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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.
4 Producer says Competing Rcfneries
VIII Advance the Price of Oil.

PITTsBUIG, December IA pro-
ducer who has never taken any interest
in the meetings of the oil men said TO a
reporter that the scheme of building
small refnerics, as outlined, was FEAST
BILE, practicable, economical, and he be-
lieves the solution Of the problem which
has so many months perplexed the oil
people. Said he: Il have paid but lit
tie attention to the talk of a gigantic
concern TO fight the Standard. Such a
scheme was not business. | think |
know somewhat about business princi-
pies, and the idea of establishing an en-
terprise solely with the object in view
OF fighting another enterprise was the
height of fooliShness.
MY daily production in the field in
which have the greatest number Of
wells is about 400 barrels. Ny superin-
tendent is Il practical oil reincr, and
before employed him he had charge OF
a refinery. He has frequently asked
me to build small plant with Il reiin-
ing capacity about equal to my produc-
tion. He has demonstrated to me that
such a plant can be built for $4,000 to
81. 900. have his plans for estimates
i'm my desk here and could begin build
ing it tomorrow if desired.
"Now, III show you how it would be
good investment to have your own re-
iinery. Crude oil. YOU know, is about
90 cents. The refined article, common
carbon, is quoted at cents, and elaine
at l. cents There is considerable profit
in buying oil at 6j cents and refining
and marketing it from : to - cents a
gallon, and when you produce ii yourself
there is still greater margin OF profit.
And this is not all. The residuum from
refining is large and exceedingly profit
able. There is very little waste in re-
fining petroleum, and the profit on the
reSiduum added to the profit OF the re-
fined oil makes it very remunerative
business.
"A large number of retinerieS will
promote healthy competition and stlm-
ulate development in every field. New
fields will be hunted for, and many n
section of country which is now consd-
cred doubtful territory will have wild
eating done in IL. OLD fields will be eX-
tended, farmers will get bigger bonuses
aud royalties, and everybody connected
with the business, except the unsucceSS-
full wildcatter, will make money. An
oil boom can only come when the prices
are good, and the competition which
will be the outgrowth of the establish
ment of number of rciinerieS is the
only way that higher prices can be
brought about.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
THE JIG Is NOW UP.
SITTING BULL, TIE MOVING SPIRIT IN GHOST
DANCES,
Eas Waited His Last Barbarian Quadrills-Hs is
Killed in an Attempt Of the Indian Police
to Arrest Him-His Son Also
Falls a Victim.

ST. PAUL, December l5.-The news
OF the killing of Sitting Bull has been
confirmed by advices received by Gen.
Miles at the military headquarters in
this city. He received two dispatches
this evening from Pierre, 5. d., stating
that Sitting Bull and his son had been
killed, but giving no further particu-
lars. The other dispatch was from
Standing Rock Agency, and stated that
the Indian police started out this morn
ing TO arrest Sitting Bull, having under
stood that he proposed starting for the
Bad Lands at once. The police were
followed by troop of cavalry, under
Captain Fouchet, and infantry, un-
der Col. Drum. When the police
reached Sitting Bulls camp on
the Grand river, about forty miles from
Standing Rock, they found arrange
mentS being made for departure. The
cavalry had not yet reached the camp
when the police arrested Bull and start
ed back with him. His followers quick
ly rallied to his rescue and tried to re-
take him. In the melee that ensued the
willy old Chief is said to have been kill
ed aud five OF the best Indian police
were also killed. One OF the police
Jumped on one of Sitting Bulls horses
and rode back to the cavalry and in
fantry. telling them to hurry up to the
support of the police, and then rode ON
TO the agency with news of the battle.
Nothing later than this has yet been re
rpivpd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
GEN. SPILMAN's ANSWER
To the Statements That Appeared in the
'Intelligencer."

