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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-06

CHICAGO, Aug 5.-seven and prob
ably eight lives we're lost in an exPlo-
sion which took place this evening, dur
Ing a fire in the northwestern grain ell
evator at Cook and west Water streets.
Three of the dead are firemen, the body
of another fremen is thought to be bur-
led in the ruins of the elevator, and
three people were blown into the Chi
cagu river From the force with which
tho explosion swept the spot on which
they were standing, It Is certain that
they must have been instantly killed,
Either the bursting of boiler or the
explosion of mill dust caused the awful
havoc.
The three flremen who were killed by
the falling walls OF the elevator were:
Jacob ]. schnur, John ]. Coogan, Jacob
s. stramer.
The injured: Charles II. CoRway,ar
man, burned about face and hands and
body crushed; may die. Chief Dennis
Swenie, right foot crushed, left arm
wrenched and painfully burned. Fire
Marshal Campion, burned about face.
Lieutenant Smith, both legs crushed.
Lieutenant w. II. Bartlett, leg crushed.
Assistant Engineer Benjamin Blanch-
ard, badly bruised. John 4. Smith, In
jured by debris. william Mcclure, M
teen years old, both feet crushed. Thorn
as Engle, plpemau, cut about face ana
hands, and internally injured. Ignatius
Bond, cut by falling glass. Captain
John j. Evans, struck by debris anu
rendered unconscious, serious, William
Thompson, hit by falling glass.
Besides these, dozens OF iiremen and
passers-by were more or less cut and
bruised by glass and flying debris.
The origin OF the blaze is believed to
have been In the vicinity OF the boiler
house. Accumulated dust as dry and
inflammable as gunpowder that had
been pillng up for years, formed ready
means tor the fire. II spread with
great rapldIty and then came a terrific
explosion, completing the work OF scat
tefing the fire throughout the entire
structure.
Just as the flremen were getting into
position for advantageous work, and
nearly all the members of engine COM
pany No. were mounting ladders and
bringing leads OF hose to play on the
interior from the upper windows, there
came q roar that could be heard for half
mile, the roof was raised high In the
air and the walls came down with a
crash.
The force OF the explosion was 60
great that the eastern wall was hurled
into the river, the west wnll was tum-
bled down upon the heads of the unfor-
tunate men below and the roof was
torn into mighty fragments and distri-
buted for blocks around. Every window
in the vicinity OF the elevator was shat
tered by the conclusion, dozens OF per-
sons were struck by flying debris and
several small lres resulted from falling
timbers that we're stlll afame. At JEFF
ferson street and Carroll avenue many
blocks distant, great burning masses OF
wreckage fell upon four wagons loaded
with hay, and set them in flames.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-06
A MONTHS WORK
In the States Oil Fields Reviewed
by the Intelligencer.
THE ELK FORK NEW PRODUCTION
1. Credited to the aIAnninRtOR District,
Though It Properly Is TributAry 90 the
slstsrsvills FisId-Aotlvitytn the Rltshis
aud Weed Csanty FisldS-rhs Low
Price orOn is DissOuraEinE ths Smaller
Operators Ofths stats.

The month OF July in the oil fields Of
the state is considerably ahead OF any
other month for this year in the num-
ber of wells completed. new production
and new work starting, and the indl-
cations are that the present month will
far exceed July, During July there was
n total OF one hundred and seventy
seven wells completed In the defined
districts Of the state and OF this number
forty-two were dry holes, leaving a to-
tai OF one hundred and thirty-hve pro-
ducing wells ranging In production from
ten to 1900 barrels day. with total
new production for the state OF 9,2e5
barrels day. This exceeds the new
production OF June 1000 barrels, and
that of May stlll more The Manning
ton field leads the list in the matter OF
business done during the month, and
has to Its credit total OF sixtY-eight
wells completed, OF which ton were dry
holes and fifty-elght producers with a
production of 6.4b9 barrels q day. or an
average of little more than one hum
dred barrels day 90 each well. This
IA the best showing that has been made
In any OF the southwest fields for long
time, The reason the Mannington field
shows up 50 well In the monthly report
Is on account of the Elk Fork feld.
which IL classed with the new work Of
the Warrington field. The National
Transit Company which handles the
oil from all the fields in this section,
divides the oil territory Into districts,
and the Elk Fork territory lies In the
Mannington district, because the oil
from that field Is pumped directly TO
the station at Downs, q mile east Of
Mannlngton. although the Elk Fork
territory practically is In the sistersvllle
field.
Below Will be found n table giving a
list of all the work done in the fields Of
the state during July. including the to-
tai number OF wells drilled, dry holes.
and producing wells with the new pro-
ductiou:
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LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Evening
News this afternoon publishes a letter
from a Calcutta volunteer relteratns
the statement that during the recent
rioting there the artillery fired point
blank at mob OF five thousand mill
hands, who were marching to Join the
rioters, with the result that 1900 OF the
natives were killed.
The secretary OF state for India, Lord
George Hamilton, was questioned In the
house Of commons on July 0, as to the
accuracy OF the native report that 1900
persons were killed during tho rioting
which had then Just occurred IN the Vi
clnity OF Calcutta. as one Of the results
OF the stringent measures taken by the
government officials to prevent tho
spread and stamp out the bubonic
plague. He replied that about seven
persons were killed and that about
twenty were wounded during the riots
referred 10.
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NATIONAL BANKS
An Abstract of the Reports Showing
Their Condition In May.

