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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
TAKES POISON TO
END HER TROUBLES
Mrs. Charles Cognasse of San Fran
cisco Dies a Suicide at
Crescent City.

CRESCENT CITY. Aug. 11.-Mrs.
Charles Cognasse, a resident of San Fran
cisco, swallowed carbolfc acid yesterday
and died in great agony. For the past
three weeks she had been visiting a sis
ter in this place, the wife of City Marshal
David Gordon. Mrs. Gordon said her sis
ter called to her in a distressed voice, and
when she entered the room Mrs. Cog
nasse held up a beer mug and said; Take
this glass and wash it and put away the
carbolic acid before some one else uses
it,
Mrs Cognasse is said to have received
letters the evening before her tragic
death which seemed to give her great dis
tress OF mind. The dead woman's little
son, or years of age, saw his mother
take the fatal draught He was an only
child.
Mrs. Cognasse's husband is said to have
been at one time employed in Smiths
cash store and is reported as having for-
merly been with the Union Iron Works.
He is the reputed inventor of a life
saving streetcar attachment
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
FIXING THE BOUNDARY.
Surveyors on the British Columbia
Northwest Territory Line.

SEATTLE. Aug. 11-Advices from Skag-
uay, Alaska, say: A Canadian party of
surveyors is at Bennett to locate the
boundary line between British Columbia
and the Northwest Territory west of the
Hootalnqua River The party consists of
ten men, who will commence operations
on the Taku arm of Tagish. The actual
location of the line will be of great ben
eft to the miners of the district, as, there
after no question will arise as to the size W
place of recording them.
s. st. Cyr, representing the Dominion
Government, is at the head OF the party
Governor Brady has started for the inte-
rior. and is now well on his way down the
Yukon. He will go to Dawson and into
the American camps on the lower Yukon.
He will go to St Michael and then make
his way around the coast to Sitka, taking
in the coast ports on his way, It is the
Governors intention to visit all the min
ing camps and points of importance
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
KAISER AT THE OPENING
OF DORTMUND-EMS CANAL
Regarded It as the Beginning Of &
Great Undertaking Soon to Be
ACCOMPLISHED.

BERLIN, Aug. 11.-Emperor William
to-day attended the opening of the
DortmundE Ems canal Replying to an
address to the Burgomaster, his Maj
esty said he regarded the canal as a
work TO form part Of the greater whole,
which he himself and the Government
had inf1exibly determined to further,
and he hoped the nations representa-
tives would place him in position to
do so before the end of the year
The Emperor, in opening his speech,
explained that he had been prevented
from coming to Dortmund sooner by
his anxiety in regard to the accident
which recently happened to the EN-
press.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MR. LOUD IN LONDON.
California Congressman Studying
English Postofiice Methods.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Sun cable
from London says: Congressman Eu-
gene F. Loud of California and his
daughter, accompanied by United
States Senator Carter of Montana, have
arrived in London. Mr.. Loud, armed
with a special permit from the Duke of
Norfolk, Postmaster General, spent the
afternoon inspecting and studying the
British postoffice methods, machinery,
etc. 1t is his intention to carefully in
vestigate the British postal system,
with a view to utilizing the knowledge
thus obtained in his capacity as chair
man of the House Committee on Post
offices and Post Roads.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
RAILROAD LANDS SOLD.
Creditors of Northern Pacific Will Re
ceive a Dividend.

MILWAUKEE,, Aug. n.-Special Master
Cary announces that he has completed
the sale of the Northern Pacific lands
east of the Missouri River and later on
will present his report to Judge jenkins.
AS a result the general creditors Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company will
receive a dividend of about 212 per cent
on their claims, which amount to some
thing over 500, 900 900. The master real
ized 81 ,563 $50 from the sales of the lands
and there is added to this about 81 900 600
which the receivers have on hand from
the sales Of lands. The largest, creditor is
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
the present owner of the property, which
has a claim amounting to, with interest
about $50, 900 900
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MURDEROUS MANIAC
WITH A REVOLVER
Attempts Two Assassinations and
Then Ends His Own Life With
Bullet

CHARLOTTESBURG, Prussia, Aug.
11-At the branch of the Credit Bank
here to-day. DR.. Proen a retired army
captain and former president Of the
Hamburg Marine Office. after present
ing a check for payment, discharged a
revolver at bank director and clerk.
dangerously wounding both. He then
Jumped into a train and alighted at the
Geological Garden, where he fired at an
Official who tried to bar his entrance.
He then pressed the muzzle of the re-
volver against his own temple and
rapidly fired three shots. falling dead.
No motive is assigned for his conduct
and he is supposed to have been in
sane
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
MANNED UNDER THE,
WHEELS OF A TRAIN
Mrs, Arthur Brentner Killed and Her
Sister and Brother Injured at
Long Beach.

