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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
FLOOD At PT1SBUgG
A THING OF THE PAST.
HOURS COULD CHECK FALL.
LOSSES WILL REACH $4,000, 600.
RAILROADS ARE AGAIN GETTING
INTO COMPARATIVELY GOOD
SHAPE FOR TRIFFIC.

PITTSBURG, Pa. April 22.-The food
is over. Notwithstanding the fact that
in the early day there was every evil
dence of renewal of the high water,
the announcement can be made author
itative tonight that there is not the
least danger of another rise at this
point nor above for the present, but
towns on the Ohio river below here are
not yet out of danger, because of rains
in the valley last night and to-day.
All up-river points report the rain and
snow having ceased and the rivers fall
ing.
The Ohio registered 1873 feet at the
dam here at O'Clock and falling. Fore
caster Frank Ridgway says it would re-
Quire a steady downpour of rain for
from present indications such a thing
is not likely.
The rivers about this city are down,
so that the works along the banks are
resuming. There is great deal of
cleaning up to be done. The flood
brought in much Shiny mud that it
left when it receded, and it will re-
quire a day or two to remove it from
many of the mills. In number of
places this mud has clogged up the
machinery, some of which will have to
be taken apart to be cleaned.
The creeks and runs which did SO
much damage in the outlying districts
on Saturday, are back well within their
banks tonight, and mud and slime are
the only reminders left of the food.
Carnegie borough is busy cleaning up,
and repairing the bridges, houses and
roads that were destroyed when Char
tiers creek ran wild The same state
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
PLACED ON TRIAL.

Charles Il. Eastman, a Cambridge
Instructor. Charged with Mur-
dering His Brefher-in-Layv.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 22.--rhe
trial OF Charles X. Eastman on the
charge of having murdered his bro
ther-in-law. Richard FL Crogan. at
Cambridge last July, Wa begun to-l.ay.
The case has attracted wide attention.
After hearing several months ago.
Eastman was discharged, but later an
indictment was found by the grand
jury to which the case was taken by
the district attorney The defendant Is
an instructor at Harvard University
He has claimed that the shooting Of
Grogan was accidental. but the vic
tim, with his dying breath Is said to
have accused Eastman OF numbering
him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23

of affairs exists at McKees' Rocks, and
other towns that the water reached.
The railroads have recovered re-
markedly we'll from the effects of the
flood and snow storm and now the
various lines have resumed operations
to all points; but for several days no
pretentions at running on schedule
time will be made
A look over the ground after the
flood shows the losses will be fully as
great as was estimated yesterday. In
and about Pittsburg it will probably
take 81 ,000. 600 to pay the total cost Of
the injury to property Wy the water
and by land slips. Add to this the
great loss to the railroads and manu-
featuring plants up and down the riv-
ers in this immediate vicinity with the
loss in wages to the workingmen and
the total will not fall far short of the
81 ,0000 900 mark.
The work of cleaning up is going on
everywhere in the flooded district.
Most of the water front mills and fac
tories are still idle and will be until
the mud is gotten out of the machin-
cry and water pumped out of the pits.
A skiff containing three people, who
were catching drift wood in the Ohio
river at Legionvllle, Pa, capsized and
two o fthe occupants, ". H. Barnhart
and Thomas Holsinger, were drowned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
A VALID CONTRACT.
Which an Act of a State Legislature
Cannot Impair-Supreme Court
DecfafOu.

which an Act OF a state Legislature
Cannot Impair-Supreme Court
Decision.
WASHINGTON April 22.-In the
United States Supreme Court to-day
Chief Justice Fuller announced the fin
al adjournment of the court for the
term on the 9th of May. The call Of
the docket will be suspended next Fri
day and the court will take a recess
next Monday until the 18th OF May.
No intimauion has been given by the
Court as to when the decision of the
insular cases may be expected, or
whether they will be decided at all be-
fore final adjournment.
An opinion was handed down to-day
in the case of III. j.. Bedford VS.. the
Eastern Building and Loan Association
of Syracuse, N. Y. This case grew out
of sale of stock in the building asso-
citation to Bedford and the making of
a loan to him in 1891, he being res
ident of Tennessee Bedford made de-
fault in the payment of his note and
pleaded the violation of law of Ten
nessee requiring the deposit of funds
by building associations doing business
in the State. The court held, however,
that the loan was a contract which the
act of the State legislature could not
impair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Three Men Severely Injured and One
May Die-Were Soldering n Gnso-
line Tank.

