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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

Special to The Oil Review.
Sharon, Pa, Nov. 22.-LOcal Of
ficials Of the United States Steel
corporation state that iron, steel
and tin workers will receive an
advance in wages about the first
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
EVERYTHING QUIET AT PRESENT

of the standing army was sue
cessfully disbanded Saturday ex-
cept twenty-five men, who are
willing to remain in order to full
fill the statutory requirements of
standing army.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

SPECIAL-We have one lot Of
mems light weight Douglas shoes,
sizes 51a, 6, 612, z, 71a, 912 and
10, $3.50 shoes which We will sell
this week for $275. Ask to see
them.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
TERRIBLE STORM NOW RAGING

Several inches of snow cover the
ground in some parts. A Nor
wegian schooner has gone ashore
at North Berwick Four Of her
crew were drowned.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
as NEAR THE LIMIT
AS IS POSSIBLE

to serve FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary for stealing a twenty-five
cent pair of suspenders from res
idence. Five years is the mini
mum sentence in such cases.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

Special to The Oil Review.
Huntington, Nov. 22.-Pearl
Smith, aged 10, who has been in
Reform school, has been sentenced
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
ARBITRATION TREATY SIGNED

Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, Nov. 22.-An ar
bitration treaty between the Uni
ted States and Germany was
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

signed today by Secretary Hay
and Baron Won Stormburg, Ger
man Ambassador at State depart
ment.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

Special to The Oil Review.
London, Nov. pa gale which
started yesterday has increased
severely today, and the entire
coast of England is being swept.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
TWO CHILDREN

ed them in a room together, were
burned to death in ineendiary fire
which destroyed three dwellings
last evening.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
Nothing Doing Lately.
Al to The Oil Review.

Special to The Oil Review.
Paris, Nov. 22.-This mornings
dispatches indicate there has been
no general fighting along Shake
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22

Special to The Oil Review.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Minister
John Barrett cables State depart
ment from Panama that every
thing is quiet on the isthmus. All
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-22
CHINA WILL
TAKE A HAND

river recently worthy of mention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
REGARDS IT SERIOUSLY.
Chinese Minister confers With Hay
Concerning china's Neutrality.

Chinese Minister confers With Hay
Concerning china's Neutrality.
Washington, Aug. 18.-Secretary
Cheng Tung LANG Cheng, the Chinese
minister, had a conference today with
Secretary Hay.
The minister, while admitting that
the question of China's neutrality was
discussed, did not attempt to conceal
his belief that the problems presented
to China in the last few days by the
presence of Russian ships in Chinese
waters were exceedingly serious nor
did he attempt to deny that the situa-
ton might lead to serious conse-
quences. He denied, however, that
he brought any specific instructions
from his own government, but he is
naturally DESTROYS of keeping his gov
eminent posted on the attitude of the
United States in this matter and it
can be stated that the real object OF
the presentation of this subject to the
secretary was to secure the latter's
counsel.
The Chinese authorities have the
greatest confidence in the disinterest-
edness of the secretary and have ap-
pealed to him repeatedly when the
Pekin government was in trouble.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
hUcksTER's
Ingenious Man with Weak voic,
Makes Machine Announce Wares.

Ingenious Man with Weak voice
Makes Machine Announce Ware
Red, ripe tomatoes, 8 cents q box"
"Early potatoes, II cents a half
peck!"
Elephants, asparagus and all other
vegetablesv
Get your marketing now for Sun
day."
These cries, coming from
tieth and Market streets in Philadel-
phia on a recent Saturday afternoon,
attracted scores of people to the spot,
says the New York Herald. After In
specting the vehicle many Of the wom-
en- who had rushed up went away just
thing uncanny in the cries. They EVIL
IDENTIFY came from the throat Of a hui
man being, but the human being was
nowhere to be seen.
Several men came along and fingered
the potato bags piled high in the rear
Of the wagon. Under them was a
ere and under that a big phono-
graph with a bigger megaphone. 1t
was talking Justify.
From the other side Of the street a
small man limped to the side of the
wagon. The crowd drew close to listen
to him. His voice was scarcely audible.
Il lost my voice by being shot in the
civil war" he began, "and thought
that this machine would take the place
of a voice for me. This was the only
business l knew, and I had to keep it
up. The scheme has worked great SO
far everywhere I've tried it today. I've
nearly disposed Of my stock already"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
v MIDDLE NAME.

