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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-08-24
TIVE SHERxix-N iliixHs PAixY

We have the most complete line az PAINT 10
tween Bennington and Butland We have II 10
nom hsf.pints TO gallons. A Special Paint for
each pursoss not one spap-da Oh mixture for All.
Our PRICES ARE WORTH LOOKING INTO
BEFORE you PURCHASE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
THREE LIVES
Lost in an Early Morning Hotel Fire
at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, January 8.-A fire
at us this morning resulted in prop
IeNy loss OF only about $4,000 but three
lives were sacrificed and five people
were badly hurt.
The dead are:
AMOS S. Lands, of Grapeville, Pa.
GEORGE A. WATERS, Camden, N. J..
MRS. KATHERINE BOYLE, Pittsburg.
The three victims were guests of the
hotel and all were suffocated by the
dense smoke.
The injured:
Dr. Robert Blackley, of Plymouth,
Pa, fracture vertebrae caused by fall
ing from third floor window; will prob
ably die
Henry Painter, Grapeville, Pa; small
blood vessels of lungs ruptured by in
haling smoke; may recover.
John l.. Mills, proprietor of the no.
tel face and body badly burned.
Miss Mills, his daughter, cut by glass
while breaking through a window to
escape.
VIM. Garretson, Clearfield, Pa, dele
gate to miners national convention,
painfully burned about back and hips.
Returned home
The fire originated on the second
floor from an explosion of gas and with
in few moments the building was a
mass of flames and binding smoke.
The noise of the explosion awakened
most of the guests, about twenty in
number, and frantic fight for life en-
sued.
Robert N. Thompson; of Kalaska,
Mich. salesman for the Cadillac Lum-
Der Co., was the means of saving at
least six lives. In the first moments
after the explosion he rushed into the
hallway of the second floor and STUN
bled over the unconscious form of a
woman, whom he dragged into the re-
ception room. Five others, three men
and two women, who had been turned
back from the stairway by the flames,
were shrieking and fighting for some
exit. Thompson forced them all into
the big room and locked the door.
Knowing that it meant death to go
into the hall, he fought the maddened
men back until the arrival of the fire
men. when all were rescued.
The hotel is completely Quilted, the
loss being about $4,000, with no in
Surance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
CONVENTION
OF the United Mine Workers, Opers
at Pittsburg To-Day-Slate Off
GERS Will Go Through.

Pittsburg, Pa, January S.-Every-
nual convention of the United Mine
Workers, which convenes tomorrow.
OF the more than 500 delegates ex-
pected, 300 have arrived, including 1870
Illinois delegates, who came in this
evening on a special Baltimore & Ohio
train.
The first business to be. transacted
tomorrow will be the election of Off
GERS, over which a bitter fight is ex-
pected.
What is generally termed the admin
istration slate will probably go
through, Notwithstanding the big mi
nority opposition, is as follows: Pres
ident. job Mitchell of Illinois; vice
president, T. w. Davis, of Pennsyl-
vania; secretary treasurer, w. c.
Pearce, Indiana; executive board, w.
r. Farley, Alabama; George w. Pur-
cell, Indiana; Fred Dilcher, Ohio; Jas.
Boston, Illinois; Edward Mckay and
Benjamin James, Pennsylvania. Dele
gates to the Americad Federation of
Labor, w. c. Pearce, John Mitchell, J.
M. Hunter, VIM. Warner.
At an Illinois caucus tonight all To-
cal differences were adjusted and reso-
lutions were passed agreeing to stand
by the administration.
In spite the probable success of the
slate given above, the district presi-
dent, Patrick Dolan, has been per-
suaded by his friends to stand for the
national presidency.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

New York, January S.-No apparent
progress was made to-day in the solu-
ton of the mystery attached to the
Adams poisoning case. Miss Addie E.
Bates, the trained nurse. who attended
Henry c.. Barnet, the Knickerbocker
Club member, who is alleged to have
died from poisoning, called to see
Captain McCluskey to-day.
Captain McCluskey gave out the sub
stance of her talk with him as follows:
According to Miss Bates statement
she was sent for by DR.. Henry B..
Douglass on November 1 last to take
care of a case. She called at Mr..
Douglass Office and was directed by
him to go to the Knickerbocker Ath-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION,
Senator Elkins Declares He Has No Prefer
anca A nnnnsr the Senatorial Asniranfs

