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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01
Increase in Railway Traffic

Some idea of the wonderful growth
in railway traffic in the United States
during the last six years may be gained
from the figures presented in syn
opsis of the report of the interstate
commission for the year ending June
3d. 1908, which was transmitted to
congress last week, says the Tacoma
Ledger. The report of railway earnings
and operating expenses for the year
1923 shows railway returns for
POI, Asst miles of line which is approx
imately 90 per cent. of the entire mile
age in the United States. Gross earn
ings for that year amounted to $780,
15O,679 or $9,3S2 per mile of line. OPP
Grating expenses aggregated $1,24S,-
| 52O.4SS or s6,197 per mile, leaving net
earnings of $641, 630,196 or $3.1S5 per
mile. Fifty-three million dollars in
taxes are not included in this state
ment of operating expenses. The gross
earnings of the previous year on 200,154
miles of railway, as shown in the final
report, were $1,726,3S0, 267 or $S,625 per
mile.
! Compared with the previous year
the net earnings are greater by some
thirty-four millions, and stock divi-
dends are greater by nearly ten mil
lions In 1897 the gross earnings aver
aged only $6122 and operating ex-
penses s4106 per mile of line. 1t will
be observed from these figures that the
gross earnings of railways In the
United States have increased from So
1872 per mile in 1897 to $9,Ss2 in 1908,
which shows a gain of $3.50 per mile,
or at the rate OF 5S.25 per cent Operat-
ing expenses increased in about the
same ratio from $4.106 per mile in 1897
to $5,197 In 1908. Net earnings aver
aged 1859 per mile more in 1903 than in
1902. The total net income of the rail-
roads covered in the preliminary report
for 1923 was s7s4.7oe.435. This
amount includes s92.079,23 9 received
as income from corporate investments
ard miscellaneous sources.
The aggregate of the deductions from
income was s643546,72S. The princi-
pal items comprised in these deductions
were interest on funded debt rents of
leased lines. permanent improvements
1
$52,s60,0O4), and dividends The re-
s"lting surplus from operations was
ss1.162,712. The full report for 1902
showed a surplus of $s4.s55.0s8. The
dividends paid to stockholders last year
by the companies operating 201,457
miles OF railway amounted to $15s,a10.-
010. an increase over the previous year
of 50. $50. 700. ~
About 100000 more. which was
paid out by operating expenses in rent
ais for leased lines, was also paid ont
by the latter to their stockhol lers in
dividends.
These figures give some idea 0t-the
magnitude of the railway transporto-
ton business in this co"ntry ard the
rand increase in ra|''~~s FROM 0DarH :
ton II &c roo ~o~o,ta ~ a~ne"t =
steady and r'-N-taatia, Increase from
year to wear as the country becomes
more denselv nop"lated. Railroading is
a great business.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01
The Great Dead of 1903
Chicago Tribune.)

(ChlcagO IrlDune.)
The retrospect of every year shows a
mournful list of the eminent dead, but
the neurology of 1903 in nearly every
department of the worlds work is ex-
ceptional. All have suffered heavily,
music. the arts, and literature. perhaps
the most.
The world of politics and statesman
ship has lost Senior Sagasta, one of the
ablest and most eloquent of the Span
ish premiers, whose services to his
country virtually ended with the ac-
cession of the present king, Alfonso
XIII: Abram S. Hewitt and Andrew H.
Green, who, in one sense, might be
termed the premiers of New York City;
Henry L. Dawes, the veteran Massa-
chusetts senator; and Lord Salisbury,
the British premier, successor to Glad
stone. Royalty has suffered little loss.
BY the cruel tragedy in Servia it's king
and queen. Alexander and Draga, were
killed, and with them the premier, the
minister of the interior, and an ex-
minister of war, but there have been
no other deaths in high royal circles.
The military world has lost Gen.
William Farrar Smith, Familiarity
known as Badly" and Maj. Gen. AL
exander Mcdowell McCook the last of
| that gallant family known as the
| fighting McCooks.' The Church of
England has lost one of its most emil
nent representatives and scholars, the
Rev. f. w. Farrar. dean of Westmin-
ster and the Roman Catholic church its
highest representative, Pope Leo Kill,
whose death was not only deeply
mourned. by his own church but was
followed by expressions of respect and
sympathy from all other denomina-
tons.
The arts and literature have greatly
suffered. Music loses Planquette, the
French light opera composer; Augusta
Holmes the most eminent woman COM
poser of her time; Joseph Parry, the
English composer; Arditi, composer
of some merit but more famous as an
ntaian opera conductor; Carlyle Peter
silica the pianist: Jules Levy the bril-
liant cornist; Frederic Grant Gleason,
our own composer. who will be better
known in the future; and August
Reissmann, the German musical author
who had rendered most important serv-
ice to musical literature by his biogra
phies. histories. and contributions to
Menders great lexicon. the last five vol
umes of which he edited after Mendefs
death.
Art has lost Weissenbruch, the most
eminent of the Dutch landscape paint
ers; Frederick L. Olmstead, the land
scape architect, whose work proclaims
his fame In many cities of this country;
and James Mcneil Whistler, a painter
of exceptional ability. an etcher without
superior. and wit and satirist o.
worldwide fame. The stage has los
Stuart Robson. the popular comedian
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01
and Joseph Mayer the famous Passion

