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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
CHANGES IN GENERAL OFFICES.
Result of Southern and Union Pacific
Traffic Consolidation.


Chicago. Aug. 28.-Trafic Director
Stubbs OF the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific roads announced the
changes in the general office that will
be effected under the consolidation of
the traffic departments of these two
lines in different cities OF the country.
The Chicago offices of the two systems
will be consolidated under w. G. Mel.
meyer of the Southern Pacific. ]. H.
Lathrop will be general agent in ST.
Louis. H. G. Kaill will have super
vision over the Kansas City territory.
The Union Pacific agencies in Sioux
City and St. Paul will be abolished
and the business transacted through
the general offices Of the Union Pacific
in Omaha,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Burning Of Abe wildner.

Sherman, Tex, Aug. ga number
of people who witnessed the burning
of Abe Wildner at Red Branch, in this
county, Tuesday afternoon have been
in Sherman today. The negro con-
fessed to the crime of numbering Mrs.
Caldwell. Wildner was chained to an
elm tree, dried sorghum hay piled
about his feet and limbs and wood
piled to his shoulders. Mr.. Caldwell.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Kansas CITY Live Stock

Kansas City, Aug. -Cattle-Receipts,
2l,ooo; 1U1l5c lower; choice export and
dressed beef steers, S5.4Od5. 40; fair to
good, $4.50@5.35; stockers and feeders, $3.50
a4.25; fed westerns. $4.15@5.25; western
range steers, $3.30@4.25; Texans and In
dinas. $2.75@3.75: Texas cows, 81. 35@2. so:
native cows, $2.40d3.75; heifers, $2.75@5 90;
Gamers, Sl.5Ga2.3O; bulls, $2.256l4. %;
calves $3.O0@475. Hogs-Receipts, $500;
generally steady, but closed easy; top, S635
bulk, $6O0@6.25: heavy, S6.3OQG35; mixed
packers, $6.0O@6.27h; light, $5.G0@6 l5;
pigs, $4.6O@5.5O. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
steady lambs, $4.25@4.90; native wethers,
SS.2o03.6O; western wethers, $3.1Oa3. so;
ewes, $2.75@3. 10; stock sheep, $2OO@2.T5.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Japan Lodqes a Protest.

London, Aug. 26-"Japan has
lodged a protest at Washington" says
a dispatch to the Times from Toxic
dated Saturday. against the system
of medical inspection at Hawaii, de-
rlaring that this is incompatible with
friendly intercourse between the two
peoples"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Chinese Ready to Sign.

London, Aug. 2S.-"Li Hung Chang
has notified the ministers of the pow
ers that the Chinese plenipotentiaries
are now authorized to sign the pro-
tocol,' says dispatch to the Times
from Peking. dated yesterday, "and
has requested them to fix date for
the signing
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Sioux CITY Live Stock.

Sioux City, Aug. 27.-Cattle-Receipts,
800; steady; stockers strong; beeves. So. 25
@5.25; cows and bulls mixed, 2.25@3 40;
stockers and feeders, $2.75G3.5O; calves
s,500; shade higher; selling at So. .s5@6.oo;
bulk $o.92lal5.95.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
EXTRA, IOWA; THURSDAY, AUGUST 49, 1901
the husband OF the victim, applied the
match and Wildner was burned. Ac-
cording to eye-witnesses he burned
21 minutes before life was extinct.

Negro Hackman Probably Lynched.
Macon. Ca, Aug. 26.-It is possible
that Henry Stewart, negro hackman
of this city, has been lynched. Stewert
went into one of the suburbs and of.
cred an insult to a young white woman.
Some OF the men in the neighborhood
got after him and were last seen witt.
the negro bound, going in the direction
of the swamps.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
REPUBLICANS OF NEBRASKA.

elegates Assemble at Lincoln for
State Convention.
tLincoln, Aug. 2S.-The Republican
late convention, which meets this aft
rnoon, will, from surface indications,
e short and harmonious meeting.
[ebraska elects but three state officers
ts fall, an associate justice of the
preme court and two regents of the
University of Nebraska.
The contest for first place on the
sket has been at no time exciting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Aug. 27.-Cattle-Receipts,
$500; steady on best, slow and lower on
others, native beef steers, $4.O0@5. .S5; west
ern steers, $3.50@460; Texas steers 1925
80; cows and heifers, 10c higher, $3.50
n4.20: Gamers. S1.QO@2. so;
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-29
Beers Make a CAPTURE.

