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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
A STRIKE
Of the Nine Hundred Employees Of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway Com
pany Inaugurated After Midnight
This Morning.

MILWAUKEE,. WIS, May S.-A strike
of the nine hundred employees of the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light Com
pany was inaugurated tonight, and as
each car was run into the barns motorman
and conductor left it not to return until the
union for increased pay, recognition of the
union, and several minor concessions are
granted The electric railway company
has seen that strike was TO occurr. and
has been quietly arranging TO fill the
strikers places. A number of men have
been brought here from other cities to take
the places of the strikers and are quar-
tered in the several barns.
The strike was determined on al mid
night tonight at a mass meeting of mem
bers of the union, when it was learned by
the officers of the union that men from 9TH
er cities were being imported and that the
company was preparing to Immediately
fill the places of the old employees.
Cooks arrived from Chicago tonight,
ard were at once taken to the car barns.
where arrangements had been made to
feed the new men, who will sleep in the
barns as long as they are in any danger of
violence. Similar arrangements will be
made at the power house on River street.
Special policemen will be sworn In to-mor-
row, some of some of whom will be sta
toned at the barns and power houses and
others VIII be placed on the cars to pro-
tect the new men.
The strike begun tonight will tie up the
entire electric and street railway service of
the city. The several lines are owned by
the one company. and every employe of
the road is a member of the union. In ad-
dition to the street railway employees, the
electric light employees are involved, and
will probably strike tomorrow. They
number three hundred men, and operate
the only electric lighting plant in the city.
Unless the company is prepared to man
the power house the city will be without
light tomorrow night except for gas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
SENSATIONAL
Are the Charges Made by L. G. Dill
man Against the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, in a Bill Filed
in the Federal Court.

Seattle. Wash, May 3.-The papers
in sensational suit in the United
States Court have been served. 1t is
the suit of l.. G. Dillman, a prominent
real estate dealer of Spokane, against
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, ard in the complaint he tells in
full the story of the gigantic frauds per-
petrated by Shultz in connection with
the sale of lands adjacent to Spokane.
Dillman asks for the return Of $4,000,
of which he says he was deliberately
defrauded; for SIP, 400 damages, which
he claims to have suffered by reason of
the false representations. and for the
further sum of $4,000 which he claims
to have paid out on promissory notes,
signed in behalf of the road. The suit
is directed against the receivers, Nc
Henri & BigeloW, of the eastern district,
and Receiver Burleigh, of this district,
and against the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, as holding a mort
gage on the Northern Pacific. the COM
plainant complaining that the money
has passed into the hands of the re-
ceivers and was used by them TO pay
interest on the mortgage, and that they
now hold the balance in the treasury OF
which they have control
Dillman states that the receivers are
perfectly willing to make a proper ad-
judication if the courts can decree the
real amount of the Indebtedness. He
asks that the deeds to the Spokane prop
erty be declared for his benefit. and that
the property be excluded from the mort
gage held by the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. He asks that all per-
sons be enjoined from taking posses
sion Of the property until an investiga-
tion of the charge made by him can be
had, and that the reorganization or
passing Of the road from the hands of
receivers into those of bondholders be
STAYED or held subject and subordinate
to his rights. and those rights shall be
decreed by the court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
WANT THE MONARCHY.
a Very Decided Disposition in Brazil to
Bring the Republic to an End.
CorrespoAdence of ne AssOeiated Pres.

