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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18
Written for the Register.
THE PASSING OF THORWALD.

N I4lNfN ANi li4t ANtAlNttt-
TIE PASSING OF THORWALD.
In Norway where The midnight sun
GleamsC Ras Natna hOary.
Heroic deeds by sea kings done,
Are told In song and story.
Stern as the Winters icy bands,
Yet brave and gentle hearted.
The Vikings bold who ruled the land
I'm days that have departed.
Valhauah's halls ne'er opened wide
TO him who shrank from duty.
But 10 the warrior true and tried
They shone I'm all their beauty.
Jarl Thorwald sat within his hail,
His liegemen all assembled.
And when he spake each bounden thrall
Obeisance made, and trembled.
Spake he. the good ship valdemir
Rides on the open Fjord.
And I a dotard huger here.
No more your warrior lord.
Spake he. have braved the fercest gale
That e'cr the North Sea knew
But the Naldemir ne'er slackened sail
For storm that ever blew.
But age has chilled the warm life blood
That courses through each Vein
The music of the restless food
/ ne'er shall hear again.
Already Woden's beckoning hand
Ger the waves is calling me-
He is calling me 20 the mystic strand
To Valhallah Ger the sea.
Now bear me down TO the Vaidemir.
For my spirit Is ehhing fast.
And give me The Vikings fiery bier.
For my earthly life is past.
Alone on the deck OF the ocean steed
They laid the sea king bold.
And the flames by the liegemen freed
Crept up through the silent hold.
Each mast and spar like a cleaning bran
Shone out 'gainSi the winter sky.
And the Naldemir bore OUT from the lsnf
And the red flames leaped on high
And as the wreck OF the burning baruue
prfted out on the restless sea.
The soul of ThorWald sped in The dark
To Nalhallah Ger the sea
NJ. 5. CORNWELL..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

At this season there is great rush
Of miners and prospectors to the gold
fields of Alaska. The vessels leaving
Pacific ports for points on the Alaskan
coast are unable to carry all the pas
sengers and freight Offering Doubtless
a few Of the adventurous spirits who
90 on this perilous undertaking will
find their reward; but the average re-
suit viii be one Of suffering and disap-
pointment. OF all the gold-yielding
countries Alaska As probably the most
forbidding. as it is habitable for part
OF the year only.
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RIVER NEWS.

Daily Chronicle OF the Movements of the
Boats and Boatmen.
The packets scheduled for to-day are
the Ruth for Charleston at a. m; Ben
Hur for Pittsburg at II a M; Evans
VILE for Newport at II a. m: Jewel for
| Darlington at $50 p. m.
The Keystone was late Yesterday
morning. clearing for Cincinnati at
1870 a. m. The II olson left for Pitts
burg after three o'clock.
The Liberty for Parkersburg. and
Lexington for New Matsmoras, cleared
about II o'clock, each with a good lot
of freight.
The gorge continues at Parkers in
the Allegheny river.
The Valiant and Fred Wilson passed
up for Pittsburg yesterday with tows
of empties.
The weather moderated somewhat
Yesterday. and there was slight thaw
during the afternoon. Some of the
snow went off in this manner, and if
there is another thaw to-day, more will
disappear. All this lessons the prob
abilities of a flood The river here fell
all day. At nine o'clock the stage was
feet inches. At midnight it was
still falling slowly, and this morning
il will probably be stationary.
Pittsburg. Pa. March 17.-River
40 feet and on stand at the dam
weather clear and cool.
Morgantown. w. Va. March IL
River IL feet inches. Snow melting
fast.
SteubenviHe. Ohio, March 17.-River
6 feet and stationary. Clear and cold.
Up-Tornado. Hudson. Down-Ruth,
Crescent.
Greensboro. Pa, March 17.-River 9
feet II inches and rising. Snow melt
ing. Clear and warm.
Warren, Pa. March 17.-River foot
s inches. Clear and mild.
Oil City. Pa. March 17.-River , feet
inches and stationary. Cloudy and
mild.
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DIED.

