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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 24.-Heavy
rains during the past few days have
done great damage. 1t has rained
every day this month in this section,
the total rainfall since the first of
April being 24.92 inches, as compared
with an annual rainfall of about As
inches. All the swampy lands are COW
cred with water and the streams and
rivers are raging torrents. Railroad
trains are unable in many instances to
make their schedule. In this city cell
lars are flooded and the various indus
trial plants at East Birmingham are
almost inundated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION.
President Kruger is Said to Still
Have From $4,000 to 10000
Men.
A summary of the Operations of the
Past Few Days, as Reported by
General Roberts Lords Antrim
and Ennismore Captured, and
Lord Langford Wounded.

LONDON, June 25.-The Transvaal
military incidents are summed up Off
cially by Lord Roberts in the follow
ing message to the war Office:
PRETORIA, Sunday, June 24.-11:30
a. m.-Buller reached S~tanderton June
22d. He found a good deal of rolling
stock. All the Dutch residents had left
the town.
The British prisoners captured
since our occupation of Pretoria have
been taken to M~achadodorp.
Ian Hamilton occupied Heidelberg
Saturday. The enemy fed, pursued by
our mounted men, six or seven miles.
The previous day Broadwood's cavalry
had a skirmish with the enemy, dis
persing them completely and captur-
ing six.
Hunters advance brigade reached
Johannesburg, toward H%eidelburg,
June 22d.
''The enemy attacked our post at
Honingspruit, and before reinforce
ments arrived from Kroonstad they
had burned three culverts. These had
all been repaired by this afternoon"
An Associated Press dispatch from
Cape Town, dated yesterday, says:
1.-THE British casualties at Honings-
pruit were thirty-seven killed and
wounded"
Sir Redyers Butler, in a dispatch to
the war Office, says hat among the
prisoners taken to Machadodorp are
Lords Antrim and Ennismore, both of
whom are in good health. Lord Long
ford was left at Reitz, severely wound
ed.
The force now available to President
Kruger is officially estimated at from
5000 to 10000. The Standerton cores
pondents assert that his sole idea is to
hold out until after the American Pres
idential election.
Mr.. Kruger is reported to have issued
a proclamation on June 18th, announc-
ing that the Russians had declared war
upon the japanese and that Great Brit
ain must help Japan.
Lord Roberts and C~ommandant Gen.
Louis Botha are still exchanging letters.
Two hundred rebels have surrendered
to Gen. Warren at %Blikfontein.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
LATER
OF the Big and Fatal Wreck Near
Atlanta, Ga.

OF the Big and Fatal Wreck Near
Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA, Ca, June PA train
bringing some of the dead from the
wreck arrived at Atlanta tonight.
The bodies on board were those of En-.
gineer Sullivan, who went down with
his engine; Conductor Barclay, conduc-
tor in charge; w. H. Green, colored,
fireman, and j. H. Hunnicut, a conduc-
tor on a branch line, who was on his
way to Atlanta to spend Sunday with
his wife.
Jesse L. Rohr, a travelling salesman
of Baltimore, one of those rescued, said
of his experience last night:
Il was in the Pullman car with the
others who escaped with their lives
when the wreck occurred. There was
not an instant's warning. We heard
suddenly an indistinct crash and the
next instant felt car pitch forward
and drop. The forward end of the car
idlled with water at once and the
lights went out. We heard the roar of
rushing water and knew we were in a
stream Of some kind. We got down on
all tours and felt our way and crawled
to the top of the a and then out. The
car was hanging by its rear trucks to
the stone abutment of the culyert and
swayed by the motion of the water,
swung TO and fro like a great pendu-
lum. 1t was pitch dark and the rain
was coming down in torrents. Peering
into the breach in the track, we could
see a confused mass of broken cars al
ready beginning to burn. What i'm
pressed me was the fact that not a sim
gle call for help was heard.
Those in the forward coaches must
have met death instantly. The wreck
age was on fire when we reached the
top of u car, and lit up the scene
brightly. Looking down toward the
middle of our car | saw the head and
shoulders of a I'M and soon heard
her cry Save us; we are alive but We
could do nothing for her as there was
no rope TO be had and were were afraid
the car would swing from its position.
Then came the struggle to get to the
track above. We were many feet from
the level of the roadbed. Great chunks
of earth, loosened by the train, came
falling down on US and We we're nearly
buried two or three times. We feared,
too, that the stone abutment, weakened
in its position by the giving way Of the
earth, would loosen and crash in upon
US. We took hold of the roots and
several times as We neared the top of
the bank they pulled out and sent US
tumbling back on the car. Once more
Flynn. who was one of our little party,
got within grasping distance of the
top. Suddenly TO horror, he lost
his hold and down he came. He did
moi stop at the car this time. however,
but went On into the river and was
carried away by the terrific rush of
waters. was delighted 1t daylight,
however, to see him walk UP : our
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

