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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
Special 10 the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
Pomeroy, o.. January 24.-It is an
undeniable fact that so far oil opera
tiOns in this particular section of the
Ohio Valley have proven disappoint-
ing.
Results in Meigs have been only sufii-
GENTLY emphatic to call for more in
vestigation. and across in West Vir-
ginia Mason has yet to show what she
is capable of. several wells still being
either incomplete or just in the begin
ming. But the leases are still effect
i've and the interest sufficiently keen to
guarantee an active resumption OF
work with better weather conditions.
Plans are. too, being perfected for the
Spring.
Just back of this city. on Thomas
Fork. the we'll of the Keiser Oil Com
pany. locally backed. was shot few
DAYS ago and is not yet sufficiently
cleared out to allow a testing of the
result by pumping.
The Buckeye Salt Company has
very queer well at their works just
above the city. The well was origi-
nallv sunk for salt water and later
deepened for oil. Both were event
ually secured as well as light flow OF
gas. BY an ingenious system oil
piping all three of the products are
controlled and utilized without the one
interfering with the other.
Riddle Bros. of Pittsburg, who
secured extensive leases in the Garlic
ton Hollow locality. back of Kerr's run.
and put a well down fourteen hundred
feet without result last summer, have
apparently abandoned the territory en-
tirely.
Farther up the county in the Letart
precinct. activity has also materially
decreased. although there is yet strong
en- faith in that region than any of the
country yet tested.
Tradition has it that some forty odd
wears ago an explosion occurred on the
Ohio side of the stream from some I'M
accountable gaseous combination that
shook the country for miles around
and left a depression that is yet point
ed out These peculiarities sustain
the hope of gas in quantity and prob
ably gushers difficult 70 control.
The Morris Oil and Gas Company
of Pittsburg. have put in several wells
in this section on both sides OF the
river but if oil has been found in pay
ing quantities it has been very sue
cessfully kept secret. 1t is hardly
probable. however, that such is the
case.
The well put down at Cottageyille
w. Va. inland from this point about
fifteen miles. is a conundrum. 1t was
plugged when the operators left It, but
inQuisitive parties removed the cap.
and beyond a small showing of gas
nothing was discovered.
That portion of Mason county lying
in back of Hartford City and stretch
ing across TO the Kanawha Valley. IS
the region upon which is based the
hopes Of the Venture Oil Company, OF
Wheeling. This company put in cou-
ple Of wells on the Rayburn farm. near
Letart Falls. but the results were dis
appointing and they have dropped down
to the point Of their original selection.
These operations very nearly cover
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
MARTINS FERRY.


Mrs Elizabeth Boyd died Sunday even
ing at O'Clock. at her late residence on
Fifth street. from inaammatory rheuma-
tism and complication of other diseases.
She was a sufferer from rheumatism for
twelve years and for ten years has been
unable to walk. She leaves two sons.
Baker and Carl. and one daughter. Miss
Ora. The deceased will be buried a, Mid
dIebourne next Tuesday.
Patrick Reddy. of Clark street died yes
terday afternoon at o'clock.
Henry Meisenhelder was stricken with
paralysis Saturday evening and is in a
serious condition.
Smith Morris Of New Castle, Pa. is the
guest Of Leo Smith. Of South Broadway.
johnson Windard of Kittanning Pa.
left for home yesterday after several days
visit with his uncle. +. J. Anthony.
Walter Tweedy. son Of George Tweedy.
is very low with typhoid. Recovery is
doubtful
Stanton McMasters. OF Nj. Pleasant. was
calling on friends yesterday
George Crimmel. of Moundsvile, return
ed home yesterday after a visit with friends
here
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
"YANK SHOCKED
At the Heavy Fine Imposed Upon Him by
Judge Kelly.


