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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-23
A TORNADO IN AN OIL WELL.
Mud. Water and Gravel Thrown New.
cral Hundred Feet I'm the Air.

ERIE, Pa, December 22.-The drill at the
new we'll sunk for the almshouse farm,
five miles from here, on the Lake Shore
road, struck vein at a depth of 5;5 feet.
Il was regular tornado, beside blswing
mud, water and gravel out Of the well 10 n
height Of.several hundred feet and almost
raised the tool, which weighs 800 pounds.
Henry Silliman. who had been burned
by tie burst OF gas from the fourth
vein, night before last, and which was be.
ing used under the boiler, took the pre-.
caution this time, at tHe first indication, 10
turn off the gas at the furnace and put out
the fire. When the tornado did come II
hurled a barrel which had been placed over
the hole clear over the derrick. The roar.
ing Of the escaping gas could be heard fully
a mile distant. During the night it settled
down, but even at this time the flame from
the pipe under the boiler shoots up twenty
feet above the smokestack. 1t Is believed
that il head Lad been placed on the we'll
last night il wolld have been blown off at
100 pounds pressure, and would certainly
blow off at this writing at forty pounds.
The hole will be put down 10 depth Of
700 feet There are good indications OF oil
at the 575.foot vein of Gas, and the sediment
shows conditions in the Clarendon region
at that depth. II would not be surprising
il the drill should strike flow OF lubricat.
ing oil similar in gravity to that procured
in this city.
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CHEERING TO THE SOUTH.
Prospects of = Return OF Portion
of Certain War Taxes.

WASHINGTON, December 22-During the
late war large sum of money was raised
by the United States by direct taxes on the
people of finSurrectionary States. The inter
nal revenue bureau is now preparing a
statement of the amount so raised, which
does not seem heretofore to have been
definitely known. The exact amount is
desired by First Comptroller OF the Treas
ury, Lawrence, who is preparing an opin-
ion, at the request of the Secretary of the
Treasury, upon the question as to whether
the act imposing the direct taxes did not
provide for the return after the war OF
one-half of the taxes collected to the States
wherein they were collected. A cursory
examination of the act in question
would lead to the belief that Congress in
tended that half of the mOhey should be
so returned, but the Secretary of the Treas
ury is not sure that the act Will bear this
construction without further action on the
part of Congress. If Comptroller Lawrence
should decide that the act referred to
makes an appropriation of one bali OF the
taxes collected to the States from which
they we're collected, il would be quite q
windiall for the Souther&States.
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THE STAR ROUTE CASE.
IpSersoIrs Plea 10 she Jury.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-lngersoil
concluded his address to the jury to-day.
He said: 1T for you, gentlemen, to say
whether you take as the grounds your YER
dict the prejudice of the public press, the
letters OF the Attorney. General, the opin-
ions of some counsellor at law, or whether
YOU be governed by the testimony. 1t is
for YOU to say whether your reputation
shall be DESTROYED by ignorance. 1t is for
YOU to say whether a man who fought to
sustain this government, shall not have
the protection of the laws. 1t is for you, for
YOU, for YOU" addressing directly each OF
the three colored men on the jury, ITO say
whether a man who fought to take the
chains of your body, shall have chains put
on his by your prejudice or Ignorance.
wiltshire addressed the jury briefly in be-
half Cf Reerdell.
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IRON MEN.
A Meeting or the Representatives OF
W Eastern Mills.

