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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06
VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Germany Doesn't Like Retaliation.
Declares the Imperial Government
Does Not Tax American Ships.

Washington. ID. c.. December 5.-Thc
German government has lodged an en-
ergetic protest with the state depart
meut against the action of The Presi-
dent I'm imposing TONNAGE dues on Ger
man ships entering American ports.
The receipt of this protest viii be duly
acknowledged, but there the matter is
likely TO rest unless the German gov
ernmout takes steps to remove the
charges ON American shipping which
formed the basis for the Presidents
proclamation issued yesterday.
The contention Of the German gov
ernmcnt is that it does not tax Ameri-
can shipping and that the imperial
government cannot be held acc0unta-
bile for the imposition of local charges
by provincial and municipal officials.
The contention of our government ON
the other hand is that regardless Of
the question of who is responsible for
the levyirg of the port dues. their col
lection from American ves-als is the
only fact necessary to be established
to put i'm operation at once the Dingley
law imposing tonnage dues on German
vessels. That the law is self operative
and once the President is satisfied that
port charges of any character are i'm
posed on American ships by foreign
government he must proclaim that fact,
thus setting the law in force.
Tt is said here that since German
ships. i'm 1855. by Secretary Bayard s
act. were relieved of tonnage dues in
American ports. our ships entering
German ports have been assessed and
paid port dues to the amount Of about
$500 UO1
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

What He Proposes That It Shall Be.
A Faithful History Of the Cam
paign and a Review of the Elec-
ton Returns.

LINCOLN. Neb., December "A repre-
sentative of the Associated Press learned
to-day that the title of William j. Bryan's
book is TO be The Fist Battle" In the
preface he states his reasons for writing
the work in the following words:
THE campaign Of 1886 was a. remarkable
ono, whether We measure il by the magni-
tude OF the issues involved or by the depth
OF interest aroused. / have been led to Un-
dsrtake the present work by a desire, felt
10y myself and expressed by others. to have
the more important incidents Of the cam
paign put into permanent form for the
convenience of chose who have taken part
IN the contest and for the use of those
who shall hereafter desire TO review the
struggle. The amour. Of work done by
the advocates of free coinage is beyond
computation. and the number Of those who
took an active part In the contest too
great for enumeration. These facts. to-
gether with the difficulty Of choosing be-
tween so many moritorioUs speeches. have
compelled mo TO limit the quotations TO
the addresses made and papers Issued by
persons standing In an official or semi
official capacity and TO the principal
speeches delivered by myself. have add
cd o. brief history Of the campaign, In
Guiding a discussion OF the election re-
turns and the significance thereof. 1t has
also been thought best 20 narrate The part
taken .s me in the silver agitation prior
TO the convention. and al the request Of
the publishers. 7 have included
biographical sketch written 10y Mrs. Bry-
am"
It is understood here that the publish
crs. w. b. Conkey 8, Co. of Chicago. viii
issue the book i'm the early part OF Janu-
arv.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06
IN AN OLD DESK.
Remarkable Discovery Of Bryan
Hughes, in Secret Compartment Of
a Piece Of Furniture Bought at
Auction.

New York. December 5.-Bryan
Hughes. q wealthy paper box manuiac-
turer. has written a letter TO the public
administrator in which he says that
ne has found in an oli oak desk which
he purchased at public auction in No
yemher, 1895, quantity of valuable
jeWelry and many thousand dollars
worth Cl bonds and stocks and deeds
to real esctate and other valuables.
Among the papers was found a receipt
made out in the name of Mrs j. B.
Marcou.
The valuabes, Mr. Hughes states,
were discovered in a secret compart-
ment Of the desk and in the list which
he furnishes are the following:
One hundred shares Of Western Union
Telegraph Company stock. par value Sl0.-
coo. sej shares of the Panama Trading and
Developing Company par value S25ooo);
three per cent gold bonds of the Seal
Fails Stock Yards Company. par value
So o10; 1000 shares of the Chir,gui Trading
Company. par value Sll0oJ0, deeds for 500
acres Of land in Johnson county. Ken
lucky: 1860 acres of land in Lawrence
county. Kentucky; 5000 acses of land in
Lawrence county Kentucky; 1.09@ acres
Of land i'm Long Sandy Creek Kentucky.
an bore dates from 1880 up.
Investigation showed that the Mrs Mar
cou referred TO was Mrs Bessie Marcou.
whose death from suicide by morphine in
September 1895. created a great sensation,
the autopsy showing lis grains of the drug
I'm her stomach. and her body showing
many bruises. This Mrs. Bessie Marcou
was in New Orleans fifteen years aso.
There she was Bessie Dolando, as reckless
as she was beautiful She dr.fyed to
Washington and eventually fell i'm love
with John Beiknap Marcou. son Of Prof.
Julius Marcou. Of Cambridge. Mass.
Three years ago hey separated, the young
woman going to ruin.
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MILL NOT ACCEPT.

