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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
FORCED TOCONF TESS.
Watchers Catch the Man and Hang
Him Until He Tells All.

Elwood. Ind, November 6.-The
mysterious assaults on the house ana
family of Charles Waymire, near this
city. were cleared up tonight by band
Of watchers from Elwood. Seth Smell
ger was captured and forced to confess
his guilt. his captors torturing him by
hanging him to the rafters of the barn
until he was nearly choked to death.
One week ago tonight the members
of Waymire's family were aroused from
their slumbers by the house being as
saulted with stones. Upon investiga-
ton the doors were found to be wide
open and the house in disorder The
assaults upon the house continued for
several hours, and stones were streWn
all over the floor The following day
members of the family were assaulted
with stones and driven from the field.
Each succeeding night the strange as
saults were repeated. vigilance com
mittee was formed and was constantly
on guard. yet the assaults did not cease.
The neighborhood was thoroughly
searched, but no suspicious persons
were found These strange actions con-
tinued until last night. when the per
son committing them was captured.
party of citizens from Elwood Sc
cretly visited the neighborhoCd last
night. and from ambush witnessed one
of the assaults. After it had ceased the
watchers rushed into the house seized
the hired man, Seth Smelzer, who was
dragged to the barn and sternly ordered
to confess. He pleaded innocence and
fought his captcrs. He was swung up
to the rafters, and upon being lowered
refused to explain. Again he was hoist
ed up and allowed to remain few sec
onds. being badly choked when let
down. He grew fearful Of further yio-
Ience and confessed that he did 1t all,
but could give no reason for IT other
than that it was a mania he possessed
for frightening people which he could
not overcome. He explained how he
accomplished his purpose. BY long
practice be has enabled himself TO so
use his arm that he can throw stone
in almost any direction near him. He
is also an expert ventriloquist, and by
changing and throwing his voice he sue
ceeded in his purpose easily.
Smelzer confessed 10 having frighten-
ed families near Curtisville and Wind
fall in a similar manner. He Is mildly
insane and is possessed OF peculiar
manias. When young horse kicked
him in the head. and his mind has since
been unbalanced. He was ordered away
from the neighborhood and left to-day
to make his home with a brother near
Chicago.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
TREATY SIGNED.
Russia, Japan and the United States
Agree to Protect the Seals.

Washington. November Ga con-
vention among the United States,
Russia and Japan, looking TO the joint
protection of the seals, was signed at
the State Department to-day at 12:l
p. m.
1t will require the ratification of the
Senate to become effective.
The text of the treaty will not be
given out by the State Department I'M
til final notifications are exchanged.
AS the document must go to the Sen
ate for its approval, custom requires
that it be withheld from publication
in this manner. 1t is said, however,
by those concerned that the general
purposes of the treaty have been al
ready outlined in the press, and it is
likely that all of further interest that
remains in the document is the exact
nature of the additional restrictions
that are to be imposed upon pelagic
sealing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, W. Va, November g.
The worst nitro-glycerine explosion
that has occurred in this section of
the country for long time was that
which took place this afternoon at
Pine Fork, in Wetzel county, few
miles from this city, in which young
shooter named William Conn, of
Cuba, N. Y, and two unknown men
were blown to atoms.
Conn, who was working for Man
nington firm of shooters, went to the
magazine of the company about four
o'clock this afternoon to get a load
of the stuff to shoot a we'll in the deep
sand territory in that section, and the
last seen of him was when he passed
a farm house a short distance from
the magazine.
1t is supposed he went to the maya,
zine, and in loading the wagon acct
dentally slipped with a can of the
deadly stuff and it exploded, blowing
him and the two men, who were near
by, to the four winds, and scattering
the horses, wagons and magazine.
The report of the explosion was
heard at Pine Fork, distance of sew
eral miles, and a party of residents
went out to investigate the cause or
the terrible shock.
The only thing that could be found
was a portion of the hand of one of
the men and buckle from the har-
ness.
Where the magazine was located
and the horses and wagon stood,
there is a hole in the ground into
which horse could be dropped COM
pletely out of sight.
The reason it is thought two men
were killed with Conn is that there
were two men driving along behind
him, and since the explosion nothing
has been heard from either of them.
Their names are not known.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07