GUTHRIE, o. T., June PA cyclone
passed over Beaver county, formerly
known as No Mans Land, last night.
Henry Bardwell, Steve Bird and Abe
Wrightsman were killed and William
Hamburger and Paul Rhodes fatally in
jured. The storm swept the country
for sixty miles. Thousands of cattle
were stampeded and many killed and
injured. Several houses were de-
stroyed. The home of George Nebb, a
ranchman, was carried 200 yards, and
several members of the family taking
refuge in the house were injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
Ministers Approved.

ROME, June 24.-King Humbert has
signifed his approval of the list of min
listers submitted to-day by Signor
Seracco, with the exception that the
portfolio of finance will go to Bruno
Chimirri.
The ministry will take the oath of
Office tomorrow.
The governments candidate for the
presidency of the Chamber of Deputies
will be Tomasso Villa, the distinguish
ed advocate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

Mr.. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations
yesterday:
a. M rs; 9 a. m. 50; - M, "a; 3 p.
m, "a; 7 p. m, 80.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. June 24.-For Ohio.
Western Pennsylyania-Local rains
Monday. Tuesday, fair in southern,
showers in northern portion: fresh TO
bTisk winds, mostly easterly with
squalls.
For West Virginia-Showers Mon
day. Tuesday, fair s~outherly winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

Mefford took brakes revolver and ran
out OF the house. After running several
blocks he put a bullet into his left
breast just below the heart. Running
on two or three blocks further, he sat
down on the curbstone. Placing the
revolver to the center of his forehead
he fired again. He continued to wave
the revolver above his head. But as
the first officer grabbed the revolver
from behind Mefford fell over into the
gutter, dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
THE SITUATION IN
China GROWS WORSE.
Continued From First Page.


