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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
A MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Over a Hundred Members Were Pres
ent-Ofhcers Elected.

ent-OfhcerS Elected.
Special to the Register.
GRAFTON, W. Va, May 24.-The
State Medical Association concluded a
three days session to-day. There were
over one hundred members present
from all parts of the State, representing
every county. Twenty-six new mem
bers were added to the rolls. Quite a
number OF interesting papers were
read during the session. Among those
papers that attracted special attention
were Some Suggestions for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis from Personal
Observation" DIR. c. F. Ulrich, Wheel
ing; Clinical Notes anG Comments"
DR.. w. w. Golden, of Elkins; Drs. w.
s. Magill, of Morgantown; C. c. Hers
man, Pittsburg; Frank Hupp, Wheel
ing; c. n. Brown, Webster; w. f..
Moore, Huntington: w. NJ. Beach,
Pittsburg; w. L. Stathers, Weston: A.
B. Stout, Parkersburg: A. H. Tnayer.
Grafton and others read important ma
pers. During the discussions the han
was well filled with citizens of the
town. Especially VAS this the case on
thursday, when the smallpox subjects
were under discussion. These addresses
We're able and well received. Parksrs-
burg was selected as the next place
OF meeting. Following are the officers
Tor the ensuing year: President. G. A..
Aschman, Wheeling; vice presidents,
LIST district, c. S. Amos, Lumberport:
Ind district, 0. H. Hoffman, Thomas;
3rd district. A. G. Stanton, Charleston:
4th district, Rolla Camden. Parkers-
burg; secretary, w. w. Golden, Ell
klns; treasurer, Alonzo Andrews. Mar
tinsburg; Board of Censors. C. S. Hoff-
man. D.. F. Morgan. l.. D. Wilson. H.
b. Stout, c. A. Wingerter, j. W. Nc
Donald and R. -. Powell.
On Thursday evening the Associa-
t1on was b~anquetted at the Grafton Ho-
tel. The dining room was tastefully
decorated and the tables were laden
with all the delicacies of the season,
including NUNS Extra Dry" One
hundred and twenty-five guests were
present. r. H. Powell. OF this place,
acted as POSTMASTER, who in his adj
dress in introducing the first speaker,
DR.. c. F. Nlrich, of Wheeling, was
loudly ~applauded. DR.. Ulrich respond
ed to the Medical Profession" His
address was well received and timely.
~ L budIu spohc beautifully III De-
half OF the press. Judge John H. Holt,
OF Grafton, spoke at length for the
judiciary. While Rev. Hopkins. of the
Lutheran chruch. most ably presented
the claims of the ministry, DR.. Chas.
A. Wingerter, OF Wheeling, then n
tertained the assembly in a most elo-
quent manner. His address was in
structive and highly enjoyed.
At the conclusion of the speaking.
the tables were partially cleared away
and some of the younger members of
the Association INDUCED in dancing and
an imitation Cake Walk" 1t was a
most enjoyable affair and n long TO
be remembered by those who were for
tunate enough to be present.
Friday night the visiting physicians
were entertained with a musicale at
the Opera House, given by the Ladies'
Mozart Club. This closed n of the
most instructive sessions of the Asso-
citation ever held in this State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
up their work at noon. and together
with the committee on ways and means,
are awaiting the completion Of the re-
mort 0f

with the committee on ways and means,
are awaiting the completion of the re-
port of
The Wage Committed
and the committee on constitution. The
latter committee, it is stated, will not
be ready to report for several days
more, and it is said il the wage COM
mittee's report is presented tomorrow
its discussion will further delay the re-
port Of the constitution committee. The
morning roll call was by committees
and no session was held in convention
hall. The committee on good of the
order are up against a resolution to con
fer discretionary powers on the confer
ence committees. and it is said that the
committee will probably ask the con-
vention for instructions before making
its final report. The committees are
scattered over the city, having rooms
in the various hotels and public build
ings. The committee on officers re-
ports occupied the mayors Office in
Municipal Hall. Five of the commit
tees are quartered in the st. Charles
hotel, two at the Kirby House, and the
remainder in Lincoln hall.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
REVIEWS THE WAR.

