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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
Daniel Spencer shot and Killed by
His anc sister-Spencer Bln m

Special TO the Register.
PARKER5BURG, w. Va, June a.
While visiting his sweetheart and talk
ing over with her the arrangements for
their wedding, which was soon to have
occurred, Daniel Spencer was fatally
shot yesterday afternoon by the sister
OF his sweetheart. He was spending
Sunday with Miss Martha Archer at
her home, five miles from here, and had
showed the family a new revolver
which he had just bought. He took all
the cartridges out. as he supposed. and
when Miss Della Archer picked the re-
volver up. he was not alarmed. But one
cartridge had remained In the chamber.
and in handling 1t, the gun went Oh. the
ball passing through Spencer's bowels.
lie staggered across the room, and said
I'm done for, but IL was no your
fault, Della" He lived till midnight.
Wien he died in the arms Of his bride
to be. The coroner decided that an In
quest was not necessary.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
THE MACHINERY STARTED.
The Pan-American Exposition Get
ting Well Under Way at Last.

The Pan-American Exposition Get
ting Well Under Way at Last.
BUFFALO, n. Y, June 3.-The dis
t~inctive feature at the exposition to-day
was the general beginning of active op-
erations in practically all the exhibits
where power is used. The shoemakers.
the government engravers and printers,
the looms. the lathes. engines and mo-
tors ana other machinery and manufact-
urers statred work.
The weather to-day was a decided i'm
provement over that of any day for a
week, but it still remains cool.
Three hundred Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, membersr of Maslem Temple Of
Detroit, arrived in the city this after
noon.
To-morrow's feature will be the real
opening of the Stadium. The splendid
carnival of athletics will begin at 2..30
0 clock in the great arena.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
PITTS TRIAL BEGUN.

He Is Charged with improperly Pur-
chasing government Stores.
MANILA, June mime companies
OF the Ninth regiment have arrived here
on the transport Indiana, from China.
The trial of Harold VI. Pitt. manager
OF Evans & Co.. government eontrae-
tors, charged with improperly purchas-
ing government stores. has begun.
Captain Frederick J. Barrows and
Lieut.. Frederick Boyer. recently con-
vieted OF being implicated in the COM
'missary scandals. have testified for the
prosecution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
DENIES THE P O

CLEVELAND. O., June 3.-Com-
mander Booth Tucker, of the Salvation
Army, declared to-day that there was
nc truth in the report to the effect that
negotiations are in progress looking to
the amalgamation of the Volunteers of
America and the Salvation Army.
please say to the Associated Press"
he continued. that there is absolutely
no proposal, either secret or otherwise.
mentS."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04

Special to the Register.
PARKSRSBURG, w. Va. June d.
In spite OF all the efforts to prevent
the spread of the disease. smallpox has
broken out in several more places here.
A son of Capt. J.. X. Nehen broke out
last evening. and Is guaranteed. A
clerk in the Ohio River freight depot
named Logsdon has broken out, and
n or two other persons are suspected
OF having the disease. Great care il
being taken 10 stamp Il out.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
WAS BEATEN OFF.

WILLOWMIRE, Cape Colony, June 2.
@Commandant Sleeper. with 700 men,
attacked Willowmore yesterday (Sat-
urday), but was beaten off after nine
hours fighting.
LONDON, June 3.-The war Office
made the following announcement to-
day:
"All information received from Lord
Kitchener respecting recent engage
ments in South Africa has been COM
municated to the public"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
I~NCENDIARY FIRES.

MCONNELLSVILLE. O.. June s.
Several fires, believed to have been
started by incendiaries, broke out at
different points of the business section
during the night. A livery stable. Por-
tersius storage building and other
structures adjoining the latter were de-
StrOyed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
Won WALDERSEE
Leaves Pekin Amidst booming Cam
non and Playing Bands.

