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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
COKE PROPERTY CONSOLIDATED
All Operations Controlled by the
u. =. steel Corporation Formally
Pooled

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 1.-The ac-
tual consolidation of the coke properties
of the constituent concerns of the United
States Steel Corporation occurred to-day
when the II. G. F'rick Company, Of the
Carnegie Company. became paramount in
the coke operations of the connellsville
district
All of the coke properties of the Federal
Steel Company are to go into the Eureka
Fuel Company. the largest coke concern
of that company All the scattered prop
critics of the American Steel & Wire Com
pany are to go into the American Coke
Company and all of the coke properties
of the National Steel Company into the
Continental Coke Company. Thos. Lynch,
president of the Frick concern. becomes
president to-day of all four companies
with o. w. Kennedy as general manager
No such sweeping changes have ever
occurred in the great Pennsylvania coke
fields To-day the Frick company controls
four-ffths of the acreage and production
of the district.
The total number of complete ovens
owned and controlled is 1885. and about
900 are building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
he Steel Trust Will Not Reopen Negotiations With the Anal
gamated Associations Executive Board.
The GREAT STRIKE WILL BE EXTENDED
Every Wheel Which the Amagamated Association Can Control
Has Been Stopped-Truss Proposals Cannot Be Accepted
EHE OUTLOOK HAS A GLOOMY ASPECT.

rrrrsBURG, 1.-The
viii
Graph fat
conference
weeks
the basi OF
back of M
Chair meeting
.m,luamated in New York Isl
of
unju workngmen by n set
the exc
cui,e of
onre
expected by mail There
a o
down leaders of the
for cont struggle
Will wheel In the
directions by the AmaIg mn Association.
much,b If the
raver the
HIct viIIpr be Jug
o'clock evening
making his exit the hendauar-
he
/ shaGe iiams and
| unnohc The rep
with
action
a zen w
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
NEW SUGAR COMPANY.
II Has Small Capital Tint May he
Increased at Wiil-Blnnket Char.

II Has Small Capital That May he
Increased Mt Wiil--BInnI<et Char.
ter.
NEW YORK, August 1.-The Inde-
pendent Sugar Refining Company has
fled with the county cletrk at Eliza
BETH. n. j., articles of Incorporation.
The capital is put at $4,000 but this
can be increased at will. The home
office of the company will be at Fan
wood. where Harry G. Christensen, one
OF the incorporators. resides. The other
incorporators named are Henry l.. Ho-
bart and George II. McGinnis. Their
addresses are given as Front street,
New York City. While the details OF
the concern are not made public here.
it is said that the formation of the
concern is the foundation or develop
ment of strong rival to existing com
binations.
The charter is ample to cover almost
anything or to be expanded in its scope
at any time. 1t is drawn under what
has become Known as the Blanket
clause
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
KILLING NATIVES.
Beers Accused of Cold FLOODED MUIR
der by General Kitchener.

der by General httchener
LONDON. August IA despatch
from Lord Kitchener. dated from Pre-
toria, to-day says:
French reports that he has received
a letter from Kritzinger { a Boer com
mander) announcing his intention to
shoot all natives in British employ
whether armed or unarmed. Many
cases of cold-blooded murder of natives
in Cape Colony have recently occur
red"
Another despatch from Lord Kitchen
er, from Pretoria dated to-day. says:
"On July 2s an officers patrol of
of twenty yeomanry and some native
scouts followed two carts and a few
Beers 10 miles from the railway at
Doom river. Orange River coloney.
where they were cut off by 200 Beers,
and, after defending themselves in a
small building they surrendered when
their ammunition was exhausted.
Three yeomen were wounded. After
The surrender the Beers made the ma
tive scouts throw their hands up and
shot them in cold blood. They after
wards shot a wounded yeoman. The
remainder were released. The Beers
gave reason for shooting the yeoman
that they thought he was Cape boy"
Evidence on oath has been taken of
the murders.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
CHASTITY DISCOVERY Of
A WOMAN BERRY PICKER.
SAW MEN CUTTING DOWN CoRpsEs
on PERSONS HANGED ON An
INPRoNGsED sCAFEoLD
IN WOODS NEAR CUMBERLAND.
SHERIFF. AND POSSE SENT no THIN
SCENE no SEEk our AUTHORS
on a STRANGE CRIME.

