Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 July 1889 — Page 5
MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
A Resume of the Week's Work and 5 Developments at the Oil Wells.
GETTING VERY NEAR THE SAND THAT CONTAINS OIL.
The Dilatoriness and Expense of ttie Courts—Th.e Base Ball News. 1 -f
The discovery of oil has not been without ita immediate benefit to the city. To no individual has this been more apparent than to Mr. C. M. Thompson, secretary of the business men's association. In conversation on the subject yesterday Mr. Thompson said that during the last few weeks his correspondence relative to the advantages and inducements the city held out to manufacturers seeking new locations had doubled. Not only has the number of letters increased but the tone of inquiry make evident a deeper interest. In every way the inter\manifested by large and substantial bt \ness firms is improved. Instead of soliciting correspondence of manufacturers as during months gone by, manufacturers are asking for correspondence, with full details of the city's superior advantages. These letters of inquiry come addressed to the mayor and postmaster, and often to prominent business men, if from firms not aware of the fact that a bus inees men's association is in existence here. Mr. Thompson attributes this very gratifying increase of interest to the discovery of oil alone.
One use of the oil which will undoubtedly be a drawing card is that made under the boilers at the Sandford fork and tool works. The use of coal has been entirely abandoned, and since the introduction of the oil it has been found that as an economical move it far exceeds anticipations. Mr. Nixon is quoted as saying that the expense is less than it would be with coal, were the coal to be had for its unloading from cars delivered at the works. There is no hauling out of cinders, and the services of one or two firemen have been dispensed with. The boiler-room has been transformed from the dirtiest place around the works to the cleanest. A prominent gentleman, speaking of the change, said that in his opinion it would be but a very short time until the distillery, paper mill and all the leading industries of the city would be using the oil instead of coal for steanii making purposes, even if not for other manufacturing purposes.
The Guarantee company is now making use of the tank cars recently built, for shipping purposes. Threeof the cars were standing on the side tracks at the tool works the other day. The cars are of the standard tank pattern, and on the tank proper, in very large letters, is "The Guarantee Oil & Gas company, Terre Haute, Ind," and on the side of the car appear in equally large letters "The Guarantee Oil & Gas company." These inscriptions are very imposing, and will go further in convincing people of the cities through which the cars pass, of the importance of Terre Haute as an oil center than the most graphic descriptions that could be given.
The progress of the drills during the past week has been such as to increase the interest of stockholders to fever heat. At several wells tools are within one hundred and fifty and two hundred feet of the supposed depth of the oil and sand, and but about two weeks' work remains to determine success or failure. The depth at the Exchange well was last night reported to be 1,450 feet, with the tools making better headway than on Friday. For several hours Friday morning a soft, soapy limestone offered such resistance that progress was very slow, but since then the tools have been going ahead at a much more satisfactory pace. The preparations for handling the oil, which it is most confidently expected will.soon be flowing in a constant stream, are going on steadily. One of two 800-barrel tanks recently ordered has been placed in position on the lot adjoining the »well ground, and the second will be erected during the coming week. The casing for the well has arrived and is now on the ground. This will be put in when the hole reaches a depth of 1.5C0 feet, which will be in a day or two, the object being to exclude all water from the well. After the water is out of the way, headway will be increased very materially, and but little time will be required to reach the oil depth.
The Kinser well is fully as deep as the Exchange, and preparations, similar in almost every detail to those now in progress at the Exchange, are being made to handle the oil. The casing is on hand and two storage tanks are to be built at the well during the coming week. Several of the othe ,ells are not far behind, and punctures in the oil sand stratum will follow in quick succession. The Rlliott people experienced more bad luck during the week by losing a day in lishing for lost tools. The hole is more than 1,100 feet, however, and work is now going ahead smoothly. The Button hole is between eleven and twelve hundred feet, and steady headway is being made. Contractor Holleran has received the casing and it is now on the ground. The Joseph well is over 1,200 feet the Alden about 1,000, the Smith ],0G8, at six o'clock last evening, the Ellsworth over eight hundred, the Vigo about one thousand and the Acme ovar three hundred. The Acme experienced a delay last week by losing the string of tools, but after persistent efforts the line was caught. At Ellsworth a flowing stream of sulphur water was struck at about eight hundred feet. The Maxville people are having worse luck than even the Big Four. After the hole was reopened and the new casing put in it w'as anticipated that things would work smoothly, but in some unaccountable way the tools became fastened at the bottom of the hole. The theory of the workmen was that the stone had caved in around the tools and was holding them fast. After a prolonged effort the drills were loosened and raised about one hundred feet, where they again lodged. Since then it has been impossible to either raise or lower them. The delay is becoming a serious one. At a late hour last night the expectation was that the tool would Boon Ijq ioosondd*
The Boo re derrick is now complete and drilling will begin to morrow morning. This well is located on the Lockport road, at a point where Thirteenth street would intersect if cut through, about half a mile below the Idaho grocery. The power, derrick and casing are owned by the company. The drilling will be done by Alexander Stephenson, of Shelbyville.
