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1897 OIL REVIEW. . | West Virginia has Been the Scenc Of Most Activity DURING Tllli YEAR' JUST ENDED I SwW'Y'V "'- ? -v ' And will continub the scene I OF MOST EXTENSIVE (OPERA- | * | TIONS THIS TEAK, SAYS THE DERRICK'S YEARLY REVIEW OF ! OIL?A LARGE INCREASE IN AO-; ORKCAT13 OUTPUT OVER UK. SEPTEMBER WAS THE BANNER MONTH OF THE YEAR-REVIEW "OF THE YEAR'S WORK. ,, ? | , Tho Oil City Derrick, tho organ of oil,' In. its review of the year Just closed, made public yesterday, says: Wlillo no field of extraordinary roagnl-, P ; tu{!e triw discovered during the year, Just closed, and while prices continued, steadily downward, yet the aggregate. i; output of .Pennsylvania oil was greater ? t by over a million and a quarter barrels. . than the year preceding. This Increase, ' 'in production- won accomplished with ?th<y drilling of i,73l fewer wells than In S, . ;iS96, and under circumstances that ex ; . ercised a depressing Influence upon Held activity. A single pool, that of Elk' :V Fork, ln> .Tyler county, AVest Virginia, t.-'.monopolised the attention of the trade. - and proved by far the most remarkable B&J?development of the year. -.There was likewise a considerable Increase In tho ?uew production from various other scc ' ?. tiuns of West Virginia. The Gordon eand territory furnished most-of tho 1 gusher strikes, but there was also a large yield from the shallow sand wells 1 of tho same state. West Virginia seems destined to con 7 : tlmie the scene of greatest activity and furnish the only territory that is at tractivo to operators on a low market. * Jt is In that stato that the wildcatter finds the greatest number of attractions and- the prospects of a big strike are great enough to banish all thoughts in regard to the expensive nature,of tho k drilling. Kentucky and Tennessee have dropped entirely out of sight the past year, and prospectors seem content to let the future possibilities of those sec tions as productive oil territory rest for a while. The production of Pennsylvania oil . .for 1897 was only a little over 3,000 bar rels a day In excess of the consumption, as represented by tho difference between the pipe line runs and the shipments. The increase in stocks was seventy per cent, less than in the preceding year, and' prices declined from ninety cents a barrel at the beginning of the year to sixty-five cents at the close. The aver age for the year was over thirty cents below the average of 1S96. The average .for 1896 was eighteen cents a barrel be low that of 1895. During 1894 and 1893, an entirely different condition of affairs was witnessed in the oil regions. The consumption- was in excess of the pro duction, and the pipe line stocks were reduced 1.174,872 barrels in 1S95 and 5, "774.411 barrels In 1S94. The export de mand the past year has been larger thar the year preceding, but the price of the refined article has ruled lower. The total runs for 1S97 were 34,724,684 ban els, which Is within 173,000 barrels of the run for 1891, when the great Mc Donald field exercised such a tremen dous influence upon values. McDonald came In toward the close of 1891, and its effect was to shut down active opera tions in nearly every other part of the region. It made the year 1S91 remark-, able for the biggest yield on record. 'For 1892, 1893 ahd 1894, the production wan maintained at nearly constant figures. For 1895, there was a decline as com pared with the previous years, but in 1896 production again began to pick up and made a startling and unexpected advance, which was continued with ac celerated pace during the "year just closed. At the close of 1894 the production, of Pennsylvania was over 80,000 barrels a day, and the average for 1895 was a.few thousand barrels above that figure. To maintain production, 7,13S new wells were drilled during the year, of which X,5S7, or a little over twenty per cent, were unproductive. The net stocks in the custody of the various pipe lines at the close of 1894 were 6,336,777 barrels. At .the close of December, 1895, these had- declined to 5,161,905 barrels. The excess of consumption over production during 1S95 was 1,117,S72 barrels. For 1S96 the average daily production of Pennsylvania oil, as^neasurod by the -- pipe line runs, was 91,409 barrels a day. The average runs for 1895 were S3,305 barrels a day, so that thclncreasc dur ing 1896 was S.104 barrels a day. For the . year just closed the runs averaged 95,135 barrels a day, an increase over 1S96 of 3,727 barrels a day. Added to the yield of 95,136 barrels a day of Pennsylvania is a production of 53.392 barrels a day of Lima oil from the buckeye regions of . northwestern Ohio and Indiana. The demand for Pennsylvania oil, as shown by the shipments, was 91,945 and for Buckeye 55.04S barrels a day in 1897. . The greatest production for the past year was lit September, when the runs averaged a little over a hundred thou sand barrels a day. The smallest was . 