fheir Oonulttoh IN may
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The alb
stract of reports of condition of national
banks on May Il. is accompanied by a
diagram prepared by the comptroller of
the currency and the chief OF the bureau
OF statistics. The diagram displays
graphically the growth and changes In
the principal Items Of resources OF ma
tIonal banks from 1864 10 1895 inclusive.
In October. 1864, the capital of the sos
banks amounted to SS6,s00,0O0: a year
later tine number OF banks had increased
to 1913 and the capital 10 $780,, 100000.
The capital gradually increased to
1904, SOC, 900 on October /, 1875, the high
est point reached until 1898. when II
mounted to S509,7O0,0O0 The increase
thereafter was gradual until 1892, when
the highest point was reached, namely
S6S6, 600 900. In the fall OF 1895 II had de-
clned to S6IS, 100000.
Loans and discounts reached their
maximum between 1854 and 1850; in 1875
the amount was S9si,700,O00. In 1880 that
amount was exceeded by s56,3O0. 900;
rlth Cne exception from that dnte. in
1892, there was n rapid increase and the
highest point was reached IL October,
1892, namely, SIN, 100000. In 1898, there
was drop 20 S1,S43,bOn,OOO, but re-
covery in 1895 to S2O5o. 100000. In the
fall OF 1856 there was q decline to 81, $685.
sol. .0Ce.
The average rer capita OF banking
funds Of all national banks in the
United States in 1926 is shown to be
s?1 II, varying from minimum OF i2 79
in Arkansas TO q maximum of sl20 30 in
Massachusetts. The diagram shows the
average In each state.
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Wood county showed up in first-class
style and judging from the monthly re-
port, is becoming quite an oil field,
Most of the new work in Rltchie couh-
ty Is being done In the Cornwallis aud
Cairo fields and the wells are good ones.
Peasants county was little slow dur
ing the month. and Of the total number
OF wells drilled in that county, almost
one-half OF them wero dry holes. There
is some good territory In that county
and II Is being developed slowly. The
wells drilled In there are In the shallow
or Cow run sand. and while they are
not very large, they are good stayers,
and will produce for years, at least that
has been the experience Of the opera
tors In that section.
In addition TO the districts mentioned
above In the table there ure n number
of wells scattered around In other parts
OF the state OF which mention cannot be
made In tabular form, q great many OF
which ore producing little oil. A re-
port of the wildcat work going on in
the outside counties Of the state cannot
be given, as II Is impossible to get a full
account OF the work. but It is n fact
that there Is a great deal of 1t In the
southern river counties.
That the statement made In the arst
part OF this article, In regard 20 the
present month promising better than
the past, Is true, win be seen by the ta-
BILE which follows:
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Rntohford,. ThIrd nnII,tIn.

COLUMBUS. Aug. 5.-BuiletIn No. 3,
by President Ratchford to the coal min
ers, recalls the meeting OF the labor
chiefs at Wheeling and their unanimty
and asserts that II the miners lose 1t
will be their own fault. Western Penn
sylvanla has added 1000 miners to the
list OF strikers. This includes three De-
Armltt mines. De Armitt says West
Virginia operators contributed $4,000
through miners officials to stop coal
mining In Ohio and Pennsylvania, He
is dehed to make the charge direct
against any miners officials. West
Virginia is now the battle ground. A
more thorough campaign Is TO be start
ed there. Miners are congratulated for
onnd order
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CHARLEsTON OIrY CouNcIL
Mssts for Flrst Time for Pour MontAI.
LlqN0r License War.