Br,ng the Republic to an End.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Rio de Janeiro. April 9.-The mon
srchial movement in Brazil IS begin
ming to take a very serious turn. Prot
iJing by the general disorder which oD-
tains among the republicans by reason
OF foreign and domestic troubles, the
mOnarchists are picking up courage aud
declare openly their inIentiOn 10 restore
the monarchy
AS long ago as November 10th last,
they made a considerable demOnstTa-
ticn at Rio and at San PaulO in favor or
restoration. What adds 10 the gravity
of the situation is that numerous Off
GERS Cf high rank in the army and
navy. who have hitherto maintained
ther neutrality. have declared openly
for the monarchy. General ThOmaz
POmpen. professor n the military school
at Fortaleze. a few days ago, at q puo-
lie meeting. invited his pupils and col
leagues 10 Join the mOnarchiSts. The
republican journal. o Piaz, recently de-
manded that all soldiers and sailors
above a certain rank declare their
faithfulness to the republic. Very few
army officers have responded, and many
are suspected Of sympathy with the
cOnspirators.
The dispute over the Amapa territory
is not as Well solved as ii is sought 10
make il seem. Popular demonstrations
have taken place at Para and at Rio
against the project of mixed commits
sion to report on the question, which
the government has agreed 10. Vega
| Cabral, the Brazilian governor OF AM
apa. who is almos, solely responsible for
/ the disturbance over the Amapa ques-
ton. is in Rio, diligently working up a
party of sympathizers with his cause.
There is also a Bolivian question con-
cerning the Bolivian frontier which had
I been almost forgotten, when a rather
/ imperiOus note was received from the
Bolivian government to name its COM
/ miss:Oners to act with those Of Bolivia
! 10 obtain a true boundary. President
! Moraes has named Senior Thaumatur-
! go de Azevedo president of this COM
mission, which is TO begin work on the
| frontier on May 18th.
| The dispute over Trinidad island with
| England. the troubles in Rio Grande do
| Sui and the turbulent tendencies of the
/ JacObinOs all serve 10 encourage the
monarchial conspirators in their cam
! paign against the government. They
have emissaries all over Brazil. as we'll
as the work they DO through the press.
! Several new mOnarchist newspapers
have recently been sts~'~' ~T-i mum
Der of the established journals do not
hide their sympathy for the old imperial
! regime.
/ The actual situation in Brazil is con-
sidered serious.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
JUDGE LYNCH
Convened His Court in Texas, Yester
day, With the Usual Result--Will
Bendy Hanged and His Body Rid.
died With Bull t..

Beaumont, Texas, May 3.-Judge
Lynch has cut short the career of VIII
Bendy. and excitement is intense
throughout the southern part OF Jasper
county. Yesterday evening the last re-
port came in that a strong posse had
Bendy surrounded in the big thicket,
about half a mile from Buna, and that
he was almost sure TO be captured. This
morning early a message was received
that Bendy had left the thicket and had
sought refuge in the home OF his broth
er-in-law, and there the determined
party found him. He was not quick
enough in yielding, when shot rang
out that brought him to his senses.
This was at three o'clock this morning
The shot wounded him and he began
running. When about fifty yards away
he gave in and was led by the crowd 10
the Old Orange and Jasper dirt ROAD.
Here a suitable tree was found and the
rome quickly adjusted that swung him
nm a mark to the steady arm OF the
avengers. Through the still air rang
ont the shots of thirty cool and deter
mined men who had taken the law into
their own hands. His body was riddled
with bullets and was left hanging for
q while. to show others the swift way
in which such criminals will be dealt
with.
Constable Bibbo, E. B. Rome and
Roxy Wall, the last two colored' are
still alive, though suffering severely
from the wounds of Bendy. Palllp
Haines was inferred to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04

Cleveland, Ohio, May 3.-There was
but one session of the Methodist Gen.
eral Conference to-day. That was held
in the afternoon, at the Armory. Bish-
op Fowler, of Minneapolis, presided,
read the Scripture and preached the SER
mon, prayer being offered by Rev. DR..
+. S. Upman, of Drew Theological Sem
mary. Bishop Fowlers sermon was a
powerful arraignment of the higher
critics of the Bible, the speaker showing
by biblical and scienticfic arguments
that the mass of the criticism passed up
on the Scriptures was without founda-
ton, The address was listened to with
marked attention by large audience.
A large number of the ministerial dele
gates to the conference supplied pulpits
this morning and evening.
The delegates are expectantly awaint-
ing the contest over
THE WOMAN QUESTION,
which is to come the first thing to-mor-
row morning in the conference. 1t is
understood that the majority and mi
nority reports of the Committee on Eli
gibility will be submitted at ten o'clock.
The majority report. which will be sign
ed by twenty members Of the commit
tee, will probably be submitted by Rev.
DR.. A. G. Kynett, of Philadelphia. 1t
will hold that the women delegates are
eligible to seats in the Conference. The
minority report, it. is understood, will
be submitted by DR.. J. NJ. Buckley, edi-
tor of the New York Christian Advo-
cate. and will consist Of arguments
based on biblical and constitutional
grounds against the granting of the
privilege of delegates to the women.
The consensus of opinion among the
delegates is that
THE MAJORITY REPORT
will be adopted. If it is, the Conference
will say. it is asserted, that the consti-
tuition ought to be changed, and prece-
dent will be established which will re-
suit in giving seats TO women in all fu-
ture Conferences. While it is admitted
that the women will win victory, con-
siderable apprehension is felt regard
ing the probable action of the German
delegates in the event Of such action.
It is we'll known that the Germans are
almost solidly opposed to giving women
seats and a voice in the Conference pro-
ceedings, their opposition being based
upon the declaration of st. Paul against
women's participation in the affairs OF
the Church. and some doubt is expressed
as to whether they will submit to the
action of the conference
WITHOUT A PROTEST.
1t can be stated on excellent authority
that the report of the Committee on
Prohibition will declare in favor OF
combining to fight the liquor traffic in
any way upon which all friends of tenn
perance can agree, regardless of creed
or politics. The report will also indorse
the work OF the American anti-Saloon
League.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
THE CUBAN WAR.
The Usual Routine Reports of Unim-
portant Skirmishes, in Which the
Insurgents Get the Worst of It.