TnTee MEN SeVcESAy anu OAC
May Die-Were Soldering n Gnso-
line Tank.
WILMINGTON. Del, April 22.-An
explosion of gasoline occurred at the
Carneys Point, N. j., plant of e. l.
Dupont de Noumers & Co., shortly af-
ter noon to-day, in which three men,
two from this city. were badly injured
and one may die.
The injured:
Charles Maxwell, of this city, both
legs badly torn and may have to be am
putated.
James Purcell, of this city, head, face
and arms badly lacerated.
Joseph Lynch, of Pennsville, n. j.,
part of the face torn away, right arm
and other parts of the body LAGER
ated.
The men were soldering some pipes
at a gasoline tank, using gasoline
lamp, and it is supposed that the heat
from the lamp set fire to the gasoline
in the tank.
The building in which the men were
working was badly damaged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
PRUSSIAN CROPS BAD.

BERLIN. april 22.-The Prussian
crop report just issued shows the worst
condition since these reports have been
kept. Winter wheat is given at $40
against S-10 last year. The scale be-
gins at one-perfect; and is very poor
Winter rye is given at 3, the same as
last year. OF the winter wheat area
26 Clio per cent. was frozen out and
must be replowed, as against $40 per
cent. last ear.
The report adds that the damage done
by the bad weather in March was
heavy. Many districts report the con-
dition utterly bad. The extent of the
damage will only be aeterminable in
May.
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THE CREST Of THE FLOOD
WILL PASS PARKERSBURG.
THIS MORNING UNLESS THERE IS
SOME UNEXPECTED SOURCE
OF RISE.
ABOUT FoRTY-THREE FEET
ONE HUNDRED FAMILIES HOME
LESS AND HOUSED IN
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Special 20 the Register.
pAItkERSBURG, w. Va, April o.
1s.e crest of the flood in the Ohio will
reach here before morning, but 1T is
feared the recession will be slow, be-
cause of the great volume of water fur
Their down the Ohio. At 10 O'Clock the
guage showed AZ feet and two tenths,
and rising twa~inehes an hour. The rise
has become more rapid the past four
hours, the rate of rise having been only
an inch an hour during the early part
of the day. There are more than a
hundred homeless families in halls,
school houses and the city building.
The greatest damage has been done to
brickyards, factories and wells along
the Little Kanawha and Ohio river
fronts. There will not be more than
AZ feet of water. The railroads are still
completely tied up, and it will probably
be two days yet before anything ap-
preaching a schedule running will be-
gin. The telegraph wires are still al
most out of service.
The State G. A. K. encampment was
to have been held here commencing on
Wednesday. The local G. A. R. people
want it postponed till later, but the de-
partment officials have refused. If it
is held it will be fizzle, as there will
be no means of getting into town.
Jackson Turner, aged rs, farmer
living in Blennerhassett Island, fell
dead to-day while removing his stock to
the mainland, from the effects of exer-
ton and excitement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23

WASHINGTON, April 22.-At
p. m. the Ohio river at PittsDurg
marked 21.5 feet on the guage, 0.5
foot below the danger line, and a
fall of 1.5 foot since a. m. The
Allegheny was rising slowly, but
not sufficiently to check bhe fall in
the Ohio, which should continue to
fall unless another heavy rain oc-
ours during the next few days, an
event not now probable. At Park
ersburg the stage was Ais feet, a
rise of 0.S foot since s a. m. and 5.8
feet above the danger line. 1t is
still rising slowly but the addi-
tional rise will probably not exceed
one foot At Point Pleasant, W.
Va, the stage was SO feet, IA feet
above the danger line, and at Gin
cinnati 81 feet, one foot above the
danger line. Between the two
places the river is still rising at the
rate of or foot an hour and the
rise will probably continue during
Tuesday. There is no occasion for
serious alarm ait Cincinnati, but
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
HIGHER THAN IN YEARS.

AMSTERDAM. n. Y, april 22.-The
Mohawk river has risen 10 feet since
Saturday night and is still rising, al
ready being higher than in many years.
An abutment of the West Shore bridge
at Pattersonville gave way early to-day
and necessitates tarins from thai road
being run over the Central from Utica
to Central Junction, east Of this city.
The streams from the north are greatly
swollen. Some of the mills along the
Chuckanunda creek are shut down In
consequence of the food.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
DIFFERENTIAL DETERMINED.

