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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
OIL OPERATIONS.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, June 4.-On the
Unlo side in the Graysville district,
Monroe county, Grace & Goldstein have
completed their No. 5 on the Daniel
Harmon, Jr., farm and have a show
for a ten-barrel pumper in the Keener
sand. In the Sand Hill district, Wash
ington county. the Oma Oil Co. has
completed its No. ) on the n. Thornilly
farm and has small pumper. In the
same district, Campbell G. Hyle have
completed No. on the J. E. Cain farm
and have a ten-barrel producer from
the Cow run sand. In the Macksburg
field, Merritt, Gessell e. Co. have com
pleted No. 5 on the VIM. Gessell farm
and have buster in the Cow run sand
In the Payne district. the Bergen Oil
Company has completed No. 3 on the
Bergen farm and Davis & Co. have
drilled in test on the Davis farm.
Both are showing for very light wells.
In the Lowell district. the Willis OF
Company has completed No. II on tic
Fred Bay farm and have buster.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
THREE PERSONS KILLED
N A PECULIAR Wreck.
A SWITCHING ENGINE, STANDING
UNATTENDED ON A SIDING,
SUDDENLY STARTED,
AND RAN INTO A TRAIN.
A YARD CONDUCTOR PLACED UNDER
ARREST, CHARGED WITH
STARTING 1T.

ATLANTA, Ga. June A switch
engine in the yards of the Southern
railway shops near the city limits,
dashed into passenger train as it was
passing to-day, killing three passen-
gers and injuring sixteen, three of them,
it is feared, fatally.
The dead:
Mrs. "A. A. Lennon, of MdDonough,
Ga.
Irma, 1O-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Lennon.
R. H. vickers, Flovilla, Ga.
The more seriously injured are:
Mrs. Julia Kersey, Atlanta. May die.
A. F. Bum, McDonough, Go. May
die
d. A. George, Rex, Ga.
Just beyond the Southern shops are
the coal chutes and all about these are
side-tracks. On one of these side tracks
and only few feet from the main
track, an engine was standing that had
only short time before been abandon
ed by it's engineer and fireman. AS the
train was passing the junction OF this
this track, the switch engine suddenly
dashed backward into the moving train.
The first class day coach was thrown
over on its side and partly demolish-
ed, the Pullman car Arcturus was
thrown from the track and one end
smashed into kindling wood while the
trucks were knocked from under the
combination smoker and passenger
coach.
Those killed were in the day coach.
Soon after the wreck It. B. Dunton,
an employee of the Southern railway,
was arrested on suspicion of having
run the wild engine into the swiftly
moving passenger train. Dunton de-
nies that he had anything to do with
the wreck and says he was not on the
engine. The Southern officials claim
that he was seen to get on the engine
and they say further that he had no
business there, as he is yard conduc-
tor. Dunton has several gashes in head
which ne admits receiving in the
wreck, but he maintaines that he was
| not on the engine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
INSANE ASYLUM BOARD
IN SESSION At WESTON.
DAWSON, ELLIOTT, SILMAN AND
OTHER REPUBLICAN BOSSES
ON THE GROUND.
KUNsT FOR SUPERINTENDENT.
GREAT EFFORTS TO PATCH Up PAST
TROUBLES FOR TIE SAKE
OF THE PARTY.
special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WESTON, w. Va, June 4.-The fol-
lowing gentlemen composing the new
hospital board are here and opened
their first meeting shortly after the
noon hour to-day: J. S. Vandervort, Of
Weston; c. A. Swearinger. of Parkers-
burg; Alex McVeigh Miller, Anderson;
Amos Bright, Sutton; B. w. Foster,
Huntington; r. S. Lowndes, Jr., Clarks-
burg, all Republicans. The Democrat
ic members are G.. H. MILAN, Worthing-
ton, and B. D. Gibson, Charles Town
Mr. Gibson and Mr.. Miller are the only
two members of the old board that were
reappointed.
Mr. Miller was chosen president of
the Board, and Chas. w. Moore, of
Clarksburg, secretary. After the or
ganization the first business that the
Board seemed to want to take up was
a new scale of wages, and in order to
familiarlze themselves with the differ
emit positions and the amount Of work
connected with each position, an adj
journment was taken at three o'clock
and a tour of the buildings and sur
roundings made. l have it upon good
authority that the election of officers
will be reached tomorrow and we be-
lieve it for Secretary of State Dawson,
the Hon. Cnas. Elliott, State
Treasurer Silman and Professor
Barnell are all here as they
say, in the interest of the party. l
hear on one side: 'You can just say
that DR.. Kunst will be the next super
intendent, that DR.. Fetty and possibly
Dr. Billiard, will have to go. Or.
Fetty's place will be filled by DR.. Geo.
Brown of Buckhannon, and DR.. Bull
lards place positively by Dr. ]. w. Nc
Coy, of Wheeling"
we also hear: 'If DR.. Stathers is
not candidate it will be clean sweep
for Dr.. KunSt."
1t is not known tonight whether DR..
Stathers will be a candidate or not.
There will be number of applicants
for the matron's place. Several are
here pressing their claim for the chief
engineers and other positions. DR.. w.
p. King and Dr. McCaully of Sutton,
have some strong following and will
file their applications for the position
of an assistant physician. There is
quite a bit of settling up and trying to
smooth over old scores for party har-
mony's sake, but the split is there and
it probably cannot be patched.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
"The number of gauge and weight
as follows.

