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SISTERSVILLE DAILY REVIEW
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VOL. xn, 123.
SISTERSVILLE, W. VA., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 25 1905. PRICE, ONE CENT.
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CLEVELAND MER
CHANTS WELCOMED
The members of the Cleveland, |
0., Chamber of Commerce, who
are making a trade extension tour
of a portion of the Ohio Valley,
arrived in the city this morning
at about 11 o'clock. The party is
traveling in a special suite of cars
and drawn by a special engine.
The visitors were met at the Wells
street crossing by anumber of our
prominent business men and pri
vate citizens of the city, and given
a cordial welcome. They were
escorted to points of interest in
different parts o fthe city, and
notwithstanding the visit of the
distinguished delegation being
very brief, their sojourn was made J
pleasant and profitable. Only one j
hour was consumed here, at the ex- j
piration of which the special train
departed for St. Marys, the next
point scheduled to stop.
Attorney Clifford V. Church de
livered a brief address welcoming
the members of the Chamber of
Commerce to our city. The re- ;
marks of Mr. Church, which fol- ;
in part werfc both appropriate and
tiowery :
(Gentlemen * of the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce:
On behalf of the merchants of
this city, on behalf of the business
men in general, and on Behalf of
the financial interests of this lo
cality, I welcome you to our city.
We all impart to yon our earnest
greetings and extend to you the
welcome hand of good fellowship.
WThile you are in our midst we
want you to fee^at home, and to I
realize that you are among your
friends and well wishers.
Such a meeting as this is good |
for all concerned. It brings two
sections of the country more closer
together, and makes their citizens |
better acquainted. It broadens
and enlightens the daily life of the
people. It opens the eyes, of the
visitors to the conditions, the re
sources and the possibilities of
the localities inspected. And what
is more important than all, a visit
of this sort helps to increase that
reciprocal business relationship,
which is so important to the com
mercial advancement of the day.
You come from that section of
the country known as the Lake
Region. You are now visiting
that section known as the Ohio
Valley. You represent one of the
most prosperous, enterprising and
progressive sections of the land;
and you are now visiting a section
also blessed with the resources of
nature, and possessed with a very
promising future. May this ex
pedition prove profitable to your
section as well as benefitial to this
section.
We are especially glad that you
have come to this city. We know
that you want our trade and that
you expect to get the benefit of
our business. We hope you will
get it; for we realize that you
need it. Cleveland is a beautiful
city, inhabited with worthy peo
ple, and we are happy to help
keep that city alive. The City
of Sistersville has helped to sup
port the City of Cleveland in the
past, and she will continue to help
Cleveland inthe future. You need
have no fear, no despair, no mis
givings. 110 worries. Sistersville,
of her bounty, and in her gener
osity, will nourish and maintain
Cleveland in her helplessness.
With compassion we behold your
dependence : and with true gal
lantry we rush to your assistance
We have done so in the past; you
may rest assured, we shall do so
in the future.
Again extending to you our
greetings and welcome, we wish
you both a profitable and a pleas
ing visit.
Teamsters' Strike
Still Spreading
Special to Daily Review.
Chicago 111 May 25 ? Will t lie j
troops come into Chicago to-ilay
Is the question u per most in the!
minds of the citizens tliis morning.
Mayor Dunne has called for one
thousand volunteer policemen for
guard duty in extended territory
affected by tin* lumber drivers
strike. The Mayor and Sheriff
agree that if violence does not
get beyoiid their control to-day, |
no troops will be nee. led. Labor j
leaders say that they will permit !
no violence. Two hundred and j
forty lumber teamsters} are sched
uled to ^o out to-day. Tlie situa
tion is acute. Building operations
will be entirely suspended in a ,
short time,, displacing thousands!
of workmen.
The express company managers
are immovable in their determi
nation and refuse to again give j
employment to their striking driv- !
ers. Federation of Labor com
mittee will go before .States Attor
ney Ilcaly, to-day and demand in- !
dictmeuts against the ex press eom
panies for establishing a black j
list.
