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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

Standard Oil Rockefeller has now
gained absolute control Of the entire
lake ore and coal carrying trade. 1t
is a gigantic monopoly calculated TO
revolutionize the coal ore and iron
making industries in this country. All
smaller concerns will be crushed to
death and then Rockefeller will shave
the consumer at his mercy. The effect
on lake towns and cities will be dis
astrous. It viii mean ruin to thous-
ands. but many millions added TO his
already fabulous fortune. If it is
Rockefeller's ambition TO become the
richest man in the world he is fast ap-
preaching its realization.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
WANT AN AIR SHIP.
Pima Indians Building One From Plans
Found in an Illustrated Paper.

Pima Indians Building One From rams
Found in an illustrated Paper.
Phoenix. l. T. May 26.-The air-ship
craze has invaded the Pima Indian
reservation. After big pow-wow
which lasted many days, the young
men of the tribe set to work last week
under the direction of two OF the
chief medicine men TO construct an
aerial navigation ship from a model
found in one of the illustrated weekly
PAPERS that reaches the reservation.
Work has progressed to the point
where the thing has assumed definite
shape and design.
The ship is a canoershaped affair
and the propeller is huge revolving
wheel. very much like that which APP
pears in the illustrations OF most OF the
standard air ships.
Charles Barnett. who has arrived
from the reservation, says the Indians
will surely attempt to launch their
contrivance from the highest per-
pendicular bluff on the Pima reserva-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
Grand pig roast at B. Mehan's saloon
tonight. All are invited.
BELLAIRE.

The City Council passed the old ordin-
ance concerning the naming of strets and
numbering houses, and the clerk viii adj
vertise for bids for names and numbers,
and all may purchase same as selected by
the city. so there will be uniformity. The
curfew ordinance died a bornin'. 4 rev
cement walk about the fountain in the
park will be laid soon.
The South Bellaire Epworth League IL
stalled officers Wednesday night. Mrs. NJ.
huffman was elected assistant organist
and Mr.. James Weeks treasurer.
Rev. DR.. J. D. Moffat, president Of Wash
ineton and Jefferson College, will deliver
class address at the First NJ. Z. church
Friday night. This is a new move as an
accompaniment Of commencements, and
should draw a big crowd
The flower beds in the park. four in
number. have been fitted up and dressed
out in gala day attire by Florist George
Mertz.
Mrs. DIT. s. T satterthwait died at her
home in Fargo. y. D.. Tuesday, and the
body will be shipped to Bellaire for inter
ment. Mrs. Satterthwait was a Miss A.
exander. who married Hugh Dubois and
lived several years on North Guernsey
street. Bellaire. After Mr. Dubois died
she married DR.. sattterthwait and moved
with him to the West They are on the
way here now.
James c. Tallman was the lucky pur-
chaser of the Franklin soap factory in
lower town for SO.
a ". Shane. NJ Union; y. B. Hutton,
GAINESVILLE. and A. II. Mitchell. Of St.
Clairsville, were at the Globe Hotel yes
terday.
a H. Mitchell IS or his way home from
Glencoe. He is hustling after delegates
for the place vacated by J. Blackburn.
Grand Chancellor Vim. Of the X. Of P,
has slgnified his willingness to assist in
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

At the recent meeting at Clarks-
burg the preliminary steps towards
forming a Democratic Editorial Nsso-
citation in this State were taken. Now
is the tine 10 push the organization,
which ought to accomplish much good
for the cause. Every Democratic edl-
tor should. and we believe will, Join.
Now is the time to push the good work
ahead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

McKinley's Cuban agent will report
soon. it is said. What can he report
that will be in the nature Of news TO
tie American people or to the Admin
istration2 However. if the close Of his
srrand will end the delay of the pro-
crastinating gentleman in the White
House il will be a great thing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

the programme at the picnic at ST. Glars
vile June 10.
W. X. Crozier was squeezed between the
cars at Heatherington upper coal bank
Yesterday morning. and had TO be car
ried home. The physicians cannot yet tell
how badly he is hurt
]. r Greenleaf, of Evansville. Ind. was
a guest at the Hotel Anderson Wednesday.
Anton la Roche furnished the music
for a dance in Armory hall last night.
There will be a fair and festival at the
German church the third week in June.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