Senator Elkins Declares He Has No Prefer
eace Among the Senatorial Aspirants.
Special to the Register.
Washington, January 8.-Senator
Elkins was interviewed to-day by a
representative of the Register and
asked if he had anything to say in re-
gard to the Senatorial fight in West
Virginia in addition to his statement
published some time since.
No, have nothing new" he said.
"Will you use your influence for any
one Of the avowed candidates Of your
party for that position?" was asked.
Il shall neither openly nor secretly
take any part in the fight" he an
swered. why should make an enemy
of either man when | am friend of
both, and three years hence have him
working against rather than for my re-
election?"
"Will you visit Charleston during the
time the fight is in progress for the
SenatorshiD?"
We'll, I may run down for little
time after while; but it will not be in
the interest Of any especial candidate F"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

those who arrived this evening are:
H. c. Simms, T. T. Vinson and B. B..
Harding, of Huntington; w. L. Mans
field and P. III. Napier, of Wayne;
Stark l.. Baker, of Beverly; w. G..
Brown, of Kingwood; W. B. Stump,
w. H. Polling and John J. Cornwell, of
Romney; A. R. Campbell and T. S.
Riley, of Wheeling; Charles E. Wells,
of Glover's Gap; E. H. Martin and j.
nj. Hoover, of Addison; A. D. w.
Stricken and E. A. Kenney, of Graves
vile; George Poffenberger, of Point
Pleasant; w. T. Talbot, of Addison;
H. j. Wagner, of Davis; Ex-Governor
A. B. Fleming, of Fairmont; James L.
Smith, of Elizabeth; Senator Garrett.
of Wayne, and Senator Hensley, Of
Mason.
A. E. Kenney, of Calhoun, who came
this evening, is a candiS4te for clerk
of the House of Delegates.
A. D. w. Stricken is expecting an
assistant clerkship in the House.
A. l.. Campbell is managing Senator
Whitaker's campaign for the presi-
dency of the Senate. Senator Whitaker,
being engaged in a lawsuit, cannot get
here till Tuesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

said to any one that Barnet had been
poisoned before the poisoning with
which he was affected just before his
final illness.
The most important part of the inter-
view with the nurse is that which re-
lates to the sending of the flowers to
Barnet and the note which accompa-
MED them. This is supposed to be the
note signed Blanche" about which
much has been written and about which
there has been much speculation as to
the identity of its sender. Captain Nc
Cluskey now has this note in his pos
session. He would not permit it to be
seen or tell whether it is now in the
hands of the handwriting expert. He
would not admit that the note was
signed Blanche, but when in dis
cussing some point one of his listeners
asked if the note referred to was the
one signed Blanche, Captain McClus-
key replied in the affirmative. He
quickly corrected himself, however
The Captain said that the interview
with Miss Bates threw no light upon
the Adams case. and said that he had
not requested Miss Bates TO make a
statement. He said that Miss Bates
could not recall the name of the man
who had sent flowers to Barnet at the
club on two or three occasions.
When asked as to the time when Mr..
Kinsley, the expert in handwriting.
might make his report upon the speci-
mems in his possession, Captain Nc
Cluskey said that it might be in As
hours. With relation to the possible
elimination of the body of Barnet, the
Captain said that that matter was in
the hands of the District Attorney and
the coroner
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

Charleston, w. Va, January S.-The
Legislature assemblies next Wednesday
and party leaders are already here for
the preliminary work in the organiza-
ton of that body. Although the ballot
ing for successor to Senator Faulkner
does not begin till Monday, January
%, two weeks hence, the most import
ant action, affecting the senatorship as
we'll as both parties in the State, will
be taken within the next three days.
The Legislature is so close politically
that its control will depend upon it's
organization, as that will carry with it
the probable settlement of contested
seats. Among these contests are two
for the seats of the Republican mem
bers who served in the army during
the Spanish war. Although they did
not resign, the Democrats elected
members in their places, and have
entered proceedings in the courts to
secure the seats.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
INVENTED TO CREATE PREJU-
DICE.

