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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

position as k-keeper for the Elm
Grove Coal Co.
Miss Sara Kimmins entertained a
number of her friends at her home
last Friday evening.
Miss Laura Gilmore has returned TO
school at West Liberty Normal.
Miss Clara Smith, postmistress at
Elm Grove, has got bicycle and IS
learning to ride.
The NJ. E. church is holding pro-
tracted meeting at Hands hail. the
last two weeks.
Mr. John Gamble has sold out his
saloon to a Benwood firm, who will
take possession May LIST.
Miss Pose Mccoy has recovered,
after severe illness.
Mrs. Charles Milton, who has been
i'll at the home of her father, is much
better
Mr. L. A. Rolf, of Wheeling, has
moved his family to Park View this
week
Bishop Peterkin confirmed at ST.
Paul's last Sunday.
Stone Church parsonage will soon
be completed.
Miss Anna Walters is visiting
friends at Caldwell, Ohio. this week.
Mr. R. G. Scott, of Bethany, was a
visitor in the town this week.
Mr.. Charles Milton. Of ST. Louis, is
visiting at the Monumental Place.
Mr. James Frazier has opened up
a blacksmith shop in the lower end
of town.
Wilma. the bright little daughter of
Mr.. John Mitchell, has been very sick
the past week.
Mr.. Will Chambers expects to leave
for Atlantic City the coming week.
Mrs.. J. S. Hunter, Of Pittsburg, IS
visiting her parents.
Mr.. w. l. Kelly Of the National
road, has moved into the Dr.. Storer
house.
Miss Ella McCurdy gave an after
noon tea Wednesday.
Mr.. Luck. B. & 0. agent at this
place, visited his family last week
Mr.. Lonz Simens has accepted a
position as clerk at the Elm Grove
store.
Mrs. Anna Gamble is able to be out,
after an illness of three months.
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OIL NEWS.

hs ana LOcationS-Notes About
ne Producing Wells
mere seems to be univers.1 a,;,.
ioii "l'ions OIL men that Richie county,
- " one OF the greatest oil pro
aucers IN the State in a connie Of
years. During the past couple Of rears
1iea nas peen a number Of good wells
anaOoveIeu IN that county. and there
az ~ many thousands of acres az
ia ~ mat mas never been tested
nc coming summer will see j,
- einount OF work done in that
Pc PC ~, VI me State, as great MANY
" ,ne Wig caters are getting hold
" large blocks of territory and will
proceed TO develop their holdings as
soon as II IS possible to get materia1
10 them. The great drawback al nres-
ent IS the terrible condition If no
roads. -''on vi The
The dry hole drilled in on the De-
long farm at Whisky Run. by the
south Penn Oil Company, a couple
Oh days ago makes that stuff look
pretty Dlue Just now. This we'll is To-
cateo on the Abeicht farm. On the
hamilton farm, to the east. there is a
dry hole. and there are several small
wells TO the east. On the north there
- couple OF small wells, and the west
is rounded up with a number of big
gas wells, some Of which are spray-
ing a little OIL but not enough ia
make the stuff in that section look
very good.
There are about ten wells drilling in
the whisky Run development at pres
ent. and some of them should be in the
sand in a couple of days. One of the
most important Of these is that of
Gartlan d Co., on the Barnes 12-acres,
ms well is to the east. and while
not a great distance from the first we'll
drilled IN. which was good one. there
is grave apprehension that it will moi
amount to much.
In what is known as the DEVILS Hole
pool there is some work being done
at present. Barnsdall & Co. has nut
the SA casing in their No. 1 on the
Bennett, and the 10-inch has been nut
in No 2 Moss. Gillespie Bros. have
the 1O-inch in their No. / on the
Cowen. The Granite Oil Co. has com
menced to spud at their No. 2 on the
Marshall. The rigs for No. Buck and
No. l kimball are up and drilling will
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DEFENSE or SAN FRANCISCO.
N'" Lines Building and Preparations
Milking for Keeping out an Enemy.

