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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-19
SIexIcan war Veterana.

Cincinnati, Sept 13.-There were
over 200 present at the national re-
union of Mexican veterans. They were
escorted from the Palace hotel to the
city hall by the G. A. II. posts and mil
tia, headed by police. 1t was slow
march. The average age of the Mexi-
can division of the parade was over 40.
General Hobson replied to the well
coming addresses. After a business
session In the forenoon the veterans
were taken on trollIes sight seeing in
the afternoon. preparatory to public
reception at night.
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ASSURANCE GIVEN.
Ii Guarantees American Lives aut
Property Shall BE Protected.

Property Shall BE Protected.
Washington, Sept. 1S.-The Chinese
government has made swift answer to
the latest communication from the
state department relative to the recoS-
milton of Lii Hung Chang as an envoy
competent to negotiate peace settle-
ment
The state department asked Ii
without further delay to give assur-
ance that the life and property of
Americans Will henceforth be respect
ed throughout the Chinese empire"
The viceroy has given the assurance
asked for. His word came in the
shape of a cable dispatch to Minister
Wu, dated Sept. 12, at Shanghai. Mr..
Wu called at the state department and
presented his answer to Mr.. Hill, who
in turn sent it forward to the presi-
dent 1t will be for the latter to de-
eide whether Lis assurance is suf-
ficient 10 meet bhe needs of the case.
However,. IL the effort to secure con-
certed action IN the peace neBotla-i
tions Is no more successful than that
directe1 ~ the evacuation OF PekinR.
the United States government may
look to its own Interests and, appoint
ing it's own commissioners, proceed to
deal directly with the Chinese COM
missioners 1t was stated at the war
department. that no further orders had
gone forward to General Chaffee
touching withdrawal. He is ready,
however, and waits but the word from
Washington to begin his march sea-
ward
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prummers and Trusts.


Washington Times.
There seems to be no question
that the drummers throughout the
country are united in their sup
port of Bryan and Stevenson.
-Four years ago the drummers
everywhere worked day and night
for the election of Mckinley. and
it is admitted that the members of
the Il. p. A. exercised wide in-
fluence in the campaign of 1886.
But this year they will use their i'm
fiuenoe to defeat MoKinley.
John Thomas Bailey: formerly of
this oity, but now the head South
ern salesman for an Eastern drug
company, with headquarters at
Little Rock, Ark. said yesterday
that there was no doubt as to the
position the drummers would take
ia this campaign They ate solid
for Bryan, he said, and will work
as hard for his election this time
as they did to defeat himin 1886.
"The drummers realize" said
Mr.. Bailey, "that their only hope
is in the election of the Demo-
cratic ticket pledged to enact legis-
lation to control trusts, and unless
something is soon done to correct
the evil of trusts it will be very
little while before the drummer will
find his occupation gone. Imean
that if the trusts continue to organ
ize and consolidate as they are doing
then in year or two the little
army of drummers will dwindle to
a oorporal's guard. 1t has not
been so very long since you would
find about 20 or more drummers.
in State representing as many
tobacco concerns. Now two drum
mers attend to the tobacco bust
ness, The tobacco trust supplies
every kind and style of tobacco
and the fellows who formerly rep
resented the independent dealers
are looking for job.
"The drummers see the drift o
the Republican party, which is
controlled by the trusts, and there
fore it is to our interest to do all
we can to insure the election of
Bryan and Stevenson"
Mr.. Bailey said that in the
different cities he has visited dur
ing the past two months everybody
he talked with was eager to dis
cuss the question of imperialism.
and" he added, 81 failed to find
any man who believed in changing
the republic for an empire. as the
Republicans seem bent on ,loing.
/ met number of influential gold
Democrats who supported Mr., Mo
I<inley in 1896 and they told me
they were for Bryan aud would
work day and night to secure his
election, because he represents tho
people in this fight against imper-
ialism. It's my opinion, based on
what / know of the situation that
Mr.. Bryan will sweep the country
as Mr.. Cleveland did in 1892"
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ELECTRIC CURRENTS
Picked From the Wires .and Serve'
without Sauce.