New York. November 6.-Joseph
Richardson died on June last. He
lived in a queer brick structure, at
Lexington avenue and Eighty-second
street. which he had built because his
neighbor would not pay MIN his price
for the narrow strip of land which ran
along Lexington avenue.
The rooms of the spite house" were
so little that there hardly seems to
nave been room in any one of them
for the subscribing witnesses of the will
or the strange owner of that strange
house, Joseph Richardson. The laws
yers have begun the contest Of the &C.
centric millionaires will before Sur
rogate Arnold. There are so many Of
them that there is not room for them
at the long council table.
The Witnesses who had lodged in and
cut of richardson home. which varied
in width from five TO nine feet. wereI
examined yesterday. 1t was surprising
how little each of them knew about the
Others supposed to have been in the
house at the same time. The onlya
thing of which they seemed really cer-l
tain was the fact that the doorbell rang
occasionally The spite house" is so
narrow that sound travels up through
1t very distinctly.
The widow. Emma J. Richardson,
sought TO establish a will dated April
"a, 1897, in which she received one
third of the estate, the Rev. Henry M.
Warren received a legacy of $4,000
and the Central Park Baptist Church.
of which he was the pastor. received
1880. The two children. George and
Delinphia Grace, received practically
nothing. They astounded their step-l
mother by producing a will dated Octo-t
Der %, 1894, in which she received onlyl
one-third of the real estate, and thes
bulk of the property went to them.s
They also found will, equally favor-l
able to them, dated in 1896 The chill
dren then proceeded To contest the will.
The estate was at first Estimated au
from $40 600. 600 to $3e0QX000. George
Richardson made aniaykavit tllxur
was worth only s5ce,000.N
Effort is being made TO Ne~al
latest will on the ground that at tia
time it was made the father was In q
feeble and incapable condition, and waa
unduly influenced
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
DR.. MOTIFS IDEA.
Rev. Madison Peters Charged With PIag-
iarism in George EuIogy

iarism in George EuIogy.
New York, November "a charge
of plagiarism has been made against
Rev. Madison c. Peters, pastor of the
swell Bloomingdale Reformed church.
in connection with his eulogy of Henry
George, delivered last Sunday.
One of DR.. Peters's hearers was i'm
pressed with the fact that the George
eulogy sounded strangely like the ora
ton on the death of Alexander Ham
ilton, delivered ninety-three years ago
by Rev DR.. Eliphalet Mott DR.. Motifs
address is still preserved in text books
as a fine example of rhetorical art.
A copy of the latter was hunted up
and shown TO DR.. Peters, who mani
tested much establishment He said he
had no recollection of ever having read
the Mott eulogy, but admitted that he
must have done so at some time He
added:
Now, | have not only been an ON
niyorous reader, but | have followed
the example of Lord Chesterfield. who,
whenever he read anything particular
~ fine. made memory of it. and so
accomplished polished style, and this
habit probably impressed upon my
mind without conscious effort figure
SO striking as thai used BY Dr.. Mott
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
ALL GOOD SHIPS.
The New Klondike Line Will Be Capable of
Handling Big Business.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November g.
The announcement that a company had
been organized with Charles III. Cramp as
president, to carry passengers from the
Pacific coast to the Alaskan gold fields
has received an interesting supplement
in the statement that four of the boats TO
be used are the steamships Pennsylvania
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. of the Ameri-
can line. which have been sold to the new
company. With these goes the Red D.
line steamship Valencia also built by the
Cramps. which has been sod by her own
ers Boulton, Bliss & Dallett. to the syn
dictate. for $4,000 cash.
The four ships of the American line re-
ferred to were built by the Cramps and
commissioned in 1872 and 1873. They are
957 feet long. # feet beam. with a hold
depth of "A feet. They have recently been
plying between this city and Liverpool
When they are Withdrawn for the Pacific
coast trade it is understood that they will
be replaced by larger vessels to be built
by the Cramps.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07

years ago instead of ten. I might pre-
fer to be painter or writer; but for
a woman TO do some sort of work.
make some sort of career, is better
than dawdling in society. And the
temptations of this life are less than
those of a society woman, for we work
too hard and there is no time to think
of other things. And when letters
come to me like one l had to-day.
written on drumhead at Fort Lock
hart, where they are fighting the In
dams, thanking me for the pleasure
my work has given the writer. and
when | think of the many friends
worth knowing l have met throughout
the world whom | would not have
known under other circumstances, I
am sure that the compensations of the
profession outweigh its trials"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
FIVE VESSELS OVERDUE.

