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_WIIKKMNC. W. V.\„ Ki;il).\V M< >1!X!X( ?. A IMN L 1H. _ Xo.-lTS.
suitable Action of the
Standard
m
nsf the Price of Oil Yes
v t n When the Exchange
Dropped Otf—Standard
Buy Territory in Ken
t her Oil News.
ng special was received
■ :r_r hist night. “Long be- j
. the hour tor opening the
• exchange was crowded
-.1 speculators, who dta
tion in the trade, which
interesting than now.
s upon the contest as a
t. Slumlord, with its
! commanding posl
i of speculators, and
opinion appears to
t be a 'grease spot'
a Mr. Rockafeller's
-tu with them.
tion of the day was
:t by the Standard of
*• cents per barrel, mak
; credit balances $2.t>0.
!y had looked for a re
c price, as the big cor'
n following the specU'
t very closely ever since
ut began.
was puzzled to account
xpected move. When pro
. the exchange began, Oil
$_“.25 as the opening bid
n.'tnnt later sales occurred
urg exchange at $2.40, a
22 cents over the closing
dit. At this stage credit
* • worth 20 cents more
.tieate oil. which is about
to tht* premium which fresh
y commanded over that
lecu lying in tht tanks for
udard was ahead, and there
>::gi‘d lull iu trading whiie
•hate was discussed. The
arrived at was that so wide
• could not be maintained.
1 out that Independi nt re
lio were also producers, could
■ credit balances to the Stand
come on the exchange and
• * ate oil at, say $2.4u. turn the
s in to the pipe line and re
oil on them, and thereby se
ivantage of 20 cents a barrel.
\ ,v seamed to encourage the
tnd there was a steady advance
7. but by t p. m. a reaction had
the market down to $2.55. and
t at it dropped to $2.45 at the
if the market. The volume of trad
ed equal to that of the past
There was no change made
t t- price of rc net! the market re
i .. ■ .. irm u quoted yesterday.
*v : ti slun p In the market yes
ird« h w unprecedented for
s suddenui -s imd * xtent. was still
e main topic on the exchange and in
• offices. The cause at first most
erally assigned therefor was the re
te.l refusa.1 of the Standard to pur
• small lots of credit balances
i ther than bona fide producers or
accredited agents. Brokers on
* xchiitige were offering to buy
balances in less than 1,ecu-barrel
l he subsequent advance in
r. arts.'-lted a profit of from
ci uti a barrel to the purchas
i r fusal of the Standard to
n the speculators started the
• ich is now pronounced wholly
»tion that the advance was
j to manipulation of a few
on the exchange is also
groundless. Brokers say
Signifying their Influence in
to assert that, with only 720.
t their disposal, they could
price of 4.000.000 barrels of
oil and 20.ooo.l)on barrels
id Indiana oils. It is a note
t that the Standard has put
price of the latter, notwith
th exchanges do not deal in
• iitv. the only certificates
ng for Pennsylvania oil.”
: n of the day in field de
was a strike of a 500 bar
mi sher in Doddridge coun
f the market had been in
i si: that it could have been
I by the strike, there would
worse panic than on Wed
it was. the news was J-"
lfite. but the strike will
c on to-morrow’s quota
well is the property of
nnings and is located on
■ farm. In the McGregor
is a -“wild cat.” and two
arc other well. The oil
the Big Injun sand.
NTCCKY TERRITORY.
•U<r;uu to the Register
Ky.. last night, said
mdard Oil Company's
•fi ring enormous prices
,< ing wells and the terri
!! Sandy valley oil fields.
, stated that the estimated
-ix of the nine producing
bout 1.000 barrels. The
■
• and the indications are
1 he compelled to pay
ice for that territory if
in buying it.
SISTERSVILLE FIELD.
Register.
VY. Ya.. April IS.—Oil
■re at $2.60. It was an
•rise to oil men. After
■i i ! u > lay afternoon. $
s set for the openiugto
• <t twenty-four hours
rrels.
sold 20.000 barrels of
*ud received a check for
• drilled at Sardis and
'■ building.
