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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-29
WORSE THAN EVER.
The Fish Treaty Amended Dy tho Domin-
Ion Government

The Fish Treaty Amended ny tho Domin-
Ion GoverIm.nt.
OTTAWA, OSr, DAY PA bill amend.
ing an Act respecting foreign vessels
was amended by the Senate Yesterday by
repeating tho third section and substi,u,-
ingt he following:
ANY one OF the officers or persons hero
inbeiore mentioned (olficers Of the Royal
Navy, Custom Honse officers, s,ipcndsry
magistrates, and others especially appoint
ed, may bring any ship. vessel or boat be-
ing within sny hnrbor Of Canada, or how
sring in British waters within three marine
miles OF any ai tbs coasts. bays. creeks or
hsrbors in Canada into port and search her
cargo, and may also Examine the msster
upon oath touching the cargo and voyage,
and il the master or person in com
mand does not truly answer the questions
put TO him in such examination. he shall
incur q peralty OF 800. Aud IL such ship,
vessel or boat is foreign, or not payign,.d
according to the laws Of the United King
dom or OF Canada. and has been found
fshing, or preparing TO fish, or TO have
been fishing in British waters within three
marine miles OF any Of the costs, bays.
creeks or hsrbors OF Canada, not included
within the above mentioned limits, without
q license or after the expiration Of the
term named in the last license granted TO
il under the fret section Of this act; or has
entered such waters for any purpose not
permitted by the law Of nations, such ship.
vessel, or boat shall be- forfeited. The acts
OF the former colonies Of Novn Scotia, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island arc
repealed by this ACT.
This bill has been pafsed BY the Lower
House.
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glassware Of equal quality made more
cheaply than in Wheeling. These glass
works employ about Il 500 hands, with a
weekly pay roll Of $4,000.
STEEL WORKS AND BLAST FURNACES.
In the Wheeling district there are nine
blast furnaces for making ordinary pig
iron and Bessemer pig. The average daily
output Of each is about 100 tons. There are
three steel works in operation and fourth
about completed. Perhaps the most ex.
tensivs ofthese ia the Riverside" just be
low the city, which makes soft steel in all
shapes, including merchant bar steel, all
sizes, steel I rail and steel ingots. The pro.
prietors of this mill we're the first to dis
cover and perfect the process Of making
steel nails They have 224 machines in
their nail department The entire plant
covers 10 acres, the daily output of
the steel plant averages $50 tons,
the number of men employed is upward of
1000, the pay ii being $l8,sOO every two
weeks The capital of this company is ST.
100000. They have superior facilities for
shipping, switches connecting with the B. Il
0. and P, C. & St. L roads, while direct
ly scross the river they reach the Wander
bilt' system.
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protection afforded by police service Is
also worthy of being taken into consldsfS'
ton in this respect, there being thoro1gh
and efficient system Of day and night Pohces
under the supervision OF Police Board
and Chief of Police. The gas works are
owned by the city and are among the finest
in the country. They furnish to consumers
ar excellent quality of gas at 9Oc per thou
sand feet, net, with probability OF Its be-
inc even less in the near future. This
rate is probably as low, if no! lower: than
the rate in any other city in the United
States.
SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC.
The school system Of the city is all that
could be desired, being managed oy
Board of Education numbering among Its
members many of the most successful aud
progressive business and professional men
of the city. The Superintendent OF In'
struction, principals and teachers are COM
petent and energetic, aud they have made
the public schools of Wheeling equal to
those of other cities. Eight large
school buildings, several OF them
being as elegant as can oe louno
anywhere, are now In use while several
large snnexes aud new buildings ore now
undergoing construction to accommodate
the increased attendance, which certainly
indicates an increasing population as we'll
as the increasing excellence CT the schools
There are now some 5 900 pupils receiving
instruction under the care Of III teachers.
Pupils Of the public schools receive thor,
ough instruction in the Eoglisb branches
to which are added German and numerous
higher branches of science and msthemat'
ice, and the diplomas of graduates render
them eligible to positions as teachers
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Not far below the "Rivtrsiie" are the
wheeling Steel Works" now nearly com.
pleted. This is new plant, the partners
in the cencern beirg the Belmont Nail
Works, Bsnwood Nail Works, and
the Wheeling Iron and Nail
Company They will manufacture steel
nail slaos, blooms and bille's exclusively
The cost of the plant is 5000 900. The
Other steel plants, the Belaire and MinRo
have similar facilities to those enumera'ed
tor disposing OF their outputs, and all are
taxed to their utmost.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
Almost if not quite all Of 'ha common
cigars made in the upper Ohio Valley are
kuowu as Whesliog "stoSies." The mum
her made runs high up into tie millions.
