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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12
THIS MORNING

of the schools. and the proceed
ings can not fail to bear fruit.
The course of study as now ar
ranged. are identical with any IN
the land. and the best ever in
troduced in the SiStersville
schools. and it is believed that
this will be one of the most Sue
cessful years the city has ever
known.
The various improvements to
the school buildings. were very
gratifying to teachers and schol-
ars alike.
Much of the success Of our
school is due to the untiring Ia
Dor of C. E. Bailey, president OF
the Board of Education. No Of
ficer we have ever had, and we
have had excellent ones, have
worked as hard as has Mr.. Bailey
for the good of our schools
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12

After looking over the state
ments of the pipe line companies
and reading the reports from the
various fields Of the country for
the past month. it is not at all
surprising that there has been an
advance in the price Of the oleag-
inous fluid. and. furthermore. it
would be less surprising if there
was further advances from now
on until the first Of December.
II is a well known fact that oil
is becoming scarcer every day.
and that the Standard has not
the amount Of fluid 10 fill It's con-
tracts at home. TO say nothing Of
what it needs to meet its foreign
trade.
As has been stated a number of
times there is practically nothing
doing in any Of the fields in the
eastern part of the country at
the present time. and the indica-
tiOns are for little between now
and the time the presidential
campaign ends. As has been
said the South Penn and other
Standard companies have ordered
that all work that can be stopped
shall be shut down for the pres
ent and there is no telling when
there will be a resumption. This
is unusual. especially when the
production is not only falling off
rapidly. but also when II is well
known that the Standard is com
PEELED to draw upon It's stock IN
the storage tanks.
Some Of the independent COM
panies doing business IN West
Virginia are going ahead with
their work and are getting some
fair wells. but the territory in
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12

This morning the public school
opened up. To some it was a
welcome thing, to others sum-
mary to the weary. perplexlng
studies. so we'll engraven on their
minds during the past terms.
There were many strange little
faces who for the first time ex-
perienced that feeling so well re-
membered in the life of everyone
who has had the good fortune to
enter upon these early studies.
All the teachers of the schools
were on hand. and were at their
various posts of duty ready for
the usual trials on the first day
of school. From the fact that
more earnest efforts have been
made by the superintendent and
his assistants this year than IN
many years past, there was a
large enrolment on the opening
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12

Charles Finley. an oil worker
in the Wileyville oil fields. was
the victim of exactly the same
kind of an accident as the d!sas-
ter which destroyed a whole
family by the horrible death of
burning in the Yellow Creek oil
fields last Friday. His hands are
bandaged and his face is covered
with a large white muslin cloth
to hide from view his horrible
condition as the result of the ex-
plosion.
AS in the case Of the family Of
Henry Fling. with his partner.
John Riley Of New Martinsville,
was going to work at midnight
CARRYING a lighted lantern when
Riley. who was ahead. suddenly
gave a yell and started to run,
telling Finley at the same time
also to flee for his life. Riley
had already smelled the escaping
gas and realizing in a minute
that as soon as the lantern got
into the thick of it an explosion
would result. gave the desperate
warning. 1t was too late. Hard
" had he uttered the words when
the explosion came. As Finley
described it to a reporter. 1t was
like a sheet of fame envelOping
them. Both were horribly burn
ed as a result. The flash came so
suddenly. however. and was gone
equally as sudden. that neither of
the men inhaled the flames and
had no difficulty in eXtingulShmg
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12
BIG CAR;
N|VAL ON

the entire paraphernalia of the
company and refuses to allow its
owners to 90 out of the State
with the stuff. so the engagement
was cancelled by telegram We'd
nesday. Upon receipt of the tel
egram President of the Fire De-
partment r. l.. Gregory went up
to the Wheeling State fair and
secured the promise from a num-
Der of the best attractions that
were there to come here and
spend the week. He arranged
with eight different shows, two
immense ferris wheels. two mer-
ry-go-rounds and a number of
lesser attractions which are al
ready here. and most of them eX-
pect to be ready for business
this evening. We will have more
shows than we would have had
if the Wright people had came.
Everything else on the program
will be carried out just as ad-
vertised. with a big parade We'd
nesday morning at 10 clock.
The delegates from the different
cities from the members Of the
State Firemen 5 association will
begin to arrive tonight, and by
tomorrow evening a thousand
strangers will be here. We are
going to have a big carnival and
a ton or two Of pleasure.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12

