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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-20
POINTED REQUEST SENT
ATTORNEY GENERAL KNOX.
ANTITRUST LEAGUE IN ITS
PROSECUTION OF
THE U. S. STEEL CORPORATION.
TtRE OF CONTRACT SCHwAB
REFUSED TO GIVE.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 19.-The
American shti-trns, league has re-
quested of United States Attorney Gen.
eral Knox that he furnish all Informal
ton that he has or can obtain concern
ing an agreement or agreements be-
tween the constituent companies and
individuals. who organized the United
States Steel Corporation. The special
agreement desired is the one which
President Schwab refused to furnish to
the United States industrial commits
sion when his was witness before that
body. The communication continues:
Our request is founded upon infor
nation and belief that at the time that
this contract, or these contracts was.
or were made. you were in some way
officially connected with the Carnegie
Steel Company. which institution IS
one of the principal companies il the
United States Steel Corporation. AS
this information is doubtless in your
possession or conveniently at hand you
will greatly oblige this committee by
giving us the substance thereof in your
own language, or If possible, a copy
thereof.
This request is to cover any other
contracts Of a similar kind with which
you are acquainted or which you can
obtain for us. Our object is to pre-
vent the failure of justice in certain
legal proceedings which we contem-
plate in the near future"
The communication is signed by II.
B. Martin. chairman. and w. L. De-
wart. secretary of the joint committee
of the league and the knights of La
Dor
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WATER WORKS BURNED.
| Pmrkersburg without Fire Pdotec-
ton Fer Twelve HOurs.

Pnrkersburg without Fire Fdotec.
tion For Twelve Hours.
Special to the Register.
PARKERRBuRG, w. Va. August 10.
What might have been repetition OF
the Huntington hotel fire. might have
occurred had fire broken out at any
time to-day, for the water works
pumping station was damaged by fire
at 3 o'clock this morning, 80 seriously
that the pumps could not be used TIL
this evening, and by that time the wat
er in the tanks had almost given out.
The men employed at the pumping sta
ton were at work on a boiler outside
the building, which 1t was intended to
use while some repairs were being made
on the others They did not see the nre
or know the building was burning TIL
the alarm was given from other sour
ces. The fire department responded
to the call and saved the walls and
most of the machinery, although the
roof was burned from the building ana
the machinery was covered with sew
eral feet deep with cinders and debris.
II will be some time before the machin-
cry in the building Ia used again.
There was so much danger OF water
famine this morning that all elevators
were stopped and none OF them have
been running all day. The people were
erioined to be as economical as possi-
BILE with the water and the pump out
side the building WAS repaired this
evening. But for more than twelve
houre the city was In danger.
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WHILE SUPPER WAS ON THE
TABLE BOAT OVERTURNED.
sEvENTy-FIvE PASSENGERS WE'RE
THROWN INTO THE RIVER
AND SIXTEEN DROWNED.
A soUALL HIT THE STEAMER
WITHOUT A MOMENTS WARNING,
AND SHE UPSET IN TEN
FEET OF WATER.

PADuCAH. Ky. August t9.-The
steamer City OF Colombo. plying be-
tween this city and Elixabethtown.
Ills. was struck by a squall during y
storm about Z o'clock tonight as she
was en- route TO Padueah. She turned
over In ten feet OF water. six miles
above the city as she was going into
Crowell's landing.
Sixteen persons are reported drown
ed.
The disaster occurred as supper waa
being served. and many OF the 20 pass
engers we're in the cabin.
The wind struck the boat withon
warning and there was no time for
those on the inside to escape.
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RIOT IS THREATENED
At We1lsvilIe Because of Severe
Penalties Imposed by the


PITTSBURG, Pa, August ia late
report from McKeesport says:
Three of the twelve open hearth fur
naees at Duquesne were shut down to-
night owing to the discharge Of fifteen
meters last week. Ten more Were DIS
charged to-day, it is said:
Mayor A. Fl. Dennis. OF Welisvi,le,
has brought down the wrath o. the
labor organizations by imposing npon
Captain Patrick O'Connor and Harry
Kirkbride, labor leaders, the maximum
fines permitted by law, on the charge
of assault and battery upon Samuel
Lamkin and Judson Brant. Excitement
is running high and an outbreak is
looked for. The threat is openly made
on the streets of Wellsvil.e that riot
whose consequences no man can foreses,
will be started if any further hafdships
are imposed on the strikers. The men
congregate on the street corners and
the sole topic OF conversation is regard
ing the trial Of O'Connor and KirkbriCe.
The city officials are denounced on
every side
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SWITCHMEN WILL AID.

