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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
DEEP HOLES IN THE GRouSp

When the deep oil well was drilled,
about two miles out Boggs' run, near
this city, some years ago, it was the
deepest drilling in the whole world, the
tools having reached point 1920 feet
below the surface. Government sci
entists took much interest in the well,
and many experiments were made with
Ii, with view to determining the tenn
perature of the earth at stated depths,
with very satisfactory results An eff
fort was made to have Congress make
an appropriation to carry the we'll down
to 10000 feet, but this failed, as it was
merely in the interest of science. There
are now three deeper wells-one near
Pittsburg, 5,232 feet deep; one at
Schladabaoh, near Leipsig, now 6,265
feet deep, but deepest of all is the we'll
at ParuschowitZ, in Eastern Selisia,
which is $500 feet deep, or exactly one
hundred feet more than a mile and
quarter, and the boring is still in pro-
81 CSo, lHC inISHCtOu DeluS u 90 10 d
depth of $500 feet, or one and two
thirds miles.
Temperature observations have been
made in four of these deep wells,
and the results are very uniform. At
the Sperenberg well, 4,170 feet deep, or
less than the Boggs' run well, the sur
face temperature was 47.8 and at the
bottom 11S degrees; at the Wheeling
well the surface temperature was 513
and at the bottom 110.3; in the Schlad-
abach well Sig at the surface and 1888
at the bottom, and at the Pittsburg
we'll 81 at the surface and 1909 at the
bottom. The mean is rise of one de-
gree for each 70 feet Of descent, and at
this rate the Parushowttz we'll, not yet
reported, ought to show bottom tenn
perature of about 15S degrees If this
well is carried down to $500 feet the
temperature will probably be nearly
that of boiling water, or 200 to PIP de:
grees.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

New Orleans PicayuBe.
The largest cotton cargo ever taken out
Of a United States port N a single vessel.
and probably the largest cargo Of cotton
ever recorded Ia the world. was cleared
on the new British steamship Mechanism.
belonging to the Harrison lire, on We'd
nesday. The cargo consisted Of rod
square bales Of cotton. md in addition,
the ship took 1900 bushels 81 wheat in
bulk and 500 feet 81 walnut lunber This
Mechanism Is a new ship. and belongs 20
the class OF mammoth carriers which now
set the pace in the carrying trade 81 this
world She Is so feet In length and 81
feet inches beam. She has 80 feet 5
inches depth OF hold and has storage room
for 1860 bales OF cotton. Wednesday was
a red-letter day In the ports history.
Eight steamships were cleared at the Gus
tom house for European ports. having on
board u. 757 square bales OF cotton. as vel
as s.sz1 round bales. These ships also took
our other cargo. II Is probable that the
aggregate value Of ali the cargo cleared
sas not lar from ss.ooo0uo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
WHAT ,IiGHT HAVE aEEN

The New York Sun points out that
a change of $4,000 votes in the twelve
States of Delaware, Indiana. Kansas,
Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washing
ton!West Virginia and Wyoming would
have changed the result of the Presi-
Dental election. and that MIR. Bryan
would have been chosen President in
stead of Mr.. Mckinley. These twelve
States cast II electoral votes, and their
combined plurality for Mckinley was
but 135,700. If one half OF these 1885,
700 voters had voted the other way.
the II electoral votes would have been
added to the 155 Mr. Bryan actually re-
ceived, and he would have had a grand
total of 226, or two more than the
number necessary to a choice, as
against 221 for Mckinley.
Of course this is only little matter
of what might have been, but it will
illustrate upon what slender threads
Presidents sometimes hang.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
R. G. DUN
Associated for Fifty Years with the
Mercantile Agency That bears His

