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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01

Chicago, February 29.-Three Of a
family of eight dead and the other five
dying is the frightful result Of the es-
cape of coal gas in the residence of
Fred Stuenkel, a farmer living a few
miles southwest of Chicago heights,
near Crete, VIII county. Physicians
attending the family say the mother
and four OF the Stuenkel children Will
die.
THE DEAD ARE:
FRED STUENKEL, aged As, the
father.
ROSAMOND STUENKEL, aged 10.
DELLA STUENKEL, aged 1.
THE DYING ARE:
KATE STUENKEL, aged 43, the
mother.
ARTHUR STUENKEL, aged 10.
RENETA STUENKEL, aged 8
months.
WILLIAM STUENKEL, aged 10.
The Stuenkel family has been prom
nent in Crete for nearly forty years,
and the news of their misfortune caused
great excitement among the farmers in
this vicinity. About three o'clock
this morning Mrs. Stuenkel was awak-
ened by one Of the children down stairs
crying.
The father, with Della and Arthur,
slept in a large bed room down stairs.
On the floor above the other members
Of the family slept. In the lower
room was a large hard coal stove,
which had been filled for the night.
Mrs. Stuenkel as she went down stairs
called to Rosa and said she feared the
child was i'll. She found her husband
lying upon the bed writhing in agony
and moaning. Arthur was on the floor
behind the stove unconscious. Della
was on the bed with her father cry
ing.
No one seemed to think of the coal
gas and the door was kept shut for
ie. Of cooling Of the room. The
daughter called to the other children
to come down stairs. The baby, Re-
meta. had been crying and was brought
along. A few minutes after the fam
lily had gathered in the fathers room
each member began acting in pecu
liar manner.
The baby went to sleep. William
fell to the floor and crawled outside into
the kitchen. The mother became so
dizzy she had to leave the room. Rosa
mond remained with her father, and in
short time the gas fumes oyercame
her. and she fell to the floor. The
girl was found there dead some hours
later.
Not one member of the family seemed
to notice the hot stove and the gas.
The children ran about half dazed, al
ways closing the door behind them.
The mother and oldest son fell pros
uate upon the kitchen floor.
William recovered sufficiently to
crawl out into the yard. There he was
seen by his uncle Henry from an adj
Joining house. Physicians were imme-
diately sent for and everything posi-
BILE was done for the surviving mem
bers of the family.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
DR.. HUNTER WITHDRAWS.

The Senatorial Situation in Kentucky Be
comes More and More complicated.
FRANKFORT KY, February 29.-Dr.
Hunter has withdrawn from the Senatorial
race. and the ballot to-day resulted: Black
burn g. Bennett (, Burnam g. Stone s, De
hoe Z, Holt s. Finley Z, Pratt 2. Dyche I,
Hunter Z, Worthington ., Blanford 8.
Buckner 8, Carlisle 1. Farley 1. rest scat
tering. Necessary 20 a choice G5. The ball
lot developed the fact that no one as yet
had been decided on by the Republicans
as d unit.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
Special to the Register.