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 1.-Two
meetings of the Switchmens Union Of
North America were held here yester-
day to discuss the strike. F. T. Haw-
ley. grand master, was present and
spoke at both meetings. 1t was decided
that a strike in sympathy with the
steel workers would not be ordered, but
the heartiest moral and financial sup
port was rendered to the strikers.
Grand Master Hawley suggested that
the American Federation of Labor call
together all the labor leaders Of the
country for conference on the strike,
and expressed the opinion that some
plan for favoraby ending the strike
would be forthcoming.
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GUNNERS' WORKSHOP.
A BiR New Building, TO he Used FOR
~chIey Court of Inquiry.

A HtR New buttuthks " he tsS" -,
~chIey Court of Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, August 10. - The
navy department has decided that the
Schley court OF inquiry shall be held In
the Gunners' workshop at the navy
yard. The workshop is a large new
building. and well adapted to the re-
uuirements of the court.
Judge Jere Wilson and Hon. lsador
Rayner. counsel for Schley, called on
Acting Secretary of the Navy Haekett
to-day and made inquiries regarding
the departments list OF witnesses. They
were informed that the department had
no prepared list; that the preparation
OF this list is in the hands OF Captain
Lemly, the judge advocate of the court,
who is now in CANADA. and who Is ex-
pected to return to Washington next
Monday. They also were informed that
counsel for Admiral Schley could write
letter to Captain Lemly, asking for
the list. which letter would be forward
ed to the judge advocate, or they could
await his return and then make appli-
cation to him,
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BANK DIRECTORS SUED.
Held Responsible For the Failure
of the MiIes, First NATIONAL.

Held Responsible For the Failure
of the Miles First National.
NILES. Mich, August 19-Mr. and
Mrs. l.. II. Landon, of New York, have
begun suit in the Berrien county Cir
-eait Court, against the directors of the
defunct First National Bank of this
city, which closed Its doors last March
as a result OF Cashier JoSnson's en-
bezzlements, 10 recover the amount OF
their stock, plus the assessment levied
10y the comptroller of the treasury.
The compliments who held twenty
shares of the banks stock, allege gross
carelessness In management, on the
part OF the bank directors. 1t is claim
ed that the directors were repeatedly
warned by the comptroller that the
cashiers habits were not good, and that
the warnings were unheeded. The
bank is short $3.50 900. and the stock
holders have been assessed one hundred
per cent on their holdings. The direc-
tors are w K. Lacey. w. w. Stevens,
Peter Womer. Isaac Long and W. A.
Womer, residents of this county. All
are wealthy people.
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been written to the officers of the
guard.
The men of the Pennsylvania works
of the

been written to the officers of the
guard. e
The men of the Pennsylvania works
of the
National Tube Company
in this city joined the strikers to-
night and il is expected that the force
in the Frankstown plant will follow
them tomorrow. About six hundred
men left the Pennsylvania works and
1t is almost certain that all of the re-
naming GOODWILL join in the movement
and completely tie the property up.
There are about six hundred men in
the Frankstown property and the to-
tai number of men added to the army
OF strikers by the movement will be
about 1.s00. When the strikers fled
out of the Pennsylvania works they
made no explanation TO the officials
but to the newspapermen who met
them outside. they said that they had
rather quit than work non-union made
skelp. 1t was understood earlier to-
day that the Pennsylvania men would
not strike. The officials of the Ma
tional Tube Company had announced
an advance in wages and it was
though that it would hold the men
There was an incipient strike at the
Keystone rolling mills, which Is an in
dependent property. to-day TIE m n
objected to furnishing material to the
United States Steel Corporation. but
the Amalgamated Association ordered
them to resume work. This action is
taken as meaning that all contracts
made by independent mills before the
strike began will be respected.
Mekeesport to-day organized a Sem
ate of labor. 1t consists of three dee
gates from each union and is to have
charge of the strike.
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Mr.. Tishe Himself Reviewed

