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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
ROYAL TRIBE OF JOSEPH.

The latest reports concerning the
growth of this order in our city is en-
couraging, the membership is steadily
increasing and d large majority of the
members are from our best business
and professional men. The financial
plan of the Royal Tribe is second to
none in the country. and the fact that
it is differed and managed by men Of
high standing, both national and To-
cal, is a guarantee that every dollar
promised its members will be honora-
bly, met. The reserve fund is a great
feature and there is no wonder this
lodge is increasing so fast A series of
entertainments are planed for the near
future.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
REUNION OF THE 52ND o. v. /.

The twenty-third Annual Reunion OF
the late Sind o. V. l. will be held at
Newcomerstown, Ohio, August %.
The Fifty-second regiment was one
of the most distinguished that was
furnished by the State CT Ohio during
the late unpleasantness, having par
ticipated in nearly score Of hard
fought battles. A general turn out OF
the surviving veterans of the gallant
old regiment is desired on this occa-
sion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.

Excelsior Council No. 4, Daughters
OF Liberty, held their regular meeting
on Tuesday evening. A number of
visiting members were present. After
the regular business of the council re-
freshments were served and all present
enjoyed a very pleasant evening. No
4 is still in the ring and is doing well
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

iAuCpCAuOAt A1AC AAtO lUAS tSilllOiy.
The shallow sand territory in Pleas
ants county is showing up with some
pretty good wells, and tere is a good
deal OF work being done in that sec
ton for the reason that it does not
cost fortune to drill a well. Fell
lowing is report of some of the lat
est work done there, and what is be-
ing contemplated: On the Broad Run
the NaLiona, Oil Company has well
pretty well down On the Asbury
lease. They also have the rig up for
No. on the Lloyd Bailey lease. Ben
ninger & 1imms expect TO be in with
their long-delayed No. 2, on the Rob-
inson lease. II is reported that Col.
Thompson has sold cut his interest
in the lease OF the Stewart-Reynolds
farm to his partner, Henderson. 1t is
thought the Colonel made pretty
gCod thing cut OF it. On the Van
cluse Pike, Mallory Bros 'lave drilled
a we'll On the j. S. Smith lease, said
TO be good FOR twenty or thirty bar
rels per day. Henderson & Thomp-
sons No. is said to be a good thirty
barrel producer Nesbitt is drilling
vel Ion the Stewart-Reynoads twelve
acre lease. Boiand & BOle got nice
producer in their No. 2. on the z. t.
Riggs farm. Snee & Company are
getting up a rig for the well on the
Meanor lease. Upham & Company
are drilling a well on the James
Thompson land.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

and others purchased the interest Of
the Henry Oil Company in the Farrell
19-acre lease in the old development at
Elk Fork. There are eight producing
wells on the lease and the production
is about IS barrels net The price paid
was $500 barrel.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
The largest meal for Is cents can be
found at 1916 Market street.
KLINE & GOSHORNE, Prcps.
INVOLUNTARY BATH.

At the conclusion of the running
races at the State Fair grounds yes
terday afternoon a big crowd assem-
bled at the Island float Of the naph-
tina yacht ferry. About a dozen men
who were standing on the planks lead
ingto the float took an involuntary
bath in the river. The float suddenly
gave water, and all went down into
the water, which, fortunately, was
not Of sufficient depth to be danger
Gus.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
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Bargains will help you
HENRY JACOBS
Special sale Monday is the place.
&c best 40-inch Muslin 3 Lee.
&c Bleached Muslin 4c.
&c best Caiicos ic.
35c Red Table Linen zoe.
soc Bleached Table Linen SOC.
soc Wool Carpets f0c.
65c Best All Wool Carpets soc.
soc Powered Carpets 22c.
S1.5O Lace Curtains S5c.
l5c Spring Roller Blinds &c.
Soc Spring Roller Blinds roc.
Thousand OF bargains Monday at
HENRY JACOBS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Persons wishing to secure a high
quality of ice cream at a reasonable
price should call on ". H. Grimm, 1916
Market street Neapolitan Brick Cream
speciality. Orders delivered to all
parts of the city.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
FANCY NECkWEAR.