This is carnival week. and the
city is filling up fast with visitors
and people who have shows and
other attractions here for the
week. This morning the famous
3. P. o. E. band, better known
as the Heatherington band, of
Bellaire, O., arrived and will fur
nish music the whole week
through. This band is we'll worth
visit to the city to hear. and
it not only renders excellent mu-
sic, but they play early and Of
ten. In addition to this we have
our own home band-Bell's S I'M
perial-which is also a crack or
ganization. These two Organiza-
tions promise us an abundance of
fine music all week. In addition
to these. we are Informed in a
confidential way. that it is posi-
bic the pianorchestras in the sa-
looms will 90 a few hours this
week, but. as they hardly ever
run over % hours a day, We may
be Incorrectly informed. Any
way. we can assure our readers,
whether this confidential infor-
nation is true or not, we will
have plenty of fine music here all
week.
As we stated Friday. the
Wright Carnival company is not
here. A man has a mortgage on
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-12

Come early Monday for your
school books and avoid the rush.
Book store. 9,6-6t
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
WARE g. LELAND
Say if Cotton Gets Below ii Cents
Buy by All Means.

Buy by All Means.
New York, Feb. 26.-The most inn
portant event of the week has been
the apparent shifting of position on
the part of the largest interest in the
market. Above 141a cents all the cot
ton bought at low figures came on
the market, and prices were depressed
from about Is cents to 1871 cents.
In the decline support was lacking,
but the cotton was all taken by the
general trade, and considering the
price level, the heavy selling and the
war news, the market showed a de-
cided resistance to pressure. This
was due to the small movement of
cotton. Receipts are practically Moth
ing, and this brought in spinners on
the decline so that the market is
stronger than any one expected.
In view of prices. and conditions
two weeks ago, the situation now APP
pears most encouraging to buyers.
The shifting of the bull leader to the
other side of the market is not hard
to understand.
Above 14h cents the spot demand
ceased, now if we are to have high
prices later on, it is advisable to get
much spot cotton out of the way as
possible.
If prices can be kept around IA cents
for a time, and the spinners permit
ted to buy supplies, there will be very
little cotton to weigh on the market
later on. That is, the best interests
of all concerned will helped by quiet
market here at lac. In order to help
the spinner get his cotton the leading
bull here sold out.
1t may appear to be somewhat IRA
tional to assign this motive to the OPP
Grafton, but the leader is said to have
given just this explanation of his SELL
ing. 1t is sound reasoning, and rep
resents a far-sighted view of the cot
ton situation.
Let the spinner get all the cotton he
wants, and then go ahead with the flu
ture market. 1t will be easy to put
July or August to 16 or Is cents with
no cotton in the country. Now, as to
the future of the market. On such a
decline as we have had to below IA
cents, there is every inducement Of
fered to the buyer of cotton. Receipts
are so small that the crop must be a
light one. If this is the case we can
look for higher prices.
At least cotton is worth 10 cents
or IA cents, with 10,300,000 and
should it turn out less than that, why
20 cents is not an imposSi-
blity. Therefore, when the market
gets below IA cents, we are bulls of
the first water and advise buying by
all means.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
"THE NEGRO is A MAN"
REV. w. S. ARMSTEAD
PROF. CHARLES CARROLL

