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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30

pla ed on the Mackey farm, two niles
We Of Cairo, and will begin spudding
b. This will be q wildcat venture,
will be watched with interest.
arphy & Grace talk OF drilling an
othor we'll back o Plum Run, in this
county.
Contractor /. w. Siggins has shipped
all his tools, excepting one strlng. 10
Woodsfeld, Ohio, where he will drill
extensively for a few months, but still
says he will not forsake Richie coun-
The completion by Col. Iro Dewitt
of his No. 2 or the T. E. Davis farm,
near Harrisville, proves rather con-
clusiyely that the search for paying
oil wells in the immediate vicinity of
Ritchie county seal is useless. All the
wells drilled in the neighborhood, some
seven or eight in number, have pro-
duced gas, and some littH oil, but the
prospect of getting paying wells is very
poor.
The South Penn Oil Company, who
are drilling a test we'll nea the mouth
of Leading Greek, in Gilmer county,
and three miles from Glenville, expect
to reach the sand to-day or tomorrow.
The South Penn contractor has had
considerable bad luck on Hayhurst No.
z, on Whisky Run, but work is cUw
moving along nicely.
L. E. Mallory & Company are drill
ing No. 2 on the Sanford Carroll heirs
farm, on Bonds Creek. in the Abicht
pool.
Operator David Lamb has erected a
substantial wagon bridge acros Bonds
Creek, ear the Dye ford, al his own
expense. The county should bridge the
creek at this ford with a good bridge.
The Bell Telephone Company IS
erecting a long distance telephone line
through this section, and in a few
weeks Ellenboro and the adjacent oil
fields will be connected with all points
on the long distance line.
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5Hsc to ne higher 1t 701tGxc. but after I
little backing and filing at starting figures
II began to yield a little to selling by local
spectators. The latter were induced TO
take the course they did, owing to the
absence OF any heavy buying orders from
outside, and the Indifference that Liver
pool traders appeared to have for the
strength prevailing on this side, quota
tons from there showing a decline of &c
to Nc About this time corn began to
show such decided strength that the buy
Ing. spirit of wheat traders was revived
and the May option which has sagged to
91@c. recovered to Sic. May had been
gradually declining, but when 1t got down
TO INC, a lot of stop-loss orders were en-
countered which caused a good deal of
enforced realizing n a for a few MN
utes 1t looked al if the bottom had drop
PED out OF the market, May slipping on to
s54c. That was a break of 1ssc from the
top price of the day, and the bears appar-
entity satisfied with what had already been
accomplished, did not dispute the rally
that set in on buying to even up over Sun
day.. In the last five minutes May rose
to nssc buyers. where it closed.
Corn was active and very nervous with
price fluctuations quick and sharp. The
market opened firm, but yielded quickly
1Lsc higher at 39hGHc, touched $3.50 and
from that rose to 3911c. May dropped
gradually to 5Ssss@11ac and closed there.
May oats began c higher at 287sc, de-
clined to 2S1sc and closed at 2S1zGMc.
May pork opened SC TO TIC higher at
SIS. q 121a. rose to $40. Is, then declined
to 5000. the closing price. The range in
lard and ribs was small.
Tn leading futures ranged as follows:
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OIL NEWS.
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Ellenboro, w. Va, January %
David Lamb G. Company's we'll on the
old Marlborough farm, on Wolf Pen
river, is expected in to-day, and being
a long distance ahead of development,
is a most important test, and is being
closely watched by the talent, although
the owners have given strict orders
to the drillers t exclude everybody
from the derrick, but this order is
said to have been issued principally
against the scouts who represent the
South Penn Oil Company, who own
the adjacent leases. The Register
learns from a reliable source that the
usual water found near the sand in
all the gas wells drilled in the vicin-
ity, is absent while the producing oil
wells have been without water, con-
sequentIy the owners are of the opin-
ion that this well will be a producer,
or that oil will be found very near by.
The Associated Producers finished up
No. 6, on the Sanford Bumgardner
farm, on Whisky Run, yesterday, and
have a dry hole. 1t now looks as if
this farm has beer about drilled over.
Hacy & Company lost a string of
tools yesterday IN their No. 3, on An
drew Miller's farm, on Dog Comfort
Run.
Thomas Gartlan, Mike Murphy, the
great independent operator, and others,
are building a rig on the William
Vince farm, up near the head of
Whisky Run, and near the small pro-
ducers and gas wells drilled several
years ago by the late George H. Mes
bitt, and others. 1t is to be hoped the
venture will be successful, but few of
the knowing ones have much faith in
the location. A. r. Davis is building
the rig.
The Eureka Pipe Line Company is
preparing to lay another pipe line from
up Dog Comfort Run t the Dye Pump
Station, on Bonds Greek.
The Carter Oil Company has just
completed another fruitless search for
the Gordon sand on the Henry Bodie
farm. on Fink's Greek, Doddridge
county. The well was a rank wildcat.
There is little or no new work about
CORVALLIS now, and the once busy lit
tie oil center is now about as dead
as the proverbial mackerel.
Operations south of Cairo continue,
and while there is little stir about it,
new development is going on in a most
satisfactory manner
Tarte & Patterson are erecting a rig
for their No. 2 on the Pea farm, on
Elm Run, south of Cairo.
r. G. Gillespie, the we'll known oper-
ator, is operating rather extensively
in Richie county now. Mr.. Gillespie
is starting three wells on Elm Run,
near Cairo, and No. / on the w. ].
Hardness land, east of Cairo.
The South Penn Oil Company has
ntaeir No. Z. on the
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WOOL.
Bradstreet'a.

