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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
FOUR CHILDREN
Burned to Death ia a House in Chi
cago---They Had Been Locked in
the Kitchen By Their Mother.

Chicago, December 2.-The four chill
dren of Paul Bartcoyitch, a labOrer liv-
ing at 1916 North Fifty-third street
were burned to death this Afternoon.
The dead children are: Joseph Bart
covitch, 6 years; Rosa Bartcoyitch, 4
years; John Bartcovitch, , years;
Louis Bartcovitch. / year.
The children were left alone in the
house by Mrs Bartcovitch. She left
the three younger children in charge
of Joseph, placing all four in the kitch-
en-. and locking the doors. 1t is sup
posed the children played with matches
or lighted pieces OF paper in the stove
and set fire to the house The build
ing was a small one-stOry frame affair,
and in a sparsely settled district, no
other house being within a block of it.
None of the neighbOrs apear to have
seen the building on fire, as the moth
er. when she returned two hours after
leaving. was the first one to find that
her house he'd been burned and her
children were dead. All four OF the
bodies were found badly charred in
the ruins.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
THE WATER FAILING.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. December .
At 10 o'clock tonight the situation i'm
Chippewa Falls is more hopeful The
water has receded about six inches.
and it is believed that it may not rise
higher. although the city has twice
been fooled within the past iorJy-eight
hours by exactly the same conditions.
Durand. Wis, December Z.-The
Chippewa river at this point has fallen
five inches since morning. The ice jam
at Round Hill is firm and the river still
closed In, but there is no further dan
ger here unless the Chippewa gorge
breaks. no lives have been lost i'm the
bottoms and no persons are missing so
far as known. The loss of stock and
property is heavy The valley divis-
ion of the Milwaukee railroad IFS wash
ed out between here and Wabasha.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
a PAPER MILL COMBINE.
A Meeting to be Held in New York to Com
plete the Details.

NEW YORK, December "A special dis
patch from Boston TO the Evening Post
says: VIM. A. Russell and II. NJ. Knowles,
of Boston, two of the most prominent per-
sons i'm the reported combination to con-
troll the paper mills of the country, have
gone to New York 10 attend meeting
at which it is expected details of the COM
bination viii be completed.
From one of the leading men in the
combination it was learned that the pro-
posed agreement between the mills will
not take the form of a trust or consolida-
tion but will be pool to control the out
put. sales and price Of paper used by
news publications. An attempt was made
to form a combination Of all the mills in
the country. merging all the property into
one large company of $25,o0),OOO capital
1t was almost hopeless to put this
through. for each manufacturer thought
his property the most valuable. After
several abortive efforts to form such O.
combination the idea was given up and
since then the manufacturers have been
working TO secure a pool
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
WILLIAM srEIAwAYsI FUNERAL G
Private Services for the Family. Followed
Ev pnblic serulces I'm Leiderkranz HalL

Private Services for the Family Followed
Ry Public Services in Leiderkranz Hall.
NEW YORK. December 2.-The body Of
VIM. Stonway was laid in the tomb with
impressive ceremonies this afternoon.
Public services We're held in Liederbranz
Hall. which had never before contained
so many people.
A private funeral ceremony. attended
only by the family, had previously been
held. Massed each side Of the entrance
10 the hall were 2.O00 Of the employees Of
VIM. Steinway g Son. Nine Anna Eames-
story and Edouard de Reszke sang solos
and Lillian Blauvelt rendered requiem
with the Licderkrauz accompanying.
At the close of the ceremonies the Lie
dertrauz sang n dirge.
julius Hoffman delivered a oulogy i'm
German and was followed 10y Carl Schurz,
VINO broke down and wepl.
The body was placed in ,he Steinway
mausolcum in Greenwood cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
LIVED TOGETHER A YEAR.
Mrs. Allen Asks a separation from Her
Husband.

NEWARK. y. j.. December Mrs
Anna Sloan Allen. wife of the Rev. j. c..
Allen. "a Baptist minister of Jersey city.
applied TO Vice Chancellor Reed to-day
for a separation from her husband and
also for maintenance. The couple We're
married nine years ago and i'm her COM
plaint she alleges that her husband de-
serted her eight years ago. I'm his answer
he alleges that he lived with his wife as
long as IL was possible TO do so.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
SMALL ONO RIVER WRECK.