HEII-On Monday evening. March 10;
1896. al $50 O'Clock, Maria Hen, reiict OF
the late Casper He'll. in the 10Th year OF her
age
Requiem mass at St. Alphonsus Church
this "wednesday morning at 1870 o'clock.
Funeral from her late residence. No. -
Fifteenth street. Thursday, March 10. 1896
al O'Clock a. m, followed by services at
s.. Alphonsus Church. Interment at Mt.
Calvary cemetery. Friends of the family
are invited TO attend. Special motor will
leave Wheeling and Elm Grove railroad
station al 10 o'clock a. m. to accommodate
friends who wish to attend services at the
cemetery.
ROLF-Monday. March 16. 1896, at 11:45
o. m, Mrs Gertrude Rolf relict OF the late
Frank Roll. aged so years and II months.
Funeral from her late residence. 2411 ia
cob street. Thursday morning at Q O'Clock.
Intorment al Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Friends are invited TO attend.
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to slightly nod. The motion starts the
machinery. which is in TIE interior Of
the tile. The hat is suddenly hoisted
about one foot above the head, on an
apparatus like that attached to a self
dumping coal cart. Then, after remain
ing at rest a moment, it describes a
semi-circle and settles back upon the
Uranium. Gracious Heaven! is polite
ness destined in some future day to
become a mere matter of mechanism?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

What an attitude the Leaders of this
do-nothing Congress have assumed be-
fore the people! The Republican ma
iority in that body is unprecedented;
but that majority dare not make a
move for fear it may hurt the chances
OF this or that leader 81 the fight for
the Presidency. Everys bit of legisla-
ton that comes up for consideration
is acted upon only with a view to its
political bearing. The admitted neces-
sites Of the nation as TO its revenue and
financial policies. which would long ago
have received attention if partisanship
had not been preferred before patriot
ism. are left to the hazard of unknown
and unprOvided for contingencies.
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THE M'KINLEY sTRADDLE.

n
The different comments of the Re
publican press on the Mckinley plat
form. taken together, are amusing and
interesting, showing the width of that
remarkable straddle and incidentally
the elasticity Of the conscience of the
Mckinley organs. which unquestion-
ably swallow it, no matter on what side
of the currency fence they are on.
The New York Tribune grayely as
serts that "a better and safer gold
standard platform has never been
framed, and that it lis in principle
and in every important detail the Re
publican National platform, meaning
the platform adopted in 1892.
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado. Silver Repub-
lican, says that he wrote the main part
of the currency platform of 1892. and
Mr.. Teller, Mr.. Carter, and other Re
publicans say that it was intended to
be an utterance in favor Of free silver
coinage. and was such an utterance.
The Boston Journal remarks that
while the Mckinley platform lis sus-
ceptible of a sound-money interpreta-
ton, it "is' quite as easily sus-
ceptible of an Interpretation
pleasing to the free silver men.
In short" the Journal adds, 1T is a
plank that wabbles; and as such it is
not adapted to the present situation %
We have already quoted the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette's opinion of
the Ohio straddle, that "free-silver Re
pubHcans can stand on it just as well
as anybody else What's the use?'
continues The Commercial The free
silver men have forced the silver issue,
and the Republicans Of Ohio ought TO
have met it sQuarely-as sQuarely as
Abraham Lincoln met the issue of
slavery. They didn't do IT, They ad-
opted words which are confessedly am
biguous; adopted them because they
were ambiguous"
And here are the Philadelphia In
quirer saying that this currency plat
form is mot honest because it is mean
ingless" and The Philadelphia Ledger
asserting that it is "a shutting, evas-
i've, complex, confusing, double-faced,
insincere. and fnconclusive statement;
a mere trap for the catching of the
votes of men of all sorts of financial
opinions; deceptive misleading, a trick,
a snare, and a lie, and meant to be so;
the device o, cunning, INSCRIPTIONS
politicians, not of wise, honest states
men.
These are merely samples of the
comments Of Republican editors who
decline to stulufy themselves to boost
McKinley's campaign. Mckinley or
gans. however. swallow it whole inter
preting il to mean whatever they want
il 10 mean in order to suit the differ
emit opinions of their various localities.
In short, a more cowardly and palter-
ing platform was never written. In it
MCKINLEY promises 10 be all things TO
all men if they will only all give him
their support.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