The Phoenix Park murderers Will
wish the queen many happy returns
if il is true. as reported, that they are
10 be hardened in commemoration Of
her Jubilee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

The tariff bin as reported To- the
Senate. seems 10 be a sort of hybrid
concern-neither for protection nor
revenue. but embodying the worst
features Of both systems.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
WHAT I,IN rHE pIGEON.noLES?

The following is an extract from
letter from a government diplomatic
agent in Cuba TO a member OF the
New York World staff:
u WISH YOU WOULD EXPLAIN
TO THE WORLD THAT APPLAUD
THE STEPS IT is TAKING. IF THE
WORLD WILL CAUSE THE PIG
EON-HOLES IN THE STATE De
PARTMENT TO BE EXPOSED TO
CONGRESS THE AMERICAN PEG
PIE WILL RISE UP IN THEIR
WRATH OVER THE INDIFFER-
ENCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
MADE ACQUAINTED WITH THE
TRUE AND APPALLING SITUA-
TION IN CUBA"
The World says:
We withhold the name OF the writer for
two obvious reasons. First, We do not wish
10 get him into trouble with the State De
Dsrmeut TO who's guarded pigeon-holes
ba has contributed much of that Informal
lion the Concealment of which ne says
would arouse American wrath. Second
IT, w have official assurance. tormdiIN
Given on the floor of the Senate, that
American consular and other diplomatic
agents In Cuba are so Unprotected ny our
government as 10 be i'm danger of asraSSl-
nation if their truth-telllng becomes
known
But what is in those pigeon-holes?'
asks our contemporary, pointedly.
What is the suppressed information
that General Lee and the consuls have
sent? What are the facts that, if
known. would cause the American
people to rise up in their wrath over
the indifference of those who have been
made acquainted with the true and
appalling situation in Cuba? The
newspaper correspondents have told
much. but what have the consuls told?
Why should not the pigeon-holes be
unsealed? What Congressman or Sen
ator will rise up in his place to-day and
demand the emptying of those pigeon
holes? This is a government of the
people. by the people and for the peo-
pie. How much longer are the elected
representatives of the people to be kept
in ignorance of the facts in our foreign
relations that should guide their &C
ton? How much longer is our State
Department to ape the secretive policy
Of a monarchs ministers, who COM
municate TO legislature without
initiative only so much as they please
of some majesty's information and
purposes? In this land, His Majesty is
the people. and His Majesty's Ministry
is not a body Of secretaries and clerks
to the President, but the Congress OF
the United States. The time is ripe
for a return to popular methods OF gov
eminent"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
CONCERT AND DANCE.
Mayers' Band at Mozart Park tonight.
DIED.

HAFER-On Wednesday. May 26, 1897:
at o'clock a. m. Israel =. Hafer, aged
46 years. Q months and days.
Funeral from his late residence. No. 1c
Thirty-third street Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Friends Of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend. Interment at
Mt. Zion cemetery.
RANKIN-At Kirkwood. O.. at the res
fdence of James Cohland. Wednesday
May 26. 1897. at o'clock a. m, Miss Mar
garet Rankin. aged - years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
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Special TO the Register