ne" Lines Building and Preparations
MAKING for Keeping out an Enemy.
4n Francisco. April S-New lines
N interior defense are now being built
lot Jha fortitica.tions Of this city. The
almN win be prepared to fight at the
AtaCs with the powerful 12-inch bat
.l2s at Fort Point and Fort Baker
Lime Point. If through any chance
u var more or less hostile ironclads
sN1u.d manage to pass the outer line
ol notifications, the fierce inner bat
,e' ies Of Alcatraz, Angel Island and
valley Beach would resist their fur
'-.r advance.
Major Heur, who is in charge of the
torpedo station on Goat Island, has
paced in position electrical apparatus
4o. submarine mines. Shore connec-
"l1S CT torpedo easements have been
Is a3iished and the mines can there
Iote be planted in the harbor when
ever the hour Of danger arrives.
captain Birkhimer's battery L, Of
e Third artillery, now stationed at
line Point, has vacated the quarters
longing to the engineers and sought
'aa.tar in tents. The wooden quarters
ai2 used for the working parties. A
REGULAR camp has been established and
.a' work Of adding strength to the in
'erior line CT work is going ahead with
5Fcat yig0r.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09
ANTHONY HOPES FUNNY EXPE-
RIENCES

Mr.. Anthony Hope, returning to
England with his pockets bullying with
American dollars and his ears warmed
by American praise, has been suspect
ed OF desire to speak slightingly Of
us. However. no harm will be done il
he never does anything more i'll natur-
ed than to repeat some Of the funny
remarks people made to him in this
country. All lecturers can tell such
stories. One woman said: Il am hap
by to meet you. I've heard a great
deal about you and your books, but
I've never read any of them
you have not lost anything, mad
am said Anthony Hope Hawkins.
Il am very happy to meet you" said
a bright girl, but I'm so sorry you
don't like women"
How do you know I do not like
women?"
ooh, because 1 saw it in the paper
this morning"
The articles was not signed, was
it?" asked Mr.. Hawkins
Il am very glad of the opportunity to
meet you this afternoon, Mr.. Haw-
kins,' said a married lady. because |
have an engagement and cannot go to
hear you tonight. I've read your
stories"
Then I will not spoil any good i'm
preston that you may have formed of
the stories
ooh, l wanted to have the good i'm
pressions strengthened, and after she
walked away she said to her friend. l
wondsr if that last speech of mine was
complimentary.
you are not half as old looking as
thought you would be" said another;
II thought you had white hair.
Il am sorry to disappoint you. mad
am he said.
what stories are you COS Z TO read
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09
ELM GROVE.

Mrs DR.. Cracraft, who was expected
home from Arkansas this week, was
detained by the Illness Of her daugh-
ter.
Mr.. John Gamble left Sunday even
ing for Washington. D. c., where he
has accepted a government position.
Miss Mai Bell Howell has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives in
Ieavenworth, Kansas.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Baird took
place on "Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Interment at Stone Church
cemetery.
Elm Grove Coal Works are doing
husiness on a small scale. on account
Of miners being on strike.
l.. . p Chambers has accepted a
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IN HAMPTON ROADS.
A detachment of Engineers at Work Lay
ing Submarine Mines.


Norfolk, Va. April S.-A detachment
of twelve marine engineers from VIII
lelt's Point. New York, has arrived here
to Law cables and electrical apparatus
fer the nooring and operation Of con-
trolled mines in Hampton Roads.
barge containing submarine
mines apparatus is lying off Old Point,
and was visited by the marine engin-
GERS on their arrival.
Wilmington N. c., April S.-A de-
+achment Of United States army en-
eineers from Company B, corps engin-
GERS. Willets' Point, New York, have
arrived here in command Of Corporal
William Costello and will go to Fort
Castwel to-day to mine the harbor
All the necessary explosives are at the a,
fort and the harbor can be thoroughly
mined in seventy-two hours.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

from tonight, Mr.. Hope?"
me Prisoner OF Ze1da anl The
WISH you were going to read
soane'hing else, for those are the only
seoiieS l nave read Of yours. New
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09
, CORPORATION FORMED.

Special to the RegisteT.
Toronto. Ohio, April s.-Ihe emo
Valley Fire Clay Co.. if this place &C.
which has been in existence here the ne
nast fen years. has been reorganlzed
ana e certificate of Incorporation taken
o 1 AZ Columbus, by William f. Myers
Jennie NJ. Stillwell, Hannah X. Iasey'
John S. Casey and George NJ. Myers
The capital stock is $4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09
WHEELING.
Business College,
Corner Main and Twelfth Streets.
Day and Night Sessions.

an established reputation
WHY TAKE ANY RISK?
The FACULTY of this school is not
made up of OLD FOGY." OUT OF
DATE Bookkeepers or old, out of date,
discharged teachers
BOOKKEE PING, SHORTHAND, TYPE
WRITING. TELEGPAPHY and ENG
LISH BRANCHES.
Careful instruction Of a grade unequal
led elsew here
DO NOT FAIL to enter the SPECIAL
and only NIGHT CLASSES in the city
Call at college office, or address as
above. Sat&eowg
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09
UPRIGHT PIANO FOR s1S5.

