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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
KLONDIKE Disc NCHANTMENT

newspaper man and financial
agent, E. J. Livernash, who spent last
summer and fall in Dawson City, is
telling the Canadians that the oppor-
tunities afforded by the Klondike have
been ridiculously exaggerated. Says
he:
The output and probable wealth of the
l\londike have been greatly exaggerated.
1t is safe to say that up to the beginning
of summer work last year all the Klon-
dixie and Indian mining divisions had not
yielded more than $500. 900. | have devot-
of the output of the various claims and
have to leave Il considerable margin for
possibly hidden gold sacks to bring the
total to nat mark q 81 doo ast year the total
for the season 1928 will rot WELD more
than $6,000.000. ] estimate, considering the
district claim by claim. in the light of
what has been done and the number Of
men employed. The largest figures esti-
mated by any person In the Klondike
whose knowledge and carefulness entitle
his estimate to consideration. are $40 600
900, as follows: Bonanza Creek $4,000 900:
FL Dorado Creek. $4,000 COO Hunker
Creek 500 Co o o63 small creeks and side-hiil
and other creeks. $1,000, o0o''
The Louisville Courier Journal
points out that it is we'll to remember
that Mr.. Livernash is one of a COM
mittee of three sent from the Klondike
to Ottawa to urge the Dominion Gov
eminent to be more liberal in its treat
ment of the miners Nariraix ne
would be disposed to minimize the
wealth of the deposits Still, what he
says goes to corroborate the reports of
reliable newspaper correspondents and
experts who have paid considerable
attention to the k'ollise. He saws
that, taken as a whole, /, does No.
compare with the placer regions of
California and Australia. he adds
mat more than one-half the men
who went to the Klondika last year
are now poorer off than ever before
It has been so loug since the dis
covery OF any .,reat placer deposits
wherein the poorest miner might tske
out fortune with pick and Ian that
we are prone to exaggarats the discov-
cries around Dawson City. What Is
the little yield OF s1,50O,0o0 last year
compared to the fabulous wealth 81
Alder Gulch. Montana, discovered in
1862 which has turned out over $780,
000,0oo? 1t is true that the sulch
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DIED..

DARRAH-W Wednesday, March Cd. 1895,
at 3:45 a. m, at Bellaire, o., j. B. Darrah,
in his seth year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
REILLY-On Wednesday, March 2. 1885
at o'clock p. m. Josephine NJ. wife of
George V. Reilly.
Funeral from the family residence. No.
1917 Eoff street, Saturday morning at S:45
o'clock Requiem high mass at St. JOS
eph's Cathedral al O'Clock. Friends Of
the family invited to attend. Interment
at Mt Calvary cemetery.
MULDCON-On Thursday, March 3. 1898.
at $50 o'clock a. m. Catherine. orphan
child Of the late James and Armenia Null
doom. aged years, months and IS days.
Funeral services al residence of James
Conrad corner Thirteenth and Wood
streets Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Friends of the family are invited to at
tend. Interment at Mt Calvary cemetery.
BECK ER-Wednesday March I'd. 1898,
at O'Clock p. m, Elossie, infant daughter
of William and Carrie Becker, aged
years months and days.
Funeral will take place from the resi-
dence of Charles Schell. corner Forty
sixth and Jacob streets, Friday afternoon
at o'clock. Friends of the family invit-
ed to attend Interment at Mt Zion GEM
etery.
REITZ-Tuesday. March list, 1895 at $40
o clock p. m. a the residence of his mo-
Their, No. sos Market street, William Reitz,
in his 56th year.
Funeral services Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. Friends of the family respectful
ly invited to attend. Interment at Mt.
Wood cemetery.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. March 1st 1898,
at $40 o'clock a. m, Frank Grubler, in
the 66th year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence. No.
1928 Market street, Friday morning at
$50 o clock. Requiem mass at St. Alphon-
sus church at 9 o'clock. Friends of the
family invited to attend. Interment at
Mt. Calvary cemetery.
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Oh NEWS.
CIV Wells and Loca csons-Notes About
the Producing Wells.