Leaves Pekin Amidst Booming Can
non and Playing Bands.
PEKIN, June 3.-The departure OF
Field Marshal Won Waldersee from
military display and the allied troops,
the booming of artillery and the play
ing of bands. The entire diplomatic
body escorted the field marshal to the
depot.
Won ROUGH. the aide de camp and
nephew of Count Won Waldersee. will
remain here to escort Prince Chun, the
emperor's brother. to Berlin. where he
will formally apologize on behalf of
China for the murder OF Baron Won
Ketteler.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
TROOPS
Engage in a Bloody mt
Tien Tsin-Germans md French
Against English.

n
TEN TSIN, June 3.-There was a
serious ARRAY yesterday between inter-
national corps. Some British fusiliers
who were acting as police here, sought
to prevent French soldiers from house
breaking, when they we're attacked with
bayonets and bricks. The fusiliers In
self-defence, fired in the air. This
brought a number of Germans to the
aid Of the Frenchmen. They numbered
together two hundred men. Five fusii-
iers fired again, killing a Frenchman
and wounding three others. In subse-
quent fighting, four fusiliers, five Ger
mans and one Japanese were wounded.
The arrival of a German officer and a
strong guard ended the fray.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED
For the Great Hundred-MileSteam-
BOAT Race on Lake Erie.

CLEVELAND. o., June 3.-The weather
bureau predicts favorable conditions for
the 10l-miles boat race tomorrow between
the fast mail liners City of Erie, of this
city, and the Tashmoo, of Detroit. Many
visitors from various ports have already
arrived to witness the start of the boats.
Practically every vessel in the harbor has
been engaged to take out excursionists to
view the race, which will undoubtedly be
the most interesting ever seen on fresh
water. Wagers to the extent Of many
thousands Of dollars nave been made on
the result of the contest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
DROPPED DEAD.

Special to the Register.
EAST LIVERPOOL. O., June a.
Chas. Brenneman, aged 6S. dropped dead
while at work on his farm east of Con-
&C. w. Va. he had been Ill for some
time and this was his nrst attempt to
work for months. He was an infuen-
tial citizen. A wife and ten children
survive him. n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
SOLDIERS HOME E N

ATLANTA, Ca, June 3.-The Confed-
crate soldiers home a State institution
for INDECENT veterans. was opened to-
day. Owing to the public observance of
the anniversary of the birth of 'efferson
Davis, the crowds witnessing the open
lug exercises were large
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
INJUNCTION

Special to tine Register.
PARKERSBuRG. ". Va, June s.
In the United States Court to-day. in
the case OF Albert NJ. Fuller against
Reuben DAWSON and others, a tempor-
airy injunction was awarded by Judge
Jackson restraining the defendants from
interfering in any way with a tract of
1772 acres in Taylor county, and setting
June IL for the hearing of the case.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
WAGES ADVANCED.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 3.-The Ma
tional Tube Company Of the U. S. Steel
corporation to-day voluntarily advanced
the wages of all the 425 workers in the
Youngstown plant. averaging tn cents
per day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
RETURNING 10

DENVER, Col, June 3.-Hon. John
D. Long. secretary Of the navy. passed
through Denver en- route to Washing
ton after 4 visit Of about two weeks
with his family. nov stopping at Colo
RADIO 6prinxA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
TUNNEL MEN AT WORK.

NEW YORK June 3.-All along the
rapid transit tunnel line the work was
carried on to-day with what was prac-
ticaly a full force. A vast number OF
strikers went back to work Saturday.
although the strike had not been called
off officially.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
FOUND $1,000.
to Have Been STOLEN from
the Mineral Point Bank.

the Mineral Point Bank.
MINERAL POINT. Wis. June g.
Burglar tools, a quantity of nitro-gly-
cerine and 1000 we're found to-day un-
der a sidewalk in this city. The money
recovered undoubtedly is a portion of
the $50, 000 stolen from the vaults of the
First National Bank of Mineral Point,
which was looted last week.
Sheriff JeIleff, who is held on suspi-
'cion of connection with the robbery.
formerly lodged near the place where
the loot was secreted.
Later another package of 81, 900 was
found under the same sidewalk.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
MURDER TRIAL @ o
to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKER9BURG. w. Va. June -
The trial Of James X. Chaddock, charg.
ed with the murder OF his son, vaa
begun to-day in the criminal court
Chaddock, It Is charged, killed his son
while they we're returning home to-
gether from town IN night
several motions TO quash the forgery
indictments against A. T. Barrett.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
ARBUCKLES ADVANCE SUGAR.

