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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
GREENBRIER NEWS NOTES.
A Terrific Electrical storn-Col. j.
F. Harlan Dead-Lumber Busfnesn
Booming.


Booming.
Special to the Register.
RONCEVERTE. w Va, June 2s-0ne
OF the most terrific storms within the
memory of the oldest residents passed
over this section last night. The cleo
ever witnessed here 1t reached us about
II o clock at night and continued for about
two hours. The clouds drifted south,
OF Mr.. A ]. Early. who lives near Sinks
Grove, was destroyed by fire, together with
all of his farming implements. Thirteen
n fsT Of 81 sheep ne lying under tree on the
away, were killed.. Washouts and slides
along the c. & O. are reported in many
places. especially along the New River
district. No trains have passed west of
Hinton since Saturday evening
Col. B. F. Harlow died at his home at
Lewisburg this morning about 10 O'Clock
from the effects of a paraiytic stroke re-
cefved yesterday morning. Col. Harlow
was very prominent and influential ciii-
zen and the founder of the Greenbrfer
independent. who he so ably edited for
twenty-five years. He was at the time Of
his death a member of the House OF Dele
gates from Greenbrier, having been elected
a second time last November. He was in
the 66th year of his age. and leaves quite
friends to regret his loss.
MAJOR James Branham, of Hopktnsville,
KY, Is the guest of Col Charles l.. Pey-
>ciis " tiAiS pidCc. neSS StHtlefHtH were
Confederate soldiers. belonging to the
same command during the civil war and
each lost an arm at the battle OF Manas-
Sas.
The st. Lawrence Boom & Manufactur-
ing Company, one of the largest lumber
plants In the State, is turning out about
l2o0O feet OF boards per day, ana are
months behind with their orders.
The recent and continuous rains have
been very favorable for the Pocahontas
lumber men who raft the logs for the St.
Lawrence Boom 4 Manufacturing Com
pany and the Covington Va.) pulr, miis.
to this place. The rise has been gra iual
and lasting and very few logs were l3s;.
The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs
formally opened the 18th. but as yet there
are only few visitors. Workmen are
busy overhaulng, remodeiing and beauti-
flying the lawn and buildings The pros
poets are very flattering and the manage
pra IL onco,,ra
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26

BLUEFIEI4D, W. Va, QJune 25-The
West Virginia flood situation has not
many new developments but it is au-
chemically stated that the loss of life
has been greatly estimated, al
though the loss of property can hardly
be estimated. The most conservative
estimate obtainable places the loss Of
life at about fifty, great part of whom
are cclored miners and their families.
A great many more are missing and are
supposed to have been swept away
There are great piles of debris and it
will take many days to find all the bod
les.
The Norfolk & Western Railway Com
pany will lose at conservative estimate
one-half million dollars, not taking into
consideration the delay to traffic, etc.
Their double track is practically wash
ed away for distance of six miles and
at least $500 men are at work day and
night repairing roadbed and removing
drift.
The Cumberland Valley electric light
car arrived to-day and will be used to
prosecute the work at night 1t will
be four days before any traffic can be
resumed
The loss to the coal operators will
reach about 100000 outside of the de-
lay at the mines in loading, etc. The
property lost by private parties is very
heavy and cannot be estimated at this
time. 1t is thought it will reach the
million dollar mark.
General Boggs and Col Hudson. of
Governor Whites staff, arrived to-day
to hold conference with the general
superintendent of the Norfolk & West
ern railroad to ascertain what assistance
Is needed by the State authorities. The
wires are deluged with press work and
hundreds of messages are received hour
ly from anxious friends in all part of
the United States inquiring about rela-
tives and friends. Until traffic is re-
sumed and until communication is
opened it will be impossible to estimate
with any degree of certainty either the
loss of life or to property.
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GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 25.-The
transport Hancock, sailing to-day, will
carry as passengers Adjutant General
Corbin, Surgeon General Sternberg,
General Chambers McKibben, Brigadier
General ]. F. Weston, of the commits
sary department: Senator C. H. Del
trich, of Nebraska, and Congressman
Julius Kahn, of San Francisco. The
two last named are going to the islands
to investigate the needs and conditions
of the country and its people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
A MILITARY WEDDING.
Daughter of General Fitxhugh Lee
Married to Lieut.. James Cooper
Rbea

