Titusville Herald

              THE TITUSVBLLE^HERAU).
FORTY-FIRST   YEAR
TITUSVILLE, PA., NOV. 18, 1902.
VOLUME XLI, NO. 260.
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BRILLIANT BATTLE OF GROSS
I EXAMINATION YESTERDAY.
Attorney MacVeagh and President Mitchell Cross
Swords Before the Coal Strike Commission.
Miners' President a sharp Witness.
SCRANTON, Nov. 17.—In the presence of as many persons as could be
jammed into toe superior court room
today, Wayne MacVeagh, for the Erie
-company, and John Mitchell, for the
miners, continued their brilliant battle
of cross-examination before tot anthracite coal strike commission. The two
men, the one In his thirties and tot
other in his seventies, were followed
with intense interest by both the commissioners antf tbt crowd throughout
toe day, and the contest will be resumed in toe morning. "lilt fourth demand of the union, whiob calls for a
yearly trade agreement and which
means a straight-out recognition of
the union, was toe bone of contention,
•and although four hours were taken up
ln a discussion of toe question, not
much material progress was made.
Wayne MacVeagh, skilled ln the art of
■cross-examination, attempted to show
toe utter irresponsibility of the union
and its unfitness to make contracts,
wbicb could not bt Uved up to. Bia
principal argument was the alleged
boycott, and he often hard pressed the
miners' president for an amswer. The
latter, however, slowly and deliberately gave some reply, but thty did not
Always satisfy his inquisitor. Mr. MacVeagh, in tbe presence of the assemblage, expressed his admiration of the
.ability of the witness, and on one occasion, when Mr. Mitchell parried a question' regarding tbe boycotting of a' coal
and Iron policeman by a hotel keeper,
toe distinguished attorney threw up
bis hands, laughed and said:
"Mr. MitcheU, you aire the best witness for yourself that I ever confronted."
Mr. MaoVeagb- weighed heavily on
what he said was a reign of terror in I
toe anthracite region during the period
of the <-*"lke.   He read a list of four-1
teen   names of   men who were   kUled
during that time, and also submitted ln
evidence   about   seventy-five   printed
pages of acts of alleged violence, boy. |
.cott and intimidation, and with the as-1
slstance of stacks of other documents■
maintained that it would be utterly im- j
practicable for toe coal companies he
represented to enter into agreements '
with   an organization   that could   not,
control its own men. j
Mr. MitcheU stoutly maintained toat
the discipline in the organization is as
g.od   as it possibly   could be   where
147,000     men   were    involved.     He'
claimed that the strikers were not en-!
tirely responsible for toe acts of law- \
lessness that wore committed.   He regretted   that members   of   the union
had,   ln some instances,   violated   toe
law even after they had been warned
to refrain from doing so, but made toe
excuse that ln times of great excitement there wae always more or less
disorder.    In answer to questions he
said If there was a reign of terror, and
he had no information thait such was
the case during the strike, conditions
arise  that  are "intolerable"  or  "unfortunate."   Replying   to specific   in- J
stances pointed out to him by Mr. Mac-,
Veagh, where men had been deterred
from going to work through fear of
personal harm or social ostracism for
themselves and families, Mr. MitcheU.
said that in some cases men may have ,
been deterred, but denied toat the as-1
sertion that such alleged acts prevented tbe mines from being operated.   He
said toat when jhe strike was declared
every mine worker in toe region quit •
work and remained out even after the !
entire   national   guard   of   the state:
had been thrown into the coal fields.
In short, he said that the miners would ;
not halve gone to work under any eto
cumstances. <
"Tbe   miners*   president, no   matter >
how   skillfully   he   was   questioned,
could not be dragged into a flat admission tbat he as president approved of
tbe boycotts complained of by toe companies.   He had his personal opinions
of   some phases   of   the boycott, but
would not express them as being the
sentiment or policy of his organization.