NEW YORK, June 3-Arbuckle Bros.
have advanced Al grades OF refined
sugars ten points- This is st,lI nve
points under the prices Of the American
SUGAR Refining Conpany.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04

BUFFALO, n. r, June 5.-Captain
Richmond r. Hobson to-day rscetvsd .
Telegram from Greensboro. Ala. statne
that his fafhher. Judge Janes Hobson
- died very suddenly = - rlaee
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
d

SAN FRANCISCO June s.-The For
ty-afth' infantry, U. s. ". were muster
ed out Of the service at the Preside to-
dag.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04
WITHOUT

Report of al Alliance between the
German Emperor and the Dutch
Queen Denied.
BERLIN, June 3.-From an official
source it was ascertained to-day by a
representative of the Associated Press
that the statement published by foreign
journals that Emperor William and
Queen Wilhelmina have agreed upon a
convention whereby Germany assumes
return for certain commercial advant-
ages is absolutely without foundation.
Queen Wilhelmina's visit to the EN-
peror was wholly devoid of political sig
nificance.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-04

jamestown Threatened.
CAPE TOWN, June 3.-Jamestown is
threatened by Pouches commando.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
A NOVEL BANKING SCHEME.

Mr. John Schuette, a Wisconsin banker,
has recently published a communication
Hin the Milwaukee Sentinel, in which he
dissents. from the views of Secretary Gage
on the subject of asset bank circulation.
He says that the national bank system
is all right, and that there is no need for
further safeguards around notes issued
by such banks. But he thinks that some
thing should be done to secure bank de-
posits arguing that panics are wholly
due to loss of confidence. Depositors rush
to the banks, says he, and demand their
money because they fear that if they do
not the banks will fail and they will lose
all. His proposition, therefore, is Ito go
to the root of the evil and create a safe
ty fund for depositors by taxing deposit
tors at the rate Of 81 per $1,000. He says
that experience has shown that this tax
would more than cover the losses by fail
ure of banks, and thinks that this fund
would secure deposits, as circulation is
now secured. and that if deposits We're
secured we should not know what a bank
run was. except from history.
This is an interesting suggestion, but
we wonder if it has occurred to Mr..
Schuette that such a system would pos
sibly put a premium upon reckless, not
to say dishonest, banking. If bankers
knew that under this guarantee fund their
depositors were safe, no matter what
should happen to the bank, some bankers
might take larger risks than prudence
would justify, and dishonest bankers
might purposely wreck the bank for the
profit that they would get Taking this
view of the subject, it is quite apparent
that tax of 81 on the $1,000 would be a
sufficient guarantee to depostors.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
Christmas Giving.

