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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
FILLIE's BOOT.
Foot Covering That Has Been Travelling
liver Since the Battle OF Bull Run

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w Va, August 2S.-
Quite a curiosity in the shape of an
old boot, which has probably travelled
farther than any other boot existing.
arrived at the Adams Express Office
here last night It IS known as "Wu-
LES Boot and resembles any other
old boot, with The exception that it is
scarcely visible on account of The great
number of tags and documents attached
to it. There are various legends con
nected with this boot One IS that it
was picked mp on the Bull Run battle
field and has been going ever since.
Another is that it belonged to a tramp
killed on a railroad and an express
agent mp east sent il out on its travels.
Il has been over every road in the United
States and Canada When it arrived
40 an office new tag is attached and it
is shipped to some other point. The
Inscriptions on some of the tags are
funny. witty, and artistic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
A WINDFALL.

Specill % NJ Nes'E'V''
Parkersburg. ". Va, August 2S.-The
hsj~s of David Kirkpatrick. who was
lefors his death sexton OF Holiday S
.,,.S,-sya~d here. have received word
s~or, + ondon attorneys that legacy
of several thousand dollars has been
Ief- them by l1e death Of q wealthy
relative there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
THE STRUGGLE HOPELESS.
General Campos Comedies That the strus-
gle Against Cuba is Hopeless.

New York, August 2S.-A special to
the World from Kingston, Jamaica,
says: Captain General Martinez de Cam
pos has written to the Spanish Consul
here. it has leaked out, that the strug-
gle against the insurrection II Cuba IS
hopeless.
The conceding of autonomy, he adds,
is the only means by which Spain can
avoid losing the island.
The Cubans here are jubilant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
SHOT TO DEATH.
Tragic End of Quarrel over Financial
Matters.

Pittsburg, Pa, August 2S-James
Getty. an ex-Councilman and wealthy
wholesale liquor dealer, was shot and
killed this morning by Alexander
Hutchinson. formerly proprietor of the
Merchants Hotel in this city. Getty
was the owner of the Hotel Wiley and
the murder was the result of a dispute
over the leasing Of the hotel 10 Hutch
inson. the amount in controversy being
S100. The shooting occurred N Getty S
office on First avenue. hutchinson
cave himself up and is now in Jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
OHIO POPULISTS.
Special 70 the Register

Special 20 IHt IeBIsItI.
Columbus, o., August 2S-The State
Executive Committee of the Populist
party has certified to the Secretary Of
State the nomination of Charles Bonsall,
of Salem, Columbiana county, for Aud
itor Of State, to fill the vacancy left on
the ticket by the State convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
HIS TONGUE PARALYzED.

Athens, Ga, August 2S-William
Haygood, while prOfaning on Monday at
the High Shoals. declaring there was no
God, no heaven and no hell, had his
tongue paralyzed. The matter has
caused a great sensation in that COM
rnunifY
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
cPAND CTRCUIT RACES.

New York. August 2S.-The third day
of the Grand Circuit meeting at Fleet
wood was the best days racing that
the harness horse devotees in New
York have seen i'm years. The weather
was perfect for racing. the track was
i'm superb condition and the attendance
ouite good. there being 1000 persons
1reseDr The programme for Thurs
dav is one of sterling promise the
chief attraction being The free for all
nace for $4,000, in which start the
worlds greatest PAGERS, John r. Gen
trv. Joe Patchen and Robert J.
The free for all race. tr0tting, purse
s.. GOO was won by AzoJe. Time 2:O9l2;
9.05l5. 2.07. The 210 trot two-year-
Odds. purse $1,000. won by Fred :.
Moody. Time. 2:2Sia; 2:21. The 219
trot. purse $4,000 was taken by Boun-
GER. Time. 213; 214; 213$4; 214l2.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
WILL HOLD A CAUCUS.
Republican CounaLna viii Select a
Health OhC'r IN Sarat Session.

An Effort to Get the Members To-
gether Last Night, Met with
Some opposiron- Caucus win
be Held Some Day This Week.
The Candida.es
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
COT ~ YEARS.

