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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22

making a STRAIT for the scene Of the
accident Those who could went down
ON the trains with the physicians, who
were early summoned. while others
pressed an sorts of vehicles into service
orr covered the six miles on foot. At
three O'Clock business was totally sus-
pended in town. nearly every able
bodied citizen having left. AS soon
as the safety of the vast majority of the
miners was assured, however. most Of
the Fairm0nJ people returned but
few were still absent this evening.
Interviews with officers and en-
p.0yes of the company this evening
make it clear that fire damp played no
part I'm the accident. The main air
course along which the explosion oc-
CURED carries $4,000 cubic feet of fresh
air per minute, and with
SUCH PERFECT VENTILATION
i'm this part of the mine, foul gas could
not possibly gather. I'm the rooms
where the air was still there was
large amount Of dry dust held i'm sus-
pension in the atmosphere. and when
Ninka fired his big shot, i'm his auX-
iery CD set ont all the coal he possibly
could this dust was ignited and eX-
p'0jei with fearful force and awful
effect Young BUrcher, whose father
was killed and who himself was un-
conscious for q couple of hours, is con-
d1err that the above is the true eX-
PLANTATION of the casualty. He was close
beside his father. and how he escaped
like fate Is past understanding.
I- IS O. singular fact thar none of the
men are bruised. torn or sustained
broken bones, but all simply had the
"'ife knocked out of them by the
force of the explosion, and the result
ing after damp suuOcated those
found dead. while preventing a return
Ct animation i'm the unconscious until
'C1g after they had been removed u
the open air.
The arrangement of the mine appears
-o be admirable. and no blame can at
tach To- the management i'm any man
rer. $50 far as can be judged from the
facts known at this time. The coroner
win make a rigid investigation, how
ever. as will Inspector Harr.
The mine is not injured.
w. VA. POSTAL AFF AIRS.
. Special to- the Register.
Washington. ID. c.. May 21-A com
mission has been issued to Arthur TT.
. Winchester as postmaster at Palmer,
Brayr1n county w Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
ESCAPED THE OFFICERS.

huntington. W. Va. May 21.-Chas.
pt-go -be negro charged with bur
elarv. who was arrested III Proclor' ne i.
Ohio. bv the Huntington police sunday
and taken to Diego last night for a pre-
Iiminary hearing, got away from the
officers to-day and escaped.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
JOSE MARTI DEAD.
The Cuban Leader, the Man Who
Was Recently Proclaimed PreSi-
dent, Killed in an Engagement
With the Spaniards---The Body
Unidentified Important Documents
Captured.

Havana, May 21.-An engagement
disastrous to the rebels was fought to-
day in Eastern Cuba, in which Jose
Marti, who was proclaimed president
of the revolutionary party, was killed
and his dead body positively identified.
Col. Salcedo received positive informa-
ton that a band of insurgents under
the command of the well-knOwn lead
ers, Jose Marti, Maxine Gomez, Masso
and Barrero, had taken up a line Of
march to pass the river Neuto, thence
to proceed in the direction Of Victoria
dc Las Tunas with the design Of march
ing upon Puerto Principe. Col. Sal
sedo dispatched a detachment Of troops
to march in pursuit of the rebels and
Col. SandOval found the enemy encamp-
ed at a point between Bias and BOtca
de Dostrios on the right side Of the
Conuamaestre river, near the Cauto
river. The strip Of land between the
two rivers is high, thus making a
strong position.
Nevertheless Col. Sandoval attacked
the camp and found his troops harassed
by a scattering fire of single shots
from covert. The fight lasted for an
hour in this manner, at the end Of
which time the Spanish troops ad-
vanced and took the enemy's position
and compelling the rebels to fly in
different directions. The Spanish
troops hOtly pursued and came upon
the body of Jose Marti, which was
later positively identified
OF the rebels twenty were killed and
nf hon oil h.r,
they took fight. The Spaniards found
some correspondence of the rebel lead
ers. among which are some important
papers The booty of the camp, arms
and horses Of the insurgents were also
taken.
The Spaniards lost five killed and
seven wounded in the engagement.
THE MURDERERS KNOWN.
Constantinople, May 21-Advices re-
ceiyed here from Armenia say that
the names of the five Kurds who are
said to be the murderers Of Frank G..
Lenz, of Pittsburg, Pa, who was killed
while attempting to ride around the
world on a bicycle are known. IL is
announced that William a. Sachtle-
Deu' WHO has Suhc III SedlCh VI LHe
missing bicyclist in the hope of recov-
ering his body or obtaining definite
information as to the cause Of the dis
appearance, has arrived at Erzeroum.
THE WORK ORDERED STOPPED.
Washington, D. c., May 21-Com-
missioner Miller, Of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, this afternoon sent the
following telegram to all collectors Of
customs:
Dispense with the services of all
persons employed under allowances
made for the income tax work at the
close Of business on the 25th inst, re-
porting at once the number discon-
tinued and salary and expense Of allow
ance to each"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
ON A R1-RGLARY- CHARGE.

