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Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
Weekly Oil Review!
roRmEsLYMTyLER DEMOCRAT.
WEDNESDAY DEC. 7, 1898.

One of the most remarkable ex-
amples of journalistic enterprise
seen for many a day was the publ
cation of the secret CIPHER dis
patches between the Spanish lead
ers during the campaign in Cuba.
These dispatches are vouched tor
by great newspaper, and that
paper could not afford to lend its
sanction 10 such fraud as that
would be if the papers are not
genuine. But how did the Journal
get into the secret vaults Of the
Spanish government at Havana,
and extract therefrom the originals
OF these dispatches even long
enough to have TRANSACTIONS made.
And where did that paper get the
cipher code with which to make
the translation. The only answer
is there must have been some one
high in authority who needed few
of the Journals good dollars, and
thought this an easy way 10 ge;
them.
The dispatches are interesting.
They indicate that while the wires
were busy sending to the world the
boosted courage and hope of the
Spaniards, the leaders of the same
Spaniards were anything but easy
in mind. They knew all the time
the utter hopelessness of their po
sition and condition; they felt the
superiority of the forces that were
coming against them; they realized
that naught but defeat stared them
in the face. And yet with this
consciousness, they fought like
heroes for their country.
The kilograms sent by Admiral
Cervera are very pitiful. He loved
his ships; he loved his country; he
loved his profession. He knew
that his fleet was no match for the
enemy; he knew that nothing but
destruction stared him in the face
the moment the nose of the first
cruiser was visible from the sea.
He knew that many of the lives OF
the brave fellows with would be
sacrificed in forlorn contest. And
his messages are full of great agony
which such thoughts as these
caused him.
These telegrsms if genuine, and
we do not doubt it. are valuable
addition to the history of the war.
They open the door of the secrets
of the Spaniards, and give US an in
sight into the convictions OF the
leaders as we'll as the real condi-
tons with which they are sur
rounded.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
A Disagreenble Feature.

The reason for the oily nose is, prob
ably that the possessor is too ford Of
the good things to eat. She should be-
gin on a fruit diet, eating plenty of
Concord grapes, pears and figs. The
camel's hair face scrubbing brush will
remove the blackheads, and diluted
witch hazel will take the crimson hue
away.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

Oily few days and the eyes OF
the little ones will b. gladdened by
the store windows full of indica-
TORS of the near approach of the
time 70. the annual visit of their
good friend, Sanla Clans.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
Petersburg has beeu greatly

Petersburg has beeu greatly
excited for few days. It has had
a commotion over a pretended at
tempt at lynching. The town is
torn from center 10 circumference
with anxiety and suspense, or II was
until the colored gentleman who
caused all this trouble was taken
from the town and safely nearer
ated in the Jail at Wheeling.
Not for many day has there been
such excited crowds on the streets
of the old town down at the juno
ton of the rivers. Judging from
accounts business must have been
suspended and the people all, old
and young. mingled with the agi
tated mass of indignant citizens
which thronged the streets.
And this was about a brutal
niger rapist who had been identi-
fed by his victim, arrested for his
crime and locked up IN the Wood
county bastile. The people were
indignant when they heard of the
assault; they grew very angry when
the man accused was positively
identified as the fend who had
made the attempt; they were en-
ragged at the nonchalant conduct of
the defler of woman's honor. They
talked about it, and read about it
and dreamed about it until their
rage knew no bounds and crystal
llzed in a fervid and substantial
determination that this disgrace to
the human race should expiate his
crime upon an inprovised gallows
at the hands of the members of the
community whose peace and good
order had thus been disturbed.
And thus they worked them
selves up to the pitch of really
talking openly about lynching the
darkey. And as they talked their
faces grew red with suppressed ex-
element and their brows grew
dark with the raging storm within.
All this eliminated the other
evening in the congregation OF
many hundred men-probably
I5oo-excited, angry, revengeful,
crazed, eager for the life OF a man
whos had dared to invade the sancity
of their neighbours home, and there.
attempted the most heinous crime
known to the law.
Aud thus they assembled, :everal
thousand of them some reports
gave it. All their faces fairly
sweat blood in their determination
to rid the earth of some disgrace
upon humanity; their countenances
frenzied; their hands clutching at
the threats Of imaginary rapists,
their tongues swollen by their ex
CARNATIONS as to the method by
which they would swing the fend
to the nearest lamp post and so
perforate his carcass that the air
could pass right through and not
be compelled to create an atmos-
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