To the Editor or he Register.
SIR notice in the MtelIigencer thi,
morning that am reported as acknowl-
edging all error in the case of Mr..
Jones, who was one of the witnesses
quoted by me some days ago, as having
made over 800 per month, and as say
ing that Mr.. Jones had helper. This
is the reverse of what ! did say. !
stated as follows: ''0f the five men
mentioned one of them had helper,
but the amount he paid his helper was
deducted from his total credit, leaving
him Sl34, which were the figures given
by me. This mans name was Carl
gan.
Jones had no helper, and Mr.. Moran's
statement, which includes pick, pick
handles, soap and Sl5.75 worth Of pow
der, is simply ridiculous to any man
who knows anything about mining.
Matters are hardly so desperate and
deplorable as the mtelligcncer CORE
spondent indicates, as the men have the
choice of going to work at excellent
wages, or OF moving TO near by mines il
they think they can do better. Notices
have been posted all around the Mon
ongah mines that 100 miners were
wanted, at good wages and full time. at
the Thomas mines.
Nearly all the newspaper reports
have been highly colored and exagger-
ated. B. ID. SPnLMAN,
General Manager Monongah Mines.
EdirmOnt, December -.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
Can't Get Justice.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 15.-News
comes from Acapulco that another
American citizen has been confined in a
Mexican Jail for 20 years and cannot
find redress. He is Frank Ford, third
mate of the schooner Indiana, who
killed the first mate in quarrel at Ac-
apulco in December, 1883. The Schoon-
er was from Bangor, Me. Ford was
taken ashore and the case tried. The
testimony was forwarded to the Supe-
rior Court in another city, and after a
year Judge condemned Ford to twenty
wears Imprisonment. Ford then secured
an appeal to the City of Mexico. but his
case is evidently pigeonholed. Mean
while Ford is confined in wretched
prison, where he hardly gets enough to
eat. The killing was done in self-de-
fcnSc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
THE BosTONIANs CAPrIvATE.
A Large and Fashionable Audience Hears
..RObin Hood"

The audience at the Opera House last
evening was notable, not alone for its
size. but for the number OF represenata-
tive society people which 1t contained,
and particularly well known musical
people II was an audience that was
at once critical and appreciative. 1t
was the opening OF the celebrated Bos-
tonians in their new comic opera OF
Robin Hood, which was admirably pre-
sented with most pleasing nicely OF
detail. Music was furnished by the
BoStonians' own orchestra, and it was
OF that sweet and inspiriting nature as
TO almost enrapture the audience. The
orchestral selections were in themselves
no inconsiderablc feature Of the even
ing.
The story of the opera deals with Il
popular hero of English fiction, aud his
adventures in wooing his ''iaydy fayrc''
and defeating the Vaccinations of a
wicked sheriff, are all clcverly told. Bar
nabee as the sheriff was at his hest. or
Miss Marie Stone it Is impossible TO
speak too highly. Her difficult aria in
the second act gave additional evidence
OF her high training in the vocal art.
The magnificent bass voice of Mr.. Eu-
gene Cowles, the singing and acting OF
Mr.. George rockingham. and FerdI-
nand Schutz as the outlaw, were all
keenly enjoyed. OF the chorus it is
needless to say anything. 1t was excel
lent throughout. Here and there are
sprinkled through the opera solos and
concerted pieces which contain all the
elements necessary to make them popu-
lar for concert and recital programmes
as well as In parl0rs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
FROM THE FOURTH STORY.
A womans Terrible Fall From Hotel
window.

NEW YORK, December l5.-MiSs
Frances Rhind, who lived in the Hotel
Albert, Eleventh street and University
Place, was killed early yesterday morn
ing by falling from fourth story win
dow of the hotel.
A guest at the ST. Stephens Hotel,
next door, heard loud crash of break
ing glass accompanied by woman's
shrek. He opened his window and
saw woman lying in the yard of the
hotel. She was taken into the st.
Stephens, and shortly afterward her
father, ST years of age, came in from the
Albert and recognized the mangled
woman as his daughter Frances. The
woman was still alive, and was taken to
hospital, where she died shortly after
being admitted.
Miss Rhind, who was 40 years old,
had lived with her father and mother
at the Albert Hotel for the past four
teen years. The family came from the
South, and it is said they are related To
the late Commodore Rhind, of the
United States Nay. The father and
mother arc both prostrated at their
dacghters untimely end. 1t is not pos
itively known how Miss Rhind came to
fall, but it is thought she jumped from
the window with suicidal intent, though
her parents cannot assign any cause for
such an act.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
THE TORIES PLANS.
No Dissolution of Parliament for AT Least
Two Years.

