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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
WANTED $4,000.
George q. Wickoff Shot Fatally, in His
Private Office, Because He Refused
the Demand of a Crank.

New York, June 15.-George H. Wick
off, president of the Bank of New Am
sterdam, was shot in the abdomen and
side this afternoon while in his private
Office in the bank by man named Clar-
ence Clark. Clark demanded money,
and meeting with a refusal, fired the
shots and then turned the PISTOL on him
self. Both men are now at the New
York Hospital in an unconscious con-
dition.
When Clark had gained access to Mr..
Wycoff he presented to him the follow
ing letter, which was written on Hotel
Marlborough paper, in blue ink and in
clear, legible hand
1--WE want $4,000. Five $1,000 bills;
ten $1OO bills.
81 will sLoot you If you make a false
movement. So be careful. My part
ner outside also has you covered and If
you give an alarm within three min
utes after leave, he will throw a stick
of dynamite through the front entrance.
Put the money in an envelope.
Don't talk"
The shots were heard by policeman
on the street, who ran into the bank
building in time to see Clark fall.
Mr.. Wyckoff is go years old and re-
sides in Montclair, n. j.
Clark is about 80 years old and wears
a sandy moustache. He was well
dressed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
AN ARBITRATION PLANK.
Railroad Men Want the Republicans to De
clare for National Arbitration.

Peoria, H., June 15.-The Railway
Brotherhoods of Engineers, Firemen,
Trainmen and Telegraphers, three of
which recently removed their headquar-
ters to this city, have decided to ask
the Republican commEtte on resolu-
tions for an arbitration plank in the
platform. The following resolutions
were forwarded to ST. Louis last night:
More than 100000 railroad employees
in the United States, a majority Of
whom are members of organized bodies
representing their different callings, de-
mand that a plank be inserted in the
platform of the Republican party en-
dorsing national arbitration of differ
ences that may arise between employer
and employe engaged in interstate
commerce We believe the public de-
sires it. We are sure that railroad en-
ployes want it, and we know Of no one
who opposes it.
I'VE deplore strikes and strife and
urge that all means possible be en-
ployed to bring about an amicable set
tlement of disputes by arbitration. We
believe the bill now pending in the ma
tional House of Representatives and
known as the 'Erdman Arbitration bill,
is loEg stride in this direction, and we
ask the support of the convention in
having the measure made a law"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
THE FREE SILVER MEN.
No General Caucus Held Yet-Divided on

