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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
SHE RAN AWAY.
A West Virginia Woman Who Married and
Then Repented.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August a.
Mrs. Maud Talbot, nee Dugan, who for
merry resided near Cincinnati, was pas
senger on B. & o. train No. on her way
home from Craigmore, w. v, where she
has until recently resided. In an inter-
view, she said:
Il am running away from my husband,
whom I met in Cincinnati about four
months ago through the medium of an adj
vertsement in the Cincinnati Enquirer. He
was in that city in a hospital undergoing
medical treatment for cancer. Our ac-
quaintance soon ripened into love, and We
We're married May 18th. just two weeks
after our first NEE ing. After our marriage
we went direct to Craigmore. my hus-
bands home. Here a revelation awaited
me, and l found I had been grossly de-
ceived. My husband, who represented to
me that he was very wealthy, proved
otherwise and worse still, unable TO sup
port me by even his own efforts. In adj
dition 10 this, he actually ill-treated me
and / wouldn't stand this and ran away,
and if l succeed will go TO the home of my
brother near Covington, where l shall find
home and proper protection
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
SINGULAR FATALITY
Attending Sculptors at Work on Dewey
Day Decorations.

Attending Sculptors at Work Dewey
Day Decorations.
NEW YORK, August 27.-G. Turina,
prominent sculptor, who had been en-
ployed for some days ON the Dewey tri-
umphal arch now under construction,
died suddenly at his home to day.
Turina had been modelling a statue of
Paul Jones, the past week, and in Or
der to complete the statue had been
working extremely hard. He intended
to continue his labors to day and rose
early. Almost Immediately lie stagger-
ed across the floor and fell In few
minutes he was dead.
Turina, who was sixty years of ago,
was born in Verona, Italy. He studied
sculpture in Milan and in Rome. II
1866 he was a volunteer in Garibaldis
army. He came to New York in 1867.
Among his principal works are bust
of Leo Kill, now in the Vatican at
Rome, the statue of Garibaldi in Wash
ington Square, this city; the equestrian
statue of Gen. Bolivar, in Central Park,
and a colossal statue OF Mazzani.
1t will be remembered that Caspar
Bubert, the sculptor, fell dead two
weeks ago in this city, while making a
medallion of Captain Lawrence for the
Dewey arch.
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WILL PROSECUTE.
The French Government Will Bring
an Action Against Newspaper in
the Hope of Finding the Author Of
Document.

RENNES, August 27-The govern
Eclair for the publication of the Can
allie de D" document, one Of the
four documents secretly communicated
to the Dreyfus courtmar' | of 1894, and
which has been shown not to refer to
Captain Dreyfus at all. The object of
the government is to discover who COM
municated it to the Eclair. The as
sumption is that the communication
was made by Col. Du Patty de Clam, or
possibly by Gen. Gonse. The publica-
ton occurred three years ago, but I'M
der the law, prosecution can be main
five years.
This evening it is rumored that the
government has also decided to arrest
Gen. MERCER, but the rumor is not con-
firmed.
Last evening a report was in circula-
ton that Gen. MERCER had fed to the
island of Jersey, but this story is
proved to be without foundation. Early
this morning the gendarmes were still
posted outside the residence of Gen. St.
German, military commander of the
district, with whom Gen. MERCER has
been staying during the trial. Their
presence indicated that he was still
there, and in reply to questions they
declared that they had not seen him
leave the grounds.
This afternoon he was undoubtedly
at home, although he declined to re-
ceive callers. No one who has studied
his character and methods believes that
Gen. MERCER would flee at the prospect
of arrest He has altogether too much
doggedness in his composition.
Gen. st. Germans house is in one of
the suburbs of Rennes.
PARIS, August 27.-The anti-Semi-
ties assert that they are conveying food
supplies by an underground passage to
tuC dall-OCllllc
and his beleaguered companions at the
headquarters of the anti-Semite Lea
que in the Rue de Chabrol
To-day a man was arrested for at
lacking the Republican Guards station
ed in that thoroughfare. The troops
on the cordons have been increased,
but otherwise there has been no change
in the situation since yesterday.
The government has issued orders
for the prosecution of a contributor 20
the Eclair and Nj. Hassard, director of
the Patrie. The former will be charg-
ed with having printed perversion of
the "Canallle de D." document as
that beast OF q Dreyfus is really be-
coming too exacting."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
LEANING ON BROKEN REEDS.
Americans Becoming Disgusted With the
Treachery of Native Officials