The New York Tribune comedies that
It would help business if Congress
should be called off. while it is equally
free TO declare of the scandalous Legis-
lature at Albany: eff it should let every
thing drop where it is. without embar-
RAISING Governor Morton or breaking
up the Republican party. it would be
doing the best possible thing for itself,
for the Republican party and for the
people az large This is also true OF
the Republican party in every State
where 10 has gained supremacy Tt
is a fine record the g. o. p. is making
for the Presidential campaign. now
only three months away.
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IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS MEN.

The illustrated book Of the whole
sale. manufacturing and professional
interests of the city, to be published by
US. is nearly completed and ready for
delivery. Those who have not sent in
their copy. or those who wish TO be
represented in it and have not made
contracts for same, will kindly see our
representative in regard to it, and thus
avoid deIay.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

The use 10 the farmers Of the country
Of the Department Of Agriculture at
Washington is doubtful; but it is
established and now Senator Frye has
introduced a bin providing Tor De
partmeut Of Commerce which there Is
about as much need of as there Is for a
Department of Mines or of Moonshine.
It would bel useless addition to the Fed
eraI outfit would add another member
10 the Cabinet, make more red tape
and require additional outlay.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18
YENEzUELA AGAIN EXCITED.

Caracas. March II. - important
cable messages about the Uruan Incl
dent have passed between the Venezu-
elan minister at Washington and gov
eminent officials here, also between
Minister Thomas and Secretary Olney.
There is good ground for believing that
Venezuela has been told that she must
separate the incident from the bound
airy dispute Il is reported that Nene-
zuela has accepted the advice. La
Guayara and the capital are excited
over the report that a British fleet is
due tomorrow to enforce the claim.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

The silver Republicans are not salts
fed with the Ohio and Iowa platforms.
They have been buncoed so often with
the self-same silver brick package that
they are perfectly justified in demand
ing coIaterals along with the certii-
cate Of assay.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18
A BETTER FEELING IN SPAIN.

Madrid, March 17-Al the Spanish
newspapers are recognizing the reac-
ton against jingoiSm which has taken
place in the United States Senate. Ii
is felt now that all danger of hostili-
ties is over. unless some unforeseen
event should occur.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Special 70 the Register.
WoOdstie 4. Ohio. March 17.-Jacob
LeibfOrth died this afternoon from in
juries received while working in his
stone quarry. a mile from town. on
Monday. The derrick fell upon him.
crushing his shoulder and injuring him
internally.
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he IS STEBBINS OF BOSTON
Dean, Who Took $4,000 Out Of San
Francisco, Identified.

a s12 Draft to $4,000 and
Mulcted the Crocker- Woolworth
Bank-Arrested in st. Paul as D.
w. Woods-A New England Ca
reer That Started Out with a
Flourish Only to be Stunted by
the Frosty Hand of the Police.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

The latest invention is what the in
ventor calls a saluung device. When
attached to the head it relieves the
wearer Of the manual labor of lifting
his hat when he meets an acquaintance
and his hands are otherwise engaged.
All he has TO do to accomplish this is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

II one only knew McKinley's cur
rency views. supposing he has any one
could tell which side of the question
Mckinley proposes TO fool. if he gets
the chance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18
STICKING TO GOLD.

