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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21
A FORTUNE
For VIM. Bowler-W elcome Information in
a Letter From England.

3OWIST-VF eItOLnb
Letter From England.
William Bowler, a native of Eng
land, who has been janitor of the
Reilly building, Market and Fourteenth
streets, yesterday received a letter
from England conveying the informa-
ton that he had fallen heir to an estate
worth seven thousand pounds In
American money the estate would be
worth more than $4,000.
Mr. Bowler was congratulated upon
all sides yesterday, by those who
learned of his good fortune. He will
secure possession as soon as legal re-
quirements are complied with, and may
take trip to his old home.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, October 90
Caldwell & Boyer, prominent oil
operators, have disposed of their Peter
Y. Six property, at Cairo, Richie coun-
ty, upon which there are seven wells
producing daily over $50 barrels Of OIL
to t N. Barnsdall the Titusville, Pa,
operator, for over $4,000. It Is said
the purchaser will include the above
purchase in the sale of oil properties
which he has about completed, to Bos-
ton parties.
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Children's Suits CSC, SLIP and S1.5O
Don't fail to see them at
NJ. GUTMAN & cos,
18th Il Main SITS.
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1000 Mems Shirts, soft and stiff, some
with collars, others with cuffs, worth zoe,
sale price Saturday only 3 I-2c.
WILL GUIMAN, 1911 Market st.
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What may turn out an important
discovery was the result of the digging
of well in Greggsville, up the Beth
any pike about half mile from Alien
helm. From all appearances it looks
as if the oil operators, who few
months ago turned their attention to
this section of Ohio county, might be
rewarded for their efforts.
About month ago John Cunning
ham. blacksmith. who has his place
OF business just above the toll gate
in GreggsYille, started a workman to
digging we'll for him just north Of
his shop. AT Is feet from the surface
four-Toot vein OF what seems to be
iron ore was gone through. There is
good showing of whatever metal
there is in the ore, but as yet it has
not been analysed.
At twenty feet another ledge of rock,
resembling, but somewhat harder, than
soapstone. At this point the digging
was discontinued and a drill was put
in operation. At Is feet vein OF hard
sandstone was struck. When this was
drilled through noise like the bub-
bling of water was plainly audible TO
persons standing at the opening above
ground.
The driller, upon examination, noticed
an odor OF gas. He held match to
the hole where the drilling was COM
menced and a stream of fire shot up
about ten feet. accompanied by dull,
heavy report. The driller miraculously
escaped from being burned.
At 40 feet from the surface water
was found and the cwenty-foot hole
was cased. The gas mingling with the
water caused it to bubble continually
and after few days, persons drinking
the water could notice the gas in it.
Mr. Cunningham, to do away with this
unpleasant feature, put down lead
pipe outside the well casing and in this
way allows the gas to escape from the
hole.
At the mouth of the pipe the show
ing of gas is not so great as it was
when the gas was first struck. But
it burns when a match is touched to it.
If the ear is placed over the opening
in she pipe deep rumbling can be
heard. The discovery may lead to val
liable finds.
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No shoddy, moth-eaten, misft carpets
at our store We carry nothing but
new goods. Give us a call.
j. W. BLATCHLEY SONS,
2247 and 2249 Market street.
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4 SHOWING Of Gas
Found at GrsggsVills BY Drillers
Digging a Water Well.

GAS FOUND TWENTY-EIGHT FEET
FROM THE SURFACE ON THE
PROPERTY OF JOHN CUNNING
HAM, A BLACKSMITH DISCov-
cry MADE A MONTH AGO-GAS
STILL ESCAPING FROM A LEAD
PIPE SUNK OUTSIDE THE WELL
CASING.
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Gum Boots. for Men or Boys,an kinds and
prices at McFaddens.
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OIL MARKET.

