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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-12
THE FINAL ACTS
In the Clarendon Tragedy Being En-
acted-..Mrs. Orrs Body Lying in
State Caldwell's Kid Mayor
Makes Denials.

Clarendon, Ark, Aug. 11-This lit
tie city has assumed it's usually quite
condition. The bodies of the four ne
groes, victims of Tuesday nights mob,
will be buried across the river to-
day. The body of Mrs. John T. Orr,
who killed herself in Jail, has been
removed to her residence for prepara-
lions for burial. Her little 3-yeaT-old
baby is wifh E. A. Faifer, friend of
the family.
Wallace Graham, Mr. Orr's partner
in business, has received letter from
Mrs. Orr's stepmother, at Mauston,
Wis.,. but has not made the contents
public. Mrs. Crr's remains will prob
ably be sent to her father in Mauston,
for interment.
S. w. Boardman has given out a
written statement, prepared by Mrs.
Orr, ON Monday afternoon, just before
she took the fatal dose. 1t reads:
81 want my baby, Neva, to stay with
Mr.. Faifer, with his children, while
| live, then Mr.. Graham to have full
control of her until my father comes
for her, which l want him to do. |
want my father to have my baby and
to raise her. l want my baby, Neva,
to have all my personal effects. My
body is to be shipped to my father and
be buried where he resides. l want to
to say to Steve Boardman, Wallace
Graham, Mr.. Morehead and Mr.. Faifer
that for the KIND manner in which they
have treated ne, hope that God will
bless them fer me. hope God will
forgive RACHEL (Miss Morris) for the
way she has treated me. / want all Of
my property and home to go to my
baby, Neva, and I hope that his fav-
orite lodge, knights of Pythias, will
see that this, my last will, is carried
out. I want napa to help Wallace all
he can. This statement completed al
$50 p. M, Monday, August s, 1898.
MT bodTulIldil "NoiA nv So 49, N-4A'
paper until Mrs. Orr was dead He says
her fathers name is w. c. Barker, thai
he resides al Waupon, Wis, and that al
present he is very low and in destitute
circumstances. He is 81 years of age
, Mr. Boardmsn says John T. Orr has Z
sister, Mrs. T. w. Deal, residing in Den.
yer. Col.
ST. LOUIS, August IA special to tbs
Post Dispatch from Clarendon, Ark, says
The third act in the, Clarendon tragedy
is as remarkable as the two preceding
ones. To-day the corpse Of the murderess
! lies in the court house, while hundreds d
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-12
GOOD OFFICES

OF This Government lave Averted .
Severe Clash Between Italy and COlom-
bta.
Washington, August 11.-By exer-
cising the good offices of the United
States tactfully Secretary Day proba-
bly, has succeeded in averting a severe
crisis in the relations between Italy
and Colombia, growing out of the Ger
ruti affair. A cablegram was received
at the department to-day. from Rome,
saying that out of regard for the Unit
ed States, the Italian government had
telegraphed Admiral Candiani, at Car
thagena, Colombia. to give the Colon
bian government eight months time
in which to settle with Cerruti's credi-
tors, under the terms of President
Cleveland's award. While Colombia
has not been heard from in acceptance
of this proposition, it is not doubted
here that it will be accepted.
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CAPTURED COAM0.
General Miles Sends an Official Re-
pUrt Ut tho EngdSumBnC to the
War Department.

Washington, August 1.-THE War
Department late tonight gave cut
the following delayed kilograms:
Ponce, August 8.
Secretary of War, Washington:
"The following received from Gen.
eral Wilson:
General Ernest's brigade captured
Coamo at $3.50 this morning. Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, Col. Hulings command
ing, led by Lieut-Colonel Biddle, of
my staff, having made a turning move
ment through the mountains, striking
the Aibonita road half mile beyond
town, captured the entire garrison Of
Coamo, about $50 men. Spanish COM
mander, Illeroa, and Captain Lopez
killed. Our loss reported six wounded,
only one severely. Men and officers
behaved excellently.
Col. Hulings and Col. Biddle are
especially commended. This is a
very important capture, and was well
executed. Names of wounded as soon
as received here.
(Signed) MILES"
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THREE N EN- DEAD
And a Woman Dying as the Result
of a Shooting ARRAY at Central
City, South Dakota.

