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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-05-30
az people PoIsoNEn.
a SERVANT Girl Arrested Charged via


A Servant Girl Arrested Charged With
the Crime.
INDIANAPoL1s, May PA rather re-
markable case of modern Lucretia
Borgia was developed In this city, when
Anna Wagner, domestic, employed In
the family of Charles Koesters, we'll
to-do mechanic, was arrested upon a
charge of murder.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Clara Koes-
tiers, aged 10, died suddenly from very
peculiar trouble. Her SON, Charles
Koesters. notified Coroner Beck and
demanded an immediate and searching
investigation, telling him that several
other members of his family had died
under similar circumstances. He point
ed to Anna Wagner, the servant girl,
as being instrumental in bringing about
the deaths. The coroner and Drs. Carey
and Eisenbeiss held an autopsy, and
unmistakable evidences of arsenic We're
found.
Thursday afternoon Charles Koesters
gave complete history of the deaths in
his family. He said that his wife,
Mary, died Oct. Is, 1892, aged 81; his
father, Frank L., died Jan. 30, 1898,
aged IA; his child, Mary, years of age,
died Feb. 81, 1893, and the death of the
mother on Tuesday morning winds up
what is supposed to be series of cold
blooded murders. A 3-months'-old
baby of Kossters died Jan. 6, but its
death is supposed to have been natural.
1t is not known where the poison for
the first three victims was purchased,
if they were poisoned, but Last Monday
forenoon, at IL O'Clock, the Wagner
woman went to George +. Borst's drug
store and asked for rough ON rats. He
asked her what she wanted with it, and
she told him, he claims, that there were
a great many rats'and mice about the
house and that they had eaten up a
whole barrel of apples. Rooster says
that there were no rats or mice about
the house, ND were there any apples
about the house.
Thursday afternoon, Police Superin-
tendent Colbert and Coroner Beck took
Miss Wagner to the drugstore, where
she was positively identified by Mr..
Borst, who described her as she appear
ed on Monday. She denied everything,
and was as collected as if she We're after
a glass of soda water instead of being
identified as purchaser of poison. She
betrays no signs of emotion whatever.
The motive for the crime, if crime there
lie. is not known precisely. Koesters
said that he thought it was a case of
wolIan's jealousy, for on several occa-
sions she has shown by her actions that
she was in love with him. 1t is sup
posed that she desired to get the family
out of the way in order to marry Koes-
tors,
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MuHLsMesRe,s LAKES.
The Collector. Backed bs u Force of Men
Anmcd. s.erts ON His IonntIs.


Armed, Sorts on His Rounds.
CENTRAL CITY, KY. May 20.-Special
Collector a. NJ, Caps Friday began to
collect the Muhlenberg county tax.
Followed by force of "a men, armed
with Winchester rifles, he started
through town, taking the lead. Reach
ing the Sandusl1y hotel levy was made
on the proprietor, W. H Sandusky. A
family horse was seized, and then the
force proceeded to the mines of the
Central City Coal: and Iron company.
Nothing was secured at the mines, but
the presence of the armed men so
alarmed the engineer that he killed a
mule in the shaft. Collector Capps has
list of taxpayers and is going his
rounds, followed by the force. There
taxpayers, led by judge, will ask for
an injunction to stop the collection, on
the ground that the Judgment ordering
the collection of the taxes did not state
on what years the assessment was to be
made.
Warrants are in the hands of the city
officers for the arrest of several men of
the force. They are charged with fast
riding, seven al of them having paraded
around the streets at gate faster than
the Central City people cared, under
the circumstances, to see.
The tax is levied to pay Judgment
obtained on railroad bonds 90 years ago,
but repudiated. For that many years
there has been no taxes collected for
payment of same, and at present the
bonds and interest amount to about
four times the value of the entire prop
cry in the county. Previous posses
sent to collect the tax have been starved
out. This time carload of provisions
We're taken along.
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SIX BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
A Texas woman Defends Her Honor Will


