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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Joseph Taylor, well known
Eighth ward resident, committed sui
eide about fifteen minutes of eleven
O'Clock last night by shooting him
self through the head. He died in
stantly. Taylor lived over L.
Hoelsche's grocery, on South Jacob
street. AT the time he killed himself
his son, Luke, young man about
twenty-three years of age, and his
daughter were in the kitchen. The
daughter was asleep in a chair and
was aroused by the report of pistol.
Taylor walked into the kitchen and
went Immediately to large pantry at
the northwest corner of the kitchen.
He called out goodbye to his son and
then deliberately shot himself. At
first the son could hardly believe that
the report was that of pistol, and
his first thought was that some glass
ware had broken. He ran to the
pantry and found his father lying life
less on the floor with the smoking
self through the head, the bullet en-
tering just over the right ear and
crushing into the brain. The wound
in the side of the head was slight,
and there was little or no blood 1t
was evident that the man had held
the pistol with a steady hand and had
taken care to make no failure. The
revolver used was of 3S-calibre, and
after using it but two loads remained.
Coroner Schultze was called and
held an inquest over the remains.
The testimony of Luke Taylor, son Of
the deceased, was taken. The son
stated that about a quarter of eleven
he came intb the house and found
his father sitting by the kitchen
stove with his face in his hands.
His father got up and went into an
adjoining room. He came back and
went into the pantry as if to get a
drink of water The father called
goodbye, and the son directly heard
a racket which sounded to him like
the rattle of glass. He went to the
pantry and found his father lying on
the floor He spoke to him, but he
was dead The Coroner gave as his
verdict suicide, the primary cause of
which was melancholia.
The deceased worked at the River
side steel plant. He worked last Sun
day. Monday he started to work, but
got sick on the way and had to sit
down and wait. When he arrived at
his place of employment he found
that another man had been given his
Job for that day. He asked no ques-
lions and went home, supposing that
he had been discharged, and did not
go back afterwards. Since then he APP
peared to be in state of desponden-
cy. 1t is also thought that he brooded
considerably over the loss of property
which he formerly owned in Benwood.
He was born and raised in Benwood,
and lived there until about a year
ago. He has quite number of rela-
tives living there. He was about hfty
wears of age and leaves a wife and
three children-a son and two daugh-
ters. He was a member of the A. o.
U. w. lodge.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Oil City, November 4.-Credit bal
ances CSC. Certificates, no bid. Ship
ments November LIST and I'd. $50 ,OSS bar
rels; runs November LIST ID I'd, 3ol,-
947 barrels.
New York, November 4. -Petroleum,
Pennsylvania crude nominally Soc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Fresh sausage may always be
found at Hoffman Bros, No. 2344
Chapline street. Telephone 53S.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Don't fail to attend the sale OF Ladies'
Misses and Childrens' Wraps. Saturday at
l.. S. Good & cos.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Don't fail to attend the sale of Ladies'
L. s. Good 8 Co.'S
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CORVALLIS, w. Va, November f.
Carr Bros No. on the Sigler & Gil
bert 63-acre tract, is coming in a gush-
err, just on top of pay, and is making 20
barrels per hour.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05
GEO. N. sNooK d co.
SHOOK & co.
The Boss
Jacket V lue.
q OK For good Tan Co
QOs/O vert Jackets. with

quick Any style that's good in New Blue, Green, Red,
Brown, Tan and Black Jackets The last few days have
also brought us many new styles in Suits. Capes, small
Furs and Chidrens Wraps. Readymade Department was
never more complete.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05
CONFERENCE WILL MEET.

The fifty-frst meeting Of the Barnes
vile district conference will be held in
this city on Monday and Tuesday of
next week at First NJ. E. Church. Fol-
lowing are the programmes for the var
iouS sessions:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05
MONDAY EVENING.