During the cross-examination toe com-1
missioners    often   interrupted    with;
quesUons in order to stop a long col- j
loquy over some disputed point. Wbile '
tbo examination  at times  was  quite ,
spirited, the best'of good feeUng prevailed.   Only once Mr. Mitchell showed
signs of irritability.    Tbia was when
Mr. MacVeagh, reading the long list of
acts   of   violence,   would   take   Mr.
Mitchell   to task tor some   particular
vicious act and say sharply:
"Tou could have prevented this."
In the course of tbt "forenoon session
Mr. MacVeagh examined Mr. Mitchell
regarding the eight hour demand, and .
referred to the fact that Abraham Lin-;
coin, James A. Garfield and Wm. McKinley worked more tban eight bours'
a day and were' thus enabled to climb I
too ladder to the presidency.   Mr. Mac- j
Veagh grew eloquent in the course of
putting one of - his questions to Mr.
Mitchell regarding the martyred pres-
idents, and added:
"I only mention these because tbey |
are the three victims of the spirit of j
anarchy, which is the curse of this'
country today and the only serious ;
curse afflicting it."
The miners' president, quick as a;
flash, came back with toe inquiry: ;
"Trade-unions are not held responsible
for it, are they?" To which Mr. MacVeagh quickly responded that they
were not, and supplemented this with
the remark that labor unions are most
admirable. The bringing of tot word
"anarchy" into the examination caused
a distinct murmur of disapproval from
the many mine workera to tbt court
room.
While toe discussion of the effect a
yearly agreement would have on the
coal industry in toe anthracite, region
waa to progress, frequent reference
was made to toe workings of the agreements in toe soft coal regions. This
led to the announcement by Chairman
Gray toat toe commissioners had decided to invite Herman Justi, commissioner of the Illinois Coal Operators'
association, to testify before the commission. This announcement was favorably received by each side and tht
attorneys for the miners and tht operators made suggestions for additional
witnesses.
When toe commission adjourned Mr.
MacVeagh was still engaged in cross-
examining Mr. Mitchell on boycotts
and acts of violence .to show the irresponsibility of the organization.
ROLAND B. MOLINEUX'S
WIFE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Wife of tht Notorious Young Man May
Seek Divorce.
NBW YORK, Nov. 17.—The dispatch
from Sioux Falls today announcing
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux's, arrival
there to take up her residence, was
shown to General Molineux 'today and
he was asked if his daughter-in-law intended to get a divorce.
"I have nothing to say," said toe
general.
Roland B. Molineux's counsel, G. G.
Battle, said he knew nothing about
Mrs. Molineux's reasons for going to
Sioux Falls. Former Governor Black
was in Troy, N. Y.; today.
'Mrs. Molineux's absence from court
during her husband's last trial revived
rumors of family differences but she
went to the Molineux residence In
Brooklyn a few hours after her husband's acquittal and remained there
until the next morning, wben she returned to the hotel in New York where
she had been staying. She was there
an hour Or two and then disappeared.
She was not seen in public with her
husband last week.
Ex-Judge Olcoitt, of Molineux's counsel, said the news from Sioux Falls was
a surprise to him because the differences between Mrs. Roland Mollneux
and her mother-in-law had been settled and the family relations, so far as
he knew, were amicable.
General Molineux paid his son's
wife's expenses all the while his son
was in prison and last week the general
made a public statement about his
daughter-in-law in which he said:
"She Is a3 good and pure a woman as
breathes."
He said he had traced all the stories
concerning her and found they were
false.
Later in the day General MoUneux
said to toe Associated Press that Mrs.
Roland MoUneux arrived at his house
.the night of Thursday, Nov. 6, the day
of the acquittal of her husband, leaving tbere the ensuing morning. The
general had gone to business earlier ln
the day and did not see her.
"She left no word," he said, "and
toat is toe laslt we have seen or heard
of her."
As to the report that Mrs. Molineux
has gone to South Dakota for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, the general said:
"I know that the idea of a divorce did
not come from any member of my family or household. I expect to obtain
more particulars tomorrow which I
may or may not communicate to the
public."
REAR END COLLISION
ON THE PENN8Y.
