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Somebody quotes Senator Morgan as re- ,ating A story about the late pr. Peter Bryce. the famous head of the Alabama Bryce Hospital for the Insane, at Tusca- loosa The great mind expert and the dis tingushed senator. the story goes, were al a certain health resort in this state one night when a ball was in progress. They were sitting on the yerandah outside the ballroom, and between dances observed the young men and women promenading up and down, taking fresh air. A very beaut ful young woman passed, and the senator spoke of how attractive she appeared to be.
 "Yes," said Dr. Bryce. with a note of sadness. Tt is a great pity, but I shall have to treat her within a year"
 The senator was troubled by the doctors remark, but said nothing. A year after wards he again saw Dr. Bryce. and recall ing the night outside the ballroom. he asked:
 Doctor, do you remember that beautiful girl we saw"
 "Yes." answered pr. Bryce. symPatheti- caly, "I have her under treatment now"
 'klow could you tell that nig.:, that such
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Calhoun county has accumulated the dis pensarY issue
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MT. Goebel is on the firing line day and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
STRIKE BROKEN.
Street Railway Men Getting Back to
Work in Cleveland May be De-
clared Off.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September 16.-So
many Of the street railway strikers are de-
serting and applying for work with the Big
Consolidated Company that a number or
the leading members of the union, headed
by the vice president, Charles Eberly, nave
demanded that a meeting be held for the
purpose Of considering whether the strike
should not be declared off. The meeting
will be held in Arch Hall, Sunday even
ing. Eberly believes that the strike should
be ended in justice to the members of the
other trades unions which impose fines on
all of thier members found riding in Big
Consolidated cars. Severe weather IS APP
preaching and as the strikers are not
standing together, says Eberley, 1t would
be an injustice to allow the large number
of trades u|nionists In the city TO continue
walking and riding in open wagons.
President Everett and Superintendent
Douglass, of the company, declare that
the strike is completely broken, that
more than one hundred former strikers are
back at work. and that others apply for
places every day and their names are
placed at the foot of the extra list.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
NEW YORK BANKS.
Yesterdays Statement shows a Practical
Exhaustion of surplus Reserves.

Yesterdays Statement shows a Practical
Exhaustion of surplus Reserves.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
statement Of the clearing house banks
issued to-day shows a practical exhaus-
tlon Of the surplus reserves which stand
at $275,450 over legal requirements
This circumstance Is generally attrlh-
uted to excess payment into the United
States sub-treasury during the past two
months Of about SlS, 900, 900. A com.
parison with 1893. when the Baring
panic occurred, shows that the banks
reported on July l a deficit OF $i,25f 600.
This was increased to SIG, 600 900 by
August IL, and the associated banks
issued clearing house certificates FOR
about $50, 900, 600 TO tide over the crisis
During this time for several weeks there
was no statement issued indicating the
individual standing of the banks. Oh
September % a surplus over legal re-
quirements existed Of S28.600 900. Thc
record for excess reserves was reached
on February 3. 1894, when S111, 5000
was reached. The highest this yea
was S44, 900, 900, on May u.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
ANTITRUST WORK.
The Movement to be Made National-Meet
ing of Opposition Delegates Held.

The Movement TO be Made National-Meet
Ing of Opposition Delegates Held.
CHICAGO. September 16.-Anti-
Trust delegates to the Trust conference
took action to-day to make the anti
trust movement a national one. A
meeting of prominent antitrust dele
gates, including NJ. NJ. Lockwood, pres
ldenJ of the American Antitrust
League; Congressman Sutherland, of
Nebraska; John |. YelleJt. OF Mary
land, and others, met this afternoon at
the Sherman House, Immediately after
the adjournment of the conference and
decided to hold a meeting of antitrust
delegates at the close OF the conference,
WIN strong antitrust resolutions will
be adopted and plans agreed upon look
ing towards making the antitrust
movement national in scope and TO
make il the paramount issue in The
forthcoming presidential campaign.
Prominent antitrust delegates declared
the movement was in no sense a polit-
ical one, but its Importance overshad-
owed all else. The idea of attempting
to force antitrust resolutions through
the trust conference was abandoned. 1t
was the general opinion that such ac-
ton would only result in a row, and
Col. Bryan's action in refusing TO pre-
sent his resolutions for that reason,
was upheld by his friends.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
G.I.HOHARDCA CAUGHT
He is One Of the Most Dangerous
SWindlerS in the Country.
AND NUMBERS Ills VICTIMS By
THOUSANDS = ESCAPED FROM
THE OHIO PENITENTIARY TWO
YEARS AGO. AFTER SERVING
THREE YEARS OF A NINE
YEARS SENTENCE-HIS PLAN
OF OPERATIONS.

