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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
Wetzel will return very large Demo
cratic majority.
QUITE A RAIN.
A Downpour of Seven and a Quarter
Inches In Wisconsin.

A D0wnDO of Seven and a Quarter
Inches In Wisconsin.
LA CROSSE. Wis, October 2S.-In
the twenty-four hours preceding eight
o'clock this morning, seven and a
quarter inches of rain fell In this city.
The storm was most severe in this
city, although it was generally felt
within a radius of fifty miles. The
Milwaukee road suffered much damage
TO its tracks and no trains have arriv-
ed from the east for twenty-four hours
Trains north are sent over the Omaha
road to st. Paul via Camp Douglass.
The worst trouble is between here and
West Salem. The La Crosse river
marshes are flooded and a farmers
family was driven to seek refuge in a
tree, where they remained until res
cued to-day The Burlington road bed
is undermined at Grand Crossing, but
traffic is not delayed. The Greenbay
road has washout which will require
some days to repair. At Hokah the
dam which. held Lake Como, broke to-
day and the lake has almost disappear
ed There is much damage through
the country, but reports are so far in
definite. Fire started by lightning
caused damage in La Crosse to the ex-
tent Of several thousand dollars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
FIREMEN AND BRAKEMEN
On the Delaware, susquehanna and
SchuylkiII Railroad Demand
An Advance.
1t is a Coal Road and is Owned by
Coke Bros. & GOWN be No Imme-
diate Resumption by Some Mines.

HAZLETON, Pa, October 2S-The
Lehigh G Wilkesbarre Coal Company,
operating the Audenreid, Honey Brook
and Green Mountain collieries in this
district, has not yet complied with the
demands of the anthracite miners. It
is said that the company will grant the
concessions by November LIST, when
work will be resumed There will be
no resumption of work at the Mines
vile colliery, which is operated by the
A. S. Van Wickle estate. Owing to IN
agreement with the Pennsylvania rail-
road, the officials say they cannot at
ford to grant an increase of ten per
cent. and IL the men return to work
they will have to be contented with
the old rate of wages. The Van Wickle
Company has granted the increase at
its other collieries at Coleraine and
Beaver Meadow
1t is said that Calvin Pardee, owner
of the Latimer mines will not take
back those men who struck before the
mines were closed down by 800 march
ers some weeks ago.
The firemen and brakemen on the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
FOUR DROWNED.
A Sunday Disaster on Sandusky Bay.
Victims of One Family.

Sunday Disaster on Sandusky Bay.
Victims of One Family.
PORT CLINTON, O., October 2S.-A
quadruple drowning occurred near
Plasterbed, on lSandusky Bay, eight
miles east of here, this afternoon. The
drowned are:
Douglass Stark, aged 8 years.
George Stark, aged 8 years.
AIRED Stark, aged s years.
Henry Stark, aged Ii years.
They were the children of VIM.
Stark. Mr. Stark and the children
went for boatride this afternoon. On
returning to shore the boat became
fouled in fish pound net, and the oars
man could neither forge the boat ahead
nor go back. He became frightened,
and leaning over the side of the small
craft, it capsized, resulting in the four
deaths by drowning.
Mr.. Stark came here from Toledo
three weeks ago. He then had a fam
lily of a wife and ten children. Last
week Harvey, aged 4, died, and the
week before another child aged three
months also died.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
A DETAILED STATEMENT.
Continued From First Page.

woman in the carriage it had been too
dark to distinguish the features and
the circumstances of the position of
the body with the cash in the back of
the head and the fractured skull
reached in the autopsy added to the
mystery.
On Friday afternoon he decided to
seek the advice of professional friends
who were made acquainted with the
full details. When it appeared that
the cases were identical, the authori-
ties were notified. Dr. Townsend Wis
tied the chief of police and gave the
information in his possession, and the
arrest of Sculthorpe and Kerr, Nc
Alister, Death and Campbell followed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
TOO MUCH MERCURY
Was what Brought About the Death
of Millionaire Rice.

