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A f O ''' ,.,.yW'PMIiiy)ffl.i..1.. ,,,,,,, ''''''wlSjj'w WSlm '. i'-ir ?tjM Sffl rr ff WBH3ES S Mwassffyaagsssgsssaga-gga iyjaaaggres fffy Xr' '?A -"Vyf I'Wjp ? fsyr'TTf wiw'T15 "JFIf t& Marietta THE ONLY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT IN MARIETTA BY PRIVATE WIRE. VOL. VI RQ270 MARIETTA, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, v ' flnEH wrjjroj hJHH jm' "- ' . ... ujuttUfauaiMB ,. 'hihhbb . j mi. i it-vti. in r i I, , MiTfciii,liM,WHl mi li I I W ! IM I 1 , r.MMMU MHHF I -VH Daily Leader. . ' n Jim km L90D TEN CENTS A EEK . . 'M CARRIED To His Home in a iuckof WERE REMAINS OF Charles Ford, the Oil Well Shooter, NITRO GLYCERIN EXPLOSION On the Gill Farm Takes Twinkle, His Life in a Special to the Leader. ' New Matamoras, O, Dec. G. Short ly after noon today, Charles Ford, a shooter in the employ of Ed Dalton, of Sls,tecsvllle, was 'blown to nieces by nitro-glycerlne. The horrible accident occurred at the Fisher Oil Co.'s well on the Gill farm, on Wilson's Run. about six mlle3 back of this city. Ford h'ad driven over from Slsters ville with a load 'of glycerine and upon his arrival at the 'well, began to unload tho cans ready to put 'In the shot. Ho lifted one can of tho deadly stuff, which was frozen, and had no sooned placed It upon the ground than It ex ploded, tearing his body 'Co pieces and killing him Instantly. Theiwaeon was wrecked, but neither of the horses was Injured. Mr. C. C. Stover, superintendent of the Fisher Oil Co., and Messrs. E1. Lowman and George Dyer, 'workmen at the well, were standing about fbrty feet away at tho time and Mr. Stover was struck by a flying spoke fro mthe glycerine wagon but was not hurt. These horrified spectators jnade search, but succeeded In finding only enough of the remains of 'the unfortu nate shooter to -make an ordinary pall ' full and these were taken to Slstcra ville by Mr. Stover. Ford had been In the business for several rears, was always careful In handling tho stuff an? how the awful acci'dent was caused Is a mystery to the spectators. He was about fifty years of age, and has a wife and three .grown children at Butler, Pa. LORD ROSEBERRY Was Unsparing in His Criticism Government, of the By Associated Press. London, Dec, C. Tho feature of the opening session of the Houso of Lords was Lord Itoseberry's attack upon 'the government. He was unsparing In his criticism of tho dissolution of Par liament, tho conduct of tho war, tho policy of the Eovornmerit toward Chi na and every thing handled by the Cabinet. The address containing tho Queen's speech was agreed to and the Houso of Lords adjourned till Mon day. SHOT HIS SWEETHEART ' And Then Himself Because She Defused to Marry Him. By Associated Press. ' Lafayette, Ind., Dee. G. At Taylor's station, near .here, last night, Leon Meadows, 25 years old, fatally shot 'Frances Hohn, aged 17, and then com mitted suicide. Miss Hohn refused to marry Meadows. Presidential Appointments, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C. Dec. 'C The President today sent the following nominations to tho. Sonate: Danl. II. McMillan, Now York, 'to he Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Now Mexico, Postmasters, Ohio C. B. Alnger, Andovor, Indiana H. B. Nowby, Sheridan. t. pubscrlbe for the Dally Leader. TROTTING ASSOCIATION Takes Action on a Number Gases. of Additional ny Associated Press. Now York. Dec' C The National Trotting Association, announced the following decisions today: Geo. W. Jamison, of Delaware. 0.. nnd ffra. Brannlgan, of Tifllri. O.. were expelled for assaulting one of the Judges at Co lumbus, 0.. In Ootober. 