Newspaper Correspondent Thought
1t Was a Slang Expression.
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis of West
Virginia within the hour Of his nomi-
nation for vice president by the Demo-
cratic party was sought out by a cor
respondent for a newspaper that has
a penchant for middle names. Ac-
co.ding to instructions wired from his
Office the reporter asked:
Senator, what does the G. in your
name stand sof?"
.Gassaway," was the reply.
But really l must find out" said the
reporter, smiling family.
"Gassaway," repeated the candidate.
rs that West Virginian for chase
yourselfy" inquired the young, man.
NO." chuckled the ex-senator; 'tt's
my middle me- old family name"
"Oh," said the correspondent, Il
thought it was a slang expression I
hadn't heard before."-New York
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
ITS THIRD ANNUAL.
Tuesday Opening Day of Billings
Fair Association.

Next Tuesday the third annual ex-
hibition of the Billings Fair associa-
tiom will open and will last four days.
Although held at an earlier date than
heretofore, the fair promises to be
fully as interesting as any of its
predecessors, with the added advan-
tage that the likelihood of bad-eath-
er has been reduced to a minimum.
The racing programme offered is ex-
ceptionally good. Some of the best
running and harness horses owned in
the state have been entered and it is
expected as mor than probable that
several track records will be lowered.
In addition to the regular events there
will be many special races, as notice
has been received that the Crows will
be on hand with some of their very
fastest horses.
EoS the opening day a three-minute
trot And a three-minute pace, two in
three, are UNDERSIGNED, also a quarter
mile dash and q three-quarter handi-
cap. The first heat in the ladies, relay
race will be run on this day. ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
FOR FOURTH TIME.
Unfortunate Spokane Visited by An.
other Disastrous Fire.

Unfortunate Spokane Visited by An.
other Disastrous Fire.
Spokane, Aug. 18.-The fourth disas,
trous fire i'm this city within three
weeks destroyed the stock of the Stan
dard Furniture company, on Sprague
avenue, near Post street, last night.
The cause is a mystery, i~ncendiaray
work being suspected. The furniture
company's loss is estimated at $50, 900,
insurance $4,000. The building, own
ed by the Lauman estate, is damaged
about $4,000, covered by insurance.
Other loss estimates are:
Quick Print company, $4,000, no in
surance; Merrill Typewriter company,
$500, insurance, 500; Washington
Stamp company, $1,400, insurance, ST.
600; Mrs. L. H. Nuckols, rooming
house. $1,000, fully insured; Bodega
saloon, $1,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
Cancer

Important discoveries in connection
with cance were announced at the
recent annual meeting in London of
the general committee of the cancer
research fund. Distinguished experts
briefly summed up their years work
as follows:
Civilization is not the cause Of car
Ger, which pervades animal as we'll as
human life and attacks all it's subjects
at relatively the anne age and periods.
1t is not an infectious disease and is
not transmissible from one species to
another. A cancer cell can reacquire
powers of self propagation.
Cancer is not caused by a parasite.
The malady Is not on the increase.
Radium has been found to exercise
no curative effect.
A serum has been discovered from
which good results are hoped.
The first authentic cases of cancer In
animals were infinitely described by ex-
periments which had been made on
fish and wild mice.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
MISS FoWLER's TRoussEAu.
Only Trousers, Especial Pair Made
by Apostle OF ssNew Thought

