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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-23
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 22.-The
first federal plum to fall to a West Vir-
glnia Republican Will, according to high
authority, drop into the hands Of Mr.. n.
b. Scott, OF Wheeling, tomorrow or next
day.
1t will be the commissionership of in
ternaI revenue. the place which Mr. Scott
has all along sought. but which it appear
ed for a time he might not get without a
long wait because Of :he desire of the
Illinois Republicans that the present COM
missioner. Mr. Forman, gold Democrat
of that State. should be retained for at
least "a year longer. as u reward for his
services TO Mckinley in running for Gov
ernor last fall on the Palmer and Buckner
ticket
But Mr.. Scott and the leading West
Virginia Republicans insisted that the
Wheeling man should have the place with
out delay and they appear to have car
ricd their point.
Governor Atkinson and Senator Elkins,
it is claimed. did the job in a second inter-
view which they had with the President to-
day. and Mr. SCOTS nomination will
probably 30 to the Senate tomorrow or
Wednesday.
If it does not there will he some sadly
disappointed West Virginia Republicans
i'm Washington.
1t IS said that Mr. Forman will be NOM
mated for the United States treasurership,
hut if such a nomination is made il will
be rejected by the Senate and the distin-
suished gold Democrat left out in the cold.
Governor Atkinson returned to Charles
ton tonight.
EX-Commissioner of Internal Revenue
John w Mason. of Fairmont. disguised
by the loss of his beard. went with Gov
ernor Atkinson and Senator E,lins to the
White House to-day where he was pre-
sented to the President as a candidate
for register of the treasury. Major NJ
Kinley had TO inquire his name, although
he knew Mr. Mason well in his full
bearded days. The laugh was on the Pres
ident. Mr. Mason a few days ago filed
an application for appointment as an as
sistant secretary Of the treasury, but has
now shifted to register.
Judge !. y. Iioke. of Kngwood, who IS
a candidate for assistant attorney gem
eral. also called at the White House, with
the Governor and Senator Elkins.
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COAL MINERS STRIKE.
They Want Better Air. and Have Asked
the Aid Of the Mine Inspector.

Special to the Register.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., March 22.-This
morning the men in the Ohio & Pennsyl-
vania Company's slope mine, three hun
dred in ALL struck on account of poor
ventilation in the mine. The State inspec-
tor has been notified. Saturday two men,
Alex. Stitt and John Harkins, were over
come by gas and were carried out. Stitt
came near losing his life. and Harkins
lost his reason, and has since been vio-
lently insane. The men met Saturday
evening and decided to come out.
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MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 22.-The river
continues TO fail slowly at Memphis, the
gauge tonight registering fraction under
s. feet. q fall of about an inch in IS hours;
but the decline of the great volume of
water at this point is due to the breaks in
the levee at Charlottesville. Mo, and Sans
Souci, Ark.
The railroad situation tonight shows
q decided Improvement. Assistant Cen
eral Passenger Agent Scott. of the Illinois
Central railroad. announces that traffic
on his lines has been resumed, and all
trains on the entire Illinois Sentral sys-
tom are again running on time. The Yo-
zoo * Mississippi Valley railroad has also
been opened and is running its trains
promptly on schedule time. The Iron
Mountain still remains above water on
the west side of the river
Two negroes are reported to have been
drowned at Horn Lake, a few miles south
of this city.
The fact that the rise continues at Cairo
and other points not affected by the Car
uthersvine break is sufficient basis for the
conclusion that the present slight de-
crease here is not indicative that the be-
ginning of the end of the flood is at
hand.
At Cairo. Helena. Arkansas City. Green
Vile and Vicksburg. there has been a
steady rise since Saturday morning. and
at an these points the river is far above
danger line.
At points below Vicksburg. the rise con-
tinues slowly and steadily. The outlook
both as 10 the condition of the country
and tho refugees remain about the same
The relief boats bring i'm daily their
loads of destitute people to be housed,
cared for and fed by Memphis people with
whatever assistance that may come from
those outside this city. Besides the people
that must be cared for. there is the stock
too. which has been saved from starva-
ton. The owners have no means to feed
themselves. and cannot feed the horses
and mules. without which they will be
powerless 10 make a crop after the water
subsidies. The members of the local relief
committee have more than they can do
in the work of distributing rations and
providing quarters for refugees.
It has been found necessary to tele-
graph to the Secretary of War. asking for
enough tents 10 accommodate 1000 people.
If Secretary AlEer accedes TO the request,
the situation will be greatly relieved. The
number Of refugees has increased 50
greatly that the relief committee might
find themselves entirely unable to afford
suitable quarters. The fact that there is
so much crowdinE in the places where
lodging is provided is thought to be
somewhat menacing to the public health.
JACKSON. Miss March 22-At meet
ing Of the penitentiary board Of control.
late this afternoon. it was decided to send
all the available convicts to protect the
Ievees in Mississippi. Thirty-five men
we're ordered from Rankin county. p from
Belmont and 40 from Sharkey. All these
men are to be sent from Cohoma county on
special trains.
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-rhe Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nominations
TO the Senate:
State-Joseph L. Bristow. Of Kansas. to
N. fourth assistant postmaster general.
Tnterior-Binger Hermann, of oregon, to
he commissioner Of the general land office.
Justice-James d. Elliott, Of South pa-
kota. to be attorney of the United States
for the district of South Dakota.
Treasury-Ernst G. Timme. of Wiscon-
sin 10 be auditor for the state and other
departments ffth auditoD.
Navv-Commodore Joseph \. Miller, to
be rear admiral
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THEY FOUND NOTHING.
The Legislative Committee Investigating
Public Printing, Has to- Resort to Tactics
of Ifs Own.


Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 22.-The
special committee appointed by the State
Legislature to investigate the bills for
State printing. binding and furnishing
stationery have submitted a partial report;
that is. they report on bills for printing
aggregating SS.42S.93, and by rule OF
measurement and classification of their
own adoption, disregarding the rules and
specifications of the contract under which
the work was executed. they have settled
the bills of the late public printer down
81 s66. 90. or, about one-third of the whole
amount.
The work of the committee is severely
criticized here, as their action takes from
the late public printer money that is just
" due him under his contract. The COM
mittee admits that the work was exc
cuted measured and charged for according
to the specifications of the contract, but
they ignore the contract.
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GEORGIA BANK GOES UNDER.
Weakened By the Failure or Another Bank
With Which it Was Connected.

West Point, Ga, March 22.-The
West Point Bank closed its doors this
morning. 1t was supposed to be a
branch of the State Savings Bank Of
Atlanta. and since the failure of that
institution it has been weakened from
lack of patronage. w. c. Hale, who
was connected with the State Savings
Bank. being the vice-president of the
West Point State Bank. caused a heavy
run upon the bank here soon after the
failure of the State Savings Bank, and
il has been in a shaky condition since.
The West Point State Bank had a cap
ital of S25.OO0 and the nominal assets
amount 10 about the same.
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AGAINST THE RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-The su-
nreme Court has decided the case Of the
United states vs. the Trans-Missouri
Freirbt Association, against the railroads.
The opinion was rendered by Justice
and reverses the decision of the
court below and holds the antitrust law
Of 1SqO 10 be applicable TO railroad trans
nortation and the traffic agreement of the
..a,l iLInnal-
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TAKEN TO JAIL.
Col. Robert Eastman, Who Killed Frank
L. Thompson Great Excitement at
Davis


L. Thompson Great Excitement at
Davis.
Special TO the Register.
Elkins, w. Va, March 22.-Col. Rob-
ert Eastman, who shot Frank T..
Thompson on the special train at Par
sons last Thursday, from the results Of
which Thompson died in Cumberland
Sunday morning at 2:30 o'clock, was
taken from his bed at Davis, to Par
sons. the county seat of Tucker county,
to-day to await a trial Tor murder.
Great excitement prevails at Davis, the
saloons having been closed by the
Mayor and fifty extra policemen being
pressed into service. fearing trouble.
The citizens are infuriated over the
shooting affray, and lynching was
threatened. Eastham's house was
guarded by extra policemen, and no
one is allowed to pass along the street
in front of his home. Eastham's con-
dition is not serious. although he is
suffering severe pain from three flesh
wounds.
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ZION. NIB. SCOTT WILL GIT II.
The First Plum to Fall to West
Virginia Republican