Havana, May 3.-ReportS of the exc
cution Of members of the crew of the
schooner Competitor, captured as a fill
buster. are untrue. Admiral Navarro.
who must conduct the trial, is still ab-
sent from here.
The guerialla captain Peral. with
three sections of the cavalry of Pizarro.
left Mariana. Havana province, in pur-
spit of the insurgents. He met body
Of them largely superior in numbers
near Managua and promptly charged
them. After fight they were dispers-
ed, leaving seventeen killed, together
with seventeen fire arms and some
machetes. The troops had one guer-
lila killed and eleven wounded.
Reports received from various points
indicate that seventeen insurgents have
surrendered TO the authorities.
AS the result of sundry skirmishes in
Matanzas, Santa Clara and Havana
provinces. the insurgents have sustain
ed a loss of twenty-five killed. three
prisoners and four spies.
Chicago. May 3.-Owen Melton. one
of the crew of the filibustering schoon-
er Competitor. captured by the Span
iards, and who is likely 10 be shot with
in forty-eight hours. unless Consul
General Williams interferes, is a West
ern man. Melton is only twenty-five
years old, and his home is at an OBJ
scure town in Kansas, seven miles from
a railroad. There his parents live. and
they are in ignorance of his where
abouts and danger.
Basilio Lassa, an insurgent incen-
diary. will be shot tomorrow.
Gen. Bernal has been summarily re-
lieved from his command and ordered
TO report in Havana. Presumably this
is due to the fact that Gen. Bernal and
his column were not on hand to CO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
LONDON MONEY MARKET

,.., May 3.-The unexnected
s., .,.'l3 DEVELOPMENTS for the
proved a check to the s0ec-
..... .'e2cy recently DEVELOPED in
No, IN o,her directions. in
.~... 10 'ae African market. The
-.s.-. Investment securities at the
'alo.,ive prices has tempor-
home railway securities
ss -ir7 decline on the Pretoria
Sain advancing or favor
- reports. Italian and Span
-s ,5s were firm. South Ameri-
Is strong on the settlement Of
.,- ,'.-en,iae-Chne dispute. Mines
p. covered from the fan caused bv
--, ....a news. The condition Of the
.s. ''earS 10 be that any favorable
.- .5-.A as the granting OF even a
-,. ne Citlanders' demands bv The
.3-, e.i government will produce \
- elIance. Grand Trunks were
~s-..- 'he bad traffic returns. and
'1s were adversely affected bv
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
THE PRlNCE LEFT OUT.

Paris. May S.-The Temps says that
the Will of the late Baron HirSch has
been opened at Bruenn. His wife is
made the residUary legatee. Oae mil
lion pounds is set apart for charities n
Moravia. Another important legacy is
left to Baron HirscA's adopted daughter.
The will contains no other dispositions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04

the threatened gold shipments. But
better feeling prevails regarding the fin
ancial situation in the United States.
Except for fall Of two in Atchison pre-
ferred, the changes for the week we're
only fractional, but were generally
downward.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
The Weather.

