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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
HOTEL BURNED AT SPENCER.

Special to the Register.
Spencer. w. Va, June ia disas-
trous fire broke out early this morning
in the Hotel Nelson, owned by j. F..
Steel. and the entire building was de-
stroyed, together with the contents.
The large brick building adjoining, be-
longing 10 II. D. Wells. was badly
damaged. Leppert Bros. grocery, who
occupied a room on the ground floor
in the hotel building. also lost their
entire stock. The loss will exceed So
600. insurance 81 800.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
FAYETIF'S TRIPLE HANGING.
Three >Of the Montgomery Gang 10
Swing Next Friday.

Two Were Found Guilty of Muir
dering Charles Gibson on the
Night of April 18, 1896, and the
Other of Outraging the Person of
Mrs. Ike Radford at Mt. Carbon
in January Last-The Murder a
Fiendish Deed-The Three Men
Deliberately Choked Gibson to
Death While He Lay Asleep in
Bed-Gibson's Wife Was Present
and Was One of the Plotters-A
Brief Sketch Of the Crimes Of the
Montgomery Gang.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
WILLIAM +. HALL KILLED
by the Accidental Discharge of a Shotgun
He Was Carrying.

Special 10 the Register.
WILLIAMSON, w. VA, June 19.-News
just reached this place of the accidental
killing of VIM. p. Hall, son of Deputy L.
S. Marshal. II. c. Hall, and a prominent
young man. of the southern part of the
State. Young Hall, in company with his
father and another marshal. were max
ing a raid on an Illicit distillery in the
wilds of Floyd county. Virginia day or
so since. when the hammer of the shot
gun which he was carrying became en-
tangled in the brush, and the gun was dis
charged, blowing off the top of the un-
fortunate mans head
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
TREATY OF PEACE
Between Turkey and Greece to Be
Submitted to the Powers Soon

Constantinople, June 19.-The draft
Of the treaty of peace between Greece
and Turkey is likely to be submitted to
the powers next week. The amount OF
the indemnity which Greece will pay,
it is believed, will be 100000 Turkish
pounds, the largest amount the Greeks
could pay. 1t has also been generally
conceded for some time past that the
Turkish government has given up the
idea of retention of Thessaly. ant It is
understood that the changes in 'he
frontier line will be slight.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
A BRONZE TABLET.
A Memorial to Soldiers Who Died in a
Moravian Church

Moravian Church.
Bethlehem. Pa, June ia hand
some bronze tablet was to-day unveiled
at the Moravian Seminary and College
for Women, by the Pennsylvania Soci-
ety of the Sons of the Revolution.
Services were held in the Moravlan
church. and a historical address was
delivered by James NJ Beck, Of Phil
adelphia.
The building will hereafter be know"
as Colonial Hall. 1t was erected IN
1747. The tablet contains the following
inscription: In memory Of the soldiers
of the Continental army, who suffered
and died in this building, used as a
military hospital from December, l776,
10 April. 1777, and from September
1777. 10 April, 177S.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
ANOTHER TRUST TO PROTECT.
Glucose Manufacturers Have Combined
and are Boosting Prices.

Glucose Manufacturers Have combined
and are Boosting Prices.
Chicago. June 19.-According TO the
commission men, a glucose trust has
been formed. Its existence was sus-
pected two or three weeks ago, when
the price of the long sweetening' took
an up turn on a totally inactive mar
ket. Since then brokers have been
kept busy recording the quotations sent
them by the refners. Conrad H. Math-
ieson, superintendent of the Chicago
Sugar Refining Company, is supposed
to be the prime mover in the new trust.
With but two exceptions, every big glu-
cOse company in the United States is
said TO be included in the combine.
Mr.. Mathieson refuses TO talk on the
matter.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
An EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE.
A Young Mans Plunge in the Della
ware at Camden.

Fancied Solace in Death-Dispute
Over Identification--A Sister-in-
Law Recognizes the Corpse as
That of Thomas 9enbow, but
Benbow Declines to Count Him
self Dead-Tried Suicide on Ac-
count OF a Wife's Threat-A Mel
ancholy Spinster Kills Herself
Murderer Cheats the Law.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
WILL MARRY IN THE FALL.

Atlanta, Ga. June 19.-The engage
ment of Miss Julia Collier, daughter Of
Mayor Charles A. Collier. and Mr..
Julian Harris, son of Joel Chandler
Harris. is announced to-day. They
will be married in the fall.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
TURN PIKE CHARTERED.