Geography.
Special TO the Register.
Washington. d. c.. February %
Senator Faulkner decided to-day to
give his endorsement for The marshall
ship to Mr.. Charles Wells, of Gloyers
Cap and he filed the papers in the case
at tie Department OF Justice before 60
ing TO his home i'm Maruns0urs.
There was some surprise at the Sen
ators action. owing to the very strong
fght made for the selection of one OF
tine candidates from the First district.
When asked his reason for indorsing
Wells. The Senator said:
"With the numerous applicants. all
of whom were good Democrats, had
much difficulty in determining what
was tine proper thing to do. A number
of those who applied were so located
tha, it was impossible TO consider their
names. because it would throw the APP
pomment in proximity geographical
Iy. to- one or the other OF the TWO gen
uemen now holding federal Offices in
the state. the district attorney and the
collector of internal revenue. From
the time 1 heard of the sad death of
Nr. Garden 1 was of the opinion that
the appointment should 80 north Of
line drawn through Lewis county. As
there were only three large federal
Offices for the whole State, and four
Congressional districts. felt that geo
graphical location of these offices and
not district lines should be considered,
and having determined this, 1 consid-
cred the claims of all north Of the line
of which l have spoken.
FROM THE SENTIMENT
of those whom l met at Parkersburg
and from communications received
here. / teIt that the appointment OF
lIr. Wells would best meet the require
ments of the situation. He is in every
way competent and his endorsements
covered not only his own section, but
every other section of the state.
Before reaching this conclusion,
however / satisfied myself that the
successor of MIR. Garden could not in
any way influence matters affecting his
estate. felt the warmest personal
REGARD for him. and the deepest sym
1a,hy for his family. and investigated
-bat question in order to- ascertain what
bearing the appointment of his success
sor would have upon any pending ac-
counts Of Mr. Garden as marshal. !
found that his accounts were settled
and balanced mp TO January LIST, 1896,
and that an subsequent to that time
were of record in books in his Office
and would be turned over at once to
his personal representatives. NO one
can regret more than myself my ma
h,ity 10 satisfy alI' out from 'he
light before me / have done the best
could looking to the interest OF the
party throughout the entire state.
understand that it will be the policy of
Mr. Wells TO make no change in the
force now employed in the marshals
office. except when necessary and for
cause.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
GHH8. WELLS, US MBR2p !.
Is the Way He VIII Proba6l% 'nte
1t in a Few Days.

Senator Faulkner Decides to Re
commend His Appointment to
the President, and Files the
Papers in the Case With the De-
partment of Justice - Senator
Faulmer's Reasons for Selecting
Mr.. Wells Purely a Matter OF
Geography.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
.FANILYkILLED BY coal Gas.
A Most Remarkable Casualty in an
Illinois Household.

A Hard Coal Stove, Becoming Over
heated, Gives Out Fumes Suff1-
cient to Kill Eight Pe-sOns-No
One Thought Of the Stove as the
Cause Of the Trouble, and All
Feared to Open the Windows for
Fear Of Chilling Those Who Lay
Unconscious.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
TIE OLD MAN LOST HIS NbD.
A Farmer From Calhoun County
Bumps Against a Gang

OF Green Goods Operators in Park
ersburg, and Drops SeYenty'hve
Dollars on Their Game - Two
Brothers Named Polling, Who
Claim TO Have Also Come Out
Loser, Held as AccOmplices OF
the Weston Sawdust Gang.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01
Snecial TO the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, February %
An old farmer named Herman a. Wltte,
of Calhoun county, was swin6led out
of about S75 to-day, supposedly by
man named Jesse Polling, also of Cal
hoW county, who, together with his
brother, Chester, came to this city last
night.
Polling met Witte at the Commercial
Hotel. and told him if he would give
him the money be would make "a deal
for him by which he would get two dol
lars for every one.
The old man turned over the money
to Polling. who later informed Witte
that he had lost Witte's money as well
as his own and displayed a bundle OF
green goods which consisted Of pack
age of blank paper with 81 bills on the
top and bottom.
Chief of Police HeatOn head of the
deal and arrested the Polings.
When arrested about 500 was found
on them and a dangerous looking gun.
While being searched, Chester took
from his pocket a letter and began
chewing it. The officers chOked him
and forced him to
TURN OVER THE LETTER,
which read as follows:
Cumberland. Md, February %.
"Mr Charles Polling.
Dear Sir:-If you want to make an
other deal with me- come TO Weston,
Lewis county, w. Va. and I will be
there from the middle of the month till
the last of the month. Come if you
want more of it, as you are aware it's
all right and you Will find me at the
hotel which you met me at before. I
am doing a big business in your county
now.
Sincerely yours,
u. p. DOUN."
Witte sWore out a warrant for Jesse
Polling and he was given a hearing and
was bound over in the sum of $500 TO
appear before the next Criminal Court
grand jury. but he failed TO give bond
and was placed in jail.
Chester Polling was also fined $50 for
carrying a revolver
Polling claims that he met DOun at
the COmmercialhot otellast night and the
deal was made by which he turned
over the money and received a bogus
package in return. The officers take
no stock in the Polings' story and claim
1T Is ONLY A FAKE
manufactured by them to rob the old
man. Of late several letters have been
received here from Weston, and the
officers think the Polings are accom-
plices of the green goods" dealer
there.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01

