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Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Marietta, O., May 12.-Light-
ming struck the center pole OF the
side show tent accompanying
Wallace's circus, which showed
here yesterday, while fully hun
dred people were crowded within
the canvass. As a result one per-
son was killed outright, and four
others very seriously, though none
probaly fatally injured, while
the crowd within the side show
was thrown into panic.
The dead-Wm. j. Tullius OF
Lowell, O., aged "A years.
The injured-Oscar Miller of
Constitution, shocked and burn
ed; is at hospital, and may re-
cover. Miss Myrtle Gossett OF
Watertown, O., aged IA, seriously
shocked and her body partially
paralyzed. Mrs. Mcfarland, palm
list with side show; worse scared
than hurt. James Lacy, manager
of side show, left arm paralyed
and somewhat burned about the
hands and face.
The thunderbolt occurred dur
ing the third performance OF the
side show, about 3 o'clock. Quite
a crowd had gathered, and some
of the spectators were grouped
about man who was running a
shell game. The crowd was at
tracted by some trouble in which
the confidence man had become IN
volved with a victim. Tellius was
leaning against the center pole.
Suddenly there was crash and
everyone within the tent felt a
distinct shock. Tellius fell dead
instantly. The center pole was
splintered, and the tent was rent
and partly collapsed.
Miss GosSett also fell to the
ground, and was unconscious for
several minutes. She was remoV-
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

$3.50, under a ruling of the tax
commissioner that one exhibition
did not include two performances.
This started the action against
the Wallace company of lodging
one license.
The condition in Wheeling with
the Ringing circus was practically
the same. The company paid $75
for license for one exhibition
and gave two performances,
where the state officers hold they
should have paid $3.50. They then
gave one performance without a
license. and on this the indictment
will be brought.
The city license was issued by
Clerk Walter WOrls, on the rec
concentration of the president OF
the second branch of council, for
one exhibition at rate of $15, or
for just half what it should be
under the ruling of the tax COM
missioner. just what will be the
outcome of the case is a matter of
considerable interest. The Ring
ling circus is out Of the state, be-
ing up in Pennsylvania, and the
Wallace circus is making a cir
cult through Ohio.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
LIGHTNING STRIKES
CIRCUS TENT
ThunderboIt Struck It and Lowell
Nan Killed InstantIy---One Man
Has Arm ParaIyzed..-Youns Girl
Is Badly Hurt.

ed to the sanitarium, where she
was brought back to conscious
ness. Her condition. is serious,
although she will recover.
Oscar Miller was still uncon-
scious at 6 o'clock last evening,
but later he was revived. tie is
at the hospital. 1t is believed that
he will recover.
The arm of Lacy is absolutely
paralyzed, and it is thought he
will never recover the use Of the
member. Otherwise his injuries
are not serious. He was engaged
at showing some of the curiOs Of
the side show when the stroke
came.
Mrs. Mcfarland, the palmist,
shows no evidence of injury, al
though she gave expression to ter
rifying cries after the stroke, and
was thought for a time to be ter
ribly injured. She sustained a Sc
we're shock, and was partially un-
: conscious for at time, but is now
! practically recovered.
The widest pandemOnium
reigned in the tent for a few min
utes after the thunderbolt fell.
Women screamed and went into
mysteries, and men started to rush
for the exit. But for the attend
ants in the place who at once
sought to quiet the people some OF
them would have been trampled.
Immediately after the affair
the widest rumors were circu-
lated about the city. AS high as
six were reported killed The at
| fair created a sensation on the
Queen City which was lying at
the local harbor at the time of
the affair. Members of the party
received half dozen different ac-
counts of the accident and out
of-town newspaper men, with the
official tour of the river, rushed
to the scene.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
CIRCUSES TO
BE INDICTED
Governor Dawson Asks That the In
dictment Be Kept Alive Until the
Show Returns to This State and
Then Executed.

