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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
A GREAT YEAR FOR CROPS.
Splendid Yield OF Grain Expected In Min
nesota and the Dakotas.

nesota and the Dakotas.
ST. PAUL, July IA heauy continu.
Gus rain has fallen to-day from morning
till night throughout Minnesota and the
Dakotas. Being unaccompanied by
wind it has done no damage TO the crops
but has been Of great benefit in local
tiles where dry weather was complained
Of
Generally speaking the prospect for
wheat is better than at any previous
time this season and by far the best for
several years. Corn, oats, rye, barley,
flax and potatoes promise unusually
well In Stearns and adjoining counties
In Minnesota.
A sample Of wheat picked from 500
acre field OF Hon. L. T.. Searle, near st.
Cloud, being an average head OF Scotch
Fife wheat. is fine specimen. The
wheat on Mr.. Searle's farm at present
promises at least forty bushels TO the
acre, and with favorable weather IL will
be ready to cut In about three weeks.
Rye. barley, oats, timothy. corn, and
every other crop are far in advance,
both in quality and quantity, OF any
year for many years past, and farmers,
as we'll as the business men look ahead
for a good harvest, and are enthus-
iastic over the bright prospects. Winter
wheat cutting will bagin this week IN
the soethern part OF the State, with
prospects for corn and potatoes doing
well.
A prominent railroad capitalist estl-
mates the agricultural output OF Mime
sofa and the Dakotas this year at three
million value.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
WILL NEVER SIGN THE SCALE.
What Major Bent, of the Steelton Works,
Says.

HARRIsBURG, PA, July THE
Amalgamated Associations scale has
not yet been presented to the Pennsyl-
vania Steel Company nor to any other
iron manufacturers in this city. Major
Ben, President of the plant at Steelton,
has declared that he will never sign any
scale. They may close the doors"
said he, "but they cannot open them"
Active Amalgamated men are being
dropped, and it is said tonight that
many of the employees are not so enthu-
siastic over the proposed strike as they
were at the outset of the present agita-
tiOn.
President Neal, Of the Harrisburg
Rolling Mill Company, had his contest
with the association, and does not ap-
prehend further trouble, and the other
establishments are running along Sc
renely.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
WEST vrRalNIA RIysss.
The Enormous Amount OF Traffic CARRIED
on Their Blossoms

The Enormous Amount or Traffic Carried
on Their Dosoms.
Sp<eidl 7sisercm 10 he Register.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July IA bull
letln issued by the Census Office to-day
gives statistics OF the equipment and
traffic on the Ohio river and its tribu-
tarlcs above Cincinnati for the year
1889. Included In the bulletin are the
amounts spent IN improving the rivers.
On the Little Karawha S250,365 have
been expended by corporations, none by
the United States Government. On tho
Great Kanawha si,076, 2O3 have been
expended by the federal government.
The expenditures per mile on this river
have been S22 205. Total mileage, 81.
On the Big Sandy s942, POS have been
spent, none by the United States.
As to the traffic on the rivers OF West
Virginia the bqllstin shs9%$s .tbvak 99A tec4
all kinds valued at 500, ,s65, OF total
tonnage OF $500. On the Great Kana-
wha sl1 vessels. valued az s579. 0s3, OF q
total tonnage OF 370.25s. or the vessels
on the Great Kanawha live were passen-
ger, eleven towing, two ferry, three
miscellaneous and 700 unrigged coal
and lumber barges.
On the Big Sandy there were o2 YES
sells OF q tonnage Of 5,062 and valued at
S51, 500.
The total traffic on the Ohio and its
tributaries above Cincinnati carried
by SPA vessels, was passengers
2,503, 306; freight l0,744,063 tons. On
the Great Kanawha out OF total Las
202 tons Of freight moved tho shipments
Of coal amounted 10 1,07G, 37l tons and
shipments Of forest products 20 43,3i3
tons, the remainder unclassified.
The freight movements on the Little
Kanawha were 90, sol tons OF forest pro.
ducts, 1900 tons OF coal, 2,le0 tons OF
sand and s,6sl tons OF unclassilcd
freight.
The amount OF coal shipped from
principal points Is given as follows:
From Pittsburg, Pa, 3.037.272 tons;
Point Pleasant, 1907, s57 tons: Pomeroy,
Ohio, 1876, 900 tons; Ashland, KY, 1880
tons; Bellaire, 1892 tons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
|. IN A FLASH.
Th0 Four New York MuTdeTGTS
Neatly Executed
BY THE ELECTRICAL METHOD.
Everything Said to Have Passed Off
Pleasantly
WHEN THE FOUR FLAGS FLEW.
The Utmost Secrecy Observed by the Wit
nessas Of the ElectrOcutiOn, But
Enough is Divulged to Stamp
the New Method WithSuc-
ceSS--Death Almost
instantaneous.
WHEN THE FOUR FLAGS FLEW.