Special Dispatch TO tho IntelliEencar.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Aug. 5-Fof
the first time since April there was
meeting OF the city council to-day. II
will be remembered that when the IL
quor licenses expired on May LIST the
council and county court ciashed on po-
litieal ground, and the result has been
that during the greater part OF the last
three months the city has been infested
with "speakeasles,"
Recently eight members OF the ooun-
ell met and granted licenses to seven
teen saloonkeepers, who have been re-
ceiving a daily fine OF $50 a day from the
mayor. as the latter claims they are not
legally licensed. The same question
came up again tonight and was voted
down. The mayor and his faction are
on top. and will do nothing until they
have assurances that their friends will
be granted license.
Tho resolution was passed demanding
an investigation OF alleged corruption
on the part OF certain councilmen. The
city papers have stated It Is common
talk that certain members have ac-
cepted brlbes, and committee COM
posed OF eX-Mayor Pemberton, DIR. Put
ney and Councilman Price was aPpoiat-
ed to begin the investigation.
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Special Dispatch to tho Intelligeneer.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The district
supreme court. Justice L, q, Mccomas
presiding, to-day ratified as of this ju-
risdlctlon, the Judgment OF the Kama
wha (w. Va) circuit court, requiring
John w, Gentry to pay his wife, Kath-
leen X. Gentry, q stated sum per month
as alimony. The courts order Is that
Mrs. Gentry, lately divorced, shall re-
ceive the sum OF $50 per month from and
including n given date, besides costs
and counsel fees. II is understood the
defendant viii decline to obey, or has so
expressed himself, In which event other
proceedings will doubtless be instituted.
Mr.. Gentry is n clerk in the geological
survey. at a salary of 500 per month,
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NEW YORK. Aug. 5-sllver bullion
experienced to-day, the most violent
break of the entire seasons decline. In
London the price dropped onc-half pen
ny per ounce from yesterdays price.
selling Mt twenty-five and three-fourth
pence per ounce, as against twenty
seven and onC-half pence month ago.
The New York price fell 10 ilfty.nve
and thrce-foutth cents bid, break OF
one and one-fourth cents an ounce from
yesterday, and Of four aud oae-fouFth
cents within a month. AZ this price, the
bullion value OF the silver dollar Is a
trne more than forty-threc cents
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5,-Reports
from the eastern part of the state tell
of much damage by the storp OF early
this morning. At Eckley, near HaZel-
ton, Andrew Hulaski was struck and
killed by lightning while sitting at a
window. The Hotel Fairview at Mount
Pocono was struck by a bolt, but no
serious damage resulted although the
guests were badly scared. At Strouds-
burg the house OF Mrs Crowley was
struck md the family was stunned.
Barn buildings at and near Chambers
burg and bloomsbury were destroyed
by lightning and many valuable crops
Nnrn rninel
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-, TARIFF COMPARISONS.
How the DInglsy Rates Compare with
Those OF the Wilson Blil.