Special TO the Register.
CORVALLIS, ". Va, May 26-Mal-
lory Bros. No ! on the 3. K O. railroad
land, just west of the station. is 1909 feet
deep. and their No. 2 on the same land
is 80 feet deep and drilling rapidly
The West Oil Companys well on Mary
McCabe's town lot is drilling again. after
a fishing job of several days.
woodward Bros expect the sand this
afternoon in their well on Patrick Mona
hans lot.
Cox q woodward are erecting rig for
their No. on the Rowland land. Their
No. / on this lease is holding up well, max
ing 100 barrels day
Cox & woodward have the rig completed
for their No on the Griffin farm. but
will not commence spudding until the
Morahan well is in.
The Douglass No. was shot last night
and is now making about 20 barrels
day. This well was reported making a
thousand barrels a day but until shot
last night was good for nothing. The rig
Is completed for No 3 on this lease.
Torpedoman James Hines shot the Fish
or Oil Company's No on the I. J. Gilbert
3ia acre lot to-day and increased the pro-
duction The No. or the same lease is
due in Friday.
Kelly & Stiles No. on the Rowland
farm has a fishing job at 700 feet. The
rig is completed for No. on the lease.
and No is in course of construction.
Mob!ey & Kelly began spudding in their
new hole on George Wells land, and have
abandoned the crooked hole.
Naughton & Holts No ! on the Naush-
ton town lot is now making 80 barrels a
day, and they have the timhers or the
ground for No. .. Their venture on Re
becca Matthew's lot. 800 feet southeast
from the Douglass No. 1, is down 1,loO feet
Cox & woodward are cleaning out their
No. on Pat McCmre's farm.
Smith & Paden touched the Big Injun
sand this morning i'm their well or James
Marshalls l6-acre tract at No. = tunnel
The sand is loose and shows traces OF oil,
and the owners hope to set a good well.
The Ellenboro Oil Company are drilling
in their well on the a. c. Rollins lot this
afternoon. Local talent are drilling this
well.
Operators and the general public are
becoming very tired of the unreliable re-
ports that are being continually sent out
by reckless correspondents concerning this
fed.
OIL, CITY. Pa, May 26-Certifcates,
$50 cents. Credit balances, 50 cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

Special 10 the Register
Sistersville. w. Va, May 26.-Elk
Fork caused considerable excitement
among the oil men of this section this
afternoon by adding another gusher TO
her long string of fine producers. The
we'll that is now the talk OF the town IS
Treat & Crawford's No. , B. +. HaW-
kins. considerable distance TO the
northeast of other producers, but
among small wells. 1t will not extend
the pool but short distance.
The Register representative passed
over the reads from this city to Mid
dIebourne to-day. and found them in
better shape than they have been this
wear. The county commissioners have
several gangs of men at work better
ing their condition with stone ana new new
cuIverts. Sixty-three wagons laden
with tubing. casing and oil well sup
plies were passed, enroute to the Elk
Fork and other fields in the interior OF
the county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

Congratulations. Col. Hart, there :
nothing like getting there, is there?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

The REGISTER. embracing It's several
editions. is entered no the Pos-olhce III
Wheeling. ". Va. as second-claSs matter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
special to the Register.


STEUBENVILLE. o.. May 26.-Accord-
in TO correspondence from Laurel HILL OIL
operators have been for seven years wild
eating in west from Toronto until they
have verified the prediction that big field
of oil extends from Turkeyfoot, w Va
10 Bereholz. The oil men. who have never
lost an opportunity to give this territory
q black eve. are working hard TO get
leases between Toronto and Bergholz.
Near Toronto there are twelve gas weIs'
forming line a mile in length, and Tor
seven years have furnished sufficient fuel
for goo fires and their capacity is as great
as ever. There have been six flowing
wells on Island creek for the past seven
years. There are about dozen wells IN
the Knoxville field. even better in produc-
ton than the wells on Island creek. Oil IS
found in the wells al Mooretown, While
The three wells on the Mclean farm, on
Yellow creek, are good for more than 80
barrels per day. Oil was found in the gas
wells found near Knoxville and the gas
wells near Toronto and if these wells had
been shot there is reason TO think there
would be considerable oil TO boast of.
1t is thought the oil lies to the north and
west of the gas wells, as when heavy
sand fifty feet thick was found on the
Mason farm the operator said oil was
near. To quote from the letter: when
the gas wells were drilled oil was only 30
cents per barrel and the oil men said that
they would not work the oil in them, as
gas was what they wanted with the line
laid. If they came west and struck oil
they said they would go towards the river
for gas oil was found in five of the gas
wells. Why is it not worked? The rea-
son is, as long as a certain company is
not successful in leasing land to the north
and west it would be foolish for them to
admit that oil lies in that direction" The
correspondent thinks operations in the di
rection noted would produce gushers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
]. S, rhodes CO.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