SAN FRANCISCO. November Give
vessels bound for this port from the Brit
ish Isles are overdue. and il is feared
some of them may have met within disas-
ter. They are the British barks Natuma.
Tavmount. Ivernay. the ship Cawder and
the Italian bark Orient. Great anxiety is
also felt for the French bark Cambronne,
bound for this port from New Castle, y.
s. laden with coal. She is out 100 days
and has never been heard from since she
sailed
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FAST IN THE ICE.
Eight Vessels Firmly Held in Attic Seas.
Hardships Suffered by sailors.

sesstiS ielu ArtfC seas.
Hardships Suffered by sailors.
San Francisco. November 6.-Accord-
ing to the news from the Arctic brought
by returning whalers, eight vessels are
now held fast in the ice The steam
whalers Baltimore, Orca, Jessie H.
Freeman and the schooner Rosario are
near Point Barrow and the steam
whaiers Newport, Fearless JEANNE and
bark Wanderer are off Return Reef.
The latter four are in the open sea,
800 miles from a provision station.
Captain McGregor, of the Karluk thinks
that when the ice breaks up these yes
sells will be ground TO pieces.
At Point Barrow the situation is not
so critical. The four ice-bound ships
are about six miles off the point. Liebes
provision station can feed them. Ii Is
yet possible for a stiff northwest wind
to bring these vessels out of danger.
The bark Gayhead. Captain Charles
G. Foley, brings back some sailors who
assert that they were i'll fed and suffered
extreme punishment at the ha1os of the
captain and first mate. Frank Enas.
They declare they will unite and sue
the company for damages.
Lieut.. G.. NJ. Stone, L. S. ~, VINO has
much experience in the Arctic, de-
clares that it is the duty of the govern
ment to at once send relief expedition
to furnish supplies to the ice-bound
whalers.
Eight more of the lost Navaraoh's
men have reached this city. One or
them. John Johnson, was so badly fro
zen that his toes had to be amputated.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
WORKMEN ISSUE A CARD.
Window Glass Workmen Denounce the
Circular OF the Manufacturers,

window GLASS WOrkmen DenOunCe lne
Circular of the Manufacturers,
Muncie, Ind, November 6.-At a
mass meeting of the windowglass
workers of this locality to-day a card
was prepared for the public press de-
nouncing the circular recently distri-
buted over the country by manufacture
ers. 1t contained the offer made to
the striking workmen by the manu-
facturers of an advance of y per cent,
with per cent. added.
The workmen claim that the rate
card looks big in the eye of the
stranger, but that in reality it is not
quite a per cent. increase, while the
new tariff law gives the manufacture
ers 40 per cent. advance.
"All we ask is II per cent. in
crease or restoration of the part cut
from our wages. In the times of the
Wilson tariff we voted for that tariff
and will have it, or will force the man
ufacturers TO nail up their factories
and we will build new factories"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07

Columbus, O., November 6.-The
contest for control of the Ohio Leg
islature is considered ended to-day
The official counting in some counties
will continue next week, but there
has been such close watching that no
material changes are expected. ihe
indications are that the Senate will
stand 10 Democrats and II Republi-
cans, and the House 81 Democrats
and So Republicans, with a majority
of five Republicans on joint ballot.
There may be several contested seats,
but these cannot be considered till the
Legislature meet, the first Monday in
January next. Since it seems to be
settled that the Republicans have
small majority on joint ballot, the
rumors are revived about a combine of
certain Republican members with the
40 Democratic members for the cleo
ton of some one other than Mr.. Han
ma on the joint ballot.
When Senator Foraker was endors-
ed by the Republican State convention
two years ago for his present position
in the Senate, there was no legislative
caucus. 1t is announced now that
there will be a Republican Senatorial
caucus when the Legislature convenes
next January. Senator Hanna was en-
dorsed at the last State convention
for Me Senate, but the old factional
fight that formerly existed between
Sherman and Foraker's following and
later between the friends of Mckinley
and Foraker, has been revived this
year with more intense feeling than
heretofore. 1t is said that there are
about dozen of the Republican mem
bers who had some factional opposi-
ton in their counties, especially for
their nominations, who do not feel
kindly towards the junior Ohio Sena-
tor.
There has been SO much talk about
combines that it is certain that the
Republicans will hold joint caucus
for the nomination of a candidate for
Senator, and Senator Hanna will no
doubt be the caucus nominee 1t is
thought that as the regular nominee
there will be no trouble about his cleo
ton, as none of the Republican mem
bers would refuse under the circum-
stances either to enter the caucus or
TO support its nominee. There are
SINE Republicans who are not mem
bers of the Legislature, who are said
to be working for an anti-Hanna
combine, but none of the members
are known to favor such a movement.
Governor Bushnell will have a Demo-
cratic Senate on which to depend for
the confirmation of his appointments
and no partisan legislation can be
passed.
In addition to watching the official
counting, the representatives of candi-
dates are out in the counties seeing
the members-elect for support in the
offices at the organization of both
branches, and the Senatorial question
will enter largely into the organization
of both branches as well as into the
cases of contested seats.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.