NEW YORK, May PA cable de-
spatch Of which this is a translation,
has been sent to Rome by the central
group OF Italian anarchists in New
York:
Minister Zanardelli, Rome, Italy:
Against the execrable assassination
just committed by the modern inquis-
itors of Italy, the anarchists OF New
York protest with all their power. and
notify you that they hereby inaugurate
a renewal of war.
(Signed) ANARCHISTS"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
FLOOD IS R%ECEEDING.
Damage Severe Along Upper Kan
awha and New River-Raflroad

Damage Severe AIeng Upper Kan
awha and New River-Raflroad
Resumes Traffic.
Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May "a
The waters of .ne Kanawha, which
overspread a large portion of the city
yesterday, have been rapidly r%eceeding
to-day and conditions are becoming nor
NAL once more. Many who were oblig-
ed to make hasty exit from their homes
returned to-day. The damage done by
the flood in the city, besides the usual
result in the houses in which the water
entered, consisted principally in the
carrying away of small outhouses, de-
struction of gardens, etc. The greatest
damage was done along the Upper Ka-
nawha and the New River, where fences
and houses were wrecked, and many
coal companies sustained severe losses
through damage to their tipples and
the loss of barges. The Kanawha &
Michigan Railway resumed operations
this afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
INDEPENDENTLY

Baldwin Locomotive works VIII
be operated-A vigorous Denial
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Members
OF the firm Of Burnham, WILLIAMS e
Co. which operates the Baldwin Loco-
motive Works. emphaticaIly deny the
report from New York that their com
pany is 70 be acquired by the American
Locomotive Company. George Bum
ham. Jr. said:
There is absolutely no truth in the
report. The Baldwin Locomotive
Works will be operated independently.
~"
John H. Converse. another membes
OF the firm, was equally emphatic in his
denial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
ANOTHER MURDER
Committed Near E1kins ON the Coal
& Iron Railway-Woman Shot
With Slugs.

Committed Near E1kfns ON the Coal
q Iron Railway-Woman Shot
With Slugs.
Special to the Register.
ELKINS, w. Va, May 24.-Another
murder was committed at the second
tunnel on the Coal & Iron railway
Tuesday, and the murderer escaped and
is still at large. as has been the rule in
Randolph county for some time. A
negro employed on the tunnel discharg-
ed a breech-laading shotgun loaded
with slugs, into the body of a negro
woman, killing her instantly, and has
tened to the mountains, making good
his escape. A love affair is responsible
for the crime, which is only one of a
great many equally serious since tho
construction of the road started a year
ago, none of which have been punished.
The names of neither the murderer nor
murdered can be obtained, as the negro
employees are number and not named
by their employers. Citizens of the
town and county are alarmed at the
l~aw-breaking which is allowed, and the
next murderer, if he can be caught, will
be summarily dealt with.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
REPLACING ABSINTHE.

PARIS. May 24-The minister of
finance, N. Caillaux, announced at a
cabinet council to-day that in conse-
quence of the new liquor law greatly
decreasing uhe taxes on wines and
elders. the consumption thereof had in
creased nifty per cent during the Arst
four months of the yea the consump-
tion OF white wine having largely re-
placed the drinking Of abscinthA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
PATENTS GRANTED.
to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-West Vir-
ginians get three patents for inventions
this week. One was granted to Adgar
A. Haylman, Of Organcare, for a tellu-
rian, a simple device for peculiarly DEM
onstrating the relative motions of the
o and the earth with respect to the
sun. Another was granted to New
man c. Bennett, of Arbudale, for a
hame fastener, consisting of a series
OF connected links, attaching hooks,
and a locking member; and the other
was issued to Alexander Palmros, of
Fairmont, assignor to Jeffrey Mfg. Co.,
of Columbus, O., for a line conductor
for electric railways.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
GOSsIPPY WOMAN

Shot Dead by a Neighbo Abont
Whom She L. Alleged to Have
Talked
NEW YORK, May 24.-Wm. WOOD
hull, a farmer residing at Laurel, Long
Island. shot and killed Martha vii
hanson, q neighbor, last night and then
committed suicide. Just what led 10
the tragedy has not yet been made
clear. but It is said that the woman
hAd been gossipping a good deal about
Woodruff and : young lady living at
Sayville. 70 whom Ne was engaged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
STRANGELY MISSING.