NO General caucus beld fet-DlVided ON
the Question or Boiling
St. Louis, June 15.-The delegates
from the silver States have again post
poned their meeting, and it is now un-
certain whether a joint conference OF
the delegates from the different States
will be held un.il after the committee
on resolutions acts upon the platform.
The change of plan is due to the fact
that some difference OF opinion has
been developed in some of the States
as to the most advisable course 10 be
pursued. In some instances there is a
division as to the wisdom of a bolt,
whatever the platform may be.
The division exists in the Montana
and Utah delegations. The Montana
delegation is evenly divided. with Sen
ator Mantle heading the wing favorable
to walking out OF the convention and
Senator Carter heading the forces Op-
posed to chis action there being three
delegates on each side.
This subject formed the basis Of
quite a stormy scene at the meeting Of
the delegation to-day. Both Senator's
are. however, anxious TO preserve har-
mony in the party in their State. and
both will hesitate before separating
upon this issue.
In Utah there is a majority favorable
20 a bolt.
The Colorado and Idaho delegations
are solid for bolt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
MONEY PLANK AGREED UPON.
The East and Middle West Come to An I'm
derstanding-A Very Mild Sentiment.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-The money
plank of the platform has been agreed
upon. 1t is a victory for the Middle
West, but is perfectly satisfactory to
the Extreme East. The New England
contingent, headed by Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts, and backed by the
Plat and Quay forces in New York
and Pennsylvania, urged the adoption
of a short. emphatic declaration, and
their plank was finally formulated at
the conference held last night. The
plank: I'VE favor a maintenance of the
existing gold standard and are opposed
TO the free coinage of silver, except By
international agreement for bi-metal-
lism with the leading nations of the
world"
This was to be the offer of the East
and upon it they were to stand. The
leaders in the middle West States, Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minneso-
ia ald Nebraska, were equally strong
in their insistence upon a declaration
that would not be open to the charge of
equivocation. Michigan, Iowa and
South Dakota, three of the tiers of
States stood out against declaration
favoring in terms the present gold
standard. They rather favored some
thing distinctively friendly to silver,
while affirming their opposition TO free
coinage under existing circumstances.
The plank agreed upon by the Iowa del
egation this afternoon after four
hours struggle and which is under
stood to have the endorsement of SEN
ator Allison, is for this idea. That
plank was as follows:
I've favor gold. silver and paper as
the money of the United States, all to
be kept in a parity of value and the
enactment of necessary laws to ac-
complish the purpose. We also favor
The use of silver as international money.
either through international agreement
to secure a common ratio with free
coinage at such ratio by the agreeing
nations or by concurrent legislation of
the league nations TO accomplish the
same purpose"
That pending such an arrangement
which should be prompted by the power OF
the United States it is unwise and mex
pedient for the United States alone to
cdopt a free coinage of silver at the ratio
Of 16 to 1, and therefore we oppose such
free coinage of silver"
This plank was submitted to Senator
Lodge and other Eastern men to-day as a
substitute for the plank proposed by them
yesterday and has been accepted by them
as completely satisfactory. This. it is be-
lieved. ends the fight over financial planks
of the platform.
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opposition to free coinage. Coupled
with these declarations will undoubt-
edly be a declaration in favor of such
use of silver as
THE NEEDS OF COMMERCE
demand, but not beyond the point
where the maintenance Of the party
would be endangered.
Senator-eiect Foraker. of Ohio, who is
to be chairman of the committee on Ses-
Oiutions, has prepared a rough draft
of platform covering most of the sub
jects to be presented and this will fur
nish the basis for the work of construct
ing the platform.
The selection by the various State
delegations to-day Of their membership
on the committees was not marked by
sensational incidents save in New York
and Missouri. In New York all the
smOu,dering bitterness between the
Platt and anti-Platt factions broke
forth and ex-senator Warner Miller,
the head Of the snti-Platt faction, threw
down the gauge Of defiance to the New
York leader. He made ringing speech
in waich he spurnel the leadership of
a man who had declared that Mckinley
, was unfit for the presidency and moved
TO depose him by making Chauncey NJ.
Dapew chairman of the delegation.
There were hot words on both sides.
Thurlow Weed Barnes denounced the
Herkimer statesman, who has been in
Structed for Morton, as traitor. The
anti-Platt action pollsd II out of 20
votes in the delegation, and Mr.. Piatt
was reelected chairman.
In the Missouri delegation Chauncey
l. Filley who for many years had been
the Missouri representative on the na-
tiOnal committee. was defeated in his
ambition to again be a national COM
mitteeman, aud
RICHARD KERENS WAS SELECTED
This is the outcome of a long struggle
for supremacy.
The situation as to the Vice Presi-
dency continues indefinite. Opinion
does not seem to cryStalize. The talk
of Hobart of New Jersey, Lippett of
Rhode Island, and Evans, of Tennes-
see. goes on. but does not seem TO be
regarded seriously.
There was a strong belief early in
the day that perhaps the New York
delegation could agree on some one
who would be satisfactory to both fac
tionS. and there was a renewed dis
cussion of Governor Morton and ex-
Secretary of the Navy Tracey, but when
the factions declared war 10 the hilt, all
idea of New York furnishing the tail
of the ticket was abandoned. Although
the Maine delegation is not advertis-
ing the fact. it is almost certain that
they will present the name OF eXGov.
Cleaves. Representative Dingley. of
Maine. who was spoken OF, does not
cOvet the honor.
There is still a lingering hope among
a vast number of the delegates that
Speaker
REED WILL Be NOMINATED
by a spontaneous outburst in the con-
vention, and if he is they do not be-
lieve he could decline any more than
Logan could in 1884. or Hendricks and
Thurman could when they were placed
on the Democratic tickets in 1884 and
1883 respectively.
Tonight the streets are brilliantly
Illuminated and monster Mckinley
demonstration was made.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16

st. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-The West
Virginia delegation to-day declared
for the present standard and elected
its members TO the convention COM
mittees, but tied itself into deadlock
over the Office o. national committee
man. Two candidates for this rosition
were present-N. B. Scott, OF Wheel
ing, the present member, and William
Seymour Edwards, OF Charleston, eX-
speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives. The contest is geographical,
TIE supporters of Edwards making their
fight on the argument that Wheeling
mas long monOpoIized the lions share
Of offices and should yield portion to
the Second, Third and Fourth Congress
sional districts. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow.
The discussion OF the financial plank,
resulted in unanimous agreement that
the State, through its delegates on the
convention floor and its representatives
on the committee On resolutions, shall
stand for platform endorsing the
present monetary standard without the
word gold"
The delegates made the following ap-
pointments:
Member of Committee on Resolutions
F. NJ. Reynolds, who favors the inser-
ton of the word gold" in the party
platform; committee on credentials, ..
w. Hardman; permanent organization,
Henry Schmulbach; basis OF represen-
tation, C. F. Rathbone; rules and order
Of business, J. l.. Hurst; chairman Oh
delegation, A. b. White.
The selection of national commit
teeman developed lively fight. Strong
opposition was shown to the re-elec-
tion of n. 3. Scott, the present member
of the committee, and the opponents Of
Mr.. Scott. who desired a reelection,
selected w. S. Edwards as their candi-
date for the position. The fight at one
time approached the point OF bitter
ness, and heated arguments we're in
dulged in for some time after the con-
clusion Of the caucus. 1t was finally
decided to hold the election for the
committeeman at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The impression prevails that Mr..
Scott will succeed himself. The Ed
wards people are leaving nothing un-
done to bring about the selection Of
their man. but it is hardly possible that
they will be able to ouSt the Wheeling
man
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FOSTER WANTS GOLD
And Wants the Word Boldly Proclaimed in
the Platform.


st. Louis. Mo-, June 15.-Governor
Charles Foster, of Ohio, who was Sec
retary Of the Treasury under the Har-
rison administration, was taking an
active part to-day in urging the Ohio
delegates. including Mr.. Hanna, to
make the financial plank specifically
gold standard declaration and to use
the word gold, so there could be no
doubt about either the letter or the
spirit of the solution.
Ex-Secretary Foster said that gold
had obtained an importance and sig
nificance not heretofore attached TO 1t.
The discussion as to the platform on
the money question has turned wholly
upon the point as to whether the word
gold is TO be used or omltted-whether
the phrase shall be "the existing stand
ard" or "the existing gold standard"
eli. view of the supreme importance
o. adopting a platform about which no
controversy whatever. either expressed
or implied. can be had. 1t becomes high
" important that the word gold be
used
with such a platform hundreds o.
thousands of honest money Democrats
will vote the Republican ticket"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
WANTS NO EQUIvoCATIoN.

St. Louis. Mo-. June 15.-To the AS
sociated Press. Mr.. Teller said:
The Western people admire men
who have the courage to say what they
mean. What is the use of twisting
around with such expressions as the
existing standard when gold is meant?
Why not just say what they mean,
without playing with words? That
will not fool anybody. The American
people are intelligent, and cannot be
deceived. There should be no attempt
10 evade direct ISSUE"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
REED MEN ARE ACTIVE.
Missionary Work Going On Among South
ern Colored Delegates.