Daughter of General Fitxhugh Lee
Married TO Lieut.. James Cooper
Rhca.
NEW YORK, June 25.--The wedding
Of Miss Ellen Lee. daughter OF Brig.
Gen. F'itzhugh Lee. to First Lieut. James
Cooper Rhea, of the Seventh cavalry.
y. S. A., took place to-day in the Church
OF the TRANSPORTATION, In this city.
Miss Anne Fitzhugh Lee, sister OF the
bride. was maid of honor.
First Lieut.. Evan Harris Humphrey.
OF the Seventh cavalry, was the best
man
The ushers were Lieuts. Clifton G.
Carter, artillery corps, Leon 3. Kroner,
Tenth United States cavalry: Pierce II.
Murphy, Seventh United cavalry, and
John Dudley Long. Twelfth United
States cavalry
A few days viii be spent by the young
couple In travel before they start for
Cuba, where the bridegroom II now sta
toned.
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THE FLOOD SITUATION
SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE.
There Have Been But Few Developments But Seems Sure the
Loss of Life Has Been Exaggerated.
THE ESTIMATE OF. DAMAGE lMPOSSIE
Debris Stands In Huge Piles and Will axe Many Days to Hunt
Out and Identity the Dead Bodies.

appear terrorized, and their excitement
is SO intense that they are really help
less as far as work is concerned. In
this section of severe thunder storms
each flash of lightning and peal Of
thunder is enough to cause panic. The
dead, as fast as found, are being hastily
buried, and many times the spot is not
marked.
Flipping branches are, with one excep-
ton, all replaced by temporary TRUSTEES
At Bramwell the bridge over Bluestone
the direction of Superintendent Needles,
of the Shenandoah division.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
william CrOssen Horribly Margled
the Ohio River Railroad Mt

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, June 25.-At
Kenova early, this morning the mangled
corpse of William Crossen, unmarried,
aged q. was found lying across the Ohio
River Railway track at a short distance
east of town. No blood was on the track
and three holes in his body led those who
first saw the horrible sight to believe
that he had been murdered and his body
afterward placed upon the track.
Upon investigation, the coroner's Jury
gave the verdict that he had gone to sleep
on the track and had been cut to pieces
by the train. The holes in his body were
punched by the ribs. which were crushed
into splinters. His back bone was broken
and protruded through the flesh. Both
arms were cut off. Crossen was formerly
from Cambridge, o.
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REBUILDING THE RAILROAD.

Thousands of Men and the Best
Equipment Put to WOrk-NO Need
for the National Guard.
BLUEFIELD, w. Va, June 25.-An-
other twenty-four hours has passed and
the full extent of the vast damage done
by the flood cannot yet be accurately
stated. All over this section there is
great relief expressed at the announce
ment that the loss of life is not so great
as at first believed. Many of the miss
ing who were mourned as dead by their
friends have turned up. Six bodies
were found yesterday, but they were
discolored and swollen beyond recogni-
ton.
1t is now highly probable that very
few of the dead whose bodies are found
at this late hour will ever be identified
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
Company continues to make every effort
to hasten the opening of communication
between the affected state and the out
side world.
Laborers are going in continual
stream, and many hundreds more should
be used. The work of repairing and
clearing the debris goes on night and
day. A thoroughly equipped electric
light plant, consisting of three cars,
has been provided. 1t is capable of fur
nishing forty arc lights of great power,
and is equipped with huge searchlight
that sweeps the country around for
miles.
Wrecking trains, completely manned,
continue to arrive. They have been
sent by connecting lines to aid in clear
ing the right of way and rebuilding the
tracks. A carload of covered wire like
that used by the army has been re-
ceived and is being laid ON the ground
to complete the broken lines of tele-
graph wires. This wire can be laid in
water and works as well as when strung
on poles.
1t is said that line of wire will be
ready for use inside of forty-eight
hours. The estimate made by the rail-
road officials is that one line of tenn
porary track will be open as far as the
east OF Vivian Yard, including Elk
Ridge, by tomorrow night, and it is
thought trains can be gotten that far.
Gen. E. |. lBoggs, private secretary to
Governor White, and Adjutant General
Hudson, are here looking into the neces-
stiles for a. relief movement. 1t seems
to be the general opinion that there will
be no necessity for calling out the State
guard. as the railroad and coal compa-
MES have SUFFICIENT systems Of policing
the devastated district. "A great many
OF tho coal mines will have their dam
age repaired and be ready for shipping
some time before the railroad is in suf-
feient repair TO handle the output.
Tho people u the storm-swept section
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
HOT IN PITTSBURG.