Under the above caption. the Toledo
Blade contains an article of interest TO
Wheeling persons as Kenny formerly
lived on the South Side. After he left
Wheeling ne gained quite reputation as
"a pugiist and was several times taken
for Jim Corbett, ON account of his re-
semh'ance TO the champion. 'Yank
s'UEged newspaper man in Toledo. was
sentenced TO the wOrkhouse and escaped.
The remainder of the story is taken from
the Blade:
There was a Craniug of nccks and "a
buz of conversation among the crowd OF
loungers In Police Court this morning
when the name Of "Nank' Kenny was
called The pugilist had los, his jaunty
air and stately tread as he silently stepped
from the pen and faced Judge Kelly. He
looked ass if he had not slept well. and
there We're dark rings under his downs
cast eyes.
You are charged with escaping from
the wo~khouse." said Police Clerk Weier.
What is your plea. guilty or not guilty.
Guilty" replied Kenny i'm a low voice.
"You are sentenced to pay 6ue of 500
and COSTS" said his honor "and will stand
committed at the workhouse until fine
and costs are paid. The maximum fine
for Jhis odeuse is "a zine of $3.50 and costs"
Kenny started as if stuug when sem
Jeuce was imposed. He hoped TO get off
with 'ght sentence. He looked helpless
ly around the room. but did not see a.
friendly face. d, was led below and
locked up. Later he was taken to the
works to serve out his long sentence.
Unless Kenny pays his fine he will serve
$50 days iu Che workhoUsc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
oRAroRIo SOCIETY
To Pay Fraternal Visit to BelIaire This
EyeninC

EseninG
Tonight, with the Oralorio Societys
start for EeIaire. the coming two weeks
of musical enjoyment begins. All the
prominent organizations come before the
public i'm the time embraced i'm that limit
and each should De encouraged by the
other. and am 10y the community styled
musical Wheeling" This evenings trip
however. is only the preliminary to to-
morr0w's presentation in Bellaire of The
Holy City. sacred cantata. i'm two
parts The first sets forth the desire for
higher life. and in the second this de
sire is realized The whole is beautifully
and inspiringly worked out.
The solo and qUartette parts for tho
Wheeling concert. February 18th are i'm the
keeping of "Clary. Hike" Mckinley"
and "Du0t." the same artists to give
miscellaneous programme the part of
the evening not taken up with the cam
t1ta. A similar arrangement will be car
red out tomorrow evening by a quar-
.stte of which Wheeling is proud. Mrs.
Frank Hupp soprano. Mrs. PEBBLES Ta-
tuu. alto. Mr.. Archibald y. Taylor bass
baritone. and MI VIII Clcmans. tenor.
~
reGectIng credit on AR Paris r. Meyers.
che conductor and arranger
Musical enthusiasm was always at
home i'm Mont dc Chartal long famed for
the ahlesJ instruction in this branch OF
art but public demonstration Of this
enthusiasm is booked for next Friday
evening January 29th. I'm honor of Sister
ST. Angela. djrectress of the academy. who
ain celebrate her silver Jubilee on that
dly Through the coaching and costume
irE of the students 10y Niss Emma d.
Johnson. of Meadville Pa. well known
for artistic perception 10 IN, patrons and
friends of the school ably assisted by
Miss Emma Forbes, daughter of Hon.
Hannibal Forbes of this city and Miss
stella L1uehney. of Pittsburg. those in
v.tcd Will enjoy the pleasure of an in
t.reStiuE evening with THE Nrkado."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
SPORTING NEWS.

Secretary-Treasurer VIM. Fette has
issued a bulletin showing the official
averages of players in the teams Of
the South Side League, which cannot
Do published in full this morning, on
account of lack of space. Marshner, of
the +, nous team, leads with 159;
KnObe. famous, 157; Jackson, Auro-
ras and Weitzel Famous. 1876: Camp
bell. Famous. 155. The Famous team
appears to outclass all the other clubs
in the League.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
coL0RED PEOPLE ORGANIZE

CHICAGO. January PA number Of
prominent colored people of this city and
State to-day organized The Civic League
of the State of Illinois. The object Of
the league is to get the moral support Of
the North to enable the league TO educate
its kindred i'm the South and to endeavor
to get trades unions to raise The bar they
have placed against the admission OF col
ored men. The league also expects to
make the members Of their race respected
by the white people i'm the communities in
n.hich thnN live.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
The NEW EDITOR
or the st. Louis GIobe-Democrat Nance
Yesterday.