MONDAY EVENING.
Devotional Exercise. .............W Darby
Testimony and Song Service
TUESDAY, 9 A. M.
Devotional Exercise. ........J. F. Rankin
Organization; Minute Business; Reports of
Elders and Pastors.
Symposium The Ideal Pastor
A Good Man, Spiritual.....D. B. Cope
A Sympathetic and Prudent Man.
Aiove, 81 Work n wins ElliS
An Administrator. Harlan Appleton
A Soul Winner. ..........H. A. CoDbledic
The Greatest Need of Churches. in the
Ideal Church Officers How Gained. -.
A General Revival of Religion. How Pro-
noted. III. H. Westwood
TUESDAY. 1:30 P. NJ.
haees On the Bible wSo Makes "a Them
What is F ~ a j. Hiatt
Young People and the Church. ...........
,;...;....;........:.. ........E. A. Williams
Our Missions in China. ID. w. Chandler
Our Benevolences; Conversation. .....
..........W. Fl. Piggott. II. L. Ward.
TUESDAY, 1880 P. NJ
Survey of Religious Progress = E s Mseb
Character Building ............Alfred Walls
better ConSecratlon. .......E S. Bowers
CONSERVATION Service. I'D. l.. Clark
Adjournment.
THE STEEL STRIKE.
The plate mill at the steel plant
was started up yesterday morning with
the old men who have been working
in the steel plant since resumption.
This leaves the steel plant continuing
on double turn with the new men and
those of the blast furnace. The latter
men will no doubt be relieved in a
short time, as some more new men
are expected to arrive Operations
at the mill now is in the plate mill.
which is on single turn, and the steel
plant, which is on double turn. The
steel plant, in it's production, is max
ing better progress. A few of the
strikers have left the city for various
points to seek employment. The
strikers relief committee continues to
do excellent work. The chances for a
settlement of the difficulty are not
very encouraging at present.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05
TUESDAY. 9 A. M.

Devotional Exercise. w. Darby
SeTIllOI y. 1i4Al
Testimony and Song Service.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Nothing keeps cot
the wet better. moth.
Ing looks dressier
than English Enamel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

pages is n Cy-
cloped ia of
Progress n II d
Events in the
whole world
"a guide to Mar
kets, Market
ing and Prices.
Ii is n treasury
Of statistics,
revised to date
for farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15
8IEXICO'S NIAGARA.
Water Power More Valuable Than
Vast Coal Beds.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Water Power More Valuable Than
Vast Coal Beds.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Mexico has an abundance Of COAL but,
unfortunately, but one of her coal beds is
being developed, as the railroads have not
yet reached the others. Minerals of all
kinds plentiful. from iron to gold, and,
while much of her territory is compare
tive desert, there are large tracts and en-
tire states of the richest agricultural land;
but none Of these can be considered of
themselves, or jointly, as Of the greatest
value to the future prosperity of the coun-
ty her wonderful water powers. Cheap
power and abundance of 1t will be the
great wealth producing factor of the fu-
ture, and the nation that has the cheapest
lower will be the one to win in the in
dustrial race of the coming century. The
twentieth century will be the electrical
age, and electricity generated by cheap
water power will be the universal solvent
of all future engineering and mechanical
problems. The question of the trans
mission of power to long distances Is the
only problem which remains to be solved
to make electricity the complete mistress
OF the future industrial world.
In the state of Jalisco. the falls of
Juanacatan, located fifteen miles from the
city Of Guadajara, which is now supplied
with electric light from this fall. great
source oil power exists. Juanacatlan mas
been appropriately called 1.-The Niagara of
Mexico" Here the River Lerma, which
drains Lake Chapala, with a width Of
over 200 feet, makes leap of sixty feet
The cotton mills of Tlalpan, a suburb Of
the City of Mexico, are now being moved
to these falls. In the northeastern part
of the state of Pueblo whole river makes
leap of 997 feet. Near the station of
Rascon. or the Tampico branch of the
Mexican Central railroad, is the Abra de
Caballos. where another river falls in d
series of cascades some 300 feet, and in
various parts Of Mexico, from the state
of Chiapas, in the south, to the northern
states, there a multitude of similar
falls, WHERE aluable powers exist The
conformation Of Mexico is the most favor
able for the creation Of water powers,
as the largest part of the country is an
elevated table land, which acts as a large
roof and on all the slopes where the water
falls down to the lowlands there are prob
ably more valuable water powers than in
any country of like extent in the word
This fact will contribute more than any
ether to the future of Mexico. All of the
Central American states have most won
derful resources. but, unfortunately, they
have never been developed
The period Of revolution is a matter OF
| history. Capital is flowing in and the
country is experiencing a resurrection,
which will soon place her in a position
| of wealth and power. The future of ''our
sister republic" will hinge more upon the
utilization of her water powers than even
upon her wonderful mineral wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15
America Enslnnd's Rival.


