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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

! on the Martha Thomas farm, and d.
| rectly south from the Smith we'll The
Hosford people have made the location
for another well on this lease, No. 8,
and they will start as soon as the rig
has been completed, probably about the
| first of the week
| The Little Muskingum Oil Company.
which has quite number of leases in
| this section, has made the location for
their No. l, on the Dan Thomas farm,
and the rig is being built. The rig for
their No. 3 on the Martha Thomas
farm. by the same company, is also
building, and it should be completed
the early part of the week.
The Carter Oil Company has made
the location for their Nos 2 and on
the B. Smith, and will commence drill
ing there as soon as the rigs which are
now being built have been completed.
They have also made the To-
cations for Nos. and 8. and
they will be drilled at once. Their
well on the F. Smith farm should be in
the sand the latter part of next week,
and another well which has been locat-
cd on this farm will be started as soon
as their No. l has been completed.
Fertig & Co. have made the location
Tor their No. l on the Adamson Tice.
directly west of the well recently drill
ed in on the Harvey farm by Hosford
q Co.. and as soon as the rig can be
completed it will be started drilling.
Down in the old development of the
Elk run territory Shay & McMullen are
drilling at about 800 feet at their No. 7
on the Bohlen lease, and will complete
the well the latter part of next week.
The Carter Oil Company has the rig
up and will start drilling at their No.
4 on the Musser the first of the week. i
Their No. 3 on this farm will be due
in the sand the early part of the COM
ing week, and the rig for their No. 5 /,
has been completed and is now being
rugged up. 1t will be started Monday i
or Tuesday.
Carney & Afford are drilling at 700 |
feet at their No. 1 on the Blattner.
They have made the location for No. |
on this farm and will commence the |
building of the rig as soon as No. l has
been completed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

a cuart of brown sherry. Put in a
crock. cover tightly and put in a cool
place where it will not freeze, but keep
unite cold. 1t is warranted to keep
good all winter.
Plum pudding Is really necessity at
the Christmas table, and good brandy
is essential in this as 1t is IN mlnce-
meat to make the pudding at its best;
il really should be made at least week
before Christmas as 1t gains flavor
and mellowness by standing sometime
before cutting.
The English style of serving the pud-
ding is to spread with butter and sugar
and then pour over this a little brandy
set fire to it and serve while the flames
are still burning and Pickering. Fol
lowing is said to be recipe for the
genuine English plum pudding:
Soak one pound of stale bread in q
mint of hot milk, and let it stand and
cool When cold, add to it One-hal1
pound of sugar and the yolks OF elgh'
eggs beaten to a cream, one pound o.
raisins, seeded. one pound OF currant:
washed. a quarter of a pound OF cltror
cut in pieces and dredged with flour
one pound of chopped beef suet salted
one grated nutmeg, one glass each o
wine and brandy and tablespoonful
Of mace, cinnamon and cloves mixed
heat all we'll together and at the las
add the beaten whites OF the eigh
eggs. pour into cloth, previousl,
scalded and dredged with -four, tie tn
cloth firmly, leaving room for the pud
ding to swell and boil six hours. Serv
with brandy sauce or wine as abov
descrfbod AA8THA.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
FRENCH SPIES.
Sll Franco Ruled b. These DeGrad.
ed Men.
(From the Saturday Review

(From the Saturday Review
Now we are beginning to grasp the
threads of this complicated mass of cor
rupt elements in her social and political
constitution. Each fresh fact that comes
to light shows more clearly the rotten
foundation upon which the national ex-
istence of France rests. The whole sys-
TEN is being more and more plainly re-
vealed hideous engine or organized
espionage. The president of the republic
the cabinet minister, the judge or other
public officer OF state, are mere names
the figureheads that symbolize authority
1t is the spy who governs France. For
eign relations, national defense, civil and
criminal jurisdiction-all are in the hands
of the degraded agents whom the French
allow to be the dispensers of justice and
the shareholders of their country's hon
or.
world. with her noble traditions and the
splendid achievements of her great men,
should have permitted her institutions to
sink into such a slough of base and vul-
gar intrigue is almost incomprehensible
But it is, perhaps. the greatest proof of
her virility and genius that she has sur
vived Il number of blows any one of
which might have laid another power in
the dust of humiliation.
she has not passed. In one century she
has overturned four thrones; her last re-
public has witnessed more changes of
ministry than ii has lasted years. And
yet no one can say of France that the
luster of her greatness has suffered more
than a transitory dimming.
The past has shown of what great
things she is capable; and now that she
has, in ordering the revision of the Drey-
fus case, once more set her face toward
the light no one can foresee what she
may not yet accomplish in the future. But
ii Is indispensable that the first act of en-
lightened France should be to stamp out
the iniauitous system which is mainly re-
sponsible for the deplorable condition of
her affairs Let her proceed as remorse-
lessly against the spy as she has hitherto
upheld him. Then. and then only, will
the French Republic recover her own self
respect and the confidence of other ma
tionS.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
THE MASSACHUSETTS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
WORSE THAN FIRST SUPPOSED
struck n Rock Standing Six Inches
Higher Than the BattIeship's
Keel.

