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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON
Speaks for Expansion-The Op
noor in fha n-faux

Speaks for Expansion-The Opel
Door in the Orient.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-The
Southern Industrial Convention as
sembled here to-day with delegates
present from twenty States. In the
responses to the addresses of welcome.
Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia.
made q speech urging expansion and
pleaded for the open door in the
Orient. He said in part:
For her and her children, the South
asks no narrow policy. no Chinese
wall, but she looks with palpitatlng
heart toward the boundless Orient as
an outlet for her great staple. She
wants the Nicaragua canal, connect.
ing the eastern and western oceans.
She asks for the open door-and wide
open one-for markets for 100000
bales of cotton which she will in the
not far distant future convert iuto
clothing for the nations. She bids
China and far off islands of the seas
to tear down their walls, to lift the
high gates and let her in; and want
to say. just here that the day is not
far distant when there shall come
from these redeemed millions the
loud hosannas praying God for the
presence of the American flag and the
hope of American freedom."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
A TEN PER CENT ADVANCE
In the Freight Rate on BituminOus
Coal to Underwater.

PHILADELPHIA, December 4.-The
Record tomorrow will say:
Probably no more apparent evil
dence of the interests secured by the
Pennsylvania railroad in the Baltimore
G Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio and Nor
folk e Western railroads, and what it
signifies both in making and maintain
ing of rates is the fact that it is the
purpose to advance the tidewater
freight rates on btuminous coal ten
per cent on April /, 1901.
THE Pennsylvania Baltimore e.
Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk
& " estern railroads control the entire
output of bitufninous coal to tidewat-
er and the harmonious relations exist
ing among them by reason Of the in
terests had in each by the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, permits Of a concert
action in advancing freight rates espec-
tally on bituminous coal and the main
tenance OF such edyance that under
other circumstances was scarcely pos
sible.
For several days rumors of a con-
templated advance in bituminous coal
freight rates at the beginning of the
bituminous year, April l, 1901, have
been current, and these were confirmed
by Pennsylvania railroad official to-
day. He admitted that the question Of
advancing these rates has been under
consideration, and that an advance Of
10 per cent over present rates had been
practically agreed upon. The bitumin-
nous freight rates to tidewater now in
effect and which it is proposed to adj
vance 10 per cent are as follows:
From Clearfeld religion to Port Lib
erty, s1.35; to South Amboy, Port
Reading Elizabeth, $135; to Philadel-
phia, s1.00; to Baltimore, SO cents; from
the Cumberland region to the above
points $3.50, s1.45, ST. Is and 100 re-
spectively; from the West Virginia
fields, $3.50. s155. s125, s11S; from
Chesapeake & Ohio points 10 Newport
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
FRENCH senator TALKS
Of WAR POSSIBILITIES.
GENERAL MERCIER HAS A SCHEME
FOR THE EASY INVASION OF
ENGLAND.
THINKS IT COULD BE DONE
AND ASKS THE FRENCH GOVERN
MENT TO PREPARE An ExPE-
dictionary CORPS.

PARIS, December 4.-Gen. Mercier
caused a deep sensation in the Senate
to-day during the debate on the naval
bill by pointing out the ease by which
England could be invaded. He de-
manded that the government introduce
into the plans for mobilization Of the
army the navy methods for the rapid
embarkation and debarkation of an ex-
peditionary corps The president, NJ.
Falfieries. interfered, declaring that
such proposals were out of order.
In the course of an extraordinary
speech Gen. MERCER said:
In view of the possibility of war
with Great Britain, the use of the army
is not sufficiently taken into account.
The times are not the same they were
a hundred years ago. Steam, the navy,
the telegraph and the railroad have
rendered the problem of the invasion
OF England much easier of solution.
Moreover, England herself is no longer
the same. The Transvaal war has
shown that the British army, although
brave, is not equal to the task which
British navy is powerful, but it has
many coasts to defend.
France, therefore, is numerically
England's equal at certain points, and
is even her superior in the instruments
Of destruction. History furnishes many
instances of mutiny in the English navy
at the moment of battle. A landing in
England is, therefore, not beyond real
ization.
This is not only my opinion, but
that also of high naval officers. The
British premier recently expressed sig
nifieant fears, and, if the principle of
landing is admitted, the practical means
CT execution RAY be discussed.
Il venture to think that the work
prepared while commanding an army
corps could serve as basis for such a
project, which would not be expensive"
At this point protests were raised and
NJ Fallieres asked Gen. MERCER not to
enter into the devails of the scheme.
Gen. MERCER replied that the scheme
Gould be held over the head of Eng
land like the sword of Damocles, and
he proposed a resolution that the SEN
ate should invite the government 10
complete immediate preparations for
the mobilization of army and navy, by
preparing everything necessary to en-
bark and disembark as rapidly as pos
sfble an expeditionary corps.
Protests were raised from various
benches and NJ. De Lenessan, minister
of marine, followed the presidents rol-
ing that the motion was out of order IN
the present debate by declaring amid
cheers that the government could not
possibly accept it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
RED LIGHT WOMEN
Seek DomiciIes Ia Other Citles-Ncw
York's War on Vice.


