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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
TO CHARLES TOWN.
Thomas ]. Mackey Turned Over to the
West Virginia Authorities '..Says
He Can Show His First Marriage
Was Illegal.

Philadelphia, Pa, September 24.-Ex-
Circuit Court Judge Thomas j. Mackey,
O. South Carolina, who was arrested
on Wednesday by Detectives Bond and
Murray, on a warrant charging him
with bigamy, was turned over to Sher-
if Samuel c. Young, of Jefferson coun-
ty, w. Va, to-day and taken to Charles
Town for trial.
Mackey said he was anxious to go
South, as he could prove in a short
time that his first marriage was lille
gal. Col George A. Porterfeld, father
OF the young woman who is now Mack
eys wife, arrived here last night and
accompanied his daughter home to-
day.
Col. Porterfield was willing, he said. to
withdraw the charges of bigamy against
Col. Mackey, but that the prosecuting at
torney of jefferson county was pushing
the case. He. however, is determined
that his daughter shall leave Mackey.
Judge Mackey declares he Is willing and
ready TO meet his accusers in court. His
wife, VINO is y years old. seems to be very
much devoted to her aged husband The
judge was served to-day with divorce pa
pers by an attorney in behalf of Sarah
Curtis, his first wife, formerly OF New
York
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
HAVANA WEATHER
Was Beautiful Yesterday for the Gel
ebration of Saints Day Of the Prin-
cess of The Austrias.

Havana, September 24.--After three
days of sultry weather. due 10 the pres
ence OF equinoctal storms and heavy
rain storms, the island is to-day en-
joying clear, bright weather. the first
real day Of autumn.
The bells in the Cathedral and
churches rang merrily this morning and
the guns OF the Spanish and foreign
warships in the bay including those of
the United States transport Resolute,
which brought the American commits
gioners, belched forth noisy Ealutes for
the Saints Day Of the Princess Of the
Austrias. The public meeting places,
consulates and every ship in the bay
were gally deeked with eolored bunt~
ing and the government offices wers
closed, but the newspapers do not adj
vertise, as they did in preceding years,
the official reception at the palace, and
on all sides can be heard the remark
that the galutes fired to-day will be the
last fred in Cuba In honor Of a Span
ish princess All the resident Span
iards here are saying this in tones of
deep regret and In other ways ars
showing their affection for their coun-
try. A pontifieaI mass, with the bishop
OF Havana officiating. was celebrated &C
S O'Clock. Over 1880 members OF tho
aristocracy and society Of the city were
present
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
A SU N N Err ROM NANCE
Hans Henry Gapers and Agnes Perry
Met at Atlantic City.--StOry OF
Their Escapades.

