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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-28
SENSATIONAL saIURDER CASE.
Close to the Scene of the W'hitechapel
 Murders oe 1888.

London, May 28.-A sensational murder case, accompanied by mutila- tion, has occurred in a low lodging house in Dorset street, Whitechapel, close to the scene of the "Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. The victim was a woman named Annie Austin, 2S years old. She was found mortally wounded in a bedroom Sunday morn ing and was removed to hospital, where she died. The murderer es- caped, and the police were not noti- fled of the crime until early yester- day. The murderer's long start and the total lack of a description of him render his apprehension unlikely.
 The wounds on the lower part of the victims body are too revolting for de- scription. The woman was conscious when found, but died without making a statement.
 The police are apprehensive of fur ther outrages and q panic has been created in the neighborhood.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-28
Jones, Morgan & Co,

For those who literally live in their Trunk we commend our Bureau Trunk with it's place for everything and everything in it's place, ten to twenty dollars, You know your luggage is your letter of introduction. We have acquired the habit easily, of supp plying the best Buffalo bags in the new shades and colorings are popular this season The largest travellers store of the state was never better able to serve you =
 Trunks S2 to S3O~>Cases S1 to $50.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-28
HERE, IS YOUR CHANGE.
Persons Who Want to Help tire Ma chinists Can Buy Tickets.

chinists Can Buy Tickets
 At the earnest soliticitation of many friends of the Machinists' union that or ganization has decided to give pics nic, and outing at the driving park next week. A number of persons have signified their Willingness to help the organization in a financial way while the strike is on. This will be a good opportunity for persons thus inclined. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow and no doubt they will be disposed of quickly. Those who have the sympa- thy of the strikers at heart should turn to and buy tickets and help along the good work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-28
Q IITbG 5 Miller &PGck Co| 2f { cxSSHtxt n dxfHH
Here are Prices that Will Interest
 Everybody.

AT .9S-Ladies' black Silk Waists, were $2.9S. AT $2.9S-Ladies' Silk Capes, jet and lace trimmed, were $500. AT 49c-Ladies' white pique Skirts, were 75c. AT 9Sc--Ladies' navy blue and black polka dot Skirts, with 3 bands of white, value S1.50. AT $3.9S Ladies storm Skirts, value $500. E AT $1.9s-Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits in lawn or duck, value $500. AT 9Sc-Ladies' all wool Covert Skirts, were $500. AT 69c-Children's all wool Jackets, were $1.50. AT 75c-Ladies' black. Lawn Waists, cluster tucks. %.50. LADIES' MUS I1RWEAR. . SPECIAL PRI6 AT Chil6reI- rawers. AT 39c--Ladies' A.s ,Tcrs, lace trimmed, were soc. AT 25c-Ladies' Summer Corsets. AT 19c-Lacies' black Sateen Aprons, were 25c. AT 25c-Ladies' short Skirts, with hem stitched cambric ruff1e, value 35c. AT 35c-Irish Point Scarfs and Shams, were soc AT -Children's Lawn Caps, were 121ac.
 WALL PAPER. AT BEG roll-Wall Paper, from 6c. ArF 6c roll-Wall Paper, from HOG.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-28
WASH GOODS

Handsome Dress Ging-
 hams, new designs
 and colorings, from
 12Ic, 7a Sea Island Percales in
 remnants, from 121c, 9c Best American Dress
 Ginghams. from 15c. 1Oc Rich Silk Ginghams in
 elegant colorings,
 from 29c, 22ac Mercerized Dress Silks,
 a dress of this fabric
 looks as well, wears
 and washes better
 than any Foulard silk
 at $1.OO, 29c 5000 yards Lawns and
 Dimities, value 90, Sc 5000 yards rich figured
 Lawns and Dimities,
 light and dark colors,
 from 12Ic, sc case fine French
 Lawns and Batistes,
 cheap at 18c, 125c 1000 yards very fine
 Irish Dimities, French
 Mulls and Batiste.
 value 25c, 19c 1 case cross bar Mus
 lins, from 7c, 4ac 15 pieces .Nainsook in
 blacks and stripes,
 value 15c, 10c
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
THIS FREIGHT BOAT WAS
FLOATING ARSENAL.
THE MISAPPLICATION OF A MATCH
STARTED A BLAZE THAT
BLEW 1T UP.
TWO MEN WERE KILLED
FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION FELT
DISTINCTLY MILES FROM
THE SCENE