London. December Sit was learned
tonight that Mr.. Bayard was unlikely
20 accept the Telegram's proposed tes-
timonial. The absence of prominent
names from the list and the fact that
only IS pounds was subscribed outside
NJ The Office Of the Telegraph, toEeth-
err with the adverse comments caeled
from America. is responsible for his
decision.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

short distance above town Thursday
is the largest gas well in this vicinity
and it is said the owners will COM
mence soon laying pipes TO this city
and out through the oil fields in this
neighbOrhoOd 1t is estimated that
this well will make 100000 cubic feet
of gas a day and the owners have re-
fused an offer Of $4,000 for it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06
PRINTING AND nNnINe.
Tle state Commission Receives Bids NJ
Charleston.

mn 90 r1e Register.
Charleston. ~. Va. December S.
Tho Printing Commission met at noon
to-day and opened bids for the State
printing. binding and furnishing sta
tiouery Bids for printing and bind
irz were submitted by J NJ Dulauey.
of Baltimore. j. A. Miller. of Wheeling,
and the Butler Printing Company. Of
Charleston. Bids for printing alone
we're submitted rv W. y. Forsyth. of
Charleston. Bids for binding alone by
1y. J. johnson. of Wheeling and N. b..
Reber. of Charleston Bids for station
elv were submitted t- d. A. Miller. of
1Enee'.ne j. ST. DuIaney of Baltimore
NJ W. Douual.v. Frank Moore and Jos.
T. Fry. OF Charleston. The board adj
fa-ued tu Monday when they viii
meet to ascertain the lowest bidders
and award contracts
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AnprsrFn II PHILADELPHIA.

To the Editor Of the Register.
Weston. W. Va. December 81 d.
raDav the poultryman. who
left our farmers few weeks
aeo for over three thousand dollars
and who is wanted in BraNton county.
CHARGED with obtaining money under
false rrete1ses. was arrested in Phil
cdelphia yesterday.
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prprRLLCAN NONTNATIONs.
hti OIL N.N-N
, tha Editor of The ReELster.

Clarksburg. W. Va, December 8
To-night the Republicans nominated
Frank Shuttleworth for mayor, II. pa-
Wis for recorder. d. p. Morgan for
school commissioner. and VIII Blair,
NJ s. Riley. p. J. Ernest ". Z. Hur-
sew and J. n. David councilmen
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

WARRINGTON. ID O.. December For
West Virginia-Fsir and continued warm-
ar; southwesterly winds.
Christian Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist, made the following obserya-
tions of the weather yesterday: ! a.
m, IS; a. m, 43; u m. 80; p. M
g; p. u, 81. Weather fair.
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HOPED 70 Make MILLIONS.
A Romantic Story of a London Stock
JObbing Scheme.

The Plan was to Control the Eu-
ropean Cable Offices Election
Night and Give Out That Bryan
was Blected-Would Then Make
Millions by the Tumble of Stock
Markets Which They Hoped to
Create.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06
JEwELRy STORE ROBBED.

Huntington. W Va, December o.
The ieweiry store of W. II. Stowasser.
as Parboursville, was burglarized last
night. Several watches and forty dol
lars in money were stolen. No clues.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

Bath. Ne. December 5.-The gun
boats Vicksburg and Newport were
launched from the yards Of the Bath
Iron Works this morning before an
immense crowd.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-06

e.fcrN thtr- Goes 90 snow .".t' i' " 'i N'
Called Farly in March.
Washington. December There is
practically no longer any doubt OF The
intention of Presiieny-eiect Mckinney
% convene the Fif-y-dfrh Congress- IN
extraordinary session early next spring.
There vcre several arrivals of friends
and Corfjants of Major Mckinley s
direct from Canton to-day who bring
the very positive announcement that a
call for a special session 20 be con-
renej q few DAYS after the fourth Of
March has ben decided upon
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BAREsvILLE BOOMING.