Missionary Work Going ON Among south
ern CoIored Delegates.
St. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-Henry
CABOT Lodge, Joseph Manley, State In
surance Commissioner Carr and other
Maine workers were extremely active
to-day. and yet frank in their state
ments that Mr.. Mckinley had clear
majority. Senator Lodge had a con-
ference with the colored South Caro-
lima. Florida and New York men, and
announced that he had received assur-
ances from them of active support for
Reed and a pledge of missionary work
for to-day. He said: The colored
southern delegations have been badly
treated by the Mckinley managers.
They were promised very great consid-
Grafton ard received none. The major
itv Of them have declared for Mr..
Reed"
A significant fact in this connection
is that Caleb Simms, of New York, a
prominent Platt colored man, and an
instructed alternates for Morton, was
one of the leaders in the movement OF
the colored men towards Reed. In ad-
dition to this movement the Kerens
faction of the Missouri delegation, ow-
inc to the fact that Mr.. Hanna is sup
posed TO be treating with Chauncey
FiIey. had boldly announced that they
were through with Mr. Mckinley, took
down his pictures and announced them
selves for Reed. Naturally there was
more rejoicing in the Reed camp. MIR.
Reeds managers were in every State
headquarters during the day and there
was as much life about their own head
quarters as any.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
MAY BE MORTON.
The Old Man Has Agreed to Accept
the Vice Presidential Nomination
IfIt is offered Him.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
St Louis. Mo. June 16.-12:S0 a. M
AS a result of much telegraphic hego-
tiation between st. Louis and Albany,
it is definitely stated on what is be-
lieved to be good authority that Cover
nor Morton has finally yielded to the
solicitations of his friends, and has
agreed to accept the Vice Presidential
nomination-despite the split in the
New York delegation, he is now to be
vigorously pressed for the nomination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
MEETS LITTLE FAVOR.

ST. Louis. Mo-, June ia movement
has been sprung to have the convention
place its candidates in the field before
adopting a platform, on the theory that
this course would permit the western
delegates who contemplate boiling on
a gold platform to first assist in NOM
mating candidates. The proposition
has met with little favor, and will prob
ably not be pressed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
STILL UNDETERMINED.
impossible to Tell How the Convention
VIII Stand on the Money Question.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-With many
of the committee on resolutions not
appointed and with some State delega-
tions still on the way here, it is impos-
soble to get an absolutely authentic re-
cord of the present standing upon the
issue. A poll by the Associated Press
this afternoon shows that there are
three standards for which votes can be
counted and the States with their num-
Der Of delegates are polled under four
headings:
For the gold standard. with the
world gold" in the plank, 914.
For silver free coinage, 72.
Against free coinage of silver
without mentioning the word "gold," ,"
466.
Doubtful States, not yet decided, so.
Necessary TO the adoption of plank,
400.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
QUAY STILL THERE.
The Pennsylvania Delegates Decides to
Present His Name and to Vote for Him.

The Pennsylvania Delegates decides to
Present His Name and to Vote for Him.
st. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-Pennsyl-
vania will present the name of NJ S.
Quay to the convention and of the six
ty-four votes of the keystone State 5S
will be for Quay and six for Mckinley.
The Mckinley men counted four votes
as sure before the caucus convened at
s o'clock tonight, and they count the
result as a gain for them, although
the caucus went from first to last as the
Quay men dictated. The proramme
was written out before the caucus met
and with the exception of two unim-
portant items, the proceedings were in
exact accordance with the typewriter
plans of proceedings. The committee
| appointments were as follows: National
Committee, NJ. S. Quay; chairman OF
delegation, Governor Hastings; rules,
II. H. Bingham; credentials, w. H.
Andrews: permanent organization,
Charles II. Mullin; resolutions, Smed-
ley Darlington. The caucus affirmed
the monetary standard adopted by the
State convention, in favor of a god
standard.
The only fight was that made against
Quay by the Mckinley men, the vote on
all other points being unanimous.
There was no opposition whatever to
the selection of Quay as a member OF
The national committee.
The Quay men express themselves as
confident of the success of their cand!-
date and declared tonight that they
would continue voting for their man as
long as there was any contest for the
nomination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
WATTS FOR SILVER.
The Democratic Gubernatorial Candi-
date Makes au Unequivocal State
ment.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Charleston, W. Va, June 15.-Gen. C.
C. Watts has written a letter to S. H.
Mitchell chairman of the Democratic
Committee, of Writ county, defining
his position on the money question.
He announces himself in unequivocal
terms as being in favor of the double
standard and in favor of the free COIN
age of silver at 16 to I, regardless of
the policy or action of any other ma
ton. He refers to his speech on the
stump in every campaign since 1873, in
which he has always denounced the act
'demonetizing silver and demanded the
restoration Of silver to the position it
held prior to 1873. when its coinage
into money was restricted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
WITHOUT A HITCH.

st. Louis. Mo-. June 15.-The Ohio
delegates organized in few minutes
without a dissenting vote on the selec-
ton of Kurtz for national chairman.
All the selections were by acclamation,
and the selection of Foraker for the
chairman on resolutions and Marcus
A. Hanna as a member of the commit
tee to notify the candidate of his nom-
ination were received with cheers. On
motion of Senator-elect Foraker. the
chairman of the delegation was directed
to cast the 46 votes of Ohio for Wm.
Mckinley.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
The Weather.