Last year tax was paid OF the U. S Internal
Revenue Office in this city on something
over $4,000, 900 cigars, the government tax
AZ s. 90 per thousand amounting at this
Office alone, to over 5000 Other cigars
of finer grades, ranging in value from Sl5
to so per 1000, are also produced to
some extent, but cannot be compared in
numbers TO t ''stogies" above referred to-
There are 60 cigar factories in this dis
nict and four tobacco manufactures, the
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many skilled workmen and workwomen,
the whole number of employees being from
$50 to 800 and their weekly pay roll
ranging from $500 to $4,000 per week.
Wheeling is considered among the most
advantageous points in the United States
tor this industry.
FOUSDRIEs AND MACHINE SHOPS.
There are two extensive stove foundres,
The Arlington Stove Works are owned by
Joseph Bell 4 Co and they turn ont all
kinds of hollow ware and make specially
of stoves of all kinds. The o,her ia the
S'er foundry conducted by B. Fisher &
Son which is also most extensive estab.
lishmeot They make cooking and heat
ing stoves of all descriptions, also, man.
tells. grates aud many kinds Of ornamental
work, which finds ready sale in wide
extent Of territory,
There are two extensive foundries and
machine works combined, one OF these be
ing owned by A. J. Sweeney h Son, and
conducted on q large scale. This firm
makes mill machinery, ornamental iron
fronts for buildings, supplies boilers. en-.
ginss and all other necessary machinery to
stssmboats, and suparintends the work to
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1hs Great Tslszrnnh aait.

NEz YoRK, May 2s.--Ip the 81 600 600
suit for damages brought BY Receayes
Farrswor'h. Of the Bankers and Mercbsuis
Telegraph Company. sgsinst the Western
Union Company. Judge L,.repce today
decided at the present stage Of the pro
ceedipgs not to sccep, tie testimony oi The
PenpsJlvsbis Witnesses The Coort held
that the receivers Of tie Bankers and
Merchants Company In The several Su.es
vhere they we're appointed held the tile 10
the coppanys property in their Sts,s. IL
il he'd to be real property and governed
by the laws in such cases Therefore tho
cause for an action for irespsss srus 10
each Ststs and mus. be brought BY each
Rsceiyer. He decided that General Parns-
worth, - Receiver. could only bring an &C
ton for trespsss in this State. In conse-
quence Of the iliocss Of . j7ror the casa
was sdjourned ustil Tuesday mex
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miles of pipe will be needed in the upper
Ohio Valley Just as soon as it can be OBJ
tanned. The natural gas supply is prRcti-
ally inexhaastible from past and present
indications, and the business of bringing 1t
into use for domestic and manufacturing
purposes is only in It's infancy,
and it is not too late
yet for pipe works to be
established here in order to reap the
benefit of this extraordinary demand.
Aud this success, 50 confidently predict
ed by the most competent authority, is not
confined to the single line of manufacturing
last named. 1t is Just as confidently pre-
dicted for many other enterprises.
II this paper falls into the hands Of any
manufacturer, capitalist or mechanic seek
ing location with view tn bettering his
condition, let him come to Wheeling ana
investigate our claims, or write 10 the
Committee on Manufactures of the Wheel.
ing Chamber of Commerce, OF
which Hon. A. J. Sweeney is
chairman, or to the DAILY REGISTER,
and he will be cheeriElly furnished with the
fullest and frankest information on the
points in which he may be interested.
wHEELING's SHIPPING FACILITIES.
Wheeling's facilities for shipping are un-
excelled. The great water ways OF the
West are at our door while the three great
est railroad systems of the Continent-lhs
Pennsylvsnis, the Baltimore aud Ohio, and
the Yanderbilt-tog4ther with numerous
local lines afford prompt and rapid connsc-
,ion with ell points. The competition De
-aen these rival railroad systems makes
,hsao r. tes for our manufacturers and
merchants, an53 few if any localities possess
,ny spnerior sdysn AGES 10 this respect.
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a Fatal btorn.
1bsctal b ~ Beg. -,

Nrw CuxsrnAsD, Ssy 7s.-Tsis sec.
ton vss '.sissd soy > vey heavy rain ard
thunder storm y'stsrday. sboat 2:3o p. N.