SING SING. n. Y, July THE exc
cution Of the four murderers, Slocum,
Smiler, Wood and Jugiro, was done this
morning. SlOcum was killed at 4:421S;
Smler was put to death at 5:14; Wood
met his doom at 5:s9; Jugiro was killed
at 6:O6.
The lights in the prison building are
usually put out at 4 o'clock every morn
ing, OF few minutes after that time.
Az that hour there is enough gray day
light to permit of the keepers to walk
about without falling over things or
riStaling each other for TRUSTEES.
This morning there was a change.
The lights went out half an hour earlier
tlan usual, and those of the curious
CneS who remained I'm front of the priS-
on all night noticed that something was
happening. The watchers outside had
grown very suspicious OF the new war
den, Brown. They thought it would be
Just like him 10 execute the men at
some unexpected time, and then say
n0taing about il for hours afterwards.
So when at $3.50 the lights went down,
Ia waS believed that something was TO
boz done with the dynamo. The dynamo
was running. The tests We're making
and. for all those on the outside knew,
the guards might be binding man like
Ia sheep on a bundle of fagOtS before
taking him into that waiting chair.
The day broke this morning upon 4
i row of very tired men, who sat on the
~ Z, ufrU 4Hc 4cd1 islAo nau bnrncO luSo-
lpt. TLeir long walk Of the night.
culled their tempers considerably.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Ohio Connty's Local Board-Tho sewer
age OF the Western Asylum.

Ohio Connty's Local Board-Ths sewer
age OF the Western Asylum.
sp>ctai 7,i>9roDi 20 th< Rfgfs'sr.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, July T. The
State Board OF Health met to-day in
the Senate Chamber. President DR.. w.
p. Ewing, Secretary n. ID. Baker and
Doctors VIM. NJ. Late, n. y. Hoyt, u.
+. Irens and L. ID. Wilson were present.
The first days session was devoted
principally to the discussion and the
matter OF disposlng Of the sewage
from the Asylum az Weston.
The Legislature made an ap-
preparation Of 5000 for this
purpose, and so fer nothing has been
done further than to receive a report
from some one or the other on the best
mode OF its disposition. The Board Of
Health seems TO be after the Board Of
Regents OF the Hospital with q short
club. They seem 20 think they have
been negligent In their duty, aud arc
now trying 70 prod them up 70 doing
something.
Some action will be taken tomorrow
In the matter. The nominations OF DIR.
J. VI. Shorts. OF West Liberty; August
Schue.zrer Of Fulton. and John Mich
OILS, OF Wheeling, a. the local Board Of
Health for Ohio county, were con-
iIrmed.
The renomlnstson OF w. II. Gillespie
by the County Court os Tyler county
was referred TO Drs. Late and Wilson
for report.
A resolution by Dr. Wilson % revise
the list OF colleges for recognition was
adopted. The application for recog-
milton of the National Normal Unirer-
sity az Lebanon. o., was refused, a. the
schedule Of the college did not come
up 70 the requirements Of the board IA
such cases.
a circular on the pollution OF streams
was ordered printed ard . committee
appointed 20 prepare q circular on
schools, sanitation ard 20 recommend
the best means Of exercising sanitary
supervision.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
Cvclone.s Damage in Baton Rogue.

BATON ROUGE, LA, July THE
damage by yesterdays cyclone is even
more serious than at first supposed. In
this city. the loss is estimated at not
less than $500, 600. The board OF con-
troll. estimate the loss at the pennl-
tentiary at $4,000. Houses in
the track of the storm are
unrooted and in several instances
completely demolished. The only citi-
zeps known thus far to have been in
iured are Mrs. Cotton and Mrs Young.
The former is fatally injured. While in
her brick house in the suburbs OF the
city the storm struck the building and IL
collapsed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
SUED FOR BEING FOUND.
One Man Wants $4,000 Spent in Dis
covering Another.