Christian Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa-
tions OF the temperature yesterday: Z a.
m. 5S; 9 a. m. 81; 12 m, SO; 3 p. m, SO;
I p. m, 10. Weather changeable.
Washington. June15.-For West Vir-
gipia: Showers, followed by fair;
warmer; easter.y to southerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio:
Local schowers, followed by fair wealth.
er; warmer; light to fresh eaSteEiy
winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
NOTICE TO NEWS AGENTS.

During the present week the Register
will publish very full reports Of the
Republican National Convention, at St.
Louis.
News agents should order extra
copies at once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
M ~ nE YOIING DFPOSED.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-The Cali
fornia delegation, after being in session
all afternoon. chose ]. D. Spreckels to
succeed NJ. H. De Young as national
committeeman.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
F. M. Reynolds viii Be On the Reso-
lutiOnS Committee.

He Favors the Insertion Of the Word
Gold" in the Platform-Henry
Schmulbach on Permanent Or
ganzation - White, Chairman Of
the Delegation Lively Fight on
Scott for National Committee
man-Strong Opposition Shown.
No Result Reached.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
A MAD DOG SCARE
.ecIal to the Register.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON. w VA, June ia
mad dog created panic among the throng
Of people on Third avenue this afternoon
II was killed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-16
.a.HI LOUIS IS THR0NGED..
-~z.is Upon Thousands Attracted
By the Convention.

-ss Hotels, Crowd the Streets,
s r-aks Moving About Well
~, rmDossible-The Indications
-- cold Will Have It's Own
nov Grow Sronger-Southern
t western States Declare Tor
~. cold Standard, but Do Not
cent silver Condemned Vice
-.sfent Still in Doubt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
Pine RIVER DAM BREAKS
Torrents of Water Are Sweeping
Through Pelican Creek Val.
ley, MINI.
Buildings Washed From Their Founda.
tions and Carried Away-No Loss
of Life Reported.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June 19.-News has
been received By courier that the Pine
River Government dam has broken, and
the water is pouring in torrents through
the valley of Pelican Greek to the Missis-
sippi.
The break is about four miles from the
dam proper, and was caused by the water
running over the top of the bank and
making a channel before it was discov-
cred, and the water is now rushing
through break 200 feet wide.. There was
a sixteen-foot head on the dam. which
confined the water of seventeen lakes, all
being bank full. The gates at the dam
were raised at once in order to draw the
water into the Pine River, which is now
running full.
The water was rising this afternoon at
the rate of one foot per hour in the new
channel and also in Pine River. The
buildings of A. 7. Kimball hotel-keeper
at Pelican Creek, have all been moved
from their foundations and some of them
swept down the stream in the new chan
mel. He saved his stock and furniture.
AT Rrainerd they are preparing for a
five-foot rise in the river, which will make
it two feet higher than during the recent
flood. No lives are reported lost.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20

phine's ball and were not a little sur
prised TO see an accurate, illus trated de-
scription of it published in a San Fran
cisco paper hardly three hours after the
guests had gone TO their homes.
In less than an hour after the special
trains arrival the pretty breakfast-room
OF the Sea Beach Hotel was filed with
CALLS. There was hardly person at the
tables who was not perusing the great
morning daily. The same thing might
have been observed in any of the other
big caravansaries of the carnival city.
The newsboys who were fortunate enough
to secure supply soon disposed of them.
Will S. Grant, THE CALL agent, sold over
1900 more than his regular supply.
Mr.. Grant has fixed up his place of
business in the most pronounced carnival
attire. Yellow and white predominant, of
course, but the colors are SO arranged as
to produce an elegant and pleasing effect.
THE CALLS special trains to the carni-
val city have been a great success, and the
people have appreciated the work ir the
most practical way-by buying all the
papers that were for sale.