BOONVILLE, Mo-, May 29.-By the
explosion of 1000 decorating caps
which set off 2,100 pounds of dynamite
and 100 kegs of powder. the fourteen
tween this city and Rocheport on the
Missouri river, was blown to pieces last
night.
Considerable property was doE.c to
property icr q mile a.ound. TSo la
borers who we're ABOARD the Loat are
missing. Toy are Burt Grippe, Os1eo
la, No, and STEPHEN Wilson, coiorrd,
DerDiaoa, Ie, as.
The ! aurIne vas the property If the
Rocheycrt :erry and Packet Company.
and was about ready to leave her dock
with a cargo of explosives for use in
building a railroad below town when
the accident occurred.
The boat was propelled by a gasoline
engine. When a match was applied to
the genator, the gasoline took fire.
Captain Ferris and the crew immedi-
ately vacated and warned all persons
nearby. The fire spread rapidly to the
supply tanks of gasoline and a second
explosion occurred. This evidently set
off the explosives on board and with a
report that was heard miles away the
boat was blown to atoms. The ferry
boat Joseph l. Stephens. lying 500
yards above, was considerably damag-
ed. the woodwork of the upper deck and
pilot house being torn away. Those
aboard the ferry escaped.
Three residences. belonging to Joseph
Sherrer, ME. Sallie H. Johnson and
Charles Dunkle. about 500 yards from
the disaster. were wrecked.
Fifteen plate glass windows in busi-
ness houses on Main street. half a mile
away. were broken. and nearly all of
the windows and glass doors for a mile
surrounding the accident were smashed
BY the conclusion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
4 MOMEN70DS DECISION
OF WORLD WDE INTEREST.
THE SUPREME COURT MARKS THE
WAY FOR A CAREER OF WILD
IMPERIALISM.
MONROE DOCTRINE WEAKENED.
A HINT FROM ENGLAND OF WHAT
THE UNITED STATES MAY
BE LED To.

LONDON, May 29.-"The world at
large stands to gain something by this
momentous decision by which Congress
may devise for the dependencies a form
Of government outside the American
constitution" says the Westminster ia
zette to-day, discussing the United
States Supreme Courts Judgment.
Without the decision continues the
Westminster Gazette, "the United
States government would have been un-
able to adopt a more liberal trade pol
ley outside of America than within,
without disarranging the whole of their
continental fiscal system. The relation
of America to Europe and the world
is profoundly modified by the new de-
parture. Colonies mean a navy, a navy
means naval bases and coaling stations,
and naval bases are insecure unless they
are backed up by the possession of a
'Hinterlanu.' This is the logic Of i'm
perialism, and it may lead the Ameri-
cans as far as it has led us. Moreover,
by stepping outside their continent, the
Americans undoubtedly weaken the
force of the Monroe doctrine. There is a
certain reciprocity in the present ar
rangement that helps to reconcile Eu-
ropeans to their exclusion from South
America, but if the United States plum
ges into world policies equipped with a
strong navy and an American canal,
enabling it to concentrate on either
ocean, she can hardly claim to compete
on the principle which limits liability
while putting no limit on her expansion.
The entrance of the United States on
the scene as a world power is already
garded as a highly disturbing factor by
the European ~chancellories. The new
departure makes it more important
than before for the British and Amer
leans, by all possible means, to keep on
good terms with each other and settle
by friendly negotiation ali outstanding
differences"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
another EFFORT MAKING
00RGAN|ZE IHE MINERS.
WILLIAM WARNER. OF PITTSBURG,
WORKING AT FAIRMONT WITH
AN INTERPRETER.
THE MINERS SEEM SATISFIED
TO LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, AND
CONTINUE TO WORK AT PRES
ENT WAGES.

epeclal 10 tne Register.
FAIRMONT, ". Va, May 2a.-Na-
tional organizer, William Warner, of
Pittsburg, and Albert Manke, his inter
prefer ARE again in the city, having
made their appearances yesterday and
for the second time within the past
year. They are here for the same pur-
pose as before, that Of inducing the
miners to become members of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Association, the To-
cal unions OF which has large member
ehlp In every coal producing States ex-
cept West Virginia, and which State
Q holds third place among all States
in the way of coal production. There
are about twenty local unions of the
mine workers in this State" said War
ner at the Tavern ia this city to-day.
We ave been laboring diligently for
months to organize them, and compar-
atlvely little success has been met with
IN this and Harrison coun,.es, but we
intend to keep everlastingly at 1t until
We accomplish our purpose"
A miner employed In the Fairmont
region was asked by the Register re-
porter to relate his grievances if any he
had in regard to working in this region
and If he could account for the slow
manner in which the miners Of this
State become members Of a miners or
eanization. He said: The sole rea-
son Why the miners Of this State. and
especially In this and Harrison counties
hesitate ID becoming members OF the
United Aine Workers union Il due err
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
.TEE1ERS H[lDUP PA TOWN
BUT NOT POLICE JUDGE.
HIS HONOR DoFFED THE ERMrNn
LONG ENOUGH TO GIVE PRIs-
ONER A GOOD BEATING.
THUMPED HIM IN OPEN COURT
TILL HE SCREAMED FOR MERCY
AND HIS FACE GAVE AM
PIE EVIDENCE.

