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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

THE D0NAvIN-EDWARDs 60

Is the Principal Attraction ON the
Card at the Metropolitan Tonight.
This evening at the Metropolitan
Club in Fulton will occur the first OF
the three bouts arranged before May
18th. The go tonight is between Mike
Donavin, of Rochester, N. Y, and
Australian Billy" Edwards, for twen-
ty rounds to a decision. The men fight
at catch weights. Donavin will weigh
about $50, and Edwards will do n or
two pounds more. The fought here once
before this year, in which Donavin
won on a knockout in the sixteenth
round. 1t was the fastest and best
go ever witnessed in the Metropolitan
ring. The main event is called for
$50 o'clock.
The preliminary is to be a battle
royal between five negroes. This is
only the second time an event of the
kind has been pulled off in this city.
Although science is lacking, this brand
of the sport is always productive of all
kinds of amusement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
what McGovern says.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Terry Nc
Govern, feather-weight champion pug
Hist, who is matched to fight Oscar
Gardner before the Twentieth Century
Athletic club at San Francisco, on
April Goth, said to-day that it is his
intention to meet all conner as soon
as he gets to the Pacific. coast. He pre-
fers Frank Erne, of Buffalo, Or Tom
lHaggerty, the Australian champion
Just as soon as possible after his bout
with Gardner has been decided. He
says he is willing to concede several
pounds in weight in order to get on a
match with any of the fighters who
claim to be in the feather-weight or
light weight championship classes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
LADY IN IT.
The Cause of the Antf-Jesuit Demon
stratfon at Lisbon Revealed.


%stration Mt Lisbon Revealed.
MADRID. March 17.-Advices received
here to-day from Lisbon, dealing with the
anti-Jesuit demonstrations in the Portu-
guese capital and in other parts of the
country, says:
THE Jesuits here urged a very wealthy
young lady named Braga to leave her
home and persuaded her to take the veil.
Much excitement has been caused by a
revelation of the facts of the cause.
king Sharles consented to receive a
delegation from Oporto, strongly urging
the suppression of religious congregations
in Portugal, n presenting a manifesto in
favor Of the establishment of a national
church, under papal authority, but with
Portuguese priests.
THE Lisbon police have seized a man
ifesto in favor of the Jesuits and protest
ing against the demonstrations against
them as persecution The radical papers
continue to publish violent anti-Jesuit ar
ticles accusing the government of DELHI
erately emitting to enforce the laws"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
THE AMERICAN CONSUL
At Barcelona, Venezuela, Again Sub
jected to Arrest.

At Barcelona, Venezuela, Again Sub
jected to Arrest.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March
II, via Haytien Cable.-News has
reached here that the United States
consular agent at Barcelona, Venezuela,
Mr.. Ignacio III. Baiz, has been arrested
by Venezuelan officials and imprisoned
without adequate cause. This is the
second time he has been treated in
this fashion within the last five months
and he will resign unless protected by
the Washington government. 1t APP
pears that several sums of money have
been forced from him by the Vene-
zuelan officials under threat of i'm
prisonment.
The protests of Mr.. Baiz to Wash
ington seem to have met with no re-
Spouse thus far. Three months ago Mr..
LOOMS, the United States minister at
Caracas, made a demand upon the
Venezuelan government for an apology
for the first outrage, but his communi-
cation was quite ignored.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
A Solemn Protest.

NEW YORK. March lin response to
a summons from a committee OF over a
hundred women. representing some fifty
societies, a mass meeting was held this
afternoon in Carnegie hall. which was
called to order by Mrs. Ella A.. Boole. A
set of resolutions was adopted which pro-
tests against the illegal licensing of vice
by official blackmail against the imposi-
ton of fines for the punishment of vicious
conduct" and calling upon the authorities
to suppress vice in the city for the sake
of the young people who are growing up
surrounded by it. Mrs. Charles r. Lowell
presided. The speeches were In accord
with the resolutions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Miners Pleased.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, March 17.-Many of
the miners of the Ninth district say they
are pleased with the action of the Halle
ton convention, i~nstructing the national
board and district presidents of the
United Mine Workers to vote for a strike
unless the operators meet the miners
representatives in joint conference by
April 1st. They say that if a tie-up is or
dered they feel certain that all will cease
work in a body.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
MRS. REESSING DEAD.
A Well Known Wheeling Lady
Passed Away Yesterday Morning.