Bradstreet'a.
The market maintains a firm undertone,
but the demand continues moderate.
Prices on the spot are cheap, n manu-
more until WOODEN goods safes are further
advanced. The London market continues
firm. and to date, about 4.C0O bales have
been taken for America, mostly cross
vance of Is to 20 per cent. compared with
last sales, while choice merinos are in
good call in London at about sal per cent.
advance over the December sale. Austral-
ian woods her are firm, but recent our
chases have been moderate. Territory
woods hold steady and move slowly as a
ter-blood unwashed combings are held
about / cent higher in sympathy with the
advance in Australian cross-breds. Car
pet woods are quiet but steady.
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enue, to succeed White, Judge Reese
Blizzard is on the STATE, anu II is saiu
that ]. H. Hunt, who voted for Judge
Blizzard for Senator, is to be one of
his deputy collectors. To succeed
Judge Blizzard, Warren Miller's name
is on the slate. Judge Freer is, Of
course, to succeed Warren Miller in
Congress on the fourth of March, and
either Senator Farr or Presley w.
Morris is to succeed Freer upon the
bench. Norris has been here for some
time in the hope that he would land
the judgeship, and Senator Farr has
been trying exceedingly hard to please
the Governor by his course in the Sen
ate, in the hope that in that way he
might secure the place. But if some
Kentucky Republican should land in
SCOTS place the slate would be
smashed and such a thing is very likely
to occur. West Virginia holds no
mortgage on the office of Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, and it is hardly
probable that she can hold it any
longer after holding it, with a brief
exception continuously for the last
fourteen years.
Senator Farr is the watch dog of the
treasury in the Senate. He has opposed
the appointment of nearly every COM
mlttee clerk, page and other attache
In the Senate, and threatened to offer
a resolution diminishing half of those
now employed. He has achieved a, rep
utation for opposition to new clerks.
He almost had a fit yesterday when
he saw a new mar working at the
clerks desk and supposed that some
resolution for the appointment of an
assistant clerk had escaped his atten-
ton, and gotten through. He was on
his feet to protest when some one
called the name of Louis Schrader, and
the new man" answered. Schrader
had cut off his mustache and Farr did
not recognize him. Farr rested more
easily after he found out who the clerk
was, but it cost him the cigars.
The Republicans in the southern por-
ton of the State look upon the cleo
ton of N. B. Scott about as the Wheel
ing Republicans seemed to do on
Thursday, and many of them will show
their disapproval in the same way at
the polls when the next opportunity
is afforded. DR.. Haptonstall, who re-
fused to vote for Scott. will find him
self the biggest man in the county
when he returns home. His constitu-
ents, who are worthy miners, are near
ly all opposed to Scott, and they con-
s%equently approve the action of their
delegate in voting against him.
GEO. w. SUMMERS.
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LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. January &-Fancy cattle.
ss.60d6. 30: choice steers. S-61d5.95: medium
steers, S.oxd5.6: beef steers, s. "a 50.
bulls, s2.9ed425. cows and heifers, 2.2p6
AGO. western fed steers, A.1od5.S: Texas
steers, s.. 15d5.6 60: calves, S.50d7.O0.
Hogs. fair to choice. S. 21xd4.oo. pack
ing lots, 2-65dS.S9: mixed, &.e50S-67lz.
$SsS5d3.U.
Interior to prime sSeep thought s.. on
4.aA yearlings. 34rf45s. export heavy
sheep, $41cd4E: lzlr&s A756e.oo.
EA6T LIBERTY january Cat
tie. Aeady; extra, S:5ud5. 70; prime, SEQ
$40; 1common, $3.166S.Sa
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SILVER.