speciaI to the Register.
Clarksburg. w. Va, May 21.-Dayid
promIev. Francis Bromley and Charles
Pssrer of Gumer county. were tried
+o-5av in the Circuit Court for bur
o'io1.y ~, with intent to commit rape. The
ir,-,, found David Bromley guilty, but
acquitted Francis Bromley ana ChIleS
Reamer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
A WONDERFUL BRIDGE JUMP.

St Louis, Mo-. May 21.-Paul Taus-
tin, an experienced swimmer, leaped
from the centre arch of the Eads
bridge into the Mississippi river, 120
feet below, and received no injury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22

Special 90 the Register
Grafton. W. Va, May 21.-COl Y. w.
Kittee. S. T. Holt and w. P. Scott, Of
PliIppi. W. Va, were here to-day.
They came i'm ON the morning train
from Warrington, having been there
to- see some capitalists i'm regard to de
velOping the oil territory at Philippi.
These parties have about three tIous-
and acres of land leased i'm one block
in sight of town, including the ground
on which the two test wells, heretofore
put down by another company, is To-
Gated They have now about COM
pletad arrangements with some Capi-
talists to develop their lands
Mr. kittee was seen and talked freely,
but guarded. about The mater. He said.
"Tou can say in your paper that we
have the heart of the country leased,
and that we know enough about the
territory 20 know that there is oil
there. and we propose 20 test the mat
ter and viii not be sold out as the
other companies have been. by a few
individuals. We own the two test
wells heretofore put down. and they
are both producing some oil now. To
prove it viii show YOU, and drawins
ont a pint bottle of oil, Mr.. KitJee con-
ti1ued.
"This oil is from well 10. .. 7 got id
there myself. and have several gallons
more of the same at home All these
wells need is 90 get the plugs out of
them and get the water cased Off. and
they win DE paying wells. On one oc-
casfou [ saw myself q stream of oil
flowing out of vell No. . for q few sea
ouds. almost as thick as % mans arm.
We are well pleased with the pros
nects. and viii probably i'm q week or
ten l3ys have men at work cleaning
ont the wells.'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Suecial % the HeElsllI'
Parkersburg. w. Va, May 21.-The
State Board of Public Works, composed
of NIessrs. J. NJ. Rowan. State Treas
urer. L. Y. johnson, Auditor, and Virgil
A Lewis. State superintendent Of
schools. arrived here last night on
tbeir annual inspection tour Of rail
roa5s and left for eastern points on
the r & O. to-day. The party was
ioired here by Attorney General T. 5.
Riley.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
TIE WFATHFR

Washington, D. c., May 21.-For
West Virginia and Western Pennsyl-
vania, fair; warmer; northerly winds,
becoming variable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
SMALLBLAZE.

The Martins Ferry FIRE department
was called out about two o'clock this
morning by an alarm of fire from box
27, caused by a blaze under the steps
leading 10 the Ohio Valley News build
ing. which originated from stove in
the Office of the Belmont Roofing Com
pany. Damage slight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Thirteen Men Killnd in a Nitro
GIycerine Factory.

The Air Filled With the Mangled
Remains-Huge Pieces Of Wood
Thrown Half q Mile-The Bxplo-
sion Felt for Forty Miles-Believ.
ed atFirst to be an Earthquake.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
OIL NEWS.