ST. LOUIS No. January 24-Captain
Harry King. chief editorial writer Of the
paper. has been appointed to succeed the
late Joseph p. McCullash as editor Of the
S.. Louis Globe Democrat.
Captain King has been I'm practical
charge of the paper for the last TWO years.
No change Will be made in the policy or
style of the paper. To-morrow's paper
will contain no announcement Of the ap-
pointment.
Captain Henry King was born at Salem
O.. in 1871. His parents later moved to
Quincy H. Captain King gained his first
knowledge of the newspaper business ON
the Quincy Whig on which paper he held
successfully every position from copy boy
TO editorial writer. When the war broke
out Captain King was editor Of the Quincy
Wing. He took the field as an aide on the
staff of General Mcpherson.
At the close of the war Governor Ogles-
by. of Illinois, appointed him military
agent of the State with rank of colonel.
In 1869 Captain King removed to Topeka.
Kas.. and established paper In 1883 he
was offered and accepted an editorial po-
sitiou upon the s.. Louis Globe Democrat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
NI-InEN LII

WASHINGTON. January 4.-With the
exception of the time during which she at
tended divine services. eX-Queen Liliuoka-
Iani of Hawaii remained in her apart
ments at the Shoreham to-day. This morn
ing. accompanied by her Hawaiian attend
ants. she attended ST. Johns Episcopal
Church. within two blocks of the hotel.
United States Treasurer Morgan was the
only caller on her majesty during the day
and he came to pay his respects and to in
wife the Queen to inspect The gold and sill
Yer vaults I'm the Treasury building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
PARTICULARS IN MEXICO.

CITY OF MEXICO. January 2L-Earth-
ouakes couurrc in the State Of OaXaca
and that city n5s been shaken severely
by the trepidatory shock. Scientists he
heve volcano is forming among the hills
and the continued seismic movement has
excited alarm in several districts. while on
the Pacific coast the ocean is I'm continual
commotion. caused by submarine eNplo-
sions sending huge waves on the shore
and terrifying fishermen who still boldly
venture out.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
HANGED 70 A TREE.
4 Negro Who Attempted Criminal As
sault on a Young Lady, Taken from Jail
By "A Mob

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. January PA
special to the Citizen from Tallahassee.
Fla. says:
Pierce Taylor. a young negro who at
tempted an assault upon Miss Emma APP
thorp last Sunday night. was taken from
the iail last night by mob and hanged
to a tree in the Jail yard. Taylor had con-
fessed to the crime. Early this morning
a mob of about a dozen men went to the
Jail and at the point Of a revolver secured
from the cook the keys to the outer gate
of the jail. other doors were broken
through with sledge hammers and cold
chisels until the negro was secured. This
was the first lynching that has ever oc-
CURED i'm this county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
: PER CENT. PER ANNUM.

On small savings; on weekly pay
ments. This is what the Consolidated
Building. Loan and Trust Company
is paying its members. Does 1t inter-
est YOU? If SO. call at the office OF the
Company. 1918 Market street, for fl;r-
Their particulars. Stock issued daily.
Open Saturdays to $50 p. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
ACCEPTED A CALL.

Rochester. n. Y, January 24.-Rev.
Or Henry Anstice. of st. Luke's Epis-
copaI Church. this city, tonight an
nonnced 10 his congregation that he
had accepted call to the Church OF
ST Matthias Philadelphia. and tender
ed his resignation to take effect May /.
mr. Apstice has been pastor of St.
Iuke's since 1866. is Dean Of the Ro-
chester church and president Of the
Glorious
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25

The 81 Sterling Bicycle is in town
very much It is the same great wheel
it has always been, without and equal.
Call and see it.
T. \. HOGE & CO,
1868 Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25

A Rogers heavy silver plated knife or
fork given by the Wheeling Bakery in
redeeming tin seals This is the most
sunerb article ever offered by the Bak-
ery Every home should have a com
nlete SET of silver knives and forks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25

For sixty cents the Daily Register
will no sent TO any address outside Of
the city during the session of the Les
islature
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25

You are cordially invited to attend
q grand opening. concert and lunch, at
the Netropole Saloon, 1922 Chapline
street. Monday evening. January 25th
j Is and Coss Albinger, prOprietors
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
SUNDAY BEFORE ELECTION.
A Number of Petty Violations Of the
L.w Reported.