without Sauce.
Fire did $4,000 damage at Dayton, o..
workhouse.
Deaths in Ohio past year aggre-
gate II, 1892.
Philetus Meeker of Norwalk, o..
suicided by drowning.
John Gaugler, soldiers home, San
dusky, o., killed by street car.
Forest fire destroyed 20 acres tim
ber on Charles Wagner's farm near
Fremont, o.
Suit begun in Ohio supreme court to
test right of debenture companies to
do business in the state.
Edward Rayburn, 2S. of Kinnickin-
nick, o., died of hemorrhage on train
en- route to Columbus, o.
Mary Linkenstein and 10-year-old
daughter perished in fire which de-
stroyed tenement, Liverpool, o.
Democrats nominated John G.
Reeves of Lancaster, o.. to succeed
Judge Tallman Slough. deceased.
Ohio Liquor League elected owen
Kane of Cleveland, president; w. H.
Birkemhouser of Toledo, secretary.
Rosslyn Ferell indicted at Marys-
vile, o., for murder of Express Agent
Lane, first degree. and for robbery.
Wife of ex-senator John r. Hankey
of Bowling Green, o., and several 9TH
ers injured in collision of electric cars.
Fire destroyed factory of Genet &
Wentzel, the Stroh- Mcintosh foundry
and Pure Gum Speciality company's
plant at Barberton, o. Loss $4,000.
Martin B. Mohn, retired NJ. e.
preacher, publicly horsewhipped at
Butler. o.. by j. NJ. Sewers, saloon
keeper. for alleged killing of Sewers
hunting dog.
Steamer John B. Lyon, value $780,
900, foundered during gale on Lake
Erie. Only two of crew OF 16 saved
Schooner Dundee sank. Female cook
drowned, crew escaped on raft.
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RELIEF RUSHING IN.
Food, Clothing and Money From All
Parts of the World.
LoorINo is GIVEN A sRr BACK.
Homeless victims ofGalveston's Gale
Being Cared For-City May Never
BE Rebuilt-New Town start
Where Flood left on.

Houston, Sept. 13.-From all parts
of the United States and some portions
of England, many thousands of dollars
are pouring into this city for the re-
lief of the Texas destitute storm suf-
ferers. Train loads of provisions and
clothing are also hurrying toward
Houston and Galveston and those of
the refugees who have arrived here
are made as comfortable as possible.
- Inmates OF the number qt dead.
still vary, Mayor Jones of alyeston
maintaining his opinion hhat the num-
ber will be no less than 5000. Prop
erty losses are mounting higher as
details arrive and some estimates for
the city of Galveston reach as high as
$40, 100000. There are $4,000 home
less in that city to be taken care of.
tbs question whether Galveston
can or will be rebuilt. There seems
TO be a disposition on the part of the
leading citizens, however, to start
resoIuteIy where the storm left on and
raise new city from the ruins OF
the old.
Troops are patrolllng the streets, and
looting has been given q set back.
Several additional cases have been re-
ported where vandals have been shot
down, while robbing the dead, but tho
troops are rapidly gaining control Of
the lawless element.
No new features have developed
since Wednesday night, but wires are
working direct to Galveston and fuller
and more authentic details may be eX.
pected hereafter.
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si1nn,,nn n1 s,nmol,in.

Shamokin, Pa, Sept. 13.-There was
great stir among the miners and
mine workers at the different collieries
near this place because of President
Mitchell's strike order. Those who
were in favor of obeying enthusiasts
tically applauded his action, while
others kept silent beyond declaring
that they would cease work rather
than be called hard names. A careful
canvass indicates that despite the
claim of the operators that enough
men will report for work to keep the
colllerIes in operation after Monday.
all or nearly all of the operators be-
tween Traverton and Mt. Carmel, em-
ploying over 14,OoO men and boys in
district embracing IA miles with
Shamokin in the center, will likely be
idle before seven days have elapsed.
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Ghouls Shot In Their Trnoks.