PROF. CHARLES CARROLL.
Some three years ago. as the read
ing public knows, Prof. Carroll pub
lished a book THE Negro is Beast
or in the Image of God" In the book
he goes to work and proves, by per-
Verting the Bible, that the negro is a
beast. This subject has been out
ragged from time to time by like argu-
ments from different people, generally
the ungcdly.
Prof. Carroll, by his wholesale on
slaught, makes all these attempts in
significant. He says there is no soul
where there is any other blood than
Caucasian. He perverts the Scripture
arrays himself against churches and
sects, and sets at naught the plain
teachings of the book that has been
sacred in all ages.
Rev. Armstead feels it his sacred
duty to defend the Bible and refute
this outrage committed against the
negro. For this purpose he has had
under consideration for two years a
book with the above mentioned title,
THE Negro Is a Man" This book
proves that the negro has like rela-
tions to God as other races of the hui
man family. 1t is a complete answer
in every way to Prof. CARROTS argu-
ment. This book is now ready for the
public. 1t is easy to see 1t will meet
with ready sale. State agents wanted.
For further information address
ARMSTEAD e. VICKERS,
Triton, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
SPIRITS CLEANED UP
EXPORTER BOUGHT ALL AVAIL
ABLE STUFF AT 50 CENTS.
MARKET MAY ADVANCE
IN ORDER THAT BUYER MAY GET
RID OF HIS PURCHASE.

Future Spirits for May-AuEust Now
Selling for 81 1-2, Which Gives
Stability to Otherwise Weak Mar
kct-ROsins Are Firm, NOtwith-
standing Fact That the Marke
Has Fluctuated During the Past
Week-Receipts of Turpentine and
ROsins Continue Extremely Light
and no Turpenttne Was Exported
Yesterday.
After several days of nothing do
ing" the spirits market was entirely
cleaned up by an exporter, yesterday
at SO cents a gallon.
The week just passed has been ex-
tremely dull in the turpentine trade
and at the best it has been a waiting
market"
The prospects are that the exporter
who bought everything in sight yes
terday may slightly advance the mar
ket in order to get rid of his purchase.
The price one year ago of turpentine
was IS cents. New York is dull at
64c. London, ABS, Sd.
Notwithstanding the decline in spirits,
it is noticeable fact that futures are
commanding a good price, and May
August sold readily last night, at, sly
cents a gallon.
Indeed, the stability of futures gives
a stronger undertone to the spirits mar
ket, than other conditions would just
ify.
The sales of spirits yesterday aggre-
gated rs casks, and receipts, IS casks,
no turpentine was exported.
ROSINS-The rosin market has see
sawed during the past week, but is
now quoted firm" There were but
few samples left on the factors tables
at the close of the market yesterday.
Those in a position to know, think
that the market will show, but little
further decline.
The sales amounted to 1,136 barrels,
all of which were reported at the first
call.
The receipts for the day were 1876
barrels, and exports, ,43O barrels.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27

Cotton continually shifted it's posi-
ton during the week just ended. One
day it has been up, and another down.
Considering the price level. the
heavy selling, and the news from the
seat of war, the market has showed a
decided resistance to pressure.
The movement has been extremely
SMALL and the receipts have been
practically nothing.
Conservative factors are inclined to
the opinion that actual cotton is high
enough, and that a decline must soon
follow.
Spots have practically stood still dur
ing the week, and an apathy has pre-
vailed in the fob. ring.
That a quantity Of cotton is being
held in the interior is not denied, and
indeed some places are sitting on their
stuff. and whistling wait Until the
Clouds Roll By" and we get 16 cents.
Even the most hopeful believe that
cotton will ever soar to the 16-cent
realm again this season.
Yesterday was another nervous day,
Taught Win despair anu IOpSs on az
count of the fact that it was tender
day for March.
The market opened strong, however,
at an advance of from 20 to 40 points.
The cables from Liverpool were more
encouraging than expected, and this
undoubtedly stiffened the backbone of
the market.
The local spot market advanced %
points in sympathy with New York and
New Orleans.
In the fob. ring the market, on a
basis of good middling, opened at
IA 5-16c, and closed quiet at 141ac; but
practically little business done.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
HESTER SHOWS DECREASE OF
12S,OOO BALES.

