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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28
EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY.

OMAHA, Neb., July 27.-Lower tenn
perature afforded but little relief to-
day because OF the excessive humidity
which early in the day showed 80 per
cent. almost unprecedented here. 1he
thermometer registered 95 soon after
noon. Tonight heavy rain is falI'
ing. the first for many weeks.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-28
EXTREME HUMIDITY.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Ninety-fiv de.
grees marked the official maximum
temperature In Chicago to-day. while
the humidity registered AZ per cent,
which intensified the suiferings. Sim
liar conditions are expected to prevail
tomorrow. according u the predic-
lions of the weather bureau. Four
people died as result ofNthe heat
and an equal number was Frustrated.
Thermometers on the streets showed
80 to 102 in the shade and from 108 ia
112 in the SUM-
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ONLY IS DEGREES.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 27.--To-
day was the most bearable or the past
ten days, the government therrom-
eter registering a maximum OF 10 de-
grees, with strong breeze blowing.
Etreet thermometers reached 100 de-
grees. Clouds gathered but no ram
fell. One death from heat occurred
to-day and few prostrations.
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TO CLAIM HIS BODY.
| Brother of Brooks, the Negro
Lynched Mt Elkins, Coming From

A Brother of Brooks, the Negro
Lynched at EIkins, Coming From
Indiana.
Special to the Register.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 27.-The
family of William Brooks, the negro
wno was lynched In a park In Elkins
last Sunday, live here, and one of his
brothers will go to Elkins to claim the
body. Brooks left here a few months
ago with wandering show company,
and letters have been received from him
regularly until this week. The last
letter, received the day before the
iynching, said Brooks was headed for
West Virginia.
While lamp-lighter few years ago,
Brooks shot and killed white man
here. He alleged that crowd OF white
fellowes followed him and that he shot
in self-defense. He was cleared on this
defense.
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HEAT WAS OPPRESSIVE.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, July 27.-Whils
the mercury reached only 1915 degrees
the heat to-day was more oppressive
than 1t has been at any time durinq
the present hot spell. This was due to
the extreme humidity in the atmos-
phere and the days record was four
deaths and 26 prostrations. Sixteen
occurred between the hours of and 10
o'clock this evening. The weather
bureau promises only probable local
thunder showers.
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ALL GO TO BALTIMORE.

a."' TO the Register.
rA9hi9RSBURG, w. Va, July 81
an order has been received here stat
S nat after the first of August ali the
!, poTtS and records of the car account
- apartment of the Ohio River rail-
t... NV must be forwarded to Baltimore.
a,-.i hg Is said as to the fate of the
49, ,-l,P,ioyes of that department, but they
~ probably be thrown out of their
PAGES oy the change.
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ON A NOVEL CHARGE.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July 27-Presi-
dent Edward Flynn, Of the Alabama
United Mine Workers of America, was
arrested to-day on warrant charging
him with interfering with man earn
ing a livelihood. John Downs, who
swore out the warrant, refused to join
the union and all union miners refused
to work with him. shutting down the
mine.
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THE DROUTH BROKEN.

DALLAS, Tex, July 27.-The drout1
has been broken by heavy rains In ap-
proximately twenty per cent. OF the
cotton growing districts. These rains
have fallen regularly for the last four
days, over the extreme northern and
southern rims of the cotton belt.
About eighty per cent OF cotton landa
in the large central district located in
side this circle have received only local
and scattering showers.
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1o7 IN OHIO.

