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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

Celebration % hi Acquas1tion -
Our Territory Purchased ~ TAoH-

Celebration % Aeaufsitaon -
Our Territory Purchased ~ Thon-
~ JeRersOn.
New York World.
OF the several obvious opportunities for
national centennial celebrations since 1s76
none is more attractive than that for
which st. Louis is now preparing with
such energy and enthusiasm. It is idle to
speculate as to what would nave happened
had the vast and potential Louisiana ter
ritory not been purchased by President
Jefferson for the United States. The inn
portant fact is that it was this purchase
which actually gave us the freedom of
the continent n enabled US to reach
westward until our domains were bounded
by two oceans.
Jefferson bought 1,2S2,0Oo square miles
for s15.000.Oo0-an area greater han the
combined areas of the British Isles,
France, Germany, Spain. Portugal, Italy,
Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. 1t lay
in the temperate zone. 1t was practically
empty. 1t was logically a part OF the Re-
public. From it has been builded no less
than fifteen States and two Territories
Louisiana. Missouri, Kansas, Colorado,
Arkansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Montana
North Dakota. South Dakota, Minnesota,
Wyoming, Idaho. Washington. Oregon and
the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
st. Louis is the metropolis of this Lou
isiana Purchase. 1t has 575, 600 inhabitants,
and there are six other cities with popula-
tons ranging from 10000 to 325, 600 and ten
cities of 5000 to 100000. The total popu-
lation of the Purchase is more than Is, 0o0,-
GOO and the per capita wealth in 1890 was
$1,153. Its crops in 1898 were worth $685.
600, its manufactured goods 81, 900, 900, 600
and it's wage earners are paid more than
$3.50, 900, 600 a year.
And yet so enormous are the
that they may be said to be still in the
very infancy of their development.
These facts, this celebration, should for
chilly remind us of the wisdom of the faith
ers, in such brilliant contrast to present.
day follies of forcible military expansion
to the other side of the globe, among peo-
pies forever alien and unassimilable-a
policy costly, profitless and at variance
with American traditions and principles.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
SISTERSVILLE.

SISTERSVTLLE, w. Va. March 49,
Quite a number of people from here
went to Wheeling this afternoon and
evening to attend the Donavin-Ed-
wards fight, which will be the attrac-
ton at the Metropolitan club. There
were about twenty left to take in the
battle.
Worth Sprowls, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Sprowls, Of Brown Betty
street. who has been in New York City
for the past two years, arrived home
Saturday and will remain here for q
couple Of weeks visiting his parents.
Miss Dosia Mcintyre, a prominent
young lady of New Martinsville, ac-
companied by Miss Snodgrass, was IN
the city yesterday spending the day
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Boyers, of Main
street, who have been the guests OF
friends in Wheeling for several days,
returned home to-day.
Mrs. Lydia Ruttencutter, nee Wal
ton, formerly of ~Sistersville, was in the
city yesterday the guest of her sister
in-law. Mrs. Mary Walton, OF East
street.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ. e. Hess,
whose death was mentioned in the
Sunday Register, occurred yesterday
morning from the family residence.
Services were conducted in the Presby-
terrain church at IL o'clock by the pas
tor, the Rev. T. A. Anderson, the con
~gregation filled the building. After
the services the remains were taken to
the station and on the afternoon train
left for the former home OF the de-
ceased at Sandy Lake, Pa, where in
terment was made to-day.
r. l.. Johnson, who has been at
Clarksburg for several days looking for
a place to locate In business. returned
to the city Saturday afternoon.
w. G. Agnew, secretary and treas
urer of the Milliken & French Torpe-
do Company, left this afternoon for
Wheeling. Pittsburg, and other points
north on a business trip.
Miss Irene Beagle returned to-day
from a visit with her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Beagle, back Of Friendly,
owe Sunday.
Miss Ermine Robinson, of Wells
street, who has been seriously III for
the past couple of months, is conyaI-
escing, and in a short time will be able
to be about again.
Mrs. Lizzie Ru~ttencutter, formerly
Miss Lizzie Dudley, Of this city, was
here yesterday the guest of her broth
er. T. H. Dudley and family, of Cath
crime street.
The machinery for the new ice plant
has arrived and is almost all in posi-
49, rTL1 u.~~tr IN fEo n1on% IL
crossing rapidly, and 1t is expected IL
will be in operation about April l..
Capt. Homer McClintock, of the OIL
City Derrick. arrived in the city Sat
urday. He Is gathering data for an
oil mems dictionery, and will remain
here for a couple Of weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
A TRUST LAWYER FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL.