Hong Kong, January s.-Aecording
to the statement of people who have
just arrived here from the island OF
Balabac, south Of the island Of Pala-
wan, there is no truth in the report
that the Spaniards there have been
massacred by the Filipinos. They say
the story is an invention Of priests to
prejudice the Filipino cause, declaring
also that there are not more than half
a dozen Spaniards in the island, and
that all who have been killed fell in
warfare
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

letic Club to attend a diphtheria pa
tient, man. The patient had a sore
throat, and DR.. Douglass came in the
afternoon and gave directions for
giving medicine and spraying the
throat. The doctor also told her to
admit no one to the patients room
during his illness. She gave him med
icine at different times and refused to
let any one see him. Many messages
came to him but they were answered
by her over the telephone.
'AU different times the statement
continued, "a gentleman having a room
on the same floor in the club called to
inquire for him and also sent him
flowers. On Monday afternoon before
he died Che died on Thursday, Novem-
Der 100 some flowers came to Mr.. Bar
net, with a note. He was sleeping at
the time. When he awoke l told him
some flowers were there and also a
note. He requested me to read the
note and / did so. After reading the
note he just closed his eyes and said:
1 wonder how she knew l was ILL.,
After l had been there two or three
days, DR.. Douglass asked me if l had
seen a box marked Cut Now / an
swered that l had, and we found it on
the dresser in the bath room. and DR..
Douglass took it away with him. He
afterward said that it contained mer-
curry. At the time of Mr. Barnet's
death there were in the room DR..
Douglass, myself and Miss Jennie CAL
lender. the other nurse. His brother
had been there too, but at the partic-
ular time he died he was. not there.
During Mr. Barnet's entire illness he
was in such a condition as man suf-
fering from diphTIeria. At no time
was I suspicious that his Hines was
due to any other cause He was IN
communicative Through all his illness.
I paid no attention TO the sores on his
mouth and spkayed his throat
Miss Bal denied That
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
Special to the Register.

Charleston, w. Va, January 8.-A
barge number of members of the Legis-
nature arrived to-day and it is expected
that by tomorrow about all the mem
bers will be in.
The Democrats already have the or
ganization of the party well in hand
and are prepared to defend their rights
with vigor and determination. The
Democratic members of the two houses
viii all go into the caucus and will
not only agree upon a general line of
didates for the respective offices in
the two houses. In the Senate the
presentation of the Democratic candi-
dates will be a matter of mere for
mality, as the Republican majority is
large enough to preclude the POSSIBLE
ity of electing a Democrat to any
office. In the House, on the other
hand, the Democratic majority will be
large enough to preclude the possibility
of the election of any Republican.
The nomination and election of o. S.
Mckinney for speaker is foregone
conclusion, as there appears to be very
little opposition to him. The only
other candidate for speaker is E. A.
Bennett, of Cabell, who is not even
here, and consequently is not making
lnuch of fight For the cIerkship of
The House, all of the candidates, Pey-
| ton, Young, Neal and Armstrong, are
hard at work.
Col. R. S. Carr, of this city, appears
10 be in the lead for sergeant at arms.
There is three cornered fight
among the Republicans for the presi-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
1UAI|0N At CHARLESTON.
The Senatorial Contest Continues to
Gain Strength,

AND AT THE SAME TINE TO SPLIT
THE REPUBLICAN FO r c E S !.
SENATOR WHITAKER'S REFUS-
AL TO VOTE FOR EITHER SCOTT
OR ATKINSON HAS ARRAYED
THE FRIENDS OF BOT H
AGAINST HIM, AND HE is TO BE
DEFEATED FOR THE PRESI-
DENCY OF THE SENATE-DEM-
OCRATS ARE UNITED AND EN-
ERGETIC, AND WORKING HAIR
NIOUSLY-M' GRAW SURE OF
(E CAUCUS NOMINATION AND
ALMOST CERTAIN TO SUCCEED
i FAULKNER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