MANILA, August %, Wit Hong Kong, Au-
gust 27.-Recent events have proved some
what dscouraging to officials who are try
ing to accompany war with policy of con-
Citation The new municipal governments
have collapsed through the treachery of
the mayors. To-day the mayor of san Pc
dro Macati, who was elected by the people
under the direction of Prof. Dean Worces-
ter of the United States advisory commits
sion for the Philippines was brought to
Manila and lodged in Jail. The United
States officers at San Pedro Macati found
that he was using his office as recruiting
station for the Philippine army. Four dis
guised nsurgent officers were helping him
The mayor of Baliuag was also arrested
and confined in the same prison. The
Americans caught him passing between
the lines of the two armies with incrimin-
ating documents, which the authorities Sc
cured Another prominent native mayor
is under surveillance. When the result of
the election at linus, which Gen. Lawton
and Prof Worcester engineered, was an
nounced, the Americans inquired as TO the
whereabouts of the peoples choice, and
were informed that he was in prison at
Balidad where the authorities had placed
him on suspicion of being a revolutionist
He was released and installed as mayor
Such events and conditions tend TO give
color to the assertions of foreign resi-
dents acquainted with the native character
who insist that a great majority of the
natives sympathize with the insurrection
and elect officers whom they know to be
revolutionists.
For two weeks Manila has been policed
at night with unusual vigilance. Appar-
entity the authorities are expecting trouble.
The trend of affairs tends to make the
policy of leniency unpopular among the
Americans. When they abandoned Morong
they burned the whole town. Col. Smith,
of the Twelfth infantry. who is in COM
mand at Angeles. is skeptical regarding
Filipino friendliness.
Instead of allowing the natives to return
to the town as heretofore, he has ordered
his troops to shoot all men trying to pass
the lines and to turn back the women and
children.
He recently gave the Amigos in the town
an opportunity to prove their professed
Friendship. putting them to work at dig
ging trenches and cleaning streets, but
this only displeased them.
The foremost citizen of Angeles a law
yer, who Rad welcomed the Americans
with great show of cnrdiality was found
communicating with the insurgents. The
Americans promptly marched him off TO
San Fernando to stand trial
VIENNA, August 27.-The PoIitsche Cor
responding says that a deputation of
American merchants from Manila has gone
to Washington to promote a scheme for
ceding the Philippines to Great Britain.
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another OUTRAGE
Perpetrated on a Parkersburg Lady,
Last Evening.
MISS vERNICE BUTCHER CAUGHT
BY A BURLY NEGRO AND
CHOKED AND BEATEN INTO IN
SENSIBILITY = THE PEOPLE
GREATLY EXCITED-THE AS
SAILANT MADE GOOD HIS ES-
CAPE.
Special to the Register

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August q
Not since the brutal and fiendish as
sault which was upon Mrs. A. ]. Barry,
by the negro Wade Grant, over year
ago, has this city been thrown into such
a state of excitement as when the news
spread over the city tonight that an
other assault, similar to all the others,
had been made upon Vernice Butcher,
aged eighteen, a daughter of B. Frank
Butcher, well known business man Of
Parkersburg.
Soon large crowds of excited citizens
and the entire police force were on the
scene, but no trace of the woman's as
sailant could be found, as he fed as
soon as the cries of his victim attract
ed her parents to the scene.
About eight o'clock Miss Butcher
stepped out of the house on to the lawn
in the rear yard, and it was then that
she was grabbed by man who she de-
scribed as large, heavy set negro, who
grabbed her by the throat and struck
her terrible blow over the head with
a blunt weapon which rendered her I'M
conscious.
The family carried her into the house,
where DR.. S. B. Bailey rendered medi-
cal aid, and although the young wo-
mans injuries ar not of serious ma
ture she is suffering terribly from the
shock.
The Butcher family reside in the
same locality where all the assaults of
a similar nature have occurred, the
house almost adjoining the one occu-
pied by Mrs. Barry at the time she was
assaulted by Grant. Bloodhounds will
be secured and used in tracking the
fiend if possible.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28