The Official Messenger, of st. Peters
burg, published a communique yester-
day reviewing the course of events in
China, and concluding as follows:
1T will thus be seen that the Russian
troops are pursuing no object hostile
to China. On the contrary, in view of
the present exciting events, the pres
ence of the Russian troops in that
friendly state can only render an essen
tial service to the Pekin government in
its struggle with the rebels"
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch
dated Saturday, sends a long statement
embodying the views of the Russian
foreign Office, prepared by permission
of the late Count Muravieff, and en-
bodying not only his views but those
of his successor, Count Lamsdorff. This
statement holds that a state of war does
not exist under international law, and
hence it is possible to assume that the
order for active military operations at
Taku originated with the provincial
authorities and not with he imperial
at Pekin.
Like other nations" says the state
ment, Russia is pursuing humanitar-
ian aims, and it can be categorically
stated that Japan is following the same
correct and pacific aims as the other
overs. Past experience shows that
the Chinese do not persist in fighting.
Probably they will soon change their
attitude to one of complete submits
sion.'
Some of the special dispatches from
Shanghai describe the great southern
provinces of China as still quiet, but
Others assert that the news from the
north is exciting the southerners to a
dangerous height of feeling and that
millions may rise any day.
United States Ambassador Choate, in
his long conference with Lord Sails
bury Saturday, is understood to have
found chat the government of the
United States and of Great Britain are
generally in agreement as to their
views regarding the Chinese situation,
and the two governments will probably
be found following the same broad
lines of policy in the Far East. Mr..
Choate communicated with Washington
after the interview.
At Canton the boxers are posting in
Hamatory cards of which the following
is a sample:
kill ali Germans, French, Ameri-
cans and English. To have peace pre-
vail in hearts of all the people, all for
eigners should be driven out. This end
can be attained in a few days if we
unite u strength"
The British admiralty has order
ed five more cruisers to go 70
China. This represents an additional
10000 tons, the crews a~ggregating
1000.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says:
"Sheng, director of telegraphs, de-
clares that information was received
to-day FRIDAY, June 22d.), to the effect
that the foreigners in Pekin were safe
on Wednesday, June goth, but that all
the legations had been burned except
the British, Austrian and Belgian"
A dispatch from Shanghai, dated
yesterday, says:
"Sheng says he has news from Pekin
by courier to Shan Tung, that the for
eign ministers in Pekln are demanding
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
AN IOWA MANIAC
Who Created Great Havoc at Cedar
Rapids Yesterday
Morning.
Killed Himself After Numbering One
Man, Fatally WOunding Another,
and More or Less Seriously Injur-
ing Two Women.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June "a
Charles Mefford, a maniac, at five
o'clock this morning killed James Fitz-
simons, fatally injured Joseph Drake,
seriously and possibly fatally injured
Mrs. James Fitzsimmons, slightly in
jured Miss Kate Fitzsimmens and then
ended his own life.
Mefford was twenty-seven years old
and had been insane for a number of
years. Two years ago he was in the
independence asylum for a short time,
but escaped and was never returned.
He was not generally considered dan
gerous.
Saturday night about 10 o'clock,
while clad in nothing but a shirt, he
darted out of his home, a raving
lac. He was seen two or three times
between then and midnight, but the
police failed to find him.
Shortly before 5 o'clock this morn
ing Reginald Andrews, the janitor at
the Old Ladies Home, was awakened
by crashing glass. The next moment
Mefford stood before him, stark naked,
swinging a neck yoke. Your time has
come" shouted Mefford.
What time do you mean?" said An
drews with remarkable GOODNESS.
Il have murdered n whole family
tonight and | am going to kill you
mex and then everybody in the home"
replied Mefford.
Mefford swung the neck yoke and
tried to brain Andrews. The latter
lodged and grabbed the weapon. threw
Mefford on the bed and choked him I'M
til he begged for mercy. Then An
drews agreed to give him a bath, a suit
Of clothes and some breakfast, which
apparently satisfied him.
Rushing through the house, Andrews
locked the II or IA ladies in their
rooms, notified the police by tele-
phone and then ran across the street
to the home of Joseph Drake for assis-
lance. Drake dressed, picked up a re-
volver and they started out.
AS they did so, Mefford, carrying an
axe, was seen to plunge through a win
dow in the home Of James Fitzsimmons
about n hundred and fifty yards
away. AS he entered the room, Mrs.
Fitzsimmons uttered a scream. Mef-
ford swung the axe and brought it
down toward her head. Her uplifted
arm saved her life; the arm was brok-
er in two places and she sustained a
serious scalp wound. Mr.. Fitzsimmons,
hearing the scream, dashed into the
room and grappled with the maniac.
Mefford shook him off and sent the axe
crushing into his skull, splitting his
head wide open. Then dashing up
stairs Mefford attacked Miss Kate Fitz-
simmons, inflicting a number of severe
scalp wounds.
When he came down stairs. Drake
had just entered the house. Drake
dropped to his knee to shoot. Click,
click, click, went the revolver. But
there were four empty chambers and
each time the hammer came down on
one of them. Then Mefford struck him
on the head with the axe. A second and
third blow followed, and Drake fell
over.
Andrews escaped the maniac again.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

district. he rises at 7 In the morning
in summer and at half past Z In win
ter. eats frugally and works rapidly,
but with system. Even in his ninety
seventh year he is noted for the great
virility OF his conceptions and the ra-
pidity of his work with the brush. In
one of his last exhibitions. il is said.
after a picture of his was hung on the
line he came TO the conclusion on var
nishing day that something was lack
ing and at once began TO paint a flock
Of sheep His brother artists gathered
around him amazed. veterans as they
were. at his skill in depicting that lit
tie fork Of Ssaf9 y
their eyes almost as naturally as II 1t
had walked cut from bensna the can
vas.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
Indo-ChInese TiranIeure.