Deadwood, S. D., August 11.-Three
men dead and woman dying is the
net result Of a shooting ARRAY at Cen
trail City to-day. Judge j. p. Cid
dings, Ed. Shannon and Jack Wear are
the men and Mrs. Ed. Shannon Is the
woman. Shannon has a boarding
house at Central City and one at Ter
ry. He stayed at nights at Terry,
leaving his wife to look after the
other place. To-day Shannon return
ed to Central City and reused Judge
Giddings. Just what happened no
one knows, but the two men suddenly
burst into the street, engaged in d
death struggle. Shannon had a revol-
yer in his hand. Jack Wear tried to
separate them, ana was shot through
the body, dying instantly. Shannon
then shot Giddings through the head
killing him. He went to his wife I
bedroom, and beat her about the head
until he thought he had killed her
and then, with fresh revolver, shot
himself. The woman is still alive, but
can not recover All the parties are
pioneers, and were well-to-do. Cid
dings had many political offices. In.
timacy between Mrs. Shannon and
Giddings is given as the cause Of the
tragedy.
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HANGED Hin.
Body Ct mulloch Walker Dangling
from q Telegraph Pole in the Bust
ness Part OF COrinth, Miss.

Corinth, Miss. August 11.--Mul-
lock Walker, negro, charged with
sand-bagging. was lynched here this
morning by mob, and his body is
swinging from telegraph pole, on
Fillmore street, in the central part of
the city. At an early hour this morn
ing an organized mob of $50 masked
men went to the county Jail, and de-
manded the person Of Mullock Walker,
who was charged with criminally as
saulting Charles Dazelle with a .sand-
bag, about three miles south of town,
last Wednesday, since which time Mr..
Dazelle has been in critical condition,
and his life is despaired Of.
No resistance was made at the Jail,
as the mob was firm, and would allow
no parleying, and Jailor Derry Berry
turned the negro over to the mob.
Walker was taken to the most CEN
trail part of the city, in front of A. Ru-
bel G Company's store, on Fillmore
street and hanged to the guard arm
of one Of the telegraph poles. Walker
confessed his crime, and implicated
two other negroes in some of his var
ious crimes.
Part Of the mob was sent to the
power house, and compelled the cleo
trician to turn the lights out, and for
a block in each direction the side
walks and streets were lined with
men and boys, locking on the grew
some proceedings.
An attempt to capture the negro was
made last Saturday night, but the
Jail was strongly guarded, and the
mob dispersed.
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The Two Divisions at Chicjmauga
About Ready for Their be-
tice Marches.

Chickamauga. Chattanooga laticnai
Military Park. Tenn, August Il Prep
arations to comply with the der is
sued from Washington for to divi-
slons to leave Camp Thomaswill be
commenced at once.
The Second division, orted to
Knoxville, is expected to NAH the
distance of 112 miles. The coutry to
be trayersed is especially adapd for
a march, and the trip will ddbtless
prove very beneficial to the mn. 1t
has not yet been decided how tn divi-
sion ordered to Lexington will b,sent.
1t is possible that this division will
also march.
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THE AMERICAN BOY.
Masters Good and Price are Now at Work
in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 11.-Mas-
tiers Rankin Good and Harry ]. Price of
Cincinnati, aged respectively Il and 10
years, who are at the head of the move
ment to create a boys and girls fund
for the construction of a new battleship
to take the place of the Maine, arrived in
this city to-day. They stated that so far
about SIS, 900 had been contributed. As
soon as they arrived here, they called up
on President Huey, of the Board of Edu-
cation, and he promised to bring the plan
before the board at it's next meeting. He
assured the boys of his cooperation. To-
morrow Masters Good ard Price will call
upon Mayor Warwick and the members
of the commercial and maritime ex-
changes and endeavor to interest them in
the plan.
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GEN. NILES REPORTS
Ths Casualties In Two Small engagements
In Porto Rico.

The CASUALTIES In Two small Engngcmenes
In Porto Rico.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE War De-
partment has received two dispatches
from General Miles, under date Of
Ponce, August 10, as follows:
Secretary Of War. Washington:
The following is list OF wounded
in the Sixteenth Pennsylvania in the
skirmish beyond Coamo. August 3:
Corporal Barnes, Company E. left side;
Private G. C. Frank, Company c, right
side; Private George Whittluck, Com
pany c, right side; Private L. Uboid,
Company E. right elbow; Private =.
v. Jolly, Company F, left arm.
ESigned.) MILES.
Secretary of War, Washington:
Have established Communication
with General Brooke. who reports that
in a skirmish on the sth. with the en-
envy, about three miles north OF Quay
acama, General Haines forced enemy
to retreat. The following men of the
Fourth Ohio were wounded, none killed;
Captain Edward O. Thompson, Com
pany X. in right breast; Private Sam
uel ]. Jones, right knee; Private
Noble v. Haniacker. Company =. IN
ankle; Private Harry s. Haines, Com
pany C, in right foot; Private VIII
liam Jeddington, Company A., in right
hip.
(Signed) miA
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TELEGRAPH LIN Els
Extended So as to Connect About All
the Military Commands in Porto
Rico.

