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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-07
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MIDDLEBoURNE.


Frank Tracy moved his family
to this place Friday from Sisters
vile. He will occupy a portion of
the lower Dodd street house
which Squire Warner recently
purchased from Sheriff Grim.
Lin Headley of Luzon, was in
town Thursday.
DR.. Joe Pyle and wife passed
through Niddlebourne Thursday
on their way to their home at
Bearsville.
Sheriff Grim returned Thursday
from a business trip to Parkers-
burg.
Harry Shepherd is suffering
from an attack of pneumonia.
Miss Eta Barnes returned
Thursday evening from Parkers-
burg, where she visited Miss Maud
Stout, school friend
Sellers brothers have the frame
up for Sheriff Grim's handsome
new residence on Stealey street.
DR.. NJ. VI. Reppard and Rev. f.
II. Waters left this morning to at
tend a Prohibition district con-
vention at Friendly.
c.. W. Carse of Wick, was in
/ town Thursday on business.
/ S. II. Craig left for his home
at Shiloh Wednesday afternoon,
after visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Rose Lemley.
Capt. Beagle Of near Friendly.
made a business tri p to our town
Wednesday.
Francis S. Hyatt of ParEors-
burg, crew manager of the Chi
cago T."trait company. made Il
! business Trip 10 Mrdjicbomne on
Thursday.
II. T. FH'..r OF III. To.' K. was
here Thursday on hjs.",.r.
.! - ". %~..th IF i'rrw. a'-
tended IT, hr~i"".s matters in tn
cour.. >'fl Thursday.
c. Is. NcCoy of Si<t'rSviiIe,
who has been missing a broken
rib and other minor injuries at
the home of his nephew, Robert
Mccoy, is able to walk about the
streets.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued to l.. O. Allen and Isa b. Ba-
Eer, Robert o. Cothcrs and An
ME Christy.
John W. Arthms died Tuesday
evening of heart trouble. The
funeral and interment took place
today at 10 a. m. The services
were held at the Baptist church
and the intermcnt at Greenwood
cemetery. He leaves surviving
him widow and two boys. His
wife is sick and confined to her
bed. but is somewhat improved
and stood the shock of her hus-
bands death as we'll as could be
expected. The whole family has
the sympathy of the neighborhood
in their bereavement.
j. G.. Evans and j. c. Kimble
Of Lincoln district, attended
County court yesterday.
G.. B. Slemaker and d. f.
Thoenen Of Sistersville. were in
town yesterday on business.
J. f. Swan and son returned
from st. Louis yesterday where
they took in the big exposition.
J. J. Kendle and Charles w.
Carse, two substantial citizens Of
Meade district. were attending
County court today.
Judge Thomas p. Jacobs was in
town yesterday on legal business.
. j. G. Mayfield and father were
in Pittsburg on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Of Hal
brook. Pa. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. L. Morris of Dodd street,
this week.
w. F. Clark of Kidwell, was
in town yesterday on business.
Capt. B. 7. Bowers Of New
Martinsville. was here on legal
business the first of the week.
W. II. Henderson Of Little, is
delivering some fine Rome beauty
apples to our citizens this week.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-07

Those new ten-cent pictures at
McCoy's Book store will please
you.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
New Russian Minister

London successor to N. V.
Plehve in the Office of Minister of the
Interior, as stated here, is NJ Nicholas
Paulovitch Ignatieff, who was born at
st. Petersburg ir 1882, and entered
the guard when seventeen years old.
Later he was appointed military at
tache to the Russian embassy in Lon
don, and in 1853 was sent on a special
mission to Khiva and Bokhara. In
1860 he was appointed Russian am
bassador at Peking, and four years
later he was made ambassador to
Turkey. He was appointed Minister
of the Interior under Alexander III,
but was dismissed in 1882, though he
remained a member Of the council Of
the empire. He has since been con-
spicuous as leader tf the Pan-Slavi0
party in Russia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
CONFERENCE ON LABOR.
President and Cabinet Members Talk
Over the Conditions.

Washington. Labor conditions gen
orally throughout the country was the
subject of conference held at the
White House. Several matters which
have been appealed to the President
were considered and action upon them
will be announced later.
The conference was of considerable
Importance to the administration and
to labor generally.
Soon after the conference began
one Of those present brought to the
Presidents attention the fact that a
report had already been sent out of
Washington stating that tie confer
ence had been called to consider the
Chicago strike. Promptly the Presi-
dent authorized the announcement
that the Chicago strike would not be
discussed at the conference, and it
was not, according to the statements
of those present.
Recording the strikes in various
parts Of the country, the President
and his advisers agreed that at no
point had any of these passed beyond
the scope of local treatment, nor was
the administration called on at this
time to take action.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
PANAMA CANAL ZONE.
It's Relation to the United States Pass
ed on by Comptroller of Treasury.

