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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-01
The BALLOT.

netor VanPelt Casts His First Vote Tor
Kenna and says That lie - III Continue
Co do so-An Ugly RumOr Aflost.
9ecial elegram 20 the Register.
CHARLESTON, January 31.-The belief
that the Democratic members Of the Legis-
ture who arrayed themselves il opposition
to the viii of the majority would not per-
sist ia that course, has been justified to
certain extent. To-day Senator VanPelt
voted for the caucus nominee for United
STATES S,rator, and announces that he will
cortinue TO do 80. Mr.. H.nna will have
bis heartisst support in the struggle to
maintain party usagss against the assaults
of discordenl faction.
Beyond the highly gratifying stand
taken hv the Senator from Fayette, there
h mo- change in the Senatorial situation.
ylessrs. Dorr and Merrill have given no
assurances thst they viii support Mr.. Ken
"a and steadisstly refuse to DO so. 1t is
not probsble that there can be sn election
Tomorrow. Tire joint assembly balio'ed
for Ssnat at the usu0l hour to-day. Mr.
Kenna received The solid Democratc vote
I'm the Senate. - in humber, and Gof re-
ceived the solid Republican vote, Is.
President Carr voted for J. W. Gcshorp
Mt Smith, Of Tyler, had not yet arrived
aud two other Republican members Of the
House. Messrs. Archer and Stuck, were
absent, being paired with MessIs. Shaw
and Sydenstricker, Democrats. This re-
ducei the number Of members voting to
sixty. Mr. Kenna received all the Demo
cratic votes except those Of Harr, Doir and
Merrill. Kirk was the only Republican
that did not vote for Gof. Harr and Kirk
voted for J. W. GoshOrU, D)rr voted for
GOV. Wilson snd Merrill for Judge A. b.
Fleming. The result in the House was
Keuns. %; Gof, 27; Gosh0in, q Fleming
and Wilson ] esch. TIE totals OF both
Houses stood, Eenus, Al; Goff, 40i Cos
horn. g., Fleming. / Wilson, L. Necessary
10 o choice A. One ballot was taxed and
the Joint assembly dissolved.
There is rum0r tonight that certain
| Democratic Senator who hiss supported
Sir Kenna faithfully, will desert him 10.
morrow. Tre rumor cannot be verified
and is generally discredited The Repub-
| lHcsn Senators begged Cff to-day on going
into Joint assembly 20 canvass the returns
of the election, but they are under pledge
TO do so tomorrow. Carr has voted with
the Democrats on this question all along
SNYDER made a public promise to do 50 to-
day and this evening &linear made a simi-
lar statement Out of an abundance OF as
suranoe it looks like euongb votes ought to
be secured TO carry the Senate to a per
f5rmance of its plain constitutional duty.
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UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
THE WARLIKB GERMAN CONSUL ISSUES
ORDERS, AT APlA.
Secretary Bsyard Talks Calmly About the Situa-
tOn-No American Has been Injured in
His Righs-Ths Dignity Of The United
States Will Be Upheld.