ABOUT TUB COUBT8
A Very
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Term of Coiirt—N((U|NMi the Criminal Court.
The circuit court and the grand jury adjourned yesterday for the term. But little business of any kind baa been done during the term just closed* The evidences of lack of business are numerous and conspicuous. During two weeks of .the present ternfbf court Judge Mack was absent on private business and the grand jury was adjoiiTned during two weeks of the term. Yet the jail has no prisoners who are to be tried in the circuit court, excepting Pete Doll, who was arrested on Friday and was indicted yesterday for assault and battery with intent to commit rape. He was sent to jail in default of $500 bond. The circumstances are these. For some reason no indictments have been been returned against the gambling fraternity by the grand juiy. Why is not known but can be surmised from tbe facta One of these facts is that while the grand jury was in session the police arrested three gamblers and they were fined in the mayor's oourt. This may have led the grand jurors to believe that the gambling fraternity was being taken care of by the city officers so as to relieve the state of the trouble. The other fact is that of the twenty-seven indictments returned by the grand jury, but very few of them show on the record that the sheriff has served and returned the warrants.
Usually it is possible for those who are indicted by the grand jury, during the first of the session, to be tried on the charges preferred before the close of the term. This has been true in but six of the twenty-seven indictments returned by the retiring grand jury. It has been frequently remarked by attorneys that almoet any attorney can secure delays in the trial of a case, not only for his convenience, but for his pleasure. It is possible, therefore, that a large number of cases are left over from this term to be tried at some future term. It is not only pota ble, but true as to the criminal docket. About one-half of the criminal cases that were on the docket at the beginning of the term remain untried. Among these is the indictment against G. A. Schaal for keeping a gaming house. This case has been carried from the middle of the preceding term until the completion of this term, and the state has not been informed by trial of the defendant in court whether he is guilty or innocent. As to the absence of indictments against gamblers by this grand jury, one of the jurors said: "We are handicapped. We can do nothing." When asked by whom they were handicapped, he said by the judge. The moet strikiLft part of the statement was that it was made in the presence of other grand jurors, and the statement was neither excepted to nor criticised. The jury made reports of their visits to the county poor farm and the county jail, and both reports were very complimentary to the custodians of these two institutions. As to the jail, the report said that everything was neat and clean considering the circumstances, and the prisoners were well fed. As to the poor farm, the food, its preparation and serving were commended highly, the cleanliness and order of the house and farm were approved, and the only criticism was that the fire protection was inadequate. The jury was adjourned before completing all of the business on hand, and among the incompleted business was the injuries of Mr. Connelly and daughter by a runaway caused by their horses being frightened by the E. & T. H. engines on the Poplar.street tracks, a few days ago. It is expected that the prosecutor will file complaints in the form of affidavits of information either in the circuit oourt or the mayor's court. The grand jury has done earnest worn in this and all other cases brought to its knowledge, but if they were handicapped as they said they were, they are not at fault for having been adjourned without returning indictments. One fact may be remarked i. e., that the grand jury did not approve of the manner prescribed by which they should proceed and they said EO. They are men who have the courage of their convictions.
The circuit court will re-convene on Friday lor the trial of Pete Doll on the indictment returned against him yesterday. The state had demanded atrial by jury and the regulary jury will be recalled for that day.
THE GAMBLING FINES.
Btate
SpsSS
A Correspondent of Th© Express Wants to Know Abont Them.