LONDON, December lj.-At the an
nual dinner of the Cnservatiye Associa-
tion Of Wandsworth, Sir Edward Clarke,
NJ. p, gave some expressions OF inter
est as to the prospects and purposes OF
the Government.
The Government, he said. did not
propose, so long as they had control, To
take the advice OF their enemies. and
ask the country to go into the throes of
general election. The Government
had important measures In hand for the
benefit of the working classes, and If
the Gladstonans should come in these
would have TO give way TO Irish Home
Rule.
In the ordinary course OF things there
would be no dissolution for at least two
years. Events might occur TO hasten IT,.
but no ministry of which Lord Salisbury
was the head would ever take adyant-
ange of any social scandal or any do
nestle quarrel among their political 0p-
pOnentS. When Lord Salisbury went to
the country he would go on the solid
merits of what he had done.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
A Double Suicide,

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, December
15.-The village OF Cadalt, ten miles
east OF here, is in a terrible state of ex'
citement over murder and suicide.
Early Sunday morning Peter t.George,
OF that place, gave the alarm that his
wife was missing. Search was insti'
tuted, and the missing woman was
soon found in the woodshed dead, hang
ing by the neck, and stiff and cold. The
husband was at once suspected
as the murderer. Some OF his
neighbors even went so far
as to accuse him of the crime. The
coroner's jury was reached at about 10
o'clock. and it was claimed that the
death OF Mrs. st. George was due TO
murder by unknown hands. The oil-
GERS at once forced their way TO st.
Georges retreat in the second story of
low cottage, where he had spent most
of the day, only to be further Mortified
by suicide. A razor had done the
work. His throat was cut from ear to
ear, and death must have resulted in
stantly. Domestic troubles are alleged
as the cause for the shocking deeds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
RAVING IN a CELL.
Disgrace Drives n Young Dane to Insanity
and Attempt at Suicide.

CHICAGO, December lj.-Emil Sirn
sen, son OF wealthy merchant in Den
mark, is raving in cell at the deten'
tion hospital with an ugly cash in his
wrist, the result of an attempt ut sui
eide.
Sirnsen, who is II years old, occupied
a position as clerk in the postoilice in
his native country. He stole a small
amount OF money from the mails and
his theft was discovered. When he dis
covered that the officers were about to
arrest him he fed the country and es-
capped to the United States.
Here he has been eking out an exist
ence as laborer at odd jobs, but recol-
lections of the theft and the disgrace he
brought upon his family and himself
have preyed upon his mind until it has
driven him mad. As he raves now in
his cell, he imagines that Danish officers
are pursuing him and that they are go
ing to kill him. Last evening he suci
ceeded in getting hold Of small bottle,
which he broke, and with one of the
pieces he cut the artery in his wrist and
would soon have died had not the at
tendantS discovered him promptly and
stopped the flow OF blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
RAILROAD NEWS"
The Way Certain Tunnel Project Is
Being Wrestled With.

One can extract good deal Of fun
from very prosaic subjects, ii the thing
is gone about in the right spirit.
Last Saturday morning the REGISTER
published, among some railroad gossip,
"rumor" that one OF Paige, Carey
& Co.. S bosses had dropped a remark to
the effect that they would be in Wheel
ing a long time, as they had another
tunnel TO construct, longer than the
one under Chapline hill.
Since that publication the reading
public has been entertained by highly
Imaginative articles about holes in the
ground, the latest appearing in the m
teiligencer yesterday morning, it being
given the post OF honor on the first
page, under a display head. II was a
standing joke in railroad circles yester-
day.
1t was 'ely announced in this ar
ticle that the enterprise referred to by
the REGISTER was nothing more or less
than big tunnel TO reach from the
mouth of Coal run, through the hill to
the vicinity of Mt. De Chantal, through
which the "Wheelng and Eastern"
trains were to run, and the story even
went so far as TO say that memorandum
Of the agreement had been signed by
Paige, Carey II Co. OF course, this
meant that a company has been incor-
porated, capital stock subscribed
for, surveys made clear through
into Pennsylvania, etc, and was a
decided bit of news to the gentlemen in
terested in line to the coke fields, to
say nothing OF the Terminal Railroad
people, who have gone TO considerable
pains and some expense to build line
which would obviate, it was hoped, the
construction Of any more tunnels by new
lines coming into Wheeling from the
East. The publication will, doubtless,
be heartily enjoyed by Col. BisSell. to
whom copy was mailed.
There will be another railroad up the
valley of Wheeling creek before many
days, but the Company which will build
it has not yet been organized, and when
it is in shape, it will hardly construct
that Coal run tunnel.
There will have to be at least one
more guess.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
1T IS ONLY A DROP
IN TIE STATE TREASUaYS BUCKET, BUT TIE
INDICATIONS
Are That There Will bs Heavy Rains in Several
locations ifhs Shsrias Do Not Pay Up What
They Owe the Ssats-Judgs
Lucas is Quite III.
Special telegram 10 tie Re0iste:-.