PHILADELPHIA, December pa meeting
composed OF representative men from the
pig. bar, plate and sheet iron furnaces and
mills east of the Allegheny mountains
was held here to consider the report of q
committee to be submitted to Congress on
the tariff question. About one hundred
persons were present. Henry McCor-
mick, of Harrisburg, presided The re-
port, which was in the form of a peti.
ton, was presented by Oliver Williams,
Of Catasauqua, chairman of the com.
mittee. BY way of introduc-
ton the petition referred favora-
bly, to the appointment of the Tariff
Commission, and then says: "While not
approving of all its recommendations and
changes proposed, that in the main the
iron masters believe neutrality-suspicious. will
not paralyze the industries to be affected
by them. The development and prosperity
of the leading manufactures of the country
sre interrupted by the feeling of un-
certainty which prevails concerning the
action that is to be taken by Congress upon
s4he question of tariff revision. If this
feeling was dispelied, without at the same
time reducing, Immediately
Busfness confidence
would be largely restored and the new year
as well as many succeeding years, would
prove to be attended by fair degree of
prosperity, in which all honest labor would
share, but long continuance of the pres
ent anxiety such as would result from the
failure of the present Congress to dispose
of the tariff question, would produce wide
spread business depression and embarrass.
ment. 1t is therefore urged upon the pres
ent Congress to revise the tariff in accord |
ance with the schedule presented by the
commission"
The report evoked very little discussion. |
One or two amendments were offered and |
promptly voted down. Several gentlemen |
representing pig iron concerns urged the |
of some specific clause relating |
to the greater protection of that industry, |
but the meeting would not agree to the
plan, and the petition was adopted without
reserve. When the fact was announced
three pig iron men said they desired not to
have their names attached TO the document.
Chairman Mccormick stated that notwith.
standing the action taken members could
present their Individual views before the
Committee on Ways and Means without
prejudice.
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FOREFATHERS' DAY.
Anniversary or the Landing or the
Pilgrims on Ply ymouth Rock.

PLYMOUTH, MASS, December 22-Fore-
fathers day is a genuine holiday here and
was ushered in by display OF flags, salutes
and ringing bells. The Plymouth band,
he Standish guards and Collingwood Post
G. A. II. marched to Pilgrim hall where
the invited guests were received. The
march was then resumed 10 the rock on
which the Pilgrims landed, where a volley
was fired by the military escort and those
present sang the hymn America"
Thence the procession marched TO the
church Of the first parish which was filled
10 overiiowiDg. The exercises commenced
by "deaconipg," line by line, the hymn
let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds
Their Sires Achieved OF Old" which was
sung to the tune Of st. Martins by the con-
gregat,on. Other hymns appropriate TO
the day were sung, selections from the
scriptures were read and Rev. Goes A.
Tewksbury gave q historical address upon
the subject OF the day, the exercises con-
Guiding with the singing Of the hymn
written by GOV. Long for the occasion.
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FRED AND LkNGTRY.
a walk in the Rain - Purchasing n
Poodle.

PHILADELPHIA December 22-Mrs. Lang
try and Freddie Gebhardt took long
promenade yesterday on Chestnut street,
in the pouring rain. A ride had been con.
templated, but bevy of reporters were
watching the stables, and the pair slipped
cut ut the side entrance to the hotel.
Freddie held a large umbrella over the
Lily, which obscured her features, hence
few recognized her. At the corner of
Eighth and Chestnut streets, very wet
man with very wet little poodle dog in
his arms, pushed Gebhardt's protecting
umbrella aside. and, lifting the dog almost
in Mrs. Langtry's face. besought
her to buy it. Raising mis-
umbrella threateningly. Gebhardt angrily
ordered the fellow out of the way. There
was something in the mans eye, however,
that made him think twice before striking,
and besides the soothing voice of Mrs.
Langtry gently floating in his ear, "I.et
him he, Fred, want to see the dog" The
dog was funny little creature with pink
eyes and very stubby tail, and Mr.. Geb-
hardt, as soon as he saw this, seemed to
take sudden aversion to him. But Mrs.
Lanrtry liked him, and the consequence
was chat the wet man delivered the animal
this evening. After the purchase the two
went quietly back to the hotel, slipped in
the side door, and in half an hour, Mrs.
LangtTy was once more receiving callers.
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WASHINGTON
The Snarss That Surround the Star
Route Jury.
Bob IngersOlI Working on the Colored
Jurors-A Scheme That win Please
the Southern People =
Tariff Tiukering.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF.
Special Dispatch to the Register.