Special to the Register "a IT.
Charleston, w. Va, June 19.-Ihe
Secretary of State has issued certifi-
cate of incorporation to the Middle
bourne and McElroy Turn Pike Com
pany. of sistersville, with an author
led capital of 100000. The company
is organized for the purpose Of con-
strncting and operating a macadem-
ized turnpike on or near the present
Sistersville and Salem turnpike, begin
ming at the corporation line of the town
of Sistersville and running thence
through the county of Tyler. The in
cornorators are John H. McElroy, Geo.
B. Slemaker, G. B. West and Robert
Mccormick. of Sistersville, Edward }.
Miller. of Wheeling, John Davis and
Prank B. Archer, of Bellaire, o.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
SUCCESSFUL KELLEY MOTOR
TEST.

Philadelphia, June 19.-The Evening
Telegram says that a successful test
was yesterday made Of Inventor Keel
ey's new etheric engine before num-
Der of prominent electricians and rail-
way men. The engine weighs only 200
pounds and is said to have developed
ten horse power.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
RED HOT IN KANSAS.

Lincoln Centre, Kas.. June 19.-The
weather throughout this part OF the
State has been intensely hot since We'd
nesday, ranging from 103 to los de-
grees. Three deaths from sunstroke
have been reported, besides half a
dozen prostrations.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20

Gen. Gomez cites, in a postscript,
case Of demented woman, Maria
riguez, whose house in ManajanabO N4s
burned by Weyler's soldiers. They
knew she was in it, and Intentionally
burned her 10 death.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
THEY FEEL BADLY TREATED.
Jubilee Seat Syndicates Disappointed
By Americans.

A Tumble in Prices-The Specula-
tors Now Accept Any Reasona-
BILE Offers After Losing About
S2OO,OOO-The Jubilee Fever On,
But London's Preparations APP
pear Incomplete Streets Resem-
BILE Mixture of Carpenter Shops
and Country Fairs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20

John Hudson. who had guilty knowl-
edge Of the murder, but did not take
a hand in il. turned States evidence
was discharged. Manfred Nelson and
Martha Kirby not being connected with
the murder, as shown by the evidence,
were discharged.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
civil SUIT AGAINST A MURDERER

San Jose. Cal, June Ig.-Judgment
for. sS 600 was to-day rendered against
lanes c. Durham, the murderer OF the
McGlincy family, in the damage suit
brought by Jacob S. Hessler and wife
against the fugitive for the loss Of their
daughter The sum sued for was S25.-
GOO The daughter, Minnie Hessler,
was one of Dunham's six victims.
Dunham has a s1,40O mortgage
against a fruit company and this will
he levied on to partially satisfy the
Judgment
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20

Jerry Brown, the negro, entered the
house of Mrs. Ike Radford. near Mt.
Carbon, one night in January last. and
outraged her person, for which he was
conviced Of rape and sentenced TO die
ON the gallnWs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
Ga.Z'S Stirring LETTER.
r-s TO the Cuban Junta That Sue
,eSs Has Attended

go, the Insurgent Arms-Free
~ba Is in Sigat-Weyler's Men
.7wed TO Pilage and Burn, But
v.lal They Are Defeated IN
Daily Eattle-War Will Cease
81. Independence.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20
Special to the Register.

OptCIdI 20 lHt NtSIsItT'
Charleston, w. Va, June 19.--Clark
Lewis and Albert Voires will be hung
at Fayetteville, w. Va, June 20, for
the murder of Charles Gibson. At the
same time and place Jerry Brown, a
negro, will be hung for committing a
rape on the person OF Mrs. Ike Radford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
WYOMING.

St. Anthony, Ida. News: a reliable
report comes from Jackson's Hole con-
Meeting Sergeant with another shock
ing crime. It is claimed that the
death of his wife a few weeks ago was
caused by his inhuman treatment, and
now he has given another display of
his hellish nature by ravishing his little
daughter. He is now hiding in the
mountains beyond the National park,
bur party of determined citizens are
hot on his trail. and if caught he will
be summarilv dealt with.
Cheyenne Sun: While waiting for
the south bound train to arrive this
morning. Mr.. Bryan. in company with
Cheyenne friends. visited the shops.
and while roaming up and down the
tracks, came across the engine Of Jack
Ellis. The engineer and Mr.. Bryan
shook hands. and at his own request
Mr. Bryan was permitted 10 inspect the
engine, and sitting down on the engi-
neer's seat. the silver leader grasped
the throttle, and while in this position
was spied by a local photographer. who
took a shot, and says he got a good pic
tEre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04