NEW YORK, December 4.-Scores of
women, driven from their rooms in the
district known as the red light district,
left the neighborhood to-day. The exodus
was the result of the move of the author
tiles against the landlords who own the
tenements in which the women lived. and
who in turn served the women with dis
possess notices. The unfortunates got out
of the city, some to Brooklyn, others TO
Jersey City, while some are said to have
gone to the large eastern cities.
Simultaneous with this effort TO rid
the city of vice in this form was the open
ing to-day OF an industrial home for the
fallen women, under the direction of the
Salvation Army. This is the second one
the army has opened.
An injunction restraining the police
from interfering with the legal business
of McGlory's place on West 59th street,
was granted to-day by Justice Blanchard,
in the Supreme Court. The Paulist faith
ers and the policemen have been vigilant
about this place, and Adam Kessel, Jr.,
the alleged proprietor. got the Injunction.
placed a big sign with Opening Might
on it, and hired some musicians and IL
Illuminated the place brilliantly tonight
and waited for business. The police sent
four detectives down at once to sec what
he was going TO do.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.

The Movements of Citizens and the
Arrival and Departure of Strang-
ers.
Miss jamie Good is visiting friends
in Canton, Ohio.
Martin Horner, Of P2ykersburg, was
a visitor in the c-,y yesterday.
Mrs J. P. Morgan, Of the Island, left
last evening for Baltimore, Nd.
C. w. Brockunier left last evening
over the Pennsylvania lines for New
York.
Mrs. Rose Wolf and daughter, OF
Sistersviile, are the guests of North
End friends.
Carl Byres. OF St. Clairsville. return
ed home yesterday after visit with
Island friends,
Rev. ]. Engle has returned to his
home in Fairmont after a visit with
friends in this city.
Miss Mamie Martin, of New Castle,
has returned home after a visit with
North End friends.
The Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot, of Park
ersburg, is the guest of his mother,
in North Wheeling.
The Misses Fisher have returned to
their home in mis- city after a visit
with Pittsburg friends.
j. P. Burns and wife, of Grafton,
are guests OF the family OF Mrs. NJ.
Joyce, on Seventeenth street.
Charles Rohrig and Richard Baker,
Of the South Side, are expected home
to-day from Mt. Clements, Mich.
Charles Trayers, passenger agent OF
the Chicago G Northwestern, was a
business visitor in town yesterday.
Miss Emma Woodward has returned
to her home in Cameron after a visit
with North Market street friends.
Miss Giles, of Claysville, has re-
turned home after a visit with the
Misses Frazier, of North Wheeling.
Charles Horstman and daughter, Miss
Louise, will return home this evening
from a three weeks stay at Mt. Glenn
ems.
Charles Niebur. of the Eighth ward
has returned home from an extended
trip to points of interest in the West
and Cape Nome.
Toney Skella. the little girl who was
severely burned in the explosion Of gas
few days ago at the Flading resi-
dence on South Eoff street, is still re-
ceiving treatment at the city hospital
She is gradually recovering from her
injuries and is now considered out Of
danger.
Rev. t. ]. White, pastor OF the Sec
ond Christian church, has returned
from Northwestern Ohio. where he has
been working in the interests of the
fund for new church building, whicli
the congregation proposes to have
erected on the Island in the spring.
Mr.. Cecil Robinson. of the Island, Il
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
MOST kYSTFY|NG Case
rs THE ROBBERY OF THE FRAN
ZHEIM RESIDENCE LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.
SEVERAL CLUES FOLLOWED
BY the Police and Found to be
Observation-Disclosures of the Re-
ward offered Has Been Sent
Broadcast-PoIice Authorities Are
Hard at Work and Expect to TN
raveI the Mystery.