DALLAS, May 29.-Just before Z
o'clock in the morning Mrs. Lillian
Reeves. handsome widow of 20, shot
Louis Longennetti six times as fast as a
double-action pistol could fire the bull
lets. Five of them struck Longennetti
in the breast and stomach and the sixth
entered his threat.
The woman was arrested. The testi-
mony at the prisoners hearing showed
that Longennetti had roomed at the
clearinghouse of Mrs. Reeves and her
mother, Mrs. James Croney. Four
weeks ago he insulted Mrs. Reeves and
was ordered from the premises. He
secured u room next door and began to
circulate stories rejecting on the good
name of Mrs. Reeves. He accused her
of visiting disreputable houses.
Yesterday morning the woman
stepped TO the sidewalk to get pitcher
of milk. Longennetti passed along and
insulted her She drew pistol from
beneath her apron and never ceased fir
ing until all its chambers We're empty.
Justice Shelton held the prisoner for
the grand jury, placing her bail at ST.
600. This she gave and was released
from custody.
Mrs. Reeves husband was conduct
or and lost his life in an accident on the
Texas and Pacific railroad a year ago.
Longennetti was 81 years old, and a bar
tender, and came from Memphis four
months ago. 1t is not believed that
Mrs. Reeves will be prosecuted. Public
sentiment is strongly on her side
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SHOT BY HIS BROTHER.
The Chief of Police of Drapleton. Pen

The Chief of Police of SIapIeton, Penn
syIranin. MortalIy Wounded.
HUNTINGDON, Pa, May 29.-Chief of
Police John ID. Mcdonald, of Mapleton,
this county, was shot and mortalIy
wounded by his brother, Henry, at a
late hour Saturday night. The latter,
with several companions, all of whom
had been drinking, became engaged In a
noisy street fight. when Chief Melon
aid arrested his brother and conveyed
him to the lookup.
The chief here released his brother
Oh the latter's promise to go home. but
instead of doing so went to a neighbCr's,
borrowed 32-caliber revolver and has
tened to the scene of the disturbance
just as Chief Mcdonald had arrested
another of the combatants. With a
profane threat Henry hastily drew the
revolver and fired three shots at his
brother. one of which penetrated his
right side above the hip and tore its
way through the intestines.
The wounded officer is reported as
sinking rapidly. Henry Mcdonald was
at once arrested and was brought to the
county jail here. He has u grown up
family of children.
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cMNA rs eWEN NoTIce
II the Geary Law Is Enforced All He
RcIIasIons with Us Cease.

II the Geary Law Is Enforced All Her
RcIrions With Us Cease.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-"When is the
new Chinese minister expected to arrive
in this country was asked of Mr..
Hubley Ashton of the counsel for the
Chinese government in the recent test
case before the supreme court as to the
constitutiOnality of the Geary law.
In about a month"; was the reply.
Is the statement correct that he is de.
laying his departure in order to bring
an ultimatun from the Chinese govern
ment as to the Geary law and its viola.
ton of treaty obligatiOnsg'
..Oh, l think not" was the reply
1.-The Chinese government has already
informed the state department that il
anything is done under the Geary Law
all relations with China, diplomatic
commercial and otherwise, may be con
sidered as terminated. The Americans
now in China will be ordered to with
draw, and what trade we have with
China will stop. Mr.. Gresham has al
ready been noticed of this, as the dip
lomatic phrase goes. There Is nothing
further to be said on the part of thu
Chinese government"
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Tell The Trnth.

Many of our Republican con-
temporaries have been publishing
and gloating over the statement
that Grover Cleveland, while gov
ernor of New York, pardoned Ed
ward S. Stokes, the slayer of Jim
Fisk. This statement has gone the
rounds aud been used to Mr.. Cleve-
lands discredit in so far as a parti-
san press could do so. The fact is
that Grover Cleveland did not
pardon Stokes, but simply restored
him to citizenship seven years after
he was pardoned. The laws of the
State of New York required the sec
rotary of state to record pardons in
his office and report them to the leg
islature, which was done in the case
of Stokes by the then secretary OF
state, Gen. J. B. Carr, Republican.
The chances are that the papers
that have published the falsehood
will not be manly enough to print
the truth.
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LOCKED I:jisiHf UP THE WIIiF:aI.. :
Mystery surroandlnE the Death of New
York Editor.