Only Trousers, Especial Pair Made
by Apostle Of New Thought"
Miss Susan Fowler, the ~trousered oc-
.togenarian apostle of the mystic New
Thought and vineland's oldest char
acter, has her wedding trousers ready
and waits but the coming of her sweet
heart from over tile seas to be made a
bride as coy and blushing as a girl of
sixteen, says a Vineland IN. - special
dispatch to the New York Herald.
vineland does not believe that George
r. Fowler, the Englishman who ar
rived there a few weeks ago and asked
Miss Fowler to marry him, will ever
return. He is in England, whittier he
sailed after one call at Miss Fowler's
modest abode.
Only one letter has come from him to
assure the woman, nearly forty years
his senior, whom he promised to marry,
that he will return to claim her for his
wife. But Miss Fowler has an unshak-
able faith in the promises of her forty
~six-year-old wooer. She regularly
works her little farm, looking after her
material welfare, but hour by hour she
expects her betrothed to return.
Serene in her confidence, she has pre-
pared her rousseau and proudly ex-
hibits it to callers at her little home on
the outskirts Of the city. This trous-
seau consists of a new pair of trousers.
made by Miss Fowler's own hands. for
never has she consented to be meas
ured by a tailor.
These wedding rousers she made
from a pretty brown material, which,
by her own statement, cost her 6 cents
a yard. She has never donned them
yet, nor will she until her wedding day.
Just when this will be she does not
profess to say, but she believes the time
will not now be long deferred and that
before many days her home will shelter
two persons instead of the one lonely
woman who has lived there for more
than forty-four years.
OF her wedding plans Miss Fowler
has nothing determined. As the mar
rage would be Of minds only, she does
not deem a religious or civil ceremony
necessary. She sees no reason why her
sweetheart may not walk into the
house and after some simple ceremony
devised by themselves take up his resi-
dence there, for better or for worse.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
The Red Badge Of Courage.

An unusual demonstration of physical
grit and steadiness Of nerve was re-
Gently given at Chambers lake, in Colo
RADIO, by r. B. House, professor Of
mathematics Of Colorado Agricultural
college, says a Denver dispatch. He
left Fort Collins a few days ago with
State Engineer Carpenters experiment.
ing company One day when he. was
telling a tree for arewood the ak
glanced and severed mi Of Professor
Houses toes and cut through the bone
Of a second. The professor was alone
and seventy miles from surgical assist.
ance. He removed his shoe, bathed the
ragged wound with whisky and with
needle and thread sewed on the ampu-
tated member and repaired the wound
Of the other toe. He is still at work
with the party.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
DAWSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS
Fix Late Date for Holding Thei
Convention.

Fix Late Date for Holding Their
Convention.
Glendive, Aug. 18.-The republican
county central committee met at the
court house iast night and decided to
hold the county convention October 1.
The representation vas decided upon
at one delegate to each IL votes cast
for Congressman Dixon two years ago.
This will make the convention num-
Der about SO delegates.
The subject Of delegates to the state
convention at Billings, September 2,
was discussed. It was decided to
hold q republican convention at
the court house August "a to select
delegates to this convention, which,
will select delegates to the judicial
convention, which meets at Billings
on the same date.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
ARE INFORMED FORMALLY.
Populist Candidates Notified Of Thei
Respective Nominations.

Populist Candidates Notified Of Their
Respective Nominations.
New York, Aug. 18.-Thomas E.
Watson of Georgia, the populist party
candidate for president, and Thomas
H. Tibbles of Nebraska, vice presiden-
tial candidate, were formally notified
of their nomination here tonight at
Cooper union. The big hall was crowd
ed when the two candidates, accom-
panied by Alfred G. Boulton of Brook
lyn, chairman OF the meeting, ap-
peared on the platform. There was
much cheering Chairman Boulton
introduced Judge Samuel w. Williams
OF, Indiana, who made the speech of
ficially notifying the candidates OF
their selection.
In addressing Mr.. Watson, MI. Will
liams said the convention that nomi-
mated him was made up of unselfish,
~self-sacriicing patriots, who partici-
pated in it's deliberations solely
through a high sense of duty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
THE WORLDS GREAT PORTS
london Heads the List and New
York IL In Second Place.