WASHINGTON, September 16.-An
accomplished swindler, shrewd conf
dence man and a fugitive from justice
for years, Rev. DR.. G. I. Howard, was
captured to-day by Postofiee Inspectors
Baird and Gould, at Jackson. Mich. A
telegram to the p~ostofice officials re-
ceived late this afternoon announced
Towards arrest and conveyed the in
formation that the inspectors would
take him by the first train to Columbus,
Ohio, to serve out the unexpired term
of his sentence in the Ohio penitentiary.
Howard escaped from the penitentiary
about two years ago. after having serv-
ed less than three years of a min years
sentence for using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes.
Howard, who equipped himself with
half a dozen convenient names, Is a
man of more than ordinary intelli-
gence, fine education and great energy,
and is a persuasive orator and foreeful
writer, de is a doctor OF divinity and
a lawyer, and was the editor of two or
three religious publications. His con-
yiction necessitated TWO long trials, the
first of which resulted in a jury dis
agreement. Witnesses were subpoe-
naed from all parts of the country and
Europe. among them being Hon. RobL.
II. Lincoln, minister TO Great Britain,
and Hon. John c. New, consul general
at London.
By sending broadcast over this country
circulars representing that the recipients
were heirs to estates in various places
in Europe, Howard, under the name OF Il.
Ross, manager of the European Claims
Agency, obtained remittances OF SIS from
many of his victims, on the pretext that
he would prosecute their claims To the
estates. Subsequently operating from Lon
don. under the name of VIM. Lord Moore.
Howard represented to his correspondents
that Ross had died and In hundreds OF In
stances he obtained another remittance OF
SIS each. Returning to New York, Howard
sent out fraudulent DEGREES purp0rting 70
emanate from a supreme court OF chancery.
The decree authorized Joseph Leger, the
name Howard was then using. to issue
possession papers In each case to persoQS
entitled to the estates under the DEGREES on
the payment by them Of SS5 taxes due. The
scheme netted Howard thousands OF dol
lars.
Early in 1s9t. Howard was convicted,
fined 300 and sent TO the Ohio penlten-
tiary for nine years and a month. Since
his escape he has been operating IN the
west, his victims principally residing 10
Great Britain. He Is regarded by u
postal authorities as one Of the most dsn-
gerOus confidence men and swindlers 10
the country.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
M'FADDEN's OPINION
Regarding What the Democrats of the
Sixteenth District should DO.

IAABAAa Nv
Special to the Register.
STEUBENVILLE, o., September IS.
Who will be the nominee at the
Democratic Congressional convention
for the Sixteenth district, which will be
held on September goth. is D under
discussion. The sentiment here seems
10 be centering on Henry Spence. a
prominent manufacturer Of Martins
Ferry. II. II. McFadden. one OF the
editors OF the Steubenville Gazette. mas
received a number of letters urging him
TO be a candidate. To-day he says
in the paper: 'The situation Is known
50 far as the Republican candidacy for
Congress is concerned In this district.
and now for Democratic action. IL any
other than Gill had been the Repubii-
can nominee a Democratic candidate
from Jefferson would have been I'M
peratively demanded by the logic Of
the situation: as il Is. the candidate
should come from some other county.
There is DO scarcity Of able Democrats
in the district, and there are many who
would represent it in Congress with
credit. some even with distinction, but
that candidate shQuld be chosen who
could command the heaviest support
in his home county. As to locality.
other things being equal. We believe a
man from the river front Of Belmont
county would prove the strongest can
didate.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
WHEELING & LAKE ERIE.
New Members Of the Board of Directors.
Headquarters Established In Cleveland.

