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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
SHOT A BOY.
Miss Elizabeth Flager, a Near-Sighted
Woman, Aimed Better Than She
Knew--The Boy Was Stealing
Fruit.

Washington, August . s Eliza
beth Flager, daughter Flager,
chief Of ordnance @ ,sSNN ID well
known in arm kS and killed
a 14-year-c ooY named Ernest
of cSN go Ae Flagers and other
FAM the vicinity have been an
nOya Greatly of late by boys stealing
their fruit and damaging the trees Of
their gardens. To-day Miss Flager dis
covered young Green on the fence steal
ing fruit and fired at him from the
second story window. The bullet en-
tered his right breast, passing through
his body, inhicting a wound that caused
death in short time. Miss Flager
went to police headquarters and gave
herself into custody. She is 2S years
old and an attractive and accomplished
woman. Ernest Green is a son Of Dick
Green. we'll known TO public men as one
of Secretary Carlisle's messengers.
A coroner'S jury was empanelled this
afternoon and an inquest held. The
boys who were with Green at the time
of the shooting, a servant in the house
and others, were called to testify.
1t seemed impossible to ascertain
absolutely which shot had killed the
boy, although the trend of the testi-
mony indicated it was the first. Miss
Flagler was called the witness tand
and made a statement.
She said she had been used more or
less to firearms all her life. She was
not a good shot, as she was near
sighted. The boys had been shaking
the trees and stealing fruit from her
yard. and one day last week she fired
into the road. This morning she heard
the branches of the pear tree rustling.
She ran to her room and got her revol-
yer from the bureau drawer. Then,
continuing her statement, Miss Flager
said:
The window screen was down.
raised it and fired in a hurry, aiming
at the road, and must have hit the
boy then. I went to the side window,
where | could see them running. ran
back to the other window and fired into
the air Then Marie, my maid, said
that l had shot a boy. | went to the
coachman who was working in the
yard and told him TO get the boy and
bring him TO the house. / telephoned
for DR.. O'Reilly, the army surgeon,
but could not get him. Then l called
for a doctor from the army dispensary,
but failed to reach them. Then neigh
Dor came in and offered assistance and
she telephoned for DR.. Clark, who was
the first TO arrive.
"The first day I shot at the boys was
on Monday. l shot at them, meaning
OnIv m friohteD them
After confering over the testimony,
the Jury came to the following verdict:
I'VE find that the said Ernest Green
came 70 his death by bullet fired from
a pistol, held in the hands Of Eliza
beth NJ Flager, but we do not think
that she did it with murderous intent.
We believe that the shots were fired
carelessly and indifferently, and upon
the evidence we cannot hold her.
Miss Flager was thereupon released.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
THAT A. P. A. MUDDLE.
The Omaha Council Pays no Attention to
the Courts Injunction.


Omaha, Neb., August 2.-Three po-
lice commissioners, acting under the A.
P. A. police law, are doing business in
Omaha tonight regardless Of the fact
that the District Court restrained the
city council from approving their bonds.
The oath-bound organization in the
council has a working majority, and the
courts order was ignored. AS result
citizens volunteer guard of 100 men is
on duty at the police station tonight
to maintain peace and assist the regu
lar police force in holding possession
of city property. Messrs. Broatch,
Vandervort and Foster were given
their certificates as police commission
ers at noon by the Attorney General and
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Buildings. The Governor refused to sit
with the board and warned them that
their course was illegal. The Omaha
council held a special session at 4:3O TO
approve the bonds, but were met with
an injunction returnable tomorrow in
the District Court
The order was ignored with a hurrah
and the new police commission ap-
pointed a full police force. They will
make no effort to get possession OF city
property before morning. There is
much infammatory talk and several
companies of militia in different parts
of the State have been notified to be I'M
readiness to move in Omaha in the
event of trouble,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
MASON c0rNTY TEAcIIERs.