'in January, when the average was 86,151 barrels. There were t>,080 wells drilled In the Pennsylvania oil fields in IS37, and over twenty-five per cent, of them were destitute of oil. in paying quanti ties. The dry holes recorded numbered 1,572 and Involve an outlay that has to he charged up to the cost of production. Over-500 .wells were drilled per month in 1397, as compared with 651 per month in I8y6. The greatest production for the preceding year was ir. .Tune, when the vu'nsr averaged 00,057 barrels a day. The smallest was in^ February, when they were ?5,286 barrels a day. There were 7,511 wells drilled in the Pennsylvania oil fields in 1S96, or an average of 651 per month. Of the total drilled, 1.901 were unproductive of oil. A total of 7,138 wells was drilled in 1895, and the great est production, 8S.463 barrels' a day, was attained in October, and- the smallest, 72,o67 barrels, In February of that year. There were 3,576 wells completed in the Pennsylvania oil fields in 1M>4, 1,956 ;n 1893, and 1,954 in 1892. IN WEST VIRGINIA". The Mountain state moved to I he front rank with- operations and new produc tion during tho year. Active develop ments were confined to no one locality, but were very general la no fewer than nine counties. Old pools were extended and new ones (Uncovered, giving the restless operator the opportunity to be busy, and he did not let it pass by. ,. The firot and' most Important dlscov ' j.cry of the year made Its appearance o:i the Wood farm, on Elk Fork, Tyler ^ un ?<ih> x'oric, Tyler county, March G. By the end of the moi)th the well had produced 4,170 bar rels and- was dividing honors with the Former gusher in Greene county. The --'scramble for territory became epidemic; operatorsHocked to the new discovery like bees to the hunghole of a molasses barrel.. There was no time loBt In start ing new wr.Cls and by the end of April thirteen gushers hud been added to tho list, but they were all located near tho Initial well and furnished very little In formation as to the probable size of the I pool. As the months passed operations I increased* and the producing lines ad vanced In all directions. I The first dry holes were encountered to the east of the Lowrle and Wm. Price farms. A very lien extension was found' to the south, but its advancement was cut short by dry holes. In the in terim, however, operations from the common center had- been pushed with much energy and It was apparent that the pool had been pretty well defined, when a '.veil In advance to the south west on the Hill farm was drilled In and opened up the now famous southwest extension, ulvlng a new lease ot life to the pool. The progress of the drill, and Ita result !? belt ahoirn by th* number of producing wells the poo! contataw *t the end of each month, with the actual production of the pool for th* samp U me. .As has been previously, stated, at t>? end of April there were 13 producing wells and the production wa? 20.626 bar rela. May choired 21 producing well* and 43,059 borrils; June, 37 wells and 74, 673 barrels; July, CI wells and tSJ,112 barrels; August, 108 wells and 223,455 barrels; September, 122 wells and 206,635 barrels; October, 154 wells and 260,028 barrels;'November, 172 wella and 240,75$ barrels, and December, 191? wells und 241,831 barrels production* Total num ber of producing well* exclusive Of dry holes, 192. Total production of the pool, 1,604.290 barrels. In the Elk Fork and Conway develop ment*, the latter forming part of the district, 237 wells were completed, thirty-five of which were gamers or dry hales. The Conway development has been defined. The Elk Fork territory has Hood alor.