Special to the Register.
NEW CUMBERLAND, W. Va, May
24-Arthur Cuppett. OF this town. for
mer Republican candidate for sheriff, is
strangely missing. Last Saturday he
left home. stating that he was going
to the Conway yards. above Rochester,
Pa, to visit his mother. and would re-
turn Monday. He did not return and
word from Conway states that he has
o been there. Foul play is feared, as
he carried considerable money.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
w MEN KILLED.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
GRAFTON. W. Va. May 24.-On
Thursday at s p. m. Isaac Morehead,
an aged colored man living near Thorn
ton. and an Italian whose name could
not be learned, were struck by No. So
west bound express, two miles east of
town and instantly killed. Their re-
mains were brought here and prepared
for burial. In attempting to get out
of the way Of an east bound freight,
they stopped in front of the fast ex-
press, with results as above stated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
PERMITTED TO DO BUSINESS,

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May "a
The Secretary of State to-day issued
permits to do business in West Vir-
ginia to the American Tin Plate Com
pany, with a capital of $50, 900, 900, and
the American Sheet Steel Company,
with a capital of $500 600. These
companies are both incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey, and under the
new West Virginia corporation law can
be permitted to operate in this State,
the board of public works fixing the
amount of license tax which they are
required to pay.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
A MYSTERIOUS R

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, May PA
fire of mysterious and perhaps of in
cendiary origin at ? o'clock this MORN
ing came near destroying a warehouse
in the centre of town owned by Thomas
Logan. Stored in it was a lot of furn-
iture and HOUSEHOLD property of Charles
Tracewell. Among the property destroy
ed were several old heirloms and furni-
ture from $50 to 200 years old. The
money loss was about 81. 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
N IN HIS BOOTS

Was the Report Current About David
Observation-Disclosures and Boots
Removed.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, May "a
David Reynolds, a farmer, has been
found murdered in his barn. His head
was mashed to a pulp with an axe.
which was found nearby. Reynolds
was misery and wealthy, and it has
always been believed that he carried
large sums about him and the report
circulated that he was IN the habit OF
carrying large sums of money in his
boots. When the body was found the
boots were missing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
AFTER TWO HUNDRED YEARS

LONDON, May 24.-The full score oil
Purcell's Fairy Queen" which had
beer missing for two hundred years, has
been discovered in the library. of the
Royal Academy of Music. among a pile
Of manuscript.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A Brnkeman's Remarkable Exper-
fence, on IA Train in Parkersburg.
Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, May "a
Homer Mounts, a Baltimore & Ohio
brakeman, while at work in the yards
this evening was struck by lightning
which knocked him from his train and
he fell nito the coal cnutes. He was
rescued unconscious, inc it is feared he
is fatally injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
SECOND DEGREE
Indictment Returned Against Mrs.
Flora E. Smith, Who Killed Her
HuShand


Special to the Register.
CADIZ, o., May 24.-The grand jury
which has been in session here for the
past few days, returned an indictment
to-day against Flora E. Smith for muir
der in the second degree. Mrs. Smith
shot and killed her husband, Samuel II.
Smith, on the evening of April 18th.
Smith had been away and returned
home and was shot at their door by the
woman, with a rifle. The woman claim
ed her husband had threatened to kill
her and the children, and fearing he
would do So, she shot to wound him.
Many conflicting stories are told of the
crime. 1t is now claimed the murder
was unprovoked. She will probably DE
arraigned next Monday and given a
chance to enter her plea.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
OUT IN THE Sixth.