A reporter has telegraphed from La
porte a horrifying story of robbery
and mutiEation OF the dead in Calves
ton and the death of the Offenders.
He asserts that ghouIs were holding
an orgie over the dead. The majority
of these men were negroes, but there
were also whites who took pant in the
descration OF the dead. Some of them
were natives and some had been al
lowed to go over from the mainland
under the guise of "relief" work. Not
only did they rob the dead, but they
mutilated bodies in order to secure
ghoulish booty. "A party of 10 negroes
returning from a looting expedition
had stripped corpses of all valuables
and the pockets of some of the looters
were fairly bulging out with fingers
of THE dead which had been cut off be-
cause they were so swollen the rings
could not be removed. So incensed
were the people at this dissertation
and mutilation of the dead, that the
looters were shot down and 1t has
been determined that all found in the
act of robbing the dead shall be sum-
marily shot.
During the robbing of the dead, not
only were fingers cut off, but ears
were stripped from the head in order
to secure jewels of value. A few gov
eminent troops who survived have
been assisting in patroling the city.
Private citizens have also endeavored
to prevent the robbing of the dead and
on several occasions have killed the
Offenders. 1t is said that at one
time eight were killed and at another
time four Singly and in twos and
threes the offenders were thus shot
down until the total of those thus ex-
ecuted exceeds fully SO.
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story OF n Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George ID. Williams,
of Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: "My
VIE has been ,S 50 helpless Tor ye Year, a9
alone. After using two bottles of Elec-
trio Bitters, she is wonderfully improv-
ed and able to do her own work. This
supreme remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleeplcss-
ness, melancholy, headache, backache,
working medicine is a godsend to weak,
siCkly, run down people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only so cents. Sold by g..
q. NJ. Hoon, Druggist.
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oANADA COAST,
Swept by Cuban Hurricane In Its
Mud Cnreer-RIoNX ut RunnIo.

Swept by Cuban hurricane In Its
Mad Career-BIow at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Sept 12-Reports from Crys-
tai Beach, a summer resort on the
Canadian side of Lake Erie, cay every
dock has been destroyed and all the
boats of the Buffalo Canoe club and
many sea yachts anchored there wero
completely wrecked. The damage
there has been very heavy.
The wind here attained a velocity of
78 miles an hour at $3.50 a IN. Be
yond blowing down of number of
trees, the wrecking of awnings and
chimneys and the destruction OF a
tower on one of the Pan-American
buildings in course OF erection, no
serious damage has been reported.
A woman while picking up debris
In her yard caught hold of an electric
light wire and was killed. Her hus-
band was badly injured.
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An appeal has been sent out by the
Masonic grand master to the Masonic
lodges and members in Texas, urging
them TO remit or contribute to the as
sistance of the destitute. Other fra
ternal orders have made appeals to
THEN members to subscribe to the re-
lief fund either in cash or in the form
OF food and clothing.
The negroes OF Houston have ap
pealed to their brethren throughout
the country to do likewise.
Mayor Jones has given full scope to
CHIEF of Police Ketchem and j. II.
Ffawley, chairman of the committee
on public safety, to swear in citizens
OF good character as officers, and has
ted Them that able-bodied men must
be made to work or get OFF the island.
Tue city, he said, was under martial
law. Picket lines have been estab-
lisned around the large stores and
guards placed on duty. The soldiers
and police are instructed to shoot any
s6ne caught looting or attempting to
lpol The TAILS are full and summary.
h ~
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HurrIcnne's Mad Cnrerr.