7. on the Stacy farm, is
:ul to-morrow.
without end will be
el 1. Thesfirst one in it.
who drilled the well at
re again.
S. ' LEASING IN OHIO.
Ohio. April 18.—Oil pro
ckn.g in from all parts
of the country and hundreds of leases
are made in and around the St. Mary’s
r* servoir, in the great oil producing
territory. Many leases run up in tho
thousands. One lease-holder, press
ing only very limited territory along
the reservoir bank, is said to have re
fused §!00.0(10 from parties seeking to
divide his territory. His oil receipts
off the same in the last ten days were
$2,750. The price of crude at present
is 93c, while refined has reached $1.53.
AT I1RADFORD
There ffai Very I.itiU* Speculation There
Yesterday.
Brodford. Pa., April 18.—As far as
speculation in oil is concerned, Brad
ford was not in the huut to any extent
to-day. Information was received
from Oil City that all outstanding oil
trades must be closed, as no more or
ders would be accepted on any kind of
margins and that business would not
be transacted in the Oil City exchange
until there was some money in sight.
U began to dawn on the p<*ople in
Bradford to-day that yesterday's slump
wss a move manipulated by the Stand
ard to gobble up what few certificates
are in circulation, and it is said that
5'>0 of them were dumped on the mar
ket during the break. There are but
73d of them, and as soon as the re
mainder have been sold, speculation in
I oil will be a thing of the past. Tho
field operations are brisk and will
probably remain so while the pipe line
’ prices remain above $2. Refined oil
has advanced to 12’a cents in this city.
BUSINESS BOOMING IN THE OHIO
FIELDS.
Toledo, O.. April IS.—The number of
1 new rigs being erected in the North
' western Ohio field is enormous, and if
:he price of the crude product holds up
' anywhere near what it is now. the oil
; trade will make this the greatest year
in the history of the Trenton field.
The largest and most important well
completed in the Trenton district dur
| ing the past few days is the property of
Tait & McDonald, located on the Twi
' boll farm, near Montpelier. It started
| at better than 100 barrels a day.
A VERY DRAMATIC SCENE.
An Itiiliun Woman Tliank* <lo«l In Court
That llt»r HtiMctnU's Mayor Ha* lleeu
( out irloil.
Chicago, April 18.—A dramatic
scene occurred in Judge Stein’s Court
to-day when Mrs. Parento, an Italian
woman, knelt in the court room and
thanked God that her husband's slayer
had been condemned to death. Sil
vero B;;rell<> Inst November killed
Dominic Parento. The shooting oc
curred because Parento had thrown
Barelli om of his* house after the lat
ter had struck Mrs. Parento w*|th his
list. The jury recommended the death
penalty. Mrs. Parento fell upon her
knees and poured out a fervent prayer
of thanksgiving that her husband's
murderer was to die. She called down
blessings upon the heads of the jurors,
and then turning to the Judge passion
ately pleaded that he would see that
the sentence be carried out.
NOT SETTLED VET.
I'wo Kivul* for :t Mttlctan’K ILwkI Fight Till
Hotli Are Fihj»u*te*l.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 18.—C. H.
Carver and Harry Ward, who have
been paying attentions to the samo
young lady, fought with bare knuckles
last night under London prize ring
rules to determine which should give
way. After an hour they were com
pelled to desist from sheer exhaustion.
Both principals were badly bruised.
KcpithUrun League Delegate*.
Parkersburg, W. Va., April 18.—The
executive committee of the State Lea
• ie of Republican Clubs to-day select
1 delegates to the national meeting
in C!• velaml on June lb. J. K. Hail,
| Ohio county; Chas. Goff, C. A. Wood
ward. W. C. Meredith, A. H. Winches
ter. J. E. Dana, R. H. Frew and A. B.
White. M. H. Willis. S. W. Mathews.