'fhe damages 10 the battleship Massa-
chusetts are very much more serious
than at first appeared. The official re-
port of the external examination by div
ers shows that the vessel keel is bJclzIed
up for distance of between forty and
fifty feet which will render it exceeding
ly difficult to dock the ship and necessi-
tate repairs, a work of great Importance
that may take three months 20 complete
1t appears as if the Massachusetts
struck a rock which stood at least six
inches higher than the vessels keel and
it lifted up the entire structure forward
that distance. One compartment for
ward of the double bottom is flooded and
five of the double bottom compartments
No examination has been possible inside
of these compartments on account of the
water. but it is feared both the inner and
outer hulls are broken 1t is impossible
TO pump out these compartments until
the vessel is docked
The evening times., 1898-12-12
SCANDIN AVIAN STATES
STILL IN WARLIKE MOOD
Action OF the Norwegian Cabinet In
Favor of IA Separate
Fling

Christiania, Dec. i2.-The feeling be
tween Sweden and Norway keeps in =
dangerous stage. AT the bottom of the
quarrel is Norwegian sentiment that
Sweden has the best of the union and
reaps all its benefits, while Norwegian
independence is curtailed.
The Swedish army consists If 1870
The Norwegian army consists of only a.
COO Sweden has six battIeships and Nor
way two; Sweden four cruisers and Nor
way one with a similar dspa rity in 9TH
er vessels; yet. Notwithstanding how alb
surdly unequal a struggle would be- war
is actually discussed. To any other al
tentative except that Of continuing the
present conditions. namely the peaceful
severance of the Scandinavian union,
Sweden will not consent Measures are
talked of on King Oscars instigItion,
which will make his Norwegian subjects
more contented.
The Dagens Nyhter OF Stockholm,
says that at a meeting Of the Norwegian
cabinet held yesterday it was resoI ell
to ask the King to sign a Geccea legaliZ-
ing the decision of the Stortning sstah-
fishing separate Norwegian Jag. It
was also resolved that the foreign office
inform the consuls abroad of the nperH
tion of the law. The paper adds that il
the King does not accede to The request,
The evening times., 1898-12-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
uAGNATBS TO MEET
Important Conference Begins
in New York Tomorrow.
QUARRELING MUST END
John B. Day to Manage the CLANS
Next Season.
Belief That the Thinlx king Baseball
Men VIII Take n Stand Against
Rovdyism.

New York. Dec 12.-An important con-
vention of the club owners of the Ma
tional Baseball League will be held at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel this week, be-
ginning tomorrow and extending proba-
bly, until Thursday. Several subjects of
Importance will come up for discussion
The meeting will not be d love feast this
year, and small bottles may not be OPEN
ed with the freedom and abandon which
have characterized meetings in the past
when the playing season had been more
successful from a financial point of view.
1t Is believed that the thinking men Of
the league will make a determined effort
from this time To discourage rowdy tac-
tics among unruly players, careless man.
ayers and ''scrappy' club owners and
club officials. Most Of the club owners
realize that the general public likes to
see baseball game-or any other sport
ing contest as far as that goes-decided
on its merits, and they hope so 10 ar
range matters that the disgraccfuI
scenes enacted at the Polo Grounds and
few Of the other grounds in the last
year will not be repeated next sea son.
Several of the baseball magnates are OK
pected to arrive in the city today.
Nest of the magnates who will attend
the annual meeting are already here The
busiest man among them is Chris Won der
Abe, of St Louis. He arose early this
morning and greeted may of the club
owners they came To breakfast at their
various hotels. At noon he asserted with
much confidence that he would be recog-
nized the ST. Louis representative to-
morrow.
EX-President Muckenfuss while much
less active. was equally confident of recog-
milton.
President Brush of Cincinnati, is very
outspoken in his opinion that the league
| must again attack rowdyis,n without
gloves Col.sHowe, of Cleveland. former
ly director in the league. circulated
among the magnates this morning in an
effort, so some of them declare to CON-
bat the Rru<h idea Of rowGyism.
Col. Howe's advice was that the
leagues laundry work should ba done at
home and that there should be no dis.
play of soiled linen fl public,
but for the fact that the club owners
/ talk so much about rowdyism.' said Mr.
| Howe, the public. would not know that
( 1t existeda
The real sensation so. far is the an
nouncement that John E. Day will man
! age the New York Club next sas1n
Many club owners express the op nior
! that this change solves the whole Drc b.
lem of restoring the game in this city tc
/ its old-time popularity.
/ President Power. of the Easterr
/ League, is here TO ask for ruling that
| will enable him to hold Toledo in that
| organization. Toledo is credited Wit
! Western League aspirations.
1t is evident the 154-game schedule vii
be readopted unanimously from an earl,
| canvass of opinions.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
STOCKS IN HAVANA MAKE
AN UPWARD MOVE
Influx of Capital Pushing Prices
Ahead - Firms Arranging for
Cold-Storage Warehouses