Special 20 the Ic1i7l'I-
Hartford City. August 2.-The Mason
county teachers institute closed this
afternoon. the most probable and Inc
terastlng weeks work the teachers W
Mason county have ever had. The in-
structor was Major j. ". Lee of Hunt
ington. assisted by Mr. G.. It. Coates, OF
Ohio. and they gave great satisfaction.
The enrolment Was nearly --V' ana u
it a fact worthy of mention that - OF
these teachers have taught over -
years. 13 over 20 years and 9 over -
state Superintendent Lewis ana
Waitman Barrie. field agent OF mo
State University. were present ana 700"
mart in the exercises. Mr. Lewis de-
voted special attention 10 ine h."
graded system now required by law.
Mr.. Barbe delivered an address .n u,,.nS .nS
interests OF the University ana -1in-r ,,n-,
personally with the teachers ana o.l''9'
explaining 10 them tho gei. oppo.
tunities offered free Dy me 7.d-' -
the University. -..,.. eo,.
Major Lee and others also spoke ior
the University, and the ll.Illen. .....!,e., ne,s
- - s.rongl, IN favor of tha. institution.
p,bIic lectures were del'erea Oh
rr1esJav and wednesday nights re-
-,actI,,elv l Inv Nir. Lewis and Mr. barDe'
and on THURSDAY nisA. IN 49,. -. -
church social was at-eN1o1 ~ ''''''
'ig mis- Is state Superintendent Lewis
bomo county and be is very PoVuiaI
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
A BIG CORN CROP.
The Yield Is Expected to Exceed Any Pre-.
vious Year by zoo. 100000.


vious Year by 2OO.OOO,OOO.
Chicago. August "A local paper
says: The crop of corn this year will be
the largest that has ever been known.
IL is estimated that the yield will eX
ceed by 200, ,000,0 600 bushels the record Of
any previous year. This condition did
not exist a month ago. At that time
continued drOuth in nearly all the corn
States made the outlook dubious for an
average yield. But the rains came, CO.
piOus, heavy, continued showers, just at
the time most needed, and to-day pros
perity hOvers closer over millions OF
homes than for many year.
How much depends upon the corn
crop is realized by a few. The corn
crop will bring more money if market
ed than all other grain products COM
bined The estimated yield of corn for
this year is from 225000OO 600 to 2.5OO,-
600 600 bushels At the present price
which is SO cents for December or May
delivery. the crop will be worth $780,,
600. 900. A decline of cents bushel
would mean a difference of $115,000,-
600 i'm the value of the crop. To empha-
size the immeusity of this product il
may be said that the State of Iowa alone
viii raise enough corn this year to sup
ply more than five bushels to every man,
woman and child in the United States.
Illinois, Iowa Minnesota. Missouri, Ne
braska and Kansas comprise what has
been termed the corn belt This section
furnishes nearly. if not quite, twO-thirds
of the entire corn product.
So favorable have the reports become
Of an enormous crop that the managers
of the various railroads that traverse
the valleys of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers are already making ar
rangements and perfecting their equip
ment for handling the crop. The force
of wOrkmen has been increased in a
number of the shops, and all rolling
stock is being repaired and made avail
able for use in addition TO new freight
cars that are being hurried rapidly in
construction.
The government report Of July 10 in
dicated that there would be an unus-
ualiy large yield Of corn. but since that
report was issued the conditions have
vastly improved. Secretary Morton has
called for a special report upon corn
from all weather stations, which Will
be furnished next Tuesday.
The previous greatest yield Of any
year was In 1889, when the acreage was
lS,5l9.651 and the yield 2,112.S92 900
bushels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
A GREAT RUN.
The Columbia Crosses the Atlantic at
the Rate Of 1S.41 Knots an Hour.
A Remarkable Performance --- No
Forced Draught Used.

New York, August 2.-Columbia
reached Quarantine at 1895 a. m. Her
log gives her arrival at the bar at S:59.
and time of passage from the Needles
to Sandyhook lightship days, % hours
and 40 minutes. Her days runs were:
4O5, 460, 473, 45S, 455. 453 and 4O5 knots.
Total distance, S,109 knots. Average
speed, 1S.41 knots.
Washington, August 2.-The official
notice of the Columbia's remarkable
performance reached the navy depart
ment in the following telegram from
the captain of the ship:
New York, August 2.
The Secretary of the Navy, Washing
ton, d. c.:
olumbia-Needles, 2 p. M, 26th ult..
SandyhoOk Lightship S:59 to-day. Av-
erage hourly speed for whole run, 1S.41
knots. Whole run under natural
draught. Twenty-six hours of fog, but
no delay therefrom.
(Signed) SUMNER"
In reply, Mr.. McAdoo sent Captain
Sumner the following message:
Washington, August 2.
Sumner, L. s. S. Columbia, care of
Commandant Navy Yard, Brooklyn:
The department extends to you, the
officers and men of the Columbia, its
congratulations and thanks on the re-
suit of the run from the Needles to
Sandy hook Lightship, thus making
an uneXampled record for a warship.
(Signed.) McADOO,
Acting Secretary"
The department was surprised TO find
that Captain Sumner did not make an
effort to run the ship under forced
draught for the last "A hours of the trip.
He was especially instructed to do this,
and the department was really more
desirous of attaining the record for the
"A hours than the total passage across
the Atlantic. 1t is possible that he will
be called on to explain why he failed
to obey instructions to that effect, al
though it is assumed here that lack Of
coal will account for the omission.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
TROTTERs AND BIKES