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 14.-MarviA
Hart. OF Louisville, tonight knocked
out Dan crsedon. Of Australia. in the
sixth round or a 35-round fghk
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25
COMMITTED MURDER
When Interfered With in His Pas
time of Beating an Aged and Grip

time of Beating nm Aged and Grip
pied Uncle.
KINGSTON, N. Y, May 24.-Frsnk
Heroy, son of a Methodist clergyman
shot and killed Charles Vsnderlyn At
Greenfield yesterday. Heroy was
drunk and abusing his uncle, James
Heroy, an aged cripple. His mother
asked yanderlyn to interfere. Hsroy
resented Vanderlyn's action. and getting
a shotgun, took deliberate aim AID
fred. Then he surrendered himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
GETTING TENDER

Some of the New England newspapers are getting decidedly tender on the sub ject of cutting down representation for the alleged reason that in the South voters are deprived of the right of suf- frage. The New Bedford Standard. for example. boasts of the small number of voters who are deprived of suffrage on account of the restrictions imposed n the voters. Yet the fact remains that the total vote of Massachusetts is strik- ingly small in proportion to the number of voters. 4n the last Presidential cleo ton less than half the vote of the State was cast, though 1t was very import ant election, and was hotly contested. Why does The Standard. for example. ar gue that some 42s,O0O voters in that State failed to vote voluntarily, while those who fail in Alabama are debarred from voting by our laws or election methods? sCan The Standard affirm that majority of Massachusetts voters voluntarily stay away from the polls, and that in the South they are forced to stay away? The Standard had better watch it's own baill wick.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
THE TRADE OF HARPUT.
Consul Norton Says America Has a
 Foothold.

Washington. Dec. 26--The State De- partment made public today extracts from the first annual report of United States Consul Norton at Harput, Turkey.
 Mir. Norton had difficulty in securing his exequator from Turkey; that Govern ment declining at first to grant the nec- cssary authorization on the ground that there was no commerce at Harput to warrant it. He says that the two yila- vets of Mamouret-Ul-Aziza and Diarbekir compose the consular district, and dur ing 1900 the trade aggregated something over A,0oO,oe0, evenly divided between ex- ports and imports.
 There is much to favor the growth of commercial ties between Asiatic Turkey and the United States, says MT. Norton. The American educational effort at Har- put has had widespread influence. Con- tact for nearly a half century with American teachers, American methods and American family life has led to a high admiration for all that bears the stamp of American make. and to a deep seated confidence in American integrity ard business principles. Turkish farm CTS. says the Consul, await with eager- ness to see the workings of reapers which have been ordered from America, each of which is expected to perform in a day what eighty men now accomplish with existing facilities.
 Within fifteen months no less than 332 American sewing machines have been disposed of in MT. Noftons district and have driven from the markets complete ly the English and German machines hitherto in vogue. In even less time, seventy American life insurance policies have been issued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Foreign Cotton.

Richmond (va.) Times.
 At a recent meeting in Berlin, newly formed East Asiatic Society, whose pur- pose Is the promotion of German inter- ests in Asia, discussed the proposition of breaking the American cotton mo nopoly" by the Introduction of the Rus sion product grown in territory east of theh Caspian Sea.
 There are two thoughts in this worthy of consideration. For years past, efforts have been made to combine the cotton planters of the South with view to re- ducing the production of cotton and in. creasing the price. We have time ana again said in discussing this question that that would be about the worst thing that the Southern planters could do Tor themselves, even If such project were possible, as it would tend to develop the coton-raising industry in the old world. If the South continues to have mo- nopoiy of this raising industry she must produce all the cotton she can at the lowest possible price.
 The other thought is that the manufac- turers of this country should do every thing possible to extend their line or trade in the East and in South America, and so consume as much as possible or the American product. But this brings us back to the first proposition. In order to extend our trade we must be Tn a position to manufacture the best cotton goods at the lowest nrice, and this tm- plies an abundant supply of cheap raw cotton.
 We now have practically monopoly of the cotton-growing industry. It Is the part of wisdom to use our advantage to the best advantage-not abuse it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

The registration of voters will hardly commence until some time in the spring
 The time within which those who are subject to poll tax can have opportunity to make that payment is between this day and the first of next February. It will be seen, therefore, that those who wish to be voters and who are between the ages of H and 45 must not put off paying poll tax until tile registrars make their rounds. These officials have noth- ing to do with collection of poll tax. All they have to do Is the proper registration of voters. The failure to pay poll tax prior to February 1st next will not keep any voter who possesses proper qualifica- tions from registering, but it will prove an insurmountabIe barrier to voting eith- CT in party primaries or general elections. Surely the young white men of this State will consider 1t a great honor to walk up and pay the $1.5O poll tax and thus put themselves in position to discharge one of the highest duties of citizenship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
Alabama as a Pasturage.

