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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-02

throughout the country from AlleSany,
in New York. TO Corning, in southeast-
ern Ohio. Fifty-four productive wells
in lthe.Scio and adjoining sections are
credited with 2,l95 barrels production.
so that 200 new wells drilled last month
averaged less than four and half bar
rels apiece.
During December las producing wells
OF the southwest supplied 6OS9 barrels
OF the new production, leaving but eco
barrels to come from the remaining as
paying wells completed during the
month. Thus. while the southwest wells
averaged nearly 50 barrels each. all
the other new wells IN the region aver
aged little over II barrels each. Man
nington's new wells averaged So barrels
each for December. while those OF the
southeastern Ohio averaged about IS
barrels each. For November the fig
ures show that the southwest was cred
tied with 6.132 barrels production from
1855 producing wells, while all other por-
tions OF the eastern oil fields completed
2Ss productive wells. whose total output
was but 2,1S0 barrels. In October the
Southwest, with 159 productive wells,
had 5,1G5 barrels new production. while
the remaining "a wells completed in the
olltl seIticlio Va kiiG pAoueSt', AN6ao4Ao
were making less than 1000 barrels a
day at the close OF the month.
The net results OF the drill for the
past month in the eastern and western
oil fields are e25 wells completed. 1s.i52
barrels new production and Isl dry
holes. A failing OF OF 16 completed
wells is attended with gain OF l,i33
barrels production. There was loss
OF 10 dry holes from the report of the
preceding month. There were 81 wells
completed in December, in the fields
producing Pennsylvania and Lima oil.
and while 1872 were devoid OF oil in pay
ing quantities the output OF the re-
maInder summed up 15.0l9 barrels. Com
pared with November. there was an In
crease OF two wells completed and de-
cline OF 1884 barrels in production. In
November 9I3 wells were completed in
the eastern and western oil fields, in
Guiding 100 which were unproductive OF
oil: the new production was 1868 bar
rels. The October report showed Gil
wells completed, including 153 dry holes.
while the new production was LICE
barrels.
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Taking an Attitude of Criticism.

HAVANA. Feb. la movement has
been started by Senior Castillo, Senior
Jose Antonio Gonzalez Lunazo. head OF
the department of justice and public
instruction In the Cuban cabinet OF ad-
visers. and Senior Jose Miguel Gomez.
OF the Cuban committee, and others to
have all the 13i municipal districts OF
Cuba petition the authorities at Wash
ingtOn TO pay the Cuban army out Of
the customs receipts. adding ten per
cent. il necessary TO the duties in order
TO do so. The Cubans are taking 4
general attitude Of criticism and COM
plant against the Americans. They say
all the Spanish ofIiceholders ought TO
be discharged and that the methods Of
administration should be changed. The
telegraph wires TO Remedies are work
ing badly, so there Is no news from
President McKirley's special commits
sioner, Robert p, Porter, who has gone
on mission to General Maxine Gomez.
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An UnnarallcIed Record.

NEW YORK. Feb. IAN idea Of the
volume of business now transacted in
Wall street is given BIZ the stock ex-
change transactions for the month OF
January. 1889. and the changes COM
pared with last year, which are: Stock
shares, 2i.2oG,7ss: increase. 14.SS9. $50.
Governments, i,ssjt58: increase. i.eii,-
l60. State and railroad bonds. sIi22:34s.-
400: increase. Hs.297,I0O As there were
twenty-five days of business. the aver
age daily stock sales OF January were
nearly $780, shares OF stock and $685.
100 OF bonds. This degree OF activity.
extending over so long period. is ur-
precedented. Every stock record for
day. week and month has been beaten
in the time under review. Naturally the
bank clearing house transactions have
also been on an unparalleled scale. for
the activity OF speculation has swelled
the business OF the banks.
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WILL NOT BUY 1T.
Its Said the Billet Combine will
not Purchase the
AETNA-STANDARD'S Big PLANT
Butwill Content Itself with the Ac.
guircmcnt of q Considerable Minor.
ity Holding OF the Stock, and thus
be Assured ola Supply Of Tin-platc
Bars for Tin Mills in this Vicinity.