The Right Hon. Charles T. Richie, presi-
dent of the board of trade. made an import
ant speech Tuesday before the chamber Of
commerce of Croydon. taking as his theme
the decline of British exports during the
last ten months, upon which he hung a
grave warning against American compe-
tftion. now "ousting British trade"
The Herald says: Mr.. Richie, after de-
ciaring that the Dingley tariff and the
engineering trade dispute were mainly re-
sponsible for the recent decline of exports,
and after pointing out that England had no
weapons against the tariff. said there was
a great deal of talk in commercial circles
about the serious competition OF Germany,
but he thought they were too apt to over
look a much more serious competitor-the
United States. The facts are serious he
continued, and call upon us for the exer-
else OF all our powers to enable US to main
ia, tain our position in the commercial world.
mere Is no doubt the United States are exc
cutting orders which ought to be executed
mere. we all know an American firm OBJ
tained the contract for the Central Under
ground Railway of London. as it's bid was
and 1t could deliver the supplies three
months ahead of the British tenders
Many important continental orders have
gone 10 America The same is to be said Of
80 - 0A SoPii' where tue Americans are
dofng work that Englishmen should have
done In consequence OF the engineering dis
pute many orders arsneat4ng the country,
and unfortunately these orders seldom re-
turn. Americas successful competition ia
due to her enterprisenin efnbarking capital.
out 1t Is yet more du6 to the freedom her
manufacturers enjoy of employing the best
machinery and worlmng 1t In the most
economical manner. tintrammeled by the
restrictions which have ihampered manu-
facturers here. EVERYONE having his coun-
try's interest at heart must hope that to.
morrow's conference wilp4ead to a settle
ment OF the unfortunates7en engineering dis
pute.'" sug or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The last joke at the expense of the
French Society for the Protection of AMI
mails Is to the following effect:
countryman, armed with an immense
club. presented himself before the presi-
dent of the society and claimed the first
prize. He was asked to describe the act
Of humanity on which he founded his
claim.
Il have saved the life of WOLF" replied
the countryman. II might easily have kill
ed him with this bludgeon," and he swung
his weapon in the air, to the intense dis
comfort of the president.
But where was this WOLFF" inquired the
latter. What had he done to you?"
''He had just devoured my wife, was the
reply.
The president reflected an instant, and
then said:
MY friend, I am of the opinion that you
have been sufficiently rewarded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15
The Bull D4anfsKnow.

A story is told ofna. great English per
sonase who thoushte everybody knew o,
ought to know him. One Gay. he was walk
ing through field When bull addresses
him IN an undertonss and made for hin
with his head down. and his horns in &
position to raise him.
He was minister, man of dignity an6
political power. and Of natural pomposity
But he ran. He ran surprisingly well. He
ran better than ever he did for office, anc
he got to the fence first. He clamberet
over, out Of breath and dignity, and founc
the owner of the bull contemplating ths
operation.
What do you mean, SIR" asked the irats
statesman. by having an migrated ami
mai HE that roaming over the feldr'
Well I suppose the bull has some RICH,
In the held." said the farmer.
Right? do you know who am, SIR
gasped the baranet.
The farmer shook his head.
am the Right Honorable Sir ---.'
Then why on earth didn't you tell thu
bullr' said the farmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15
The Final Capture Of the Pole

season n the Of
tt Il be
the
ont uions Literature of Actcex poraion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15