CHICAGO, August 27.-The Tenth
Pennsylvania regiment, recently mus
tered out in San Francisco, after over a
years campaigning in the Philippines,
passed through Chicago to-day ensroute
home. The regiment is travelling in
tour sections. and has been brought
across the continent at the States ex-
penSe.
The first section carries the men of
Companies A and f, the regimental
staff and the reception committee of
twenty-five that went to San Francisco
to welcome the soldiers to the United
States. The second section carried
Companies E, D and K; the third Sec
ton carried Companies G, and H. The
fourth section was loaded down with
regimental baggage and an assortment
of Philippine relics.
The regiment will be taken off the
cars in the morning at New Brighton.
They will march to the park of that
ernor Roosevelt, of New York, will pre-
sent them with medals bearing like
ness of their major, Cuthberson; then
they will breakfast and go to Pittsburg,
where an elaborate programme has
been prepared for their welcome. The
regiment will be met at Allegheny City,
and headed by President Mckinley and
the governors of Pennsylvania, New
York, Ohio and West Virginia will
march to Schenley Park, where the
formal exercises of welcoming the re-
turned Philippine veterans will be held.
None of the soldiers was sick and all
were delighted at the prospect of get
ting back to their native State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
SECRETARY ROOT PLEASED.

WASHINGTON, August 27-Secre-
tary Root and Adjutant General Corbin
returned late this afternoon from Camp
Meade, Pa, where they inspected the
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
regiments volunteer infantry, which
have just been recruited and are now
rendezvoused at that camp. Both the
secretary and adjutant general are en-
thusiastic over the fine appearance OF
the men of the regiments. The Twen-
ty-seventh regiment, under Col. Bell, is
now under orders to proceed to San
Francisco. and probably will leave
Camp Meade on the train which IL
bringing home from that city the Penn
sylyania organization which has been
doing duty 10 the Philippines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY.
The First Day Of His Pittsburg Visit
a Quiet One.
ATTENDED CHURCH IN THE
MORNING, THE ATTENDANCE
BEING VERY LARGE-A DRIVE
TO SCHENLEY PARK IN THE
RNOON-TO-DAY WILL BE
A BUSY ONE FOR THE EXECU-
TIVE.

PITTSBURG, Pa, 27.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley spent their Sunday
rather quietly, nothing of special note
transpiring to make the day differ ma
terially from rest day at their Wash
ington home. The President, carrying
out his usual custom, arose at o'clock
and spent an hour in the library look
ing over his important mail. After
breakfast, he, with Mrs. Mckinley and
Mrs. Pitcairn, took stroll through the
extensive grounds surrounding the Pit
cairn residence, and then spent another
hour in the library.
At 10:45 the President was driven to
Christ M. E. Church, where he heard
an eloquent sermon preached by Rev.
Daniel Dorchester, Phi. D., who took for
his text Romans 18th Chapter, fourth
and fifth verses: For as we have
many members in one body and all
members have not the same office; so
we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and severally members one of another. ;"
The reverend gentleman, without
making any direct reference to the
President, made it very evident that all
bodies, whether religious, social or po-
litical, must have supreme head,
whose hands must be upheld by mu-
tual cooperation.
Long before the hour announced for
the church service, the large edifice was
filled to overlooking, and thousands of
persons had gathered in the vicinity to
get a glimpse of the President as he
entered the church.
In the afternoon the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Pitcairn, took drive through
Schenley Park under the escort of E. M.
Bigelow, director of public works, and
Max Leslie, chairman of the reception
committee
Before the ride had extended over
two miles Mrs. Mckinley became ia
tigued and the party returned home.
This evening the o'clock dinner was
an informal affair, no persons being
present but the distinguished guests
and the immediate Pitcairn family.
In anticipation of very busy day
tomorrow the President retired at an
early hour.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
EXTREME LtA|ENCY
Shown in Court Martial Findings in
the Philippines.
IN EVERY INSTANCE OF ANY M
PORTANCE THE SENTENCE AP-
PEARS TO HAVE BEEN COMMIT
ED-EVEN A NATIVE GOT OFF.
ESPECIAL ORDERS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF GERMANS.

