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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
MISS DOROTHY DARTER
IDENTIFIES DOG REED
AS THE NEGRO WHO ASSAULTED
HER AND BEAT HER INTO
INSENSIBILITY
ON THE STREETS OF IRvINGToN.
THE PRISONER IN THE INDIANAPO-
LIS JAIL, SURROUNDED BY
A HEAVY GUARD.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 27.-Dor-
othy Darter identified the negro Doc
Reed, brought here from New Castle
this afternoon, as her assailant.
Last Thursday afternoon, on the
streets of Irvington, she was assault
ed and beaten into insensibility. She is
yet in a dangerous condition.
The negro was brought here hand
cuffed to an officer. The party was met
at a suburban station by a dozen po-
licemen and detectives, with Superin-
tendent Quigley in the lead, followed
by a patrol wagon full of policemen.
The negro was taken to the Barter
home, two miles from Irvington.
The girl identified the negro, then
seeing the crowd of several hundred
that had gathered around the house,
wavered and said she was uncertain.
Later, when the negro and officers
had left, she stated that she positively
identified the mar but feared to say
so when he was there, fearing the
crowd would hang him in their yard.
When the news scattered that Reed
had been identified. there was intense
excitement throughout the city. A hasty
consultation between the governor, ad-
jutant general, sheriff and superin-
tendent of police was called and the
companies of the National Guard here
were placed under orders to be ready
at a moments notice to quell a mob.
One hundred stands of arms were ia
ken from the State armory to the coun-
ty Jail, and seventy-five deputy sher-
ifs were at once sworn in. In addi-
ton to this, fifty policemen were on
guard in every street in the vicinity of
the jail, and everyone is stopped from
approaching. This method of avoiding
trouble will continue throughout the
night.
Thousands of people began gather
ing on the downtown streets early this
evening, and groups of men appeared
on every corner near the Jail, which is
across the street from the police sta
ton. Stern Srders to dispense, however,
separated them.
The negro was greatly frightened,
and continually implored the officers
in the Jail to save him. The jail is
a new structure of stone, costing $751;
600. and will resist an attack.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
THE STEEL MEN ASKED
!. MORGAN 70 HELP Them.
THE THREAT OF WAR BETWEEN
CARNEGIE AND THE BIG FIN
SIM COMBINES
CAUSED ALL TO HESITATE.
AND MORGAN WAS CALLED IN TO
ACT AS PEACEMAKER AND
ARBITRATOR.