London, Aug. pa dispatch from
Lord Kitchener dated from Pretoria
yesterday says: Three officers and
IS men, who were sent north of Lady
brand, Orange River Colony, on the
right of Elliotts columns, were sur
rounded on unfavorable ground and
captured by superior force Aug. %.
One man was killed and four were
wounded. The prisoners were re-
leased. Have received a long letter
from Steyn, containing an argumenta-
tive statement of the Boer case and
saying he will continue to fight: also
short letter from Dewet to the same
effect"
Concordla, Kan, Aug. zo.--r. ~.
Ackley, a prominent attorney, died
yesterday of acute appendicitis. He
married Miss Ada Fry of Fairfield, Ia,
in 1894.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
CLAIMS TO BE A R RolIs.

CHICAGO, February 5.-Eugene I.
Gcwell visited detective headquarters
here to-day. and announced that bib is
the long sought for Charlie Ross. kid
mapped from Germantown, Pa, in 1874.
Gowell says he remembers nothing Of
the kidnapping.
~ was brought up in Los Angeles.
Gala" he said, "believeing Mrs. Clara
Robbins to be my mother. She III ar
ried John or VIM. Gowell, and | took
her husbands name. The fact thgt /
was only an adopted child was lold
me by my half brother. Clarellce.
Some years ago l left home and have
since travelled about the country. Mr..
and Mrs. Gowell still live in Los An
geles. Sometime ago i told my story
in Logansport, Ind. and was adjud ged
insane for my pains"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06

a strong one and has a repertoire of
high class plays.
Hamden Heatherington, of St. Joe,
Indiana, has had his pension increased
to s14 per month through Squire F. M.
Mason's agency. Mr.. Heatherington
was a resident of this city for a num-
Der of years.
John Quinn, master mechanic, and
George P. Fisher, mechanical engin-
eer, of the Mingo plant of the National
Steel Company, were in the city yes
terday inspecting the Bellaire steel
plant, which belongs to the same COM
pany.
The Belmont Turnverien will give a
grand masquerade ball in their hall on
the 18th, just two days before lent.
The committee is already making ar
rangements and they will try to make
this the greatest ball ever given by the
society.
Word was received here yesterday of
the death of D. NJ. Wallace, at Sum-
NIT, W. Va. Mr. Wallace had only
been sick for a few days, and died yes
terday morning at nine o'clock. He
was d DIOIHGJ-l1-iG " III UOuA laws, Ol
this city. His remains will be brought
here for burial.
The Suburban Brick Company are
completely overhauling their plant at
Georgetown. The works will be fitted
up with entire new machinery of the
most modern kind, and when completed
will have a capacity OF a quarter of a
million of brick a week, and will en-
ploy a larger number of men.
Indignation still prevails in the case
of the boys who purchased some whis-
key last week and became beastly
drunk, and it is said the boys have
told where they purchased the whiskey
and that the mother of one of them
will prosecute the party who sold the
wbiskey. Certainly something should
be done, as it is a known fact that this
is not the first occurrence of this kind
in this city, and that one party is said
to cater to this trade of selling boys
as young as ten years.
Captain Peter Boil, of Pittsburg, who
attended the meeting of the United
States government engineers in the
city yesterday, will be remembered in
this city as the famous oarsman, who
In October, 1881, won the race over
the Wheeling course from Fatty
Weisgerber, of Wheeling. which was
probably the most interesting race ever
given in this section. Captain Boil
stated yesterday that it was the last
race he ever entered, and that he re-
tired while he was a victor. He also
stated that he made about $4,000 out
of The race. The Captain is now TWEEN
ty pounds heavier than at the time OF
the race and is enjoying good health.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
HANGED HERSELF TO THE
RAFTER OF SMOKE HOUSE.
Mrs. James Bender, of Near Barnes
Vile, Ended Her Life Yester-
day Afternoon.
No Reasons Can BE Given That
would Prompt the Act-Survived
by Her Husband and Four Small
Children.