Special to the Register.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, May 2s.-wil-
liam Teeters. a fugitive from justice.
held up the town of Barton. this coun-
ty, to-day for several hours and defsd
arrest.
He was INDICTED at the last term OF
court for assault but fed before he
could be arrested.
He returned to-day ana paraded the
streets with a big revolver in zach hand
and ordered every n win whom he
came in contact to take to the noun
tains.
After throwing the whole town Of
one thousand and nine hundred people
into the widest state of excitement.
and after he had snapped one or his
guns - the face of a man named Nc
Greary, Teeters was finally overpower-
ed and taken to the police court.
Once before the trial Judge, James
Mcconnell, he insulted the court. His
honor threw of his coat, left the bench
and proceeded to give Teeters a most
unmercifnl beating In open court
After thrashing the prisoner, until he
cried for mercy, His Honor again 90
cupied his judicial position and COM
mitted Teeters to jail for a further
hearing.
He was brought here on the evening
train and his face bore ample evidence
of having come In contact with the
Courts strong right fist.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
IN MEMORY OF GRANT.
A wreath Placed Upon the stone In
the Capital Rotunds-FIags Half
Maated.

A wreath Placed Upon the stone IN
the Capital Rotunds-Fiags HALF
Maated.
WASHINGTON. May 29.-The Grant
statue In the rotunda Of the Capital was
the center OF an affecting ceremony to-
day when the patriotic women OF the
u. S. Grant Circle. ladies Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. placed a wreath
at the feet OF the figure and sang Amer
lea after a few appropriate remarks By
several members of the Grand Army OF
the Republic who served with Grant
All of the flags on the executive build
ings have been ordered at half mast TO-
morrow, following the usual custom on
Memorial day. This order applies "a
Ile White House as well as to other
buildings so that OF necessity this sign
OF mourning will be displayed on the
very day OF the Presidents homecom-
ing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
MRS.. KELLY MAS FIRM AND
THE TRAINS all STOPPED.
A NOVEL CAS- IN CLEVELAND,
WHEREIN AN OLD LADY HAD
HER WAY A WHILE.
THE JUDGE SAID THAT NO CASE
HAD BEEN MADE AGAINST MRS.
kELLTY, FOR SHE HAD ONLY
ANNOYED THE TRAINS.

Special to the Register.
CLEVELAND, O., May 29.-Mra
Mary Kelly. So. cannot stop the hand
OF time, but at 4 p. m.. May 30, she
demonstrated her ability to stop q
Cleveland & Pitsburg passenger train
by sitting on the tracks and refusing
to- move.
"She was advised by her daughter to
sit there and be hit" said J. II. Miskell,
a Cleveland &c Pittsburg railroad de-
tectiye to-day, when testimony In
Judge Kennedy's court against Mrs.
Kelly, who was charged with annoying
him.
According to witnesses, the railway
company has been ~encroachlng upon
the territory OF Davenport street people,
whose back yards abut on the roadbed.
Mrs. Kelly's fence was torn away and
a cavern resulted. Thereupon, Mrs.
Kelly sat down on q rail because. she
claims, a quantity of earth which be-
longed to her rear yard surrounded IL
A crowd gathered. An engine draw
ing twenty flight cars approached and
stopped.
The engineer pleaded, but to no
avail. Its my property I'm on, and
here I'll stay insisted the woman
Threats were of no avail. To save
Mrs. Kelly's life, the freight engineer
was Obliged to flag the passenger train.
Those aboard piled OFF and their cheers
mingled with the cheers OF the neigh
bors.
Miskell came along and summoned
the patrol wagon.
This court" said Judge Kennedy to-
day. has no right to pass upon bound-
airy lines. Mrs. Kelly didn't annoy Mis-
kell; she annoyed the trains she stop
ped. They brought no action. The
defapdant ic diepharged
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30