Special to the Register.
Ellenboro, W. Va, March 3.-The
wells now drilling in the pool near
the Abicht well are as follows: One
on E. M. Butcher, by F. E. Mallory;
one on the G. W., Barnes 12-acre tract,
hanson, by Gartlan & Co; one on d.
G. Payne, by the Mountain State Gas
Co.; one on W. H. Hamilton farm,
by ]. NJ. Guffy & Co., and No. 2 on the
Abicht farm, by Mallory Bros. &
Barnsdale
The South Penn Oil Co. have their
rigs completed on the Thomas Whal-
ley farm and the Sarah ]. belong, and
drilling will begin in few days. Their
rig on the j. J. Mahaney farm is in
course Of erection
Murphy & Jones' we'll on the Will
liam McGregor farm, will begin spud-
ding tomorrow
Parties from Warrington have secur-
ed ground here on which to erect a ma
chine and welding shop, which is in
great demand here now.
Willoughby & McMillen have taken
charge Of the West Virginia Hotel
and have made marked improvements.
An effort is being made by oil men
to have No. 46, the fast east bound
mail due here at 1890. stop here, as
the morning train leaves Parkersburg
at an inconvenient hour.
New restaurants, store rooms and
livery stables are planned, and some in
course OF erection here. all the result
of the oil boom.
Ellenboro would be good place for
a tank shop, and an enterprising tank
builder could do we'll.
The South Penn Oil Co. leased E. r..
McCoy's 601acres near town yesterday.
Only two considerable tracts Of land
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NOTICE or INTENTION TO OFFER A RES
oiufion for the Reduction in the Num-
Der OF Shares or fhe Capital Stock Of ihe
nonongaheia Coal Company

Notice is hereby given that the urd.r,
signed, a stockholder in the Mouongahba
Coal Company. will offer. a, d spaeal
melting Of the stockholders Of lhc Moror-
gahela Coal Company, 70 be- h,.d ar No.
Branch Office Of said company So $
Wood street, Iron EHchaugo Il. tN.
Room IS, in the city Of Pittsbur- n n.
State of Pennsylvania. on MunIaN Maryl
lowing resolution for the reducl:uH cog NJ.
number of shares of the capital ~,o.G VI
such company, and will move lbs Adoption.
to-wit:
Resolved, That the number Of shares Il
the capital stock of the Mouorgahe.a .9ai
Company be and the same is horeay r-
duced from four hundred and twyu,y-Ere
shares to three hundred and seventy
shares.
fe25oawt l. y. BENTON
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showed the richest placer deposits in
the world. but there were number .ess
similar finds in California, Colorado
and Montana. Thea the Cripple Creek
district now turning out 81 900 OOO a
month is very recent discovery. 1t
is probable that placer miners can still
do as we'll in the West as in the Klon-
dixie, and certainly there would be far
less hardship and danger to life.
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HOW LONG MUST VIZ WAR .

