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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

Sistersville. w. Va, January 10
The past week has been one of mod
crate activity in the oil fields surround
ing this city. The price of fluid has
remained unchanged during the entire
week and this has had more 20 Do With
inactivity than anything else, but he
roads have been a great facto", owing
to their bad condition. NOtwths'and-
ing this. a great deal of wOrl IL under
Roadway. About the only w 5 10
come in during the past seven DAYS hat
caused any excitement were "a Jse Of
the Fisher Company on the David How
ell farm. known as their No. =; and
the Wilson. belonging. TO the o. B
Ramey Oil Company, ahea1 )t devel-
oDment i'm the Hebron territory. The
Fisher COmpanys we'll is in the Sen
wood field and came in WeIIc day ev-
enng at no barrels an hour but since
then has increased its production to %
barrels an hour The well of the Ram
ey people was drilled in Thursday.
When il came in over week ago, the
owners plugged it up. washing OFF the
cable and the floor of the derrick, Civ
ing it the appearance of an abandoned
we'll
During the week they drilled it in,
and it is reported good for 10 barrels an
hour Other reports make it 100 bar
rels a day. This well was kept mys-
terry for over a week and the owners
refused 20 give out any information
concerning il. This company is fgur-
ing on getting the l. s. Morgan farm,
which adioiuS the farm on which this
well is located, and in the event they
do. will start the drill 10 work at once.
If the golden fluid is found SO far out
side of the line the field will have been
extended over a mile and a half in a
southwesterly direction.
The prospects of securing oil on
these farms ahead of the development
are very fattering owing to the direc-
tiou the present streak or vein of oil
is appearing. Taking the O'Del and
Clutter wells and then jumping over
TO the Morgan il can be very readily
seen that the farms lying adjacent are
looked upon as valuable property 1t
is also claimed that the well drilled in
en- the Garrison farm, and which is
claimed to be a dry hole, is a big pro-
ducer. and il has been said by certain
parties living out there that it flowed
over the derrick once or twice before
they could plug it. If this we'll and
that on the Wilson farm are dry holes
and worthless it would be interesting
10 know why did the parties drilling
same go TO work and buy all the roy
atty on them.
The daily production Of this field
ranges from l 600 to 1000 barrels, with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

only three wells giving a production
of 100 barrels each, the remainder being
small. The parties who have the avail
able property are holding 1t d. sun
prices.
A we'll known driller gives it as his
opinion that the development TENDS 10
wards this city. The Hebron ana WICK
fields prove this theory. At Sancho'
Middle Island and the Maytield terri
tory tend in this direction. Inc Gar
ter Company has been developing some
of the inside territory in this field ana
has a majority of producers out OF the
total number of wells drilled. Ihere
is but little doubt in the minds OF sew
eral operators that oil is yet TO be
found in what some of the metropoll-
tan PAPERS call the old Sistersville held
Just a. little west of Wick the carter
people drilled in a well on the Mason
farm and when it reached the seconu
pay it was found to be dry, but lately
they have drilled deeper and ind some
oil in the bottom of the Big InJun sahu
that will pay
Back of Friendly. Messrs. Hostord q
Holden have a fine production from the
shallow sand in the Cow Run district,
and are engaged in erecting another rig
on the J. II. Shinn farm, making JheI
fourth well on this farm. Between
here and that district the Fisher Com
pany have some good producers on the
Lyle farm. which at one time was sold
at farthing by parties who drilled a
dry hole on one corner of it. This goes
to show the superiority of some men IN
locating over others.
In this connection it is said by good
many men who have watched the re-
suit of many locations made h. Mr.. }.
A. Fisher that he is undoubtedly the
the best informed man in the field IN
the matter of of locating His judgment
has a great deal to do with that COM
pans operations. 1t is said that 1t was
his knowledge of the sands that got
them into the Benwood field. This
company has drilled very few dry holes.
They are now busy on the following
wells in that district No. l Martin,
Nos. 8 and 6 J. Cehrs, Nos. and . ID.
3. Price. Nos. 1 and d. Howell, Nos.
8 and 4 S. P. Wood, Nos. /, 3, and
Mcfarland, No. l T. Wood, and NO. :
T. S. Wood.
The Liberty Oil Company are drill
ing 3. 4 and > Mcfarland and the Henry
people have several wells under head
way The production of the Benwood
field is as follows:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

