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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
YUKON MURDER MYSTERY.
Remains of the Three Victims
Located Near Mimic.
Suspect @ Brien Found TO be Wearing
the Missing Clayson's Socks---Hu-
man Blood Found in the Ice
Where They We're Buried.

Victoria. b. e.. March 21.-Tht
mystery interviewer with the suppos
ed murder and absolute disappear
anee of the three outbound travellers
Olson. Clavson and Relfe-who dis
appeared from the Yukon waterway
in November last. appears TO be
slowly but surely unwinding, so that
when the Just arrived A1nur left Skag-
wav officers were said to be on the
eve OF completing a chain of evidence
sufficient TO hang the prisoner Q Brien
as one OF the principles.
Clavson and his companions, who
were outbound from Dawson, had
several thousand dollars in their
pockets, and it was concluded that
murder had been added to robbery,
and the bodies effectually disposed OF.
Some short time after, tough char
acter OF the border, giving the name
of O'Brien, was arrested on suspicion
of being implicated in the supposed
crime, and although the evidence
against him was not sufficient to
hold him for the grave offense charged
agaist him. the police succeeded by
bringing forward other less import
ant misdemeanors, of which he was
plainly guilty, in holding him i'll Gus
tody while, with the assistance OF a
Pinkerton man, engaged by Clayson's
relatives, they industriously pursued
all avenues of investigation. Circum-
stantial evidence was secured hy
coupling O'Brien with the trail only
a few weeks ago, while he was being
taken to Selkirk in connection with
a charge of robbing a scow, two $1CO
bank notes were discovered sewn in
the feet of his mushing socks, which,
by their numbers, were clearly proved
the property OF the missing Clayson.
Now, by the Amur, comes the news
of the bodies of the murdered trio
Where the bodies have been definitely
located is about three miles this side
of Mimic, on the river, and not close
to the trail, so that the theory that
three men following each other in the
daylight, one man pushing or riding
a bicycle, having all accidentally
fallen into the same hole, is altogether
untenable. The edges of the hole that
was, but which, of course, has long
been frozen over with a strata of
snow, are much discOlOred with what
has been proved on chemical analy-
sis to be human blood.
Near the spot of the burial was
found a broken sleeve link and pocket
knife, both of which are particularly
identified as having belonged to
members of the missing party. In
o Brien's possession, too, have been
found certain articles which are
known beyond a doubt to have be-
longed to young Relic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Uncle Daniel Welch was a peace
maker in spirit and in fact" said a
prominent Trenton lawyer in the
Tribune OF the well kown Grundy
county pioneer, whose useful life en-
ded a few days ago. Whenever he
heard that two of his friends were on
the verge of a lawsuit he would drop
his work and go to each of them sep
arately. He found what each
wanted, told them both couldeu t
have their way, and usually effected
a compromise on a basis far more
satisfactory and less expensive than
could possibly have been reached
through litigation with all its blum
ders and uncertainties. His neigh
bors rightly called him blessed"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29
ROOT AS BAD AS ALGER.
Apother War Office Scandal Has Been
Exposed