A Well Know Wheeling Lady
Passed Away Yesterday Morning.
Mrs. Margaretta Reessing, widow Of
the late G. w. messing, of Chicago,
passed away at Las o'clock yesterday
morning at her residence, No. 1119
Chapline street, after being in poor
health for some time. She had a wide
circle of friends here, by all of whom
she wa held in the highest esteem.
Mrs. Reesing was a sister of Mrs.
Benjamin Fisher and Mrs. Virginia
Schaffer. Her husband was in bust
ness here for some time, before his re-
moyal to Chicago, where he was very
prosperous. Mrs. Reessing will be
buried at Greenwood cemetery to-mor-
row afternoon. Funeral services will
be held at the house.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
THE USUAL FATE.
Ike Fitzgerald Hanged to a Tree by q
ennesse Mob.

Ike HItzkefAA0 HdnHe0 TO a Tree Dy q
Tennessee Mob.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 17.-At
T~iptonsville, in Lake county, last
night, a mob hanged Ike Fitzgerald
to a tree near the court house. The
negro was charged with assault on a
white girl, Miss Nina Davenport, 10
years old, and a trial jury had just
reported that they could not agree and
had been discharged. A different YER
dict had been expected, and a mob
seized the prisoner before the sheriff
could hurry him from the court room
and hanged him to the first tree. The
crime for which Fitzgerald suffered
was committed several weeks ago on
the banks of Reel Foot Lake, near
Tiptonville.
Miss Davenport, while passing a
lonely spot, was assaulted by a negro
who was mending fishing nets, and
the pursuing posse arrested Fitzgerald
as the guilty person.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

after which DR.. Haines delivered the
address.
After the address DR.. Nicols Offered
prayer The services were closed with
a baritone solo "Hark, Hark, My Soul"
rendered by Edward Neill, in which
the entire choir joined in the chorus.
The party left the church in the
same order in which~it entered. For
the most part those who attended the
church services left Immediately for
Crown Hill cemetery. =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Services In New York.


NEW YORK. March ia memorial
service for the late ex-President Harri-
son was held to-day in the Cole
giate church, the pastor. Rev. Donald
Sage Mackay, preaching the sermon.
.'The Christian Citizen" was his theme
and in his address he said:
Il wish to speak of that great states
mar and Christian whose recent death
has been Observation-Disclosures Harri-
son. He was a typical man, a represent
alive of that type of men that serves
his own generation. He will be remem-
bered without distinction Of party as
a good citizen. For sheer intellectual
strength, breadth of mind, grasp of
situation, and the essential principles,
Benjamin Harrison stood among the
first great men of his time. Not all
his great qualities will be recognized
to-day nor tomorrow. He lacked the
qualities that enthuse the populsr
mind. There was a reserve in his pres
ence that chilled the popular enthusi-
asm, but lack of this was the keenest
intellect and the greatest conception
of his duty as a good citizen"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Base Ball Situation.

The exclusive publication in the
Sunday Register of the details Of the
Interstate meeting in Columbus, was
read with much interest by local pa
irons of the game. 1t has been decided
to call a meeting of the stockholders
of the local company this week, prob
ably on Tuesday evening, for the pur-
pose of electing directors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Crisis Continues.

YOKOHAMA, March 1.-THE cabinet
crisis at Seoul, capital OF Korea, which
arose out of the arrest of the acting min
lister of finance or charges of having plot
ted to murder q number of ladies Of the
Imperial household. continues.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Jared Smith,
who has been in charge of the offices of
seed and plant Introduction in the depart
mept of agriculture, has been directed to
start in a few days for Honolulu to es-
tablish an agricultural experiment station
there
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
wants an Ensrfrh Tnrin.

LONDON, March 1s.-The Daily
Mail, which makes a bid for tariff pro-
lection, declares editorially this morn
ing that the real causes OF Americas
wonderful commercial success may be
summed up in the words tariff and
great a~Iertness.'"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
sprinr Meetine Date.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
spring meeting Of the Washington
Jockey Club at Bennings Race Track,
near this city, will begin March 28th,
and continue until April 18th.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 17.-There is a
strong movement on foot in Austria
against the importation of American food
products, according to advices received
at the State Department from United
State Consul Hosfeld, at Trieste.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
OBITUARY.

HARPsWELL, Mo. March 17.-Rev.
Elijah Kellogg, author and preacher,
author OF "Spartacus to the Gladia-
tors" died at his home to-day in bis
S8th year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-THE Off
cial organ OF the Russian Ministry Of FL
nance to-day threatens that Russia will
make strict reprisals In case of any rails
ing Of duties BY Germany . n Russian pro-
ducts
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
New Cases OF Plaques.

CAPE TOWN. March 1L-Nine new
cases of bubonic plague ave been official
ly reported in Cape Town during the last
forty-eight hours. Six of these are col
ored persons and three Europeans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
transport Fitzpatrick with 400 sick SOL
diers, has arrived from Manila. -Four
privates died on the voyage.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

Charles Town SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON
The Register is a live. enierprislng paper
ard those who wish to keep well pcsted IN
state news should CIV 1t heir patronage.
Kenova Reporter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Smallpox at st. Adams.
Special to the Register.