SPRISGFIELD, o., July 7.-An extra
ordinary suit for $40, damages has
been brought against Frank Woosley, OF
Sonth Charleston, by James Brock.
Fourteen years ago Wooslcy and Brock
left their homes together and started a
small cattle ranch near Fort Griffin,
Texas. Woosley had . considerable
SUN Of money with him, and he sud-
penly disappeared.
His relatives became alarmed, and,
believing that Brock had put him out Of
the way, reward Of $500 was offered
for Woosley, dead or alive. Subsequent
IL Brock was arrested and tried for
the murder OF his friend, bat was ac-
Quilted. As soon as the trial was over,
70 more fully demonstrate bis innocence,
be himself started out 10 find Wcosley.
In the long and tedious search that fol-
lowed he spent about $4,000.
But last Friday Woosley was dIscov-
cred at Benton. Ark, whore he has
family end operates . stoneware manu-
factory. He was brought back TO hisoid
home, but as yet be has not given
reason for his strange conduct. Now
Brock brings suit to recover the $50, COO
he spent In proving that he did not mur-
der his old-time friend and In Kidding
himself Of al suspicion.
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lConttn,Jed on Fourth Page. ]
Northeastern saengerfest.

NEWARK, n. j., July THE Six
teenth saengerfest of the Northeastern
bundles made successful close this
evening. The special prize for the
singing societies of the different cities
was awarded 10 Philadelphia. Brook
lyn and Baltimore were favorably
named. The other first prizes were
awarded to the Philadelphia Maenner-
choir. Philadelphia Quartette Club,
Washington Saengerbund, Arion of
New Haven, Philadelphia Concordia
Club. Another imense crowd filled the
two parks and the hall this evening.
The complete success of the affair was
in no small way due to Carl Leutz, the
President. The expenses were over
500, 600, and the receipts were oberS6l,-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
FLYING HIGH.
Emperor William Somewhat Fa-
tigued by Els ROuts.
THE BURSTING OF A WATER PIPE
Inurisrs With a Royal Barqust-Whsrs Was the
American Plrmber?--A Gorgeous Stats Ban
oust Given last Evening ng-Tha TaI-Paysrs
nusi SILVER at the Account

LONDON, July 7.-Dispatches from
Windsor announce that the Emperor OF
Germany was somewhat fatigued after
his exertions of yesterday, and conSe-
quently he slept later this morning than
is his custom, and did not take his usual
early morning ride.
After breakfaStng with Queen Vic
toria the Emperor drove to the park,
where he critically watched the musical
ride of the Life Guards, most skilful
equestrian performance.
The Prince OF Wales, the Duke of
Edinburgh, the Duke OF Anhart DesSau,
the Duke OF C0nnaugh and Prince
Henry, OF Battenberg. all in brilliant
uniforms, and the Princess OF Wales,
Princess Beatrice, the Princess Victoria
of Wales, and the Duchess OF Fife,
smartly attired in morning dress, joined
the Emperor in watching the Life
Guards magnificent ride. The Guards
exhibition provoked the greatest admir-
alton on the part of the Emperor, who
was very enthusiastic over 1t, saying IL
was one OF the finest military spectacles
that he had ever seen.
Owing To the old fashioned way In
which news is circulated here, and
from the fact that the news paper
representatives have few facilities Tor
news gathering placed at their disposal
at Windsor, il did not become generally
known until this mornin that there was
an exciting scene at the royal banquet
given at Windsor Castle last night in
honor of the Queens Imperial grandson.
It appears thet large water pipe burst
in the banquet hall, while the Queen
was entertaining the Emperor and a
distinguished guests, a majority OF
whom were members of the Royal and
IMPERIAL families The result was that
tho hall was almost flooded with water.
Finding that the combined efforts OF
the Queens attendante and OF the castle
servants were powerless to check the
flow of water from the broken pipe, II
was found necessary TO summon the lire
| brigade. who eventually succeeded In
tnrning the water off. Some time
elapsed besore order was restored AND
!
4I...- A------ - o sIa to resume
/ banquet in the dampened hall.
Later in the day Prince Christian oi
Schleswig- g-Holstein entertained the EN-
peror and the Prince of Wales and q
members of the royal family at an elab-
crate luncheon at Cum0erlacd lhdge.
After lunch the party drove to Bray on
the Thames where they embarked on
board steam launches and proceeded up
the river
A State banquet was given in st.
George this evening. The guests sat at
table 100 feet long, upon which we're
displayed gold candelabras, and the
whole royal plate valued at 91,s00,O00.
At the banquet only two toastS were
drank, one to the health of the Emperor
and Empress, ahd the other to the
health of the Queen. Over one hun
dred guests were present.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08