The trusts will have a man specially
trained in their services in the highest
legal office in the administration if. as
understood, Mr.. Philander C. Knox. Of
Pittsburg, is to succeed Attorney Cen
eral Griggs. The elevation of NJ.
Knox to President McKinley's cabinet
will be a double insurance against in
reference with the trusts by the legal
machinery of The government, for it
is not to be supposed that Mr.. Knox.
who won his laurels as a corporation
lawyer will turn against his old
friends and employers. Mr.. Knox was
counsel for the Carnegie Steel Conn
pany, and in that position showed
himself to be s%plendidly competent to
steer corporations through the maxes
of law. He knows all the statutes re-
lating to trusts and monopolies, but
heretofore has been only Interested On
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
OIL OPERATIONS.

Special to the Register.
-PARKERSBURG, w. Va, March 49,
The Lowther Oil Co.'S we'll No. / on the
Metz farm, which caused considerable ex-
element when 1t was drilled and which
has caused a rush for territory in that
vicinity, has doubled its production. 1t
has been doing about fifty barrels with
the drill just in the sand. The drill has
been sent deeper into the sand and the
result is that the well is now doing about
a hundred barrels.
A block of 500 acres in the Goose creek
development in Richie county changed
hands to-day. It Is the Rinehart lease,
owned and developed by the Dual State
Oil Co. The property has a production of
about 150 barrels daily from thirteen wells
and the purchasers are Wilson. Stewart
& Co., of Buffalo. N. Y. The price paid
is about SIZE. coo. They will thoroughly
equip the lease and do a good deal more
drilling.
The Roth & Co. well on the Kincaid
farm, near Mineral Wells, in this county,
is due to-day in the Berea sand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

Special to the Register

Special to the Register.
MARIETTA. Ohio. March R.-John Me-
-Cauley. probably the Oldest citizen of
this county. died at his home near Mas
ferton this morning. aged ninety-nine
number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. He was the father of the
Misses McCauley. of his city.
The Citizens National Bank, of Park
ersburg. w. Va. fled suit in common
pleas court here to-day for the recovery
Of twelve thousand dollars from the Paul
Prager Company, owners Of one of the
ask for the appointment OF a receiver and
the closing OF the store An attachment
was issued to the sheriff his afternoon.
The plaintiffs allege fraudulent transac-
tons on the part of the Prayer companv
to avoid paying the amount claimed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

OQu6C V1s ~ LxCltOy uC1Q d SPECIAL
term of the Circuit Court yesterday
morning and n of the most impor-
tant matters to come up was the appli-
cation of Caldwell & Caldwell, on be-
half of James G. Barr and Frank Klink-
Ter, for the appointment of a receiver
for E. M. Holiday & Co. The petition
was granted by the Court, and Jere
A. Miller, cashier of the Bank Of the
Ohio Valley, was appointed receiver.
The petitioners represented in their
bill that they formed a co-partnership
with Edwin N. Holiday in 1896, and
that the capital stock Of the company
was $4,000. Mr.. Barr acted as fac
tory manager, Mr.. Kinkler as STAR
builder. and Mr.. Holiday as general
manager of the firm. The business was
conducted with reasonable profit I'M
til January, 1900, when Mr.. Holiday
became afflicted with nervous exhaus-
ton. MI. Holidays ailment continu-
ed, with the result that he was unable
to devote his attention to the bust
ness. and the interests of the petit
TONERS are alleged to have suffered
thereby. They aver that the Arm has
met with losses since January. 1900.
The assets and liabilities of the firm
are said to be, approximately, at the
present time as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