Special 20 the Leei ..
Ravcnswood. rs. Ea December p
Just below MIw0al Junction, this
morning. south-boud freight train
No. u. on the Ohio River railroad had
quite an accident which delayed traffic
several hours. WhiIo making the
usual schedule speed. box car loaded
with merchandise roa. down. oe-
railing tour other cars. The goods IN
the car that broke down was scattered
some distance and had to be transferred
into another car.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
A crrT EoR -RAEARD-

London. December 3-The Daily
Telegraph announces the donation of
600 as the opening Of national sub
scription to present TO Mr.. Bayard, the
United States Ambassador, a Christmas
farewell gift Of respect and good Will
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
TIE NEAT HOUSE,
The Clerk of the House of Representatives

The Clerk OF the House OF Representatives
Issues the Usual Unofficial List.
Washington. d. c., December .
The Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives has issued the usual unofficial list
Of members of the House Of the Fifty
fifth Congress. The list shows that the
House will be composed of 2C4 Republ-
cans, 124 Democrats, 13 Fusionists. II
POpulists and Silverites, and that
there is one vacancy from the First
Missouri district. OF the total member
ship POS were in the last House and
ten others had served in previous Con-
crosses.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
WaEELIN1. W. VA. THURSDAY DECEMBER g. 1896.

leading left on W S, key landed left
on face. Fits . .nded right and
left on the ja . arkey ducks. shar-
key appea q at the end of the
round. r Z 3 ID with snarkey clinch-
Ror $ simmons jaNs sharkey in
the % with left. Sharkey ciinch-
ir d punishment. sharkey puch-
eo .mmous i'm the wind with left
FitzS mons appeared tired and not fore
ing the fighting Sharkey appeared fresh.
Round s. Fitzsimmous led with left for
face and missed but moment later land
ed right swing ON head twice. Sharkey
ciinched and rushed Fitzsimmons to
ropes Fttzsimmons tried left on head
and countercd with right on head. Fitz-
simmons swung right and left on head.
Sharkey landed left on head. Fiitzsm-
mons swung right ON head and Sharkey
came back with left on wind. Fitzsm-
mons i3bbed Sharkey fin face with left
and swung right ON jaw twice. He then
landed his RIGHT arm blow ON face.
Af,er two minutes and a half of the
eighth round had expired Fizsimmons
landed right for jaw and then put his left
the floor with d smash Bob iolted Shar-
key under the chin with his left and the
sailor went over backwards AS he fell
hc put his hand TO his groin. lie made no
attempt 70 rise and was carried from the
ring. Tho foul if foul it was could not
Dee seen from the press stand. but Ref
cree carp gave his decision i'm spite Of
Firzsiwmous' protests.
Tt was Fitzsimmons' fight from start to
finish lie fought fairly while the sailor
continually used foul tactics. Tie would
cinch and lift Fitzsimmous from his feet,
strike in clinch. though the men had
previously agreed not to- do SO, ANA he
was generally unfair Several times dUr-
ing the fight Fitzsimmons had the sai,or
going but could not land a knockout blow.
I'm the eighth Sharkey started In to do
the leading but seldom landed Bob con-
tnually sent I'm left hand jabs on shar-
keys face. sending Rs mead back.
The referee gave ~ decision TO SAar-
key. claiming that while Sharkcy was fall
ing from Fitzs.mmons left hook on chin
Fitzsimmous struck Sharkey in the groin
with his knee.
Fitzsimmons socon had his man going
ana went at him favooiously. 4 right
hand swing staggered the sailor and then
came left hand swing and a left half
arm punch under the chin that sent Shar-
key over with q thud. While the marine
was falling the referee claims that FitiZ-
simmons struck him i'm the groin with
his knee. thus committing q foul Shar-
key was undoubtedly badly hurt. lie was
.rI1 fIa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
- ELLI0TT FAEoLED.

COLUMBUS. o.. December 2-Patrick
Elliott was paroied from the peaitenti"ry
to-day. RE is one of the two brothers Who
killed two men and wounded nine Ia
street shooting array in l-5L.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
An ULTINATUN REPORTED
To Have Been Presented to the Spanish
Government By 0ney.