.+tUaEE AOEA - ~ SCCOMN u e r.LN
The recent report by the Antwerp
bureau of statistics on foreign tonnage
entered at the principal ports Of the
world having proved to be incomplete,
and for the United States misleading,
the Washington department Of COM
merce and labor has issued a corrected
statement on the same subject. 1t
may be accepted as showing the ton.
mage (coastwise trade not included)
entered at tile largest ports of the
world-ports having a tonnage of over
100000 tons-during the year 1902,
with the exception of the United
States ports. the figures Of which are
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903.
The figures for the United States and
Great Britain are taken from the Of
fetal publications of both countries,
while the greater number of the re-
mainder are taken from the annual re-
ports Of the United States consuls for
1903, bot covering tonnage figures for
1902:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
PLANNING a TOUR.
Comforting Concerning itinerary Of
Judge Parker.

Esopus, N. Y, Aug. 18.-No definite
plans have been made by Judge Par
ker to visit the west during the cam
paign, but 1t is almost certain that a
speaking tour of some kind will be ar.
ranged.
1t may be that Indiana will be the
only state in the west where the can
didate will speak, though his presence
is desired in Nebraska, Wisconsin and
Illinois as we'll. This is a question
which will be taken up at once by
the national committee, and an early
announcement is expected. 1t was
stated at Rosemount that Major M. v.
Menzies and John w. Spencer of In
diana received no answer to their in
vitation to Judge Parker to visit their
state, but it is known, too that he did
not decline.
The general impression here is that
Judge Parker will make several
speeches i'm the west when he goes to
the st. Louis exposition. The date
for that trip has not been settled, but
the judge and Mrs. Parker will prob.
ably leave here late in September and
remain away over the first week in
October.
Messrs. Menzies and Spencer left
ROsemOunt for New York today.
where they will spend several days,
and will consult with National Chair
man Taggart in regard to the Indiana
situation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
o i ARE ENJoINED.
Judge Bradford Files Decree in North
ern Securities Case.

Trenton, N. j., Aug. 18.-Judge
Bradford, in the United States cir
cult court today, filed the formal de-
n of injunction in the suit recently
decided by him in which Edward H.
Hartman and Winslow Pierce were
compliments and the Northern Sc
curities company and the Northern
Pacific railway were defendants. In
the decision Judge Bradford decided
that he would grant a preliminary in
junction, and today's formal decree
is in consequence thereof.
The decree restraints the Northern.
Securities company from disposing of
370,230 shares of the common stock of
the Northern Pacific company, which,
it is alleged, was transferred to that
company by Hartman and Pierce. It
further restraints the Northern Securi-
ties company from disposing of 349, 900
shares of the Northern Pacific COM
pany received from the said Northern
Pacific company.
The Oregon Short Line company is
required to give a bond of $4,000 OO
for indemnifying any losses that may
be sustained by the granting of a per.
manent injunction. The Oregon Short
Line company filed its bond as re
CURED, with the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty company as sureties
The bond has the approval Of John W
Griggs, as counsel for the Northern
Securities company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
DIRT WILL SOON FLY.

Preparing to Begin Active Work on
Panama Canal.
Washington, Aug. 18.-Work of con
structing the Panama canal is about to
begin in earnest. At the headquarters
of the commission in this city large
acquisitions from the isthmus for dy-
mantle and powder for blasting pur.
poses are being filled.
To meet the demand for the con-
siderable amount of printing required
In connection with the enterprise a
full printing outfit has BEEN author
axed, and this will go forward at the
eor1iest possible moment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
wa.hine SILK Goods.

Permit no wringing or rubbing Of any
wash silk garment. Simply have it
dipped, changing the lukewarm water
several times until it becomes COM
p%aratively clean. Next pass through
two waters of the same temperature,
emitting soap, and hang up to drain.
Care should be taken to pin in several
places to avoid strain, as the garment
will be heavy with the weight Of wa
ter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
BosToNIAN ELECTED HEAD OF
GRAND ARMY.
MEETS NEXT At DENVER
Western City Chosen for 1905 En-
campment-society Deprecates
Race Antaeonism.