The rain vss the hssvies. knovn for y,an.
Daring the storm son Of Monroe wJlie,
Who resides some ihree miles back Of Free.
mans Lending, vss struck By the electric
ity and in asntIy killed. BE vss about II
years Of age. The boy and his father were
out somevhefe on the farm when the storm
came on, and took to tree fos sheltesyaSd
socn afterwards young Wylis repaired 10
another tree near By. and was Immediately
stricken down. HIS father escsp.a aAy
isrious injury.
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MINERAL RESOURCES

The mineral resources Of our hills fur
uish an inexhsustible supply OF cheap oi'
luminous coal limestone building stone,
sand, frs-clsJ and other deposits, While
natural gas aud petroleum are practically
within our gates Natural gas, the clean
est, cheapest and safest fuel the world has
ever known, is now beiog supplied to the
ci,y; the two leading natural gas compa-
MES having large forces Of men at Tork
laying some sixty miles OF pipe to convey
the gas from their wells 10 the mills
snd through the streets OF the
eity for domestic purposes. This .ueiren'
ders the manufacture OF many an article
at handsome profit possible, which, with
tue old fuel, had either oeea abandoned or
continued with such an uncomfortable mar
gin of profit as to discourage extensive IN,
vesfments in that line. The gss can be used
bo,h for light and hest, ani ls a great boon
for domestic purposes as we'll as Tor the
manufacturer. Coming TO Us as 1t does St
th,s time when danger from ITS use ls re-
duced 10 the minimum from the Increased
experience Of the companies managers aud
rom the various practical aud Ingenious
dsyices which have been invented aad ap-
nlied 10 its control, CIR people will epJoy
the greatest immunity from accident, and
will actually possess fuel less dangerous
than coal. This is no Idle statement. Ine
insurance companies in cities where the
GAS is in almost universal use, prefer RISKS
on p-operty where natural gas ls used as
a fuel to those where coal f;es are employ
ed in domestic and manufacturing Pur-
poses.
In some instances heretofore, msGuiac'
turers have preferred the Ohio side OF the
river to the Virginia side, because the dip
of the coal vein is towards the mouth OF
the nina. thus sfording natural drainage
while the reverse is the case on this SIDE
causing some additional expense. WITH
Inc advent of natural gas, hoTeyer this
drawback does not enter into the question.
LOW RATS or TAXATION.
The subject of taxes ia su important
matter 10 those manufacturers whose plants
are of considerable financial value. But
taxes in this city are not high in compari-
son with other cities. The total taxation
in Wheeling for State, county, city SUD
school purposes is $l.60 on the SlOO Vslaa'
tion. and the values assessed are not eXces'
siye. From table collated by Hou A
J. Sweeney for the Chamber OF Commerce
we are enabled to present the following,
Allowing the rate Of taxation on the slUO OF
valuation in the cities named:
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Der, and doing business sppro1ImstIug
twenty-five to thirty millions year.
TASNERIEs.
The business Of tanning has long been
important in Wheeling. Hides aud bark
are ob.ainable in the vicinity. There are
2 lsrg. steam tauneries aad smaller ones
employing perhaps 200 people, using 400
cords of bark per year, q, 900 hides, and
make 725, 900 pounds OF hs-neSs, sole and
upper leather; the principal kind being
harness leather Of a quality second to none
in the country and which is sold IN al
par.s of the union from Maine to Texas
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And the valuations in all these cities
are as high as in Wheeling, as IN nearly or
ouits all of them the assessors are required
nv law 10 assess property st lts tuiI value.
Another source of congratulation to the
citizens and taxpayers ct Hheehng, Ia
connection with this subjset OF municipsi
taxation, Is the fact that the city IS irse
from the domination and corrupt In-
Aueuces Of political rings whose reign has
brought bankruptcy aud disgrace upon
other cities aud heaped up tue burden OF
taKss for the homes manufacturer, mef-
chant and vorkingmsn to bear. As an
illustration Of the substantial condition OF
our city we may say that her assessed val
uatiou is between $4,000 600 ana
SlS. 900, 900. A wise provision oi
bsr charter does not permit her
- ipcrsass her hou8e1 indebtedness
hsvond 50 cents on the 500 OF assessed
valuAiiou. and before she eau make loan
II must be submitted 70 vote of the peo,,
ME, The lss; block OF bonds she sold
we're readily placed at 5 per cent ana al Il
mr. mium OF per cent. a. that.
v,rEs WORKS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE
AND gITF Gas WORKS.