Philadelphia Muddle
Is Very Warm
Special to Daily Review.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 25 ? In
\ junction proceedings which yes
' terday resulted in ousting from
office Mayor Weaver's newly ap
pointed Commissioners of Public
Safety and Public Works depart
ments, were answered in vigorous
fashion by the Mayor to-day.
Smythe and Costello attempted
, the resumption of their interrup
ted .luties. They were hardly
seated until served with letters
I written by the Mayor warning
jthem against tresspassing and
'that they would be treated as tres
passers. Smyth and C'ostello pre
pared to vacate, but before suc
ceeding in doing so were forcibly
ejected, and detectives stationed
Jin charge of the offices.
New Suits In Circuit
Clerk's Office
H. W. Weekly vs. W. L. Ullum,
Alf Wells, D. Auch and C. W. Jen.
vey, partners doing business undei
the firm name of D. Auch and
Company. In chancery. Attor
ney K. C. Moore.
James Baxter vs David George.
In Chane 'y. J. II. StricEling,
attorney. 1
AT LAW.
Edward Koome vs. Samuel II.
Xeeley. In assumpsit. Trespass
on the ease. Damages $.'{.000. J.
II. Striekling, attorney.
Alfred P. Herkathom vs. Harry
Barton Bowden. In assumpsit.
Damavr* $1,000. J. II. Stricklin^r.
Attorney.
TWO ARMIES MEET
London, May 25 ? TiTe impres-l
sion prevails in naval circles that (
the Japanese and Russian fleets
have met inbattle
Rmnors of all kinds are afloat,]
l and while none of them can be,
I traced to responsible sources, they,
are nevertheless credited to a cer
tain extent. In all the reports the
waters in the neighborhood of the
Island of Formosa are mentioned
as the scene of the fighting.
St Petersburg also has received
reports of a naval battle which
gives strength to rumors afloat
| here.
Reports indicate that Roje^t
; vensky probably divided his fleet
in passing from the China sea to
the Pacific ocean. A Norwegian
steamer on arriving at Nagasaki
this morning reported being stop-]
ped on May 19th South of Formo
sa, by the Russian fleet, consisting
of fourteen converted cruisers and
sixteen destroyers. Manilla dis
patches say a fleet of over fifty
warships was sighted eastward ot
Batan Islands May 20. The fleet
was headed North East, out into
the open Pacific. Manilla repo/^
ted last night that a battle had
been fought South of Formosa, in
which the Japanese had been de
feated. Summing up all reports
of known conditions, experts do
not hesitate to say that a battle
has been fought or Rojestvensky
is well on his way either to Pet
iropaveloes or Vlodivostok. They
(incline to believe an engagement
has ocurred and believe news of
decisive conflict will be received
|8oon.
Oil Men Will Tight
Taxes On Leases
Special to Daily Review.
Morgan town, W. Va., May 25 ?
That the oil men of the State are
going to fight the attempt to tax
leases, independent of the fight
now being maJe by the coal op
erators before the supreme court,
was made manifest to-day by the
action of the South Penn Oil Co.,
'in bringing an injunction suit to
restrain the sheriff of this county
from collecting taxes on their leas
es assessed this year. Judge Jno.
W. Mason will hear the appliea.
tion on May 29th, and will likely
grant a temporary injunction and
hear the ease on its merits later.
It is understood the oil compan*
ies will litigate the matter to the
highest court.
Canton State Bank
Pails For $600,000
Special to Daily Review.
Canton, 0., .May 25 ? The Cag-<
ton State Hank, with individual'
deposits of more than $fi()0,000,
closed its doors to-day. The di
rectors state that the Rank will
not be able to resume business.
The failure was brought about bv
heavy loans to W. L. Davis, vice
president of the bank, by the cash
ier, Corwin B. Huehtell, without
the consent of the other directors
f$f thlio bai^k. Recording to the
jutalfiwents made by counsel for
wry cni^.c tors more thhan $400,000
has been given to Davis for which
no adequate security has been fur
nished the bank. Davis has
deeded the bank property valued
jat .$200,000. The city of Canton I
has $7fJ,000 on deposit in the bank.
The Canton V. M. C. A., and
many school teachers were also
'depositors in the bank.
