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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
THE IIL-FATED ASIA.
List of the Crew About Thirty Passen.
gers Lost.

CHICA GO, September ia Collingwood,
Ont. special says: On the ill.fated steamer
Asia were some thirty laborers for the
French river. The crew was, Captain J.W.
Savage, First Mate John McDermid, second
Mate J. McNab, Wheelsmen N. Davis and
G. Mckay, Watchman James Smith. The
deck bands were John McIlroy, James No
Ian, Wm. St'nson and c. Aunes. First En-
gineer, I. X. Bruce; Second Engineer NJ.
Windover. Firemen, II. Degro2te and Jas.
Lamb; steward, Stephen Carter; walters,
k3ac Bennett, A. Watt and I. Lawrence;
porters, P. Waike-. T. Hill; ladies' maid,
Mrs. Walters; cooks, VIM. Jackson aud ].
J. AckSOn; purser, John MCDou0Gll. The
passengers were twenty-ceven TO thirty.
A Toronto special says: The Government
inspector states that the Asia was running
without license. She applied for license
to carry $50 passengers, but the Inspector
refused unless more lite preservers and life
boSts were carried.
CoLLINGwooD, 0Nr.. September 19.-Tfc
stHomcr Northe'n Belle, dispatched from
Parry Sound TO the Gcene o, the disaster, to
the steamer Asia, returned t2.Gay, bring
ing the bodies of Capt Savage Mcdonald.
first mate John Little, of Sault st. Maria;
J. McAlpine Geere. boy; and an IN. Tn,
the rescued man, PinkiSS elici's little in
addition to the reports alie&dv pIblishcu
at the time of the accident. The steamer
WIS about twenty miles fIom land, VIXEN
heavy sea struck her and sent her over on
her side.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
ILLINOIS LIQUOR DEALERS.
They Take = pespondens View or the
Situation.


CHICAGO, September I9.-At the Liquor
Dealers and S-'oon Keepers Convention, to.
day. at Rock Island, the trustees report
will be presented showing the result of the
past year work. 1t takes q gloomy view
Of the adoption BY Iowa o; the prohibition
amendment of Kansas fidelity to st. John,
Nebrsska's prohibition tendency, Missou-
ri's narrow escape, and OF the growth OF
prohibition in the Sou.h. Illinois, they
say, is like feeble vic,im Of this robber OF
democratic government, constitutionality
and individual liberty. They attribute
their prohibition success to the sloth and
inactivity Of the saloOnists The business
of Illinois is threatened. The Board has
been organizing, acitating and doing polit-
jcal and le.al work. The services oi Rev.
G. e. Burnett, o. Iowa. and other lecturers
have been secured. his kind Of agitation
is deemed wiSest, and the Board recon-
n end thac means be procured to continue
it. There has been large gain
in the number OF local So
GieGes and an increase Of
forty per cent. in membership has been
achieved. The Chicago Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association has been disrupted and
that class has shown little interest in the,
msntenance Of a powerful Organization.
They must be aroused. The membership
in tie State is 1913, an increase during the
year Of 5S4, Tie tables show thai fully
half tie cities, villages and towns Of Illinois
have been won by the Prohibitionists. This
is an alarming fact. The election of Judge
Craig to the Supreme Court from the Filth
district was triumph for the liquor iuver-
est. The election of members OF the Lcois
lature requires active work in November.
They hy 5eeS%%end sf1 aep t5fu fu uaRQ2a56eF GarBctR
end will be inaugurated. The treasury has
several thousand dolarS. Its receipts tor
the year were $ll 90, ard disbursements
1886. They conclude that they favor a
proper license system which shall make
the trade respectable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
MRS. MELVILLE.
The Engineers wiGe q Confirmed In.
Cbriate.


PHILADELPHIA September l9.-Now that
the troubles OF Engineer Me'ville's family
have become pubic properly, it is rothir@
more than just that the reasons for his
Strange &C. ons toward his wife should be
given. For a number of years Mrs. Melville
has been confirmed dipsomaniac and has
by her appetite for drink many times in
volved her husband in veg. unpleasant pre-
dicaments. About year and half ago
Mrs. Melville rented Association Hall dur
ing one o. her attacks, paying $50 for 1t,
and announced that she was going to give
a tea party for her friends. The event was
siye-tised in he Paper, and OH the ap-
DO. ntr 4 nisut the Few friends who asSem-
bled found Mrs Melville in be1stly state
of intoxic&.'on. During some OF these tlts
the lady is seized with desire to buy every
thing she happens to tale fancy to, and
OF en- involve herself deeply q debt. Her
mind as become so Affected by her COZ,
tinucd imbibitions that she is now ut
subject for an asylum II is lor this reason
n at Epgineer Melville has sent fof his Sis
tor to core on and take,charge OF his house,
yhe,e his wife cannot preside.
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A NICE JOB.
The Old Game OF Now Won See IL, and
Now You Don't.