LONG BEACH killed this aft
injured
fractured The injured inter
but low i present known
brakeman claims have
he he yelled
Of
brake but the liter respond
Miss Scrbner &
ran Pedro
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
PEACE PROMISED
IN SAN DOMINGO
Minister Cordero Says the Uprising
Will Be at an End in
EifteAn navs

PUERTA PLATA, Aug. 11.-Gover-
nor Peppin has moved to Monte Christi
with 1900 men, infantry and cavalry.
The uprising in San Domingo, Minister
Cordero says, will be put down in fif-
teen days. Senor Cordero and Senior
Alvarez, Minister of Finance, landed
here to-day from an armed steamer and
with their staffs departed Immediately
for Santiago de Caballeros.
The Government announces that for
eign money will be allowed to enter and
circulate freely without restriction
from the Government and that the re-
tiremenu of bank notes will begin Au-
gust II.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
A Good-Luck Cross.

cross recently discovered in the grave of
the beautiful Queen Dagmar is supposed to
keep away all evil influences. There Is no
more evil influence than i'll health. and there
Is nothing which has so great power to keep
it away than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t
is worth a hundred good-luck crosses to the man
or woman afflicted with dyspepsia and indi-
gestion. A private Revenue Stamp should
cover the neck OF the bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
WOUNDS HIS WIFE
AND KILLS. HIMSELF
Before Committing Suicide James
Prudy Sets Fire to His
Dwelling

MARYSVILLE, Aug. Thames Purdy,
a resident of New York Township, this
county, quarreled with his wife this morn
ing. He shot her in the arm in an at
tempt to murder her. Then, after setting
fire to his house and barn he committed
suicide. 1t is thought he was insane. Mrs.
Purdy's maiden name was Lafferty and
her relatives reside in Browns Valley
her wound is not serious.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
The Indianapolis Is Safe.

SEATTLE, Aug. u.-According to ad-
vices received from st. Michael, Alaska,
there seems to be no cause for apprehen-
sion in the case of the steamer dndianap-
oils. which a report from Dawson had
among the missing with twenty-eight per
sons on board Parties who arrived from
ST. Michael last night say the Indian
apolis was anchored alongside the steamer
Illinois when they left.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
INCREASE OF MOUNTED 9
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
Steps Taken to Put Stop to Snug
Cling Along the Rio
Grande

AUSTIN, Aug. u.-There has been such
increase of smuggling along the Rio
Grande border that the Mexican Govern
ment has largely increased its forcs of
mounted customs inspectors, and the
United States Treasury Department has
taken the matter of making a similar in
crease of the force on the Texas s1d4 un-
der consideration.
The Mexican customs force along the
Rio Grande now numbers about 800 men.
The operations of smugglers are mostly
carried on. at remote river points IN
sparsely settled sections where there are
few armed guards and inspectors.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
TONS OF GOLD DUST.
Three Million Dollars to Be Shipped
From st. Michael.

SEATTLE, Aug LIT is said there is
now at St Michael, Alaska, about three
million dollars worth of gold dust from
shipment 10 San Francisco and Seattle.
The Alaska Commercial Company will
ship about a million and half to San
Francisco, and the remainder, principally
owned by the Canadian Bank of Com
.merce will be brought to Seattle the
next "trip of the steamer Roanoke, due
here about August %. 1t is thought this
will include the big gold shipments for
this season.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Marin County Valuations.

SAN RAFAEL. Aug. u.-An estimate of
the value of all real and personal prop
by County Recorder Eugene Connell. 1t
shows the taxable values to aggregate
81, ,054. 1t Is divided as follows: San
Rafael, 50 sol SO. Sausalito. sS27 $40; Bel
Yedere. $277, $50: country districts 81, AZ, ga
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
WILL GREET VOLUNTEERS.
Governor Thomas Of Colorado En-
Route to San Francisco.