Two Men Killed and One Injured at
Bolivar, N. Y.
BOLIVER, Pa., Nov. 17.—As a result of a rear end coliTslon of an extra
freight train and a light running engine on toe Pennsylvania railroad, aie
this place early today, two men were
killed, one seriously injured and two
engines demolished.
The dead:
H. MOORE, engineer.
L. V. DI REMAN, brakeman.
The injured man was W. D. Mook, a
flreman.
The wreck delayed east-bound traffic
for several hours.
VACATION FOR RURAL CARRIERS.
Mr. Bates Proposes to Offer a Bill for
Thtir Benefit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Representative Bates Saturday had a conference with First AssiSiant Postmaster
General Wynne with regard to a bill
which Mr. Bates proposes to introduce
to the house as soon as congress meets
providing that all free delivery carriers shall be given fifteen days' annual
leave. This proposed legislation has
.he sanction of the postofflce department.
Miss Pert—The man I marry must
be a celebrity." Miss Caustique—"No
man is a celebrity after you are married to him."
CHARGES AGAINST
I PRESIDENT GOMPERS.
EITHER HE OR PRESIDENT 8HAF<
FER MU8T 800N RETIRE.
BATTLE  LINES CL08ELY DRAWN.
Claimed That Mr. Gompers Acted  In
Bad Faith Toward tht Amalgamated Association Latt Year.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17.—Either
Theo. Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, or Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, Is destined to pass under a
cloud. The eclipse may be temporary
and tbe man who goes under may
emerge at some other time, but an
eclipse there WiQ be for one or the
other. It ls g fight to a finish, and
present odds favor Gompers. The
trouble which so suddenly caime to a
point in tot convention of toe American Federation of Labor this morning
is an echo of the great strike against
the United States Steel company
which was fought and lost last year by
the Amalgamated association under
the leadership of Shaffer. After his
association had been defeated Prealdent Shaiffer did not hesitate to utter
charges of a serious nature against
President Gompers, as well as against
John Mitchell, president of tot United
Mint Workers, and Frank Sargent of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
He asserted that the organizations
over which these men presided had,
while listening to toe advice of their
leaders, refused to lend a helping hand
to the Amalgamated associaUon and
had even fought against lt in the dark
The chairges were leveled against Mr.
Gompers in particular and were contained in a circular Issued by President Shaffer after the close of the
strike.
The circular came to the notice of
President Gompers last fall and he
made a reply denying that he had
acted in bad faith toward toe Amalgamated association. Then the matter
slumbered until this morning.
The convention was dragging along
slowly, there' being but few committees prepared to report, and an adjournment was Imminent. Delegate J.
P. Sheridan of the Amalgamated associaUon, a colleague of Mr. Shaffer,
arose and said:
"I have here a resolution, and ae the
time for toe Introduction of resolutions has passed, I ask tbe unanimous
consent, of the convention for its admission. I intended to offer it on Saturday, but one of the pairties most interested was not here and I could not
do it He has arrived and I now ask
for its admission. It relates to the
charges against President Gompers."
A hush feU upon the convention and
President Gompers, rising slowly,
said:
"I wish Delegate Wilson of the Mine
Workers to iake toe chair."
Mr. WUson took the gavel and asked:
' "Are there any objections to the resolution?"
"I object," said Delegate Agard, of
tbe glass bottle blowers, "unless toe
convention is first informed of the
scope and nature of the resolutions."
"It will be read," said tbe chairman,
"before the question of Its admission
is put." and Delegate Sheridan read as
follows:
"Whereas, President Shaffer, of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, at their last convention held in Wheeling, W. Va., made
charges against President Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor
which impeached his fidelity to the
principles of unionism; therefore be lt
"Resolved, That the federation appoint a committee to investigate said
charges and report its findings to the
convention in order toat the truth may
be known."
"I object," shouted a delegate at the
far end of the hall.
Instantly Prsldent Gompers was en
his feet and Mr. Shaffer started, toward
the front-end of the platform, both intent on securing toe withdrawal of toe
objection.