Large shoulder pieces of Piques. Main.
SOCK lnsertingS, An-Overs, Laces and
Chlifors, Variously combined. are On
sale at exactly ONE HALF. Bound to
carry nothing of this sort over. Child
f5n'S Aprons, Ladies Aprons-new
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
OIL MARKET.

OIL CITY. Ia, August 1S.-Credit bal
ances. 96c: certificates, sales. eight cash
at 95lac: closed at 95isc bid. Shipments,
eS, 52i bbls; runs L. al bbls.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
READY MADE DEPARTMENT.

Managers are determined to carry no
summer articles over. Reductions apply
to dress Suits and Skirts, Bicycle Suits
and Skirts, Silk Waists, Wash Waists,
\etc., etc. Pressure on prices is tremend
&Es. Come and get the benefit.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Any Lady Shoe in the house at 81 %
KLONDIKE SHOE STORE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

At any time stop at 1916 Market
street and see what you get to eat for
15c. KLINE & GOSHORNE, Props.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Special prices on Blue Diamonds
this week at
H. E. HILLMAN & CO.'S.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

We keep none but the best, the
Capital City Dairy Co.'S Butter. Q. A.
Herrick, 1924 Market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Special Muslin Underwear Sale.
Aaron's' Store, 2159 Main street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14


Sistersville, w. Va, August 13.-The
outlook in the oil fields of the State
at the present time is a little better
than it has been for couple Of, months
and the indications are that there will
be quite revival in business in short
time As has always been held by the
Register, the stock of oil above
ground is dwindling down very rapid
ly, and it will behoove the Standard
in a very short time to advance the
price of the fluid in order to get the
operators to go to work. There is con-
siderable work being done now in all
parts of the State, and good thing
about the work which is being done is
that it is nearly all in wild cat terri
tory. Of course there is little work
being done in the old pools and in the
best defined development but what
deal at this time. There will be more
work started in a very short time.
Quite a number of the large companies
are making preparations to spend lot
of money before the winter sets in, and
they are now hustling material TO the
front in order that it will be there
when the bad weather and worse roads
are to be contended with. The re-
ports of the pipe line companies as
given out for July show that instead
of the stocks above ground increasing
as one is lead to believe by reading
the daily reports given out, they are
decreasing, and the supply Of oil OF
inferior grade, such as is gotten in the
Indiana and Ohio fields, is being drawn
en- to a greater extent each month, and
it will not be a great while until the
greater part of the stocks in that sec
ton will be exhausted. 1t is a well
known fact that almost one-half of the
high grade petroleum of the United
States, in fact of the world, Tor that
matter, is produced in West Virginia,
and it can readily be understood that
unless the West Virginia operators can
be induced to get to work the stocks
will fall off very rapidly.
In speaking of inducing the West
Virginia operators to go to work de-
veloping new territory, new idea or
thought is brought forth in regard to
why these operators have been idle
these many months. The operators
in this State have been doing
very little work, and have
made arrangements to do less unless
the price of oil gets move on and
goes up the scale considerably. A
gentleman well known in the oil bust
ness and whose is an authority on the
matter, told your correspondent a
couple of days ago that he was Of the
opinion that the operators of this
State had a secret understanding in re-
gard TO the matter. He stated that ne
had no positive assurance that they
had, but thatth was his opinion. In
support of the allegation he stated that
it has always been the rule hereto
fore among the oil men that as soon
as the market would go up little
to sell for fear it would take a re-
action and drop, and that the same
state of affairs existed when the mar
ket shows a weak tendency. This
year, he stated, things seem to be diff
fereot; instead of the producers and
operators being in a hurry to sell th y
seem to be just the opposite-in fact,
some CT them do not seem to care
whether they sell or not and are hold
ing on to their oil.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

The explanation for this is that
they have come to understand that
as long as they hold On to their oil
and refuse to drill until the market
gets to a figure that will make it
Woth their while TO operate they viii
have the Standard at a disadvantage,
and can practically, in short time,
compel that corporation to do some
thing toward advancing the price OF
the fluid. The operators and pro-
ducers. as we'll as everyone connect
ed with or even partially interested
in the business knows full well that
it is impossible TO operate in the deep
sand territory of this State at less
than dollar oil and make money. The
wells are SO deep and as rule 50
treacherous that it does not pay to
attempt to do anything. With oil at
better than a dollar there is chance
Tor the man who furnishes raw mater
ial. but at a less figure it is practically
suicidal for anyone TO attempt to 90
business without losing money IN the
end.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Mr.. Charles Zulauf will sing at Wheeling
Park Sunday afternoon, accompanied by
the Opera House Orchestra.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
ro-DAYs CONCERT AT THE PARK.