was w nat brought About the Death
OF Millionaire Rice.
q NEW YORK, October 2S.-Following
the announcement of Prof. Witthaus
discovery of enough mercury to cause
death in the kidneys and the intertines
of William Marsh Rice, the old NIL
lionaire whose sudden death more
than month ago led to So many SEN
sational developments, and the chem
lists further statement that mercury
formed no part of the fluid used in EN-
balming the body, a consultation OF the
authorities will be held tomorrow
which may decide the next step IN
the unraveling of the mystery.
District Attorney Gardiner, Coroner
Hart, Prof. Witthaus, and perhaps DR..
Walker Curry, who was Mr.. Rice's
physician, will meet in the district at
torney's Office and it is probable the
chemist will have a supplementary re-
port to make. Although the amount
of mercury he found in the body was
sufficient to kill man If administered
in a coluble form, Prof. Witthaus did
not say SO in his first report. He was
then asked to make this plain in an
additional statement and to tell If he
could form any idea whether this
poison might have been a principal in
gredient of any medicine the old man
was taking or if it must have been adj
ministered with some Interior motive.
That the old man had a penchant
for patent medicines, and that he fire.
quently took them is admitted by his
physician and others who knew him.
DR.. Curry says that in none of the
medicine prescribed for the old mil
lionaire by him was there any mer-
curry; but he adds that he found Mr..
Rice was taking medicine that was
given to him by a friend, and that it
was not without some argument that
he induced his patient to stop taking
it.
An endeavor to learn what druggist
prepared the medicine prescribed by
Dr. Curry for Mr.. Rice was futile to-
day.
Many physicians spoken to agreed
that one of the easiest ways TO bring
about a mans death would be by the
administration of mercury in minute
doses. They also said the symptoms Of
illness noted in Mr.. Rice just previous
to his death would be caused by this
poison given in this manner. 1t would
produce retching and dysentery and
the autopsy, in all probability would
snow traces Of the poison in the stom-
ach and more in the intestines. For
week before Mr.. Rice's death he was i'll
and he was led to believe this resulted
from his partaking OF several baked
bananas. He was weak, but be did
not seem 10 fear that ne was in any
immediate danger OF death
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
Notices Posted.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, October Is
All the coal companies in the Wyoming
valley. with few exceptions, have now
posted notices granting their employees
the ten per cent. increase asked for By
the Scranton convention. The exeep-
lions are a few individual operators
who do not employ many hands. But IL
is said that when the men employed
at these collieries report for work to-
morrow they will be told that. they will
receive the same wages paid by the
other companies.
The Kingston Coal Company had
notices posted to-day granting the IN
crease This company employs 1900
men and was the last OF the big indi-
vidual concerns in the valley to grant
the increase.
The officials of the Susquehanna
company had conference with their
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
No Tangible Result az Yet i'm the
Case of Miss seghmeyer, at Pitts

NJ III - AWAC AAE8OAt - 81 kAA 49,
Case of Miss seghmeyer, at Pitts-
burg.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 28.-The
mystery connected with the finding OF
the body Of Miss Emma Seghmeyer
floating in the Onio river opposite
Glenfield yesterday. deepens as inyesti-
cation proceeds. Miss Seghmeyer, who
was twenty-eight years old and of good
family, left the home of her mother
at Glenfeld on October 10Th to visit
an aunt in Sewickley. The mother
supposing her daughter was with the
aunt, suspected nothing wrong until
the body was found.
She says there was no known cause
why her daughter should suicide. she
was a faithful member of church, en-
gagged to be married, and apparently
very happy. Foul play in the case is
indicated by the fact that the body of
the young woman was found in the
water on the opposite side Of the river
from her home, while the stage of the
water since her disappearance has been
so low it would be almost impossible
for the current to carry the body across
the stream. In addition to this, the
face and head of the victim was badly
battered, SO much SO that the men who
took the corpse from the river failed
to recognize Miss Seghmeyer, though
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
BIG DEMOCRATIC RALLY
Held in Wetze1 County Saturday
Afternoon and Evening.