* as the one pool that could be operated at a great profit dur ing the depression. The size of tho wills and their staying qualities have been such as to quickly, pay back the money invested; The ownership of much of the territory has been and is ulHI under dispute, giving rise to expen slve litigation which the courts have not yet decided. ?' Next to the Elk Fork pool tho deep, or Gordon, sand territory lias been the leading factor in furnishing new produc- | tlqn, Jn the review of the lower south- . west a year ago this feature, and prob ably Its future was pointed* out and' all that was claimed for It at that time has bqen verified. To that formation be- 1 l'ongothe distinction of navlng furnish ed the largest producer of '97. It is the property of tho South Penn Oil Com pany, located on the Moore farm, on Campbell's run, lit Marion county. The well producea l.SOO barrels t.he first twenty-four hours after It was drilled In, and at the end of the first sixty days had placed 57,000 barrels of oil to its credit; at the close of the year, when more than three months old, It was pro ducing, almost 700 barrels a day. The Campbell's run territory has been devel oped for a distance of three mllesi, while Flat run extends north and south for a distance of nine miles. The last named district has had many gushers and the territory has not been defined". In Wet zel county tho Big Mills tract, operated by the Kanawha Oil Company, has sup plied- no small amount of new produc tlon. On that tract alone, and to the northeast on the Morgan, Hearne and other farms, are hundreds of acres un- 1 developed and almost certain to furnish a large amount of production. The Plney Fork deep sand territory has been developed for a distance of ten or tweive ' miles north' and south, with Its width still an unknown quantity. At no time has there been a let-up In Wood county. The Berea and Cow Run formations have kept the drill bouncing. The Hendershot Berea pool has been the most active. Tho Ogden pool has also furnished new operations and produc tion. In the first named development about 130 wells have beer.? completed, and In October the production was up to 2,SCO barrels a day, while the last named reached 1,500 barrels a day. None-of the wells were In the gusher class, but the general average was good, and very- few dry holes have been en countered. At this time developments are most active on the western- side of the Hendershot pool. The Blg^run Cow Run sand- development, which Is prop erly an extension of the old Reed pool, has claimed a pood deal of attention. Its highest 'production was about 1,000 barrels a dav. Then?.were many dry holes, but the Cow Run sand territory is the most inexpensive ti> operate of any of the oil producing formations In the lower southwest. ' FOR THE FULTON SITE. Hide and Tallow Association Appoints a Committee to Confer. At a meeting of the Wheeling Hide & Tallow Association yesterday after noon^ a committee was appointed to confer with council and with B. F. How land, relative to securing co-operation between Howland and the association in the cremating or reduction of the garbage of the- city. The association desires to have Howland enter into an arrangement with It whereby Its plant In-Fulton .shall be used In conjunction with Howland's proposed reduction plant.. This involves a change of loca tion on the part of Howland from the Sixth ward to Fulton. ??B111 DavcV Trial. Special Dlsparcn to tho Intelligencer. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 12.? Judge C. W. Hall, of the criminal court, to-day overruled the demurrer and" the motion to quash the four felony indict ments recently found against ex-County Clerk J. W. Goshorn. Gen. J. W. Si. Clair, Gen. C. C. Watts and ex-Governo;* Wilson argued the motion on behalf of Goshorn, and S. C. Burdette for tho state. The trial on the first indictment was set for January 28. MIbs Downtntn Will Reftlgii. Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer. CHARLESTON, W., Va., Jan. 12.? After five years' service, Miss Lulu Downtnln will resign as librarian of the West Virginia Historical Society at the next stockholders' meeting, on the 18th instant. Dr. J. P. Hale is being urged to accept the position. DURING the past two years, Mrs. J. W. Alexander, wife of the editor of the Waynesboro. (Miss.) Times, has. in a 1 great many instances, relieved her baby when in the first stages or croup, by giving it Chamberlain's Couph Remedy. She looks upon this remedy as a house hold necessity and believes that no bet ter, medicine has ever been put In bot tles. There are many thousands of mothers in this broad land, who arc of | the same opinion. It is the only remedy 1 that can always be depended upon as a preventive ar.d cunf for croup. The 25 and 50 cent bottles are for sale by drug gists. THE regular meeting of the Daugh- . ters of the Confcdcrac.v will be held iu the Redly Block on Friday; January 14, ' nt 3 p. m. All who wish to become mem bers are cordially invited to meet with the chapter. FRANCES J. JORDAN, Scc'y. Stife! & Co.'s special Jacket ad.?3d page. DON'T let tho little ones suffer from eczema, or other torturing skin dls euscy. No need for It. Doan't Ointment | cures. Can't harm the most delicate skin. At any drugstore, CO cents. 