Yesterday afternoon at about 3
o'clock Mrs. James Bender committed
suicide by hanging herself to the raft
ers Of the smoke house, while her hus-
band was absent from home in Barnes
vile. They live on a farm about one
mile vast of that town.
When Mr.. Bender returned from
GAINESVILLE he was greeted at the door
by his four weeping children, the eld-
est of whom is not quite six years, and
they told him how they had lost ma
ma and had been hunting for her, but
could not find her. The father at once
instituted a search for the missing
woman.
On entering the smoke house he
found her suspended by a clothes line
from the rafters, dead. No reason can
be assigned that would have given her
cause to perform the act. There had
been no family troubles. but to the
contrary their family relations had al
ways been very pleasant. She left no
note or letters of explanation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06

The Recomm endations of Chief Ritz
for Places on the Police
tee.
The Council committee on commit
tees, which selected the standing COM
mittees of Council at a meeting held
Monday night, ignored the wishes of
City Sergeant John S. Ritz with refer
ence to the personnel of the commit
tee on police.
Il was given TO understand" said
Chief Ritz last night, that the COM
mittee would consist of five Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans and that
ct was the precedent to allow the Chief
of Police to select the members Of the
committee. Acting upon this sugges-
the names in the hands of a member
of the committee on Committees, who
asked for them. | would not have done
this if it had not been stated to me
that it was the custom. I do not OBJ
fleet to any members of the police
committee, but I cannot understand
why the courtesy extended to former
City %Sergeants is withheld from me-
The committee selected by Mr.. Ritz
was as follows:
First ward, Patrick Scally.
Second ward, Robert Hazlett.
Third ward, John Beckett.
Fourth ward, DR.. E. B. Plant.
Fifth ward, John Waterhouse.
Sixth ward, Thos. w. Killeen.
Seventh ward, DR.. w. P. Megrael.
Eighth ward, DIR. T. NJ. Haskins.
The committee chose Philip Maurer
as the Second ward representative; NJ.
A. Chew from the Third; Joseph Weis-
gerber in the Fourth; Roy B. Naylor in
the Seventh, and VIM. Knoke in the
Eighth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
UNIQUE PARISIAN MODEL.

who has been in the asylum for several
months, but who is now thought to be
cured.
MIR. Preston Jones and Miss Ida Mel
man were married Monday evening at
the Presbyterian parsonage by Rev. S..
Boyle. Both are popular young people
of this city and their many friends eX-
tend their best wishes.
A small blaze occurred in the frame
building adjoining the City Building
or Second street, this morning. The
fire originated from the CRATE, which
set fire to the mantle. Several men
tore the mantle loose and threw it in
to the street and soon extinguished the
fire, and little damage was done. The
Alert Hose Company and Hook and
Ladder Company responded promptly
but found that there was no fire, as it
had been extinguished. The alarm was
turned in about six o'clock.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06

cense to meet at the Presbyterian
Church next Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock to discuss plans for the spring
election.
Mrs. julius Vollhardt and children
are visiting relatives in Pittsburg,
The Brooke Trades and Labor AS
sembly met last evening in Woodman
Hall. Nothing outside of routine bust
ness was done.
The Modern Woodmen of America
meet tonight and will confer the de-
grees of Woodcraft on one or two can
didates.
The Union Christian Endeavor meet
ing at the Christian Church Sunday
evening was largely attended and very
interesting.
Earl Frost is i'll at his home with
the grip.
Earl Frank received word to come
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
ARRESTED FOR ARSON.
Police Capture n Man Wanted by TIL
Police of Marietta.

Police Capture n Man Wanted by the
Police of Marietta.
Upon a telegram from Chief Dye, of
the Marietta police, Detective O'Leary
yesterday arrested Colin Lawson on a
charge OF arson. He was placed in the
lookup and said he would agree to re-
turn to Marietta this morning without
requisition papers. Another man,
wanted upon the same charge, left the
Ohio River train below this city at
some point.
Lawson is accused of attempting to
burn a hotel in Marietta Saturday
night. 1t is charged that he and an
other boarder, who had a grudge
against their landlord, set fire to bed
clothes in their room, then locked
their door and left.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
MUSICAL.

An audience of very satisfactory size
and thoroughly appreciative of good
things assembled at the Carroll Club Audi
torium last evening to listen to the re-
cital given by the Philharmonic Quartette.
The programme embraced Mozart, quar-
tette G. major. No. 1D; Sandre (Gavotte);
Schubert (~Erlkonig); B%occherini (Minuet-
to-; and Beethoven (Piano trio, op. l, No.
3, c. minorl.
The entire programme was rendered in
the most acceptable manner, and through
out was a delight to the large assem-
blage. After the recital one gentleman,
prominent as a local patron of music, re-
marked: They play better and better
at every recital. They are exceptionally
good This verdict will be endorsed by
the audience of last evening. AS evidence
of the appreciation of the audience the
"~Erlkonig" and Boccherini minuet were
encored and had to be repeated. The pro-
gramme in fun follows:
Mozart Quartette, G. major. No. u.
Allegro vivace assai.
Minuetto tallegretto).
Andante Allegro.
Sandre Gayotte
schubert Erlkonig
Intermission.
BeethoVen-PianO trio OPP. /, No. 8, c minor
Allegro con brio.
Andante cantibile con variazioni.
Minuetto touasi allegro.
Finale Prestissimo.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
MARTINS FERRY.
Local views From the City of Mills
and Factories.