New Orleans, Feb. 26.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement IS
sued to-day shows:
For the twenty-six days of February
a decrease under last year of 12S,000,
and a decrease under the same period
year before last of $4,000.
For the 179 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the same days of Fast year, 10000, and
behind the same days year before last
73 900. &tA
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 1873, 913 bales,
against 1887 for the same seven days
last year, and 1851 year before Fast.
The movement since Sept. l shows
receipts at all United States ports. g.
401, 421 against 6,4S8,227 last year. Over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio, and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada, 722,6S9, against S45,3S5 last
year. Interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the CONNER
cial year, S10.901, against 25O,59O last
year; southern mills takings, 100000
against 1,17S,072 last year. Total move
ment since Sept. 1, is S,6S6,011 against
$780, 24 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 47,7S2, against 1S6,456 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son, 4,S93, 213, against 5,502,51 last year.
The total takings of American mills,
north, south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 2,903,2S against
2,S20,37S last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the TWEEN
ty-nine leading southern interior CEN
tiers, have decreased during the week
27,7S6 bales, against a decrease during
the corresponding period last season of
1874, 402
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop.
and the number of the bales brought
into sight thus far from the new crop.
the supply to date is S,S03, $40 against
S,977, 29S for the same period last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Feb. 26.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 2O0
40 points under active covering, and
further support from spot interests at
tracted by sensationally strong Liver
pool cables and the continued light
movement.
There was some hesitation as a re-
suit of fears that notices, it being the
first March notice day in the local
market, might prove a depressing fac
tor, but it soon became evident that all
tenders were being promptly stopped,
and while the advances led to consid-
cradle realizing, causing some irregu-
larity, the market ruled generally
firm.
The local bull leader who had been
reported a heavy seller recently, was
credited with having sent some of the
notices out, it was reported. for cotton
of very undesirable grade in some
instances rejected by the New Eng
land mills as untitled for their pur-
poses, but the cotton appeared to be
wanted and soon after the opening the
party in question was said to be buy
ing March. May and July. The adj
Vancing tendency thus created was
continued and accelerated shortly aft
er midday by the very bullish showing
of the weekend statement. This
showed the into-sight for the week to
be under recent expectations, and a
decrease as compared with last year of
about $4,000 bales. This makes an
average decrease per week since the
first of the month of over the amount
the bulls claimed necessary to bring
out crop of below 10000, 900 bales, and
was believed to point to a very bullish
visible supply statement tomorrow,
although the overland to mills and
Canada and the estimated takings by
Southern mills ran under last week s
figures.
The estimates for to-morrow's re-
ceipts also ran very light, there were
rumors that large interest had been
caught heavily short and with i'm
portant spot interests aggressive buy
ers the market with only unimportant
reactions worked rapidly upward with
March reaching l4,39c; May, 14.73, and
July 14.71c, just before the close.
These were net gains of 770S2 points
on the positions named. The close
was steady at practically the best
prices of the day or net 2S@92 points
higher on the general list with Febru-
airy showing the greatest advance.
Sales were estimated at 100000 bales.
The local bull leader was a particu-
larly aggressive buyer in the late mar
ket with room opinion indicating that
his purchases were to cover recent
sales. The New Orleans market ruled
very firm, and many bullish kilograms
were received from there tending tc
increase the bullish excitement here
which appeared to be attracting a re-
newal of public buying.
The market for cotton futures open
ed steady at an advance of 10000
points on good buying. The market
until near the close ruled steady to
firm. Then a sudden bear raid broke
prices, and the close was barely
steady at a decline of points on
January while other months were I'M
changed to 10 points higher. Sales, &C.,
600 bags.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
! PICKED UP ON 'CHANGE

Brokers forsook the blackboards for
the auto races yesterday, and Change
was practically deserted.
Mr.. P. D. Daffin is inclined to be-
lieve that cotton is already high
enough.
Mr.. j. A. G. Carson, who Is in Flor
ida, sends word that the boys are 60
ing in bathing at Tampa, and that
the auto roads there are next to those
of Savannah.
The naval stores men are anxiously
looking for the return of Mr.. John
r. Young to put up the spirit mar
ket.
Futures are now sligo in the spirits
market. which gives assurance that
the market will go higher.
London and Savannah purchased all
the saleable spirits on the market yes
terday at SO cents.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
SEA ISLAND COTTON.