one does. II takes year to find
out the weak spots and repair them.
But that it is blessing is attested
by every maa who has occasion to
travel to the interior of the county
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

1t Is not expected that the com,
ing term of the circuit court will be
lengthy. The condition of the
docket in that court demands that
term several months long be held,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

and the docket be cleaned up.
This can never be done while the
Judge of this circuit has so much
work to do. Each year sees the
docket grow larger, and the oppor-
tunity of the judge to give it add.
tional time grow less. for his work
in the other districts of the state
increases in almost the same pro-
portion. We need relief in the 4th
judicial district. We need it badly.
We must have it. The limit of
human power has been reached and
passed. No one man can do this
work. EVENT. he had the strength
to work 20 hours in the day dur
ing all his term, he would not be
able to dispose properly of all the
work that has to be done. We
need two judges. Our judge is
compelled to do more work than
any other two, and is getting be-
hind eachssucceeding term. Let Us
all pull together for relief, and it
will come.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

Many an acre of territory has
been condemned by wells a half
mile OF more away, will be the cen
tiers of oil pools that will make glad
the heart of many producer in
Tyler county before the century is
over.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

The Prince OF wales may come 10
this country. He may come to see
the race for the cup given to the
fastest yacht in the two nations.
How great must be that race if it
is great enough to bring the next
ruler of the United Kingdom so far
away from home. He would not
come to learn something of our in
stitutioas aud our life. He does
not care sufficiently for the great
progress we have made to take a
trip across the briny deep to ascer-
tain the cause of it. He would not
venture so far away from home to
discover what it is in America that
is pushing this nation so rapidly to
the front OF all nations in every de-
partment of life. No, none of these
things are sufficiently important to
cause his most precious majesty to
leave the fawning of his own satel-
ties, but he will come to see yacht
race. Great are the modern rulers
of the great nations OF the earth,
and in great things do they mani
fest their wonderful personality.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

The pike may break through In a
few places the first winter. Every
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07

The State OF West Virginia is to
tax the bridges across the Ohio
The United States court has said
so. These United States courts are
not so bad after all A little while
ago, they paralized the greatest
combination of capital in the world
the joint Traffic Association.
Now they say that these railroads
which have bridges across the Ohio
river shall help the farmer pay a
little more of the taxes Of this State
They are right again. A few more
decisions like that will restore all
the confidence in these courts on
the part of the mass of common peo-
pie which a few injunctions de-
stroyed. And more of such decis-
ions will come. The United States
Supreme Court is the most incor-
ruptible judicial body on earth, and
if the rights of the people are being
violated by any combination of men
and means, all that court desires to
crush such combination is to have
the matter come properly before it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
SOUTH SIDE AND BENW00D.

