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Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A Whitmore
90 mr. Sunday School $50 a. m. Divine
Services alternate Sundays, 1880 am and
7:45 p. m. o.. ,r,a
week services, Wednesday TAO.
Lutheran Church Rev. w. s. T. MetEger,
.,ss,or Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and 800 p
IN. Sunday School, P.E Prayer Meet
ng, Wednesday, m
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
L Martin, Pastor. Regular Services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at ~ a. ID
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society 8 'mimonthly. "Wednesday
evening at s o'clock. w. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rev. M. F. Oerter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sundays a; ID
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunlay as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 aid $50 respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
W. l.. Orem Pastor. Services every alter,
nate 8 ,nday at 10 A. NJ and 700 T. NJ.
Sunday School at 8 A. NJ. Player Meeting
every Wednesday evening 7.3O M. Ep'
worth League at $50 everv Sunday.
81 Stephens Church, Protestant Epscoal
Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400, p: M, at Walkers
vile at 1880 q. IN. at Thurmont,
Service SATURDAYS at 400 p. IN.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL.
Subjects Under Discussion ut Yes
terday's Session of the Con-
~ ference.

Subjects Under Discussion at Yes
terday's Session of the Con-
ference.
DETROIT, July 2.-Following are
the topics and speakers at the morning
session OF the National Social and Po-
litfcal Conference:
''The Disfranchisement OF the Ne
gro," Mrs. Frances Preston; Woman
Suffrage" Miss Marie C. Brehm, Chi
cago, and Mrs. Corinne S. Brown, Chi
cago; "Anti-Canteen," Fred e. Britten
Detroit; Public Ownership" Prof
Frank Parsons; "Direct Legislation.
Ehweed Pomeroy; Labor League" w
c. Bohannan; Socialists" A. M. 81
mons, Chicago; Seymour Steadman
Franklin Wentworth, H. Gaylord VIII
shire, Los Angeles.
The session, which was presided over
by c. e. Mathews, OF Buffalo. was well
attended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03


All arrangements have been perfect-
ed for the old fashioned celebration Of
the Fourth of July. which will take
place at Mozart Park tomorrow. II Ia
the one hundred and twenty~hfth ami
versary of Amerlcan independence. and
the FIRST Fourth In the new century. It
Is therefore fitting that such an elabor-
ate observance of the day should take
place. The big patriotic feature will bc
the public meeting at Mozart Park at
two o'clock
Acting Mayor Jesse III. Shafer will
preside at the meeting in the absence OF
Mayor Sweeney. Carriages will convey
the speakers from the Mcclure House
at one O'Clock. In connection with the
speaking, there will De patriotic Choir
''ises by male voices under the leader
ship OF Mr.. ". X. Bell The chorus Will
meet at the City Building tonight for
final rehearsal. Meister's Band has ar
ranged an especial programme OF pa
triotic numbers.
The committee of Arrangements yes
terday selected tho following list Of
vice presidents:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03

of an early abatement of the high tenn
perature. Reports from all around
Piutsburg show continued hot weather
and the only possible relief must come
from thunder storms II at all. The eff
fects of the heat is appalling. In the
store. in the factory, in the mill. en-
ployes are stricken down. many TO
death, others to prolonged prostration.
In one mill at - Homestead plant. 50
men were FRUSTRATED and finishing mills
Nos. 2S and 32 and open hearth mill
No. had to close down.
The workmen were as busy carrying
out and caring for their comrades who
were Frustrated as they were in per-
forming their legitimate labors.
InnumerabIe children throughout the
city are heat victims and the mortality
among them is unprecedented.
So many. horses have succumbed to
the heat that deliveries OF all kinds are
badly crippled. Particularly is this the
case with the deliveries of ice and for
a time almost an ice famine was threat
ened. even though the ice companies
had an abundant supply at their plants.
One ice company lost 56 horses while
other companies suffered in proper
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
ANOTHER BUFFALO BANK
CLOSED BY AUTHORITIES.
1T Is a STATE INSTITUTION AND Is
MIXED VP WITH THE CITY
NATIONAL.
CLEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE
OFFERED CONDITIONAL. ASSIST
ANCE, Bur 1T COULD NOT
SAVE THE RANK.