NhuhN VI hhN .hfs
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 5.-The
completed comparison of the tariff bill,
prepared by Mr.. Charles II. Evans, the
tariff expert, was mnde public to-day.
The following are some of the compnrl-
cons. in addition 20 those given last
week:
The average ad valorem duty on the
flax, hemp and jute schedule is lower
In the new law than in the Wilson law.
That OF the Wilson law was 1894 per
cent. The present law Is 45,is per cent.
The average ad Valorem OF the pulp,
paper and book schedule under present
law IL 1880 per cent. Under the Wilson
law 22.lS per cent.
The average ad vnlorem OF the sum
dry schedule under the Dingley law is
1895 per cent; under the Wilson law II
was 2i.7g per cent,
The total value OF articles transferred
from the free list to the datiable list Is
placed at siOi,s6s,oil. Only two articles
were transferred from the dutiable to
the free list. These were coccanuts In
the shell, and sheep dips,
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nnli,r nInLrr,, A,.nrIntior.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug, 5.-Tho
American boiler makers association to-
day held It's final sosslon OF its annual
convention. There were no regular
papers before the delegates and the scs.
sion was spent In a general discussion ot
technical questions affecting details Of
boiler construction Resolutions were
adopted nnd referred Ia n committee
providing for protection against lntcrfor.
Cncc by pnrllea not directly engaged In
the manufacture Of boilers, etc, Tho fol.
lowing officers were oicctcd' President
j. Hartley Philadelphia; secretary H.
~ Meier. 81, Louis, treasurer Il. Hnmo
mond, buffalo; FIRST vice prc1lJcnt,
James Lappnn, plilaburEh. second Vice
president, Dan Conloy, Cleveland. third
vtcc president, John o'iiricn, IT, Louis
H. Louis wlB decided upon as the next
place of meeting ana the convention then
udiuutnO1
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formed. The band played patriotic
music and slowly moved up Carson
street. stopping at each corner.
The merchants all along the route
came forward with liberal contributions
OF everything needed and soon the
wagons were filed AT the South Side
market liberal contributions OF vegeta-
bles were placed on the wagons.
A large mass meeting OF the miners OF
the MoRangaheia Valley was held at
Roscoe this afternoon to devise means
for carrying on the strike and To induce
the few men at the mines at Elizabeth,
Bunalo and Webster to come out 1t was
decided to organize marching party
and this will be done In few days.
The miners families along the Mnnon-
gahela Valley are reported 10 be wanting
the necessaries OF life,
Destltutlon Is prevalent at every min
ing hamlet and hundreds OF families
have not had enough TO eat for several
days,
At Monongahela City a soup house has
been started and committee appointed
TO solicit provisions,
EyictlnE Strikers.
Eviction OF strikers from company
houses was begun to-day by the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company.
A house to house canvass Is being made,
and when miner announces to the com
pany official that he Is on a strike, tht
notice TO quit the premises In five days
IL served. This move OF the company Is
creating considerable apprehension
among the men.
The promised surprise mnteriallzel
late tonight when It was learned that
new men had been secured to operate the
Oak Hill mine tomorrow. Superintend-
ent II. b, DeArmitt would not say where
the men came from. nor how he proposed
to get them into the pit without a con.
flict, but he says the company 10 deter
mined to work the mine at all hazards.
Justice OF the Peace Semmens did not
render his decision In the Dolan riot caso
to-day. He says It will not be given ex.
cept in the presence OF the attorneys for
both Eides.
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BUFFALO, Aug. 5,-Trom informa-
ton received by Secretary Turner. OF
the citizens q. A, r. committee, $3.50
veterans will participate In the grand
parade during the National cncamp-
ment. New York heads the list with
10000 veterans, Pennsylvania follows
with 5000, while tho estimates from IL
llnolr Ohio, md Massachusetts arc 5000
each, Tho state divisions will march In
the order OF their organization, with the
exception that New York will bring UP
the rear uut Of courtesy TO tho visitors.
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BERLIN. Aug. 5,-The Loknl Ang,
zelger published n dispatch from Var.
doe, the Norwegian Island In the Arc.
tic ocean und site OF the most north,
crn fort in Europe, which Gays that the
object seen floating In the White Sea
on July II, by Captain Lehman, Of tn,
Dutch steamer Dorirccht, and which
was believed to be the balloon in which
Professor Andreo started on Sunday
July II. from Amsterdam island, in hi
attempt to cross the North Pole. turns
to be the body OF n whale, which, float
ing on the sea, bore close resemblance
to the top Of balloon. The whale wal
towed into Yurdoc harbur
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PRINCETON, Ind. Aug. 5.-Llewey-
IAN, in charge OF the marching coal
miners. about three hundred strong, has
succeeded In setting the miners out at
Ayrshire, Jackson, Hartwell and Pet
ersburE, II is predicted that the min
ers at Roonvilla and Evansville will go
out In the next twenty four hours and
the Newburg mines will be closed later
on and the miners In Central and West
erA Kentucky will be crusaded. There
Is no violence being resorted to by the
marchers at any point.
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ohio Nntlonnl psmocrnllo Convention.