Havana, Dec. 12-American and Eng
lish capitalists are bidding against each
other for the control of :he Havana
Street Car Company The stock of this
: concern is going steadily upward IN the
local market in consequence o. outside
influence, and as a result of a boom IS
on in all other stocks and bonds of the
island This upward movement has been
given a new impulse by the President
message. which has convinced business
men that all promises are to be redeem
ed.
The Havana Street Car Company is
capitalized at s500.1Do and operates the
lines TO Jesus del Monte, Cerro ve,sado
and Principe. Its equipment is all of
most ancient type and practically worth
less, but its franchises. which cover
practically the entire city. are of great
value. Some time ago an English syn
dicate, through wealthy Spanish AGENT
Senor CaStaneda, made what was then
considered a fair offer for the road. Just
before the deal was about to be COM
pleted an American syndicate, the rul-
ing spirit of which is said to be p. y 3.
Widener, of Philadelphia. entered the
field and raised the English bid. Since
then still another American syndicate
has offered to buy the road. The result
of all these negotiations is that a meet
| ing will be hell here Wednesday at
which all offers will be considered.
During the blockade Havana Street Car
stock sold down in the COS. and the re-
covery until the last few days mas been
| slow. Saturday the stock jumped four
/ points, selling at the close at 81. Ha-
| vana municipal bonds short time ago
| sold at S5. Saturday 1G2 was bid with
! out bringing any offerings. United Rail-
| way shores have risen ten points in a
/ little more than week, selling at 100
| today Western Railway is being sought
! By American purchasers, and has sold
| up from 30 to 20. while "A was offered
! for deliveries TO be made within thirty
/ days. Saturdays session on the Bolsa
| was the liveliest since the insurrection
| began three years ago
| The merchants of the city are some
.;hat depressed by the notice given yes
/ terday that the control of customs by
| the United States would not be attempt
| ed before January II had been supposed
/ that December 90 would see the American
flag over the custom house but Il state
| ment 10 the contrary was made by the
| Evacuation Commission to various
| American merchants. The result of this
! is that orders for goods to be delivered
ten days hence have been cancelled.
| A Chicago packing firm is arranging to
| erect several cold storage warehouses for
| supplies for the American army.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
CLERGYMEN OF THE
DISTRICT IN SESSION
TOPICS UNDER
DISCU SSION
Preparations for the Coming OF
Eynuse eiisf Cbapn,an-Ministcrs
Present at the Meeting.

The clergymen of the District of Co.
lumbia assembled in the lccture hall Of
the Y NJ C. A. his morning at lc:S0
o'clock at the instance o. tha District Tn
ion Y. =. S. c. E. to discuss the benefits
derived from the association of the church
and the Christian Endearor Societies and
to devise means by which the difficulties
encountered in the proucr organi - ton al
the church forces could 3e oveccome. Sew
eral topics were presented for discuss cn
by the officers of the ;nyaI ,:niou md tie
various ministers were ie.l;esycd tn give
vent to their feelings.
The gathering was q representative CEe,
including delegations from almost all the
religious denominations and several 0f the
officers of the Christian Enlcavpr Socie-
ty
The principal topic of discussion was
the preparations To be made for the COM
ing of Rev. DIR. 5. c. Chapman, the we'll
known evangelist who has been invited
to hold meetings in this city during the
first week in February 1t was decided
that the ministers of the city should Co.
operate with the Christian Endeavor So
cieties having the matter in charge and
| arrange for a series of preparatory
meetings to be held in the various
| churches throughout the District the
| week before the regular meetings begin.
AS representatives of all the denomina-
| tions were not present it was decided
| that the associations to which the absent
| ministers belonged should be cOmmuni-
| Gated with and invited to designate a
| member of the committee who would act
| with those appointed at the meeting tsis
| morning.
| The meeting was presided over by Rev
| Dr. Teunis B. Hamlin, and addresses
| were made by Rev. S. II. Greene. D. D.
| Rev. Fred d. Power, d. D., president
Leet. OF the Christian Endeavor Society
| Rev W. E. Parsons, d. D.; Rev. Byron
| Sunderland. D. D.; Rev. Thomas Chal-
mers Easton, D. D.; Rev. E. l. watson
| and DR.. c. A. Stakely.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS.