the head while Respondent on account
of nom employment.
Hook, Arthur Clayton, 81 years OF
age. 1896 Greenwood avenue shot him
self through the head while suffering
from severe headache. caused by ex-
cessive heat.
Hampton, John T., attorney, 45 years
old, 80 South Humboldt street, shot
himself through the head while de-
sDondent on account of illness and
financial straits.
Tooley. William, ~ years old, recently
employed at Great Northern depot took
laudanum because of despondency.
Unidentified man, % years of age.
body recovered from the lake at Di-
VerSv avenue
OF all. the suicide of Arthur CLAYTON
Hook was the most startling as well
as singular, for the reason that an
acute headache. caused by the trying
warm weather. had rendered him al
most insane The case of another. John
l. Hampton. an attorney in needy cir
cumstances, is hardly less. pathetic.
Hampton had been i'll, and had brooded
much over the death of his wife
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
THE GOLD CONVENTION
Meeting of the Utah Delegation
Held Yesterday.
JNO. DERN ELECTED CHAIRMAN
AND W. D. JOHNSON sEC'Y.
It is Decided to Make a Mineral Dis
play at the Convention-Commit-
tee on Transportation Also APP
pointed.

The Utah delegates TO the Interna-
tional Gold Mining convention at Den
yer met yesterday. in response to a
call by John Dern, member, who
acted upon the suggestion of the gov
ernor. Those present were John Dern.
E. A. Wall. C. L. Dignowity. H. D.
Andrews, Elias Morris, ]. ]. Daily. L.
U. Goliath, A. NJ Cannon. James Chip
man, E. H. Airs. w. A. Sherman, G.
w. E. Dorsey and w. D. Johnson.
Matters pertaining to the convention
and the interests of Utah were dis
cussed and an organization perfected
by the election of Mr. Dern as chair
man and w. D. Johnson. secretary A
committee TO look after transportation,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
NEVADA.

In repairing the court house at Vir-
ginia City. it was discovered that the
walls were hollow. They were &c inches
thick, and the contractor was paid for
-oiid masonry. but there was but Is
inches Of brick and masonry.
Carson Appeal: The discovery of
coal about tour miles southeast of Gar
lock is raising an excitement in. that
region. The discOverer has bonded a
mine for SIS COO. The coal is bitumin-
Gus, and Of good quality. Plans are
being consummated for the erection
of shelter, in which the coal is TO
be used
silver State: Half Of the state pa
pers speak of shipments of oregon
borax from Wadsworth and the other
half name ElkO as the shipping point.
We wish them 10 understand that bOraA
IS shipped from Winnemucca. and that
there are three ten horse teams con-
SANITY engaged in hauling the stuff
from the oregon fields. 1t is the big
gest boTax enterprise in operation on
the Pacific coast at the present time,
and fortunes are assured the lucky
owners
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
BULLET-pROOF CLOTH.
Experiments in Chicago Show it is
Success.

Chicago, July 3-Bullet-proof cloth
saved the life of a dog. The dog was
taken to the Chicago College of Dental
/ Surgery to be shot at. The cloth in
vented by C2simir Zeglen the monk.
shielded the dog from the bullets. and
the shaggy coated little quadruped
went away as friskly as he came, not
wlthstanding the fact that two bullets
of 44-callbre were fired at him at a
distance of ten feet, from a long-bar-
relied revolver.
The first shot struck him exactly in
place to break his backbone. He cow
cred from the shot. but when united
wagged his tail and did not seem in
the least degree sore. AT the second
shot the dog yelped once but was I'M
injured
Casimir Zegien witnessed the shots.
which were fired by Lieutenant Stan
islaus de Kowin Sarnecki, the Austrian
soldier who is collaborating with him
in the perfection of the invention.
This was the first living object on
which the bullet-proof cloth had been
tested, and Lieutenant Sarnecki was
so much excited that he Rugged the
dog with joy. He then announced that
as soon as another piece of the cloth
was complete it would be tied over the
breast of a living man and bullets fired
at it.
The living human target will be shot
on in the dissecting room of the col
lege in two weeks. He is a German
resident in the vicinity of ST. Stanis-
laus church to which Brother Zeglen
is attached. His name has not been
revealed. He does not want to die,
Lieutenant Sarnecld says. but he be-
lieves the cloth will prevent the bullets
from injuring him and is willing to
make the test.
Already two presidents of South
American republics have written for
samples of the bullet-proof cloth and |
self-measurement blanks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
IDAHO.