DENVER. Aug, n.-Governor Thomas
and party win start tomorrow morning
for San Francisco to meet the returning
Colorado Volunteers, who are expected
to reach that city. about August II. The
party consists of Governor c. S, Thomas
wife and daughter; Colonel Fletcher and
wire. Adjutant General Overmeyer. DR.
clayton Parkhill, formerly surgeon Of the
Hooper and wife and Delavan w. Gee
assistant secretary to the Governor. Ma
tor Hooper is the host of the party er
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Have Left Callao.

LIMA, Aug. 1.-THE Newark, which ar
rived at CaIlao on July 25 on her way to
San Francisco to receive Admiral Kautz,
and the Marblehead, which arrived at
Callao on August 5, on her way to Mare
Island, left on Wednesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
I OdICAENo EON dAW All.
1 One Carload Shipped From Missouri
and More to Follow.

TRENTON, Mo-, Aug. 1.-Two hundred
thousand live chickens will be shipped
from this county to the Hawaiian Islands
as fast as they can be bought up The
first carload Of 500 has been shipped, and
others will soon follow. The poultry
brings high prices in Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Mrtinous Chinese Seeking Rele ,se.

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-THE mutiny of the
Chinese sailors yesterday on the trans
port Victoria had sequel to-day in the
United States District Court. Sixty mem
bers of the crew petitioned for their re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus, alleging
that they were deprived of their liberty
and unduly restrained.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12
Samoan Commissioners at Seattle.

SEATTLE. Aug. 11-Bartlett Tripp and
Baron Won Sternberg of the Samoan Com
mission passed through Seattle to-day on
their way to Vancouver, B. c. They will
return East by way OF the Banf hot
springs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

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Ianudt dteoft t F tie h o ny
yesterday ( Francis i'm
about latitude d@
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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-12

been added as neutrals to the dinner of
boiled tribeSmen."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

they cared anything III ths peopie liter
they have Subsidized everything III
sight, having forced franchise
through the City Council Ia one night
which will destroy the city gas works
and reduce it to scrap iron. No fran
chise grabber dare deny that assertion,
and let me here advise you to let up
on that old gag, the Chamber of Com
merce and the business men, as it has
been oVerworked by the politicians, and
you can't fool the people any more.
That time is past. 1t is not necessary
to repeat what Abraham Lincoln once
said about fooling the people. It can't
be done any more. Some of the daily pa
pers are getting awfully concerned
about the inconvenience of the people.
don't say they are subsidized. but that
was the common talk upon the streets
of Wheeling when the Consumers Elec-
trio light franchise passed the City
Council, and they had good reasons to
think so.t as neither of the Re-
publican papers have opened their
mouths before or since There
is nobody hallooing now but franchise
grabbers and owners of franchises, and
that is natural to help one another.
HO Aiei tAoIlS mhoih Liz pOopic die pa
tronizing are not kicking, they don't
own any stock or bonds of the street
railway company; they believe in the
old maxim of live and let live, and they
don't propose to patronize the street
railway company nor any one that gives
them aid or comfort until the aforesaid
railroad company agrees to abide by
the old maxim of live and let live. Let
us all walk.
Xxx. Xxx.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
DIED.

GAUS-On Thursday May 4th. 1899 at
!: 80 O'Clock a. m, at his residence No 917
Market street August Gaus, in the 4lth
year of his age.
Funeral notice hereafter
GELT-We Wednesday, May 3D. 1899, at
1:35 O'Clock p. M, at her residence No. 80
South York street, Mrs Katherine Wei
gelt. widow of the late Frederick Weigelt,
aged IS years, IL months and % days.
Funeral notice hereafter.
SLOAN-On Wednesday. May Sd. 1899. at
12:25 O'Clock a. m, Samuel Sloan, aged AZ
years.
Funeral services at his city residence,
No 1901 Market street, Friday afternoon
at o'clock Friends of the family re-
spectfuly invited TO attend. Interment at
Peninsula cemetery.
O'MALLEY-On Tuesday, May I'd, 1899,
at 9:25 O'Clock a. m, Mary Louise Neu-
berger, wife of John p o Malley, in her
37th year.
Funeral from the family residence, No
2301 Main street, Thursday morning at
$50 O'Clock Requiem high mass at St
Alphonsus Church at o'clock Friends
of the family respectfully invited to at
tend. Interment at Mt. Calvary cemetery
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
HAVE THE DIRECTORS ARRESTED
FOR LLJNACY.

