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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25

the troops and striking miners in the
Schuylkill region to-day peaceful
calm pervaded the region, and there
was not the slightest disorder for the
soldiers to be called upon to quell. In
fact, in all the districts of the anthra
cite coal fields the day was extremely
quiet, there being no demonstrations
whatever on the part of the strikers.
While the operators claim that num-
Der of their employees returned to work
at the mines in the Schuylkill region
it was early in the day evident that OPP
erations did not assume the activity
which the mine owners had yesterday
anticipated, and indications tonight
are that tomorrow will find more idle
colIeries than at any time since the
strike began.
The soldiers moved over the roads
leading to the collieries in Schuylkill
county from early morning and thus
afforded protection ito those DESTROYS of
returning to work.
The strike leaders claim many addi-
tons to their ranks and President
Mitchell himself estimates that the
striking force was augmented to-day
to the extent of 1000 or 1000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
NOT so MANY AT WORK.
NO Disposition Shown to Put Miners
to Work, Though Ample PrOtec-
ton Was Assured.

ton Was Assured.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Sept. 24.-The
ranks of the striking mine workers
were considerably augmented to-day in
this region, and, although the employees
OF the various collieries were promised
ample protection, but few of them
showed a disposition to resume work
this morning. In fact, at only one col
cry in the immediate vicinity of this
town did sufficient men report to per-
NIT operations. This was the Cam
bridge colliery, owned by James Nc
Ginnis & Co.. which gives employment
to 14O men, and of this number 100 are
said to have worked to-day
All of the Philadelphia G Reading
collieries about Shenandoah, the COL
lieries in the nIangowan and Gilberton
and st. Nicholas districts, the William
Penn and all The mines at Mahanoy
City and all the Packer collieries OPP
Grated by the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, are idle. The Girardville and
Gilberton collieries, which worked
Saturday, did not resume to-day. The
only colliery that worked in Schuyl-
kill county, east of Shenandoah, was
the Park Place. Those in operation
between Shenandoah and Mt Carmel
were the Potts and the Basin, the
Ashland district, the Preston No. 1 at
Granville, and the Locust Spring at
Locust Gap.
There were no attempts at violence
at any time during the day. Several
miners were intercepted by strikers on
their way to the Cambridge colliery,
but they suffered no injury Tonight
at closing time, a crowd of strikers as
sembled in the vicinity of the same
mine, but were dispersed by the pro-
yost guard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
MINERS WILL BE AIDED.
Samuel GOmpers Speaks for the Fed
GRAFTON of LabOr-Everything On
the Miners Side.


CINCINNATI, Sept "a. - Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, tonight deliy-
cred an address on labor at the fall
festival, which is now in progress in
Music Hall. He was very pronounced
in his opinion that the anthracite
strikers will win.
Behind them,' he said, "is unutter-
able want. They have been hungry so
long tnat they will suffer nothing un-
common from protracted idleness. 1t
is pitiable to see the suffering of the
men and their families because of paltry
wages. l speak from what have seen,
for l have just been In the anthracite
regions. The American Federation of
Labor will give them all possible finan-
cial aid. Approaching cold weather viii
cause an increased shortage in COAL
and this will affect the operators.
have sent organizers into the field, and
the strike will be solidified. They will
have the sympathy of the general pub
lie. The laborers in this conflict have
everything on their side, but the opin-
ion of the operators.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
ELLIS GLENN TO BE TRIED.
| Judge jackson Ordered the Prisoner
| Turned Over to the Criminal

turned over 10 the STiihihaA
Court.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, September
24-Elhs Glenn, the alleged female
forger, who is accused of having mas
queraded as a man for about three
years, and who has been indicted here
for forgery, was turned over to the
Criminal Court of Wood county to-
day, by order of Judge John ]. jack
son, in whose court she had applied
for a writ of habeas corpus on the
ground that she had been kidnapped
and brought here without authority
of law from Illinois. The habeas cor
pus case has been pending for several
months before Judge Jackson, and
the woman has been out on bond.
Judge Jackson held that she had been
virtually kidnapped because the agent
of West Virginia had taken her from
Illinois on a warrant of the Governor
of Illinois, which should have been
served by an Illinois officer. who
should have then turned her over to
the West Virginia officer But he
held that, as the Criminal Court was
supposed to protect her in her rights,
he would refuse the habeas corpus and
directed the marshal to turn her over,
which he did, and her case will come
up tomorrow
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
POLITICAL EXIGENCIES
Responsible for the American Reply
to Gerrnapy's Note.