and Joseph Mayer the famous Passion
play actor of Ober-Ammergau.
Among authors of the second rank
the literary world has lost Joseph
shorthouse. the English novelist;
Charles G. Leland ("Hans Brett
NANNY, Richard Henry Stoddard, the
poet; B. L. Farjeon, the novelist; and
William E. Henley, the poet and essay
list. whom posterity may yet place in
the first rank. The three great dead
in the first ranks of literature are the
English historian, Lecky; the German
historian, Mommsen; and the English
author, philosopher and scientist, Her
bert Spencer, the last of the great
thinkers of the Victorian era.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

public improvements. The city is well
turns shed with electric light and power,
has paved streets has a large sidewalk
area and has In course Of construction
now 100000 worth of public works.
Lewiston is prosperous. Lewiston is
growing. It looks back on the record
of 1908 with complacency and faces
the new year with high hopes.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01
Choice
Homes Cheap

We have in Charleston and Vine.
land about a dozen improved and
partially improved places for sale
at prices that are really very low
in comparison with their value as
homes and orchards. Some have
bearing trees, others will bear free
Iy next year. All prices in Vine
land advance rapidly as the trees
come into full bearing. Better look
for yourself. Costs nothing to in
vestisate, including a fine drive all
aver Vineiand.
Lewiston Water & Power Co
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

Idaho is the land of opportunity and
the greatest opportunities in Idaho are
to be found in the famous Clearwater
country.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

One of Lewiston's many advantages
is its excellent school facilities. Lewis
toms public schools and the Lewiston
Normal rank high among the educa-
tional institutions of the northwest. An
able review Of the work of the year is
given today.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

broken tomorrow should be carefully
put away on cold storage with a few
moth balls in the package.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

One New Years resolution especially
pert seems to be that we will never,
never exchange checks even with our
dearest friends.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

Lewiston valley weather is an asset
to boast of and will prove a very at
tractive feature in the upbuilding of
the city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01

Write it 1904, third year of the goth
century.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-01
EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
FULL AFTERNOON PRESS REPORT

Application made for entry at the post
once. Lewiston, Ida. at End class rate
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
How's This?

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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
The Valley of the Nile

Is no richer than the fertile coun-
try traversed by the Illinois Cen.
trail railroad in the States of
Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
isiana. Northern farmers have
awakened to this fact and are
rapidly settling here, for they ap-
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crops, climate, water, markets,
etc., are all that could be desired
and they are buying land while
the prices are yet very low. Write
the undersigned for free illustra-
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yourself. E. A. Richter, Pass. and
Land Agent, Illinois Central rail-
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Pittsburg, Pa. 7,26-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
UNCOMMON WISDOM.
sistersville People Should Profit
By Neighbors' Experience.

It's a wise man who profits by
the experience of his friends and
neighbors. Here is chance to
do it and every man, woman or
child in Sistersville who knows
the misery of a bad back, the ner-
vousness and restlessness caused
by kidney complaint or the an
noyance of urinary disorders, will
show uncommon wisdom to profit
by this citizens advice.
Frank Hiff, who lives on the
South Side, near the bridge,
Parkersburg, says: "My kidneys
were always weak, but during a
year the weakness developed into
something more serious, causing a
good deal of pain in the small
of my back and side. Sharp
twinges caught me often, espec-
tally when STOPPING or lifting,
and [ was so bad sometimes that
it hurt me to straighten. When
| took cold it affected my kid
news and back more than any
other part and 1 was compelled
to do something for it. | went
to a drug store for Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They cured me-"
For sale by all dealers; price
80 cents a box. Foster-Milbun
company, Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOan s
and take no other.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15

Insurance cannot prevent
fire, but 1t can and does pre-
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that would ensue without 1t.
It lets you down easy-sus.
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they will not be SO much lon
ger. Better take out suhct
ent insurance without delay.
As every Company now
charges exactly the same rates
why not have your property
insured with a company that
Is we'll known In this City and
one you, know has and will
pay all Its losses promptly!
Here Is my list and everybody
knows that there are no better
companies on earth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on
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Grove, Ill. 1t developed a stub
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Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
Unclaimed Letters November 10