The delegates of Cooper Lodge No.
10, Indiana, are willing to accept this
revision, but they have a recommended
ton they want inserted. They request
that all gauges worked on tin and
BLACK plate mills shall be identical
with United States standard weight and
guages and that no concession be grant
ed the manufacturers on the re-export
trade; that the turns shall be raised
and placed ready for shearing with no
more tnan 10 minutes delay, unless in
case of accident.
The delegates from Cambridge Lodge
No. 81, Ohio, desire inserted: That we
eliminate from the tin plate scale the
one-half per cent. deduction from 80
and 81 gauges.
That any iron or steel which is not
worked according to present tin plate
style and common custom or other
wise not doubled, such as "a gauge and
lighter. which is being sought to in
troduce by American Tin Plate Com
pany, shall be classed under sheet mill
rules and rates, or paid according to
addenda in scale"
These suggestions have been inserted
in the programme. but the feeling
seems to be that no changes will be
considered except in the foot notes and
there is where the delegates are trying
to straighten matters out
The screw boy has become a ques-
ticr in which many of the delegates
have become interested, and there is
some likelihood Of provisions being
made for him which will DE of material
change from the past The members
of the Lewis Avon Lodge No. "a, Ohio,
have presented this resolution. for the
benefit of the screw boy, and there is
some chance of adoption:
Resolved, That. We adopt this scale
of prices for the screw boy: q and %
gauges, 80 cents per ton, 2,240 pounds;
% and 80 gauges, "a cents per ton,
2.2t0 pounds; 81 gauge, Sc cents per ton,
2,240 pounds; 80 gauge, 50 cents per
ton. 2.24O pounds; 80 gauge, 90 cents
per ton, 2.240 pounds.
And that the company deduct Is
cents ton from the roller and doub-
ler's money and add it to the above
prices, and pay the whole to the screw
boy from the office.
Another resolution is that the price
for helping and doubling he not less
than 1925 per turn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
THE COLONIAL STEEL co.
Organized to Build the Finest Cru
chile Steel Plant in the World.

Organized to Build the Finest Cruz
chile Steel Plant in the World.
PITTSBURG, Pa, June 4-The Co.
lonial Steel Company, which is to erect
plant at Monaco, Beaver county at an
initial cost of about $1,000 900 was or
ganized here to-day.
These officers and directors were
elected:
James w. Brown, president; George
A. Howe, first vice president; T. H.
Childs, second vice president and gem
eral manager; Charles N. Brown. sec
rotary
About January 1. 1902. the company
expects to have in operation one of the
finest crucible steel plants in the coun-
try with an annual output of $4,000
tons. and employing between 600 and
zoo men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
A LITTLE MORE DEFINITE
Ii Dixon's Report of the Recent hat
tie Between Boers and Britons.

Ii Dfxon's Report of the Recent hat
tie Between Boers and Britons.
LONDON, June 4.--Lord Kitchener
in despatch from Pretoria, dated june
4, says:
"Dixon's report (of the fighting at
Vlakfontein, forty miles from johann
nesburg May 29) just received On our
side ,45 men, with seven guns. were
engaged. The force was returning to
camp at Vlakfontein when the enemy
under cover Of veldt fire, rushed the
rear guard. consisting OF two guns OF
the Twenty eighth battery and 800 men
of the Derbyshires and Yeomanry.
They temporarily captured the two
guns. When the remainder OF the
force came into action the Beers wera
driven of and the guns recaptured."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
WHEELING W. VA WEDNESDAY, JUNE $ 1901.
TIN PLATE SCALE WILL
BRING OUT DISCUSSION.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS
HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO THE
COMMITTEE.
CHANGE FOR THE SCREW BOYS.
WORKERS WANT TURN LIMIT BAS-
ED ON THE GROSS CHARGING
WEIGHT.