Washington, August II. - General
Greeley has received a dispatch from
Colonel Allen, who is now at Ponce,
Porto Rico, stating that the tele-
graph lines have been extended, first,
from Ponce, through Guayama and
Arroyo, to the headquarters of General
Brooke; second through Guayama to
the headquarters Of General Wilson;
third, through Adjuntas and Utuado to
the headquarters of General Stone,
and fourth, along the coast to to Guam
lea. These lines all extend to the ca
BILE station, and they place this coun-
try in communication with more than
half the island Of Porto Rico.
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VICTORIOUS MARCH.
General Schwan Reports a General
Engagement in Which Two Men
Were Killed and Several Wounded.
Spanish Losses Heavy.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE War
Department late this afternoon received
the following:
PONCE, via Bermuda, August IL.
Secretary of War Washington.
The following message received from
Schwan:
Camp Near Hormiguros, 10th.-Advance
guard, including cavalry of this COM
mand. while accommodating northwest of
Rosario river, developed strong Spanish
force, which lay concealed in hills north
of Mayaguez. In general engagement
that followed, Lieut.. Byron, Eighth cav
airy, my aide de camp, was wounded in
the foot and Private Fernberger, Co. ID,
Eleventh infantry, and one other private,
were killed, and fourteen enlisted men
were wounded. 1t is reported that the
most if not the entire Spanish garrison
and Mayaguez and surrounding country.
consisting of LOCO regulars and 200 vol
unteers, took part in the engagement. We
drove enemy from his position. and it is
believed inflicted heavy loss. A wounded
Spanish lieutenant was found in field and
brought in our lines. Conduct of officers
and men beyond all praise. 1 propose to
continue my march on Mayaguez at an
early hour tomorrow.
(Signed) SCHWAN.
(Signed) MILES.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-At o'clock
this morning the War Department posted
the following:
PONCE, August Ii, 1898.
Secretary of War, Washington:
Following from Schwan:
Immediately after repulse yesterday
Spanish troops joined by what were left
in Mayasueg, moved in direction Lares
Have sent scouts in that direction. My
command entered Mayaguez at 8 O'Clock
this morning. SCHWAN.
(Signed) MILES.
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MISSOURI DEM0CRA'lS


Nomfnate state Ticket and Adopt :
Platforn Opposing inperiaiism.
Springfield, No, August 1.-THE
Democratic State convention came to
an end shortly after II o'clock to-
night, having nominated the following
ticket:
For Judge Of Supreme Court uong
TERM William C. Marshall. OF st.
Louis.
For Judge Supreme Court (Short
Term)-Leroy B. Valiant. OF ST.
Louis
For State Superintendent Of Public
Schools William T. Darlington, Of
Greene county.
The platform as reported by the
committee was adopted without
change.
The resolutions endorse the plat
form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and
demand for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the ra-
ito of Is to l, without waiting for the
consent Of any other nation. Conf
dence in William j. Bryan as the
leading exponent of these principles is
expressed. The Republican party
was censured for the non-enforcement
OF antitrust laws. Issuance Of in
terest-bearing bonds is condemned.
Soldiers and sailors are thanked for
their heroic work. The platform then
says:
we asert that the declaration of
war against Spain was justified by the
causes which called it forth. We di-
rect attention to the fact that the ma
tlonal Republican administration,
backed by the Republican majority in
Congress was opposed to war and
yielded only after delay, to strong pub
lie sentiment aroused by the first and
persistent demands of Democratic SEN
ators and representatives.
I'VE are opposed to waging a war
for conquest, but as this war was
forced upon us by the intolerant &C
ton of the Spanish government and
people, we declare it should be prose-
cuted until Spain is driven from the
Western hemisphere.
eve favor carrying out in good faith
the resolution of congress under which
we interviewed in Cuba, and aiding the
Cubans to establish and maintain an
independent government of their own,
if they desire this, and we will favor
it's peaceful annexation whenever it
can be done with the consent of the
people Of the island.
1--WE insist on the strict maintenance
of the Monroe Doctrine, and we oppose
any alliance with any European power
1--WE are opposed to the acquisition
of the Philippines or other territory in
the Eastern hemisphere. We should
acquire all necessary harbors and coal
ing stations in the Philippines or else
where and the treaty of peace with
Spain or any government established
on the islands should guarantee to us
commercial privileges equal to or su-
perior to those enjoyed by any other
nation.
1.-THE Nicara yuan canal should be
constructed and controlled by the Uni
ted States"
The resolutions further declare in
favor of a revival and rehabilitation
of our merchant marine, and oppose a
large standing army.
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ROAST SALISBURY.