LONDON, Sept. 24.-The afternoon
newspapers, which comment on the
American reply to the German note at
tribute it to political exigencies." The
Pail Mall Gazette says:
''It is a shock to find the Govern
ment at Washington taking up the po-
sition that the question of the pun
ishment of the Chinese responsible for
the outrage, torture and murder OF
American citizens should be left to the
initiative of the murderers themselves,
for it is impossible to doubt that the
responsible authors are the imperial
authorities"
The Globe says
"The refusal must have a mischiev-
Gus effect at Pekin. Much, however, as
Presluent McKinley's attitude is to be
deplored. it can have no effect on the
British government, which, of course,
will continue to insist that the punish
ment of the proved murderers shall be
an indispensable condition precedent
to the negotiations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
A NEW PROPOSAL

Is Expected From Germany-Mny
Ask for an international Court.
LONDON. September Is. $3.50 a. NJ
A semi-official announcement has
been issued in st. Petersburg that the
European cabinets are engaged in an
endeavor to induce Germany to aban-
don her demand for the surrender OF
the instigators of the anti-foreign out
RACES as a preliminary to peace nego-
tiations.
According to the Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily Express, Germany will
make a new proposal, namely. that the
great powers form an international
court to try the Chinese officials ac-
cused OF completely in the outrages.
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tiations. is not entirely an acceptance
of the proposition. France argues that
punishment is necessary. but would ne
gotiate under certain conditions with
out first Furnishing the guilty OH
Gals
The foreign Office informed a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press to-
day that NJ. Pinchon the French min
lister at Pekin, will pass the winter
at the Chinese capital. in spite of the
difficulties of the telegraph service, as
Tien Tsin is considered to be uninhab-
liable after the sacking Of that city.
France is not inclined to increase
her Asiatfc feet, but possibly some gun
boats~will be sent to navigate the small
streams.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25

SHAMOl>.N, Pa, Sept. 24.-Three
hundred mules were taken from the
Alaska mines Of the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal and Iron Company to-
day and sent to the Schuylkill country
corral. The company gave notice to
$500 men and boys employed at the
operations previous to the strike that
unless they returned to work by Sat
urday the collieries would be abandon
ed for lengthy period.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
GLASS WORKERS STRIKE.

CHICAGO, Sept "a. Ornamental
glass workers 10 the number of 275
struck here to-day because a number
of local firms refused to sign their
agreement calling for an increase Of
pay for certain classes of work and a
reduction of hours from 10 to per
day.
A number of smaller firms have
signed the agreement, but they are
said to employ only 10 per cent of the
men in the trade here
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
PLANTS ORDERED STARTED.

PITTSBURG, Pa, September 24:-
Orders were issued to-day from the
general offices of the American Steel
Hoop Company in this city TO begin
operations at all the plants that are
in Pennsylvania that are in readiness
to be started, and to prepare the 9TH
ers for resumption as soon as notices
are given. The plants TO be started
are in Pittsburg, Youngstown, Ohio;
Pomeroy, Ohio; Monessen. Pa; Shar-
on, Pa, and Greenvilie, Pa.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
MINISTERS FOR ARBITRATION.

CHICAGO, Sept 24-At the weekly
meeting OF the Methodist ministers to-
day. a resolution calling for arbitration
of the Pennsylvania coal strike differ
ences was adopted and copy sent TO
Governor Stone
NEW YORK, Sept. 24s--At the week
II melting Of the Baptist ministers In
this city to-day. resolutions were pass
ed favor1ng arbitration for the Penn
svlynnia coal mining troubles.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
NEW YORK STATE.
Mr.. Bryan Will Make an Energetic
Effort to Secure it's Electoral

Votes.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-It has been
decIued by the Democratic National
committee that Mr.. Bryan will make a
determined effort to capture the vote
of New York State. The matter was
settled to-day at conference at Demo-
cratic national headquarters, at which
were presnt Mr.. Bryan, Chairman
Jones, Vice Chairman Stone and 9TH
ers.
1t was decided that Mr.. Bryan should
be in New York from October 16 to
20 inclusive, and returning there on
October 81. Whether he is to wind up
the campaign in that State was not
finally settled, but IL was practically
agreed on.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
WELLrKNoWN DOCTOR DEAD.