NEW YORK, February 27.-After
having maintained silence on the sub
ject of the new steel combination for
many weeks, ]. Pierpont Morgan while
in his office to-day said, after he had
read a Boston publication which on
tanned an article entitled, The United
States Steel Corporation-A Unifca-
tion of Great Interests, THAT is the
best statement of the situation that
has yet come to my noice. Had 1
written it myself, l could not have
stated the situation better"
The article makes the following state
ment, which is the first authentic adj
mission of the questions which
brought the consolidation about:
'Mr. Andrew Carnegie recently
threatened to duplicate the mills Of
various makers of finished productions
because enough raw material was not
being furnished from his mills. The
companies making the finished produc-
tons threatened retaliation into the
Carnegie field, with the result that a
sort of industrial chaos was threaten
ing in the steel and iron trades and in
the markets of this country"
How Mr.. Morgan vas brought into
the matter is stated as follows:
Mr.. Carnegie said he must progress
or go out of the business. Other in
terests said they must do the same
thing. Mr.. ]. P. Morgan was asked TO
furnish some plan of solution. With
great reluctance he took hold of the
situation. Before proceeding, how
ever, Mr.. Morgan demanded that $780,
100000 should be promised him by re-
sponsible banking and financial inter
ests, should so much money be needed.
The money was promised, and Mr.. Nor
gan set to work. Mr.. Carnegie had the
largest plant, and the strongest posi-
ton, and named his terms of sale. He
however, signifed his willingness to
take securities in lieu of cash, and ne
gotiations proceeded very rapidly"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
NELLY's ANSWER
To His Wife's Sensational Suit for
FiIed-Contains Startling
Allegations.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, February q.
There were two developments In the
Nelly divorce case to-day. Mr.. Nelly filed
his answer to the bill of his wife, and
Judge Tavenner entered an order allow
ing Mrs. Nelly fifty dollars for the ex-
penseS of prosecuting the suit and all
mony of twenty-five dollars a week pend
ing the trial. Mr.. Nelly's answer is even
more sensational than his wife's charges.
He admits that ON his wedding trip he
and his wife stopped at the place where
his wife charges they stayed. She claims
that 1t was a house of designation, but
in his answer Mr.. Nelly states that it was
a place recommended to him by numerous
Parkersburg people who had stopped
there, and that if 1t was of bad reputation
he did not know it. He states that he was
never cruel and that he gave her all the
money for herself and for housekeeping
that he could afford, ever living beyond
his means. but hat she had ~extravagant
habits which she would not curb. In re-
gard to her allegation that he had never
entered into the marriage relation with
her in the course OF fifteen months of
married life, he admits it, but says 1t is
entirely her fault and that consideration
for her alone has caused them to live
otherwise than as husband and wife uSu-
ally do. He says 1t was her physical con-
ditfon which was the cause of their I'M
happy married life. On account of the
social prominence of the parties to the suit
the charges and answer have caused a
great sensation here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
CUBAN AND PHILIPPINE AMEND
MENTS TO THE ARMY APPRO-
PRIATION BILL
SUBJECTS OF VIGOROUS TALK.
THE ADMINISTRATION DENOUNCED
FOR ITS HIGH HANDED COER-
CION OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, February 27.-The
Senate passed the army appropriation
bill at 12:45 O'Clock a. M, containing
the propositions of the Republican
ntalority for the temporary govern
nient of the Philippines and for the
future relations between Cuba and the
United States. Many amendments
were offered to both propositions, but
We're voted down. The original
Spooner amendment was amended, re-
garding franchises as proposed by
Mr.. Hoar, the latter proposition hav-
ing been accepted by the majority
yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
THE CUBAN CONVENTION
DEFINES THE RELATIONS
WHICH 1T PROPOSES SHALL EXIST
BETWEEN THAT REPUBLIC
AND THE UNITED STATES.
COMPLICATTNG TREATY
WILL BE MADE, AND III ACTS or
THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT
RECOGNIZED AS VALID,

HAVANA, February a7.-The con-
stitutional convention remained in
session until 8 O'Clock this morning
completing the work of drawing uo
the clauses in the constitution regerr-
ing to the relations between Cuba and
the United States. A public session
Will be held this evening to sign The
following relations, which have been
adopted:
L. The government of Cuba viii
not make a treaty or agreement with
any foreign power which may CON-
promise or limit the Independence OF
Cuba or which may permit or author
ize any power TO obtain By means OF
colonization or for military or naval
purposes. or in any other manner. any
foothold or authority. or right over
any portion OF Cusa.
. The government win not per-
nit territory 10 DO used as a base OF
operations FOR a against the United
states or against any foreign natlona
90. The government OF Cuba ac-
cepts in its entirety the treaty OF
Paris in which are affirmed tho rights
Of Cuba. inasmuch as the obligations
which are explicitly indicated IN these
and especially those which the inter-
national law imposes for the protec-
ton Of life and property. and subsa-
tutes itself for the United States in
the pledge, which they assumed in
that absence according to articles II
and 1872 of the treaty of Paris.
a. Cuba recognizes as legally valid
all acts of the military government
during the period OF occupation, also
rights arising out of them. In con-
formity with the Joint resolution aud
the Foraker amendment and the exist
ing laws OF the country.
70. The governments OF the Uni
ted States and Cuba ought e regulats
their commercial relations by means
OF a treaty based on reciprocity and
with tendencies toward free trade In
natural and manufactured products.
mutually assuring ample special adj
vantaEes in their respective markets"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
THE TUBE PEOPLE
Threaten to Overturn the Whole
DenI-Want Better Prices.

Threaten to Ovcrturn the Whole
DenI-want Better Prices.
PTTTSBURG, Pa, February IT.
The Pittsburg Leader to-day says:
The stockholders of the National
Tube company in this city are not
satisfied with the allotment made
them by the Morgan syndicate of the
issue of the proposed United States
Steel Corporation for their shares in
the National Tube Company. So de-
cided is the dissatisfaction that there
are some of the stockholders who say
that they will positively refuse to
make an exchange OF securities unless
they are accorded moro favorable
terms. Indeed the temper of some
Of the stockholders is such that there
is grave danger Of the tube people
overturning the whole deal as it is
now proposed unless some concession
is made to them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Fact That Duke Was Recently Mar
ried Caused Judge TO be Lenient.