va offer this week slightly used
d & Bauer piano, taken in ex-
raaase for a Ludwig. for $125,00 cash.
is one of their largest styles, and is
Ill first class condition.
+. ". BAUMER CO.,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

be commenced in a counIa of davs
There is quite lot of work being dono
III the vicinity of CORVALLIS and Ca;ro
but the most of it is in defined ,noi+s
ana is attracting very little attention
SlsteTsyIile, w. Va, April S.-Chap
I'm d Co., who are drilling a well on
Proctor Run, about eight miles from
the river, are now down about four
hundred feet. This we'll isl rank
wildcat, and great many people are
OF the opinion that there is a moo, in
that section. The talent are watching
the well very closely.
The excitement regarding rho we'll
drilled in by Barnsdall onHthe Gilmore
lease IN peasants county. is just as
intense now as it has been for the
past week, and there are large num-
Der of leases changing hands at a good
figure. 1t Is expected the Barnsdall
well will be drilled in the early part
Of the coming week
Cooper & Woolf have a bad fishing
job at the well they are drilling for
Wheeling parties On the A. E. Nor
gan farm. on Fishing Creek. about
three miles from New Martinsville.
and the indications are that the rig
Will have to be moved
For the coming summer in this sec
ton there promises to be a large
amount Of work. All the large oil
companies are making preparations
for extensive operations. and the ma
jority of them have appropriated large
sums for development, which will
commence as soon as the roads are in
shape to get the necessary material
out into the field.
Special to the Register
Knoxville, Ohio. April S.-The re-
cent strike on the Runyon farm,
pumping 80 or 40 barrels per day. has
caused oil matters to take a squirt as
far as active operations in this field
are concerned. The producing quail
ties of the Knoxville field are to be
tested thoroughly. In the vicinity of
New Somerset, leasing has been quite
active, and in the Hollow Rock district
new locations for wells are made daily
Korbler and Freeman. of Toronto.
along with Pittsburg parties, are figur-
ing on erecting a rig and drilling a
we'll in the Hollow Rock district. A
rig is being built on the McGhee farm
and a well is being drilled on the
Dave Warren farm.
Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April s.
Barnsdall, after leaving his we'll on
French creek, in Peasants county,
plugged for over q week. when the
+, bit was at the top Of the sand, opened
it UP on Thursday ard it will be drill
ed in to-day. This we'll is about four
miles west OF the Whisky Run de-
velopmcnt, and is an important test.
Special to the Register
Harriayille, " Va. 1laril S.-South
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

C-A k.QJ.
15-lS .9.6.
D1o5,4.
s-a3. 90 s.-l1.2.
C-e2 w N = C-4,3.
U-Al0S5,4,2i W. 8 Hollis
D-A,L o------o D.-K,J,9,S,2
S.-A, k.J,SG,5.
C-lGy&5.
D.-Q,6,3.
Trick West makes the convention
Al opening with the heart ace, as there
Ire six in suit. North devining the
possibility Of partner having a long
euit to maze good, based on the cleW
gwen him by the ace read, the deal
being probably in long suit, he follows
suit with the heart nine, thus getting
+E shape for calling, if necessary. East
mvst unlock with exactly four, by re-
tanning the three, so plays the heart
seven. and south tTumps with the club
eight. shown 6 four
Trick South leads the spade ace
to show a long suit; west plays the
spade three, north the spade seven,
ana east the spade two.
Trick 2-Scuth must risk something
here, as it would be disastrous to go on
with spades in case partner is calling
so he leads the club eve; west plays
the club two. north wins with the
club jack aad east plays the club three.
Trick North must lead the heart
six here, instead CT another round of
uumls, as if he plays to echo fcur
tfUmp5 GA the trump suit itself south
would have none to return him. The
however completes the call. East
follows %ith the heart jack, south
Wmus with the club nine, and west
follows with the heart two.
Trick south leads the club ten,
Nes plays the club six, north wins
with the club queen, east plays the
club four
Trick 6-NCrth leads the club king,
east discards the diamond two. south
the diamond three and west follows
with the club seven.
1fick North leads the spade
Quan cast follows with the spade ten,
ctllh wins with the spade king, and
ives, PLAYS the spade nine.
THICK 8-South leads the spade jack,
Nest @iscards the heart four, north
follows with the spade four, and east
dIseads the diamond eight.
Trick 9-S0uth leads the spade eight,
west disca!1s the heart five, north the
diamond four, east the diamond nine.
Trick 10-South leads the spade six,
west diseards the heart eight. north
the diamond five, and east the diamond
jack
Trick 11-South leads the spade five,
west discards the heart ten, north the
diamond ten, and east the diamond
AiGg
Trick 12-South leads the diamond
queen. west covers with the ace, north
Nns with the trump ace, east throws
Jha heart three.
Trick l3-North leads the heart king,
cyst follows with the heart queen,
SOUTH discards the diamond six, west
tAe diamond seven.
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rovnrrIoN on THE TREASURY.

