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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
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IMPORTANT SUIT

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG. w. VA, August 25.
A suit was brought in the Circuit
Court here yesterday by W. II. Wolfe,
until recently cashier of tie Second
National Bank The style of the suit
is w. H. Wolfe V. The Second National
Bank, and w. n. Miller, trustee, to
cancel deed of trust given by the
plaintiff TO the defendants February 2,
1897. to secure the notes of the Park
City Street Railway Company, held by
the bank. Judge Tavenner granted an
injunction. The suit is an echo of the
recent trouble between the plaintiff
and the other officials Of the bank. in
which Mr.. Wolfe was required to make
good the large amount of Street Car
Company's paper. which he placed in
the bank during his time as cashier.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
AMERICAN CONDITIONS
As Seen BY the London St.stist, Favo
Increased Prosperity

As Seen BY the London Ststist, Favor
Increased Prosperity
LONDON, August 25.-The Statist
tomorrow, under the caption "Ameri-
can Prosperity" will say:
There will be very large exports of
wheat. to meet the demands of Western
Europe. American farmers are dispos-
ing of their crops rapidly and at toll
erably good prices, and they will be able
to purchase from the East and Eu-
rope as fully as they have been doing
this year The United States has made
great progress of late years in manu-
featuring and trading. but it is still an
essentially agricultural country and it's
prosperity depends mainly on the har-
vests Therefore fair wheat and good
haryests of other productions mean the
continuance of the well-being of the
farmers, who are the backbone and life
blood of the country"
The Statist then adds:
Under the circumstances, it is rea-
sonably certain that railroad traffic re-
turns and foreign orders for locomo-
tives, steel, etc, will continue to in
crease
The tenor of the article prophecies an
increase of the present prosperity of the
United States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
BEAT THE MACHI-sES.
Parkersburg Spectators Use Lead slugs
With Success.

With Success.
Special to the REGISTER.
PARKERSBURG, w. VA, August 25.
Notwithstanding Parkersburg has a
reform council. the slot machines are
again in operation Will Marshall,
the manager Of the machines, upon
cleaning up the earnings tonight, dis
covered that the machines had been
worked and contained nothing but
slugs of lead the size of nickel He
appealed to the police, but the parties
who beat the machines defied them, in
asmIlch as the machines are operated in
defiance of the law against them.
The manufacturer of the slugs has been
located and is selling his stock at s.
thousand. In many instances the
men worked the machines until they
began to pay out the slugs, and made
the saloonists pay them genuine nickels
for the slugs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
RACE tRoUsLEs IN GEORGIA.
The Governor Again Called Upon to Send
Troops to Darieu.

ATLANTA, Ga, August 2-There is a
renewal of the race trouble at Darien. Ga,
and Gov. Gambler has again been asked
TO send troops there 10. prevent an out
break. \ few days ago Henry Delegal was
arrested al Darien on charge of assault
and a lynching was prevented by the ac-
ton of rhe governor in sending 200 menu
bars OF the First regiment, who brought
the prisoner TO Atlanta and left detach-
ment on guard at Darien. To-day Joseph
Townsend was killed and Octayius Hop
kins was wounded in the shoulder by john
Daiegal, whom they were trying TO ar
rest. Sheriff Blouns. of Mcintosh county,
wired Governor Gambler to-day, urging that
more troops be sent TO Darien, as the stu
alton is critical Col. Towion. who Is in
command at Darien, wired for carhines
and ammunition, which were sent 10 him.
Governor Gambler has referred Sheriff
Blount's message 10 Colonel Lawton and
ordered that the Liberty Independent troop
be in readiness to move.
A tub boat left at noon for Savannah
with the riot prisoners on board. II was
thought best TO take them there for safe
keeping in order to avoid any possible at
tempt TO escape and for the further reason
that the jaiis are crowded.
While passing through a negro settle
ment five mics from Darien. a train on the
Darien & Western Railway was fred on
this afternoon. No one was wounded
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
YOUNG MAN DROWNED.