4 THE PRETTY GIRL Is fond of pretty Jewels. The sensible man looks for tho establish ment where ho can get the host Jewelry for tho least money. Our Jewelry Is not only "best"?It if new. Now In manufac ture and new In design. It won't cost you a coat to look at what wo liavo. John Becker & Co., JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS, UM7 Jacob ijtroot. % SHE IS FAST. The New liny l.lnc limit Makes iler l'lrst Appearance llcrc. THE URANIA VISITED BY MANY | PEOPLE LAST EVENING, BUT BE 1NO LATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE FOG OF TUESDAr NIGHT SHE DID NOT REMAIN AT THIS POUT LONG-HOT TIMES ARB COMING IN THE PITTSBURGH, .WHEELING AND CHARLESTON TRADE. .. % A' now, river packet mado her Initial appearanco at the Wheeling wharf last night. She la tbo.Uranln, the latest ad dition to the fleet c? the Bay Brothers, a firm that la said to thrive on rato wars?certainly tho only ' steamboat owners of which this has been said. The new boat, which.Vaa built at the Marietta shipyards, was duo from Charleston on her first trip up the river on Wednesday* morning, but was de tained by Tuesday night's Intense fog and <dld not .roach this port until 7:43 o'clock last night. A number of people had gathered at the wharf and Inspect ed the new craft, which has been tout ed as one of the fastest boats on the upper river. She remained only fifteen minutes. She is In command of Captain Howard Donnally, of Charleston; her clerks are George Hunter, formerly of the Keystone State, and J. H. Hodges; pilots, Brookhart and McLaughlin; mates, Barton and Thompson. The new boat is built considerably on the lines of the Kanawha, whose sister packet she Is In the Pittsburgh/Wheel ing and Kanawha river trade. Fir wood, which was successfully experimented with In the hull construction of the Ka nawha, was used on the Urania. She has electric lights, Is finely fitted and furnished, and has unusually heavy power for a'boat' 0/ her size and ton nage. With the Bays running the Kanawha and Urania In thla trade, and Captain Gordon Green with his II. K. Bedford and another packet now building, thrown in, It Is likely that there will be hot times on the river between Pitts burgh and Charleston. The Bon Ilur, too, Is brought Into the scrap more or less. Though It appears that a rato war between the Bays and Captain Green Is Inevitable, It does not follow that the victory will come to the Bay standard ?Green is something of a fighter him self. THE RIVER. YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES. Charleston...KANAWHA, 5 p. m. PlttBburprh...BEN IIUR, 4 p. m. Slstersvlllo...RUTH. 3:30 p. m. Clarington....LEROY, 3:30 p. 111. Pittsburgh...QUEEN CITY, 11 a. m. Pittsburgh...URANIA. S p. m. SteubenviUc./r. M. BAYNE, 2:30 p. m. BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY. PittfburRh...H. K. BEDFORD. 0:30 a. m. Cincinnati....QUEEN CITY, Ip.m. Parkcrsburg.ARGAND. 11 u. m. Matamoras...LEXINGTON, 11 a. ni, Slstersvil!^..RUTH. 3:30 p. m. CIarington....LKROY, 3:30 p. m. Pittsburgh...LORENA. 4 a. m. Steubenvillc..T. M. BAYNE. 2:30 p. m. BOATS LEAVING .TO-MORROW. Pittsburgh...VIRGINIA, 3 a. m. Parkers burg. BEN HUR..11 a. m. Sistcrsville...RUTFT. 2:30 p. ni. * Clarlngton....LKROY, 3:30 p. m. Charleston...URANIA, 6:30 a. m. SteubenvlUo..T. M. BAYNE, 2:30 p. i*. FOG DELAYS PACKETS. The packets were nway behind time yesterday, on- account of the heavy fog of Monday night and the heavier one of Tuesday night. The Queen City, duo Tuesday at 8 a. m., passed up at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. She will not be here for Clnclnatl until two o'clock this afternoon, six hours late. The Kanawha, for Charleston, was eleven hours late, passing down at 5 p. m. The Ben Hur was the exception to the rule, passing up for Pittsburgh at 4 p. m., on time. The Urania, the new Bay boat, was fourteen hours late, de parting for Pittsburgh at S p. m. 4 NOT A DANGEROUS STAGE. Rumors generally start In a most In explicable way, without foundation in point of fact. One of.thig kind was in limited circulation ycNeiday afternoon in the Main street business district. It was to the effect that the river was ris ing rapidly and that u stage was ex pected which would put at least a foot of water in Main street cellars. . Of course there was nothing in the story. As a matter of fact. th<* river became stationary at 39 feet 6 inches at G p. m? Wednesday, and even with tho addi tional rlso that is expected to material ize to-day, the stage of water here would be several feet less than would put water in cellars, even on Water street. Ainu;; the I,au<ttii?. The marks nt 6 p. m. showed 19 feet G inches and stationary. Weather, cloudy and warm?thermometer G5 de crees above at 6 p. m., remarkable weather for the middle of January. These boats passed up with empties yesterday: Charles Brown, 8 a. in., and Mariner at 9 a. m. Down with coal yesterday: Coal City, 2 p. m.; Volunteer, 3 p. m.; Pacific. 