Operators have accumulated vast
supplies of coal in anticipation of a
strike of the miners, and are said to
be not unwilling to have such a strike
occur since it would give them an op-
p~ortunity to mark up prices of their
stocks in hand. In view of this stu
alton the miners would do best to re-
main at work. They have little to
gain by a strike and very much to
lose.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

the corporation side. never On thatkof
the public.
MI. Knox Is we'll equipped to make
all sorts Of trouble for. the trusts and
possibly to wipe them out Of existence,
if he chose, but he won't choose, else
he neve would have been selected by
the Hon. William Mckinley for the Of
fee Of Attorney General OF the United
States.
The trusts are safe while William /.
OF Canton reigns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
COMPUTED.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Private
John II. Schmidt, company A, Thirty
sixth volunteer infantry, was convict
ed by courtmartial at Lingayan, p. l..
Of murder and sentenced to death by
hanging. The President has commut-
ed the sentence to dishonorable dis
charge and confinement to hard labor
for life. The penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, has been desig-
mated as the place OF confinement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
NEW B00KS-RURAL DELIVERY,

Special TO the Register.
MARTINSBURG. W. Va. March 49,
The county school book board for Berke-
ley county INST on Saturday and decided
what has been a holly contested fight
among the school book publishing com
panies. The contracts mad are for five
years. The most important change was
that of the adoption of Frye's geography
for Mitchelis. Dole's civil government
was. dropped and Peterman's substituted
Baidwin's readers were adopted for sup
Elementary reading.
ARRANGEMENTS are about complete for
the establishment of two rural free delly-
cry routes from Bunker Hill. in this coun-
". Inese Will make eight routes Of
twenty miles each IN this county. cover
Ing almost the entire county east Of
North Mountain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
HARRISON ON "woRLD POWER.

HARRISON ON "WORLD POWER"
In the last article which he wrote
for the public press, which is still cur
rent literature, Benjamin Harrison set
down his view Of the world power
business in these temperate. ELL cho-
sen and incisive words:
IF to be a world-power is to do as the
w~orld-powers do, then we must disclaim
this new degree with which the European
College of Applied Force has conferred
upon us. The taking over Of the Philip
pines has been declared by those who
should know to have been casual-of ne
c~essity-the acceptance of a divinely i'm
posed duty. The question of the disposi-
ton of them, when their people shall nave
submitted to legal authority, is said to be
still open. All of which is to say that the
acquisition of these distant islands does
not commit the nation to a scheme Of
colonization. - Let us not be a
world-power i'll any save the good old
sense-that of a nation capable of protect
ing in all seas the just rights of its citi-
zens and incapable everywhere of a wan
ton infringement of the autonomy of 9TH
er nations"
While we are honoring the memory
of Benjamin Harrison let us not for
get that he called upon us to be true
to our own liberty-loving traditions.
Benjamin Harrison stood for liberty,
as his ancestors stood before him, and
was brave enough to maintain his at
titude in the face of party leaders and
their censure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
AS regards the Anglo-Russian Oh

AS regards the Anglo-Russian Chi
nese railway dispute, it looks as if
the drop OF a hat would precipitate
an international conflict of European
powers of tremendous extent. But
probably the London Daily News hits
the situation off correctly when it
sneers: There is no fear of Lord Sails
bury going to war with Russia for a
good or a bad cause. Russia is a fit
object for graceful concessions. and
not a small republic to be bullied
and provoked"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

laden with vigorous American man
hood and they return freighted with
the sick and dying and the physically
wrecked. Is the imperial game worth
the candle?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
THE RIVER.

News Notes ~ Interest Concernins
the Ohio and Its TributarIes.
The marks on,the wharf at midnight
recorded a stage Of Is feet 8 inches and
falling.
The Jewel arrived last night from be-
low.
The H. X. Bedford, which will be-
IN port at daylight. will leave at Ii
O'Clock this morning for Parkersburg.
All the packets were In and out on
time yesterday with fair trips.
The Kanawha is due down at 6 to-
morrow morning for Charleston.
The towboats that passed yesterday
with coal for the South weres-Jim
Moren at l p. m, Robert Jenkins. at
= p. M; voyager and Tom Lysle. at
4 p. m.
The Pacific No. 2 passed up at s
O'Clock last evening with empsies
Y~csterdayss Departures.
Parkersburs, City of wheelinr.
Sseubenvile. T. NJ. Bayne.
Darlington, Leroy.
Sistersville. Ruth.
Parkersburg. Ben Hur.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
Special to the Register.
CAnIz nAto NFo-1h I