Will Drop Into His Hands To-Day
or To- MOrrow-It will be the
Internal Revenue Commissioner
ship, the Place the Senator Has
Wanted All Along-He will Dis
place a Gold Bug Democrat,
Showing How Much COnsidera-
ton These Fellows May Expect
at the Hands Of Their Late
Friends-John w. MasOn's New
Aspiration.
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TWO PAKKERsBURG PREACHERS
Resign and Leave the City-one Goes te

Resign and Leave the City-one Goes to
Chicago and the other To New York.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, March q
Two of the leading pastors of the city.
Rev. w. S. Winans, of the Fifth Street
NJ. f. church, and Rev Robert b. Smith.
of the Baptist church. who made himself
quite prominent by his Summing eXpedi-
tions and sermons on vice in ParkersburG
have resigned their pastorates, the former
TO go to New York and the latter TO Chi
cacO
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WAREHOUSE BURNED.

Special to the Register.
POINT PLEASANT, W. Va. March p
The old depot AT Brighton. six miles
above here on the Kanawha. and used by
Mr. E. s. Bright as warehouse. in which
he had a good lot of goods stored. burned
saturday night. The building with It's
contents is a total loss. 1t was with the
utmost difficulty that his residence and
store room We're saved.
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WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED.

Washington. March 22.-The Popu.
list members Of the House have held a
caucus and have sent to Speaker Reed
a letter requesting that they be recog-
MID in debate. and through committee
appointments as a distinct factor OF
t1a minority
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C.rT OVTy FOrR YEARS.

WASHINGTON. March 22-Postmas-
ters at Offices which have been raised dur
ing the last administration viii have their
four years tenure date from the appoint
nent prior 90 the change of class
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AN AWFUL DEATH.
George Miller, of Steubeuville, Passed
Through Pair of Rolls.

Special TO the Register
Steubenville, Ohio, March 22.-George
Miller. an employe DIS helper to the
paper machine tender at Hartje's mill,
met with death in a frightful manner
tonight. In some way. while working
around the drivers. his head fell for
ward and was turned through ana
crushed in five inch space between
the DRYERS. His right arm was broken
in two places. His head was not re-
leased from between the hot dryers
until the upper dryer was lacked up.
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The weather.

Washington, March 22.-For West
Virginia-Lccal rains, followed by fair
weather: colder: northerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
local thunder storms, followed by
fair weather; cooler; northerly winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-23

v5s. seemingly Being Directed
-. Fatal Providence Toward
-s school Building Two Resi-
-ees Wrecked, but No One
er-. in Them - Two Teachers
severely Hurt.
.stor. Ge. March 22.-Every
i'm Calhoun county is wrung with
sh to-day.
.. awful cyclone swept down upon
Irr'e place to-day and accom-
he'd d work of horror that has only
raaus.ed in the JohnstOwn dis
ss.s-.
bodies Of eight children have
,. aiken from the ruins OF the Ar
.--7 Academy, and about dozen
s ssh die.
r-iye children and two teachers
SEM rwu in the wreck OF the build
-t the work Of removing the dead
-.red is not yet completed. The
is leartrending.
-.s Arlington Academy, a fine struc-
- las directly in the path of the
I'm. It was knocked into a great
and the work of death was done
ivan before the danger was realized.
.. --ucrure was smashed into kind
-- wood. and the broker timber and
..aH bodies mixed together in sicken-
.- INFUSION.
-. death list so far as known is:
ALICE PUTNAM.
CLAUDE ROBERTS.
OLLIE PARAMORE.
WILLIE NMURRIE.
GENIE BUTLER.
MAUD JOHNSON.
MARY WELLONS.
KENNETH BOYNTON.
The two teachers. Professors Coving-
ton and Walker. have been removed
from the ruins and they are terribly
hurt. Walker. it is thought. will die.
The LIST of injured cannot yet be
definitely made up.
People have not recovered from the
awful horror of the disaster. Nearly
every home in the community has been
ted by the storms cruel work.
y- and women stand about wringing
.r hands and weeping for their
a5ren so ruthlessly and horribly
matched from them
- was a blow straight to the heart
-t- community and sorrow has come
pail over all.
The storm also wrecked the residence
W d. Cowdey, and the new resi-
of DR.. W. Z. Saunders, just COM
-.I No one was hurt at these
s There is no news of a definite
from the outlaying districts in
path Of the storm, but the damage
.ubt is very great
8a6alys physician came over AT III
to help care for the wounded.
The Academy had been built only
. vars since and was handsome
r--story structure.
storm missed the business part
town only about five hundred
s. strange thing about the freakis,h
r.-i was that il struck no other build
with unusual force. The cyclone
.. the town at about S;5O a. m
anne from the northwest, blowing
nal" rr u sudden
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Cincinnati, O., March pa Times
Star special from Lima, o., says that
William r. Mott, freight clerk. and
William r. Jones, telegraph operator,
were struck by lightning on the street
and both fatally injured.
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on FULL TINE AGAIN.