WASHINGTON, August PA report
just received by the War Department
from Gen. Otis, gives details of the
courtmartial proceedings in a number
of cases.
In one case three officers of the Span
ish army in charge of the Preside of
Manila were accused of embeZzling
large amounts. The commandant Of
the Presidio, Carlos Aymerich, was &C
quilted, but Captain Sorita was found
guilty of embezzling S10,54S, and Adj
jutant Ruis was found guilty of embez-
zling like amount. They were sent
enced to confinement at hard labor for
three years, but Gen. Otis reduced the
sentence to six months, owing to the
confinement they had already served.
One of the Spanish prisoners of war,
Rafael Albert, was convicted of brutal
ly numbering another soldier and SEN
fenced to be hanged, but the sentence
was disproyed on technical grounds by
the authorities at Washington, and the
Spanish soldier continues to be held a
prisoner of war
One Of the courtmartial cases gives
the acquittal of an American volunteer
officer and several soldiers on the charge
of having looted house at Iloilo and
taking the furniture and crOckery, sill
Verware, jewelry, ETC., at the time of
the occupation of the city. In another
case a Filipino native is found guilty of
killing a Chinaman and sentenced to
be hanged, but Gen. Otis disapproved
the finding.
Gen. Otis, in general order No. 8, di-
reefs that the troops give particular at
tention to furnishing full protection to
the lives and properly of all German in
habitants of the islands. AS the consul
of Germany is looking to the security of
the Swiss, Austrian, Italian and Portu-
guese residents, injunction was given TO
furnish similar protection to these peo
pie.
Gen. Otis desire to prevent disorder
within Manila is shown by frequent or
ders. In one the troops We're warned
against the selling of horses, carriages
or other property OF the natives. The
burning Of houses is strictly prohibited
unless the same are used to shelter the
eoemy or as places of concealment for
contraband of war. Gen. Otis states:
1.-THE lives of the inhabitants, natives
and foreign, will be protected ard they
will be permitted to pursue their ordin-
airy avocations without molestaeion or
harm"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
THE CRYPT COMPLETED
In Which the Kansas Masons VIII Bury
Their Records on Pixies Peak.

SUMMIT OF Pixies PEAK, Colo, An
gust H.-The crypt in which the Cryptic
Masons, of Ellsworth, Kans.. buried their
records, has been completed and seated. 1t
is cut in solid gray granite at the north
end of the cog railroad, overlooking the
"bottomless pit 4.G0o feet below and in
full view of all the plains to the Kansas
line on the east: with New Mexico on the
south, the snowy range on the west and
Wyoming on the north. Upon the tablets.
surrounded by a triangle cut in the rock is
the following inscription, in raised let
tiers:
Deposited August 18th, A. ID. 1899 A.
Dep, 1883, by Ellsworth Council No. 9, r. &
S. NJ, Ellsworth, Kans., Edward W. Wei
lington, Tn. !. l. l., NJ"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28

NEW YORK, August 27.-The Gov.
ernors of twenty-one States are an
nounced as having appointed delega-
tons to attend the conference on trusts
initiated by the civic federation of Chi
cago and called to meet in that city,
September 18th TO 10th. The call
states the object to be purely education
al, and strictly non-partisan, the COM
mittee of arrangements being composed
of men of different political faiths and
representing all sides of the problem TO
be discussed. The subject for discus
sion is: Trusts and combinations;
their uses and abuses, railway, labor, in
dustrial and commercial"
1t is stated by the promoters that the
United States industrial commission has
arranged to attend the conference in a
body and that the interstate commerce
participate in the conference.
The States named as having appoint
ed delegations and the names of chair
man thereof are here given:
New York, Chauncey M. Depew; Ne
braska, Edward Rosewater; Maryland,
Charles j. Bonaparte; South Carolina,
J. H. Marshall; Montana, Martin Ma
ginnis; Kentucky, w. C. p. Breckin-
ridge; Wisconsin, John c. Spooner;
Missouri, F. NJ. Cockrell; Michigan,
Russell A. Alger; Colorado, Thomas NJ.
Patterson; Kansas, w. ]. Bailey; Iowa.
James c. Berrybill; Mississippi, J. w.
Cutrer; Alabama, E. Damer; South Da-
kota, r. f. Pettigrew; Wyoming, F. w.
Mondell; Oregon, M. G. George; Ten
nessee, T. c. Snodgrass; Indiana, E. b.
Martindale; West Virginia. l.. S. Hutch
inson; Arizona, NJ. j. Eagan; Ohio,
John Sherman.
The following named Governors have
accepted:
Kansas: Shaw, Iowa: Pingree, Michi-
gan; Tanner, Illinois; Thomas, Color
ado; Smith, Montana; POINTER, Me-
braska; Stevens, Missouri; Scofield.
Wisconsin; Murphy, Arizona; Fancher,
North Dakota; Mount, Indiana.
Acceptances have also been received
from the Attorney Generals of seven
teen States, and the labor commission
ers of five States.
Delegates are being named by boards
of trades, chambers of commerce, ma
tional labor and agricultural bodies, the
National Bar Association, the National
Bankers Association, the National I'm
derwriters Association, the American
Economic Association, the American
Social Science Association and the Am
erican Academy of Political and Social
Science The leading colleges of the
country will be represented by profess
sors of political economy.
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A PROBABLE COMBINATION.
Between the Illinois Central and Mime
apoIis a. st. Louis.


