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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
NEWS BRIEFLY CONDENSED.


The shortage of Stevenson Archer.
late treasurer of Maryland. is at least
5000. 600.
Tn officials of the new city of Johns
town, Pa, will bc inauguarated to-day.
Thos. w. Phelps. the Pennsylvania
oil king, denies that he has sold ont TO
the Standard.
Generals Agcr and Hurst were for
mally received by the G. \. Il. at Spring
field yesterday. and reviewed veterans
at Dayton in the afternoon.
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vcntion for the Fifth Ohio District will
be held at Lima. May e.
DR.. William Fithiau. a former resi-
dent of Cincinnati. didcd at Danville.
H.. yesterday. aged niucty-one years.
The Republicans of the Senate Com
mittcc ON Elections have agreed upon q
bill to regulate Federal elections.
General Scheuck. i'm his will. gave his
Iowa farm to his brother and thercSiduc
of his estate TO his daughters.
Prof. Cyrus. Principal of the schools
nj Huntington. ". Va. was stabbed 10y
school boy. whom he Was about to-
punish.
Planters alon. the Lower Mississippi
are accused cf opposing flood relief in
order 90 force negroes TO contract al
starvation wages.
4. +. Culver. AN Ohio man. was found
dead I'm his room In Denver. tie COM
mittcd suicide.
Eighteen hundred and six stccrasc
passage. mostly immigrants. landed AT
New York yesterday.
=. 4. Wclch. prominent man oi
Niagara. went fishing and went over
the falls. His body has not been found.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
STATE NOTES.

last Sunday morning am intoxicated
colored man wandered into the stable oi
lanes Carder at Oldtown. Hampshire
couutv. struck a match to see where 10 ht
down and threw the burning match among
some straw In a short time the stable was
IN, fir, and before the alarm was given II
was burned 10 the ground. burning three
horses and destroying all the harness nay
aud Grain in the stable. The colored man
made his escape.
One day last week quite an exciting scene
occurred ar the biz MILL 40 Ronceyerle. IL
a,,,,aars that "a large steel spike had been
5i.iven into one of the pine logs. and the
hand saw coming into contact with IL was
broken In several pieces and sent Whlrllne
ah9u, the mill in different directions Ihe
mon saved themselves by flight all escap
inc uuhurt save the head sawyer. VINO los'
MS hat together with bunch OF halr-
NJ + Griffith. of Jackson county. re-
centiv found on Red Oak creek a anorthWes'
b,anch of P0cataligo. near the hoan'
county line. "a tooth Of some prehlsloGl,
monster. 4 part of il has been broken on
but what is left weighs pounds u
,,easures the long way of the crown /. =
inches and inches across and ifom l"'
crown 70 end of root inches.
sheriff Knight. Of Mineral county, has
offered 800 reward FOR :. /. Eyy. Wh'
broke Jail at Keyser. recently EVF ISL
horse thief. and is stout. heavy man, 8
~ r. wears old. weight l'5 pounds, lei
avn of at shoulder and only little iinge'
remaining on right hand; red face witt
scar on check
lanes Keller. Of Petersburg. Gran
couutv. has contracted % make ''O.W
hricl5. al Cumberland, Md.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
WHEELING SHUT OUT.
An Interesting Game at Toledo Yesterday
The Clubs Arrested

Wheeling apparently put up a good
game of ball yesterday, but she was shut
out. Financially, she came out neal
sum ahead. The boys went through the
experience of being arrested. something
that last years club was quite used To-
But they will be here and a fine game is
promised this afternoon. Following is an
account Of the game of yesterday:
Special Telegram 10 he Register.
TOLEDO. O.. April G.-Toledo and Wheel.
ing put up an interesting game of ball here
to-day The weather was warm and fair
aud over 5000 people were present Both
clubs playsed plendidly throughout. and
there were several brilliant plays and some
heavy hitting. What excitement there was
Mayor Hamilton furnished in an order
10 the police to arrest the members of
both teams. At the close Of the game a DO
lice sergeant appeared on the diamond and
ordered both clubs t0 appear before the
police magistrate on Monday morning.
The sergeant was called into the PLAYERS
rooms. and President kutcham furnished
him personal check for the amount of the
bond, $1,000, and the Wheeling club al once
drove 10 the depot and took the train for
home. a strong prejudice exists here
among a certain class against Sunday
ball playing, and they instigated the
move, as the Mayor himself is not opposed
10 il. The TOledOs will fight the ease 10
the end. Wheeling was shut out complete
~. She put up good game. but Toledo
was too strong for her Score by innings
Wheeling ...............0 0 D o 0 o . % %
Base hits. Toledo &, Wheeling 3: errors.
3 each
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
OIL NEWS
Cleaned from The Eureka Fields, Down
the River.