London. March LIT is stated that
the government viii support the White
lev bimetallic motion, but with the
qualification that the government does
NOT intend TO depart in the slightest
degree from the gold standard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

FOURTH PAGE.
Cheese-H. r. Behrens
Rogers Cutlery Ewing Bros
l.otice- Rosie MOser.
For Sale-Oil Maps.
Glover Hay-James Crangie.
Announcement-J. V. L. Rodgers.
For RenJ-Six Rooms.
Wanted Girl for HOuseTorE.
Emerson PianOs-C. A House.
FIFTH PAGE.
Opers House Robert Downing.
Clothing and Best-Dressed Menus
it Clothing ParlOrs.
Diamonds Shelf Bros.
Opera HOuse-German Opera
EIGHTH PAGE.
Guaranteed Hat-M. J. McFadden.
Waists-Geo. n. Shook < Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

A Yale professor SAYS the y rays are
found in lightning There is certainly
something in lightning that Is very
penetrating.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

That New York man who was arrest
Cd for having seven wives ought TO be
turned over TO them for punishment
II would serve the wretch right
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

Mr.. Harrison is said 10 be displeased
with the idea Of Mckinley capturing
the Indiana delegation. Then Benjamin
ought TO get into the game again.
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Mr.. Mckinley is frequently spoken oil
as a pretenuous humous. NhaO os
tense has Nr. Mckinley 10 make?
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Only one vote was cast for Senator
i'm the Kentucky legislature Monday.
To was by Mr. Speed and although
Speed had a monopoly, the proceedings
were anything but speedy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

with the aid Of some more theWing
DAYS sreb as Yesterday. we may be rid
Of this snow without damage.
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FROZEN TO DEATH.

In One Night $50 Persons Perished from
Cold.
st. Petersburg. March 17.-During the
recent snow storm in the province Of
Orei. 100 persons were frozen TO death
in one night.
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DbefIin9 8esisttF
CHARLES Il. fancy. deneFal M-aaEsE.

The REGISTER. embracing its several
editions. is entered az the PosteHlce III
wheeling. ". Va. as seoona-elass ne.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-18

What has Cuba done to Mr. EIkins
that he should turn his back upon her:
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Special too the Register.

Special too the Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va, March IL
Barnsdalrs well, on the lngraham
farm. is reported here as good for 200
barrels day after being shot to-day.
The we'll on the Lemon farm at Mac
Farland, Richie county, is dry in the
Big Injun sand at 1913 feet.
The well of the Cairo Oil Company
on the Davidson farm, near Cairo, was
shot to-day and is reported as showing
ND for about 200 barrels.
Bettman & Watson's well on the
Shingleton farm at Hebron, short dis
lance from the Richie county line, was
drilled in Yesterday and is good for l25
barrels in the Cow Run sand.
A we'll is being drilled on Hughes
River. near the California house OF
James Kerwin. of Bradford Pa.
At United States Court to-day, in the
case of A. e. and NJ. A. Brast, Of Wetzel
county. VS.. the South Penn Oil Com
pany. upon application for receiver
Charles n. Shattuck of this city, was
appointed. Bond $4,000, for one
eighth of all oils produced from Nos 6
and Z Brast. The production of the
wells is so barrels daily. Counsel for
the defendants presented and argued
a demurrer and the Court oyerruled.
Oil City. Pa. March 17.-Credit bal
ances opened at S1.9S; closed at $1.40;
certificates opened at s1.40; highest,
S1.43: lowest. s1.40; closed at S1.41.
Sales 5000 barrels; shipments, S0,1S7
barrels: runs, 93,11S barrels.
New York, March 17.-Petroleum,
steady; closed at $1.42 bid.
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CuTLERY-EWING eRos.
THE cOLERAIN FIELD.
The Clark Well. Near the Braoken, Is Good
for O,a Hundred RarreIs a Day.