Under the heading Christmas Mis-
takes" an exchange has such q timely
and sensible article that we reproduce
part of it for the readers of The Times:
The odious idea of returning or ex-
changing presents has somehow crept
in. and has been like a trail of the ser
pent leaving its mark on the Christmas
idea
Naturally, those who give in quantities
and to a multitude are bound to make
some gifts of a most perfunctory char
acter and what can tie more aggravatins
than to spend vitality and time-leavInG
money out OF the question-upon getting
gifts for people of whom we know little
for whom we may care even less?
Under such conditions, it would require
superhuman virtue to resist the tempta
ton to get rid Of the obligation in the
cheapest and quickest way, and when
this point is reached we have really gone
to the antipodes Of the original ideal,
and cannot sink much lower unless it be
to that limbo where dwell % few sordid
souls who say to themselves: Il give
that may get
A practical suggestion to relieve this
strain would be in the line of a resolution
to restore to Christmas ITS character as
a family festival.
Give what you ENJOY giving, ana ENJOY
seeing enjoyed to members of your own
household, and then let the children-your
own and other people's-absorb all the
money and time you can spare.
Your adult friends can be remembered
on birthdays and anniversaries of various
sorts, and as no one set is all born or
all married on a given day your shopping
fatigue will never reach the point it does
on the 24th Of December With these
gifts one drops evesy sense oe their be-
ing perfunctory and you can give gladly
and generously.
But if you are going to give presents
even to the family only. do begin your
shopping early enough to allow you to
give thought to the purchases you make.
Do not follow the example of certain
wealthy friend, who tH1ys all through the
year any 'article of bisotry and virtue,
which happens to take mis- fancy. ana
then, few days before Christmas, ne
spreads them ali out in a large room and
nIaces a ticket on each. indicating the
RECEIVERS name and address.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
A4correspondent's View.

Editor of Tho Times:
Sir,-Pray accept warm thanks for your
admirable articles on Pension Grabbing
in Virginia. Around one breakfast ia DIE.
and, I trust, in the great majority OIL
such groups, there was hearty response
of '.excellent!' to every line, which SO
Temporarily, SO sensibly and SO Worthiiy
expresses the sentiments Of those VINO
are proud Of the good name or Virginia
and who reverence the men ana women
of .61-'65 Where will this reverence Dc
found after political aims shall nave pc
gun to use it and material considerations
to exploit it?
s5It is greatly to be hoped that our rep
resenta tiyes in the Legislature will be rep
sresentatfve enough of the old feeling OF
the old State to apply In time q stopPase
or at least a check on the proposed ne"
legislation; and, further. that tnere MAJ
be influence enough emanatlag from our
5people and guided by such healthy ana
wise newspapers as The Times to check
all movements of an analogous KIND.
One such movement must painfully aftect
all those who saw at Appomattox Court
rouse the burial of the Confederate cause.
IF is s. a. proposaI made to Congress oy a
yirginian to turn that sacred SPOIL INTO
a pleasure ground, this being Vlrtually
and practically. if not Intentionally Gas
I am glad to helieve), the meaning OF the
A ylRGINlAN.
Richmond Va. Dec. 10th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
Richmond, Va, Dec. 10th.
At the Riiou.

Immense audiences are gathering at the
sBijou this week, and the matinee anu
night performances to-day Will no DOUBT
eclipse the attendance record for a day
A !: the playhouse made So popular by the
able management of Jake Wells.
The attraction this week is Fiddle
Dee Dee" the Weber and Fields sue
cess, and a mere thoroughly delightful
entertainment has never been seen IN
Richmond The merry musical-vaudevillc
entertainment has made a hit second to
none in the history of the playhouse.
There are pretty girls. clever comedians,
elegant scenic effects, and comedy that
is wholesome and pure. and free from
anything that is Objectionable.
AS there is a great demand for seats
for the entire week, Mr.. Wells has about
decided to put on an extra ma tinee Fri
day.
In word, the show is one of the very
best ever seen in Richmond, at any price
or at any theatre.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
SHOULD BE REMEDIED.
A Letter from Mr.. cullingworth on Important
Matter

n LSttEE HUN VA. SuthhkWoAeu W hhiPoI' oub
Matter.
Editor of the Times:
Sir,-The enclosed extract from your
issue Of to-day touches upon a source
of great danger and distress to the manu-
facturers in the lower part of our city.
and I endorse it's import heartily. Dur
ing the fire yesterday, to which it refers,
the water supply at my actory, corner
of Twenty-sixth and Main Streets, was
entirely cut off, leaving me perfectly
helpless with a large force of hands
and bulk of work of an urgent nature
at a stand-still.
Even worse than this, a few days ago,
when there was no fire raging anywhere,
the water supply at midday was SO near
ly exhausted that / had to suspend OPP
erations in some parts Of my factory,
and some OF my neighbors lad actually
to draw their fires to prevent danger
and trouble from their boilers.
On no day in the year can get a sup
ply OF water in the upper stories of my
factory having each day to carry this
supply from the second floor to the
fourth floor. All of this retards the prog
ress of. my business and entails extra
expense. This condition elbows serious
fault somewhere. and your editorial is
altogether timely in drawing ATTENTION
theratos This fault should be re,nedie6
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
ANTITRUST LAWS IN THE SOUTH.