Special Telegram TO TIE Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, December Is.
The case of the State against w. f.
Wilkinson, late Sheriff OF Wayne coun-
", and his sureties, in which judgment
Of nearly S19, 900 was awarded the State,
a few days ago, is only one of a large
number of such cases which will be
brought by Judge Okey johnson, who
has been employed by the Board of
Public Works for the purpose.
Judge johnson says that there are a
large number of cases of this nature
where the Sheriffs have collected taxes
and failed to turn them over TO the
State, and that the authorities are now
endeavoring to settle up all the old mat
ters and recover, wherever it is possible,
the amounts due he State from the cs-
tablishment Of the State till the present
time.
Judge Johnson says there has been
this way. Probably two-thirds OF
this cannot be recovered, but he will
get judgment in, every case. He can
then proceed to make the amounts due
ont of the bondsmen of the delinquent
Sherifrs in every possible case. Some
of them are very old, it is true, but there
is no statute of limitation in such cases,
and there is no reason why the State
should not recover from the Sheriffs or
their bondsmen what is due it. In any
event they will be prosecuted and
brought to speedy trial instead of be-
ing allowed to hang on Us they have
done before for so many years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
Labor Saving Machinery.

CHICAGO, December IA serious
attempt Is being made by E. & W. Nor
ton, of this city, to manufacture TIN
plate in competition with the tin plate
makers of Wales. They have built a
small plant and have already turned
out some tin plate. Before spring they
hope to have large factory. They
claim that one great obstacle to the
profitable pursuit of the tin plate IN
Wales is that the work is done by hand.
Much of this labor can be accomplished
by machinery and thus lessen the cost
of production to wonderful extent.
1t is claimed by the firm that they have
one machine for cleaning plate which
saves the work of fifty men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
M0N0NGAH STRIKE.
TIE SITUATION AT THOSE MINES NOT AT ALL
SERIOUS.
The Troubles Have No Effect on Montana-Hall, The
Man Who Was Shot, Has Chances Of Recovery.
General Manager Spilman Makes Objections
to "lntslligsncsr's" Report.
Special Telegram 10 The Register.

Special Iete0Tdn TO The Register.
FAIRMoNT, w. VA, December b.
The long article in the hteiiigcncer this
morning contains many statements that
are not warranted by the facts in the
case. The situation at Monongah Is
not at all serious, never has been alarm
ing, and is now actually quiet. Hall,
the man who was shot by jenkins, is
getting better, and DR.. Brownileld ex-
presses the opinion that he will pull
through all right. The statement as tc
the strike extending to the Montana Is
the veriest rot. Montana and CASTOR
enjoy practical unanimity from labor
troubles, and can hardly be drawn into
the Monongah matter by any combina'
ton of circumstances. Your CORES
pondent thinks that the same statement
can be made with regard to the Despard
mines. Some Of the men at MOnongah
are talking of going to work again, and
so soon as jenkins can be discharged oil
released on bail, he will return to work
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
A NARROW ESCAPE
From Disastrous Wreck on the Kama
wha & Michigan Railroad.
T,.I1l.n.. "a d.


CHARLESTON, w. VA, December 1j.
Passenger train, No. ., on the Kama
wha e Michigan railroad, due here
from Columbus at 10 o'clock last night,
was wrecked about two miles this side
Of Buffalo, West Virginia, about $40
o'clock. Ii was one OF those fortunate.
but infrequent wrecks, in which no one
was seriously injured. At the place
where the wreck occurred temporary
side track has been constructed, and on
this track were steam shovel and q
number OF shanty cars, full OF work
men. No. 2 left Buffalo slightly behind
time and was obeying orders to make
up time, and running about 80 miles
an hour. The switch had either
been left open by workmen or opened by
other parties and the train dashed at
full speed into the open switch and into
shanty cars. The engine was thrown
upon its end and badly damaged. The
engineer and liremen were fastened
down in the cab, and it was the work
OF two hours TO extricatc them. Fortu-
nately for them, fire aid not break out.
The baggage car was broken up and
the baggage master was thrown out, but
not injured. The conductor was bruised
and cut about the head, but not seri-
ously. Two of the shanty ears, which
were filled with workmen, were split
open and the men pitched out on either
side. 1t was almost a miracle that none
OF them were killed. The passengers
were shaken up considerably. IL is not
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
ALL BROKEN UP.
Trouble In the Camp of an Alaskan EN-
ploring Expedition.

