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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
First publication May 81, $780,

Land Office at Crookston, Minn.,(
May q, 1900. I
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
Of Clerk Of Probate Court for Marshall county,
Mimi, at Warren. Mimi, on July 18th, 1900 VIZ:
Anders K. Stensrud,
h; e: 1882, for the VIVA, Sec. 10, To. 155 n.
r. 45w. 49, ~ A'
He names the following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz: '1 "''on
David Gustafson, Ever Everson Frans A. In.
hanson, John Gustafson, of Viking, MINI.
SYLVESTER PETERSON,
Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
First publication May "a, 1901

Land Office at Crookston Mimi,
May q, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk Of
District Court for Marshall County, Minnesota,
Martin 0. Haug,
H. E. 1859, for the NWA Sec 81, TIP. 1855 n,
r.. 46w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Simon j. Haug, of Warren, MIMI, j. N.
Schie, Andrew Bergstrom, Anton Gillund, Of
Foldahl, MINI. SYLVESTER PETERSON
Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
First publication May q, $780,

Land Office at Crookston, MINI,
May Is, 1900.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
and Receiver Of the United States Land Office,
at, Crookston, Minn., on July 18th, 1870, viz:
Hans p. kleven,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz:
John Peterson of Warren, Mimi, Hans J.
Selstad, A. Christopherson, Jacob Olson, of
Angus, MINI. SYLVESTER PETERSON,
Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14
First publication June Z, 1900. ]

First publication June Z, l9O0.l
a5 Land Office at Crookston, Mimi, Z
A Il June 5, 1900. q
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Regis.
ter and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at
Crookston, Minnesota, on July q, 1900, viz:
John MOrk,
H. E. No. 1922, for the SWA Sec. 4, TIP. 1853 n,
r. 46 w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Charly johnson, Ole Peterson, Elias P. Hio.
ringdal, Lars A. Lokken, all of Angus, Mime.
sofa. SYLVESTER PETERSON,
Register.
First publication June ii, 19OO]
Land Office at Crookston. MINI, !
June 8. 1900. E
Notice is hereby given that the following
mako final proof In support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the Clerk OF
District Court for Marshall County, Mimi. at
Warren, MIMI. on July 81. 1900, viz:
I'll FRANK JOHANSSON,
H: E; No. leo5o. for the NWA sec. IA, +. l5s n.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, Wig: e
John Carlson, C. A. Carlson, E. B. Muller,
X. v. SIjolberg. all OF Viking. MINI.
{, III. SYLVESTER PETERSON, )
+. .'..s Register.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-14

q. A. PENNEY, Dentist. Office !
over Wares Drug store.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
THE SELLS Divorce CASE
MAY Be ENDED THIS YEAR.
GIVEN INVITATIONS THAT
HASTE is DESIRABLE.
MRS. SELLS IS TO TESTIFY.
A WITNESS ON THE STAND WHO
FLATLY CONTRADICTS FLOR
ENCE SELLS.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
COLUMBUS, o., December 14.-Mrs.
Sells will be her own last witness.
Probably she will take the stand the
middle of next week and occupy it for
several days.
There has been sudden and unex-
planned change in the plans of the at
torneys, and while they have all along
insisted the case would drag out well
into the next year, to-day they said it
would be brought to close within the
nineteenth century.
Very likely Judge Evans had some
thing to do with hurrying the compile
ton of the trial, This change gave
rise to rumors of a compromise or an
agreement out of court on alimony,
but there is nothing known to sub
stantiate either Of these suggestions.
The chief development in court to-
day was the request of Cyrus Huling,
of the defense, for experts to test the
writing in the letter of Peter Sells to
Coachman Kountze and determine
whether the offer of money to Kountze
to testify was forged interhneation,
as Mr.. Sells claimed, or not.
j. r. West, who now lives in the
Luker house at Logan, fatty contra
dicted the testimony of Florence Sells
that the rooms occupied by Mrs. Sells
and Harry Lyons in the Luker home
stead were connected by doors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
JESSIE MORRISON CASE
ENDED WITH HUNG JURY.
FIRMLY FOR THE ACQUIT-
TAI OF THE PRISONER.
THREE FAVORED CONVICTION.
BUT ONLY FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN
THE FOURTH DEGREE-MAY
BE RELEASED ON BAIL.