Held in WetzeI County Saturday
Afternoon and Evening.
Special to the Register
HUNDRED, w. Va, October 27.-The
Democracy of this end of Wetzel.
Monongalia and Marion counties to-day
and tonight held their greatest dem
onstration of this or any former cam
paign in the history of the county. 1t
was advertised that Democratic meet
ing would be held AT Earnshaw at 2
p. M, at Burton at g.: 80 p. m. and at
Hundred at p. M, and that the horse
back procession would be the principal
feature of the programme.
At p. m. the little village of Ern-
shaw was filled with the faithful OF
that community. and, after having a
short address. headed by the Earnshaw
brass band, they marched to Burton.
where the already large crowd was
met by large delegation from that
section, headed by the New Freeport
brass band, and after supper the Hon
Sep. Hall made a short address. Then
they formed in line on horseback and
in bugies. with torches and red fire and
the two bands, and marched to Hun
dred. There were more than 1000 peo-
pie in the procession. AT the corpor-
ate limits of Hundred they were met
By 500 more. headed by the Hundred
band and W. w. Roberts, captain of
the /. D. Morgan marching club Back
of the planning mill large stand was
erected overlooking a vacant lot, which
was quickly filled with a surging mass
of enthusiastic auditors. Dr.. j. A.
Lenley was made chairman, and after
a few brief remarks introduced z. R.
Robinson, who for an hour and twenty
minutes had the audience at his com
mand and was urged to continue when
he attempted TO bring his address to a
close.
At the conclusion of his speech the
Hon. Sep. Hall was introduced and de-
livered a masterful argument on the
issues of the campaign. For enthusi-
asm and attendance 1t was the greatest
meeting held in this part of the county.
It presages that on November 9Th old
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
STILL NUMBERING.
More Foreigners suder Death at the
Hands of the Boxers

More Foreigners sufer Death at the
Hands OF the boxers.
LONDON, Oetober 2s-fhe Chinese
imbroglio is in state OF stagnation.
Shanghai sends renewed rumors that
the court, from Sinan t'u. is sending
agents to collect funds in the southern
and central provinces Advices from
Pao Ting Flu give narrowing accounts
of the sufferngs of missionaries at the
hands OF boxers; and 1t is reported that
ten missionaries are still at Cheng Ten
fu.
The correspondent of the Morning
Post at Pao Ti~g Flu. wiring October
20, says:
The boxers declare that the pro-
vineial treasurer has expected to kill
all foreigners. He allowed eleven AM
orleans and four British to be mas
sacred"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

Delaware, Susquehanna C Schuylkill
railroad have submitted a number Of
demands to the railroad officials. The
former demand that thirty hours con-
stitute three shifts and that they be
stead of $50, which they receive at
present.
The brakemen demand an increase
of ten per cent. in their wages. The
engineers have no grievances. THIS
railroad is owned by Coke Bros. & Co.,
which operates six collieries in this
region and was built for the purpose
of hauling coal from It's mines to the
tracks of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

The ethical side of the newspaper
business, or the philosophy of the
press.
Mr., CRASHES address was in reply to
one delivered by the regular pastor OF
the church, Rev. Judson Ellsworth on
What preacher thinks of news
paper"
The preacher thought the newspaper
was influenced too much by commeF
cial spirit, and believed the time would
come soon when the editor would be
guided by more altruistic spirit.
when the influence OF the paper.
already great, would De greater.
Mr.. Gnassie quoted several passages
of Scripture coupling with them the
words know thyself." In learning tn
know himself man must learn to
know everything which in any way in
fuences his life. The speaker contend
ed that it was within the province Of
the newspaper 10 teach man to know
himself by printing the news AMI
everything that was truth was news.
Mr. Grassie declared:
1t is the duty of the newspaper TO
help the average citizen to know him
self. To interest him in what is going
on about him, to give him just enough
atheism, just enough spirituality and
just enough pugilism to keep him in
terested and to thus make him know
himself and incidentally to sell the
paper."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
- - -------
PRESIDENT KRUGER
Is Expected to Arrive at MnrseiIic
November 18th or IZth.