Reading Pa. August 2-The trottlng
Reading Trotting Association began here
to-day. They will last through to-mor-
row. Fast time was made Results: 2:3O
trotting. Frank Boy won in straight heats
Little Judge second. Lady Keim third /:
time, 2:24i4 2:3s 2:94. 2:iO class. Teresa B
won I'm straight heats. Valentine second
Charlie third; time. 2:3fA. 2:29i2, 3:3Oi4
2:27 class, Susie b. won i'm straight heats
Velocity second. Little Wilkes third: time
2:2Si2. 2:26A 2:26h. In the bicycle races
George Hemmnger won the one mile nov
ice. with VIM. Reese second. The two
mile handicap was Won by Krick scratch
with Fitchthorn 300 yards. second, and
Ruth POO yards, third time. 5:15i5.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
GAFF SNAPPED IN TWO.
The Defender. but for the Accident, Would
Have Won by Minutes.


Newport. r. l.. August 2.-The Vigi-
liant won the Goelet cup for sloops to-
day because the Defender was forced
to withdraw from the race within half
a dozen miles of the finish on account
of a broken gaff But for this accident
the Vigilant would probably have been
nine minutes or more behind the De
fender.
So far as practical results go the race
only reiterated what everybody knows,
that the Defender is the fastest light
weather boat ever built in America.
She outpointed and Outfooted the Vigi-
liant in the beat to windward, which
was the first leg of the course, and
gained much more on her during the
second leg. a dead run before the wind,
a course supposed to be most favor
able to the center board yacht. But
inst as the new vessel undertook
stretch for home with only six and
half miles of the entire 3S to cover, her
hollow gaff snapped in two and she
was compelled to give up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
N THE OIL FIELDS.
Another Big Gusher in the Sistersville
Field Yesterday.
The Culbertson Well on the Lohri
Increasing in Production and is
Doing About 1900 Barrels a Day.
The Monthly Report of the Fields.
Field News.


The monthly report of the situation of
the oil business in the State is. perhaps,
not as encouraging as it has been hereto
lore from the standpoint of the refining
companies, for the reason that, instead of
the production increasing. as they very
much desire, it is still greatly onsthe de-
crease and this too in spite of the big
wells which have recently been brought
IN both in the Sistersville and Warrington
fields
The report for the month shows that
win win total of ll9 wells drilled, 81 of which
mere ory holes, leaving 81 producing
WTlls, lhe new production for the month
only amounted TO 3.lG barrels. or an aver
age ajsl OF only about 80 barrels to the well
bei0W VIII be found tables showing the
wells drilled in the different fields the dry
wells drilling:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
pacing, purse 5000 mnfn-
LAST DAY AT Joliet

Joliet Ills. August 2.-The last day Of
the Joliet meeting saw very little high
class sport. Fidol won the NTH and de
Gliding heat of the unfinished free for all
pace after a hard drive through the home
stretch with Frank Agan in 20G2t The
time of the five heats i'm this race was
2:07ai, 2:07is. 2:074. 2:097l. and 2:OGst. is the
best on record. SUMMARIZES: Free for an
Fidol. a. >, l. !, l. Vera Cape. l. /. ;. :. &:
Frank Agan. ?. 3. 2, 3 2; time. 2:07at. 2:07i5.
2:o74. 2:093s. 2:062. Two-year-old class.
trotting, purse 500 Electrophel |. !: Sill
time. 2:25%. 2:27A. 2:20 class. pacing.
purse $1,000 Ailene l. I I: Dyersburg 6 3
2; Duchess O'Neil, 2, 8, 8; time, 2:11%, 21ih
2.1ltb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.
Judge Kicks Orders 1t Sold Unless Certain
Payments Are Made.