S. G. Smith and O. W. O. Hardman.
The alternates of the First district are
Thos. O'Brien, Jr., George C. Cole, Dan
W. Boughner. T. W. Manning. J. E.
Curtis and J. II. Strickler.
A COUPLE OF NASTY CASES.
1 Special to th** Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va., April 18.—An
old man residing on Slate creek, this
county, several miles from this city,
by the name of Crouser. has been ar
I rested anti placed in jail here charged
j with incest with his daughter, who
has l>oen keeping house for her father
for several years. A young man named
Bailey, of the same place, has also been
arrested, charged with committing a
! criminal assault upon the same wo
, man and was also placed in jail. Re
ports from the scene tell of a nasty
; state of affairs.
CAMPOS OFFERS PARDON.
Havana. April 1#.—Captain General
Martinez tie Campos has issued, from
Santiago tie Cuba, a proclamation offer
ing pardon to all insurgents, with the
exception of the leaders, who will lay
down their arms and surrender. lie
has made preparations to immediately
pursue the members of the bands who
refuse to come in under the proclama
■ tion and the warfare against them will
j be waged vigorously.
A BIG CONTRACT SECCRED.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va., April 1*5.—J.
T. Hart, of Marietta. O.. was awarded
the contract for building the large
I dike at the foot of Blennerhassett Isl
and. at Cincinnati, yesterday, and will
! begin work as soon as his bond is ap
proved. The dyke will he 500 feet long
, and will contain 3,500 feet of stone,
j His bid was 74 cents per yard.
DIED OF THE GRIP,
t Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. W. Va.. April IS.—Mrs.
Caroline IV Shaw, wife of Capt. S. F.
Shaw, a prominent G. A. R. man, of
this city, died last night aged 55 years,
of the grip.
ATTEND THEIR OWN SCHOOLS.
Rome. April IS.—The Pope, through
the congregation of the Propaganda
ha* addressed a letter to the Canadian
Bishops condemning the frequenting
of Protestant or neutral schools by the
Catholics of ALuutowi.
USE II Ml 118.
The Largest Crowds in the History of
the National Game
Greet the Clubs in Several of the
League Cities—Baltimore Team of
Champions Meet Defeat at Home
at the Hands of the Quakers.
Pittsburg Put Into the Shade by
Louisville — Pretty Fair Ball for
the Opening Games.
l.nuisville, 11; i'ittslmrg,
Cincinnati, lo; Cleveland, 9,
Brooklyn, 7; New York, 4.
Chicago, lO; St. Louis, 7,
l'liikitlciphiu, 7; Baltimore, <>.
Boh ton, 18; Providence, 11.
Louisville, Ky., April IS.—With the
weather all that could bo desired and n
crowd numbering over 8,000 people,
the opening of the base ball season
here to-day was a success. Mayor
Tyler, escorted by President Stuckey,
received an ovation as he walked out
to the home plate. Umpire McDonald
handed the mayor a new ball and walk
ing to the pitcher’s box, the mayor
drove the sphere over the rubber, and
the season of ’93 was on.
Inks pitched a good game and kept
the Pirates’ seven hits well scattered.
Shugart’s home run drive in the fifth
inning with two men out, set the
crowd wild.
All the Colonels showed up well and
were full of ginger. Shugart, Peffer
and Sweeney carried off batting honors.
Score:
LOUISVILLE. Ti. H. r. E
Sweeney, rf .2 3 1
O’Brien. 2t> .1 <> 1 0
Shugart, m . 2 2 2 0
Welch, C . 1 0 !» 0
Pf fer, 11. . 0 2 111
i Clarke, 1 . 1 0 1 1
' Hatfield, ss . 1 0 0 1
I Preston. 31* . l 1 1 0
! Inks, p . 2 0 10
j Totals .11 8 27 3
% PITTSBURG. K. H. P. E.