Special TO the Register.
Washington. d. c., November O.
These West Virginia postmasters have
been appointed:
At Brink, Marion county. Will Mar
tin, vice G. r. Snodgrass, resigned; at
Faulkner, Randolph county, Greed Is
ner. vice Ida NJ. Phares, resigned; at
Jones Springs. Berkeley county, John
Wilson, vice T. H. Alvey. removed; at
Logansport, Marion county, JACOB b.
Ensminger, vice Mrs. j. G. West, re-
signed.
The following West Virginia post
masters have been commissioned:
Merifeld Avonhalt, at Gormanla;
Oscar L. Hayes, at Irontown, and
Ephriam NJ. Sherwood, at Morgans-
vile.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
A DAKOTA DIVORCE
Has No Weight in Pennsylvania.
Proceedings Not Barred.

PTTTsBURG. Pa. November s.--Judgt
Frazer handed down an opinion in quartet
sessions court to-day which ne declared
that q north Dakota divorce is worthless
in the State Of Pennsylvania.
The case Of the commonwealth against
Frank Alnsworth Was called. Mrs. Ains-
worth had sued her husband for non-sup-
port Of herself and children. When Alns<
worth appeared before the court Judge
Frazer told him that he had carefully ex.
amlnsd his attorneys brief In the casa
and had come TO the conclusion that tht
divorce granted In North Dakota gas moi
a bar to proceedings for maintenance IN
this STATE.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
CANNOT WASTE GAS.
Antiwaste Natural Gas Laws Held
to Be Constitutional

Indiana Antiwaste Natural Gas Laws Held
to Be Constitutional
Anderson, Ind, November 6.-Judge
Mcclure to-day handed down a ruling
in which he upheld the constitution
atty of the Indiana anti-waste natural
gas law, overruling demurrer entered
by attorneys defending the oil opera
tors in the Alexandria field.
He held that natural gas, as fish,
birds and streams, was common prop
erty and did belong to the man on
whose land we'll was sunk, only so far
as he used it for general or private
good and husbanded the store. The
decision is far-reaching. On this rul-
ing all cases in the gas belt will be
tried The thirteen cases against the
Alexandria oil operators were dock
eted and will be heard in December
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
BENJAMIN BUTTERWORTH ILL.

Cleveland, Ohio, November Com
siderable CONSERVATION was caused at
the Office of Senator Hanna this morn
ing by the sudden illness of Hon. Ben
jamin Butterworth, commissioner of
patents.
He took a sudden chill, which was
probably induced by severe cold, and
had to be taken to his hotel in car
riage. The illness is not regarded
seriously by his physicians.
Mr. Butterworth has been Mr.. Han
mas guest since Wednesday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
FITZ UNDER FIRE.
His Initiation Into Marion EIks to Be In
vestigated by OhiciaIs.