Omaha. Neb., August 2S.-The Union
Pacific train robbers have pleaded gull
" and been sentenced 70 ten years in
the penitentiary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
.lhY VICTORIOUS.
vlvania Republican Factions
Bury the Hatch3t.

nc ventOna a Very Tame Affair.
son Nominates Quay for
man of the State Committee
Ie is Elected Unanimously.
JEh There Was An Out
Appearance of Harmony,
Wounds are Believed TO Be
Temporarily Healed-Ihe
orn Against Free Silver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29

i'm this city by which c. r. Duel. the
Friendly operator, secured a block of
leases owned by the Victor Oil and Gas
Co.. situated in Tyler county, this State,
between S!stersville and Friendly, con-
tanning in the ne!ghborhOod of 400 acres.
The consideration approXimated $4,000.
The J. T. Jones & Co.'S third well,
on the Thoburn farm, out in the Dye
Brooks territory, was drilled twelve
feet in the sand yesterday afternoon
and was as dry as a powder horn. 1t
now looks very much as though there
was no outlet to that territory and
that the two Dye-Brooks wells are
freaks of the freakiest kind. A prom
inent oil man said yesterday in speak
ing of the wells that he would be will
ing TO bet almost any amount that il
drilling was continued in that section
until doom's day no more producing
wells would be brought in.
The receipts of the pipe line compan-
les in the Sistersville field yesterday
were 11.267 barrels. The receipts of
the Mellon lines were 4,162 barrels and
those of the Eureka lines 1905. For
some reason ii seems that the producers
are not overly anxious this month to
run their oil into the pipe lines. Usu-
ally the latter part of the month the
pipe lines are kept very busy, but this
month such is not the case.
The we'll on the White farm, on the
Ohio side. being drilled by Crawford e
Treat. was on top of the sand last
night and will probably be drilled In
this evening or tomorrow.
Afford Bros. & O'Hara's Nos. and 4
Lewis. situated on either side Of the
School House well, are having good
luck and will probably be in the latter
part of this week These two wells
are about $50 feet apart, and are only
about 80 feet from the School House
well. and if they even come in with
only a show of oil. that will make II
interesting for the school house people.
There is not a great deal of activity in
the Coleraln field just now on account
of the scarcity of water. The Ohio Oil
Company, the Standards branch In
this section. are laying a line from the
creek at the Lupton we'll to their well
on the Lloyd farm in order to continue
drilling. It is very likely they will sup
ply some of the other drilling wells
with water.
The Grayson & Vandergrift well, on
the Greenlee farm, in the COlerain dis
trict. is drilling at $50 feet. Spudding
was started on X on Monday.
The Ohio Oil Company's No. l Lloyd
was drilling on top of the sand yester-
dav. and az soon as the 61l casing has
been put in it will be drilled in. The
same company have a rig up on the
Clark farm. and will commence drilling
in a few days.
A special from Parkersburg last night
says: "A new oil and gas company
was organized at Parkersburg Tuesday
night. and is known as the Maynard
Oil and Gas Company. The officers Of
the new company are w. G. Way, OF
Marietta. O.. president; F. r. Rose. vice
president; James NJ Rose, secretary;
B. F. Maynard. of Column bus, o.. treas
urer. II. ]. Maynard, also of Colum-
bus. is largely interested in the new en-
terprise. The company starts off with
q capital of $4,000. with the privilege
of increasing to 100000, and is char
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wrsT NIRGINIA POSTAL AFFAIRS


Special 10 lie AN07 7'1.N-'
washington. d. c., August 2S.-Mrs.
T. NJ. Phares was TO-DAY appointed post
master at Faulkner, Randolph county,
" VA. vice S. 5. Taylor, resigned; and
I r Hammersla. at Little Georgetown,
Berkelev county, w. Va, vice Ell
Fleming, resigned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-29
STEAMSHIPS

Southampton. August 2S.-Arriyed
New York, New York.
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ARE AFTER THE STANDARD.
The Independent Producers Will Try
to Force Prices Up
By Agreeing to Stop AL Operations
in the Fields for an Indefinite Per
iod-Another Dry Hole in the Dye
Brooks Field - General News or
the Oil Fields.