OIL CITY. Pa, October 20.--Credit
balances s1.50; certificates closed az
s1.471a bid for cash. Shipments. sG.Sl4
barrels; average, S0,63S barrels; runs.
97,3S9 barrels; average, 1856 barrels.
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Quotations opened IS hid TO- pre-
ferred and 80 asked 1875 bid for common
and 46$4 asked; closed IS bid and 1914
and 1914 asked.
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with collars. others " ifiI cuffs. worth Use.
sale price ~aturaay on y 81 l-2c.
WILL GUIMAN. 1871 Market st.
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$500 for all wool fast color Mans
Suit. rs Different Patterns
NJ GUTMAN s. CO.
18th A Main SITS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

$500 for an all wool fast color Mans
Suit 20 Different Patterns
NJ. GUTMAN & co.
18th s. Main SITS.
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Our "Soid Wear working Shoes are
warranted. SI.25 at McEadden's.
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THE HAZLETT QUOTATIONS.
The following quotations on American
Tin Federal Steel, Hoop and Tube stocks
were received yesterday by Howard Haz-
lett & Son, National Exchange Bank
Building:
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Saturday, October 2 LIST, viii be the last
day for 1 = off on Underwear and Shirts at
WILL GUTMAN,S 1911 Market st.
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Children's Suits CSC. $1.12 and 81 90.
Don't fail to see them at
NJ. GUTMAN & cos,
18th & Main SITS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

If you want good pies. use Schenk' s
Pure White Rose Maple Leaf Lard,
best in the market.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

Latest fall STYLES in the Wilbur guarau-
teed Shoe, $2.SS at McFadden's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

Children's Suits CSC, $I.12 and S1.5O.
Don't fail to see them at
NJ. GUTMAN g. CO.'S,
18th g. Main SITS.
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Saturday, October e1st, will be the last
day for I-2 OFF on Underwear and Shirts at
WILL GUTMAN'S, 1911 Market st.
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THE RACKET
SAT URD A-Y
Big Sale
Gents Furnishings,
HATS, CAPS.
Shirts and Shoes.
We are in it to stay. Our
prices knock them all out.

Boys Good Solid Leather School
Shoes $3.50. 49,, ...S9c, 99c, $l.lS
Misses School Shoes ......75c, SOC 99c
Mems $3.50 fine Tan Shoes $500. $3.50
Mems $500 fine Tan Sheen. ..... LIS
Mems $500 Fine Shoes. .......... In
Mems Good Shoes .............. LOO
Ladies' Shoes.
Ladies' fine $3.50 Shoes. .........$ $3.50
Ladies fine $3.50 Shoes ....s.....$i.95
Ladies Fine Shoes ......... 97c, sl.1S
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DON

Tell your troubles to
the policeman.
If they are foot trou-
bles we can cure them
for you.
And it's a painless,
harmless operation.
costing you nothing:
simply fitting your
feet correctly in the
proper shaped shoe.
WE DO 1T.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

by the Young Mems Club for a series of
sixty-four games of checkers with the
big Four team, of Wheeling. The
first games of the series will be played
/ tonight at Wheeling, and next Satur-
day night return will be played here.
Those who will represent the Y. NJ. c..
are Frank Pine, H. H. Lichtenberger,
E. e. Workman and DR.. A. G. Beetham.
The number of strange men apparent
ly without work or occupation that have
been drifting about town recently are
threat to the peace and safety of tie
community. Without a work house it
IS almost useless to arrest them, anG
the fellows appear to appreciate that
fact. Yesterday a man who appears to
belong to this class, walked into the
residence of l.. Schlernitzauer, corner
Twenty and Belmont streets, and
was prowling about when discovered by
a member of the household When ask
ed what he wanted he made the excuse
of wanting to buy something. The
family reside up stairs and the man had
made his way to the second floor when
discovered. That the object was theft
there can be little doubt, and the bold
ness of the fellow was astonishing
Reports made at the convention of
the Home Missionary Society just clos
ed here indicate that about 81 900 wiz
be raised this year by the forty churches
in the st. Clairsville Presbytery. This
is almost as large as the fund raised
last year. The collections on Wednes-
day and Thursday amounted TO s26
The officers of the society, who were all
reelected, are: President, Mrs. w. l..
Alexander, Bellaire; Vice Presidents.
Mrs. r. c. Faris, Bellaire; Mrs S. J.
Boyle, Martins Ferry: Mrs. Adolph
Lehman. MoorfieId; Mrs. j. w. Kerr,
Cadiz: Mrs. Leonard Twinem. Adena:
Mrs. w. A. Atkinson, Caldwell; Mrs. T.
c. McNary, Uniontown; Corresponding
Secretary. Mrs J. w. Mackall. Barnes
vile; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Bion
Williams, Martins Ferry: Secretary Of
Literature, Mrs s. o. Cummins. Bell
aire; Secretary Freedmen, Mrs. ]. II.
Rees, st. Clairsville: Secretary Young
Peoples Work. Miss Anna Workman.
Neff's; Treasurer, Mrs. Alex. Men,
Neff's.
Yesterday Marshal Johnston posted
the sherif's election proclamations a.
the various voting precincts throughout
the city and township. The proclama-
tions for precincts within the incorpor-
ated limits of Bellaire have appended
the call for vote upon the bond issue
for new city building and for the vote
upon the electric light franchise. The
polls open at $50 a. N. and close at
$50 p. m, Central Standard time, which
is an hour slower than city time.
The criticism which appeared in FRI
days Register pertaining to the habit
of dismissing school to permit the uu-
pills to attend shows and similar enter
tainments did not originate from '.Deo-
pie who have no children in the schools
or never went to school themselves
The gentleman quoted is not only a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-21

