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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-11
UNITED STATES COURTS
In Session at Martinsburg- OF Guilty
Entered-Big Docket to be Disposed of.

In Session at Martinsburg OF Guilty
Entered-Bi Docket to be Disposed of.
Special to the Register.
Martinsburg, w. Va, December 10
The regular term of the United States
Circuit and District Courts began here
to-day with Judge J. J. Jackson pre-
siding and all the court officers pres
ent except District Attorney c. c..
Watts, who was detained by the court
at Wheeling.
There is a large docket of criminal
cases to be disposed of and the grand
jury, which, IS summoned to meet to-
morrow, will have between enc and two
hundred witnesses to examine.
In the Circuit Court to-day, the fol-
lowing persons plead guilty to indict-
ments against them for violations OF
the internal revenue laws and were
sentenced as follows
Miles Lewis, 60 days in Jail; Elijah
Shirk. 60 days in Jail; c. w Oates, 80
days in jail; Landy Hines, 40 days in
jail: Mackey Sexton, 80 days in Jail and
a fine of 800
NJ. w. Gambrill. Of Moorefeld, was
admitted to practice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-11
A GREAT EVENT
Was the Distribution of Free Chairs by
House y Hermann.

House a HERMANN
House & Herrmann's whole force was
occupied from o'clock Monday even
ing till I o'clock distributing free
childs chairs The firm was COM
PEELED to suspend the distribution until
10 o'clock Tuesday on account of the
great rush interfering with regular
business. At Z O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing the children commenced to con-
gregate in front of the mammoth store,
and by o'clock the crowd was so great
and the little ones were suffering so
much with the cold that the manage
ment concluded to make the distribu-
tiOn at once. 1t was an act Of kindness
TO then recOmmence the distribution,
since the little ones We're suffering so
much. On this account the promise Of
the management that the distribution
of the chairs would not commence until
10 o'clock Tuesday had to be broken,
and some of the visitors to the store
on Monday were necessarily disap-
pointed.
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and, with that end in view are getting
the material on the ground.
The we'll was abandoned in the Big
In5un sand by the company early th!s
summer.
Oil City. Pa, December 10.-Oil open
ed at s1.32 bid; highest, S1.51; lowest,
$1.49; closed, $3.50 bid. Sales, 1toVV
barrels: clearances, 10000 barrels; snip
ments. 6S, 911 barrels; runs, 100000 bar
rels.
New York. December 1O.-Petroieum'
strong; closed at $3.50 bid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-11
DIED on HYDROPHOBIA.

Special to the Register.
Huntington, w. Va, December 10
A cow belonging to Robert Bowen, Of
Rent Fork. showed symptoms of hydro
phobia this morning, and died three
hours later She was bitten by mad
dog twenty days ago. The family are
much alarmed. as they used the milk
up until last night.
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THF CIGARETTE GASES.

The arguments in the cigarette cases
were continued before Judge Campbell,
Yesterday. taking up the entire day.
The presentation of the arguments
upon the side of the State by Attorney
General II. s. Riley and Prosecuting
Attorney John A. Howard was forcible
and able. and the many legal points
involved were well handled The Court
will take the matter under advise
ment
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-11
OIL STARTS Up.
The Standard Announces an Advance
Of Five Cents.

The Pure Oil Company Supposed to
be the Moving Force-The Shoe
string Company Gets $50 Bar
rel Well West Of the Deist Pool.
Test Wells to go Down South OF
Friendley- Notes From Richie
County.
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EsrArE MARKET.

Deeds of Transfer Left for Record at Clerk
Hooks OniCe.
Deed made December Q, 1895, by
Annie C. McElroy to Martin Murphy,
for four acres of land on Peters run and
76-1O0 of an acre on the same run. Con-
sidera-ion. So and other considerations.
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MbeRIin8 Register

LADIES, surprise your husband brother
or sweetheart 10y ordering for MIN a me
silk vest, pair OF trousers or an overcoat TOT
Christmas. We have their measure.
{. HESS j. SONS,
Fashionable Tailors and Gents Furnlshers'
Market street.
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Water Rents

for the term ending March 81, 1896 are
now due. If paid on or before Deem
Der 81. 1895, a discount Of 10 per cent.
win be allowed. The City Water BOARD.
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DRESS GOODS SALES,
EGGER, WARRICK & CO
1882 MAIN STREET.