The Independent oil producers have
in contemplation new movement-new
as to date. but old in expedient, says
the Pittsburg Post. It is nothing more
nor less than a general suspension OF
drilling operations for a term of six
months. Their proposition and its OBJ
iect are to stop work for awhile, which
would obviate the necessity of the con-
slant sales of credit balances, from
which to raise money with which to
continue active operations, let those
credit balances accumulate in the lines
for six months or more, and then de-
mand an accounting thereof; that Is,
demand an open, public gauge OF the
pipe line tanks, and thus ascertain
whether the credit balances are actually
In the tanks, subject TO the orders or
their owners, or have been used by the
pipe line people to supply their pressing
necessities.
Such is an outline of the proposition
as it was stated TO a reporter yesterday.
As yet the matter has not been generally
canvassed by the producers, but some
important meetings are to be held with
in a FEW days, at which the subject VIII
be discussed. the proposition formulated
and then presented to them for their
consideration. The machinery for the
p. p. A. producers Protective Asspcia-
tion) is to be set in motion, and the
matter then thoroughly canvassed. This
association numbers about three thou
sand members. and though it has not
been in active evidence for some years,
its organization is still intact, and can
be put in operation at any time-so 1t
is claimed.
Those who are agitating this subject
give as a reason for their proposed ac-
ton that the Pennsylvania product is
being discredited by those who control
it. and is not given fair treatment, and
they propose to discover, If possible,
how and why it is done Under nat
ural conditions, say they, the price Of
crude would be higher than it is, and
they wonder why it is not. 1t IS with
the purpose of gratifying their curiosity
on that point (to put it that way) that
they propose taking the course indi-
Gated.
The Ohio and Indiana producers of
Lima oil have already made a move In
the same direction, but for a different
reason. They simply desire to curt"i'
production. The stocks of Lima oil
amount to 20,O00000 barrels in round
numbers, and the price has quite recent
" been reduced to about the same as
it was before the great advance early
last spring. They cannot afford TO keep
up the strain under such conditions,
and are simply going TO quit until the
conditions become more favorable for
them.
The oasis., 1895-03-23

The experiment of raising sorghum in Williams valley, Yavapai county, for stock feed has proven great sue cess. The seed are sown broadcast and the yield is twenty tons to the acre. It is raised as fodder for milk COWS who Cote on it as feed.
 A few years ago President Layton imported into Graham county small flock of fine blooded sheep, which has proved a profitable investment. But like many enterprises, MT. Layton on- ly introduced the industry to show what could be done and has now sold the herd.
 Governor Hughes some months ago began the collection of portraits of the governors of Arizona. The other day he received a photograph of Gov ernor Goodwin, the first executive of the territory. The photograph was sent by the ex-governor's son, who resides at Tacoma.
 The post holes for the extension of the Gila Valley Telegraph line has been completed from Solomonville to Pima and as soon as necessary mate rial arrives. the poles will be erected and wires stretched. This will great lyfacilitate communication between Bowie and Pima and also be yalua- ble addition to the valley.
 A neS ditch is being taken out of the Gila river which will cover the large flat above Duncan in Graham county. It is being taken out some seven or eight miles above where the first water will be used It is com munity ditch The men who are talk ing it out arc mormon farmers from the neighbornood of SolomOnville and they expect to be able to get in some crops this year
 That LaBae Back can be cured with Dr. Miles NERVE PLASTER Onlv z5c.
The oasis., 1895-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mining Application No. 557.
Supplemental NotIce.l

l. <. LAND OFFICE. TUCSON. Arizona
 February 2S lS6. \ otice Is hereby given that Edward E. Eamcs by his attorney, in fact, Thomas Wilson, whose post-ofiice address is Tucson, County of Pima. Territory Of Arizona has made application for a patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of the phmnIN lode, mine or vein, bearing gold or silver. situate in Orc Blauco Mining District, Pima county Arizo- ma. and described in the official plat and field notes on file in this office. as follows, viz;
 Beginning at the initial monument mem toned in the location notice and marking the norihwostery end center of claim, post marked. F. NJ. l. M. No. i, thence x 2O degrees w., 3OO feet to corner No 2, post marked F.. NJ. No. ?: Thence 70 degrees 70 minutes F., l50o feet to corner No 8. a post marked p. No3 from which corner and post ' .. mineral monument No. {. bears :. 5l degrees 70 min utes F. i42i feet; Thence N D degrees k, .Do feet to corner No l. a post marked T. M. :. E. C. No4: Thence \. 70 degrees r.. ;90 feet to Q post marked p. NJ. No ], same being the \. F.. corner of the claim: Thence x. 30 degrees 70 minutes w li00 feet. to post marked r. M. No 6. the ,amc being the \. ". corner of the claim; Thence > 20 dcgrecs W. 20 feet Co ii-  iiIal monument. post marked r NJ. l.M. No 1, the place Of beginning, magnetic variation F degrees 52 minutes E.. containing is.ii acres of un>urveyod lands Glla and Salt Riv- CT meridian The location of this mine k re- corded in he Recorders office Of the county of Pima Territory of Arizona, on page 16l, Book F of Mining Records. Adjoining ciaim- ants are the owners of the Christmas Gifi mining claim on ihe west. and the Yellow Jacket mining claim Lot No %. on the south west
 All persons holding adverse claims thereto are required Co present the same before this office within sixty days from the arst day of publication hereof. or they will be barred by virtue ol thc provisions Of the statute.
 EUGENE !. TRIPPEL THOMAS F. WILSON Register. Attorney for Claimant,
 Tucson, Arizona.
The oasis., 1895-03-23
MariCOpa & Phoenix R. R.
 New Time IT able.