Mr.. Tighe Himself Reviewed
his trip to the west and discussing the
chicago men said:
What the South Chicago men are
gong to do, do not know. The
building trades council of Chicago the
other day adopted resolutions condem-
hlng the action of the South Chicago
men. Chicago workmen are wild with
unlonism. The South Chicago men are
oelng branded in private and in the
papers as scabs. All this may have
an effect on them. l verify believe
nat the men will come back and go on
strike. 1t is true, their charters have
oeen revoked, but if they should go on
strike they no doubt would be taken
BACK into the organization. For, you re-
member. an old hymn says that while
me lamp holds out to burn the vilest
sinner may return
1t is reported that portion of the
iecond brigade of the National Guard
or this State now in camp at Somer-
set will be kept under arms and at the
camp for some time in order to be
ready to answer an emergency call for
strike duty. No confirmation of the
story can be obtained from the OFF,
cers OF the guard or any of the State
onlcials. 1t is not credited here. A
number Of anonymous letters, evident
~ the work Of some labor crank. have
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WILL BE PAID OFF.

Bay View Plant Indefinitely Closed
and Men Requested to Call for
Their Money.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August 49,
The Illinois Steel Company to-day post
ed the following notice at the Bay View
plant:
Owing to the deliberate action of
the Amelgamated Association in vio-
lating its contract, these mills will be
closed indefinitely. Employees are in
vited to call at the Office and receive
the wages due them"
Strike leasers expressed the opinion
that a settlement will be reached with
in a few days. No attempt has been
made to picket the mills.
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ATTEMPT FAILED.

JOLIET, Ills, August 19.-An at
tempt to resume work at the Pressed
Steel Car Company's plant, under the
ultimatum posted last week, that I'M
less the strikers should return to-day,
the plant would be closed indefinitely,
was not success. Less than 100 out
of 500 strikers reported. These were
put on old work.
Superintendent Altman announced
that the strikers will be paid to-mor-
row, and if they still refuse to resume
the mill will be closed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-20
BOY SHOT DEAD.

His Gun Discharged BY the Rush of
n Flock of sheep.
Special to the Register.
ALEXANDER, w. ", August 10
Moses Bennington. the IS year old son
of John Bennington, was shot and kill
ed by a sheep, while he was squirrel
hunting. He and his father were re-
turning home and had seen a squirrel
up a tree. While they were watching
the squirrel their dog scared up a flock
of sheep and as they passed the boy.
he stuck the muzzle of his gun out to-
ward them to ward them off. One of
the sheep jumped upon the gun. dis
charging both barrels. the charge lodg-
ing in his bowels and killing him al
most instantly.
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NEW POLICE DIRECTOR.

CLEVELAND, o., August 19.-Mayor
johnson has appointed Police Lieuten-
ant John Dunn director Of the police
department, vice, Charles w. Lapp,
who, on Saturday last succeeded H. H
Hyman as director of fire. Dunn has
been connected with the Cleveland po-
lice force for more than thirty years.
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AT THE CRESCENT PLANT.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 49,
According to the statement of District
Manager Banfield, of the American Tin
Plate Company, satisfactory progress
is being made toward resuming full
operations at the Crescent works in
this city.
I'VE are running three mills to-day"
he said, " and will soon start others. y
The strikers kept strong force OF
pickets around the plant to-day. but
there was no disorder of any kind.
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LYNCHING THREATENED.

PIERCE CITY, Mo-, August ia
mob has surrounded the jail here and
threatens to lynch negro suspected OF
assaulting and numbering Miss Carrie
Wilds. whose body was found to-day
in a wood near here.
The girl was attacked on her way
home yesterday and was found to-day
with her throat cut.
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A WISE QUEEN. THIS.