PITTSBURG, April 22.-D. B. Mar
tin, manager of passenger traffic of the
Baltimore & Ohio, who was chosen to
arbitrate the dispute over the Akron
route differential, has rendered his deci-
sion in favor of the Pennsylvania Erie
combination. This announcement was
made to-day through Commissioner
Donald, OF the Central Passenger Asso-
citation, and was received by General
Passenger Agent E. A. Ford, of the
Pennsylvania lines, this afternoon.
The decision of Mr.. Martin in this
matter brings to an end dispute that
has been of decided interest and i'm
portance to lines interested in the
southwestern territory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
GOVERNORS VETO POWER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April %
The Supreme Court to-day sustained
the constitutionality of Coy. Stones
action in cutting off. by veto, ST.
100000 from the public school appru-
priation made by the State Legislature
in 1898. The governors right to veto
certain parts of appropriation bills
was carried to the Supreme Court by
the Patton township school district OF
Centre county on an appeal from the
decision of Judge Love of that coun-
ty, who held that the veto OF the gov
ernor was constitutional.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
TO DEPOPULATE CHINA.
A Scheme to Kill OF All the Robbers
- and RnG Characters.

n
and Bad Characters.
TACOMA, Wash, April 22.-Viceroy
To, at Canton, has taken heroic meas
ures to stamp out piracy and robbery
in the two Kwang provinces in southern
China, according to Hong Kong advices
received to-day. He has put into eff
feet an elaborate scheme which he be-
lieves will result in the killing off of at
least 5000 robbers during the sum-
mer.
Viceroy To calls upon the gentry of
each town to furnish the local man
darins with the names of all bad char
acters in their districts. After the lists
are filled, any person named on them is
to be summarily arrested and executed
if caught in any crime or misdemeanor.
Informers will be freely rewarded, and
ever robber will be pardoned who aids
in binging three other noted robbers to
justice.
Eighteen thousand people have died
of the plague in the Lamko district Of
Hai-Nan island during the past few
months.
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four BURNED TO DEATH
IN ST. MARYS HOTEL FIRE.
ITS ORIGIN IN THE DINING
ROOM STOVE.
BUILDING BURNED QUICKLY
MANY LEAPED FROM SECoNE
STORY wINDows-FEW
SAVED CLOTHES.

Special TO the Register.
ST. MARY'S, ~. Va. April 22.--A
two O'Clock this morning. fire was dis
covered in the dining room OF the COM
mercial Hotel.
An alarm was given and in a few
minutes the firemen were sending two
streams OF water into the building.
The hotel was OF wood and burned
rapidly. In less than an hour 1t WAS
heap of ruins but the firemen saved
the adjoining buildings.
All that was possible was done TO
arouse the guests but the flames made
such rapid progress that four persons
persisted in the flames.
The dead are John Slater, aged IA. a
son of the landlady; Samuel Cunning
ham. a driller from Butler county,
Pennsylvania; Harry Robinson. a
driller from Barlow. Ohio. and John
George, leaser, from Nenango county.
Pennsylvania.
The bodies were recovered from the
ruins this morning and are cared for
by undertaken o. c. ogdin.
Every room in the hotel was occu-
pied. Most of the guests escaped by
leaping from the second story windows.
none being badly hurt. A. Hearn, a
prominent oil operator, dropped his
mattress to the pavement and jumped
upon it.
Very little personal property was
saved, few of the people saving even
their clothes.
The building was one OF the Oldest In
town and was owned by w C. Clenden-
ming and leased by Mrs. Kate G. Stat
er.
The fire is supposed to have origt.
mated from the dining room stove.
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TWO FEET MORE.
Huntington Expects the Water to be
Falling Within Few Hours
Great Damage Along Small
Streams