Rumors That the Import Of the
Latest Official Document is That
the Cuban Rebellion Must be
Crushed in Three Months, or the
United States Will Intervene and
Stop Hostilities- Impossible to
Verify the Report.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03

Washington December 2.-For Yves
Virginia. Western Pennsylvania ana
Generally fair weather. siisEu5
warmer: light variable winds.
Christian Schuepf the Opera House
druggist. made the following olaerYd--
tions of the temperature yesterday. &
a m. 20: 9 a. ~. %; - m. 70; 3 =. m
%. z p. H., IS. Weather far. ---c
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03

rels; runs. S1,59S barrels. No sales.
New York. December petroleum,
Pennsylvania crude steady; January
$105 bid. -.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03

Last summer one OF our grand chill,
- v-ss sick with severe bowel
U,.-S.-,,s Our doctors remedies had
5 s..,.5 -ben we tried Chamberlain 5
C-t.. l,..',1 CHOLERA and and Diarrhoea Rem
e6v which gave very speedy reflex.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
sNow sroR,r1N GEORGIA.
-Four Inches OF Snow on the Ground in
Atlanta

Atlanta. Ga. December "A snow
storm of almost unprecedented sever
ity for this season OF the year broke
upon this section this morning. Snow
began falling at 6 O'clock. and fell with
ont cessation until II. when it lay four
inches deep. The street car service rs
badly impeded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03
AMONG TIE OIL FIELDS.
News Notes Concerning the Traffic in
the Greasy Fluid.

'4N
the Greasy Fluid.
The Development Of Territory in
This Section - Spicy Items by
Wire from Parkersburg, Sisters |
vile, Marietta, and Other Towns |
in the Neighborhood.
Special to the Register.
Sistersville W. Va, December .
Yesterday the Liberty Oil Company |
shot their we'll on the Mcfarland farm
and after it had been re-connected it .
started of at the rate of 80 barrels an
hour. making it an $40 barrel we'll This I
is the well that caused SO much excite /
ment when it was drilled in last Friday /
q week ago and which extended the /
pool over three quarters of mile to
the northeast. This well started more
work over there than any other. The
prOprietOrs re nov drilling at q point !
not far from Jnis one.
The Henry Oil Company also shot |
their Holtsclaw no. / this morning and |
have made # a 100 barrel we'll This |
was one of the first wells drilled in !
over there and had dwindled down TO |
a % barrel pumper, and now that it has !
been shot it has increased its produc- /
tiOn three times its guage. The man |
ner in which this we'll keeps up indt- |
Gates that the pool is a splendid one |
and will last some time yet.
Out in the Middle Island territory /
a strong force of gas was encountered /
on the Clark Smith farm which sus- |
pended operations until the gas lad |
spent itself.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, W. Va. December .
Developments in the Henderson, field !
are very brisk. Two new rigs are be- |
ing erected on the Bonar farm by Baer [
& Afford and the Snyder Oil Company. /
rcspectively. All the wells completed /
so far are keeping up the production at /
a remarkable gait.
A location for we'll has been made /
by the Henry Oil Company on the /
Clause Corbitt farm i'm the Waverly |
field. directly between the Cooper and |
Bail Greek fields.
Special to the Register.
Alva. W. Va. Tecember 2.-The pro-
duction Of the deep venture on the .
Wharton farm near here is considered /
very remarkable by oil men who are .
all eager to get territory, and have /
great faith in the new field. The we'll /
is keeDirg ND at 500 barrels a day and I
shows a slight increase in its produc- |
ton.
Special 10 the Register.
Harrisville. W. Va, December "A /
duster was the Stuart & Kerr we'll on /
Goose creek. RitChie county, in the Big I
Iuiun SAND. A sand 100 feet thick /
was found. without a showing of oil, (
The owners viii 60 to the Berea and /
thorouehly test the territory.
Special to the Register.
Marietta. O., December "A dry hole /
was found by BecEley g. BlszantZ on I
the Cooper farm i'm the Turkey Hen /
field Yesterday The well is being put I
down deeper than the Cow run sand |
and better results are expected.
Edward Skinglc. who recently pur- |
chased an interest i'm on oil lease in the
Cats Creek field for sl2500, Yesterday !
5.srosod Of il for $4,000 cash. The |
,,.cire ir the lease are holding out we'll |
+, rroduc-ion. The purchasers name
is withheld.
Special to the Register.
MARIETTA. o., December "A b.
Little and others got Il "'S none ,,.,, o' ,,,.
....f..t.,. on 20 also cOf a drv one ON
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03