To the Editor of the Register
Sir:-If it was Jim Colts he would
have been locked up long ago. If J.
Kelsey Hall, H. c. Ogden and Sam
Jones were the sole owners OF the
Wheeling Street Railway Company and
do just what the directors OF said COM
pany are doing. the relations of Hail.
Ogden and Jones (strong team and
have done much for themselvest would
have had them arrested for funacy. and
that is just what should be done with
President Conderman and the directors
of said street railway company, and a
receiver appointed by the court, and
the people would then see whether the
Wheeling Street Railway Company
could afford to pay 20 cents an hour to
its motormen and conductors and also
pay dividends on bonds and stock
watered seven hundred per cent.-that
is what say, TOO per cent.
It's funny, very funny, to hear q lot
Of franchise grabbers hallooing about
the Inconvenience Of the people. a e
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
PITTSBURG PRESBYTEKY AND LYNCH

AT the recent meeting of the Pitts
burg Presbytery the Rev. Allan Doug
las Garlic, as stated in our dispatches
yesterday, did not hesitate to speak his
mind in regard to a resolution de-
nouncing the recent lynehing in the
South. He fearlessly characterized as
'buncombe" that stereotyped utter
ance denouncing the South for out
RACES which, when perpetrated in
northern States, go unmentioned. 1t is
worth while reproducing the full text
of the Rev. Mr.. Carlile's remarks:
'As one of the barbarians | want to OBJ
pose the whole resolution with my whole
heart. l regard it as a piece of cheap bum
combe, which will do no good whatever,
and Win only make feeling in the South
ranlle toward the North. The resolution
is unjustly sectional, as many parts of
the north are just as guilty. Again,
would not vote against al action which
under similar circumstances l would
do myself. If my wife were assaulted
and murdered as in the Georgia case
would cheerfuMy pull the rope
How many men are there in the
North who do not in their hearts ap-
plaud the sentiment of DR.. Carlile's
words? How many husbands are there
in this section who would not, also,
pull the rope" under the circum-
stances mentioned?
Hadn't we better remove the beam
from our own eye before attending TO
the mote in the eyes of the husbands
and fathers of the South?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

An important newspaper change is
the removal of Hon. w. l.. Mansfield,
member of the late Legislature and
one of the Democratic leaders of the
House, to Charleston, where he has
taken charge of the Gazette of that
city. AS editor of the Wayne News,
Mr.. Mansfield won and long MAIN
tanned a high standing in West Vir-
ginia journalism. Charleston is a
precarious journalistic field, but Mr.
Mansfield has the perseverance and
ability to make the best of it. The
Register heartily wishes him the sue
cess he deserves.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
The payment of the $4,000. 900 Span

The payment of the 100000 Span
ish indemnity and the possibility that
a portion of it might have to be paid
by an export of gold was the fiimsy pre-
text for the latest slump in stocks in
Wall street. Any old thing will suffice
to raise or lower Wall street values.
which, by the way, have no relation
whatever to the actual value of the
securities dealt in. All of which should
be borne in mind by those not "onto the
game"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
IMPORT NTl NOTCH,

Remit By check, money order Or regis
tered letter. The government will not
be responsible for money enclosed in
an ordinary envelope and sent through
the mails. The postal authorities warn
the public against using the mails for
the transmission of money except in
the way described above.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

patriotic Americans, II II not those who
dare criticise tie administra tion's wall
street dictated policy II the Philippines
that are guilty Of treason, but those who
raise this insolent cry, who do not
know what treason is and who them
selves are traitors to American liberty
and to all the cherished institutions
which the fathers fought and bled to
uphold. They are traitors to the mem
cries of those whose fast disappearing
graves the nation will decorate with
tributes of love this month and of
whom Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg
said that they laid down their lives in
order that government of the people,
by the people and for the people might
not perish from the earth"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

Probably the largest part of the in
creases in wages at various points are
merely reservations of former cuts. A
cut is quickly made, but the restoration
is more often the slow work of years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
Persistent Advertising
Brings Success.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Changing Place of Residence.
Subscribers to the Daily and sunday Reg
lister who have changed their place of resi-
dence, will confer a favor on the manage
ment, if for any reason they fan to receive
their paper, by calling up the Office by
phone calling in person. Phone 9O5
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lynching with view to recommending
changes in the laws that will facilitate
justice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

