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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

delivered a rafting little address Whlch
was received with much enthusiasm.
The preliminary steps were taken TO
organize an Irwin club.
RITCHIE.
The Ritchie district meeting was held
in Meyers Hall, and was a large and
enthusiastic one. 1t was called to or
der by Committeeman ]. b. Handlan.
J. B. ManiOn was made chairman and
T. J. Wolvington secretary. The fol-
lowing suggestions were made
County CommisSioner-August Fette
and James w. Frederick.
School Commissioner - Hermann
Bentz, August Rempke, Sr., and James
B. Menkemeyer.
Justice-D. J. Mccormick and Bern
ard Lewedag
Constable-H. w Specht and Ernest
Frederick.
Delegates to County Convention-J.
B. Handlan, Charles ]. Otte and VIII
liam Thurman. Steps were taken to
organize a club at once.
TRIADELPHIA.
The Triadelphia district meeting was
held at Elm Grove, and was presided
over by Geo. w. Woods, while J. w.
Ewing acted as secretary. 1t was a
good meeting from every point of view
The suggestions were as follows
County Commissioner-D. NJ. Thorn
burg. William c. Henry and James
Baird.
School Commissioner-Michael Mad
den and Charles Eisennach.
Justice of the Peace-Joseph l.. Be
dillon, Henry Helfenbein and c. S. Ter
rell
onstable-William Warden and
John Anderson.
Delegates to County Convention
Luther Blayney. Edward Miller, w. T..
Chambers. II. S. ThOrnburg. william
NJ. Hutcheson and Eugene Colts.
RICHLAND.
The meeting in this district was held
at the brick school house, and was call
ed to order by Dr. W. J. Bates, who
was chosen chairman. Harry j. Gar
den was elected secretary. The names
suggested we're as follows:
County Commissioner-Albert Nc
Culloch. John w. Nichols and }. C.
Parshall. The latter declined in favor
of Mr.. McCulloch.
School Commissioner-George CrisS
and J. w. Bruner.
Justice Michael Mcneil.
onstable-Robert Costain.
Delegates to ConvePtion-Harry J.
Garden. George EbbeTt and James T.
Stewart.
No reports were received from Lib
erty district.
REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE AT BEN
WOOD.
The Benwood Republicans held theii
campaign celebration last night in great
style. About 500 people participated in the
demonstration. The parade formed at th'
County Line Hotel, ard marched 10 tn'
lower end of the city, headed by the ponce
force.
The music was furnished by the Wheel
ing City band. of the South Side.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Pa seed Firm That Fsiied to Get "a Con-
traot-The Allegations Denied.
"ashingtOD. April 1.-THE recent
sing of a contract for furnishing
s for general distribution bv the
mment has resulted in the filing of
-.s at The Department of Agricul-
or Breslan. Goodwin d Co.. a Chi-
seed firm. against Secretary Nor
The allegations are that their bid.
'-n rne lowest. was refused because
7.m had urged the passage of the
solution providing for the revival of
r.oution of seeds nOrwithstand-
Secretary MOrtOn's protests. that
furnished by officers of the de-
o1t to Secretary Morton. to- Sena-
Proctor of Vermont chairman Of
senate Committee on Agriculture.
o Ar N1dsw0rrh. chairman of the
committee had been manipu-
H order tO show that the firms
were below The standard. that AS
secretary Dabnev had insisted
company I'm c1se it secured the
using -he machines of the Brown
Machine Company. and that
.a.lef had decided against the
because of their refusal to do
~ was alleged. furthermore. that
secretary and his assistants had
stated that the company re-
' Use It's name on the seed pack
Morton and the officials OF
-.e'.uual Department make an
oo1ie. of the truth of the
and say the award of the seed
Was based ON percentage of
ana -orminative power OF the
.a ay the department last year
when there was no prospect
.ributi0n
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nuucRa>r> HELD ur

' authorities Fear the Iutroduc-
smallpox Ouarnuned at Mingo
.' ..e Register
Ohio. April 11.-A fam
q mm'grants who came over
~. mslip Illinois. ON which
Nar.oloid. were detained
'-aav. Their destination is
r.- ani they should have been
one River. bu, they came
MS. class instead of second
5S ON the Pan Handle.
MISSED Notica OF their COM
SVEN oy Secretary Probs-. of
rd 0t Health.
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THE FILLED CHEESE BILL
Passes the House by Vote of $50 to 5s-
Provisions of the Measure.