Cleaned from The Eureka Fields, Down
the River.
Mr.. \. II. Logan, who came up from
Eureka Yesterday. said that In the Belmont
end of the field. ou the Browse farm. one
well Is down 300 feet and three others
started. and five have been started on town
lots in the vicinity On the Ohio side OPP
posite Belmont. three rigs are being put
M I'm the southwest end of tho field seven
rigs are building and drilling has started on
three wells. The most important VIII be
ON the homestead of Gov. jackson. known
is the Governor jackson No !. IL will be-
piu drilling this week. Another important
well will be ON the farm of DR.. Bartlett,
the rig for which is Just building II is 10
be put down by John = Davis and Fred
Havs. of Philadelphia. who have b,OW
acres leased iu that section. More men
have been coming into the field iu the past
few DAYS than ever before one great
draw back to the work is the fact that 2V
ears loaded with material ior the Held are
living along the Ohio River road
The French Creek Eureka oil Company
has been organized by j. \. Miller, X. Is.
Friend. j NJ. Brown. w. II. Anderson ana
II T.. Hall. of Wheeling "a capital OF SILL
O00. These gentlemen have leased the farm
of David DYE. one and one-half miles south
west of ST. Marys. and will proceed 10 test
IL at once This is thought 10 be No.
territory. and these gentlemen will probably
strike ii rich.
The Two Brothers well at Belmont
is still making over two huudrcg barrels
Der dav with the tools in the hole. u mas
not vet been drilled more than the length
of one bit i'm the pay streak. and will prob
ably De- much better when drilled deeper
Washington county. Pa. oil men report the
oil from this well 10 bc very different OH
from that of the Eureka field. the Belmont
oil being OF "a light cherry c0lormd of about
49 gravity. very closely resembling The
Smity Ferry OIL Itis said to be eXcellec'
for refining purposes.
George l.. Ruddle the East End mer
chant. has leased fifty acres of his farm
living on the Northwestern Pike. about ioul
miles from the city. 10 company oi
Wheeling capitalists. who have agreed to
commence drilling for Oh on the land inside
of thirty DAYS Pdrb1sburg Journal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
An OPEN MEETING
Of .Etna X. OF T.. Lodge Yesterday Thcy
Decide to Join the Federation.

.Ema Assembly Is of L.. of .EmaVllc.
hcld cly-atieudcd open meeting af
their hall. Yesterday afternoon. and uum
ber of the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly delegates were over ou invita-
tion The object of the meeting wa, todis
cuss the proposition t0 leave the Is. of j..
and go into the American Federation
Some of the members were in favor ol no
and some were not Richard Robertson.
Secretary Tom Salisbury and Os Gray alI
made speeches ou the subject. aud when 3D.
vote was taken 10 was found t0 bc uuaui
nous iu favor of making the change. and
the lodge at its next meeting SATURDAY
evening. win take formal steps tO form
themselves into Federal Union OF the
Ameraicau Federation n is thought they
win ruu fhc membership 'p to nearly 2po.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.


The German at the Wheeling Club Fri
day evening promises 10 DE a very delight
ful affair 4 list of those invited has beer
made out. but all the members of the clui
of course are invited. and any gentleman
desiring 20 take lady whose name hap
pens 10 be- omitted from the list is OF cours,
al perfect liberty 90 do So. As the German
will be ribbon German with one favor
of flower for the ladies'. the gentlemen dc
string 10 accept should check of al once
The list will be- found at the McLurC
House Office
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
Rnin Xestcrdnx.

People who went about during the hours
of daylight. yesterday, admiriug the beau
tiful weather. We're convinced that there
would be no occasion for recalling 20 mind.
this year the old saying that rain ON Easter
Sunday would bc followed by seven sue
cessivc wet Sundays And yet it iuiucd
Yesterday About half past ten o'clock
last night it cloudcd up and 40 half past
eleven the rain descended 10 did not rain
hard nor long. but 10 rained. and there is
any virtue iu the old saying. we are in for
, --,eee--iosi ~ damp i'uila+-.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