Special n the y s-tsta-
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August %.
The steamer H. K Bedford arrived
here last night from Pittsburg on her
way to Cincinnati. At o'clock this
morning she proceeded on her way
down the river. and when she reached
Ames' Rifle she ran aground. The
sudden lunge of the beat threw Guy
Frantz. son OF the steward Of the boat.
eighteen years old, Of Marietta, Ohio,
overheard. and he was drowned before
aid could be given him, although the
water is vry shallow at that point. His
body was not recovered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
REV. VIM. THOMAS LEAvILL,
The Oldest Episcopal Clergyman In This
diocese, Dead at HedgesviIie.

Special TO the Register
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, August %.
Rev. VIM. Thomas Leavill died at
Hedgesville this evening. He had been
in feeble health for some time. He was
So years old and his death was due to
troubles incident to old age. Rev. Mr.
Leavill, who was 60 years in the min
istry, was the oldest clergyman in the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of West
Virginia. He was the last survivor of
the class of thirty nine, which gradu-
ated from the Virginia Theological sem
mary in 1889 This class was the first
to graduate from that institution, and
included these recently deceas-
ed: Bishop Wilmer, OF Delaware. and
Rev. Dr. James A. Buck. of near Wash
ington, D. C. For % years he was
rector of Mount Zion Episcopal chu eh
at Hedgesville. and was greatly beloved
by that congregation. He was twice
married, his last wife. who was Miss
Emma Wynkoop, survives him. He
leaves a son and two daughters by his
first wife The deceased was a native
Of jefferson county, and his remains
viii be taken to Charles Town for
burial
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
WILL BE MORE SEVERE.

WASHINGTON, August 25.--Ths
treasury department up to this time
has accepted all compromises offered
by banks for the settlement OF fines
where examiners have found them In
possession OF urfstamped checks and
notes The plea in almost every in-
stance Is inadvertance. But the vio-
lations OF the law have not decreased
as they should and the department is
on the point OF adopting a rigid policy
of enforcing heavier penalty for ey-
cry violation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
A SAD SPECTACLE.
An Aged Couple. With Their Crippled
Daughter. Making Long Journey.

Speca the Register.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, August 25.-
Late last night Superintendent Harris,
CT the aims house, had three most re-
markable visitors to apply for lodging.
They were Benjamin Gantz, an old I'm
ion veteran, his aged wife and their
crippled daughter, aged II. They re-
sided at Saxton. Pa, sixty miles dis
tant. He was employed in the mines
there at one time, but became crippled
and could not work. Later his daugh-
ter fell, injured her spine and has never
been able to walk a step since.
They decided to return to their old
home near Washington. They were
without money Placing their worldly
possessions In push cart, Gantz, who
can hardly walk. started with the cart,
his wife taking the cripple, who weigh
ed 1T pounds, up in her arms and
trudged at his side with her human
burden.
uey hucW That IL LILY icoShru eAAs
city that they could go the rest of the
way on a canal boat. They plodded
along day after day, reaching here as
stated at the end of two weeks, the wo-
man having carried her daughter every
step.
Mrs. Gantz was bareheaded and bare
footed, her feet being covered with
blisters. The trio were kindly treated
here and furnished with transporta-
ton.
Gantz hopes to obtain pension at
Washington, which he has applied for.
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BONNETTE HELD TO COURT.

Special To the Register
PARKERsBURG. w. Va. August Is.
James Bonnette was brought here
from Wheeling last night and lodged in
JAIL
Bonnette was arraigned before Jus-
tice bremen this afternoon and waived
examination. In default OF $1,000 bond
he was remanded to Jail to await the
action Of the grand jury.
Local Manager J. G. Decker says the
whole affair is the basis for an EXAM
nation into the disappearance OF be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 worth Of ma
terial at this point
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
RIOTING IN PARIS.

NEW YORK, August 25.-A dispatch
from Paris to the Evening Journal
says there was serious rioting to-day
between the anti-Dreyfusltss and
friends of Dreyfus in the Rue Lafay-
cite, St Denis, in which twelve per-
sons were badly hurt. The police
charged upon the riaters and made
many arrests
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
A COLORED REGIMENT.

WASHINGTON, August 25.-Great
pressure has been brought to bear on
the administration to organize a color
ed regiment for service in the Philip
pines. The matter is still under con-
sideration by Secretary Root, no de-
cision having been reached 1t is un-
derstood that if such a regiHent is or
ganized it will be oficere< )y colored
men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
A MYSTERIOUS NOTE.
1t Makes Significant Reference to the
Dreyfus Case.