Condition of One Part of This Section Re
stored to Terra Firma-Very Little Loss
Report ed-Peorle Were All Prepared.
Last night the biggest part of the
water en- the South Side had disap-
peared, and at the rate it was falling
it was clear that there would be little
if any Of the high water to be found
over the banks Of the river
this morning. At five O'Clock
in the evening the water in
the Sixth ward had receded down to
Twenty-fourth street. At Caldwelfs
run the banks were still overlooked
on Chapline to Twenty-elghth street,
but Eoff street was perfectly clear. In
the Eighth ward at that hour, Jacob
street was open to Forty-second, and
there was very little water on Eof
street below Thirty-sixth. Chapline
and Water streets, between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-seventh, was still I'M
der water, but it was fast leaving the
first stories From Firty-third street
south the Eighth ward was still under
water. At seven o'clock the water in
the street car barn, at Forty eighth
street, was not more than two feet
deep. The entire town of Benwood was
still covered and the water was on
the first floors at Eve o'clock. but two
hours later the water had just gone
out of the city building in the Second
ward, and at Debolds saloon, at the
junction Of the Wheeling and Mounds
vile car lines.
The people in the low districts Of
the South Side and Benwood watched
III 10 Fo1 nf fhn r1111i6V
water, and as soon as it had gone out
of their houses and stores they were
hard at work cleaning out the mud
that had been left behind. Outside Of
the trouble and discomfort, very little
damage was caused BIZ the water. as
the people had all profted by previous
experiences and prepared themselves
by removing everything Of value TO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
THE RAILROADS.
Nearly All Trains VIII lie Running on
s hedule Time This Morning.

Nearly All Trains VIII lie Running on
s hedule Time This Morning.
Baltimore & Ohio engine No. 1880,
to which was attached caboose and
w. I. Manning'S private car, was the
first train to reach the city yesterday
morning. This train had on a mum Der
of employees, and had to run through
the water east and west of Mounds
vile, which was fully two feet deep.
Considerable driftwood was on the
tracks, and the trip was a very slow
one.
A Register reporter was also on
board, and was told by the officials of
the line that the track so far was in
good condition, and that trains east
bound would be run regularly from
now on.
The track from the Camp Ground
Junction, north of Moundsville, was
clear of water until CaldwePs run was
reached, and here the engine had to go
through an experience similar to the
first All along the road of the Ohio
River road the track is in worse shape
and it will be several days before the
road bed is in condition to run trains
between Wheeling and Moundsville.
In the narrows north of Glendale a
portion of the track is almost bare and
considerable water is yet over the
rails South Of Moundsville the condi-
ton of things is about the same, and in
some instances the ties have been rails
ed and the rails twisted very badly.
During the day the Baltimore & Ohio
commenced running trains to the east.
No IS was the first out, and she was
half an hour late. Train No. 5 came
in from the east nearly on schedule
time. but No. was not run. On the
Pittsburg division No. 1903, due at 10: Is
a. m, was nearly on time and her pas
sengers and freight were unloaded on
Sixteenth street. Everything is now
in shape to run trains on both of these
divisions, and by this morning it is ex-
pected that all passenger trains will
arrive and depart on schedule time.
No freights will be sent out before
this evening, as the officials Of the line
want to be satisfied that the track is in
proper shape. The Ohio River p2ople
will hardly have trains running before
tomorrow, and perhaps not then.
Quite a number of their coaches are at
Benwood on the B. & O. tracks. and
will be kept there until the line is
open. The loss to this road will be
considerable, but as fast as the river
recedes men will be employed getting
everything in shape as rapidly as pos
sible
The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio
remained here until last might, and
then left for Parkersburg, where the
road is also in very bad shape.
On the Hempfield division Of the B.
& 0. trains were running on schedule
time The trains all stopped on Six
teenth street near the postoffice.
Tbs water subsidized sufficiently to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
FLOOD SHARKS.
Roatmen Who Took Advantage of Calam-
ity to Charge Exorbitant Prices.

Roatmen Who Took Advantage of a Calam-
ity to Charge Exorbitant Prices.
A arge-sized kick has been made by
Sixth ward residents, who live in the
vicinity of Twenty-fourth street, about
the selfish and unnatural action of sew
eral owners of small boats who, it is
alleged, refused to take people from or
to their homesunless they were paid
for it, and that they demanded eXor-
bitant prices whenever they had a
passenger. 1t is stated that they
rowed their boats about for pleasure
instead Of humanely helping those
who were in trouble. Five families
had sought refuge from the flood in the
second story of the Niagara engine
house and We're there without fue to
keep warm or cook food. A load f
cal was sent for and dumped at the
waters edge, near Irwin5s drug store,
to be sent to these families, nut, st is
stated, that no person could be Sc
cured to haul the coal to them. The
Niagara firemen, several of whose
families live on Twenty-fourth street,
were very indignant about the actions
of some boatmen in that vicinity and
complain particularly of one man, on
Twenty-fourth street. who refused to
give any of his neighbors aid.
Insta ,ces of the same kind are said
to have occurred on the Island. and it
is reported that a number Of the boat
men combined to charge a dollar
trip to those who wanted to etaken
to and from their homes. In most
cases these demands were met with
indignant refusals
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

