Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-10

SciO, Ohio, March 9.-ThlS Oil town,
which all are apprehensive will go up
in fierce flames at any time, had close
call from general confagration at an
early hour this morning. An explosion
occurred at the J. w. Wallace Il co.
tank on the J. W. Shambaugh lot, due
to gas igniting from a lighted torch
which a workman carried too close.
This tank and rig and one other rig
and several other tanks were burned,
also the barns of Mrs. Herror, George
Heckler, J. w. Shambaugh, Hogue
Brothers, along with the contents and
ten horses and one mule.
The trustees of the College met here
with the faculty yesterday and decided
to remove the college, the necessity OF
which seemed to be forced by the scare
ity of lodging places for students and
the terrible condition of morals in
Scio since the oil development. DR..
L. H. Stewart, OF Cleveland, says:
Under existing conditions the col
lege could not remain at Scio, and the
trustees decided that it shall be re-
of Scio friends of the college, there was
the concession that SO much OF the
work as was possible should continue
there. which he, however, thought
would be very little. Four places were
represented at the meeting as bidders
for location: Cadiz, Cambridge, Barnes
Vile and New Philadelphia, all Of which
made good offers Cadiz will give a
hot
more of them than those now at Scio,
and while no specific money offer was
made there was implication in all that
was said that the donation, as whole,
would amount to $4,000, which left
the impression that there would be a
cash consideration included; Mr.. Stew
art ut the understanding that this Of
fer was based upon the intention OF the
Cadiz people to sell the township hold
ing of Panhandle railroad stock, which
will now bring in the neighborhood Of
1000 in the open market, in case the
college is located here.
Cambridge also offered site and
buildings with a guarantee that the
total donation, inclusive Of these, would
exceed $4,000, the money to be raised,
according to Mr.. Stewards information,
on the common plan Of bonding the city
for park purposes" though he under
stood that Col. Taylor was to donate
the site.
GAINESVILLE offered forty acres of
land and the buildings, together with a
guarantee of 100 students from there
and contiguous territory the first year,
no specific amount in dollars being
named in the proposition.
New Philadelphia offered 20 acres OF
land and a cash donation. The New
Philadelphia site, Mr. Stewart said, was
very fine, and he seemed particularly
impressed with it. However, the lOca-
ton would depend more on the action
of the Scio faculty than upon all other
factors, providing the members of the
faculty continue to stand together as
they have done They are unanimous
upon the point that removal from Scio
is imperative, but further than this had
not determined what was best to do, so
although the trustees had already ap-
pointed a committee OF their own num-
Der to examine and report upon sites
at another meeting to be held soon,
the professors were also requested to
do the same, and it is understood they
will make the rounds without delay,
and very probably the trustees will
cordially indorse what the faculty
unitedly determines upon.
NEW TERRITORY TO BE TESTED.
Special to the Register
Wheeling, w. Va, March ct is ru-
mored that one or two quiet, unassum-
ing gentlemen, presumably agents Of
the Standard Oil Company, have been
at work for a week or so in and about
Bolton, w. Va. small town on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, 40 miles
east of Wheeling, leasing all the land
they can get their hands on for the
purpose of putting down test well.
1t is said they have reason to believe
that considerable oil underlies the
neighborhood and they propose to be
first in the field.
Justice Fitzpatrick closed a deal yes
terday for a niece of DrOnprtV in Scio