Associated for Fifty Years with the
Mercantile Agency That bears His
Name.
New York Times:
Robert G. Dun, senior member OF
the mercantile agency of r. G. Dun L
Co., died at his residence, 261 Madison
avenue, early yesterday morning from
cirrhosis Of the liver and heart trouble.
Mr.. Dun was taken i'll in New York
early in June, and was taken to Nara
gansett Pier in the hope bhat the
change would prove beneficial. He
was brought back to New York on
September goth. and had been confin-
ed to his bed since then.
Mr.. Dun has been prominent figure
in the business world for half CEN
fury. having been associated with the
agency, which now bears his name,
since 1851. He was born in Chilli
Gothic, Ohio. in 1896 He came of Scotch
stock. his grandfather being the Rev.
James Dun, for twenty years a minis
ter of the Free church OF Scotland. His
father, Robert Dun, was also educated
for the ministry. and. coming to the
United States in 1915, settled in Chilli
Gothic, and there married Lucy w. An
gus, also of Scotch parentage The
boy attended the schools OF Chilicothe.
and at the age of sixteen years secured
employment in a country store at So
a week. He soon worked his way up,
and became one of the partners in the
business.
In 1S4S he came 10 New York. and
in 1851 he entered the Mercantile
Agency conducted by Tappan & Doug
lass. His talent for detail was reeog-
nized, and he was advanced until. in
1854, he became partner OF Mr.. Doug
lass, under the firm name of B. Doug
lass & Co. Five years later Mr.. Dun
purchased his partners interest in the
business and continued as sole pro-
prietor until the time of his death
In an article that described the Tap
pan & Douglass Agency as the most
extensive of its kind, the statement
was made that upward of thirty men
are constantly employed" That was
three years before Mr.. Dun became a
member of the firm, and some idea OF
the scope which the business assumed
under his direction may be had from
the fact that in 1859 II branch Offices
had been established this number was
increased by 10 by 1870. and Al more
branches by 1890. Now there are $50
offices, in as many cities, including
branches in Europe. Australia, Cuba,
and the City Of Mexico
Mr. Dun was a member of the Union
League and -.anhattan Clubs. of the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art, the
American Museum Of Natural History.
the American Geographical Society.
and the American Fine Arts Society.
Mr. Dun leaves widow. who was
Miss Mary d. Bradford, of Milwaukee.
Wis, but no children. He has one
nephew, Robert Dun Douglass, who for
twenty-five years has been his assls-
tant, and at the time OF his death was
his associate in the firm OF r. G. Dun
q Co. Mr.. Dun was member OF st.
Thomas Church.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

Mr.. Mark Twain has changed his
New York City abode from the Earl
ington Hotel to No IA West Tenth
street. Some wag industriously circu-
lated the report that his new residence
was No. 10 East Tenth street, aud as
a result that particular residence has
been fairly beseiged with callers, some
of them asking for Mr.. Twain" and
others for Mr.. Clemens, until the land
lady was not only worried almost 10
the point of nervous collapse, but was
rather more than half convinced that
some sort of crooked game was be-
ing worked, with her residence as the
basis. Mr.. Clemens has been inter-
viewed about the matter, and has used
his best endeavors to straighten things
out, but the proprietress of No. 10
East Tenth street is scarcely convinc-
ed that everything is right.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
BOY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, November r.
Harry Keefe. a bell boy at the Jackson
Hotel. aged about II years. attempted to
commit suicide this afternoon by taking
arsenic He borrowed a quarter from
one of the other boys and went out on
the street Soon after his return he was
found crying and suffering. He went al
most Instantly into convulsions and ply
stefan who was summoned. found that he
was suffering from arsenical poisoning.
He was brought out all right in a short
time, No cause is known for his attempt
to take his own Efe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
A -FOUR DAY LINER.

The last issue of the Scientific Amer
lean discusses the possibility of con-
structing an ocean liner able to make
the trip to and from Europe in four
days, and concludes that it can be done,
and in reaching this conclusion out
lines a ship which could do the work.
The projected vessel is upon gigantic
lines. She would measure $50 feet
long, 81 feet beam, have displace-
ment of 10000 tons, engines of no.
600 horse power, speed of 80 knots,
would cost s6,2O0,000 to construct.
would burn LILO tons of coal per day,
and could accommodate $3.50 tons in
her bunkers, while there would be pro-
vision for 800 first class passengers, $50
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