BUFFALO, July 1.-The Niagara
Bank, State institution. has closed
Its doors.
The following notice has been posted
on the doors:
Il have closed and taken possession
of this bank. f. ID. KILBuRN.
Superintendent of Banks"
The Niagara Bank was organized
September 10. 1891. 1t had a capits, OF
100000. The officers are:
President, p. II. Griffin vice presi-
dent, NJ. NJ. Darke; cashier. William 7.
Hayes.
The chairman OF the clearing house
committee. s. M. Clement said this
morning:
1T should be distinctly understood
that the closing OF the Niagara bank to-
day has been brought about solely by
reason of its close connection with the
City National Bank, It's president hav-
Ing been Vice president OF the City
tNatiohut uuuh anu tiat Ho Otuti DuHk
here Is In any way affected.
At the meeting OF the clearing
-houseScommittee yesterday at the close
OF yesterdays business. the Niagara
Bank was the only bank that applied
for any assistance. and arrangements
were made to give the assistance asked
for, nending the report this morning
by tho banking department as to the
solvency of the bank.
'iMr. Kilburn, the superintendent oil
banks. on his arrival In town this morn
Ing. became satisfied that the bank
could not get through with the assls.
lance asked for and accordingly direct
ed that the bank be closed in order ID
best protect all interested
The bank superintendent was seen II
the Niagara bank and asked why thu
bank was closed. He said;
II have closed this bank because
think 1t insolvent. The main reason fol
the failure DE- the failure of the City
National bank. This bank Is Involved
in that to an extent not yet to be an
nounced, but l do not deem 1t safe t.
permit this one to continue business
any longer. AS to whether this bank
has been in trouble heretofore, l have
nothing to say"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
SIDNEY COLE ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING CAPT. TERRY.
ALLEGED TO HAVE SHOT HIM
DURING THE HIGH WATER
OF LAST APRIL.
STATES WITNESSES SWEAR
THAT COLE FIRED THE FATAL
SHOT WITH DELlBERATION
AFTER BEING WARNED.
Special to the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
PARkERSBURG. w. Va, July a.
The jury was completed last evening in
the case of Sidney Cole. on trial
charged with the murder of Capt. Will
lam Thornton Terry on the steamer
keystone State while 1t was attempting
to land near his house during the April
food. To-day was taken up entirely In
the hearing of evidence. Captain Knox.
master OF the Keystone State, was the
first witness. He told how the boat was
coming down the river and was drifting
down toward the wharf about 200 yards
from the house where Cole was. He
said he saw man on the porch with a
gun and saw him fire. Later the body
OF Captain Terry was found on the roof
OF the Texas, he having been on top OF
the pilot house taklng down part OF the
whistle so the boat could get under the
bridge.
Second Mate Martin testified as to
seeing the shot fired.
William Schoonover, who lived In the
same house with Cole, testified that
when the officers came they first arrest
ed him. but that Cole said II they want
ed the man who had done the shooting
to take him, as he was the person.
William Blazier. of Benwood, who
was a passenger on the Keystone State,
testified to seeing the shot fired and get
ting good look at the man who fired
VI. He positively identified Cole as the
man.
J. r. Barrett and John Biddoe were
rowing near Coles home when the
shooting occurred They saw Cole come
out on the porch with the gun and
called to him urging him not to shoot
toward the boat, as he would endanger
the lives Of passengers. but Cole paid
no attention to them and fired at the
boat.
The case 10 progressing rapidly and
the evidence will probably all be In by
tomorrow evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
OIL OPERATIONS.

Special to the Register.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 2.--On the
Ohio side, in the Jackson Ridge devel-
opments In Monroe county the South
ern OIL Company and Longfellow Bros.
have completed their No on the Brad
ford Gray farm and have a small pump
er. In the Chester Hill development T..
H. Davis & Co. have completed their
No. 5 on the b. M. Russell farm and
have a fve-barrel pumper. On Wolf
creek Russell & Metzgar have COM
pleted their No. IA on the A. K. MUIR
dock farm and have a thirty barrel
pumper. Girard & Co. have completed
test well on the M. q. Murdoch farm
and have a buster. In the Macksburg
field Merritt Gessel & Co. have COM
pleted No. on the William Gessel farm
and have small pumper in the 500-foot
sand. j. H. Mosley has completed No.
on the e. Clark farm and has small
well in the stray sand At Corning,
Perry county, the National OIL COM
pany has completed its No. on the T..
Shuttlekorb farm and has FIVE barrel
pumper. Operators holding territory
northeast Of the Fink pool, Lewis coun-
ty, w. Va, are efated over the well
drilled in by Ross, Davidson & Go. on
the Alkire heirs farm. located mile
northeast of the developments on Fink
creek. The well is showing for IS Of
100 barrels day from the Gantz sand
and gives assurance of an extension a
mile ahead OF any producing wells.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
HUNTINGTON WITHOUT WATER
Reservoirs Empty and All the En-
gines BrOken-HauIing Water In
BarreIs-City Endangered.