Dot . \ an. rf.0 1 3 0
Stenzel, rn .0 0 5 0
: Beck ley. It* . 117 0
I Smith, 1 .0 110
I Bierbauer, 2t> . 0 0 2 0
) Clingman, 3b ..:.0 1 0
: Cross, ss . 1111
1 KInslow. c .0 1 5 1
Kilien, p .0 1 0 0
; Hart, p .0 o 0 0
' Totals . 2 7 27 3
j Louisville .1 0 0 0 2 6 2 0 0—11
' Pittsburg .0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2
Earned runs, Louisville 2; three base
hits, Shugart; home run, Shugart;
j stolen bases, Preston, Peffer, O'Brien,
1 Sweeney, Berkley; double plays, Sten
I zel and Cross; first base on balls, off
| Inks 2, off Kilien 10, off Hart 2; hit by
j pitched ball, Welch, Hatfield, Cross,
Smith, Berkley; struck out, by Inks 10,
by Kilien 3, bv H;ixt 1; passed balls,
Welch; time, 2:27; umpire, McDonald.
BIGGEST CROWD ON RECORD.
Cincinnati. 0.. April 18.—The baso
' ball season opened in Cincinnati be
| fort* the biggest crowd ever assembled
inside the ball park here. More than
13.0 >0 people swarmed over the lot.
The weather was a trifle chilly. The
Reds batted hard from the start. ITe
ceding the game there was a parade of
the teams in electric cars, and Mayor
Caldwell, who was present by invita
tion. along with a large number of
city officials, made a neat little speech
and tossed the first ball into the dia
mond.
Cincinnati .10130140 *—10
Cleveland .10000313 1—9
Earned runs, Cincinnati 7, Cleve
land 7: hits, 14 and 13; errors, 4 and 3;
j pitchers, Parrott, Dwyer and Sullivan;
umpire, Emslie.
MAYOR STRONG THREW THE
BA LL.
New York. April IS.—The opening
championship game of base ball at the
Polo grounds was played to-day. There
were 20,000 persons present. Mayor
Strong threw a new ball from the up
per tier of the grand stand Empire
Lynch, and when the word came to
play ball, the season of 1S95 was for
mally opened. Rusle and Kennedy
were the opposing pitchers, and al
though both did well, Kennedy out
shone his famous rival. Foutz’s nu n
gave a grand exhibition of how the
national game should be played. Staf
ford’s error In the seventh inning gave
the visitors three runs and incident
ally the game.
Brooklyn .2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1—7
New York .00002 0 0 2—4
Eraned runs, Brooklyn 2. New York
i 1; hits. 12 and 7: errors, 3 and 2; pitch
: ers. Kennedy and Rusie; umpire,
j Lynch: time, 2:11.
j BRE1TENSTEIN’S POOR PITCHING
St. Louis. Mo., April IS.—A bright
! day ami in the presence of thousands
; of enthusiastic fans, the first gamo of
i the National League base ball season
was played here to-day between the
I Chicagos and the St. Louis Browns.
The former team won easily through
the poor pitching of Breitenstein, who
: sent ten men to bases pn balls. At
! tendance 10,000.
! St. Louis .0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2—7
i Chicago .1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3—10
Earned runs, St. Louis 2. Chicago
i 6; hits .9 and 11; errors. 2 and 5; pitch
ers. Breitenstein and Griffith; umpire,
Betts; time, 2:20.
THE CHAMPIONS DEFEATED.
Baltimore, Md., April Is.—Fourteen
thousand people saw Philadelphia win
the opening game from Baltimore to
day by a magnificent batting streak in
the last inning. Both sides played
fast ball, but the Quakers batted more
effectively, earning all theid runs.
Philadelphia ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5—7
Baltimore .0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0—6.
Earned runs,. Philadelphia 7, Bal
timore 2: hits, 16 auil 9; errors, 2 and
1: pitchers. Taylor and Esper; um
pires. Murray and Campbell; time,
1:45.
BOSTON AT PROVIDENCE.