ELDORADO, Kans., December IA.
Jessie Morrisons trial for the murder
OF Mrs. G. Olin Castle ended to-day at
noon with hung jury. Although the
jury did not agree on a verdict, the re-
suit of their deliberations came near
being an acquittal. Almost from the
start and before the case had been dis
cussed by them, nine OF the jurors
voted for acquittal and three for con-
viction, the three holding out for man
slaughter in the fourth degree, the pun
ishment for which ranges from six
months in Jail to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. The jurors had been out
since Tuesday morning and for the last
three days, realizing that they could not
reach a verdict, they had waited pa
tiently for their discharge.
The case will now go to the spring
term of court. In the meantime Miss
Morrison's lawyers will make applica-
ton for her release on bond, which it
is believed Judge Shinn has already
made up his mind to grant. 1t is not
believed that another jury could be Sc
cured in the county to try the case.
Miss MarrisOn, who is frail little
woman, 20 years of age, has undergone
d terrible strain, not only during her
five months Imprisonment, but during
the tedious three weeks hearing of the
case. She showed little anxiety or
nervousness when she appeared in the
court room to-day, and after the jury
had been discharged she walked quietly
with her relatives to her cell. There
she threw herself upon her cot and
wept violently. Later when seen by
newspaper man she would not talk of
her case.
Il don't want to say a thing" she
pleaded.
Former Probate Judge Morrison, the
prisoners father, who has attended his
daughter daily through the trial, said
that he was very much encouraged.
1T shows that there is not much doubt
of Jessies innoncence,' he said. Then
he added:
II hear a good many people say if the
county attorney does the right thing, he
will dismiss the case"
County Attorney Brumback is quoted
as saying this afternoon:
ct was ali a farce. 1 knew that there
were three jurors unfavorable to the
State and would hang the jury. I win
begin at once to investigate and arrests
for perjury are pretty sure to follow.
Perjury has been committed in the tes-
timony of the defense"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, December IA
The Secretary of State has issued char
tiers to the following corporations:
The Colonial Mining and Power Com
pany, of New York City. The capital
stock subscribed is $1,000. with the privi-
lege of increasing TO 10000
The Morning Star Mining Company, of
Chicago, to operate in Colorado and else
where. The capital stock is 100000. OF
which 10000 has been paid in. The in
corporators are George H. Heanord. w.
D. Johnson. f. E. Davidson. B. B. Boy
er. all of Chicago. and Theodore Rookie
Teller. OF Streator, III.
The Steel Wagon Wheel Company. Of
Charleston, w. Va, for the purpose OF
manufacturing iron and steel in all their
forms, especially steel wheels for wag-
ons. The capital stock subscribed is ST.
900. and the privilege is retained Of in
creasing ii to 10000. The incorporators
are citizens of Pennsylvania.
The Kingwood Coal Company, Of Howes-
vile, w. Va, for the purpose of mining
and selling coal. manufacturing and SELL
ing coke. The capital stock subscribed
is $51, 900. and the privilege is retained Of
increasing 1t to $4,000. The incorporators
are William Atkins, Hanson E. Atkins,
Harriet 2. Atkins, all of Pottstown, Pa (;
Elmer Z. Evans. Of Hazleton, Pa, and
Vincent E. Cooke, of TOWNSVILLE, w. Va.
The Development Trust Company, OF
Boston, for the purpose of conducting
and operating general mining and de-
Yeloping business. The capital stock is
$3.50. and the privilege is retained of in
creasing the same TO $4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
GOLD AND SILVER.
Annual Report of Production by the
Directors of the Mint.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE re-
port of the director of the mint on
the production of gold and silver in
the United States during the calendar
year of 1899, shows only slight vari-
alton from the approximate figures
given out early in the present year.
The final figures are ST. ,053, 400 for
gold, anu $32,S58,7 200 for silver, at it's
average commercial value daring the
year. The gold product was the great
est in the history of the country, ex-
ceeding that of 1898 by $500, 400, and
greater by S6,053, 400 than the estimat-
ed product of 1853, the record year in
the working of the California pla-
GERS.
The silver product of the United
States in 1899 was slightly greater
than in 1898, being 54764,O00 ounces,
against 54,438 600 ounces. The aver
age price for silver during the year,
on the london quotations, was sixty
cents per ounce as compared with
So cents in 1898.
The worlds production of gold in
1899 was of the value of $306 ,584 900,
an increase of $40, 1855, 800 over the
yield of 1898. The principal gains were
$500, 400 in the United States; S7,485,-
600 in Canada (mainly in Klondike) +,
and Australasia $l4.860,S00. The most
important loss was in Africa, which
fell about $1,000 900 below the output
of 1898 as a result of the war in the
TranSYaal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
EXPRESS COMPANY SUED
Because Package of Papers Was De-
stroyed in the Beaver Railroad
Wreck.