Following is the exceptionally fine con-
cert to be rendered at Wheeling Park to-
day:
March-"our Nations Guard Brooke
Overture" Comedy ..s... Keller Bella
Waltz-"Fleur dAlsace" .......... Steiner
Solo for "Cassandra" ..Pettee
Mr. S. Summers.
Solo for Bravour Arie"
Air. ]. Hoose.
Vocal Solo-Selected. ...................-
Mn Charles Zulauf.
March-"The Mystic Shriners' =. .Fithian
Grand Selection-"American Airs. Catlin
Overture Light Cavalry ......... Suppe
March-"The Roscoe Military Band.
-. -..:.:....... -. Hail
Vocal Sofo-"The Bandolero". Stuart
Mr.. Charles Zulauf
lntermezzo-"Love's Dream After the
Pan .''..;.. ..-............... .Czlbulka
Waltz-"La Serenata" Darcy Jaxone
ou4op- Il uIoIt '.-.......-....,.. ....IObdnl
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Special Muslin Underwear Sale
Aaron's Store, 2159 Man street.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

We keep none but the best, the
Herrich, 1924 Market
Herrick, 1924 Market.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

Some time ago there was great
deal of talk in this section in regard
to proposed new pipe line, coming
from Pennsylvania, but after short
interval, during which the proposed
new project was lauded to the skies,
it was apparently dropped, and moth
ing more has been heard from it for
some reason. The majority OF the
people are CT the opinion that the
matter has been dropped entirely. A
short time age ! learned that TWO or
three Independent ope- ating compa-
MES were considering the adyisabiuty
OF building large iron tanks OF their
own, and storing the oil in them Ter
the purpose Of holding it until the
market should lie at a better figure.
This was a very pretty story, and
sounded very feasible at the time,
but during the past week / have got
ten on to something that makes it look
as though there was an ulteriCr mo-
tive back OF the tank building bust
ness. and that the motive was the
building of the proposed pipe line.
CT course. as everyone il the oil bust
ness knows. it is & very bad thing to
let the Standard get On 10 what you
are doing if it is not TO their interess,
and it is the consensus OF opinion
that when the project Of the proposed
pipe line was SO suddenly dropped
and the news given out that 1t would
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14
SITUATION N OIL FIELDS.
Indications That There Will be a Re-
vival Of Business.

THE STOCK OF OIL ABOVE GROUND
IS RAPIDLY DWINDLING DOWN,
AND AN ADVANCE IN PRICE IS
ANTICIPATED-OPE ARE
NOT ENCOURAGED AT PREVAIL
ING PRICES, TO PUT DOWN
WELLS-NEWS OF OPERATION
AND PRODUCTION.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-14

not be built was done solely for e.
feet, and since that time active work
has been going on promulgating the
arrangement for the extension of the
independent line into this territory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
NO lMPROV EMENT.
Manassas Said to Be as Unsanitary as
Camp Alger---General Davis Repri.
manded.

Camp Alger, Va, August 4.--Reporta
reached Camp Alger to-day that the
site chosen near Manassas is as unsani-
tary as the old camp, but 1t Is not
known whether this report is correct.
A number of typhoid cases were sent
to the Fort Myer hospital to-day.
One death resulted yesterday from
the march from Camp Aiger to Burke'a
Station, Va. Private John Hiland, Com
pany d, Thirty-fourth Michigan, was
overcome by heat and soon died. The
march yesterday was OF struggling
character, the men continuing to arrive
at Burke's Station until after midnight.
The men will remain at that place I'M
til tomorrow in order to secure rest
after yesterdays hard work. The
march yesterday was one Of difficulty
owing to start In the heat OF the day
and lack of proper provisions and medi-
cal supplies. 1t is reported that Gem
eral Graham has severely reprimanded
General Davis, commanding the Sec
ond divhioasN61r the delay of suhsist1
ence supplies ySd &c -
convenience endured by his men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
PLATT'S NEW CAFE.
1t is Place of Great Beauty and Should
Be Seen by Everybody