CONDITION OF TIE hEA4eO n
Washington, D. c.. April .. ~ IL,
DAYS statement CT the condition Oh ,he
treasury shows: Available cash pai-
ance. 1924. $50, $50. gold reserve, Sl'''-
0o3,049.
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WHIST.

N,c,iae of the American Whist League.
>,air torcible Comments on Private Con
,4tions-Mrs. jerks Lesson illustrating
MERITS Of Intelligent Play
l,iv 10 10 10 the eighth congress of
,.n american Whist League is to he
Kim III Hotel VendCme, Boston. This
.ttipg win consist CT representatives
.lr an over the country, and the as
..4ee now is that there will be
re England master whist play
rs ,c add to the majesty of this con-
.~4-4 of The lovers OF the noble game.
qhs-a are to be no p-ivate conven-
,4e permitted at this gathering Of
,,a mob IS Of the game. They meet on
,.a common ground CT an accepted sys-
..a 0f play. At the last congress a
...a,uri0n was passed that, The right
~ Contestants TO use any well-known
ami established method not given a
sssrft prearranged meaning is ac-
,vfedaeG; but the American Whist
a4ue empha5lcally disapproves CT
,rra-e conventions, torbids their use
.r aI league contests. and defines a
initiate convention TO be any unusual
alcd OF play, based upon a prior
.ra1 agreement
-e- cub pair to win trophy
through The use OF secret signals would
sqfnly be no better than highway
,-sGIy. 1t hardly seems possible that
-ro minds Of cowardly intrigue could
w. loae l4ough associated with gen.
rsrau's cab TO perfect a code Of sec
t-t signals, and be chosen as represen-
tg yts ali a whist cOngt ess. 1t is, how
aver possible else the framing of such
resolution had not been necessary.
ia Fl known that the women, too,
In s.on to held a whist congress, at
ID b they are to legislaue. upon the
affairs pertaining to the Women's
whist League, and to enter into con-
tst &. mes for trophies, and for pair
.ni individual prizes, after the man
r+r of men. Philadelphia is the APP
r0.arad place Of meeting for this year,
ami April 26, q and % the appointed
Lme.
1.-THE following hand was kindly pre-
saa for publication by Mr.. Henry
simms. ore CT Chicago's best whist
players. 1t was in actual play at two
M at The Chicago Whist Club, and
cont asts the intelligent with the care
les play. Al one table thirteen tricks
were made out Of the deal, while at the
othcl table d loss of four points occur
led
South turned the club five.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-09

Special to the Register.
HarrisyiIle, ". Va I&1ril S.-South
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$upp1e4a eat 10 Manitowoe Pilot.

duties. There would be no standard for men 10
aspire TO. Government ownership would be
successful in an at solute despotism only. where
there was strong military force to suppress OPP
position. This would be wholly unPmeTIcan.
Take ay liberty of choice. sense of respuns-
lbihty and property and YOU take away incer-
tiVeS to activity, you enSlave aad crush every
impulse and ambition which makes life worth
HvIrg and which ennobleS and dignlhes AmeTl-
can citizenship.
George X. Fox closed the debate on the part of
the affirmative He said the government owner
ship had been partially tried IN many countries
and always successfully. Under the present
system the large operators drive the smaller ones
Trus. and the Steel Wire Trust as examples.
Government ownership of railways in Germany
gave better service than ours The same could
be said OF the Postal Telegraph Companies in
England, The speaker summed up the points
of the affirmative and in conclusion said that
state ownership is observation-disclosures the change
from the present system would not be great as
the whole growth of industry Is toward central-
zatiOn. the history of the past thirty years
shows.
strong argument. Under the system proposed
the government would control 1000 Otl men and
guarantee to all a living Ability now wins but
under the new system succt SIS would be with the
demagogue. Dissatisfaction against the govern
ment would reign. Fovortes of the party IN
government could not run farm a. successful
Is as a private owner not OWL g Its adaptabI-
ity. Men of superb ability would cIinge VI der
such a system. There wouln be a rush for de-
srable occupatlC Us and much discomfort result.
The. speaker said that there WIS no ground for
the t ttement that the govern ment would be
wise in the adm nlstretlOn of gigantic etc rts
That the system would pau the people.
1t would make the nation despotlsm. destrOy
indivIdualism al remove liberty of action.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, May Is, 1898.

