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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-12-26
SPORTING.
Chicken CoRtcsts About the smoky
city.

Chicken Contests Ab0ut tne SMOKY
city.
PITTsBURG, December pa small but
very interesting cooking main occurred
this morning n the near vicinity Of Home
wood, on the pennsylvania railroad. Some
time ago the parties interested, who were
the possessors of several good chickens,
made the present match. 1t was four
pair fight for purse OF $3.50. The birds
were represented by their followers from
Pittsburg on theone hand, and the neigh
borhood of tonnellsville on the other.
Although nota large attendance from the
fact that it was a private affair, bat those
who did not put in an appearances and bad
the private tip" bet freely on their differ.
ent fayorites. The cooking pit had been
erected several days, and at nine O'Clock
this forenoon The first brace of birds after
undergoing tie preliminary of being
trimmed and satfed, were dropped into the
pit. II wa wal an evenly contested tight
for five rounS, when the Pittsburgh bird
downed the ather, and the victory was
complete, although the main as TO the
stakes was declared q draG. The Pitts
burgh cockrs carried away the most money,
having wagere4 and won heavily.
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DUKES CRIME.
Hints to q Solution OF the Mystery-In-
famous Underhand Work.

UNIoNTowS, Pa, December 25.-The citi-
zens of this place are still aghast at the
Dukes-Nutt tragedy which occurred yester
day. Dukes still maintains his silence.
When confronted by reporters and the
family of the deceased he appeared deter
mined and would say nothing. From
particular friend OF Dukes it is learned
that he states that Miss Lizzie Mutt, daugh-
ter OF the deceased, is enc:ente, but that he
is guiltless in the matter. 1t appears that
for some time past Dukes has been
paying attention to Miss Mutt against
the wishes of her father. For some
months past anonymous letters have been
received by Miss Mutt, these rejecting
strongly upon her good name. Not long
since one Of these
Letters Was Dropped
at the gate of the Mutt mansion. One
theory is that some one wishing to gain
Miss Nuts affections, dropped the letters
to supplant Dukes. Another is that Mr..
Mutt believed Dukes to be the author of
the epistles hence the difficulty. All that
can be got in reference to the first cause is
mere con niecture, as the friends of both
parties refuse to speak. Opinion in this
place is divided, and it seems that each one
supposed to know the bottom facts has his
own theory to support. 1t is given on
good authority that Breckenridge, when
asked about the letters said: 81 will have
to show them soon enough" Mrs. Mutt,
wife of the deceased, is continually using
the expression:
"ThOse Terrible Letters"
She is in such a condition that her life is
despaired Of The daughter is also much
Frustrated. Breckenridge holds possession
of the letter. 1t is said that he has them
locked up in the bank vault. Dukes passed
a restless night and it is stated that he is
quite repentant, and wishes that he had
been shot. Some state that he purchased
the fatal weapon five weeks ago. The ru-
mors reacting upon Miss Nuts character
are offset by the fact that hitherto she has
borne an unblemished character and was
regarded as pure girl. Her position in
society was the highest, and that OF Mr.
Mutt was about the same. c. T.. Boyle,
ESQ.,, has been engaged for the defense. II
is said that Dukes claims 10 have received
threatening letters from Mutt, aud IL is APP
parent that the recontTe was expected by
Dukes The funeral OF Nut will take
place tomorrow under the auspices Ot the
Free Masons.
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A ne6ieal Curiosity.

n. rvoxr,IxE. o., December Ssh
Z Y6Scr who has just died at the In
I ~ here was medical curiosity. \
/, n,oTtea examination develops ne
4 ,bst his intestines we're m9ruhN l;
- found completely impartei
3 al kinds Of foreign substance
,1slye wears anterior to his
Re Fc would eat anything th!t
corrd possibly cram down bis
!. He first c3mme9esd eau, eating IN, tae
."i sheefs OF it. until it became
II l.rx TO 20 cover the wall With sheet-iron.
!" 5sr of times he was found nearly y
$50, -. I'M bis mouth, which would lie
ia . siris a yard or two long !',1s3 when
out. In his bowels %1re re, 4 Irin1 ~ =
=. f,sp,usatinn snd m9rjiticat'pn.
-. s:ck PEKrxA Is the gSsai.'S; bless
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RIOT ON A TRAIN.
Clubs, Firearms and Miscellaneous
weapons Used.