Jewish Uprising In Russia
Special to Daily Review.
Warsaw, May 25, 12:30 p. m. ?
The fighting which has boon in
progress since yesterday, was re
sumed this morning and there has
been more blood shed. Jewish
Socialists took a lead in the out
[break to-day, attacking the rough
characters who infest their quar
ters. It is estimated that at least
sixty were killed and wounded. I
All the victinie are Jews. The
[fijrhting yesterday lasted until
I midnight. Twenty badly hurt.
An Insult To faithful Wives
Special to Daily Review.
Albany, X. V., May 25 ? A bill
introduce 1 to legitimatize a child
born out of wedlock, which caus
ed considerable comment, but lit
tle opposition in its passage all
through the legislature, was ve
toed yesterday hy Governor Hi tr
ains. Tlie measure was pntitl<?d
"An act for the relief of Adelia
Queenie Barker and Adelia Ger
trude Stringer." Governor Ilijr
irins characterized the hill ;?s "An
insult to every faithful wife. n
$2,000 Damages Tor Alienat
ing Husband's Affections
Spocinl to Daily Review. I
I Fairmont. W. Ya., May 25 ? j
Mrs. Irene B. Cordon, thlie wife
i?f .}?))in J. Gordon, of Manningtonj
to-dav filed suit in the Intermed
iate Court against Mrs. Dora Cross,
also of Manningtoii, for damages!
amounting to $2,000, lor aliena
tion of the affections of her hus
band. The people are well-to-do,
the defendant being a large real
estate owner. It is said that a
misearried letter let out the secret
to Mrs. Gordon.
Naval Battle Rumors
Special to Daily Review.
London May 25 ? The correspon
dent of the Central News at St.
Petersburg wires that persistent
rumors are heard in naval circles
at .St. Petersburg, that a naval
battle has commenced off the Is
land of Formosa.
Prominent Jurist Killed
Special to Daily Review.
Uniontown, Pa., May 25 ? Judge
J. K. Ewing was killed here this
morning by a Baltimore & Ohio
train. lie was the President
Judge of Fayette county.
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CONGRESSMAN
ACHESON TALKS
Congressman Acheson returned
to Washington Saturday night
from the trip down the Ohio river
to Cairo under the auspices of
the Ohio River Improvement as
sociation. When seen at his res
idence Congressman Acheson said
he believed that the trip was one
of the most important that had
been made during tlie 10 years
that he had been a member of the
rivers and harbers committee and
would have far reaching effect.
"The members of t lie commit
tee," said he, "were astonished at
the immense commerce of the
Ohio. In 1902 it had a tonage of
14,000,000, equal to that of the
world-famous Sue/, canal. Their
attention was also forcibly direct
ed to the fact that the Ohio has
not been nearly so well treated,
considering its commerce, as many
other rivers of the country. I
believe the appropriations should
bear some relative proportion to
the tonnage. In round numbers
$20,000,000 have been appropri
ated to the Ohio since 1H27 ? .$7,
000,000 for general improvement,
dredging, revetting, etc., and$13,
000, (XX) for locks and dams. This
is less than $1.50 per ton. The St.
Johns river in Florida with a ton
nage of 1,052,056, has received
$.'3,242,000 or at the rate of $3.25
a ton; the James river, Virginia,
with a tonnage of 608.180, 1ms re
ceive, 1 $2,372,500, or nearly $4
per ton; the Cumberland river,
Tennessee, with a tonnage of 601,
900, has received $3,366,420.15, or
over $5.50 per ton. More than
this $3,716, OOOhave been expended
on the Black Warrior, of Alabama,
and its tributaries merely with the
hope of developing a commerce,
while the commerce of the Ohio
was developed years ago and hag
steadily increased despite all the
difficulties with which river men
have lia.l to contend. If the
friends of the Ohio river had been
as active and insistent a* those of
the Cumberland and had met with
equal success, $70, 01)0, 000 would
have been appropriated by this
time or enough to eomplete the
entire system of dams necessary
to give a nine foot stage from
Pittsburgh to Cairo."