Riggs-T. P. Rosa. New York: A. s Tooke,
Colorado; +. NJ. Sanford. Prescott triz; Anna
b. Collins, Washington; J. F. Hendrick.
Willard's-B. F. McNuity san Ant MO. Tex
sydney +. Mudd, Maryland; ID. H. Caapsin, La
Port, Ind; ]. H. Heiling. Charleston. ". Va; T.
j. MacCoy and wife, jersey City. n. ].
La Nc mandie-J. NJ McCaandish Tennes zee;
j. H. Ackerman. Tennessee; Edwin Ludlow In
dian Territory; Andrew DOrr. Houston, Tex: J.
X. Kirk, jefferson City Mo-; d. J. Riodan, New
York; Miss II. Caldwell, Providence, r. l.
Raleigh. 4. 5. b. Brown, Philadelphia: n
Noeh, New York; Harry ID Reed New York;
W. II. Allardyce, New York; Z. t. Richardson,
Denver; Mrs. Elsie Vanderslip. Manila; Edward
Friebe Boston; f. p. Myers, New York
Arlington. S. Smith, New York: f. R. Kell-
ogg New York; C. B. Congdon, Chicago: F. H.
Wilson, New York; A. NJ Stewart, St Louis; A
G. Cochran. st. Louis; Mrs. George B. Bgelow
Mrs. Mary A. Chapman. James Miller, Walpole
Mass; Fred Brackett. Baltimore, Nd.
Ebbitt-A. A. MADISON, Tenth L. S. Volunteer
Infantry; J. C. Lu.trell Knoxville; A. W Wills
Nashville; NJ. Fuller, New York; Ambron Swasey,
Cleveland, Ohio; Fredric Jopp and wife, Boston;
j. H. Montgomery, Spartansburg s. c.; A. B.
Cook Buffalo; o. L. Myers, Philadelphia
Shorehari-Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, Ottawa, Can
ada; Miss Wilson OTTAWA, Canada; Robert NJ
Stewart Cincinnati; Philip Dreill, Elizabeth, n
J.; Alfred Wilkinson, Syracuse, N. Y; H. v n
Philips, New York; Mrs. L. A. Vanderlip, New
York; Julian Kennedy. Pittsburg; +. W Tucker
Milwaukee; W. r. Abbott, Pittsburg; R. H. Uu.
Ianey and wife, Virginia.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
EDUCATIONAL.
EDUCATIONAL.
STELLMAN SCHOOL
Shorthand and Type
writing,
Sff C Street Northwest.
NaJ and Night Sessions Terms Aoder1te.
ocI-3mo.
DIED.

COSNELL-On Sunday, Dec II, 1893. at lois
O'Clock p M, MARGARET, beloved wife OF
Matthew ConneH.
Funeral rom her late residence, 702 I'D 81 NV,
Wednesday, December Il. at SGD O'Clock. Mas
az IT. Stephens Church, at O'Clock a m
Item
TURKINTOS- Sunday. December II. ISgs.
at 40 a. m. at her late residence No KIlS
Thirty-thi Street northwest, MAMIE c.. be
loved daughter OF Edward and Margaret Turkin-
ton.
Notice Of funeral in Mondays Evening star 1t
COURI-Suddenly, on saturday, December 10
lssS, at L O'Clock, at the residence OF his
mother, 40 695 street northwest. EDW ARD
r. cot Rl, beloved husband OF Daisy NJ Coury
tnee Leach.
FuEeral from Lees under aking establishment
December y, at 2:30 p. N. Private. Il
DCVALL-OE Saturday. December To- 1895 at
o'clock p m, BENJAMIN Ii. DUYALI. in the
S9th year Of his age
Funeral Monday afternoon az . o'clock. from
his late residence, lSI Indiana ave Relatives and
friends invited. deII-2t
The evening times., 1898-12-12