Reservoirs Empty and All the En-
gines BrOken-HaulinE Water In
BarreIs-City Endangered.
Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July g.
Huntington has water famine that is
assuming serious proportions All the
reservoirs are dry, the pumping station
has suspended and all engines are
broken. The drouth has been on since
last midnight and may continue for
days. All large industries were closed
to-day and lanndries. ice factories. ETC.,
are shut down. Fully four thousand
men in this city alone are out of en-
ployment, owing to closing OF factories
to say nothing of adjoining towns de-
pendent on Huntington. In many parts
of the city people are almost suffering,
as water which Is being hauled from the
river and peddled In barrels is sold at
fabulous prices Great uneasiness pre-
walls here tonight, for the ruins OF to-
days fire are yet blazing, and II a
breeze should start up, which is now
Threatened, as storm clouds are gather
ing, the fire may be carried to every
quarter OF the city. The water plant
here is owned by the American Water
Works & Guarantee Company, OF Pitts
burg, and special meeting of Council
will probably be held to take action to-
wards reyoking their charter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
MEN AND HORSES
Die by Scores in Pittsburg-Fffty
Human Beings Succumbed to the
Fierce Hect.

Die by Scores in Pittsburg-Fifty
Human Beings Succumbed to the
Fierce Hect.
rITTSBURG, July 2-While the
maximum temperature to-day did not
reach yesterdays figures, the effects or
the long continued torrid weather was
more disastrous than on any day since
the hot spell began. Up to IL p. m,
fifty deaths had been reported in Pitts
burg. Allegheny and suburbs, with
prostrations. The only out-of-town
ueath victim was Charles Hendric, of
Lexington, Ky He was prominent
2 Elk and was here on business. He was
found unconscious in a closet in the
Pittsburg bank for savings and died
shortly after reaching the hospital. All
of the fatalities are probably known to
the authorities, but the prostrations
have been so numerous that it is hard
ly possible to keep track of them. Be
ginning with o'clock this morning the
Thermometer registered SO degree and
at no time during the day did it go be-
low that point At 80 =. m. it stood
at 81, the miximum and gradually re-
coded until at II p m. it registered s..
Those are the government figures and
hardly approach the marks on reliable
Instruments on the street levels. The
weather bureau can hold out no hopes
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
HE HAS A REMEDY.

state Department Decides That
Mexican Government Did Not De-
ny Justice to Allen.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The State
department has decided to prosecute the
claim of Chas. S. Allen, an American,
against the government of Mexico.
Allen was arrested for working on a
broken water pipe in the street OF En-
senada, without the permit of the mn-
nicipality. The result of the judicial
proceedings was his final discharge by
the superior court, but he claimed dam
ages foia Imprisonment The State de-
partmern holds that there has been no
denial 81 Justice and il there has been
malicio prosecution. The local tribu-
nails an rd al ample remedy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
TWO DEAD

And Several Others Severely Injur-
cd in a Fire ut Butte, Montana.
Experiments with q Lamp Caused
Fire.
BUTTE. Mont, July 1.-TWO dead,
two severely. II not fatally injured and
a score more or less hurt, is the result
of a fire which broke out at the Pull
man lodging house, ia West Mercury
street, at 2 o'clock this morning. The
dead:
Sam Mix, Missoula, Mont.
Ole Berg, carpenter, Butte.
Severely injured:
BILLY Ryan, better known as AUS
tralian Ryan," pugilist, we'll known
throughout the northwest. jumped from
third story window, seriously injured
about head and legs.
w. A. Camp, jumped from third
story window; internally injured and
cut about head.
Miss Crystal. proprletress OF lodging
house. burned about body and injured
from inhaling smoke.
A number OF men were experimenting
with gasoline lamp in saloon on
the lower floor OF the lodging house
when the lamp exploded, scattering
flames in all directions.
The lodging house contained about a
hundred guests. none OF whom saved
anything.
Most OF them escaped by jumping.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
TWO SMALL TORNAD0ES.

