
1t has become a great habit with
nose not familiar with the fine points
Ill The game to request Of the batter
mat he hit it out especially when
eHefe are men on bases and runs "a
needed, but many times this is just
"hat loses more games than it wins
II looks very nice to see man do the
DICK Merriwel act and knock home
win three men en- bases, but the
iolhe lun hitter seldom wins games.
WIN three men on bases in the game
Win NatcheZ the other day and no
poay out, the game began to read like
'nis; Mr.. hit sharply to third
anu the runner was cut off at the
pate. Mr.. Next Batter hit hot one
70 pitcher and it was double play.
NC scores. There is good IN
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13

name. y memhe@ q Gjs family Is
postma st'z. He Is l smerssrai bus.-
ness man ana it Is sfd lar h. Vii
maxi an active canvass IT HE state
discussing before fhe people m
policies favored by the SuaHir,l
party in the conduct OF thn
governm nj. The fact hat the
postal authorities have named a
postotiire for him is not to BE- taken
as Partially on the part OF he NATIONAL
administration, for by cunsut.n4 mo-
list= ef Arkansas pestoMccs il Viii ~
Sen Chat there is DaNia in Ja8a-
county ed Meyers III Gaf'ar4' eaa5,
and II tn insur&en Repuh5e8a a7
ilaa4 fa.eman IL vii 81 ~ #f#.F -
L f=G to Fofem34 IN lftss=H =aE
GGa-#s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
HORSES DISTANCE FAST TRAIN
Engineer Tells Of Frightened Team
on Track Running Seven Miles.

Iowa City, Ia, May IA team OF
horses, hitched together raced ahead
cf Rock Island passenger train seven
mites between Hill and Iowa
City yesterday, covering the distance
ia twenty minutes. This record was
vOuched for by the engineer. He said
tire horse s wera grazing en- the right
Of way when they became scared an
stared TO run aheai of he tram.
They K pit on the track and safely
crossed a 300-yard tr astIa
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
THE PROGRAM.
OF the Concert to Be Given This
Evening.

TIE following is the program of
the concert to be given by LeMaire's
band in the courthous yard this eve
ming:
March. Second Regiment. Conn cti-
cut. Reeves.
Medley, selection, Black Prince,
Daily.
Song from the "RunaWays," If |
Should, Leo Friedman, arranged by II.
L.eMaire
A trombone misunderstanding, A
Blaze of Glory, Afford and Jerome.
lntermission ten minutes.
March, Alabama Blossoms, Chas.
l.. Won Barr
Grand selection, Lucretia Borgia,
DonniZetti
Int rmezZc, Ancna, Vivien Grey.
March, Princes Pocahontas, r. f.
Hoyt.
The concert begins at eight O'Clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
CASE IS NOT ENDED
CCMMiSSiO FINISHES HEARING
IN ARKANSAS RATE CASE
IN JUNE.
1E20SITiaaa ARe TO BE TAKEN
EWaeFce

Nemp2..-. Taan~ May re
ease Ct taa Cotton Belt Raavaz
against &c Memphis fralsal bureau
occupied Be- attention OF Tire COM.
mefce eoa@s-zi5l Yesterday. and IL
festilnons 81 tie witnesses from arG
anaas va taken. consuming the IN
tire day. Emission was gsantea e
E. Wright to take the dispositions cf
HeLa'y f FarwelI J. p. Park and
j, ID. Watson, traffic manager. genera.
freight agent and division freight
agent respectively, of the Cotton
Belt, on Tuesday next, T. B. Turley
and I. X. Ridick. counsel for the
Memphis Err light Bureau, CONSENT 3
to same Chairman Knapp of the
commission then gave the attorney 5
permission to file briefs and a:.ne
orally, either at Washington or before
the commission at June date, in St.
Louis. Testimony was taken Of
A. r. Bragg, manager of the Little
Rock freight bureau; J. ]. Mandel-
baum, J. T. FARRELL and George II.
Brown, ali Of Little Rock.
Judge Knapp Of the commission
gave Mr.. Brown permission to file
with thf commission within ten
days, statement showing the growth
of Little Rock as to population, bust
ness and general development.
A W Mum CT Pine Bluff an j.
S. Mcdonald of Altheimer also tes-
tilted at length, and about a dozen
business men appeared on the pat
of Memphis.
A very strong case of discrimina-
ton was made out, and the action
is attracting national attention, being
regarded as affecting the entire state
CT Arkansas
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
GEORGE NICKERG OEhU.