LOOK
Sliced Peaches. in cans. for cream.
Evaporated Red Raspberries.
EvapOrated Black Ras cries.
New Cherry Prunes (RedI
Extra large California Prunes.
r. & r. Plum Pudding. / and lo.cans'
New Nuts. all kinds.
New Shelied Almonds.
New Dates. In ] 10 packages.
New Cluster Table Raislns.
New Glace Citron. Figs, &c.
New Fancy EvapOrated Pears.
Steamed Hominy In cans.
Dr. a Red Kidney Beans.
Amherst Baked Beans.
Holland Herring, ready for table
Old ORIGINAL Butt ,rmilk Soap. g cts
WHEELER a MlTZNEh.
Fine OrOCers.
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MORE INDICTMENTS RETURNED.
Special 20 the Register.
Huntington. w. Va. December 10
The special grand jury is still in ses
SION. liz returned twenty-eight indict
ments to-day.
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The China Department.

people Saturday;
yesterday To- wonder De- Holiday
Sass Holiday
Sale pr-. $12-
Holiday Sale Price
S2tT
2 Piece ponyacs French Set Decorations
regular $1,000 s. Holiday Sale Price $3.50.
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HOLIDAY GOODS at G. Hess sons
NIL lime OF Dents and Adler's Hid Gloves
nd Dress Shiel ds.
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ADJUSTMENTS
ROB billiard TONIGHT.

Robert Hilliard will be seen at the
Opera House tonight in the new com
edy. 'Lost-24 Hours" which has just
made an emphatic hit with critical New
Workers. The title of this comedy
comes from the incident around which
the authors have woven their plot.
"Dick" Smith, recently married, Cthe
character depicted by Mr.. Hill1ard), in
dulges in nights frolic with former
club associates during the temporary
absence of his wife. He becomes Cd
livious to the fight Of time for thirty
hours, and in this way the twenty
four hours in question are lost to him.
He awakens on Tuesday morning, be-
lieving it is Monday morning. HIS
wife returns home a day earlier than
had been expected, and finds Dick in
the arms Of a cunning adventures who
has forced her way into his residence
for the purpose of extOrting money
from him. Mrs. Swift has never
known of her husbands past gay life,
and he desires TO keep her in ignorance
thereof. In the excitement of the mo-
ment he introduces the adventures as
his sister who, because Of having mar
ried an unworthy man. had been cast
off and looked upon as dead by his
family
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HOLIDAY eooos-eEo. E. sTlFEL & co.
GEO. E. STIFEL & co.
A DOLLARS,
wv ORTIZ OF HOLIDAY GOODS

Thatwe don't intend to get rd Of before Christmas II
o5 Prices sel Good and Elegant Goods there will be no
trouble selling all we have will have. We don keep
bake shop or green grocery, but our Buns, Rolls Cream
Puts and Biscuit also Potatoes Apples, ETC., made OF pa
1s-mache and six, are the newest on the market
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Lots Of Presents

A beautiful metal Photo
double ask Holiday Sale Price Sc
Handkerchief Toilet
N.e and Sshavng See the great array OF
o. $L49, $Ll5
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IN RITCHIE COrNTY

EHenOoro, w. Va, December 1O-The
caro- Oil Companys third well on the
WaulasS farm is 10 be shot to-day and
VIII probably make so barrels. The 7
W. Marshall we'll also owned bv this
company Is expected in to-day or to-
morrow. Some papers reported both
these wells as dry, but the Register re-
ports can be relied upon.
A we'll has been located on the 7 NJ
Mckinney farm on Blacks run. north
east of this place and the rig is now in
course Of erection.
The rig builders came this week to
erect the derrick of w. H. Hamiltons
well on Bonds creek.
The rig on the Singleton lot at He
bron, is completed and operations VIII
begin at once.
These three localities are all in sec
ton Of country that has heretofore been
cons. dered Of Little promise, but the ter
ritory is now being rapidly leased up,
as it IS understood the three wells VIII
be completed with all possible speed.
After much bad luck and delay the
work on the Nesbitt well on Whisky run,
IS progressing nicely again, and the well
IS expected in the last OF the week
The Reymer well, near Harrisville is
down 1 600 feet, and is shut down await
:ng the arrival Of a new cable
Colonel Hammer, the manager for the
Kanawha Oil Company, owners of the
Plum run we'll, is not satisfied with the
shooting Of the hole. and it is said, will
have e shot again this week.
The coming week VII be an import
ant one in the Caro- field. Several wells
are expected in.
Mr.. Geo. H. Adams, the wealthy OIL
oDerator OF Buffalo, n. Y, is here look
ing after his Richie county Interests.
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RHEA COMING.