/ LApuSCu-
| Washington, March 22-Secretary
of War Elihu Root is responsible for
what promises to be another amaz-
ing administration scandal. He has
granted an exclusive concession TO
mine the gold-bearing bed OF the sea
off Cape Nome, Alaska. To George
W. Esterly. deputy auditor of the
state department. 1t was charged
| by Senator Turner in the senate that
such a grant was A shame. a re-
proach and a scandal.
Secretary Root refuses TO say one
word, but that such grant has been
made is confirmed by high authority
i'll the war department.
Secretary Root claims authority 10
issue the permit under the general
act OF congress giving his department
control of the navigable waters OF
the United States. Senators insist
that by no construction OF the law
can it be interpreted to mean that Il
corporation or individual shall be
given exclusive rights TO mine for
gold or any other metal.
Senator Turner. in speaking for his
resolution. explained that he bad
been informed by Gov Brady of
Alaska that such a grant has been
made
The Secretary of War, said Mr..
Turner, has jurisdiction over the
navigable waters i'll the rivers and
harbors of the United States. and at
various times has given TO private
individuals authority to excayate the
bed OF such waters for proper pur-
poses.
''Now, if this authority has been
stretched to cover such a concession
as that mentioned in the resolution |
it is a shame, a reproach and a
scandal
Senator Wolcott said that if such |
grant had been made it was a clear
violation of the law
Senator Carter advocated the adop-
ton of the resolution. He declar-
ed that he did not believe
the Secretary would grant franchises
of that character without a sem
blance of law. Il am satisfied. " he
said that the secretary has not ar
rogated TO himself this power"
The resolution was agreed to.
Despite Senator Carriers assertion
of confidence. the st-Dispatch is
positively informed that Secretary
Root did grant the concession, and
that it was approved by him before
his departure to Cuba. The permit |
authorizes Mr.. Esterly or his COM
pany to operate dredges 1000 feet |
from the line of low tide for a stretch |
of two miles up the coast.
The value of the concessions will he
when it is known that |
miners working on the sands OF the |
beach with only cradle and shovel
make from So to S25Oa dav. With |
modern steam dredges at work the |
amount of gold which could be ex-
tracted would amount to thousands |
of dollars a day.
Mr.. Esterly is deputy auditor Of
the state department, appointed from
Minnesota, at a salary of $4,000 a
year. His was the first and only APP
plication for such a concession that |
has been received 1t was filed five
or six weeks ago.
Secretary Root was asked about |
the matter, but he declined to be in
terviewed.
Assistant Secretary Meikleiohn /
said that he knew such an applica-
ton had been filed.
Mr.. Esterly declined to throw any
light on the subject, saying all infor-
nation would have to be obtained
from the Secretary of War.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

Joplin has started its spring boom
by draughting for buildings to a
total of 100000. Two new opera
houses, a Masonic temple. a \. NC.
A. building and anapartment house
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

1t seems to be fatal TO run for office
In Audriau county. Three of rba
candidates for county offices there
two years ago have died as a result
OF exposure during that campaign.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-29

You can be- cheerful and happy only
when you are we'll. Ii you feel out
OF sorts take HERRINE, it will bras
You up. Price 30 cents. at II. L.
fuckers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

speakers to-day and the closing
speeches on each side were particular
~ able. Mr.. Laaham, Of Texas, closed
for the majority. and Mr.. DeArmond,
OF Missouri for the minority.
Mr.. Roberts was present throughout
the day and only left the hall after the
result OF the last vote was announced.
As he did so he gave out a state
ment justifying his retention OF his
plural wives on the ground that his
moral obligation was more binding up
on his conscience than technical obed-
fence to statutory law and saying that
there was little excuse for the extraor-
binary efforts to crush a sysem al
ready abandoned and practically dead.
He said he was a martyr to a s'spasm
OF prejudice" He would not. he said.
attempt to run for Congress again. al
though he would go back home with q
light heart, confident of the future.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
MAY CAUSE CONFUSION.
The County Seat of Randolph Coun.
~ Not Determined Finally.

Special TO the Register.
ELKINS. w. Va. January 25.-A
Few ard ~perplexing complication has
arisen in the county seat contest be-
tween Elkins and Beverly.
Register readers will recall that at
the election in November, 1898. a vote
was taken on the relocation Of the
county seat of Randolph county at
Elkins instead of Beverly, where 1t had
repcsed in quiet since March, 1887, and
Elkins received about 100 votes more
than the required three-ffths OF all the
votes cast upon the question. The
County Court, by which the result was
to be ascertained, declared that Elkius
had failed to receive three-ffths of all
the votes cast at the election (about
300 ballots o having been voted on
the question: and had therefore failed.
An appeal was taken to the Circuit
Court, where the decision Of the County
Court was reversed and the county seat
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

declared to be at El1dns- From thru
decision an appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court. in session ct Charles
ton. which some time ago affirmed tha
Judgment of the Circuit Court.
A ~rehearirg OF the case was moved
on January 9. and the Supreme Court
has not acted upon that motion yet.
Yesterday was the date fixed by law
for a regular term Of the Circuit Court
for this county. and Judge Holt con-
vened court only to adjourn the term.
He gave as his reason that Beverly il
not the county seat OF the county uneil
the Supreme Court shall have granted
a ~rehearing OF the case. and no order
made by his court would be legal.
The question now arises whether any
Official act which the law requires %
be done at the county seat is legal IL
done at Beverly. If it should be decld-
ed negatively much confusion will be
caused.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

