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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
DROWNED IN LOST RIVER.
Old Woman and Sick Man Deserted
in the Midst Of Rising stream.

Old Woman and Sick Man Deserted
in the Midst of a Rising stream.
Special TO the Register
CUMBERLAND. Md, June 2O.--In-
formation has just been received here
OF the drowning at Vaudeville. near
Moorefield, W. Va, of Aubrey p. Me-
keeyer, assistant bookkeeper for Swift
& Co., of this place, and his grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Matilda Keller, aged so years.
From what can be learned the two,
in company with driver, were cross
ing Lost river in buggy, and when in
the middle of the stream the horse
baked and broke loose from the vehicle.
The driver. whose name could not BIO
learned, then forsook the buggy. leav-
ing Mr.. McKeeyer and his aged grand
mother to their fate. The former was
very weak, having been in hospital
for the last four weeks with typhoid
fever and had gone home on Monday.
AS the river was rising rapidly from the
recent rains, he saw 1t was useless to
attempt to save either himself or Mrs.
Keller, so they sat still in the buggy
until they washed down the stream to
their death. Their bodies were found
Sunday.
Mrs. Keller's body was about two
hundred yards and McKeever's two
miles below where the accident occur
red. Mr.. McKeever was with Swift &
Co. here for some time, but his home
was at Wardensyilie He was clever
and capable
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
JESSIE MORRISON TELLS
Of KILLING MRS. CASTLE.
SAYS MRS. CASTLE CALLED HER
INTO THE HOUSE AND AT
Tackled HER
WITH THE DEADLY RAZOR.
RULINGS OF THE COURT SHUT OUT
SOME IMPORTANT Ey-
IDENCE.

EIlDORADO. Kas.. June 2o.-Objec-
tons, which were sustained dealt sew
eral severe blows to the defense to-
day, in the second trial OF Jessie Nor
rison on the charge of having killed
Mrs. Olin Castle, bride of the prisoner 5
former sweetheart.
First, Judge Altman refused to admit
as evidence. the torn, bloodstained
clothing alleged to have been worn by
the prisoner.
Then the prisoners aged father, For
mer Probate Judge Morrison, was
sworn. He told infinitely OF the
wounds which his daughter received in
the fatal encounter. Counsel then asked
him to repeat the statement said to have
been made to him by Miss Morrison,
when she returned home from the Castle
residence. Objections were instantly
made by the State, and much to the
disgruntlement of the defense, were
sustained.
Jessie Morrison took the stand in the
afternoon, and in her own defense, recited
the story of her fight with Mrs. Castle.
Several times she broke down and cried.
She told of her movements on the day OF
the murder. She was going from her own
home to that of a friend and In passing
Mrs. Castle, the latter had raped on the
window and called: Jess, come here;
want TO speak to you" She related the
conversation with Mrs. Castle in which
the latter accused her of running after
her husband. Finally, Mrs. Castle had
called her a liar and struck at her throat
twice with razor Miss Morrison said
she screamed and drew away. Then Mrs.
Castle struck at her breast and arm with
the razor, they struggled and fell to the
floor Witness said she then got posses
sion of the razor.
What happened then?' asked her at
torney.
Well said Miss Morrison. tears CON-
ing to her eyes, then l cut her with the
razor"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
FlK|NS WILL OPPOSE
SCOTS REELECTION.
q. II. vINsON, FORMER GOLD DEM
OCRAT, NOW A REPUBLICAN,
WILL ASPIRE TO Sue
CEED SCOTT.
THE WHEELING PoSToFFICE
is WANTED ny J. X. HALL, WHO
TURNED DOWN AN APPOINT
MENT AS CONSUL TO BUE-
NOS AYRES.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Pot
must not be thought that all is smooth
sailing in West Virginia politics. There
are two positions of Importance over
which it is likely there will be very
Pretty fighting. The post Office at
Wheeling ]. K Hall wants, and since
his turn down for the Craftsmanship OF
the State committee and his refusal of
the consulship to Buenos Ayres, the
general opinion is that he ought to have
the postmastersnip at Wheeling, but he
will have to walk over the political body
of Mr.. Wise, the present incumbent.
Then at Parkersburg, Ed. McCreary,
who now holds the postoffice, has in
some way gotten out of touch with Sen
ator Elkins, which means that Elkins
has his eye on the job for somebody
else. The somebody else in this case
is Gordie Gibbons. Gibbons has been
wanting an Office of some sort from Con-
gress up or down for years, and Elkins
thinks the postmastership at Parkers-
burg is about the thing. Scott hasn't
declared himself, however, yet and the
events of the last few days show that
when Scott makes up his mind he comes
very near saying what must be done.
Speaking of Scott, who along with ex-
Governor Atkinson, is showing the West
Virginia politicians a trick or two, it
IS probable that when he comes to ask
fol reelection he will have opposition,
and that Elkins will be in the opposing
ranks 1t is whispered that Hon. q. I.
y1nson, of Cabell county, will enter the
lists, and as by that time he will have
become recognized as thorough going
Republican. his candidacy is likely to
make 1t interesting. 1t begins to look
as though the judicial fight lately ter
minated was only a school of training
fer other things, and it is now predicted
that Molcolm Jackson, of Charleston,
will be groomed by the hog combine"
OF Kanawha county for Congress to sue
coed Joe Gains. The interested specta-
tor may rest assured that Republican
politics in West Virginia for the next
four years will be interesting, and at
the rate things are now going it is like
~ to be another case of the old darkey's
calf, winch only wanted enough rope to
hang itself
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
.INTOHANDS Of THE JURY,
BARKER CASE GOES TODAY.
THE EVIDENCE Is ALL IN AND AR
GUMENTs AND CHARGE ONLY
REMAIN.
KELLER BECOMES AROUSED.
WITNESSES TESTIFY THAT MRS.
BARKER'S REPUTATION FOR
TRUTH IS BAD.