Kirkpatrick fell overheard, but es-
capped with a flesh wound.
The gunboat Petrol arrived at Il
oilo on Friday and Col. Potter re-
ports that the U. S. troops will
probably land on Guiamaras island,
about midway between the island
of Panay and the island of <egros,
where a camp will be established.
There is no change in the stu
alton here. On Friday night pub
lie demonstrations were held in
Pampangas province in ratification
of Aguinaldo's proclamation, and
the excitement was intense.
All natives who enter the city
in the night time are searched and
every precaution is taken.
On Guimars island, about mid
way between the island of Panay
and the island of Negros, where
camp will be established, both
sides, Col. Potter says, have been
impressing the local shipping for
military purposes; and the Fran
cisco Reyes had landed $50 natives.
The foreigners were taking refuge
on the British cruiser Bonaventura.
Captain Harlan McVay, assistant
surgeon, was buried on Friday.
Private William Rasch, Cofpany
NJ, Kansas volunteers, is dead OF
the smallpox.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
THE ADAMS POISONING Case.
No Apparent Progress Made Toward
Solving the Mystery.

MISS ADDIE E. BATES CALLS ON
CAPTAIN M'CLUSKEY AND
MAKES A STATEMENT RE-
GARDING HER NURSING OF
HENRY c. BARNET, AT THE
KNICKERBOCKER CLUB HOUSE,
WHERE HE D1ND FROM POISON.
SHE SUPPOSED HE HAD DIPH-
iberia, AS DIR. DOUGLASS HAD
TOLD HER, AND TREATED HIM
ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS.
A MYS1 ERIOUS NOTE AND
FLOWERS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
OHIO RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Major W. HSBixby's Report Present
ed to Congress Saturday.

THE REPORT PRESENTS MAPS
AND RECOMMENDS TWELVE
MOVABLE DAMS BETWEEN
PITTSBURG AND MARIETTA,
WITH THE VIEW OF MAKING
THE RIVER NAVIGABLE AT ALL
TIMES BETWEEN THOSEPOINTS.
ONE OF THE DAMS TO BE LO-
GATED A MILE BELOW BELL
AIRE-IMMEDIAT APPROPRIA-
TIONS ASKED FOR.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

dams could be built at the same time
in one season. This work could be fol-
lowed by the construction of the twelve
navigable passes the next season, and
by the construction of the twelve weirs
the following season. He advises for
the preliminary local survey of each
dam an appropriation of $4,000, and for
the purchase of the sites from the own
ton of $4,000 apiece, any funds re-
naming from these appropriations to
be applied to the regular work on the
dams.
In their selection of locations for the
dams the engineers were subjected to
certain conditions of practical expedi-
ency and technical necessity. These
were in the main as follows
/. 1t was necessary to allow room for
navigable passage at least six hun
dred feet in width, with its center
nearly in line with the existing chan
mel of the river.
2. Room had to be allowed for weirs
at least two hundred feet in length TO
protect the dams from injury by float
ing drift. and for the passage of coal
tows around one half of the dam
while the other half was In the process
of building.
8. Room had to be allowed for a view
of the dams from boats one-half mile
up or down the stream, and points near
the mouths of small rivers and creeks
had to be avoided as well as places
where sa or gravel bars were likely
4. Care d to be taken to avoid
the cuttir injuring of existing har-
bors. espe those of Wheeling and
Marietta. ITO place the dams below
the moutI large rivers so as to give
addition epths to harbors.
OWNS nthese conditions the site
for the Wheeling will be some
FIVE mil the city, and about one
on Second Page.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
SERIOUS SITUATION
CONTINUES ut ILOILO.
The Streets Are Barricaded and tbs Principal Build
ings Have Been Kerosened--PeSple Seek Safety
on American Vessels--Treasure E>emoved--Amer-
lean Soldiers Attacked.

Manila, January S.-Col. Potter,
the special embassy of Gen. Otis
between Manila and Iloilo, arrived
this afternoon with dispatches
from the latter point. The situa-
ton when he left there was practi-
cally unchanged. The streets were
barricaded and it was reported that
the principal building had been
''kerosened," the insurgents hav-
ing threatened to destroy the whole
business section by fire at the first
shot of bombardment. The banks
were shipping their treasures to
the United States transport New
port and other vessels. The fam
lily of the American vice consul has
gone on board the Newport.
Col. Potter reports that President
McKinley's proclamation had to be
typewriter on board ship, as the
printers on shore declined 20 do the
work, and when the text of the
proclamation was read to them
they ridiculed the notion that con-
Citation was possible.
Privates Harry Silvey and Frank
kirkpatrick, while guarding a wa
ter boat astern of the Newport,
were attacked by the natives of the
crew. Private Silveys skull was
fractured. fatally. and Private
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
special to the Register.