The Philadelphia Times prints the fol-
lowing concerning Hans Henry Capers
and Agnes Perry, whose romantic iaar-
rage in Marietta and honeymoon gaiety
in Parkersburg, was printed in yesterday 5
Register:
A romance which began during the sum
mer at Atlantic City, has reached eli
max at Ohios Gretna Green, Marietta, in
the marriage of II. II. Capers. supposed
TO be a rich young man from New Or
leans, and Agnes Perry, OF Philadelphia.
Now a worried mother is happy, or, at
least not so unhappy as she has been for
some time. and the Philadelphia police
have stopped searching for the young
clippers, and are now trying to locate a
bride and husband.
To begin at the beginning, Miss Perry,
or Mrs. Capers. went to the city by the
sea, where, with a party of Philadelphia
young ladies, she proposed spending the
summer One day there appeared on the
scene young southerner, who seemingly
had more money than he knew what TO do
with, a splendid wardrobe and a plentiful
supply of good looks. Not many days had
passed until Miss Perry was signaled
out by the rich young man, and she re-
ceived every attention a his hands Ca
pers proposed that they elope TO some
quiet town In the middle west and be
married, and she consented.
Then they disappeared, and apparently
went to Parkersburg.
The Times then tells the story Of their
marriage in Marietta, and subsequent stay
in Parkersburg, as it appeared in yester-
days Register, and continues:
Miss Agnes Perry is the daughter Of DR..
William Perry, Of the United States army,
and hved up 10 the time OF her visit TO
the seashore with her mother at 1925 Co
lumbia avenue The young couple met
last July Both were Of a romantic turn
of mind, and, although. owing to the
youth of her daughter who Is but l6 years
Old Mrs. Perry did not expect a speedy
marriage, still she had never discouraged
the young mans attentions. Their love-
making went on smoothly untfl September
u. when Agnes suddenly disappeared. and
it was later learned In company with
young Capers.
After waiting for some days to hear
from her child rhe mother. reading OF the
mutilated corpse Of the young woman
found at Bridgeport Conn. became
greatly alarmed and notified the author
tiles that her child was missing Immedi-
ately tEAmachinery Of the law was put in
motion and the mothers fears were soon
Gained when she learned that the young
couple had been traced to Baltimore,
Washington. Petersburg Knoxville
Pittsburg and finally to Marietta. where
they accomplished the intention Of their
long journey to get married. If they will
come home they will b. received with open
arms and ali will be forgiven.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
TURNED DOWN.
The Elkins-Dayton Faction Fails to
Land the Second District Senatorial
Nominee.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Fairmont, W. Va, September "a
The Elkins-Dayton combination was
downed at the Republican caucus at
Warrington just before noon, and the
chairman of the Marion county dele
CATION was instructed to cast the vote
OF that county unanimously for Jesse
+. Sturm, of Lincoln district.
1t was the meeting of the convention
of the Second Senatorial district, COM
prised of Marion, Wetzel and Marshall
counties. The candidates named were
Brcwnlie!d (Elkins). Shaw and Sturm
(anti- Elkins).
The convention met at IL a. m, and
James D. Burley named B. F. Meighen,
of Marshall, for temporary chairman,
and r. B. Parish, of Marion, for tenn
porary secretary. Mr., Meighen made
a short address, in which he SAID 1t
was understood that Marion county
would name the candidate and spoke
in high praise of their selection six
years ago, Senator James H. Furbee.
The committee on resolutions met
lust before dinner and adopted resolu-
lions, the text of which was to reafflrm
their devotion to the Republican party
and to the platform adopted at st.
Louis, June IT, 1896; congratulation
of the voters on the industrial and
financial condition of the country, and
a congratulation of the party TO whom
this condition was said to be due.
They pointed with pride to the unpre-
cedented advancement of our State,
having now nearly 1000, 900 population,
and stated that in the last year West
Virginia had produced 100000 tons
of coal and 20,000,0o0 gallons of petro-
leum oil. They asked equal protec-
ton to all citizens. and emphasized
their approval of President McKinleys
course in the war, and condemned all
efforts to make dissatisfaction in the
volunteer army. Expressions of con
fidence were made in Senator Elkins,
Congressman Dovener, Dayton, Miller
and Dorr and commended their eff
forts to improve the rivers of the
State.
They praised the present manage
ment Of the State institutions and cor
daily approved the administration Of
Governor Atkinson.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
RETURNS A BRIDE.
Louise King, Who Was Supposed to
Have Been Drowned. Was Merely
Away to ba Married.

New York, September 24.-Miss
Louise King, Of this city, who mys-
teriously disappeared after having en-
tered Coney Island bathing pavilion
two weeks ago, returned to her fathers
house to-day as Mrs. S. Lloyd Cham
berlain. Miss King had planned her
disappearance and, she says, went dl-
rectly to Philadelphia without inform
ing either her relatives or her f1ancee,
where she remained, part of the time
in the rooms of the Young Women S
Christian Association and the rest Of
the time in the house of a clergyman.
Her friends only discovered her where
abouts yesterday, and her brother and
MIR. Chamberlain brought her back
here to New York last evening. She
was subsequently married to Mr.. Cham
herlain and went to the home of her
parents. The story of the drowning
of Miss King that was told by her
maid was invented by the latter in
order to shield herself from blame for
having lost sight of her mistress.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
BIG TIMBER DEAL.
An Immense Tract of Land Disposed of at
Point Pleasant Yesterday Washington
Once Owned IT.