Total ......... ........s ss'.''s''''' '-'''1
McFadden and Twitchell are drilling
an important test we'll ahead of devel-
opments over there, located on the
Witchey farm to the northeast OF pres
ent operations The Liberty Oil Com
pany are drilling their Mcfarland wells
Nos. 3. 8. ( and ), and the Henry people
are drilling their Nos and Hollis
claw.
Back of this city the Carter Oil Com
pany are drilling on the Eli B. Long
farm near Wick. This company also
have a well due on the p. Freeland
farm on Sancho. Bettman & Watson
are drilling L. c. Single on No. s.
Moses e Co. are drilling their Nos. ?
and on the Hughes heirs farm out on
McElroy. The South Penn Company
have succeeded in getting 100 barrel
we'll out in the deep sand territory.
Murphy. Jennings & Co. got a dry hole
at their No. As Hartman, in the inter-
Tor of the county, and intend to drill it
deeper
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
snecial to the Regis1er.

0Ittldl 10 the AN'--if'A'ls
ST. MARY'S. W. Va, January 1.-THE
Broad Run oil field is quiet. The Newport
field is still being enlarged.
The Barnsdau Oil Company. on the In
gram farm on French creek. are drilling
another well. which is the only one being
drilled in the Belmont field The pumping
of the old wells is still in progress but
not pushed very theoretically, owing to
the price of Oil
Bruner & Duff. on the 3. F. Standi-
ford farm. have so far failed to get any
thing out of their well of any value. The
Williamson Oil Company. on Robert Rey-
nolds farm. on the island, will drill to
a depth of 300 feet.
Crospcr. Wolf q Co., on the C. w. Bills
farm. near the first well drilled in the
Broad Run field, have a good showing of
oil in the first Cow Run sand. II is
supposed that the well Will produce from
Is to % barrels a day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

is doing as much duty as any Of the wells
in the field.
The showing in snider & Co.'S we'll IN
the vicinity Of the Masters, is splendid
The we'll is on the Boonhour farm.
Hostetter & Co. drilled in a dry hole on
the Ingram farm, at Waveriy YESTERDAY
The Waterhouse well, in territory north
of the old Waverly. development when
was thought 10 be Of no account "hat-
ever by oil men, is showing up for me
well. The we'll will widen the Waveriy
field in a way never expected by oil men.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
snecial to the REGISTER.

CItCIdI 10 tIlV 4tV74"tT'' =,
GALLIPOLIs, o., January 1.-THE well
on e. Bets farm is now down 1O1Ol2 feet
and he has good prospects. but 1T Is neces-
sary to go down 200 feet yet to get through
the four other stratas found in the pro-
ductive wells. He proposes to give one
half of the output of the well if oil Is
struck. and anyhow one-half of his ma
chinery and appearances to some one
who will furnish the means to go down
the 200 feet If several should subscribe
the necessary amount. they will be enti-
lied to their proportionate share Of the
one-half that he proposes TO give.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
H0LG0TTS N.S9.0l


Has Seen Wen Received Mr.. Bal
four Says tho Colorado Mans
Visit win be Productive of Good
Result TO- the Cause of Bimotal-
lism I'm Both Countries Gossip of
English Society and Plays.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

OIL CITY. Pa. January 16.-Credit bal
ances soc. Certificates, no bids.
New York January 16.-Petroleum,
Pennsylvania crude steady; February
9015c bid sales, none.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

INVENTORY SALE. G ca, HdIs 3 CLOTH 10th
sc yd IOc. SI.25. SI.5O and $500 Black
Brocade silks and Satins at 69c, S0c. 81 90
and Si.22 yard. TiiE LEADER
IO2O-1O24 Main.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
snecial TO the Register.