II YOU want quality. dura bility and rich
ness of tone combined in one piano, You
can get it in the KimbaIl. There is an
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about our new Uprights and Grands that
surpasses any other make from artis-
tic standpoint
The most wonderful feature of the kim
ball Uprights and Grands is their pure
sweet. LIQUID tone of remarkable brilliancy
throughout the entire scaie-s0 adjudged
by such great artists as Patti. Campanini.
CaIve. Eames. Nordica. DeReszke, and
hundreds of others that have given their
nattering testimonials and have purchased
the Kimball for their personal use
Last but not least, is the price. The
output of the W. w Kimball Company S
factories is more than twice that of any
other similar institution in the world. The
six factories, covering floor space of
eighteen acres, turn out complete daily
fifty-five pianos and sixty organs. This,
with their unequaled facilities and enor-
nous cash capital. enables them to manu-
facture at the minimum of cost. and as
they sell direct to the customer they save
the agents profit. which is from $25 to
$IG0 on each instrument.
If you are contemplating the purchase of
a piano or organ, these facts are worthy
| of your careful consideration.
We also want to call your attention to
| the self-piaying organ manufactured by
! the W. ". Kimball Company. This is a
regularly cCnstr ucted organ, with SIM
! pie automatic attachment, which any child
| can readily understand and operate. 1t is
/ not as liable TO get out of order as the
| more complicated instruments. and is sold
! at prices within the reach of all. This
! instrument is especially intended for
! those who love music but do not wish to
| spend the necessary time and money to
! learn it.
| BY placing the roll of music in position
and a little pumping of the feet you are
enabled u listen to the enchanting mu-
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| the other great composers, or Sousas s lat
est marches or the latest darkey melo-
/ dies Heretofore the music for automatic
! organs has been very expensive, but by
an ingenious device patented and con-
| troIled by the w. W. Kimball Company
they can reproduce all the latest music
at nominal cost.
This organ is equal. if not superior, to
any of its kind on the market that usually
| sell at $3.50 upwards. Our price including
six rolls of music, is s135 on easy monthly
payments 1t can be seen and heard at our
| warerooms at any time.
A special for the holidays is our HinZe
piano in four different styles of wood al
$3.50, $40 cash and 81 per month. This piano
| has been before the Washington public
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| bility.
Next is our Whitney, also in four differ
ent styles of wood, containing first-cIass
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prevents us from mentioning the many
| tempting bargains In pianos and organs.
Open evenings until Christmas.
/ KIMBALL PIANO WAREROOMS, Is
| 523 Eleventh Street Northwest
w. G. Hawley, Manager.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
NO ABATEMENT IN The
CARS PEACE DREAMS
Russian Diplomacy to Concentrate
Work for Securing II .'MediaevnI
Truce. of GCIv

Work for Securing II .'MediaevaI
Truce of God"
London, Dec. IA correspondent Of
the Daily News who was sent specially
to the various capitals for informa ton,
emphatically denies the rumors that the
Cars peace project has collapsed. In
stead. he says. the full force of Rus ian
diplomacy. is, being concentrated for the
achievement of an international confer
ence in which the nations will promise to
stop the increase in armaments and pro-
claim the equivalent to a mediaeval
truce of Cod for five or ten years At
the conference also the question of uni
versal mediation and arbitration would
be raised. v.e
Cardinal RamDpolla is quoted as saying
the Pope seconds the Car in his pro-
posal for a conference and hopes to see
an international court for the mainten-
ance of peace before the end of his ponti-
fcate, in which all nations would recog-
nize the principles of mediation before
fighting.
1t is acknowledged that English and
American public opinion is vital to the
success of the Cars project and if rous-
ed would be sufficient to swing the scale
and bring peace to the world.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
BRI1ISH INVESTMENTS IN
AMERICAN SECURITIES
Reports of Nine Insurance Comma
nies Show an Increase During
the Current Year

London, Dec. 12-Reports of nine lead
ing insurance companies just issued, in
Guiding such concerns as the Phoen:x. alrl
tie Liverpool, LONDON and Globe. show
total investments for the nine companies
in American securities Of S19, 2G,. Sic, All in
crease during the current year.
This is significant straw. Not cnIy
has the movement of TWO years ago to
sell American securities stopped. bat the
tide has turned decidedly the other way
II is claimed that algner interest can pe
secured in America with equal safety
Promoters of British enterprises have be-
gun to complain that too much capital
is being diverted to the States.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

MEETING Of THE STOCKHOLDERS
of The National Metropolitan Fire In
surance Company OF the District of CO.
iuEnbia will be held on the Z7th day OF
December. A D. 1898. for the election OF
directors. Polls open at u m. and close
at I O'Clock p. m SAM CROSS. Secy.
no2o-tiem