WASHINGTON, January Sit is under
stood that Consll General Sewsll, WHO has
been detained in Washington for some
time by the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mi'tse, expscta 70 lsave here on Friday or
Saturday for Samoa. Secretary Bayard
was this evening shown the dispatch from
Auckland, stating that Germany had gwen
nOics that all vessels arriving at Samoa
will be searched for c'ntrabard G goods. He
said the department had to-day received q
dispatch from Consul Blackjack, stating
taat war had oeen declared againss Ma
taaia, aud tbai martial law had beea pro-
claimed BY t. hkSerman Consul at Apia.
He did not know whether the state ofmar-
tial law referred 10 included ell Of
Samoa or only Apia. Reference wss msde
70 criticisms Of the Department of State
ard the Secretary said: 81 would like the
gentlemen who have been criiizising every
thing done by the State Department to
show one instance in which have broken
the law or permitted it to be violated. |
do net know OF such instance. There has
be.n a great deal OF Misrepresentation and
in time my coantrymen will see that the
State Department has done everything
that could be done"
81 eee," continued the Secretary, that
Mr.. Sherman stated in the Senate that no
American had been injured in Samoa.
That is so," said he and have yet TO
learn that any American has been iDiursd
or any Of their rights as defined by law and
treaty taken away. Our policy has been
fixed and steady in direction Of the pres
eryatiOn Of American rights. The German
Government has constantly given assur-
areas that Germany would not violate any
American rights, and Prince Bismarck, in
his last letter 10 Count AGO Valley, IeneHs
his assurances that Germany will scrupu-
lou-ly respect these rights
We cannot step the fighting in Samoa;
we cannot prevent rival commercial COM
panies quarrelling and fighting. 1t is not
for US to try aid give every country stable
government"
A gentleman who is well acquainted
with Samoan affairs said tonight tnst mat
ters had reached very serious state, and
e void not he surprised to hear tbat a
conflict rad taken place between The Ger
mans AID Americans. The natives had
beaten the Germans repeatedly, and, &C.
COZ ding to the Auckland despatch, which
he regarded as entirely reliable, Germany
now proposes 10 whip them by preventing
arms being sen. in The newspapers read
by Americans had bsen suppressed and the
Germans had taken contr1l Of the polics OF
Anin
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o'0Ee out, threw ine orders 10 Une wlnG.
They would do in time of peace, but we're
not applicable to the condition Of fairs
then. When l sow Brandeis, the German
Minister, leading 500 natives in support of
Tsms5ase, l wrote him q letter,
asking him to desist l said {:
"'I am here to protect American citizens
and property, and will not wait idly by
and see You plunging the country into
trouble when there lives and property may
be destroyed II you do not desist l shall
take snch measures to protect you as l
deem the circumstances demand
"Hesent word bsck thstno Americans or
American property would be m0leste1. In
little while though, much the same
tactics were repeated There was a meet
ing of Consuls aboard the German ship
Adler and at the meeting 1 eaid to the
Germans: Now just let the natives
fipht il cut between tbemselvea.' Oh, no.
They couldn't 90 that, they said,
they had proclaimed Tamesese king and
they couldn't leave him now to fightit ont
alone Then l said would take hand
in this. II you persist in aiding Tsmesese
and fighting for him l will participate,
and pulled the Adams in ahead Of the
Adler and would have done my pant in the
fray if the Germans bad decided they
must have it, made up my mind that
the Adams could throw some shells. too.
At this they lapped down and promised
they should be hands off.
Next there were notices posted by the
Germans stating the bridge over the liver
at Apis and separating sll the back conn
try where tho natives were. would be
taken up. l tore these notices off. l aaid
.hers should he no demolition of bridges.
Then l ordered my carpenters up the next
morning, and meantime word having got
ont all aronnd, scores Of natives csme to
eid in 1epairing and maintaining the
bridges l also threw some marines ashore
to protect it. 1t is lot necessary to say
that the bridge YVES not destroyed. The
Adams left Samoa on December 7th, and
was net present during the recent battle
haf,yean tho Germans and Mstaafs's fOTcsq.
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LONDON, January 3l.-The Time says
of Prince Rudolf: the eterner qualities
which the throne required he could not
show till the time came; bat h. had IN
tllleclual and social gifts. Those who
saw him in London during the jubilee,
when the Queen conferred upon him the
decoration Of the Order Of the Garter, must
feel a natural pang 70 hear tbat ne ia cut
of in the flower OF his sge with such io1T
fol suddenness.
The Standard gays. "All that the world
knew Of him was in his favor. The shock
will be felt in Europe far outsida tue INIT
of his empire. The shattered hope Of the
parents present picture that might w'ii
touch the slCutest heart"
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YlEPELT VOTES FOR EEEEA
Bu. Does Hm No Gooi---Hs VII Continue
to Cas-. Hs Vote br The Caucus
Nominee
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
0 Or hs Er Pleas fru s.,
L-tHafl-s sll or l-EusE ,ig
uul ll. Hs Eu n, aa-
tur. O. Can Iua