McClure's Magazine
FOR THE COMING YEAR. ONLY s1oo
The North Pole
Three Expeditions
State ooemns to be avrsed in
a h thu % s; se s s ss, @ % a
0 eseemso likely N ~ O' ~ ~ @'"'
Nansen on Future Polar Exploration
assf Ss: S' eaas ssas Ss nave very special interest and value
Various Ways of Exploring the Unknown Polar Region
and Observations s 1 s , ~ s @ % @ p sra g' experience
People Scenes of the Far North
@ by R: Ssss s st s n f s and M and also
Another
Andrees Balloon Voyage to the Pole
by s S s.n e sa hs sS ss s % s s s hopes r
with ns s "s from eo % % s n M no"
Unpublished Andrea Balloon His Start
together with fac-simile the one genuine despatch received from Anav by carrier pigeon
Peary His Coming Expedition
s a: s s Sss a ss 1 r s :s s nf
Move Pole O
able , o % g sn i R s s a s s hs s ,"
greater gong
nedb be until
The Final Capture of the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15

We feel sorry for the
clothes that are washed in
the muddy Potomac water.
They can't help but look
dirty and yellow. We use
artesian well water to wash
our clothes hence they're
always snowy white. Unex-
celled laundering facilities.
Send along that postal re-
questing us to call for your
laundry bundle. Phone
5o2.
FraZee's Laundry,
B12 9th St. 1872 l4th st.
COS 18Th st. sl0s n 81.
de14-4Od
The evening times., 1897-05-24
BLOCKS FOR HAND And KNEE
The Strange Defermity Of an Able
Potomac Mariner.
A Queer Character In the Fishing
Trade Enoch Davis and His
Wonderful Nautical Skill.

The queerest navigator ia the world, per-
haps, is Capt. Enoch E. Davis, who makes
the oyster wharf, foot OF Eleventh street,
the headquarters for his Schooner, one of
the fastest sailors on the Potomac. capt
Davis has been u cripple since early child
hood. The peculiarity OF his deforniity IS
such that he is compelled 10 crawl about
on his hands aud knees, with wooden
blocks in his hands and a block on each
knee III lieu Of shoe.
Most men in his physical condition would
doubtless regard active lUcomouOn As an
impoSsipiity Not 50 with tie captain
From boyiUod he mas been man OF
action.
The citizens or Alexandria, where he
was born, remember several years ago
when lie went about the STREETS OF that
place in a small cart drawn by large
and benevolent Newfoundland dog iHv-
ing a taste for a nautical life, MS TRENDS
assisted him TO purchase the schooner be
now navigates. and he atonce entered upon
the career OF bringing cargoeS OF garden
truck. fish, oysters and other things 10
the Washington market, and ii can be said
that he has been successful III the calling
Capt Davis, in the language OF capt
Tucker, who is in charge of the oyster
wharf, knows every inch Of the Pnto-
mac, and can navigate tns craft iatO the
creeks and inlets on the darkest and most
stormy night" Crawling about the deck
on all fours, he being unable to rise To IN
erect position, Davis - tends sheet and
steers Als xehooDer with ali the sllll al a
trained veteran sailor or pilot who has not
been deprived by misfortune of his physical
powers His only assistant is youth,
whose help rs necessary To go aSlft or do
other work W iiuii requires climbing and
extra agility.
Capt DAVIS craft has never met with an
Incident while under his control and rau-
teal men have come here from Baltimore
- witness this " wonder OF he old Potomac
The evening times., 1897-05-24