There is a mystery surrounding the
robbery of the residence of Capt. A.<A
Franzheim last Saturday, which has
thus far 'baffied the ingenuity of the
Sherlock Holmeses and Old Sleuths on
the local police force. The trouble does
not lie in finding a clue SO much as in
locating the right one. There are any
number Of theories, and some Of them
have been developed to such point
that the authorities realized that they
were on the wrong scent. The blood
hounds from the Moundsville prison
got as far as Greenwood cemetery,
where the scent was lost. If blood
hounds were regarded as infalltble this
fact might lead to the conclusion that
the burglar or burglars either boarded
a W. & E. g. motor or entered vehicle
of some description about that point.
The authorities have not yet settled
in their minds the time at which the
robbery was committed, owing to the
fact that the members of the family
were absent from the house for num-
Der of hours. 1t was at first supposed
that two negroes, who got off an in
coming motor in the early evening,
with packages in their arms, and who
have been regarded with suspicion,
might have been the guilty parties, but
it is understood that they were taken
into custody and convinced the author
tiles of their innocence.
1t is said that credible persons have
informed the authorities that the resi-
dence was lighted up between nine and
ten o'clock on Saturday night, which
would seem to indicate that the robbery
was committed about that time.
The police are hunting down every
theory in regard to the robbery. When
Capt. Franzheim returned and discov-
cred that his residence had been entered
and valuables carried away, he lost no
time in instituting search for the
thieves. Capt. w. B. Clemans, Sheriff
H. C. Richards and B. & o. Detective
John Shorts all went out to his resi-
dence, and the quartette of experienced
criminal catchers were in consultation
until early Sunday morning.
The offer of 500 reward, accompany
ing description of the stolen goods,
has been sent broadcast to police au-
thorities. The stolen goods include a
diamond pendant, containing As stones,
two diamond rings, sapphire and ruby
rings, ladies watch, gents watch, K. I.
charm, gold sleeve buttons, gold cross,
necklace, two band rings, revolver, $44
in cash, etc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY,
A. Collection of Small Events OF
Each Passing Day.

The Carnation Club will dance
8 Thursday night at Meyers hall
"A new brass foot rail has been
attached to the Niagara hose wagon.
The Maine Club will give dance
at Meyers hall next Saturday night
Last night officer Ebberts arrest
ed Charles Bentley for lettering on the
Island.
The o. w. L. Club, of Fulton, will
hold a meeting at Marshall hall Thurs
day evening.
~ The sale of the Stewart pharmacy
stock has been postponed until Thurs
day of this week.
Prof. w. E. Floyd will give a
musicale Thursday night at the Chap
line Street NJ. E. church.
The Green Tree athletic club will
hold their opening ball and dance next
Wednesday at Happy's hall, in Fulton.
Work on the B. e O. improve
ments at the mouth Of the creek were
suspended yesterday on account OF the
rain.
Work will soon start OF a new
house for Albert Ebbert on the ground
adjoining his North Market street
property.
The Fog Run fishing club are
making preparations for ball and
lance to be given at the Beabout hall
IN December 14th. Prof, Miller will
play.
1t is reported that two or three
heavily loaded cars of west bound
B. & O. freight train were slightly
wrecked at Benwood Junction early
yesterday afternoon.
The Ohio River road had force
of men at work yesterday on their
track on Fourteenth street, just
above the creek bridge. and few
Glfght changes were made in it.
Regina Music Boxes at all prices ct
H. E. Hillman & Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
Sherlock Holmes.

The lions share of honors in VIM.
Gillette's famous play, Sherlock
Holiness naturally falls to the title
role. A hero who is quiet in manner,
as cool as steel and as brave as
regiment, who sees everything, knows
everything, assumes DISCUSSES and in
variably turns the tables on his enc
mics at just the right time and in just
the right way, is an extremely agree
able person to follow about. The play
is series of short, sharp, and excit-
ing adventures which start at gal
lop, rush on at mad pace that it
seems impossible to keep up and yet
which actually increases to the very
end. Alone, cool, calm and collected,
the great ideal detective, Sherlock
Holmes, preserves an unruf1ed ex-
terror through scenes that would or
dinarily be guaranteed to turn mans
hair white in an hour. Some of the
scenes are melodramatic in the ex-
treme and are the most stirring Of
the kind seen on the New York stage
in many day. Opera House Tues
day, December 18th.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
AN ALLEGED SWINDLE
which Has Cost One Man His life
scheme to Defraud an Insurance