NEW YORK, June 20.-The case Of
Thomas G. Barker, charged with the
shooting of Rev. John G. Keller, al
Arlington, N. j., last February, will &c
to the jury in Jersey City tomorrow
Before court adjourned the evidence was
AL in and nothing remains but the ar
guments and charge.
To-day Mr.. Keller was again upon the
stand He seemed to have been arous-
ed from the lethargic state which mark
ed his conduct on direct examination.
Then he spoke in a low. tired voice. To
day his denials were loud and firm, and
when asked If the alleged outrage was
the reason Mrs. Barker left the church
he shouted out the NO so that it rang
through the court room and through
the corridors. His denials generally
we're strong, positive, absolute. When
On the stand before he showed no spirit,
but to-day he was like the Keller of a
year ago.
1t was hard day for Mrs. Barker,
for neighbor after neighbor went on the
stand and swore that her reputation for
truth and veracity was bad. The battle
of insanity experts was the third fea-
ture of the day.
Mrs. Louisa G. Germond, with whom
Mrs Barker has been living ever since
the shooting, was the first witness call
ed to-day.
Miss Germond said she had seen
Barker every day while she lived in her
house for two weeks before the shoot
ing. He appeared much worried and
could not read.
After Robert Warner and Frank H.
Bennett, superintendent of the Cable
Company, had testified that they knew
Barker as quiet and peaceable man.
Lawyer Van Wrinkle here said that the
defense closed.
Keller was called in rebuttal. He
denied that he had seen Barker before
he was shot or that Barker had said
you damned villain, you outraged my
wife"
did you ever outrage Mrs. Barker
or attempt to do SOP" asked Prosecutor
Erwin.
The defense objected to this ques-
ton and Judge Blair sustained the OBJ
lection.
did you ever borrow $50 from Mrs.
Barker" the watness was then asked.
Il did not" he replied.
Mrs. Sands, with whom Keller
boards, testified that among many Mrs
Barkers reputation for truth was bad
She also said that Keller did not pay
his board. Kellers reputation for truth
and honor, witness said, was good
Three other women and a man testified
that Mrs. Barker's reputation for verac-
ity was bad.
Mr.. William F. Fisher and DR.. John
D. McGill believed Barker to be sane.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., June 2o.-Thos.
Mcdonald, superintendent of the Ohio
steel plant in this city, is TO become the
right hand man Of President Schwab in
the management of the National Steel
Company's plants. The date of the
change is July 1, at which time Henry
Wick, of this city. will retire as chair
man of the Nationals b. ~ OF direc-
tors. Mr.. Mcdonald is to have charge
of the working department of the Ma
tional, and it is said that Joseph
Schwab is to succeed to the place va
Gated by Mr.. Wick. Mr.. Mcdonald
came to Youngstown when the Ohio
steel plant was started eight years ago,
and has remained at its head ever since
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
WANTED A BETTER LOOK.