Providence. R. I.. April IS.—Provi
dence. 11: Boston. IS.
X>w York. April IS.—The thirty
j fir‘s{ international convention of the
Y M. C. A. will be held in Sprlng
: field, Mass., May S-12.
A PAIR OF CASSATIONS,
Either One of Which Would Have Ileen
Enough for One Oay.
Savannah, Gas, April 18.—A sensa
tion was caused in medical circles in
this State to-day, by the expulsion
from the Georgia Medical Association
of Dr. W. L. Bullard, of Columbus,
ono of the leading efe and throat spec
ialists of this section, on the ground
that he had cut himself off from
association with his profession by ad
vertising in a newspaper. The asso
ciation is in convention here and ex
pelled him without a dissenting vote.
Another sensation of the session of the
association was the charge by Dr.
Westmoreland, its president, that it j
was no secret that illegitimate children !
are often horn in the State lunatic asy- j
lum.
INCOME TAY RETURNS.
Tliom> Received Thu* Far Indicate Thnt
the Aggregate Will ho Xrur I ifteeli .Mil
lions.
Washington, April IS.—It was au
thoritatively stated at the Treasury
Department that reports of collectors
so far received show that the amount
of income tax receipts will reach the
estimate before the decision of the
| Supreme Court was rendered. This is
l interpreted to mean about $15,000,000.
j No information as to the number or
! amount of returns already reported
' will bo given out. Much to the sur
| prise and annoyance of the officials
I information reached the department
from several cities that income tax re
turns were still .being offered and ask
ing for instructions. Several returns
were offered to the collector for this
| city and he was instructed to receive
, them subject to w hatever action might
be decided upon later.
Ills COi:USE API’ROYET).
Rev. Mr. Cleveland Honored by an Election
as Representative.
Watertown, N. Y„ April 18—A short
; time ago a dispute at Chaumont Pres
i byterian Church resulted in the par
' ishioners voting to ask the resignation
i of the Rev. W. N. Cleveland, brother
1 of President Cleveland, who has been
| pastor there for several years. The
appeal to the St Lawrence Presbytery
1 hist evening was settled by the ap
proval of the Rev. Mr. Cleveland's
! course and his election as a represen
tative to the general assembly of tho
Presbyterian Church.
TO OPPOSE RITUALISM.
St. Louis, April 18.—The Protestant
Episcopal Church Association is tho
name of the society of Episcopal lay
men formed to oppose ritualism. Its
president is Captain Isaac N. Mason,
and its secretary M. P. Nelson. The
other officers and members are men
equally prominent in business and pro
fessional circles. The society is or
ganized to maiutain the non-sacrado
tal character of tho clergy, to oppose
everything that is an approach to
Roman Catholicism and all such forms
as genuflecting, or bending of the knee
before the altar, etc. Lighted candles
on the altar and other practices of tho
ritualists have the special enmity of
the society.
FULL AMOUNT OF THE POLICY.
Philadelphia. Pa,, April 18.—In the
case of Mrs. Karherine Smith against
the United States Mutual Accident As
sociation of New York, to recover $10,
000 on a policy of accident insurance
on the life of her husband, F. Percy
Smith, the banker and broker, the jury
bite this afternoon returned a verdict
in favor of Mrs. Smith for $10,165. Mr.
Smith broke his leg in jumping from a
train at Cape May. Wood poisoning
set in, and caused his death in De
cember, 1894.
ANGUS F. GILBERT INDICTED.
Boston, April 18.—The Suffolk grand
! jury to-day indicted Angus F. Gilbert
for the murder of little Alice Sterling,
eight years old, of Savin Hill, Dorches
ter district.
RUSSELL SAGE HAS SHINGLES.
New York, April 18.—At the office
of Russell Sago it was stated to-day
that Mr. Sage, who h.us been ill with
shingles, has recovered and would
probably be at his office to-morrow.
NEW ST. CLAIRSVILLE BANK AU
THORIZED.