1899. The case aralnst John Albaugh, nllas John Miller, alias John II. Swickard, alias M. Thomas, of Osage, 0., Joseph B. Pierce,, of Toronto, O.. and II. A. Pen- nock, of Minerva, 0., and 'the bay gelding Mack D., formerly Redmond, formerly Walnut, formerly Harry A., formerly Scrapper, 2:201 pacer, were all expelled, Including the horse, ex cept Pennock. In this case the caarge against him was dismissed, but be 'was expelled by tho board 'a't their meeting yesterday on another charge. PRESBYTERIAN Committee at Work on.Proposed Changes to Confessional, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C. Dec. C The committee of iG ministers and layman of tho Presbyterian church, now In ses sion hero for the purpose" of agreeing on some recommendation to be made to tho-next general assembly on the re vision of the confession of faith' made material progress today. Action was taken by the sub-committee of five, which provides for a vote tomorrow by the full body, on each of the five propositions contem plating some change or revision in tho confessional. One of these is expected to be adopted, thus bringing the ques tion before the general assembly in May. Tho five propositions In general pro- nose either an actual revision or con fession or tho adoption of an explana tory statement of doctrlnaLdlffcrence3 in tho confession, or the. formulation of a brief popular statement of essen tial doctrine or confessional system. COUNCiLMEN CAUGHT And Ten of Them Resign- 'Good, Promise to be By Associated Press. Seranton, Pa., Dec. G. The ten coun climcn indicted by tho last grand jun ior accepting 'bribes resigned tonight In part fulfillment of the agreement made with the prosecuting committee of the Municipal League in considera tion of tho cases against them 'being dropped. They are also to sign a paper promising not, to accent a public office for a term of five years, and further make up a fund of $2,200 to be distrib uted among the city's charitable In stitutions. It is claimed that the councllmen received this amount from the league's detective when he was masquearadlng as a lobbyist for a Seranton railroad company. ' ' SUCCESSOR TO DAVIS Towne Accepts Appointment and Will Leave for Washington. By Associated Pres3 St. Paul, Minn., Dec. G Former Con gressman Charles A. Towne, the silver Republican ofi Duluth, this afternoon called on Governor Llnd and formally accepted the appointment to tho U. S. Sonatb to fill the vacancy caused by tho death1 of-Cushman K. Davis. Ho re ceived his commission immediately and will leaVe as soon as possible 'for Washington to take his seat which he will hold until the legislature, which Is overwhelmingly Republican, can efect a Senator to take his place. Typos Secede, By Associated Press ' Newark, O., Dec. G. Tho Cincinnati Typographical Union withdrew from the Ohio Federation of Labor, which Is in sesion 'here, 'today, because of the failure of the convention to adoot a resolution censuring tho state admin Istratlon. Immediately after tho an nouncement of 'the vote tho Cincinnati delegates 19ft the hull. NEW OFFICERS. Tho following officers were elected: Presidor,t, E. R. Usher. Toledo: vlco President, C. H. Spltznaglef Socroatry, H. H. Worley, Springfield; Treasurer, W. H. Cranston, Columbus. By House ot Rep resentatives WAS ARMY BILL By a Majority of Thirty-Three Votes, THE CANTEEN SUBSTITUTE Section Placed In the Bill After a Very Hard Fight, By Associated Press. Washington, D. C. Dec. C. The House . of Representatives today at the end of a long sitting, passed the army re organization 'bill by a vote of 1GG to 133. Three Democrats, Hall, of Penn sylvania; and UnderhlU and Clayton, New York, voted with the Republicans for the bill, and McCall, Republican, of Massachusetts, votcU' with the Dem ocrats against It Otherwise It was a strict party vote. ' The proposition to which some few Democrats attempted to commit their sido In the caucus was for an ex tension of the present temporary army until July 1, 1903, which was voted upon 'lndlrectlyLion tho motion to r,e comit, and commanded the votes of on ly about half of the opposition and two Republicans, McCall, and Mann, of Illinois. (Many Democrats, 'how ever, voted 'against the motion, be cause they are not only opposed to the reorganization bill, but also to contin uing the temporary army at the present strength. Quite a number of amendments wero placed upon the bill before it was pass