Gov. w. NJ. o. Dawson, in a
communication sent to Wheeling
yesterday, has asked that an in
dictment be found against Ring
ling Bros. circus for violation of
the recent tax laws and that the
Indictment be kept alive till the
return of the show to West Vir-
ginia at some future date. In
dictments will also be brought
against the Wallace circus,
which exhibited at Huntington on
the same day that Ringing Bros.
was in Wheeling,
The charge that is brought
against both circuses is the ex-
hibiting without state licenses,
while both are open to indict-
ments from the two towns for ex-
hibiting without city licenses. An
effort is being made to settle the
difficulty with the Wallace show.
They exhibited at Huntington on
Tuesday and took out license for
one exhibition, paying $75, and
then exhibited both afternoon and
night. The show went to Charles
ton on Wednesday and were
compelled to take out a license
for both afternoon and night, or
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Then James Staub of Akron,
opened his front door yester-
" morning he found a basket on
he step containing a three-days'
old infant. Pinned to the bas-
ket was this note:
Otis, this is yours; take
care of it, as I am too poor
to do so.
No name was signed to the ac-
cusing note.
James Stanb called his son Otlss
aged 25, unmarried, and asked
him about it.
cit looks like Maggie Stotler S
handwriting faltered Otis, re-
wiDg to a young woman with
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Last evening the hardest rain
storm known here in years, struck
this city. The rain fell in a per
feet deluge, at times resembling
a eloudbrrst. The streets were
turned into canals and many Gel
lars were flooded. The rainfall
was accompanied by fierce electric
demonstrations.
The rainfall seems to have been
general, and good stage OF water
in the river will result. Rain con-
tinued to fall throughout the
greater portion of the night. Mid
die Island creek and its tributar-
les overfOwed their banks today
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Sen. Scott and his son, Capt.
Scott, arrived in Washington last
night from short trip through
Europe. Both are looking well.
To a press representative Sen.
Scott said: Il am very glad to
get back home again since We did
not have the most pleasant trip in
the world from the weather stand
point. saw the sun yesterday
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Information from Downs, the
little town near Manningto, that
came near being wiped off the
map last night in the serious oil
fire, was to the effect that the
blaze was under control. The loss
will approximate $4,000, and
was confined to the vicinity of a
burning tank, through the siren
uous efforts of the citizens. AS
it was, over $4,000 barrels of oil
went up in smoke. The other
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Woodsfeld, o., May 12.-HOn.
p. w. Combs of Marietta, special
aide to the commandments of
the Sons of Veterans of Ohio, in
st;tuted a camp of the Sons of
Veterans at LewisviIle. Monroe
county, yesterday. The camp was
named John W. Gramlich Camp,
No. %, S. of V. The principal
officers elected and installed were
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
New Sons OF Veterans
Camp Instituted

Geo. Scott, commander; Joseph Il
Denbr0w. vice commander; Jco.
Thornberry, junior commander;
WIN. II. DistIer, secretary, and Il,
+. Distler, treasurer.
Thirty-three charter members
were mustered in in addition to
quite number Of members Of the
G. A. r. The camp starts off with
bright prospects and a charter
list composed Of the best citizens
Of LewisYille and vicinity.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
LeasehoId Tax Will Be Fully Tested

SCISSORS Of the county from en-
forcing the assessment according
to the order Of the tax commits
sioner upon complaint that the re-
suit would be double taxation.
The supreme court has agreed
to a special term here May % to
test the rulings Of the tax COM
missioner and the recently enact
ed laws.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Cause Of Wreck Will Be
prObed To Bottom

were wholly consumed in the
flames of the destroyed train.
The condition of the unidentified
dead is such that Identification
will be next to impossible.
Coroner Kranse today began in
vestigation into cause of the
wreck, and the investigation will
be probed to the bottom.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Senator Scott Is Now
AT Washington