New Members of the Board of Directors.
Headquarters Established In Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September TO-
At a special meeting of the board Of
directors of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
railroad here to-day the following were
elected as new members Of the board:
John CIpsby Brown, George Coppell
w. +, Common, New York; Myron T.
Herrick, General George A. Garretson,
II. p. Mcintosh, Cleveland.
Myron T. Herrick was elected chair
man of the board, and James Parmalee
was elected treasurer of the company.
The headquarters Of the company
have been established in this city.
1t is intended to elect a director from
Toledo and one from Wheeling in the
near future, also to make n or two
changes in Cleveland, which absence OF
parties prevented being done to-day.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17

NEW YORK, September Ex-senator
NJ. A. Hanna arrived to-day ON the St.
Louis from Southampton. He said to
a reporter that his health had improved
somewhat while he was abroad and
that he had a good time.
My observations of England" said
Mr.. Hanna, are that 1t is a country
with a good political system. 1t is
fully as good as ours and England has
built up a government full of stability.
1 was delighted with the outdoor life
in England.
81 suppose the English will have
their opinion as to our Philippine pol
icy, but 1 did not discuss .the matter
with any me-. OF course l believe that
President Mckinley will be nominated,
but then l have given my opinion on
that matter so often that it has now
become rather a chestnut. AS to Gov.
Roosevelt for Vice President l certain
ly will not discuss that possibility"
Speaking Of the coming campaign,
Senator Hanna said: Il think that in
dustrial conditions and the Philippine
war will prove factors in the coming
campaign. The Philippine war will be
made an issue by the Democratic party,
but we have nothing to fear. l would
as soon have so-called anti-expansion
made an issue as l would have the sill
yer question, for silver is an old man
Of the sea. l am not afraid of the out
come among the people. l have rea-
soned out that the sound judgment of
the people is that they do not want to
bring about a change. They will not,
l believe, by their own act change the
conditions of the country.
THE United States has entered on
an era of prosperity. The promises of
the Republican party have been kept.
The commercial conditions of the
country are sound and this prosperity
is based on confidence. l am confident
of a Republican victory.
81 am of the belief that there will be
some difficulty in making the trusts a
political issue. The Republican party
is just as much opposed to the amass-
ing of wealth in a manner to injure the
public as is the Democratic"
Mr.. Hanna would not discuss Ohio
politics, but when McLean's nomination
for Governor was mentioned, he said:
That's good"
In speaking of the Dreyfus trial, the
Senator said: 81 heard no expressions
of opinion as to the Dreyfus trial while
l was abroad, except those made by
Americans. Every American whom l
met on the other side is heartily in
sympathy with Dreyfus, but at the
same time it appeared to me there was
no disposition on the part of the Amer
leans to protest or interfere in the mat
ter. All this talk of boycotting the
Paris Exposition or the President in
terfering is nonsense. The affair is one
which concerns the French nation and
is purely their business. We have no
right to interfere"
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
CORPORAL DAMHOFFER.
His Case to be Reviewe ed Before the Death
sentence Is Carried out.

His Case to he Keytewe ed Before the Death
sentence Is Carried out.
WASHINGTON, September 16.-Sen-
ator Foster, Of Washington, called upon
the President to-day in the interest Of
Corporal Damhofler, who, the dig
patches from Manila say, has been sem
fenced TO death, together with two pri-
Yates of the Sixteenth infantry, for as
sauiting native omem Senator Fos~
ter was informed by the President that
nothing concerning the cases had been
received from Gen. Otis. He promised
that when ting papers arrived Senator
Foster and the friends Of the c0naemn-
cd man should have a fun hearing. :
senator Foster vent from the WhIte
House 10 the War Department. He
saw Adjutant General Corbin, who said
that Gen. Otis would be cabied to-day
not 10 carry the sentence into effect
until after he had reported the facts in
the case to the department
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17