Representatives of a big lumber com
pany at Marinette, Wis. have been ex-
aiming the white pine belt in northern
Idaho and propose to establish large
plant at Moscow.
Brice now has four municipal tick
cts in the field viz: Republican i'm
provement. Silver improvement, non
partisan Improvement and non-partlsan
anti-improvement The chief local issue
is whether programme of pubic I'M
provements shall be carried out.
Boise Statesman: NiEe purchasers
of school land in Latah county who
were long in arrears on interest have
relinquished. Most of them leased the
land from the state, paying this years
rental in advance. This was their only
hope of saving this years crop. Where
land so relinquished has not been rent
ed to those who held it, leases have
been made 70 others.
Ten car loads of wool was sold out
of the Falk-Bloch warehouse yester-
day. It comprised the clips of Him
rod & Wilson. y. S. Hubbel and Corbus
& Co. The wool went to SHERMAN &
Co, Chicago, and the price is under
stood to have been very good
Nampa Leader: During the past
week 1.070 loaded cars ard 433 empty
ones passed through Nampa, making
a total Of 1,5C3 cars.
HALEY News-Miner: A party of sew
eral gentlemen just arrived from the
Salmon river region say that there are
about $50 Lemhi Indians on the river
in the vicinity of the big Sawtooth
lake. These Indians are peaceable. and
are busily engaged fishing. Some are
at the lake, and others are working
up the river to that body of water.
It is understood that a company is
organized to put a line of small boats
on the lake to ply between Hunting
ton and Ballard landing at the foot Of
the Kleinschmidt wagon road.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
LIGHTNING PRANKs.
1t Plays Havoc in Several Places in
New York

New York, July S.-A heavy thun-
derstorm passed over New York and
vicinity yesterday. Lightning struck
in several places, and in the upper part
of the city and across the river in New
Jersey hailstones of considerable size
fell during the storm. The big flag
pole in Riverside park, just north of
Grants tomb. was struck by a bolt
during the height of the storm and
split from top 10 bottom. The stars
and stripes were hoisted on this pole
for the first time on dedication day.
In Long Island City the lightning
was particularly active and struck in
many places. One bolt struck the
hagpole which surmounts the county
courthouse and jail, splintering the
staff, and entered the building, caus-
ing great excitement, especially among
the women prisoners. Sheriff Dohl and
Supervisor Keysman were sitting in
the sheriff's office at the time. and
both experienced a shock which al
most threw them from their chairs and
daZed them for a moment. Laura
Treadwell, prisoner in the jail. We
knocked unconscious, but was soon
revived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
DID GREAT DAMAGE.
Probably Worst Storm Duluth Has
Ever Witnessed.

Ever Witnessed.
Duluth, Mimi, July 3.-The worst
storm Duluth ever witnessed occurred
last night. The rainfall broke all rec
ords, being 40. The storm did great
damage all over the city, and all over
the country around. Streets were
washed out, pavements torn UP and
some houses locsened from their soun-
dations. All of the creeks running
through the city are raging torrents
Lester river has risen three feet. Sew
eral bridges were carried out. and the
large wagon and street railway bridge
is in danger OF going. one of the big
stone piers being already carried out
Several small houses on the lake
shore at the mouth of the river were
carried out into the lake, but the oc-
cupantS escaped. a large number of
horses and cows were drowned AT the
west end a swollen creek tore its wav
through the engine room of the Scott
and Holston big sawmill, and today the
big dry kiln has been undermined and
the street railway was flooded, and all
traffic was shut off for a time
Lincoln park. the prettiest in the city.
is completely washed away, and Cas-
cade park is almost ruined
Traffic on the railroads around Du-
lutn is blocked. The Duluth & Iron
Range railroad has two or three big
washOuts. and one or two small bridges
are gone within the city linn
its, while outside a number of
bridges have been reported washed
out. The Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railroad has num-
Der of bad washouts, and several
bridges gone. No trains have arrived
here since last evening. and telegraphic
communication was cut off for many
hours. The water in the west end is
still rising today. and several narrow
ESCAPES have been reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
Kansas Crons Suffer.