afternoon as we came up the bay,
for the first time, with the excep-
ton of an hour, since We left
New York. / was surprised to
find out when l returned that 1
was taking this trip on account
of my health. Notwithstanding
the rain, snow and sleet that l
have seen since l have been gone
| have never felt better"
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Harrisburg, Pa, May 12.-The
death list of yesterdays wreck on
the Pennsylvania railroad totals
q this morning, all of whom ex-
cepting nine have been identified.
1t cannot be stated positively that
all passengers are accounted for,
as it is believed that some of them
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Will Get
the Next COnCIave

streets amidst great merriment.
The parade was held late last ev-
ening. Last night the initiation
work took place at the Opera
House, followed by a banquet at
the tavern. The daughters of Osi-
ris, the only women Shriners in
the United States, held business
meeting at the Kenyon Hotel
and later enjoyed a banquet.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Nan Released From
Jail This Morning

An hour later Mrs. Smith and
her husband, J. Morgan Smith,
were arraigned before Judge Eos
ter and were discharged on con-
spiracy charges, but Smith was
Immediately re-arrested on at
tachment for contempt of court,
and hearing set for Tuesday, he
being taken to the TOmbs.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Serious ConfIagration
Now Under Control

tanks, containing close to $4,000
barrels, which were in the vicin-
ity, were prevented from catching
fire.
For a time it looked as though
the Baltimore & Ohio property,
about a hundred feet away, as
well as the entire town, must go.
The tank that caught fire was a
10000 barrel affair, but contained
but 1900 barrels of oil at the
time.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Special to Daily Review.

Special to Daily Review.
New York, May 12.-Nan Pat
terson was released from Jail this
morning on her own recOgnizance.
This means that she will probably
never be brought to trial again.
The motion was made by District
Attorney Jerome, and Nan starts
home tomorrow.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Harrisburg, Pa. May 12.-Sam
Schubert, manager of the Prin-
cess, Lyric and Casino theaters in
New York, died this morning
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Another Serious
Outbreak Occurs

cur again troops will fire at the
slightest provocation. If this
threat is carried out more blood
shed is probable, as conditions in
dictate a disturbance is likely to
occur at any time.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Philadelphia, Pa, May IL
Eight were instantly killed and
six injured in a gas explosion at
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
MdSSdCreS Continue In Province

that additional massacres occurr-
ed yesterday in the province of
Vellynia. The casualties are re-
ported as II killed and 80 wound
ed.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
London, May PA dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany from St. Petersburg says
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Russian War Vessels Sighted

sells were steaming southwark,
which would indicate they were
on the lookout for japanese trad
ing vessels off Hondo. These are
probably the same Russian vessels
reported off Aomori, near Tsu-
CARA Straits, Tuesday.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Special to Daily Review.

Special to Daily Review.
Faimont, W. Va, May r.
The knights templar conclave
closed yesterday after choosing
Clarksburg as the next place Of
meteing. The Shriners held forth
yesterday afternoon and took the
city by storm. The 123 candl-
dates were escorted through the
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Jitomir, May 12.-Another out
break occurred today, and one Of
cial and forty citizens are report
ed killed. The governor has warm
ed the mob that if disorders Oc-
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Another Death Added To List

from effects Of burns received
in the Pennsylvania wreck yes
terday, when he was rescued from
the burning debris. He was well
known all over the country.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Special to Daily Review.

Special to Daily Review.
Toxic, May 12.-The sailing
vessel Veitokymary reports sight
ing two Russian war vessels, evil
IDENTIFY part of the Vladivostok
squadron, twenty miles northwest
of Yukama, on May 9. The YES
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Terrific Storm Is In Progress

storm is sweeping over Owen
county and that several persons
have been killed.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Eiqht Killed In Gas Explosion

the PIT. Breeze gas works this
mornig. The injured may all die,
as they are in a very serious con-
dition. Furious flames followed
the explosion.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Special to Daily Review.