Bradstreet's.
The London silver market this week was
inactive and rather heavy in tone. The
absence of interesting features which nave
been noted heretofore continue, and quo
tations in New York simply follow those
made in London and are without n spec
il significance. Silver prices:
London, January q, q 9-lSd: Jan. %,
2lasd: Jan: "A. q 9-16d: Jan. %, 211ad; Jan.
26. 27ssd: Jan. q. 27ssd.
New York, January q. $3.50: Jan. %,
re1.c: Ian. q. 59a4c: Jan. 25. 5s1zc; Jan. 26,
S9$c; Jan. p, $3.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30
MINING STOCKS
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. January 2s--Heavy realizing
Of wheat. After IN advance of &c early
in the session. My left at a decline of &c.
Compared with Saturdays closing
figures, final no-day showed CSC
advance. Corr woke, but was
still x61ac hig eek ago. Oats
kclined M@hc Apked strong
time, 1t notable
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK, January 2S.-Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram:
The stock market here to-day was quiet
but firm. Americans hung about the OPEN
ing level. Thu earnings caused an adj
vance in Southerns. Tintos almost reach
ed Sc. AnacOndas were firm and unchang-
ed. Of gold, 1900 pounds sterling came
in from Australia; 232,CG0 of yesterdays
gold from the Cape is still undisposed of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30
METAL.

NEW YORK, January &.-Pig iron
SO. 25d122 %.
Copper, steady; brokers', 161ac.
Lead. strong; brokers, $40.
Tin, steady.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30

tDaily except sunday.
Sunday church train will leave elm
Grove at s:43 a. m. and Wheeling at l1:i7
II. E. wEISGERBER,
General Manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30

E. STOCkS:-The stock market was quite
Irregular to-day. The opening was strong
IN spite of the irregularity in the London
market, because in part of the absence of
.dlsquieting Philippine advices, which APP
parently had been expected b the trad
ers, VINO started covering short contracts.
Presently there was a renewed attack ION
values on predictions OF an unfavorable
bank statement, but when the statement
appeared 1t upset all calculations by being
very favorable. This was the signal for
the r~epurchase of stock sold earlier, which
gave a strong tone to the closing. There
were some recessions in the railways,
however. on the evening up of contracts
for the week. Sugar and glucose gained
over a point each, but 1t seemed to be the
impression of traders that sugar was adj
vanced in the interest of the sellers,
while in other quarters the simultaneous
advance of glucose and sugar was sur
missed to presage favorable trade devel-
opments. Among the Pacifics there was
an advance of over a point in Northern
and Southern. The movement in Northern
Pacific was attributed to more confident
gossip regarding its dividend standing.
Pacific Mail was strong on the more fav-
orable outlook for the mail subsidy bill
in Congress. Minneapolis and st. Louis
at one time displayed strength on the pos
sihility of the first preferred stock being
retired. The prospective advance in coal
rates at western points was reflected in
some strength in Reading. Among the
low priced shares st. Louis and S. w. rose
4 points, and St. Louis and San Francisco
second preferred rs. r., g., Z. d L.,
American Express and Southern Railway
were also strong. Among the Industrials
American Steel preferred and American
Malt were weak. Canada Southern and
c., c.. c. & St. Louis preferred also
showed declines.
Pronounced strength characterized the
bond trading, the market showing less
feverishness than in stocks. Many issues
were brought prominently forward owing
to dissemination of rumors regarding their
standing toward a union with other prop
critics. Dealings We're on an immense
scale, with purchases for out of town ac-
count exceptionally large.
e. S. IS reacted Il. and the SIS coupons
advanced q in the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
az sen shores. Quotations closed bid.
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sunday trains between Uhrichxrxfs :
C~1eveiard. 50 official time Cart
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RAILROADS.

WHEELING & ELM GROVE
w RAILROAD
On and after Saturday, February "a.
1895, trains will run as follows. City time:
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
STATE NOTES.


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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
REED AND THE PUBLIC.