BARESVILLE. O.. December 5.-The
Benwood oil field has suddenly doomed
This town. Almost every steamboat pass
in~ h-.e has some oil well machinery and
ce-.Hs to unload The Ohio River Railroad
Company has built siding to hold twen-
ty cars. Many car loads of machinery
and lumber have already arrived. and
the steam ferryboat Charleston is kept
busy transferring freight and passengers.
Two daily hacks are running between
here and Bonwood. and another will he
put on the road in a few days. We have
the best ro9d and shortest route to the
oil fields which the public will appreciate.
A long distance telephone viii be estab-
Hshed here in a few days; the line will be
extended to- the oil fields in the near fu-
ture. The well being drilled on Buckhnl
Bottom. by the Ohio oil Company. is
down 500 feet and indications are favor
able for q good producer.
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NEH FIELD OPENED Up.
A Big Well Struck Yesterday Near
WoodSfeld, OHIO.
It is Good for rom 800 to 500
Barrels, and Has Put Spectators
in a Fever Of Excitement, as It
Opens New Territory - Latest
News From Other Fields Of Oper-
ton

Special to the Register.
WOODSFIELD, O., December THE
oil well drilled on the Hamilton farm, two
miles south Of this place, was drilled i'm
this evening and flowed over the derrick.
1t is estimated as good for 800 TO $40 bar
rels per day, ana opens up new pool in
this part of the county. The town is all
excitement over the find and local specu-
lators are juDliant.
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RosWEIL Q. T0RR sERIOTsLY ~

New York. December 5.-EX-Con-
cressmau Roswell Ct. Horr is seriously
fu at his home I'm Plaindeld, y. j.. with
bronchitis and a complication of other
diseases. He took an active part in
the recent campaign, and made many
speectes ir different parts of the Coun-
rrv for Mckinley. He travelled more
than 10000 miles and returned home
the day before election. A few days
later he vas taken sick His physi-
CLANS consider his case critical
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
James Fowler Killed IN a Coal Mine on lis
Farm.

Special TO the Register.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. December s.
James Fowler. q wealthy farmer of Big
Ugly. Logan county. went TO private
coal bank on his farm this afternoon on
an inspecting tour. His did not return and
his family becoming alarmed made a
search. Fowler was found dead i'm the
coal bank. a loose rock having fallen on
him. His skull was crushed.
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= -IT'--III 70 III- IN'-tII"I"if
WOODSFIELD. o.. December 5.-FN-
citement over the Hamilton well. three
miles from town, is running high here
They hay. struck oil and have had TO stop
for a tank before drilling in. The drilcrs
say it viii be a. big well.
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sDoclal TO the Register.


St. Mary's. w. Va. December 5.-The
condition of the roads has hard infu-
ence upon the oil development. There
is nothing being done in the Broad Run
field in the way of development, yet the
operators are not discouraged, as the
wells are holding up and proving that
they are lasting. The French Creek
field is livening up, although it has not
been dead by any means.
The Caldwell Oil Company will drill
one well Immediately on T. T. Riggs
farm, and another on jeff Taylor's
land, in a short time.
The williamson Oil Company, on
Robert Reynolds's farm on the Island,
are now drilling down TO the Big Injun
sand They had trouble in their work,
as they had a crooked hole TO contend
with. and found no oil in the Cow Run
sand. yet they are not going to stop un-
til they reach the Big Injun. They will
know by the fifteenth Of this month
what the result of deep drilling Will be
in this field.
l. J. Murphy drilled in a good well in
the edge of Tyler county, Wednesday.
It is said to be good for 20 barrels an
hour.
The Carter Oil Company are start
ing a new we'll on the BrOadwater farm,
three-quarters of a mile east of the
Plum Run development This well is
intended to test a large scope Of terri
tory in the Hebron field.
The Hebron wells are all holding mp
very nicely This pool and the Ben
in q O. O.
I'm the matter of production. one week
Hebron is ahead. the next week Ben
wood takes the lead The Carter Com
panys well. on Clark Smiths land,
north of the Meadville development
some distance. is reported 10 be quite
a gasser from the Kener sand, but will
be drilled to the Big Injun.
The Fisher Oil Company commenced
spudding their No. 1 on the Morris
farm. Wednesdya. The same compa-
nv's No. on the Lyle farm is pump
ing at the rate Of % barrels a day.
The Fisher Oil Company have rig
uD ready to commence spudding their
80. on the Barker lease, at Hebron.
Stewart & Bros. have a rig up on the
Holdren land, near Raven Rock and
they will commence drilling lmmedl-
ately.
Bruner & Duff have cleaned the we'll
on the farm of B. T. StandifOrd, on the
Island. and have been pumping several
davs without very encouraging indica-
tions of much oil.
The Gale well No. 2, on the c. W..
Bills farm. has not yet developed into
Z. f.af .nrH D. I
and has been for some time, but salt
water is almost the entire product.
None of the wells in any of the above
named fields are falling but continue
10 produce the same as at the begin
ming.
DEVELOPMENT AT CLARINGTON.
Special 10 the Register.
Claringtoa, Ohio December 5.-The
bis. easser struck on the Higgs farm
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21