BERLIN, June 20.-While the Crown
Prince Frederick William was on his
way from Minden to Donna, drunken
individual approached his carriage at
Bochum. Westphalia. yesterday and
aimed a blow with stick at the win
dow at which the Crown Prince was
seated. The individual, who described
himself as a clerk. was arrested He
said he merely desired to see the Crown
Prince more clearly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
NO MENTION OF SALE.

PHILADELPHIA June 20.-The an
nual meeting of the Bethlehem Steel
Company was held here to-day. The
report OF the president and directors
was read and approved The election
for directors resulted in the unanimous
reelection OF the old board. No mention
was made OF any sale of the property or
shares of the company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
THE BODY FOUND.

NEW YORK, June 2o-The body of
Gen. Charles G. Bartlett, one of the vic
tins OF the sinking OF the ferry boat
Mortified. of the Staten Island line,
last week, was found to-day in the East
river. A gold watch. which had stop
ped at $50 o'clock. was found on the
body. 1t bore the following inscrip-
ton:
Presented to Col Charles G. Batlett
BY the officers OF his regiment, April so,
1866"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT
Results in tIc Fatal Burning of =
Woman and Child.

FITTSBURG, Pa, June pa Pc
culiar accident to-day at Turtle Greek,
a suburb. will result In two deaths, Mrs.
VIM. Ferguson undertook to soften a
can of furniture polish on the kitchen
stove. To facilitate matters she adu1d
a half pint of turpentine. n a second
the can was ablaze and Mrs. Ferguson
in her effort to save the house caught
up the flaming can. threw it out of the
window and it struck the three-year-old
son of McWilliams, who was playing on
the porch. Seeing the result, the wo-
man rushed to the aid of the child, who
was then all ablaze, and In the fight
for life both were so badly burned that
they cannot live the night through.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

KANSAS CITY Mo, June GOWN.
]. Stone, vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, said to-day
of the ALLIED third party movement
started in Kansas City yesterday:
81 don't think 1t amounts to any
thing. For the most part, it is made
up of men who have been disappointed
in political ambitions. men who have
q grievance or crave leadership"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
SPOKE FOR HARMONY.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, June Coon
trary to general expectation, harmony
prevailed at the Republican county com
vention to-day. Senator Hanna occu-
pied a seat on the platform and made a
strong speech in favor OF peace between
the two factions of the party The
nominations subsequently made were
pretty evenly divided between the two
factions of the party.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
THREE MEN KILLED

BY the Collapse of a Bridge Near
Hendricks. West Virginia.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, June 20.-Three
men lost their lives and a dozen or
more were badly hurt by the collapse of
a railroad bridge and the wrecking of
a work train on the Dry Fork railroad
near Hendricks, w. Va, this morning
The dead are:
William Booker, master mechanic
aged so. w. D. Crawl, fireman, and a
laborer named Morrison. The injured
are laborers
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
TWENTY YEARS WORK

Mapped Out for Himself by William
j. Bryan-FavOrs Hanna for Re-
publican Candidate.
CHICAGO, June 20.-William ].
Bryan. in talk with Chicago newspa-
per men to-day, said:
Il am for Mark Hanna for the Repub-
lien candidate for President next time
and hope the Republicans will nominate
him, but I'm not sure I can control
their convention"
Who would be good man for the
Democrats to nominated" was asked.
ut is too early to talk about any
man for the Democratic nomination, :"
said Mr.. Bryan. Il have taken up a
line of work and believe I have twenty
years ahead of me to carry it on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

Special to the Register.
STEUBENyILLE o.. June M.-The
graduates at the high school commence
ment this evening We're: Georgia Alhnn.
Anna conley. Ruby Caldwell Jessie
Campbell. Bertha Egan. Frank Egan Mae
Huntsman. Albert Lee Emma Morrow.
Roy Saikeld. Lulu Tweed. Gladys Wolfe.
Nellie Cox. Mary McWha. Marion wal
lace. Eleanor Aldridge. Eyely Colweil.
Mary Flannery. Frank May, Olive O'Neai.
Josephine Seideuberg
Biekersteff Edna Buchhager Laura p
Hoover. Eliza beth Kinney. Dora v. Parks.
Mabel H. Patterson Florence Steele
Emma r Truax. Cleodalinda Walker.
Clara Zimmerman
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
CIVIL GOVERNMENT

Will be Established In the Phil
ipinesSOn July 4.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-Civil gov
eminent will be established In the Phil
ippine islands on July 4. Judge Will
liam H. Taft will be designated as civil
governor. He will remain at the head
of the Philippine commission, which is
to be continued.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
FOUR BADLY HURT.