Washington of the
Treasury Tracewell, in an opinion de-
fning the authority of the Panama
Commission regarding disbursements
and the relation of the canal zone to
the United States, holds that while
the general spirit and purpose" Of
the Constitution is applicable to the
zono, that domain is not a part of the
United States, within the "full mean
ing of the Constitution and laws Of
the country" He held that until Con-
gress, by express legislation, shall have
prescribed the form of government Of
the zone, the will and sound discre-
tion of the president and his commits
sion will control subject only to the
general spirit and purpose of the con-
stitution and the local revenues of the
zone in accordance with such rules as
they may authorize. He holds it un-
necessary to decide whether those rev.
enues are in a general sense moneys OF
the United States as are required to
be accounted for to the Treasury De-
partment. The Comptroller also holds
that the commission would have no au-
thority to adopt system of allotting
pay by employees on the Isthmus to
that in use in the Navy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
ANTI-BoYcoTT ASSOCIATION.
Will Take Hand In Fight Against the
Freight Handlers.

Chicago. o.-If the freight handlers
union should attempt to enforce an
order forbidding all members from
handling consignments to and from
the stock yards, the action will be
fought by the American Anti-Boycott
Association and the federal authori-
ties will be asked to intervene.
So asserted Daniel Davenport, ex-
ecutive agent Of the association, who
arrived in Chicago today from Bridge
port, Conn. The freight handlers or
der was adopted by its council and then
suspended pending call from Presi-
dent Donnelly.
Enforcement Of an order Of that
kind would be gross violation of the
federal statute" said Mr.. Davenport.
"The law provides the heaviest pen
alties for such an act. If the freight
handlers made the attempt they would
have the federal authorities down on
them in a minute, and [ am here to
look out for the interests of our mem
bers. The association is prepared to
invoke assistance from the govern
ment.
"Freight handling comes within the
business of a common carrier, and any
refusal Of the freight handlers to ham
die any particular consignments would
be discrimination, and a criminal con-
spiracy. This threat is similar to one
of the cases of Debs in the A. r. U.
strike of 1894"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
At the White House.

Washington. President Roosevelt
and party arrived in Washington and
were driven directly to the White
House. The train which came in ex-
actly on time, was long one drawn by
two engines. The presidents special
car, the last one, was left outside the
train shed, and he headed the party
with Mrs. Roosevelt by his side in
walking its entire length. When he
arrived at the engines both engineers
were lined up with their hands care
fully wiped, waiting for the customa-
ry salute. The president shook each
man S hand with both of his, and each
got word Of eongratulation on the
trip.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
A Penny Caused the Cough.

Boston.-After years of suffering
from an illness which several physi-
clans said was consumption, Miss Iva
Brakeman, % years of age, Of Newton
Upper Falls, has coughed up a penny
and her health is rapidly improving.
When the girl was recovering from
diptheria, fifteen years ago, she swal-
lowed the penny. She became i'll about
five years ago, and physicians dag
nosed her case as consumption. She
would be seized with violent coughing
spells, followed by the formation Of
abcesses on her lungs. Miss Brakeman
was seized with a particularly violent
coughing spell a few days ago, and in
an effort to prevent herself from ohok-
ing thrust her finger down her throat.
The next instant she withdrew her
hand and up came the penny.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Sheriff, Cannot Guarantee Protection

Cripple Creek, Col.-Sheriff Edward
Bell will not guarantee protection to
any person who has been driven from
this district because of his alliance or
sympathy with the Western Fedora
ton of of Miners. He made this plain
when he received a message from Pat
rick Carvel, one Of the hundreds who
were deported after the Independence
depot dynamite outrage. Carvel is now
at Colorado City and notified Sheriff
Bell that he wished to resume his res
idence here if the authorities would
guarantee to protect him from vio-
lence. Sheriff Bell not only informed
Carvel that he would not guarantee to
protect him from harm, but strongly
advised him never to return to the dis
triet
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
SNAKE IN THE SOUP.
Child and Cook Who Drank of the
Broth are Dead.

M'Kenzie, Tenn.-A report is cur
rent here of the death of child and
a negro cook from a very unusual
cause. The family was. away at
church and left the little fellow with
the cook. The child. got hungry and
the cook gave it bowl of bread and
soup, and it died within half an hour.
The cook was accused of poisoning the
child when the family heard of the
manner of its death, but explained
that she had only given it the soup
made from boiling a cabbage for din
ner, and in order to convince her en-
ployers that she was innocent, drank
of the soup herself, with the result
that she also died in a short while IN
great agony. An investigation by the
family developed the fact, that small
green snake had been hidden in the
cabbage head and was cooked with it.
1t is supposed that this was the cause
of the death of both the child and the
negro woman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Indians are Perishing.