NEW YORK, September ia dis
patch to the Herald from london says:
1t is growing more evident every day
that the real issue in the Anglo-Boer
dispute is not as to the franchise or
the redress Of the Uitlander griev-
ances generally, but England's suzer-
ainty, and that if war m it will be
over this question.
Whether with or without reason
from his point of view, Mr.. Kruger
has long had the suspicion that Mr..
Chamberlain'S aim is not simply the re-
dress of grievances of which he COM
planned, but that he has Interior de-
signs on the independence of the
Transvaal republic. Consequently the
Boer president has sought to couple
with his proffered concession a condi-
ton that England would either re-
nounce her claim of suzerainty or stip-
ulate not to interfere hereafter in the
internal affairs of the republic.
Throughout the correspondence his
state secretary insisted that England
had no s~uzerainty rights and went so
far as to declare that From inherent
right the republic is a sovereign state
a contention which Mr.. Chamberlain
pronounced mot warranted either by
law or history and wholly inadmissi-
ble."
Unless n side or the other recedes
from that stand, evidently other means
than diplomatic must be resorted to
for the settlement of the issue. There
is not the slightest probability that
England will yield, since to renounce
her suzerainty right would simply be
to surrender everything. II war comes
it will be on the part Of the Beers a
struggle for independence and on the
part of Great Britain a war for SUI
premacy in South Africa. Considering
England's vastly superior power the
final outcome could never be in doubt,
whatever might be the initial results.
The only questions would be as 10 its
effect On the status of the Transyaal
republic, and with how much of it's
present independence it would come
out of the conflict. That Great Brit
ain would not stop with an enforce
ment of the demands she has already
made has been publicly declared by
Lord Salisbury, as well as by Mr..
Chamberlain.
Developing as it might into British
Boer race war, the struggle could
hardly fail to prove a dire catastrophe
to all South Africa.
Information from all sources points
to the extreme gravity of the Trans
vaal situation. Pretoria advices, ema-
mating from a Boer source, say that
Transvaal's reply is uncompromising
and that preparation for a stanch re-
sistance is proceeding continuously.
Another Pretoria special, dated Sep
TENDER Is, says the situation is now re-
garded as all but hopeless, unless
Great Britain retreats from her posi-
ton. The dispatch says: "The gov
ernments of the two republics consider
the Transvaal should refuse to con-
cede anything further, and it is be-
lieved the Beers will have the support
of all the Afrikanders throughout South
Africa"
1t is now definitely stated that the
Orange Free State has agreed to unite
with the Transvaal in resisting the
british claims.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
REPUTATION WITHDRAWN.

sANTo DOMINGO. September o.
The governments proclamation yester-
day destroying the value OF paper mon
ey created such violent opposition that
the ministers to-day proclaimed the ac-
ceptance Of papers at the same rates as
silver, namely five TO one dollar Amer
lean. This concession was made by
JimInez. who proposed repudiatIng pa
per money.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
MEXICO'S DAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 16.
The feature of the day at the Ma
tional Export Exposition was the OBJ
servance of the Mexican national holi-
day. Director Wilson wired to Presi-
dent Diaz, al the City of Mexico, a
eongratulatory despatch. The Mexican
colors were raised owe all the build
ings and the big auditorium was ap-
propriately decorated.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
TROOPS FOR t
Great Crowds Ch-ered the Fusileers as
They Embarked at Southampton.

Great Crowds Ch-ered the Fusileers as
They Embarked at Southampton.
LONDON, September 16.-Of all the
channels through which South African
news reaches London not one gives the
faintest hope that the Boer reply viii
be favorable, the majority taking the
view that war is extremely probable.
The Boer representatives here and on
the continent ~reiterate that the British
government is allowing itself to be in
fuenced by those wanting British do
minion over the whole Of South Africa,
and that conviction of the truth of this
is so firmly rooted in the minds Of the
Burghers that it is impossible TO hope
that they will accept the constantly
proffered friendly advice regarding set
Ting the matter on Great Britain's
present terms.
The first battalion of the Northum-
berland fusileers, 900 strong, and de-
tachments Of the army service corps
and ordnance corps sailed on the steam
er Gaul at 2 p. N. to-day from South
ampton en- route to Natal, amid great
enthusiasm. The men appeared to be
in splendid condition and anxious for
fighting. The fusileeTs went direct
from Aldershot, but many OF the Off
GERS Of that regiment and numbers OF
special service officers started from
London, receiving at Waterloo station
an enthusiastic send-off from the large
crowd present. The porters cried. "All
aboard for Pretoria" which was taken
up by the crowd uproariously,
Gen. Sir George Stewart White. ".
c., former quartermaster general, who
is going TO command the troops in Ma
tai, will start with his staff on the Tan
TALON Castle, from Plymouth. He left
London subsequently I the main body
of the officers.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
JEALOUSY THE U

NEW YORK, September 16.-Alex-
ander Wiser, a stone cutter, 4S years
| old, and Laura Aston, 40 years old, were
found lead to-day in a basement in
East Tenth street. The mar had muir
| dered the woman and killed himself.
| Mrs. Astor was a widow. Wiser had
been attentive to her but there were
other suitors, and it is believed jeal-
ousy caused Wiser to commit the
double crime.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
SENATOR HANNA At HOME,
And Ready to Begin Active Political
Work Once More.

