Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-01
State News Items

into crowd OF rowdieS who attacked
the station and killed Frank Curry. a
member of the gang. which has been
terroriziag that vicinity for some
time. Py,es was spirited away by his
friends TO prevent lynching by. the
friends of the dead man. His where
abouts are unknown. but he Is thought
to have gone to Cincinnati or Louis.
vile.
A measure was presented i'm tho
Legislature to increase tax on foreign
insurance. express. telegraph and tel
ephone companies by which $4,000
additional revenue is expected to he
raised for the state. The tax provides
for as follows: 81 per 500 gross pre-
miums on insurance; $3.50 per mile of
road on express: 81 per mile of wirs
on telegraph; 81 per mile of wire on
telephone companies. but not mean.
ing local calls in telephones.
An attempt to assassinate Luther
Molissey, night Waterman at the West
Virginia Coal and Coke Co.'S plant,
near Morgantown, was made at late
hour the other night. Molissey was
shot in the back. and now lies I'm a
critical condition. William Meniman
was arrested as a suspect.
a pure food bill was passed "a tho
senate. The bill provides that the
board of public works shall be consti.
tuted pure food commission to see
that candies. food and drink are not
adulterated.
Any resolutions that might have
grown out of the legislature invostiga.
ton into the charges of Standard oil
corruption were buried when the sen.
ate adopted the majority report Of the
committee. The minority report,
which charged white wash" on the
part of the majority. was rejected.
Similar action was taken on the com.
mittee reports in the house, which ef.
fectually terminates the probe into
the Elliott Standard oil letter.
Cabell county oil operators are pre-.
pairing to enter suit against the Stand.
ard Oil Co. on account OF alleged dis.
elimination by that company against
tho local people. When Cabell oil
was first quoted on the oil exchange
the price was the same as Pennsyl.
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25 cents per barrel. the alleged cause
being that the Cabell oil was mixed
in the pipe line with the low grade
Ragland oil. and was consequently
not so valuable. The operators claim
that this is merely scheme to reduce
the value of the Cabell properties 50
that the Standard may buy them in
Practically the entire output of the
Cabell field is now controlled by the
Independent companies.
The post Office department has nc
cepted the proposition of the National
bank TO lease a room for the post Of
flee At Davis, to be located in tho
bank building, for a term of five years.
covering complete equipment. heat,
light. water. etc.
Gov. White sent a special message
to the house Of delegates asking an
Investigation of the charges made
against him by Senator Caldwell on
tho floor Of the senate few days ago.
The house appointed committee OF
investigation consisting Of Delegates
Seaman. Preston and Maxwell to sit
after the adjournment of the legisla.
ture TO probe fully the Caldwell
charges.
At Northfork John Gordon. aged IL,
was shot and instantly killed by y
man said to- be VIII Powell Powell,
N is stated. went to- the home Of the
boys mother in an intoxicated condi.
ton. When young Gordon tried to
quiet him the boy was killed The
nriD1n hxr he
TO allow Powell to- make his escape.
Powell has not been apprehended.
An oil fight is on in New river coal
fields between the Standard Oil Co.
and Cleveland and Ohio oil concerns
The Standard and the Ohio oil men
arc both seeking the miners oil trade
and prices are being cut lower by the
opposing forces each day. The Stand.
ard for years has had a monopoly on
miners oil in that field, selling az
about 40 cents per gallon. Cleveland
oil men within the past few weeks
have been steadily cutting Standard
prices until they are now selling as
low as q cents per gallon. The
Standard statesmen are Offering tho
same product at n cut on Cleveland
prices.
Following intense agitation over the
liquor question in Bluefcld. over 100
citizens attended council meeting the
other night TO protest against the
granting of liquor licenses When the
vote was taken It resulted in three
vets. three drys. one not voting. Abel
Massey refused to vote. He had pre-.
viously signed a dry petition. and the
citizens began to vent their indigna.
ton at his action at this meeting.
Feeling ran high. The police inter.
fered. and the council adjourned. Al
along the streets Massey was Kissed
and threatened. and the police had 10
escort him home Massey now carries.