One Did Small Damage I'm Iowa sad
the other Caused Loss Of Life in
Kentucky.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. July 2.-Reports
of tornadoes yesterday afternoon at
Cambridge, Madrid. Perry, and other
towns in Iowa, are not confirmed. A
severe storm visited all the places nam
ed but damage was confined to small
outbuildings The losses were nominal.
iMIDDIESBoRO. KY, July 2.-Half
dozen small farm houses and many
barns were destroyed last night by a
storm of great violence, which swept
through Cumberland Gap. Several per-
sons are said to have been killed, but
only one name, that OF Perry Smith,
has been reported. Crops were badly
damaged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
NEW YORK SUFFERED.

Calls for AmbuIances Came at the
Rate of One Minute All Day.
NEW YORK, July 2.-The heat,
which has worked SO much havoc in
this city since last Sunday. was some
what mitigated late this afternoon by a
succession of thunderstorms, which
cleared the atmosphere and sent the
mercury tumbling down ten degrees.
Never did downpour of rain receive
such an enthusiastic reception. The
thunder and lightning were heavy and
many houses were struck, causing fires,
but so far as known no person was
killed or injured. During the last
downpour hail fell in quantities.
In spite of all the rain there was lit
tie sign of it on the streets three hours
after it fell.
1t was the hottest July I'd in the his
tory of the local weather bureau and
day that almost reached the city's rec
ord of September Z, 1881.
The morning opened at SO at 6 a. m
and in an hour it had gone to ST. in an.
other hour it had climbed point
jumping all the way to SO by o'clock
Humidity of So per cent. aggravated ths
conditions.
The mercury registered. 90 at lo
o'clock. and going up point an hour
until 1t reached 9S at II and stayed
there until after 3. The suffering was
unprecedented. All the ambulances as
well as the patrol wagons and many
other vehicles were kept busy. AT the
rate of about one a minute the calls
came In over the police wires through
out the day, breaking all records OF
demands upon the ambulance service
and providing patients enough to crowd
all the hospitals as they have never be-
fore been crowded.
While the official temperature up In
the lofty tower of the weather bureau
remained at 9S, the thermometers on
the street level ranged all the way from
100 to LOG.
OF 1928 cases of prostration reported
14S resulted fatally.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
Acting Chief.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Reports re-
ceived at the Weather Bureau In this
city from throughout the entire area af-
fected by the intense heat show con-
tinuation of very high temperatures
save in few favored localities, where
| more moderate weather resulted in con-
sequence of thunderstorms or other To-
Veal ATMOSPHERIC disturbances mo I'M
mediate relief of a substantial charac-
ter is in sight. The rainfall reports
show that there has been precipitation
Throughout the affected area varying
from less than hundredth OF an inch
in many places to almost an inch. Gen.
orally speaking, the thunderstorm
which have come have been what is
known as dry storms so that very
little rain has accompanied them.
The indications for the next twenty
cheated area point to cloudy weather,
with showers which, however, because
of their local character, will bring only
partial relief from the heat. The pre-
dietions of the officials here are that the
Temperatures for the next forty-eight
hours will show fall Of probably four
| or i've degrees, but they will still climb
above the ninety-degree mark in most
places. The Atlantic coast will get some
relief from West Indian disturbance
which is now moving northward.
Phoenix, Ariz., had the highest tenn
perature to-day, the thermometer reg
Ilstering 106, while at Philadelphia it
was 102, at Atlantic City 96, Boston 81,
at Chicago, where over half an inch
of rain fell, IS; Cincinnati 92 Daven-
port, Iowa, 92; Des Moines "a, Indian
apolis "a, New Orleans 92, New York
9S, North Platte, Neb., 80; Pittsburg
"a, Salt Lake 90, ST. Louis SO, Spring
field, Ills, SO; Vicksburg "a. At WASH
lngton the maximum was 100, but dur
| ing gust in the afternoon, the Their
mometer fell fifteen degrees in as many
minutes. Numerous prostrations and
deaths were reported from the heat, and
In many places industrial plants were
forced 10 suspend operations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
WITH MANY OBEIsANCEs