Company.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. December A.
Charges Of an attempted insurance
swindle that cost the life OF one of the
alleged swindlers are made by j. II.
Hurd, of the Laboring Mems Cooper
ative Life Association, who has Just
returned from an investigation OF the
case.
George A. Barber. Of Webster City,
Ia, who held a policy for 1900 In the
company, is dead at Pagosa. Colo. and
Mrs Mary Wright of Chicago, and W.
r. Neff are held at the same place TO
appear at the ooroners inquest. Il Is
said that Barber met Mrs. Wright in
Chicago last summer and took her to
Denver, where Neff appeared. The
policy was made payable to Mrs.
Wright, who was alleged to be Bar
ber's affianced.
Mr.. Hurd charges that the policy
was taken out with an intention TO
defraud. although in the original plan
he says BarOer's death was not TO be
a reality. Later, he says, the scheme
was changed, and be makes the as
sertion that Eari3er. wlne died OF con-
WILSON'S in hotel ofice, was poison
ed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
BELLAIRE.
News Notes of Interest from the Rel
mont County Town.


mont County Town.
Bellaire street cars arr not much
on the move these days. They are SO
slow that one has to watch the tele-
phone poles to see if the car is going.
The little power given this line is the
cause. In the evening you can hard
ly see your money, and the conductor
has much trouble in making change.
Last evening passenger suggested
to the conductor that he carry Ian
tern. The idea pleased the conductor.
These poor operators get many harsh
things said to them which they do not
deserve, as 1t is not their fault they
have no power. Many people talked
yesterday of getting up petition OBJ
jecting to the street car system as it
is now operated, and present it to the
Council asking hat body to take away
the company's franchise, as they are
not living up to their agreement. The
people have cause to be indignant, and
some action should be taken forcing
the company to give better service.
]. B. Wilkin, marshal of the city of
Cambridge, was in this city yesterday
looking for the parties who robbed q
hotel in that city last Sunday. The
marshal had little to say; only that
he thought he knew who the parties
were that committed the robbery.
A. Klotz has been elected president
of the Dollar Bank in place of J. A.
Gallagher, who has recently moved
to Marietta DR.. ]. P. West is vice
president. Cashier c. W. Dickens
takes the place of Mr. Gallagher on
the board of directors.
One drunk rested behind the bars
at the city Jail Monday night, and
found that he had no money. He
was fined and remanded back to Jail.
McEIvain Bros. have secured the
contract for sinking the new air shaft
at the Pittsburg & Ohio Coal Company
mines, south of the city. The work
is to be completed in thirty days.
A street car jumped the track at
Cummins' crossing yesterday after
noon and delayed traffic for some
hours. 1t was gotten back on the
track about o'clock.
Daniel Campbell, well known citi-
zen, died at his home in the Fifth
ward Monday night. He leaves wife
and children.
A. J. Fowler has returned to Sis
tersville, after a few days visit with
his family on Gravel Hill.
Thomas F. Upton, of Jerusalem,
was in the city yesterday on business.
C. W. Barry, of GAINESVILLE, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Miller Holland has moved his fam
lily from Bridgeport to this city.
Miss Sophia Miller has returned
from visit to Youngstown.
Marshal Johnson was in st. Glars
vile yesterday on business.
Rev. Father Colley, Of Woodsfield,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Margery Carnes has returned
from a visit TO Alliance
]. Roach, of GAINESVILLE, was in the
city yesterday.
H. Young, OF Darlington, was in the
city yesterday
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
LONDON COMMENT.

