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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
WILLIAMS ANXIETY
And Haste to Reach England. Due
to Desire to Collect "a Debt Due
From Edward VII.

to Desire to Collect Debt Due
From Edward VII.
BERLIN, January 29.-The Vor-
waerts SOCIALIST organ) to-day printed
a remarkable story to the effect that
Emperor Williams sudden departure
for England was not only due to
desire to bid farewell to his dying
grandmother, but. still more to the
Prince of Wales urgent wish to settle
a private debt affair to the Emperor
before ascending the throne. This
debt, the Vorwaerts asserted, amount
ed to 24,000000 marks, which Empe-
ror Frederick, Immediately after be-
ginning his reign, loaned the Prince
of Wales in order to place the latter
in a position to pay accumulated debts
to the amount Of 24,000,000 marks.
The loaned money, it was further as
serted, was part Of the savings,
amounting to $4,000, 600 marks left by
Emperor William l. Count Won Stol-
berg, then minister of the imperial
household. the Vorwaerts also said,
vainly opposed the paying out of the
100000 marks and thereupon re-
signed.
In official circles here, the Vor-
waerts story is characterized as a gi
gantic hoax.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
GIL NEWS.


Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG. Pa. January 29.-On the
Ohio side, in the keener sand territory,
near Graysville, Monroe county, the De
vonian Oil Company has completed and
shot it's No. % on the w. a. Delaplaine
farm and has a 30 barrel pumper In
the same territory, A Valentour & Co.
have completed test well on the H. II.
Million farm and have a show for a %
barrel producer.
In Washington county. Smith & Eddy
have drilled their test well. in the Payne
district, into the first Cow Run sand
and have show for Is or 20 barrel
pumper.-
In the Lowell district the Suffer Oil
Company has completed its No on the
Schmidt farm and has a buster. IN the
Chester Hill shallow sand territory. in
Pleasant county. the Plantsville Oil Com
pany has completed its No. 9. on the
R. Crayton farm, and has a Is barrel
pumper.
North of GAINESVILLE Belmont county.
J. NJ. Guffey has completed his test well
on the Ault farm and has a show for a Is
In the Bricker pool. in Harrison coun-
ty. the National Oil Company has COM
pleted its No 16 on the John Bricker
farm, and has a 20 barrel pumper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30

to become the bitterest of the session
as Laughlin has the support OF the
whole Ohio county delegation, and the
other side is represented by strong
and determined lobby. The opposition
say they Ncan beat it in the Senate
they know, but prefer to do so in the
House, if possible.
The joint committee to investigate
the University will leave for Morgan
town tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
THE FIRST LAW
Made by the Present LegisIature Got
the Governors Signature Yester-
day-A Statue to Pierpont.

lhe Governors signature Aester-
day-A Statue TO Pferpont.
Special to the Register
CHARLESTON. ~. Va. January 90.
The bill providing for the Pierpont
statue was the FIRST to reach the Gov
ernor this session. 1t was enrolled to-
day, presented for the signatures of
the presiding officers, then taken to
the Governor and IS now a law.
The Senate to-day killed Horan's bill
to raise the State school, tax to twenty
cents. Horan, in his advocacy of the
measure, was backed by Osenton and
Lanhain, while the opposition was ably
represented by Ashby, Campbell, (of
Jeferson), and Harmer The fight
while free from politics and person.
alities, was the most interesting and
warmly contested one of the session
in the Senate.
Davis's State bank bill was made the
special order in The Senate for next
tuesday. The House joint resolution
to send a committee to investigate the
Home for Incurables was adopted in
the Senate, and George and Beavers
were appointed on the part of that
body.
senator Kidd introduced the drum
mers railway mileage bill to reduce
the rate OF charge On railways in this
state to two cents mile on all roads
more than twenty-five miles long. and
three cents on roads of less length.
The Senate bin to provide a new
charter for New Martinsville was
passed.
The Laughlin license bill was taken
up, amended so las to include Ran
dolph county In its provision, and or
dered to a third reading.
The tight against this bill is likely
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
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WILL KEEP ON FIGHTING.

Beers Not Yet Ready 10 Make An Ef-
fort To secure Peace Through
Diplomacy
BERLIN, January pa despatch to
the Lokal Anzeiger from The Hague,
says Mr.. Kruger's ailment consisted OF
a muscular contraction Of the eye I'D.
which the recent slight operation has
entirely cured.
The despatch adds that according
to reliable information the Beers do
not intend. at present. to take diplo-
matte steps, but viii continue fighting
until the general situation in South
Africa is strong enough TO make the
success Of diplomatic steps certain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
NO MORE LYNCHING TALK
.Iames Crisis Held to the Grand Jury
After Quiet Hearing.