MILWAUKEE,, June 4.-Dissatisfac-
ton over several clauses in the work.
ing rules checked progress to-day with
the remainder of the wage committees
report before the Amalgamated Asso-
citation. After appointing conference
committees, the convention took re-
cess.
When the tin plate scale comes before
the delegates to the Milwaukee conven-
ton of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, there
is liable to be some excitement, as sew
eral of the delegates have been instruct
ed to demand that certain changes be
made in the limit of a turns work.
The leaders for the change are from
West Virginia. The scale will proba-
bly, come before the convention to-
morrow, when the delegates will pre-
sent their demands.
There are number Of delegates who
desire to have limit of turns work
changed. The delegates leading this
issue are those who represent Crescent
Lodge No. s, West Virginia Previous
to the opening of the convention the
members of the local instructed the
delegates that the limit of the output
on tin mills be based on gross of
charging weight, and the following be
substituted in the scale in place of the
present system, and that there be al
lowed a deviation of Is pounds on q
gauge and lighter and so pounds on 26
gauge and heavier. Foot note No. 2
after limit of output to remain as at
present
Thn I<,,, - ;c.l,t &c
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
TAKEN TO PITTSBURG.

BENJAMIN Fetty. In Danger of
Lynehing. Moved Safely Out of
Harms Way.
PITTSBURi, Pa, June BENJAMIN
Fetty. who narrowly escaped lynching
at the hands of an infuriated mob at
MoKeesport, Pa, yesterday and last
night for an alleged assault on the f.
year-old daughter of Thomas Sullivan,
was brought to this city at an early
hour this morning and placed in the
county jail. Mayor Black learned that
secret meetings to arrange for another
onslaught on the jail, we're being held,
and taking advantage OF the temporary
quiet that reigned. had the prisoner re-
moved to this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
BURNED UP THE TRAIN.

PTTTSBURG. Pa. June 4.--Passen-
ger train No. log. on the Panhandle
railroad, known as the Carnegie accom-
mediation. ran into tank car full OF
oil in the Try street tunnel late last
night. The oil Immediately ignited
and the passenger train was complete
~ destroyed. Fortunately there were
only nine passengers aboard, seven OF
them railroaders. and all made their
escape by making hasty retreat from
the rear end Of the tunnel. One person,
William J. Reese. telegraph operator,
was slightly hurt The accident was
caused By mistake in signal The
loss to he railroad company will
amount 70 many thousands a dollars.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
COAL AND COKE COMBINE.
Plants Along the kanawha a. Mich-
igan Railroad TO Form n Big Com-

Plants Along the kanawha a. Mich
iSan Railroad TO Form n Big Conn
pany.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June A spec
ial from Charleston, w. Va, states that
a movement Is on foot in the Kanawha
nd New River districts to combine the
coal and coke companies along the
kanawha Il Michigan railroad Thir-
teen companies with combined daily
output of $3.50 tons of coal and 420
tone of coke, have already signified
their willingness to poin. Options have
also been secured on the mines along
the Ohio Central and Hooking Valley
roads. The combination is being form
ed by ]. II. Winder, OF Columbus, Ohio,
and it is said that j. p. Morgan Is be-
hind the deal. The purpose of the COM
bination is to reduce expenses and
avoid disastrous rate cutting. BY means
of the Morgan roads the promoters will
be able to reach tide water with their
products to compete for foreign ship
ments. Several companies have refused
to join and say they will fight the COM
bination.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
WHEN HOUR F MEDICINES,
AMERICA WILL give HELP.
ANDREW CARNEGIE SPEAKS OF
THE FRIENDSHIP OF ENGLISH
SPEAKING PEOPLES.
ENGLAND WILL BE ATTACKED
BY CONTINENTAL POWERS, But
THE UNITED STATES WILL
THEN SAY GLANDS OFF,