Mr.. c. Schnepf t..
druggist, made the fa.a' ... -,.
tions OF the temperatu' a.7n,
3S; 9 a. m. 80; L m. 81. De '-'
m, 49, Weather ely
Washington, d f.. colde-:
For West virginia b. $3.50
northwest winds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-01

There was no Police co-. 'as' a'.l'
inc
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

which has opened the public domain
to homeseekers and preserved their
rights thereon, and which has declared
and maintained the policy of promot-
lug American industry, aud which has
always sought the greatest good for the
greatest number. Tt is II matter of
special pride with me that am and al
ways have been member of such a
party, and nothing that can ever say
or do will adequately express the feel
ings that inspire mo when think of
the distinction l have received at it's
hands. There is no task too arduous
for me to undertake in the interest of
that party. and I have no thought of
anything in politics but such as hope
may rebound to the credit of republic
anism in South Dakota. and in the ma
tion. and promote the welfare of all the
people,"
This was the declaration of Senator
Pettigrew four years ago-nineteen
years after "thc crime of 1873" and
while his party was in favor of such
legislation as will maintain 1.-The parity
OF value OF the two metals" "and in favor
of"international agreement t'-preciscly
as it is now.
Which Pettigrcw is it that Mr. Bryan
proposes TO defend among his own
people" Falls Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The Edgemont Advocate misled
"Uncle Joe," as it did many other hon.
est people, by the manner in which it
nisquoted Capt. Lucas-accusing him
of saying that 'the ellows who are
trotting around bowling for free silver,
are not worth anything" etc. The Ad-
vocate stated that Capt. Lucas made
that statement in his speech here in
Hot Springs. The Captain denies hav-
ing ever said any such thing, and there
are plenty of people who heard that
speech who declare that he did not use
any such language, and most people
are willing to accept his word for it.
He never said any such thing, and the
Advocate should have the honesty to
correct that statement, especially since
it's editor was informed by Capt. Lucas
that he had been misquoted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

"Whcn people feel the pinch of hard
times said General Longstreet in IL
speech at2 Atlanta, Ga, last week, lit is
unpati'iotic to make incendiary APP
peals to their prejudice. and seek TO
arouse the masses against the myth
cal classes. debtor against creditor.
poor against rich, cmploye against en-
ployer. and section against section, as
in times of distress caves of Adullum
multiply and the discontented catch at
amy nostrum or remedy the blatant in
cendialy dcmagogucs may ingeniously
DEVISE"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

At Il popocratic demonstration at
David City short time ago. one of the
banners carried in the parade bore this
inscriptions: Bishop Newman is one
of Satan's chosen few They have
also severely criticised Bishop McCabe
speaking i'll the most complimentary
terms of Major Mckinley in his public
lectures but that grand old hero of
Libby prison defiantly asserts his right
to speak his mind and says he was a
citizen of the United States long before
he was bishop and if he has to re-
nounce either it will not be his citizen
ship. The Bryanite crowd must be in
a desperate predicament when it will
revile such eminent divines and parade
behind banners denouncing one of the
bishops of the Methodist church as
"One of Satan's chosen few."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16
a CHALLENGE DECLINED.

l. If Mr. Bryan. or any other human
being, will show that this country.whcn
it had the free coinage of both silver
aud gold at the ratio of 16 to i. or any
other ratio, was ever able to bring the
bullion value of both metals to the
coinage value. and keep them together.
thus securing and maintaining their
circulation rs money side by side. and
preventing one from eNpelliny the other.
the Courier-.lournal will withdraw all
opposition to the free coinage of silver.
=. III Mr. Rryan, or amy other human
being. will show that any nation on
earth, by the coinage of both gold and
silver. at any ratio. was ever able to
bring the bullion value of both metals
to the coinage value, and keep them to.
gether, thus securing and maintaining
their circulation as money side by side
and preventing one from cNpelling the
other, the Journal will with
draw all opposition to the free coinage
of silver.
We submit that if no nation has ever
been able to bring and keep together
the bullion and coinage values of the
metals, when those values differed very
little, it is preposterous to assume that
any nation could do it today. when
those values are so wide apart.-Louis-
Vile Courier journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