He WOULD RATHER HAVE Elk
PANSION AND IMPERIALISM
FOR AN ISSUE THAN SILVER.
DEPENDS UPON THE CONDI-
TION OF THE COUNTRY TO
ELECT M'KINLEY PRESIDENT
AGAIN-WOULD NOT DISCUSS
ROOSEVELT-SAYS THE REPUB-
LICAN PARTY is AGAINST THE
TRUSTS-HEARD NOTHING OF
THE DREYFUS CASE EXCEPT
FROM AMERICANS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
STATIONARY

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16.-The International
Brotherhood of Stationary Engineers,
which has been in convention here. has
adjourned to meet at Peoria, H., next
year. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
J. ". Morton, Chicago, president: H. w.
Bausch, of Toledo. vice president; c.. L.
Stamp, Kansas City. secretary and treas
urer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
WOULD NOT DISCUSS IT.

NEW YORK. September 16--Wayne
MacVeagh. counsel for Captain Oberlin
Carter. returned from England to-day.
He refused 70 discuss the Carter case.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
CONDITION GA LIE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, September 16.-To-
days statement Of the condition Of the
treasury shows:
Available cash balance. S~284,254,431;
gold reserve, $z56, 2ez.s74
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
TOOK GAS D II.

BUFFALO, n. Y, September 10
ROBERT Caney, So years old, and his
wife, Elizabeth Caney, 40 years old,
were found, cad at their home in this
city early to-day. They had commit
ted suicide by %inhaling Illuminating
gas.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
SUZERA|NIY Is THE ISSUE.
The Anglo BOer Dispute Does Not
Turn on Redress Of UitlanderS.

. STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
PRESIDENT KRUGER SUSPECTS
CHAMBERLAIN OF DESIGNS
AGAINST THE AUTONOMY OF
THE TRANSVAAL REPUBLIC
AND HE HAS SOUGHT TO HAVE
ENGLAND RENOUNCE A CLAIM
TO SOVEREIGNTY.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
PrSHING THE WORK.
~SHFRRODSVTLLE o.. Septem

SHERRODSVTLLE. o., September Is.
Work on the short line connecting
the Connection railroad with the w. &
L. E. at this place is being rapidly
pushed along and by October LIST trains
will be running over it.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
TWO FATAL CASES.

Two fatal cases OF yellow fever, one
of the victims being Mrs. M~onsanbo,
wife of a brewery agent have occurred
here.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17

WASHINGTON. D. e.. September IA
Forecast for Sunday and Monday.
For West Enthusiastically fair Sun
day and Monday. cooler A0n5ay. south to
west winds.
For Western P~ennsylvania and Ohio
Fair sunday and Monday qxeeps prcsably
sunday night and Monday fresh south to
west winds
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
COL. BRYAN FILLED THE HAIL..
Thousands Came to Hear the Famous
Statesman Speak,

AND WHEN HE HAD FINISHED,
DEPARTED AT OMEGA FOR
MAIL REMEDY FOR THE EVILS
ARISING FROM TRUSTS, MO-
NOPOLIES AND UNWIELDY AG-
GREGATIONS OF CAPITAL-IT
SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OF
BOTH THE STATES AND THE
NATION-PUT RINGS IN THE
NOSES OF THE HOGS THAT
THEY MAY NOT DESTROY
MORE THAN THEY ARE WORTH.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
TO FIGHT.

The Young Beers Demand That They Be
Led Into the Field ut Once.
CAPE TOWN, September 16.-Fur-
Their kilograms from Pretoria to-day
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17

PRETORIA. September 16.-Tle re-
ply OF the Transvaal government was
handed to the British agent here, Mr..
Conyngham Greene, at II o'clock this
morning. 1t will be officially published
here Monday at 8 a. m. There are no
further developments in the situation.