We offer for sale the t"
situate at the north
TWELFTH AND WAI-H
This property is J." sharp
21sxGj feet fronting or
and 22x5G4 feet front- O.
street. giving am er"ir
Twelfth street OF =, feet ~
We will positively
and on easy terms.
For particulars. apply I'D
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27
EWING BROS.

a new we'll on the Prentice tract. This
company has a large tract OF land on
Standing Stone, and are in negotia-
tjon for another important lease south
of their developments.
Roberts Bros. shot their No. 20 on
the Oil Tract Saturday. They VIII
commence another at once, and also
make a test for deep oil on the &. +.
Roberts lease, Chestnut Run.
The Fisher Oil Company have leased
several farms south of Burning Springs
amounting to nearly LOCO acres.
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Index to New Advert,sem -nts.

FOURTH PAGE.
For Sale-Bicycle-
V-qnrer-CIrVasSe
Lcst-Packsge.
Wanted-B.cycie
EIGHTH PAGE
Summer Underwear-Geo. +. S'lIeI q ~
s.eiDOov Pianos-F. ". Banner * CO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

Special 10 the Register
Burning Springs. May %. - The
Bridgewater Gas Company have drill
ed in their No. on Patterson, with
prospects for another good we'll in the
"Iniuu." They have their No. Nc
Gosh. on Fishers Fork. about 500 feet
deem. and are now preparing to start
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snecial to the Register.

Special to the Register
Parkersburg, W. Va, May 20
The Barnsdall well in the extension
of the Ogdin field is still being worked
as a mystery.
The Caldwell & Ernst we'll on the
Fresbwater lease is ready for the sec
ond string of casing at 1850 feet.
The Gilbert Oil Company No. ., on
the Shattuck farm. was given success
full shot Tuesday afternoon, and made
quick response. throwing a column oil
oil of the capacity Of the casing clear
TO the top of the derrick. IL IS the
field and the lowest estimate Of its
capacitv. by the operators who saw
the shot. was 125 barrels day.
The Snyder Oil Company's well on
Boonhour drilled in Monday night, IS
also showing up for a splendid pro-
Queer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-27

OIL CITY. Pa, May 26-Certifcates,
SSis cents. Credit balances, 50 cents
Shipments, 9l,1S7 barrels; runs, 1Oi5o3 bar
rels.
NEW YORK. May 25.-Pennsylvania
crude, steady; June So cents bid.
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MbeeIin9 2e9ister

CHARLES II. fancy. General Manager.
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LOST.
WANTED.

WANTED-A girl TO do kitchen work at
g26 Main street. References required.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-21

Washington, Dec. 81 = Saturdays
open session of the senate was brief,
the time being consumed in the intro
duction of bills and resolutions, sew
eral Of the latter calling for informa-
ton from various departments, being
passed During the executive session
the senate received and adopted the
conference report on the bill providing
for the extension of relief to the
miners in the Yukon river country.
A joint resolution was passed pro-
viding for the expenditure of $4,000
more than originally intended upon
the government building at the trans
Mississippi international exposition at
Omaha; that $1,000 be appropriated
for a building at the exposition for
display of the life saving service, and
that the cost of the government dis
play be reduced from $150,000 to $137,-
500. the entire cost of the government
buildings at the exposition to be &c.,
800.
Mr.. Kyle introduced and had passed
a resolution calling upon the secre-
tary of state for all papers from the
Haytian government relating to Ber-
nard Campbell.
On motion of Mr.. Hale the senate
then went into committee of the whole
on the Klondike relief resolution. At
2 p. IN. the senate adjourned until
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1893.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-21