Greenbrier Independent.
Col. AMI Smith Fuller. born March
9Th, 1923, at Connellsville. Pa. died
November I'd, 1900, in his 18th year. at
his home, Montescina, (the David
Creigh place., two miles from Lewis
burg, and was buried here the Sunday
following. Rev. VIM. McC. White.
Presbyterian minister, conducted the
services at the residence, and grave
near the church. The palI-bearers
were Silas B. Mason and c. r. Smith.
A. E. Livesay and J. Howard Smith.
Lewis s. Price and Geo. N. Davis. ].
Robert Dunn and c. n Simms and John
Driscol and John A. Preston.
Col. Fuller was lawyer of dlsttnc-
tion. and during his active career rank
ed with leading barristers. especially In
the criminal practice OF the city OF
Uniontown. Pa. where he located, and
was for about thirty years law partner
of Judge John x. Ewing. surviving one
of the most prominent citizens and dis
tingulshed judges of that State. He
entered the civil war as captain. at
tanned the rank of lieutenant colonel
of the Second artillery regiment OF
Pennsylvania volunteers, u. s. A., and
proved gallant soldier in several noted
battles.
Col Fuller came to West Virginia
soon thereafter having retired from
law practice, and settled in Greenbrier
county about twenty years ago, since
which time he has lived quietly on his
farm
In social life he was a very pleasant
gentleman-kind and generous 70 a
fault Those who best knew him be-
came his closest friends. because they
wore quickly convinced by social inter-
course of his integrity as man. his
kindness as a neighbor and loyalty as
friend. Hence ne was a popular man
in this section and marked by many
noble personal traits.
Malice was a stronger 70 his nature,
while a true sense OF honor and refine
ment were cornerstones Of his manly
character. No. he was not perfect.
Alone was Christ adorned with perfec-
ton. But no unkind criticism viii
mar the life Of this noble hearted old
veteran. who died as he had lived an
honest man without an enemy.
a wits feather. and a chief a rod,
An honest mans the noblegt work OF
God
Peace 70 his ashes.
CONFEDERATE FRIEND.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

second class and $50 third class. to-
>tal Of / 500. A crew OF $50 men would
be necessary. The estimated receipts
from passage money alone for a single
trip foot up $225, 900, while the expense
of single trip is figured at $4,000.
These figures are rather startling,
and comparison with the largest ship
now afioat-the Deutschland-wil be
of interest That vessel has displace-
ment of $4,000 tons, engines of $4,000
horse power, speed.of 1886 knots per
hour, cost s3,3O0.OOO, consumes 572
tons Of coal per day, has a bunker ca
pacity of $500 tons, can accommodate
1850 passengers, and has crew OF $50
men. The actual value of passenger
fares on recent western trip was
$4,000, and the cost of the trip was
$4,000.
This comparison indicates that the
proposed monster is entirely feasible.
The most noticeable increases are in
the first cost, in the horse power of the
engines, in the coal consumption, and
in the speed The increased speed
over the Deutschland is only 1876 knots
per hour, but the engine power neces-
sary to achieve this result is nearly
three times as great, while the daily
consumption is in the same proper
ton.
That some such vessel may be con-
structed in the not distant future is
entirely probable. There is rapidly
growing demand for more capacity and
increased speed. Money can supply
both of these requisites in the future
as it has in the past.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