What's this? A s5,O0o,OOO peanut
trust! We may now look for circus
redlemonade combine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

A move in the right direction is the
calling of a State convention in Geor-
gia TO discuss criminal assault and
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

For rheumatism, kidney, stomach
and bowel trouble, use Buckeye Lithia
Water gallon, 15c, two for Csc.
W. J. MAIER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04

Deaths from all causes during the
Spanish war were $50, or "a per cent.
of the total strength of 275,000 men,
against 6.8 per cent. of deaths in the
army during the first year of the civil
war. 1t must be remembered how
ever, that but a comparative handful of
the total in the recent Spanish war were
engaged in actual fighting, or, indeed,
were out of this country. Yet, despite
this fact and the improvement in
methods over thirty years ago, the
number who died of disease and neglect
and embalmed beef in peace camps on
our own soil, were ten times as many
as were killed in battle or died of
wounds. For all of which our great
and glorious war department is wholly
responsible. Yet Alger sticks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-04
OUR tEELrNG COWARD ENGLAN

OUR TELLING COWARD ENGLAND.
1t is gratifying to note that the New
York Journal which, in its un-Demo
has at times come dangerously near to
stopping over" on Great Britain, has
finally come to its senses. In answer
to a correspondent, it states the cold
truth that whenever there has been
crisis in our national affairs we have
had to either whip England or succeed
without her assistance"
In speaking of England's attitude in
the Spanish war, our contemporary also
truly says: Fortunately we did not
need even the moral support of Great
Britain in that little affair 1t cost the
English nothing to wish us good luck
in a war for humanity, and proof is not
wanting that there was a great deal of
selfshness back of it's friendship. With
Russia threatening in the East, and the
open door necessity for English
commerce, it was a shrewd investment
in political futures for John Bull to
link arms with Uncle Sam and assure
him that they were brothers in blood"
This is good, sound American COM
mon sense. History has long since
proven England the most treacherous
and selfish nation on earth.
We believe with our New York con-
temporary in maintaining the most
friendly relations with England just so
long as they do not involve us in any
entangling alliance
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LOST

LOST-A leather valise containing a suit
of clothes, three shirts, private letters,
etc. Return TO this Office for reward.
ma4er
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. YGEIA DAIRY.
To a Generous Public.

We desire to call your attention to the many
devices used by the Wheeling Railway Co. to
divert Public sympathy from the employees now
on strike for living wages. All Communica-
tons with signatures, such as Citizen" "Suf.
fersr" Commercial Traveler" and other am.
bigious appeIia,ions arc but samples Of the
work of their emissarieS and satellites. Do not
pay any attention to them.
OHIO VALLEY TRADES s. LABOR ASSEMBLY.
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Statesmen WANTED
WANTED.

WANTED-BushEng tailor; steady work.
Apply 1916 Market street. my3eS
WANTED-Boarders and roomers; bath
and all conVeniences; two minutes walk
from Mcclure House, at 1127 Eoff street.
ma3eesda
$500 BUYS country home at Belmont, O.;
5 rooms and hail. corner lot, with fruit
and shade trees; house cost 81, eco to build.
Terms, 500 cash, balance on long time.
ROLF & ZANE, No. 30 Fourteenth street.
ap29e&da
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STOCKS. BONDS AND INVESTMENTS
National Exchange Bank Building.
The silver lance., 1899-07-14
Only A TrifIe.

A kiss he took and backward look,
And her heart grew suddenly lighter;
A trifie. you say, to color a day.
Yet the dull, gray morn was brighter.
For hearts are such that tender touch
May Danish a look of sadness:
A small bright thing can make us sing.
But frown will check our gladness.
The cheeriest ray along our way
Is the little act of kindness,
And the keenest sting careless thing
That Was done in moment of blindness
We can bravely face life in home where
strife
No foothold can discove-,
And be lovers still IL we only will
Though youths bright days are over.
All. sharp as swords cut unkind words
That arc far beyond recalling,
When face lies hid meath a coffin lid,
And bitter tears are falling.
We fain would give the lives we live
To undo our idle scorning.
Then let's not miss the smile and kiss
When we part in the hight of morning.
-SomerUiHe Journal