q T. Nie&cas died Il Jg.a
Thursday attef0eau al his home 49,
lsa=' T eb street bctween Scott md
Cumberland s.aaets after an eXtanaea
l=iGass. says lie gJfJle Noe,1 Gazette.
TIE lalt5 hi7 death Mas eirrhosia
u Tie HYcH. Ne arrangements have
bee2l made Tor the funeral pending
4 49,. To t sesrans sent TO his
mother and sister in New York.
George Niekels was born in Little
Reeh thirty years ago and had lived
here all his life II was the son or
Henry f. Vickers, who for nearly
thirty years resided near Sixth and
Sherman streets and who died in Pine
Buff some years ago.
He was veteran Of the Spanish
American war. having enlisted in
company A of the Second Arkansas
regiment, and served until it was
mustered out He was sergeant
when mustered out. He is survived
by his mother and sister. residing in
New York and a brother who lives In
Texas. He was a member Of the bar.
tenders, union and of the Eagles.
The latter have charge Of the funeral
services, the hour of which will lie
announced to-day
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
LAUNDRY COMPANY
REORGANlZES

Tie took company of the American
Excelsior laundry has been reorgan-
ize with the following officers: Geo.
List, president; w L. Goodwin, vice
fre silent; Jesse R. Core, secretary
and = asurer. The new company Will
t,aa act the business Of the laundry
as usual Mr.. Sam Franklin viii re
.ira from an active interest in the
laundry Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
Baton Rouge Loses Again.

Baton Rouge May l2-Greenvllle
defeated Baton Rouge this afternoon
by a score Of to 2. There were a
number of errors on each side, and
the game lacked the ginger which has
previously been manifested.
GreenvilIe :. :. 0 0 0 2 0 0-6
Baton Rouge. % 0 l %
Bait ries-Doremus and Reisenger
Doyle and kahlkoff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
Standing Of the Teams.
Vieksburq 7, Pine Bluff 2.

Eicksburg, May 12.-Vicksburg beat
Pine Bluff the opening game of the
seiies in lively game this afternoon
which Jagged some at the finish, how
evar,when it got one-siaed at the
score of Z to ?.
Vickburg ! 0 0 A o 0 81
Pine Bluff -. =. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 II
Observation-Disclosures and Earle; Shat
fer, R eder and Blue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
TEMPLE SERVICES.

Regular services will be held at Tenn
pie Anshe Eneth at 730 p. m. The
subject of Rabbi Kornfeld's discours q
will be, who Shall Be Our Spiritual
LEADER" After the regular services
the |. o. O. B. will hold special meet
ing for the purpose of initiating new
members
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
Monroe Continues to Win.

Natchs z, Miss, May l2-Monroe
goose egged Natchez in well-played
game today, to 0.
Zatchez. o 0 0 0 0 0 DC
Monroe :. :. 0 0 0 0 0 %
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Massing;
Helm and Leidy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
National league
st. Louis >, Boston i.
Pittsburg 6, Brooklyn o.
Cincinnati 10. New York |
Chicago 4, Philadelphia y.

THAT gossip of Clark Griffith S about
Fred Parent being able to play rings
around Hans Wagner as shortstcp
is all bosh." remarked Hugh Jennings
while discussing the merits of the two
players.
AS an all around ball player Vas
ner has Parent beat to d ath. for h"
s a much harder hitter and can
cover every bit as much ground. NO
ona would eyer have thonght OF cam
paring these two men if Wagnes had
not struck a bad etereak T. tie worl $
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13