1t Makes Significant Reference to the
preyfus Case.
PARIS, August PA dispatch from
Lyons says a bag has been found in
the river Rhone there containing a
paper with this pencilled inscription:
La ori to Lorimer Basic Nothing
Will be done. Dreyfus is innocent.
Voluntary suicide Oredrs executed. -
The bag was handed over to the po-
lice, but no explanation in the matter
has been forth coming.
There is possibility that the letter
is hoax. Lorimer was the late Lieut..
Col. Henry's secretary. and he commit
ted suicide at Basic, Switzerland
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
INSTANTLY KILLED.

SptNIdl 70 ne fstgI-Ltf
CLARKSBURG. W. Va, August %.
B. & o. fast express No. IL east.
struck and instantly killed George Ex-
line at Cherry Camp this evening at
$50 o'clock. Exline was 10 years old,
a Mexican aud Civil war pensioner.
and well known In Harrison county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
WM. H. BODWELL DEAD.

NEW YORK. August 25.-Wm. H.
Bodwell. weel-known printer, ex-
president Of the International Typo
graphical Union. is dead It White
hall, n. r, aged 81 years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
LoNDoN's HOTTEST DAY.

LONDON. August 25.-This is the
hottest day that has been experienced
here this year, the thermometer regis
tering 80 degrees in the shade A dozen
cases q suqstroke we're reported before
noon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
LINE OF MARCH.

Up chapline to Twelfth. to Market.
up Market to Ninth. to Main. down
Main to Twenty-seyenth, to ChaplInc.
to Thirty-thlrd. to Eoff, up Eof to
Twenty seventh, to ChapIine, to Twen-
ty-second. to Market. to Tenth. 70
Main, Steel Bridge, to Penn, to Fair
Grounds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26

WILL START FhOM sSf1Af LAM
AND TWELFTH PROMPTLY AT
10 o'CLoCK-FEATURES OF THE
DAY.
This will be a red letter day for the
toiling masse of Wheeling. With
fair sky above there is nothing that can
prevent one of the largest and most
enthusiastic demonstrations OF Wheel
ing's brain and Drawn ever witnessed
since trades unionism first made its APP
pearance in this section of the valley.
Organized labor, under the auspices OF
the Ohio Valley Trades & Labor As
sembly, has been responsible for div
ers Labor Day demonstrations here.
many OF which deserve to be classed
with those public affairs acknowledged
as eminently successfully, but to-days
doing is to eclipse all. of hats TO or
ganized labor. Let the bands play,
flags fly and bunting flutterl The man
who sweats Is going TO rest. recreate
and joliify! 1t is his day, so impress
him with the fact that as a factor In
the community he is recognized and
respected, and that none better than
he deserve the freedom Of the city and
the plaudits of its citizens.
Last evening the general Labor Day
committee, the executive Board and
aids held their final meeting at Trades
Assembly hall to put the finishing
touches on to-day-s arrangements. Re-
ports from all committees and sub-com-
mittees Indicated everything In prime
readiness for to-day. The only change
made in arrangements heretofore pub
Iished is. that the column will pass
over the suspensionNbridge and out Vir-
ginia street to South Huron, instead or
over the steel bridge and out Ohio
street Every one in line will receive
bridge tickets froIa the captain OF his
local. Children who viii take part IN
the display will meet at the corner or
Twelfth and Chapline streets promptly
at Gas. The column will start from
Chapline and Twelfth streets as the
town clock strikes ten.
There Will be greater trades dis
play than usual, and its position Will
be in the Sixth division. Citizens wiz
decorate. business houses will close al
IL o'clock and factories and mills Will
suspend generally Each OF the six de
visions will be led by band, which In
sures an abundance of good music.
Following is the racing programme
for the day:
One-half mile running horse race
Two out of three heats; purse $50; d.
vided, s25 to first, SIS to second. $40 10
third: open only to butchers horses
owned in Ohio, Belmont and Marshall
counties.
One mile trotting race--three out OF
five heats; purse $50; divided, s25 to
first, SIS to second, $40 to third; open to
all horses.
One mile running horse receive.
out of three heats. open; purse SIS; di-
vlded, $40 to first. s25 to second, $40 TO
third.
Five mile handicap bicycle race
Open to amateur riders In West yir-
ginia and Eastern Ohio; prizes, watches
and diamonds.
One mile open bicycle race--Open to
amateur riders In West Virginia and
Eastern Ohio; prizes, gold watches and
diamonds.
LINE OF MARCH.
Up Chapline to Twelfth. to Market.
up Market to Ninth. to Main. down
Main to Twenty-seyenth, to ChaplInc.
to Thirty-thIrd. to Eoff, up Eoff to
Twenty-seventb. to ChapIine. to Twen-
| ty-second, to Market. to Tenth. 10
Main, Steel Bridge, to Penn, to Fair
Grounds
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
GALA DAY.
For the Sturdy Toilers Of the Work.
shops, Factories and Mills.

EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
THE BIG PARADE T0-DAY-Ir
WILL START FROM CHAPLINE
AND TWELFTH PROMPTLY AT
10 o'cLoCK-FEATURES OF THE
DAY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-26
He is Described By Friends Of Dreyfus
as a Dangerous Maniac,

AND HIS SILLY PERFORMANCE
BEFORE THE COURT MARTIAL
YESTERDAY PROVES THE Elk
PRESTON WELL CONCEIVED--A
BANK EXPERT HAS THE HON
OR OF BEING THE FIRST WIT
NESS TO DECLARE DREYFUS
INNOCENT-AN ENGLISH WIT
NESS TELLS OF ESTERHAZY'S
CONFESSION.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27

average for 13 days at a stretch, with
1SS pounds weight on the animals
back, implies not only the great stam-
ina Of the steed, but altogether excep'
tional care and management on the part
of the rider. Nj. Cottu began to train
his mount-a half-breed Irish mare
Irish Lass, seven years old, standing
Just under Is hands-on Easter Mon,
day, beginning With Il gentle ride OF
15 miles or So, aud gradually increas-
Ing the daily distance up to 40 miles,
In conversation with II Paris CORE
spondent Mr.. Cottu explained that the
great secret Of success or long distance
rides Is to avoid oyerheating your
mount. Il never" he said, kept Irish
Lass at the trot for more than one
and quarter miles. | always dis
mounted when we came to II hill and
led her up 1t. Some days l walked
ut least 20 miles. When we came to
our stopping place | let her stand n
few minutes to cool, and then nnsad-
died her and gently rubbed her back
with the bare hand to restore circula-
ton Ia the parts weighed upon by the
saddle. Then | groomed her carefully,
took her into her stable, and gave her
her food. AS soon as she had taken
1t she used to lie right down at once,
but she was always ready for the road
again. | gave her between 20 and "a
quarts of oats and between 10 and 10
quarts OF milk every day, with a fair
amounted of water when she wanted
1t. provided the water was not too
cold. | gave her from four to six
hours rest IN the middle of the day, SO
as to escape the heat, only about two
hours ut night. l always slept in the
saddle with her. and did not take off
my clothes after leaving Vienna to ar
riying at Paris. There was no time
for baths or anything of that sort. As
we never did more than six and half
miles an hour. even over level country
we had to spend a good many hours q
day on the road"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27
Old Plants.

Some twenty i've years ago, when the
scoriae Tor slag) produced by the an
Client Greeks in working the silver
mines of I.awimur. near Athens, was
removed, la order to be reworked by
more efficient modern appliances, the
seeds OF a kind Of poppy of the genus
Glancinon. which had lain underneath
the Stag In dormant condition for at
least 1900 years. sprang up again all
over the uncovered ground. y Unknown
in modern times, Ibis plant was de
scribed III the first century of our era
by Dioseorides and Pliny, and had dis
appeared from the face Of the globe
for Is or 20 centuries. The fact that
these seeds should haze retained their
vitality 50 long seems very extraor-
dinary, but there are other instances
quite as remarkable. For instance
raspberry seeds found in 1885 IN an
ancient tumulus. in coffin buried
thirty feet below the surface, and be
lieped' TO have been there since, the
second century, were successfully
planted Ana in another, case seeds of
the .Polygonum 'Canvolvuhls, dug up
from the bottom or a sandpit. where
they We're believed TO have been buried
for 1000 years, We're still vigorous and
produced healthy plants ..4 sza.,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27