Sistersville, w. Va. January 10
The well which Messrs. Rome and SUIT
ton drilled in on the Mcknight farm
over in Washington county. Ohio, and
located on the Sheets Run field, is in
and dry.
The Fisher Oil Company are now
2.2O0 feet deep with their Mcfarland
No. /. and no grit yet touched. This
is the well which came in dry in the
Big Injun sand day before yesterday,
and they are going to drill it to the
Berea sand to see what can be found
in that formation They also have the
timbers on the ground for a we'll on the
Barber farm. which lies northwest of
the Mcfarland farm and due west of
the Martin farm. on which they are
spudding their first well. Their loca-
ton on the Barber farm is away ahead
of developments and will be an import
ant test well and will be watched with
considerable interest by the operators.
The David Howell No. is now max
ing 20 barrels an hour actual gauge.
The we'll being drilled on the Witchey
farm by McFadden & Twitcheld is
down zoo feet and an accident occurred
this morning that will delay them con-
siderable and Will necessitate the put
ting in the 81 casing before they were
ready for it,
The well being drilled on the Pen
nington farm by the Sparks Drilling
Company is now at the depth of 1000
fete they having commenced drilling
again after having extracting a string
of tools which they lost there few
days ago. They have not yet reached
the grit and will drill it to the Berea
sand
James Caldwell, who is drilling on
the Hupp farm. had some bad luck yes
terday in damaging the casing and is
now engaged in swedging the same.
When the accident happened it was no.
ticed that the flow Of gas was consid-
erably helped and from the manner in
which the well acts it is thought that
the we'll belonging to Treat & Craw-
ford. on the Prier farm, has been hurt
TO a marked degree.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
Snecial to the Reclster.

PARKERSBURG, w Va. January 10
The locating Of new ventures in the Hen
dershot field has ceased, and operators
declare that they will not make any more
risks with oil at the present price
Veach x o.s No we'll. on Thanhous-
er's farm. in the Henderson, field, was
drilled in to-day, and IS reported an
average producer. In drilling the well.
when the Big Injun sand was encountered,
So was found that the we'll was good for
20 barrels.
The Jack Masters farm we'll, owned by
Deem. in the same field. is completed and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
THEY DRAW INTEREST.

he I INA w IN A@ANA@DA'
"A kiss. he said, after Just having
had one, is the most precious thing
in the world, and yet women give them
away"
You are mistaken" she said. "We
never give them away. We merely in
vest them.-Truth.
HE
What should make thee sad. my darling
Why those pearly drops ] see?
Have I caused one thought of sorrow?
Have I not been kind TO thee?
SHE
You have caused no thought OF sorrow;
That's not what is troubling me,
The flowers on my winter hat and
My complexion don't agree.
Cleveland Leader.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
RAILWAY TIME CARD.

Arrivals and departures of trains on ana
after Nov. -, 1896. Explanation OF Refer
ence Marks: 'Daly; sunday excepted
MONDAY excepted; Saturday excepted.
fSunday only: saturday only; )Monday
only. I except Saturday., and 2.3O a. m;
Sunday only except Saturday ana 2.4O
which is one hour earlier than Central
time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
LADIES'. MISSES AND CHILDRENS WRAPS.

Never such business! Never such values entire line
Misses and Chidrens Jackets at exactly ONE HALF PRICE We still
about 400 the very best selling styles OF the season Come e
Them They are selling You may miss the best
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

Big Sale Muslin Underwear.
All Winter Underwear. at price
Now is rhe time 10 buy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
MACKlNTOSHES.

.SL85, SL95, S225"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
Ladies' Muslin Underwear and Embroidery Sale

Continued. Never have we had such a Sale as tn.
Crowds of eager buyers around the departments ever
ciaV; had to engage extra SaleSpeOple to wait on tn
trade Every quality, from medium to finest, and
large varieties, included in this Sale.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-25
Sm6Ien'S Nrntfa yaIbe.

Yie bette Solbe In Der Nelt flr Shnitt
mpnosn. Abid i%riuna. @sihmire. SaIs:
Nus, Jisbermuuesn. & f&ten. S&rom
m,u on ben Sdno'r. Srcfbeulsu. 6iih'
srnun.r nrN ol' S%ouifebler; fie hsilt
oftiu 6dmcrtbci' en- oosr tsire Sabluns
%terlorat. Sarun'irt. bub ~Uo0fdnoise
9uirisb'rhsit asafben iuirb. ober bas
gelb wirb 81, lderftattet. YreiS per
S&a&tel 70 Gents. Bu uerfaufeu IN
q. s.. 6ubu'S&petbete
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-25
S4 wiQ.
Wouaan bon Warte Stabl.
~ s.; ssiSEs
(5ortSesuns.)