Mr. Gomper spoke flrst
"I hope my friend will withdraw his
objection."*
"All right; I withdraw it," was the
reply. .
The facing the convention Mr. Gompers said: ■
"It is qutte immaterial what course
is pursued, my only request being that
prompt action be taken on toe resolution. Its contents, in a few minutes,
will be spread broadcast throughout
tbe country. I don't want this matter
to drag."
All eyes tben turned upon Mr. Shaffer, whose tall form was erect at the
toot of tbe platform upon which Mr.
Gompers sat His fact was flushed and
he spoke rapidly.
"I ask," he said, "I urge, and yes I
demand the fullest Investigation of
these charges."
President Mahon. of the Street Car
Men's association at once-made a morion tbat the matter be referred to a
special committee of flve.
President Duncan offered an amendment, which was accepted by Delegate
Mahon, that the committee constat of
five members, Mr Gompers to name
two, Mr. Shaffer to name two and the
i'our a fifth. This motion was adopted
by the .convention and Mr. Gompers
named as bis representatives John A.
Moffatt, of the United Hatters and Edgar Agard, of the Glass Bottle Blowers' association. Mr. Schaffer later
named J. M. Slayton, of the carpenters'
union and' W. H. Haskins, of toe
United Miners of Ohio.
The special committee did not enter
upou its work until evening and there
being only three members present lt
was decided to defer appointment of
the fifth member unltll tomorrow.
BIG INJUN SAND EXTENSION.
While   Not   of   Great   Proportions,   It
Promises Stmt Good Producers^
PITTS! Nov. 17.—(8pecial.)~
In the lo er edge of the old Fairview
dlsiirict, Marion county, W. Va., a llttlel
extension t> toe Big Injun sand pro-
'j^cing tc 'ory Is under development
and furnishing a few very good producers, ^e wells are not of the gusher
kind but possess good staying qualities.
Last week tbe Souto Penn OU company
completed a well on the David Jones
farm that is holding steadily at 40
barrels a day. In the same district E.
H. Jennings A Bros, have drUled in a
test on toe A. Darrah farm and have a
show for a 40-barrel producer from the
same formation. There promises to be
a revival tn operations in this extension. Tbe Fisher Oil company is drilling a test on toe Charles Tootbman
turn and Nos. 6 and 7 on the W. E.
Fordman and G. W. Brown farms. The
Soi/th Penn Oil company has also made
several new locations in this district
tn the lower end of the Folsom district, Wetzel county, toe Soutb Penn
Oil company has drilled No. 4 L. E.
Bartlettt Into toe stray and failed to develop any oil.   It ls still drilling. '
Tn the same district the South Penn
Oil company and Treat A Crawford
have driUed No. 2 on the Acena Talklngton farm Into toe Stray and have
some qtt,   They are still drilling.
Tbe South Penn Oil company's Na
6 on tbe Rachael Talking farm has been
drUled through toe Gordon and the
well produced 120 barrels the first 24
bours.
In the Salem district, Harrison
county, toe South Penn Oil company
has driUed its No. 5 on the W. P. Maloney farm through the Gordon and got
a light ahow of oil in toe top of tot
sand. The same company's No. 1 on
toe David Morris farm was improved
by deeper drilling and ts good for 40
barrels a day.
On Grass Island the Associated Producers' company has driUed Its No. 5
on the S. I. Ritter farm through the
Gordon and has a producer thait placed
150 barrels to its credit tbe first 24
hours.
Keener Sand Wells.
In the Keener sand pool on Wolf
Pen run, Ritchie county, N. S. Snyder
& Co. have completed and shot their
No. 4 on the Henshaw farm and toe
well placed 300 barrels to Its credit the
ensuing 24 hours. No. 5 on the same
farm has been completed ln tbe Keener
and will not be good for more than 150
barrels aday. The location Is 500 feet
east of No. 6 on Ithe same farm. Exclusive of No. 4 there are four other
wells in the pool with a combined production of 450 barrels a day.