Mystery SurronndinB the Death of q New
York Editor.
NEW YoRK, May 29.-Mrs Emma
Gueterbock, the wife of Bernhard Cue
terbock, city editor of The Stats lei
tung, who was found dead at his home
ON Saturday night with bullethole in
his left breast. was arraigned in the
Harlem police court yesterday IN CONF
pany with her servant, Anna Roben, Is
years old, and Mr.. G. Otto Baese, GUS
tomhouse broker. They were held with
out bail to await the action of the cor
oner.
Mr.. Gueterbock was found by Officer
Moran lying on the floor of his bedroom
bleeding from bullet wound in the
breast and five chambered revolver,
with one chamber emptiuR, lying under
a chair two feet away. The explana-
ton given was that the deceased and
his wife had had fight just before he
was found shot.
Lawyer Munsinger, in behalf of his
client, said Mr.. Gueterbock was of a
very excitable temperament and on Sat
urday night, after some words with his
wife, he struck her in the face in the
presence of Mr.. Baese, who was there
ON his invitation. As soon as he did
that he probably in a fit of remorse
shot himself.
Coroner schultze decided last night
to admit Mrs. Gueterbock and Mr..
Baese to bail. Bondsmen were pro-
cured, but when the prisoners went TO
Justice Burke's house in company with
their lawyers the Justice was not at
home, and the prisoners were taken
back to the jail, where they will re-
main until the inquest.
Mrs. Gueterock was so nervous and
kysterical that the doctor had to be
called to attend her in jail. She is an
uncolnmon1y handsome woman. Her
maiden name was Mueller. She came
from Cincinnati, where her father is a
wealthy photographer.
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What the Parkersburg Sentinel
says in the following is truth that
is as applicable to Mason county as
it is to Wood county. 1t is we'll for
our farmers to read and ponder over:
"Under the old tariff law there
used to be a half dozen or more
wool buyers in Parkersburg every
season, and there was continuous
scramble among them to secure the
wool grown in this section. This
active competition kept up prices to
fair and profitable figure.
"When the Mckinley bill was
passed it increased the tariff on
wool and wool products, and at once
wool went down about four cents a
pound. The next year, the Nc
Kinley bill still in force, there was
a further decline of from two to
four cents a pound. In the mean
time nearly all the buyers disap-
peared from the wool raising re-
gions.
"They formed a combination
whereby they agreed among them
selves that each should have a ter
ritory free from interference by
others, then only one buyer would
appear in one locality, as he was
without competition he could fix the
price at any figure he chose to pay.
And the farmers being compelled to
sell would have to accept the price
offered them.
"There is now an effort to depress
the wool market again with a threat
that the Democrats will reduce the
tariff and the price will go down
If this statement be true then all
tariffs that bear on wool or modern
products are frauds and wool should
at once get on the free list
"Every farmer knows that the
Mckinley bill increased the tariff
on wool, and that at once wool de-
creased in price. If. then, a reduc-
ton in the tariff will also see a fall
in the price in wool, where does
"protection to the farmer" come
in.
"Wipe out the wool tariff fraud"
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To he a co-operativt paper.

New York, May 26.-The Herald ed
itorially announces that Mr.. Bennett is
going to make The Herald co-opera-
tive society for the sole benefit of the
members of The Herald staff from the
general manager to the Office boys. He
believes that in perpetuating the pop
erty in this way he can best build a
lasting and living monument to Sts
founder, James Gordon Bennett, the
elder. The removal of the name of the
proprietor from the editorial page had
no significance other than that its fur
Their retention was deemed unnecessary
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Ex-Governor Chase,s Position.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-Ex-Governor
Ira j. Chase has returned from lee
turing tour through Illinois and was
asked regarding a charge published in
connection with the failure of the
Greentown bank, which charge reflect
ed on his integrity. Governor Chase
Nave in connection With the organiza.
ton of the Grcentown bank and dis
claimed any responsibility whatever
for the management. He believes Paris
& Nave to be honest men, unfortunate
in being caught by the shrinkage of
stacks and securities.
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There is strong talk of institutin

There is strong talk of institutiDg
a system of income taxes by the
next congress. This is done in
other countries, and has much to
recommend it. The tax, both local
and national, comes off the con-
sumner, and a system that would
reach the incomes that are far be-
yond the needs of any family, would
lift the burden from the shoulders
of many a poor family who can
scarcely keep body and soul to-
gether.
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CHICAGO, May 29.-F, B. Milburn,
said to be son of the blind preacher,
w. II. Milburn. for many years pastor
of the house of representatives com
mitted suicide Sunday afternoon at the
Saratoga hotel, by cutting his throat
with razor His death evidently fol
lowed imme diately upon the receipt of
a letter from his father at Jacksonville,
refusing him further remittances of
given money enough, and denying him
entrance to the paternal roof and still
further urging him to earn his own lv-
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Dress Goods, Carpets,
&c.