Many rumors are current as to the
plan that win be followed in bringing
the Aetna-standard iron and steel
works into The control OF or in SYM
PATTY with the big billet combine now
being. formed by Moore Brothers. who
brought about the consolidation OF the
tin-piate mills recently and cleared a
cool se9,909.e98 on the transaction.
The Intcliisencer stated two days ago
that It had information from az excel
lent source to the effect tina. the Aetna
Standard would not be purchased out
right by the billet combine tan offshoot
OF the tin-plate comblne). but that the
combine was endeavorins 10 acquire 4
considerable holding OF the Aetna
Standard stock. This received further
confirmation yesterday afternoon. anu 1t
is not believed that the big plant over
the river will pass out OF the hands OF
the present owners. It is possible the
combine will acquire a controlling IN
terest In the Aetna Standard. but It is
not probable It VIII secure so much as
that What the combine desires is the
assurance that the lin mills will ge: n
supply OF tin plate bars a, all times. and
when the combine becomes the holder OF
a considerable minority holding OF stock
this assurance will be realized.
Already the combine Indirectly has q
large interest in the Actna-Standard,
through Vice President ". T. Graham,
o. the tin plate combine.
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The new steamer City of Pittsburgh
has a bar, but no Intoxicating liquors
will be sold. lHr'.
Captain Ira Huntington Is In charge
OF the steamer kanawha. having re-
licvcd Captain T. 7. Johnston.
Captain John 3, Marsh has gone 10
Cairo to take a position as pilot on the
,owboat Beaver belong 10 Jay Bros. OF
St. Louis, The boat viii engage In tow
ing lumber from the lower landings TO
ST. Louis.
The river and harbor committee has
inserted in the river and harbor bill Il
provision for the survey OF the Ohio
river from Marietta to the mouth of the
Miami. Rvcrmen desired that the sur
vey be from Marietta to Cairo. The
river has been surveyed from Pitts
burgh 10 Marietta. and Major w, IL.
BiXby submitted his report some time
ngo In reference to 1t.
Captain Horace Rixby, OF the govern
ment sHaS5eat service on the Ai.sstss-
ipp', was clerk on the Cincinnati and
knnnwha river packet Olevin In lSii.--
mats Htty-faur years aeo-says the
Cincinanti Enquirer, He ia the man
who trained Mark Twain Samuel Glenn
ens}, but Mark. with ali his lead fines
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-02
MONTHLY OIL REVIEW.

Says the Oil City Derrick, in its re-
view OF oil for January:
There was n general falling off in new
operations during the first month Of the
new year, while wells completed and
production both showed decided gains.
The tremendous activity in field work
seems to have reached its climax In
December In Ohio and Indiana No
vember proved the banner month in
this particular. The gain in new pro-
duction is largely from the districts OF
West Virginia and southeastern Ohio.
In the older sections of the region there
is noticeable disposition 10 check the
work OF the drill, this is particularly
apparent in the Bradford and middle
fields. The Al!egany field. in New York
state, completed more wells in January
f, than In December, and shows slight
increase In active operations.
The new Berca grit development near
Sclo in Harrison county. Ohio. proved
the center Of attraction during the
month. a large area of profitable ter
ritory has been brought TO light and
IL
confidence and energy that has been
seldom witnessed since the beginning
Of the Bradford and Allcgany fields. The
Sclo field contains nearly iifly produc-
ing wells. with n daily yield OF close
upon two thousand barrels. Al the close
of the month there We're over a hun
drcd rigs and drilling wells under way
In this district alone.
j number Of gOod-sized. dcCp.saul
wells were struck during the month and
there IL d large amount Of this sort Of
territory still remaining within the H.
terror OF West Virginia. 1t Ia costly to
operate and It's development IS aeceR-
sar!ly slow. a pool like Scio can be
drilled overland the greater amount of
It's production exhausted within a few
months, while the exhaustion OF the
decp-sand areas OF West Virginia. will
prove The 'YoFl; ot Years.
In spite Of the prominence recently
gained by tho fields Of southeastern
Ohio. the districts OF The southwes, con-
tlnuc to supply the greater bulk OF the
new production and new operations.
N0rc wells were completed In the
southwest In January than In December
and there WAS Il considerable IrcrenFc
IN The production. but field eperatIeHg
show q decline. For the month OF inn
nary, C.bll barrels Of the total Of new
production came from, lS2 ,yells IN Tho
southwest, leaving hut 3.1iI barrels to
be supplied by ?ji wells scattered
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ADJUSTMENTS.
barrels.