Washington.-An appeal was made
to Roosevelt by a committee represent
ing the Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions in behalf of the Pima Indians
in Arizona, who are said to be perish
ing because the waters of the Gila riv-
er have been diverted from tNeir res
ervation. The Indians, who number
about 5000 are said to be on the
verge of starvation because of ,.he
failure of their crops. The president
promises. to consider the matter,
which has been before the Interior
Department for long time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Deported Man Returns Home.

Cripple Greek, Colo.-Patrick Me-
Carvel, one the men who was de-
ported over the Kansas line by the
military early in June, returned to
Victor, where he owns property, in
cluding large hall and business block
valued at $25,000 McCarvel was al
lowed to attend to some business, af-
ter which he was placed on board the
first outgoing train, with warning
that in future police protection would
not be afforded him should he again
return. He originally was deported
FOR openly expressing sympathy with
the miners and denouncing acts Of
Gov. Peabody and his military at
taches.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Citizens of vardaman Indignant.

The failure Of the Postoffice De-
partment to confirm the name of Var
dsman, selected for the new town on
the road between Okolona and Hous-
ton, is attracting great attention. John
A briggs, OF Vardaman, says: "We
are not 6 ing to stand for this thing.
1t is, our town and we have right to
name it what we please when there is
no reasonable objection to it, and
you can put it down that it will be
known as Vardaman to the end of the
chapter.' While it is only hamlet
this incident will undoubtedly attract
national attention to it, and may prov
identially be the means Of making a
big town out Of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTERS
Brief Chronicle Of All Important Happenings
Passing and Forging Checks.

Elam Wedgeworth, was arrested at
Handsboro, charged with attempting
to pass "a bogus check on saloonkeep-
er of McHenry, and also charged with
having forged check on Mr.. Stuard,
of the same place, two years ago.
Wedgeworth drove into Handsboro
purchased $50 worth of liquor and
offered~to pay for same with check
for 5000, signed by j. r. Pratt, of the
Ten-Mile Lumber Company. The sa-
loon keeper did not have the money to
cash the check and requested him to go
to Mr.. Stuard s place Of business and
get the check cashed. Mr.. Stuard
recognized the man at once as the
person who passed bogus check on
him for 5000 two years ago. Wedge
worth is now in the county Jail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
:Suppressing Whitecappers.

Governor Vardaman now has under
consideration a PLAN to launch a
movement for the suppression Of the
whiteeapper and other lawless bands
in Pike county, and it is more than
likely that the Pinkerton detective
agency will be requested to send addi-
tional forces to this state to ferret
out the perpetrators of recent out
RACES. The governor has been spurred
to action by the complaint of a negro
named William Collins, whose store
and residence were burned to the
ground a few nights since, and who
was ordered to leave the county un-
der. threat of death punishment if he
failed to do so.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Authorized Insurance compnaies.

The new list of insurance companies
authorized to transact business in Mis-
sissippi, which is being sent out by
Insurance Commissioner W. @. Cole,
to post the people on the reliable COM
panies and prevent the operation of
wildcat concerns, shows that there are
at present sixty-nine fire insurance
companies licensed to do business in
Mississippi, of which number ten are
reinsurance companies. There are
nineteen life insurance companies au-
thoriEed to write policies in Missis-
sppi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Decrease in State Convicts.

The reports of the Secretary of the
Prison Board of Control for the past
few months have shown a decrease in
the number of prisoners in the PEN
ltentiary. Secretary Melville finish
ed his report to the Board for the
month which ended on the 25th. The
report shows that there are now in the
penitentiary 1,050 convicts, an in
crease of one over the last report.
During the month eight were dismiss
ed, four were pardoned, two escaped
and one died Those who escaped were
John Barry, on the Cutrer place, @ad
Will Foster, from the Oakley Farm
The number Of convicts on the Sun
flower Farm totals 521. During the
month sixteen prisoners were brought
in from the various counties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Another Boil Weevil.

A great deal of apprehension is felt
among the farmers near Marion, War
rem county, over the discovery of an
insect, said to be a genuine boil Wee
vii. The insect is red colored, almost
brown in appearance. 1t was discov-
cred on M. L. Edwards place, and is
reported to be on places adjacent
thereto. 1t is noted that whenever the
insect thrusts its bill into the boil it
kills the boil and squares. Specimens
of the insect have been sent to the
State Entomoiogist and the Pest Crop
Commission at Shreveport, La, for ex-
animation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
q. & S. I. Not Sold to I. G.