Southern Pacific, east bound, passes Mari copa at il:12 PM
 Southern Pacific, west bound passes Mari copa at 12:50A. M, Pacific time. A, daily. 'Trains stop on signal. Trains 3. {, ands6 connect with Hnnsaker Stage Line between Mesa and Goldfeld. Trains connect with trains of Southern Pa- ciiic railroad. Connect at Tempe with stages fer Mesa City, and at Phoenix with stages for Prescott, Gillett, Wickenburg and yulture.
 C. S. HASTEN,
 Gen, Manager.
The oasis., 1895-03-23
ARIZONA NEWS.

well, at St. lJdNluSs Has ihNiCo'SN Oi late.
 Cattle prices are advancing and there is an increased demand for all kinds.
 The Tucson ball nine are endeavor- ing to arrange match game with hthe Phoenix nine. Monday the territorial council passed the new Navajo county bill only three members opposing.
 MrP. B. Yates well known in Noga- les has been appointed agent for Wells Fargo X Co. 8 express at Phoenix.
 Graham county people seem to be wrangling over horsefiesh and justices dockets are filled with horse cases.
 Councill bill No. s6 for the creation of Grant county out of Southern Pima was defeated in the council Tuesday by tie vote.
 On Thursday night the till of Nat { Greers saloon, at Holbrook Apache county was tapped to the tune of about S25.
 Council bill No, 8 an act for the creation of the county of Miles out of eastern Cochise passed the council by vote of seven to five last Saturday.
 Last week west bound freight train on the Atlantic & Pacific rail- road was wrecked between Blackberry and Crozier and two men instantly killed.
 Skull Valley which is about twenty miles south of Prescott is to be the eating station on the north and south railroad.
 There are now sixteen crews on the Arizona division of the $. r. three more than was ever employed. This gives us some idea of the increase of business.
 The carnival promoters were subsi- dized by the fiouring mills at Phoenix. The thing exhausted three tons of cheap flour which was sold at first class prices.
 Last Friday Governor Hughes com municated to the council the appoint ments of Nj. H. McCord as member of the board of control and P. Leitch territorial auditor.
 The good people Of Flagstaff are evi- dently not followers of Lent as balls and dances have been frequent occur rences there lately.
 Council Bill No became a law Thursday last It requires all section foremen of railroads in the territory to keep list of all stock killed in their respective districts.
 Settlers on the recently thrown op- en Verde military reservation have commenced to take out ditch on the east side of the river, which will re- cain about 1000 acres of as fine land as there is.
 Alfalfa nay IS getting scarce on the San Pedro river, owing to the large quantities which have been shipped to Minas Prietas, in Mexico. It is esti- mated that over 800 tons have been shipped to that place.
 Track laying will begin on the Gila Valley, Globe and Bowie railroad at Pima in about two weeks. There are two large bridges to be put in below Pima which will require some time. The grading camp is now within two miles of Thomas and only about five miles remain to be graded before that point is reached. The train will reach Thomas early next month if not by
The oasis., 1895-03-23

| <. LAND OFFICE. TuCsoN. Arizona
 February, 2S, 1895
The oasis., 1895-03-23

J, A. NAUGLE, Asst Gen Manager.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-24
DEMOPOLIS.
The Board of Health Stirred Up Over Small
 pox Reports-An Accident.