Special 10 the Register.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va. March %
Almost every department Of the Ohio
river shops. which were put on half time
recently, are again on full time.
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IN THE FOURTH ROUND.

NEW YORK. March 22.-Dan Creedon.
of Australia. Knocked out Charley Strong.
OF Newark. In the fourth round. at tie
Arena Athletic Club tonight
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rrBE NEAR TORONTO.

|. tt-E El>-tf.
MO Ohio. March pa dwell
r.ed by Richard Walker. and
John Hanan. Of Toronto,
3 night on CrOXtOn Run, two
of Toronto. Loss $1,000. y
tuo caused il.
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Dull DAY OF DPfARYDEBATE.
The Work of Talking a Tariff Bill
Into Life Begun.

The House Galleries Crowded, but
Disappointed-There were Neith-
er Oratorical Nor Spectacular
Features - Chairman Dingle y
Talked for an Hour, and was Fol-
lowed by Mr.. Wheeler of Ala
bama, who was Called Upon at
the Last Moment Owing to Nc
Millin's Inability to Prepare Him
self.
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The demand for Krakauer and Luz

The demand for Krakauer and Lud-
wig pianos compels us to order in car
load lots. Buying in such quantities
enables us 10 quote lower prices. We
will receive this week two carloads of
Krakauer and one carload of Ludwig
nianos. We know we can please you in
matter of style. as the assortment is
varied enough to please every one.
r. ". BAUMER CO.,
1910 Market street
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-To-day's
statement Of the condition Of the treas
ury shows:
Available cash balance $21S.C5o. COS; gold
reserve, Sl5l441,4i4.
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rAIE ASSOCIATION.

-n. Register.
LIVERPOOL. O.. March 92.-The
"col Fair Association organized
.ri au agricultural fair will he
now South Side Park. August
~..-guber I and -
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ARRIVAIS

II NINIIIT NINININ ' Ms.
-ow. March 22.-ArTived POmer-
\aw York.
7. March 22.-Arrived Ethiopia.
New York.
v1.-a.rar. March 22.-Arrived Fulda.
'-" York FOR Genoa.
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STILL No RELIEF IN SIGAI.
The River is Falling Slightly at Mem
phiS, But the Fall is Due

To Breaks in the Levee at Points
Above The Drop was Only an
Inch in Forty Eight Hours-The
Railroad Situation Greatly I'M
proved-Relief Soats Continus to
Bring in Their Daily Parties of
Sutferers-The War Department
Called Upon for Tents Memphis
Needs Aid in Providing for the
Refugees.
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nr-ATI1s ERONf TuE pIAGr.F-