ed. The liveliest fleht was made up on tho substitute. for the canteen sec tion. Thesubstltute absolutely prohib its the sale of intoxicants at' military posts. It was supported by Littlefleld Republican, Maine; Grosvenor, Repub lican, Ohio; Dick, Republican, Ohio; and Hay, Democrat. Virginia; and op posed by Slayton, Democrat, Texas; Fitzgerald, Democrat. Massachusetts; Pearce, Republican, Missouri ; Parker, Republican, New Jersey, and Barthold, Republican, Missouri. Large delegations. from the W. C. T. U., whose convention ls"ln session in this city, watched tho fight from tho gallery. When the vote was taken the prohibitory amendment carried by a vole- of 159 to 51. The sections designed to retire Gen. Shatter as Major General, and Gener als Fltzhugh.Lec and James H. Wilson as Brigadier, Generals was stricken out. ' .Among- the amendments adopted were'thoso providing for -50 volunteer surgeons and 150 assistant surgeons for service In the Philippines; for 30 dental surgeons and for a veterinary corps with actual rank. Officers of U13 pay corus were Increased eleven and of tho signal corps 23. The age limit was removed from volunteer officers eligible to appoint ment as first and second lieutenants, and tho provision for retiring officers vho served in the Civil war as of a next higher grade was stricken ojit. British Worsted, By Associated Press. London, Dec. G. Tho War"' Office re ceived a dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated" Bloemfontein, announcing that Gen. Dolurr, with 500 Boers, attacked a oonv.oy' proceeding from Pretoria to RIstenburg, at Bufilelsport, Dec. 3, burned half the convoy, killed 1 5men and wonded 23, Including Llotuonant Baker, Appointment Confirmed. $y Associated Press. ' , N Washington, D. C, Dec, G.-4Th.o Sen ate today confirmed tho appointment of Otto TJllmah. of Mlssoujl to bo su perintendent of tho Geod'etlc'and Coast iSurvey. TREATY CONSIDERED I rofl-MPH-ff nil NEWS in foeiutive Session by the United States 'J Special to the Leader. Washington, D. C, Dec. G. The Sen atetoday transacted no business of Importance in open session. Thorough out'aimost tho entire afternoon, it was in executive session. The ship subsidy bill, therefore, received no considera tion. . The entire time of the executive- ses slon.i,was devoted to a discussion by Senator Morgan of tho Hay-Paunce- forte treaty for the abrogation of the position of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which relates to the Nlcaraguau canal. The Senator made It very plain that while he is not opposed to the impend ing treaty, his principal concern In that connection Is for tho passage of tho canal bill, and he allowed It to be understood that he had engaged In the treaty discussion because ot his con viction that there are 1 majority of Senators who will Insist upon action upon tho treaty as a condition prece dent to the passage of tho canal bill. For this reason, he said, he was will ing to discuss the treaty. He intimat edxprtvately to other Senators, how ever, that he would not consent to fix ing the time for a vote upon the treaty until there also could be a time fixed for like action uron the canal bill. Inthe course of his speech, he said he did not in reality consider that the treaty need have any special bearing upon the bill and that he believed it competent for the United States to proceed with tho building of tho canal, regardless of the ticaty, or of- Great Britain's wishes in the matter; but to satisfy other Senators and also to meet 'the wishes of tho Seqretary of State, , ho would consent to a motion upon the treaty, and do all ho coul'd for iti He would vote for an agree ment whether it should be amended or not, though he would prefer that there should bo no amendment. LARGEST ATTENDANCE ' "JCC '" On Record at the Meeting of the Federation of Labor. By Associated Press. Louisville, Ky., Dec. G. The Amer ican Federation of Labor at today's opening session ws devoted to the welcoming addresses and renorts and appointment of committees. Presi dent Gompers' address