Streams.
Special to the Register
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April o.
At O'Clock tonight the Ohio showed
642 feet here and continues to rise
more than an inch an hour A cold
drilling rain has been falling the
greater portion of the day, and the
tributaries in this section are receding
very slowly.
The damage from flood throughout
che Guyandotte and Twelve Pole val
leys will be far greater than has been
reported. The telephone communica-
ton has just been restored to headwa
tiers of that stream and the loss from
Logan to Baileysville, will be enor-
NOUS Many small residences were
washed away while barns and smaller
buildings were swept by the tide by the
score. All the timber in Tug river and
tributaries was swept away and lum-
bermen along Twelve Pole have suffer
cd enormous damage. No further loss
of life has been reported.
Tonight the water is four feet deep
on the business streets of Catlettsburg,
kentucky, and hundreds of families
there lave been driven from their
homes.
Only a few buildings and factories
are submerged in Huntington, one of
these being the Ohio River railroad
passenger station. All traffic is still
suspended on the south end of the Ohio
River railroad, ut north and west
trains are again running but a few
hours late.
Street car traffic between here and
down river towns has been entirely
suspended, and tons of stone, and doz-
ems of cars have been placed on tres
ties and bridges, to prevent them from
shifting. The Ohio may rise two
more feet, which will put water in
many streets in the manufacturing dis
tricts.
More than one hundred thousand saw
logs are in boom at the mouth of the
Guyandotte and these will probably be
saved
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
WILHELMINA ANGRY
About the Prince COnsort's Debts.
Creditors Are Pressing or Pay


Creditors Are Pressing or Pay
ment.
LONDON, April 22.-Special de-
spatches received here from Paris re-
port trouble at the castle of Het Loo
over the bachelor debts of Prince
Henry, the husband Of Queen Wilhel-
NINA. 1t is said that shortly prior to
his marriage he promised his creditors
in Berlin and Frank fort to pay one
third of his debts within month of
the wedding, but the money has not yet
been forthcoming and the money lend
ers formally applied to Queen Wilhel-
nina. The latter declares her husband
must pay his own debts out of the al
lowance maze him by the state. 1t is
now said the creditors have formed a
syndicate to negotiate the price con-
sorts paper on the Amsterdam bourse,
and Queen Wilhelmina is reported to be
very angry.
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SPECIAL FLOOD BULLETIN.

preparations have been made for a
crest of IS feet At Madison, Ind,
the stage was 1871 feet, and at
Louisville, 1875 feet, rise at the
latter place since a. M, of 81 feet
and 8.5 feet below the danger line.
The kentucky river is also very
high and the danger line of % feet
will probably be reached at Louis
vile on Wednesday morning with
an expected crest of about 80 Feet
a short time later At Evansville
the stage at Z p. m. was III feet,
a rise of "a feet since s a. m. and
IS feet below the danger line The
danger line will probably be reach
ed during the next two or three
days, and on the lower Tennessee
it will also be passed during this
time At Harper's Ferry the
stage at 6 p. m. was 1875 feet, fall
of one foot since noon. The Poto-
mac at washington will therefore
fall slowly during Tuesday.
(Signed) WILLIS l.. MOORE,
Chief United States Weather Bureau
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
PROBABLY AN IMPOSITION.

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 22.-The
reported blizzard at Nome, in which 20C
miners are alleged to have persisted. is
described by arrivals here from Daw-
son yesterday on the steamer Vie
torian. The Skagway papers further
investigated the report. after receiving
the first announcement, and kilograms
were received at Skagway from Daw-
son stating that Reed, who brought the
story from Nome to Dawson had prob
ably been imposed III on No confirma,
ton of the story has been received
either at Dawson or at Skagway.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
ONLY PRACTICABLE ROUTE
For Railroad From Cumberland
10 Hngcrstown is Along the Ches-
apeaixe 81 Ohio Canal.

For a Railroad From Cumberland
10 Hngcrstown is Along the Ches-
apealSe 81 Ohio Canal.
Special TO the Register
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-The
proceedings at Hagerstown for the sale
Of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal have
revived the gossip about the plans of
the West Virginia Central to utilize the
towpath of the canal to secure an out
let to tidewater. The retention of the
canal in its present hands, which seems
probable, means that the West Virginia
Central will not soon have an opportun-
ity to realize its PROJECT. but it is never
theless asserted that the road wants to
get line from Cumberland, its present
eastern terminus, to Hagerstown. Some
Of the officials Of the West Virginia Cen
trail who were approached on the sub
ject replied that there was time when
their road would have liked to build a
railway on the towpath of the canal
but now their relations with connecting
lines were so pleasant that the original
idea had been abandoned. On the other
hand it is known that the West Virginia
Central people have bought entire large
farms bordering on the canal between
Williamsport and Hagerstown, and it
is said they have secured options on
great deal of similar property for much
OF the distance between Williamsport
and Cumberland. The company has
also had several routes surveyed be-
tween Hagerstown and Cumberland. the
result of which, it is said, has been to
develop that the only practicable route
between those two points is by way of
the towpath of the canal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
MISS RUTH CORDIE LONG DEAD
She Was the Niece of Secretary Long
and Famous as Singer.