Fact That Duke Was Recently Mar
ried Caused Judge TO be Lenient.
LONDON, February Pin the
court of Kings Bench to-day, the case
of S~anguinetto against the Duke of
Manchester was again postponed ow-
ing to the Dukes absence in Amer
lea. The plaintiff seeks to recover
$500 commission for procuring the
Duke a loan of 100000. The de-
Tense pleads that the terms of the
loan are unreasonable.
Plaintiffs counsel opposed the post
ponement, saying the defendant being
a duke and enjoying an extended
honeymoon in America was no reason
his creditors should suffer.
Justice Bighan, remarking that the
fact that there was a lady in the case
appealed to him very strongly, grant
ed the postponement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
OLD SOLDIERS BURIAL.
His Coffin Draped With American
FIags-A Veteran of Two Wars.
Snncial to the RaeiStpr


KEYSER, w. Va, February 27.-Solo-
mon Reel, a veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars, and who volunteered his SER
vices to Uncle Sam during the recent
war with Spain, is dead at his home at
Bayard, Grant county, aged 81 years, s
months and 7 days. His dying request
was that his coffin be draped and entwin-
ed with American flags, which request was
carefully fulfilled by his friends His in
terment yesterday was in charge of old
veterans, some of whom were members of
the same company and same regiment.
MIR. Reel was born at Maysville, Va, now
West Virginia, on May Is, 1915. He was
twice married and % children were the
result of the two unions. During the
Mexican war he enlisted in 1S45, receiving
honorable discharge in 1850, his ompany
being G, Thirteenth cavalry. For the civ
II wal he enlisted early in 1862, and was
honorably discharged june Y, 1866, being
a private in Company B, Third regiment
W. Va. cavalry. When the war with
Spain broke out he wrote the Secretary
of War, volunteering his services. More
than 100 grandchildren and many great
grand children survive him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
HAS NO POWER.
Legislature Not LIKELY TO Invesfiga4s
Mr.. Dayid's DanL.

Legislature Not Likely 10 nvesfigats
Mr.. Dayid's bank.
SPRINGFIELD. H., February IL
II an opinion furnished to-day by
States Attorney General Hamlin Is not
over-ruled By the investigating COM
mittee. there will be 10 legislative
probing Of Zion City Bank, a private
institution In Chicago. said 10 be con-
trolled By John Alexander Dowie. The
Attorney General decided that the COM
mittee has no power to compel the at.
tendance Of witnesses and that thu
House cannot reinforce the committee
in that direction.
A vote will be taken By the coma
mittee upon which will depend wheth-
er the Investigation shall proceed. de-
spite the Attorney Generals opinion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
CRUCIBLE SHARES RISING.

PITTSBURG, Pa. February 27.-Ten
thousand shares of Crueible Steel CON-
mon stocks were sold at first call OF
the Pittsburg Stock Exchange to-day
at 264 to 27A, against 251z yesterday
afternoon. The demand for the stock
was due to a report that the Crucible
Steel Company would probably be in
cluded in the great steel deal. Nego-
tiations. it is said, are now under way
which it Is thought will end In the
company becoming a part Of Morgan's
giant combination Chairman c. II.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28