GREENvILLE, Pa. June 2o.-By the
ditching of the Erie & Pittshurg dyer
a. Transfer this evening, four passen-
gers were badly hurt but not seriQp1ly.
The rear axle Of the tender nrokat
throwing the tender. baSz1Se 81 =
pre- az and vestibnled coeches
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21

WASHINGTON. June o0-The govern
ment interest in the Sioux City 4 Pacific
Railroad Company was sold to-day At asc-
ton for N.s72,ooo cash and a credit Of ga
ooe for the transportation Of mail and
troops. to the Chicago Z Northwestern.
which has been operating the road.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
DR.. KENNEDY HELD
Under Five Thousand Dollars Bond
by Commissioner Spates.

SpttIdI 10 the fIteIsItr.
CLARKSBURG. W Va. June 20
United States Commissioner Thomas s.
spates to-day held DR.. L. L. Kennedy. a
member of the Braxton county board of
health. in $500 bond 10 appear before
him Monday on the charge of stopping
mails at Burnesville. Wednesday when
he arrested a Baltimore & Ohio train
crew, causing traffic TO be suspended on
the lines for over three hours and delay
ing the movement of mails
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
OIL OPERATIONS.
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
PTTY9BURG, Pa. June 29.--On the Ohio
side. in the shallow sand territory, near
Chester Hill. Morgan county, J. A. Har-
vey & Co. have completed their No. on
the p. YarneII farm. and have 10-barrel
pumper. In the same development Banser
e Wilson have completed their No. 2 on
the Samuel Grimes farm and have a 5-bar-
rel pumper. Spencer & co. have drilled
their test wei on the David Smith farm
through the sand and have a dustcr
In the keener sand development. near
Graysville. Monroe countyl Francbot
Bros. e. Co. have completed their No 0
on the 9. A. wilcox farm and have a 10
barrel DumDer.
In the Macksburg field AIlshouse x Co.
have completed test well on the Ernest
Hutchins farm and have a buster In the
50D-foot sand
In the Lowell district, Washington coun-
". the Cleveland & Marietta OF Co has
drilled In its No. on the Mattern farm
and has strong gasser. but no OIL In
the same district. the T. G. Bay OIL Co.
has drilled In its No. 10 on the r. G.. Bay
farm and has a duzter
In the Payne district. the Carter OIL
Co. has drilled in wildcat on the Guthrie
farm and it Is reported small producer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21
special ID the Register.


CADIZ. Ohio June ao-The well recent
ly drilled or the W. G. Adams farm In
new territory. which was reported only
good for 10 barrels, made flow % % bar
rels in legs than TWO hours to-day Con-
siderable territory has been taken up
near this wild cat
The National Oh Co.'S No. ON the Ste
ptens farm. Is a fifteen barrel p1mper
On the same farm. Davis. johnson & Co
have also another equally as good
Brennensn 4 60. have Just finished No.
on the Kefner farm. in the Rurnisy
Crossing field. and have a twenty-barrei
pumper In the third pay
SOUR LAKE. Texas. June 1.-The we'll
recently bored by the Guffey Petroleum
Company developed into gHsber unex-
pectedly this afternoon. There was a well
founded rumor last week that heavy
flow Of OIL had been struck. but the drill
ers ceased work and the well was capped
and all information refuxed. The cap was
blown from the wei to-day and the oil
shot up forty feet in the air. The OIL II
Of the heavy variety and about the same
quality ~ that found ~ Beaumont. nfe<en
miles distant No attempt 70 meaN1re the
nov hes been made. but estimates put \
q 09oo borTe16
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-21

organ Prelude" Segensto' MnszxoVsHs
Professor EIlenberger.
MauSolln-"suIie Rive del MisEsMpgl
W. " Is. Mandolin and Guisar st1D.
tiorai Needs OF Appaiacnla
frlreetor OF the Carnegie Institute.
Pfttsburg, Pal
" Y g. Mems Gies Club.
Conferring OF Degrees 49, -
Quartet for Two Pianos DansF ~
Mlsses Protzman. Davis, smith
Burns
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-14
tTeieHrmphtc nrtefs.