She Was the Niece of Secretary Long
and Famous n Singer.
BOSTON, April 22.-The death OF
Miss Ruth Cordie Long, niece of Sec
rotary of the Navy John D. Long, and
a well-known singer, which occurred at
her home in dorchester last night, was
announced to-day. Miss Long had been
i'll with pneumonia, and the shock sus-
tanned by the death of her mother on
April 14th is thought to have caused
death. Miss Long was born in East
Boston in 1864. Her father, Zador
Long, brother of the Secretary OF the
Navy. died when Miss Long was a
child, and she had since been the con-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
WISDOM DEMONSTRATED.

LONDON. April GA despatch
from St Petersburg. dated April %.
says the wisdom of the Cars appoint
ment of General Vannovski as minister
of public instruction becomes more ap-
parent daily. With the permission of
the police, the students of the Univer-
sity, technical institute and high
schools will hold meetings to-day to
they are concerned. Gen. vannovski
Will attend the meeting Of the Univer-
sity students.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS
To be Added TO the Capital stock of
the Union Pacific Railroad.

TOPEKA. Kans., April 22-An applica-
ton was made to-day to the State charter
board by A. /. Williams. as general attor-
ney for the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, for permission to increase the capt.
tai stock of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company one hundred million dollars. The
Union Pacihcs capital is at present $780,
o0o,o0o. The proposed increase is TO pay
70 rthe interests bought up recently, par
ticularly the purchase of the Crocker in
terests in the Southern Pacific, giving the
Union Pacific control of the Southern Pa
cifc. The fee for filing the document was
$1,000. the largest ever received by the
State
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
May EVEN BE SHOT.

CAPE TOWN, April 22.--I.ord Klfch-
ener Issued proclamation to the effect
that any resident In the marrai-iaw dts
tricts OF Cape Colony found In arms
melting TO fight. aiding the enemy OF
endangering by overt act the British
forces. win be tried by court martial
and be liable to the most severe pen
alties. Such persons may even to
shot
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
OPERATION FAILED.

ST. LOUIS. April 2.-Phflip Gum. who
was stabbed in the heart Saturday night
and was made the subject Of an heroic
operation at the city hospital. died to-day
Three stitches were put IN Gums heart
Salt water replaced the lost blood and
heart sfimaiants kept the man alive Until
to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
LIVE STOCK SCARCE.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 22--Pittsburg
live stock dealers to-day are experiencing
a cattle famine. Trains from the west are
from eighteen to twenty-four hours late,
and in the Central stock yards in East
Liberty there is scarcely enough cattle TO
supply half the demand Some of the
trains have been over thirty hours in
transit and the cattle are suffering from
cold and hunger. The supply to-day was
only 1900 head where 200 head was ex-
pected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
OVER MAYORS VETO.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 22.-The New
York charter amendment bill was pass
ed over Mayor Van Wyck's veto by
both branches of the legislature to-day
and the six supplemental bills will be
passed tomorrow. Governor Odell sign
ed the bill at once.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23

slant companion Of her mother, liv-
ing for many years at Portland, Me.
At that city Miss Long was brought
out as a concert singer when seven
teen years OF age.
In the winter of 1899 she visited
Washington at the invitation of her
uncle, and during her sojourn sang be-
fore President Mckinley.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-23
COAL PEOPLE AROUSED
Over the Export Duty Imposed on
Coal in Great Britain.

Over the Export Duty Imposed on
Coal in Great Britain.
LONDON April 22.-At largely at
tended meetings of colliery owners,
miners and shippers, respectively, in
the various coal centers, to-day, the
export tax on coal was vigorously de-
nounced and threats were made to CO.
operate and suspend the coal trade of
the United Kingdom unless the impost
was withdrawn. At the same time,
the shipping of coal is being resumed
on the strength of the promise of the
chancellor OF the exchequer to consider
the exemption of contracts made prior
to the presentation of the budget.