FINDLAY, Ohio, July 27-The gov.
eminent thermometer to-day reached
107, the highest of the season. Busi-
ness was generally suspended. one
accident, the result of the heat ana
which will prove fatal, and five pros
trations were reported.
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TOLSTOI'S CONDITION.
He Continues to Improve. hut Ply
sicans Fail to Diagnose the Dis


sicans Fail to Diagnose the Dis
ease.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 27.-Count
Leo Tolstoi. who has been dangerously
i'll, continues to improve, but his ply
slcians are unable clearly to diagnose
his trouble.
You good folks" Count Tolstoi said
to his doctors, know all that medical
science teaches, but, unfortunately that
science itself knows nothing at all"
A few days ago Count Tolstoi said to
a friend:
The carriage is already at the door
and | must CO." Then later, after he
had slightly improved, he said: "Oh,
| am allowed to wait awhile"
The chief cause for alarm concerning
Count Tolstoi lies in his extreme weak
ness. His body is emaeiated and his
skin is sallow; his eyes alone ratain
their brllianey, while his mind is per-
fectly clear.
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BODY IDENTIFIED.
Victim of Foul Play was william
Mccoy. of BIennerhassett.

TIT VI It VUI 7 my WIZ w TIIfHHH
Mccoy. of BIennerhassett.
s7eeial to the Register.
PARkERSBURG, W. Va, July 81
The body of the man who was run over
by the Ohio River Railroad train yes
to-day morning, was identified to-day
as that of William Mccoy, a young
farm hand residing near Blennerhas-
Sett. He had been in Parkersburg the
hlsht before he was found and dis
paved about $50 in cash. When found
~ had only few cents, and it is be-
a"'ed he met with foul play. He was
:. years of age and came here from
C.arksburg.
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BENEFITTED BY RAIN.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 27.--Live STOCK
and crops were greatly benefited during
the night by rains in twenty-five coun-
ties. No showers were noted In this
CITY. however, and at 10 a. m. the mer-
curry reached S9-two degrees apoVe
Yesterday. l---
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FOR MEMORIAL SERVICES.

ROME, July 27.-The royal family
OF Italy, the provincial authorities and
numerous visitors are arriving here
daily to attend .ne memorial services
which are to be held July 20 upon the
anniversary OF the assassination of
King Humbert.
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FRIENDS OF ROBBERS BLAMED.

" ELENA, Mont, July 27.-James
'.Ilens, at whose ranch, near Lam
Say. all posses searching for the
p.est Northern train robbers made their
bieelloequarters, has been shot from am
"usn and instantly killed. Friends Of
the robbers are supposed to have done
1ne shooting.
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COURT HOUSE OPENED.
Parlsersburs's New 100000 Build
ing Inspected by the Public.

ing Inspected by the Public.
Special to the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July 81
Wood eounty's new 100000 court house
was thrown open to the public to-day
and was visited by great throngs. To-
night band concert was given in
front of the building, which was illu-
minated and presented a beautiful ap-
reerance. The structure is of Roman
esque design. 90x100 feet in size, four
stories high, with tower ITO feet high,
and all built of solid stone. 1t is Wood
county's fourth court house and should
last for hundred years
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TWO ARE DEAD
As the Result of the Wrecking of a
Gravel Train.

Gravel Train.
DAYTON, Ohio, July PA gravel
train used in the construction of the
traction line between this city and
Troy for the Dayton and Northern
traction Company, was wrecked to-
day north of the city Two deaths and
the serious injury to four persons re-
suited.
Dead:
Orville D. Chase, Detroit, superin-
tendent Chase Construction Company.
w. B. Grayell Chicago, engineer.
Injured:
Leslie Liebenthaler, Dayton.
e. C. Miller, Arkansas fireman.
Robert Sloane, maehinist.
II. Douglas, Chicago
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Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CADIZ, Ohio, July 27-The Hogg,
Hedge & Holmes Co. have just brought
in their No. on the Effie Norman
farm, in the Snyder pool, which Will
be 20 barrel pumper.
McCombs & Adams Co. have just COM
pleted their No. on the Lyons WEIGH
farm, four miles west of town, and have
a 10 or Is barrel WELL This company
has a block of 1000 acres. DR.. J. II.
Hines, of this city, who owned forty
fourth interest in the company, sold
out to Dan Kane for $3.50.
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STILL ABOVE 80.

KANSAS CITY, July 27.-Althougn
+ha weather is much more comfortable.
the temperature rose to 81 degrees to-
Say this being the 3Sth day OF the
hot spell. There were two deaths
from heat.
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FATALLY INJURED.