The Old Game OF Now You See IL, and
Now You Don't.
ST. LOUIS, September ia bark sneak
thief did very nice joo this afternoon a.
the Fourth National: Bank, by which lie
made 50, 800. A young man connected with
a merchantile firm doing business with the
bank drew that amount to pay employees
with. A telephone call had been received
for him, and stepping back to the private
office of the cashier, be laid the money
thoughtlessly on a register near by and
commenced using the telephone: Alter
finishing his Convention he looked around
for his money and it was gone, He asked
the cashier for it, Nupposing that he had
taken Il for Joke, but was soon
convinced Of his mistake. a thorough
search o. the floor and the whole room was
made, but not q, single bill OF me money
could be found. The teller ard bank clerks
were questioned closely, md IL was finally
learned that well dressed mss had enter
ed the bank about the saI1e time tire Gus.
toner had. and ore OF theclerks reCohected
hlying seen the stranger ipass back 10 the
Office portion o. the blilding. 1t was evil
dent that this man bad taken the money,
and farther Investigation showed that the
call through the telephone was msds from
the customers store at the request q
stranger, evidently the accomplice OF the
man who got the money. The detectives
are at work on the case, but with little
prospect Of cIichiLg the thieves or recoy-
criDg the stolen money.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
A CHASTITY SPECTACLE.
A Cory Sight in the woods Of Georgix

A Cory Sight I'm the woods of GeorgiG
MACON, Ga, Sep,embes 19.-Last Satur.
day afternoon, party of fox hunters were
roaming the woods near Perry, and their
attention was drawn to some groans heard
in ths bushes. They dismoanted and pro.
ceeded to the spot from whence the groans
proceeded, and to their horror found two
negroes, one ecold in death and the other
warm and breathing, but with his head all
crushed, and the worms already at work.
The body of enc of the men, named Skill
ings, was found in cramped, sitting pos
ture, as If his dc;.sh tsl bcan caused by
poison or somsihternal injury. There was
not stitch of clothes on him, only q rag.
ged coat sleeve h.rgTng on his arm. The
other, named Swift, was found st-et'ted at
fun length, vita. an ugly hole in ms,head,
ss if crushed by an ak or some blunt in
strument How these two men eanse to
their death in this peculiar manner is a
mystery.
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FLUSHING.

DR.. tohn Campbell, Of Uniontown, whd4s
n Noyerber n. 1904. studied medicine ua-
der DR.. John McCracken, ~ 81. Cairsvilis
two and one-half years. Was licensed ~
practice medicine in 1s2I at Barnesrlle.
o.: came TO Uniontown, March 5th, ls1s
aud bean the practice OF bis profession.
He married Jane Irwin My IL. 1880, BY
whom he bad EiK ctildrcn. He was .
member Of the Crab Apple Pre,byterian
church, and q retiring elder since 1910.
Was the opporen Of Judge COwen Tor the
Legislature in 1910. but owing 70 The Large
Republican majority In the county. vss
defeated. He was an influential christian
nan, and respected BY all.
The Board of Education Of wheeling
township net at Canipbelrs school house
Yesterday at I'm The meeting was one
OF great interest, owing TO this being the
time at which the new course Of study fof
upgraded schools wolld be presented. The
coure OF study was ably presented and
discussed by MeSsrs. ]. g. Tasgart and ].
c. Bethel, and after thorough discussion
was adopted.
The Board also ordered . copy Of the
new Buckeye Map Of Ohio placed In esch
school in the township.
They have alao ordered Websters Una-
brdged Dictionaries placed In each school.
CIV. Gillespie will teach the Campbell
school the coming winter, and J. g. Tag.
gart the Grade" Both are successful
teacberz -.
An infant child of Mr.. Samuel Brsver,
was buried last week.
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A MAIDEN's FLIGHT.
Disappearance of a Wealthy Young
Lady Of Cincinnati.
kPecullar case-A West Virginia Murderer.
to Get Justice at last-Blsck-
maiI-The Work of the
Deadly Revolver.
CRIMINAL NEWS FROM ALL POINTS,