Three more wells viii at once be
drilled in the Williamstown field by
Nessrs. Hostet,er &- Tenant and opera
u0ns are very brisk in that feld.
The Pennsylvania Oil Company, who
are putting down q test well on J. r..
NcNechen's farm. several miles north
of Parkersburg, at Washington, w. Va,
have commenced drilling. This well
is looked upon with much interest by
oil meu as the well opens up an en-
tirely new field. and one which is eX-
ro.Jed TO be a profitable one.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22

Diamond Rings. studs and Ear Rings at
the Auction to-day.
DILLON, WHEAT & HANCHER CO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-22
w. VA. POSTAL AFFAIRS.

oTeoI1I % tIe EeEIster.
Washington. ID. c.. May 21-A com
mission has been issued to Arthur TT.
BraX0n county. W. Va.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19
whern nc cot II.

The little son Of a well known ply
stefan was entertaining playmate at
his fathers house. AS children Will,
they ransacked every nook and corner of
the building Their curiosity led them
to explore the recesses of closet, in
which the doctor keeps his instruments
and other personal effects, among which
is complete skeleton The strange boy
was frightened when he first beheld the
grinning remnant of what once had been
a human being and started to run away.
The DOCTORS son, however, had seen the
skeleton so often that he entertained for
1t only that feeling of contempt begot-
ten by familiarity, and in little while
succeeded in so allaying the fears of his
companion that the youngster began to
handle the thing and rattle its dry bones.
where did your father get it?'' he
finally asked. II don't know. was the
reply. "but / guess it was his first pa
tient, for he's had it an awful long
time. Butte Miner.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19

President Morton of the celebrated
Stevens institute speaks Of the Manners
mann process of rolling steel tubes as
one Of the most striking discoveries of
mechanics Of late years. In this process
q hot billet is passed in between two
conical rolls, set with their axes at a
small angle to each other. 1t comes ont
the other end steel tube, with uniform
walls, and no mandril or anything else
is needed to make the central opening
In other words, it seems as if hole
were taken to serve as mandril and
the steel were rolled ON 1t into pipe.
Tubes are made in this way from the
size of knitting needle up 20 the d.
ameter of 10 inches. The theory of the
method is that if uniform bar of eteel
be stretched lengthwise it will gradual
~ thin down by the yielding surface
layers until il breaks, but If. however.
the bar be much harder on its surface
than on its interior the inside parts will
give way first, developing cavity along
the axis Of the bar. It may be assumed
that the first effect of the rolls on the
hot billet is to harden its surface, and
then the el0ngating strain causes a part
islg of tho interior portions ard the
formation CT Q tnbe-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19
The Middle Temples Secret.

While making some alterations in
Middle Temple ball for the installation
of the electric light into that stately
edifice the workmen found "a box con
cealed in a recess of the wall near the
roof 1t was opened, and in it they saw
skeleton in perfect state of preserya
ton From the appearance of the bones
1t must have lain hidden there for a con-
siderable time-perhaps couple of CEN
turtles or more Whether the skeleton be
that of lawyer or client cannot now
be ascertained, or it may even be an os-
seous framework which has been used
in an atomical demonstration to illus
trate how much the law can take ont OF
a man. What the skeleton was in life
and how it got into the box in Middle
Temple hall are mysteries. London
Telegraph.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19
eRoNzes o. 90 eAeYloN.
Casts of Figures Made -Four Thousnn'
Years Ago.

Casts of Figures Made Four Thousnnc
Years Ago.
There have been placed on exhibition
in the Bahylonian room of the British
museum some very fine specimens Of
Babylonian bronze castings. These in
teresting specimens of early metal work
come from place known to the an
clients as Sir-pur-ra, or Lagash, the
modern name Of which is Tell-lo, a
large mound or site in southern Chal-
dea. One of the bronzes shows the king
of Babylonia, who appears clean shaw
en-, in the dress of the high priest. The
garment reaches down to the feet and
is crossed over the left shoulder, leav-
ing the right arm, which is raised, bare
The statuette is full length one. stand
ing ON its own double plinth, and is
some IL inches high. This bronze comes
from Abu Habbab and dates about b.
G. 2200. A second statuette represents
a king in the attitude of alteration or
contemplation, having his hands raised
and clasped together in a similar man
ner as the god Nebo is represented. Tho
king wears long, flowing beard, but
no costume can be traced. This figure is
not full length, being cut off about the
calves, and represents probably the
Chaldean king, Gudea, b. @. $500.
The third figure, which stands seven
inches high, represents Camil-Sin, king
of Babylonia, in the character of basket
bearer, both arms being uplifted and
supporting basket borne ON the head.
The date of the figure is about b. O.
5000. 1t is supposed that these statuettes
may have been dedications to Ningirsu,
the fire god, whose worship was par
ticular cult at Tell-lo
The art of making bronze casts was
known to the Babylonians from very
early times, and many examples are to
be seen in the British museum as well
as in the Louvre. A plaster cast of a
Babylonian queen, taken from the orig
inal in tine Louvre, stands by the side
of the new additions, casts of which
have been sent to the French museum,
London Graphic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19
TOO MUCH.