Special TO the Register
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, December IA.
An echo of the Beaver wreck comes up
IL the justice court here tomorrow. J.
R. McCleary, an attorney, has sued the
Adams Express Company for $50 dam
ages to abstracts of coal lands shipped
by him to Cleveland capitalists, who
purchased the lands in this county. The
papers represented thirty days work,
besides correction after being once re-
turned, and were fully worth> 5000,
though in shipping them Mr.. McClaary
only put value of $50 on them. After
being fished out of The water the C1eve-
land parties refused to receive them
and Mr.. McCleary refused to sign re-
ceipt to receiving them in good con-
Gition," and the Adams Company re-
fused for week to release them so re
could prepare copies, so they could get
in on certain date when the land
owners were to get their money. The
express company claims that it is not
liable under the circumstances, as the
damage to the papers was IAN act Of
God, which it was in no wise respons-
ible for" and is resisting the action.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
SEVEN BURNED 70 DEATH
IN NORMAL COLLEGE FIRE.
THE JANITOR AND SIX LADY STU
DENTS, VICTIMS OF A MYS-
FERROUS BLAZE.
sEvENTY-FIvE YOUNG WOMEN
WE'RE ASLEEP IN THE UPPER
STORY, WITH ONLY FIRE ES-
CAPES FOR EXIT.

DUNKIRK, N. Y, December IA
From the smouldering ruins of the FIRE.
donia State Normal and Training
School, which was destroyed by fire at
6 o'clock this morning, one charred
body has been recovered and a revision
of the list of missing makes it certain
that seven persons persisted in the fire,
which also entailed property loss of
100000.
There were seventy-five young wO-
men students in the building, OF whom
six persisted. The other victim was
the aged janitor.
The dead
Phineas j. Morris, janitor.
Irene Jones, of Busti, n. Y.
Bessie Hathaway, Cannonsville, n. Y.
Ruth Thomas, Pike, n. Y.
Cora Storms, Boston, n. Y.
Mae Williams, Lake Coma, Pa.
Maud +. FiZzell, Bradford, Pa.
The young women occupied rooms
on the third floor of the building in
company with matron and fifty other
young women, who succeeded in escap-
ing by descending the fire escapes. The
body which was recovered from the
ruins is supposed to be that of Miss
Storms.
1t was burned beyond recognition. To
account for the origin of the fire puzzles
the local board Of managers, as there was
no fire in the building, the heat being
piped from a boiler two blocks away.
The fire started in the private room of
Janitor Morris and was discovered by
Charles Gibbs, assistant janitor, who no
flied Janitor Morris and ran to the fire
alarm station a block away. Janitor
Morris evidently lost his life while fire
fighting. Miss Fizzell was at the head of
the fire escape and turned back into the
burning building to save diamond ring,
thus losing her life. The others who per-
ished suffocated without being able to
find the fire escapes 1t is stated that
heavy wire screens were firmly nailed
across the windows leading to the fire es-
capes and the only way the lucky ones
escaped was by crawling through win
dows adjacent to the escape and then
creeping along the gutter to the man
sard roof.
A search for remains is being made as
rapidly as possible, but digging over the
acre of debris which is still burning is
slow work. Principal Palmer estimates
the loss at 500, 900, WI h 1913, coo insurance.
Nothing was saved ON the magnificent
building, not even the personal effects of
the ladies in the dormitory or the val
liable records of the school.
Grief stricken parents are arriving to
assist in the search for their dead. School
has been adjourned until January Sd,
when classes will meet in the different
halls and churches of the village. Plans
for new and larger structure are al
ready under way. The legislature will
be asked to make an appropriation equal
to the insurance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
SAN FRANCISCO VISITED
BY A VERY SEVERE STORM.
EVERY TELEGRAPH WIRE OUT OF
THE CITY LAID FLAT ON
THE GROUND.
A GREAT GAS TANK EXPLODED
BY BOLT of LIGHTNING, BUT FORTU-
NATELY, NO ONE WAS IN
JURED.