CINCINNATI, September 19--The family OF
Mr.. Cornelius Murphy, No. IS Laurel
street, are In dreadful state o. aux;ety
regarding the mysterious disappearance of
an unmarried daughter 1t is now nca-'y
five weeks since the yonug lady left, and
up 10 the present not the remotest clew
has been obtained as to her whereabouts.
On the morning oil the last day she was at
home she had Sew words Of disagreement
with her father, bat the tr1fing nature Of
the matter precluaes the thought thu it
was the cause of Rer leaving. When she
started out of the koese she said she was
going to visit norried sister. No one
has been found whS
Eitker Saw 0qHeard % Her
afterward. The family shrink from think
ing that she hes committed suicide, aud yes
that seems the only solution Of the prob
lsln. Miss Murphy was engaged to be mar
ried to an snterprisingyoung business m IN
Of Chicago who, With his brother, runs
restaurant, and is reported to be worth
over, S10,0 ,0O9. The mariage was fixed for
early in the new year, and Miss Murphy
had EXPENDED considerable money in the
preparation Of trous. eau. The distracted
relatives have written great many letters
toGhicago, but can gst no satisfaction.
The lover of the girl did rot reply
for some time. but al lassr in re-
sponse to repeated importunities, he slid he
Iknew Noseing Whatever Of Miss
Murphy.
Ills engagement to her had been broken off
two months previously, and he was going
to marry ano .her young lady. O.her parties
written TO in Chicago have failed 10 answer
the letters. altogether. The de ectives here
and in Chicago have not been able TO un-
ravel the mystery. Advertisements have
been put in the Chicago papers with no ef-
feot.
At first the suspicion was that Miss Muir
ply, in u mOmcntary titOt anger at her father
had taken the first train to, Chicago To join
her lover, and had got married, and the pair
had resolved not TO communicate The fact
to Mr.. Murphy; but his hope has now worn
away. The story OF the Ehic:ro lover
that his engagement had been broken off
two months previous TO Miss Murphy's dis
appearance does not t'lly with the fact that
just before she left she
Received Photograph From HIN.
A peculiar circumstance in connection
with this is that she gathered up and took
away with her every scrap of writing her
lover had ever SEM her. She is a young
lady OF many accomplishments ard Of
great taste, and generally wore good clothes,
yet when she left her home she had on her
plRinest drecs. Her bSother is clerk at
TIE First National bank, and at that insti-
tuition she has S25, 900. on depOc;t in he
own name; yet when she left she did not
draw a cent of il, and she could not have
had more than SIS or $50 in her pocket. In
addition to being intellectual and educ.t"d,
she possessed peculiarly high moral char.
acter. She is blonde, and her age, it is
believed, is about %.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
THE DAYLIGHT COMET.
Yesterdays Observes tions at waslssnss
ton-It VIII Soon To Visible I'm she
Early Morning. 1

AC9acEuSy - BNVOBeENNtlOuB ~ Wa3uHuS'
ton-It VIII Soon 10 Visible I'm she
Early Morning.
WAsHssTos, September 19.--The new
comet was Hstct ed at tie Naval Obserya.
tory this afternoon. 1t was found in right
ascension 1Ih. 20 min. - sec. declination
y mir. rorth. Tne comet was easily seen
with the naked eye, and exhibited short
tail with bright head of considerable ex-
tent. In the Telescope the nucleus showed as
a a"onfused mass of bright hgAt, indicating a
large comet with plenty o. loo-c material.
Extending on botn sdcs were light arcs
OF light, presenting the appearance of
bird with outs.retchc6 wings. The comet
was Ieen at Nice, France, about
noon, on September 18th. II is almost
certain the comet has now passed
its periht lion. The comet 'day at 8
o'clock was nine degrees west of the SIN,
and will probably have increased this ds-
t.nce by sunrise on the 23th to twelve or
thirteen degrees. 1t wiib there ;ore, rise
somewhat before the sun, bat owing to the
fact that it is also further south than the
sun, II will not be read
lily seen before sunrise. In
few days, however, with .its present rate
and direction of motion il should become
brilliant objec. in the morning sky. On
the whole, this may be regarded as one Of
the most extraordinary comets OF modern
times. The only one which resembles it in
itr special features of interest is
the great comet of 1S43, which,
like this one, was visible to the naked eye
in full sunlight. The Barnard comet was
also observed at the naval observatory this
morning at 4 o'clock. Its RIGHT ascension
was IN q min. and declination Il deg. Al
min. north. 1t presented the usual appear
ance of telesCopic comets, witha slight con-
densation.
Get Out Your Smoked Glass.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, September 19.-Dr.
Lewis Swift, director of the Warner Obser-
vatory, is receiving mess-gcs from all parts
of America claiming the disc )ycry of the
large naked-eye comet now visible near TIE
sun. The Doctor says it is the same comet
recently discovered in South America,
moving west 1t is not the comet of lSl2,
nor identical with any known comet.
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Received q PhO,ogsaph From Hin.
A MURDER TRIAL.
Which Is Attracting Much Attention I'm
Randolph County.