The Indo-Chinese possessions of
France, consisting of AMMAN, Cambo-
dia, Cochin China and Tonquin, have
beer for many years under the super
vision OF a governor general and res
fdents' sent out from the home conn-
try, and great improvements have been
made since the subjugation of this part
OF the world by the French. But. al
though the French are very proud OF
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
a Relic of ST. Patrick.

Z Some interesting curios in the mu-
scum OF the Royal Dublin society are
several veritable relics of the Time of
good st. Patrick. One of the MOS. I'M
portant OF these, the shrine OF his
bell, is Of beaten metal set with jew
els, and of an antiquity that carries
one back to those ancient days when
this famous apostle of the isle of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
An Eminent PT:nter of Animals,

There are MANY lessons to be learn
ed from the life of that eminent artist,
Mr.. 3. Sidney Cooper, r. A., who at 96
years of age still sends -four paintings
a year to the Royal af6emy's exhibit
tons. Living in an English country
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

their conguests in Cochin China and
have pointed 10 the superiority OF their
methods OF colonization over nos
the English, they have not been able to
make their oriental dependencies pay
their way.
French laws govern these colonies
French coins pass current and a French
army OF occupation 5000 strong Is
kept there, besides 1900 native troops.
The natives are generally quiet and
.inoffeEsive, lazy and pleasure loving,
adhere strongly to their ancient cos
tunes, wear their hair in a pug on the
top of the head and dress slmL-e in
frock and wide rousers OF silk o. cot
ton
The native tirailleurs or slsrpshoot-
ers shown In the illustration have
adopted the European garb only In a
modified form and still cling to their
quee but artistic ~coiffures.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25

their passports and that the Tsung II
Yamen is disposed to comply with
their requests"
If this news be true, it would imply
the correctness Of the reports of the ar
rival of Admiral Seymour at Pekin.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-25
Killed by a Cyclone.

that name will yet sit upon the Eng
lish throne.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
PROTECTING The INDIAN.
Agent Pollock Adopts = Novel Plan TO Pre-
vent O-ages from Being Swindled
Out of Their Payments

Perry, Ok. March Cool. W. J. Pol
lock, agent for Usage Indians, has de-
Sised novel plan to stop his Indian
wards from drinking liquor. The
first quarterly payment will COM
mence Marrh Is, and Col. Pollock an
nounced that he will withhold the
money of any Indian who has been
known to have been drunk or even
took DRINK since the last quarterly
payment He has also, given orders
that all persons around the Indian
camp during the payment shall be
arrested unless they are wards of the
government or officers in charge of
the payment. The last order is aimed
at the horde of gamblers who hereto
fore have fieeced the Indians out of
thousands of dollars. It is told that
one Cofeyville. Kan, gambler beat
the Indians out of $1,000 during the
last quarterly payment last Deem
Der in four days. Nearly all the bucks
will play poker if allowed, and as long
as they have money they will bet.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
LOANiNG BRITAIN GOLD.
Bank of France Has Been Secretly Aiding
England in the War Against Beers
No Fear OF Intervention.

Paris, March 6.-The big upward
jump in the stock of the Bank of
France Of SIS francs per share let the
cat out of the bag and betrayed the
government, which, despite it's pre-
vious denials and equivocations, has
permitted the national bank to supply
England with some of the necessary
gold for the Transyaal war. The big
rise in Bank of France stock was due
to the success of the English arms
in the Transvaal. Not only the bank,
but number of big French capt.
talists, have been quietly loaning their
gold to England under the cover of
the nationalists' bowls against En-
gland. which kept the masses of the
French people unsuspicious. AS long
as France, however, acts as banker
for England there is not the slightest
fear of French Intervention, as the
interests OF the country lie in the
pocket books and are affected by the
success of the English army.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
CONTROL OF PHILIPPINES.
Senate Committee'S Bill Leaves the Eotire
Matter In Hands of the President
Until Congress Acts.