An Attempt at Criminal Assault
Early Yesterday Morning on a
Lady While Going to Church-A
Knock-down on North Main
Strest-Drunken individuals on
the Street-Everything Free and
Basy-Some Anti-ElectiOn Incl
dents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25

the important work in the upper sec
ton of this new field.
Other cCmpaies with leases, are as
follows Henry Oil Company, leases
covering territory in the Letart sec
ton of both Ohio and West Virginia.
also leases back of Mason and New
Haven. Brown Oil Company, holding
territory adjoining the Stewart Oil
Company in Great Bend also leases in
Jackson county, w. Va, in the vicinity
of RavenswoOd T. B. Young, leases
individually secured in both States
about Letart. supposed to be at the Op-
tion of a leading Pittsburg company.
Riddle Brothers, with leases adjoining
territory secured by Capt. Wick Hay
man. of Letart, both in the immediate
vicinity of the Norris Oil and Gas Com
anys holdings McCalmOnt Oil Com
pany. controlling 1000 acres two miles
back of Letart Ohio. Van Der WORT
{, Shelton. of Dunkirk n. Y, five
thousand acres on Little Mill creek.
backof RavenswoOd, in Jackson county,
w. Va. and numerous companies who
have had agents privately at work in
the territory throughout the entire past
season. and whose probable action is
extremely indefinite.
The Wheeling Gas Company and Nc
Clelland & Son, the latter of Pittsburg,
secured desirable territory in the re-
giOn back of Mason county. beyond the
areas controlled by the Venture Oil
Company. aud both have announced
intentions of boring in the spring.
New York parties have been looking
into the conditions up the Kanqwha
valley above Point Pleasant, and Homer
Smith of that town holds individual
leases Of considerable extent in differ
ent sections of the county, principally
for speculative purposes.
out along the line of the Kanawha q
Michigan railroad in Meigs county, is
the Dexter district a territory that
promised much and afforded but little.
Special 10 the Register.
Parkersburg, W Va. January "a
The Henderson, field is still coming to
the front as an oil center The Than
hOuser Nc came in a Gusher last
night and will be good for at least 100
barrels day. The well was just COM
pleted this morning and in the twenty
four hours just passed put 90 barrels
in the tank.
Mallory Brothers, of Sistersville.
have just completed a fine well on
small lease of the Jack Morten's farm.
i'm the Henderson, field. The well was
shot last night and is showing up splen-
didly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
WIRE LIVING N SIN.
-uu. Wheeling Statesmen
@ Sabbath IN Jail.


tire CITY Where He IS
as Salesman for a
use. and Puts Up at a
aIe Boarding House with
as Man and Wifo-His
Appears ON the scene
Both crested - The
Lodged i'm Jail but His
zoo sick 20 be Removed.
be Healed.
n adultery and arrest
aut sworn ont by his
him with desertion, are
.va prominent Pennsyl-
for a Wheeling
sabbath cay in JAIL About
middle aged gentle
very handsome
to- the city from
secured board
sa.onable boarding
T Main street as man
Gentleman secured a
.#r- salesman for a
r.1rs works of this
his supposed wife lived
...r happily tlge- her
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-25
A COLLISION

a collision, which might have been
attended with more disastrous results
occurred last night, between a team
owned by Burns & Church. and driven
by an employe of that firm, and electric
car No. 30. The vehicle was not SER
iCusly damaged. but the motor head
light and fender were crushed
The times., 1897-05-03
The Transxaal Question.

The attitude OF Great Britain with regard
ness and friction in Europe. 1t is conceded
that joint tremonstrance from Russia, Ger
many and Austria is likely to come 10 Lon
don before many days, and it is notimpos-
sible that France may sign it, too. IL so,
then the continent Of Europe practically viii
be 8 unit against England. Diplomatic
tended as a warning TO Lord Salisbury
that the three kaisers have decided Oh pro-
tecting the Transvaal republic; consid-
ering that European political as We'll as
commercial interests demand peace in
South Africa II serious trouble, involv-
ing the probability of international war, is
ment, what is?
Dangers like these do not in the least
damp the warlike ardor OF Mr.. Chamber
lain. A British squadron rides at anchor
in Delagoa Bay, where Portugal has sold
a small island TO the Queen. Hostile
preparations are being pushed in England
and at the Cape with feverish energy.
The government no longer conceals its
intention to bring a force of native In
dian troops from Madras and Bombay to
fight the Beers. and, although the an
nouncement has raised a howl Of indig-
nation among English Liberals, it makes
no matter. The Sikhs and Ghurkas will
go just the same, If home complications
do not compel change from the current
policy and intentions of the coloni al office.
Taken in connection with the Eastern
imbroglio, the Transvaal question at once
assumes an interesting and ominous ap-
pearance The "casus belli'' for the
armed settlement of old scores created 10y
theEastern question may come from the
Cape of Good Hope, rather than from
Crete or Greece.
The times., 1897-05-03
WOODWARD
maneLOTHROP, and
A Modern H0uSefurniShing
Department.
10th. l1th and F SIS. N. w.