The hour Of five o'clock came and
vent and there was nothing TO show,
There was not q hint from those walls.
TIE curious group lOunging on the
stone steps and the bluff opposite the
triSon did not observe half OF a mans
pOdy stuck out of the west window Of
Pc cupola. The crowd opposite the
! ai. did not see him, because the cupalO
FaS between, but if they had looked
foSely they would have seen the twin
halliardS moving as they moved yester-
4 ay. 1t took the man up there less than
lalf minute 10 make bit of bunting
|Rst TO the ropes, and then there flut-
Pred gently up to the peak of the pole
small white nag.
SLOCUNI STRUCK OUT.
That was the pre-arranged signal that
locum, the base ball player, had died
rst five minutes before. Before the
ag was set the news was on dozen
FaitIng wires. A close calculation fixes
Ibe time of SlOcum'S death at 4;42B.
Zoe flag hung against the pole Imply
Pr couple of minutes and then 1t
Pme down and was pulled inside.
4 There was little hustle outside when
BE white flag went up, but rs soon as
B was pulled down, everything became
4Diet again. Even the guards, who
Fere supposed to have an inkling OF
fhat was going on, ceased walking and
barred up at that long slender white
ple which was outlined against leaden
~.
N At SIS o'Oclock, the first rays OF the
Ilorning sun topped the eastern biun
ID frightened up In spots the ivy OF
p prison house. When everything
poked gray and gloomy again, the same
Rlf man was visible. A pair OF hands
lmbled awhile with the billiards ana
pen a square OF blue bunting crawled
. the pole. 1t was 5:15 and Smller,
Be Salvation Army boy slayer, had
lven life for life five minutes De-
IRE.
1t took the attendant minutes to go
the toy Of the prison and hoist 1ne
4ngnal.
No one knew exactly who was INSIDE
at board house with the eareiaiiy
sreened windows. No one knew Just
who were the legal witnesses to tne
ling outside those names given iast
fght. In the interval OF waiting tnis
orning there were two things TO tsik
Out. The first was as to what color
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
A GOoD srLECrION.

Col. Alex Campbell Nominated Worlds
Fair Commissioner To Australla.
CHICAGO, July 2. Col. Alexander
Campbell, OF West Virginia, will to-
morrow be nominated as special Worlds
Fair Commissioner TO Australia. lie
represented the United States at the
Melbourne Exposition. Henry Ballan-
tine, q. S. Consal at Bombay will be
named as Commissioner TO India. Both
appointments are subject to coniirma-
tion by the directory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
SENATOR QUAY
Says the 'ArraIgnment of the Indepen-
dents IL False-He Can stand tt.

Says the 'ArraIgnment of the Indepen-
dents IL False-He Can Stand it.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July To-day
Senator Quay in answer to the address OF
the Independents said: 81 would like
to say in the most emphatic manner
that so far as it refers 10 ne it is false
from beginning to end; they are false
as were those of last year. The gentle
men who signed this address are not
Republicans. All OF them voted Tor
Pattison for Governor, many OF them
voted for Cleveland for President, and
YOU will find among them q large num-
Der who are free traders, or whose sym
pathies are with free traders. can
stand attacks coming from such Demo-
cratic sources"
"Why, what do they charge? First,
that there were some amendments pro-
posed TO the ballot reform bill that were
undesirable. ! IdacJarq most emphatic
the ballot reform legislation. / did not
interfere in any way.
"Again, these Democrats, calling
themselves Republicans, charge the Re-
publican party, and incidentally me,
with the defeat Of the sectional school
bill designed to purify and strengthen
the public school system Of Philadel-
phia. Why, was In favor Of that bill" 4"
"And think OF connecting me in any
way with the bardsley business. 1t IS
ridiculous. Bardsley was not nominated
by politicians. He was not politicians
canidate. He was thrust forward as a
representative of the business meo.
Oh have slight acquaintance with
the man. never had any dealings
with him. Thdse charges are as prepos-
terous as they are false
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
THREE NEW CORPORATIONS
Chartered by the Secretary OF STATE
Capital to be Employed.
qnl-inI T1L<n-rrn "a fhl Rlnfsfer