SPtCIdI 10 DdIIg ItO'IO"'
Charleston, w. Va. May 12.-
The assessing of leaseholds for
taxation under the new tax laws
will receive its first test in the
Fayette circuit court this after
noon.
The Harvey Coal Company will
ask for an injunction restraining
the tax commissioner and the as
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
Louisville, KY, May IA re-
port is current here that a terrific
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12

Special to Daily Review.
London, May 12.-Y. S. Hang.
Eung, Corean charge affaires,
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-12
Hang Eung Commits Suicide

committed suicide at the Corean
legation this morning. No cause
is assigned for his rash act.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
BREAKS OLD TRADITIONS
President Roosevelt Gracefully Rec
ognizes the Vice. President.
JAS Designated Him to Act as His
Personal Representative Mt Pub
lie Functions at the Capital.

Washington, April 15.-President
Roosevelt always has been a breaker
of traditions, but his most recent act
in this direction is the most graceful
thing that hes been done in the gov
ernment service for many a long year.
He officially has recognized the vice
president Of the United States as his
direct personal representative and has
designated him to act in name and on
behalf of the president at an official
ceremony.
Not only that, but Eice-PreSident
Fairbanks will preside at a reception
in the White House during the alb
sence of the president in the west, and
will take charge of all these functions
at the personal request and designa-
ton of President Roosevelt himself.
1t has been seldom that a vice-presl-
dent during the merely temporary abb
sence of the president has been invited
TO take charge at a public official func-
zion in the White House, and when
thew have appeared it has been as dis
tinguished officials but not as men,
bers of the presidents White House
family.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
BAD WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR
Several Persons Injured in the
Wreck of the Fast Passenger
at BelIefontaine, o..

Bellefontaine, O., April 13.-Train
No. 40 between Cleveland and st.
Louis, one of the fastest trains on the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis railway was wrecked here
Wednesday night, and seven passengers
were s1ore or less seriously hurt.
Tha injured:
A man believed to be S.. Sacks, of
pittsburg, probably fatally. He was
riding between the express and mail
cars,
Nathaniel Chandler. Weymouth,
Mass, injured internally; not serious.
Miss Mary Rankin, st. Louis, leg
and arm hurt.
w. A. Wheeler, Union City, Pa.
back hurt.
G.. H. Broughton, mail clerk, Cleve-
land: eye hurt, face lacerated.
Charles Bowman, mail clerk, Fort
vile, Ind; internally injured.
Charles Quayle. engineer. Cleveland;
hands and face cut,
AS the train was pulling into Belle
fontaine the brakes failed to work, and
the heavy train plowed into the netted
switches at the crossing of the San
dusky division Of the Cleveland, Gin
%cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis and the
Ohio Centrai tracks, tearing the tracks
up so that traffic could not be resumed
on the three lines for some hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
JUST LIKE A VOLCANO.
Singular and Startling Phenomenon
In the Humble OIL Field
in Texas.
,Nla ..Iiwa~

Houston, Tex, April 1.-THE Hum
bic oil field was the scene of a most I'M
usual phenomenon Thursday morning.
At the section surrounding the Swayne-
Underwood wells a solid column Of
earth 20 feet in diameter was thrown
200 feet in the air. The derrick was
torn to atoms and drilling machinery
which was on The edge of the crater
tumbled in and was buried from sight.
A sort of mud lava followed the
eruption. Il boiled up, filling the
chasm and ran over in streams from
it.
The sand and oily muck and stones
that had been hurled h~eavenward fell
over an area of many acres. Accom-
panying the eruption was an immense
volume of gas, which vas ignited from
the furnace, 200 feet back from the
we'll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
MYSTERIOUS BUT DEADLY.
ierrinic hut Mysterious MaIady That
Is Sweeping Away the PeorIc
of T%Onopah, New.