JpcCIdI 10 tIit ItES4sttT,
CHARLESTON, w. V. March IL
Eight cases of smallpox have deveioped
at st. Adams. but the disease is Of a mild
type, and no particular apprehension is
felt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
Signed with Fort Wayne.

Bub Walton, a well known local base
ball player, of Martins Ferry, has signed
with the Fort Wayne club.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
BOWLING.


Schedule for the coming week..
Monday-K. X. K. VS.. Columbias; Tues
day-Terminus VS.. Rough Riders; We'd
nesday-Osceolas VS.. Sunny Brooks;
Thursday-All Alikes VS.. A. A. Rooters;
Friday-Big Show VS.. Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

Four per cent. interest, compounded
semi-annually paid on deposits by the
Real Estate Savings Bank, 224 Fourth
Ave, Pittsburg, Pa. 1t is nominated
in the bond" Write or call for rules,
etc. (mon.)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18
4 DISASTROUS FIRE.
The main Bujsdins Of the Pfttsburs
Expedition Complete wreck.

Much Adjoining Property Also De-
stroycd. with n Loss OF $25O,O00.
One Fireman Killed and Three
Badly Injured by q Live Wire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-18

station His "a ms attached 70 the
regular train leaving At tho over the
Pennsylvania road. The President was
escorted to the Union Station by Gov
ernor Durbin and Senators Fairbanks
and Beverage. The former Senator
was with him almost the entire day.
His car will be dropped from the train
at Canton. He will leave for Wash
ington after a days stay at his home.
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THE LAST Of EARTH
FOR BENZ. HARRISON.

Continued From First Page.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
+**' Mystery Surrounding Discovery of Skeleton DeePens-ay Have
 Died in the Winter of o8-oo

man to seek death alone. The building stands on the mountain side in the midst of d clump of trees and dense under growth. It is 200 yards from any house, a half mile from the Gate 5ity car hne' forty yards from the Birmingham Mn eral Railroad tracks, and is reached by a barely discernable pathway through the woods.
 Three hundred yards away, where runs little creek over rocks and through narrow banks 1t is entirely hidden from view. Where the railroad tracks lay in front of the building a fifteen foot cL( has been dug, thus hiding it even from passengers on passing trains.
 The building is about thirty feet long and twenty feet wide. It is weather boarded but not ceiled except over head. It has pulpit at the front and num- Der of rough benches. On the floor of the pulpit lies the church bible which has seen better days. On top a few scant- lings stand as if the erection of a belfry had been started but not completed.
 In front of the structure is farm bell which tolled out the time for services.
 One Entrance to Loft.
 In the rear of the building. just over the door a hole two feet square is cut in the overhead ceiling. No other entrance to
 
 gained by climbing on the door-knob first and then on protruding weatherboarding and with hands clasped on scantlings sup porting the boards
 Once in the loft three rows of supports to the framing make walking uncomfor- table. But by stopping a man may walk to the front of the loft It was thus the man who died reached the place, His body lay within three feet of the front wall. To one side was a lamp. On the other side were three cans which had been filled with salmon. Not far away were three torn paper bags and a piece of wrapping paper bearing the advertise ment of "Messer, shoe dealer of Second avenue, Birmingham" To the side of where the body had lain were several burned matches which had been used probably in lighting the lamp and for smoking. There were at least twenty-five of these half burned matches.
 The fact that the man bought something in the city wrapped in paper from the store of MT. Messer substantuates the theory advanced that death must have come in the winter of 1S9S-99, for shortly after that time Mr. Messer retired from business.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
NEGRO MAKES BOLD
 ATTEMPT TOROB HOUSE
Enters Room of the Dryer Home and Locks the Door While the
 Family Is at Supper.

A negro made bold attempt to rob tn, residence of Mrs. Nancy c. Dryer, 191t Fifth avenue. last night whiic the meme. bers of the household were at supper
 The negro walked through the front door into room on the left of the hall locked the door and proceeded to help himself. He had not gone very far when one of the women of the house went to the room. and finding the door locked, gave the alarm. This frightened the ne gro and he made head-first dive through the window. He had only time enough to get one dollars and some odd cents in change, although there were several val uable articles in the room.
 Two young women were sitting on the side porch when the negro entered, but they thought he was delivery boy and said nothing about it. The police are working on the case.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28