An Immense Tract of Land Disposed Of at
Point Pleasant Yesterday Washington
Once Owned it.
Special to the Register.
Point Pleasant, w. Va, September
24.-Hon. Warren Miller and Hon.
Charles L. Brown, of Jackson county,
yesterday consummated a sale to Gal
lfpolis parties of the timber on the
Rodgers tract of land, recently pur-
chased by them, and situated about
eight miles this side of Ravenswood
There is 1,150 acres of this timber, and
as fine as ever grew, excepting there
from forty acres, that these gentlemen
nave set apart and will dedicate as a
public park, and will be known as
George Washington Park. This fine
body of land was first granted by King
George ILL.,, of England, to General
Washington for services in the Indian
wars before the revolution. General
Washington willed this tract of land
to Mary E. Gusts, who afterwards mar
ried Rodgers, who died. and his son
became the owner of the land; a daugh-
ter of the second Rodgers, an heir, be-
came the owner. She married Kirby
Smith, professor in the Johns Hop
kins University, of Baltimore, Md.
The sale was negotiated by Col.
Smith, of this city, and the considera-
ton was $4,000.
The parties to the purchase We're
Lewis Shaw, E. E. Gatewood, A. f.
and otto Lasley.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25

Meet at Middlebourne, Select Candi-
dates and Hear all Address by the
Hon. jackson V. Blair.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, September "a
The Tyler county Democratic conven-
ton was held in Middlebourne to-day,
and it was one OF the best meetings
the Democracy has ever held in t4e
county The attendance from all parts
of the county was good and the en-
thusiasm was notable, while the out
look for the coming election is all that
could be desired at the present time.
The convention at MiddlebOurne to-
day was for the purpose of nominal
ing a candidate for the House of Dele
gates and a candidate for member of
the board C county commissioners.
These are the two most important Of
fees in this county this year, and will
be where the entire fight will hang.
The nominations for these offices to-
day were Louis B. Hill, of this city,
for House of Delegates, and John R.
Riggs, of Centreville, for member of
the board of county commissioners.
Both are good men for the positions
and the selections could not have been
better.
Jackson V. Blair, the standard bearer
of Democracy for this Congressional
district. was present at the
meeting, and while he only spoke for
a few minutes his remarks were lis
tened to with close attention and he
was very frequently appiauded. He
touched on the principal topics Of the
present time, and his remarks were
clear and concise and very interesting.
The outlook in this county is that if
the Democrats will get together, work
hard, concentrate their power, that
they will be able 70 carry off a great
many of the honors if not all of them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25

kansas City, Mo-, September a.
Seven masked men held up NE west
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train.
known as the Little Rock and Wichita
express, at point in the woods be-
tween Leeds and Dawson, seven miles
from Kansas City. at lao last night
TO prevent interference they first
smashed the telegraph instruments at
the Belt line station, the junction of
the Belt line and the Frisco. near the
scene of the hold-up. and marched the
operator, d. NJ. Hissy, before them to
point half mile east. While two
men covered his eyes, the lothers flag
ged the train as IL approached. quickly
covered Engineer Slocum and Fireman
Weston, and compelled them to dis
mount, and detaching the engine and
the Pacific express car, ran them down
the track mile and a half toward
Dawson. The passengers were unmo-
Tested, but the porter, who attempted
TO interfere, was quickly sent to cover
by shot directed by one of the road
men.
At a desolate spot up the road, the
baggage car was quickly broken into,
great quantities of dynamite placed
upon the through safe and the local
safe placed on top of It, So much ex-
plosive was used that the car was liter
ally blown TO splinters. and the safes
thrown away TO one side of the track
This morning nothing but fragments
OF the local safe could be found. and
the through box was a wreck. the top
having been blown off and the door
wrenched and otherwise damaged. The
explosion, which was of such force as
to have been heard distinctly In Kan
sas City, undoubtedly destroyed any
valuables that the safe may have con-
tanned. That the robbers themselves
were not blown to atoms seems strange.
SO terrific was the blast The express
officials examined their one remaining
strong box this morning They refus-
ed to make a statement Of their loss,
saying simply that 1t was small"
Flying debris from the shattered ex-
press car carried down the telegraph
wires along the Frisco track, which
paralleled the Missouri Pacific at the
point OF the robbery. and compelled the
stoppsge of telegraphic communication
begun al the Belt line station. II was,
therefore. some time before the news
OF the robbery became known, and still
longer before e>%reckage crew could
be gotten
The robbery was uni '1Bfedly One of|
the boldest that has evkr been commits
ted in the locality soRoted for hold
ms
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25