Special to the Register.
TORONTO, o., July 27-Baston San
ford, of Penrith, w. Va, opposite this
place, fell from box car at Salineyille
last night and was probably fatally in
jured. He was taken to Mercy Hospi-
tai, Pittsburg
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Oil Quotations.

NEW YORK. July E.-Standard oil.
s7e0Q765.
OIL CITY, Pa, July N.-Cre6it balances
81 %: certificates. no bids no offers. No
runs or shipments reported.
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SPECIAL DEPUTIES.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. July H.
Marshal C. D. Elliott has appointed J.
h. Mehen, OF this city, and c. w. Law.
Of Clarksburg, special deputies in the
northern district Of West virginia
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THREE HOURS STEADY RAIN.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July T-n
Kansas City there was . STEADY TAIN
for three hours early to-day.
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JOHN F. JOHNSON.
Form.- Bank President, Pardoned
BY the President.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Pres
ident has granted a pardon to John
F. Johnson, former president Of the
First National bank of Logansport
Ind, who was convicted of misappro-
priation funds OF the bank and other
violations of the National banking act
He was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary and already has served
five years.
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The Register Is read more
Generally in the State end
adjoining towns than any
other paper. It costs more
for advertising space, but
the returns more than JUS
tify the outlay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
THE ROUSTABOUT

Roustabout dropped in to call on
Richard Burke in the new Times home
the other day. A little incident oc-
CURED while he was there that is too
good to keep hidden under a bushel.
Two patrons of the recent rummage
sale, which was held in the same
building, noticed the books and fur
niture piled up promiscuously, and,
thinking the ladies had repleuished
their stock, came in to clinch some
bargains. They were an elderly and
young woman, and were evidently
from Missouri, as they Investigated
everything thoroughly. The fret
thing they stumbled onto was the
folding machine, and taking it for a
carpet loom they examined the mech
anism thoroughly and decided among
themselves that it was worth at least
two dollars. Then one espied the Of
fee towel standing in the corner, and
turning up her nose she said: 81
should think they would wash that
before they tried to sellit." Some
printers pi was next discovered, but
as pap had plenty of bullets moulded
for his revolver" it did not interest
them. Then they waded into an in
voice book lying on the floor, but
found the stories too short to be in
teresting. Richard by this time was
beginning to get little curious and
kept his eyes out over his spectacles
glued on the visitors. He said moth
ing but began to. squirm little in his
chair. Finally one of the would-be-
shoppers picked up the office bible, =
the one that Richard bought when he
first went into the newspaper bust.
ness, but which according to prece.
dents set in all well regulated print
ing offices had not been opened since
the book seller turned back the cover
to mark the price therein, The mar
of the iron mould who could be fol
Bryan against his better judgment
and could look a 100000 republican
majority in Iowa straight in the face
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
PAYING PENSIONS.

The business of the Des Moines
pension Office for the Iowa Nebraska
district continues large, despite the
fact that death is claiming many of
the old soldiers and their dependents.
In the month ofDecember just passed
the pension Office here struck from
the rolls the names of eighty four
pensioners whom death had claimed.
Notwithstanding this, the number of
pensioners on the rolls at this Office
increased twenty, making the total
at the beginning of this year 1904.
The number varies from quarter to
quarter on account of the disposition
of many OF the old soldiers to travel
about. There are great many of
them go south to live. The depart
ment is making an effort to have each
pension Office retain on the rolls only
those who live in the district, but
this is impossible, and the most that
can be done is to make transfers
when it is known that pensioner
has permanently removed to another
district aud has remainedfeheres some
time. Agent Sperry of tho pension
Office has force of twenty-sjx.clerks
regularly employed, and in payment
time eight more are required toItran-
sact the business promptly. The
office pays out about $4,000, 900 annu-
ally. The payments for the last
quarter were as follows; October,
81 1852 ,542 .O2; November, S57, ,5S4 80 A;
December, $50, 3,324.44. This is the
way the payments are usually distri-
buted through the quarter, delay in
some payments being caused by
irregularities in vouchers and delay
in securing addresses, The number
of pensioners on the rolls under the
general law at the first of the year
was "a, 1913, of whom sos are minors
under the act of June 81, 1890, there
were 90 ,694, of whom ,765 are minors
pensioners of the Spanish war, 1853,
of whom nine are minors; pension
ers of the Mexican war, 527; of the
Indian wars, 81; of the was of 1912
80,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