1t is Place of Great Beauty and Should
Be Seen by Everybody.
]. w. Piatt's new cafe, at No.
24S Fifth avenue, near Wood street,
Pittsburg, is admittedly the finest place
of it's kind in the United States. The
house is entirely new 1t Is finished in
oriental elegance, apparently regardless
of cost, and is simply bewildering in it's
furnishments. 1t is a terra Gotta build
ing, four stories high. The architec-
tufe Is of Italian Renaissance style,
which is maintained throughout the
entire structure. GIN the first floor is a
cigar stand, bar and grill room and a
gentlemen's cafe. The second floor is
devoted to the women, and the kitchen,
which is On the second floor, is sup
piled with the most complete cooking
outfit in the country. The bar fixtures
and bar, cigar stand wine chests and
partitions are of San Domingo mahO-
gany. The oyster counter and wains-
coating are CT Broccadila marble. The
floors are titled with white and sage
green blocks. The chandeliers, cleo
trical fixtures and hardware are of sill
yer. 1t is indeed a beautiful place.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05

"Yock' Henniger. A large number of
people who came from nearby towns
with the intention of attending the
fight, returned home when they learn
ed that Henniger was not going to
not to be depended upon.
The action taken by the township
trustees in appointingya justice of the
peace in the place of Charley Howell,
seems to be somewhat premature, as
he had not handed in his resignation
and very likely will not, consequently
the action of the trustees was not nee
essary and will not hold good.
George Medill, Thurman Enlow and
Bert Berry arrived home yesterday
morning from a ten days eastern trip.
A German society of Belaire will pic
mic at Ennis grove Sunday.
The ice cream social given by the
Presbyterian Church last evening by
the young ladies of the church proved
very successful affair.
Mrs. John Patterson, of West Bridge
port, is on the sick list.
Ex-Judge briggs is confined to his
home with sickness.
Mrs. C. II. Arrick, Of Blaine, is SER
iously nj.
Patrons of the pike car are of the
opinion that they should have an open
car instead of closed one all the time
R. ]. Alexander is on the sick list
The Wheeling creek miners have
worked two days this week.
Robert Henry is confined to his home
in the West Ed suffering with a very
sore leg, which he accidentally cut
some time ago and which has never
properly healed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
THIS MORNINGS MEETING.

The meeting TO be held at the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce this
morning at ten o'clock, in conjunction
with the proposition to arrange for
another Merchants Day." will not be
a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, despite publications in certain
newspapers to that effect. President
Quarter, of the Chamber, has distinct
ly refused to call meeting of the
body for the purpose indicated, and
any meeting held will simply be a
gathering of individuals. There is a
distinct antagonism to holding a Mer-
chants Day this year, a. IS well under
stood. Any movement N that direc-
ton will be made by individuals acting
Is such
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
IHE REYNOLDS CASE
4 Large Nunbsr Of Witnesses ExamInes
for the state. Yesterday.

u Large Nunb6r Of witnesses Examined
for the state. Yesterday.
The state resumed the examination
Of witnesses In the F. w, Reynolds
trial, yesterday morning. and a large
number testified during the day. There
is as yet little indication of when the
State will rest.
The first witness yesterday morning
was A. P. Liest, of Ronceverte, Green
brier county, a collector, a1d he was
followed by l. H. Fout, of Elkins, who
served the Company in the same ca
pacity. The third witness was H. L..
Henry, of Grafton, a borrower from the
Company to the amount of sS49, whose
testimony was identically the same as
upon the former trial. T. F. Rowand,
of Monongah, and L. ]. Sandridge, of
Beverly, the latter a travelling solic-
itor, testified to having checked up the
accounts of what are known as local
treasurers. d. C. Harkins, of Cameron,
testified briefly, and was followed by
A. S. Hare, of this city, C. p Flick,
r. ]. Heubel, c. A. House, J. w. Far
rell, C. D. Vernon, Laura Nesbitt, Mrs
A. B. Young, Charles Menkenmiller,
Leslie English, ]. F. Ebelind, Pearl
Raynor, and others, the testimony of
these witnesses being in the direction
of showing that defendant had paid
personal debts by checks upon the
Company. The total of these checks
amounted to about 5000, many of them
very small, between July and Deem
Der, but it was also shown or cross
examination that during that period
defendant was entitled to about $3.50
Of salary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
THEATRE TAX COVERS HI.
The Performances in 4 House Which
Pays 500 Annually.
THEATRICAL COMPANIES PLAYING
IN OTHER HOUSES ARE RE-
QUIRED TO PAY THE SPECIAL
TAX OF so-IMPoRTANT RULING
OF COMMISSIONER SCOTT, IN A
LETTER TO MANAGER CHAS. A
FEINLER OF THIS CITY.