Special to the Register.
DMBERLANp. Md. August This
city has been In "A Wild state of excite
ment since noon. II was all caused by
a woman. Mrs, Ida Johnson. rushing into
town and informing the police that while
picking berries ON a mountain ON the OUT
skirts of the city, she came upon three
men With II two horse wagon who were
had been hanged from pole suspended
from tho forks OF two trees.
The police followed the woman aud were
surprised To hnd the gallows-llse arrange
ment and wagon tracks leading to and
from the scene. They followed the wagon
tracks FOR several miles and then returned
10 this city.
Judge boyd ordered the woman brought
before magistrate where she made oath
to her statement The Judge then direct.
cd that the sheriff summon posse and
20 I'm pursuit. Of the wagon That officer
WIS out of town. but returned tonight,
and win deputise n number OF men TO
search for the mysterious party.
The womans statement was verified to-
night by another woman who says she
WIS "iao On 'iio HiphiNii' anu a"N eae
same sight and was 80 badly frightened
that she fell In "a swoon and spilled her
berries.
The police saw strange man and wom-
an walking Ia that direction at two
o. clock this morning No one was ever
el<nown to drive II team In that section
The johnson woman described the men
mlnutely. stating that they wore heavy
boards and large straw hats. She also
described how those she alleged were
hanging from the tree were dressed.
The people are visiting the place where
the gallows Is erected. In drovea.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02

tails fully understood and agreed to.
70 accept the propositions as they now
stand would only complicate matters
more. according to the officials of the
association.
Whether Mr.. Morgan will
answer the message of the
Amalsnmated Association or
not, seems to be question
that even the Association Of
ficers do not care to predict.
They hope that he will recog-
nize them TO this extent. They
state positively that IL he does
not. there eau be no settle
ment at this time of the
strike.
All day the executive board sat and
waited for a reply. On Wednesday the
same proceedings we're gone through
with. Mr. Morgans silence is re-
regarded by some as significant and
ominous. Others profess to believe that
he is in consultation with other officials
of the United States Steel Corporation
and will answer shortly.
The secretiveness OF the meeting of
the Amalgamated men which has char
acterized the preceding meetings was
continued to-day. The members of the
executive board gathered early in the
morning and remained confined in the
conference room of the headquarters
all day. with the exception of brief
lunch hour. There were the same
guards placed outside of the Offices and
newspaper men were kept back from
all approaches to the meeting. At
o'clock in the afternoon, President
Shaffer. acting on behalf of the board.
sent word to the newspaper men that
there would be no statement given out
for publication to-day and that there
would be meeting of the board to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock to con-
slider matters before II. The meeting
but remained in session until nearly
o'clock. During the afternoon.
Joseph Bishop. of the board OF arbitra-
ton of Ohio. was present for some
time. Ex-President M. M. Garland, of
the association, Vas also in the offices
for time, but both of the men left
early. They declined to discuss the
situation in any form, except to say
that they did not know what the prob
abilities were for a settlement
There Were Many Rumors
in the strike hcircles to-day. Among
those interesting them the most was
that the American Sheet Steel Company
was preparing to bring large number
of non-union men from the south to
take their places, and that the officials
of the Demmler tin mill were preparing
to break the strike at that point.
Every avenue OF approach to these
mills is being carefully watched by the
strikers and not the least loophole is
being left unguarded
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS
Name Candidates and Adopt "a Plat
form Prnising Ballot Restriction.

Name Candidates and Adopt Plat
form Praising Ballot Restriction.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-The Demo-
Gratis of Maryland met to-day to name
candidates for controller and clerk of
the court of appeals and adopt a
platform. Much thought has been Civ
en- to the platform for upon Democratic
success depends the reelection of Sen
ator German to succeed Senator Well
ington. DR.. Joshua w. Herring of Car
rail-, was nominated for controller, and
J. Frank Turner for clerk.
The platform, adopted without dis
sent, declares that the unqualified vote
of ignorant citizens is a menace to the
State, and commends laws adopted re-
strcting votes of illiterates. 1t scores
the Republican census frauds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
DROWNED IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN
George ". whitman. of West Alex
nndcr, the victim of snd Ac-