PHILADELPHIA, September Pa
DR.. Alfred Stille. who for nearly twen-
ty years was professor Of theory and
practice Of medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania, and well known
throughout this country and Europe,
died at his home in this city to-day.
Dr.. Stille was 81 years old.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
Five Thousand Mine Workers Turn
Out to the Funeral of John Chon-
tiki.


Out to the Funeral of John Chon-
tiki.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. Sept. 24-John
Chomitzki, the Polander who was shot
and killed during the riot last Friday,
was buried to-day. The funeral was
an impressive spectacle, fully 5000
mine workers following the body to the
grave. The procession was headed by
the Lithuanian band of this city. AS the
strikers proceeded toward the late home
of the dead man, they passed a bat
TALON of the Fourth regiment return
ing from patrol duty around the mines.
Again, as the funeral cortege was on
its way to St. Ludwig's Polish Catholic
church, battalion Of the Eighth reg
iment passed. When the mine workers
reached the Chomitzki home they stood
in line. and as the hearse, the only We
hicle in the procession, moved to the
front, every hat was raised. Each man
wore a small piece of crepe pinned to
the lapel of his coat. The body was in
tered in the Polish cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
GIVES TOWN BAD NAME.
Rev. Frank s. Townsend Says Park
ersburg is n Tough Proposition.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, September
24.-Rev Frank S. Townsend, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, preached
his farewell sermon to his congrega-
ton last night upon the topic, What
l Have Against Parkersburg." 1t was
sensational and dwelt upon the wick
edness of the people, especially those
of his own congregation, whom he had
tried to reform, but had been unable
to do so. Mr.. Townsend said, in the
course of his sermon, that the fight
between the church and the world,
the flesh and the devil, was more
closely pressed here than in any other
place he was-ever in.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
CANDIDATE W.. ]. BRYAN
WEARS No MINIS COLLAR.
AND HAS MADE NO PROMISES CON-
CORNING CABINET
POSITIONS.
WILL BE ABSOLUTELY FREE
FROM ENHANCEMENT OF ANY
CHARACTER WHATEVER.

Gives But One Promise in the Event
of His Election, and That is to
Follow the Democratic Platform
far as it Goes, and to Use His
Best Judgment in Matters Not
Covered by the PIatfOrm-A State
ment That Ought to Win Votes of
Brave, Honest Men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
women Butchered.

huAd KONG, Sept 24.--Advices
from Canton say that a boat load of
native Christian women at Kun
Chuk 90 on West river was fired upon
and that the women were then taken
ashore and butchered In cold blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25

WASHINGTON September 24.-FoE
West Virginia Fair Tuesday and Nednes-
day. cooler Wednesday afternoon or night:
south to west wiTds
Por Western Pernsyiwania-Fai Tues
dag and Wednesday. fresh to brisk south
er3y winds, becoming westerly.
For Ofrio-Fair Tuesday, except prob
ably showers and warmer in northwest por-
ton Wednesday, fair colder In afternoon
or night: fresh to brisk southeriy winds,
becoming westerly
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
WAS A QUIET DAY.

No Disorder of Any Sort for the Soil
oilers to Quell-The Strikers Made
Gains.
PHILADELPHIA, September 24.-In-
eteed Of the expected clash between
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
NOT FULL ACCEPTANCE.

Frances Reply to Germany Some
what Like That of the Unfted
States.
PARIS. Sept. 24.-France's reply to
Germany's note making the punish
ment Of the instigators Of the Chinese
troubles preliminary t. 1eace neenr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
Special to the Register.

CALDWELL. O., September "a
Longfellow Bros. and Hon. Chris Me-
Kee. representatives from this county.
were arrested by Deputy Mine Inspee-
tor Bean on account Of their failure
to comply with the statutes regarding
abandoned oil wells The case viii be
made a test one. as oil operators con-
tend that the law Is unconstitutional.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
A WONDERFUL OIL WELL
IS CBPLEY NUMBER ONE.
ESTIMATED TO BE PUTTING OUT
EIGHT THOUSAND BARRELS
A DAY.
ONLY FIVE TANKS AVAILABLE.
AND THE OIL is NOW RUNNING TO
WASTE DOWN SAND FORK
CREEK.