CHt.IamE W. Fl. rsaurT ll.-
..gaI o.ls oaantsr ro.c, of o,atsst "a
.a .ae tsa.. a. rai-s Fleming attorney.
I ta-t.r vs .arrc.oi io orfa'
n.rr Its r.sll In.aaa tas nsr.
a ttaI .t s.l.Is runr,-icl af legal
nrut TOE hsd r-e.ense s sst ur
t... aeut.a.rl over leu Illegal vote.
a..s Gaze ar IuiEe Fleming. and oa the
re,h o| tla assertion 0lrs election b.
...ntd judge F.ening's notice Of con
,.t Old uo. sI.ege a -ias's technical speci-
ao,. Over 1900 oi the 2.0o0 voters
t.Uiecl .l Gols loacs are on the
1ssst technical grounds
The tsclnicalites iu themselves were
ao. e1oogh % pad oat the iis. The claim
bodlg .e. ny Chat 10 csitlin districts o.
certain counties Use Election Commission
e.s were ro- sworn, and 10 is asked that
JcIce Feninr'7 vets De thro VI 01t; yet
iu lca OF this demand the petition assumes
that Gc1 s. gc.e VIII De- counted IN these
came prlcints ard viii he IL no wise ai-
fect hv ths iuegliarity. Laurel pre-
c.nct of Hsrdy district OF Logan county,
the petition alleges, thet the Commission
ers were not saorn. Fleming received 209
votes and Gohf 81 TIE petition yIGye that
th5 2Og Democrats votes shall be thrown
oat and the % left to be counted.
Auo her ease ui tbs kind will 90 Il
Mission Valley district Of Wayne county,
judge Flaling received lO4 votes and
GoT So. The position charges that she
c1mmis -i1uers Of election w re not sworn,
and continues sg foillas; Aud l clGim
that tie WHOLE OF the vote for ycu (Flecl-
nsl at SAID voting pl4cs shall he tnroSn
u. aId a0t counted" " Not enc word is
said ah1ut the 50 votes cast fer Cot, or
.he disposition msde Of them, anu it ep-
o.srs from the f0otiDgs Of the county and
STATE that be counts them in his vote end
teey help make up his manufactured
usiority. There are at lesst hall dozsn
d. her cases of this nature. In the tO,al
.hev foo. ND 1922 votes, and amount
simply 20 q Subtraction Of that number
-cn tas number alleged to be illegal ID
th7 c1uuter-n0tice.
Irera is another equally ulinsy Vecunl-
csli,y on which over 500 votes are chal-
.eoeei. To is the ground that the voters
were not 1esideuts Of the district in which
they voted Men who are hfe-lcng resi-
de1ts Of q county are sssaued as fraudulent
voters because absent from the locality In
which they voted for a short time before
thee'eetoo. C5ses aIeshown where man S
vote is challenged who has not been cut of
.le county in which ne voted for
gesrs preceding the election, and yet the
claim is set uD that ne should rot vote be-
cause not resident of a certain district.
Such claim, 10 IL the opinion among
arye-s, will osver stand before any court,
bacause-it limits the constitutional right
cf franchise and with it gees fully 500
more Of COTS fraudulent voters"
The above sufficient to give an idea OF
the stuff Of which the counter notice is
made.
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BUSY DAY IN THE HOUSE.