was enthusiast Ically applauded. Tho attendance is the largest In the history of the Feder ation. Prominent among tho delegates are three women representative: Mls3 Sarah Grossctip, Streator, Ills.; Mrs. Emma Lanpher, Galesburg, 111.; and Miss Ellen King, Petersburg. Ind. Each represents a labor organization. They mingled with the crowd and took an active Interest In the proceedings. Among those on the stage were Saml. Weir, delegate from Scotland, and Peter Curran, representing the British Trades Union Congress. There were two protests aglnst the seating of delegates; .first by the National Brewers Union, filed asalnst the Sta tionery 'Firemen and. Engineers' Broth erhood, and by the United Garment Makers Union against Chicago's Cent ral Labor Union. ,, Tho 'contests were on the questions of jurisdiction. Evidence will be heard by the committee on credentials and a report mado to tho convention. House of Commons, By Associated Press. London, Dec. G. To a crowded house tho Speaker of tho House of Commons rose to submit tho sessional orders af ter Mr. Balfour, tho government lead er, had given notice of the Intention of tho government to absorb the whole of tho time of tho session. The speak er read the Queen's speech and Hon. J. E. Gordan, Conservative, moved an ad dress in reply. Adopted. Now Estimated at$25,000, By Associated Press. New York. Dec. G. Further examin ation ot the books of Franks & Dubois, 'insuranco 'brokers. Induced tho ,firm today to reduce Its estimate of the amount alleged to have 'been stolen by Its general manager, Wn. Gates, to about $25,000. - Reception to W. G. T. U. ' - By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Dec G. Presi dent andMrs, McKhiley gave a recep tion thla afternoon to nineteen hund red deleffates to tho W. C. T. 'U.- convention. Senate, Sides of the River, .ik 01 1 1 Lii Of Interest From the Several Fields on Both j Were the Speeches in Parliament MR CHAMBERLAIN Was the Target of the Fiery Orators AND HE CALLED ONE A "CAD" Fifteenth Parliament in the Reign of Queen Victoria. By Associated Tress. London, Dec. 7. The fifteenth Par liament in the reign of Queen Victoria opened yesterday. Almost every lead ing politician spoke on the opening day with such fierce personal animos ity and such bitter. Invective speeches as scarcely ever before marked the proceedings at Westminster. Jos. Chamherlain, Secretary of State for tho Colonies', was the center of the storm. Tho policy of the emoire re garding South Africa and China, the action of the government In causing dissolution when It did, the conduct of tho war against the Boers, and In fact all questions vitally affecting the em pire wero gravely discussed and ex plained, but dominating all was the op position and hatred of the Colonial Secretary. For an hour this target of satire and abuse, sat with his head on one slds listening intently, unmoved by groans or cheers. Sir Hsnry Campbell In a bold manner, spoke his notes in Cham 'bcrlala's fac-o. and declarc'd that the man who publishes private letters for political purposes (referring to the Clark-Ellis rorretuondence) would be excluded from the society of all honor able men, and ostracized for life had he re-crted to such action as a pri vate Individual. It was nearly 11 o'clock when he rose ti reply to the avalancho of at tack launched asainst him. He de nied that he ever accused Ellis of be ing a tr.-.itor. Ho denied also that he decried any accusations against his own personal integrity. He declared that the special purpose of the meeting of Parliament had been forgotten in an attack upon himself. Irritated be yond control by fiequent Interrup tions and disturbances, he called one of the Liberals, amid groat excitement, a "cad." The speaker called him to order, and Mr. Chamberlain withdrew the epithet, apologizing for Its use. After defending the publication of tho Ellis correspondence, ho was cut off by the midnight adjournment. Among other leading features of the opening session was Balfour's announ cement that no member of tho Cabinet