Sptcldl 10 the Register.
Washington, D. c.. January S.-The
long-looked-for report of Major w. H.
Bixby, of the United States Engineer
ing Bureau. on the survey of the Ohio
river from Pittsburg to Marietta, with
view to improvements that shall pro-
vide six feet of navigable water at all
times of the year, was yesterday pre-
sented in the Horgn and referred to the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
The report recommends the building of
twelve movable dams 1t is estimated
that these can be constructed for $10,-
100000
Major Bixby states that the dams
will cost $S50,000 apiece, and that if
appropriations are forthcoming, with
no restrictions on the work, all twelve
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
He'd BURNED o..

New York, January 8.-As John Fer.
ris, Waterman at lime kiln in Will
hamsburg, was making his early rounds
to-day, he noticed man who appeared
to be sleeping at the edge Of the kiln.
Stepping closer to get better view OF
the stranger, Ferris wag Mortified to see
that the man had no head. it having
been burned of completely. He had
wandered TO the kiln to get warm and
the gas arising from the furnaces over
came him. He probably was dead be-
fore the fire reached his head. The MAJ
was unidentified.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
WAS JUSTLY CONDEMNED.

LIE Soir Says the Court of Cessation Has So
Decided Regarding Dreyfus.
Paris, January S.-Le Soir says IL
learns from an indisputable source that
the court of cessation is convinced that
Dreyfus was justly condemned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
HAS NOT ACCEPTED.

Montpelier, VT. January Sd. F..
Fifield, in an interview to-day said that
he had not accepted the appointment
as Senator and will not give his answer
= Governor Smiths offer until he has
~ considered it. He also declines to
press an opinion on any national
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09

he would not Vote for either for
United States Senatorship. They
lave determined to punish Whitaker
for his opposition and to beat him.
They have chosen to take his own col
feague, Senator Marshall, as their can
late, and for the purpose of support
Marshall more strongly, they have
kained the consent of Senators Nc
md White to lend the use of their
Mandates and in this way to
e members of the southern
State. and throw their
Marshall at the proper
ent that neither Scott nor
n count on Whitaker's vote
Republicans have major
one on joint ballot, even
soldier Senators, Dem
be unseated to make a ma
either Scott or Atkinson,
itaker.
bcratic victim which they
ed for this sacrifice is Sen
of Gilmer. Kidd is to be
it'll but scant ceremony as
neceSSity to the election of
candidates named.
blicans are hopelessly divid-
Senatorship, and all efforts
ether and make some sort
omise has utterly failed so
bcrats on the other hand are
AND ARE WORKING
best interests of the Democratic
regardless of candidates for the
orshio.
s generally conceded that McGraw
get the Democratic caucus nomi-
On. He is the only man who has
AIRED himself candidate. Ex-Gov-
BIZ Wilson, General Watts and Cen
St Clair have all been spoken of
Injection with the Senatorship,
SasD Jared himself can
Clair, being inter-
Lper, says he is not
Senatorship. He
nominated by the
thout serious OPP
Ageneral opinion
al fights
ertainty.
IP.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
TROOPS RETURNED

LISBON. January s.-Thl
ers arrived to-day from Gu
$500 repatriated Spanish
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-09
The weathe|

Mr.. G. Schnepf. the Cpd
gist, made the following |
the temperature yesterda
q. m. 2: Y M. "a; 3 p. mi
Weather fair.
yyAEz5T ING pCSs- xnss1ru
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IT is frequently contended
that government ownership
Of railroads would be a fail
ure because it would create
too much public patronage.
To refute that argument we
have only to refer to our pos
tai system, which is a great
deal more complexed than the
railroad systems. Who with a
good mind would desire to
surrender the governments
management of the postal
department to a private cor
poration? We dare say, none,
One of the blessings of COY
eminent ownership would be
that it would abolish useless
high salaried Offices and thus
cheaper rates. We have con-
siderable confidence in this
governments ability to do
things.