At the national republican headquar.
ters last Monday, after a conference
of the entire executive committee, the
following statement was given out:
"The election of Mckinley and Ho-
bart is an accomplished and an assured
fact. They will receive 30 electoral
votes. Bryan will receive ITO and
there are six states having 81 electoral
votes which are doubtful. but the prob
abilities all point to the fact that these
6T votes will go into the republican
column and be added to the go now
assured for Mckinley aud Hobart
This is the status today. We have the
election and will hold it. The OPPOSE
tion have abandoned the east.
M. S. QuAv."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The ropocrats say: "Down with the
riehs- The republicans say: "Up with
the poor!" Let the rich remain so but
let tie poor endeavor, by well-directed
energy, to become better off. The man
who N this enlightened day and glor-
ioosly sich country cries: sDown with
the 1iehE instead Of saying: "Up with
the pooTw = tho enemy, not only Of
the rich but Of tho poor as wcll.-
Nhinaxo0a P1nindealor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16
A PANACEA FOR BLUES.

Following are a few 'gems'' from a
late issue of the Edgemont Labor (.)
Advocate:
There is lots of work to be done in
this country and lots of idle labor. but
where is the money? A voice says:
sAsk Europe"
What is it that provides the rich with
food and luXuries, fine raiment and
sumptuous homes? Work. Who does
the work? The poor. DO the poor live
in palaces? No. they don't live at all:
they worry and fret and starve and die
in rented houses.
The roads are teeming with people
ssgoing some where to save from starv-
ing. The other day one of the X. of L.
men in driving from Colorado Springs
to Fountain. met seventeen men "pack-
ing their blankets and hoofing it to
that unknown somewhere" Day and
night they tramp. tramp, drifting like
starving cattle.
Such calamity bowling is worse than
nightmare. We might possibly en-
dure democratic administration once
in thirty years were it not for these
walls of distress sent up from pop or
gans all over the nation. With the re-
turn of republican administration and
prosperous times the occupation of the
professional calamity howler will be
gone, the pop editors and pop orators
will disappear and we suppose will con-
tinue as formerly, to .'earn their bread
by the sweat of the frau"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16
a TREACHEROUS SNEAK.