Is Expected to Arrive at MnrseiIics
November 18th or i2th.
BRUSSELS, October 25.-The Trans
vaal agency announces that Mr.. Kruger
will arrive at Marseilles on the Dutch
cruiser Gelderland, November 18th or
18th. He will have apartments at the
Grand Hotel de Noailles. where he will
receive several French, Dutch and Bel
gian delegations.
Mr. Kruger will proceed to The
Hague without stopping at Paris. and,
after expressing his thanks to Queen
Wilhelmina for Dutch hospitality ON
board the Gelderland. he Will appeal 10
the powers to intervene in the South
African settlement on the basis OF ar
ticle three of The Hague convention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

NEW YORK, October 2S.-The plant
of the Chapot CLEANERS Company, at
Plainfield, N. j.. was swept by fire to-
day, and the loss is placed at $4,000,
with an insurance of $4,000. Rats
among matches is given as the cause.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
DIVINE POWER
Held Responsible for Our Being I'm
the Philippines, by Eilxins.

the Philippines, by Eikins.
Special to the Register.
PARSONS. w. Va, October 2S.--
Stephen 3D. Elkins. in his speech here
yesterday, said;
Now, as 70 the Philippines They
have been given to US by Divine power.
and the blood Of our soldiers and
Providence only knows what We viii
do with them. We will give them the
best sort CT government we can. II
Aguinaldo was turned loose be would
XII half Of the natives over there him
self"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
The SteaInshins.

ANTWERP--Arrived: Westernland
New York.
YOkOHAMA-Arrived previously.
Steamer City Of Rio De Janeiro. San
Francisco via Honolulu for Nagasaki,
Shanghai and Hong Kong.
NEW Y0RK-Arrived: Menominee.
London; Hekla, Copenhagen and Chris
tiana.
VINSENZO-Florida, Geaoa and
Naples.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
THE FRENCH PREMIER
SKETCHES A BRIGHT PICTURE OF
THE PRESENT CONDITION
AND FUTURE OF FRANCE.
"HAvE SAVED HER FROM RUIN. .
GOVERNMENT SUCCESSFUL IN SUP
PRESSING AGITATION.

A Bill of ETacement Necessary
Measure to Assure Definitive APP
pcasment-Thc Dangers of Large
Properties In the Hands of Reifg-
ious Associations-Old Age PEN
siOns to be Provided.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
A NEWSPAPER MAN
Occupied the Pulpit of n Milwaukee
Church. Yesterday

FHuTFU. TFNtFFHHNr
NILWA UKEE. Oct 28.-George F.
Gassie. a reporter on the staff OF one
of the Milwaukee daily newspapers. o.
cupied the pulpit Of Plymouth Congre-
gational church to-day and discussed
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

COLEMAN. JOHN. $500 Chapline Street.
LOGAN DRUG CO. cor. 10th & Main Sts.
And All First-Ciass Druggists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

We have few flies and drums left
which we will close out at special
prices this week.
T. w. BANNER & co. !
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

LONDON. October 29.--Dr. Morrison.
wiring to the Times from Pekin. under
date of October 26th. says.
1.-THE foreign ministers in conference
to-day, decided to add the names ot
Prince vi and Ying Mon to those Of
the seven officials whose execution
France has demanded.
1T is said that the commander Of
the allied troops at Pao Ting Flu has
arrested the provincial treasurer. who
was chiefly responsible for the Ils-
treatment Of the rescued missionaries,
Heavy Registration.
CLEVELAND. o.. October 2S.--The
registration in this city is SI.s71. gain
Of 9,79S over four years ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

years. The coroner is making a
searching investigation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29

Monday Night Club dance Pythian
Castle, Oct. 29th.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
Very Much Alike.