.CADIZ, Ohio, March 1S.-The oil we'll on
the Cole farm, near Greenough, or the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad, pumped
seventy-ive barrels in the first ten hours
after 1t was shot.
In the same locality the wells on the
Snyder and Norman farms. which have
just been completed, are making twenty
five to thirty barrels regular. The sand In
this field is much finer and closer than
is found in the other producing fields. All
the wells drilled throughout the western
portion of jefferson and the extreme east
erly edge of Harrison counties is of the
same composition. but the pool has not
yet been found, although each well has
the appearance of being an edge well.
In the new field at Rumley Crossing the
Mildren No. !, on the Dutton farm. is
making IS barrels, and No. 1 Cole Is bar
rels a day. All the territory in this sec
ton has been leased and more than a doz-
en- rigs are going up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
Marks From Above

PITTSBURG-River 80 feet and falling.
WARREN-River 8 feet Z inches. Clear
n mild.
STEUBENVILLE-River IL feet ( inehes
falling. Clear n cool.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s feet l inch
and falling. Clear and cool.
. OIL CITY-River 4 feet / inch and fall.
ing. Clear and warm.
GHEENSBoRo-River s feet and fall
tionary Clear.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

Speaking of world powers, Ii Hung
Chang is n all in himself. His i'll
health is causing grave alarm since
his death would be an international
misfortune at the present juncture
and cause grave complications. For no
other mar could take the place of the
veteran Chinese diplomat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

In the present state of her army.
which is barely sufficient tor her needs
in South Africa, Britain knows bet
ter than to fight with the Russian bear.
Britain was never fond of tackling any
thing of her size.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
FOR A TRUE CIVIL WAR HISTORY

o. A TRUE CIVIL WAR HISTORY.
The United Confederate Veterans
have interested themselves in the mat
ter OF correcting the false and mis-
leading histories Of the civil wal that
are now in use in public schools.
To this end the historical COM
mittse Of the association is engaged
n gathering authentic accounts In
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
To-Morrow'. Packets.

Parkersburg. City of Wheeling. noon.
Pittsburg, Ben Hur, 2 p. m,
S~,euoenvilie I. NJ Bayne, $50 p. m.
Sistersville, Ruth, $50 D. m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
BURNED TO DEATH.

Special to the Register.
MARTINSBCRG, w. Va, March 49,
Abraham Ford. a colored man living alone
IN q small house on the boom land ad1oin.
ing this city, was found Just outside his
house dad. Several bottles that had COM
tanned xWhfBkey were 0un about the
druntR lac that his clothing took 0re q
some Nay when he Was too ri u haIn
hiuDe 2. md that he burned to dee1<. y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 1s.-Monday as
usual proved a dull day in the lower
southwest fields Few new wells were.
completed and the majority of them were
the kind that will not arouse any enthus-
iasm. In the shallow sand territory near
Chester Hill. Morgan county, Ohio, Ellis
Bros. & Co. have drilled in their test well
on the Elihu Palmer farm and AVE q
10-barrel pumper. G. A. Foreman has COM
pleted his No. 4 on the G. o. Mercer farm
and has a 5-barrel pumper.
In the Payne district, Washington coun.
ty, unknown parties have completed 4
test well or the J. Vince farm and have :
very small pumper 6
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
REGISTER AGENCIES.

urpr rHE REGISTER CAN BE
PfiRcHASED OUT OF TOWN.
CHARLESTON, w. Va.-Hote huhher
News Stand.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Queen news
stand. National Hotel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

The reductions on railroad freight
charges for coal in the middle west are
acceptable on both ends of the line.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

Pittsburg, Queen City. 5 a. m.
Cincinnati, Virginia, 5 m.
Parkersburg, H. X. Bedford. IL a. M.
Newport. Jewel, IL q. m.
Steubenville. T. NJ. Bayne, ESQ a. m
Darlington, Leroy, $50 d. m.
Charleston, Kanawha, 6 a m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

The British lions tail has been twist
ed into a hard knot up in China.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19
Granted a Divorce.