What ails the administration? WHY
is it delaying the work of the court Of
inquiry?
That the work Of the board inyesti-
eating the cause of the Maine horror
has been purpOsely DELAYED from
Washington there is no doubt. A few
days ago we were told the report
would be ready yesterday Thursday,
now we are told that it may be weeks
before the court is ready to report.
And the administration is asking
peace in blind sort of way. losing
sight of the mangled bodies and cur
battleship sinking daily deeper into
the foul yfoot-deep mud at the
bottom of Havana harbor Secretary
Of the Navy Long, in fact, has given
1t out that he thinks Spain is not to
blame-this in advance of the report
OF the court of inquiry! This utter
ance alone ought to be sufficient cause
for request for Longs resignation
Even if it were true, which everybody
knows it is not, and if no Spanish
treachery were involved, it is the
grossest kind of an insult to the Span
ish government, because it is an of,
cial admission from the head Of the
department in charge of the inoesti-
cation, that the United States govern
~; 81;
of Spanish treachery-a supposition
which official and diplomatic etiquette
very carefully guard against That
was one blunder, but the worst was
contained in the very same utterance,
in which he gave it as his opinion
that Spain was innocent of the crime
of destroying the Maine in advance of
the facts.
This is the most egregious double
ever made 1t should call for Longs
resignation.
Meanwhile why is the adminis1r:l-
ton delaying tie report of the court
of inquiry? That it is doing so IS
pretty genereily known. The naval
officers anu naval experts, who have
spoken on :ho subject, togethe, with
the American people have 70 doubt
from all the evidence presented that
the Maine was blown up by design
There is 10 longer any reas )nable
doubt tina. tbs S true. Then why IS
the administration holding back the
truth. Will, Americans are being IN
suited by spanish officers daily in
Havana. where American lifU and
property is notoriously not safe? Even
the American lied Cross Society. eli
organization tina. has Immunity lader
a., flags, has been insulIed; the som
iards have enub1ed even that noble
specimen Of american woma 1hOrc.
Miss Clara Barton, whose Nilsson Is
simply charity, for American, or Gu
ban, or Spaniard. because She IS an
american.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

I he National IL ague base ball mag
mates have adopted a resolution for
the suppression OF ruwdyism at bali
games. This is an excellent move and
if the rule is enforced it will make the
national game very much more pop
lIlar than it has teen of late years.
Base ball patrons want to see base La,l
rlaying-not wrangling matches.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Sad Result Of a Quarrel Between Brothers
at Cordeie. Georgia
Cordele, Ga, March 5.-Shep Wood,
a prominent young farmer here to-
day shot and killed his brother
Thomas. On seeing the result of his
shot the brother turned the gun upon
himself and sent bullet through his
brain. The brothers quarreled over
business matters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

1t is a ply sc did no. Allow more
about the Spanish character when we
sent our Inflated battleship t. Ha-
vana. 1t is now said that an Old
Spanish gentleman called repeatedly
on Gen. Lee everyday begging him To
send the Maine out of Havana hato?r.
The Americans thought the old gentle
man was crazy. Now they are lopk-
ing for him as a VARIABLE witness
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

1t now appears that instead of the
Spaniards in the late conflict with the
Cubans XII. 'ng ald wounding Isl Of
the latte, as al first report9.t. tie
Cubans carght the Spaniard3 i: a
deathtrap and the suanish loss was
about 1000, while the Cubans lostt but
fifty. Which is very different story.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
MUNYON'S

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the nose and eyes, prevents catarrh. diphtheria.
nneumonia and all throat and lung troubles. These
pleasant little pellets absolutely harmless have
saved thousands Of lives and prevented much sick
ness The Munyon Remedy Company prepare q
senarate cure for each disease. At ali druggists
o cents q vial If you need medical advice write
Prof Munvon, 1905 Arch street, philadelphia. 1t 10
absolutely free
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

The next time you buy coffee try a
package of the Defender Brand and
you will use no other.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

Visit the Kings Daughters at their
grocery, 2137 Market street, to-day and
tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