She lad read in books OF scientific lore
OF the proper thing for babies. one or more.
With a thirst for information she had studied
incubation. and she read works on lacta-
ton by 'he score.
She declared that paregoric was sin,
And the cradle was no place to put babes in,
And she wrote for publication on pronounced
t%gurgitation. and she plead remuneration
OF the pin.
She had studied infants cries and what they
meant
And could locate pain whene'er the air was
rent.
She was up On inhibition and all manner Of
nutrition. and she was in deslutition con
fdent.
But when her baby came she lost her head,
And every night was heard her trembling
tread.
And she got so agitated DER each symptom In
dicated that her husband. man III fatod
turned and fedl
Tom Mason in New York SUM-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19

In 1890 handkerchief cost &C cents
in Massachusetts, while pair of stock
ings cost 75 cents. and potatoes We're 30
cents a bushel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-02-19

Lehigh is corruption of the Indian
word lechau. "a fork.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07
Loss OF THE LADY LEE.
1t Is Now Supposed That a
Score of Passengers
Were Drowned.
After Striking Snag an Intellectual
Attempt Was Made to Reach
a Sand Bar.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 6.-The steamer
Lady Lee, which left Memphis at s o'clock
Friday night, struck reel off Island No.
90 at s P. NJ, and sank within three min
utes. A score of passengers are supposed
to have been drowned. Seven dead have
been recovered.
Two of the missing were members of the
crew; the others were passengers. The
boat went down where the Sultana sank in
1866, carrying 1900 out OF the 2200 Union
soldiers on board to watery graves.
The Lady Lee belonged to the Lee line,
owned by Captain "Jim" Lee and his sons.
She was bound for Osceola, Ark, with
large cargo of freight, fair list of cabin
passengers and fifty deck passengers. She
landed at Island 40 and discharged freight
and then backed down to get into the
main channel.
When 100 yards from the landing the
wheel struck sunken stump which tore
hole in the hull and displaced her timbers
on the boiler deck. The water rushed IN.
Engineer Graves signaled Pilot Owens that
the boat would sink.
The west side of the river offering no
place to run the steamer ashore the pilot
concluded to make dash for the Tennes-
see sand bar on the east shore. He called
for full head of steam and the boat shot
forward for the shoal water. Under her
the water was then seventy feet deep.
Captain Cooper ordered the passengers
to get ON top of the hurricane roof. Some
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07

California MarkSmen Pleased
With the Reports Pub
liShed.
For One Day the Eastern Cracka-
Jacks Have Things All
Their Own Way.

NEW YORK, n. Y, July 6.-The Cali
fornia boys, with the exception of A. H.
Pape, Louis Bendel, f. 0. Young and Pop
Ehrenpfort, were absent from the ranges at
Glendale Park to-day, having accepted the
invitation of the Winchester Arms Com
pany to visit their factories at New Haven
and incidentally have good time.
All the marksmen to-day were discuss
ing George Helms big feat on the ring tar
get yesterday, when he scored IS out of a
possible 70, equaling his own previous rec
ord made last year, when he took the
worlds championship from David Miller
of Hoboken, n. j., who held it for fourteen
years with a score of IA out of Is. The
Eastern cracks held sway to-day, and Gus
Zimmerman made the remarkable score
of 40 out of so on the American standard
target, and Brooklynite, William Vor-
bach, topped f. P. Schuster's previous rec
ord for this tournament of II on the honor
target Columbia. Vorbach made y.
The shooting has been extended on the
honor targets, which were to have closed
to-day, until Monday evening, when all
shooting will stop. The men who did not
go to New Haven did some fair shooting.
Pape made 20 on the ring, Young scored
SO and Pop Ehrenpfort 81. Bendel was the
busiest of the four, scoring 81 on the Co.
lumbia, A on the standard and 80 on the
man.
In conversation with The United Press
representative and some others to-day A.
H. Pape, who is regarded by the Eastern
sharpshooters as wonder in the sharp
shooting line, spoke very highly of the
San Francisco CALL, stating that he always
depended on that paper for reports of
shooting, and that while its great special
ties were art and literature, the shooting
department was invariably reliable in its
information and could always be depended
on to get the names of the shooters correct
a feature which he, in common with the
rest of the boys, complained was absent
from the other papers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07
INCREASED TAX ON BEER,
One Means That May Be En-
ployed to Raise Treas
ury Receipts.
Consumers of Whisky, However,
Will Escape the Threatened
Advance in Duties.