A good story is told Of the dean OF
Manchester, brother of Sir J. w. Mac
lure, NJ. F., relates London NJ. A. T.
Some time ago they were both at an
important meeting. One of the CON-
pany, approaching the dean, said, Il
think you and your brother are very
much alike not only in personal APP
pearance, but in other ways"
do your said the dean, who was a
great admirer Of his distinguished
brother. 81 am very pleased to hear
you say So But tell me In what other
ways you consider we are alike"
We'll" was the reply, there are on
ly two easy chairs In the room He
has one. and you have the other"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11

Julian Ralph's powers Of description
are quite extraordinary Though they
lead him at times into seeming eXtrav-
agance, yet they greatly enliven his
narrative. He advises the traveller in
South Africa TO take along fig leaf
for daytime costume and "A Laplanders
suit Of furs for night All kinds Of
weather, he says, are served ont during
each 81 hours. As for healthfulncss,
not even Colorado can compare with IT,
"To go to Colorado you must be mil
llonalre, with only one lung, and you
must keep your lung and part with
your million. But here the rule IS 10
come pennless, with no lungs. Thus
established you develop your lungs and
become millionaire" No wonder the
British thought South Africa worth
fighting for Chicago Times Herald.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
young warriors Record.

Captain Smedley D. Butler, U. 5. NJ.
c., who was wounded 1T the battle Of
Tien-tsln, was 10 years old on June 30,
but he has taken part In three wars.
He was second lieutenant Of marines
In the war against Spain, was made
first lieutenant in the service April Is,
1899, and commanded the marines on
board the Newark. He distinguished
himself fighting the guerrillas In the
Philippines. He was sent with other
marines against the Chinese at Ten
tsin and fell there with wound In
his thigh. He was promoted to a cap
iaincy a few days after he was wound
Qd
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
The Oldest and Best.

S. s. S. Is a combination OF roots
md herbs of great curative powers,
md when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first Dose
for S. S. S. is not only blood purlher,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood OF impure
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases OF a
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scroiula,
Rheumatism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
aud is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is a record TO be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
pondence Is larger than ever IN the
history Of the medicine. Many wrlle
to thank us for the great good 5. ). ).
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
alife-long study Of Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a speciality OF no one disease:
- We are doing great
~ A good to su fern G
- - u humanity through
AAAAour consulting de-
- ~ - partment, and invite
YOU to write us if you have any blood
or skin trouble. We make no charge
whatever for this service.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11

who Is a French Canadian, won % out
of Is seats in Quebec, the land Of the
French Canadians. In Cape Breton
the leader of the Conservatives, Sir
Charles Upper. was defeated, aud the
opposition Is thus without head Lau-
rler is yet a young man aud bids fair
to have as long a tenure Of office as
had The famous Sir John Macdonald.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
wales Large scotch Patrimony.

The Prince Of Wales draws consider
able revenue In the shape Of "feu du-
ties" from lands In Scotland, consist
ing partly of what was at one time
the patrimony Of the celebrated Bruce
family and partly Of the forfeited es-
tates Of Lords Boyd and the Lords Of
the Isles. These lands were In 1863
created into a permanent principally
for the benefit of the eldest son Of the
Scottish monarch, and this tenure gives
the prince his Scottish titles Of Prince
Of Scotland, Duke Of Rothesay, Earl Of
Carrick, Baron Of Renfrew and Lord Of
the Isles, and entities him TO vote at
elections Of representative peers.-Scot-
fish American.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
The GulIbert.

Nine. Yvette Guilbert, the well known
singer at Partisan cafes chantants, has
virtually retired from her profession
by medical order. The severe opera
ton which she underwent some months
ago was thoroughly successful, but
1t has left behind 1t a state Of Ian
guor and prostratlOn which will need
permanent care. The favorite song
stress hopes eventually to appear now
and then, but her past active career
cannot be resumed. Nine Yvette Is at
her pretty villa, near Vaux. with her
husband. NJ. Schiller.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-11
PEOPLE OF THE DAY.

Sir Wllfrld Laurlcr the premier OF
Canada. whose ministry has been up
held by an overwhelming majority, is
undoubtedly the most prominent figure
In the Canadian world Of politics. The
recent election was most bitterly con-
tested. and the Conservatives were de
featcd largely owing to their efforts to
stir ND racial and religious differences
In the Dominion. Premier Laurier,