Special Dispatch TO ne Register.
WASHINGTON, December 22.-The conflict
between the two Houses on the subject of
adjournment for the holidays provoked
some feeling. 1t is generally understood
the Senate favored an adjournment for a
week, but disliked to reverse its first deci-
sion, which was brought about by the first
action of the House on the subject.
There was some talk concerning the ap-
pretended collision between a West Vir-
ginis representative and the Attorney Gen.
eral, but the difficulty has been satisfacto-
rily arranged. Senator Davis says POST
master Scott's nomination and reappoint
mentwill be sent in tomorrow or Tuesday,
Arrivals-Congressman-elect w. L. Viii.
son and DR.. Reeves. observation-disclosures
man Kenna, for Kanawha. Lam.
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ITALY.
The Execution OF OSerdank- -Confi-
denee in the GOysrnmenI.

dence in the Government.
RoNE, December 22-The execution OF
0verdank at Trieste causes great excitement
here as he was student in the school Of
engineers. One hundred young men made
a demonstration in front Of the Austrian
embassy last night carrying banners in.
seribed, Long Live Trieste" and Down
With Austria" The military dispersed
the crowd.
In the Chamber Of Deputies, Boyio gave
notice of the Interpolation Of inquiring
whether the Italian government had inter
posed with Austria with view Of obtain
ing 0veTdank's pardon.
There have been demonstrations also at
Milan and Tusin in protest against the ex-
ecution of 0rerdank. Several arrests have
been made. The government sent seve.
orders to he projects to suppress the
demonstration.
The debate on the parliamentary oath
bill was resumed in the Chamber of Depu-
ties. The Minister OF Foreign Affairs aud
the Minister of Justice supported the
measure. A motion expressing confidence
in the government was ultimately carried
by f24 to u, thirty-one member OF the left,
ineludine Signors Caerolie and Crispi, alb
staining from voting.
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Think Their Title Good.

,imo NGTON, Pa, December 22.-Some
III % 81 tpartied residing IN Baltimore had
of ctio oroT, ,Namined to four hundred acres
IiSShooI now in the possession of David
pb5iiinssij jah T. Townsend and Joseph II.
aanHePpea @ pa Peters township. The land was
,On coTn Sampson Reaver, of Washing
WnrtS,ona to Samuel Blackburn, of
~ i2SI county, Maryland, on March
o,rrancr @ E22, 900, Pennsylvania
Som,onooS ON rlontained 400 acres with al.
sI% S6;n On M,ers creek, in Peters town.
moEe "a trnsk II, 1857, James Black
PIocE%oro 5spr the heirs of Samuel
= IinE in the che land patented. Here
Io;nc No Gecd oof title is missing, there
oo,,,sot.iro 80 tho icecOrd from Blackmore
oot ou' r,ossossnrs soS do % anybody. The pres
CARDS the title. leei u'sturoeu aS re-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-23
Texas TreaauEy.

ST. LOUIS December 22.-The annant re-
ort of the &ate Treasurer Of Texas makes
The following extraordinary showing: Cash
in the treasury, s177, 1s9; bonds, 81 2s5 10.
The pertinent free school fund OF the
State consists of $492, ,730 cash; per cent
bonds, S2l9, 4s6; six per cent bonds, Sl,20.-
a67; seven per cent bonds. $4,000; rail-
read bonds, 81, 1881 In addition 10 the
above, the schools own thirty million acres
OF land valued at $i5, 900 900, but The price
Of this land is certain 10 be raised by tbs
next legislature 10 s. and Is, an acre. max
ing an aggregate value of about $40. 900, :
O00, swelling the permanent school fund
which can never be disbursed, 10 the mag
nilicent sum of $l14, ,0763S2
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THE SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
CODjectures About the Prospects Of the
Candidates.

STEUBENvILDE, December 22.-The Re.
publican primaries for the election Of dele
gates to the Congressional Convention at
Bellaire on the 26.h will be held in this
district tomorrow. Coulter will carry
most Of the precincts in this county, and
possibly two townships in Harrison. Tay-
lor may carry two wards in this county.
Hollingsworth hasmade no particular effort
in this city or county to obtain delegates.
He is personally popular and would please
the people OF the county better than any
candidate outside OF its limits. Judge Fra
zier is not much known in the county out.
side OF this city, and it is not likely that he
will poll very large vote.
The Report
that Frazier and Coulter have entered into
4 compact by which they will unite to Sc
cure the short term for Coulter and the
long term for the latter is no doubt false
Lieut.. Gov. Richards is not looked upon as
an aggressive candidate, as he does not
propose to enter the lists in the general
scramble for place. II there should happen
ito be a deadlock in the next convention,
however. he would be the most available
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On the War Path.