weapons tseu.
WASHINGTON, IND, December 25.-A des-
perate and deadly fight occurred at Mont
gomery, seven miles east OF this city, on
Saturday, between Cannelburg miners and
the Hunter family. The fight commenced
on the Ohio & Mississippi east-bound &C
commodation, and the coaches in which the
men fought were badly damaged. At
ter leaving the train at Montgom-
cry the battle was renewed, fire.
arms, clubs and rocks being freely
used. Not less than twenty-five men were
engaged in the riot. Frank Hunters skull
is fractured, and he is also shot, and will
die. John Hunter is badly wounded, pro-
baby fatally. Charles Hunter is seriously
hurt, Lyman Carrico, John Connaughton,
Ike Cassidy and Ed. Blundon, miners, are
also reported injured in the riot. Sheriff
Ward left this city last night with deputies
to keep the peace. The riot grew out
of the mine troubles at Cannelburg.
Six members of the Knights OF
Labor, all of whom are charged
with intimidatiug the men sent to work in
the mines at Cannelburg, have been arrest
ed. Under the law in this State person
guilty of intimidating another is liable to
a fine OF $780, to which may be added i'm.
prisonment in the county 1aff for 8 period
not exceeding three months. There is con-
siderable excitement among the miners,
and the Cannelburg works are again under
the guard of deputy sheriffs. The Buckeye
Camel Coal company have purchased two
mining machines with which to dig coal at
Cannelburg, and this will effectually dis
pense with nearly all Of the men.
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OMlNOUS SIGNS.
Talking OfPeace While Getting Ready
For War.


LONDON, December 25.-From all sides
there come declarations of pacific and ami
cable purport. The Russian press is most
courteous and friendly to its contempo-
raries in Berlin; the latter are full OF
suave explanations and expressions OF
good will, while from Vienna there are
heard only surprise and regret that the
attitude of any European power should be
so unworthily construed, as to mean that
its intentions were warlike. Side by side
with these peaceful protestations are re-
ports of the most energetic military prep.
erations on the part OF all three countries.
1t becomes apparent that for a long time
no effort has been spared to strengthen
fortresses, to double track existing rail-
roads, to build new ones, and to move
troops. Russia has en- immense army,
which is already practically in the field,
because her movements are naturally con-
spicuous, while Germany and Austria
have in readiness theiros' :
Two Millions OF BayOnets.
It all looks very like war, and the Christ
mas season in the Christian capitols Of Eu-
rope is overshadowed by a dread OF i'm
pending evil which the sophistry Of otii-
Cial organs cannot altogether dispel. In
the genuine obscurity, however, 1t can be
discovered that there is no disguise of the
Russian intentions so far as Austria is con-
cerned. In that quarter, at least, there is
nothing but impl acable hostility. and only
the German alliance has heretofore retard-
ed an outbreak. The German Chancellor
awaited the definition of Epglands policy
in Egypt to declare Germany's position,
and il was at once apparent that England
must incline to Germany or abandon her
pIetensions' in Egypt, an understanding
which has served to widen her
Breach with France,
but to put her more at ease in respect to
the inevitable reopcning OF the Eastern
question. For country so loaded down
with a military system as Germany is,
peace of ten years duration is exhausting
Austria needs peace to consolidate her EN-
pire, Russia needs a war in order that the
Car NAV be bepeaceably crowned. All three
need money more than they need anything
else. There is nothing in the situation
pointing to an immediate rupture, but it
is impossible to survey great powers armed
TO the teeth, drawn up, growing and snarl-
ing at each b;her, and not feel that the
usual results must ensue-that either they
must dismember each other or dismember
somebody else; and when the two hostile
camps into which Europe is gradually re-
solving itself shall have settled their diff
ferences, it will probably be found that the
settlement has been effected at the expense
of the unfortunate Ottoman empire. Never
did dissolution so plainly threaten the
Sick Man" as at present.
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A JEANETTE SURVIVOR
Lsais Aerss Gsvss m apa,sss -
DeI-0ag.

Lsais Aesss Gsvss m 0panssa -
.r De1>oag.
CLEvELAsp. December 2a.-Louis Nsrost
one OF the Inflated Jeanette sxpsdition.
is In Cleveland, visiting bis sistsr. kn a.
w. Train, at No. i,299 Euolid sysnuA He
has almost entirely rscosersd from the
effects Of bis terrible suffering IN The
Eilds Of Siberia, and looks 70 b 8 healty,
robust man. He came bsre from Wsshins.
ton, where he has ben before tbs Jean
netts investigating Committee. In regard
70 the charges msde By DR.. Collins A9sinst
ueuienant DelIons, hs nys he believes
being, In his opinion, strict bat JUST msn,
and bavs and expsrisncsd sM0s. He
does not thing the 3assss can b sustain.
ed. He believes EsEineef hsaytlls DID Al
be could 70 save DeLonE'g party. ~.
Eoros will remainder soms tins With his.
sister, whom be has not sssa befoes N
twenty yesra. ..r.
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Claiming FOuI.