1t appears from a letter received
from Commissioner N B. Scott yes
terday by Manager Charles A. Feinler,
of the Grand Opera House, that the
popular impression concerning the
special license tax upon theatres and
theatrical companies is erroneous
The Register yesterday quoted par
agraph from an article in the Chicago
Chronicle, in which the writer took
a radically wrong view of the matter.
Revenue Commissioner SCOTS letter
was written in reply to letter of
inquiry from Mr. Feinier.
1t appears. under the Commits
sioner's Interpretation of the Ian
guage of the war revenue act, that
the theatrical tax of 500 covers all
performances in the theatre by the
aSical companies during the year
for which the stamp is issued. The
special tax of $40 must be paid by
companies giving performances in
houses which have not paid the $l00
tax, independent of the population OF
the city or town. Following is Com.
missioner SCOTS letter in full:
Mr. Charles A. telnlcr, Manager
Grand Opera House, Wheeling, West
Virginia.
Sir:-In reply to your letter of the
31st ultimo you are hereby advised
that special tax for your Grand
Opera House in Wheeling is
required to be paid under Paragraph
6 Of Section Of the Act of June 10.
1898.
When this special tax-S100.00 for
the year beginning July l in The calen
dar year is paid, the stamp issued
therefor to you as proprietor of the
Opera House is sufficient 20 cover per-
formances of all theatrical companies
playing therein during the year for
which it is issued.
Theatrical companies playing in any
ether building than a regular theatre
OR opera house for which special tax
has been paid under paragraph G.,
whether they play in cities whose
population is twenty-five thousand
or less according to the last census,
or mott, come nuder paragraph 3 of
That section, and are required to pay
special tax at the rate OF $1,000 for
the year beginning July /, reckoned
from the first day or the month in
which the liability begins to the first
day of July following.
The full amount of special tax for
the entire period ending June 80 in
each calendar year is required to be
PAID at once to the collector.
Respectfully yours,
N. B. SCOTT,
Commissioners.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05

Yesterday the Circuit Court, in the
chancery cause of w. R. Donaldson ct
al, v. the Donaldson Carriage Com
pany, the petition for the appointment
of a receiver was granted, George Hook
was named as such receiver, and bond
was given in the sum of ten thousand
dollars.
The petition recites that the stock
of the Company consists of one hundred
and twenty-five shares of $10O each, of
which w. R. Donaldson owns forty,
c. E. Donaldson five, w. E. Donaldson
five, the estate of the late Charles Ali
forty, and the remainder divided be-
tween Shall stockholders; that the real
estate of the corporation is valued at
$40, 437.42, machinery and tools at ST.
599.54, accounts, notes, etc. ,s215.25, mer-
chandise on hand $4,000, and personal
accounts $1,000, total of $35, 252 81;
that the liabilities are $4,000; that col
lections have been Slow and business
depressed; that the Company has
scarcely any ready money, and no i'm
mediate prospects of getting any," ex-
cept from collections and sales; that it
is believed if the property is protected
and well managed and the Company
be allowed to wind up it's affairs all the
debts can be paid and something be
saved for the stockholders, and for
these and ether reasons set forth the
receiver was asked for, and the prayer
granted. The place of business of the
Company is at Nos. 2110 to 2114 Main
street, where it has done business for
many years past. Formerly the bust
ness was carried On at Market street
and alley r.