ever said, and that he had never dreamed that tho oBer Rneslclub ETA would remain permanently under tho Crown Colony form ot government. That restricted phase of liberty, de clared Balfour, will only bo necessary as a temporary expedient. A SANDWICH Came Very Nearly Leading to a Lynching Bee. , By Associated Press. Now York, Dec. G An attempt to re new tho race rioting In the negro dis trict was mado tonight when a crowd of whlte'persons tried to Incite one an other to lynch a negro t 35 th street arid Soventh avenue. Tho negro was William Compton, and ho shot William H. -ase and Cor nelius Rooney, oyster stand proprie tors, iboth white. A largo crowd tried to catch the ne gro to lynch or kill him, but tho police arrested and surrounded him and es corted him to tho station house. Compton fired on tho crowd as he was pursued, hut ho hit no ono. The in jured men wero shot In tho left arm, but aro not dangerously hurt. Tho trouble was over a sandwich which tho necro had ordered. CRUDE OIL. The closing prices of oil yesterday aa reported by tho Seep agency wero aa follows: Tlona $1.22 Pennsylvania '. . 1.07' Corning 90 Newcastle 82 North Lima 80 South Lima 75 Indiana 75 LOWELL FIELD. Special to the Leader. Lowell, 0.. Dec. G. The Boston apd Marletta Oil Co.'s have commenced drilling on their Nos. 27 and 28. Alexander and Landon have com- menced operations on their No. 3 on the Eva Stowe. EUREKA FIELD. Special to the Leader. Eureka, W. Va., Dec. G Tho lonal Oil Co.'s No. 5 on the M. llamson was drilled in at 823 Nat-WI1-feet. Production 100 barrels. Tho National Oil Co.'s No, 7 on tho M. Willamson has its rig up. Zahnlzer & Co.'s No. 3 on tho F. M. Davis has its rig up. The Isherwod & Reoser No. 12 the M. S. Norris has Its rig up. on EIM RUN FIELD. Special to Tho Leader. .. ' Elm Run. W. Va.. Dec. G. Marshall & Co.'s Nod 4 on the L. Mass farm Is drilling. ' HEBRON FIELD. Special to the Leader. Hebron, W. Va.. Dec. G. Steelsmith & Greenlee's No. 13 on the Friend Wagner is drilling at 75 feet. The Righter & McCraJey on tho E. K. Williams is In the Injun sand and is dry. The A. O. D. & S. P. O. Co.'s No. 1 on the Smiley Wagner Is located. BULL CREEK FIELD. Special to the Leader. " Bull Creek. W. Va.. Dec' G. The" Keystone Oil Co. has started drilling Its No. a on the M. J. Rawson farm. Langton & Sarber are building a rig on the. S. Bumgardner farm. The Ross Oil Co.'s No. 13 on the N.. Rolston has commenced drilling. ST. MARYS FIELD. Special to tho Leader. . St, Marys, W. Va. Dec. G. The G. Hammett Oil Co.', No. G on the Wau gron is drilling. The White Farm Oil Co.'s No. 10 on the White farm Is drilling. SCOTTOWN FIELD. Special to the Leader. Scottown, 0.. Dec. G. The U. S. Oil Co.'s No. 7 on the Win Cress farm is In and is good for 20 barreds per day. Tho Fern Oil Co. is rigging up their No. 3 on the O. Foreman. WOLF CREEK FIELD. Special to the Leader. Wolf Creek. 0 Dec. G. Tho Camer on Oil Co. drilled In its No. 2 on tho John Stellar farm and It is dry. Tho Octo Oil Co. drilled in its No. 2 on the C. Yarnell farm, five barrels per day. It is good fop KIngsley resumed drilling Wednes day at 450 feet on the John Dyer No. 1 which has been shut down for some time. The location Is in tho Rainbow field. BEHIND BARS Is Gibson, Charged With Torturing His Own Child to Death, By Associated Press Maysville, Ky., Dec. G. William Gibson, charged ivlth fiendishly tor turing to death wltha red hot Iron his two-year-old stepdaughter at Catlets burg, Ky., two weeks ago, Is safely In jail here. In an Interview ho denied, his guilt. lie said that ho has slept In ravines nnd under bridges and in tlje,, under brush for tho past two weeks. His' In tellect seems somewhat blurre'd and at times ho laughs Idiotically. All Is quiet here tonlzht and there Is no In dication of mob volence. "Squirrel" Knocked Out, By Associated Press. , Canton, O., Dec. G, Art Slmma, of Akron, knocked out ySaulrrel" pin nerty In the eleventh round. i 'sfi-Trr-- i 1 4. ,$ l WT1 '""" cr --rr"- a-i iiil 3JMfcMhdvn wr...ia& niatiiA '"'teji-.. u