LONDON, June 4.-'sMark my word"
said Mr.. Andrew Carnegie tonight to
a representative of the Associated Press.
'the time is coming when the conti-
mental powers will combine to smash
up this little island of Great Britain.
When that happens she will have to
turn to the United States for help.
Il feel certain it will not be refused.
The United States will step in and say
Don't They will act just as Great
Britain did in the Spanish-American
war. What she did then was great and
it is not half REALIZED yet"
When Mr.. Carnegie gave utterance to
these sentences, he was in the Lang
ham hotel, London. where he had arriv-
ed from Scotland for the Chamber of
Commerce gatherings ntil then he had
steadfastly refused to be interviewed.
Resuming the topic of Anglo Ameri-
can relations, Mr.. Carnegie said:
Il believe in the community of the
English speaking races, by which l
mean that the Americans and the Brit
ish are now closer than ever before.
Could you get a better instance than
the visit of the delegates of the New
York Chamber of Commerce to Windsor
last Saturday? l suggested it and King
Edward took up the idea thoroughly.
1t was a fitting commencement of the
new reign.
Il know how deeply interested King
Edward is in the United States. | have
known this since the time years ago,
when l drove him on locomotive in
the United States which, by the way, he
dia not forget when we met under diff
ferent conditions.
The idea that the visit of our dele
gates to Widsor can be in any way con-
strued as King Edwards recognition of
American commercial superiority, is
all nonsense. The king is full of tact
and of friendship for our country"
do you think" Mr.. Carnegie was
asked, that British enterprise can be
S Sufficiently stimulated to meet Amer
lean competitions"
"Oh, they can't compete with u.s. re-
piled Mr. Carnegie with a smile.
Would you advise the British peo-
pie to place their faith, in combina-
tions?' said the interviewer.
I'm out of business" responded Mr..
Carnegie, land / know nothing about
combinations
When questioned regarding his recent
gift to the universities Of Scotland. he
said:
Everything will be settled shortly
in way satisfactory to both sides. The
high Scotch officials and myself are still
having conferences to arrange mat
ters."
When asked if he contemplated fur
ther gifts, he replied in the negative.
adding:
Il have quite enough on my hands
for the present. When this matter has
been settled there will be time enough
to think of something else
Mr.. Carnegie looks well and Is great
ly pleased at the reception given to the
delegates of the New York Chamber of
Commerce.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
DEAD BODY FOUND.
pecial to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, June A.
The badly decomposed body of a man
was found this afternoon on log raft
lying in the Little Kanawha river sew
eral miles above town The man had
evidently been caught between two
logs and had either drowned while I'M
able to get out of his position or had
been imprisoned there till he died.
Whether he was lumber man from
above or whether he was some one
from around here could not be told. It
is suspected that the body was that Of
Frank Carrier, who disappeared several
weeks ago while under bond to appear
for trial for stealing logs, and was sup
posed 70 have jumped bis bond
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
TWO CASUALTIES.

Workman's Arm Ground Of-ShOot-
ing Afray-Prominent Man Dead.
Special to the Register
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, June A
George Prewett, of Central City has
his right arm ground off to the elbow
while at work in planning mill this
afternoon.
Samuel Groves was shot by Dan Hen
derson. during the progress of a crap
game here. Groves will recover. Both
are colored. Henderson stood a police
man at bay with Winchester rifle for
some time before surrendering
Capt W. A. Kinneard, of this city
died at the Spencer asylum to-day. He
was at one time a passenger conductor
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
THE BINGHAM STATUE.

Special TO the Register.
CADIZ. o., June 4.-The committee
in charge OF the Bingham statue mon
ument have awarded the contract for
furnishing the statue TO the firm OF
Evans & Stevenson, OF this city. Quite
a large sum has been contributed and
the statue which will be unveiled in
September. with elaborate ceremonies,
il to be semi-heroic in size and viii be
placed over the entrance Of the court
house. with the right arm erect, and the
LETT holding the Fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution. The statue
Niu y one q tbe nneGt = Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
CONSERVATIVES WON.

DETROIT, June AT a meeting
early to-day the 800 members OF the
local street railway mems union de-
eided to withdraw their demands for an
increase of two cents per hour. and
az-hour day instead Of 1914. which were
refused by the United Railway Com
pany. An element in the meeting IA
vored striking TO enforce them. but the
conservatives prevailed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
TROUBLE WITH INDIANS.

, CHEYENNE, wyo.. June "A tele-
gram from Fort Wasakie says the
Arapahoe indians, who recently defied
the Indian agent, are arming
An unknown sheep herder was shot
down by Indians yesterday. forty miles
north OF Fort Washakie. No details OF
the killing have been learned.
1t is feared the trouble can only bs
settled by government troops.
Settlers in the Lander Valley are
arming and many families are MOVING
to the towns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
HOME TALENT SUSPECTED.