Granted a Divorce.
Yesterday, in the Circuit Court, An
ME Hill was granted a divorce from
David Hill.
Court adjourned till Wednesday
morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-19

ASSETS.
Cash in 9S5 Sc
sank accounts .............-...... 5,4U w
Machine account ................ 400 90
Stable account .................. 1900 90
Onice account 32S %
Stock estimated ............... $500 90
Total ............. So ITO IS
Liabilities of the firm, exclusive of the
capital stock, are as follows:
Unfinished work on contracts.....$ 5000 90
Z. nj, Holiday Individual ac-
A cconnt nsv.h,. ~ az 20 20
Among the assets Of the Arm, as al
legged in the bill of the petitioners, is
about $35, 900 worth of good timber,
which could be put through the plan
ming mill, and disposed of at a reason
able profit. Some large creditors are
pressing their claims for settlement.
The petitioners believe that with a
capable manager the business may be
continued proftably. The defendant,
E. M. Holiday, is said in the bill to
be, in the usual condition of health, a
business man of more than ordinary
ability and capacity. The petitioners
asked for the appointment of a receiver
to build UP the business, or to conduct
it until such time as Mr.. Holiday re-
covers his health.
The court fixed the bond of the Re-
ceiver at $40, 900, which was furnished,
with the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany, Of Maryland, as surety.
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The MnrkE.

From the United States
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-07-19
Reminiscences Of a. kineoln
G. ~.
DEWEY

city, but we slipped through their
lines at night. The Potomac river,
of course, was controlled by the
enemy, and they had reason for
their belief tiat the government
would find it impossible to feed and
arm the men who came into the
city from the north. On that ac-
count they were rather indiffereut
about the number of "Yanks" that
slipped through, for they boasted
that when they marched into Wash :
ington with their well drilled and
well armed forces, Lincoln's starved
and naked "militia" would swarm
over to their side, glad to surrender
to get something to eat. "Ihen
where will the buffoon president
be?" they would ask in scornful de-
rision.
None knew better than the lead
ers of the rebellion the condition in
which Mr.. Lincoln was placed to
raise and equip an army with an
empty treasury and empty arsenals
throughout the country. They reas-
oned that even if the President
could by some miracle ration his
"militia" for short time, it would
be utterly impossible for him to arm
them and provide clothing for more
than a brigade or two; consequent
ly they felt assured that wnen they
got ready to receive them, the "mi-
litia" would be more than glad to
get an opportunity to join their
ranks. This, then, was the condi-
ton of affairs at that time, accord
ing to the leaders of secession and
their friends in high places in the
city. They didn't know Lincoln or
the spirit of the North. No greater
task was ever imposed on a leader
and his people in the history of the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-07-19
Undying Fame.

Our genial and brilliant young
friend, Percy Willis, of Wilson
county, won many laurels in the
legislature last winter, and has been
freely discussed as a formidable
candidate for Congress in the Third
district. News of his popularity
even penetrated Bill Higgins brain,
away down in the Indian country,
SO when Bill reached Topeka and
had himself interviewed on the po-
litical situation, he referred in a
very matter of-fact way to the can
didaey Of "Perry Williams" of
Wilson county.
Percy, can 1t be possible that you
have so failed to impress yourself
upon the people of the Third that
even your name is unknown to the
great reformer and political baron
eter of this Congressional district?
Such is fame.
The big steel workers strike,
which has been promised for some
time, is now on.
The land office at Ell Reno is now
registering about 10, 900 a day. A
home-seekcr will stand about one
chance in twelve to get a claim.
Mr.. Bryan should be thankful,
after all. The marked GOODNESS dis
played toward him by the Ohio
Democrats could not have occurred
at more seasonable time.
u Y Y
Economic Aspects of Reciprocity"
comprising two lectures delivered by
john p Young, before the College of
Commerce of the University of Cali
fornla, has just been issued in docu-
mcnt form by The American Protec-
tive Tariff League. Two copies sent
TO any address for three cents. ASK
for Document No. 40, Address, Amer
lean Protective Tariff League, 135
West 23d Street, New York.