MONDAY, May 10, 1898.
Roll called all members present except Aid.
Kuhl mayor presiding. inmates of previous
meeting read and approved. Petition of II.
wilkins and three Others for constructing sew
ers along Hancock street bet ween 9Th and nth
streets was referred to committee on public i'm
provements. Petition of u. Slech and others
for constructing sewers along sth between
Marshall and Hamilton streets was referred to
commttea on public improvements. Remon-
STRANGE of &. Radins and others against the
Improvement of 18th street betw cen Western
Ave- and Wollmer was referred to committee on
streets Petition of c, Jones and others for
building sidewalk Ell both sides of Marshall be-
tween 18th and 18th streets referred to COM
init, ee on streets Petition of Aid Blesch that
the city issue It's bonds to the amount of $1,000
for the purpose of repayIng the expenses of
dredging the river. That SAID bonds should be
ISSUE III denominations of 500 each bearing in
terest at the of y per cent per annum, pay
able semi annually and to mature years from
the date of the same was laid over until the next
meeting and the city treasurer, city clerk. at
torney and engineers were directed TO act IN
conjunction with the committee on assessment
and finance and report the result of their dellb
eratIOnS to this board at the next meetlrg.
Commit tee on fire department and waterworks
reported that they have made caref exam:na-
tion and inspection of the waterworks system OF
the city ard of the fire "gines furnished by the
city and in possession of the WateTworks Co.
pany, and have also caused fair and proper
test of the working ard efficiency of the pump
ing plant to be made and are obliged to report
that they find the entire plant of the WdterwoTks
system, pump house and machinery IN very
p or and unsatisfactory condition. The Water
works company has failed to maintain the eth
cheney of its works power house, machinery and
apparatus IN NAM particulars. They have fail
ed to maintain the necessary water supply and
water pressure.
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QUITE a nun Der of people in this
city are adding the international Cy
clopedia to tn 4ir Libraries. 1t is an
admirable work in every particular
Although the writer has the Britain
MICA. the American and the Century
dictionary in his library, the merits
of the International appealed SO
strongly to him that it also was add
ed
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LIZZIE HINTz of Manltowoc Rapids
While riding down Gerpheide's bill, on
I tuesday, fell off her bicycle and put her
oLlder out of JOINT.
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We are now making up at strictly
remarkable low prices.
Winter business suits for $500 and
upward.
Black and Blue Cheviot suits for
S17.00 and upward
Black imported worsted suits for
$1,000 and upward.
The largest assortment of Pants for
50 80 and upward.
Call and examine our stock. tits one
of the largest IN the state.
HOVER BROS
The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-01
THE husklNo BEE.
How New EnxIandrr. Used to Enjoy
Them-eiv

How Now Engisndrr- Used to Enjoy
Them-~iv
"Onc beautiful evening under the
September moon MIR. and Mrs. Pratt
summoned the Concord young people
to their farm for husking." writes
Edward w. Emerson OF when LouIsa
Alcott was Girl" In the December
Indies Home Journal I'VE worked
gnyly at the piles OF blenched gold
leaves and stalks to get out the livelier
gold within, the lanterns shining above
and the cows beside crealtlng their
stanchions. After nn hour we passed
across the moonllt yard. under the
most beautiful elm in Middlesex, into
the house. where we washed our
hands and brushed our clothes, and
were then invited into the kitchen to
supper by our hostess. There was n
long table with white cloth. In the
center In n shining miIk-pan was
niountaln Of white-blossomed popcorn,
fanked by candles placed In sockets
cut In the small ends OF huge orange
carrots. Next were baskets OF apples,
crimson and yellow and green. round
towers OF brown bread and fragrant
soft gingerbread. with fresh cheese
near by. Then there were candelnbras
made OF Inverted nultiplex rutnbagas,
and here and there CLEANED the tan
ned, yellow faces Of pumpkin Piles. The
room was decorated with autumn
leaves, probably scarlet and yellow
maple. and blue gentlans and asters."