ctdeuf.
Special To the Register
M0RGANT0WN. w. Va. August |.
News reached here to-day that George
II. Whitman whose home Is here was
drowned yesterday evening while bath
ing in Lake Champlain, New York.
He WIS with a geological party located
at Fort Henry on the lake. Prof liar-
ris.o Cornell university. was in charge
of the party Mr. Whitman was q
years old and graduate of West Viz
ginia University, his graduating thesis
on the geology of Ohio county being a
valuable addition to the geological lit
erature of the State. lie was also a
graduate of West Liberty Normal
school. He was foot ball player on
the varsity team, member of the V.
NJ. A. c., and universally popular, His
brother, w. II, Whitman. is assistant
instructor in physics at the State Uni
versity. The remqains of the drown
ed man will be shipped to his former
home, West Alexander, Pennsylvania,
for interment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
MORE MEN ORGANIZED.

CLEVELAND, O., August lit de-
veloped to-day that Vice President
John F. Ward of the Amalgamated
Association, has, within the past few
days, organized the men employed in
four plants operated by the Steel COM
bine in this city, which have hitherto
been known as non-union mills.
The only mills of the steel combine
in Cleveland not organized now are
the soft steel, Bessemer, bloomer and
rod mills, and organizers are at work
among them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
THE DAYS DOINGS.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 1.-Another
y of suspense and the end not yet.
he third all day conference of the
|malgamated Association Executive
bard has passed without action being
tken on the New York conference
Eace proposals and another session will
held tomorrow.
Official confirmation of the status of
e steel workers strike as it was out
|led by the Associated Press last night
Is given in the current issue of the
|maIgamated Journal, which is the or
En Of the association.
The executive board of the assocla-
|on is in fact waiting for word from
Pierpont Morgan.
After the board had heard from Pres
FEM Shaffer concerning his trip to
lew York last week, it was decided to
fquest a change in the propositions of
+. Morgan and sent a message to Mr..
|organ in New York on Tuesday night
fnouncing their decision on this mat
r. In explanation of this message the
furnal says:
'"The executive board de-
sires another conference with
the representatives of the con-
will
remain in the city until an an
Swer is received. Upon the re-
suit of that answer will de-
pend whether the strike will
he prolonged indefinitely"
In the same statement of the report
/ the conference of the executive
|pard the Journal has this to say:
The strike situation as we go to
fess IS about the same as it was one
EEK ago as far as the working condi-
ms of the mills are concerned. No
Tempt has been made to start any OF
closed mills outside of the Wells
le plant of the American Sheet Steel
Oll fany and their efforts in. this in
aAce has been failure.
ne most interesting phase of the
Ike during the past week was the trip
resident Shaffer AND Secretary
eaSurer Williams to New York. They
r accompanied by Colonel George
Il. Harvey, who had come on from
?" J ork as representative of Mr.. j.
Morgan and who suggested that if
es9ent Shaffer and Secretary Will
would go to New York he could
range meeting for them with Mr..
Dfgan. Col. Harvey thought this
puia he the best way to reach bet
uhaerstanding and pave the way for
ement of the strike.
resident Shaffer, after consulting
IN the other national officials decid-
70 act on Coz. Harvey's proposition.
accordance with this decision Pres
NJ shaffer and Secretary Williams
Mr.. ]. P. Morgan. president
u"ao' of the United States Steel
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02