MuscoGkr, J. T., December 2-Ths
Creek war. which has been snaouldering
since last fall, has broken out again. Spint.
hell, the leader OF the rebeliious Creeks,
has since the insurrection been encamped
at Greenless, Cherokee Nation, At It's last
session, the Greek Council passed an sct
pardoning sll who would take the oath OF
allegiance, but 6pinthell and his men re.
fused to soRe in. His supporters
have lately been secretly conveying
their women and children 10
the Seminole Nstiou, within the
last week nearly all disappeared. A spy
from his camp reported that they formed q
combination with some Of the WesterI
tribes TO capture the capital. and under
some circumstances the chief thought he
was justified IN calling out his men. All
Sunday Highs snd Monday warriors were
gathering, and by this tins there are full
seven hundred men under arms at Okmul-
gee, the capital. Yesterday a council Of
the head nen was held thsre, but nothing
cou!si be learned OF their plan OF action.
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ExHUMEO.
ring Up the Body Of n Man Who
Died ofa Variety of Diseases.


Died ofa variety of Diseases.
o,SING, Pa, December 22.-The Dor.
tho \Womelsdorf was quite excity over
wbo'terment of John l.. Leininger,
plsv imposed to have died of foul
ed by pumber Of witnesses were exam.
ger, Esay Coroner Kintzer, J. G. Selt-
The witresenting the Commonwealth.
events ahs testified to the unusual
of his deainger's house on tue night
window apw he had jumped from the
aged houssto the creek; how his
out of the wer had dragged him
cold weather. during the most bitter
loaded him uhow the neighbors had
ed him home, lwheelbarrow and haul
he was found tdhen they arrived there
The body was Sead.
ger was found to Np to-day aud Leinin-
his overcoat On. fbeen buried with
found confused 4. Murray Weidmsn
there was no hsctui OIL the scalp. but
was no evidence to sthe skull. There
the wound was receipul play, because
the window. The verey falling from
that Leininger lied d the Jury was
pneumonia, delirnm tr,austion, acute
ure. He was reinerred.s and expos
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oGRANNNv.
Peaceful Rsfssssss via nsssae r,
~ D1shso W - ~ DSs

SssNSbsb ssh8WsD80 WIZ -
- ssshss - - ~ Rss
BKsnx, December 22-Ths semi-of
Sorth German Gszstts commssts upo1
tain uttcrancss OF the Vienna pre-. :
mig the existence a Q belief y sosne I
tsrs tbst the recent articles IN ths Col
Gszstta On military equil6bsiism, mAy
besn intended ~ . warning by HSm
to certain anti -GesnsB elements IN Aul
II ssys thst nothing 10 knOVn IN 70,
Eent ciselss which could suppoft suel
Interpretation. Full SoAdeesss g felt
In the psssent sad futufs policy q Aul
The mutual conAdeoes bctwssn th1
empires lies outside II ths paesinAs a.,
nsllstis dIscnssion. The rslhilon1 d
msay vah Anstris. - veil . vish -
Test npon the historical anA pohtieat
tiops Of these empires, nd tbO DesI
fss1i3es Of the sSnascbs ennnol -
turksa by DevspaDes diesassion.
u replying to the penasks sof ~
PstsfsbufE Gelos aGnioss HsmAesk.
ksSth German Gazette says: Ruaaiaa
psps must know tha1 the Chsucsiio0
hsen for the last thiyty ysass The ~
sdvecate in the whsls q Osrmaay ~
sply Daei6e, bat friendly Relations
kufsh- TkiA. psshsps, hhh skisf II
the syes Of The n01. ku0tnn foeess
poPtiOR the (jOtoo.
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price Of coal In that city from q 70 y 90
they would start retail busineoe and do
so themselves. The price fell 70 the fsare
demanded. Other operators iu Cleveland
declared that they would teach the Mas.
sillon operators lesson for changing The
price Of mining without consulting them.
Oue Pacstoa
in the meeting was opposed to q return 10
the old price for mining, which WOULD be
knuckling TO the Cleveland parties who
nut down the prices OF coal when the cost
Of mining was advanced. Others insisted
that the first thing to be done was 20 re-cs.
tablish the four dollar price In Cleveland.
To arrive at an adjustment OF the Difficult.
ties, several suggestions were made. One
thinking return 10 the old prices Could
be brought about amicably, while Al
favored notice to the miners u
mediate reduction TO eighty.iiye cent
about March or April LIST still furti
duction to seventy.fve. All the e
sions agreed In desiring return to a
or even lower price, but how it Is
accomplished is not apparent,
John McBridc, President OF tht
Miners Association, was asked no
operators proposed 10 secure q retI
s5 cents, and he replied: They CO
II unless q corresponding rrducti
made throughout the State. IL che
dertske 10 alone In this valley tn
question will be. WHICH can stand
longer, the operators or the dig
And IL was plain that the
could not be healed to-day, an nd
ment MAS made 10 Cleveland ON th
lnsi
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The Wjsxins storm Prophecies.