BOMBAY. March 22.-Total deaths in
this city from bubonic plague for last
week was go; AZ KYarachee. 212.
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Lincoln, Neb., March 22.-Hon. Will
lam j. Bryan will give one-half the
royalties received from the sale OF his
book The First Battle" to the cause
of bi-metallism, and has appointed a
committee whose duty it will be TO
properly eXpend the funds received for
that purpose The committee is COM
posed of the following persons:
Senator James X. Jones, of Arkansas;
Senator Henry NJ. Teller, of Colorado;
Senator William V. Allen, OF Nebras-
ka. and Hon. A. J. Warner, president
of the National Bi-Metallic Union. In
answer to a communication from ms
publishers, The w. B. Conkey Co., CHI
cago. stating that $4,000 was due him
as ROYALTY on the first months sales,
Mr.. BRYAN at once instructed them to
forward S4.5CO to Mr.. Jones, $1,000 to
Mr.. Warner $1,000 to Mr.. Allen and
$500 to Mr.. Teller and certified checks
for these amounts were sent to-day.
Mr.. Jones is to spend hsi portion IN
promoting the cause Of bi-metalllsm
through the Democratic party; MI
Warner is to disburse the money re-
ceived b. him through the channels
afforded by the National Bi-metaIllc
Union: Mr.. Teller Will expend his por-
ton for the bi-metallic cause Elrough
the silver Republicans, and Mr.. Allen
will employ his portion in advancing
the interests of bi-metallism through
the Populist party.
Mr.. Bryan bases his division or the
amount to be expended on the fact
that he received four and one-half mill
ion Democratic votes, one and one-halt
million Populist votes, and one-hait
million Republican votes, recognizing
at the same time the work done by the
National Bi-metallic Union as nom
partisan organization.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York. March 22.-Cotton closed
steady: mid. uplands 7$sc; mid, gulf
75sc: sales 1910 bales.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Demonstrates COnCluSively His Abiding
Faith in BimetalliSm.

Will Give One-Half the Proceeds
of His Book, "The First Battle, ="
TO the Cause Eight Thousand
Dollars, Half of the First Months
Royalties, Turned Over to Those
who will See That it Helps the
the Democracy's Great Cause.
Has Appointed a Committee to
Handle the Funds, and Certified
Checks Have Been Sent Them.
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BATTLE BEGINS TO-DAY.
FRANKFORT. Ky. March 22.-The
Senatorial battle begins tomorrow.
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ruE KEMAINS NOT FOUND.
ae search for the Body OF General uiiS'
t,,, TnsuccesSful.

re> search for the Body OF Generai I uiiS'
ton Unsuccessful.
OAKLAND. Nd. March 22.-The searcn
..... ..f,- of Gen. Joseph :. Fullerton
....s. who was killed in the ran
r.r- ON saturday. was resume"
re at daybreak. The searching
.. .- reinforced by a party oil ten
p msn from Baltimore, employ e'
b ..-Hul0rc X OHIO company. A"'7
..s. bout 156 men eugagod In the work
The Pa man car I'm which Gen. Fullerton
Death and under which his BODY
---- ,1 he living. was removed from
hut up to midday no trace OIL
Mss have been found
ANOTHER AMERICAN RELEASED
NOTION. March 22.-Another
i- .t.zen who has been held under
crb. has been released. He is
.asaaras. arrested at Sagua. Fen
... The arrest was nenounced by
. .i.r.raI Lee as great outrage
-r. state Department began
to move I'm behalf of the man.
r.-u., chat he was set at liberty
EEy. .ER AT THE FRONT AGAIN
a.ar1. March 92.-Although he has
uDetely recovered his health
- General Weyler embarked. at
- o'clock last night on board
Spanish cruiser Legazpi. bound tor
province OF Matanzas.
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REPORT Of TIE MINORITY.
Reasons Why Democratic Members
Oppose the Dingley Bill.

Based Upon False Theories-Con-
tends That the People May Tax
Themselves Rich.-A Scheme to
Reduce Competition and tc
Foster Trusts and Unwieldly
Combinations-A Measure That
will Encourage Extravaganza by
Raising Millions More Revenue
Than the Government Needs.
High Handed Proceedings Of the
Republican Members.
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rE27.3.E WORK OF A STORM.
irsn Killed in the Wreck OF
tie Arlington Academy

A.. Arlington, Georg. .a-The Storm
zsd the business Portion Of
n. rown by but Few Hundred
dis. seemingly Being Directed
~ d Fatal Providence Toward
-s school Buuding-TwO Resi-
-ees Wrecked, but No One
1--- in Them - Two Teachers
severely Hurt.
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