The criticism which appeared in Fri
days Register pertaining to the habit
of dismissing school to permit the pu-
pills to attend shows and similar enter
tainments did not originate from "Deo-
pie who have no children in the schools
or never went to school themselves. =
The gentleman quoted Is not only d
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Guarding Against Thieves

Very few pc sons know that one of
the greatest banking institutions in the
world guards itself against woud-be
thieves in the same manner MS farmers
in certain parts of Italy guard them
selves AGAINST bandi S. namely. by pay
ing them tribute. Yet the Bank of
England has adopted this plan ever
since 1850 In that year the directors
received one day a visit from a certain
Clothier who informed them that he
had discovered q certain method OF
getting into the vaults Of any bank. no
matter how well guarded they might
be, and that, having once gained ac-
cess, he could easily take away all the
money that he needed.
At first the directors laughed at him,
for there is no place more securely
guarded than the Bank Of ENGLAND,
but finally they agreed to put him to
the test A time for the experiment
was fixed, and at that hour the direct
ors went down into the main vault
and waited for the clother. The story
goes that they were NOT disappointed,
and that the cothier did actually get
into the vault.
The directors concluded that the best
way to guard against this willy gentle
man was to buy him off, and so they
agreed to pay him for life about So 900
year They made no secret of what
they had done, and naturally many
others tried to profit in the same easy
fashion. Some showed them new
methods of stealing, and Others
showed them new methods of pre-
venting theft. The directors listen
ed to all patiently, and if they found
anything or any one worth buying
they laid out money freely. Quite re-
Gently, 1t is said, they paid about $4,000
to young chemist for a secret process
which he had discovered by means of
which counterfeit bank notes and wa
ter marks can be easily made Alto
gether the Bank of England, as its re-
ports will show, has spent large
amount of money in this way during
the past half century, yet 1t does not
regret the expenditure; nay, on the con-
trary, 1t regards the money paid for
such protection as an excellent Invest
ment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Root is JubiIant.

Washington. Nov. EST think the
rebellion will be thorouehly crushed
out before Christmas" said Secretary
Root, commenting on General Otis's
dispatches regarding the fight of Agui-
naldo.
Referring to the desperate straits in
which the natives now appear to be
and the great success of the Americans
in disintegrating their army, the Sec
rotary says: 1T only proves thai h.
American soldiers only needed a little
time to become acclimated and learn
the topography Of che country"
General Corbin said he did not think
Aguinaldo could manage to avoid
Young and Bell much longer. Young
on the coast seems to be driving he
fugitive natives into a triangular sec
ton between river, mountain. and SCI.
1t is regarded as a cul de sac at the
War Department.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
WELCOMED BY NATIVES.
Gen. Young Kindly Received
By the Filipinos.
AGUINALDO IS MOVING.
The Filipino Leader Said Now to Be
Headed For Boneued, In the Noun
tain Districts American Troops
Under General Young, Are Still In
Hot Pursuit.