SAN FRANCISCO, December IA
ever visited San Francisco broke over
the city at an early hour to-day and
has ragged in ftful gusts, rain and
wind sweeping over the city with IN
usual violence, accompanied by thun
der and forked lightning, a rather I'M
usual occurrence in this city.
At one time rain fell in such torrents
that many thought a cloudburst i'm
minent. During the height of the
storm several houses were overturned
by the wind, fences blown down and
other damage done.
One OF the great receiving tanks of
the San Francisco Gas & Electric Com
pany was struck by lightning, the gas
taking fire. No one was hurt in the
explosion, but the tank was completely
demolished.
During the storm this city was en-
tirely cut off from Geographic cOmmu-
nication with the rest of the world, the
Western Union and Postal telegraph
companies losing every wire out of
San Francisco.
The damage to telegraph wires is be-
ing repaired rapidly, but this evening
only partial service is being given by
the companies. Much of the damage
to wires was caused by the blowing
down OF about one hundred poles on
the Oakland side of the bay. Some
damage was done in the mountains,
but nothing definite can be stated as
to its extent. The telephone company
also lost many of its long distance
wires.
So far no marine disasters of any
moment have been reported. On the
bay several boats were capsized but
no one was drowned so far as is
known. Several vessels dragged their
anchors but no damage is reported Re-
ports from points at short distances
from San Francisco tell of much dam
age by the storm. Buildings were
blown over and unroofed in many sec
tiens, chimneys blown down and other
damage done, but so far no fatalities
have been reported. The storm ceased
almost entirely at noon
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
NO WARSHIP AVAILABLE
To Send for the Protection of Ma
tive Christians in the New Hebri-

des.
WASHINGTON, December IA
About the only subject of popular in
terest discussed in the very short cab
met meeting to-day was the applica-
ton of the Rev. j. f. Hill, of Can
nonsburg, Pa, for governmental aid in
protecting native Christians in the
New Hebrides islands. The subject
was brought before the cabinet by Sec
rotary Long, to whom application had
been made for a warship on behalf of
missionary interests. The islands lie
about a thousand miles east of Aus
tralia, and just north of New Gale
donia. They have been under a divid-
ed French and British protectorate
There was general disposition on the
part of the cabinet officers to do every
thing proper and possible to meet the
request of the missionary interests.
But it was found that to send a war
ship to this out of the way part of the
world would require a trip of about
four thousand miles from the nearest
American station, and the Navy De-
partment has no vessels now available
for such services. 1t also was reported
that French and British gunboats pa
troll these seas and doubtless would
seek to prevent any such attack upon
the native Christians as is said to have
been planned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
TWENTY YEAR Sentence
FOR A YOUNG MURDERER.
HEARD HIS DOOM PRONOUNCED
WITH SNEERING SMILE ON
HIS FACE.
THE JUDGE MOVED TO TEARS.
FIENDIsH CRIME OF A BOY AS DE-
FICIENT OF MORAL IDEAS
AS AN ANIMAL.

NEW YORK, December 14-Alexan-
der Stewart, IA years of age, was to-
day sentenced to twenty years impris-
onment for manslaughter in the first
degree. The boys victim was a play
mate, Edward Peisel, whose throat
Stewart cut while pretending to shave
him.
The young murderer heard his SEN
tence with a sneering smile upon his
face. In imposing the sentence, Judge
Fursman was moved to tears at sight
of the youth and obduracy of the pris-
oner.
Young Stewards record for vicious
ness and a perverted nature dates back
to his fifth birthday. He was hit on
the head at that time with brick, and
since then has been deficient in all
moral ideas and at all times has been
as dangerous as wild animal He
had been in various institutions before
his father, in despair at his inability
to control him, sent him to the House
of Refuge two years ago.
Edward Piesel, also an inmate of the
refuge, did not get on well with Stew
art, and one day the latter suggested
that they play barber. Max Goldman,
another inmate of the House of Ref
uge, was present, and allowed Stewart
to go through the sham of shaving.
Then Piesel sat down in the chair and
held his head back as he had seen men
do Stewart, standing behind him,
raised his hand with sharp knife in
it and a fendish look came into his
face. In a second he drew the edge
of the knife across the other boys
throat, severing the windpipe. The
victim lived only few days
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
RECEIVER APPOINTED
For the Order of Chosen Friends
Admitted to BE InsoIYent.