VIII be Connected up by the Pipe
Line People To-Morroxv Sight-0ale
Two Hundred and Fifty Barrel
Tank Filled in Ftfty-Four MINI
utes-Five Hundred barrels In Two
Hours.
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OH unrIsetn.

NEW YORK. September 24-standars
Oil stock 5310553.
OIL CITY, Pa, September A.-Credit
balances $40 Certificates. no bid. Ship
nents 3des70 barrels, average, -, IA
Runs, zis26O barrels, average, $3.50.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
ZION ELDERS DEPORTED.
Compelled TO March TO the City
Prison-said to be British Subjects.

MANSFIELD, O., Sept 24.-Zion
Elders Mark A. Loblaw, of Chicago,
and James Watts. Of Hammond, Ind.
arrived here to-day and went to hotel
where their identity was discovered.
A citizen compelled them to march to
the city prison, where they remained
until noon. when they were deported
A large crowd was at the depot when
they left. No trouble was experienced
in getting them out of the city. The
men are said to be British subjects.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
THE PRINCE OF WALES
Has Engaged Tod sloan to Ride for
Him Next Year.

LONDON. Sept. 24.-As a culmina-
ton to the ascendancy OF American
jockeys, it is announced to-day that
the Prince OF Wales mas engaged Tod
Sloan, at a large retainer. for 1901.
Many horse owners who have hitherto
hesitated to desert the home talent.
will doubtless follow the loyal lead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25

Christ Schnepf. the Opera House drug
gtsf made the following observations ct
the tempef3t1re yestssaaS = m, q Z
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
sneoIal 10 the $3.50.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va. September
24.-Great difficulty has been expert
enced in getting the water cased off at
the South Side oil well. The well has
been pumping since Sunday morning.
but the oil is so mixed with water that.
II has been impossible so far 70 gaugs
the oil accurately. 1t is certain, how
ever, that 1t will be at the least a TWEEN
~ barrel well. a new well will be start
ed a short distance away IN very few
days.
The drop OF cents barrel in oil
came as a great surprise 70 the oil men
to-day. While 1t will not prevent the
development of the field Immediately
south OF the city it Is hardly probable
that any new territory will be opened
until the price goes up again.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
WESTON. w. Va, September "a
Judge COTS we'll, near Wallace, is con-
sidered not in it by the oil men when
compared with the South Penn's Cop
ley No. l.
Just what this we'll is doing is not
known. Your representative visited
the well last evening.
Between the hours of and 1t filed
two 250-barrel tanks. The actual time
of filing one when the well was turned
on was fifty-four minutes.
The well is now claimed to be doing
over 5000 barrels per day They have
four 25o-barrel and one S0o-barrei tank
filled.
1t seems like great shame to see
the oil running from the tanks into
and down the Sand Fork.
One-sixteenth royalty near this well
is at premium.
Some of the loose territory within
two miles of the Copfey was taken up
to-day at 500 per acre.
The South Penn paid S105oo for the
one-eighth royalty on a farm of 200
acres upon which they held the lease,
nearly two miles from the we'll
The South PENIS Reynolds No. 1,
near NCopley, has been closed down.
This well is about 1900 feet deep. and
just about 200 feet above the pay.
The closing down of work at the
Reynolds well was caused by the tank
age, which was in course of erection,
being taken away to the Copley.
The pipe line win be connected to
both OF these wells within the next
forty weight hours, when, in all prob
ability the Reynolds will be drilled in.
Special to the Register
PITTSBURG, Sept 24.-The great
est oil well struck since the opening OF
the Mcdonald field in 1892 came in to-
day. The South Penn Oil Co. found
mighty gusher on the Copely heirs
farm, located on Sand Fork of the Lit
tie Kanawha river, two miles west OF
Beales Mills postofnce, and fourteen
miles nearly due west of Weston, w.
Va, in Lewis county II was entirely
unexpected. Only two 250-barrel tanks
were erected to store what was expect
ed from the well. These were made
quate, and the oil is flowing into Sand
Fork. An improvised dam has been
built to hold ,he oil in check, but ii is
flowing too fast. In consequence OF tho
big strike, the Standard OIL Company
reduced .ae price of credit balances
from SIPS 10 $40 to-day
On the Ohio side. in the Graysvile
development in Monroe county, the
Devonian Oil company has drilled In
its No. on the w. A. Delaplain farm,
and has a 20-barrel producer in the
Jenner sand. In the same county the
Carter Oil Company has completed its
No. 2 on the Rhinehart estate, and has
buster. Sutton & Co. have completed
their No on the Ellen Dye farm, and
have a 40-barrel producer CurDerson
& Co. have completed test on the
Simms farm, and have a very small
pumper. J. c. Jones & Cos test on the
Samuel Jones farm Is in and dry.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-09
Robbed Peter TO Pay Paul.