Bailey, Mr.: Chas. }.
Bradford, Miss Ella.
Cochran, Mr. j. W.
Craven, Mr.. Edward.
Gilmore, Mr.. j. B.
Mccullough, Mr.. W. 0.
Merville, Col. VIM. IL.
Mitchell, Mrs. J. NJ.
Richards, Mr.. V.
Richards, Mr.. John.
Sine, Mr.. X. j.
Sanders, Mrs. Z. p.
Smith, Miss Eva.
Utterbach, Mr.. Edgar.
Weary, Mr.. Charles.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15

BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.
The "Nation's Highway"
and SHORTEST ROUTE"
to the
WORLDS FLAIR,
St. Louis.
Three Through Trains Daily,
vestibuled throughout with
Pullman sleeping cars,
observation cars and dining cars.
via Cincinnati.
Season, sixty-day and fifteen-day
excursion tickets
on sale at
VERY LOW RATES.
CHEAP COACH EXCURSIONS
From all stations announced
from time to time.
Ask ticket agents for descrip-
tive Worlds fair folder, boarding
house and hotel booklet, guide
maps and full information.
7,15-tf j..
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-11-15
Local. News

~TTTSffsTts"et rT's' FrfTTEFFFT
4 z p
w. L. Russell was in Middle>
bourne yesterday on business mat
tiers.
Fred Wermuth of Matamoras,
was a business caller in the city
last evening.
.1 4 4 4
w. E. Culp of New Martins
vile, was business caller in the
city last evening.
Z q q
I. n. Gold left last evening for
the Bonds creek oil field to look
after his interests.
F. F. Furbee of Middlebourne,
passed through the city yesterday
afternoon en- route to Wetzel
county.
q a n
Now that we have a building
practically completed four stories
high made out Of homemade ce-
ment blocks why not have many
other buildings erected the same
way to replace the dangerous
shacks we have on Wells street?
We certainly need some changes
before the city is burned down.
y y %
Sam r. Kerr of New Martins
vile, well-knOwn photographer
of that city, was in Wheeling Sat
urday and yesterday, the guest OF
friends. He is en- route to st.
Louis and the fair, and from
there will make a trip of couple
of months during the winter
down into Southern California.
Harry NJ. Stanberry of Sisters
vile, prominent attache OF the
Carter Oil company, passed
through the city this morning en-
route home from points in Jetfer-
son county, Ohio. Mrs. Stanberry
who has been i'll at Steubenville
for the past week, is getting along
nicely, and will be able to be
out again in few days.-Wheel-
ing Telegraph.
Miss Sadye Wallace entertain
ed the Ramblers' club and init
mate friends Wednesday after
noon. where after a very pleasant
social hour Miss Wallace an
nounced the fact of her approach
ing marriage to Edwin R. Kings
ley which will take place on We'd
nesday, December y, at the Wal
lace Misunderstanding CORES
pendent Wheeling Sunday Regis
ter.
County Assessor Will E. Long
of Meadville. was in the city to-
day. Mr. Long received many
hearty congratulations from his
host of friends while in the city
on the fine race he made at the
recent election for the office OF
Assessor. Mr.. Long led the ticket
for the county offices, receiving
the next highest number Of votes
of any candidate on the ticket
to President Roosevelt.
Down at the Garry Owen vot-
ing place, so we are informed, the
commissioner threw out some
votes for Kirchner. The voters
wrote Kirchner's name under
Shriver's, but neglected to erase
Shriver's name, so the vote was
not counted for Kirchner. Under
the law Kirchner was entitled to
ballot of this kind, as the in
tention of the voter was very evil
dent. If this was done, as we are
informed, it is wrong.
i y u
Attorney F. L. Blackmarr left
for Parkersburg last evening to
attend to some legal matters. Mr.
Blackmarr will represent this city
at the "On to Cairo" convention,
which will convene at Hunting
ton on Thursday and continue in
session three days. The meeting
is known as the Ohio Valley I'M
provement association, and its OBJ
loot lie tO uat CnporpSS tO max 20 |
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03
FAMOUS ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
CASE WAS ENDED TODAY
J. L. tiaight Defendent in an Action Brought by
the City Last Month Was Discharged
in Court This Morning