ROMANCE. OF ACHIEVEMENT.
The career of Philip ID. Armour,
like that of two other men who died
recently-C Coils P. Huntington and
Henry Villard-is as full of mar
wells and romance as anything related
in Arabic legends. Armour, poor
farmers boy, crossing the plains,
part of the way on foot and part of
1t on mules back, reached the Cal
ifornia gold diggings in 1850, when
IS or 10 years of age, and hunted for
gold with tens of thousands of other
adventurers. After making a few
thousand dollars, and realizing that
he might be able to do better in other
pursuits than that of argonaut, he
turned eastward, went into the ware
house and grain business in Milwau-
kee and then into pork packing, in
which vocation he was successful
from the first, and quickly won a
name which traversed the globe and
gained a fortune which placed him
among the dozen or score of the
worlds wealthiest men. Pork pack
ing and the general provision busi-
ness, as developed by Armour's fore
sight, energy and intelligence, reach
ed proportions of which nobody be-
fore his time ever dreamed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

personal history of Judge Horace e.
Deemer, of the Iowa Supreme Court,
and who recently declined the position
of chancellor Of the law department
of the State University. Judge Deem
er is referred to as conspicuous ex-
ample of what opportunities are pre-
sented in this country for brains
backed by fair share of.good for
tune. Mr. Deemer was bornand raised
in West Liberty from which place he
went to the school of which he might
have been the official legal head. In
his youth he was a noted athlete and
one of the best base bah players in
Iowa. AS pitcher he demonstrated
to the professor of his class in natural
philosophy the mystery of the curved
ball, something that the pedagogues
had announced to the class as q ply
sical impossibility contrary to natural
laws. After leav ng the university he
wandered about looking for location
going as far west as Lincoln, Neb.,
and was returning home somewhat
discouraged. On the depot platform
at Red Oak he met an old classmate,
who insisted on his stopping off over
night for a visit. The result was a
partnership, and soon after he was
made a district. judge, the youngest
man ever elected to that position in
Iowa. He was later appointed to the
supreme bench, again breaking the
record for youth, and now it is be-
lieved would have been the youngest
chancellor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

F. Hopkinson Smith has succeed
ed in drawing attention to himself,
though not favorable attention, by
his denunciation of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" He told his Boston hearers
that it was "the most vicious book
ever written" and an appalling,
awful, and criminal mistake" which
"precipitated the civil war" F.Hop-
kinson, had better go south for his
health. We have no room for such
cranks in this latitude.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
CENTURY OF METHODISM

A CENTURY OF METHODIST.
The Methodists have been taking
an account of stock for the century
in the United States, and the results
show an astonishing growth. At the
close of the eighteenth century it
numbered 1877 ministers and 1884
members. Now it has over 30,000
ministers and 1928, 900 members. Be-
sides the Methodist Episcopal church
sixteen other Methodist churches
have sprung from it, having the same
tenets, which now have SO, ,424 minis
ters and 5,9S5,S43 members. In 1900
there was not one Methodist educa-
tional institution, now the church
controls 225 schools of various grades
with an endowment OF S14, ,543, ass, and
debts aggregating s2,336, 1888. The
financial reports of the missionary
society began in 1920, when the col
lections we're Ss23; in 1900 they have
been 81 ,233 ,004. Old world Method
ism, which in the days of Wesley had
3l3 ministers and 76,96S members,
now has $50 ministers and 1, ,169, ,1ss
members. Such has been the work
of the last century. In the opening
year of the next century the Method
lists propose to add 2 100000 converts
to their number and to raise 500, ,000,-
OO0 OF this sum thew have already
raised So, 49,, ,5S3.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
THE question of selling eggs

The question of selling eggs by
weight has for some time been con-
sidered by poultry men throughout
the country. AS is well known, the
United States is one of the few coun-
tries in the world which has not
adopted this manner of disposing of
its egg product. In the countries of
Europe all eggs are weighed rather
than couuted out to the prospective
buYer E..#
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
SCHOOL MATTERS.
Business Transacted by Board
of Education.