Washington, Nov. ga despatch re-
CeiVed by the War Department from
General Otis contains meagre Informal
ton about the pursuit of Aguinaldo.
According to General Otis's advices,
Aguinaldo is heading for Bangued, a
town in the mountain district that be-
gins just east of the west coast. Ban
gued is in a bend of the Abra River, a
stream of some Importance, which runs
into the sea at Vigan, a seaport town
to which General Otis makes reference.
1t is probable that Aguinaldo is follow
ing the military road, which runs close
to the west coast.
To reach Bangued he will be obliged
to leave this highway and strike east
ward. This he will probably be obliged
to do soon, if he has not already done
so, as General Young is hot on his
tracks. The despatch from Gen Otis
confirms the understanding that the in
surrectionary army has gone to pieces.
Its text follows:
Manila. Nov. q.
"Adjutant- General, Washington
steamer from San Fabian yes err
day brought lis Spanish prisoners $75,-
00o insurFent government money and
other property captured by Lawton's
( troops near TayuG on 25th. Whe7ton's
( troops Fowlcr's Company SD, Or We
] Enemy westward from Mangataren, few
miles southwest Dagup4n. capt; red
. five 3-inch muzzle- loading guns, twelve
rifles, $4,000 rounds Maxim cartridges,
/ loco shrapnel. 500 pounds powder and
other property; also ninety four Span
lsh and seven American prisoners. Hell,
with Seth Infantry, in pursuit and will
/ march down western Luzon coast. In
dicatous are two or three bodies ma
tive troops numbering probably five
hundred or more men each in noun
tains vest Of railroad. Can be readily
handled by Macarthur. They have tn
bulk of the insursent artillery, all of
which will be captdred unless buried.
young still in pursuit Of AguinaIdo.
who IS heading for Bangued few miles
east of Nigan. Young, with cavalry
and scouts, is followed by battalion
3Sd, and by Balances battalion 32d.
Two battalions $50 en- route for VI
gan by military post road
"Youngs reception by inhabitants
enthusiastic. They give all aid pos
sble. Aguinaldo has collected more
than Loco Of his troops at the north
Probably most will desert him. Num-
Der small detachments native troops
throughout country north of Manila
have been captured and inhabitants
manifest gratitude for deliverance.
Indications are that native force
south of Manila disintegrating and
troops going to their homes. Reports
from southern islands favorable. Fam.
boanga natives surrendered to oul
troops and no trouble anticipated there
OTIS"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
No Advance For Tin Workers.

Pittsburg, Pa. Nov. 2S.-President T.
]. Shaffer and other officials Of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron, steel
and Tin Workers, who went to Chicago
to confer with officers of the American
Tin Plate Company Regarding wages
during the next two months, has re-
turned here.
on account of the high price at which
tin is selling, the workers thought they
would get an advance. The trust Of
ficials told them, however, that. while
tin is now being quoted at &S7la per
box, the mills are still working on or
ders taken when the price was about
S425. President Shaffer asked why tin
plate plants in Pittsburg and elsewhere
are being closed, and was told that
Gamers and others who have hereto
fore placed orders at about this time
refuse to do so this year, because they
think they can import tin from Europe
much cheaper than by buying here at
the trust price. The workers are very
Indignant
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
CROKER SAILS FOR EUROPE.
Before Departing He Says a Few
Words in Regard to Politics.

New York, Nov. 29-Richard Croker
has sailed for Europe on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. Before taking his
departure for the other side of the At
lantic Mr.. Croker volunteered to say a
few words in regard to national poll
ties, and among other things said:
"There is not an iota of truth in the
report that 1 have held several confer
ences with former Senator Arthur Pue
German and Governor elect Smith, of
Maryland, for the purpose of devising
means to prevent the denomination Of
William ]. Bryan next year for the
Presidency.
81 don't know where such a story
could have originated" Mr.. Croker
said, but 1 will say right here before
my departure for Europe that William
J. Bryan will be the standard bearer Of
the Democratic party in the next Ma
tional campaign.
"The fight will be made against
trusts and imperialism and Mr.. Bryan
is the only man to lead such a fight.
'Tammany Hall will give him its
heartiest support, you may rest as
sured of that"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01

Erie, Pa, Nov. 2S.-The widow of the
man to whom Dewey said at Manila,
"You may fire when ready" is in want;
is forced to keep a boarding house that
she may support herself, her aged ia
Their and her son and daughters. Her
husband, who was the flag captain Of
Dewey's fleet, died on his way home
as a result of shock and exposure dur
ing the battle. His widow receives
pension of $50 a month, a paltry collar
a day. A bill was introduced In Con-
gress to grant to her a pension of 500
a month: 1t never was passed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
undertaker's Shop Wrecked.

Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Farmer-
burg was the scene of a terrific eXplo-
sion Monday. Some unknown person
placed dynamite beneath the undertake
ing establishment of w. ]. Wood, Of
that place, and the explosion wrecked
the building and broke window gla s
throughout the town. Wood applil d
to police headquarters in this city for
detective, and it is thought the per
petrators of the deed will be run down.
The building and it's contents are q
complete wreck. and the loss will be
heavy
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Hav piscredits the Story.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-Mr. WI Ting
Fang. the Chinese Minister, called at
the State Department Monday to in
ouire as to the truth of the story from
London that the United States Govern
ment had proposed an arrangement
with Russia, Germany, Great Britain,
France and Japan for permanent
spheres of influence" in the Chinese
Empire. Mr.. WI was much perturbed,
hut Secretary Hay told him there was
NOT a word of truth in the story.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Officials Placed on Trial.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 28.-In Common
Pleas Court, Senator William Finn,
ex-City Attorney William c. Moreland,
ex-Assistant City Attorney William II.
House and J. ]. Booth, partner with
Senator Finn in the firm of Booth &
Finn, have been placed on trial in the
trespass suit brought by the city of
Pittsburg against them to recover $780,
900 for the alleged unlawful misuse of
funds belonging to the city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
- -.--=-------.
Risinn in C.Lo i MYTH.

Havana. Nov. 2S.--Nothing is known
at headquarters in this vi ion o" in
General Lees to justify the report.
published in the United States and
cabled back here, that a thousand arm
ed Cuban insurgents have taken to the
woods in the province of Pinar del Rio,
and that general uprising against the
Americans has been planned to take
place Thanksgiving Day. The story is
absolutely discredited.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
British Ship Sails With Coal.

gHolk, Va, Nov. 2S.-The British
~ Needles has sailed from this port
II cover of darkness. She is load
C,h 1000 tons of PocahG ntls coal,
NE agents of the shippers decline
81 TO whom the coal is consigned.
oHlcially stated that she is bound
f4ez for orders, presumably to await
arrival of fleet of warships.
70 she will coal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Our Six New Cruisers.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Contracts Tor
the six cruisers have been awarded,
one each to the following firms: Will
liam r. Trigg & Co., Richmond; Lewis
Nixon, Elizabethport, N. j.; Bath Iron
Works, Bath, Me-; Fall River Engine
Co.. Fall River, Mass. Neafe e Levy,
of Philadelphia; the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
Enolish Catholics Plans.

London, Nov 2S.-Cardinal Vaughan,
speaking at the opening of Rom n
Catholic church at Ealing, stated that
the Catholic Church in England would
inaugurate the new century with
great national propaganda by means Of
lectures, sermons, services, leaflets and
a pilgrimage, in which artisans as wei
as wealthy Catholics would visit the
Pope and present to him a large
amount of Peters pence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-01
A YELLOW CAT.

I'm the course or the next Few
weeks" said one Of the official at the
Custom House "the newspapers will
announce wedding that will round
off n singular little romance 1t would
be indiscreet for me, perhaps, TO men,
ton any names at present, but | don't
mind telling you the facts. \ certain
gentleman who is in the Government
service, and whom, with your permis-
sion. | will call Mr. Smith, took apart
ments some time ago in the old quar-
ter near ESplanade street The rooms
were on the third floor of a building
given over entirely to dodgers. mostly
of Bohemian tendencies and the door
directly beneath. on the second floor,
bore a sign reading; "A. Metz Music
That is not exactly the name. by the
way. hut it is pr tty near it. y. Metz
was away on a summer vacation. but
had left behind large. proving. yell
low cat, which made free of the prem
lseS
"Smith, being bachelor bcguilcd
his loneliness by keeping four white
mice. which he was teaching to DO
tricks and this yellow eat began TO
haunt his quarters with the evident in
tention of making meal of his pets.
would rnsb in md ,ccrct bim.nIf no.
hind tho furnitmrc and os hn discoy.
nrcd = now hidinc nlarr every dnv and
was inscnsihlr to kicks and ucs,
smith finally begon 70 get drspnrntn
He is naturally =, kind hearted man and
did not want to kin the hcast hut
neither did he relish the idea of losing
his mice. When he went out he used
to hang their cage to the gaS-burupr by
n string.
zone day when lie came nom, he
found the yellow cat pcrchcd on the
suspended cage. which lac had evident
ly reached 10y proIigious leap. In
coming up the stairs Smith noticed
that the apartment below was op ned,
indicating the return of 4 Metz. and
he thereupon had an insHj.aji1n Slam
ming the door he Succvcced with ,ume