Corporation and Judge Gary, head OF
the operating departing department,
last Saturday. After some hours of
discussion, the officials of the U. S.
Steel Corporation asked President
Shaffer to call the executive board to-
gether to see if a settlement could not
be reached along the lines indicated by
Mr.. Morgan and his colleagues.
president Shaffer and Secretary
Williams consented with the result
that a meeting of the executive board
was held at the national headquarters
Tuesday and the result of their delib-
ISeration was sent to New York the same
evening"
The Message Sent to Morgan,
while not so stated, is believed to be
an ultimatum to the head of the U. ..
Steel Corporation. 1t is viewed as such
nv the labor leaders about Pittsburg.
If the steel workers do not get their
demand for this conference the strike
will go on indefinitely. None OF the
officials of the organization would dis
cuss this point to-day. They still
maintained their silence and said they
had nothing to give out. AT noon, al
ter the executive board had been in ses-
sion all mourning and in formal man
ner waited for reply from Mr.. Nor
gan. the members decided to make an
official denial of the report that there
was a lack of harmony in their ranks
To the reporters present they gave out
the following:
eve, the members of the
general board of the Amalgn-
mated Association, desire to
deny emphatfcaIly the reports
published expressive of disa-
rreement among us. We are
di,posing of the work before
the committee as fast as its
Importance will permit.
"NO member has expressed
| my opinion or given any
| Abatement of the business; or
! of the attitude of other MEM
| bers Nothing has been made
| pubIic; neither will any re-
port issue from us until n def
| mite conclusion is reached.
We are simply trying to reach
settlement which shall he
| honorable and satisfactory to
all concerned
Whatever differences might have ex-
listed are said to have been adjusted
satisfactorily and the board stands as
a unit for its demand for the renewal of
/ the conference with the manufacturers
representatives. Much depends on this.
The propositions Of Mr.. Morgan are
said by one high in authority to be in
complete and do not settle the dispute.
! The members of the executive board
| are willing to consider what they term
| reasonable and fair propositions ioi
the adjustment of these differences, but
to do this, they must confer with the
| operating officials and have these de-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
LUNCHEON TO PRINCE HENRY.

CADIZ, August 1.-The authorities,
including Port Commandant Eulate,
gave a luncheon to Prince Henry of
Prussia and afterwards assisted in the
eyolutions of the German cruisers.
Prince Henry, speaking to the Span
ish officers, recalled his visit to CaGiz
after the defeat of the Spaniards at the
time when he addressed sympathetic
words to Captain Eulate, who com
manded the Vizcaya at the battle of
Santiago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
TO THE B. G. O.
Formal Transfer of the short Line
Railroad VIII he Made To-day.

CLARKSBURG. W. Va, August l.
The formal transfer of the West Vir-
ginia Short Line Railroad to the Balti-
more & Ohio will be made in New York
tomorrow. Col. T. Moore Jackson left
here to-day for that purpose. The road
was turned over to the stockholders to-
day by the construction company and
was mortgaged for $3,000,O00 to defray
the cost OF the building of the road in
per cent gold bonds payable in fifty
years The Mercantile Trust Company.
of New York, is its trustee. President
Loree will succeed Col. Jackson as the
roads president. President Loree and
party were here yesterday and went
from this place to Belington on the tour
of inspection, and returning last night,
lunched and proceeded to Redwood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
CASTELLANE DEBTS.
Judge Lacomb Orders Receivers to
Pay Certain Creditors.

Judge LacOmb Orders Receivers to
Pay Certain Creditors.
NEW YORK, August Judge La
comb handed down an order to-day di-
recting George J. and Helen NJ. Gould
as receivers of the surplus income OF
Countess Castellane to pay the Install
ments of the principal and interest part
due upon three mortgages on property
OF the Castelanes In France.
The receivers are further ordered to
pay dividends of ten per cent to ono
hundred and four creditors who have
interviewed and become parties COM
plainant in the suits against the Coun-
tess. The payments aggregate $3.50 900
Judge Lacombe also allowed claims of
Eugene Fischoff and 105 other creditors
amounting in all to 81 ,450, 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
clerks. hurrying about checking up

clerks. hurrying about checking up
open trades.
Phillips is accredited with saying:
While we have transferred our trades,
we still have $4,000 profits in them
aud do not owe the bank anything
However our affairs are somewhat
muddled up
One report is that Phillips had $4,000
up as margins aud that he was long on
100000 bushels oats, 100000 corn
and 400 600 wheat.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
FACTORY RULES DISCUSSED.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., August L.
Factory rules continues to-day to oc-
cupy the attention of the wage COM
mittee of the National Green Bottle
manufacturers Association and the
Green Glass Bottle Blowers Union.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
FAIRM0NT PLUMBERS
strike for More Wages anu shorter
Hours serious Complications
Threatened )

SPECIAL 10 the Register,
FAGRMoST, ". Va, August AL
mopberA II the plumbers union, seven-
teen IN number, came out to-day and re-
fuse TO work until their employers COM
ply with one of these two -rond
Pny 1875 for nine hours work and eight
on Saturday. or $500. for eight hours
work. the union to have full control OF
apprentices
Delegates from both sides were In Joint
session last evening, but fafled to agree
on a compromise and another meeting Is
being held tonight. The plumbers. along
with the carpenters. brickayers, etc, are
affiliated with the Labor and Trades
Council. and unless the matter is settled
within n reasonable time serious troublas.
will occur. The wages now being paid 10
$500 for nine hours work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
KNOCKED JAILOR SENSELESS.