New York, Nov. 13.-Henry Delaney, serving four years term at Sine Sing for burglary under the name of Henry Norton, and sentenced from Brooklyn in July, 1900, escaped from the prison to-day. He was employed in the kitchen and in some way got possession of suit of clothes belong ing to Warden Johnson and escaped in them.
 Washington, Nov. 13.-The association of experiment stations and agricultural col leges, which is in annual convention here, decided to establish summer school for the study of agriculture, agronomy, zoo- techny and dairying at ColImbus, o.
 Joplin, Mo-. Nov. 13.--in Il cave in at Or onogo, near here. to-day. the entire plant of the Aurora Mining company, one of the Swallowed up. No lives were lost. The plant comprised a hundred ton mill, office building and engine house, all of which were engulfed together with six gravel cars and an immense tailing pile.
 Washing ton, Nov. 13.-Mr. Rocknills cf- fort to interest American capitalists in the estal lishment of an international bank in China is leaiing fruit. To-day Waiter C, Oakman, president of the Guarantee Trust company of New York, called upon Secre- tary Hay to talk upon this matter The secretary of state Is referring inquirers on the subject to the secretary of the treas ury, who will determine the matter.
 Washington, Nov. 13.--Secretary Long in tends to send Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans out to the Asiatic station to be second officer in command. Both Admiral Rcmey, command-in-ch of that station, and Admiral Kempf, junior squadron com. mander, will return soon to the United States, having served out the term allotted for service in Asiatic waters.
 Washington, Nov. 13.--The Schley court of inquiry met to-day and continued It's consideration of the evivdence submitted to 1t during the trial of the case. No infor- nation is obtainable concerning the prog ress of the work The court adjourned at :30 D. m for the day.
 Albany, N Y., Nov. 13.-Among the stock companies which have been incorpor- ated here is the Whittelsey Paper company of New York city; capital $100000, Direc, tors. NJ. s. Flint and j. II. Blasdell of New York and $. A. Morley of Windsor Locks, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-14
RATHBUN IN AN INDIANA JAIL.
Says His Wife Knew of Plan to De

says HIS w Ile hHeW Ol IldIl to De-
 fraud Insurance Company
 Louisville, Ky, Nov. 19-Newell c. Ratbbun, who was arrested here on suspicion of having caused the death at Jeffersonville, Ind, of Charles Good man, who was found dead in a hotel in that city last Thursday, death having resulted, it is supposed, from laudanum poisoning, is in the Clark county Gnd) jail tonight on a charge of murder. Under instructions from the war de- partment at Washington, Rathbun, who is a deserter from the United States army was turned over to the Indiana authorities this evening and taken across the river.
 Rathbun told the Louisville police to- day that his wife at Little Rock had known of his plan to defraud the in- surance company, though not of any murder feature Of it. Other features of the case to-day were the decision of the authorities to have the body of the supposed Goodman returned to Jeffer- sonville from Little Rock for an autop- sy and Identification and the refusal of the local authorities to send Rath- bun to Little Rock to testify at the cor oners inquest over the corpse which was shipped there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-14
TO ENCOURAGE CUPID.
FUNDS ESTABLTSHED IN AID OF
 NEEDY COUPLES.
Requests and Endowments in Several Countr. es- Prizes Offered to Men Who Wed Ugly Looking Girls.

t Countr.es-Prizes Offered to Men Who
 Wed Ugly Looking Girls.
 With all it's claims to public generosi- ty and large charities America is be- hind Europe in at least one method Of dispensing aid to the needy. That Is in beuuests for the assistance of young couples who wish to marry but are financially unable to do so.
 Great Britain is far in the lead In putting such a prize on matrimony. The late Marquis of Butte, millionaire, established fund for the benefit of the women of Cardiff, in Wales. To com memorate his silver wedding in 1897 he presented the town authorities with five thousand dollars, to be held as a trust fund, the interest from it each year to be paid to whatever pair of Cardiff lovers could satisfy the trus- tees that they were the most In need of the fund to help them establish home. The young women must be of good moral character and her lover of good repute, sober and industrious.
 The first endowment under the fund was made the next year, when years interest had accrued. A nurse maid and young man employed in local raper factory satisfied tho nN17'rN