On Big Knot run the Three Joes OU
company has drilled Its No. 9 on the
Elroy Wagner farm through the Keener and the well produced 120 barrels
the first 24 hours after it had been shot
Ths location is 600 feet west of No. 4
on the same farm Tbere are now but
live wells ln thb list of gauges and
their combined production is 535 barrels a day.
Northeast of Smithfield three-quarters of a mile, in Murphy district
Ritchie county, toe Shawmut OU company has drilled through the salt sand
and found that formation barren. The
well is now drilling to toe lower sand
and wlU not stop above the Berea grit.
Cow Run Sand WeUs.
In the Bens Run district, Pleasants
county, the Soutb Penn Oil company
has drilled its test on the Phillip WeUs
far mthrough the Cow run sand and
unless a shot helps will have a small
pumper.
In the Eureka district Tate & Patterson have drilled their No. 16 on the
D. M. Dye farm through the firS: Cow
run sand and have a duster. They will
drill deeper.
Southeastern Ohio.
On Clear Fork, northeast of tbe Rinards Mills district in Monroe county,
O., the Fisher OU company has completed Its No. 7 on the A. J. Morris
farm and has a 10-barrel pumper .in
tjie Keener sand. Tbe Southern Oil
company has drilled its No. 6 on the
Albert Herscher farm through the
same formation and lias a duster. It
ls now drilling to the lower sands.
lnthe same district Jennings Bros, ft
Co. have drUled their No. 7 on the H.
H. Fleishman farm through the Maxon
sand and has a show for a 30-barrel.
producer.
They wUl drill on down and if nothing better is found in toe lower sands
the well wUl be put to pumping from
the Maxon. On toe same tarm the
same company has driUed Its No. 8 into the Big Lime and haa a natural
producer good for 40 barrels a day. The
Associated Producers' company has
drilled t__ No. 5 on tht Whltacre heirs
farm througb the second Cow run sand
and has a duster.
Shallow Sand Wells.
North of .Marietta, Washington
county, C. S. Cameron has drilled his
test on the J. A. Ormiston farm* ivilo
toe Cow run sand and has a show for a''
good producer. The Melrose OU company has drUled Its No. 7 on the Dan'l
Robinson farm into tbe Cow run sand
and has a 25-barrel well in that formation. C. R. Haitch ft Co. have driUed
their No. 4 on tbe John Cook farm
through the Berea grit and have a very
small show of oil.
In toe same distriot C. S. Cameron's
No. 1 W. A. Harper has declined to 100
barrels a day. M. J. O'Connor has
driUed his second test on Ithe Charles
Reynolds farm through the Reppert
sand and has a duster.
In the Mackaburg fleld J. A. Dutton
& Co. have completed" a second test on
.he Mulinex farm and have a duster.
In toe same diatrict F. M. Selby ft. Co.
have completed a rig for a test on the
P. Stevens farm.
In the Lewisville    district    Monroe
fviriiv     'P-.-*-*— .in   &   C.n.      I-TVR      *mn-
pany have completed a test on the Hannah Grimes farm and havt a duster.
(RE NRE HOSE PES-
- TION STIUJNSETTLED.
CONSIDERABLE    DIFFICULTY    EXPERIENCED LA8T NIGHT.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION OOMMITTEE
Has Been Appointed and Will Make a
Report—The   Hose Already   Here
Will Probably Be Accepted.
The regular meeting of toe councils
scheduled for laat evening waa held
and a considerable portion of the time
was devoted to a discussion of the
question of fire hose. A brief review
of toe work along tbit line may be ad-
missable, for it has expended over a period of time so great toat toe matter
is decidedly clouded. Wben. toe bids of
tbe various companies offering flre hose
to tbe city were considered in tha councils the flrst time several weeks ago
they were referred to toe fire committee
with power to enter into contract. This
was accordingly done, a contract being placed with the Revere company
for S00 feet, a similar contract for
a like amount being placed with tbe
Gutta Pereha and Rubber company of
New York. Mr. Gandelot objected on
the grounds that a careful examination
and comparison of toe different kinds
of hose were not made. He brought to
the councils a minority report of the
committee asking that the matter be
reconsidered.