LONDON, August l2.-An the morhihs
papers. including the supporters OF the
government, attack Lord SALISBURY iof
weakness in dealing with the Cninese
question.
The Daily Chronicle says:
-What is to be the result nobody can
saw. There is room for the gloomiest fore-
bodings. Does the country reaAZe 'na'
for want of a little foresight and nrmness
Great Britain may ere long be plunged
into a colossal war? Such without the
least doubt or exaggeration is the appali-
ing possibility
The Daily Mail says:
1.-THE door is closed. The proudly BOAST
ed British lion does not exist in the
Yangtse valley. II is mistake; ana
looking to what Lord Salisbury has done
is Egypt, his failure in China Is inexpl-
cable"
The Standard says:
These repeated humiliations are be-
coming intolerable."
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ELOPED.
Sensation Caused In St. Louis Soci-
ETY. by the fastening Of the We'd
ding Day.

ST. LOUIS, August ia sensation in
upper social circles of st. Louis was
caused to-day by the elopement and mar
riage of Charles r. Drummond, youngest
son of the late James T. Drummond, the
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, and
Miss Maud Ringen, well known as an &C.
complished horsewoman, and daughter of
r. Ringen, the wealthy stove and hard
ware man, of this city. The couple left
here on an early train for Alton, ILL.,. and
were there married by Squire Querdon.
The young couple were engaged and the
wedding day had been set for an early
wedding date in December. Preparations
were being made for a fashionable we'd
ding, but the couple FASTENED the day by
clipping. They returned home after the
ceremony
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REVOLUTION OVER.

Washington, August 11.-Senor A.
Lazo Arriaga, to-day wired the Asso-
ciated Press from Long Branch, N. j..
where he is passing part of the hot
spell, that he had received cablegram
NSday from his home government, say
REV tion quickly suppressed.
Peace rails in Guatemala"
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people pass ana view the re11nins This
unusual thing was done ~ the authori-
ties to still the snapicion that Mrs. Orr
was not dead, but had been spirited away.
So strong had this feeling in the commune
ity become. that this means was regarded
as the only way to allay it.
CALDWELL, o., August u.-Mayor
Arthur o. Archer to-day made the follow
ing statement regarding the Orr affair
at Clarendon, Ark:
Il have had some correspondence with
Lorilla F. Weaver whose name secured
through correspondence bureau of Gin
cinnati. She represented herself to be a
French lady of wealth and leisure, and I
never heard the name of Orr until I saw
it in the press in connection with the ter
rible tragedy at Clarendon, and ! am
dumbfounded that my name was connect
ed with it in any way The manner in
which the correspondence began was
this:
"A number of young men were in my
office one evening. and one of them had
a circular from the correspondence bu-
reau, and it was suggested that for the
fun of the thing correspondence be
opened up with some one. A letter was
written to the bureau and the name and
description Of the person representing her
self to be Lorilla F. Weaver was secured
in this way, which information I now
have in my possession. together with all
the letters received from her"
Your correspondent has read these let
tiers and there is nothing in them sug-
gestive of any wrong doings in any way,
and appear to have been written by a
lady of education and refinement.
The unenviable notoriety is very en-
barrassing to the mayor and his friends.
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INTENSE SATISFACTION
Felt Throughout the Fleet Because Of
the Practical Conclusion of Peace.

With the Fleet, off Guantanamo, via
PLAYA del Este. August lii n NJ
The Associated Press bulletin announc-
ing that the peace protocol had been
agreed upon was the first definite news
received here regarding the progress
of the peace negotiations.
Nothing had been received from the
Navy Department or from any other
source.
The dispatch caused the most in
tense satisfaction throughout the fleet.
1t is expected that several warships
will soon be able to go north, and the
great fleet now lying here is in readi-
ness to be distributed to the various
stations.
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SCIOTO RIVER FLOODS.