The Clark Well, Near the Bracken, Ia Good
for One Hundred Barrels Day.
There was a great deal of interest
taken in local oil circles, yesterday, in
the Registers review of the new Cole
rain field, and the information therein
contained was commended as being ex-
act and therefore valuable. There
was the usual number of visitors at the
field from this city during thedaE1 and
the performance of the Clark we'll was
watched with a good deal of interest.
The we'll is set down as doinc about
100 barrels an hour. and as no effort has
been made to force the pace by shoot
ing II its output is considered very sat
isfsctorv. Another we'll will be IN dur
ing the present week, and it will not be
long before a great deal Of additional
Importance regarding the field Will be
at hand.
There is quite as much anxiety on
the part of some of the farmers III the
Colerain region to lease as there is on
! the part of oil men to get hold OF the ell
gible territory, and the number Oh
farms adjoining" the Bracken is won
derful. Investigation Of a claim made
Yesterday bv a farmer that his land ad-
Joined the Bracken farm disclosed the
fact that the bulk Of it was at least a
mile and half away from the Bracken
! well. but it "adjoined" in the sense
that one corner of the farm sought to
be leased touched at one point farm
which in turn touched the Bracken
farm.
Another rumor was current on the
! streets. yesterday evening, that the
Twilight Company's Middle Wheeling
/ creek we'll had come in. The report
/ lacked the essential element OF truth.
| The we'll was down a little over two
! thousand feet. last night, but still had
/ about one hundred feet to go before
( the Gordon sand was reached. So far
| no oil has been found, but the well has
| been a light gasser in the upper sands.
Special to the Register.
! Sistersvire. w Va, March 17.-Shay
and McMulins well on the Dan Week
" farm still continues to increase it's
production and is now making a little
I better than 80 barrels an hour, and IS
! still increasing.
The Devonian Oil Company has made
couple Of locations on the Mahan
farm. which joins the we'll recently
/ drilled in by Bettman. Watson & Bern
heimer. and will erect rig at once.
The we'll drilled by Mcclure & Co.
on the Thorn farm back of Friedly, is
now reported to be making between 10
and 20 barrels OF oil day.
A location has been made on the
northeast corner of the W. P Hays
/ farm. located TO the southwest Of the
Davenport farm, and the necessary ma
terial for rigging up will be placed on
| the ground as soon as possible.
Ramey & Co. have made location
on the southwest corner of the Daven-
port and will commence erecting rig
at once.
| Snecial too the Register.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS

TO SELECT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
First Dlstrict-Clorksburg. June
second Davis. Z.
Third Hinton.
Fourth Pit Pleasant " L.
STATE NOMINATING CONVENTIONS
WHEELING, AUGUST -.
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AGENTS WANTED.


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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


7 Y. /. RODGERS
Respectfully asks for your votes al the Re
publican Primary Election on the 18th Of
April for the office Of Clerk Of the County
Court for Ohio County. mrlsM. " Sat
A INVOLVEMENT.
I hereby announce myself for reelection
TO Office Of Clerk Of Circuit Court, subject
10 Democratic primaries.
miro JOHN w. MITCHELL.
NOTICE.
wheeling. W Va. February %, 1896
tn the Voters OF Ohio County:
lam candidate for Sheriff. Your vote
is respectfully solicited at the Republican
3. +. CALDWELL.
feb29e&dtosp2
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FOR sALE-MlSCELLAN5OUS
FOR SALE.
OIL MAPS.

For Sale-Colerain Oh Field
Price one Dollar. on sale
House News Stand. and al kI.
Drug Store. on the Island.
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TOR SALE.
GROCERY.

Fine location. best NJ trade. To'-'''
az once. Satisfactory reasons for POI
4. '. HARDING co..
BOO Markef street
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UNDERTAKING.
WANTED.

WAN Ill.
V-ANTED-GIRL FOR GENERAL House
work. no washing: good wages. reference
required. Apply Il Sixteenth street, city.
mrl6s
D-BOARDERS. NICE FRONT
room with board for two, $3.50 per week
each o. Ohio street, Island. mrl5dqes
WANTED-TWO YOUNG MEN TO RUN
as news agents on railroad trains. Apply
al Union News Co.'S office. 3. & O. depot
mrl5h
WANTED-BOARD BY GENTLEMAN
and wife; private family preferred. Ad-
dress 500 Register office. mrlledh
WANTED 80 NEwsBOY TO RUN ON
trains. so cash security required Also a
bright boy to sell papers. Address. stating
age and experience, MONONGAHELA
NEWS CO, Clarksburg, w Va. mrieh
WANTED-A RELIABLE LADY OR
gentleman to distribute samples and make
a house-to-house canvass for our Nege-
table Toilet Soaps. $50 10 SO a month
easily made. Address CROFTS 81 REED,
SO 10 500 Austin avenue, Chicago, H.
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