PITTSBURG. Pa, June 25.-This was
the record heat day of the year, the
thermometer lowering around 80 de-
grees from early morning until night
fall. Edward Galloway, aged 20 years
died from the effects of the extreme
heat, and many prostrations are re-
ported.
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SEVERAL DROWNINGS
Reported at Charleston buring the
Flood of Sunday.

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va, June 25.-News
reached this city to-day of the drowning
of several persons during the high water
of Sunday last. Coon Proctor. aged 10
years, attempted to swim his horse across
Blue creek Sunday evening on his way
to see his sweetheart. and the swift cur
rent carried both horse and rider down
the stream. Proctor was drowned ms
body being found three miles below the
ford
A man whose name could not be learned
while crossing Buffalo creek, was drown
ed, with his two sons. who were with him
III the boat, which was struck by a los
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
MAKING GLASS.

Special 10 the Register
WASHINGTON. Pa, June rs. Beat
TT, Brady & Co. began the manufacture
OF flint glass at their new works at this
place to-day. Heretofore this company
has been engaged In the making Or ya-
rious kinds OF glass at their factory.
near the Chestnut street station. but at
this place. the Highland Class Works,
only flint glass VIII be manufactured
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26

THACKER, w. Va, June 25.--Deputy
marshals who were fired on here yes
terday while endeavoring TO serve mo-
tees OF injunction on striking miners.
left last midnight for Charleston, hav-
ing received orders from United States
Marshal Tompson to come there at
once. The supposition is that they will
be largely reinforced and return and
that the State militia may be sent.
While the United States marshals.
were in the station here last night walt
ing for the train probably fifty shots
were fired into the depot from the Ken
lucky side of the river.
At Maritime to-day small force Of
non-union men are at work. Aside
from this every operation in the field Is
idle.
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DEAD FROM CEMETERY
Washed Out by the Flood, Caused
the Fatalities to Appear More
Nnu,ernus

Washed Out by the Flood, Caused
the Fatalities to Appear More
Numerous.
ROANOKE, Va, June 25.-Persons
coming in from the flood-stricken dis
trict in West Virginia place the num-
Der of drowned at sixty persons, but
have no definite or detailed information
on which to base the estimate.
There has been some interruption to-
day to the wires between Roanoke and
'Bluefeld, and only one wire has been
in use since morning. A telegram from
iBluefield this afternoon says there are
no important developments there. Re
pair work is going ahead with vigor.
1t is said that the coal fields will not
be able to ship any for the next thirty
days.
A gentleman arriving in this city to-
day from the stricken section gives as
an explanation for the report first cir
culated that great masses of human
bodies were to be seen floating around
in the water, that there is graveyard
between North Fork Junction and Key
stone, which towns are about a mile
apart, and at which point the storm
was very severe. This graveyard is
near the bank of the river. When the
flood came the graves gave up their
dead land added greatly to the number
Of bodies seen.
A letter to-day from keystone says
between ten and fifteen people wers
drowned and forty houses wa ,hc
away at that place. The people ere
hard at work clearing up the town and
repairing damaged buildings.
Tazewell, Va, also suffered from the
cloudburst. The house of Paris Van
Dyke, four miles west of Tazewell, in
gorge of the mountains, was wasnei
away. Two children, and years Of
age, were instantly killed, their brains
being dashed out against the rocks and
timbers. The bodies were washed to the
lowlands. A little girl holding young
sister in her arms was carried 200 yards.
Another member of the family lied yes
terday afternoon, and Mr.. Van Dyke is
still unconscious and cannot live
At Cedar Bluffs, sixteen miles west of
Tazewell, seventeen dwellings, were
swept away but no lives were lost.
At Pounding Mill four lives were lost
Knobe, small town seven miles west,
was almost completely destroyed. Raw
ems, two miles west, was badly damaged
and many business houses were destroy
ed. The damage to coal roads will not
be less than $4,000.
Norfolk & Western railroad shops in
Roanoke will be closed until further no.
tice on account of no troffice passing
over the road.
The names of four persons drowned
at Pounding Mill, Tazewell county, are
Mr.. Tate, 80 years old; Mrs. Hoops and
two children.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
FIVE SUITS ENTERED
Against John HolIeran, Contrac-
tor, at Fafrmont Aggregate
About $4,000.