RepublIcans Continue TO Display a DisPo-
sttion to Delay BusIness-To Pr5hibit
Further Digging of Ginseng-Resolutions
and Bills Introduced.
Special Telegram to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 81
Il was an unusually busy day for the
House and, in spite of the fact that the
Republicans continued to display dispo
silion to delay business, a great deal OF
valuable work was done. Under the head
Of reports of committees, Col. Chew from
the Committee on Finance, reported back
Hopss bills Nos. 8, II, 10 and 1l2, with
the recommendation that they pas. Glib
son from the Committee on Municipal
Corporat;ous. reported fsvorably House
hin No. 1O2. and Shelton, from the Com
mittee on Ro,ds, reported fsvorsoiy House
hin M e5 These were all the measures
of minor or strict local Importance. Mr.
johnson. from the Committee on lmmlgl q
ton rerorted House bill No. 50, the bill
framed bv the State immigration Society,
and recommended that it pass Mr. Kee,
from tho Committee ou Boundaries, favor
sblv renortsd House bill No. %, to estsb-
| lish the boundary line bstwsen this State
and the State of Virginia.
pills vSsrs then introduced, and Mr..
Lively presented House bill No. 100, and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-01
AMONG THE COKERS.
The Operators Do Not Believe That There
VIII be a General Strike.

The Operators Do Not Believe That There
VIII be a General Strike.
PIrTsBURG, January 3l.-At conven
tions held by the cOkers of the Connells-
Vile and adjacent districts last week, it
was agreed that a general strike for an sd-
vance approximating 10 per cent. should
commence tomorrow unless the operators
agreed to pay the advance. To-day is the
last day of grace, and lot single opera
tor has egreed to an advance, and tire nat
u1al conclusion is that 10 morrow the en-
tire body of cokers will be idle.
But the operators are not scared; indeed,
thew doubt if there will n strike worth
talking of. A leading operator said to-day
that he had received information from his
plspt to the effect that his men had not
determined to 60 ont, bat thst some oil
them might refuse to work tomorrow
His information could in no wise be con-
strued to irdicate that general strike
will occur, although it is possible that
there may be local strikes at various points
ia the region WHICH would last two OF
three dsys
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STRANGE TALE OF THE SEA.
Discovery Of a Long Missing ship-FKte OF
the Crew Unknown.


PHILADELPHIA, January 31.-Infor-
nation has reached this city that the long
missing clipper ship Rock Terrace, which
was supposed to have gone down a year
ago while bound to Japan, had drifted
into the Gilbert groupe of islands in a
sound condition, and with only few
inches of water in her hold.
The Rock Terrace sailed from the Stan
dard Oil Works, at Point Breeze, ou Sep
, tember %, 1887, for Hiogo, Japan, under
contract with the China and Japan Trad
iug Company, Of New York. O'Brien &
Sne1en, of THE city, cleared the vessel and
her cargo, 625, OO0 gallons of refined oil in
cases, and $50 tons of phosphate lime val
ued at $l25, ,000 When near the Philli.
p'ne Islands, on her run to Hi0go, Captain
Atkinson, for some unexplained reason,
but it is thought through trouble with his
crew, left his vessel and landed on all
island near which the vessel happened 10
Re passing, and lef her TO her fate. Moth
lag more was ever heard Of the abandoned
craft until she vas sighted off the Gilbert
Islands.
When the German steamship Eber was
searching for an island on which to land
Malieioa, the exiled Samoan King, who
vas cut ashore at Jaliut Island, of the
Marshall group, the Rock Terrace was
passed under easy sail, which bad been SCI
by her dessrting Crew months before, but
the German commander, thinking her all
right, p3id 70 further attention to her un-
Ill On his return, when he saw her strand
ed on the outlying coral reefs of Tarawa
Island, one Of the Gilbert group. The
nativea succeeded Ia getting out almost the
entira cargo, which 50 lightened ths ves-
sci that she worked furiher mp on the reefs
snd broke TO pieces. U. S. Vice Consul
Blackjack at Apiz, Samoa, hiss been au-
thorized to send IN agent to look after the
cargo.
Nothing is known OF what became Of
the crew, bat it is supposed that they
reached the PHILIPPINE Islands in safety
and resbipped. Captain Atkinson is said
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OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.