There is a rare treat in store at the
Opera House December 18th and 14th,
when the charming artistic appears in
Paul Testers new drama, Nell
Gwynne," a five act drama of the rise
and fall of the famous actress of that
name from abject poverty to position
second only in power and influence to
the King of England himself. 1t is a
strange story, the life of Nell Gwynne,
which has lost nothing of its fascina-
ton as told by Mr.. Kester. Following
closely the historical narrative of the
time of Charles II. and his court the
playwright has developed powerful
drama which, produced by Rhea and
her company, will become one of the
successes Of the day. The orange girl
and actress is shown to be, as she was
in reality, a woman, in whom we're the
true instincts and affections of her SEX
qualities that caused her never to forget
her humble origin, or those who were
her friends in the days of adversely.
The play deals chiefly with the at
tempt of the lord chief justice Of Eng
land, Lord Jeffreys, to crafty personal
malice against Sir Roger Fairfax, the
friend of Nell Gwynne, for an alleged
offense against the king
AMY LEE AND FRANK DOANE.
During Amy Lee and Frank DOane's
several years Of constant appearing in
new characters, from the highest trag-
edy to the most farcical comedy, they
have never appeared in characters spe-
citlly written to suit their criginalities.
This Mr.. E. J. Swartz, the author, has
striven to do, with what success our
patrons will have an opportunity of
judging during their coming engage
ment. The author has been a personal
observer of Miss Lees and Mr.. Doane's
peculiar methods for a long time, and
as they have appeared in several Of
his plays, he ought to be able to fit
them perfectly. Miss Harum Scarum"
comes to the Grand next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
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That Little World Of Toys.

s. children them To be
a floor crowded with Dolls and Animals and Games and
rd
5 children Wei make room even if Mr. and Mrs Santa
pushed O. l-e Come stay late
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HOLIDAY GOODS STONE & THOMAS
STONE & THOMAS.
HOLIDAY eOoDs-sToNe & THOMAS.
You'd Imagine

rre-, store holiday
Possibly thassO We havn been around
spend wish New things
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BOOKS.

Whatever might f[as Book and Stationary Store is
a
lower That what is bringing hs big book business
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NDTEC' Outing Flannel Night Robes and
LAOILO Eideri0wn Dressing SacQueS Big
line Of Co.o-s and Styles. Nothing better for these
cold nights ana mornings. See the ladies' Cardigan
Vest
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WRAPSI

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The record-union., 1895-08-28
GANG OF CoUNTERFEIrERs.
important Capture Made BY United
States Officials.

Important Capture Made BY United
States Officials.
PERRY %. IT,, Aug. 27.-The United
States officials at this place are elated at
the capture of big gang of counterfeit-
ers. The capture is one of the most i'm
pOrtant ever made in the West.
For long time the Western States
have been flooded with spurious coin.
The officers have worked with great dill
gence. but until lately without success.
y short time ago information was re-
ceived that the counterfeiters had their
headquarters in a cave on the banks of
the Arkansas River, in the kaw Indian
country.
The most careful preparations were
made by the officers. On Saturday night
party of United States Deputy Marshals
surrounded the place ana surprised the
gang in the midst Of its work. There
were fifteen of them il the cave at the
time. They at once opened fire on the
officers and made a break for freedom.
Seven of them succeeded III getting away,
but eight were captured, together with q
large quantity OF spurious coin, material
ana appliances for counterieiting. The
prisoners are: benjamin Horny, Charles
Cross, John Cross, Joseph Roberts, Chas.
Boyd and Samuel Becy. The names of
the two others are unknown.
The capture, it is believed, Will proba-
bly, check the flood OF counterfeit money
that has poured into Kansas. Texas and
Indian Territory.
The record-union., 1895-08-28