SAN Francisco, December 1j.-An
Alaskan exploring expedition passed
through here five months ago, en- route
TO the Northwestern territory.
The party included f. j. Glave, who
was with Stanley in Africa: w. II.
Wells. a Cincinnati journalist; New
York newspaper man, and several
others.
Glave returned from the North few
weeks ago. Nothing was heard of Wells
or the others of the party until Satur-
day, when a private letter from Juneau
was received here, which stated that
the members of the exploring party had
had serious trouble in their camp.
The explorers quarreled and divided
into three parties. Glave started to
New York in disgust, while Wells and a
band of natives pushed on to the inte'
rior. At last accounts they were showed
in for the winter with but 40 pounds oil
flour in their camp. Others OF the ex'
pediton took another route, striking
overland for Southern Alaska.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
STILL HARPING
80, msrg Sill N Tag USITEO STATES
SENATE
r, g,,a Oui. Although the GALLERIES
S ,,sS % Hsar Him-Se Nay Speak
o--Wssi YirginiAas a. The Gap
Wheeling Bridge Case.

a- slrF
.r,> December l5.-Senator
N''...l .'.r -ct tbe foor ON the force
h.. .- ..l..,Nucctcd. Early In the
r. ,.m. vas taAen up by speech
,.. ,be b.l from senators Col
1-.-r at Maryland aud Vance.
..,, " i-.-rs us, ,a have followed the
-~.'' N E.- senator Morgan took
' 1-sin OBJ q point which he
Ind before Ae finished MS speech
.--.. .i orrnei. Mr. Morgan will
.-. debate tomorrow and Sena-
--. .v.' follow, unless the Repub-
decides 90 drop the bill and
financial legislation. Senator
-a' t..rr. t0 get the tlOor to-day
N--- continent 20 the galleries,
,,.,, irawS % crowd when it IS
t-.t hc will speak.
about the Capitol to-day
force b8l was on its last
seemed 20 be regarded Is worth
attention, and the talk consist
t....'at.ons as % the sort OF imam
..-. would be adopted by the Re
l.>. ~.
>s,or Hoar. iu an interview to-day
.-e5 tbat he thought the prospects
f,-...rc the force bi were better
.l. -hev had been O few days ago. Al
.,ms time he made the significant
fmi.>iou that 90 no time was Nc en-
arely confident Of thc passage oi Ine
...-,..ofthc bill. Thiswas regarded
..r attempt t0 discount the action oi
.......-rt'> Republican caucus.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
nnndeh Period E,tended.

WASHINGTON. December l5.-The
Committee on Ways and Means to-day
unanimously ordered a favorable report
on the Flower resolution, extending the
bonded period for goods imported prevl'
ous 10 October /. from September 10
July /, 1891.
The resolution was modified ln some
technical points at the instance OF Mr.
Mckinley, 50 aS TO read aS follows:
provided, That any imported mer
chaudise, deposited in bond in any pub
lic or private bonded warehouse, having
been 50 deposited prior 70 October II
1880. may be withdrawn for consump-
tiou at any time prior TO July l, 1891
upon the payment Of duties at the rate
in force prior % the 9th day OF Octo
her -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
HIS DEATH CONFIRMED.
How the Old Sioux Disturber Was Killed
Police Behaved Nobly.

WASHINGTON. December l5.-lndian
Commissioner Morgan this evening re-
ceived from Indian Agent Mclaughlin
the following dispatch, dated Fort Yates,
y. D., December -:
"Indian police arrested Sitting Bull
at his camp, forty miles northwest OF
the agency, this morning, at daylight.
His followers attempted his rescue and
lighting commenced. Four policemen
were killed and three wounded. Eight
Indians were killed, including Sitting
Bull and his son, Crow Foot. and several
Others wounded. The police were sur
rounded for some time, but maintained
their ground until relieved by United
States troops, who now have possession
of Sitting Bulls camp, with all the
women, children and property. Sitting
Bulls followers, probably one hundred
men. deserted their families and fed
West up the Grand river. The police
behaved nobly, and great credit Is due
them. Particulars by mail.
Commissioner Morgan showed this
telegram TO the President late this even
ing. The President said he had re-
gardcd Sitting Bull as the great dis
turbing element in his tribe, and now
that he was out OF the way he hoped
that 4 settlement of the difficulties
could be reached without further blood
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