ANDERSON. Ind. November s-Grand
officers Of the Elks have. upon the re-
quest OF Anderson and sister lodges. taken
up the case Of the initiation Of Bob FitZ-
simmons by the Marion. Ind. lodge. and
to-day letter was received from Grand
Master Dittmore. Of Harrisburg. Pa. Dr.
mandIng an itemized account Of the pro-
ceedlngs. He will initiate = court Of In
ouiry.
FItzslnmons gave his home as Austria
ia. although h- has been nafuralized two
years. No action on the part Of lodge
Id the history " Elkdom has attracted 50
much attention.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
4 FR|GHTFUL EXPLOSION.
A Magazine of Nitroglycerine, on Pine
Fork, Wetzel County,

Let Go, Blowing Three Men to
Atoms and Scattering a Team
and Wagon to the Four Winds.
Nothing Remained, Where the
Magazine Stood, to Mark the Site,
But a Hole in the Ground Deep
Enough to Hide a Horse-A Har-
ness Buckle and Part of Human
Hand the Only Fragments Left.
The Report Heard by People
Niles Away.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
WEST VIRGINIA PENSIONS.

Special 10 the Register.
Washington. d. c.. November c.
In the report OF Commissioner OF
Pensions Evans. which has just been
made public. il is shown that there
were 1888 pensioners in West vir-
ginia on the rolls at the close Of the
last fiscal year. wbich cost the gov
eminent $2.02s.029.
Robert A. Levis. Of TyIer's Creek,
and Harriet Lloyd. Of Ravenswood.
w. Va. hare been eranted pensions.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
FIRE In TIE HOLD

Does seriou Damage TO Valuable rgo,
Passengers In Biissfui Ignorsnre.
Norfolk. Va. November G.--Tbe Mer-
chants and Miners ship Gloucester.
from Boston, arrived this morning with
part Of her cargo ON fire in the hold
under the forward hatch. The fire was
discovered off Hog Island about ona
o'clock this morning and was extin-
gushed after the vessels arrival In port
by the city fire department. The loss
will probably be large, as a great many
cines Of shoes and rolls OF leather were
burned and scores Of bales OF excelsior.
There were thirty-one passengers
aboard. but they knew nothing Of ths
fire till the Gloucester reached Nor-
folk
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
GOULD's HEIRS BOTHERED.
The Suit of Sarah Ann Angel Clouds their
Property.

Property.
New York, November 6.-Jay Gould s
children are anxious to have the suit
of Sarah Ann. Angel for dover right
in their fathers estate settled judi
ciously, as it clouds the title to the real
property left by him. To-day they
asked the Supreme Court to have the
case set for trial early as preferred
cause.
In support of this application an af-
fidavit was submitted by David D.
Duncan, counsel for the Gould heirs,
saying that the witnesses necessary for
hem to disprove the alleged marriage
Of Mrs. Angel and Jay Gould were
very old. from 60 to 80, and liable to
die at any time. Justice Freedman de-
MED the motion.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
WHY ADLAI CAME NOT.
Slight Reason to Hope the European BIZ
metallic Situation May Change.

New York, November 6.-The Even
ing World says former Vice President
Stevenson's failure to return with
Senator Wolcott and General Paine
was due to a new turn of affairs in
England which may result in some
change in the attitude of the British
government on the bimetallic question.
AS a consequence, the Evening World
says the report of the United States
commissioners will not be made pub
lie until Mr.. Stevenson is heard from.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
CUT HER THROAT.

A Young Mans Desperate Deed-His Cousin
Refused to EIope With Him.
Ardmore. l. T., November 6.-Last
night, five miles northwest of this
city. Charles Reinard cut the throat
of his cousin, Miss May Reese, and
then cut his own throat. The young
lady will recover. but he will die
Reinard was in love with Miss Reese,
and because of her refusal TO go to
Oklahoma with him made the attempt
on her life.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
Death of Alexander Westbrook Now Be
Iieved to Be Due to an Assault,

Iieved to Be Due to an Assault,
Special to the Register.
Steubenville, O., November 6.-Sen-
sational developments, made public to-
night, tend to show that Alexander
Westbrook, who was found uncon-
scious under his bed, Monday morn
ing, and died several nights later,
may have been assaulted and died from
his injuries. A pitchfork was found
in his hands, and it develops that
there was blood on it and that there
was a bruise on his head. His watch
and money are gone and matters are
so suspicious that an investigation is
being made.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-07
ELECTS THE REPUBLICAN.

Toledo. Ohio, November 6.-Judge
Parker, of the Ninth Circuit Court, de-
cided to-day that the Wood county
board of supervisors must certify re-
turns of Center township. This elects
Morris, Republican candidate for Repre-
sentative.