SIN the foremost of American common
wealths. as the eloquent living exponent
of this idea, stands your historic State. a
Stale founded on faith In man and there
fore sure to stand. TO be welcomed by
men having an ancestry SO noble as yours
is indeed an honor which as men and
knights Templar we most highly esteem.
and we assure you that we shall ever
cherish the memory of your 1raternal
greetings among the most treasured asso-
Citations of our many joyful pilgrimages."
The report of the Grand Recorder, ".
B. Isaacs, Jr. shows that there are 96l
regular Communicates. the mem bership
OF which is lob. .54l. The increase since
1892 is: Communicates. 81; membership.
1919.
Since the last conclave these have been
knighted, 20, 74S; admitted. ), ,572; restored,
676; deceased. 4.22S: dimi;ed, 5,957. sus-
pended. 1909: expelled, l0o.
The following table shows the Com
manderies in the different States, etc.,
and mann lor
The record-union., 1895-08-28
THE DURRANT TRIAL.
One Man Still Lacking to Comp
the Jury.

One Man Still Lacking to Complete
the Jury.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 27.-The Durraut
trial YVES resumed in Judge Murphy's
court again this morning, with the re-
turns on 100 moro veniremen, the last
names III the box. The result of yester-
day afternoons work encouraged counsel
in the belief that they would be able to
get the twelfth juryman to- day, and they
entered on the work with spirit. Up to
this morning 80 talesmen had been eX-
amined, with catch of eleven jurors. 1t
was agreed that with the same proportion
OF luck the twelfth ought to DO secured
without sending the Sheriff out for spe-
Clai Venlre, but such failed 10 be the case,
no additional jurors being secured to- day.
Fifty-e eight out OF the 100 answered
when their names were called, and only
twenty-five asked 10 be excused. All but
four were let on, the exceptions having
no other excuse than that they were op-
posed to capital punishment. One OF
those excused said he could not sit in q
room without going to sleep.
Judge Murphy orderad the Sheriff to
collect seventy-hye citizens TO appear In
the court tomorrow TO serve as jurors.
Attorney Deuprey took formal excep-
ton TO everything tnat had been done.
Settlers VIII Protect Their Homes.
SPOKANE (Wash.), Aug. 2S.-The set
tiers driven from their homes by Kals-
pell Indians left here early this morning,
and will join forces at Bonner's Ferry
with other settlers who are awaiting their
return. 1t Is expected then that the en-
tire party will return to halispell Valley,
attempt 10 drive the Indians off and se-
cure possession oftheir homes, from which
they were driven by the Indians. The
scene of the trouble is fifty miles from
any railway, and il will be several days
before any news is received from the
narfV
The record-union., 1895-08-28
VALKNRIE III.
She May Cause Trouble to America s
Vessel in the <ait for the Cup.

She May Cause Trouble to America s
Vessel in the sail for the Cup.
New York. Aug. 27.-The Vaikyrie is
witch in light winds. She took her
first spin under racing canvas in Ameri-
can waters this afternoon. and, while the
manner i'll which she was handled made
it impossible 20 obtain u line on her abil-
tiles, enough was shown to arouse some
suspicion as TO the safety Of the America s
cup, particularly if there happens to be a
light wind and smooth sea on the in
ternational race days.
George j. Gould was out with the Vigil
liant. and gave the Nalkyrie an elegant
o0porSunlty tor an lmpromptu race. but
the willy Britisher. after apparently ac-
cepting the gauntlet of battle, bore around
and ran up the lower bay, instead of
meeting the Nigilant outside of Sandy
Hook. For al hour after the Nigilant
had been left in the lurch the black-
huiled flyer dodged the newspaper tugs
aud maneuVered in the main ship chan
nei and III tie Horseshoe, but never held
a straight course ten minutes at a time,
or poked her nose outside whore the Wig
liant was cruising, stretching sails for
Tuesdays race and waiting for brush.
Summing up what could be judged Of
the Walk yrie's performance to-day, it
may be said that she removed all doubt
as to her ability to go wonderfully fast in
light winds. She showed a marvellous
quickness in stays, and she carries better
fitting canvas than the American boats
On the other hand, the Valkyrie showed
signs of tenderness. hoeling over more
without a topsail than the Nigilant did
with one in an eight-knot breeze, and
she made more fuss in the water than
either the Defender or Nigilant.
Her behavior indicated tnat Lord Dun
raven has built light weather boat, and
he is specializing on racing in a wind of
fifteen knots or less. Her sail spread is
very large. and the tremendous power
o obtained from it drives her hull through
the water At a great pace. but in much OF
blow or i'll a thrashing to windward IL
a uasty sea, tha indications are that al
kyrie would not hold her own with the
Defender.
The record-union., 1895-08-28
YREKA'S TRAGEDY.
The Coroner's Jury Unable to Fin
Out Who Did tho Hanging.