To make the story short, the resolution of Mr. Gandelot, accompanying his
report, to the effect that a special committee should be appointed to return
a report was adopted by the
common council. Tbe select body
non-concurred, adopting the majority report of the flre committee. Upon motion of Mr. Mackey,
the common branch insisted on its
action. Then President Eba appointed
Messrs. Wagoner, Mackey and Gandelot
as members of the committee. In the
select body the previous action was reconsidered and the action of the common council carrying the resolution of
Mr. Gandelot for a special committee
was adopted. President Emerson appointed Messrs. Herlehy and Stinson
to act on this committee. This laslt
-action was taken after the common
branoh bad adjourned two weeks ago.
The committee appointed by President
Eba was a conference committee supposed to be appointed to settle a question when the two branches fail to
agree. The committee appointed by
President Emerson was a special committee. This hybrid joint committee
met, considered the question of the
hose and last evening returnee"; a majority report
The report favored the action of the
minority of toe flre committee atd advised re-adveritising for bids for fire
hose. The report was adopted by the
common councU. The select branch
non-concurred. Mr. Hunter moved
that the common council concur In the
action of the select Mr. Gandelot of-
ferred an amendment, asking that a
special committee be appointed for a
consideration of the question. And
this is where things began to be muddled and are not yet entirely straightened out President Eba and others
favoring the non-acceptance of 'the fire
committee's report, beld to the opinion
that the action of the joint committee,
part conference,- part ' special, is invalid and that the whole question must
revert back to a special committee appointed as authorised by toe resolution
of Mr. Gandelot, made two weeks ago.
Things became very mucb warmed up
in both branches, the advocates of baith
sides speaking forcibly for their own
opinions and against those of everyone
else laslt evening.
Mayor Reuting offered a few remarks
urging that the matter be settled amicably by accepting the hose wbich has
already arrived.
Mr. Mackey replied that in his opinion councilmen are capable of looking
after their own business "without executive interference."
Other remarks' were offered on both
sides of the question and President Eba
had a difficult matter fo explain satisfactorily why he allowed toe report of
the special conference, committee
to go to a vote when he was
aware at tbe 'time that its action was
Invalid and unlawful. The whole matter was partially straightened out by
President Eba's appointment of Messrs.
Wagoner, Maokey and Gandelot to act:
as a special committee In conjunction
with two members to be appointed by
tbe president of the select councU. As
President Emerton was absent. Acting
President Stinson appointed Messrs.
Brady and Roberts. This practically
insures the acceptance of tht majority
"'•eport of the tire committee, provided
Mr. Stinson had authority to appoint a
riifferent committee from th4 one
originally named by President Emerson Altogether it was a stormy session and more than one legislat"- ■' oad
■vas muddled by the technicalities of
the case.
Bids were received for the construction of a catch basin at toe corner of
Sim and Third streets. They were re
rerred to the sewer committee for a report. A large number of bills were
read for the first time and referred to
'he auditing committee. Special department-pay rolls were passed under
uspension of the rules. The audltlnr
•ommlttee reported in favor of the payment of a large number of bills and
"hey were ordered paid.
The payment of the bill of Charles
V. Oron for furnishing lumber to the
"ity amounting to aboult $295, was reported by the auditing committee,
wbich had been requested to act specially on this bill as it haa bttn pend-
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Clewed 6:30 p. m., exeept Monday and Saturday
ing for some months. The majority
report favored the paying, but Mr
Mackey offered a minority report setting forth his reasons wby the bill
should not be paid, as m some instances he claimed that tht prices ara
greater, than Is authorized to toe contract The principal point of contention
was thait $2 per 1,000 feet more than the'
market price was charged for beech'
lumber.
It was moved by Messrs. Hunter and!
Wagoner that the bill should be paid.
rae motion was carried. Nay Mr
Mackey and President Eba.