in the dearest money although we may
have contracted them in the cheaper.
What does the Fourteenth street echo
of the Wall street organ mean by its
States could not float war loan ex :
cept in GOLD? The supposition that
our government could not float loan
of hundreds of millions, if needs be,
according to the present laws govern
ing the matter, is ridiculous and not
only ridiculous, but unpatriotic, for it
implies a lamentable lack of faith in
our laws and in our people.
The truth is that the United States
coin bonds would be snapped up by the
people and the banks everywhere, even
if London or Wall street did not offer
to buy a dollars worth. Wall street
knows this and the fact that its organs
are engaged in the dirty work OF dis
crediting the governments coin bonds,
would seem to show that Wall street
is putting out careful feeler to test
the temper of the American public on
the subject before making a demand
on the goldbug national banker now
at the head of the Treasury depart
ment for gold bonds in case of a war
loan. Everyone knows where Secre-
tary Gage stands on this question. He
is prince among goldbugs He knows
but gold, and the dearest mon
ey is the only good money in his esti-
mation-the creditors the only inter-
ests to be looked after, leaving the
debtor to look after himself and take
the chances.
The Wheeling Wall street echo
winds up with the assertion that gold
is the only STANDARD money of the
country.
On what authority does the Intelli-
gencer make that statement? BY what
law was gold made the standard money
of this country? There is no law on
the statute books to-day that says gold
is the standard money of the United
States The coinage law of 1873 in
the preparation of which silver was
secretly and criminally dropped from
the coinage, left gold as the only
standard by which values which have
since been measured, which act has
since cut in ralf the value of our
products and labor because it has
doubled the value of money, the medi-
UNI of exchange; pIt no law has been
passed that has declared that gold is
our STANDARD OF MONEY. The
Treasury of the United States ha- no
authority in law to totally ignore sill
yer as money of final redemption,
While it has full authority to redeem
any of the coin obligations of the gov
eminent in silver or gold at its discre-
ton, that is, it may pay in whichever
metal is most convenient.
What does our Fourteenth stree.
contemporary mean by saying it is
TREASON to uphold the plain law?
Is it treason not 70 agree with Lom-
bard street, London, and Wall street?
Is it treason to guard the rights of the
American people against INSCRIPTIONS
foreign creditors and equally unscru-
pulous capitalists ar horne Is it tras-
son to be patriotic and honest?
Attorney General MyIea Of WiScOn-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

Attorney General Mylea, of Wiscon-
sin, is investigating the Wisconsin
Wholesale Grocers' Association, with
view to ascertaining whether it is
a trust. In prosecuting his investiga-
lions he will PROFOUND questions
which, if answered, will throw light on
some of the national trusts. Good.
Let there be light.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

Attend Stone & Thomas annual lace cur
ia in remnant sale to day. Come expecting
great values and you'll not be disappointed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

Defender Brand of coffee is guaran-
teed to give entire satisfaction. Try
it and see for yourself.
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STATIONERY.

THE Pittsburg Dispatch. Post, Tim"
and Commercial Gazette CnciAul
Enquirer, Commercial Tribune and
other popular dailies delivered. Woeka
papers. magazines. books, etc. C. IL
QUIMBY. 1414 Market st.
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r RCEIVER's NOTICE.

Having been appointed by Tia C.re.,
Court. receiver for the firm "a L. ia ,an
fen & Co. 1 hereby notify ali p1r.'r.
having claims against Them to preser.
the same properly certified anl .h,.c I.
debted to said firm viii please glr .ea
settle at once JOHN 4 yGPN
ma2es Receiver for r. r. Giffen * 10
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LAUNDRIES.
GENERAL NOTICES

TO. Q. F. FUNERAL NOTICE.
Members Of Wheeling Lodge MI + n
cor,,c,. dtg qt'eSteo 20 meet ~ -he 3
day afternoon, March 4th. an or- ',',io.L
sharp, to attend the funeral IN a,r
ceased brother VIM Ritz Al n,r,h.-
of sister lodges are invited to a.t,r5
S. M. DARRAH, Sec. +
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binary interest by a number of peo-
pie whom it will affect, should the
commissioners be successful.
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There is general Impression that
the Secretary Of tie Navy has been in
{ flee Long en0Leh.
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Oil City, Pa, March 3.-Credit bal
ances, SIC; certificates opened at SIC
bid for cash oil; first sales at that
price; highest, S2Ac; lowest, 7S1ac;
closed, sales. S2s4c. Total sales, $4,000
bbls; shipments, $685. bbls; runs, So
946 bills
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RAND OPERA HOUSE.
y Three nights and SATURDAY I'''''.sN
commencing Thursday. Marth 'l
The Puglislic Marvel,
BOB FITZStMMONS,
Champion OF the world, and his \tE.s
Vile Athletic Company.
12-Great Acts.
Night prices p, 81. 50 and r crn'8
Matinee prices-25, IS and 30 cents.
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.lII ]!