I }HILE Speaker Reed has not thought it worth
w while either to confirm or deny the reports that
he will not in the next Congress, the
country generally has reached the conclusion that the
rumors correct and what is more, the prevailing
opinion seems to be that he is to retire only from
Congress but from politics. and that we to know
him no longer as a statesman and party leader
In no section OF the country is the belief that Reeds
public career is closed clearly asserted than in
New England Nearly all the newspapers OF that sec
ton have treated his retirement very much as il it
were his death, and their comments on the subject
have been in the nature OF funerea eulogiums. The
fact that Mr.. Reed said intend to leave New Eng
land and settle in New York may have something to
do with the dolorous New England view OF the sub
ject. Such removal IS doubtless equivalent in their
judgment to departure from the land OF the living
Certain incidents attending the ex-Speakers de
parture from New York for Europe strengthen the
belief that he really intends to abandon his Presi
dental aspirations and give up politics. as the New
England papers assert. In the first place when, on
the OF sailing, reporter told him the public is
interested in the rumors about him and would like to
know whether they true not, Reed replied:
The public may be interested in me, but I have no
interest in the public" In the second place while
Croker, who sailed the same ship was attended by
host OF people who came to bid him good by, hardly
any paid any attention to Reed. He went away
like ex-President rather than Presidential can
didate
In spite OF all these evidences that the strong man
has abandoned the OF his LIES best work, he
may yet return and become more potent factor in
political affairs than ever The whrligg Of time
brings about many changes and infrequenty they
occur with great rapidy. Mr.. Reed represents SO
much OF what is best and wisest we'll what is
strongest in Republican leadership it not likely he
will be permitted to remain aloof from the great
struggles that coming in the future
It is to be noted, moreover, that many Democrats
who once denounced him as Gar" Reed have not
hesitated now to declare that his retirement from
politics is national misfortune. He represents, in
fact, the conservative ant-imperial business element
OF the nation in higher degree than any other states
man, with the possible exception OF the President
himself. McKinley's administration has been
cessu in home politics and victorious in foreign
affairs that his reelection in 1000 is oregone
cIuson, but Reed is not too old to be his
oessor, and events may so shape themselves as TO
render his return to Republican leadership inevitable
within few years at most
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
THE GOLD PROBLEM IN THE EAST

IITH a national treasury filled to overlooking
w and with the great banking centers glutted
with money that capitalists finding no ade-
quate supply OF investments EARTH buying
stocks inflated with wind, the general public OF the
East is loudly complaining OF lack OF currency The
situation is peculiar and the press of that section
naturally giving good deal of attention to it
From all reports it appears there is an abundant
supply of currency for all purposes when gold silver
and paper are taken together but the Eastern public
will not use gold The treasury officials have found
it impossible to get it into circulation Treasurer
Roberts is reported to have said recently: The ap-
peals for paper are becoming absolutely piteous
There is special demands from Kansas City and
points in the South and West The treasury is run
ming over with gold and we could get several mil
lions more gold than we have if we had small notes
to exchange for it."
A considerable number of our Eastern exchanges
maintain that the objection to the Of gold is due
TO the fact that it is not coined in way to make it
available for retail trade. The Philadelphia Record
for example says:
"Two-thrds OF all the gold which has been received
at the Governments coming mill since the establish
rrent OF the mint in 1892 has been coined into $40
pieces, and two-thirds OF the remainder into $40
pieces Coins of these denominations are too vau-
able for general use in retail transactions The pro-
portion OF S5 pieces ana . 81 pieces STRUCK at the
minis is so small that If demand should be created
tomorrow for these coins for general they could
not be obtained"
While there is unquestionably some force in that
argument it cannot be accepted as conclusive. In
saying that if there should be demand for S. and
s. 50 gold pieces the supply is small they could
not be obtained for general use, the Record itself
seems to concede that there is present demand
for gold Of these denominations any more than for
the larger coins If that be so- the demand is not
sufficient to make use of the small gold coins already
minted it is certainly illogical to conclude that more
CT them are required.
The weakness of the position taken by the Record
and so many other Eastern papers is most concu-
sively shown. however, by the fact that California
gold and silver almost exclusively and there has
never been any complaint here OF the in
which it is coined In fact there would probably be
serious objections to the coinage OF S. so gold pieces
on account of the smaness of the coin and its conse
quent inconvenience in use.
The Eastern objection to gold seems to be mainly
the result OF habit Cattle brought up the prairies
having seen corn can hardly be induced to eat
corn until hall starved Eastern retailers are unac-
customed to gold coin and afraid OF it. 1t will be
OF advantage the nation, however to induce them
to use if it takes little currency starvation
force them into it. The general use of gold as cur