The Lexington last night cut loose
from the Argand ana tied up directly
opposite the Panhandle station.
The wharfboat has its plank still
resting on top of the p, G., G. q s.. l..
railroad wall, but the water will be
down far enough to-day TO rest 1t at
the bottom of the wall.
The Ben Hur, which has been tied
up at the wharf since Wednesday, will
pull out this morning at five o'clock
for Pittsburg. Among the things no.
ted yesterday by rivermen was the
fact that the Ben Hur has never yet
missed striking Wheeling in time OF
high water. They are not put out
about it in the least, for the officers
and crew of this boat, and especially
Capt. Kimple, are among the most
congenial rivermen in this section OF
the West, and their presence is always
welcomed.
The crew of the Ben Hur is about
the cleverest on the Ohio and they
have furnished no little amount of en-
tertainment for the sight-seers along
the landing during the present flood
Simon Johnson, one of the deck
hands of the Ben Hur, is suffering from
a very painful sprain Of the right
wrist, sustained Thursday night while
moving some heavy boxes.
Capt. Crockard stated yesterday that
it was a little too early to schedule
boats for Sunday. The regular Sun
day packets are as follows:
Pittsburg, Ben Hur, a. m.
GAINESVILLE, Lorena, a. m.
Pittsburg, Kanawha, s a. m.
Pittsburg, Keystone State, a. m
Cincinnati, Virginia, a. m.
It is certain that the Keystone State
will not touch the wharf tomorrow, as
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
ALONG THE WHARF.
The Packets Resume rheir Trips, and Busy
Scenes at the Wharf


At O'clock last evening the river
had receded to the 41-foot mark, show
ing fall of feet I inches since
Thursday evening at 7 o'clock, when
the maximum stage of the flood was
reached at "A feet Z inches. The early
morning reports received at the wharf
boat yesterday showed the Allegheny
to be still falling at OiECity, Parker's
aud other points, While the Mononga-
hela was rising two inches an hour at
Greensboro, where q feet inches was
registered; four inches an hour at
Brownsville, where "a feet 5 inches
was registered, and at Morgantown it
was coming up slowly at stage of 81
feet. Twenty-fOur feet 5 inches is a
pretty good stage for Brownsville but
it will fail TO check the fall of such a
big volume of water in the Ohio. How
ever, the rise in the Monongahela may
effect the river in the way of letting it
down slowly, but that is all Captain
Crocbard stated yesterday that only a
second food from the two head streams
could check the recession in the stream
at present. The captain received dis
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
NORTH END NOTES.
Top Mill Remains Idle and Wilson Sons
Plauing Mill Resumes.

The water is all out of the Top mill,
but it will not resume operations until
some time next week. The river has
deposited mud throughout the mill and
none of the departments can be start
ed up until it is thoroughly cleaned.
The water did slight damage to the
pit of the fly wheel
W. A. Wilson & Sons planning mill,
which was idle Thursday owing to the
majority of the employees residing on
the Island and being caught in the
flood was to have started up yesterday.
but failed to do so as few showed up.
1t was stated last evening by the man
agement that the mill would be run
ming in full to-day.
A few houses below the Top mill re-
ceived water in their first stories to
the depth of foot or SO. The goods
were moved to places Of safety.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
she is still laid UP having reo.,
made to her cracked shaft 'pdIF