Washington, April 11.-After two
days debate the House to-day, by
vote of 100 to IS, passed the Grosvenor
filled cheese" bill. The Democrats
voted solidly against the measure to-
gether with eleven Republicans. Prac-
tically the only amendment adopted
was one reducing the tax on retail deal
ers from $40 TO S12 The bill requires
the manufacturers Of filled cheese to
pay a tax of $4OO annually, the whole
sale dealers $3.50. and the retail dealers
So, and for failure to pay such tax i'm
poses upon manufacturers fine of from
S400 to $4,000; upon wholesale dealers,
from $3.50 to $1,000, and upon retail deal
ers from $40 to $500. 1t also requires
the branding of filled cheese" and its
sale only from original packages. The
penalty for false branding is a fine OF
from $50 to $500. The bill requires all
retail dealers to post conspicuously
sign, "flled cheese sold here" In addi-
tiOn it imposes a tax of one cent per
pound on filled cheese, the tax to be
paid by the manufacturer. Imported
filled cheese" is subject to a duty OF
eight cents per pound. The act is to 90
into effect on the nineteenth day after
its passage.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

The various candidates for Office on the
Republican ticket were required to put up
their assessment yesterday. No with
drawals were registered which VIII cause
a very long ticket to be voted on. The as
sessments Were divided as follows She
if. six candidates. so each; Clerk Of the
County Court, eight candidates, $50 each;
Clerk of the Circuit Court. four candidates
S35 each; Prosecuting Attorney, four cam
didates, $S5 each; Assessors, SIS each, and
thirty to thirty-fve candidates for County
Commissioner at 80 each. Figuring this
amount together the Ohio County Repubi-
can Committee wiz have $l,2O to grease
the machine with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Indications Are Good for a Big Gathering
at Pittsburg in May.

sat Pittsburg in May
PITTSBURG, April 1.-THE eighth Pro-
hibition national convention. which will
convene here next month. promises to be
the most largely attended of any yet held
by that party. The delegates already ac-
credited exceeds the number originally eX-
rected. twenty-five States having reported
the number Of reu,gar delegates who viii
attend; but the local committee of arrange
ments prom ses the best Of entertainment
for ali delegates and visitors. The Pacific
coast will De particularly we'll represent
ei The California delegation has ar
ranged for a special train to come right
through. T. WIN be handsomely decorated
and be chr.s,ened the California Prohi-
bi,ion Special" New England viii also
run special from Boston under control
of r.. w. Clark secretary of the State
committee of Massachusetts,
Chairman II. L. Castle. of the local COM
mi,tee. viii deliver the address Of welcome
to the national convention. Mr.. Castle,
who is a narrow gauge" platform man.
SAYS the party Will po1 a million votes
this year il the right kind Of platform is
adopted The contest I'm the convention
over The platform wiN certainly he warm.
as both IN enarrow and broad gauge have
able men TO champion them
The candidates for the Presidency so
far. are: Joshua Leverng, of Baltimore:
G.. b. Bentley, Lincoln. Neb.: George w.
Balm, Lexington, Ky. and W. II. Thomp-
son. Springfield o.
The railroads have given a half fare rate
10 those attending the convention.
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THE SLATE To uE SMASHED.

Reports That Mayor Ensign VIII Not Ac-
ccpt the Barnum CIub'- Dictatiou.
Special t0 the Register
Huntington. W. Va, April 11.-Last
night the Baruum Club prepared a slate
to De presented TO- the Democratic cau-
Gus composed of couucilmen and May
or-elect Ensign. It covered every
place that viii Dee filed by the incom-
ing administration. This evenings
Advertiser. the Democratic organ. de
nounces this action of the Barnum.Club
and declares the slate viii De smashed.
It is said tonight that the Advertiser
speaks with authority from the Mayor
elect
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
A GIRL STUDENTS LOSS.
Special to the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
ParkersbUrg. W. Va. April IA
Miss Katherine Roberts. of Burning
Springs. who is attending the State
Normal School at Glenville. discovered
that her trunk. which was shipped
from Weston last week. had been
broken into and relieved of a portion
OF It's contents. which We're of consider
able value. A check for $50 on the Sec
ond National Bank Of this city. some
jewelry and other articles were stolen
from the trunk.
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IS MURDER.
A NV ,
Mrs. 40" c. Miller and Her Son
~ lying from Knife Wounds,

r, Col, April 11.-When Man
Q Alexander c. Miller, of the Warner
.hch, y miles east of Denver, arrived
nome from the city at l a. m. this morn
ing he found his step-son, aged r. dead
and his wife unconscious and bleeding
20 death. The boy had been stabbed
through the head and the woman had
numerous wounds. The house had not
been robbed and the motive of the
crime is a mystery. Mrs. Miller was
Nliller's second wife, his first having OBJ
tanned a divorce on account of his in
timacy with the woman who has now
been murdered.
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FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.