"The Charlataa," which Is to be pre-
scented al the Opera House, Saturday
evening. February 4. by De Wolf Hop
per and his capable company, is story
oc Russian origin. Maybe vou wonder
what sort OF Russian music Sousa can
write Hear II and you Will be pleased
and astonlsaed. You will also marvel
al the happy combination OF capability
which brought NJ. Sousa and NJ. Klein
together as Mr.. De Koven and Mr..
Smith came together after Mr.. Rice and
Mr.. Goodwin made their great hit. or as
Gilbert and Sullivan became world eel
ebEated. Light operas. comics. the bur-
lesque, the travesty. belong TO q dis
tinct type OF compositions; while Eou
would not imagine 10 see sousa direct
ing his band. tnat his grave face con-
ceaisd an atom OF fun and humor, o
more susceptible man TO the humors of
lie does not live than John Philip Sou
sa- Those he has portrayed in his store
just rs effectively as Mr.. Klein has en-
bodied in his !!bretto. With the result
that The Charlatan" Is an unequivo-
cal success. You will be much aston
ished also at the people Mr. Hopper has
engaged. Besides Nella Bergen. Alice
JndsCn. Alfred Klein. Arthur Cunning
ham. you Will find Il difficult 10 reason
out The casting OF George ". Barnum
and Mark Price. two performers well
known 10 straight comedy and tragedy.
until You see The piece and realize the
potency Of ;he!r presence. Then you
will realize the casting OF an opera has
more 10 do With its success ;haa cas-
u1l contemplation warrants.
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Pottery Combine Complete.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The consilida-
ton Of all the large potteries In the east
was contaminated here to-day. This
was brought about chiefly through the
Maddocks Company. OF Trenton. y. j.,
making favorable arrangements with
the leading interests In the newly form
ed American Potteries Company. That
company will now have a capitalization
OF s40,0O0,0U0. Equal amounts OF COM
mon and seven per cent. cumulative
preferred stock viii be issued, OF which
S4.0o0.O00 preferred and 5000, 900
common will remain In the treasury,
together with sl.599. 900 cash for work
ing capital and si.OO0.O05 OF quick assets.
The output of the plants In 1898 which
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THE LATE Mr.. EARLY"

Miss Belle Black. the leading lady of
The Late Mr.. Early" conpanS. which
Is 10 play an engagement, at the Opera
House. next wednesday,. is one OF those
fortunate astistes whose lines have al
ways been cast in pleasant places. AZ
most Immediately af:e= he- debut on
the stage. Miss Black was chosen to
create the leading role in ~ Trip 20
Chinatown" production IN which her
personal success was 50 marked that
Immediately after the long metropolitan
run Of the play, she found herself in
great demand for New Yorl; produc-
tons. To this line OF work she has for
the last seven or eight seasons devoted
her talents almost exclusiveIy and has
created In that space OF time many IA
nous roles. 1t Is said that only
through the fact that The Late NJ.
Early" is TO play but yer: few one
night stands this season. tina. Miss
Black was prevailed Rpon to Join the
organization. Great personal beauty
and charm OF manner are said 70 be not
the smallest OF her many gifts.
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Queen CITY Coming.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. !. = The Obi,
river IS reported IS being open iroz
Pittsburgh 10 PaSke-sburs and not W.
til y o'elocA to-day did Captain Jane:
\. Henderson, president of the Pits.
baESh & ClnesanAti packet line. decd:
10 start the Queen City back to Gin.
oinna;i at ,, IN, TIE boat did no, have
as mach ;r0s;bte IN reaching here, o.
account az the ice. as on former occs.
S!oHS. The Queen City probably would
not have returned 20 Cincinnati at al
Out This is the day she was advertise!
10 lake The Mavii Gras passengers, aud
Captain Henderson has great hopes 0.
the boat getting through on account d.
the predictions issued that the wcaths;
w:il BE- Warmer south OF Pittsburgh To-
nlorrow.
The Monousahela river is frozen an!
all OF the boats on that stream are CON-
PEELED 10 &c UP, Some OF the Pittsbursa
towooa;S. r0vthwari bound. have beer
forced 10 the bank. and after to-day
navigation on this end OF the Ohio wi!
be totally suspended. The iowboats O..
their way scush or Cincinnati are no.
having any trouble on account OF COG
weather, although the cold wave seems
10 have affected the entire south, bu'
there Is very little ice running in ne
Mississippi river south OF Cairo. Ine
coal operators expect to hear OF lcs
passing Cincinnati to-day and TONER.
RON, which win play havoc with boiS
coming north with empties.
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The attraction at the Opera House
tomorrow u!ght vii, he the Players in
sydney Grundy's great comedy. '"Hare
and Hounds" Very few companies
would care to pay the very large au-
thor's royalty for the production Of
SydreS GrundF's .arcical comedy,
Hare and Hounds" one of the very
best OF this excellent playwright's
works.
The last performance Of the Players
having been so we'll patronizcd by the
culture and beauty OF the city. thcv wish
10 show their appreciation by giving the
very best that money can provide for
the enjoyment OF their patrons. and
needless 10 say, with the splendid east
ard the authors own prompt book, the
play will be an artistic success.
At the las: performance given in this
city By this clever organization, there
Wns gathered together one OF the most
brilliant audiences ever seen In the
theatre. and the beautiful ladies'. cx-
uuisitcly Gowned. caused as much plcas-
IRE, between the octS. 10 The artistic
eye. as the splendid pertormG nee did
when the curtain was up. AS most %
these people are subscribers 10 tho SER
les 81 performances. this scenc viii bo
duplicated. Society and fashion are al
ways ia evidence at a performance OF
The Players Seats went on sale gcs.
tcrday morning at HouFe's, and Il rush
resulted
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supREMEcouRT.
Many Rehearings Refused and Other
Allowed-Cascs Submitted.