we never advertise goods that are
not on our counters ready for
your inspection.
The new goods are more than
satisfactory; not only are the
prices way down, but styles that
are beautiful.
You may regard this if you
choose an informal opening
We can only mention a few of
the many attractions.
Seventeen Dress Patterns of all
wool Crepons, beautiful shades
no two alike, 81 to Z yards in a
pattern, 40 inches wide, for $3.50,
worth $3.50.
Six pieces beautiful Silk and
Wool Plaids, 40 inches wide,
regular S1.O0 goods, for only soc.
Three pieces Silk and Wool
Stripes, AZ inches wide regular
$1.00 goods, for only soc.
One lot all-wool suiting, AZ
inches wide, only 39c.
Beautiful Pineapple Tissues
that have been 129c.,- in this pur-
chase at 8sc.
Beautiful Pongees; have been
15c., in this purchase at Zoe.
Mousselinette (what nancy
what beautiful new Fabric?
Fine as China Silk, printing ex-
'quisite, price Csc. per yard.
In this purchase we have
broken all former records ON
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NEW IRON HALL.
Text of Gil nIar Sent Out to the Mem
beers of the Old Order.

Text of n Gil cnlar Sent Out to the Mem
beers of the Old Order.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-The address
to members of the Iron Hall prepared
by the new officers has been mailed. 1t
says the law has been revised so as to
provide proper safeguards for the funds
adopted for thorough revision of the
constitution and laws of the order, to
be presented for action at the session of
the supreme sitting to be convened in
July.
The supreme justice Will no longer
have absolute control as in the past.
The order has now assets aggregating
81. 250, 900 IN the city of Indianapolis
and the various states in which it has a
membership of $1,000.
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PLENTY oE SALOONS.
The Number the Principal Cities of the
Hnosier State Snnnnrt.


PERU. Ind, May 27.-An interesting
comparison is made concerning the
number of saloons and the license they
pay in 30 OF the largest cities of Indiana
outside of indianapolis, the facts being
given by the city clerks of the places
mentioned. There are - cities which
have license fee of $3.50 with the fol
lowing number of saloons: Terre
Haute. 1jj: Richmond. 43; Vincennes,
Is: Anderson. 40: Kokomo. %; Logans-
:,ort. SD: Marion. 20: hIuncie, 80; Hunt
ington. %: Charlottesville, IS; Shelby
vile. 20, and Washington, 30. OF the
five cities with 800 license Madison has
30 saloons, South Bend, IS; Lafayette,
80: Peru, 81, and Michigan City. 80.
New Albany has a $50 license and 1OS
saloons, while Evansville with a $50
license has 267 saloons. BY this Evans
vile ranks first III the largest number,
while Charlottesville ranks least, with
ONLY 49,
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n1iners Wand EIght Hound.

BRUSSELS, May 25.-The miners in
ternational congress session adopted a
resolution in favor of an eight-hour day
in the mines The supporters of the res
Olution represented 994, 600 miners and
the opponents represented 100, 900
miners. The conference then proceed
ed to discuss the question of a universal
strike to enforce the eight-hour sys-
tom
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c. A. Smith & Bro,

1t requires time to accomplish
all important work. We hoped
to have announced the arrival of
the fortunate purchases made by
our buyer in the New York mar
ket in last weeks issue of this
paper, but the heavy shipments
of freight are slower than the
lightning express, and while our
advertiser was impatient to write
of the almost unr recidented bar
gains in
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HE INCOME TAX IDEA.
President Cleveland by No Means
Committed to 1t.

WAsHNeTos, May eT.--1n converse.
ton with congressman who have been
to the White House day after day fol
nearly three months past, nothing has
cropped out to show that the president
has ever dets6red himself specifically in
favor of an income tax.
They say that on the contrary he
has been careful to fight shy of this
subject, preferring not to commit him
self in advance of his message to the
next congress. More than one of them
has asked for an expression of his views
upon this bit of radical legislation and
failed to receive it.
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Cincinnati Tobacco.
Pittsburs.