the statement that our government
had received any such information, or
that it was influenced by such in order
ing the dispatch last week of 5000 adj
at Manila. 1t is undoubtedly fact
that some apprehension was caused at
an early stage sof the war by the atti-
tude Of the German naval force in Ma
Mia harbor, but so far as can be learned
that difficulty has been smoothed away
and there has been no recurrence of
unpleasant incidents in these quarters.
Information, scarcely official, yet
worthy of credence, has reached Wash
ington to indicate that Germany would
much desire coaling station in the
Philippines, preferably taking the ISL
and of Palawan for that purpose. But
it is not supposed that Germany would
undertake to assert any claim in that
quarter unless there should be clear
exhibition on the part of the two ma
tions properly interested in the Phil
ippines-the United States and Spain
of a disposition to consent to a d.
vision of the islands. On this point the
American peace commissioners have
been fully instructed. AS for the state
ment that Germany was sending $780,
coo rifles to arm the insurgents, 1t was
said at the War Department that such
an act would constitute casus belli,
and it was not supposed for moment
that there was any truth in it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
NAVAL FORESIGHT.
A Bureau From Which the War Depart.
ment Might Learn Valuable Lessons.

ment Might Learn Valuable Lessons.
Washington, September 24.-Captain
Bradford, chief of the naval equipment
bureau, is clearing up the business Of
his Office preparatory to sailing for
Paris on October /, to join the Ameri-
can peace commissioners as an expert.
He is settling up the heavy coal bills
incurred during the war and has now
adjusted most of them. Some realiza-
ton of the forethought and discretion
exhibited by the equipment bureau may
be had from a statement of the fact
that weeks before the declaration Of
war it had number of sailing ships
quietly creeping toward Asia laden
with coal and with nothing to indi-
cate that they were carrying it to
Dewey or to render them liable to
seizure or detention by the enemy or
some severe neutral power. Immedi-
ately on the declaration of war num-
Der of steamers were hurried along
with more coal, and in consequence
Dewey found himself in possession CT
no less than 10000 tons of the best
American coal to fight his battles
with.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
------------l--------0---
PONCE HEALTH REPORT.

Washington. September 24.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received at the
War Department to-day:
Ponce. September a.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
Deaths to-day-Private Clair E. Co
burn. company E, Third Illinois, ty-
phoid fever.
Corporal Charles z. Barnes, COM
pany f.. Sixteenth Pennsylvania, gun
shot wound.
Private James Fl. Conta, company
G. Fourth Ohio, pulmonary tubercu-
losis.
(Signed) BROOKE,
'sMainr General /"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
COL. ROOSEVELT
Denies That His Citizenship in New
York Has Been Affected by His
Residence in Washington.

New York, September 24.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt talked more at de-
tail to-day about the claim put for
ward by the adherents of Governor
Black that he (RooseveIt) is not eiigi
Bile for the GCvernorship by reason of
an affidavit filed with the commission
ers of taxes.
You may be sure" the Colonel said
to a reporter, that this talk of my
being disqualified is all rubbish. That
paper does not affect my standing as
a citizen in the least. l signed that
paper only to avoid paying double
taxes, in Washington and New York,
on my personal property. When |
found that | was assessed in both
places | wrote to my lawyer, Mr.. Root,
asking him what l should do | told
him | would not lose my citizenship in
New York for anything, and in my let
tiers | repeatedly said that | would not
do anything to affect my domicile.
shall ask Mr.. Root to make the letters
public They were not written for
publication, and are in a decidedly col
loquial style, but l would rather have
them made public than be misunder-
stood in this matter.
We'll, my lawyers fully understood
my wish in this, and they assured me
that signing this paper would in no
way affect my citizenship in New
York They tell me the same thing
now. They said at the time that the
constitution provides that no one shall
lose his citizenship in any State be-
cause he is in Washington attending
his duties { q D1lbliP Official
at 8 all poppy-cock for any one to
say that l have lost my citizenship in
New York
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
LIEUT.. COL. UUIDEKoPER.
Detached From Duty In Porto Rico m,
Ordered to Washington.