pr "-~o'"S ." 'Ho Register.
fall term OF TIE Circuit Court Commenced
here on the Iith inst. Judge Fir ming, o:
Glenville presided. The case OF Elijah Ten.
ney, for murder, was commenced yestei-
day. The evidence in the case is purely
circumstantial, bat OF a very strange
nature. 1t appears that a man named
Murphy was cohabitipg with Tenney's
sister in cabin on the bead waters OF the
Buckbannon river, in Randolph County,
and in close proximity to the Webster and
+l1pshur county lines. In lsI6Tenney COM
llitted q robbery in Webs,er County by
breaking into a store, and fed to the ~
ton of the country in which his sister
lived. A short time alter the ROBBERY len
new was arrested and placed in the Buc'i-
hannon Jail. Murphy was man wfo 9 d
q great deal Of hunting, and was seen fre-
ouently with his gun and pouch be'Orc
Tennev came to his domicile. After Tenrey
came he was miss'd, and the people be-
came suspicious of foul play, and Ec's a
sharp lookout for anything that Wodld
solve the mysterious disappcararG' OF
Murphy. After Tenny was placed ~ the
Buckhannon Jail he confessed TO fellow:
prisoner that he bad killed Murphy and
hid his body in thicket rear the place
If the murder. This confession was made
several months after The disappoAranc
of Murphy, Judge John Brannar; who
was holding court at Euckhannon at the
time, .cnt Captain s. ,. Phillips to the
place of the supposed murder to investi-
gate, and there found the remains Of bu-
man body, as Tenpey had statei, in de-
composed condition.
Tenney was convicted of robbery and
sentenced to the pcn'tentiary for FIVE yc lrs.
In the meantime he was indicted for the
murder, and at the expiration OF his term
of Imprisonment, which occurred last fall
he was turned over 10 the authorities OF
this county to await bis trial. About three
weeks ago he made his csc pc from Jail, bat
was captured 3:y or two thereafter, With;
in two miles Of Beverly. Only portion 3l
the evidence has been given, and it is likely
the case will consume the greater part oil
next week
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
Gen. Butler Once More SHES His Hai
Into the Gubernatarial Ring.

Into the GuDernatorial Ring.
Boston, September 19.-The Democratic
State Convention was called 10 order by.
James II. French, chairman Of the State
Central Committee, who made brief ad-
dress,
Josiah G.. Abbott was chosen permanent
chairman. The various committees were
appointed. ard after q speech by the Presi-
dent, advocating reforms OF various kinds,
National and State, the convention nomi-
mated B. F. Butler for Governor, and the
Conmi on Resolutions then reported.
TIE reading of the secord re solutions, con-
tanning clausCs in favor of woman suffrage,
was called for.
A delegate who was not in favor OF the
dragging of such nonsense into the plat
form, moved to strike out the words 'or
sex"
The amendment was finally adopted by a
c'oSe vote.
The ticket was then completed by the
nomination of the following candidates:
Lieutenant Goyernor-Samuel w. Bower
man.
Secretary of Stated. N. Skillings.
Treasurer and Receiyer-Gen. William A.
Hodges.
Auditor-J. P. Sweeney. .p e..
Attorney General--Geo. F. Very. go.
General Buffers nomination was made
unanimous. . .rH.H
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OUR CASH SURPLUS.
Let Congress Have Another Whack
At 1t

WASHINGTON, D. c., September IA
prominent banker, known to have excel
lent information, said to-day that Secretary
Folger could not much longer defer max
ing calls for bonds. He declare / the sur
plus cash in the treasury was already moro
than sufficient to take up all the bonds
heretofore called, and there would be at
least so, OOO, COO, and perhaps $50, 900, 0C0
surplus earned by December l, and as the
extended fives now to be called require
three months notice, it will be necessary
even should call be made, at once to an.
ticipate the payment of at least portions OF
the bonds 1t is believed this matter will
be the first to occupy the attention OF
Judge Folger upon his return.
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1obn w. Mason on the Stump.

Special to the Req9cter.
BEVERLY, W. Va, September 17.-Hon.
John w. Mason, Republican nominee for
Congress from this district, addressed the
people Of Randolph Friday. Mr.. Mason is
not very forcible speaker, and his address
was more of commonplace talk than OF
anything in the way OF argument or looGic.
1t was very courteous in tone, more from
the fact that the majority of his hearers
were Democrats, and he was aiming by his
conservative remarks to capture weak
knecd Democrats Mr.. Mason did not en-
ter into discussion of the great question
between the two parties, but merely men
toned the tariff and revenue questions,
and passed to the affairs of this State, tax
ing as his cue: "Wes" Atkinson's recent
circular
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At Youngstown.