Christian Schnepf. the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa-
tions of the temperature yesterday: a.
m. 65; a. m, II; IL m, SO; 3 p. m-' 81; Z
D. m, 70. Weather fair.
Washington, D. c., May S.-Forecast
for Monday:
For West virginia-Fair; southwest
erly winds.
For western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Fair; slightly warmer. light to fresh
southwesterly winda
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
THE SULTAN RATIFIED.

LONDON. May "A Constantinople
dispatch 10 the Times says that the mur-
der of the Shah has thrown the Sultan into
a state of extreme horror. Foreign tele-
grams are excluded and the local papers
are forbidden to refer to the subject.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
HOME AGAIN.

San Francisco, May 3.-The United
States Gunboat Concord. which has
been stationed with the Asiatic squad
ron for the last five years. arrived here
this evening from the Orient, coming
by way of Honolulu.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
WON'T STAY LONG.

Paris. May 3.-The newspapers con-
firm the rumor that NJ. Herbette. French
Ambassador to Germany, will only re-
turn to Berlin to present his letters of
recall.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
NJ Remarkable FEATURES
p Shown Tonight at the Opening
Of the Exposition

-,.,-~ical Appliances in New
?. -. civ A Current to be
- Io-N rom Niagara Falls-The
Pc D the Falls Can be Heard
-I,-.,-b+h, I-. Telephone-Chauncey
-. - VIII Telegraph Around
-.s World.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
A LEAP FOR LIFE.

\ huntington Woman Leaps from Bridge
Iuto the FIX Horn River.
Huntington. ". Va. May 5.-Mary
the wife Of VIM. Shore. leaped from
bridge into the Elkhorn river, fifty feet.
to-day. to escape from passing en-
gine. She was rescued but will die.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
JEALOUSY
Induced on Ironton Man to Fire Four Shots
at His Wife.

Ironton, Ohio, May 3.-James Beals,
a stove molder, shot and fatally wound
ed his wife to-day. The couple had
been out walking and Immediately on
their return home, Beals drew revolv-
er and fired four shots at his wife, three
of them taking effect. The deed was
actuated by jealousy. Beals escaped,
but is closely pursued by officers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04
THE WOMEN WILL WIN
In the Contest for Admission to the
M. E. General Conference.

The Majority Report Favoring Them
Will Be Adopted Some Anxiety
as to the Attitude Of the Ger
mans The Liquor Traffic to be
Fought in Any Manner Upon
Which Friends Of Temperance
Can Agree.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Frnnco-Ru.sian Alliance.

London, Oct. %. - The Chronicle,
upon authority which it is believed is
unquestionable, gives the history Of
the formation and growth of the Fran
co-Russian alliance. ut was opened, -
says the Chronicle, "by a military con
ference dated August 1890, of which
Gen. Obrutchef was the chief author,
and which was for defensive purposes
The next important event was the visit
to Toulon by the Russian feet in Octo-
Der, 1893, which was followed by the
eventual signing Of the treaty in De-
cember, 1898, the statesmen chiefly
concerned being M. Casimir- Perier and
M. de Giers. 1t is simply a military
alliance, with special relation to the
balance Of power created by the Aus
tro-G German alliance land lapses on the
day the latter alliance comes to an end
1t is purely defensive, and in no way
aggressive, and therefore could not be
used for the recovery of Alsace-Lor-
raine."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
VERY MUCH MARRIED.
Missouri Man Strikes a Snag in Hi
MultifariOus Matrimonial Career.

Missouri Man Strikes a Snag in His
MultifariOus Matrimonial Career.
st. Louis, Oct 23.-Albert Newson is
an Englishman with a pronounced tend
ency to enter the uncertain state of
matrimony. -Four times has he ven
tured in the role Of u husband, and
the court records shown no divorce
proceedings against him. All four OF
his various wives are said to be alive.
One Of them, who clai1us to be Mrs.
Newson the third, applied for war
rant against Newson, charging him
with bigamy. He was arrested, and
does not deny that he is much married.
He said that his various wives told him
that they would not agitate the matter
Of his many marriages. Newson came
to this city ten years ago. He was ac-
companied by woman whome he in
troduced as his wife. Then about
three years later he married Lucy
Stilton. Newson was not heard from
again until June 20, 1893, when under
the name of Albert Roberts he married
Mary Stemball. He lived with her
three years, and then deserted her.
Last month Newson figured in another
marriage. This time it was Mary Mil
Ter, a thirtecn-yenr-old girl. The where
abouts of Mesdames No. 1 and No. 2
are not known. Newson is forty-tive
years Of age.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
wa.hinrton Talk.