Washington, September 24-The fol
NAL orders to Lieut. Colonel Huidd
koper, who was chief surgeon at CAM
Thomas, were issued at the War DID
patment to-day, They show merel
that the officer has been detached fron
duty at Porto Rico, where he now Il
and ordered to Washington to report 4
the surgeon general. making nj ~
,tion of his resignation. 1t seem
able that Ii the surgeon conterlS
any action Of that kind he will nov
fer the execution Of the purpose
the conclusion of the investigation
the conduct of the medical depaN
ment during the war, which Is one G
the matters TO be undertaken by tn
presidential commission.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
MAJOR ATKINSON
Stricken With Typhoid Fever at Boil
ing Springs Three Privates Also

Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Sep
TENDER 24.-News was received in camp
to-day that Private Peter Delamore, Of
company A, Tenth Ohio. had died in
the Good Samaritan hospital at Leban-
en- of typhoid fever.
Major Atkinson, Of the Second West
Virginia, was stricken with typhoid
fever at Boiling Springs last night
and sent to the Carlisle hospital. He
will be sent to Philadelphia hospital.
Three privates were also taken i'll and
were brought back to Camp Meade.
The regiment reached Mt. Holly
Springs to-day, and will camp there
over Sunday.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
For Monongalia County, dominates a
Iicket-The Nominees.

Special to the Register
Morgantown. W. Va, September "a.
The Democratic county convention
was held here this afternoon. The
meeting was very well attended. The
nominees are, for House Of Delegates,
Van A. Barrickman; for County Com
missioner, Garrison Mcclure, and for
Superin tendent OF Free Schools, Alex
ander Eddy. J. j. Wharton was elect
ed chairman Of the executive commit
tee, and Justin NJ. Kunkle was chosen
as secretary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
S0LV ED.
The Police Say They Have the Yellow
Mill Pond Mystery Unraveled.

Bridgeport. Conn, September "a
Superintendent of Police Birmingham
has issued a statement in which ne an
nounces the complete unravelling Of
the Yellow Mill pond murder mystery.
The superintendent says DR.. Nancy
Guilford caused the death Of Emma
Gill by a criminal operation, asserts
that the body was dismembered in a
bath tub at the Guilford house, and
names Harry Oxley as an accomplice
to the extent Of being responsible for
the condition OF the girl and consent
ing TO a criminal operation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
Illustration REPUBLICANS

ktana, Hold Their Convention-Silver
and Gold not Mentioned.
lena, Mont, September 24.-The
kstration Republican convention
nominated Thomas C. Marshall,
|soula, for Congress.
platform does not include the
silver and gold, the financial
being as follows:
endorse without reservation or
ion the declaration of principles
ID by the last national Republi-
Invention as promising wise poll
public administration and bring
the country prosperity which
|ye not had heretofore"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
NO FURTHER FRICTION

Montgomery, Ala. September pa
The Democratic State executive COM
mittee held an all night session of the
case of the two Taylors, of the First
Congressional district. At $50 this
morning the committee decided unan-
imously to sustain the action of the
district convention in nominating Hon.
G. w. Taylor. This action was ac-
quiesced in by Hon. Hannis Taylor,
and there will be no further friction.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
THE OFFICERS INSTALLED.

BOSTON. September 24-At the ciosins
session Of the supreme grand lodge. T. O.
o. r. to-day. the usual resolutions oe
thanks were adopted, and then the new
officers were publicly Installed. short adj
dresses were made by Past Grand Sire
James b Nicholson. Of Philadelphia, Past
Grand Sire Charles NJ Busbee. Of North
Carolina, and others. ard the session was
declared ended.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
THREE MEN KILLED.

Portsmouth Ohio, September 24.-At
two o'clock this morning a Norfolk &
Western freight broke in two at Frank
lin furnace, the two sections coming to-
gether again and ditching the train.
Richard Galloway, of Lynchburg, Va,
and Robert Murray. of Bellevue, Va,
were killed, and Perry Mack was fatal
ly hurt. The three men were going to
Columbus to work in steel Plant.
All were colored.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-25
POWERS TO PACIFY CRETE.
Great Britain. Italy
Pan

At the beginning of the week, the
four powers will send an untimatum
to the sultan Of Turkey, stImmoning
him TO accept the project. and inform
ing him that unless he does so meas
ures will be taken to enforce his COM
pliance- The powers have irrevocably
decided TO settle the Cretan question
Immediately and will not hesitate 10
send their fleets 10 the Dardane.les,
and beyond If necessary.