The New York Voice, the prohibition
organ which is being generally dis
tributed throughout this state. is
guilty of one of tine most sneakimg
dcspicable frauds that has ever been
perpetrated upon the business men
the newspaper men-of South Dakota.
The Voice, through Il New York adver
tisiis agent, secured rates for publish
ing Il certain article containing statis-
tical comparisons of government Ii
censcs issued for the sale of liquor i'll
prohibition states and license states.
That's all there was to this article. but
they wanted rates for publishing more
stuff of similar nature, in favor of
the repeal of the prohibition clause of
the constitution. Nearly every paper
in the state has quoted them price,
though but few quoted them price
for editorial space. Now comes the
Voice containing the various letters
that were written to this fraud of a
New York advertising agent, who wrote
for rates and marked his letter ssconfi.
Dental" The Voice in bold headlines
says: South Dakota Newspapers for
Sale-Editors Who Openly Peddle
Their Honor, Offer Their Editorial Ut
terances for Sale and are Ready to
Champion Corruption,' ETC., etc. Then
they proceed to use the worst kind of
villifying epithets concerning these
newspapers, many of whom are not
guilty of anything like what the Voice
accuses them of, for they did not offer
their editorial utterances. That great
moral apostle that is making such pre-
tensions in the interest of humanity,
to further the prohibition cause, has
done more injury to maintaining pro-
hibition in South Dakota than can be
c DIRECTED between now and election
1t has shown that the most miserable,
dastardly and low tricks will be stopped
to by some skulking sneaks to try to
help the cause of prohibition, and if
such tricks must be played to aid in
continuing great moral cause we
don't know of many who would care to
train with the class OF traitors who
perpctrate such skulduggery. But it
is to the credit of the leading prohibi.
tionists of South Dakota that this mis-
cradle fraud was perpetrated outside
of this state, and we have too much re-
spect for all the people of South Da.
kota to believe that any of them would
stoop to such deviltry as the Voice.
Even the Successful Farmer. of Sioux
Falls, which is published by the
chairman of the prohibition state
central committee. was caught by
the fraud-and caught worse than
almost any other newspaper, for
he wanted payment in cash. so
that he would not have to sign drafts.
or money orders.
| The STAR will publish such articles
as the "bait' sent out for five cents IL
line-all they care to send us-and will
set aside column to the discussion of
the anti-prohibition side of the ques-
tion, to be paid for at so much a line,
while at the same time the w. G. T. U.
column can doubtless hold it's own in
the discussion-if it can't it should
not succeed in the coming election.
That sanity " Voice is too much
afraid that the other fellows might be
heard.
@ReAr .ArrLe. ar. co,+,,.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The following is automatically re-
ported to have been said by Senator
Pettigrew at Custcrin his speech: ''.All
of you stand together until election
day and work for the election of Bryan.
Any man who spends thirty days work
ing for Bryan, will do his country bet
ter service than he who spent three
years of his lite carrying the muslsct.' s
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The republican county ticket out
ranks its opposition ticket in every
particular. Give it the most critical
examination and you will agree that
this is correct. Examine it i'm every
particular and then in doing what is
best for the county you will surely de-
eide to vote for the candidates upon
the republican ticket.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The Hercules cotton mills of Quere-
taro. Mexico. which includes three of
the largest cotton factories in Mexico.
have closed down for an indefinite
period. The closing of these mills
throws l.Go0 operatives out of employ
ment. The cause of the shutdown is
stated to he on account of an ovcrpro-
duction of the manufactured goods.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

Open the mints to the free coinage
of silver. and the factories will open.--
Labor (?) Advocate.
Oren the door to national prosperity
by the election of Major Mckinley and
such absurd statements as the above
will disappear from the public prints.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16
JAMES G. BLAINE.

"Onr creed embraces an honest dol
lar, an untarnished national credit.
adequate revenues for the uses of The
government, protection to labor and
industry. preservation of the home
market, and reciprocity which will en-
tend our foreign markets. Upon this
platform We stand, and submit it's dec
larations to the sober and considerate
judgment of the American people,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

The Custer County Journal is new
populistic sheet that has been started
at Custer, with A. ]. Evans as editor.
1t is very neat looking paper, and
while we hope to see it succeed we re-
member that the second newspaper in
Custer has always had pretty rocky
time of it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

Charity the independent
American laborer scorns to
ask, but he has u right to de-
mand that justice should be-
gin ut home. In his name.
and in the name of common
sense and honesty, l ask that
the American Congress will
not force upon the American
laborer an inferior dollar.
which the naked and famished
laborers of India and China re-
fuse to aaacpt;.
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16
HOT SPRINGS STAR.
~CERMs OF THE WEEKLY STAR.

on1 YEAR. .Ss.OO SIX MONTHS. ... 100
THRkE MOxTHe. so cents.
The SrAR is published every Friday.
Advertising rates made known on application.
Job work neatly and promptly executed at
NsosOnable rates.
Monthly settlements will be made with adver-
Hsers rnleee otherwise arranged.
snort, newey communications are solicited
srOu all localities.
sW"The STAR office is in the Minnekahta block.
Drop In and see us. We aulicit your business.
When more convenient call us up by rELE-
PHONE. Send Ms items uf social affairs, the
ARRIVAL or departure of friends, or anything of
interest is cordially solicited 1t will aid ns in
diving yon y good local paper and please your
friends.
"A. STANLEY, Editor and Proprietor.
Member Sonth Dakota Press Association
WM. II. STANLEY, City Editor.
Entered q. the Hot Springs posto,hcc as second
:lBss niStter.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-16

Il do not know what you think about it,
but 1 believe it is good deal better to
open the mills Of the United States to the
labor Of American than to open the mints
Of the United States to the silver of the
world" Maj. Mckinley.