COLUMBUS. Aug, 5.--At the meeting
OF tho state central committee OF the
National Democrats to-day It was de-
clded to call state convention In this
city September s and 0 to nominate n
state ticket. Tho temporary orgnnfza-
tlon for the convention and other de-
tails will be looked after by the state
executive committee. There will be one
delegate for each one thousand votes
and fraction over fyc hundred cast for
Cleveland In 1892, and the convention ls
expected to be large one.
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r.hrrnl nnd slntn AnthorItIt. CIa.h,

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Aug. 8.
Federal Judge John A. Williams, of Ar
kansas, who a few days ago issued at
Munitou, u sweeping Injunction in be-
half Of the Mutual Life Insurance Co,
of New York, restraining insurance
commissioner McNall, of Kansas, from
preventing this insurance company
from doing bHsiSess In Kansas, said to-
day I'm regard 10 the report that Cover
nor Leedy and the state administration
proposed to contest the order: II Is
sued that order in the discharge OF my
duty as federal judge because / be-
lleve that under the laws of Kansas this
company Is entitled 70 transact Its busi-
ness In that state as long as It IL shown
TO be In n solvent condition. That is the
principal requisite for securing n Ii
cense under the state laws, II the state
authorities oppose my order, the mat
ter will get into the federal courts for
settlement"
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Blshop Henry
C. Potter. Of New York, arrived on the
Germanlc to-day from Liverpool.
When asked II he had come over pre-
pared to nrbltrate the troubles OF the
striking coal miners, he said: II have
not been asked to arbltrate In this
matter
"will you II you are requested to do
so2" was asked.
II must wait until have been re-
quested to do so before can answer
that question" replied the bishop.
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MARIETTA, o.. Aug, 1.-TWO hun
dred miners along the line OF the zanes-
vile and Ohio River railroad between
this city and zanesyille went out last
night and this morning, out Of sympathy
for the striking miners. They were re-
ceiving the ecalc prices. All but the
Stone and Wlneford miners went out
yesterday morning. The supply OF eaaI
for the GAINESVILLE 6 Ohio Is now cut on
with but little on hand.
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DIRE DISASTER.
Eight Persons Killed in a Chicago
Elevator Fire,
AND MANY OTHERS INJURED.

The BulIding Takes Fire, and Jast as ths
Firemsn Get to Work an Awful EIplo-
slon Occurred, LIfIlnE the Roof High In
tho AIR, and Bringing the Walls Down
with CraSh-Thrss People Blown Into
the Chicago Rlvsr-Every Window In
Vicinity OF the Elevator shattered by
tho cOnou,,ian - Flying Dsbrt' Starts
Other Fires.
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ATLANTA dt, AHr, b-Thr atriho At
the Fulton bag and cotton mills, which
was begun yesterday by the refusal Of
the whit fcmnlc operatives to work with
newly employed negro women, was made
complete lp.dny WHOM bciWuen seventy.
nyo aud 100 mrla employed In tho blpnch
cry ana press room walked out. Re-
tween 1900 and 1900 operatives are now
actually 0n strike,
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CINCINNATI, o., Aug. ga Dispatch
from urbana. Ohio, says the feeling
there " 30 strong against Governor
Bushnell Tor attempting 10 Dust Mayor
uannon aud shorir McLaln that there Il
serious talk " lnatltutng counter pro.
Ceedlngs TO ount Governor Bushnell ON
the ground that hc failed In hls duty 10
furnish tho necessary militia force 10
RupnfcrB the mob. Whatever has been
done In this direction has not been made
public, but lhcro is no doubt VI dcop fool.
Ink In tho matter that may take this
form VI cXprusBloh
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DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5.-At o'clock
this afternoon the government ther-
mometer recorded the extraordinary
temperature OF iOS, surprising all pre-
vious heat records. Business was par
niyzcd and men and horses gasped for
breath. The heat is the most terrible
ever felt in Texas, and iskllllng vege-
tatlon as if struck By lightning.
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HEADING, t'n, Aug 5,-rhe ftonding
Iron Company win start mp their plant
nj Danvlllc next Monday aud give ON.
ploymunt IN 100 hands The establish
moni WIS obliged 10 shut down some
lime agp, pWiHg 10 reduction ~ wnHcH,
which unuHud the men a. strike RlnCC
then the employees In all departments
have Expressed their Willingness tU 80
" work ut tho uOmpnny'B figures,
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ATLANTA, Ga, AuE. 5.--IIcnry a.
Ruckcr, the negro recently appointed
collector Of Internal revenue for the dis
trlrl Of Georgia, viii take the oath aud
assume charge Of the olllcn this after
noon, collector Paul Trnmmul retiring,
To-dAy slx white men IN the collector
department announced that they would
10 out Of office with MIR, Trammcl, de.
nllnlnn 10 nnfNn unlnr nnnrn cOllnclOr.