Reno, New, April 15.-Hundreds of
people are flocking into Reno on the
Virginia & Truckee railroad. fleeing
from a sickness now prevalent at To-
nopah. Every trail. for a week has
been crowded. Gov. Sparks will ap-
point a special com mission and send
the members to Tonopah. These men
will cooperate with the physicians of
the camp and at once begin a cam
paign to check the disease that Ia
moving down people at the rate from
five to twenty-five each day. Thurs
day II bodies were stretched out on
slabs in the only undertaking estab-
lishment in the camp. An equal num-
Der at least were dead around the
town. The disease strikes without
warning. The healthy are the most
susceptible, and in from twelve to
twenty-four hours are dead, the bodies
blackened by the mysterious poison
that saps their lives away.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
CRIME LAID TO NEGROES
The Body of Jeanne Kintop Found
Near Little Falls, Mimi.
There Was Evidence of q FoUl
Crime II wing Been Committed,
and Tw Negroes Are Suspected.

Little alls. Mimi. april 1.-THE
dead bod of jeanne Kiatop was found
in the woods, Sunday morning, about
four miles from this city. The body
was entirely stripped of clothing, a
handkerchief was tightly twisted about
her neck, the head was a mass of
bruises and there we're evidences of an
outrage. Two negroes were seen in
the vicinity of where the body was
found, and search is being made for
them. If caught. it is feared a lynch
ing will follow. The girl. who was
about to leave for the northern part
of the state to take up a homestead
claim, had been in this city purchas-
ing supplies. She left here Monday
evening for Darling, from which sta
ton she was to walk to her home. dis
tant about two miles. After leaving
Darling she was not seen again until
her dead body was found.
The place where the girls body was
found bore evidence of a terrific strug-
gle. Her empty pocketbook and the
parcels she was carrying were found in
q ditch neal by. Her watch was found
near the body.
Charles Nelson, living near the scene
of the murder, heard screams on Mon
day night, and saw two unknown ne
groes near the spot. 1t is suspected
that they committed the crime. A
posse is searching the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

LATE POLITICAL OPINION.

The country will be pleased to
see the Dig Stick substituted for the Big
Stick in the Panama country.-Wash-
ing Post.
Perhaps Mr.. Rockefeller's money
will look different to the folks after Com
missioner Garfield has reported.-Bing-
hampton IN. ~ Leader.
President Roosevelt has told tho
Texans that as loon as he is out OF the
white house he will write q history Of
their state. Was there ever before a man
who had SO many strange ways for get
ting next to the people?-Buffalo Elk
press.
-Frick, the big steel man, is going
into politics, hoping to succeed Mark
Hanna as the big boss Of the G. O. D.
Certainly a big steel man ought to be val.
liable at election time. Tricks politica!
sobriquet will probably be Slick.-St.
Louis Republic.
The governor Of Guam has the
honor to report that the natives of Guam
are very dirty and highly religious"
Why not send to Guam some OF Brother
Rockefeller's missionary contributions?
Kerosene is very clcansing.-Louisvills
| Courier-Journal. IL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
THOUGHT 1T AN EARTHQUAKE.
Half a Dozen Blocks of streeI In st.
Louis Torn Up by a Series
of Cos Explosions.

St Louls, April 14.-Succeeding ex-
plosions, which sounded like the blow
ing rr sc Port Arthur, startled North
st. Louis at 8 a. m.
A half dozen blocks were torn up
by the explosion of sewer gas which
blew manhole after manhole cover
from its place; turned the brick pave
ment into heaps of debris, and startlod
hundreds from their beds in terror.
For several days the United Rail-
ways Co. has been tearing up a long
section of Jefferson avenue at 20-foot
spaces for the purpose of welding the
rails. A powerful electric welding en-
CINE with a great boiler has been pun
melting along, hammering with great
force each connecting joint, after
standing for hours over the mantoles
which lead to the Union Electric
Light Co.'S conduits which run
through the sewers.
The heated surface apparently gen.
Grated great quantities of sewer gas
in the cavities beneath the surface.
Four men with the machine were
thrown into the air, and came Gown
burned and bruised. Their fellow
workmen called ambulances, AMI .rey
were cared for. Their injuries will
not Drove fatal