Ea5s =. i, sE5.a II fosaa-
zs.= sHsl lz@5z ere 9l.e " spl5
u ~ 3 ae.el5s 81 faae. al
- IS fefe a#.ss-t sad '5.E al thefa
E#= IL funeral VII. i hea tam5r-
y a.aeenao. i, - CLOCK aaa tie
=,z.e. t..aat vii 6e=ta t.. courthouse
za.a3 4 aattz:. draaoa IN 6laof. al
vie. t. %oris AT Rest inscribed
On the name plate with tree candles
L iiGht the way througs tie daHk
Gays OF the unknown future. lie the
i3st remains Of tie "knockers' ham
'ae} All this afternoon, sympathetic
trends have called to console with
John d. Speers, Buck Cook, w. D
Heafn and others Of the "Knockers,
CUB, who, by the demise of the
hammer have lost a bosom friend
1t was Intended that the funeral
should be held this afternoon, but the
relatives Of the deceased would NOT
allow it, prefelring to keep their NET
with them as long as possible and a
postponement of the last rites was
made at the last moment until to.
morrow.
Inc scenes around the coffin are
SAD ones. Windy Plummer in
hushed tones that cannot be heard
over three blocks. conducts the
friends to where the coffin lies and
Weeps copious tears.
John Speers is there at ali times
and Buck Cocks grief is too sad for
u'terance, while Allie Dreyfus has
fallen two days behind with his
dope, records, mourning for the de-
parted.
Inc cause Of all this grief sprung
from meeting of the "Kuockers'
CLUB, which was held last night. and
at which time it was decided to burv
the hammer and welcome the team
nome with a smile and a shout of
JOY. The aforesaid hammer" has
been much in evidence around the
headquarters of the fans for the last
week, and it was decided last night
that tha hammer" was a Jonah con-
sequently Jonah will be sent to the
boneyard.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the courthouse yard DR.
B. H. Gallagher conducting the ser.
vices. A cnoir composed of s. A
Rosenberg, F. L. DlQey, J. o. Harr-
son and D. c. Bell will furnish the
music. Prof. N.cNeill will preside at
the organ. One of the sweetest selec
tics by the choir will be entitled.
why Don't W. Win When We Make
Sc Many Hits?' DR.. Galligher's sub
ject will be: Let Us Look for Bright
er Things Ahead, For Murphey Now
Bats 1913. Everybody invited to
atteN3
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
OALNY DESTROYED
BLOWN UP BY RUSSIANS TO Rem
DER DIFFICULT JAPAN.
ESE LANDING
Population Has Beea Estimated a
e0.oeo, Mostly Chinese. 5sPs.
Koreans =es31d Rassa
eoFMUH9cAr;eN eoaT AH

St. POI .-s.s
Alezfs i - zefssfsH
ID the does aHt, i.I,=ss
Lao Ta4 y=nmsala. re
render me E,....el... 5:f.z5
ing al tlat point
Later kilograms receiver La;s ite#
cate that the whole OF Gsoll uaLs no.
been destroyed by the Eussis5Ds.
Port DaIns, on TaiinnHaa "a ~
sula, was intended by Russia 70 ae
the chief commercial emporium ef its
eastern dominions. An sdict proYia,
ing for its construction was issued by
the Russian emperor July 80, 1899, and
Port Dal@y, fully equipped with all
modern improvements, docks, ware
h6ses and railroad facilities, was
opened 10 cCEmefce IN DeCenoFf,
1901.
Nearly $4,000 men We're employed
daily on the work of constructing the
port and town. The total population
has been estimated at about so 600,
mostly Chinese japanese. Koreans and
Russians
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
ELECTION o Ct t.