she is still laid up having r,,
made to her cracked shaft. -'pofa
The three boats, Bedford. ro.
and Virginia, which departed ves 4o. saa
for Pittsburg, attracted a great '1dI
Of attention from the crowds ~, va
wharf as they were passing .9de- "a. vac
two bridges, crossing to The r., 4e
as it was found their sunker s aS-@.Q
were too high to escape co1li .oyhS
Both the Lorena and Virginia ''1 1.y
compelled to lower their stacks n gv['
passing under the bridge "r.s
H. K. Bedford, whose smokss-...,- s
are not constructed for lowering - oNAS
ed under with space to spare 1873
ever, all three boats steered cIo,. "
the West Virginia side while r,-. 70
beneath the spans. The Quaaa r-.. n.
which came down from Pittsbrr,
cleared for Cincinnati last eys,' jug
got under without any dificultr ~
Argand, which has been tied Mn a,o ,-'
side of the Ben Hur THURSDAY Mug
ing pull out at II o'clock saw =
The Lexington, which tied IN o,...
side OF the steamer Argand vls. ~-..'S'
afternoon, will clear for New MAJ.
morris, at II a. m. to-day. -'' Dc
Yesterday at late hour cs,...
Crawford had received no word "a. 4
when the three locals would raS,. p
their runs. 1t is not likely tbe,. @, a.,..
start out before the first Of new u.o ",'
The Ruth is lying at SistersyiIfc ' IN.
Leroy at Darlington and the + "
Bayne at Steubenyille. N'
The Urania is lying at Pittsbnrg aha
had not heard from as to wbeT a .l
will resume. at late hour vester5 sI'
The Urania arrived last nigbr wa.
Plttsburg and will clear for Cbari..-
ton this monnig at o'clock. ' ''''
Additional Flood News i, t7;t.,.r
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

permit the running Of trains regularly
on the wheeling & Elm Grove Tho
first trains reached the city about l
o'clock in the afternoon.
Contrary to expectation, the train for
the east, scheduled to depart from
Wheeling at 1926 o'clock this morn
ing, did not leave.
The Panhandle will have trains
running over its road as usual this
morning. The afternoon train over the
p, w. & Ky. yesterday Was delayed
for some time between this city and
Wellsburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
MARKS FROM BELOW.

CAIRO-River $40 feet; rising. Clear
POINT River 4i.9 feet;
stationary. Cloudy
CINCINNATI-River SIS feet; rising.
MEMPHIs-River Isl feet; rising. Clear
and cool
LOUISVILLE-River rising, 20 feet in
ches in canal; "a feet on falls. Clear and
EVANsvILLE-River 2s.4 feet; rising.
Fair and cool.
PARK ERSBURG-Ohi river AZ feet 3
inches; stationary. Clear; mercury ~. NO
boats reported. The Little kanawha IS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
AN AWFUL TOTAL.
The Loss by tho Flood in and About Pitts
burg Placed at 100000.

Pittsburg, March 25.-As the flood
subsidies in the inundated districts
the two cities present a desolute APP
pearance, and the residents are begin
ming to suffer the after effects of the
high water. At 10 O'Clock the water
had receded to PIE feet, which is six
inches below the danger line. The
next few days will be devoted mainly
to clearing up and estimating the dam
age wrought by the flood.
From careful estimates made it is
estimated that the loss in and about
Pittsburg and Allegheny will reach
1000, 600 This includes the loss of
wages incurred by the employees Of
manufacturing establishments forced
to close down. 1t also includes a large
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-26
MARKS From ABOVE.

PITTsBURG-R q feet; falling at
the dam. Clear and cool.
GREENSBORO-Rive 10 feet inches
falling Fair and cooler
STEUBENVILLE-Riv So feet IN,
eches; falling. Clear and cool. Passed
up: Lorena, B. H. Wood Valiant, Viz
glnia. Passed down: Queen City;
MORGANTOWN-Riv ~ feet inches;
falling Clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE-Rive % feet inches
rising slowly.
OIL CTIY-River Z feet inches; Iall-
ing Clear and cool
WARREN-River feet inches. Clear
and mild.
stationary.