Washington, I). C., April 18.—The
Comptroller of the Currency has au
thorized the Second National Bank of
; st. Clairsville, ().. to begin business
| with a capital of $50,000.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Washington, D. (’•. April IS.—Major
General McCook, with headquarters at
Deliver, will be placed on the retired
list next month on account of age.
Fitchburg, Mass., April 1*.—The
non-union weavers of Park Hill Mill
Co., to-day voted to strike, in sympa
thy with the quilters. who went out
Tuesday. The union weavers have re
fused to use other filling than that of
the striking quilters.
Madrid. April Is. The town of Tav
ti. on one of the Philipine islands, has
been destroyed by fire. Two thousand
houses were consumed. One lffe was
lost.
North Adams. Mass., April 18—The
strikers of the Linwood mill returned
to work to-day after having been out
three weeks, at the old schedule of
wages, which they demanded.
Westerly, R. I.. April IS.—Tlfc weav
ers in the Westerly Woolen Company’s
mills will return to work on Monday
next, Congressman Warren Arnold,
the proprietor, having agreed to an in
crease of w ages and steady work.
Egg Harbor City. N. J.. April IS.—
The largest forest fire of the season is
burning six miles from here. The loss
thus far is $14,000, with the fire still
ra&ins:.
Philadelphia, April 18.—Seville, Sco
vi'mv Sons, the E jnomv woolen mills,
Mammmk. assigned to-day. No state
ment of liabilities or assets has been
made.
Dover, Del., April IS. The 114th
ballot for a United States Senator re
sulted- Higgins, 10; Addlcks, 5; Pen
iiewiil. 4; Ridgely. 0: Bayard. 1.
BorJenion. N. J- April IS.—Twelve
voung women were received in the or
der of mercy at St. Joseph’s convent
to-day by Bishop McFaul.
Washington. April IS.—Available
cash balance, $L84,78!>,1S7; gold reserve,
*90,503,835.
THE Y. W. C. A.
Fifth Annual International Convention at
Pittsburg.
Fittsburg, Pa., April IS.—The fifth
annual international convention of the
Y. W. C. A. opened in this city to-day,
with over 200 delegates present. Mrs.
J. V. Far well, of Chicago, the Presi
dent, could not come on account of ill
health. and Ruth F. Morse, of New
York, called the convention to order.
The following officers for the year
were then elected: Mrs. Grace Whit
ney Evans, Detroit., President; Mrs.
L. W. M. Messer, Chicago, anil Miss
Marv B. Stewart, Detroit, Vice-Presi
dents; Flora Shank. Indiana, and Char
lotta Codding, Wilkesbarre, Secreta
ries.
The reports showed a membership
of 29,459, with an increase of 30 asso
ciations during the year. The expen
ditures were $10,119 for last year, and
$10,000 is asked for this year, with an
additional $25,000 to carry on the in
ternational work.
The International Committee is com
posed as follows: Miss Emma Silver,
Michigan; Miss Dunn, Pennsylvania;
Miss Helen Barnes, Missouri; Mrs.
John R. Mott, Illinois; Miss Babcock,
New York.
AGAINST INTOXICANTS.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 18.—Charles
Slick, of Misliawaukee, Grand Com
mander of the Indiana Commandery
Knights Templars, caused something
of a sensation at the annual meeting
of the commandery by denouncing the
use of intoxicating liquors in Masonic,
headquarters. He said: “There is
more true brotherly welcome and so
ciability in a cup of coffee or a glass of
lemonade than in any intoxicating bev
erage. Let us urge our eminent grand
master to ask all grand and subordin
ate commanderlos to refrain entirely
from dispensing intoxicating liquors
at their respective lieadquartrs at
Boston.”
JUDGE M’CONNELD RESIGNS.
Chicago, April IS— Judge Samuel P.
McConnell, who yesterday came out
as an advocate of tree silver, to-day
resigned as president of the Iropuoia
Club, saying that he knew his position
to he contrary to that of the majority
of the club. k
FIRE LAST NIGHT.