While the demand is light. the mar
ket continues firm. with cotton in
strong hands.
The quotations were unchanged. The
crop in sight is 70,562 bales against
95,l70 bales in the corresponding time
last year; 7S,l56 in 1901; 1866 in 1900,
and S6.SSS in 1888.
Business in sea islands has been
checked by prstensions of holders. The
good lines OF extra choice to fancy
Floriaas and Georgias are firmly held
at soc, but small lots can occasionally
be picked mp at \ little less.
The sales of the week have been
chiefly 81 choice.
Sea island report week ending Feb.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Feb. 26.-Spot cotton
moderate business done; prices points
higher; American middling fair, 7.S8d
good middling, 7.72d; middling, 1920;
low middling, 7.54d; good ordinary,
7.46d; ordinary, 7.26d. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American; receipts, 5000
bales, no American.
Futures opened and closed steady:
American middling, good ordinary
clause: February, 7.50d; February
March, 7.49d: March April, 7.49d /;
April-May, 7.49d; May-June, 7.50d;
June-July, 7.4Sd; July-August, 1850 !;
August-Septembe 7.26d; September
October, 6.54d; November,
6.24d.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
GENERAL MARKETS.

New York, Feb. 26.-Flour continued
firm and very quiet.
Rye flour very firm.
Buckwheat flour dull.
Cornmeal quiet.
Barley quiet.
Wheat-Spot quiet; No. 2 red, $1.09.
Options witnessed severe break at
the opening on the lower cables. bet
ter weather West and a flood of sell
ing orders. Later there was a rally,
but this was only momentary, as prices
again turned weak and closed easy
at loss of 1A@2c; May, $1.05B; July,
$1.01A; September, csc.
Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2 nominal. OPP
tions broke with wheat, rallied on
large clearances, but declined later
with provisions and closed weak at
%@1Ac net decline. May, 22Ac; July.
61Ac.
Oats firm; No. 2, 551ac.
Beef steady.
Cut meats firm.
Lard steady; refined steady.
Pork steady.
Tallow firm; city, SIC.
Rice steady.
Coffee, spot, steady.
Sugar, raw, firm; fair refining, 2B@
2 15-16c; centrifugal, 96-test, 1908 Z
Ice; molasses sugar, 25s@2 11-16c; re-
mould A, 4.S5c; cut loaf, 5.20c; crush
ed, 5.20c; powdered, 4.60c; granulated,
4.50c cubes. Also.
Butter firm; extra fresh creamery,
26; state dairy, 14@22c.
Cheese steady; state full creamery
fancy small colored September. 12c;
late made, 10%c; small white Septem-
Der, 12c; late made, 10%c.
Eggs unsettled state and Pennsyl-
vania, nearby average finest, Csc.
Potatoes steady; Long Island, $1,000
1872; Jerseys, $3.00@3.37; Jersey
sweets, 81. 1904 90; state and western
sacks, 50. 1903. 90.
Peanuts firm.
Cabbages firm; domestic, per ton,
$25@35; per 100, 5000.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool. lie.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
NORDEN q co.

Confidently Predict That Higher
Prices Are to Come.
New York, Feb. 26.--With better
Liverpool cables, caused by some i'm
provement in the political situation,
our market opened strong, and has
continued strong all day with heavy
buying of March by the largest spot
house, and of May and July by the
largest Spectator, who was such a
heavy seller yesterday. The move
ment is very small. so we are over 200,-
900 bales behind last year, and during
the months of March, April and May,
we shall compare with the heaviest
movement ever known for those three
months. While we shall have wild
fluctuations, we can see nothing in
the long run to prevent much higher
prices
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-27
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.

New Orleans, Feb. 26.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton issued to-
day shows:
Total visible to be 3,653,597, against
3,777, 920 last week, 3,S62,53O last year.
Of this the total of American cot
ton is 2,57S,597, against 2,749,920
last week, and 2,SO5. $50 last year
and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 1,075,O00,
against 1,O2S,0O0 last week, and l.
057 900 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of
cotton there is now afloat and held
in Great Britain, and continental
Europe, 1872, 900 against 1851, 900
last year; in Egypt, $4,000, against
III 900, last year; in India, 4O0,O
against $4,000 last year; and in the
United States, 100000 against l.
49, 900 last year.