There was meeting af the board
of education Tuesday and consider
able business was transacted by the
members of that body.
Miss Mary Dobyns was taken from
her place at the head of the Fifth
ward schools and promoted to place
on the corps of high school teachers.
Miss Grace Rowe is taken from
Second ward aud advanced to the
place made vacant by the advance
ment of Miss Dobyns.
Misses Florence Burdock and Marie
Ellyson were taken from the supply
corps and made regular teachers.
Miss Burdock will in all probability
be placed in the room in the Oska-
loosa college building now occupied
for school purposes and Miss Ellyson
will have place in the Fifth ward.
The resignation of Mrs. Fannie
Parks Maddy was presented to the
board and accepted and Miss Ada
Sullivan will have the place made
vacant by the resignation.
A new class of thirty members
comes into high school at this time.
This is the first time in the history
of the Oskaloosa public schools when
this has occurred but the size of the
schools is now such that such pro-
vision is necessary. If the venture
proves a success and is carried
through it will result in four years in
graduating classes at the conclusion
of both winter and spring terms.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
The Des Moines Car

The Des Moines Capital, discuss
ing the passing of the army canteen,
says: "There is an active temper
ance sentiment in this country which
can never be killed off or suppressed.
That sentiment is constantly work.
ing. 1t is the leaven which in due
time will bring about the banishment
of the saloon and the evolution of
mankind into race of sober people.
The temperance movement occasion
ally suffers backset, but it's actual
progress cannot be disputed.u
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24
WE on SOLDLERN

The editor of the Register, himself
an old soldier, says of the contro-
versy that is now being waged by
certain newspapers:
"Some faultfinders i'm Iowa have
been saying that the soldiers were be-
ing turned out of the state house and
were no longer being given any
chance, let alone preference, in the
matter of public employment. All
this talk has grown out of the fact
that two or three soldiers lost their
places at the state house in the
changes which occurred the first of
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

e. P. Adler, business manger of
the Ottumwa Courier, has rendered
his resignation from that position to
accept the business management Of
the Davenport Times, and in addi-
ton to take charge of the foreign adj
vertising of a syndicate of Iowa even
ing newspapers. He will be succeed
ed on the Courier by James F. Pow
ell, who has been Mr.. Adler's assis-
tant
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

The Pope has sent congratula-
tory letter to President Mckinley and
in it he expresses the opinion that it
would be a grave mistake to abandon
Cuba and the Philippines to self-gov-
ernment as he believes that the
natives of the islands are not suffici-
entity mature to assume the work. He
also assures the president that he
will give his moral support to the
paeification of the islands.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

the year. All these soldiers have held
their positions at least ten years, and
one of them longer. They simply
suffered the common fate of politics.
From the noise that has been made
it might be presumed that these were
about the only soldiers left in the en-
ployment of the state. The fact is,
however, that there are in the state
house, holding various positions from
the highest to the lowest, thirty-eight
men who served in the Union army,
besides three who served in the Span
ish war and the sister of one who died
in the IA my in the Philippines.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-01-24

THE HERALD acknowledges the
kindness of an invitation to be pres
ent at a celebration of John Marshall
day on the centennial of the installa-
ton of John Marshall as chief justice
of the supreme court of the United
States, at the opera house in Iowa
City, Monday, Fe bruary 4, 1901, under
the auspices of the State University
of Iowa and the Iowa State Bar AS
sociation. The program for the oc-
casion is a most excellent one.