Washington, Sept. 13.-The now IA
nous West Indian hurricane, which
started 10 days ago to the eastward OF
Porto Rico, pushed across Cuba and
Jamaica and thrashed about the
Gulf of Mexico, swept through New
England and added nearly million
dollars to the lengthening list of losses
of this remarkable storm.
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Wac on Lee,a STAN.

st. Louis, Sept. 13.-Henry Peyton,
who for three years was attached to
the staff of General Robert e. Lee,
eommander-in-chief of the Confeder-
ate army and who since the war has
held positions of trust and honor, died
ct the city hospital of pneumonia.
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Hurricanes Work In Canada.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 13.-The heavy
windstorm did considerable damage
along the water front. Many yachts
were capsized while others broke away
from their moorlngs and have not yet
been recovered. Reports from all parts
of the province show that the storm
was general, orchards suffering most.
The loss on fruit in the ST, Catherine
district will amount to thousands OF
dollars. No casualties reported.
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New Jersey Democrats.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 13.-The Dem
ocratic state convention met here and
agreed upon ex-senator William j.
Keyes of Somerset aud Thomas H.
Birch of Burlington for electors-at-
large. The platform adopted by the
convention indorses the principles
adonted at Kansas CITY.
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DaunI,in NiIners VIII Join.

Harrisb arg, Pa, Sept. 13-The strike
ordered by the United Mine Workers
of America Will be generally observed
by the miners in the anthracite region
of Dauphin county. The mines are
located in the vicinity of Lykens and
wiliamstown, and employ about 1900
men and boys.
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volcanic Hruptlons

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life Of 10y. .,1a BTekIeRs 11d Arnica salye,
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 20 cts. box. Cure guar
gist.
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LnnndrY OmcInls.

Buffalo. Sept. 13.-At the concluding
session of tho National Laundrymen's
convention the following were elected:
George w. Simmons, OF Peoria, Ills,
president; Joseph Braden, Buffalo.
first vice president; Nelson Shook,
Lima, o. second vice president; Carl
Thornton, Youngstown, o., third vice
president; Henry Storr, Cleveland,
secretary; w. @. Lloyd of Williams
port. Pa, treasurer.
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Veternn Women OF America.

Toledo. Sept. 13.-The supreme
camp of the National Veteran Women
of America, which held its first BIZ
ennial session here this week, elected
the following officers: Supreme pres
ident, Mrs. Flora s. Barrett Toledo;
supreme vice president, Mrs. Maud
johnson. Smithport. Pa; supreme sec
retary, Ruth A. Arnold. Toledo; treas.
urcr, Susan toore, Toledo.
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Tod slonn suspended.

London, Sept. 13.-Tod Sloan was
suspended for the rest of the Doncas
ter meeting for crossing Eager, ridden
by Morny Cannon, in the race for the
Portland plate.
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BIsmark,s Iron NerYe

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels are out OF order.
II you want these qualities and the sue
cess they bring, use DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. They develop every power of
brain and body. Only 25 cents at G.. w.
NJ. Hooff's Drug Store.
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Jockey Killed,

New York. Sept. 13.-John Stoval.
we'll known jockey was killed at
Gravesend track while exercising a
horse. which fell and rolled over him.
His home was formerly Lexington, Ky.
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The Galveston Pulled Through.

Washington, Sept. ia telegram
reports that the revenue cutter Gal
weston safely passed through the great
storm at Galveston and that the crew
is safe
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If Ananias was alive today, he
could get good position as war
correspondent in China for or -
the daily papers. Like many other
great men, he lived ahead
time,
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Dream Ended In Death.

Lisbon, O., Sept. 13. = CLIFFORD Nc
Crea, young schoolteacher, guest at
a hotel at Kensington, a small hamlet
IL miles west OF this city, dreamed
that he was in railway wreck and
in his terror leaped from a second
story window, receiving fatal injuriez.
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Parkersburg is going to have one
of the largest steel plants in the
world. located there, The grounds
have been bought, and work COM
menced on the foundations for the
buildings.
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Lost All HIs Re1ntives.

La Junta, Colo, Sept. &c. J.
Sealey, young man of Galveston,
who is in this city has received a tele
gram from the mayor of Galveston iu-
forming him of the death of 81 of his
relatives. among whom are his moth
er, two sisters and three brothers.
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Gale at Clevelnnd.