"a
Cleveland. o., August 2.-United
States Judge Ricks delivered his de-
cision in the Valley Railroad case TO-
dav and the road was ordered sold un-
less certain payments are made within
five days.
The suit is by the Central Trust Com
pany. of New York. against the Valley.
The court found that on the first mort
gage. which was originally Sl6OO'OOO,
there is now due S2,SOS,S95.77. The
mortgage covers all property except
sixteen miles at the southern end OF
the road. and the sale must' be for not
less than $1,000. 600. The second mort
gage was originally S2.400,0OO, and the
Judge finds that there is now due So
OBJ 10 on it. This is on the sixteen
miles of road at the southern end OF
the lire. and the selling price must be
at least S2.25O,000 One Of the clerks
of the Circuit and District Courts are
made special masters to sell the prop
erty. and in case Of a sale. IL must be
confirmed by the United States Court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03

Chicago, August 2.-Tho police have
at last obtained a partial confession
from Pat Quinlan, the jan.,or of Hol-
mes castle, and have, they believe.
positive evidence that benjamin +.
Peitzel was murdered in his city BY
Holmes and the corpse sent to Phlla-
delphia.
The confession was wormed out of
the Quinlans by means Of tip given
the local officers by Detective Geyer.
of Philadelphia, who arrived in this
city to-day. The exact nature of the
story told by the Qunlans the police
will not reveal. and in fact Chief Bad
enoch and Inspector Fitzpatrick have
both denied that Quinlan or his wife
made any confession at an Notwlth-
standing the denial Of the police bow-
ever, It IS positively known tha, Quin-
Ian made and signed a confession. be-
cause it was left where Quinlans sig
nature on the document would be seen.
although the subject matter under
which ne wrote his name could not be
ascertained. Tonight. however. II
was learned that a confession was made
covering all the details OF the murder
of Peitzel with the exception OF the ex.
act place in which the crime was COM
mitted This, the police declare. they
VIII nave tomorrow. and they declare
that by August 5 they will have in
dubitable evidence that Pietzel came to
his end through the direct agency of
II. H. Holmes. The confession was OBJ
tanned from the Quinlans only after tha
hardest kind of work and at the price
of a promise Of immunity from punish
ment for all part the Qunilans may
have borne in the murder of Pie,zel OF
other crimes committed by Holmes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
CAUSES NO ALARM.
The Withdrawal of Gold Creates No Fear
of Uneasiness.


of Uneasiness.
Washington, August 2.-The with
drawal to-day of $2,35OOOO gold at New
York is not regarded as cause for un-
easiness.
Since February last the bond syndi-
cate has fully demonstrated its ability
to protect the gold reserve from any
serious encroachmens and it is not
doubted that to-day's Withdrawals
could have been prevented, had such a
course been deemed at all necessary to
save an impairment Of the public con-
fldence. There are no indications of
further Withdrawals. but even should
they continue for a short time the
treasury officials would not feel dis
turbed. They argue that the autumn
shipments to Europe of grain and other
farm products are certain to set in late
in the present month and continue
through November with the result that
the gold movement will be toward the
United States
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
ExoNERATEs sUPT. FLINT.

Washington. D. c., August "A great
deal of interest was aroused at the
Postoffice Department this afternoon by
the story printed in San Francisco that
Rail Postal Clerk E. 5. Culver had
charged Supt. Samuel Flint, OF the
railway mail service. with being party
n extensive railway mail frauds against
the government. Second Assistant
postmaster General Nelson denied pos
lively that Supt. Flint was concerned
IN anv frauds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS

Damages Allowed Miss Sadie Eakins for
Seduction and Breach of Promise to
Marry
London, August Miss Sadie FAX
ins was given a verdict of 1,5OO pounds
damages to-day against William Craig
Powers. cashier of a bank at Rochester,
n. Y, for breach of promise and seduc-
ton.
After the seduction it appears from
the evidence presented in court, Powers
revealed to Miss Eakins that he was
married and added that he expected
daily to secure a divorce from his wife,
who was in America. The next day,
however, Powers announced that he was
unable TO obtain a divorce from his wife,
left Miss Eakins penniless and went TO
Paris. Powers did not appear at the
trial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
VERY NICE
Is the Little Bunch of GreenbackS
Mrs. COrbett Will Get From Her
FaithleSS Ex-HuSband.