Allowcd-Cascs Submitted.
Special Dispatchr,o the lntelligencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. 1.-The
supreme court adjourned to-day until
Saturday. after transacting the follow
ias business: orric vs.. Ridscway. from
Tucker county. appeal allowed, bond
$500.
Reaearings were refused In the fol-
lowing cases: Gibney VS.. Fitzsimmons.
from Ohio county: State VS.. sponagIe.
from Randolph county; Hebb vs.. coun-
ty court. from Tucker county: Kyle vs..
WAGNER, from Ohio county: wethcrell
VS.. Elliott, from Braxton county: shank
VS.. Graf, from Grant county.
Rehearirgs Were allowed in the fol-
lowing cases: Atkinson VS.. Winter.
from Marshall county; Connolly &
Johnson VS.. Brunt, from Tyler. county;
Jennings vs. Moore. from Tyler county.
Motion TO correct costs were over
ruled In the case OF Arbogast VS.. Me-
Graw. from Pocahontas county, and
Lehman. Richmond & Co. VS.. Hinton.
from Summers county. .tgFa
"A motion to correct decree was sus-
tanned in the case OF Cecil and Hall VS..
Clark. from Summers county. In SO far
as to direct the clerk not 10 tax as part
OF the costs heretofore adjudged against
the appellants the costs Of copying or
printing that portion of3the record
brought into the court on certiorari by
]. H. Tarbett and wife.
The following cases we're submitted
to the court: Welty US. county court,
from Barbour county: Grim VS.. Price,
from Barbour county: Kennedy SIS. Da-
vison. from Barbour county: Wilson VS..
Carrico, from Tucker county: Wilt VS..
Huffman. from Tucker county; eleven
ger VS.. FELTON,. from Barbour county:
Grimm vs.. England, from Barbour
county: Cfevenger vs. Rohrabaugh,
from Barbour county: Woods VS.. Doug
lass. from Barbour county; town OF
Parsons. VS.. Miller, from Barbour
county.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. The war de-
partmen1 to-day issued an order 10
muster out about 1900 volunteer
troops. The regiments are: First Mary
land. now at Augusta. Ga; Third Miss
issippi and Second Missouri. at Albany,
Ga: Eighth and Thirteenth Pennsylva-
MIA. at Augusta. Ga: Fourteenth Penn
sylrania. at Somerville. S. c.: Fourth
Texas. AZ San Antonio. Texas: Fourth
Wisconsin, at Admission. Ala; Seventh
volunteer infantry. at Macon. Ga;
Eighth volunteer infantry, at ChEcka-
manga; Tenth volunteer infantry, al
Macon GO
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and dates. could never figure out how
Captain BiXby holds his own and his
age. Thirty-tive years ago he co1hd=d
the fact 10 Mark that he was n his
"thiriy-tifth." and now he says he Is
still thiriy-five,
y number Of important new Teguls.
tieas were adopted at the meeting q,
the board OF supervising inspectors list
week. Passenger steamboat crews mus
hereafter drill once a week on each
boat in the use OF the various Iife.sar.
Ing appliances. After July all mas.
teEs and mates OF sailing vessels mus;
be examined for color blindness. The
regulation that a! steamboats, shall
have their steam whistles at least SIX
feet above the pilot house was modified
SO as 10 iix two feet as the Necessary
height Tor vessels OF western rivers asi
io- those OF 1po IONS or more.
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SYRACUSE, \. Y, Feb. l.-Eightecn
hundred people witnessed the six round
bout between Tommy Ryan and Tom
Sharkcy before the Monarch athletic
club Tonight. The event was purely
an exhibition In which the Syracusan
cienTly demonstrated that he was far
the superior OF his antagonist as n
boxer, landing freely. Sharlicy was
somewhat dazcd nj the showing and
frequently laid himself open. No dam
age was done by cither man.
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SEARS, Mich. Feb. Fire last mid
night DESTROYED the home OF Thomas
Lowden, seven miles north of here.
After rcscuins his wife and four chill,
dren Mr., Lowdcn re-entered the dwcll-
ing for his tivc-year-old boy. who was
sleeping up stairs. The father became
overcome and both persisted in the
flames. Mr.. Lowdcn. leaving three OF
her children in the barn. walked bare.
footed and in her night robe. with her
baby in arms. to the nearest neighbours
house, half mile distant
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LEGIsLAToRs GET GAYl
In Casting Their Ballots in Penpsyl-
yauia Senntorship Contest.


