Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-23

for divorce which he brought against the
countess In February last.
NEW YORK. October 22.-slr Thomas
Upton sailed for home to-day on the
steamer Celtic. His steam yacht, the
Erin, will san at noon tomorrow.
NEWARK. o, October 22.-wm. Moore
to-day shot and killed his wife and then
committed suicide Domestic difficulties
are supposed to have been the cause.
BUFFALO. October 2s-The praise
meeting OF the Uniyvrsalist general con-
vention was led by Rev. l.. Ward Brig
session followed.
LONDON, October 22.-Bord Cromer:
the British diplomatic agent and consul
general in Egypt. was married to-day 10
Lady Katherine Thyme sister of the
Marquis of Bath.
DOVER, Del. October "a certificate
st. Croix Copper Mining q Milling Com
pany, OF Tftusvine. Pa. to mine for ores
of all kinds. Capital sl@eco
BONNEVILLE. Ind. October CIV. II.
Wheeler who murdered Elias Burns. his
son-in-law. was to-day sentenced TO be
hanged February y lie is the first pris-
oner TO get the death penalty In War
BERLIN October 22-It is announced
in dispatch received here from Swntow
that one hundred and forty. rebels have
been executed and that order has been
restored in the HsingNing district,
where several missions were recently
destroyed.
PUEBLO. Col October "a courier
to the Star-Journal brings news of eN-
element over Eolo discovery at Beu-
lah, IS miles west of this city Five hum
dred claims have been located In the past
"a hours A ledge of free gold returns
nearly S2,9e1 "A ton.
TOLEDO. O, October 22.-The executive
board of the American League of Civic
Improvement was held here to-day. and
1t was decided to hold the next annual
convention at ST. Paul, Mimi, In Septem-
Der, 1902 1t was also decided to establish
the national headquarters in Springfield,
Ohio.
WASHINGTON, October 22.-The comp
troller of the currency to-day received
telegram from Alfred Ever, bank exam
iner, regarding the Merchants National
Bank of Lowell. He reports that the
banks loss is about Sll5,o0. that the
bank is fully solvent and that there was
no run upon it,
NEW YORK, October 22.-vice Cham
cellor Stevens. of Newark, n. J., to-day
the New Jersey Automobile Company
The receiver WAS appointed on the appli-
cation of Frederic G. Hedge. president OF
the company. ON the ground that the
company is insolvent.
DALLAS. Texas. October 22.--Private
kilograms received here from Palestine,
Texas, state that Judge J. u. Reagan.
chairman of the Texas State Railway
Commission and the only survivor of the
Confederate cabinet of jefferson DAVIS
is dangerously i'll at his home In Pales-
tine. Judge Reagan is IS years of age.
BERLIN, October 22.-To-day Is the
| birthday of Empress Augusta Victoria
and flags were displayed on all public
! buildings and many private buildings.
! There were no court festivities owing TO
| her maiesty's indisposition and to the
fact that the imperial family is in MOURN
| ing for the late Queen Victoria.
BERLIN, October PA semi-official
statement published by the North Ger
man Gazette to-day. concerning the exist
ing commercial treaties and the pro-
posed TARIFF, says notice of the formers
termination depends on the passage of the
new tariff bill. The paper believes the
treaties will not be denounced before
hand.
NEW YORK, October 22.-Jewery val
ucd at $1,000 well as $500 In gold. has
disappeared from the residence of Har,,
ris Mandelbaum. n real estate dealer of
this city. The money and valuables were
stored in safe I'm the house. One of tho
servants who slept in a room adjoining
the one In which the safe was kept, is
also missing.
MONTCEAU LES MINES, France oc-
tober 12.-The project has issued "a proc
lamation prohibiting the sale or trans
portation of arms or ammunition. and
ordering all persons possessed of arms
or ammunition to deposit them In the
l,.a 1s.xt .rt..V
within three days Otherwise they Will
be seized and conflscated.
READING, Pa, October 22.--The Off
now admit that there Is shortage OF
$4,000 I'm the funds of the institution.
Bank Examiner McDougall IL investigat-
ing the affairs of the bank. The bank
officials say the depositors of the bank
will not lose dollar. Nothing has been
heard from former Cashier Mory.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, October 22-No
will was left by the late John s. Pills
bury, former governor of Minnesota. He
was content to give to any institution or
movement which he deemed worthy OF
aid. and was also content to let the laws
of Minnesota determine the final dispo-
sltion of his estate He said so in as
many words. His estate is estimated to
be worth 100000
LANCASTER, Pa. October 22.-Mrs.
Harriet Confer. of this city was using
benzine to clean out a closet in her home
to-day when it was ignlted by a lamp.
The explosion that followed blew out all
the windows in the front of the house.
Mrs. Confer was horribly burned. She
was removed to hospital where she died
a few hours later. She was 80 years of
age and Is the mother of six children.
LONDON, October 22-Marie Josephine
Eastwick the young Philadelphia wom-
an who was committed October LIST in the
Guild Hall police court for trial at the
Old Bailey or charge OF having forged
railroad certificate 10 the value of $780,
900 was arraigned to-day and pleaded
guilty. Sentence was postponed to the
next session of the court in order TO al
low an exam nation to be made as to the
prisoners sanity.
PHILADELPHIA, October 22.--The SUI
perior court to-day admitted to bail n.
f. Basse G. j. Schramm and Nelson III.
Lund. of Elk county, who were convicted
in the criminal court of that county of
conspiracy and sentenced TO an impris-
onment IN the western Denftentiary at
Pittsburg The bail in each case was
placed at 81, 500 and the order of the court
was made "a suDersedeas returnable for
argument in this city on December 3.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, October 22.-Mr.
Booker r. Washington who is here at
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