Eight Hundred of Them 1T Work Upon
Their Cablns-TrOOPs to Prevent the In
vssion.
WICHITA, KAs., January 31.-Msjor
Lille (Pawnee Bill, who went to Arkan-
sss City Tuesday to look mp the Oklahoma
situation there, returned last night
He says that while the boomers are there
ready to make the invasion, the soldiers
are also there TO prevent it. The territory
cannot be entered f,om Arkansas City.
The boomers may make quiet move to
some other point where the invasion can
be made with less danger Of interference,
perhaps Caldwell or Hunnewell. The
present concentration of troops would
make this plan possibly successful.
The organization hiss succeeded in get
tug into Oklahoma about 500 men who are
now at work upon their claims This
change of plan will not, it is claimed, in
any way stop the intended invasion Sat
urday.
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AUSTRIA'S MOURNING.
THB DETAILS OF CROWN PRINCE RUDOLF'S
DEATH
bow Tie Emperor and Impress Received As
Slr0w,al NsWs-Rgdolfs Fear OF Prince
B.snArck-Ths Looton Press Speak
Words Of Praise.

VIENNA, Jan. 3i.-The Crown Prince
Rudolpf left Vienna on Monday in a car
risge for Breintenfurth, where a cab WAS
in waiting to convey him TO MeyeTling
He preferred TO walk the distance aud
did not use the cab. During the walk be
conversed cheeTiully with the guests Who
accompanied him. Oa Tuesday the Crown
Prince and his friends went on c hunting
expedition. Upon the return Of the
party the Crown Prince complained OF
headache and retired 10 his room. He
aent q telegnm 10 the palace at Vienna.
stating thAthe would be unable TO attend
the Imperial dinaer which wes 10 be given
that evening, and wrote several le,ters in
his own room.
On Wednesday morning the Prince
awork before o'clock aud summoned his
old serysut. to whom he gave an order 10
have his breakfast served at 7:30 AZ the
appointed time bis valet carried his break
fast to the room and was Mortified 20 fad
the Crown Prince dead in his bed. The
valet rushed into the court yard a1d in
formed Count Hoyos and Prince Philip of
COburg. who hurried TO the chamber Of the
Crown Prince. Prince Philip, who was
OverpoweIei by grief, remained in the
chamber, while Count Hoyos drove 20
Vienna to impart the sad information 90
the imperial family.
Couut Hoyos, still attired in his shoot
ing costume, arrived at Hoiburg at ll:3O
Yesterday morning. lie was Immediately
ushered into the private study Of the En-
peror, with whom he was closeied quar-
ter of an hour. The Emperor then haeteu-
ed 10 the Empress and informed her OF tie
death of the Crown PRICE. TIE Empress
was greatly shocked, but after few mo
ment she controlled her grief aud accom-
panied the Emperor 10 the rooms Of tho
Crown Princess Siephanie, where tho
Grown Princess vas infOmed Of her huJ-
husbands death.
The Emperor and Empress had great
difficulty 10 dissusding the Crown Priu-
cess from driving instantly 20 Meyehing
The Emperor then retired TO his private
apartments where he remained elOns until
3 O'Clock in the afternoon, when he direct
ed the remains Of the Crown Prince TO ba
conveyed 10 Vienna
Tns body Of tbs C;Owa Pdace wll con
veyed to Baden by road last evening, and
was brought from there on a special roytl
train, which started at 1920 O'Clock this
morning. A large crowd surrounded the
station in this city when Tie uDin ar-
rived The most proioInd silencereikned
The station itself had been filed with peo-
pie, but they quietly withdrew when re-
quested to do 30 by the guards. Shortly
before midnight four attendants carried
bier TO the platform. At l2A5 Pclrce
Hohenlohe-Schillingfo Grand Master Of
the Imperial household, arrived.
The funeral train reached the station at
o'clock. The clfin, draped with vel
vet pail on which was embroidered gold
cross, was placed on the bier. The people
ahnrf the station removed their hats ~ the
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Uvgau a. Uue knees 10 IaII, Ma
head dropped and in an instant he fell 10 a
heap by the hoOls of the ofiicer's horse. An
ambulance carried him of. The crowd
took itself OFF 81 once. No car was on the
Belt lire.
The police commissioners are becoming
anxious about the situation and have re-
solved TO held hourly conferences with
Superintendent Murray while the strike
lasts.
superintendent White, of the Dry Dock
Line, Informed the police tonight that
from information in his possession he be-
lioved the strikers INTENDED to fire the
company's stables during the night. The
police force guarding the stables was in
creased.
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A Minneapolis Belle.