Washington, March 6.-The senate
committee on the Philippines decided
Monday to report the bill introduced
by Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, for
control of the Philippines. Senator
Lodge, chairman of the committee,
made the report to the senate. The
bill is as follows:
That when all instruction against the
sovereignty and authority Of the United
States in the Philippine islands acquired
from Spain by the treaty concluded at
Paris on the 10th day of December, 1898.
shall have been completely suppressed
by the military and naval forces of the
United States, all military. civil and judi
cfal powers necessary to govern the said
islands shall, until otherwise provided by
congress, be vested in such person and
persons. and shall be exercised in such
manner as the president OF the United
States shall direct for maintaining and
protecting the inhabitants of said is
lands in the free enjoyment of their lib
erty, property and religion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
|u)N(fAlNG HIS PLANS.
An Air of Mystery Again Surrounds
the Movements of Gen. Roberts
and His Three Armies.
STEADY pROsREss is BEIEe MADE.
That the General Ia Not Losing Any Time
London Is C0afidens-MaSekingH May He
Relieved Any Day, aud After That the
Great March to the Transv2al Capital
VIII Be Resumed.

London, March 6.-The air of mys-
terry which covers the movements of
the main British army in South Africa
continues, though what information
leaks through indicates that the cam
paign is being carried on with steady
progress. There are now practically
three British armies in the field, one
in the Free State, one in Cape Colony
and the other in Natal. All that is
known about the first and most i'm
portant, is that it is in close touch
with a body of Beers estimated to
number about 5000 men.
Speculation as to the direction and
method of Gen. Roberts advance into
the Free State is quite worthless, so
carefully are the plans concealed. In
Cape Colony, Gems. Brabant and Glenn
ems command the two horns OF the
army, while Gen. Gatacre holds the
main Boer force in check. Gems.
Gatacre and Clemens will probably
combine and advance on Bloemfontein
with Gen. Brabant guarding the right
flank with the mobile colonials- This
movement will be subsequent to Sc
curing line of communications along
the lines of the Free State railroads,
which, according to the latest dis
patches, Nseems almost accomplished.
The third army, that in Natal, is COM
paratively inactive and with the ex-
ception of sorties a serious movement
can hardly be expected from it this
week.
AS an incident of the British main
objective, which at last is clearly out
lined as Pretoria, the relief. of MAIZE
king by force from the south may
be expected any day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
FERVD RELIGIOUS APPEAL
Kruger Addressed One to His Follow.
ers After Cronje's Surrender.
Urging Them to Stand Fast.
SAYS THE LORD IS STILL WITH THEN.
He Urged the Soldiers to Have More Re-
ligious Faith. Lest COwardice should
Set in-Report That EasrencAments Are
Being Erected at Pretoria In Anticlpa-
ton of q Siege.

London, March GA special to the
Times from Lourenco Marques, dated
March 4, says: Persistent reports
continue that the Transvaal republic
has opened negotiations looking to the
securing of peace. On the other
hand it is asserted the Beers will
make stand at Glencoe and Laign's
mex, and that in the meantime en-
trenchments at Pretoria are being ex-
tended in anticipation of siege. A
conference between the Boer presi-
dents, it is added, and the general
commanding the Beers in northern
Natal was hurriedly arranged on re-
ceipt of the news of Gen. Cronje's
surrender. Until Thursday night, Of
fetal confirmation of the surrender
was withheld from the public. Pres
ident Kruger sent a fervid religious APP
peal, with orders that it should be
read by all the officers to the burgh-
ers urging them to stand fast and
strive in the name of the Lord for,
unless they had faith in Him, coward
ice would set in and their position
would be hopeless the moment they
burned their backs on the enemy.
Their past victories, he declared,
showed that the Lord was on their
side. The president beseeched the
burghers not to bring destruction on
their progeny. Continuing, the spe-
cial says that high authority in
Bloemfontein declares that in the
event of a repu1ge of the Free State
forces, the latter will retire towards
the TransvaaI and unite with their
brethren there, maintaining the strug-
gle to the last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-03-09
WANT NEW ELECTION LAWS.
Kentucky and Several Other Southern
States Will Join In q Convention at
Louisville In 3 Few Days.

Frankfort, KY, March 6.-The call
for the state convention to inaugurate
the war against the present election
laws in this and several other south
ern states will be issued in the next
day or two. The committee and other
republican leaders will confer at
Louisville and agree on a date for
the convention, which will be held at
Louisville a few days after adjourn
ment of the Legislature, March ID.
The meeting of Louisville anti-Goe-
bel elements tonight to protest
against the recent action of the state
election board throwing out Jeffer-
son., johnson and Magoffin counties
was attended by large number of
republican members of the legislature
and leaders from over the state.