Lexington in the EFFORT to md Hayes
and bring him back. On reaching Lex
ington he was informed Hayes had
gone. He was compelled to return
without his man.
E. G. Sebree, the Republican cam
paign manager, declared last night that
the vote on the contest to-day was a
crucial test Of strength and expressed
himself as confident of at least fifty
votes for Berry.
The Democratic leaders without ex-
ception claim that the seating of Van
Meter f~oreshadows accurately the seat
ing of Goebel.
The House now stands go Democrats,
including Van Meter and Speaker Trim
BILE, and 40 Republicans. The Senate
26 Democrats and II Republicans.
The Democrats on a vote on tae
gubernatorial contest can have but a
possible maximum CT "a, as Goebel will
have no vote and Senator Hill, a Goe-
bel man, is in~capacitated by illness and
has never qualified. Both sides admit
the Senate to be very evenly divided.
Seventy votes are necessary on joint
ballot to seat Goebel as Governor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
EDMISTON FOR GOVERNOR.
A Salem Correspondent Notes Many
Good Reasons fol His Nominal

Good Reasons for His Nominal
ton.
To the Editor of the Register.
SALEM, w. Va, January 20.--ln a
recent issue OF your paper you make
favorable editorial mention OF the can
didacy of Hon. Andrew Edmlston for
the governorship. The Edmiston boom
is substantial because it emanates from
the sincere expressions of the common
people, and is backed by the very best
Judgment of our ablest members or the
newspaper fraternity, who see In him
a born leader. a sure winner, and best
of all. the material for an ideal execu-
tive. Unlike the bSomlets of the
chronic candidates who formulate full-
some ~eulogies and in m~eandering ways
seek newspaper notoriety by having
their egotistic illusions published. Ed
mission is modest and has permitted his
friends to make candid expressions OF
their preferences without dictation.
Andy, as he is Familiarity called by his
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances, Is truly a man of the common
people, and at his threshold no public
or private scandal has eve rested. His
generous impulses have made many
recipients of the unfortunate classes
happy, and from their lips on all sides
can be heard expressions OF genuine
gratitude.
Had it not been for Andy's timely
and emphatic protest when a member
Of the Legislature, the manipulators OF
the Virginia debt would doubtless have
placed upon our taxpayers a burden
from which their children and chill
dren's children would have ground. But
the damnable scheme which was to be
backed by bribery and all the nefar-
ious methods known to corruptionists
was stamped beneath the iron heel or
justice and its s%erpentine fangs were
plucked by the courage of the Lewis
county representative.
In matters pertaining to public spirit,
he has no equal in his town. He has
done more than any other man for the
material development of Weston in the
way of the erection of substantial
buildings and otherwise. His money.
of which he has a fair supply, has al
ways circulated in legitimate channels
and has never been employed for usury
or to distress his fellow man. No man
can twruthfully point to any Of his acts
and say that he Intentionally wronged
him.
Now in view of all these facts, where
can the equal of Edmiston In intelli-
geRce, integrity and his many other
sterling qualities be found who is avail
able as a leader of the Democracy in
cur Mountain State? Build the ticket
with coed material and put Edmiston
ON for a cap sheaf and the tidal wave
that will sweep this State will be with
cut parallel. and when his term Of
Office expires. his able and clean ad-
ministration Of our affairs will make
the voters regret that the constitution
stands as a bar to his reelection. for he
will then be the recognized governor OF
the whole people and not of any party
or faction. Very truly, ID.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
THE SYMPTOM TUNNEL.
An interesting Report From Consul
Frankenthal, at Berne.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January 81
A report to the State Department from
Consul Frankenthal, at Berne, records
the progress of one of the greatest en-
cheering enterprises of the century,
which begun November Is, 1898, when
the first blow was struck on the Simp-
Ion tunnel. This tunnel will be twelve
and a half miles long-the longest in
the worlds to be completed in five
and a half years, and is to cost $13,-
413,500. 1t will be the third tunnel
connecting Italy with outlaying coun-
tries by rail, and will save forty-three
and a half miles between Paris and
Milan. There are many engineering
features of this great undertaking
briefly referred to in the eonsul's re-
ports which make it of extraordinary
interest to civil engineers. All of these
were the inventions of Engineer
Brandt, Who died a year after the be-
ginning of the work. Up to the date
of the report, December IL last, two
and one-fifth miles of the tunnel hal
been completed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