Special to the Register.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, August LAS
Turnkey Frank Wells was passing water
melon into the cells in which ID. J. Ed
wards and Robert Brown were incarcerat.
ed at the county Jail he was knocked
senseless The two men took to their
heels Edwards IL under sentence to the
penitentiary. Both men were captured
shortly afterwards.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
TO BRING NEGROES.

PITTSBURG. Pa, August lone
of the prominent officials of the DENIM
Ter tin plate mills left this morning
for Virginia for the purpose OF arrang-
ing for the importation of 400 negroes
to take the places of the strikers. He
made no secret of his mission and was
confident that he would get all the men
he required to run the plant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
TROUBLE AT CLARKSBURG.

Special to tho Register.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, August L.
Jonrncymen plumbers. In accordance WITH
a demand for three dollars for nine hours
time, struck to-day. a conference was
held and the strikers we're conceded their
demands. They will return to work to-
morrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
AGAINST THE SCHOOL HOUSE.

Special TO the Register.
SALEM. w. Va. August 1.-The cleo
ton authorizing the issuing OF ten thous-
and dollars bonds for the purpose OF
building a new brick school house at this
place. was voted down to-day by small
majority
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
COST OF WAR.

LONDON, August LIN the uouse
of Commons to-day Lord Stanley, the
financial secretary of the war office,
said the cost of the war in South Africa
from April to July 81 WAS G35,750,000.
The actual cost in July was e1,25o,9GG
weekly.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
NOTABLES MEET.
Gathering of Famous Parkcrsburg-
crs In the New Criminal Court
RuiIdfuQ.

Special TO the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. August /.
Ellis Glenn, Mrs. f. E. lhrig, the
West Virginia Oil Queen" and Sidney
Cole. who shot Capt. VIM 7. Terry, al
met In the criminal court room of the
new court house this morning. Co IS
attorneys were arguing motion loi
new trial. Glenn was present TO give
a new bond, and it Is ;umored that Mrs.
Ihrig is to go on her bond. The new
bond will not be accepted Ill Saturday,
when the courts opinion in regard to
the new trial OF Cole Will also be gwen.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED.
Traction md Light Enterprises NJ
ParLersburg Pass into New
Hands.

Hands.
Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w Va. August /.
Consolidation was effected here to-
day by which the ParKersburg Inter
Urban Railway Company absorbs the
Parkersburg Il Marietta Electric Rail
way Company and tne Parkersburg
Gas. Electric Light & Street Railway
Company. The new company has haii
a million dollars capital and Is owned
by Parkersburg persoas. Bids for the
extension OF the line To Marietta were
opened last evening and 1t is probable
that John O'Kelly of Ashland KY, VIII
secure the contract for constructing the
road. II is expected that cars will be
running to Marietta before Christmas
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
Young woman of GoodFamiIy Finds
RE-, from "a Life of shame.

RE, from "a Life of shame.
SpeciaI 10 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, August l..
May donaldson. aged 10 years, an
inmate OF disorderly house. took car
bolic acid last night and died from the
effects She came of a good family at
Beverly, Ohio, and her mother arrived
here ot-day TO take the body home.
Her father is lying at the point of death
and the shock of her suicide may kil
him
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
MAY PROVE FATAL.

Special to the Register.
TORONTO. Ohio August Mrs JOS
eph Williams of this place. was struck
on the leg by sharp poker hurled at her
by an enraged boy. Blood poisoning re-
suited and the woman may die.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-02
A PECULIAR DEATH.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
SISTERSvILLE, w. Va, August l.
Kate Farren. of Canton. Ohio. who has
been living here for some time, fell to
the floor in commissions this evening
about six O'Clock. while preparing supper
and died few minutes later. She had
heen in excellent health. The coroner
thought an inquest unnecessary.