Two Buildings in Aliev C Partially De
stroyed—The Damage Will not l>e l arge.
The lire department was called out
this morning at 1:30 o’clock by an
alarm sent in from box 12, located at
Main and Third streets. The lire was
located in a small frame house at alley
C and Ninth street, owned by Mrs.
John H. Diehl, and occupied by two
families named Capps and Hill, and
from it communicated to a large two
story frame next to it owned by Mrs.
Diehl and occupied by two families
named Gifhn and Astraski.
How the fire started no one seemed
to know, but It is generally supposed
that a defective flue was the cause.
The buildings are practically destroy
ed, and the household goods of the fam
ilies occupying them were saved.
Mrs. Diehl, the owner of the build
ings, when seen by a Register reporter,
said she did not know what the loss
would be, or whether there was any
insurance oil them or not, as they were
; in the hands of a real estate agent who
! looked after that matter. It is not
' thought, however, that the total loss
1 will exceed $'>00. The fire department
responded promptly and after its ar
rival did good work, and with a very
short time had the flames under con
trol. _
surrosED to be dead.
Caroline Scliriulcr, «>r .Martins’* Ferry
Missing Ninre Wednesday Evening
On Wednesday evening Caroline
I Porter, better known as Caroline
I Schrader, living at the home of Wm.
Mann, on South Third street, Martin’s
Kerry, disappeared and up to last
night no trace of her had been found.
She left the house while the family
wero eating supper, and Mrs. Mann,
supposing she had gone to the homo
of her mother, did not bother about
her til! after they were through their
meal, when she went to the door and
called her. After waiting a short
| time she asked the young woman’s
mother about her. The mother be
coming alarmed began a search for
her in the neighborhood. She wore no
hat nor wrap. Yesterday morning
the police were informed and they in
formed the authorities of the neigh
boring towns to keep a watch for her,
but so far no word has been received.
About eight years ago she was mar
ried to William Porter, but they quar
relled, and finally separated, she going
to the home of Wm. Mann to work.
It is thought she committed suicide,
as she ha.4 often threatened to do. The)
day she left she told her mother she
would either kill herself or go away,
for what reason it. is not known, but
it is supposed that it was from brood
ing over family troubles.
All of her clothes were found In her
room very neatly piled up and along
side of them her money and watch.
She had no money on her person when
she left the house. She is a medium
sized woman, light complexion, high
cheek hones, light hair, and speaks
very good English.
The relatives are distracted with
grief, as they think she has undoubt
edly drowned herself.
THE PAN-HANDLE IN IT.
Passenger Agent Tomlinson, of the
Pan-lian lie, yesterday closed con
tracts with the agents of the follow
ing theatrical companies for the
transportation of their people over the
lines he presents: “rite Smuggler”
Co., with ten people, to Columbus,
from Columbus to Cincinnati: the
“Wang” Co., with forty people, to
Pittsburg, and from Pittsburg to
Meadvllle, Pa.: and Rice's "1492” Com
pany of 75 people to Pittsburg, to
Johnstown, to Altoona, to Williams
port, to Elmira, N. Y. Mr. Tomlinson
is a hustler in his line and always has
an eye open for business and he gen
erally gets it.
VERDICT FOR PORTER.
In the Federal Court yesterday the
jury in the case of John Porter vs.
Mack and Boren, came in about two
o’clock. The verdict of the jury
awarded $10,000 to Porter.
[IfIIill IB.
Strange and Tragic Story of Edvard
Irving Darling’s Death.
His Mother Alleges That Dr. Francis
Xavier Spranger Fell in Love
With His Wife, and to Make Their
Marriage Possible, Put Young
Darling Out of the Way by Means
of Slow Poison—Seeks to Have
the Couple Indicted in New York
for Murder.