Joe Miller has joined his club the
Minncapoltons.
Jack Glas,cock and Jesse Burkctt
left over the b. * O. Road at 2:3j yes
tcrday afternoon for New York to join
their club
The season will open ON the Wheel
ing Base Ball Park to-day with the
Columbus Association team. and good
game is promised II the weather j.
fine big crowds will witness Monday
and Tucsday's games The team for
Monday will Doc made up as follows
FITZGERALD or Morrison. pitcher: Lyle
catcher Armatagc. first base: Glenal-
bin. second: ireland, third; O'Bricn
short-Stop: shea. left field: Osborne
right field: Bishop. center field The
game will Dee called at 3 3o'clock. and
Geo. W. Baruum will oniciatc as um-
uirr.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
NO. 2Gj.
AMERICAN DOLLARS
HAMMERSLEY'S MILLIONS SUPPORT A FOREIGN
TITLE
Her Grace Of Marlborough IN New York Sguez-
ing the Great Fortune 70 lis Full Value.
She Has Losi Sixty Pounds
and IS Delighted

NEW YORK. April G.-The Duches, of
Marlborough has come to New Yor. for
the purpose of inducing the trustees.
under the will of her first husband. to
sell some Of she real estate which is
yielding no revenue, and reinye,t tho
proceeds Of such sale so that her present
income may be increased The DucAe>,
simply has life interest in the property
left by her first husband, oud at hcr
death il goes tO the son OF her husband S.
cousin, j. Hooker Hamcrsley, and { hc
has not 10 goes 90 charities. The Ouch
esS, therefore, Is anxious. naturally.
10 get all the income ont of the property
that she possibly can. Part of the uu-
productive property which She want, i~
near 10 the Fifty-ninth street entrance
Of Central Park. and 10 is understood
that y. Hooker llamcrsley is opposed 90
any disposition of it n this opposition
is persisted in. the matter will probably
be brought into the courts and q second
litigation over the Hamcr>lcy estate Will
be prcciptated.
THE uAMIE>LEY MILLIONS.
Those who are well informed 90, 90
the IlamcrSlcy estate and lbs makeup
say that il aggregates about $4,000. 600
The Duchess income from the stocks
and bonds and productive real cstatriS
stated To- Doe over $4,000 year out
OF this the taxes on other real estate
have To be paid and various othor.N-
pcnscS met, 50 that her entire income
is 100000, or perhaps even less She
has not felt the want OF none, 300 to
the present time. for the reason CHAT.
during the first litigation over
the estate and subsequently,. thr
income accumulated. and Since
her marriage 10 the Duhc of Narlhur-
Ough. in July. lsss. She ha, been au.,
% draw ont from these accmulatiou-
nearly SjOO.OO0 Now that this >urplu,
is exhausted and She is getting down to
a bare SloO.O0Oaycar. She finds 30 uccc,-
>ary To bcStir herself II thc Duch,>,
is able to make thc Encouragement, slice
desires. and the 81. 100000 arising from
the real estate sale, are wei invested.
she expects that about ~15.OOO Year
will Dee added tp hcr present income.
which will then reach nearly 5000 OOO.
and ON this amount even Duke and
Duchess in England can manage to wor-
ry through existence.
>HE uA, LOST SIXTY POUNDS.
IL is understood that thc Duchess Us
not accompanied by tine Duke of Mari
borough because she believe that
She will bc able 90 do more than II
those opposing her felt that they were
really fencing and lighting with tlc
English Duke. She say, chat -hcrN-
poets torcmain here until thc end OF thc
present month She is delighted with
the reception she ha, met with 900 the
hands OF her old friends. She has bcru
40 the opera TWO evening, during tlc
present week. and every body who has
r~,n hvi has N,sn i,olnr~~"u with tnc
wonderful change boo her appearance.
She weighed 200 pounds when she lcft
here. and She weighs now li0 pounds.
and her figure is what the uoNcIi,t- dc-
scribe 20, exceedingly graceful
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
Lnnlnnchc Going East.

san FRANOsCo. April Geo. La
Blanche, the Marine, leaves for the East
next Tuesday, and unless arrangements are
at once completed the California Athletic
Club win be disappointed in hls proposed
match with young Mitchell. LaBlauche
is not anxious TO fight unless he gets favor
able terms. and viii ask concessions which
NAV not be granted He will take Mike
Lucie east with him as his sparring com
panion. and expects 10 remain away about
six weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
WE On mn srANDARD.
renn,yl,ania Operators VIII Try to A""u'
its Charter.

prr.r,ra. Pa. April 6-ou producers
arccoutemp.atiug new move H-'..4S' ~
Standard OH Company 10 Is in eilec' .o
have The Auditor General of the Sl9le .i- il-
.+i-1t, -rit AGAINST the Standard under ine
r.t, ef p.rnn,vlvania prohibiting the ouy-
.ns uu of competing lines by common y1l ..Il
,..,. THE action. 30 one is Drought WI
b. based ol the Standard purchase oI l,,, luy
Western aud Atlantic Pipe Llue. / l... u,'s
believe a urima tacic case can 'e -ii'',' .r..-
.,s ,t... ..,-,..b8ss of the Western and Attain
.... arl -he Auditor General VIII oe COM
n.if.d to take action. as both companies aIe
..,rrrrnr carriers
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
THE WAR on QUAY.
Mutterinss of Great Republican Revolt
in Pennsylvania.