Wheeling possesses sn excellent system
Of water works, the pipes extending into
All parts Of ths city aud furnishing at all
tines an abundance Of pu's Ester tor do
mes.ic and hydraulic purposes. Fire plugs
a-s located al short intervals throughout
the eity and g most pertscs system OF
sIsctric Ere ALARMS is in operation, IN re-
snopss TO whose call, 81 eAciens IRE de-
nsrtmeut is ever rssdy to furnish prompt
service. The FIRE department ig paid one
there being six hose and engine houses
fnpy equipped with sl modern improve
msnts and mAnned by full complement
AZ exoerieuced Grensn under the com
nan6 of a Chief of the FIRE Department,
and sll subiect to the gsasrsl control OF =
Fire Board, Who take ''t pride in the
eitv's FIRE service. The p.otection to prop
srty Afforded By the water and IRE depart
nsnts is in itself great advantage, as 1t
ia rare indeed, that sF'c causing heavy
losses occur while Just near the city limits
extensive works have from time to tine
Sessn entirely destroyed owing to thsir
Lack OF efGeient projection from hrs. The
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.

Taers are, now orssnized nine building
associations having Q combined cspitsl OF
Eve and a half millions Thsss s'sasia-
,;ops are the best form Of savings banks
and small amounts paid in weekly soon &C.
cumulste to Q large susunt, and the seour'
ity Is sIl thas could be desired. The man
s9ers are men Of large business experience
and i. is q source of qualification, IN 9 CITY
where 30 large number .. s1n xot."sn su.sls Ne
tbsm 10 asye something from their earn
;ngs each week, that BY thsaid Of these nu,
msrous building associations, theJ msy &C
ouire comfortable homes early in life. Afs~
shares of stock in the course OF two or
three years forms sufficient nuclens tor
the partial purchase of home. and ,se
deferred payments are satisfied By weekly
instslImsuts, 90 that daring the life otou:
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tax on tobacco in other forms than that Of
cigars being cents per pound. The to
bacco house Of the Bloch Bros is the most
extensive tobacco factory in the State, en-
ploying a large number Of men and using
an immense amount Of the weed.
WHOLESALE JOBBING HOUSES.
The wholesale houses Of Wheeling have
always been in the van. Time was when
agents for large Eastern wholesalers did an
extensive business in Wheeling and oon'
tiguous territory, but I0|. as a conse
quence Of Wheeliugs enterpriSing whole
sale houses, very few come here. This was
brought about By our merchants naming
lower prices than the goods could be pur.
chased for in other cities The Wholesale
houses Of the city comprise large establish
mepts handling groceries dry goods, hard
ware. drugs paints, oils, clothing, notions,
spirits, wines, etc about forty FIVE in mum
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THE DOUGHTY SEIZURE.
Consul General Phelan Forwards His Re-
port-An Indignant Fisherman.

J soueui Ssenerai fncfnu FOrWbrus Ms re-
port-An Indignant Fisherman.
BosroS, May ga Halifax, N. 8 spe-
cial to the Advertiser, says: Consul Cen
eral Phelan has msde Secretary Bayard .
full report Of bis investigation Of the facts
connected With the Doughty seizure. Cap
tain Doughty and crew left for Portland
yesterday, but before going they were serv-
ed with writs from the Admiralty Court for
the forfeiture Of the vessel for violation OF
the treaty in buying bait Dispatches from
Yarmouth cay that no American vessels
have been seen there since the announce
ment OF the departure OF the cruisers.
A Gloucester fisherman Who has 70
turned TO his home at Sherburne, says he
had been fishing out of the shoales for some
time and did we'll till the spring when he
shipped in small Portland schooner, in.
tending to fish on Lshsve banks, The
vessel WAS engaged on the one fifth lay, and
consequently the crew was to cay for out.
fits. They got an early start ard camc
down as usual to DiRby to bait up, but the
Lsnsdowne happened to be- there, and they
were forthwith ordered to keep of, which
they did for tes days, dodging around
outside till they thought the coast was
clear, then they put back, only to find some
cruiser there and be driven Of again. This
was repeated several times until IL became
TOO monotonous TO endure. The Lans.
downe, he said, once took hold OF them,
but finally let them 20 on the promise not
10 90 so again" The crew became die
gustsd, went into Cranberry Island. Maine.
and lay back til the grub" VAS all gone,
without having earned cent he was
therefore going home empty handed, but
full OF wrath ~ Captain Scott and tho
Government. Scores OF American vesseis.
he says, are hampered for wan, Of bait. and
are doing nothing.