WASHINGTON, February 27.-Not
since the enactment of the resolu-
tons declaring a state of wal to ex-
list between the United States and
lanche of passionate oratory as the
Senate listened to to-day. Through
out the session the army a~ppropria-
ton bill was under discussion, the con-
troverted questions being the Spooner
philippine amendment and the Plat
Cuban amendment. Curiously enough
the debate was confined entirely to the
Democratic side of the chamber with
n exception. Both amendments were
denounced as vicious and pernicious
legislation, subversive of the princi-
pies of this government and unparallel-
ed in the history of legislation enact
ments.
The most notable speech of the day
was delivered by Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia.
He had been thoroughly aroused by
reports that the Democratic members
had been induced by questionable
means to withdraw their opposition to
the proposed legislation and he pas
sionately branded as a libel upon hon
orable men and Senators any and all
such statements. Personally he declar-
ed he would defeat the amendments If
he could, although he realized the ma
jority would have to accept the re-
sponsibility for them. His arraign-
ment of the administration for "coerc-
ing" Congress into enacting such pro-
visions in the closing hours Of the
session was sensationally fierce and he
declared hat the only possible object
of such action was that ''the plumber
ers and vultures" might have an OPP
portunity to prey upon the PROSTATE
land Of the Filipinos.
Senators Turner, GWashn.); Till
man, Is. c.; P~ettigrew, IS. d.: Hoar,
(Mass.); Teller, (Colo.); Mallory,
(Fia.); Lindsay, (Ky.); Culbenson,
(Texas); Jones, (Ark.); Money,
(Miss); Allen, (Neb.); and others, ad-
dressed the Senate, all of whom de-
nounced the proposed legislation.
Early in the evening the voting be-
gan on the minor amendments to the
measure. All of them were offered by
Democratic Senators and all of them
were voted down by heavy majorities.
During the early part of the day. the
conference report upon the fortifca-
tons appropriation bill was accepted
by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. February u, 1O.35
p. m.-The Spooner amendment was
adopted, As to %. II was a party vote
with the exception of Senator Hoar,
Rep, who voted with the Democrats
and McLaurin, Dem, who voted with
the Republicans.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
NOT THE W. G L. E.
Another Positive Denial of n Part of
the Big Railroad story.

Positive Denial of n Part of
the Big Railroad story.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 81
President Blickensderfer, of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Com
pany, said to-day that there was abb
solutely no truth in the report that
a deal had Deen arranged whereby the
Wabash company would gain an en-
trance into Pittsburg over his COM
pany's road. Mr.. Blickensderfer said
he had no idea how the story started,
Another prominent local railway
official said this afternoon that IL
there was a plan on foot to extend
the Wabash line to Pittshurg the
Cleveland, Lorain e. Wheeling line
was probably the road likely to be in
Guided in the deal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
BUSY DAY OF ROUTINE.
Three Important Conference Reports
Agreed To-EarIy Sessions Begin
To-day.

WASHINGTON. February q. - The
House had a busy day OF routine. agree
ing 70 the conference reports on the for
ti6cations. District OF Columbia and the
Military Academy bills. the last named
containing the anti-hazing legislation. The
naval appropriation bill was gent back
to conference. after the defeat Of a mo-
ton to concur in the Senate's provision
for three more submarine torpedo boats
The Louisiana Purchase exposition bill.
which has been in a precarious parliament
tary state. was finally sent 10 conference
for an adjustment Of differences. Several
bills for statues were disposed Of 81 par
Iiamentary mauoeuvres. The revenue cut
ter bill also received a reverse. the House
a~dtourning when an effort was made 10
take It up. Early sessions begin Ia the
House tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
PHILIPPINE Development co.
Senator PettiSrew Says Capt. Dove
ner is the COnpany's Attorney.

Special 70 the REGISTER.
WASHINGTON, February Ex-senator
Pettigrew to-day accused Congressman
Dovener of being the attorney for the
Philippine Development Company, a con-
Germ of which j.. A. T. Hull. chairman of
the military affairs committee of the
House, is president. This company was
ginia about a year ago. but this is the
first time Captain Dovener's name has
been mentioned in connection with it,
though the corporation has been the sub
Ject of frequent attacks both in Congress
and on the stump.
II is not known that the company has
ever done any business, and Captain Dove
ner's connection with it doubtless had to
do with securing its Incorporation if any
thing. The purpose of the concern was
to acquire land in the Philippines. Capt.
Dovener could NOT be reached tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
A BIG OIL SUIT.
Special to the Register.

Cpt(idi = biG bSSISNtt.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, February q.
Mrs. Annie E.. Manley, of Columbus, O.,
filed a suit in the United States court here
to-day, in which some sensational charges
are mad in regard to a tract of land in
the Sane Fork oil field, in Lewis county.
She alleges that after the death of her
husband, who was a halloween of the
tract, her brother-in-law, Thomas Rey-
nolds, who owned the other half of the
tract, agreed with her in writing to pro-
tect her dover interest. After the devel-
opment OF the Sand Fork field by Gudy
ana the South Penn Company. she began
TO look into the condition of her property
and finds, so IL is alleged, that Thomas
Reynolds had recorded what purported to
be a quit claim deed from her to the
property. She charges that it is a for
gerry. She asks for a receiver for the prop
erty and for her part of the oil which has
been found there. The tract was one OF
the valuable ones in the Sand Fork field.
the first well drilled by the South Penn
company on this lease being good for a
thousand barrels a day at the start.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
ENGINEERS STRIKE.