= producer III No. / Mehollin farm
after shooting. IN the well this COM
pany is drilling on the Harrison
County Infirmary farm there have
been found very peculiar formations.
there not being the usual stratas OF
rock. Bricker No. / was shot October
18th and the Samuel Robb No. l on
December 3rd and to January 9Th
there was sold from them $1S.667
worth of oil. The w. ID. Black Com
pany have commenced two wild cats,
n on the Mcdowell farm and the
other in Short Creek township. DIR.
w. A. Galloway and O. c. Baker have
leased a block of land east OF Cadiz
and will drill several test wells the
first on the M. ". Holmes land. The
Cadiz Gas Company have drilled in q
good gasser on the Fryer farm.
Wellsville Field.
Lawson Oil Company will drill an
other well on the Ridinger place.
Their No. 4 will have to be r~ecleaned.
Steiner-Harsha No. l will have to be
recessed to shut off salt water. Pitts
burgers have taken leases in ST. Clair
and Madison townships and will make
tests. Operations in this field will be
quite brisk in the spring.
The Kirk we'll near Richmond in
Jefferson county, was drilled through
the sand and was a rank buster.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
TO OUR FRIENDS.

Patrons and friends of the Reg
lister are advised that it is unsafe
to send money through the mails.
During the past six months the
Register has received mor than
ten separate and distinct COM
plants from friends who claimed
to have sent us s1.0o in a plain
ordinary letter. One of the letters
lost contained a check, upon
which payment was stopped. The
Register believes these letters
containing money were intercepted
in the mails. and warns all
friends and patrons to send money
onl4 BY postal note. registered lett
ter. check, Or express order.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
THIS STATES NEW MEMBERS
MAKE THEIR MAIDEN SPEECHES
IN THE HOUSE OF REP.
RE6ENTATIyES.

Mr.. Freer Spoke for Fifteen Min
ues on the Roberts Case, Arguing
for the Adoption of the Majority
ResoIution-Mr. Johnston Read n
Carefully Prepared Manuscript.
Expoundfng the Law and Uphold
ing the Minority Resolution.
Both Efforts Received Close and
Respectful Attention and Both
Speakers Were Congratulated
and Applauded by Their Col
leagues.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
Ike JOIN RUSEN H
Gave UP his WIFE.
SUED FOR DIVORCE THAT SHE
MIGHT RE-MARRY THE
MAN SHE LOVED.
MRS. LEoNA LAYS ROMANCE
PROVES TO HER THAT THE ONE
SHE LOVED WAS UNWOR-
THY OF HER,

And That Her Husband, Going Rus
kin One Better, Was Willing to
Again Take Her In, and Protect
and Defend Her After that Knowl-
edge Was Thrust Upon Her-A Re-
markable Set of Circumstances
Brought to Light by ExtraditiOn
Proceedings Under Way mt st.
Louis A Tragic Tale of Two
Cities.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
THE CRUC|AL TEST
SHOWS GOfBtL SAFE.
A VOTE TAKEN IN THE KENTUCKY
LOWER HOUSE YESTERDAY,
INDICATES THE RESULT
OF CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR.
Won METER, A DEMOCRAT, GIVEN A
SEAT BY A VOTE OF FIFTY
ONE TO FORTY-FIvE