Cleveland, Sept. 12.-As a result OF
the furious gale which swept over the
lake region Tuesday night many tel
egraph and telephone lines were pros
trated in all directions from this city.
During the height OF the storm, the
wind reached velocity of 60 miles an
hour Up to noon the big passenger
steamers City of Erie and the North
west which left Buffalo Tuesday even
ing for this port had not been heard
from. They were due here at 6 a. m.
At $3.50 o'clock p. m. the overdue City
of Erie was sighted 20 miles down the
lake. AS far as could be made out she
was all right. A steamer believed to
be the overdue Northwest, was closely
following the City of Erie in.
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Milwaukee, Sept 12.-Steamer F. &
P. NJ. No. of the Pere Marquette limo
which left Holland, Mich, Tuesday
afternoon in the teeth of the gale for
Milwaukee, with over 300 passengers.
reached Milwaukee Wednesday morn
ing. The passengers had awful expert
ences and many sustained serious in
juries from being thrown about tho
steamer as 1t was bueted by the wind
and waves. Among the injured was
John H. Feaber of Toledo. o. None
of the injuries will result fatally.
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The pension of Hiram Stoyer, of
Hogsett, has been increased to $12
per month.
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainheld, Ill,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told her
ton and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DIR. King's
New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought a bottle and to her delight found
herself benefited from first dose. Sho
continued it's use and after taking six
bottles, found herself sound and well
and now does her own house work, and
is as we'll as she ever was. Free trial
bottles of this Great Discovery at q. w.
81. Hooh7s Drug Store. Only 80 cents
and Sl.0O, every bottle guaranteed
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Washington, Sept. 13,-Acting Sec
retary of State Hill authorizes the an
nouncement that the French govern
ment, through It's charge d'affalres.
has expressed its deep sympathy on
account of the great calamity caused
by floods in Texas, and the apprecia-
tion of this government OF the kind
sentiments expressed by the govern
ment of France has been commune
Gated through NJ. Thiebaut.
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I3ocr War Ended.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch has been received by the
war department from Captain Reich
mann, the United States army officer
who accompanied the Beers in their
campaigns, as military observer:
Events have required the departure
OF the attaches from the Transvaal.
Request instructions" This message
which is sent from Lorenzo Marquee
is interpreted at the department to
mean the complete collapse of the Boer
resistance to England. Captain Reich
mann has been cabled permission to
start at once for the United States.
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Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1900.
Murdered the paImlSt with Whom
he Travelled.

Columbia, Pa, Oct. S.-Wil-
liam Mott of Norfolk, Va, this
evening shot and killed Mile. Al
herta, palmist, with whom he was
travelling about the country, and
dangerously wounded Elizabeth
Steinbaner, with whom the cou
PIE boarded here. Mile. Alberta,
whose real name was Anna Fur
long, was 81 years old. Mott is
80. Her home is in Chicago.
Mott says she has a husband, a
hotel man and son, named Bren
man, living at Bayouue, n. j.
Mott met her year ago at Dover,
Del. They have been travelling
from place to place and for the
past couple of months have had
palmistry Offices in Lancaster and
Columbia. Lately Mott has be-
come very jealous of the woman
and this evening, after drinking
all day, went to their room and
mad an alteration with her. Mrs.
Stinbaner attempted to pacify
then, whereupon Mott began to
fire from a 80 calibre revolver.
Mrs. Steinbaner fell to the floor
with a bullet in her stomach and
another in her head, and Mile.
Albertawas shot three times in the
head and breast. She died in
stantly. Mrs. Steinbaner was
taken to a hospital. Mott sur
rendered and talked coolly of the
murder, regretting that he had
shot Mrs. Steinbaner, whom he
said he liked, and saying that he
had become tired of Mile AL.
berta's fickleness and could stand
it no longer.
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Killed by Savages.

Minneapolis, Mimi Oct. s.
Harry S. Knappen, newspaper
man, returned today from per
ilous trip to the Hudson Bay
country in which, with nine white
men and eight Indians, he sailed
600 miles up the east shore of
that great inland sea. Mr.. Knar-
pen was assured by those whom
he met that "skyboat" had
come into the region on the ex-
treme northeast shore of the bay
two years before, that it came to
ground and that the savages who
inhabit that country had killed
the white men in it. This he be
lieves was Andree's Polar eXpe
dition.