. LONDON, August 19.-Queen Alex
andra has written letter expressing
an earnest hope that all ladies VINO al
tend the coronation ceremony Will en-
ploy for their dresses as far as possible
material of British manufacture or ma
terial embroidered by the British.
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GARNIsHMENT PROCEEDINGS

Against Milwaukee Banks by FOr-
eigners FIeeced by an AbscOnder.
MILWAUKEE,. August 19.-Representa-
tives of the Amsterdam CHI Bank of the
Netherlands, the Disconto Gesseleschaft
and Robert Suermont, a German banker
to-day began garnishment proceedings
against two Milwaukee banks. supposed
to have funds deposited by Gerhard Ter
linden, who was arrested here charged
with absconding from Germany with sS75,-
0OO Plaintiffs claim Terlinden mulcted
their institutions to the extent of $4,000
each. A safety deposit vault which fig
ures in the case, contained 10000 marks
and a certificate of deposit on a Chicago
bank for 81 100.
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WEATHER TOO THICK.

NEW YORK. August 19.-The regat-
Ia committee came ashore at p. m.
and announced that the race had been
called for the day on account OF the
thick weather. There will be no more
races at Larchmont and the next race
of the Constitution and Columbia will
be at Oyster Bay next Thursday under
the auspices of the Seawanhaka club.
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PLANS FOR PRIVATEERS.

BRUSSELS, August 19.-The petit
bIeu says Mr.. Kruger has rejected the
privateering proposals recently made
to him; but reserves the right to have
recourse to corsairs II the British shoot
Beers captured after September Is. The
promoters of the privateering plan in
tend to ignore Mr. Kruger's refusal OF
their offer.
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KILLED AT A CROSSING.

CHILLICOTHE. Ohio. August 49,
Robert Rutter and Jefferson Rutter,
two farmers, were instantly killed at
Vigo, by Baltimore e ohio Soutt -
were eating lunch in their wagon as
western train this afternoon. The
men were eating lunch in their wagon
as they crossed the track and did not
observe the moving train. The wagon
was torn to pieces.
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FOR UNIFORM LAWS.

DENVER, Col, August ia Ma
tional conference of commissioners on
uniform State laws. made up of COM
missioners created for the purpose by
the different States, met here to-day to
consider an act to establish uniform
law relative to divorce procedure. The
conference also will discuss change in
the insurance laws with view to uni
formity.
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MAKING HERO OF BLACK.

PITTSBUG, Pa, August 19.-Mayor
Black, of McKeesport was not at his
office to-day and it is said that he has
gone east with the idea of securing
Justice from certain newspapers as to
the labor situation in that city. Moth
ing about his movements or plans can
be ascertained here. The Demmler
Tin Plate workers want to run Mayor
Black for Congress.
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UNDER FALSE PRETENSEs

Recorder Coz Alleges That Dia-
mond's Lawyers Secured an Adj
journment.
NEW YORK, August 19--When the case
OF Police Captain Thomas j. Diamond,
who is accused of neglect of duty, was
called before Recorder Goff to-day. Mr..
Henderson, of counsel for CAPTAIN Dia-
mond. presented an order signed by SUI
preme Court Justice J. o. Dykeman. stay
ing all proceedings until August 20. when
n motion for a change of venue will be
made. Diamonds counsel contends that
he cannot obtain fair trial for his client
In this county, owing to the state of pub
lie opinion.
Recorder Golf was very angry and
styled Mr.. Henderson's conduct as unpro-
fessional. lie said counsel had asked adj
journment on Friday and got 1t under
false pretenses.
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NO REPLY GIVEN.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. August 19-No
reply has yet been received by the Sec
rotary Of State to his notice to the U.
S. Steel Corporation requesting com
plianee with the Ohio laws governing
foreign corporations doing business in
the State. The company will be given
until next week to reply.
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STRIKE BROKEN.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, August 10
Tomorrow will witness break in the
machinists strike in this city. The
strike of 800 men has been on since
May GOTH The New York Air Break
Company has offered to reinstate It's
employees and about thirty will go TO
work tomorrow.
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GOTHAM CLEAR OF SMALLPOX,

NEW YORK. August 19-At the
Board of Health to-day 1t was said that
there had not been a single case OF
smallpox reported there for thirty
hours from noon on Saturday. Since
last September anywhere from two to
twenty cases have been reported each
day, but the health authorities now be-
lieve that the disease is no longer cpl
dernic
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NAVAL WORK HELD UP.

\ SAN FRANCISCO. August 19.-Work
on many vessels for the army and navy
Is being delayed because OF labor
troubles in San Francisco. The Union
Iron Works has contracts for six war
ships and two submarine torpedo boats.
The most important OF these Is the
battleship Ohio. launched few months
ago. The moment she took the water.
work was ceased on her. The machfn-
lists were then on strike, and few men
have since been employed on the battle
ship
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HAY TO VISIT CANTON.