Special to the Register.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. January
29.-The justice to-day held James
Crisis under bond in penalty of fifteen
hundred dollars to await action of the
grand jury. Crisis is charged with an
alleged attempted rape on Edna
Grapes. Talk OF lynching had sub
sided and the trial to-day was conduct
ed without any sensational Interrupt
tons.
Lewis Mosby, colored, was taken to
the penitentiary at Mound5ville to-
day to serve a term of two years for
larceny. He was convicted at this
term of court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
LANDED AT CATLETTsBURG.
John Gibson, the Man Who Tortured
a Child to Death, to Be Tried for
Murder.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, January 20.
John Gibson, who several weeks ago
tortured to death his little three-year-
old daughter, with a red hot poker,
at Cattletsburg, was this afternoon
brought from Maysville to Cattlets-
burg.
when the train arrived at Cattlets-
burg more than one thousand people
were at the station but there was no
demonstration Of violence.
Gibson was greatly excited and was
deathly white. He was taken in a
closed carriage to the jail and tonight
more than twenty people, heavily arm
ed, are on guard, but it is now believ-
ed that no violence will be attempted.
He has been indicted for murder in
the first degree and the trial will be-
gin at nine o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Seventec1-Year-0Id Boys Awful Sui
ciGe-Hnd Declared His Intention.

Special to the Register.
PHILIFPI, w. Va, January %
Walter Cross, son of Robt. Cross. who
lives at Moore. Tucker county, killed
himself with a shot gun at Huffman,
this county, Sunday evening, blowing
the entire top of his head off Not
particle of his brains were to be found
in his head. He was visiting in this
county at the time. His age was sew
enteen. There is no doubt about his
committing suicide, as he told the chill
dren at Mr. Fitzwalters that he in
tended to kill himself and. also had let
tiers on his person Sting his inten-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
SENATOR AND MRS. SCOTT
Gave Their First Formal Enfertain-
ncnt at the shorebnm Last Night.

ment at the shorebam Last Night.
Special TO the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. C., January r.
Senator and Mrs. y. y. Scott gave their
first formal entertainment In Washington
tonight.
They were the hosts Al a Beautifully an
pointed reception at the Shorenam, which
Is their home for the winter
The parlOrs and bail room were in gala
attire. the walls being lined with sniiax
from West virginia The other decOra-
tons were aZaieas and pink roses.
Mrs. Scott received In gown Of Light
gray satin with garuikure Of face. and
wore d-ArrCnd ornaments.
Mrs. Senator Elkins assisted Mrs. Scott
in receiving. Among the guests were
Tnenbe Of the cabinet. Justices Of the
Supreme Court. Senator'S and Representa-
tives. including the members Of the West
Virginia delegation
a buffet supper was served and an or.
chestrA furnished wLsie-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
BERTHE COMING HOME.
Unlikely That He VIII Return to
South Africa, After His Leave of

Unlikely That He VIII Return to
South Africa, After His Leave of
Absence.
CAPE TOWN, January 29.-Adelbert
S. Hay, the United States consul at
Pretoria, will sail from here January
80.
According to a dispatch from Wash
ington dated December 20 last, Consul
Hay had obtained the permission of
the State Department to return to the
United States. 1t was added that he
would probably not go back to South
Africa and that VIM. D. Gordon, Of
Illinois, United States consular agent
at johannesburg, would succeed Mr..
Hay as consul at Pretoria.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
BEATTY RETRIEVED.
Governor Atkinson VIII Consider a
Petition for Communication cf SEN

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January
29.-J. Wesley Beatty who was SEN
fenced to be hanged February 18th
for the murder of David A Nine in
Preston county IN November last. was
to-day granted a reprieve of sentence
until April 18th, 1901 by Governor At
kinson. pending the consideration of
petition for Communication of SEN
tence to life imprisonment.
Beattys victim was his brother-in-
law living on an adjoining farm and
the murder was without apparent
provocation. The petition is signed
by Beatty's neighbors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30