Special to the Register
CALDWELL, o., June AT Fulda.
east of here, the postoffice was entered
by burglars last night and about If
teen dollars stolen. A safe was blown
and thirty-five dollars secured which
belonged to A. C. Archer, a merchant,
located in the same room G. c. Ehler-
mans general merchandise store was
also burglarized and a small amount of
money stolen. There is no clue but
home talent is suspected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
THE CARGO MELTED.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June A.
The British steamship Renald, from
Trinidad for New York, and which
cargo of asphalt melted, and caused the
ship to list so badly that she anchored
on here yesterday, sank early this
morning of shore about mile from
Youngs pier. The ship lies easy in six
fathoms of water. Her crew came
ashore in row boats. An immense
crowd OF summer visitors is gathered
along the boardwalk viewing the unus-
ual spectacle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
WEIRTH NOT THE MAN.
Mrs. Lee DrummOnd Refuses to Fast
en- Horrible Crime Upon the
Suspect,

Special to the Register
. CLARKSBURG, w. Va, June A.
The German, Karl Weirah, was brought
to this city from Parkersiburg to-day 10
be identified as the man who outraged
Mrs. Lee Drummond. When seen ait
the jail she was positive in her declara-
ton that he was not the man. He was
released.
The feeling has begun to quiet down,
and while the friends of the ravished
woman have not given up the hunt
they begin to feel discouraged at the
prospects. Evidently the man who did
commit the heininous offense has long
since got far beyond reach. Weirth's
arrest was the fourth and in each case
she refused to fasten the charge on
either man.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
MAY ADD NEW TRAIN.

Special to the Register
PARKE3SBURG. w. Va. June A.
Il is rumored that the Pennsylvania.
now that it has acquired control Of
the Baltimore & Ohio road, will put on
through train from here to Cleveland.
Ohio, running over the B. & o. from
here to Marietta and thence over the
PENNSYLVANIA lines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
FAILED TO ELECT.

Special to the Register.
TORONTO, O.. June 4.-The Board
Of Education after an extended session
last night failed to elect superintend-
ent.
s. A. Harbourt, the present incum-
bent, received three votes. Abram
Groves, former superintendent, one,
and L. M. Lumley, of Hickman, KY,
two votes. Four votes are necessary
to elect. The board adjourned to meet
again Wednesday night, when the
matter will again be taken up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
HOME FOR INCURABLES.
Board of Directors Organized-Dr.
Guthrie Made President of the
HOmp.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, June A.
The new board of directors for the
Home of Incurables held their first
meeting here to-day, the following
members being present.
G. E. Rudesill, of Charleston; O. w.
Hartman, of Tyler; DR.. Holroyd, of
Athens: James S. Laking, Terra Alta;
Lewis c. Queen, of Wayne, and John A.
Jones, of Huntington.
The board organized by electing c. E.
Rudesill chairman, and John A. Jones
treasurer. At this evenings session
Dr. Iu hrle, OF tbs Spencer lnsanoe Asy-
lum, was selected as president of the
home The only other applicant was
Mrs. Mary Jackson Ruffner, of Charles
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
WILL ISSUE BONDS.

Special to Che Register
HARRISBURG. w. Va. June e.
The proposition 10 bond the city for
forty thousand dollars for paving and
sewerage, was submitted at a special
election held to-day. and carried by a
handsome majority.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
CONDUCTOR FATALLY HURT.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, June A.
Capt. w. O. Franklin, a Norfolk and
Western railroad conductor, stepped
from his train at Kenova this after
noon directly in front Of train pass
ing on an opposite track. He was hurl~
ed into the air, and when picked up
was unconscious. His skull is fractur-
ed, and there are but little hopes OF re-
covery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
GRAIN BELT BURNING.

LC5BANoS. Gala. June 4-Destrue-
tive fires are raging in the grain belt.
eighteen miles southwest OF Losbanos.
Ii is estimated that 10000 acres Of
grain and fodder lands already have
been burned over.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
OIL Quotations.

Oil CITY, Pa. June 4.--Credit bal
ances $1.05: certificates. no bid. Ship
ments 100,576: average 1882 Runs
81 .04S; average 1888.
NEW YORK, June 4.-Standard Oil
s190G795.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-05
M'KINLEY's PHOTOGRAPH
With His Signature Presented tt
King Oscar, of sweden.

STOCKHOLM, June 4.--The United
States minister here, w. w. Thomas,
at a special audience of King Oscar,
at the palace, to-day presented his
majesty with signed photograph OF
President Mckinley.