Local New From the City of Mills
and Factories.
R. F. Ong is papering his store, which
adds much to its appearance.
The structural iron work for the
Laughlin tin mill mine viaduct has
arrived and is being unloaded.
Mr.. William Lupton and wife were at
Mt. Pleasant yesterday attending the
funeral of Mr.. Lupton's mother.
The case of A. D. Seamon VS.. the old
West Virginia Glass Co., which was to
come UP yesterday, was postponed.
From the advance sale Of seats, Quo
Vadis will certainly have a crowded
house, which this most excellent COM
pany deserves.
Dick Padden has returned from
Cleveland, where he was attending the
meeting OF the Base Ball Players Pro-
teetive Association.
The Stanton Heater Company's
stockholders met yesterday and elect
ed the old directors, except F. S. HoIlo-
way, who is succeeded by e. H. Rider.
Miss Annie Brannen left yesterday
for Columbus to bring home her sister.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
FOURTEEN FREIGHT CARS
Piled Up in a Wreck Mt McMechen,
No One Iniured-The ~Cause-Traf-
ffc DELAYED.

Piled Up in a Wreck at McMechen.
No One ~Iniured-The ~Cause-Traf-
hc Delayed.
The dropping down of the brake
gearing of a freight car caused a wreck
on the B. & o. yesterday morning at
McMechen. Fourteen cars left the
rails and a number of them were bad
ly damaged and the track was torn up
for a distance of seventy-fve feet.
Freight train No. Sc, westbound. was
leaving the Benwood yards at Z o'clock
yesterday morning, and when passing
the lower part of McMechen, the four
teen freight cars in the center of the
train suddenly left the rails and piled
onto the north track. No one was in
jured.
The wreck train was soon on the
ground and by 10 o'clock had the track
cleared. The seven O'Clock train from
this city to Cumberland was held for
3 hours At the junction and the
F1 A &IA4 WA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
HANDWRITING ON THE WALL


Should BE Seen by the Republican
Leaders In Belmont County
When corruption and greed once
gets a hold on a political party, 1t
knows OF no limit and its history has
always been that its digs its own grave
and is buried in oblivion and stands as
q monument to folly. There is al
ways a time when the scales fall from
the peoples eyes, and another monu-
ment is erected. This is the history
Of the Republican party in Belmont
county, and the scar over the peoples
eyes is fading away and the scales are
found on the pages of the books and
the memory of the corruption and high
taxes remains indellibly imp essed on
election day.
The Republican party in Belmont
county has about reached it's limit and
the people have learned why taxes
have been increased. Only last week
$780, 900 worth of bonds were sold to
meet coming obligations. And at the
same time they tell the people that the
county is growing richer and more
manufacturing establishments are be-
ing built, which adds more for taxa
ton, but does not add to the cost of
the government of the county. Why,
then, were taxes raised? Did not
every officer get his salary? Why were
taxes increased and bonds issued? Is
the county going back? Have the
county officers not enough clerks.
These questions have never been an
swered. The issue confronts the Re-
publican party in the coming cam
paign. Every Office has a host Of as
pirants for they know that it is a
great snap and the ring and the anti
ring all have candidates, and then
there are the factions, the Weems, Gill,
Sedgwick and the old St. Clairsville
factions all after the goal which they
think means a home in the court house
at st. Clairsville. Each thinks he has
the pole that will knock the persim-
mon.
At present the great fight is on the
nomination for Clerk of the Courts.
Three have already announced them
selves, while there are quite a num-
her laying low. 1t is in this fight that
the Weems and Gill factions clash.
Each has a large following and the 20
litical machinery is about evenly di-
vided and the fur has commenced to
fly and it promises to be a fight to a
finish. At present it has reached that
stage where the heads OF some post
masters have been threatened, but
this was a mistake, for while Con-
gresham Gill might wish to do some
decapitating, his ak has been stayed by
the great and only boss, Mark Hanna,
who is chief executioner in Ohio as
we'll as other States and is much wor-
SHIPPED by the Weems faction. There
Will certainly be some 'doins' when
the G.. o. P. have their county conven-
ton. Democracy will stand aside and
smile but still be at the front on cleo
ton day, with a ticket that means re-
form and lower taxes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
en- NEWS.