NEW YORK, n. Y, July Ga special
dispatch from Washington says:
Since the official PRONUNCIATION of the
public debt statement showing deficit of
$45, 600 900 for the fiscal year just closed
the treasury officials have been trying to
figure out some practical means of meeting
the deficiency in the future. Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Miller says that
there has been considerable speculation on
the subject of increasing the tax on beer,
whisky and tobacco, but up to the present
time he has not talked with Secretary Car
Isle on that subject, and he will not I'M
dertake to submit any recommendations
bearing on that question in his forthcom-
ing annual report. In the latter document
Mr.. Miller says he will confne his remarks
to the official returns as shown by the
figures submitted by the Collectors of In
ternal Revenue for the several districts,
without any comment upon the PROPOSE
ton to increase the revenue.
After the official data from the various
collection districts have been compiled the
Commissioner will have conference with
Secretary Carlisle on the subject of the
best means of increasing the revenues.
The Commissioner is inclined to favor an
increase in the tax on beer, but he does
not believe it would be wise to place an ad-
ditional tax on whisky. The latter, he says,
pays as much as it can without placing
premium on illicit distilling. The present
tax on whisky is such that it can be col
lected with greater profit to the Govern
ment than would be the result from a
higher rate OF taxation. There is, of course,
considerable illicit distilling INDUCED in
under the present system, but in the opin-
ion of Commissioner Miller, an increase in
the tax on whisky would provoke addi-
tional violation of the revenue laws. and
at the same time cause heavy additional
expenses for the detection of the same.
His annual report will not be prepared
until late in the coming fall, and in the
mean time conditions, he thin ks, may
have changed SO that no increa Sc i'll the
revenues may be required.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07

as one can Judge from the newspapers, has
not realized the fact that the Turkish
party, the so-called old Turks whose
patriotic obstinacy, racial pride and
religious fervor rendered the last
war with Russia inevitable, has
now the upper hand at the
Port. The present leader of this party is
Hassan Pasha, Minister of Marine. His
dismissal has been vainly demanded by
the new Grand Vizier, who finds his plans
thwarted at every turn by Hassan's inhu-
ence. Hassan has, in truth, formed a
European league, and nine-tenths of the
palace officials are his creatures. Very
cautiously, but none the less effectively,
the Sultan has been given to understand
that his loyal and faithful subjects are
sick of seeing Turkey harried and bullied
by Europeans, and that further concessions
on his part may result in rebellion.
The so-called plot recently unearthed in
Constantinople is a part of this game. The
unfortunate Armenians had nothing to do
with it. The plot, such as it was, was
purely Turkish, and the chief conspirators
were soft as Ulemanas. Good Turks have
generally been driven to patriotic despair
by the Sultan's complaisance toward med
ding foreigners. That, anyhow, is the
version industriously circulated and in
siduously conveyed to the imperial ears,
and material proof of the existence of the
plot has been OPPORTUNITY afforded by the
arrest of over 100 conspirators, mostly
young Turkish cadets at the military
school, and the seizure of arms and am
munition, and even bombs, manufactured
no one knows where.
Hassan is playing bold game and the
course of affairs in Macedonia will soon
show whether he is likely to win. If the
old Turks finally prevail the revolt in that
province will be quenched in blood and
Hassan, as the Grand Vizier, will have to
answer to the remonstrances of Mortified
Europe. Therefore those who wish to
have a clear understanding OF the real
situation from time to time should watch
the personal fortunes of Hassan Pasha.
A variety of gloomy reports regarding
the condition of the Cornell crew has been