Kansas City, Mo-. July S.-According
to specials received by the Star from
reliable sources, the worst damage suf-
fered by Kansas crops within the last
week from hot winds has been in the
southwest from Great Bend west and
south. There is a strip of country
through Marion and Dickinson counties
where The weather has been unusually
dry and hot and corn has been dam
aged and some good authorities think
severe damage has been done every
where west of Marion. But taking the
state as a whole. it appears according
to these specials. that the corn crop
is still in condition 10 yield more than
last year, with reasonably favorable
weather in the next seven weeks. The
wheat yield nearly everywhere has ex-
ceeded expectations. The whole state
is dry and hot today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
MONTANA.

Achille F. Migeon and Franklin Far
rell have filed a suit in the United
States court against the Anaconda
company at Helena, which they ac-
cuse of infringing upon an improve
ment in converters for copper ores and
n process for refining copper matte they
claim to own themselves having pur-
chased the letters patent of the inven-
tor, one Pierre Nanke of Lyons. France.
The compliments say they do not
know how much damages they want.
but ask the court to help them find
out. They also want a perpetual in
junction.
Vase Bielich, a miner employed at
the Original mine at Butte, was caught
between the cage and timbers last
Thursday and instantly killed.
Mrs. w. D. Coppernan, wife of
prominent attorney at Belt. arrived at
Great Falls the other night and So
licited aid to get to Helena before her
husband should overtake her She
came into the city on a coal train and
was endeavoring to hide until she could
raise the money to get away. Mrs.
Coppernau tells a story of abject cru
city and stated that she was compelled
to Zee from her husband to escape
bodily harm. She was furnished aid
to continue her journey.
Al Brundage of Gardiner has in his
possession a double elk tusk which he
extracted from an elk killed during the
last season. This tooth is a freak of
nature in that the animal had three
we'll developed tusks, whereas but two
usually occur, one on either side of the
upper jaw.
TIE Helena Water company threatens
to shut off the city's water unless back
accounts are settled uD.
June was a record breaker in the
state land office During the month.
State Land Register Harry D. Moore
collected and turned over to the state
treasurer S15. 2eS.77. the largest amount
ever collected in a single month in the
history of the land office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04

consisting of Colonel Dorsey, James
Chapman and J. ]. Daily, was appointed
1t was determined that a collection
of mineral specimens should be col
lected from the several mines OF the
state for exhibition at the Denver con-
vention. and a committee was appoint
ed to look after this matter composed
of Colonel E. A Wall. c. L. Dignowity,
W. A Sherman, L. U. Goliath, A L.
Holden, John Beck. G. H Robinson
and II. A. Cohen.
This matter arranged. the meeting
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock,
when all delegates appointed to repre-
sent Utah are requested to be present
at the Mercur office, and those who
cannot attend the convention are re-
quested to notify Chairman Dern not
later than the hour of meeting.
Quite g. number of prominent gentle
men have expressed an intention of
going, among them being John Henry
Smith, Judge Powers, Colonel T. 3.
Miner of the Geyser- Marion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
ARIZONA.

One of the most interesting sights
to be seen near Phoenix. is the os-
trich farm, run by John Stone. At
present so old birds are on the
farm, While there are several dozen
new ones. Early in July the work OF
9lucking the plumage will begin.
Nearly all visitors who come to Phoe-
nix go TO the ostrich farm, and all re-
turn well .9leased
Two carloads Of honey were shipped
yesterday over the Santa Fe to New
York. This makes the second shipment
OF the product from the valley this year.
and will be followed by several more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
Almost Like Hades.

Chicago, July S.-Four cases OF sun
stroke were reported to the police. One
death occurred, that of an unknown
woman in cheap clearinghouse. The
temperature this afternoon reached 81.
Five Respondent Chicagoans ended
their lives in manners more or less
dramatic, and the oppressive heat of
the last few days played its part in
the taking off Of the unfortunates.
Three ended their troubles by the use
of reyolvers. Each of these shot him
self through the head, death resulting
simultaneously. A fourth. William
Tooley. took poison. and the body of
another man, presumably a suicide.
was taken from the lake at the foot
of Diversey avenue. 1t has not been
identified.
The dead:
Barthmann. Gustav c.. So years old.
20 Elburn avenue. shot himself through