The test OF a five gallon sample OF
Beaumont oil, which the Webster Oil
Refinery, of Marietta, O., has been at
work upon for several days, was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon. The re-
finery had a special still made for the
purpose.
1t was found that the sample was
hardly large enough to give a satisfac-
tory result The test demonstrated,
however, that the oil is worthless for
Illuminating purposes and it's only val
ne may lie in its lubricating qualities,
and these are very questionable. 1t is
not likely that it could be used as a
lubricant in place of anything except
oil Of the cheapest grade.-Sistersville
Daily Oil Review.
G. W. Bishop, who returned Saturday
to his home in Sistersville, from the
Texas oil field, states that the Guffey
we'll is indeed a wonderful strike, but
the oil is Of such low grade that it
with eve enter into competition with
either Pennsylvania or West Virginia
and will be fit only for fuel.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
BELLAIRE.
News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County Metropolis.

News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County Metropolis.
The local grocers will meet tonight
to organize.
Edward Milligan is confined to his
home sick with the grip.
NJ. A. Castoe has returned from a
business trip in Alabama.
The revival services at the First NJ.
E. Church are being largely attended.
John Duncan. a popular C. & P.
brakeman, is off duty sick with the
grip.
Clarence Wasser drew the fine Elks'
charm at the Elks' circus Monday
night.
Mrs. D. w. Cooper entertained a
number of friends last evening at her
home on Belmont street.
W. A. Gorby. of Detroit. Mich, was
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Gorby is
interested in the new bridge.
The funeral of George Adam Hackel
will take place this morning from ST.
Johns Church at nine o'clock.
Will Watt will leave to-day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rosser for Little
Rock, where they will spend several
weeks.
A young Italian girl ran in front of
a street car yesterday near the creek
bridge and was knocked down and Sc
riousiy injured.
The funeral of Mrs. Daniel Campbell
took place yesterday from the First
Christian Church. The interment was
made at Rose Hill cemetery.
The Imperial Stock Company pre-
scented Northern Lights last evening
:! to , crowded house. The company 4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
WELLsBURG.

WELLSBURG, W. Va, February 8
John Hahn left to-day for Warrington,
W Va, to be employed in a glass fac
tory.
DR.. Joseph Cox, of Wheeling, spent
Sunday the guest of his father, Friend
Cox, of Buffalo district.
Mrs. Alex. Loggie leIt yesterday for
a protracted visit with her sister, Mrs.
Herbert Evans. of New Castle, Ind.
Charles Pond, George Barnes and
Daniel Jones left to-day to be employ
ed in a glass factory at Chicago
Heights, III.
Van McNichols, of GAINESVILLE, O.,
spent Sunday the guest of friends here.
Len Hall is a business visitor at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Albert Adams, of Canton, Ohio, is
the guest of his brother, j. A. Adams.
The anti-license people have called
a meeting of all those who oppose IL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
SUBSIDY BILL LAID ASIDE,

WASHINGTON, D. c.. February 81
The Senate to-day passed the District
of Columbia appropriation bill and
partially considered the bill mating
appropriations for the support of the
West Point military academy. During
the day the ship subsidy bill, by a vote
Of the Senate. was formally laid aide
and superseded as the unfinished bust
ness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06
THE POSTAL BILL.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-'rhe
House to-day continued discussion OF
controverted questions in connection
with the p~ostoffce appropriation hill.
Mr.. Griggs (Ga.) spoke against organ
izations Of postal employees forraed
with a view to forcing legislation in
their interest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06

February 18th to 18th inclusive. the
Ohio River Railroad will sell excur-
sion tickets to New Orleans, La, Mo
bile, Ala, and Pensacola, Fla, at one
fare for the round trip. good to re-
turn leaving New Orleans, Mobile or
Pensacola, to and including March It'll,
1901.
For full information call on Late Lee
May, G. r. and 7. A., corner Twelfth
and Market etrpetR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-06

to WellsviIle. Ohio, at once as his wife
was seriously i'll.
James Jacobs. of Pittsburg, was ALL
ing on friends in the city to-day.
Mrs. c. B. Haney is the guest oil hen
sister in Omaha, Neb.
Harry Harvey, of Pittsburg. was cir
culating among his friends here today.
Miss Maud Miller left yesterday for
a protraoted visit with her gTgnd-
mother in Missouri.