ainOunt OF other work 10 be done She
will win the heartfelt gratitude ~ tho
chaplain's wife by interesting herself
In the Sunday school for soldiers chill
dren and visiting their mothers in the
regimental lines. Then. again. II she
takes the trouble to study the language
carefully and learn more than the few
sentences required for ordering scry-
ants II opens mp "A world of Interest TOO
little known to Europeans. Hidden
away behind the purdah in houses OF
well-to-do natives are women whose
lives arc spent Enclosed between four
walls ana they gladly welcome anyone
who Will devote u little of her time 20
visiting them and taking an interest in
their affairs. and the daughter will find
the gratitude of her Indian sister we'll
worth the sacrifice Of an ccasion1l tif-
fin party or picnic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
The Pitcher Plant.

IN the sWampy regions of India AZ.
CHINA a herbaceous plant is found
which has very curious leaves. Each
lear has the mid-rib prolonged 70 a
great extent, far beyond the leaf prom
err N terminating in a very singular
pitcher, from which the plant derives
us common name OF Pitcher LIANT.
this again terminates in a lid, which Is
regarded by botanists as the true blade
OF the leaf. In this pitcher a find is
FOUND, which comes from the ,lant
itself and is probably necessary for its
hourishment. This fluid. which cor.
tains some potash, varies much in
quantity, sometimes only a drop or
two but often there is enough to drown
any inquisitive insect who nav yen.
lure inside, and such insects are fro
quently found in the pitcher.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
THE PARROT HUNG ON.
Two Incldents Illustrating the Extra
ordinary Agility OF tho Bird.

There is something about the huge
paper beak and solemn visage of the
parrot. coupled with his unexpecte |
agility. that suggests the masked and
painted clown of the circus, says an en-
change. One Of the serenest sights TO
be seen on a boulevard of q warm
afternoon Is a green parrot the size Of
a hen hawk which takes his daily air.
ing IN the handls bars of a lady's wheel.
His owner, a boarding school girl, Is
making desperate efforts to teach the
bird to sing Daisy in recitative.
No jolting can dislodge this fowl of
the tropics. He sits aloft on his nickel
perch and without turning his head
Keeps watch on the track right and
left ahead. evidently with a view to
giving warning of the approach of col
lisions. The wheel had an accident the
other day, but the parrot executed a
lightning change in front and when a
policeman ran to the scene the wheel
was upside down, but the bird. still
clinging to the handle-bars, was right
side up and shrieking with amusement.
This Is the same bird that used to
get an odd constitutional every after
noon in the spring. The residents OF n
west side fiat saw the windows opposite
raised each day and a, bird clinging to
the clothes-line come sliding out. an
invisible hand manipulating the pulley
rope. When the parrot had traversed
half the distance to the pole its
progress ceased and il frightened it's
toes for the Homeric sport to follow
four flights above the stone tagging.
Suddenly the rope would begin to
twitch and dance. while its passenger
trimmed sail. There was a jerk or two.
during which Poll performed the us
ually difficult feat of being in two
jlaces at h same time and then moth
ing was seen in the sunny court but a
Hash of green moving so rapidly that
1t became an emerald cartwheeL. Round
and round swung the rope between
earth and heaven, with the parrot hold
ing on beak and toes for her dear life.
When the revolution abated there sat
Poll.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
Major shirts. OF Inursc.