BRADFORD, PA, April G.-At a big
public meeting held here last night.
which was addressed by cX-Statc Sen
ator j. w. Lee and Lewis Emery, Jr,
some very direct and damaging
charges were made against Senator
Delamatcr. Quay's candidate for
Governor. Senator Emery declared
that neither he nor his friends
would support Delamatcr if hc was
nominated. He declared that Dclama-
tcr's nomination is practically assured
by political trickcry. Charging that
Cambria county had been stolen from
Hastings. he declared that Wayne had
been taken from Osborne by iugglery.
and that Montooth was To be- beaten. if
possible, I'm Pittsburg by the same
means. He then proceeds boldly to
charge that Delamatcr has purchased
every political position that hc has ever
held.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
stanford Goes to Germany

SAN FRANclsco, April 6.-Senator lie
land Stanford. who arrived here from
Washington to-day, stated in an interview
that. after remaining in California month
he will return to Washington, and from
there 20 to some of the bathing resorts in
Germany for the benefit of his health The
Senator also stated that he had notified his
associates i'm the Northern Pacific Company
tc expect his resignation as President Of
that company soon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07

New, About the Boat, and Boatmcn on
the Ohio.

The new Sicubenyille and Wheeling
packet has not SET mIcralihcd
The mark, ou the landing last evening
indicated 20 feel inches and rising lt
was falling at Pittsbure last night
A towboat struck ore ~ the piers at
Bcllairr. Thursday night. and lost TWO
barge. The fog Wa, SOD dense that 10 was
dificult to see anything at thc time.
The T.. 5. boat Inspector have con
demucd fhe fe1yb0a' that plies heiwcou
Wellsyillc aud Hamilton. There is now
mo- way NJ crossing the river except in
small skrs
Capt J. r. Swaney. of New Cumbc
rlaud. coniemplates building new packet
Tor the Steubcuyilc Cumberland and
Liverpool trade to take tue place of the
I.eft.e Hc bias been looking dt the ma
chiuerv iu Pittsburg for that purpose.
The timber for the new derrick az thc
upper ferry t0 replace the one destroyed by
the late storm arrived this week II was
made into q raft and hoated down from
Wcllsyillc In charge W TWO men Owing
20 the high water they were unable to com
troll II. and IL struck the pier " The Pan
Handle railroad bridge The raft went t0
pieces and the men narrowly escaped
drowning. The timber is mingled with
drift IN the noighb0rhO0d " the pier but
viii all be recovered. StcubenrUe HTdid
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
Mortality statistics.

The quarterly report of Health Oniccr
Garrison. which is printed this morning, is
very interesting subject for study and I'M
ycstigati0n. and carries with ii a number
of lessons which the public and the author
itics would DO well To heed The typhoid
fever record with its fifty deaths. and hun
drcds of cases of illness not terminating
fatally. tells of impure drinking water and
lack of general sanitation and this con
clusion is acccntuatcd by the high death
rate from measles The entire death rate
is abuormally high. and a study of the
statistics will convince all open 10 convlc-
ton that the cleansing of the city should be-
thorough aud should be undertaken and
carried out with all possible despatch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
\ SPECIAL MEETING
OF the Builders Exchange Held satnrdn,
Evening.

The Builders Exchange hold .po'uI
meeting at the Chamborof Commcrsc room.
iu the Reilly building. Saturday evening af
o'clock. and there wa, large attendance
of members to hear the report OF thc Con
ference Committee as tD the result of fhc
conference of the morning After the report
had been made. the following preamble aud
resolutions were unanimously adotfed
WHEREAS, We have made aIl honorable
efforts to compromise the difference of our
workmen and.
WHEREAS We have bccu met with uu.
reasonable and arbitrary demands. bc b.
Therefore
RcsDirod. That wc resume our business
with the best help Wc cam obtain. and that
we will protect such hclpat all hazards. and
we will not discharge them without just
and reasonable cause.
Rc.oircd That this resolution bc made 90
general order OF this Exchange
After a general interchange of view. as
10 the condition of tine building trade, tbc
meeting adjourned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
\ CLOSE CALL.