snow. She had gone to sleep there, in
spite of the cold, in a painful attitude
of utter WEAKNESS, with her poor lit
tie head and shoulder propped in an
angle of the icy stone.
One of her old shoes had fallen from
the foot which hung over and lay in the
snow.
Lucien de Hem felt mechanically for
his vest pocket and was suddenly re-
minded that moment before he had
not even found forgotten franc, nor
pourboire for the valet.
However, stirred by an instructive
pity, he approached the little girl, and
would perhaps have carried her in his
arms to give her a night shelter, had
he not seen something shining in the
old shoe as it lay in the snow.
He bent over. 1t was a gold louis.
Some charitable person, a woman,
doubtless, in passing by this Christ
mas eve had seen the shoe in front
of the sleeping child, and had remem-
bered the touching legend. This gen
erous aims had been given so that the
little one might believe in the gifts of
the holy child, and in spite of her dis
tress retain some hope in the goodness
of Providence.
A louis! 1t meant many days of
plenty for the beggar, and Lucien was
about to waken and tell her so, when
he heard voice in his ear, drawing,
thick voice, mumbling:
Here are two days since have been
out of the club. You can cut off my
fist if IL does not come out when the
clock strikes midnight"
Then the young man of %, coming
OF honest stock with magnificent mil
itary record, never failing in honor,
this young man suddenly conceived a
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-21

With Keeling brain anu failing limbs
he tottered over to the leather bench
that encircled the room and threw
himself on it, For some minutes he
gaZed vaguely about this private gam
bling hell in which he had wasted the
best years of his youth, recognizing one
by one the plundered heads of the
players in the bold glare of the three
great green shades. He heard the soft
friction of the gold on the felt and
realized his loss, his ruin; but he re-
membered that at home, in a bureau
drawer, there were two army pistols
which had been bravely used by his
father, General De Hem, in the attack
of Zaatcha. Then utterly worn out, he
slept profoundly
He awoke with parched throat and
glancing at the clock saw that he had
barely slept half hour.
An imperative need to breathe the
night air came over him. The hands
marked a quarter to midnight, and, on
rising and stretching his arms, Lucien
recollected that it was Christmas eve,
and by an ironical freak of memory he
saw himself little child again putting
bedtime
Just then old Dronski, the Pole, a
fixture of the place, in threadbare,
braided livery, came up to Lucien and
mouthed few words in his dirty
beard.
Lend me five francs, Monsieur. Here
are two days since | have been out of
the club and II has not turned up once.
y Laugh at me if you will, but
you may cut off my fist if II does not
come out in few minutes, when the
clock strikes midnight"
Lucien de Hem shrugged his Shout
ders; he had not even the wherewithal
in his pocket to pay the tax known by
the house habitues as 1.-THE Poles
Pence"
He passed into the hall, put on his
hat, his coat, then descended the stairs
with the haste of a fevered person.
During the four hours he had been in
doors heavy snow had fallen and the
street, a central one, walled in by high
houses, was all white Multitudes of
cold stars shone in the blue-black purg-
ed sky.
The ruined man walked rapidly, re-
volving desperate thoughts in his mind,
and was more than ever drawn to the
pistol box in his dressing case drawer.
Suddenly he stopped. He was con-
fronted by a heart-breaking scene.
On a stone bench, placed according
to the old-time custom beside the
monumental door of palace, little
girl of or Z, barely covered by rag
ged black frock, was sitting in the
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-12-21
Stag as Ballast.

Engineer M. of w. Lee, of the B. & Q.
lines west of the Ohio river, has been
experimenting during the past year or
two with Stag for ballast. His plan is to
put about one foot under the ties and it
makes very good ballast. About eigh-
teen miles of the Akron division have
been improved in this wal, but Mr.. Lee $
preference is for gravel when he can
get it. During the past season on the
Trans-Ohio division he has put in 143
miles of new ballast, the principal parc
of which was good, clean gravel. In
addition to the ballasting, the Trans
Ohio division has had 460,9S1 new cross
ties, and there have been thirty-one miles
of new seventy-fve-pound steel rails
laid, replacing sixty pound rails.