A correspondent wishes to know "how much money goes to the city when a gambler is fined $22 80." The fine was $10. None of the money is paid to the city. The state gets the $10. The muyor imposes such fines by reason of his authority as justice of the peace, and these powers are vested in his office. No fines are paid to the city unless they be imposed for violating a city ordinance. Furthermore,no city is allowed to pass an ordinance which would impose penalties for transgressions that are amenable to the
laws. In answer
to
another
assertion in the same communication— when fines are imposed under the city ordinances the fine and the mayor's fees, in each case, are paid into the city treasury—the fine is fixed by the mayor, the fees are fixed by law. Other costs attached to trials are for witness fdes, marshal'c fees, etc. Mayor Danaldson has furnished the city treasurer with some ir ney from fines and fees collected from violations of the ocw ordinance and the ordinance imposing a penalty for resisting an officer. It should be remembered that the mayor is required to deliver his fees for the trials of violations of city ordinances to the city treasurer and receives no pay besides his regular salary, excepting the fees in state cases.
Rral Estate Tmoifen. _•
George H. McKlnley to K. H. Bindley, lot 10, tn Gilbert place $ 1.CC3 00 Martin J. St Clair to W. C. Durham, lots 11 and 12, In Gilbert place 3,600 00 William Sands and Freeland D. Christy to J. D. Price, allot tbe w. K. n. w. M. eastot the canal, excepts acres off tbe e. side, In section 35, town II, range 8 850 00 Louis Fltzpatrtck, trustee, to Francis
SmallKood. 30 leet off ot the n. eid of e. V4 of O. L. 6 in Linton's addition.... 800 00 Mary Tarvtn and husband to Marlon 275 00 30 00
Frazler et ux., 2 acres In s. e. U, s. w. 44, section 18, town 13, range 7 Barbara Tarrth to Mary Tarvln, same..
Total.... 4 6.456 00
Distillery Improvements.
A new barrel house 50x93 feet and two Btories in height has been built by the utsiilling company. The house will be ueed for storage purposed. New cattle pens of about half the size of the present pens are also to be built. It is intended that they ahall accommodate 7C9 head of cattle.
The Lowest Forrhaad.
BY Huron haa a toufcu whose fore
head is so low that, when he weeps the tears run down hia b^ck.—[Detroit Jour-
.BASK BAKU
Tbe GMSM This Afternoon Between Du-
Tille
and Terre Haute Here.
The Danville and the home club will play at the park to-day. An excursion will be run from Danville and a large number of citizens of that city are expected to attend the game.- A great deal of interest is being manifested in the game to-day on account of Danville's hard earned Victory on Thursday afternoon. The game will be called at 3 p. m. and each
club
is determined to
win. A very amusing game of ball occurred at Collett park on Thursday afternoon. A few gentlemen were in each nine, but the majority of the players were ladies. The ladies surprised their brethren by their ball-playing ability. One lady who was larger than the average gave unmistakable evidence of having played ball on the country school house grounds in yean long since gone and forgotten, when every young lady in Hoosferdom was a "tom-boy." This lady rarely failed to knock a home-ran, and handled the bat with the accuracy of a professional. She was not afraid to catch the ball, and never muffed it, and she could throw a ball as swift and as straight' as an arrow. The nine with which she played won, of course. Unfortunately We have forgotten her name, but if such a game should be -played again, and this lady should be desired as one of the players, her husband can be found in the^revenue department, unless the administration should make a change in tint office.
NOTES.
Yesterday the Inter-state league per centages were as follows: Quinoy .517, Springfield .537, Davenport .518, Evansvillt .491, Peoria .481, Burlington .428.
League per centages this morning: Boston .654, Cleveland .650, New York .592, Philadelphia .500, Chicago .491, Pittsburg .455, Indianapolis .392, Washington .245.
Crawfordsville Review: If Terre Haute will keep up the present record and beat Danviile, our old enemy, all will be forgiven and we will take back every word we said about "that scursion from Terry Hut."
A1 Meyers was'not traded for Andrews, of Philadelphia, but was sold outright by Washington to the latter club. Meyers received, under the brotherhood regulations, $600 of the purchase price and $400 that Philadelphia gave him. His regular sdlary of $2,500 remains the same.
Danville Commercial: Suits for the Danvilles were ordered to-day and will be here next week. They will consist of broadcloth pants and old gold shirts with a three-fourth inch red stripe and a large letter "D" in red on front. Cape to match shirts, black stockings and red belts and red necktie, and will be the finest in the league. Our boys will be regular dudes. Ed Baimer and Sam Wickery raised most of the subscriptions and made the selection of suits and deserve credit therefor.