TRENTON, N. j., January 29.-The
officials at the New Jersey State prison
said tonight in answer to an inquiry
that the thirty year sentences of Nc
Allister, Campbell and Death, who
were convicted of the murder of Jen-
ME Bosschieter, will be reduced by
good behavior to twenty years, and
that Kerr's sentence will be reduced
to eleven years. The time off for good
behavior is. arranged on a sliding
scale and increases each year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
A NEW OPERA HOUSE.
Fairmont to Have Il $4,000 Build
ing Devoted to Dramatic Art.

ing Devoted to Dramatic Art
Special to the Register
FAIRMCNT. W. Va, January %
The stockholders of the Fairmont
Opera House Company have had und-
er consideration, two sites on which
tc erect $4,000 opera house for sew
eral days. They have now fully de-
cided to erect it on what is Familiarity
known as the Nuzum property, on the
corner of Jackson and Monroe streets.
The officers are: President, Lamar
c. Powell; Secretary, T. Miller; Treas
urer, F. Hartley.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
DETECTIVES 1T WORK.
Elaborate Precautions Being Taken
"a Protect Visiting 1ofubIes.

LONDON, January 29.-The entire
detective machinery OF the United
Kingdom and the Continent has been
set in motion to protect the royal per-
sonages and other notable people now
gathering in London. Unwieldly as
the continental secret service officials
appear TO be. every effort is being
made to unity them. in order that no
injury may befall any royal parsonage
attendant upon the obsequies OF the
late Queen
Sir Edward Bradford, the energetic
-. -, -----x, -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
Oil Quotations.

OIL CITY. Pa, January 29.-Credit bal
ances SILT. Certificates, no bid. Ship
ments, 1890 barrels; average, 96067
Runs. 50. 315 barrels; average, 81, S14.
NEW YORK, January 2s.-Standard Oil
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
THE KINGS ADDRESS

Upon the Presentation to Prince
Frederick William of the Order of
the Garter.
LONDON. January 2o.-The follow
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
ALIENATION
OF Wise's Affections Alleged as
Basis for n Suit Against Her Faith

Special to the Register
TORONTO. O., January ;29.-At New
Cumberland W. Va. Nathaniel Rose
berry was sued for divorce by his. wife
Roseberry now sues his wife's fathers
estate for $30ei0 for alternating her affec-
tions. His wife's name was Wyllie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
A LICENSE TO MARRY.

Special to the Register
WASHINGTON Pa, Januaryk "a
James II. C. nd MISS Lulu nao a. Reed
both OF " W. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-30
NE WrATHFR.

WASHINGTON. D. 9. January 29.-For
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SHOWS We'd
nesday. colder IN western portion: east
e-iy winds becoming northwesterly.
Thursday. occasional snow or rain.
For Western PennsE a-Occ1siona1
SHOWS Wednesday; n0rtheasterIy Winds
fresh 10 brisk on the lakes. Thursday,
occasional SHOWS.
For Ohio-Occasional SHOWS Wednes-
easterIy winds, becoming northwesterly
fresh to brisk on the lake. Thursday.
occasional SHOWS. except fair in SOUTH
west portion.
Christ Schnepf, the Opera House drug
e1gt, made the following observations %
the temperature yesterday. a m, e;
Weather fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
Blenders ESCAPED.
Old Neighbor Ofthe Family Says
They We're Not Lynched.

Fort Scott, kan, July 30.-Dad Todd,
the well known mail carrier of this city
is only one of the many people of this
city who are familiar with the facts of
the flight of the Blenders, who does not
believe that they were ever captured
and lynched as has been reported.
Mr.. Todd formerly lived in Labette
county and was a neighbor of the no.
torious family Of murderers, conse-
quently he knows as much about
the facts in the case as any now living.
After the finding of the bodies he
says: An immediate search was at once
made for the Blenders and the country
was overrun with detectives attracted
by the big rewards offered by the York
family and the state and counties, but
I am sure that they We're successful
and got away for they had at least a
week start. As for the stories told by
Governor Mortimer to Mr.. Adkins of
Chicago who recently gave it to the
press that a posse had overtaken and
shot the whole family and then buried
their bodies in the bed of the Verde
girls river, there is nothing in it for the
reason that when the posse of neigh
bors went TO the home Of an old Ger
man named Brock and hung him sew
eral times in hopes that he would tell
where the Blenders had gone Morti-
mer was along and was one Of the lead
ers, which he would not have been If he
had known that the family had already
been killed Mortimer was like a good
many Of the other people who were in
that part of the country they We're
asked so many questions about the ter
ribie affair that they got so they would
tell anything that they thought their
hearers wanted to hear Another thing.
the rewards offered for the Blenders
We're very large and it would have been
worth great deal in money as well as
a great honor to have brought them in.
50 am confident that they were never
caught and lynched. but that these
stories were started by those detectives
VINO hated to admit that they could not
ilg"
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..