CLEVELAND, O., February 27.-As
a result of the refusal of the Lake
Carriers Association to grant the de-
mands of the Marine Engineers for adj
ditional help in the engine rooms of
steamers, National President George
Uhler this afternoon declared a strike
in force affecting about 1,S00 engineers
on the Great Lakes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
STEEL SHEETS ADVANCED.

PTTTSBURG. Pa, February 27.-The
announcement was made to-day that
the American Sheet Steel Company had
advanced all guages OF sheet 81 per
ton.
The advance in prices will affect the
wages OF the workers, who are govern
ed by the Amalgamated scale. They
will not receive any benefit, however.
until sales have been made for two
months at the advanced prices.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
THE PRESIDENT N
An Alleged Interview. Published il
the Manchester Guardian.

An Alleged Interview, Published in
the Danchester Guardian.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-An
authoritative denial is given at the
White House to an alleged interview
with President Mckinley, printed in
the Manchester CEngland) Guardian
and circulated in this country. The
language attributed to the President
Is as follows:
1.-THE thirst Of christendom for blood
must 10Y be considered sufficiently
siaked after taking at least one hun
dred lives for every Christian slaught-
ered.'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
ROUSED THE TOWN.
Blast of Dynamite Brought Defeat to
Plans of Bank Burglars.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. February H.
Four masked men tried to rob the Farm
ers' National Bank at Garfield, ten miles
from here, early this morning. Explosions
in attempting TO open the safe aroused
the citizens and the would-be bank rob-
bers sought safety in flight. They had a
team and light WACO and were pursued
several miles in the direction OF Salem.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
HUTCHINSOE-WAIT.
SPECIAL % the Rerlstsr.

Special 70 the Register.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va. February -.
Miss Julia Logan Wait. Of this city,
and Mr.. Fred Bailey Hutchinson. %
Bridgeport. Conn. were married a. the
home o. the bride father here this morn
ing by Rev. DR.. Moore. Of the Episcopal
church. Miss Wait IS one Of ParkersburE 9
society favOrites and her husband - A
nephew Of James A. Bailey. the Snowman.
and Is general manager Of Buffalo Blifs
Of the bride. vas the maid OF honor. and
Mr. 7. a Garrizan. travelling passenger
agent OF the Big -Four and Chesapeake *
OHIO railroads., was the best man.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
Special to the Register.

PITTSBURG, Pa, February 27-In the
Payne district, Washington county. Ohio.
the Dell Oil Co. has completed No. 10 on
the Daniel Thebolt farm and has a show
for a ten or fifteen-barrel pumper.
At Scio. Harrison county, z. H. Jennings
d Bro. have completed their No. 3 on
the James Macopee farm and have the
rankest kind of a buster.
The territory east of the Sand Fork pool.
near Bealls Mills, Lewis county, w. va
is not showing up n better than to the
west OF Sand Fork. Busters make their
appearance when least expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
vERDI's REMAINS REMOVED.

MILAN. February 27.-The remains of
Giuseppe Verdi. the composer. were re-
moved with much ceremony to-day from
the cemetery to the home for aged musi-
clans. founded by Verdi. Troops lined
the route between the cemetery and the
home and an immense concourse of people
witnessed the ceremony. A choir Of sew
eral hundred voices sang one of verdi's
impressive compositions-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
SIMPSONS EXCUSE.

BOSTON, February T.-Rear Admiral
Sampson, referring to his letter to the
Navy Department, relating 10 the com
m~issioning Of warrant officers. said that
he had expressed his views solely in the
interest of the service. as he had come to
know it and appreciate its requirements
after a life time OF duty aboard ship and
ashore.
The letter was an official communion
ton" he said. AS an officer Of the navy
1 am forbidden by the regulations to dis
cuss it in any way for publication"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-28
THE PORTE HAS NOT PAID.

coNsTASTINoPLE. February 5-It Is
stated that the Porte not having paid the
installments due on the cruiser for which
a contract was signed recently with the
Cramp shipbuilding company. OF Phila-
delphIa, the latter considers The contract
void and repudiates all responsibility in
the matter.