NEW YORK, August 2.-The Herald
says:
From semi-official sources, it is learned
that deal is pending in Wall street where
by the Illinois Central may get control of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad.
Negotiations to this end are said to have
been under way for some time between
the Hartman Fish interests, representing
the Illinois Central, and President Edwin
Hawley, representing the present control
of the Minneapolis & ST. Louis No defin-
tie agreement has yet been reached. but
Wall street interests having knowledge Of
the situation say that in any event a traf-
fic alliance will be effected and that a
change of control will probably be brought
about. There are even rumors of the terms
upon which Minneapolis & St Louis secur-
tiles may be exchanged for those of the
Illinois Central"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
Devastating the Country In South Da
kota.

Devastating the Country In South Da-
kota.
DEADWOOD, S. D., August PA
east of this city in the Two Bit district
for the past twentyfour hours. 1t has
already burned over a considerable ex-
tent of territory and destroyed much
valuable timber. The country is very
dry and fears are entertained that the
fire will get beyound control. A force
of sixty range riders is fighting the
flames. 1t is also reported that another
fire has broken out in the Spearfish d.
vision, and that territory FIVE miles
square has already been burned over.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
A PULLING DISEASE

STROUDSBURG, Pa, August IA disc
ease that is puzzling the farmers of this
county has broken out near the western
border OF the county on G.. A. Dorneys
dairy farm, at Hickory Run. Nearly fif-
teen cattle. have died during the past tive
weeks. At Albrightsville. the cattle are
similarly affected and number have died.
DR.. J. T. Rothrock, commissioner of for
estry. has made an investigation and his
report will be made later.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. August IL
VIM. Moran, fireman on the Chicago
& Northwestern road, shst and killed
his wife and afterwards killed himself
to-day Moran is thought to have been
temporarily insane.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
SUSPICIOUS CASES OF FEVER.

CITY OF MEXICO, August 27-Suspi-
cious cases of fever supposed to be yellow
fever, haze occurred u Orizaba. The town
has been placed under quarantine 1t is
considered extraordinary that yellow fever
should have reached a town so high above
the sea level
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
The Weather.

Chris Schnepf the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations Of
the temperature yesterday: a. m, 10;
a. m: rs; ~ m, 50; p. m. So: p. m, 81.
Weather fair.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 27.-Fore.
cast for Monday and Tuesday:
For Western Pennsylvauia--Fair and
warmer Monday: probably fair Tuesday,
variable winds.
For West Virginia and Ohio-Fair Mon~
day and probably Tuesday; variable winda
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
BADLY WOUNDED.

Special TO the Regisfer
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August q.
While carelessly handling revolver,
the young son of James Suppler. of the
Depot Hotel, at Clarksburg, accident
ally shot himself, and it is feared he
may die from the wound.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
FOREST FIRES RAGING.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 27-Im-
mense forest fires are raging about
Laramie Peak, in the northern part OF
Laramie county. The fires have been
burning for the past ten days and have
destroyed a large quantity Of valuable
timber.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
TIE TRUST QUESTION.
The Chicago Conference Will Be a
Big Affair.

TWENTY-ONE STATES HAVE so
FAR APPOINTED DECLARATIONS.
THIRTEEN GOVERNORS AND
SEVENTEEN ATTORNEY GEN
ERALS HAVE ACCEPTED THE
CALL-MANY PROMINENT MEN
NAMED AS CHAIRMEN OF
STATE REPRESENTATIONS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
THE TENTH REGIMENT
Will Be in Pittsburg This Morning or
Time.

THE COMMAND PASSED THROUGH
CHICAGO YESTERDAY IN GOOD
SHAPE-THE FIRST PENNSYL-
VANA ARRIVED AT PITTSBURG
YESTERDAY FROM PHILADEL1-
PHIA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
OFF FOR MANILA.

CINCINNATI, o.. August 1.-THE Thir-
ty-first regiment, United States volunteer
infantry, has left for San Francisco en-
route to Manila