in this neighborhood are now unleas-
ed, the r. j. Dawson farm of 800 acres
and NJ M. Lambert's $50 acres.
The South Penn Oil Co. proposes t.
fight the validity of their lease on the
big Hardness tract of land west OF
Corvallis, on which other parties
now have two producing wells.
Sistersvile. March 3-During the
last couple of days matters in oil have
been rather slow. There has been no
change in the price of credit balances
and the exchange price has fallen off
instead of advancing There is very
little being done in the field.
The only important piece of terri
tory in the State at this time, and the
only stuff that is attracting any at
tention is that in the vicinity of the
Abeicht well, on Whisky run, in
Richie county.
There are about dozen wells drill
ing there, and some of them should
reach the sand the last of next week
The shooting of the Whaley well, and
the fact that it is showing for a good
producer makes that territory look a
hundred per cent better, and it is now
the general impression that there is a
good big pool in that section.
There is nothing being done in the
Elk Fork pool. Wetzel county is very
quiet and on the Ohio side of the river
there is no attempt being made to do
any work.
The outlook for the coming spring
is a good one. as it is believed there
will be still more decided advance in
the price of oil and already the most
of the operators are laying out a large
amount of work and getting things in
shape for it.
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Correspondence containing important
news solicited from every part Oh me SUI
rounding country.
Rejected communicat tons will not pc re-
turned unless accompanied by suihciehe
postage.
The REGISTER embracing its several
editions is entered at the Postoftice at
Wheeling, W. Va. as second-class matter
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CHARLES II. TANEY, GENERAL MANAGER
Delivered by Carriers.

Tributes or Respect and Obituary NO
tees five cents per line ,,+.
Stamps OF the denomination OF Two c tIa,s
and less accepted for amounts less than
one dollar.
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ST. Mary's Oracle.
The Cotton No. ? got the sand on
Thursday, and is showing up for a
good well. Graft is drilling this well
for Snee & Co.
Wilson's No. /, on T. I. Riggs, is
drilling at about two hundred feet,
having had all kinds of bad luck dur
ing the past week.
Benninger & Timms lost the tools
in Wilson's well on the Meanor lease
last Sunday and have not yet got them
out. Ii may be that they will have to
move the rig and drill a new hole.
Asa Michaels is down some three
hundred feet with No. 8 on the Bark
will farm, and with no bad luck
should get the sand to-day.
Capt. Mclaughlin has moved the rig
on the Bob Reed farm, and has start
ed a new hole. 1t is to be hoped he
will have better luck than he had with
the first one.
The Gilmore well, on French creek.
is again drilling, having got the tools
loose.
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wANTED-PURCHA FoIt Earde.
For sale Cards. and Rooms for H1N'
Cards, Call at Register ONCE
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BAND 3 MEN-An A No. / barr,o ,,,' ~
= cornet player wishes to ipEt ana soI,
t tno ~ good town. T. o. Bon or start
rQage-1
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
Cheap Rates to Hamilton Races.

For the Ravalli County fair and races
to be held at Hamilton Sept. 29th to
Oct. 9TH, inclusive, the Northern Pacific
will sell on Sept. Bth, Oct. 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th, n round-trip ticket to Hamil-
ton which will include railroad trans
portation, two nights lodging and five
meals at the Ravalli hotel for 5000; II.
after reaching Hamilton. the holders of
these tickets desire to stay more than
one day, the return limit will be ex-
tended by presenting ticket to mana-
ger OF the Ravalli hotel.
On Monday, Oct. 3rd. a round-trin
ticket will be sold at straight rate OF
$500; this ticket will not include hotel
expenses and will be good returning
Oct. 9Th. The $1,000 ticket will be on
sale at the Northern Pacific City Ticket
office and b., A. & p. depots at Butte
and Anaconda. The $500 tickets will
be sold at Butte, Anaconda and Deer
Lodge. Tickets sold at latter rate will
only be good going on the Copper City
Limited" Oct. Bird.