The Louisiana Legislature has been
trying its hand on insurance companies
doing business in that State, and has dis
trcssed them with all sorts of restrictive
legislation. AS Il result a number of COM
panies have withdrawn from the State
end decline to write insurance there.
But, while the companies have suffered.
says a New Orleans correspondent, their
customers have suffered still more. He
tells us that merchants and business men
find that they are left without sufficien.
insurance. In the city Of New Orleans
the shortage is SO great that the big
wholesale and retail merchants are in Il
dilemma. They are complaining loudly
and are organizing to go before the Leg
islature and ask for the repeal of the
present law The distress extends beyond
the cities and the sugar planters and
it practically impossible to insure their
sugar houses and cotton gins. and they.
too. are complaining.
Instead of increasing our business, as
goods dealer is quoted as having said,
I'VE are forced to reduce it. We cannot
get anywhere the Insurance that we want
and we are compelled in consequence to
reduce our business simply because We
cannot afford to carry such a heavy risk.
/ have talked to 4 number of the whole
| sale people. and they tell me that that is
their experience, also"
These laws were enacted at the in
stance OF country members of the Legis.
| lature, who are on principle opposed to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
CURRENT TOPICS.

The Stanton News also protests
against pension grabbing. It says:
Are we to have a pension orgie in Vir-
sinia like that we have seen at Washing
ton for SO many years, only on smaller
scale? The proceedings in the State SEN
ate at Richmond on Tuesday look like it.
Without considering and maturing a PEN
sion bill and giving substantial reason for
so radical a departure, the Senate insisted
on committing the Legislature to an APP
preparation of $4,000 a year to ps>asion
ex-Confederate soldiers. This is most
unheard of proceeding, calculated to
shake confidence in the financial stability
of the State. Start this thing by such
leaps and bounds, and no telling where it
will stop. The Parks bill at the last
session was a most absurd bill, and is a
fiat failure All it did was to encourage
people to look to the State treasury tor
further favor::, and now we see the first
result.
Geo1g started out with a s5O0(0 appro
priation, ara now it is 1000, and the
clamor is Y-.cater than ever, growing by
what it feeds on, just as in the case OF
tic United States Government, until con-
SO ,ative m,E in Gcc:r are alarmed
II has bec., the boast of the South that
her brave soldiers are not nlendlcants,
and they are not. They stand up like
men and take their places in the battle
Of life as other men. They are not to be
pauperized Ey this insidous system. They
are not suffering and are not dependent
on charity The people of Augusta county
and Staunton look after their veterans
who become helpless, and We do not be-
lieve they are encouraging this wholesale
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assault on the treasury or will approve
it, 1t is time for the people to speak out
and let the Legislature know how they
stand on this question.
The Charlotte Observer is not disposed
to let merit hide it's light under bushel.
It says:
Our distinguished former fellow7citizcn.
Rev Tommy Dixon, of whom too little
has been heard of late. has gone into
literature. He has written q 1avel. "The
1enpards Spots: a Romance of the
White Mans Burdens wll;cn Doubleday.
Page &: Co, of New York VIII publish
II February. 1t is a story of reconstruct
ton and the prospectus says 'it presents
the race problem from the Southern
white mans point of view, and is tho
the South" We can we'll believe it. Rev.
has ever put his head to--.notably as a
PREACHER and lecturer. When he was
preaching in New York Charlotte man
plate came around at the conclusion OF
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