Vice President Thos: P. Hale, of the
Gulf and Ship Island system, gives
positive denial to the report that the
road has been sold to the Illinois Cen
tral system, and says that there is
not remote possibility of such deal
taking place. The rumor doubtless
originated through the fact that bust
ness is rather dull on the Ship Island
system at present, owing to the clos
ing down of large number of saw
mills, but these plants will resume op-
erations during the next few months,
as the lumber market is assuming
somewhat brighter prospect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Rupture with the vatican.

Paris.-The Vatican's reply to the
French note demanding the recall of
the letters summoning the Bishops of
Dijon and Laval to Rome, was re-
ceived at the Foreign Office, and is be-
ing translated for the Council of Min
listers. Premier Combes, when ques-
toned after the ministers had ad-
journed, declared that diplomatic eti-
quette forbid him to speak. This state
ment is interpreted to indicate COM
plete rupture of diplomatic relations
with the Holy See.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Fatal Wreck Caused by Boys.

Hoopeston, Ill.-Blain Castor and
Webber Williams, both 13 years old,
were arrested charged with tampering
with the switch, which was thrown,
causing fatal wreck on the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad. Castor
confessed and implicated Richard
Kyle, IA, and porter Laird, II. Fire
man James F. Rail was killed and
three trainmen injured in the wreck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05

William Collins, negro merchant
and farmer cf Pike county, appealed
to Gov. Vardaman Tor protection from
whitecaps. He says they burned his
store and warned him that he can
not sell merchandise IN that county.
Collins is a thrifty negro and owns
considerable property which he does
not wish to leave, but fears he will be
killed if does not.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
BOTH SIDES
STAND FIRM
NO BREAK APPARENT IN PACK
ING HOUSE STRIKE.
PACKERS ARE CONFIDENT
Employers Claim That Strike Has
Been Practically Won, With Strikers
Making Counter Claims of Victory.
Talk of Appealing to Roosevelt.

Chicago,-The conflict between the
packers and butchers which has been
going on in the packing trade industry
throughout the country for nearly
three weeks, shows no sign of abate-
ment. Both of the opposing interests
seem as determined as ever on fight
to finish and the indications are that
the struggle will continue for some
time. The packers declare that they
have won the fight and that the strik-
ers are becoming demoralized. Strike
leaders assert that the victory is with
the workmen and that it will be a
matter of but short time until the
packers will be compelled to ask for
peace. Leaders of four of the allied
trades unions which went on strike in
sympathy with the packing house
butchers are said by the packers to
have made overtures Monday for re-
instatement According to the pack
ers the emissaries of these four skilled
trades sought to learn on what terms
the strikers would bereinstated should
they return in a body. The answer
the packers representatives gave to
the emissaries was that the strikers
would be re-employed as fast as con-
ditions might warrant but only as in
dividuals and not as members Of the
union.
The strike. leaders disclaimed any
knowledge whatever of such action
taken by the four unions and repeated
their assertions that the outlok for
the striking workmen was more salts
factory than ever.
There was an attempt on the part
of certain persons to induce Presi-
dent Donnelly, of the butchers union,
to appeal to President Roosevelt to
offer his good offices and bring the
strike to an end. Mr.. Donnelly re-
fused to consider the proposal.
"We are winning the strike and
need no help from the president, "
said Donnelly. "There may be few
desertions from our ranks, but they
are comparatively few and do not
hurt our cause to any extent. All talk
about the strikers being on the verge
of starvation is nonsense. Up to date
there has been about 2 per cent of
the entire number of strikers who have
applied for relief. We are prepared
to carry on the strike indefinitely,
having stations well equipped to sup
ply all our men with food and the dis
tribution will be increased as the
strike continues.
The packers continue to add to
their forces of non-union men. Sat
urday six hundred strike breakers.
most of them white men, arrived at the
stock yards. Against this arrival of
new employees was registered the de-
sertion of three hundred men who
have been taken into the yards since
the strike began.
The relief stations opened by the
packing trades relief committee are
beseiged by men and women seeking
food
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Successor Question.

Paris.-Despite the prominence al
ready given to M. Witte' s name, well
informed circles here do not believe
he will succeed the late nj. Won
Plehve as Russian Minister of the In
terror, as it is not considered likely
that he would accept the Office with
out receiving such extensive powers,
which the Emperor would hesitate to
accord.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-08-05
Enlarging Pencil Plant.

Lewisburg, Tenn Superintendent
Aschheim, of the American Lead Pen
ell Company, has large force of local
carpenters pushing to completion the
work on the company's plant in West
Lewisburg. The addition of the sec
ond story has added greatly to the
convenience of the plant About $50
hands are now employed in all depart
ments of the factory.