Special to The Register.
FAIRMONT. w. Va. June 25.-Flve diff
ferent suits were instituted in the Circuit
Court of this county to-day against John
Holeran. who sub-contracted from Ham
ilton 4 Irwin, contractors. of this city,
big grading contract in the lower Fair
none Baltimore & Ohio yard. Tolbert e.
Peckham. of Chicago. had an attachment
issued for the recovery of their steam
shovel and railroad engine which had
been leased by Holleran. and suit was
brought for the recovery of 81 COO due
them for rent of same -Four employees
closely followed the Chicago men in bring
ing suit for sums Of money due them.
Iiolleran's total Indebtedness win aggre-
gate 1850. Holleran may secure the
amount and pay off the Indebtedness and
resume work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26
TIN PLATE CONFERENCE
Is still in Progress, But Tins Far
But Little Has Been Accom-

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 25.-The
wage scale conference between the
American Tin Plate Company and the
Tin Plate Workers Protective Associa-
ton. which began at the Hollenden 10
tel here several days ago. is still i'll
progress. 1t is understood that so far
little has been accomplished toward
reaching an agreement, although both
sides seem confident that eventually an
amicable wage scale will be decided
upon.
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GOOD CROP PROSPECTS.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
NARTTNSBURG. " va. June r.
The farmers Of this section have before
them the finest crop Of wheat they have
raised in the past ten years and the har-
vest VIII. begin this week in this county.
The straw stands up we'll. IS thick upon
the ground and Is well filled.
The hay crop. which was an absolute
failure last year. IN good as far "a tim
othy is concerned. but the clover all died
last year and there VIII be little or no
clover hay this SEASON. The rains have
been coming so closely together and the
ground has been kept 50 wet that the
eornfields have not been worked and are
beginning to look green with the weeds
The fruit crop will be bigger than ever
before, except possibly apples.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26

LEIPZIG, June 25.-The first criminal
section of the imperial court, sitting In
Camera to-day. decided not to prosecute
Dietrich Weiland. the man VINO, at.
Bremen, in March last. threw piece OF
iron at Emperor William. ~ounding him
in the cheek, and who has since been
pronounced by physicians to me an cpl
leptic, who committed the assault upon.
his majesty while in an irresponsible
condition.
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WILL REQUIRE SOLDIERS
TO MAINTAIN G)0DORD[R.
IF GOV. WHITE REFUSES MILITIA.
UNITED STATES SOLDIERS MAX
BE CALLED E0R.
SINCE THEY HAVE DRIVEN ORR
THE MARSHALS-CrT1xEN
STAND IN DREAD.

Special TO the Register.
MATEWAN, w. Va. Juno 25.--Ev-
erything passed OF quietly in the coal
fields to-day.
Four collieries put to work q small
force of non-union men. An outbreak
was feared, but the strikers seemed
content with having forced tho federal
marshals to leave the fields yesterday.
Now that they are gone. it Is suspected
that they will renew their riots with
the non-union strikers.
A clash of the worst kind is hourly
dreaded. Every one will feel better
when tomorrow, the day for enforcins
the writs of ejectment, shall have
passed. All the residents of the mining
towns are continually kept in fear OF
losing their lives because Of the bullets
from the strikers firearms, which find
their way across from the Kentucky
mountains. The strikers now think
they can do anything they please. and
will no doubt take the first opportunity
to win an ultimate victory over tho
operators.
United States Marshals r.. l.. Tots
and A. C. Bufford are in Charleston
holding a consultation with Governor
White. Since the sheriff has not ofi-
cially summoned the militia, It IL
thought they are there for the purpose
of pleading in their own behalf. Unless
White grants the request federal troops
may be ordered out
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-26