New York, April 18.—Mrs. Flora Ad
ams Darling, a writer of war letters
anil one of the founders of the Daugh
ters of the Revolution, is seeking the
indictment of Dr. Francis Xavier
Spranger and his wife, who was for
merly her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed
ward Irvin Darling, by the grand jury
of New York county.
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling's son, Ed
ward Irving Darling, died on Febru
ary 13, 1891, at Mt. Clemens, Mich.,
from what she claims to have been
slow poison.
Edward Irving Darling was a musi
cal composer and a poet. The son met
Beatrice Gay Klingle, while in Wash
ington with his mother, in 1885. Ho
fell in love with the girl and they were
married on September 15 of that year.
A short time after their marriage he
met with an accident, falling out of a
window and breaking several bones.
Dr. Spranger, then a recent graduate
of a western college, was called in to
attend him. For many weeks tho
young man lay in phister-of-paris
casts, and it is alleged now that dur
ing this time
THE DOCTOR FELL IN LOVE
with his patient’s wife. On July 4,
1892, theyounger Mrs. Darling received
word of the death of her father in
Washington. This left her an estate
valued at more than $1,000,000, consist
ing of real estate in Washington and
government bonds. She and her hus
band went to Washington to attend
tho funeral and stoppod at the Ebbitt
House in that city. While there tho
young man becamo violently ill after
drinking a glass of milk. Dr. Harri
son, a physician of that city, attrib
uted his illness to impure milk. Mrs.
Darling, the mother, now claims ithat
the milk contained poison.
After the funeral of Mr. Klingle, Mr.
and Mrs. Darling returned to Detroit
and from that time it is said tho hus
band
BECAME AN INVALID.
On Juno 20, 1S93, Darling visited his
mother at ML Clemens. While there
ho was attended by I)r. Richard Loch
ner, who said that tho young man had
been under the influence of violent
drugs which had destroyed tho tissue
of the body, and that his death was
only a question of a short time.
The patient died on February 13,
1894. and previous to his death he
mado a statement that his wife and
I)r. Spranger had systematically poi
soned him and that ho would die from
the effects of the drugs given him.
The body was cremated without a
post mortem examination at the re
quest of the patient, who maintained
that he did not want his body to fall
into the. hands of his wife.
The motive, according to the dead
man’s mother, has now been establish
ed through the public marriage of Dr.
Spranger to Mrs. Darling ,at Baltimore,
in March of this year.
As soon as the marriage was an
nounced. John Quincy Adams, a brother
of the dead man's mother, residing in
this city, took the case before District
Attorney Fellows.
he SUBMITTED PROOF,
as he claims, that poison was adn>l*»
istered to Darling by his wife while
they were stopping in this city in the
early part of 1893. District Attorney
Fellows assigned the case to Assistant
District Attorney George G. Beattelle,
who is making a thorough examination
of all the curcumstances surrounding
the death of young Darling.
Several different medicines alleged
to have contained poison are now In
the hands of Mr. Beattelle and are be- .
ing analyzed by chemists.
KICKED TO DEATH BY A HORSE.
Special to the IteRlHter.
Martinsburg, W. Va., April 18.—R.
H. M. Morrison, a farmer, in this coun
ty, was kicked to death by a horse at
his home near Bunker Hill, yesterday.
Ho had just came in from plowing and
was heard chastising one of his horses
when it is supposed the animal kicked
him, killing him instantly. He was
32 years old and leaves a wife.
WANTS TO VISIT THE EMPEROR.
Berlin, April 18— A despatch receiv
ed here from Tokio, says that the
Mikado has expressed the desire to
pay a personal visit to the Emperor of
China at Pekin in order to discuss with
the latter the question of an offensive
and defensive alliance Into which it
is proposed to Invite Siam to enter.
THE \V EATIIEB.
Washington, D. C.f April 18.—For
West Virginia: l air; slight northerly
winds.
For Western Pennsylvania: Fair;
warmer in northern portion; variable
winds.
For Ohio: Fair; warmer in northern
portion; variable winds. ,