Union Springs Herald.
 A Mir. B. Wolfe of northwestern Texas arrived at Union Springs. Bullock Coun- ty last week with train load of young Texas cattle-500 head-to preserve and fatten for the winter He has purchased the entire output of hulls and meal of the Union Springs Oil mill. He said thousands of cattle would be shipped to Alabama for winterage this fall Though Alabama is not yet a winter pasture State, she is likely to develop into a winter stock-feeding ground for the northwest. The farmers should bestir themselves in setting and seeding their waste, or unprofitable lands in Bermuda grass, for their own cattle. sheep and hogs. With care and forethought there Is no better stock-raising and agricul- tural State than Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
rroper American Representatives.

New Orleans Picayune.
 Tho only proper naval representative at the coronation would be Admiral George Dewey. There is certain to be strong popular demand that Admiral Dewey be sent in command of a suit able squadron and the Navy Department would do well to heed the peoples wshea in this if 1t does not desire to court even greater unpopularity than 1t now labe-s under. Likewise the only proper military representative would be Lieut.. Gen Nelson A. Miles. Other governments are certain to send mill tary and naval officers of the highest rank, and. unless we also send officers of equally high rank, we are certain to witness ths humiliating spectacle of rep resentative1 of second and third-rate powers taking precedence over our off, cers 1t should be remembered that on all occasions of international ceremony, tho precedence Of military officers Is regulated not by the standing among na- tions of the governments they represent, but by the military or naval rank they individually hold. As we have full admiral and a lieutenant general, it would be foolish to send officers of lower rank to march behind officers of little Oriental powers, as well as petty Flu rODean states.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

With an increase of $1S,OOO,OOO in taxable values, Alabama makes pretty good showing on the books of MT. Prosperity. This increase is not confined to one eoun- tv or section of the state but is widely distributed. The first county on the list, Autauga, has assessments of 2,9l7,225 as against 2,625, 500 last year, an increase of $2s1 ,425; Winston, the last of the list, shows up with an increase of values of sSs, ,24s. The increase in Jefferson was s2, ,24s. .5Ss; Mobiles increase was $951, ,269, and Montgomery's $66l, $50. A remarkable increase of 25 per cent was in COvington' which shows an assessment of $252O, ,4S4, against $2,O77.679 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

AIabamas present bonded debt is $9,357,- SO0 and the annual interest is $4iS, ,6S0, Be- fore he retires from office, with Ala bama's increasing values. Governor Jelks will be able to take up the present bonds and replace them with others bearing not over 3 1-2 per cent. interest. At that rate, the annual interest would be $3l7,- 5l6. decrease of SELL Alabama's credit is justly high and her record has been such in recent years as to inspire confidence in those who are seeking good investments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27
SAMSON sURRENDERs.
Another Insurgent Chieftain Gives
 Up His Arms.

Washington. Dec. 26.-The War Depart ment has been advised by cable from Manila of the surrender of the insurgent chieftain, Samson, at Mutasaron, with all his officers and men. twenty-eight can, non and Jforty-five rifles
 Mutasaron does not appear on any of the maps in the possession of the depart ment. but 1t is assumed that the surren- der took place in the island of Bohol as it was there that Samson of late has been operating with his followers, having crossed over from the former scene of his depredations, the island of Cebu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-27

The Selma Times takes advantage of the first occasion to declare, earnestly and pointedly, hand on my heart" that 1t never said, intimated or thought that Birmingham is dull. It vows it wouldn't dare do such a thing. Well, The Adver- tiser certainly saw the statement and thought it was in The Times, but as we were mistaken, we beg pardon and hasten to put our contemporary right, so that it's editor may not be afraid to visit the tough city.