Justice White, Of the United States
supreme court, has appointed George
s. Moore assistant United States attor-
ncy for the middle district of Alabama.
The Chinese minister ut Washington
will be succeeded at the expiration OF
his term, eight months hence, by Lord
Ii. nephew and adopted son OF Earl
Ii Hung Chang.
Commenting upon the statement con-
tanned in dispatch from Washington
that President Cleveland intends to in
tervene in Cuba in a manner tanta-
mount to the recognition of the indie
pendence of the insurgents. The I'M
parcial, published at Madrid, declares
that Spain ought to demand a full eX-
PLANTATION of the Washington govern
ment.
Henry D. Clayton, United States at
torney for the Middle district of Ala
bama, at Montgomery, was dismissed
from office by order of the attorney
general. Mr.. Clayton is a candidate for
congress, and there is a well-known
rule of the department which makes
candidacy inconsistent with the holding
of the position Of United States attor-
ney.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Accidental Happenings.

Paul Hogue, aged twenty, attempted
to kill a calf at st. Joseph, Mich, with
the butt of a loaded shotgun, and in
striking the calf the gun was dis
charged, killing him instantly.
The asphalt roof of a one-story room
used by the University of Virginia fell
in this morning and caught five work
men, two of whom were killed and
three injured.
Fears are entertained in Philadelphia
for the safety of the barks Argenta.
Silicon and Serena. which sailed several
months ago from Greenland to load
cryolite for Philadelphia.
. Miscreants wrecked passenger train
on the Memphis route near Jones'
Springs, Mo-, placing an iron plate on
the rail at curve. Charles George, the
fireman, was badly hurt. The passen.
gers escaped with a shaking ZIP.
Mrs. Andrew Groves clothing caught
fire from some burning brush as she
was driving near Jacksonville, ILL.,, with
two children, and while she managed
to save them, her own burns We're SO
severe that she died.
Mayer Bros pottery at Beaver Falls,
Pa, was destroyed by fire, entailing IL
loss of 100000. During the fire wall
fell and five boys were buried in the
debris. Two We're perhaps fatally in
jured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
ILLINOIS DA YAr CANTON.
Republican, of the Prairie state
Visit Mai. Mckinley.

Republican, of the PRAIRIE State
Visit Mai Mckinley.
Canton, Oct. 23.-This was Illinois
day at the home of the Republican
candidate, but also a number of 9th
er visits of note We're made. All day
long the streets were filled with march
ing clubs and the mir with the music
Of bands. The Illinois people began
arriving as early as 2:30 a. m. A pa
rade was made in which local bands
and local escorts Joined, the day be-
ing bright and pleasant. Maj. Nc
Kinley reviewed the parade from the
stand on the front Of his lawn, and
when it had passed the marchers
countered to mass around the stand
for the speechmaking. -Four addresses
We're made on behalf of the visitors.
Gen. John McNulta spoke for the city
Of Chicago, Hon. w. J. Calhoun for
the State of Illinois, Robert G. Givens
for the Republican clubs, and 2. j..
Minter for the representatives OF the
labor organizations of Chicago and VI
cinity. The Black Hussars, who
brought with them their splendid
black mounts, including midnight"
the fine steed Maj. Mckinley rode on
the occasion of the opening Of the
worlds fair, had previously called and
listened to q short informal address.
The Illinois people gave Maj. Mckinley
a grand ovation when he appeared to
address them and they applauded
every sentence Of his speech.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
ANOTHER OLD-TIMER.

Death of Michael Cummings, One
Time Chief of Police of St. Paul.
St. Paul, Oct. %. = Michael Cum
mings, we'll known to all the old timers
of st. Paul, died this morning. The
deceased came to St. Paul in 1851 and
has resided here almost continuously.
For number of years he was one of
the leading contractors Of the city, and
then for time was engaged in the
grocery business at the corner of
Third and Robert streets. Subsequent
ly he went to Fort Ridgely, where he
took up claim. At the time of the
Indian outbreak he was member Of
the legislature, the building in which
he was living being destroyed He
was appointed chief of police in 1868,
and served in the council and board of
education for number Of terms.