Your honor please after carefully
reviewing the testimony and also the
authorities it appears to me clearly
that Eichenberger while acting as Nor
NAL Hin sewer inspector was really un-
der the supervision and control of the
city engineer, and subject to the order
of the city engineer and the city coun-
Gil and as a consequence was merely
an employee of the city and not an Of
hcer Our statute requires that one
should be an exeeutiv officer in order
10 be subject 10 bribery. that is, he
must be such an officer that has con-
trel of the particular matter that he
has charge Of and the testimony In this
case shows clearly that Eichenberger
was not an executive officer nor vas he
an officer at all" The council did not
ereate any such office by ordinance and
Tie ch~rter provides for a superintend-
ent OF sewers and Elchenberger was
neither deputy uperintendent Of
sewers nor a deputy city engineer and
therefore the only thing that can be
done IS to discharge the defendant, and
since the only thing that stood be-
tween the defendant and a serious
charge Is the technical defense that the
person whom he approached was not
an officer it is certainly 10 le hoped
that he takes this as lesson 70 guide
him in the future. I therefore ask thaJ
the defendant be discharged and the
sureties on his bond be released"
The above was the opening recon-
mendation made I'm Justice Coburn's
court this morning by County Attorney
Miles S. Johnson in the case of the
State vs.. J, l.. Haight which case
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03

from here and an examination was
made of the premises by Mr.. Jones
and his party and two of the horses
there looked as If they had been rid
den hard in the night. While there
is no definite clue that the right men
have been located and caught 1t is the
opinion that the men are mixed up in
the affair of last night as they have
not the best of regulations.
The whole country is wrought up
over the holdup and there might have
been something doing in the "necktie"
line had the people hereabouts been
sure that they had the right men.
The story of the holdup as told by
Mr. Keuter shows that the men came
prepared to do murder in order to
gain their ends. Just as Mr. Keuter
was leaving the store the two men APP
peared and forcing him back into the
ened at the same time covering him
with gins. Reuters boy was standing
near by and was so frightened that he
could make no outcry. Mr.. Keuter
opened the safe and as one of the men.
both of whom We're masked was reach
ing in to secure the money he reached
for a gun that was lying near by The
robber who was standing fred at Keu-
ter. the bullet striking a button. and
glanced and struck him in the right
breast inhicting a severe wound All
three men grapp!ed and Keuter man
aged to fire a couple of shots and be-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03
EWELL SEEN
AT NEzPERCE
Sheriff Seay and Four Deputies
in Hot Pursuit Between
There and 0rOfinO
Especial, to Evening Teller.)

NEz PIERCE. Ida, March 3.--Asa
Newell the fourth man or the gang that
are implicated in the hold-up at Dem
yer last night was seen a mile west
of Nezperce at noon today headed
toward Orofino.
Sheriff Seay of Idaho county and
four deputies reached here at three
o'clock took fresh horses and are rid
ing now to apprehend the fugitive be-
fore he reaches the river. The au-
thorities at Orofino and other river
towns have been notified to apprehend
Newell.
Sheriff Seay says that there Is no
doubt that they have secured the right
men. Roads, one of the gang captured
at the ranch, near Denver, was wound
ed and had to be carried in and out
of the hack that took them to Denver.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03
HOLD UP GANG LOCATED
ALL CAPTURED BUT ONE
Robert Jones and PasSe Make the Capture, Men
Offer mn Resistance and Maintain
Their Innocence

DENVER, Idaho, March 3.-Robert
Jones of GranseviIle and his posse cap.
tured three men at shack on the
Stone ranch eight miles from here,
early this. morning and second posse
is in pursuit of another of the gang
who got away. The suspected men are
roustabouts whose characters are not
above suspicion. One of the is
wounded.
DENVED, Idaho, March 3.-Henry
Keuter, a prominent merchant, was
held up and robbed here last night
about nine o'clock by two masked men
and was wounded by bullet in the
right breast. In the scuffle which fol-
lowed several shots were exchanged
between the holdups and Keuter and it
is believed that one of the robbers was
wounded. Keuter is not seriously hurt
and lies at his home where he is rest
ing easily.
The posse which was formed last
night was divided into several parties
who followed the different trails in
hopes of catching a glimpse of the
guilty men. Robert Jones of Grange
vile with one other man left Grange
vile at two o'clock this morning and
on coming to Denver immediately took
mp the search. He soon located what
appeared to be the right trail and fol-
loved 1t to cabin on the Stone place
where four men have been "batching"
during the winter, Mr.. Jones immedi-
ately returned to Denver and gathered
together posse of thirty five men ana
returning to the Stone place arrested
Bob" wilkins, Jim Stone and Frank
Roads who We're in the cabin. They
showed no resistance and surrendered
peaceably.
Your reporter talked with the men
and they protested their innocence but
II is the opinion that one of the three
men Is guilty. The other man Asa New
ell who is believed to be the other
guilty man evidently fled before the
posse reached the house and a new
posse was started in hot pursuit. 1t is
believed that Newell has gone towards
Nezperce or Kamiah with a hope OF
getting out of the country by the rail-
road but he win be caught before night
as the men who are on the trail have
fresh, horses and are determined to get
him.
The Stone place is about eight miles