4 p. m. All these tows were in good shape when passing the Bellalrc bridge. lllvrr Telegram*. GREENSBORO?River IS feet and ! falling. Cloudy and warm, rainfall .14 inchee. Adam Jacobs due down Thurs day. James G. BlaJnc up. OIL CITY?River 3 feet 2 Inches and I rising. Cloudy and warm. | WARREN?River 2 feet, light rain, mild. BROWNSVILLE?River 15 feet G in- I ches and falling. r PITTSBURGH?-River 12.9 feet and falling at the dam. Cloudy and warm. STEUBENVILLE?River 10 foot and falling. Cloudy-and cool. Passed down ?Volunteer. Pacific No. 3, Hornet No. 2 ami Kanawha. Passed up?Cruiser, Mark Wlnnett, Virginia, Ben Ilur and Urania. 1 PARKERS BURG?Ohio river 20 feet 2 Inches and rising. Cloudy, mercury 5?. Passed up Urania. Valley Relle. Passed down and up?Argand. Passed down keystone State, many hours overdue, being delayed by fog. Due down?Ka nawha. Tho Little- Kanawha 1? rising fast and out of lock. The tributaries a.rc booming. A big timber ilows oa the way down. ? Cltnmhcrlnlit'a Cough Jteiiirdy the Hmt | ami Most I'opulnr. SEA FORD, Del.?We soil more of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy than of any other proprietary preparation for coughs nnd colds. One farmer recently bought half a dozen bottles of tho 50 cent size, saying that It la tho best med icine he could find for coughs and colds. ?W. F. HAINES & CO. It Is for ealo by drucglHts. MR. M. V. FISHER, of Liberty. Put nam county, W. Va.. Bays that on sev eral occasions ho has saved the lives of his children when they were suffering from croup by giving them Chamber lain s CotiKh Remedy. This remedy al ways cures and if u?od ns soon as the first Indications of tho disease appear it will prevent tho attack. For bale by druggists. . * CUBAN MUST. Conml Giainl I*. Trlrci"l'li? C.ilimll Iw U'li>l to ?tmli NEW YORK. Jan. ll.-Th* follow ing cablegram from Consul General Leo has bo?n rccelvcd by tho Central Cuban Relief Company.' It gives In detail ar ticles thnt are urgently needed to alle viate tho suffering In Cuba: "HAVANA. Jon. 15. "Central Cuban Relief Committee. "Summer elothlfijr. second- hand or otherwise, jirlnclpally for women and children; medicine* for fevers. Including u large proportion of quinine: hard bread, (lour, cornmeal, bacon, rice. lard, potatoes, beans, peas, salt llsli. prlncl-1 pally codflsh: any canned goods, large quantities of condensed milk, blankets and charcoal. Money will also be use ful to Securo nurses, medlclncs and for many other necessaries." Th<> central committee made a largo shipment to-day on the Ward line steamer, Vlgllancla, consigned to'Con sul General Lee, consisting of 30,SOS sep arata package', and In addition 500 gralna of quinine. Tho work Is progressing finely, and relief committees ore being formed In all parts of the country. Another large shipment will be made next Saturday and others -semi-weekly thereafter. A BRAZILIAN BENSATION. Pollen lii*elllc*Uon? Into III. Plot lo AlltulllRlt ,?r*?lllrl?t Mmnrt. r.io DE JANEIRO, Jan. 12.?A great sensation has been caused here by the publication of the police report on tho conspiracy to assassinate President Moraea on November last. The pollco allege that there were several plots against tho life of the president prior to the one In November. The report concludes with Indicting twenty persons. Including Vice Presi dent Vlclorln l'erclra, Captain Loper. Cruz, of tho Brazilian navy; seven ma jors and colonels, Senator Cordelro, Deputies Qllcerlo, Guanabara. Ilarlosa, I.lma. Ireo. Mashcdo, Torquado and Morelra and tho soldier Marcelllno. who was executed for the crime. Qllcerlo continues to bo absent and the vice president Is still at large. It appears ho was In close touch with Dlocleclsno, who directed the crime. .Mnnter Trlnt. In Fayette. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. FAYETTE VILLE, W. Va., Jan. 12.? The criminal court of Fayette county Is In session here. There are threo mur der cases on the docket for hearing at tills term, J. \V. Bragg for the murder of James Miller, on Loup crcek, last June; James Basham for the murder of Harvey Hanno, on Kenney's creek, last October, and Page Kingston for the murder of his wife, on Laurel creek,, last November. Irvln Rlgg la alsp In jail awaiting a new trial for the mur der of I.uther Thomas, at Dcepwater, last year. I. Wortlilr,? Properly. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. CHARLESTON. W. Va? Jan. 12.? A board of Inspection and condemna tion, consisting of Lieutenant Colonel Phil. A. Shaffer, of Moundsvllle; Cap lain C. N. Slmms. of Koncoverte, and Captain J. E. Middleton, of Wlnfleld. Is In session here to condemn a lot of old property now charged up by the war department to Adjutant General Apple ton, but which Is worthless. Supreme Com t JIatters. Special Dispatch to tho Intclllcencer. CHARLESTON, W. Va? Jan. 12.? Judge Brannon was to-day designated as president of the supreme court. D. C. Reav, who It Is understood is to be one of Clerk Holly's assistants, arrived hero to-day. He is a son of T. P. Rcay, of Morgantown, and a friend of Judge Dent. Lew English, son of Judge Eng lish. Is said lo be slated for another po sition under Holly In the sprlng.| Itrynii Grttlwg Itk IllitVnrU. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 12.? Fusion of alt the silver elements In Min nesota was endorsed by the.state cen tral committee. Chairman Rosing made the announcement emphatically at the Jackson banquet early this morn ing. W. J. Bryan in his speech, con cluded at S a. m.. devoted considerable time to endorsing the fusion Idea, and Illustrating its efficiency by the results In Nebraska. This Is regarded as a de cisive blow to the adoption of the Ohio plan In Minnesota. Elglily Lives T.ost. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 12.?Latest advices from tho Orient state that the Japanese transport steamer Lara, of 2,510 tons, bound to the Peccadores, was wrecked December 24 and about eighty lives lost The only survivors^vere five seamen, who were picked t up by the steamer Madsura Marc. Captain Ya suda. of the Japanese navy, and nine cadets were among the missing. The vessel struck an uncharted rock, shift ed, and she went to the bottom. l*rrsl<lmtfnl Xoniliiixtioin. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.?The President to-day sent the following nominations to the senate: Edwin H. Conger, of Iowa, to be envoy extraor dinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to China; Charles Page Bryan, of Illinois, to be envoy ex traordinary and minister plenipoteniary of the United States to Brazil; Henry W. Furnlss, of Indiana, to be consul at Bahia, Brazil. ?-c? ^ Antl-Snlooii Convention. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 12.?A Joint meeting of the Ohio and national anti saloon organizations met here to-day, with Hon. Hiram Price, of Iowa, In the chair. Twenty-two stntes were repre sented. Reports on the condition of the wirk In several stales were made, all of an encouraging nature to the dele gates. About MO delegates are present. ZnnnlLNot n Mur.ferer. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.?The charge of murder against Charles Zanoll, the bar ber, accused of poisoning his fourth wife, was dismissed to-day. Zanoll, however, was held In $2,000 ball on the charge of grand larceny In having de frauded an insurance company by col lecting the Insurance on the life of Will lain Schmidt by fraud. Watch for Stifcl's ad. in the morning. I CARRY a full line of Dr. Earl S. Sloan's veterinary remedies. All stock men use them. Come and give them a trial. Win. Schwortfegcr, 1146 Main street. PROSPERITY comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's Little Early Risers ore fa mous little pills for constipation, bil iousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. Charles R. Goetze, Market and Twelfth streets; Chatham Sinclair, Forty-sixth and Jacob streets; A. E. Schcele, No. COT Main street; Ex ley Bros, Penn and Zane streets; Bow ie & Co., Bridgeport. 4 IN regard to the merits of Dr. Sloan's valuable Remedies, too much cannot be said. Dr. Earl S. Sloan, the solo propri etor and manufacturer of these reme dies, has his laboratory and oflices In Boston, Mass., and the large shipments sent out from there are, In themselves, a good testimonial of the growing de mand of his medicine. Trade supplied by Wm. Schwertfcger, 1146 Main street, Wheeling, W. Va. E& 9 B weakness easily enred by 5$ r*fl 5K3^Uflo Dr. Miles' Ncrvo PlQAtors. AMUSEMENTS. "Ml** Philadelphia" will be seen at n Houto, to-night. The plcce la now un 111 farewell tour of the country, under Mr. Julius Howe's man agement. Tho atory is that young "vCllt lam Penn, who Is In love. wlth'ltuth Sprlnggarden." and who I* of a conviv ial and rather rapid temperament and the possessor of much wealth, regrets tho slowness of hla demure swcotliearL He returns to hi* bachelor npartmenti after a long session at his club and falls, csleep, first