Boston, Aug. 18.-General Wilmon
Blackmar Of this city was elected
commandments of the G "A. R. by
reclamation at the session of the ma
t;onal encampment today, and Den
yer was selected as the place for the
encampment of 1905. The other ma
tional officers elected we're:
Senior vice commandments,
John R. King, Washington, D. c.;
Junior vice commander, George w.
Patton, Chattanooga, Tenn; surgeon
general, Doctor Warren R. King, In
dianapolis, Ind; chaplain-in-chief, ].
H. Bradford, Washington, D. C.
Later General Blackmar made the
following appointments:
Adjutant general, John E. Gilman,
Massachusetts,; quartermaster, Char
les Burrows, New Jersey; assistant
quartermaster and custodian Of the
records, J. H. Holcomb, Pennsylvania;
assistant adjutant general, F. B. Still
ings, Massachusetts.
Resolutions were passed declaring
that any modification of the voting
franchise should be along lines OF
Intelligence and finance" and not
along lines OF race and color" and
disappearing of the admission of sons
of veterans to the secret G. A. r.
meetings. A resolution regarding the
proposed fraternal convention Of the
survivors of the union and confeder
ate armies vas laid on the table.
Mrs. Mary T. Hager of Chicago was
elected national president OF the
ladies' G.. A. r.
In the afternoon the grand army
delegates made a pilgrimage to Lex
ington and Concord in automobiles.
Tonight the Women's Relief corps
held a campfire.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
DID NO BUSINESS HERE.
surething Games With Circus Not
m Permitted to Operate.

s~urethino Games With Circus Not
IN Permitted to Operate. \
Thanks to Chief Morse of the pRliAe
department none of the 'surething"
attachments to the Main circus was
enabled to do business here. The
chief was approached for permission
to operate the games, but peremptor-
lily refused and threatened to arrest
the first man who sought to conduct
one of them. In order that ample
protection could be afforded the pub
lie he caused a number of regular and
special officers to be stationed on the
show grounds during the day and
evening and the gentlemanly robbers
kept dnTkThe only effort made to
fleece the nnsuspecting was by an
alleged fortune teller, who vas one
Of the 'tattractions' OF a side show.
By the assistance of several ropers-in
she attempted to induce the gullitle
to part with their coin, but the po-
lice speedily stopped her and as far
as known no one was taken in by her.
Loud protests were made by the
fellows interested in the fakes at the
action of the chief, but it did them
no good and Billings at least is one
Montana town that escaped payment
Of toll to the gang of tricksters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
TO OYSTER BAY.
President Will Leave Washington for
Some Weeks.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President
Roosevelt will leave next Saturday
morning for Oyster Bay. While there
he will complete his letter of accept
ance, a complete draft of which al
ready has been prepared. 1t will be
published probably early in the sec
ond week of September.
The president expects to remain one
month at Oyster Bay.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
Rebellion In Gorge Free State.

Brussels, Aug. 18.-It is reported
here that a rebellion has broken out
in the Mongall river district of the
Congo Free State, and that troops are
being sent there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19

The figures for Philadelphia are
1893 400. for New Orleans 1861 1893,
for Baltimore 1,41G.529 and for San
Francisco 1.O1G,2S4.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-19
Meeting Of stockholders.

Office OF DonOvan-McCormick Com
pany, Billings, Montana, July 8, 1904
Notice is hereby given, that a special
meeting Of the stockholders of the
Donovan4McCormick company will be
held at the Office of said company, at
their store building in Billings, Mon
tana, on the twenty-seventh (27th)
day of August, 1904, at two (2) o'clock
p. m, for the purpose OF considering
the question of increasing the capital
stock of said corporation from mi
thousand shares, OF the par value Of
one hundred ($100.00) dollars each, to
two thousand shares, Of the par value
Of one hundred ($100.O0) dollars each,
making the capital stock two hundred
thousand dollars ($20O, 600. O0), insteat
of one hundred thousand dollars ($1OO-
100000.
T. G. POWER,
A. G. JOHNSON,
PAUL MCCORMICK,
A majority of the Directors and Trusl
tees. 21-7t
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T. G. POWER,
A. G. JOHNSON,
PAUL MCCORMICK.

majority of the Directors and Trus!
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