YouxGsrowS. O., September l9.-As
predicted. the district Amsigamated Asso-
citation convention to-day voted by an
overwhelming majority to return to work
at the old scale. The convention
was in session about two hours and half.
The vote stood 81 in favor of returning to
work 10 s for holding out for the advance.
Brown, Bonnell L Co. and the Enterprise
Mill of Cartwright & McCurdy have lighted
up their furnaces tonight, and other mills
will resume Just as soon as they can get
things in readiness.
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A Socieix with q Long Name.

BosroY, Mas, September l9.-The Uni,
ted States Railway daii Service Mutual
Benefit Association began a three days
convention this morning. Sixfyseyen
delecatee were in attendance and all divi'
s'ons east of the Rocky Mountains were
represented. The Treasurers report
showed the receipts for the year 10 be S33,.
503: eIpendit1res s33. .299. The debt Of the
A,sociation 1920, ,O0J) c.used several years
ago by the defalc .tions of former treas
urer, hiss been entirely cleared off in the
past twelve months.
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biackmail him. She put q letter in the
serious things il he failed TO comply. She
used a fictitious name, and left orders at
the office that when the reply cime it,
should be- put in another envelope and
dropped IN the Office 70 her, giving her cor
rect name. An officer wss ststioned 70
await her appearance for the letter, when
she was identified and subsequently, ar
rested. She now iarguishes in jail The
doctor believes others here put up theGob,
and that she simply is their tool. Her
trial occurs tomorrow.
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The Tariff commission.

ST. LOUIS, September l9;-Argumens
were made before the Tariff Commissioner
this morning in favor OF the maintenance
of the existing duties on pig lead and lead
ore, and for an increase oil the oIties on
spelter and sheet zinc, and for the encour.
apement Of the sorghum sugar interest by
the maintenance Of the present tariff on
sugar.
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AT PiftsburEh.

PITTSBURGH, September l9.-It IS believed
that manufacturers will sign the scale and
resume at once. A conference OF manu-
facturers and a committee Of the Amalga-
mated Association will take place to-mor-
row morning, at which the scale will be Of
fered to the former.
The strike lasted 116 days and it is esti-
mated that the cost to men in wages was
between $S,OOO,OOO and Sl0OO0,OOO, while
that to the manufacturers is only con-
ipCture
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Another Dodge 10 Catch the Gra.s.-s.

WASHINGTON, September la--For two
weeks pest the Po"toflice Depa-. uent has
been in receip. OF letters from Western
postmssters statirg that irr-pers had been
victirkcd by man advertising new amber
wheat for sa'e for planting purposes: The
adyertiser disappeared before postoffice au.
tborities could issue any order in the prem.
iscs. The various pos,n,giers have been
directed to return 10 sendcrs any registered
letters directed To them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-20

The Democrats of the Second Congressional
district have nominated Lewis Parker for
Congress.
CNcISEATr, September 19-Serator G,
H. Pendletnn presided to-day at tkc Demo.
cratic county convention, but he m.de no
speech touching on the issues of the cam
paign; neither did the convention adopt
any platform. 81. !
HUNTINGTON, Va, September lathe
Regular Republicans have Ienominated
II. G. Fisher for Congress. The Indepen-
dents nominated j. Irwin White.
PITTsIUECT, Sertcmber 19.-Hon. James
n. Hopkins was to-day nominated by the
Democrats for Congress in the Twenty
second district. No nomination wss made
in the Twenty-thiTd district.
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He ni,nheYcn Orders.

GrEENFIELD, Mass, September ia
,ollision b. twr en- IRE -ht traius on the New
Haven and Northampton roId, to-day,
killed. Conductor Phillips, Brakeman Cur,
tie and Fireman Eg g-lccon. bsdly. smashed
t .e locomotives ano wrecked several cars.
The CONDUCTOR dilobeyed orders, hence the
collision
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A wee. President wanteA.

PARIS, September 1.-The question os
II ofifyine the present Constitution of
France 20 IS 70 admit election VI q vlca'
president Of the Republic, will, II 10 said be
introd uccd at the rext tsssion OF theCham.
bers. II is believed that President Grevy
strongly urges the creation OF the office,
and Ras expressed preference for NJ. DE
Freycinet for the position In the event oil
favorable &C ion by TIE Cham bers.