Portsmouth, o., Aug. 1.-THE foods
in the Scioto valley have covered over
1900 acres of corn land in the Scioto
bottoms in the immediate vicinity of
Portsmouth, causing a loss Of over
s2o0,0c0. The Ohio and Scioto rivers
are still rising and it is feared that
the loss will be increased fully $780,
Geo more.
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LOAN SANCTIONED.

Shanghai, August II. : A dispatch
from Pekin dated to-day says that an
imperial edict has finally issued sane
tioning the Belgian loan for the con-
struction of the railway line from Pc
kin to Han-Kau, despite the protests
of Sir Claude Mcdonald, the British
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PHELPS IS IMPROVING.

Bennington, VT, August 11.-Consid-
\erable Improvement was noted to-day
IN the condition of Hon. Edward ].
Phelps, who is i'll at the home of Gen.
Nice ullough, at North Bennington. The
physicians now look for rapid recov-
Jerry.
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THE7 PORTO RICO TARIFF.

Washington, August 11.--A telegram
was sent to General Miles to-day Civ
ing him directions as to tariff and other
charges in the island OF Porto Rico.
The new duties will be similar in gen.
eral outline to those put in force pre-
liminarily at Santiago A regular
tariff schedule for Porto Rico will be
prepared soon.
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PROTOCOL APPROVED.


Madrid, Aug. H., 1Os30 p. m.-
The day has been automatically
one Of the busiest since the out
break of the war. There have
been no fewer than three cabinet
councils in addition to various dip
lomatic conferences. Though the
text Of the protocol was not re-
ceived until the evening was well
advanced the government had
been made fully acquainted with
The matter was practically set
tied. as already cabled, at the cab
met meeting this afternoon, and
the receipt of the actual docu-
ments. therefore, only required a
meeting of the cabinet for a for
NAL acceptance.
Ministers adhere to the state
ment that the protocol contains
no notifications of the original
terms, but only new suggestions.
They expect it will be signed
at Washington tomorrow Fri
da), and that a suspension of hos
tilities will be announced.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, min
lister of foreign affairs, assures
the correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press that the negotiations
for the peace treaty will take place
in Paris, but, he says, the COM
missioners have not yet beeN APP
pointed.
The terms of the protocoEwill
not be published until the instru-
ment has been signed.
Madrid, Aug. II, IL. p. m.-The
press now considers peace a fore
gone conclusion and echoes the
general impatience to see a ter
mination of hostilities and to know
the program for the peace COM
mission, at which it is believed
either Senior Moret or Duke AL
modovar de Rio will preside. 1t
is believed that the negotiations
will extend into the second half OF
September.
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SHAFTERS REPORT
On the Sanitary Condition of His Army
for August To-

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The follow
ing is Gen. Skaters sanitary report for
August 10:
Total number sick, 1856; total number
fever case, 2,l5l; total number new cases
of fever, 307; total number fever cases re-
turned to duty, 235. deaths. August 10, TO-
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SAILED FOR SANTIAGO.

New York, August 1.-THE auxiliary
cruiser Yale. with the Eighth Illinois
Volunteers and number OF nurses on
board, sailed for Santiago this after
moon.
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TO AVOID COMPARTMENT.

London, August 12.-The Hong
Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail
says:
Senior Navarro, the Spanish consul,
has engaged a steamer to take him to
Manila Immediately upon the con-
clusion of peace, in the hope of saw
ing the city from bombardment."
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20, rHEK oF p. ENHANCEMENT


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August H.
Word was received here to-day that the
trunk lines have granted a rate of one
fare for the round trip on account of the
Knights of Pythias biennial encampment
to be held here during the week of Aug
ust % to q.
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FOR SELE.

No 81 South Broadway. 10 rooms. with
well equipped bakery and large stable
in rear Can be had on easy terms ana
al a very low figure -,
No 1l6 Zane street, lot 50xl2o, soou
location to build tenements. III sold soon
No 1904 EofY street, brick house; largo
lot. Price low.
Lot &C. feet front on Eleventh, near
Charles: will divide TO rent
70 loan, $4,000 on city real estate.
GEO. j. MATHISCN.
REAf. ESTATE AGENT.
1908 Market Street.