80 =.5#=.5
bis 55.zaza slTras q f5a I.Pi.5-
pal a9aa go Ha3 t6iH} Gays session
q #a# lsi=.aa# ii=ata or
duered - a.5y5s.s- f0#l a#.5la -
celebration - fBs= GaI8 #affa#
shoot reIi2lo45 service VIZ h#.5
This Afternoon at 10 O'Clock.
Bishop Brown addressed Che pupils Of
the high school by special invitation
of Pref. Jordan. The bishops tah
was along plain practical lincs anu
was of interest to the students. Many
visitors we've also present 10 hear TIE
address,
The session Of Che council re on
veped at O'Clock. Tonight many
subjects will be discussed by the
council among which are the divorce
problem, appellant court, colGred
missionary Jurisdictions, and bishops.
Thursday Morning.
AT the Afternoon session the council
convened at 2:3O O'Clock The regu-
lar order Of business was suspended
and the election CT officers was taken
up, which resulted as follows:
p. X. Roots, Little Rock; reelected
treasurer
Fay Hemps tead, Little Rock; re-
elected registrar
Jno. T. Hicks, reelected chancellor.
S. S. Faulkner of Helena was elect
trustee for the Episcopate fund.
Rev J. B. X. Weed Of Fort Smith
trustee for Arkansas of the University
Of the South, and Dr. Walter S. Bruce
Of Helena, the lay trustea of the Uni
versity of the South
Delegates to general conv ntion to
be held at Boston in October v re
elected as follows:
Rev. G. Gordon Smeade of Lille
Rock, Rev. j. H. Lockwood of Hell "a,
Rev. w, d, Buckner of Pine Buff, AID
r V. Geo. -. Norton Of Newport.
10y lIti' SoLt'o . ~. fIOt)lS II Lit
tie Rock, N b. Trulock Of Pine Buff,
John T. Hicks of Little Rock, General
Reeves of Camden
Clerical alternates j. B. VIVA ing
of Fayetteville, - Ingram of Cam
den and Rev. Lemon.
Lay alternates: Gustave Jones OF
Newport, r. e. Lee of Pine Bluff, J! N.
Walker of yFayett willie and H. G.
Rather CT Little Rock.
Evening Session.
For the evening service the reader
was Rev. Hancock of Forrest City
Lesson by Rev. TrescOtt Of Mena
The evening service was follow d
by a report of committee on cons'i Il.
ton and canCns.
A short address was made by DR..
Hale Of Philadelphia on the work Of
the brotherhood of ST John.
Archdeacon Jeffrey also made a
very interesting address which ere ated
a pleasing impression
A resolution was put and unani-
mously carried by rising vote. indor3-
ing Bishop Browns position with ref
erence to the church work among the
colored people
Bishop Brown, after the passage of
the resolution, rose and feelingly and
thanked the council for
the support given him and expressed
himself as being heart and soul with
the people Of the south, though he
came here from diocese in Ohio six
y ars ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13
Thursdays Games.

Southern league
Little Rock 3, New Orleans l.
Memphis 9, Shreveport S,
Birmingham /, Nashville /,
Atlanta II, Montgomery I
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13

American league
Boston 8, Detroit /.
st. Louis s. Washington Z
Cleveland 7, New York o.
Philadelphia 9, Chicago 8.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-05-13

CONTINUED from page A.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12
ADVANCE EX-
PECTED IN OIL

which they are drilling. is as a
rule very deep, and they cannot
afford to operate with prices as
they have been for the past three
months. 1t takes better than a
$50 market for producers to
make any money when they are
compelled to drill over 5000 feet,
and that is what most Of them
are doing now. For the paSt year
there has been little doing in the
shallow sand stuff and the old
territory has been punctur1d as
full of holes as pin cushion that
has been in Use for a long time.
Reports for the past month
from the Texas oil fields s.c 10
the effect that the production has
fallen off 10 great extent. The
shipments for the past month
have been about 100.0cG barrels
in excess Of the production and
the orders for this month show a
large increase. while the produc-
tion is falling of. The reports
from the Kansas and Indian Ter
ritory fields are practically in
line with those from Tex s.
There is little drilling being d6re
in any Of the western territory,
and what wells have been drilled
in are small producers.
The outlook in the oil business
could not be more bullish than
it is at present, and operators
who keep in close touch with con-
ditiOns and the situation are firm
in the belief that before the elee-
tion is over there viii be a god
advance all aIon gthe line. Fra
all indications there is no recon
TO predict less than - oil before
the holidays, and possibly much
sooner than that.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12
CHAS. FINLY
BADLY BURNED

their burning clOtheS-nOt. how
ever. until both men had received
burns that prevented them from
travelling until yesterday. when
each set out for home to recover.
Finley was absolutely hopeless.
His hands were worse than use
less. and his ticket had been sew
ed to his hat band by an Oblig-
ing friend.
This makes the second eXplOs-
ion of the kind in West Virginia
within four days. The escaping
gas. according to Finley. had set
tied around the damp earth in
the hollow up which he and his
partner were forced to 90 to
reach their work. In the day
time when the wind was blowing
and the sun shining. it seems
that there is no danger whatever
from explosions of this kind. 1t
is only when the sun goes down
and the ground becomes damp IN
those places where the air is per-
fectlv still that the danger comes
from the escaping gas, which will
settle upon the lowest point OF
earth it can find. sometimes trav-
cling hundreds of yards down a
hollow. always seeking low
ground. The danger from this
source is a new one. and the two
disasters recently have put all
men working at night time IN the
neighborhood Of gas wells on
their guard against such dlsas-
ter.