Colonel n Howard Cowperthwaite.
General Stewart l. Woodford, R. E.
Bonner and Judge James A. Blanch-
and Others, Mr.. Clemens upon be-
ing introduced, Launched into politics.
and said, among other things:
.4Tom Reed has now deserted poll
tics and is leading a creditable life.
He has reformed, and may God pros
per him.
"He has found a new business bet
ter suited to his constitution. He is
now going round raising the average
of beauty. i am grateful for the kind
words the President has said of me-.
Whether it is deserved or not is not
for me to say, but l prefer to accept
them just as uhey stand.
Since | left this country We have
fought righteous war-a righteous
war so rare in history as to be prac-
tically unknown. We have set Cuba
free and given her a place among The
two or three real free nations that ex-
list. We started to free the Philippines,
but it seems that the righteous pur-
pose misearried somehow. / am glad,
however, that we made a creditable
record in China through the sound
medicines of our administration.
What yellow peril is threatening the
world to-day we do not know, but We
can say that tais government has done
nothing to evoke it.
I'VE have had a President whom we
have criticized up and dawn and round
fault with for four years, and now We
have reelected him, and with votes
enough to spare to elect another.
And Roosevelt, the illustrious
Rough Rider, we have made Vice Pres
ident Not to honor him, but to con-
fer distinction upon the Office, and it
is needed, too. | am not used to be-
slowing such fulsome praise, and am
probably overriding it a little; but |
Know him, and even if you give him
rope-I mean-well, let it stand-he
will probably justify my compliments.
His place as Governor we have
given to Odell, another Rough Rider.
All fat things seem to go to that pro-
fession. | would have been Rough
Rider myself had / known this politi-
cal Klondike was opening up. | could
have gone to the war in an automobile.
But not on horse, gentlemen-I know
horses too well for that. No horse for
me, either in war or in peace. There
is no time when we can get on well
together in the same place. A horse
is so given to new tangled ideas.
do not like horses. l am glad that it
is not compulsory to keep a horse.
And there is Senator Depew. That
man has said many true things about
me. Look at that gilded mummy-he
has made my life sorrow, both on
this and on the other side of the ocean,
at many banquet. / always said
something would happen to him, and
now he has gotten it-they have made
him Senator. And all this while
have been away. That shows how much
a poor mugwump is missed in this
cold, unfeeling world, even when it is
the last one left, and he makes a
grand old party all by himself"
Mr.. Clemens, whose prediction crit
icism of the administration upon the
occasion of his arrival from Europe,
was as severe as any uttered by any
man, and as deserved, could not re-
sist the opportunity to drop into his
characteristic humorous vein, and his
remarks, as reproduced above, are
very readable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
MEMORY DESTROYED.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. va, November II.
William Richardson, one of the members
of the Ohio University foot ball team, of
Athens, o., which played the Washington
and jefferson team at Washington, Pa,
Saturday, passed through here last night
on his way home from the game, having
entirely lost his memory as the result of
a blow he received on the head during
the game. He was rendered unconscious
by the Blow and remained so for some
time. When he recovered consciousness
his mind was a blank and he could re-
member nothing of the past. He was still
in that condition when he passed through
here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

st. Louis has forgotten politics in
anxiety about the Worlds Fair, sched-
uled for 1903 The city on the banks
of the Mississippi is in the throes of
an endeavor to secure popular subscrip-
tions of 100000 upon which hangs
governmental appropriation of $4,000
600 more. Then the city will issue
bonds for a third $4,000 900, and there
you are with S15,O0O,O00 of resources,
which ought to ensure very fair show.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
A FAIRLY GOOD THING.

On this side of the Atlantic we are
in the habit of esteeming the Standard
Oil Company a fairly good thing IN
financial way for the owners or us
stock. and the impression is a correct
one. It's a fair dividend payer. But II
is not to be mentioned on the same day
with the New River Water Company,
Of London. That is a good thing in a
superlative degree In the first place,
If is the oldest commercial company
in all the world, having been founded
three hundred years ago by Hugh Myd-
dleton, who died poor. At the outset
it's shares had a commercial value OF
$3.50, and the first years DIVIDENDS
were SIS per share. The dividend last
year was SIS, 900 per share, and the mar
ket value of each share is from $685.
900 to $675,000 Actual sales have been
recorded in the last few years at the
latter figure, and one share is soon to
b@sold at auction in London, with the
distinct understanding that no bid of
lexs than 100000 will be considered.
The gain in value has thus been fifty
thousand per cent, and to own one
share is to be independently rich.
Some interesting stories are told of this
company One is at least worth repeat
ing. Charles l. held thirty-six shares
of the original stock. The civil war
was on, and the King needed money
very badly, so he disposed of his hold
ing of stock to Sir Hugh MIDDLETON,
son of the founder of the corporation,
upon an agreement that thereafter the
purchaser should pay the crown of Eng
land an annuity of $4,000. This annu-
ity was called the Kings CIogg," and
is so called to this day. 1t ought to
have been called the Kings blunder.
The Crown of England has received
that $4,000 to this day, but the actual
dividends upon the thirty-slx shares
aggregates 100000 per annum. and
their market value is close to $4,000
00e. There were seventy-four original
shares, but most of these have been
split up into fractions during the last
three centuries, and the sale of whole
share is rare thing. The coming auc-
ton has attracted wide attention in
England, and the competition for its
possession will be sharp
The phenomenal success of this COM
pany recalls another London water ven
ture, which was successful on a small
scale. Peter Maurice, a Dutehman. a
couple Of hundred years ago, rugged up
a water wheel under the arches Of old
London bridge, and contracted with the
city to supply water through pipes
made of hollow logs, paying the city
$3.50 per year on a contract running
for five hundred years This continued
for a time, but the corporation finally
saw that an improyident contract had
been made, and bought out Peters
right for the, lump sum of $4,000
Some of his old wooden pipe were re-
Gently dug up in the course of eXcava-
tons for an electric conduit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