New York. August 2.-Judge Glider
sleeve to-day approved the referees
finding in the COrbett divorce case.
This gives Mrs. Corbett an absolute di-
vorce. with the right TO resume her
maiden name, Ollie Lake. She is to re-
ceive $500 a year alimony, payable
semi-annually. She may marry again,
but C0rbett is forbidden to do so during
the life of his wife
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
LATE NEWS FROM JAPAN.
The BatrIcship Chen Yuen Restored-The
Japanese Way.

Washington, August 2.-MlnlSter
Kurino. Japanese. is back from an eX-
tensive summer tour through Canada.
The official advices from home are
very meagre. The close Of the war ha1
restored quiet in Japan.
Russias demand that the Lao Tung
peninsula be renOunced was answered
satisfactorily.
Repairs have been completed on the
big Chinese battleShip Chen Yuen, cap
tured by the japanese at Wei-Hai-Wei,
and she is pronounced equal to new.
This gives Japan one of the most pow
erful ships afOat and the first battle
ship in her navy. Two more battle
ships and three cruisers have been or
dered in England. and are already well
under way. These Will make Japans
navy second to but few of the great
mowers. The Ting YUen. sister ship to
the Chen Yuen. is believed to be so
badly injured as 10 be unavailable for
future use as a firSt-class battleship.
In Formosa thousands of Chinese
soldiers still resist the Japanese. but
this is being effectively crushed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03

Chicago, August Judge Tuloy 70
day in the suit of the General Electric
Street Railway 20 compel .hc Chicago
Street Railway Company 10 allow the
Electric Company's cars 20 run for
short distance over the Chicag)'s iines.
decided against the Electric Company
holding that the railways are not public
property and can be controlled eAcIl-
siyely by the company operating tl-m.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
SHE WILL RECOVER.

Nellie Thomas Has Gotten out of the No.
tion OF Sticking Needles and Pins Into
Herself
Cincinnati O., August 1.-Two weeks
ago Nellie Thomas was received az The
Cincinnati hospital and fifty needles
and pins were extracted from her limbs.
She had been doing penance by imbed-
ding needles in her limbs. The girl
hallucinations are gone To-day. for
the first time since. she was able 20 Boz
up and walk and the physicians saJ
she will recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
BURNSVILLE TEACHERS.

oIN|III 70 IUH ItESIsltIs
Burnsville, w. Va. August 2.-The
teachers for Burnsville Academy for
the coming year were elected yester-
day. They are as follows: Marshal
Morton. A. B., principal; Fred D. Cos
ner, B. S. assistant. and Miss Clara
Gribble teacher of music. This is con-
sidered a good selection, and it is ex-
pected that the Academy will be very
prosperous with this faculty.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
ANnrHER LIBERAL SHOT.

Berlin. August "A telegram from
sofia received here says that NJ. Mata-
I,ief an intimate friend of the late NJ.
Stambuloff and leader Of the Liberal
marty at Tatar Bazardki, Eastern Rou-
mania, has been attacked by assassins
and fatally wounded.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
FOUND THEM GUILTY.
The Taylor Brothers VIII Hang for the
Murder of the Meclss Family.

Carrolton, Mo, August We, the
jury, find the defendant. VIM. =. and
George Taylor, guilty OF murder in the
first degree
Such was the verdict rendered this
afternoon in the notorious Meeks MUIR
der trial. Il took but one ballot TO de-
eide that the Taylor brothers were gull
of the helnous e-''a .. '.'-'a ;---e'-'-. -.
them, and tfat the penalty fof the
butchery of Meeks, his wife and two
children on Jenkins HILL on the night
of May 10 last, should be set at the
limit
In an instant nearly 1000 people
crowded the court room, broke forth i'm
a volley of cheers that were only si-
fenced by threats Of arrest, made by
Judge Rucker.
Sentence will be deferred for the pres
ent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
FARM RESIDENCE BURNED.

Special 10 the Register.
Caldwell. O.. August 2.-The farm
residence of William Coerns, near ms
place. was entirely consumed oy Hre
mis- afternoon, caused from sparks
from a chimney or defective fue. Loss
of property and household goods and
insurance unknown. Several fields OF
grass near by took fire from the burn
ing building, doing much damage
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-03
uINERS'
VICTORY
Pennsylvania Opera
tors Come
To the Miners Terms.

-h.y COncede an Advance and
sign Agreements and Bonds
10 Make the Promise Efiect-
we-AnOther Advance to
Come January |, Which viii
Make the Rate 70 Cents-The
Company Store Must Go
VIII Raise Wages in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, and Will
Be Followed by Better Wages
in West Virginia.