CArrLE-Prime. s. 6O@5 SO; good, IS 90
as so; good butchers, 81 25@4 IS; rough
fat, q 00@4 so; fair light steers. 50 500
3 so; good fat cows and heifers, 50 ESQ
90; bulls and stays. s. O0@3 so; fresh
cows, $40 GOALS co.
Observation-Disclosures, 81 55@7 60; good
mixed, 81 45@7 so; Workers, 81 30@7 40;
sHiEEpNExtrn. IS sO@5 40; good, a so@
5 10; fair. 50 75@4 40: common, 81 00@
3 90; yearlirgs, 50 00G5 90.
LAMBs-S4 01@5 40.
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lMPoRTANT PENSION DECISION,
Repeal of an Order win reduce Payment,

Repeal of AN Order Will Reduce Payment,
e15.ooo.ooo to sac, 100000.
WASHINGTON, May 29,-Probably the
most important pension decision ever
sent from the office of the secretary oil
the interior to the commissioner of pen,
sions was filed. 1t is believed by those
high in authority in the pen6on bureau
that it will reduce the payment of pen.
sions under the act of June 81, 1890, be.
tween S15.oGO,OO0 and $40, 100000,
1t involves the repeal of an order
passed by General Raum and approved
by Assistant Secretary Bussey, and 8
return to the language of the statue re-
origin, to be such as to prevent the ap
plicant from earning a support by man
nal labor
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Worse and Worse.

FosToRIA, o., May 29.-J. B. CORN
ley, the assignee of Secretary Charles
Foster, states that further investiga-
ton shows affairs to be in even worse
shape than had been at first thought.
and that his liabilities would reach
SS00,OOO. and possibly $1,000, 900, with
the assets much less.
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BLUFFToN, Ind, May 24.-william
Snyder, %, of Camden, near here, at
tempted to kill his mother in a fit of
anger. He dragged her from the house
by the hair and beat her severely. Not
satisfied with this he threw her across
the top of barrel, breaking three ribs.
He is undoubtedly insane.
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THE MARKETS.
Review Of the Grain ana Cattle Afari.etl
For May 20.

wHEAr-62@6Tc.
CoRN-3f@4SI<c
WooL-Unwashed fine merino, 15@16c;
Nblood clothing, 19@2Oc; braid, 15916c;
medium combing, 20@2tc; washed fine me
rino x and Xxx, 25@26c; medium combing,
CATTLE-SeIected butchers, 81 5O@5 %;
fair to good, s. 5O@4 40; common, s. 50@
3 70.
Hoes Select heavy and prime butchers,
81 35@7 80; fair to good packing. s. zoo
2 30; common to rough, So 65@7 10.
SHEEP-S2 1905 40.
SPRING LAMBs-S5 00@7 90.
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CABLE TO HAWAII.
"A Route Surveyed which win Cost blu,

$I,anO Per Mile.
WAsHrNoToH, May 29.-The report OF
the survey of route for cable be.
tween the United States and the Ha,
waiian Islands has been published by
the photographic Office.
The route finally selected as the most
feasible is along plumb line between
Monterey bay, Cal. and Honolulu. u
requires minimum length of cable,
and passes over an even bottom, con,
sisting of soil which is favorable for its
protection and preservation. The total
length is 2.1O7 miles 1t is estimated
that it will cost 81, 200 per mile for max.
ing and laying the cable.
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The brethren of the northeast
will regret to learn, perhaps, that
Mr.. Cleveland is in favor of an in
come tax. But, so it goes. MIR.
Cleveland is a Democrat, and he
will carry out Democratic policy.
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wooL-Ohio and Pennsylvania xxx %
@29c, Xxx and above 26027c, X 25@25.
No. 1 30@31c, No 2 29@3oc, fine unwashed
16@1Sc, understandable 1Sc; Ohio comb
laine 29Q3Oc. Kentucky, Indiana and Mis-
souri, combing &blood 24@25c, do q do 80
oslo. do braid 2O@2lc. clothing Ablood
24@25c, do u do 23@24, do coarse 21@22c.
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The man who attempts to shake
confidence in the credit of the Gov
ernment, for political purposes, is
little if any better than the man who
advocates the use of dynamite as a
political agent.
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The Louisville convention of Re-
publican clubs seems to have drop
ped MeKinleyism and will make
female suffrage the chief issue in sc.
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John C. Edwards of Illinois to be deputy
second auditor of the treasury.
Samuel Blackwell of Alabama to BIO
third auditor of the treasury.
Henry c. Stuart of Colorado to be secre-
tary of the legation ut Guatemala and
consul general of United States to Guate-
mala.
Andrew st. John of Pennsylvania to be
consul of tie United States at Batavia,