Many voters. irrespective of political
bias. are entertaining the hope that Hon
Lewis 5. Jordan will permit the use of his
name as candidate for Circuit Judge at
the coming election. Judge Jordan's ca
reer ut7n the bench Of the Criminal Court
demonstrated his eminent and peculiar iit-
ness for the office with which his name Is
now being coupled, and if he will consent
to run he viii be elected beyond a doubt.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
LARGE DISTRICT MEETINGS
Held by the Democracy, Last Evening,
to Suggest Names

For Candidates for District Offices
and for Delegates to the Coming
County Conyention-Much Inter-
est Evinced All Along the Line.
Full Reports from All the Dis
tricts Except Liberty - Clubs to
be Organized - Other Political
News.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
GRANDSON OF TYLEE,
Indicted for Embazzlement of OoUn"
Funds in Georgia.

Louisville. KY. April IA spe''ai
from Atlanta. Ga, says:
John Tyler. a cooper. grandson o. OK
President Tyler, was indicted to-day Og
the Grand Jury for embezzlemenl OF
county funds. He gave bond I'D 1n-
sWer.
He admits the shortage and says bro
came home to make i- good. be- 4e-
MES he is short of the amount o- S7'oVV
as indicted in the Indictment.
He hopes to make the loss good ana
return to Costa Rica to live.
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KING and EMPEROR MEET.
William, Of Germany, and Hum bert
Of Italy, at Venice.

A Brilliant Spectacle Presented
When the Emperor's s ROyalYacht,
Hohenzolern, Accompanied by
German Warships, Arrived-Wil-
liam Kisses His Royal Hosts
Great Enthusiasm Among the
People.
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r..-.,. April 11.-BarOn
master OF ceremonies at
-,1-. died to-day, his
r. result, OF injuries ln-
...-- Won NO-Ze, formerly
.ramberiains. during
-..s~lav i'm the vicinity
r.ais a. Po,sdam.
. -.rader was severely
ad0men at the time of
la field of honor and
from tho injuries received
from tle hrs~ douo,-
r.s-1Ie
...r po-sd3m of Baron Won
..--r of ceremonies at the
r..- as. result of injuries
..-.-.s duel wl.h Count Won
-.-.. .,ur chamberlain. VIII
..a long way towards re-
c1ur, anonymous Lett
which for years have fur
and tn fact AN Europe
nf s8r-ling sensations.
..rr \ou No.ze Tor par
--.s duel with Baron Won
.....- already been ordered and
rrced his willingness TO
-.. .-a authorities.
.. .re arres OF Count Won
.morisonment ON the
...s-s-o letters over the sig
.1-,., an, D.. accusing the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
ROYAL BETRoTHALs IMPENDING

London, April 11.-Four royal Oe.
trothals are impending that OF friu,e
Albert of Flanders to the second oausn-
ter Of Archduke Carl Ludwig %. a''7
tria: that Of Prince Christian OF Dol
mark to Princess Pauline. daugl.eI "-
the King Of Wurtemburg' that oil ~ .... ...'.'
Albert Of Sake -COburg-Gotha TO ~. s1
ess Fedora Of Saxe-Meiningen' anu i.. -
ally that of King Alexander Sef'lA ~
Princess Marie Of Greece.
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SIX BLOWN TO PIECES.
One Hundred Pounds of Giant Powder Ex
plodes at Butte. Mont.

One Hundred Pounds of Giant Powder EN-
plodes at Butte. Mont.
Butte. Mon. April 11-An explosion
of 100 pounds of giant powder, by which
six men were blown 10 pieces. occurred
az the 110O-fooJ level of ST. Lawrence
mine to-day.
The names of The killed are: Con. c..
LOwney. John Quinlan. Ed Shields,
James Dwyer. John NcNeigh, Patrick
O'ROurke.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known. as the six men killed were the
only ones in that part of the mine
where the disaster occurred. Owing
to fan of debris i'm the level just after
the explosion. the bodies viii not be
reached until tonight
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SEEKING HIS DAUGHTER.