Oil City. Pa, December Credit
balances SIU5: certificates opened
S1.C2Is: highest S10S; lowest $LO2i2;
closed at S1.03. Shipments, S9,7SS bar
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Special to the Register.

oU'II0I 70 ITIV NJ -I1I'If
Parkersburg, W. Va. December .
Developments in the Hendershot field
are very brisk. Two new rigs are be-
ing erected on the Bonar farm by Baer
& Afford and the Snyder Oil Company.
respectively. All the wells completed
so far are keeping up the production at
a remarkable gait.
A location for a we'll has been made
by the Henry Oil Company on the
Clause Corbitt farm i'm the Waverly
field. directly between the Cooper and
Bail Creek fields.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-03

Marietta. O.. December "A dry hole
was found by BecEley & Biszantz on
the Cooper farm in the Turkey Hen
field Yesterday. The well is being put
down deeper than the Cow run sand
and better results are expected.
Edward Skinglc. who recently pur-
chased an interest i'm on oil lease in the
Cats Creek field for s12500, yesterday
d.srosed of it for $4,000 cash. The
wells i'm the lease are holding out well
i'm production. The purchasers name
is withheld.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

There is nothing in the situation as
yet to indicate that the Democrats
know where they are at. All that is
mt present apparent is that the bust
ness element of the party is going to
do all possible to defeat the nomina-
tions made at Chicago and half rati-
fled at st. Louis, but as to the best
way of accomplishing this the situa-
ltion is not as yet developed. 1t may
be that each state will be largely left
ITO its own motion as to the best way
to aid the presidential ticket that was
put out at st. Louis. In the eastern
states there is no doubt that the wis
est course would be to put out Nc
Kinley and Hobart electors, and vote
for them directly, and this is what
Bourke Cochran of Tammany Hall
directly and openly favors. In the
west the fusion plan seems to promise
the best results, for the west is more
tinged with Populism, and combine
is more in line with political move
,ments in that section. The probabili-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

Cuney's reiterated statement that
he made Grant chairman of the state
executive committee is denied by
prominent Republicans in the north
ern part of the state, and some of
them have come forward with the
facts and figures to prove that the
boss" refused to give his support to
his successful antagonist until he
found that Grant had the thing cor
rallied without him. Nothing at all
unlikely in this. For ways that are
dark and for tricks that are vain the
political boss is peculiar. This is true
of all shades of politics and persons.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

ThurstOn is giving a good account
of himself in Wisconsin and he will
be heard from more than once be-
fore the campaign closes. He is a
thorn in Bryan's side, for he has put
the young-man-afraid-o f-his-running-
mates in hole and clapped the cover
on him on more than one occasion in
the past. He is abundantly capable
Of doing it again. Thurston is well
acquainted with Bryan's record and
his past uterances and knows how to
bottle him up beautifully.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

Bourke Cochran cannot fathom the
intentions of Tammany in endorsing
the Bryan ticket, after so repeatedly
and strongly protesting against the
platform adopted at Chicago Coch-
ran is in no doubt in his own mind as
to the course to be pursued If the par
ty is to gain anything. He would or
ganize the hard money Democrats in
every state in the union, to preserve
n real Democratic organization. He
would have them meet in convention
and put out a full state ticket with
Mckinley and Hobart electors, and
poll their full vote in November do
ing allFin their power to secure the
election of the sound money electors.
By this means he thinks that the
autonomy of the Democratic party as
distinct from the POpulists would be
secured and legislatures elected that
would have an important bearing on
the complexion of the United States
senate. There is no doubt that this
course will be pursued in some of the
states, but there is no certainty that
it will become general Still it must
be borne in. mind that this is only the
first day of the campaign and that
there is plenty of time for adjust
ments.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