ing but the skeleton and every bone was disconnected.
 A prominent physician, when asked the time necessary for flesh to decay entirely and leave the bones in this condition made the following statement:
 ''The length of time depends almost en- tirely upon the conditions of the atmos- phere the amount of exposure to moist ure and the general conditions surround ing the body In this case, where the body was in a dry loft, not exposed to the ravages of birds and animals nor to the moisture of the air. I should say that from l5 to 25 months was necessary for the decomposition of the body.
 "It is barely possible. owing to the ex- treme cold weather Glree years ago, that the man died then. It is not known how long the bones have been dry and hard as they now appear Anyway, that time seems the most probable date of death, when all facts are considered.
 Smallpox Is Suggested.
 But the cause of death 1t is impossible to even suggest. It might have been the extreme cold or It might have been small pox, which at that time was raging in the community. 1t is possible that the man was stricken with this disease, and going there for a temporary shelter, sud denly became worse and could not go for assistance"
 Many other theories as to the time of the death and the cause were advanced by persons residing in the neighborhood of the church. In Gate City men and boys Walked about the streets with bcnes from the body. exhibiting them as souvenirs. Everybody discussed the discovery.
 Among the negroes the find created a sensation of considerable magnitude, and many were heard to say they would never again attend services at the church. But none would admit they had ever seen lights in the house or detected the odor that must have come from the remains. The bare suggestion of the results should the body have been discovered during services made them turn pale from fright.
 "Lawd, mister" said one old negro woman, If that body had been found while was at that church I would have jest fell down on my knees and died right thar"
 Church In Dreary Spot.
 The church is situated in a dreary spot, and no safer place exists about Birming- ham for the hiding of a criminal or for a
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
JOSHUA WILLIAMS
 WILL BE BURIED TODAY
Parents of Boy Who Was Killed at PoWderly Arrive to Attend
 the Funeral.

Joshua Williams. the white boy who was killed by Arthur Perry. a negro Christmas eve. will be buried this morn ing at 1o:3O o'clock in Elm Leaf ceme- tery.
 MT. w. T. Williams and his wife, the father and mother of the murdered boy, arrived in Birmingham yesterday morn ing from their home at Mount Pleasant. to attend the funeral. They are stay ing with MT. E. F. Brammer, whom their son was visiting at the time he was kill ed. The funeral services will be from MT. Brammer's house.
 The warrant charging Perry with mur- der was made returnable to Justice of the Peace Abernathy, but owing Ito ill., ness he has not set the date for the preliminary hearing.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
Charleston Jockeys OutIawed.

that the Jockey Club stewards shave de- cided to Outlaw all the owners, train- CTS and jockeys who continue to partici- pate in the running races at the Charles ton Industrial Fair was officially af- nrmed at the office of the Jockey Club today. It has been said that the decision or the governing turf body in the matt CT was not reached until after the horse men had applied for an opinion as to their standing if they should race at Charles ton. One of the officials of the Jockey Club said today that the horsemen were warned before they ever went to Charles ton, and were informed what the conse- ouences would be if they raced there.
The age-herald., 1901-12-28
CHIEF RAIDS A
 GAMBLING JOINT
PLACE OVER 1.-THE MANHATTAN" ENTERED BY POLICE AND FOUR MEN ARRESTED - GAMBLING OUTFIT AND MONEY TAKEN.

Chief of Police Austin got out his little hatchet last night and went joint-raid- Ing. With the aid of Policemen Culpepper and Jordan, the chief arrested six men, two charged with running a gaming table and four for gaming, seized a complete poker set and about forty pairs of dice.
 The place was located over the Man haitian saloon, at the corner of Twen. tieth street and First alley. It was well barricaded and there was 0 signal ar rangement by which those inside were warned, but despite all these precau- tions the officers succeeded in catching all who were in the room at the time, and in getting the equipment, including R075 which had been fed to the kitty"
 Chief Austin got tip several days ago that the game was ripe, and he sent out decoy men to find out who was playing and who was running the place. They announced everything ready yesterday afternoon. A policeman was sent through the saloon up the back steps. while the chief and Policeman Jordan ascended the front stairway. The first door was locked, but kick opened it. Some one on the in side unlocked the second door. which was heavily barricaded.
 There was nothing in sight, but Chief Austin knew the iron safe in the corner held the secrets. It was opened by a safe maker and from 1t was taken a half-dozen boxes of chips, a drawer containing $20 75, forty pairs of dice some said to be load ed, and cloth which was spread over the billiard table on which the games were played.
 Peter Hennessey and Will Biggins were arrested for running a gambling table, but later were released on $500 bond each
 Four other men arrested in the room were Charles Douglas, H. Summerville, C. Baxter and A. H. "Baldy'' Davis.
 The arrest of Baldy Davis brings out rather an interesting situation. He is the originator of the suit in court to compel all policemen to live in the city limits, and decision of the Supreme Court several days ago sustained him. The police now have him for violating the law. Chief Austin says he has a clear case against him. These four were released on bond of $10o each.