Famous old Gov. Henry A. wise or
virginia. was directly or indirectly the
source of many a good story. Here Ia
II that ] do not think has found its
way INTO print: One day at a political
~satherlng he was approached BY "A we'll
dressed individual, who shook hands
warmly with him. The governor was a
bit bothered. and confessed no could
not recall the handshaker's name.
why, you must remember me-. gov
ernor,' said the latter. I'm from Rich
mona. ! made your shirts"
why, OF course" said the governor.
with all a politicians tact. Gentle
men, this Is my very excellent neigh
Dor, Maj. Shirts.'-Washington Pos,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
A WONDERFUL WEDDING.
Ten Thou'and Couples wrrc United In
Marriage ,t ono Time.

Marriage ut One Time.
The largest and most remarkable
wedding since the world began TOOK
place AZ Susa. When the great Alex
ander had conquered Persia. wishing 10
strongest tics possible. he dccrccd a
wedding festival. Now. guess how
many people he ordered to lie married.
You could never do it. Well. Alexander
himself was to marry Statlra. the
daughter Of Darius; 100 Of his chief OIL
GERS were to be united to ladies from
the noblest Persian and Median fami-
lies. n 10000 Of his Greek soldiers
were to marry 10000 Asiatic women
22.2O2 people We're married at once.
] don't see how they managed to
get mp a feast for so many. but they did,
ana for a vast multitude of gtiesfs he
sides. They had the most splendid mr.
rangements. On a plain near the city
Il vast pavilion was erected on pillars
siNty rect high. II was hung and
spread with the richest tissues. while
the gold and precious stones oroa-
mented 1t would have made yorr eyes
blink.
Adjoining this building were 100 COR
< Gus for the 100 bridegroo,rs.
while for the remaining 10000 an outer
court was Enclosed and hung with costly
tapestry. and tables were spread ont
side FOR the multitude. a separate sent
was assigned each pair. AMI all were ar
ranged in a semi-circle on either hand
or the royal throne. Each bridegroom
had received a golden vessel for his H.
baton, and when the last OF these had
peen announced by trumpots TO the
muititudes without, the brides entered
the banquet hall and took their places.
Ana now don't YOU think each bride
groom stood up separately and vowed,
with this ring | now thee wed" and
on. No, the ceremony was very SIM
pie; the king gave his hand TO S,a,ir,
ana kissed her as his wife. and the
other b~ridegrooms followed his CYAN.
pie Cincinnati Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
The wizards Sppcch.

MIR. Edison has only once tried 70
make a speech. 1t was before a girls
seminary, where he had agreed to lee
tuie on electricity. He had engaged a
friend named Adams to operate the
apparatus while he talked, but when
tho wizard arose before his audience.
he felt so dazed that he simply said:
Ladies', Mr.. Adams will now address
YOU on electricity, and | will demon
s'raie what he has 10 say with the ap-
plraons. San Francisco Argonau,.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
For Thin Women.

Their Is a splendid regimen manned
out by a specialist to help thin women
gain flesh. Breakfast, porridge. and
milk followed by cocoa, weak tea or
coilee n milk, with rather fat bacon
or iish and jam. At II O'Clock q c,n
OF milk, bovine or eggs and milk
Luhch' meat plenty of potatoes and
sweets No afternoon tea, cocoa being
substituted, Usual dinner with plenty
OF vegetables and sweets. Eat fats
sauces bread, butter, gravy, and sugar
III abundance and all starchy foods
u's'ues pears beans, etc. This. with
the rubbing in of oil always upwards
VIII soon MAKE a change in her appear.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
To Fry

Put three ounces of butter in the f"y-
ing pan. Slice six large, smooth to-
matoes into three slices each. and dip
III iioor. Then sprinkle with pepper.
Put he slices into this pan when the
butter is hot, and fry until tender and
brown. Remove from the pan with "A
cake turner. or with a broad-bladed
KNIFE, to "A hot dish. Mix one teaspoon
ful OF flour with two tablcspoonfuls of
butter. brown in the pan and add one
pint OF milk or cream. Stir until il
Dolls season and pour over the to-
matoes, Serve while very hot.-Kan-
sas City Times.