Every housekeeper is now in
terested in the Spring house
clearing, and doubtless will need
some of the many helps we have
in our great Housefurnishing
Store. Every known labor-sav-
ing device is there and many
sorts of recent invention, each
with a distinctive feature and
some particular point of merit to
recommend it. Time, worry and
money may be saved by visiting
this great house-supply depart
ment, which carries the largest
and most complete assortment of
the best makes of housefurnish-
ings south of Philadelphia. We
also show a wonderfully COM
plete line of Chiuaware, Glass
ware, Woodenware, Tinware.
ETC., and for like qualities the
prices are the lowest possible to
name.
The times., 1897-05-03

minded representatives, of the best ele-
ments in Americ6h sugar society.
The pardon horn OF the dilemma would
Seem naturally to appeal to the Executive
mind; but for the fact that, in that case,
the other horn would present a very sh arp
point of popular Indignation and resent
ment. Perhaps way out Of the diff
Guilty could be found IL Republican Senator'S
and others who .took sugar in THEIRS if
they really did SO, would now come for
ward, confess their fault, and be forgiven
along with the recalcitrant witnesses.
Otherwise, we do not see how the dilemma
before the Administration and party is
to be escaped. 1t does not appeal to our
Judgment as matter in connection with
which the '.sound business methods OF
Senator Hanna would be of much avail;
and, in short, we are unable to even guess
how the high contracting parties are going
to get out Of the scrape.
With regard to all such problems no doubt
the only thing for the public to do is TO
wait and see (which way the cat will
1uInp!''
The times., 1897-05-03

driven back I'm that direction, it would
show that he had been cut Off from the.
main body of the Greek army ut Phar-
sala, and that ought to precipitate the final
defeat OF Prince Constantine, Which we
cannot regard as otherwise than inevita-
BILE, unless Intervention should come be-
fore 1T has a chance to happen.
1t may be that Russia has ordered the
Sultan to refrain from administering the
coup de grace at this moment. That
would not seem consistent with the recent
strong pressure, indeed, to prevent Edhem
Pasha from continuing operations that In
few days might seem to promise the
capture of the crown prince and his army
and dignity the conqueror with The coveted
Moslem title OF ''Ghaz - 1t is possible
that news from the front has been sup
pressed This mornings dispatches ought
to tell US something or other in thatcase.
1t does not appear that Greece has
volunteered any cry for mercy, and this
is causing dsquetude in Western cabinet
circles, especially in that of Lord Sails
bury. Reports from London significantly
confirm the opinion advanced by this
journal; that England is being whipped
more severely than the HelIenes, and 1t
is rather evident that the British govern
ment appreciates the fact very keenly.
A continuation OF the present status daily
brings into startling relief the kicked
and Isolated condition of the British En-
pire, in the face of the firm alliance now
Austria. Both Great Britain and the new
'Kaiserbund'' are wooing France. For
tunately for the last-narned, its foreign
affairs are in the capable hands of Mr..
HanotauX, and 1t would be strange il he
does not work the situation for all it is
worth. In the end, w hicheyer of the Gle
nents is best able to repay French friend
ship with concessions, guarantees and the
satisfaction of national sentiment. and
territorial ambitions. probably VIII sue
ceed in winning the game OF the Gaelic
alliance
AS matters stood yesterday. IL appeared
very much like a life-and-death struggle
for England. With France in accord with
the Emperors, the isolation OF Great
Britain would become complete. That it
is SO regarded, even now. in Berlin, Vienna
and st. Petersburg, is apparent from the
unconcealed intention in those quarters
to call a halt on British movements in
South Africa. But France may not yet
be lost to John Bull The Rothschil,ls
dynasty is much the same power there
that 1T is In England. Once it was able
to dethrone Louis Philippe and elevate
Louis Napoleon and to crush him in turn
when tired of him. 1t is d far stronger
power today. Events In Europe, Asa and
Africa; the peace OF the whole eastern
hemisphere, perhaps. wait on the decision
Of the French republic, as 10 which side
or the. European balance she VIII throw
her weight on.