gle waste iaurn, iit 81 9elteben,
uel&' uubeimlit)e 9lnsli lie ais alnulls
eadlte, uGmlib, oas sr mbt auT reo'
tt&s Weije lein @elo nreiente.
}Dsuu er ben uebs1iuB heirlbratte
sub ibr iaste, baf n tn ben @olominsr
a~snrbeitet urs iele eddie errorben,
q itpieo ii .,,J ioli&ts ni4t peitsr.
Sb.r h,i~,sD sraute ibr oft Dol benz
nsk.,iuB mebr ais DOT Der Noth.
% maj ibr Vebeu nitts ais Sual,
e.Iin uuo Sebuen uno marum iie iid,
seuucb BON bieiem Mann nitt los
YeiSeu fouuts, blieb Elm @ebsimniB,
NE e TN Nebeslebeu Der Menitbeii
u~n,dbli9e Wiale nprtommt une eas Die
@iWeuihait pielleitt nod elm Wial
nit Der AujiebunsSfrait unb untrenu'
bartlett iid ersan;euoer Stufie ertldrsr
Dirb.
Nad benz 5poc ieirer Srau sauSerts
Sobdnn Slent teinen Nu9eublid, iei'
nea &obn, Der ibm cine Vait mar, Der
camille @erft %aufjubiroen.
Glsin mar Der rettsmGbise Mfaio'
ratserbe bon SesecOri 10 modten lie
tAu ba,u er;ieben laiien.
Cir i'm ielblt lObnte eS iib sur
Belt nod nitt, Die peite Tetie mad
Oeutiflauo ;l u%uternebmeu, oa,u mar
- tpdter Seit, penn GlSin Seiiser
ssn Seseocrf mar.
Gr beuiitte bic erfte @eleserbsit,
9lsin nit einem ieiner @eidaits'
freuroe, benz polniihen Sanoelsmaun
2arewsfi, nad Oeutlhlanb gu itifen.
Die notbiser VsAitimatiouspapiere
nit einem leeten Sanc breibeu Ger
tas, baS ben Gltern Sebewcbl iaste uno
ibre Eer;eibung anilebte, CAB er ga
repsfi nit. Gl9in puste nidts non
Eeieu Papieren, Die ibre Seiiimmun9
uiht erreidten, oa tie, IN bGs JiOdiutter
hes olten Folen einSenGbt, nit oieiem
bearaben puroer.
uuo 10 fam es, eaB Glsin Silent Sas
&oterbauS iciner Wiutter als Setrii9er
uno beimatblOier Yasabunb pieber pers
laiien muBte.
Die 6amilie @erft mar ebrlid iiber.
jeuet, baB er unter9eidoben uno uon
tp~etul0tiuCn GoIul1cten an bas oute
3ett leiuer AnlprutJe slauben ses
na&t iei.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-25
AbSatZ
s u 4: %:s''' . s::'9s. ,'. ma Redet

Masze genossen hat, ais irgend cine andere
Patent Medizin. Das kommt einfach daher
well es gr0Ssercn Vcrdieust besitzt und gr0s-
sere Kuren ais irornd cine andere hervorbringt.
Nicht was wiz Sagcn. soudern was Hoods Sar-
saparilla thut, ist Won Nichtigkelt. ALE An
noncen uber Hoods SarSaparilla vie Hoods
Sarsaparilla selbst, sind enrich. wiz MAIDEN
das Publcum niemals getiuscht, und eS ist
seiner grossen heilenden Wirkung zuzuschrei-
ben, dass die Leute dauerndes Zutrauen DARN
haben, und
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-25
s. &apitel.