CHARLESTON, w. VA, July Char
ters were issued to-day to three domestic
corporations. The Elk Foundry and
Machine Company will keepits principal
Office at Elk City. Its capital is s25, 900
with the privilege of Increasing 1t To
5000, 600. The incorporators are Frank
Woodman and Geo. Minsker, of Charles
ton, j. d. Lucadoe, A. w. Hager and
]. c. Lucadoe. OF Elk City.
The Elk Hill Coal and Coke Company
will have It's principal Office At Clarks-
butg. It's capital is $4,000, with the
privilege of increasing ii TO 500, 600.
The incorporators are ID. Boughncr,
Fleming Howell, d. p Morgan, Lemuel
Alexander, VIM. K. Alexander. John
Charpenning, r. T. Lowndes, c. Nj.
Hart and Nathan Goff, all Of Clarksburg
The Charleston Transfer Company
will transfer passengers and freight to
a storage and wharfage business. The
capital is $500, with the privilege OF in
creasing it to 1000. The incorpora-
tors are A. NJ Woodbridge, B. NJ. Wold-
ridge and A. n. Tally, OF Springhill; a.
NJ. Ackermann and George w. McClin-
tick. of Charleston.
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Tho DisabIed Cunarder.

New York, June THE Cunarder
Seryia. which was disabled by the
breaking OF her crank pin abont 230
miles east of Sandy Hook on Saturday,
has been towed back, arriving here this
afternoon. There was no panic on
board and no excitement. Her passen-
gers will be shipped in some outgoing
steamer, tomorrow doubtless.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
Won MINISTER'S Silence Prophetic

BERLIN, July THE Hamburger
Nachricltcn declares that M. De Blow
it's story recently published in the
London Times about the late Emperor
William and Prince Bismarck is an idle
invention, but that the silence of Count
Won Munster, to whom were attributed
the statements made in the story, is
likely to create belief that the story is
genuine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
pecobain Called to Time.

LONDON, July IA notice has been
formally issued requiring Mr.. DeCobain,
member OF Parliament for Belfast, who
charged with unnatural crimes, 70 at
tend the sessions of the House OF Com
mons on the 23d. on pain Of expulsion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
a Disastrous Fire.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, July 1.-THE
Banner tobacco warehouse owned By
Merrill s. Co., with 1850 bogsheads Of
tobacco and Draper Bros. stable and
twenty-five mules, were destroyed by
fire tonight. Loss will aggregate s175,-
600; fully covered by insurance. Cause
unknown.
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snecial gent Appolnted.

CAPE MAY. N. J., July The Pres
ident to-day appointed John c. Robin
son, of Kingston, Ind, and David S.
Wright, of Salem, Ind, TO be special
agents to allot lands in severalty to the
Cheyenne and Araphoe Indians.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08
EiehtHnndred strike.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, July Eight
hundred employees of the Pottstown Iron
and Steel Company are out on q strike
because the president Of the Company
viii not sign the Amalgsmated scale.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-08

New YORK, July THE Empire
print works At Jane street and Thir-
teenth avenue were destroyed by fire to-
night. Property 10 the amount Of
$500, 600 being burnt up.
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A surrestion.

LONDON, July THE Telegraph ad-
vocates that mnrderers condemned 10
electrical execution be chloroformed.
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TRIED ON A HORSE.

There is an interesting fact connected
eiectrocution which has a 6earihs on m
the seeming inefficiency of the single
contact. A horse was brought in to
be killed. The dynomo was run up to
the speed OF 1900 or 1000 volts, the force
of the current which it had been
determined would be turned into
the bodies of the condemned men to-day.
The first contact on account Of the
the greater resistance of the animal was
% seconds. 1t did not kill the animal.
1t seemed to have stunned him and q
second and a third were turned on be-
fore the work was completed. The
necessity of two contacts, which is af-
firmed to have been the case in each of
the eectrocutions to-day, finds its ex-
cuse, if not its explanation, In the ex-
planatiOn in the experience with the
horse at yesterdays experiment. The
autopsies were performed by
o'clock and the corps of
physicians left the depot a
short time after that for New York and
Albany. DR.. Mcdonald who conducted
the execution and autopsy said:
"UnconsiOusnesS was immediate and
the men suffered no pain. They made
no resistance at alp
'Do you deny that they were burn
edo" was asked.
81 decline to be interviewed on that
point"
The bodies of Jugiro, Wood and Slo-
cum will be buried late tonight in Pot
ter's field in quicklime. Smiler's body
will be removed by his wife in the
morning.
1COutip1led on Fourth Pdqe.
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OF secrecy upon them all and had evil
IDENTIFY made such an impression on their
minds that they were loath to talk. All
looked thoroughly used up and exhaust
ed. They had been through a terrible
ordeal and the effects were plainly Wis
ible upon their faces E. A. Brown,
purchasing agent of the State prison
said that there was no doubt that the
electrocutions were absolutely pain
lees