tirely to the fact that they are now re-
ceiving what is comparatively good
wages. have worked in the anthra-
cite regions and never could reach
within ten dollars on the month as
much as [ can average here. Since I
have been at work here a number of
men from the same regions in which I
lad worked in the State of Pennsylvan-
la, and Ohio have accepted positions
here. claiming that more money can be
made in the course of twenty DAYS thar
they earned in the anthracite regions in
thirty. | believe and in fact have prac-
tlced the policy to leave well enough
alone.
There is no question in time but what
every mining town in the State will be
represented by a local union of the
United Mine Workers.
Fourteen mule drivers at the Monon-
gah mines struck this morning for
$2.25 per day, an increase Of so cents
over the price that has been paid. a
number of miners were discharged for
refusing to fill the drivers places.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
HORSE U TO A
Overturned Several Hives Of Bees
That Swarmed Upon Him, and
Caused His Death.

overturned Several Hives OF bees
That Swarmed Upon Him, and
Caused His Death.
Special to the Register.
SISSONVILLE, W. Va, May ga
valuable horse belonging to A. F.
Thomas was stung to death yesterday
by bees. Mr.. Thomas had gone to the
home of a relative and turned his horse
out in the yard to Craze. The animal,
being of an inquiring turn of mind,
poked his nose into a bee hive to see
what it was, and in the excitement
which followed kicked over a plank
on which eight hives were resting.
The bees instantly swarmed out of
each of the eight hives and thousands
of them attacked the horse at the same
time. He was stung at the least calcu-
lation ten thousand times and swelled
to twice his natural size. The poor n
imal endured pitiful agony and died in
a few hours. Mr.. Thomas, who at
tempted to drive the horse away from
the bees. was stung a great many times,
but beyond being painfully stung he
was not injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN
HAS PASSED P|TISBDRG.
MRS. MCKINLEY CONTINUES TO
SHOW SLOW, U STEADY
IMPROVEMENT.
THE DAY WAS SPENT IN OHIO.
A STOP AT CANTON TO PERMIT MRS.
McKINLEY'S RELATIVES TO
GREET HER.

PITTSBURG, May 29.-When the
President and his party end the long
trip across the continent, upon their ar
rival at Washington tomorrow morn
ing, they will have been gone %thirty-two
days and will have travelled approxi-
mately 6,675 miles.
The last day of the homeward jour-
ney was a ride across the Presidents
native State of Ohio. Only four stops
were made, the longest at Canton, the
Presidents home town, where the train
remained for twenty minutes to give
Mrs. Mckinley an opportunity to see
her sister. Mrs. M. C. Barber, and her
niece, Miss Ida Barber.
Quite a number of the Presidents
old friends and neighbors were at the
station, and they were o~verjoyed to
learn from the Presidents W lips that
Mrs. McKinley's improvement had con-
tinued slowly but steadily.
Judge Day, the former Secretary of
State, John c. Deuber, Judge Baldwin
and Mayor Robertson came aboard the
Olympia but did not see Mrs. Mckinley.
Her sister was with her until the train
left and her niece remained aboard.
The latter will go to Washington and
with her sister, Miss Mary C. Barber,
who accompanied the party to the Pa
cifc coast, will be the guest of Mrs. Nc
Kinley at the White House until she is
able to return to Canton.
Many of the stations along the line
of the road through Ohio were decorat-
ed with American flags. At Lima, the
first stop in the State, the school chill
dren were given a half holiday to per-
nit them to go to the depot to see the
President.
Mrs. Mckinley had a very comfort
able day. 1t had been raining in Ohio
for several days, and there was NO dust
or heat to make the journey oppressive.
The krief visit with her sister at Can
ton seemed to brighten her spirits and
doubtless did her much good.
The train arrived at Pittsburg at
1885 p. m. and left for Washington
thirty minutes later 1t is due to reach
Washington at 7:3O tomorrow morn
ing.
The reception here was devoid of all
excitement. The good sized crowd that
had gathered at the station evidently
desired to disturb Mrs. Mckinley as
little as possible and when the Presi-
dent appeared on the rear platform as
the train pulled out, the usual cheering
was omitted, but the kindly feeling was
evidenced by the raising of hats and
waving of handkerchiels. The Presi-
dent responded by repeated bowings
and raising his hat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
MANY INDICTMENTS.
Special to the Register
~ Wy W ~

Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, May 90
Quite a large number of indictments
were returned to-day by the Criminal
Court grand jury, which has been in
session since yesterday. They COM
prise the usual kinds of petty offenses.
T. H. Knoke, of Waverly, vas indicted
fifteen times. He is the proprietor of
the alleged speakeasy at Waverly
known as the Waverly Literary Club.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
VOLUNTARY