Oer We9, ben Sl9in Vlert pom
teutf&en @ailenbausihIler bis ~
len, eriteu Geitditsiiitrer elmer groBen
Spubuuer Wiaifineniabrit ;uriidgslsst
latte. nor tein gang e~ewObnliher.
Treimal rpar er benz @ailenbaus
sGfiauieu uro breimal mieber einse'
fsnpeu wcrren.
Der on unbeoiugte Sreibeit uno
6elbitliInOi9teii ~gemObnte Snabs, Dem
Der Sunil enitOl; ieiner Wiutter gum
periUuliten SelbitbemuBtiein 9epors
ben mar, tonnte lid uibt in ben Grill
xuo in Die meAauiiAe Orellur Der
preusiihen Init0lt iiisen, uuo Die
undergraduate Yebersitellun0 Die er
bort nit leinen 0enolleu, meiit Tros
letarierlObneu, einnabm, 9iu9 ibm
riber Die 9iatrr.
Beim oritten Dtal brafte man i'm
II cine SOrrettionsanltalt.
Bon bort selang INN enolih Die
eluht.
@ie er lid SurtGehungert uro burts
aebettelt unter rnldllihcn Eeiben. bis
iber Die Gilen;en oeS %anoas, luar inn
ipGter ielblt elm 1tatbiel.
Gin Shloiler, in einem iGhiiiten
Greu;iiGotdlcn, nahm i'm enolid ais
Qebrlins aui, balb aus Niitlejo, balb
aus Notb, benin er nal arm uno Ger
fleine yanoi,reifer muBte 0 nit Allem
f1rlieb nebmen uuo mebr Grbelt tbun,
ais Nnoere.
Glsin ,eitnete lid jeoo6 balo 10
aus, eaB er sur1 "'ief'en aconcirte
unb oils er erinollh ole Sdlolierei
erlernt bate, funo er Stellun9 in yeips
tie in elmer Uiaihinenlabrit.
Seine Griolge seniigten ibrn leood)
burdaus nidt, er fiiblte unabldiiis bic
Grniebrisuns elmer Sanewerter itelluns
tar ben Gntel oeS Baron DON Werft.
WPit eiieruem 6leiB eisnete er fid)
be 9enntniiie elmer bOberen SilSun9s'
fufe on uno perwanSte Illes, mas er
Sor ieiuem Yeroienit eriibriSen ionute,
auf unterriht uuo Stubium.
Bon ieinen Serufssenciien burd
feinen Stoli i%iolirt, bate er piel
Anfettunsen ,u leioen, aber er fano
a1ih Notwithstanding Seelen, bic
fiH ieiner annabmen uro aus uneigeu.
uhSisem Sutereiie an ieinem Strebeu
xub on leinem Sfidlal linn fort'
1alfen.
Gin after, einiamer Mann, Der dis
Wdrtprer ieiner Geilnnung, UNI frei'
beitliher Seitrebuugen pillen, feline
etaatsitcllur9 eiugebiiEt bate, se'
wann i'm lieb ME ieiuen eiScueu
Sobn uno ertbeilte ibm unentgeltli6
Grterriht in allen bOberen, miiiers
tdaftlifen 6dd)ern uno in Sen lebens
ben Sprafcn. 0ieiem alien 2ebrer
b~erbanfte er eigentlit 2lles.
Gr mafte i'm III einem cipiliiirten
Reni6eu unN medte allie eolereu Griebe
tn feiner iuugen Scele.
Gr rettete i'm Dor Y~errcbung uno
8erbitterunQ unO lentte leinen Gbrgeii
tn seiunoe Sabnen.
@abreno GlsinS Sameraoen Die
Hadte ourf) tueipten uno tau,ten, JOS
q bel Ieinem alteu 6reuno iiber Den
1aderu. Die 9ultbarieiteu isiues
Gtanbes perad)tete er oils tiei unter
feiner Wiiroe. uuo 10 blieb er Dor ben
ausidweiinnaen Ger Suseuo bewabrt.
@eiue Suseno mar ni1tS oils barte
Grbeit, ober Die Sriidte bliebeu nidt
atS.
Or erparb iih idnell Yertraueus.
a~ellunnen bel ieiueu Yoraeiesteu unb
ssenm bilios oosr perfiopit, eft elm Q "a.
eoret, eanop eaibartie; Seiluns sorantirt
1Og $50.
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SarsapariNa

kaufen, fast ausschliesslich Won allen Anderen'
Versuchen Sic es. Nur Won c. i. Hood q CO.,
Lowell, Mass, praparirt. 81; sechs fur 50.
Hoods Pillen fp6lTen rd asReISsis
Gallenleiden. 25 cents. Bel alln Droguisten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-25
Was half bas @rlbeln?
Sptit ieintn fabaf unb raudt euer 2eben

Benn ibr b n @ebrauh son 1abai leidt
uno fir INNER aufseben pplt. nm seiuno,
Itari, muaaetiid neu belsbt nno setrditiat
su iperSta, nebmt Wo.3p'Yac, ben @unoer.
erseuaer. has madt idwate aednner tori.
Wtante sewinnen 10 Bfuno in 10 2a9er.
ueber 100000 curirt. Rauft No'2osSoe
bel eurem @poibefer uuter @arantte Der
Seilun9 SOC. ooer 800. Yrobe uno Sut
frei Sn9eianot. NbreHe: Sterling @emeop
60, Gticaes sea HeU Dsd.
The news & observer., 1897-03-12
UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
As a Consequence w. o. Wolfe VIII
Probably Sue Railroad Company.
(Asheville Citizen.)