OTTAWA. ONT, December 22.-Dr. Wig
gins, in reply to a letter from Mr.. Haswell,
/. eity surveyor, OF New York, who has the
direction Of extensive marine work now in
.Srogress. asking ii he would be justified IN
recommending the arrest of the work until
after the storm predicted by Mr.. Virgins
has passed, says: The coming winter
suiu be remarkable Or heavy and well-de-
6ned storms. II were the owner Of ships
would not allow one of them to be on the
Atlsntic ocean on the Sth of February or
on the 9Th, 10th and llth of March. though
Sthe former storm will be inferior to the
atter. You may begin marine work with
safety after the middle of April next Take
nv advice and save your thousands.
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The Tariff on Wool.

SrEURENyuLE, o., DeceIIber IA
prominent~ wool merchant, speaking OF the
effect which the removal OF the duty on
HOol will produce, says that II tine duty rs Is
,raken off that farmers in this section will
have to turn their attention TO some other
6ranch Of business, as they can't afford 70
produoe wool at thirty cents per pound at
he present price of land in eastern ONO
and western Pennsylvania. The amount
81 wool produced in this section yearly IS
about 22,1OO, 900 pounds, and there remains
1nsold at the present time 3, $50, OOO POUNDS
This is an immense production anu the
a fnrther reduction of the tariff.
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THE MEANEST MAN,
Ep Paw NJ the Plate OFT His Wife's COf.
fin for whisky.

ALTOONA Pa, December 22.-Several days
ago man whose name is believed to be
Philip Gabriel, OF this city, applied at a
prominent hotel for a drink. He was broke
aud finally produced n silver plate, evil
IDENTIFY taken from coffin or caskct upon
which was inscribed the following: Mrs.
Philip Gabriek died November %, 1882,
aged so years, o months and days" lie
stated to the proprietor of the house that
it belonged to his wife's coffin, which he
had taken Off before she was buried, and as
il vas the only thing of valve he possessed,
he wanted tWpawn il for twenty five cents.
The gentleman gave the small sum asked,
whcu the wretched individual attempted
tu purchase whisky with the amount. This
waS Indignantly denied him, when he left
arc! las not been heard OF since. Philip is
wcll known in this city, and formerly re.
sid, ri on Sixth avenue.
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West Virginia Democracy.
RAilrAah Land Enrfeils

WASHINGTON, December 22-Mr. Van
Wyck to-day reported to the Senate his
bill agreed upon by the Committee on Pub
Lie Lands, which proposes to compel rail
way companies to pay taxes on lands
granted them by the Government 1t pro-
yides that lands for which the companies
are entitle to patents on the payment of
the expense OF surveying and yet refuse to
take out patents shall, within one year
after the time companies become entitled
to the patents, be forfeited to the United
states and made part of the public do
balm.
! to be the companies principally affect
Sy this measure. The amount of lands
oSlVed will approximate fifteen million
located in Kansas. Nebraska, Colo
f"n Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Cali
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Sullivan, the 81

CHICAGO, December 2l.-JS.
ger for John l.. Sullivan, =, mana
States that the reason why no Sugilist,
for the glove fight between saement
Elliott for some other city was n and
its prohibition here. is kfter
that Elliott is really sick. Nsct
suffering from paralysis OF sis
They probably never will meet, aS
personal animosities have been settle
tbey have become fast friends. Sui
goes TO New York in few days; heI.
the Hot Springs for SIX weeks, then I
Francisco.