w. e. Swift and wife to Sidney W.
Miller, 81, northwest corner southwest
quarter 6-12-16 4 acres.
f. E. Holiday and wife. 81, same as
above. to same.
Sidney W Miller and wife to Lizzie
Smith, $1,000. same as above.
c. ]. Evans and wife to F. M. Bone
brake. guardian, 5000. lot No. 500 north
half lot sos Fillmore, TROOPS addition
The Financial association to w. S.
Wingert. $50, lot 100 Twiss avenue, J.
Norton's addition.
Teresa Manspeaker and husband to
and Twiss avenue ]. Norton's addi-
ton
Same to ". S. Wingert. $3.50, lots 1872
"a and SO Twiss avenue, J. Norton's sec
ond addition.
Anna L. Waters and husband to D.
E. Cain, $4,000, lot $40 and south half
sos Buchanan.
Eva S. Thomas and wife to F. ".
Thomas, $500. southeast Of southwest
quarter 4-11-14
T. D. Fitzpatrick and wife to Anna
NJ. Richie. $1,000. block on Madison
street.
same to same. $500, lots in Ritchie's
addition
Chas. L. Walther and wife to James
L. belong. 5000, southwest quarter of
northeast quarter of southeast quarter
also "A lots on Winfield avenue. Oak
land Center addition.
j. A. Pavey and wife to Anna NJ
Richie, 500, part Of northeast quarter
6-12-16.
Eva s. Thomas and husband to F. H
Holt, s1,4o0. west half southwest quar-
ter ALTA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
MIR. HITE ANSWER
Claims Phillips SUIT was Brought to
Protect Company.

D. r. TIite has fled a bill of exceptions
to the motion made by r. T. HerriclS,
counsel for the Kansas Mutual Life In
surance company, to have him excluded
from the trial of the suit brought against
that company by the law firm of Keller,
EIite & Sherman for E T. Phillips of
Kansas City in the United States circuit
court.
The motion filed by Mr.. Herrick asked
that Mr.. Hite be barred from the trials
of the suit on the grounds that he acted
in an unprofessional manner inasmuch as
it was charged he offered to sell out and
not bring the suit provided the sum Of 81
600 was paid over to him.
Mr.. FIite emphatically denies the ale
cations and has fled the bill Of excep-
tions on the grounds that the INSURANCE
companys motion IN reference to hinseiK
are impertinent and scandalous.
It is claimed in Mr.. Hite's answer that
the Phillips suit was commenced TO pro-
tect the company from fraudulent prac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
HOFFMAN BOUND OVER.
Held to Grand Jury For Dafrauding
the Government.

Chas. Hoffman. the man from Bus
hong, near Emporia, who was arrested
recently for attempting to defraud the
government by securing a pension I'M
der the name of man now dead, had
his hearing today before United States
Commissioner Hayden. He was bound
over for a hearing before the grand
jury at Leavenworth in October.
Chas. Hoffman was a soldier in the
confederate army. There was a soldier
in the union army who bore the same
name and who drew a pension until the
time Of his death some years ago. Then
it is claimed Hoffman under arrest
made application for a pension assum-
ing to be the union soldier.
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TWO RUNAWAY GIRLS.
Sumner County Misses Aged II and
15 Flee From Home.

Wellington. Kas.. July s0.-AIiss Alice
irwin. living i've miles southeast Of
wellington, and Miss Mabel Hull, liv-
ing seven miles southeast. who ran
away from home together last Thurs
Gay morning, have been located at
south Haven. at the home OF Miss
HWlns aunt. They took between $50
ana $40 between them The money be-
iongeo to their parents. A Wellington
young man figures in the case. He is
supposed 70 have induced the girls to
run or He had been going with the
Irwin girl for several months past. and
her father had ordered him away from
the place and told him not to come
pack Alice Irwin is IT years old and
ISABEL HUH is 10 years old. The Wei
Angton man Is about e.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
DEATH OF COL. O'DAY.
He Leaves Millions in Property
and Three Wives.

st. Louis, Mo, July 30.-Inform alton
has been received in a telegram from
Baltimore of the death there today of
Colonel John O'Day. OF Springfield,
Mo-. from the effects of paralysis. He
was a millionaire The deceased was
chairman of the Democratic state cen
trial committee in 1884, when his party
in Missouri sent a solid delegation to
congress. Colonel O'Day was married
three times, and all the wives survive
him The first two secured divorces
from Colonel O'Day, who was married
the third time only recently
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
KILLS A POLICEMAN.
The Murderer Is Then Quickly Killed
by q Deteetive.