The nomination of Freer for at
torney general, which was brought
about by Senator Elkins to reconcile
him and his friends to the situation
after having defeated him for two
nominations that he sought, is not
having the great results anticipated.
The friends of Feer have not been
conciliated by the sop thus thrown
to him. They say that the nomina-
ton was not given to Freer because
OF any respect or good will that the
bosses had for him, but to conciliate
his friends, who were disposed to re-
sent the turnings down the bosses
had given him. As Elkins could
not use the nomination for attorney
general to any better purpose for his
own interest, and he had no special
interest in any Of the candidates
who sought the nomination, he was
willing to put of the other candi-
dates AMI give the nomination to
Freer. Then there is another ele-
ment in the party who are not
pleased at the situation. This ele-
ment is composed Of those who say
that Freer has no stronger claims
upon the party than any other Re-
publican, and they are growing tired
Of his continued efforts to force the
party to take him up. After he had
been defeated for two nominations
that he sought, which defeats were
largely due to his own conduct, they
think he should step aside and not
play the role of the highwayman and
stand the party up and force it to
deliver. They contend that if any
wrong had been done Freer it was
not done by the rank and file of the
party, but by the bosses. i any re-
dress was due him it should have
been made by the bosses, and not at
the expense of worthy and consist
ent Republicans. Elkins had crushed
Freer' aspirations for Governor, and
trampled him down IN the Congress
sional convention, and Republicans
who were not parties to, and had no
hand in either of these wrongs, do
not relish the plan Elkins adopted
to make up with Freer the wrongs
he had done him by ''robbing Peter
to pay Paul.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-09
TWO CENTS
CAUGHT AT LAST.
The Full Details of how Cap
Hatfield
Vas Finally Landed Had ROW with
u Fellow Workman Oyer the Size Of d
Drink offered the old Monntaineer-
He had Been In Cuba.

BAILEYyILLE, W. Va, August 80
Cap Hatfield, the desperate. and
the man who has more notches on the
stock OF his gun than any other man
in the mountains Of West Virginia,
is again In the public eye For nine
monohs the officers OF the law have
in vain sought him aud Ii now turns
out that when he escaped from iafl In.
! Mingo county be fled TO Cuba. Final
~ broken in health, he returned I'M
der an assumed name to West yir-
ginia. For as he said:e There ii too
much Of my blood in West Virginia
sell for me 10 ever leave It.. Here III
Mcdowell county he has worked peace
fully in the timber business conduct.
ed by G. Crane & Co, OF Cincinnati,
@. until last night. Nobody knew or
suspected that the good natured la
borer was the fearless Hatfield whose
iron nerve has never failed him, and
whose rifle always dropped his man.
But last evening Hatfield and Will
bur Curtis became involved In a diff
Guilty. Curtis had some whisky aud
thoughtlessly offered Hatfield drink
from the smaller bottle. Quick as.
flash the old mountaineer threw the
bottle 10 the ground aud demanded
the larger. Curtis refused and the
man, who never knew what refusal
was, attempted TO force Curtis to de-
liver the whisky. Curtis, never for
an instant suspecting that his oppo-
nent was the notorious Cap drew
his gun and told him to stand back or
there would be trouble.
Cap was In bis element With
smile he said approaching Curtis:
give me that whisky or III He
never got any further Curtis fired and
In the twinkling OF an eye Cap had
drawn his revolver and the duel was
on. Backing, Curtis continued to Are
and at about the same time both men
fell. Curtis was shot ia the neck,
Hatfield in the abdomen The men
were picked up by some OF the other
men IN camp and 1t was then that
Cap Hatfield admitted that for the
past two months be had been sailing
under an assumed name and that he
was In truth the redoubtabIe Cap
Hatfield. BY this time physicians
had arrived and everything possible
was done for the two men. Iii Is
probable that Gap Hatfield will be
tnrned over to the authorities Of eith-
er Logan or Mingo county, though
his frienis may possibly interfere and
IL so revival Of the Hatfield trouble
may be expected.