1t now transpires that Jones is the
master of the Democratic marionette
show, and pulls the strings that caus-
es the puppets to dance. He refused
Dick Bland because he thought he
was man of too much sterling hon.
esty to cotton to his proposed dicker
with the POpulists. He had a differ
ent opinion of Bryan, knowing that
he only held a Democratic skin to
cover his Populist corporosiry, but he
did not know the vanity of the man.
Bryan is hot over the deception prac-
ticed by Jones and Allen at st. Louis
and is only restrained temporarily
from absolutely refusing to accept
that ST. Louis nomination. He con-
siders that it is due to himself that
he should not be placed in so glaring-
ly false light, and Jones is daily
pleading with him to keep still, for
Jones knows that when that Populist
endorsement dies Bryan's chances are
dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

There is nothing in the situation in
this state to encourage the friends
of sound money or good government
or increased enterprise in industrial
directions. The political forces that
dominate the state favor free trade,
that is the breaking down of native
industries; free silver, that is the re-
pudiation of half our debts and the
freedom from obligation to that en-
tent on the part of all banks and in
surance companies that have out
standing obligations. There is little
to encourage enterprise in this con-
ditiOn of affairs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
DYNAMITE IN A SHEAF.
Narrow Escape from Death by a Farmer
of Pipestone, Mich.

Henry Glass, of Pipestone, Berrien
county, Mich, was about to toss sheaf
of wheat into the threshing machine
the other day,when a stick of dynamite
fell out, and upon searching the bundle
of grain he found two more sticks of
the explosive. Had the dynamite passed
into the machine there il no doubt that
it would have been blown into atoms
and the men at work near it would
have been instantly killed. Mr.. Glass
IS at loss to account for the presence
of the dynamite in the sheaf, as he had
none on the place and the grain had
only just been harvested. He thinks
that some envious neighbor or unknown
enemy placed the dynamite where it
was found for the purpose of wrecking
the thresher, which is new one recent
ly purchased for his own use.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

Mark Hanna fairly paralyzes the
eastern Republicans with the direct
ness and business sagacity of his po-
liticaf movements. There is straight
forwardness about all his plans and
he moves so directly toward the OBJ
ject that he desires to accomplish that
the old circumlocutionists are all at
sea. They realize, however, that Han
mas methods are effective and that
under his management all that can
possibly be done will be accomplished
in short meter time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

The attempt to fuse on electors, so as
to adjust the difficulties born of the
double nomination Of running mates
for Bryan, is going to make trouble
for the arithmeticians of the Dem
Popuiist parties. There will have to
be a division of state pie as we'll as
carving of the national roast TO suit
both hungry aspirants, and this will
be a harder task than has as yet been
attempted by the combined wisdom
of both When Jones getsdown to bust
ness on the division of state pie. with
the national roast uncarved before
him, he will be in the hole.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05
Kipling's View of 1t.

1.-THE Englishman," said Mr.. Kip
ling, "will die for liberty, but he doesn't
care straw for equality. The French
man, on the other hand, doesn't really
know what liberty means, but he must
have equality. AS for the American,
he is Indifferent to both liberty and
equality, and goes in heart and soul
for fraternity. This is really the banc
of the American nation; so long as
man is good fellow he can do any
thing, and people will approve, or, at
least, will tolerate it,"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

The organization of this county in
to its proper precinct divisions, each
with its own chairman, as contem-
plated in the recent call issued by the
county Republican committee, is a
move in the right direction. Out of it
will come an end to all those unseen
ly and vexatious disputes over author
ity to call conventions and all that
pertains to taking the initiative in
party matters in the county. Not on
ly so, but it will put the party in the
county on its feet for work that will
be effective, and that is what is need
ed just now.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-05

To the Austin tragedy of Burt is
added that of Gruber in Galveston.
Gruber contented himself with killing
his hard working wife and sparing
the children, and also had the grace
to kill himself and so wind up the
account 1t does not appear to have
had the diabOlical -bloodedness
about it that characterized the Aus
tin killing, but it was an awful TRACE
dy. 1t is almost time to enquire
where this thing is going to end, if
disregard for life increases in the fu-
ture as in the past. 1t is noticeable
that the married man or the man with
a woman on his brain is more apt to
take part in one of these killing bees.
Is this cause and effect?I