M1NxEAPoLIs, MINI, January 81
The papers yesterday contained e dispatcn
fran London, giving details Of the eloPe-
mspt from Nice of DR.. Sellon, of London,
and Miss Ida Wilcox. The dispatch stated
the Young lady is a daughter OF MI,
ard Mrs. Carlo Wilcox. Miss Wilcox vas
one of the bright ornaments of Minneapolis
society. The family has hest Of warm
friends in Minneapolis who would be ex-
cesdinely glad to hesr that the unpleasant
renort il unfounded or that there is con
fusion of names.
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The CLAYTON Murder.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, January 3l.-The
assassination of John NJ. Clayton at Plum
mersville Tuesday night continues to be
the chief subject Of conversion, and indig-
nation meetings of all classes Of citizens
are being held sll over the State de-
nouncipg the crime and raising funds
witch which TO hunt the criminal.
The Senate of the Legislature
to-day. authorizing the Governor to offer a
reward of s., COO, will be passed IN the
morning.
Clayton's remains were taken to Pine
Bluff on special train this morning tu-
neral. tomorrow. Special train will take
several hundred citizens down to attend
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WASHINGTON, January 31.-The Senate
to-day, after long and exciting debate, in
which Senators Fry and Reagan took strong
ground in favor of protecting the indepen-
dence Of Samoa, and haIooE there Tor
American ship7, and in which 1t was in
timated by them and by Mr. Hale that the
debate would come up again soon IN an
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o,nrIsn Harshly Treated In Prison

DrBLIs. January 3l.-Mr. william
O'Brien was to-day lodged in iha Cionmel
ial. toundergo therentence offour months
abandonment imposed on him az Carrick-
on.suir for ofisnses under the crimes aci'
When ordered 10 remove hS c.Fi,ian
clothing and don the prison garo, sIf'
0'Brien refused TO obsy tae order, wherl-
nnoa he was seized by wsrders and ms
el5thipg was forcibly reuo'ed. IFS beard bear.
,1ss then shag,d on He made despe.a'e
ra.i.tapee al aud vas exhausted by Ms effort
- ''1,,,., nrevsnt the removal Of bis clothing.
Tee ,rsrtrs,ion Of Mr. O'Bnen alter nis
a,-negls With the waIders wss so -eFeis
fIst il was deemed best tosummon priest
10 him.
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Agricultural Experiment station.

Special Telegram 70 The Register.
CHARLESTON, January 31.-PrOf John
A. Myers, of Morgantown, is here in the
interest Of the Agricultural Experiment
Station connected with the State Universi
". An act of Congress, approved il
March, 1887, appropriates $4,000 yearly
for at least one such station in in eacf
State of the Union. The appropriation
has been accepted by the Governor, but il:
acceptaDcs by the Legislature is also neces,
5Sry. A simple resolution to this effect
would be sufficient, and there is very good
reason why it shOald pass both HOuses At
an early date.
Delegate Silss P. Smith, of Tyler county
arrived on the X. & o. train this evening
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-01

PARIS, January 31.-Crown Prince Ru-
dolf was very intimate with n. Clemen-
ceeu. but at Rudolfs desire the intimacy
was kept secret, because Rudolf said that
if the fact became known ct Berlin he
should never reigo. Clemenceau held ku'
dolf in the highest esteem ~ remarkably
sble and cultivated. Ho says that ku'
dolPs fear of Bismarck wouli have been
emusipg had there MT bsen such q tern
ble seriousness in his expression oi IT,