The Board of Health Stirred Up Over Small pox Reports-An Accident Demopolis, May 22.-(Special Corre- l spondence) Jour town has been stirred from center to circumference over the wild rumors being scattered regard ing the smallpox in Meridian. This morn ing the report was af1oat. purporting to be based on telegram from Meridian to our agent here, which said that there were twenty-five new cases at or around the Alabama Great Southern shops. Another report had 1t that there was case McDowell's about five miles from here. Your correspondent at once
 started out to find the truth about the reports, and learned that the one from Meridian had really ben received and that the Mcdowell case was reported by gentleman who had heard that such was the case
 President Bailey of the board of health called meting of the board and upon consultation it was decided to wire the board in Meridian which was done, and
 ''Dr. E. H. c. Bailey. President Board of Health, Demopolis, Ala-Four
 cases in city today. None since last Sat
 urday. Sixteen in county this week. All
 patients and exposed persons in quaran-
 tine. Everything under control and
 President Board of Health, Meridian, Miss"
 Nothing definite has been heard from
 McDowelTs, but it is generally thought
 that the report is untrue. We have not Guarantined as yet. Our board meets again tomorrow. and will take what steps they think necessary.
 York Station has quarantined against
 the world We learn that the passengers
 on the westbound night train last night
 were not allowed to get off. and that the
 conductor had to smuggle them in.
 Marshall Bryant a d1rl<PV pnDlOve6
 at the livery stable of w. E. Michael,
 was thrown from a horse this morning
 in front of the stable and had his wrist
 broken
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-24
ALABAMA.
DECATUR.
Bostonians Visit the City and Are Much
 Pleased-A Sudden Death.

Pleased-A Sudden Death.
 Decatur, May 22.-(Special Correspond ence.) e.)-Prominent parties from Boston were in Decatur today, travelling upon steamboat upon the Tennessee river, hav- ing come all the way from Boston to Chattanooga for the purpose of viewing the beautiful Tennessee. To Decatur they came and here they employd a steamboat to carry them through the shoals. From Florence they will jour- ney on to Cairo and then back home.
 Your correspondent chatted with one of the gentlemen, who was the treasurer of the city of Boston. He told me that the south had a great future; that it might not come in year but come it would, sooner or later. He spoke of the south's resources as being immense, and would attract attention very soon of parties who would develop them. found the Bostonians intelligent and genial gentlemen.
 Yesterday was a gala day for Decatur and New Decatur. A baseball game and bicycle racing was the order of the day The baseball game was played between Birmingham and Decatur and resulted in victory for the latter-36 to 13 Par ties came from all the surrounding towns, either as lockers on or to take part in the efforts of the occasion. A good crowd attended the park and the gate receipts netted Messrs Littlejohn and Malone. who had gone to the eX- pense of getting ready for the occasion, a nice sum of money.
 Mir. Vaught and his partner Of Scotts- boro, Ala, have recently moved to De- catur to open up a first-class undertak- CTS business, which will be, as they claim, first-class in all departments. This furnishes the only competition for Calvin Brown. MT. Brown has had the full control of the undertakers' business In this city. It is said that competition is the life of trade, but I fail to under stand how it can be worked up a great deal.
 Mrs. Dr. Collins, mother of Mrs. w. A. Brown of Decatur. died in Decatur on last Saturday night. having come on a visit to her daughter just twenty-four hours prior to her death in perfect health. She ate a hearty supper Satur- day night and retired to bed and died soon after midnight The funeral ser vices were held in the First Methodist church, south, Tuesday morning. con ducted by Rev. V. o. Hawkins, presi- dent of the Athens Female college. and her remains were sent back to her home for interment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-24

lag, a gift from the citizens of this city. The flag will display on one side the coat of arms of Alabama and the inscrip- ton, Southern Rifles. Company G, Third Regiment, Alabama State Troops" and on the other the coat of arms of the United States.
 While the people generally contributed to the fund for securing this beautiful tribute of appreciation to Union Springs citizen soldiers, all honor and credit is due Miss Addie Beaumont, who was uu- tiring in her efforts in securing the nec- essary amount. The presentation cere- monies will no doubt be interesting. The commissioners have made a monthly appropriation of S15 to the
 Southern to be used for incidental ex- penses The boys are making a move
 toward securing good, comfortable quarters, and it Is safe to say that when they do the quarters will reflect credit on the company.
 Mesdames T. M. and Fred Allen of your city are visiting their parents, MT and Mrs. J. J. Hanes, much to the de- light of their many friends here. MT. Alex Cecil of Birmingham spent a day in the city with the family of Rev, ]. L. Brownlee. He returned home the first of the week. accompanied by his wife.