Houston. Tex. July 3o.-Early today
John 7. Vaughan, a money lender, shot
and killed Patrolman William Weiss.
Vaughn fled, but later IN an endeavor
to reach his room he was MORALLY
wounded by a detective. He fell within
fifty feet of the place where his victim
lay and died shortly afterward.
Vaughan's brother was locked up but
refuses to talk, and no one knows the
cause of the killing of the patrolman.
The Vaughans came here from Powder
Springs, Ca. where their father lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
Cornell student 1Fiaaine.

ithaca. NJ ". July SOFT Is believed
that Percy Proctor. Jr.. 10 years old. of
Oakland. Nd. student in Cornell
university, was drowned in Cuyahoga
lake some time Saturday evening
Young Proctor left ithaca for laugh
annock Falls on Saturday afternoon
At o'clock he asked permission to
leave his wheel at Samuel A4cElvoy's
farm house near the lake That is the
last time he was seen. Today a bundle
Of clothes, some of which were marked
Percy Proctor" was found by the
lake. The body has not been found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
BELLSTEDT,S BAND.
Programme For Tonight's Concert at
Garfield Park.

Garfield Park.
Bellstedt's famous band arrived in
Topeka this morning from Atchison
where the two concerts given in honor
of the Globes twenty-fourth birthday
delighted immense audiences yesterday.
The two concerts here are given this
afternoon at 3 o'clock and this evening
at o'clock at Garfield park The pro-
gramme for tonight is one of the best
concert programmes ever arranged. 1t
is sure to be a treat Following are the
numberss
I. Observation-Disclosures ........ Wagner
2. NOcturne-The Last Hope. .Gottschalk
8 Observation-Disclosures Bella-.-........
B. March.FTiendly Greeting. -. Bellstedt
4. Spring Song -.-...-........... Nendelssohn
s. Second Hungarian Rhapsodie. List
1ntermfSsiOn-
6. Overture-Wiliiam Tell .........- ROssinf
z. Cornet solo-Polanaise Fantastioue.
-..--------..----+- Mr.. Herman Bells1ede
9. Polacca Brillante-Opus. r.. Weber
3. Morceau de Salon-Beauteous Flower
10. Gems from Robin Hood--.-..De Koven
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
Wabash
For Buffalo

If you are going to the Buffalo
Exposition you must know that
the Wabash Railroad is
The Only Line Running
Through Trains from
Kansas City to Buffalo
and Sleeping Cars to New
York,
and making the fastest time.
And don't forget about New
York and Boston, that the Wa
bash saves you a day.
The Wabash trains pass about
two thirds of the way around
the Exposition grounds, giving
through passengers who do not
wish to stop at Buffalo a grand
view of the Electric Display and
grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-30
MANHATTAN GETS IT.
Riley County city to Have Free Nail
Delivery

Manhattan Is to have free mali deliv-
cry Instructions reached Postmaster
Guthrie here today for Leroy Powell,
who is superintendent Of city mail in
the postoffice here and who is also the
local secretary of the civil service
board, TO go to Manhattan to hold the
initial examinations for applicants for
positions in the free delivery service.
Manhattan viii have two mail car
riers with substitute at the beginning
and this viii probably be increased by
the addition of another carrier soon.
The service will probably not be in
augurated until the first OF October.
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Another New Order.

Gate City Court No. y, Tribe Of Ben
Hur, held its fourth weekly meeting
here last evening Although practical
ly new order as well as court, it has
now a mem bership of rs, including 30
members Of Temple Court No 20, which
last night Joined with the new court
Not the least feature of the lodge ozvrk
is the fine auaftette and set of splen-
did officers. VINO exemplify its beau
tiful ritualistic work in the most Ell
Gent manner
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To Tonr United Stats.

New York. July 30.-Lord Stavordale
has just arrived IN New York. He ex-
poets to make tour of the United
States. Lord Stavordale is an English
man about % years old and viii sue
coed to an estate of $4,000 acres which
is attached to the earldom in Dorset,
England.