For the Order of Chosen Friends.
Admitted to BE InsoIYent.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 14.-At
10 a. m. to-day Attorney General Tay-
Tor, Auditor of State Hart and Supreme
Recorder T. B. Linn, of the Order OF
Chosen Friends, with their attorneys,
appeared in the Superior Court, where
the State asked for a receiver for she
Chosen Friends, alleging that the or
der is insolvent
Supreme Recorder Linn admitted
that the facts set out in the applica
ton are true.
The State then asked that Thomas
Yount, chief secretary in Linns office,
be named as receiver.
The court refused to name Yount be-
cause he is a certificate holder in the
order. The court named Cyrus j.
Clark, of this city, as receiver. Bond
was fixed at $4,000 Clark recently re-
tired from the Office of sheriff of this
(Marion) county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
WHOLE ELK VALLEY FROM
SUTTON 70 CHARLESTON
is BURNING WITH OIL FEVER AMI
THE HOPEFUL EXCITEMENT
OF OILDOM.
OIL MEN HAVE CONFIDENCE
AND THE WHOLE COUNTY FOR
MILES HAS BEEN PLASTERED
WITH LEASES.
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va, December IA.
The whole Elk valley, from Sutton
TO the Great Kanawha, is burning
with oil fever, and every man who
has a tract of land lying along that
stream is hoping that he may awake
one of these fine mornings and find
himself the proud and happy pos
SCISSOR of a Copley gusher. The reason
of this seemingly undue confidence or
expectation is with the oil men them
selves, for the members of that guild
have been going up and down through
the Elk country for two or three
months last spring, seeking what Oil
leases they could find and take up. In
consequence the whole landed area OF
Braxton and Clay counties has been
plastered over with leases, the county
clerks offices have been made to pay
as they never paid before and dreams
of fortune have been generated in
brains that were never so occupied be-
fore.
Reports from Clay county tell OF.
large developments that are to be made
Immediately, and the entire population
of the county is upon the tiptoe OF
excitement and expectation. A great
tract of $4,000 acres, known as the
Brockerhoff land, will be exploited at
once, under an arrangement, 1t is said,
between the owners and Guhey &
Galley, of Pittsburg who will begin
drilling wells thereon as soon as the
proper outfits can be gotten to the
place. 1t is said that thirty wells will
be sunk on that great survey, and that
others are already contracted Tor in
the same county. One well was drilled
in the lower edge OF that county sew
eral years ago, and the showing of oil
was such as made the people believe
the fluid was somewhere in the county
in largely paying quantities. The first
wells are being looked forward to with
great eagerness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
AN INJUNCTION SECURED

BY Bentley a Gerwig to Prevent
Singing Contract at Higher Bid.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, December
14.-Bentley & Gerwig, of this city, the
lowest bidders on the furniture for the
new court house, secured an injunc-
ton from the Circuit Court this morn
ing prohibiting the execution of the
contract awarded to dinner, Sons G. Co.,
of Dayton, Ohio, whose bid was $1,21413
higher than that of Bentley & Gerwig.
The county court was in session and
just about to sign the contract when
the injunction was served. dinner,
Sons & Co. bid over $4,000 for the work.
work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
KRUGER STILL HOPEFUL.

LONDON, December 15.-'Mr. Kru-
ger and DR.. Leyds, who dined this Fri
day. evening at the palace" says the
correspondent of the Daily Mail at. The
Hague, ION hearing of the British dis
aster at Nooitgedacht, were quite I'M
moved. Mr. Kruger said he thought
the English would break their neck on
the Magiliesburg, and he asserted his
complete confidence in ultimately fore
ing England to initiate an acceptable
settlement"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-15
TWO JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

For West VirGinia-BiIl FavorabIy
Reported By the judiciary Com
mittee.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
House committee on Judiciary to-day
reported favorably bills establishing
two United States judicial districts in
Kentucky and West Virginia respect
lively, and making the requisite pro-
vision for additional judges.