Captain Scott, of the Lansdowne, ar.
rived in Halifax lac, night. In converse.
ton on the train with an American he
claimed that the Nova Scctians were right
in their position and that they could af.
lord to be Indifferent TO the Americans. ~
they would work ups market in the West
Indies ard France. He said the Ameri-
cans had worked their own fishing grounds
to death aud nov want the Canadian
grounds
Mr. Wallace Graham. one OF the counsel
for the Dominion in tho pending fishery
cases, has been appointed Judge Of the
Supreme Court Of Nova Scotia, and it is
quite possible that the cases may be heard
before him. Il so, he will not sit in iudg.
ment on them with 80 unbiased mind as
he would have had he had no connection
with the cases before his appointment II
is not known here whether the vacancy Was
created 10 put Mr. Grahsu on the bench
Tor special purpose or whether his ap-
pointment merely filled vacancy.
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penetrating almost every market. The
increase in the number of glass establish
ments does not fully represent the growth
of glass production in Wheeling, for it is
sats,to say that any one of the works now
operating makes ten times the quantity
produced BY any oOe running in Wheeling
forty years ago. The improvement in
quality, and the Cheapening Of the cost Of
production have been equally marked
Articles of great beauty OF design, excel
lence of finish, aud unsurpassed in purity
OF metal, are Of every day manufacture,
and are sold st prices so lov as to excite
surprise. 1t is safe to say that nowhere ID
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personal investigation nus, do the ress. II
ia like an advertisement Of any piece Of
merchandize. The buyer BY reading the
advertisement will be attracted tothe mer.
chant who offers it for sale. Once there
the quality, price and ability Of the seller
must do tie Isst The ROOSTER, like oil
the rest Of osr community has On abiding
faith in the future Of the city and believes
her advantages should be proclaimed to
the four quarters Of the globe.
When this is once accomplished, We be-
lisve that shrevd men win appreciate and
seize the opportunities here presented, By
investing thsn capital among rs, to ths
mutual benefit Of themselves a. individual
and the community 10 general
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These tsnneries also dress 5000 calf skins,
$4,000 to 10000 sheep skin 8 annually.
Large numbers OF saddles, harness, collars,
etc, ore made in the city. Two glue fac.
tories make $4,000 pounds of glue annual,
ly.
LUMBER, PLANNING MILLS, ETC.
The lumber trade is extensive Five
large steam planning mills make flooring.
doors, sash, boxes, etc. Steamboat build.
ing, and the making OF wagons, carriages,
barrels, kegs, and other articles composed
wholly or in part Of wood deserve mention.
Furniture is made at several factories.
There are several carriage and wagon fac.
tories.
PoTTHRIEs.
An enterprise embarked in few years
since by number of Wheeling's capital
isis, and which has proved successful be-
yond their most sanguine expectations at
the time of the organization of the CON-
psny, is that of the Wheeling Pottery.
Stone, china and decorated ware, with nu.
specialties not handled by other
are made. They are now per
fecting totally new ware which will soon
be placed on the market. They employ
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OTHER FACILITIES.
Building materials.
Abundance Of coal and water.
Hotels, banks, churches and public
schools.
Business college and female seminaries.
Opera house aud theatre and public
halls.
Railroads, telegraph aud express com
psnies.
Ohio river packets.
Daily aud weekly paperS.
Paid Ere department.
City gas works
City water works.
State Fair Association annual exhibit.
Free mail delivery, Signal Service.
Street railways.
Electric lights.
Beautiful park, and drives.
Elegant sites for suburban homes.
Tri.weekly markets Of garden truck, pro-
duce, etc unexcelled anywhere.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion va ask our friends TO re-
member that the necessarily brief space
allowed for such broad subject has com
PEELED Us TO pass by many deserving in
dustries with very sIight mention, or per
hsps no mention a, all What is hsre done
is done for the general good Of Wheeling
The object is simply 10 bring out in the
briefest manner the salient features ot
Whseling's advantages 10 the stranger
ospitsIist, manufacturer and mechanic
seeking favored localitifs In Q word, j
Ia intended TO attract g. entiop,s visit suc