admqnlshlng his valet to call him In time for the ball to be given In honor of William Penn. Young Pcnn dreams and It Is In the dream that the Incidents of the play are sot forth. Wil liam Pcnn'a eplrlt appears before him and at the suggeotlon of young Penn a slght-soelng expedition Ih entered Upon. Tho changed conditions of life and the entirely new expressions uied by tho people he meets perplex and bewilder the old gentleman. Ruth Sprlnggarden, Instead of being the demur* Quakeress known to P*nn, Jr., Is a-'very much up-to-date young lady, much to tho de light of her lover and herfrlendS and acquaintances arc of tho samo type. The pace proves too rapid for tho foun der of Pennsylvania and ho decldcs to once more return tov oblivion. "Man Is but sufficient to his time and the great est can live only In tho'future as ft memory." he exclaims, and with a. sor rowful farewell ho disappears. The last scene shows the guests assembled In tho ball-room It* William Penn, Jr.'s, mansion" to celebrate his ancestor's birthday. But young Penn Is 'late in arriving; when ho enters ho can scarce ly realise that he has been dreaming only of the events Just transpired, and greets Kuth ,with a familiarity which 19 resented by that lovely girl. Expla nations follow and complete happiness is restored.. \ FIELD'S MINSTRELS. Tho Al. G. Field minstrels appeared before two large and enthusiastic audi ences here yesterday afternoon and last night. It is the best aggregation of black-face talent Field has ever brought to Wheeling, as well as tho largest nu merically. Billy Van and Field wcro as funny as of old, especially Van, whose eccentric humor catches on with the audience like wild-fire. Tho spe cialties were good throughout, especial ly Ollle Young's club swinging, Lafleur's somersaults and dives, and tho Cornally . family of acrobats. MATIN-EE TO-DAY. Agnes Herndoa and her capable comj pany presented two delightful comedies to largo audiences, both matinee and evening, a't the Grand Opera House. In, the afternoon "The Jealous Mrs. Brown" was on the boards, and at night "A Night's Frolic." Both were extremely pleasing,, and presented, la an excellent manner. In the latter Miss Herndon ap peared la masquerade in the uniform of a, French officer, and the complications rctmlting from her sex and costume re sulted In no end of merriment. A special matinee will be given this afternoon, wtfen "La Belle Marie," the piece which Miss Herndun has played over 2,000 times at high' prices, will -be produced. She will wear .some magnificent costumes, designed and made by Worth. The bill to-night will be "Saved from the Flames," a magnificent comedy drama, with a very realistic fire scene. THE RAILROADS, Two of the Ohio River railroad pas senger engines, Nos. 17 and 18, now have electric head lights, self-ringing bells, and electric signals. There are five more electric headlights at the shop in Parkersburg. and the other passenger engines will be fitted* out shortly. This road is getting Into the push at a great rate and its solid vestl buled train service from Pittsburgh to Louisville will be quite an improvement. The cars are now being made and were expected to have been completed about the first of the year. ATTRACTS ATTENTION. The remarkable increase In the earn ings of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel ing railroad Is attracting attention In eastern financial circlcs. For the first week In this month the road shows an Increase of $10,509 90. tho earnings tor the week having been $27,043 37.?Cleve land Leader. Itncklrii'n Arnica Salve. The best salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chlllblalns. Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or. no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Lo gan Drug-Co. 1 New Facta About South Dnkotn. To enable the farmers In the Eastern States to pass the long winter evenings in an entertaining and instructive manner, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company has recently published for free distribution, a new pamphlet, finely illustrated with pic tures -which will delight the eyes of Eastern farmers, and containing letters from their brethren in South Dakota descriptive of their experiences while tilling the soil and raising cattle, sheep and hogs In the "Sunshine State." This pamphlet Is well worth reading through from cover "to t cover. It will be gent'free if you will send your ad dress-to either H. F. Hunter, Immigra tion Agent, 291 Dearborn street, Chi cago, or to George II. Heafford, Gen eral Passenger Agent, Old Colony build in g^Chicago^lll. s WHY WOMEN IOOkITi : t Some Women