When w o. Wolfe left Asheyille sew
eral weeks ago he purchased regular
round trip ticket, reading from Asheville
to Jacksonville and return, from Depot
Ticket Agent Wood. From Jacksonville
Mr. Wolfe made trip TO st. Augustine.
and then returned to the former city,
there taking his ticket to the validating
agent of the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad. That official looked at
| the ticket, and threw it back to Mr..
| Wolfe with the remark that the latter
was not the purchaser, intimating that
| it was a scalper's ticket. Mr.. Wolfe re-
piled that he had purchased the ticket in
the regular way at Asheville, showed the
agent his mileage ticket so that the sig
natures might he compared and told
him that he was anxious to get off that
day, not having with him money enough
TO stay over
But the agent remained obdurate. A
gentleman whom Mr.. Wolfe had never
seen then proffered him $40. with the re-
mark that he had heard the conversa-
tion and wanted TO see the Ashevllle
man stay over and "see the railroad
company out" The stranger added that
the company had done several similar
acts and he wanted to see it hauled up
about it.
Mr. Wolfe left the office and went to
that of General Passenger Agent Mac
Donell who, he found, had gone to his
country place On a later call, Nhowever,
Mr. MacDOnell said the ticket looked all
right. At his request Mr. Wolfe called
again, when Mr. MacDonell informed
him that the agent had been ordered 10
validate the ticket. Mr. Wolfe then
asked for his expenses consequent upon
his being compelled to lie over instead Of
coming though to Asheville that day.
Mr.. MaeDonell replied TO this that he
could not do anything further.
Mr.. Wolfe, smarting under the treat
ment shown him, then placed the case in
the hands OF an attorney and left next
day for Asheville. In a letter the attor-
ney says he thinks there is n probability
of compromising the case. Unless a com
promise is effected, the attorney is in
structed to institute suit for $4,000.
4 peculiar condition of affairs is de7el-
oped in this case. A bystander at the
station suggested to Mr.. Wolfe that the
latter accompany him to the office of the
Jacksonville Times Union and there de-
tail the circumstances. Mr.. Wolfe COM
piled with the request, went to the of
flee OF the paper and related his story.
When he had concluded he was surprised
to hear the newspaper man say ne was
sorry, but he could not say anything
against the railway company.
The news & observer., 1897-03-12

lit is not doubted that other MEM
bers OF the retiring board and the suryiv-
ing members Of the former boards would
have gladly signed the above If the OPP
portunity had been afforded them
The news & observer., 1897-03-12
ATE WAR IMPENDING
Motion to Dissolve Injunction
Restricting it.
ARGUMENTS HEARD AT NORFOLK
Effort to Break Down the Barrier Which
Prevents Southern From Slash
ing Rates.
Special to the Post.)

Norfolk, Va, March 10.-The begin
ming of the end of famous litigation
growing out of the cut in rates made by
the Seaboard Air Line, and met by all
other Southern lines, last fall, appeared
in the United States Court to-day, when
motion was made before Judge Hughes
to dissolve his injunction. The style of
the suit is the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company Of Baltimore against the Sea-
boar Air Line, Norfolk and Carolina Rail
road Company, Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad Company, Wilmington, Colum-
bia and Augusta Railroad Company, the
Florence Railway Company, Northeast
ern Railway Company, Manchester and
Augusta Railroad Company, Southern
Railroad Company, and s. III. Haynes,
Commissioner OF the Southern States
Freight Association. The suit was in
stituted by holders of the securities Of
these lines who feared that continued
rate war would affect the stability OF
their holdings.
Several other injunctions have been
set aside and Judge Hughes mandate
is the only thing which prevents the roads
from again slashing rates. Eminent cOun-
sci are in attendance. If the injunction is
confirmed it means n stop to all future
rate wars in the South, but if it is set
aside transportation men are fearful Of
further slashing After a brief argument
this morning the case went over until to-
morrow.