BiEamy Proceedings.
LONDON, July 2.--lEarl Russell, ac-
eompanied by the Countess CMrs. Som
erville) drove to the House OF Lords
this afternoon and appeared at the bar.
He was formally taken into custody on
the charge OF bigamy by black rod,
Gen. Sir Michael Biddulph.
Earl Russell made many obeisanccs
in advancing to the bar, Formerly 1t
was accustomed to approach the bar In
crawling position on hands and feet,
but this has been modified. On reach
Ing the bar Lord Russell sank on his
knees and remained there till the Lord
High Chancellor, Lord Halsbury, told
him to rise. When asked II ne had any
application to make, Earl Russell re-
quested him to prepare his defence.
His application will be heard July 4th.
The Earl was released on bail. The pro-
ceedings were private.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
HOTEL AD[LPR| BURNED
DURING A WATER FAMINE.
ONE-FOURTH OF ONE OF HUNT
INGTON'S MOST VALUABLE
BLOCKS BURNED OVER.
NO WATER WAS AVAILABLE.
AND ADJACENT BUILDINGS WERE
TORN DOWN-LOSs WILL
REACH x20O,OOO.

Special TO the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va. July ITO
day the Adelphi Hotel. large brick an
nex. half a dozen residences livery sta
BILE and several other buildings burned
to the ground, totally destroying one
fourth OF a square of the best property
in the city.
This morning at 11:3 o'clock smoke
was seen coming through the roof OF
the Adelphia Hotel, building five sto-
ries high. and one of the handsomest in
the State.
The water supply had failed last
night and all were appalled, at the hor-
rible disaster which threatened.
Quickly the flames spread.
The Adelphi was filled with guests,
including many ladies, and when the
news spread through the house and the
flames could be seen leaping from the
windows terror reigned and many faint
ed and had to be carried out.
The fire would have been dangerous
enough at any time, but on this occa-
sion the horror was increased because
nothing could be done.
Not a drop of water could be had
The pumps at the water plant broke
down last night and the city fire en-
gines were in the shops out OF repair
Pandemonium reigned and everything
was at the mercy OF the flames. raging
in the most densely populated portion
of the city.
/, All the neighboring towns were tele-
graphed to for aid.
proctorville, Ohio, sent an engine or
steamboat. Hose was laid to the
river half a mile away and the battle
with the flames commenced.
Catlettsburg, KY, sent another engine
on a special train, nine miles in eigh
minutes.
The flames made such progress tina
one could not come near the blaze.
A dozen persons were Frustrated II
the attempt and many others were near
ly overcome.
The six nearest residences were aban
dAnod and the fire brigade began pull
ing down other adjacent dwellings SO a.
to keep the flames from spreading.
Even then 1t was difficult to stay tn,
flames and confine them to that one
fourth of the block.
At one time a breeze started up ant
all hopes of saving the entire squart
were given up, when the wind ceased
blowing.
1t was the most disastrous confagra.
ton Huntington has ever seen. Only
a small portion of the hotel furniture
was saved. The loss will reach neal
5000 900, about half insured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-03
THE SHEET TRUST MOVES
TO HURT INDEPENDENTS.
WHO HAVE SIGNED THE SCALE OF
THE AMALGAMATED
ASSOCIATION.
BIG CUT MADE IN PRICES.
HOPE AND BELIEF Is GENERAL
THAT THE STRIKE WILL
NOT LAST LONG.

PIrTSBURG, July 2.-The second
day OF the strike opened without feat
ures.
1t was evident that neither side anti
cipated early developments.
The belief is quite general that the
test will not come until the general re-
sumption of business in the early fail.
and in the meantime. 1t is thought.
both sides will see their way clear
TO recede from their present positions.
President Shaffer sent a circular to
the lodges to-day. directing assessments
upon members. the money to be used
for the relief of members out of work.
the money will be placed in the gen.
eral strike fund, which amounts to
$500, 600.
The combine officials do not appear
be worrying.
Some intimate that there may be a
renewal of negotiations at any time.
and a settlement effected. In outside
circles the belief Is general that the
strike will be called of before 1t gets
under way.
The Independent companies in Pitts
burg have closed for repairs, but are
ready 10 sign.
The announcement that the sheet
trust had cut prices occasioned surprise
as all the mills have been busy and