ST. LOUIS, December 25.-The st. Louis
club threaten to Withdraw from the Ameri-
can Association of base basil players un
less at the conference of the two organiza.
tiops their claims on certain Of the League
players are respected or the League ignored
entirely. This threat IS the result OF the
refusal of Whitney, of the Bostons, and
Radbourne and Denny, OF Providende, TO
fulfill The contracts they made with s.
Louis II the League will not release these
players then the St. Louis club will have
rothing to do with that organization.
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THE PASSION PLAY.
An Interview with Hr. 0'Neil who Im.
personated the SAVIOR.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, December 25.-Mr. Jas.
O'Neil, the actor whosimpersonated the sa-
vior when the Passion Play was produced
in the Grand Opera House at San Francis
co, was interviewed as to his experience at
the first production of the play in this
country:
Mr.. O'Neil said-"When I saw I was
booked as Jesus Christ was simply dumb
founded. / thought Of asking release from
my engagement, but atterward, when
threats were made against the managers
that the courts would prevent the produc-
ton of the play determined to go on. Suf.
flee il to say, that Notwithstanding the pro-
tests for the play were perfected, and on the
night of its first presentation it was greeted
by a large audience. As the play proceed ed
the people gazed in silence, and not whis
per came from the vast throng of seats be-
fore US. The play was evidently not what
the people had expected, and when the
Angel Choruses
came floating through the air, mysterious
'ly pouring down their sweet strains from
the hidden recesses OF the stage, many in
voluntarily fell on their knees and bowed
their heads in prayer. The effect OF this
play was indescribable, and for three weeks
the audience kept increasing in size, de-
spite the denunciations of the press and
clergy, and, had n@ the authorities inter.
fered, I believe we might have played it
for an entire season in San Francisco.
am sure that the play when produced in
New York will be great success, viewed
from both a moral and financial stand
point. The prejudice, at first so strong,
will die out, and the play will be patron
lied by the Christians of the country. The
only thing that will be against it is the
fact that amateurs have been selected to
produce it. Should the persons who are
mostly to appear for the first time on the
stage
Become Frightened
and get stuck on their lines it would have
a tendency to turn the whole play, which
has for its object the moral improvement
of our people, into farce, which would be
far from desirable. Talk about people be-
ing prejudiced. Are not our people preju-
diced against leg sbows-and yet they all
turn cut to see them? think / would be
far better to have the immoral exhibitions
of the present day done away with, and
such as the Passion Play put forward and
i see no reason in the world why 1T cannot
be done. The American people, after they
see the Passion Play, will realize the good
results that it is certain to bring about. L
tell you, sir, when it is produced as they
now contemplate, provided professional
performers are selected, the Passion Play
will be grand success all over the world.
l am a strict Catholic, and a regular at.
tendant of that Church, and in spite Of all
that has been said against the Passion Play
/ would willingly undertake the part Of the
Savior again, were not that my arrange.
ments are such as to render its assump-
tion at this day entirely out Of the ques-
tionu
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We D,dn.t whip the Teacher.

C.NRRIpeE, O., December "a school
teacher named Frazier-no relation to w.
c. Frazier, who killed two Of his pupils las:
week~had difficulty with the father OF
one of his pupils, the other day, in Aeiss
township, Muskingum county, just across
the Guernsey line. The man came to the
school house to whip the teacher, but,
going for wool, he was shorn. In other
words he received a terrible beating from
the teacher. The school teacher seems to
be ON top so far this season. -
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Horrible Death oran Aged Lady.

WASHINGTON, December 25.-Mary limo
thy, 81 years Of age, met with a frightful
death yesterday. She lived with her two
children in an attic at $50 Collins street.
They went out, and the old lady sat down
by an open fire and fell asleep. Sparks
the neighbors, who heard her screams, APP
peared her clothing was all on fire, and
She was literally roasted to death, When
the children returned home they were told
their mother was dead and that her body
was in the mOrgue,
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H..''.ss.. ..nrr:....s:A-ss.'s.-

HasytsgsSs - - PressesssA-nswsDa~
Hsss % - 1aeee4.
DupLIs, Dessnbsf 8.-Tbs eovsyunDut
has ordered tbe peosseatioa a Hanington,
secretary Of Ne organising connittee of
the Irish NMlioasl League, fos Q speeeh Dc.
liversd By him st snsetinS n AsIisear
on Nonds1. Ha ~ he 11Se psuspeeoas
farfns. ISast b te,d thst v t6g ~ Det
,ss,. s.,: 4. :ss - =: s's s z S
labor ssitskion dffeetsd aUsisss thea.
Prossssiloa is psndise aesipst tbe prop.
rieton Of The ysrious psovseiat toornsis
for sr fislDs fpcitinG syfmA
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A Ainrular Accident.