HARRISBURG. Pa, Feb. 1. = The
thirteenth Joint ballot for United States
senator was taken to-day. with thir-
teen absentees, and Senator Quay Is
thirteen votes short OF the number to
elect. One more than Thirteen candi-
dates were voted for. and lC3 votes
were cast against Mr.. Quay. OF the
absentces without pairs one is Quay
Republican and the other a Democrat.
The only change from the vote Of yes
terday was that of Representative Nor
ton, who changed from c. W. Stone to
Colonel irwin. The ballot was as fol-
lows:
Quay. los: jerks, g; Dalzell, Is; Stew
art, 4; HUFF. 6: Irwin. 5; Tubbs. 2; Rice.
.: Grow. /; Markle. 2: Widener. .:
Ritter, .; Smith. !. Total. al. Neces-
sary TO choice, 12l; paired. S; absent
without pairs. .. No election.
The best OF good feeling prevailed
among the friends OF the various can
didates and at times furnished much
amusement TO the spectators. The
Quay legislators started in by voting for
"Comradc Quay" Mr.. McCandless
voted for Statesman" Dalzell. and Mr..
Spatz created q ripple Of laughter by
voting for Captain links" Mr.. Fow
voted for Friend jerks" and Senator
Washburn for THE Honest George a.
jerks Mr.. Smith. Of Tioga. voted
for Charles Tubbs. the man who never
shook plum tree" and Mr.. Alexander
cast his ballot for .Comrade" Colonel
Irwin. Mr.. Hargrare. who served as
4 private In the Tenth regiment at the
battle OF Malate. voted for "Comrade'
George F. Huff. Chairman Charles II.
Jones. OF the state prohibition commit
tee. and Colonel James NJ. Guffey. OF
Pittsburgh. members Of the national
Democratic committee. were among the
spectators o nthe floor OF the house
during the balioting.
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BRIEF MENTIONINGS.
Events in AMI About the City Given in
n Nutshell

Events in anu About the City Given in
Nutshell.
Criminal court will be in session to-
day.
Grand to-ntght-sAdle Raymond In
The Missouri Girl"
The council committee on committees
meets this evening 20 select the several
standing committees OF Council.
4 daughter OF officer William Knabe.
of the Third ward. was reported very Ill
last night. with slight chances OF her re-
corery.
This afternoon al the Fourth Stree,
". E. church. the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union will meet. The re-
ports OF the superintendent and other
officers will be received.
Yesterday. in the criminal court. John
Moore, charged with theft. Was dismiss
ed. Fred Re,nbaugh entered a plea of
guilty on the charge OF theft, aud was
sentenced By Judge Hugus 10 seven
months in Jail.
Yesterday morning. Thomas Jackson.
who, was tried in the criminal court and
found not guilty OF criminal assault on
a little Slrl. Tas released from custody.
Jackson was defended by Messrs
Schuck and Dryden.
John MuihollaHd was incarce-ated in
Jail for period OF thirty days $ester-
day, by order ot Squire Fitzpatrick. He
was found guilty o: "swip!ng" drum
ner's grip Monday evening. He had
then been out ot jail only dag. having
completed a thirty-day sentenceai=o FOR
theft.
The county board OF commissioners
met yesterday in monthly auditing ses-
Sion. In addition 10 passing on bills.
the board elected John a. Barr q con-
stable In Triadelph!l district 10 fill a
vacancy. At The last election Mr.. Bar
was defeated on margin OF only five
votes.
II the circuit court, in the case .: the
Exchange hank vs.. Samuel Porter and
Samuel Porter. jr., there was Judgment
against the defendant :or SS,S IS, VITA
Interest from January 70. The case Of
Edward Flaceus vs.. Christian KaIb!tze-
was pu; on trial. ou; was postponed I'M
Ill to-day.
The American Bog" batt,eshl2 push
ers ne: IN the police court room last
night To consider ways and means Uf
keeping Up the organization. Quite a
number was present. Il was decided 10
order uniforms to: the contemplated ca
det corps. ami letter from W Rankin
Good, OF Cincinnati. describing the
style OF Uniform. was read.