The Register has had some words
with the Intelligencer, and some small
political chickering's with the Parkers-
burg State Journal but these incidents
of hot campaign are as nothing when
contrasted with the general combat
going on between these esteemed con-
temporaries, the st. Louis Globe
Democrat and the st. Louis Republic.
They are rather worse now than before
the election.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

The yacht Arrow, recently launch
ed at Nyack, N. Y, has a displace-
ment of but sc tons, but mas engines
of 5000 horse power, and is expected
to show a speed Of AZ miles per hour.
Her coal supply is necessarily limited,
however, and in four and one-half
hours. running at her greatest speed,
every pound of coal she could carry
would be consumed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

Tenth district w. B. Corder. r.. AS
ter, Taylor county.
Eleventh district Thomas E. Davis.
r.. Grafton.
Twelfth district-Richard C. Price.
D., Moorefeld.
Thirteenth William Camp
bell. D.. Charles-Tewn.
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dem, 2, Rep, II
Total of new Senate. Dem, 81. Rep, IL
Total of Legislature
Democrats .......................... 81
Republicans Sc
Republican majority ON Joint ballot. s.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
A Warning.

Chicago Chronicle.
Let no one ridicule the prediction of the
Honorable John G. Woolley that the Pro-
hibitionists will hold the balance of polit-
ical power in the near future. They have
apparently cast half a million votes this
year, and that number of votes is srffi-
cient to turn the scale in any Presidential
election which is not of the landslide
variety. The Prohibition vote must be
reckoned on as distinct factor in politics
hereafter
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
HAS TAKEN NO LAND.

NEW YORK, November 12.-The
Yalta, Russia, correspondent OF the
Herald cables that he has been author
lied to state that the story OF Gen.
Lineyitch having notified the consuls
at Tien Tsin the annexation OF land OPP
posite the British and German cOnces-
sions is false. 1t Is added that Russia
is not at war with China and that there
can be no question Of annexing terri
tory which is against all Russia's ideas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
.sMARk TWAIN. ON POLITICS

At the Lotus. Club dinner in New
York, last Saturday night, in honor
of Mark Twain at which there were
present such distinguished gentlemen
as Thomas Baily Aldrieh, William
Dean Howells, Senator Depew, Thomas
B. Reed. Joseph C. Hendricks, Angus
tus Thomas, John Kendrick Bangs,
John Hart, st. Clair McKelway. Book
er T. Washington. Chester S. Lord,
George s. Daniels, Dr.. W. w. Wather.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

The Republicans are already figuring
as to how they will control the United
States Senate after March 4. 1902. As
the terms of thirty Senator's expire two
years hence, with no certainty that
over ten or dozen Republicans will
be elected to fill the vacancies, the ques-
ton. at the very least. is open to doubt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

American manufacturers of electrical
appliances will have a large opportu-
nifty in the contracts, soon to be let,
for changing the motive power of the
London underground railways from
steam to electricity. The estimated
cost is s25,O0O,0O0, and the contract will
be the largest ever let in this depart
ment of mechanics.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

We read in the Plttsburg Dispatch
that Captain Travis declined to be
chief marshal of the Republican jolli-
fication parade Because certain Repub-
licans assisted materially in killing off
Captain Travis as Sheriffalty posi-
bility. There are others who feel about
the same way about certain things.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13

The steel plate producers have cele-
brated the political victory by forming
a pool and boosting up the price OF
their product from SIPS to s1.35 at
Pittsburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
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Child Burned TO Death.

Special to the Register
STEUBENVILLE. O.. November II.
Margaret, eight-year-old daughter of
Sherman Glover. of Middle Ferry. ".
Va. was frightfully and fatally burn
ed to-day. her clothing catching fire
in some manner while she was seated
by the CRATE. Before the flames could
be extinguished her body was badly
burned.