WASHINGTON, August 19.-Secre-
tary Hay will leave for Canton in day
or SO. probably tomorrow. Although
the visit will give opportunity for go
ing over the disturbed condition in
South America. the Chinese situation.
and other pending international ques-
lions, yet the meeting has no special
reference to any one topic, but is for
general exchange,
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DIED FROM WOUNDS.

Special to the Register
TORONTO, o.. August 19.-Nelson
Maple. a farmer. of Hammondsville.
this county, died to-day from cutting
his throat and afterward attempting to
hang himself. The double attempt at
suicide occurred last week.
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CIGAR PLANT BURNED.

RICHMOND, Va, August 19.-Fire
destroyed what is locally known as the
J. Wright Comply plant of the Amer
lean Cigar Company hereto-day. To-
tai loss is placed at about 5000, 900; in
surance $4,000. There were $50 per-
sons employed in the burned building
most of whom we're negroes but 1t is
believed all escaped without injury.
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EXPLODING BENzINE.
Burned Firemen to Dcath-Fire
started by lightning.

PHILADELPHIA, August 20.-While
large force OF firemen were endeavoring
to check the fire in a nest OF burning oil
talks at Point Breeze, at 1890 this morn
Ing, an immense tank of benzine exploded.
Many fremen fell victims. Three or four
were killed and many badly burned. The
injured were hurried to the hospitals.
The dead were horribly burned and
mutilated. Some of the Injured will
die. Ten or twelve tanks have burned
and the fire has not yet been checked.
The loss estimated will reach pro-
badly half million.
The fire started when a benzine tank
was struck by lightning
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A VISIT TO ZOAR.

CANTON, O.. August 19.-President
Mckinley to-day visited Zoar. original
Iy communistic village. organized
about 80 years ago, and conducted on
the socialistic plan until two years ago,
wnen a division of property was effect
ed
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WARRANTS FOR SALOON MEN

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August 10
Mayor vandervort has sworn out war
rants for several saloon keepers, charg-
ing them with selling on Sunday. 1t is
said that the Mayor was unable to get
the police to swear out the warrants,
and that he took it upon himself to do
SO and will attempt to stop the Sunday
sailing
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SEVEN ARE DEAD.
Result OF An Accident In Blast
Furnace mt Youngstown.

VeHuIf OF An Accident In BInHt
Furnace mt Youngstown.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 10
Seven OF the fourteen men injured by
the explosion OF molten metal in the
blast furnace department OF the Ohio
plant of the National Steel Co.. are
dead. Fheir names are: Richard Rich
ards, John Crutkshank. Mike Jorinka,
Andy Kahut, Mike O'Brien, Joseph
Bugos. George Malnik.
Two others Of the injured are In a
very serious condition. The accident
was caused by the machinery which
handles the hot metal not working
properly.
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SLASHED HIS THROAT.

SCRANTON, Pa, August 19-Thomas
]. Matthews, former jury commissioner
OF Lackawanna county last years candi-
dates for recorder of deeds and well
known I'm Republican politics of the coun-
ty, killed himself at ELEPHANT, Pa. to-day
where he was visiting his sister. by slash
ing his throat with razor Financial
embarrassment is believed to have caused
his suicide.
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KILLED AT TARGET PRACTICE.
Fatal Explosion of n Shell In the
Breech of n Siege Gun.

Breech of n Siege Gun.
b JUNCTILN CITY, Kans.. August 10.
While at target practice. about 3
O'Clock this morning. on Fort Riley
reservation, half a mile north of this
city. a seven-inch 107 pound shell ex-
ploded as 1t was being placed in the
breech of a section gun of siege battery
O. Seventh artillery, commanded by
Captain Vandusen. Casualties:
Henry C. Watson, killed instantly.
= John ]. King, wounded, fatally.
: Murray Sykes, wounded fatally.
Charles Duncan, wounded, fatally.
Henry Logsdon, wounded. seriously.
Dennis Mahoney, wounded. seriously.
Roos Duck, wounded slightly.
James Brady. .wounded slightly.