LONDON, December 5.-The Morn
ing Post seizes the occasion of Gen.
Mercier's speech in the French Senate
yesterday, to criticize the weakness OF
British defenses, which, ii says, must
be attributed to red tape; but the pa
pers generally treat Merciers outburst
in a spirit of banter.
1T is an idea worthy of the courag-
eous soldier who perjured Dreyfus in
to living grave and who, as minister
Of war, sat shivering with terror dur
ing whole night at the Elysee lest
Germany should declare war against
France says the Daily Chronicle, and
most of the morning papers comment
in a similar strain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
JOHN ARMSTRONG CHAMBER,
Amelie Rives's Former Husband, Es-
capped from the Asylum, Where He
was Confined.


was Confined.
NEW YORK, December 4.-John
Armstrong Chanler, former husband OF
Amelie Rives, who has been confined in
Bloomingdale asylum at White Plains,
has escaped and is supposed to be
wandering about the country in West
Chester county.
Mr.. ,Chanler has been confined In
Bloomingdale asylum since February
IS, 1891 He had the free run of tho
grounds and could come and go at
will as he was looked upon as a harm
less patient.
Chanler was well known in this
country and Europe as the first hus-
band of the Princess Troubetzkoy,
formerly Miss Amelie Rives, the auth
Dress. Overcome by anxiety, harrass-
ed by business annoyance, to which he
was unaccustomed, and piqued by his
wife's second marriage, Mr.. Chanler's
health broke down. His mind became
so enfeebled that his friends decided
to place him in the asylum where he
could have absolute quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

BERLIN, December 4.-Ths press con-
tinues a lively discussion regarding Mr.
Kruger and the disappointment deepens
at Emperor Williams refusal to see him.
Nevertheless, many journals admit the
political necessity for the kaisers act
Dispatches from Cologne descrsbeA Mr..
Kruger as very weary. He keeps his
room and cannot stand the German cold,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
WHEELING REGISTER WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER s 1900

home from a visit to Mr.. Crawford
Booth, at Taylor, Tex. He reports
that Mr.. Joseph Speidel and Mr.. Jas.
Neill, who were also at Taylor, and
others of the party including him
self, had magnificent success in hunt
ing partridge. During their sojourn
they succeeded in bagging nearly five
hundred birds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va, December, 4
The Governor to-day issued com
missions to Judge Thayer Melvin. of
the First judicial district, and to
Judge U. S. Kendall, of the Marion
county intermediate court. y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

ing approaching it has as yet been seen
in America. These dusky orientals
seem to have somewhere and some
how picked up and mastered a school
of acrobatics far in advance of any of
our modern performers and the only
wonder is that any minstrel manager
could pay the price they must demand
They appear in this city at the Opera
House Wednesday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
BRIsCo GAINES.

said to Have Formerly Lived in
Wheeling. Dead nt ST. Joseph, No.
ST. JOSEPH. No, December 4-Bris-
coe Gaines, for many years a prominent
business man OF Wheeling. W Va, and
for the past five years superintendent Of
letter carriers in this city. died here to-
day. of per.tonitIs. aged IS years.
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BRIEF NEWS NOTES.
Sentence Deferred

Sentence Deferred
CHICAGO, December 4-Wm. B. Dun
ton, formerly a clerk in the Union Ma
tional Bank, was to-day found guilty of
embezzling S15,5o0. Sentence was defer
fed.
To Admit 0lxIahoma-
WASHINGTON. December 4-Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana to-day introduced
bill TO admit Oklahoma as q State, with
two representatives.
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News $1.15. and from the Norfolk
Western fields to Norfolk $1.15.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
~ ~ ~

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-All week,
Little Irene Myers Comedy Company.
To-day, matinee, 1.-The Stowaway;" night,
1.-THE Corner Grocery"
OPERA HOUSE : Tonight, Al. G.
Fields Ministries; Tuesday, Sherlock
Holiness
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an. G. Field.s Minstrels.

Al. G. EIeIds MinstrelS.
A tribe of mamalukes imported from
Morocco especially for the AL G. Fild's
greater minstrels is one of the fea-
lures of that big and always welcome
organization. The tribe give exhibit
ton in acrobatic feats which make
them the marvel of all wherever seen
and the route Of Mr.. Field this sea-
son is one continued ovation to these
wonderful people. Those who have
seen the performance say that moth
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05
Irene Myers Company.

Irene Myers Company.
The success of the Irene Myers ORA
matte Company at the Grand Opera
House, is cumulative, judging from
box office standpoint. The patronage
thus far has been much in excess of the
same days last week, and the number
of seats already engaged justifies the
prediction of good houses throughout
the week This afternoon The Stow
away" will be repeated. Little Irene.
has very prominent part. Tonight
the company will present for the first
time The Corner Grocery" with Irene
in the role of the bad boy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-05

Regina Music Boxes at all prices ct
H. E. Hillman & Co.
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COMMISSIONS ISSUED.

Fancy Pipes at H. E. Hillman & {