Look Fresh ani Young at-fifty. Other* Apr oar Oltl ami il'rnggtjj Oi)t at Tiventj-flvo. Did it Ever Striko You That Iheri J Musi Bo a Reason for This? "Hovi'Sjd 1 lookl" is tvhut Vronwn uj lo their rol'rrof, ' ( Tho pMRtng years, are not what mil, the ttvcrano wonjnn grow, old In loofc, but tlio condition ot nerve ncaknm, poor blood mid low viloltly. So?, women of fifty presort* the youtbtal uppearanco of twonty-nyc. The ?vr. ago woman of to-day,- hoWeyer, apptm old at thirty, with dull, hpllow-rlnw eyes, thin, pinched, pale cheeks, (allot complexion, dark jr bloodless lips, t)>* faco lined, and tho expression th? op. | poslte ot vivacious. ? With good dlge?tloii;'?lKins nno and Rood blood any woman can herself young-, fresh and youthful as. peering, and shetan attain this much desired condition by using that greateit nerve and blood Invlgorator kncuvn ti modern science, Dr. Greene's Ncrvurt It la positively nstonlahlng what th!i remarkable remedy will do for wonm. It la almost a Fountain of Youth, for It renews and maintains youth by creat. Ing -perfect and complete health. Juit sou what its use did for Mrs. OrmlMoa Fraln, of S3 Park Place, Passaic, N. J She says: , "I feel It my duly to testify to thi merits of Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nervo remedy. Eight years ago I was taken very sickWith pains la tar back and lower limbs. I was unable ti stand or to bo about ot all, and had to take to my bed. Tho doctors said I hal womb troubles, and I kept changln; doctors all the time,,but got no reliet One day when I was going to call In i new doctor, a'frlend-called and aakrf me it I had ever tried Dr. Greene's Xer vura. She persuaded me to buy a bottle, so I bought a bottle and after a In doses I could feel a change. By the time the first bottle was used up X felt much stronger and my pains didn't seen quite so Intense. After a time I coull walk a mile antl very seldom lie dotts in the day time. As I grew stronpi the pains gradually left me. I sincere!; rccommcnd Dr. Greene's Nervura InaS cases where a general tonic is needed and as a blood purifier." All women should take Dr. Greeoe'i Nervura blood and nerve remedy in or der to attain health, strength oil beauty. You can consult, free of chare. Dr. Greene. Si! West Fourteenth, street New York City, the most succesiltl physician of the present day. In curkj disease. . MIDLAND EOUTE CALIFORNIA EXCI SIONS Via the Chicago, Milwaukee & SI. Fait Ilalln'ay to l/)t Aiig.tr, and Olhit Polnu In Sonlh.ni California. These popular eVery Saturday Cali fornia excursions f6r both first and sec ond class passengers are "persona? conducted" by Intelligent, competes and courteous "courles," who will at tend to the warvtsjof all passengers ea route. This is an entirely new featuti of tourist car service and will be great!; appreciated by families or parties o! friends traveling together, or by ladiu traveling alone. The Midland Route Tourist Cars an upholstered sleeping cars and are sop plied .with all the accessories necessau to make the Journey comfortable ani pleasant, and the sleeping berth rate is but SC.00 (tor t\yo persons) from Chlcap to California. Ask the nearest ticket agent for a tourist car "folder," giving completi Information about the Midland Route, or address "Eastern Manager MldlarJ Route," No. 05 Adams street. Chlcaf* 111., or John R. Pott, Dsltrlct Passensa Agent, Wllllamsport, Pa. m How to J.ooU <3on?1. Good looks arc really more thnn.sWc deep, depending: entirely on a healt-F condition of all the vital organs. If t? liver be inactive, you have a biltoui look; if your stomach be disordered,yoJ; have a dyspeptic look; It .your kidnejJ be affected, you have a pinched loot Secure good health, andFou will sure ly have pood looks."Electric Bitters .is a good Alterative and Tonic. Acts rectly oh the stomach, liver and km* neys. Purines the blood, cures plmpl? blotches and bolls, and'gives a gow complexion. Every bottle guaranieei Sold at Logan Drug Co.'s Drug Store. /GO cents per bottle. a-. ! HARPER'S ROUND TABLE. | A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR YOUTH. ? Published in New York and London. $1.00 a Year. i MONEY-PRIZE COMPETITIONS. f Prizes for Short Stories, SI50.? First Prize, $75; Sccond Prize, T ?jo; Third Prize, $25, for the best stories written by actual 1 subscribers. This contest closes February to, 1S9S. I Prizes for Comic Sketches, S35.?First Prize, $20; Second Prize, 4 ' ?io; Third Prize, $5, for the best series of Comic Sketches ? made and submitted by actual subscribers. This contest ? closcs March 10, 1S9S. ? 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