Frederick Fry. of Graham. I'm Washington
Hunting the Wan who Induced His Child
To Leave Home
Special 90 the Register.
Washington. ID. c.. April 11.-Frederick
Fry. who lives near the town of era
ham. Mercer county. w. Va. was in
Washington to-day searching for his l5-
year-old daughter Ida. who was lured
away from home a week ago by drum
mer named Deshields who met her at
Graham The father traced the pair 10
Bluehe'd. whence they were said to have
come 90 Washington. Fry learned
here that Deshields lives in Baltimore.
and left for that city The girl Is
thought To- be in Washington.
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RENDERED A BANQUET.
The Baltimore Il Ohio Inspection Fariy
Entertained at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. O,Aprl ll.-lNr h'.i
more q Ohio inspection parry reached acre
to-day and were rendered dinner t ihe
Queen city Club by citizens. ia he p'f'l
were President and Receiver j. h- ''N'I-
Vice President and Receiver Oscar '-
Murray. General Manager w. NJ. Greene,
Manager Freight Traffic g.. S. Wig. a"4
I. II. Noouan. general agcn. a.i.'.t.'I''
lis Of the Central States Despatch
President Cowan VIII return '' H'..''
more tomorrow night ard tl. o....a .y
Wednesday night.
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KILLED BY THE CARS.
Frank Nixon Run Over by a Passen-
ger Train, This Morning.

He Was an Employe of the Wheel
Ing Steel Plant, and Left Home at
Eleven O'Clock Yesterday Morn
ing-Was Evidently Struck in the
Back While Sitting on Tie.
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FATHER AND son DROWNED.

CINCINNATI, O., April u.-Charles de
Camp and his ten-year-old son. also named
Charles. of Bellevue, Ky. We're drowned
to-day by their skin striking a barge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Christian Schnepf, the Opera hous' ',.s
druggist. made the following oDseI j., d.
tions =, Of the temperature yesterday: a,
M. 46; a. m, 4S; y m, oi' o ~. y, ''''' 80
n m. 70. Weather changeao!S'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA, April H.
The we'll onJoanna brakes farm was put
to pumping last night and is now making
over 100 barrels a day. The excitement
there is very great and four new rigs are
now being erected. Ten acres of a thirty
one acre tract was leased by Matthew
Mayhem adjoining the we'll for 500 bonus
and one-fourth royalty. Developments
are going towards the St.llweH field and
the Dyke well on A. s. Dykes farm is only
I'm a southeasterly direction.
The drill viii be started Wednesday on
The King farm on Slate creek, in Writ
county. by Dotson Bros. who state that
they are Of the opinion that the territory
is very good.
, A we'll will he drilled soon by c. d.
Dulin, Jr. Of SistersviHe; f. A Pritch-
ard, of Mannington; D. II. Leonard. Of
Parkersburg. and D. c. Casio, of Eliza
beth, on the Hne farm near Standing
Stone, Writ county.
The well of McTaggart e Co, known as
Henderson No. l in the Wiliamstown field.
will be drilled in Monday in the Berea grit.
The Joanna Drake we'll is located at
point where three large farms corner. and
each farm is leased by a different com
pany. who have started in to make devel-
opments lively In the new field.
The w. F. Henry well in the Williams
town field on the forty acre tract was shot
yesterday and viii make a splendid aver
age we'll The sand was missed in the well
on Thomas Ashly's farm in the same field,
the well being drilled in Thursday.
Kelly & Kennedy have purchased the
entire interest of the Yates Oil Co., Of
New York, for 5000 cash.
A special report from Mouudsville says:
The oil scouts have been securing the
country for the past week taking up every
piece of property they could find in sight.
Friday G. 5. Griffith was paid $500 bonus
for a ease on twenty acres adjoining the
RCgerson wel. and proportionate amounts
were paid for other leases. Yesterday af-
ternoon three or four kilograms were re-
ceived by agnts in the field instructing
them TO pay no more bonuses. and for a
while it looked as If the boom had burst.
but the general opinion is that the te,e-
grams were only intended to have their
effect on the outside world, and that the
leasing viii be more brisk the coming
week than at any time yet.
W. 3. Rogers and G. +. Roess were here
yesterday looking over the best route for
laying pipe line from the hogerson field
to Glendale. Work on the new line viii be
pushed TO completion as speedily as pos
sibie.
OIL CITY. PA. April 11.-Credt bal
ances. $40; certificates opened at Sis:
highest. Sis; lowest. S.17: closed al Sly.
Sales. 1000 barrels; shipments. 1870 bar
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