Adds One to the Democratic Ma
jority, and nj the Same Time
Proves All That Representatives
of That Political Faith Are i'm Line
and Ready for Their Work-Re-
Dublicans Conceded That 1t Was
n Test Vote and Thai Gobel Will
Be Seated as Governor.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01
A Hearing Next Week.


opCNt~A = tHG INCE4SttT.
GLENNW0OD, w. Va, January 81.
Mrs. Elizabeth Creemeans, arrested
yesterday, charged with the murder of
her husband. Magistrate Ballard Cree
means, will not be given preliminary
hearing until next week. Trace has
been found Of her daughter. Estel;a
Creemeans~who mysteriously disap-
peared Thursdagn She Is believed to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-01

Special to the Register.
ST. MARY'S, w. Va, January 81
The week just ending has furnished
very little food for speculation. The
roads at the present time prevent field
activity. Many of the larger operators
are laying of, and will attempt no fur
Their work until the roads are better.
Work is progressing only in the pools.
where material and supplies were TAX
en- out during the fall.
The United States Oil Company have
completed their No. IA, D. w. Rey-
nolds, and have a 40-barrel producer.
Tim Panwell ct al. have completed
their test well on the ]. l.. Warner
farm, and have a well good for 60
barrels.
The G. H. Smith Oil Company are
down 500 feet in their No. 5, G. c.
RolyA.
In the Long Run field. Phelps ct al.
have a dry hole On the W. G. Dot
son.
The most important well Of the
week was completed on the Wingrove
farm on French Creek, Tuesday. 1t
is making about GO 10 IS barrels from
the shallow sand, and is located west
of the dry holes on the White farm,
which separates it from The prolific
MARBLE farm, in The same locality.
Asa Michael has completed his No.
5 MARBLE, a 40-barrel well. The Homer
Oil Company nave drilled in their No.
l Outward, in the same neighborhcod,
and have a 25-harrel producer.
The Octo Oil Company's No. 10. Sci
Bills, is making 40 barrels.
On Bull Greer, Bills & 20. have a
small we'll on the Rackmau.
Trees & Co. nave y 20-barrel well
on the HARRISON.
In the Cave Run iiel1 very little is
being done. The Lawrence Oil Com
pany are drilling No. 6, Elroy Wagner,
and Forest & Greenlee on their sev
eral leases. They have scored another
buster on the Col. Wagner. They are
now stalking a well on the John Wag-
ner, and if no oil is found in the
shallow sand, it will be drilled to the
Injun.
In the Shawnee field very little is
being done. The Kraft Oil Company
are stalking their No. 5, Rice. and scme
other companies are stalking. rigs.
The Wild Coal Oil Company have
had to abandon their No. 2, Bradield,
at Grape Island.
Learn & Co. scored a buster at their
wild cat ON the Solomon farm on Bear
Run.
In the Sugar Creek field the same
quiet prevails.
Fighter & McCraley drilled in their
No. 4, Joe Williamson, and have a 10
barrel well. They have staked Nos.
5, 6 and Z. Siemaker & Glenn are also
past due at their No. 2, E. R. William
son.
The well on the Barkville lot at
the Court House is doing about Is
barrels from the Injun sand.
Boyd & Co. are down about $50 feet
at their No. 1 and an adjoining lot. A
heavy gas pressure was encountered
in the second cow run.
The Old Colony Oil Company have
completed their No. 5, Justus, on
French Creek proper. and have a l5-
barrel pumper. Tate & Patterson's No.
5 Dye is good for 10 barrels. They have
started a well on the E. n. Cook 20
acrs.
Mccormick & Co. have cleaned out
their No. / Bills, a small producer.
On the Ohio side operations are at
a s~tandstill, owing to bad roads and
weather. There is a disposition to do
nothing further till spring. There is,
however, a great amount of good terri
tory undrilled. This is Berea, and the
pay exists at from 1000 to 1900 feet.