wished % Withdraw the plea % not guilty
snade hy has client and desired 10 substi-
ttte one 81 guilty ~ fnaRslaUghter.
ASsistan M District Attorney ShHhnrtOn,
VINO can,2l u the case for TJleGoyerument-
thcn said lha in cDnsiG -Fa1ion CT tie eN-
tTenc y,.sith II the defendant and the cir
CsIsta noes Of +he case ne was willing L. 40
cept rhe Isea. or rather he would suggest 20
the court tnJI Uite pea should be accepted
Judge Bingham, however. decided not 10
give iad ETnentoR 1ife plea INT tn evidence
had been heard, at 1ife same time sug-
-esilnE Is the Government that I3fe JerJi-
n4ony brought cut sh0uld saow Jie nature
81 thc provUcanon and the circumstances
surroun hing Une case.
Dr Turner. OF The Emergency Hospital.
who was the FIRST witness called, testified
tiiat on May : the brotilef Of tie Gefend-
ant has been broueht t. TIE hospital with
i bullet wound IN has head, dying few
minutes later.
Isr GlaEeirook, deputy cornueT- was
next called, hut did not respond.
serg1. Acton and Officers Cowan and
Emnlert gave testimony to the effect that
on The DAY upon which the alleged murder
took place the defendant came into the
station saying that he shot Ills brother
The cKpiasistion he gave was that ne and
hgs irotiseT had quarreled about piece OF
bread, and that the latter had beat him
He had then gone upstairs and brought
DOWN a pistol. which ne levelle5 al has
brother, 81 wing: See what I could DO
20 yv1,'' aud the other had replied. .-DO
It Ti4en The pistol had gone off. None
had sad that the pistol went off by arc5-
oeat.
There was some dispute between the
counsel as u whei her this testimony WAS
adTnissitsle as a confession b. an infant, but
the judge decided that the testimony was
competent.
Dr. Morris, who lives at No. s15 Four
teeRth street. the house in which the shoot
fng occurred. testified that the mother Of
the two lads was employed as cock in
his house. TIE little defendant was en-
ployed by him as sort OF errand boy.
Il have always found the boy wiling
the witness continued, and on frequent ot-
casions have tried his temper. but alwars
found il even. I had never known the
boys 60 quarrel before, and in fact did not
know Of the difnculty which resulted in
the kilAug"
The witness next identified the pistol
with which the deed was commi tied, as
his. and said he kept IL in a box on his
manteipiece 1t could go into this box
cooked.
he did not remember whether it was sdu
cooked or not.
-Dr GlaZenrook at this point entered the
COartryDo1n and was rIarpa nnoD rta S+a,.7
He found from his autopsy OF the dead boy
that death had resulted from a gunshot
woEnd in the head
The deceased was stout and otherwise
healthy boy OF seventeen wars. heavier
and taller than his antagonist. He exam
ined the defendant at the time and found
The evening times., 1897-05-24
WOULDN'T ROB POOR PEOPLE.
win Robinson Says He Would Pre-
fer Wealthy Cauca SLAMS.

win Robinson Says He Wculd Pre-
fer Wealthy Caucasians.
Strange noises in tie residence OF Mr..
George mtDsBiels, coIored- Un 4 street,
aroused the members of the household q bout
4 o clock yestertla : morning. An investiga-
ton disclosed the presence OF William II.
Robinson, muscular young colored man,
In one of the middle rooms. The intruder
was armed with club and claimed he was
drunk and had gotten into the house by
mistake.
The supposed burglar was taken prisoner,
and Policeman II Hendrix, with Squire Gil
more. responded to CRll for assistance.
Robinson was locked UP as q suspicious
character under the vagTapcy act.
In the paaice court today ne showed that
his home was next door to Mechanics and
Convinced Judge kimbaii that he entered
the place by mistake while under the In
fluence OF liquor.
--wheb did you get out OF the peniten-
tiarye'' asked the court
Ion November 25, after serving twenty
menths of two years sentence
The prisoner pleaded that he would not
rob a poor oolored man ike McDamels,
when there were so many rich white
people in the city.
..S,, you tioli t want to steal from culored
peonle. 1 believe your statement that you
entered your neighbor shouse while drunk,
but If ME. McDaniels had shot you dead
he could not have been held for murder
Case dismissed