The Coronor's Jury Unable to Find
Out Who Did the Hanging.
YREKA, Aug. 27.-The Coroner's jury
was unable TO gain any clew to the iden-
tity ofthe men comprising the mob which
hanged the four murderers yesterday
morning.
The most careful arrangement had been
made by the men to cover their identity.
The bodies of the four men were buried
in this place yesterday.
Later reports show that the brutal MUIR
derer Johnson, who stabbed his defense
less wife to death, proved a coward, beg
gIng and crying for mercy, and although
powerful man, ne had TO be almost car
ried 10 the scat1old.
The boy Stemler, whose age was Is
years, months and 9 days, cried from
fright. and told those who hanged him
that he was innocent aud asked them TO
tell his mother not TO grieve for him, as
he died innocent. Null and the Mexican,
Moreno. had nothing to say. but met
their tate with a display of indifference.
All yesterday morning a steady stream
OF people wound their way TO No. En-
glne-house, which had been transformed
into Morgue, to view the ghastly and
slckIy scene OF the four murGerers lying
side by side with cOnuorted features and
black marks encircling their necks. The
morbid crowd jostled each other in their
endeavor to get into the engine-house
until The ohiCers had to close the doors.
The excitement has abated somewhat
now
The record-union., 1895-08-28
ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECK.
The Culprits succeed in Throwing the
Engine Down an En- bankmenr.

The Culprits succeed in Throwing the
ErGiDe Down an En- bankment.
SPOKANE (Wash.). Aug. 27.-An at
tempt was made last night to wreck
passenger train loaded with delegates to
the Epworth League Convention. While
rounding curve two miles on the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company's
road, Engineer Wall saw pile OF boul-
ders on the track ahead. He applied the
brakes, partially stopping the train, and
thus saving 200 passengers from being
hurled down twenty foot mbank kment
into the river. The engine was
thrown to the bottom of the embank-
ment and wrecked. The fireman aud
engineer jumped in time to save them
selves. " neither the attempt TO wreck
The train was for the purpose OF robbery
or by ranchers in revenge for stock
killed has not been ascertained,
The record-union., 1895-08-28
CORB ETT- -FITZsIMMONS FIGHT.
Looks Like There is q Poor Show of
pullin@ 1t OF In Towns.

Looks Like There is q Poor Show of
Pulliug 1t OF in ToXas.
AUSTIN, Aug. 27.-Attorney General
Crane this morning handed down his opin-
ion in the Corbett tFitZsimmons fight,
in reply to the interrogatory of Mayor
Bell of Dallas as to whether he had any
legal right to shoot down people while
attempting to suppress fight. The At
torney Generals reply is to the effect
that prize-fig ghters, referees. etc., consti-
tute an unlawful assemblage, and the
statutes of the State make special pro-
visions for the dsbandment OF such un-
lawful assemblages; that the Sheriff is
empowered to summon posse or even
the militia to his aid, and in case the
fighters will not cease their unlawful con-
duet then, that the statutes specially pro-
vide that homicide Is justitiable when ab-
solutely necessary to suppress riot or un-
lawful gatherings.
The Attorney General concludes his
opinion by saying that while he does not
believe il necessary, still, il it be neces-
sary, the statutes provide that the Sherlft
can use firearms in disbanding any un-
lawful assemblage.
The record-union., 1895-08-28
WESTERN EDITORS,
The Convention at Salt Lake Formally
OnenaN

The Convention at Salt Lake Formally
Opened.
SALT LAKE (Utah). Aug. 21.-The con-
vention of the Western editors opened
here to-day. The delegates mum bered
about 800. representing nineteen States
and Territories. The addresses of well
come were made by Governor West
Mayor Baskin and Judge C. c. Goodwin,
which were responded TO by J. B. Buck
lin of Colorado. c. G.. Newell of Arkan-
sas, Frank traucis of San Francisco, Mr..
Nagle OF Wisconsin AMI others. Various
committees were appointed and prelimi-
nary business transacted. ct o'clock
the delegates were taken to Salt Air
Beach. where they were entertained at q
banquet. The convention will meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning and etdown
TO business. The matters on the pro-
gramme for discussion are arid lands and
irrigation. the law of libel, and the rela-
ton of railroads to newspapers.