Mr. Afheson also called atten*
tion to some recent statistics com
piled by the director of the geo
loirieal survey which show the
area of the Pittsburg eoal bed to
be about (>,.'100 miles, or 4,00.000
acres. Kverv acre of this coal, in
Pensylvania, Ohio and West Vir
ginia is tributary to ' the Ohio
river. If it were all mined and
shipped down the river it would
furnish a tonnage equAl to that
of l;?st year for the next 2.000
yea rs.
In the opinion of Mr. Acheson,it
will not be possidle to provide for
the Ohio as it should be provide !
for unless a more liberal policy in
regard to the river improvements
is adopted. For this reason ho
heartily favors the plan of hold
ing a national water ways con
vention at the National Capitol
about the time the next session
| of Congress convenes. The ob
jject of this convention is to create
ipuhlie senntimennt in favor of an
Inual appropriations on a liberal
scale for th?* rivers and harbors of
i the country.
Doings In the County
Clerk's Office
DEEDS.
Kant Weils and T. O. Johnson,
to P. S. Smith. 1 -HOt li working
interest in oil and tfas, under lease
dated July 11, 11)04, from M. J.
Moore and husband to parties of
the first part. Consideration $100. i
Paid. Meade District.
If. (i. Mavfleld to I*. S. Smith, ,
l-4oth working interest in 50 acre
lease of M. J. Moode farm. Con-!
jsideration .+240. Paid. Meade
district.
Sant Wells and T. C. Johnson,
to P. S. Smith, 3-40ths of interest
in 50 acres lease in M. J. Moore
farm. Consideration $120. Pai(L
.Meade district.
L. I). Bush to P. S. Smith, 1-32,
working intoroRt in first completed
well and appurtenauees in lease.
Consideration .f2.<MJ. Vaid. Mead
District.
Deed for IK.'] acres ?.f land froin
L. ( '. Allen and wife to W. If.
I Johnson. < 'onsideration
Paid. Sanclio Creek.
i Marriage licenses granted since
May 1!?: C. W. Hiee. aired 24
years and Nora Srlii e-ves, aged
24 years.
Marehnll M. Jones, aued 40
years and Isadore (rarrihon, a^od
.% years.
?lames .\ Baker, a^ed .'10 year*
and Gertrude Faux, a^cd 21 years.
Above named parties all resi
dents of Tyler County.
Editor Smith Knocks Out
Dentist In first Round
New Martinsville, W. Va.. .May
2" i ? Last week appearefl in the
columns of the Wetzel Republican
an item touching on the report
that was circulated by the* sweet- 1
heart of a certain young dentist
who was aeciwd of appearing on
the streets in female attire. The;
motive in appearing in tins man
ner is an inference merely. How
ever. Mr. Dentist was very much'
agrieved by the write-up and,
sought opportunity to give Mr.
Editor a thrashing. Meeting him
this morning he thought to carry'
his idea into effect. He pounded
upon Mr. Editor with a club strik
ing him over the head. The doc- 1
tor had forgottefi than an editor's!
head is as hn r<l as his heart, arid
found that his Hub was not I arpe
;i ii?1 strong enough to brinir the
! young r-.litor to the ground and
to his surprise the clever editor
handed him a left, and then a
right, and tin- Mr. Dentist went to
the ground. Mr. Editor clinched
arid was about to become inter
red in the caw when the Mayor
! arrived on the scene, and kindly
taking the editor by the baekf he
requested him to loosen hi* hold,
which tin- good natured editor Jid.
By request of the Mayor both par
ties appeared before hi* honor at
11 p. m. The worthy dentist ap
pearing early, plead guilty and the
proper fine wa* assessed. The
editor was discharged.
New Officers Elected
At the ewiehiaion la*t evening
of the prayer meeting serviee# of
the Presbyterian ehureh, the fol
lowing officers were elected for
the enaniiig year:
TriwU4*?* ? F. I># MeC'ov, H. W.
M eCdy. Robert MeCarnriek,' -A. C.
.Jackson. Willi* Harrington, W. J.
Neuenxchwander and C. E. Bailey.
| Elder*? H. E. Stephana, Phillip
Gill and M. J. McCoy.