On Friday night TWO prominent poiid-
clans, hustling for Moffat and Travis, al
most came to blows in a South Side sa-
loon. The cause of the trouble was attrib-
uted to a Republican politician who was
working for Franzheim in the campaign
three years ago declaring himself for Mof-
fat and electioneering for him. After con-
siderable argument the matter was finally
adjusted, leaving traces Of hard feelings.
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OIL CITY. PA. April 11.-Credit bal
ances. $40; certificates opened at Sis:
highest. Sis; lowest, Sl.17; closed at SLY.
Sales, 1000 barrels: shipments. Il. 30 bar
reIs: runs III. PIP barrels.
NEY YORK, April u-Petroleum
steady; closed at 10 bid.
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rI31Y I..lN S5H8BD.R DEAD
a.Pv.t Of His Recent Duel with
Count Won KOtze.

-.-,- was Shot Through the
--~sa and His Recovery
Dssmsd Doubtful from the
psf Review of the Scan
.,sf-g Up to the Duel
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

The veteran Squire j. W. Schuitze has
been greatly handicapped by his afiicton
of rheumatism He has not been able 20
move about and push his canvass since
the campaign opened. All the Squire
wishes for is pair Of young legs, deciar-
ing that he would steal a march on the
boys and show them what he can accom-
pllsh in the political arena.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

The attention Of thoughtful voters Of all
parties is directed TO the record Of Mr.. w.
p. Robinson, Democratic candidate for the
nomination for Prosecuting Attorney,
which appears elsewhere in the Register
this morning.
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CENTRE.

The meeting was held at John Schnei-
der's cigar store, No 212O Main street
DR.. J. A. Campbell was chosen chair
man and August Weidebusch secretary.
The meeting was we'll attended. The
suggestions were as fOllows:-
County Commissioner Charles Men
kemeller, John Schneider and Philip
Voellinger.
School COMMISSIONER. W. Sea
bright and Dr. C. /. Hill.
Justice-Thomas F. Fox, Sr., and
Frank Moran.
Constable-John Shorts and Edward
Heller.
Delegates to County Convention
John J. Coniff, A. C. Stoetzer and Frank
Wendell.
WEBSTER.
The meeting for Webster district was
held at the Sixth ward club room,
Twenty-fourth and Market streets, and
was called to order by John Lane, of the
County Executive Committee. J. A.
Wood was made chairman and L. w.
Albinger secretary. The meeting was
a large one. The suggestions were as
fOllOws:-
County COmmissioner-John A.
Weisgerber, Charles Stevens, John H.
Whyte, c. w. Kreiter and Andrew
isher.
School Commissioner-Edward II.
Wilde.
William Manion and w. B.
COnnor.
Constable-M. Hennigan and w B.
COnnOr
Delegates to County Convention
3. Meehan, Jr.. James Carroll, J. w.
Wood, Robert Clark, Philip Cohnheim
and Thomas Kain. At the close Of the
meeting w. w. Irwin, Democratic can
didate for Sheriff, was called for. and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

Attorney William c.. Meyers is said 20
he a nose ahead Of his competitors for the
Republican nomination for Prosecuting
Attuney. Mr.. Meyers IS a very sociabie
young man and will poll large vote He
is a graduate Of Yale University. standing
highest in the class with houors Of bach
elor at law.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12

The Democrats of Webster district are
hustIing ". ". Irwin's campaign for Sher-
if with great energy. The Old Sixth ward
Democratic club VIII be re1rganized into
the ". W. Irwin Democratic club at once.
The attention Of Democratic voters is
called to the card of Clerk John W. Mitch
ell, in this issue Of tine Register.
The card Of John A. White Democratic
candidate for the nomination for Clerk OF
the Circuit Court, appears this morning.
An omnibus load of Republicans went
out to West Liberty yesterday afternoon.
and judging from the reports which drift
cd back TO the city last night they must
have had a delightful time II is under
stood no one was thirsty on the trip, but
this may possibly be an error.
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delivered a rattling little address which
was received with much enthusiasm.
The preliminary steps were taken to
organize an Irwin club.