Jerry Mead. the wcll-ku0wn coal miner.
met with am accident yesterday. between
eleven and twelve o'clock, that came near
resulting in his death. His son was on the
creek bank opposite the Hinge Factory and
Mead was on this side attempting 90 at
tract the boys attention.
There is "a little gully at that point. eN
tending into the creek. and as Mead attempt
ed 20 cross IL on board which laid close Ia
the bank hc made misstcp, the board
turned and hc was preciptated down the
bank into the creek
The water is very deep and Mead being
unable 10 swim. would have drowned in a
very short timc had not several parties
near by ran 20 his rescue Frank Riddle
Jumped IN after him. and assisted 10y John
Peaks with a rope they soon landed Mead
safclvou the bank, but he was unconscious.
4 physician was sent for and pending
his arrival barrel was secured and tho
inauimate form of Mead was rolled upon 10
until all the water was forced out of him.
He was revived by the physician. and car
ricd 20 his home on Nineteenth street
where at last accounts the prospects were
that he would recover although in dan
gerOus condition
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07

Z. the test ~ fortitude among the Indian tribes.
but $50 drfy any Cherokee. SIOUX or 'omaneh"
to endure the tuuse. n rheumati-m without
wincius These indeed. are slight 80 hr,f, but
erou boz Intensity until tAe, become unDraFa-
bir SO mahdl is more obstinate boz li- mntur-
30, tban that which gives ri-e to them. Th"
more need. then. oi 4turSlns it at ihe oliset.
Foremost among remedies Tor % D. Ho,tetter -
stomach Bitt.r. safer and Infinitely more ei-
f.rtive than colcAirum. yeratrum aud nuN yum-
ica. all remedies which might prove destructive
of iifr in % slightly cN-r,-iyr dose. Mineral dr-
purrut~. also. when uDi positively mi,chirN"u-'
srs far inferior in remedial power to tHi- -alu.
tary botanic medicine. u entirely rNp-i- from
thr blood the arrd impurifie, which originate
the disease and enrirhe- a- Well %. cl"an-"- lt
Constipation. liver complaint. dy-prp-il and
other ailm-ut, also giyeway 90 tt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
STOLE \ DIlNoND.
4 Young Washington Chap Gets Himself
Iufn Trouble.


Yesterday evening about five o'clock
Maggie Conroy notified Chief Of Police
Delbruerc that q young fellow had stolen
4 diamond pin from her house short time
before. The police were al once notified;
and about 5.30 o'clock Officers Donley and
Scallcv found their man in Anne keim $
house of ill-iame. ou Tweniy-hrst street
On his way 90 the lookup the
nrisouer dropped something be
md him. but Onicer Scaly
who was ON the outlook saw the action ana
picked up the stolen pin. When the
buildipe was reached the prs
oner broke down and cried. begging the
Chief not 20 prosecute him. He is IRON
Washington Pa. and is slid TO 9c Net!
rasnecfabIv connected He refused % give
bisnamc. and said this was the first Of
fence of the kind he had ever committed.
Itis understood Couroy doesnt want TO
prosecute him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Daily Chronicle of the Movements Of
Individuals.

j Jones. Of Parkersburg. and ID. h.
Cox and Alex Hart. of New Martiusyille.
were al the Hotel Behler Yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Mansfield received a telegram
from Boston yesterday announcing the ser
ious illness Of his mother and he left for
there last evening.
Col. G.. Wesley Atkinson. the gentleman
holding the seat from the First Congress
ional district. came in late Saturday night
aud spent the day with his family. leaving
for Washington last evening.
Mr.. A. II. Logan. Of Philadelphia, ar
rived in the city Yesterday and was the
guest of his sister. Mrs james W. Paxton
Mr.. Logan comes from the Eureka oil field
and reports things down there as beinl
auiteEyely. He has been there some time
looking after the interests of Philadelphia
gentlemen. and win leave for Pittsburl
this morning Oh business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07

THE torturing disease neuralgia is in-
stauuy relieved and rapidly cured by Sal
walton Oil
Rev. Wm H. Chapman, Pastor of NJ f.
Church. Georgetown. ID. c., wrote US
Having had an opportunity 10 test the eN-
cellent qualities ofDr Bulls Cough Syrup,
hesitate not 10 say, IL is the best remedy
have ever used in my family" For Group
and whoopiug cough il is sure cure,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-07
Interstate Association Revival Hopeless

CmcAGo. April 6-The committee ap-
pointed at the special meeting of Railroad
Presidents last week to report on a form OF
agreement adjourned yesterday until April
-. This viii probably be the end Of the
movement TO reorganize the Interstate
Commerce Railway Association, as the
Missouri Pacific is evidently antagouistic,
and the other roads will not enter into an
agreement to which the Missouri Pacific is
NOT u nartN.