In the Wages of Two Thousand
Workmen Granted by the Steel
Trust.
YOUNGSTOWN, O.. May 29.-The
wages Of the skilled and unskilled day
men of the Youngstown, Girard. War
rem and G~reenville plants OF the Amer
lean Steel Hoop Company. one OF the
constituent companies Of the United
States Steel Corporation. have been vol
unfairly increased from 10 to - par
cent Nhe increase = effective Il once.
Abopt z.ooe wUfkmen nxs tene1kted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
SENTENCED.
PHILADELPHIA. Nav

PHILADELPHIA, May 2s.-The
three men convicted OF murder in the
second degree for the killing Of Father
Riegel. Of C~heltenham. by the admin
~istration Of knockout drops. were SEN
fenced to-day. Steve Bryan was sen
fenced to fifteen years, and Bob" Bry-
an and Jacob Wynne twenty yesrs
each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30

detection and succeeded in getting their
prisoner quickly into the city and turn
ing him over to the sheriff Of Polk
county.
In less than ten minutes after the
transfer had beer made, the streets
became congested with people and the
crowd, augmented as it marched, moved
or the Jail. In spite of the sheriff, and
a strong guard of extra deputies, who
made every effort to protect him from
mob violence, they secured the prisoner
and took up the march to the scene of
of the crime. He was half dragged, half
carried to the bridge, enveloped by a
great throng of people of all ages, who
were ~resolute and determined, but quiet
and orderly.
Scream after scream broke from the
wretch's quivering lips, followed by
groans and prayers for mercy.
At the bridge the mob turned toward
the prairie and then into the swamp
and to the scene of the negro's crime.
BY common consent burning was to be
the penalty. There were no ropes, no
plans for lynching.
ONLY ONE SUGGESTION.
The stake was the only suggestion as
to the proper expiration of the crime
and without organized effort and yet
with apparently unanimous understand
ing a barrel was in readiness and was
placed by the stake on the very spot
where Mrs. Taggart was assaulted and
murdered.
Upon this the negro was placed and
chained to the stake. He pleaded for
mercy, but in the great crowd around
HIM silence was the only response.
There were no jeers, no swearing, no
disorder.
Before the chains around his body
had been made fast, cans of kerosene
oil from many sources were passed to
the front and one of the leaders STEP
ped to the negro and slowly and DELHI
erately poured it upon him and his
clothes unul clothes and barrel were
we'll saturated.
1t was then 6 o'clock. The crowd was
growing and business in the city had prac-
tically been suspended.
When the match was applied the blaze
quickly leaped skyward. The burning body
could be seen only as a dark object in the
circle of a roaring flame. Then the fire
slackened and the writing body came
back in full view, but already the groans
had ceased and the only evidence of life
was in the contortions of the muscles of
the limbs.
For fifteen minutes the body burned and
in half ar hour from the minute of the ap-
plication of the match only the charred
bones were left as a reminder of the ne
gro's crime and his fate.
The crowd dispersed as orderly as it had
gathered n at $50 tonight the CITY is
quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
AFRAID OF AMERICA.

VIENNA. May 29.-The Neueste
Tageblatt in the course Of an article
advocating the formation Of = European
custOms league against the United
States. says:
America Il the common enemy Of Al.
an enemy - formidabIo that each
Buropeen country must Gnceumh unleco
Iea6ued with tn reok q Durope. eTGn
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
FEARED HE WILL DIE.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, May 20
Fears are entertained that Homer
Mounts. who was struck by lightning
last week while on a freight train at
the B. & o. yards here, will not recover.
He became worse last night and it was
feared he could not live till morning,
but he rallied and is some better to-
day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Close Their Henufon. Re-e1~ctfna
GenersI jobs p. Gordon-Meet n
Dallas NEXT Year.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May 3-The reunion
OF Confederate Veterans his afternoon fin
its business and adjourned to meet
next year at Dallas, Texas Gen. John y.
Gordon was reelected commander In
chief. This convention IS notable be-
cause 1t decided that steps are to be taken
at once for the erection Of the Battle
Abbey" at Richmond. Va. sufficient funds
being In hand.
The parade was followed this evening
by . ban in Confederate hall. given By the
Sons Of Veterans. which was attended by
zec9 pereons.
To-morrow viii witness the paxaAe o.
ola soldiers. the laying Of tie eerner skene
u ths Forrest menum<nt A. ~ opoot
IN Il he eveuinGs