ELLENBORO, w. Va, June 25.-The
Associated Producers have completed
their second well on Christian Heintz-
leman's farm, on Dog Comfort run. and
have a twenty-five barrel producer.
Two screws, of about twelve feet, OF
fine soft oil sand was found in this well,
which is twice as much sand as was
found in the producers on Millen
farms, adjoining, and indicates the di-
rection to take for other producers.
The Lambert we'll here at town is
shut down at 1,420 feet, awaiting the
arrival OF the six-inch casing, which has
been delayed in shipping.
Contractor Charles Ralston has cased
j. c. Trees & Co.'S ell on the William
McGregor farm, near Highland, with
the eight and one-quar,er inch casing,
and has put in the last string on the
Choat Williamson farm, on Rock run.
The veil on the Ingraham farm, near
Goose Greek, postoffice, is due in to-
day, but owing to interrupted telephone
communication, caused by the storm OF
yesterday morning, no tidings have
reched here as yet.
The Mountain State Gas Company I'M
loaded $1,000 worth of the big twelve
inch pipe here last week. The right-of-
way men expect to complete their work
this week, and the laying of the new
line viii begin as soon as farmers have
harvested their wheat a:ong the route,
as this delay will make considerable
difference in the amount of damages to
be paid by the company.
The severe storm of Sunday morning
did much damage in the oil fields.
flowing over derricks, twisting water
lines and misplacing machinery of vari-
Gus kinds that was located near streams.
The rainfall here for an hour or two
was the greatest ever known.
The recent strikes in Calhoun county
continue to attract attention, and prep
arations are being made for much work
that will be completed this summer in
that county and the adjacent territory
in Richie county
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WANTS TO COME BACK.
w. j. Anderson Writes to His Fam
lily From Toronto, Canada.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va. June o.
w. j. Anderson. who several weeks ago
drove his family from their home In this
destroying II with everything in IT, has
been heard from. He drew all his money
from the bank here and disappeared. He
writes to his wife from Toronto Canada.
and attempts 10 effect a reconciliation.
Since he has been away. judgments
against his property have been rendered
which will eat UP all his property and
leave nothing for his family at all.
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Of OHIO
nominate FULL TICKET.
MOST OF THE PLACES FILLED By
UNANIMOUS VOTE OF
CONVENTION.
PLATFORM OF REITERATIoNs.
LAWSON EMERSON NOMINATED
FOR SUPREME COURT CLERK
On FIRST BALLOT.

GOvernor-GeOrge X. Nash.
Lieutenant GOvcrnOr-Carl l..
Nippert.
Supreme Judge-J. L. Price.
Attorney General John NJ.
Sheets.
Clerk of the Supreme Court
Lawson E. Emerson.
State Treasurer-Isaac b. Came.
ron.
Member Board of Public Works
w. G. johnson.
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AGAINST UNION LABOR.
Parkersburg Contractors Sign an |
Agreement Not to Employ Union |
Carpenters.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERsBrRG. w. Va. June D.
The building contractors OF the city to-
day signed an agreement not to employ
any carpenter who is member OF the
carpenters union. and not TO buy any lum-
Der from any Parkersburg mill that en-
ploys union labor. About n hundred car
penters are on strike now for an increase
in wages
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C. M. SHREWSBURY
Appointed Chief Office Deputy Mar
shall by Marshal G. ID. Elliott.

Special 70 the ReglsteF.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, June %
Major c. ID. Elliott, who has been APP
pointed and commissioned United States
West Virginia. announced to-day that e.
NJ. Shrewsbury. of this city who has been
for sanc time in the office Of United
States Marshal Thompson would be his
chief office deputy. He has not yet an
nounced his other deputies. Marshal
Thompson left this afternoon for Hunting
ton to arrange for opening UP his office In
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WORKERS FEAR TROUBLE
Over the Amalgamated Scale-De
Wees Wood Plant Closed Down
at Unusual Time.

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Wees Wood Plant Closed Down
at Unusual Time.
MKEESPORT, Pa, June 25.-The De-
Wees Wood plant of the American Sheet
Steel Company has closed down for an
indefinite period. The company states
the suspension of work is for the pur-
pose of making repairs to the plant and
that the plants might be operated with
in tow weeks. but no exact date for the
resumption was fixed. The shut down
as early as now is unusual, and the en-
ployes Of the plant say that it indicates
some opposition to the application Of
the Amalgamated Association By the
plant which will become operative July
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