The Terre Hautes have ordered new uniforms, and expect to receive them about Wednesday. The pants gray-blue, the shirts are are of old gold and black and the belts are of old gold. The club has been badly in need of new uniforms for several weeks. The money has been raised by subscription and the solicitors meet with liberal responses. The home club has more than thirty-eight thousand admirers in thiB city, who want to see them with handsome uniforms as well as winning games handsomely.
Games yesterday: New York 7, Pittsburg 1 Cleveland 9, Boston 6 Chicago 14, Washington 6 Indianapolis 21', Philadelphia 2 St. lion is 8, Columbus 1 Baltimore 6, Louisville 5 Brooklyn 12, Kansas City 11 Cincinnati 5, Athletics 2.
SOME ONE HAD BLUNDERED. 1
A Morning Passenger Train is Wrecked in New York. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., July 6.—Early this
morning passenger train No. 10, eastbound, on the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railway, and freight No. 85, came together near Kennedy. The wreck is one of the worst that ever occurred in this vicinity. Both engines were completely demolished, freight cars piled up, and the smoker, of the passenger train was forced clear through the baggage car. Charles Eisenheim, of Meadville, Pa., engineer of the freight, and Louis Wentz, of Meadville, Pa., baggagemaster, were both killed. Both firemen were injured. The only passenger hurt was Fred Sibley, of this city, who was alone in the smoker and had time to jdmp before the crash came, sprained his ankle. It was very foggy when the collision occurred. The blame is said to be on the engineer of the freight, who should have waited at Kennedy for the passenger train.
BICYCLE NOTES.
The City Wheelmen Will Try to Reorganize Their Clnb.
There will be a moonlight bicycle run Monday night. The start will be made at the fair grounds. Everybody is to be on hand at 7:30.
Tbe bicycle club has been almost completely disorganized since the division in the club during the last campaign, but an effort is now being made to get the wheelmen of the city in a humor to reorganize. It is tbe purpose to make it a .. league club if possible. In view of this fact an effort is befOg made to have a track made in the ball park for practice and exhibition races. It is thought that the track will be secured whether the club should be reorganized or not. There ia a sufficient number ot good wheelmen in this city for a good league club, and it is to be hoped that the club will be organized.
Maine's Very Meanest Han.
Nothing seems to be too mean for some men. There is an old fellow in Maine who is imposing on his hens most shamefully. He has put an electric light in the hen house and tbe hens lay day and night—[Burlington Free Press.
One of the Carrier Pigeons Heard From.
One of the two carrier pigeons that were recently liberated from this place to fly to Pittsburg, haa finally arrived in Pittsburg. The other bird haa not been heard from, and is given up for lost.
A New Kind of Hay Fever.
Anew variety of hay fever has been discovered by a Pennsylvania paper. An Oil City man is engaged to five grasa widows.—[Garden City Herald.
Pickles Stronger Than Faith
A
Chicago faith healer refused to treat a man eat
•an for dyspepsia because he would pickles.—[Cleveland Leader.
UPO HABIA8 COIPTO JO* BIB08.
Jadge Taley the La w-
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this morning to iaaUe writ* of habeas corpus for John F. Dsgga, lawyer and senior warden of Camp 20, of the Clan-. na-Gael, whioh, it is alleged, condemned Dr. Cronin to death. The court baaed its refusal to iasue the writ on the ground that the petition prayed tor Beggs' absolute release from jail and did not aak for the alternate reliet of admission to bai!, and also because the state's attorney had not lleen notified, whioh he waa entitled to. The judge directed, therefore, that the petition be amended, if it were deeired to releaae the prisoner on bail, that the state'e attorney be notified and that the matter be laid before the. court. "I have had a telegram from Baker this morning," said Judge Longenecker, to-day, "and he tells me eteiything is proceeding satiafactorily. The depositions sent should have reached Winnipeg at noon yesterday, but they were delayed. They were registered, though, and will reach there to-day at noon. Burke waa remanded until their arrival." "What action do you expect Burke's attorney will take it Judge Bain decides as you expect he will in the extradition ease?" "Baker tella me that he thinks they will apply at once for a writ of habeaa oorpus." "Have you found out yet who ia paying the expenees of Burke's legal fight?" "No, I have not."
Well Meant.
It is told of a pious, well-meaning man here that on one occasion, while ofiering up a prayer in Sunday school, he referred to the superintendent in this manner: "And, O God, bless tbe superintendent, who has led such a long, tedious, christian life."—[Kinaston Free-
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