THEIR. FAMILY. TREASURE.
s5SDy 3s2ySss:

s0D HE family treasure" as II was
called. for the Brudds were ex-
tremely proud of it, was tiny
Ieweled case containing a portrait or
Queen Victoria. 1t represented her as
little girl of about Il, and was val
liable little work of art.
In obedience 10 his wife's request, Mr..
Brudd unlocked the cabinet and took
the medallion from the secret. drawer
Ia which it was kept.
Some of the iilagree work at the back
Is injured said Mrs. Brudd, "and We
ought to have that stone replaced.
Yes; | shall take 1t up to town to-
morrow said her husband, 'and have
1t properly examined.
He was about to replace the medal
lion IN the cabinet when his daughter
remarked. In a tone Of mild protest.
"You have not shown 1t to Mr.. Matlock,
papa" FrHh ~
His position was an unfortunate one
He had had the misfortune, or good for
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27

s.
see, told her Il was quite safe in my
pocket. AS IL matter of fact, at that
moment 1t was broken into twenty
small pieces -. -t
II think that little difficulty might be
avoided by exercising some tact, said
Mr.. Matlock.a Il shouldn't say any
thing ia Mrs. Brudd about 1t until the
medallion has passed out OF her pos
session. When 1t Is no longer her own
property she won't mind 50 much
Il don't think / quite understand
you." said Mr. Brudd, genuinely puz'
| zled. ,A.ta %.
Didn't understand that when Nio-
let was married the medallion would
.be given TO herr "a -
,.Y -e-s." said Mr.. Brudd, beginning to
see what was coming.
"rhen get Violet'married as. quickly
/ as possible. sGtve the medallloasto her
1T will be much easier to explain 1t all
shall be very happy TO help you" he
continued, obligingly. II will not only
provide you with a new portrait TO re
place the one you have broken, but
win undertake to find husband fol-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27

The two ladies, of course, passed out
of the room first; but Mr. Matloek, in
stead of following them Immediately.
returned on the pretense of turning
down a lamp -
The moment he was alone he picked
up tiny object lying under a chair
near the cabinet, examined 1t closely,
and put it In his waistcoat pocket. Then
he followed the two ladies TO the H.
brary.
Charles the medallion is not In the
cabinetr'
Il don't suppose 1t Is" said her hus
band, still without looking up. at hap
pens to be In my pocket"
THANK goodness l was In such u
fright. You are quite sure you have 1t
safely" ~ .
"Oh, yes" he said.
May look at it?' she asked
There's no need for that" said Mr..
Brudd, shortly. ava
IL anybody had been watching Mr..
Matlock's face they would have seen
u namused smile flicker across 1t.
An hour later, the two ladies having
gone to bed he went to the library.
Mr.. Brudd WAS evidently annoyed to
see him, but the young man declined to
notice 1t. rtaaHt fII4
Can speak to you for few mo-
ments g'erai'd o aia t
Certainly" said his host. "but. OF
course, you quite understand, Matlock,
that II you want to speak about the
subject we have already discussed you
are wasting your own time and mine,
too. | shall not consent TO an engage
ment between you and Violet"
'Oh, 1t Isn't that" said the younger
man. II want TO speak to you about
the medallion. | think you have had
the misfortune to drop the medallion
and break It,"
What makes you think that"
II found Il portion OF 1t underneath u
chair In the drawing room. Here 1t is.'
He. produced from his pocket the
fragment of Ivory he had picked up
unknown to the ladies'. Mr.. Brudd
looked erestfallen. Like most over
bearing men. he hated to look ridicu-
lous He had dropped the little orna-
ment In taking 1t out of the cabinet,
and had gathered up the pieces, hoping
1t would be possible to get 1t mended In
such a way that his wife would not
know of the catastrophe.
II dare not tell my wife what has
! happened" he said. In tone 50 differ
ent from his ordinary tone that Mr..
Matlock could scarcely restrain smile.
"She Is almost superstitious about It."
anybody will be able to see that It
has been mended. Let me paint new
portrait. could do 1t within few
days, and l will undertake to say that
1t will be 50 like the original that no
one will be able to detect the difference.
You could have these pieces put to-
gether, also
Eyes, yes" said his host, but what
about Mrs. Brudd? If you were mar
ried man, Matlock, you would know
how unpleasant 1t Is to admit to your
wife that you have deceived her. Tou