A resolution was offered by Mfc.
Hunter authorizing the ctty clerk to advertise toe old electric dynamo for saleu.
The resolution was carried.
PRE8IDENT HA8 NOT YET
HAD A SHOT AT BRUIN.,,
Will Have One More Try Today Befort*
Breaking Camp.
SMEDES, Miss. Nov. 17.—The beam
in toe swamp country around toe President's camp on toe Little Sunflower
seem to have effected a successful combination to precent toe President from,
having a single shot at one of them on
the expedition. The only one the dogs
Started today, fled in a northeasterly
direction at the first cry of alarm and
did not stop running until he reached
the canebrakes about nine miles from
camp. There he was overtaken by Mr.
McDougai, one of the managers of tho
Smede plantation, who killed him at
seventy paces. The President who had
started this morning in the rain witb
Holt Collier, did not hear the dogs
after they flrst struck toe trail.
The President takes his ill luck good-
naturedly. He says it is simply the
fortune of the chase and that he will
have a last try tomorrow.
The bear killed today weighed 225
pounds. Judge Dickinson is the only
member of the party except Mr. Mc-
Dougal who has fired a shot Th»
judge missed a swamp deer at 108
yards.
Mr. McBlhaney also had a chance at
a deer today but his gun refused to go
SEC'Y CHAMBERLAIN ACCORDED
OVATION AT  BIRMINGHAM.
Farewell Banquet In His Honor Prior
tt His Departure for South Africa.
LONDON, Nov. 17.—Colonial Secretary received an ovation at Birmingham, where a farewell banquet on the
occasion of his departure for South
Africa was given in his honor. Members of all parities joined ln the demonstration as toe affair was of a non-
political character. Mr. Chamberlain
was accompanied by his wife and his
son, Austen Chamberlain.
Responding to a tremendously enthusiastic welcome "the'secretary paid
an affectionate tribute to his American
wife who, he declared, had sustained
him by her courage and cheered him by
her sympathy. He had found tn her
bis best and truest counsellor.
Referring to his approaching trip he
said it was fo be made a matter of
business and not a mere parade. He
could ndt expect that all the bitterness
in South Africa would die out, but he
could say this for the government, that
all suffering would be relieved.
NEWS FROM PLEASANTVILLE.
The    Surprisers     Surprised—Hill-Top.
Personals.
PLEASANTVILLE, Nov.' 17.—[Special.]—Mrs. Judson Walker, Mrs. Wm.
H. Crawford and Mrs. J. L, Mattox of
Oil City were the guests last week of
Mrs. Ed. Skinner.
Miss Nettie Kelley of Titusville bam
been spending a few days with Mrs
Wm. Beebe.
A party which was to have been In
the nature of a surprise on Mr. and.
Mrs. C. M. Vincent Friday evening
was held at the home of Mrs. Nelson.
Shelmadine, as tbt victims Of the "surprise" were out of town at tbe opportune moment
Mrs. Thomae McGuire, after a very
pleasant visit with friends to Grova
City, returned home Friday.
Messrs. Clifford Black, of Scio, Ow
and brother Harry, of Pittsburg, are
here for a few days on aecount of the*
illness of thtir father, Wm. P. Black.
D. W, Sutherland of Tidioute is shaking hands witb old friends to tola vicinity.    i?'*vj5
Mr. and Mrs. J. H Lockwood, whd>
wert Seriously Injured in a runaway
accident last week, are gradually improving.
Htm. J. L. Mattox of OU City was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Prospecting for Oil.
HUNTINGDON, W. Va., Nov. 17.—
Several oil and gaa men of Ohio and Indiana are here looking over, this region
preparatory to sinking numerous teat
•veils for gas and oU. The recent
strikes of gas near here are the can - jj,
Tbe syndicate tbat furnishes mum r-
ous towns in these two states contemplates a pipe line from this fleld :<r
connect wlto toe mains in Central
Ohio, and fo assist them in supplyiag
corporations si juld the Ohio' end Indiana fields weaken.