PrrrsRrRG, December 2J.--w. y. Mur-
doch. bookkeeper OF the Seventh Avenue
Hotel, received injuries on Saturday. after.
noon which will probably prove fatal. He
and his son Robert were walking together
along the pavement In front Of the hotel
on Liberty street, and had just turned into
Seventh avenue when one OF the large fla9.
stones I'm the pavement broke In the center
and let them fall into the basement The
stone was ten feet long, four feet wide and
eight inches thick. A section Of II struck
several ribs from the breast bono and In.
fiicting internal injuries from which there
10 hardly sny probability OF recovery.
Robert Murdoch was also hurt, but not 20
seriously as his father. The latter 10 lying
at the hotel ~
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Deathef N. o. Junkin. ESQ.

DVtVFtII r1IFEI'N1RN'' 70 WV ~ '0'S'E
SrEuBExv1IiE, o., December 25.-Last
night at O'Clock, Hon. N. o. Junkin, an
old and prominent citizen of this city,
breathed his last, aged 81 years. he had
been IN i'll heatL for some time. Mr.. Jun
kin was formerly Mayor of steubenville,
and Justice fthe Peace for the township.
He was a Lieutenant in the Mexican war,
and from time TO time held many posi-
tiups Of trust md honor.
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APredietion 70 be FuIniled.

NEW YORK, December 25.-AleI Jeffer.
son, the negro murderer, of Brooklyn,
when he to-day learned that his brother
was in the hospital, expressed wish to
get near enough to kill him. Celestial
(the brotberl. said he would like to kill
Alexander. Jefferson stated that he had
borrowed a gun. ground his knife, and
fixed ON a hiding place = week before he
committed the crime. His fathers pre-
diction that he would be hanged is about to
become trpe, he says.
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A Terror.

CoLuNBUs,o., December 25.-In the south
eastern part of the city there lives terror
named Coney SeibeL Saturday evening he
was in Fischer's saloon, at the corner OF
Parsons and Livingston avenues, drunk,
and asked David Hildebrand TO treat,
which the latter declined to do. Shortly
afteryard Hildebrsnd stepped out OF the
saloon 10 go home. when Seibel jumped
on him with a knife and stabbed Hide
brsnd twice, once on either side OF the
face, producing two very ugly and dan
gerous wounds Hildebrsnd was taken
home and yesterday evening his physi-
clan reports him in a serious condition.
Seibel made himself scarce, bot turned up
this afternoon at George Youngerts sa-
loon, opposite the scene OF the trouble.
There he, with some others, again got into
trouble with the har-keeper, whereupon
they went out into the street and stoned
the place, breaking in the windows and
doors. About twenty years ago SeibePs
father was engaged in row in which Q
man was killed. Seibel broke jail and got
as far as Alum Creek, when the officers In
pursuit got so close after him that escape
was impossible. He stopped On the riyer
bank, pulled q pistol. shot himself through
the head, and fell over into the water dead
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McKEnpoET, December 25.-A serious
shooting aifray occurred at this place Last
evening. The particulars are. as foll0ws:
A man named Painter, a clerk for Harris
Bros, brick contractors, In McKeesport,
was intoxicated and went 10 the house OF .
man named McNeill and asked for anotb or
man named Ellis, agaist whom he had an
old grudge. Mcneil said be was not there.
Painter called McNeill . liar and pulled
NeGinnis, Interfered, and In the scuffie
Painter shot through Mc6innis .lsgs, and
the ball stfuck McSeill In tbs thigh. On
Ger shalienbsrger arrested Painter. Mcf
Neill's injuries are serious, bat not dam
Rerous.
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Liberated Her Hssba,a.

CINCINNATI, December 25.-The Gazette's
Bedford, Ind, special says: Mrs. Bell OBJ
tanned permission Of Mrs. Owens. the
jaiIer's wife, talk in the corridor with her
husband, who is imprisoned for murder.
joining room got the keys and gave them
to him, with which he made his escape.
Mrs. Owens returned and tried to prevent
his escape, but was held by Mrs. Bell.
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uon..tan.iIihernI.

When the hops in each bottle OF Hop
Bitters tat the present price, sl.23 per lo1
Gust more than bottle Is sold for, besides
tb,. otLer costly medicines, aud the quality
md nriee are kept the same, We think It is
honest and liberal in the proprietors, and
no one should complain, or buy or use
worthless stuff. or cheatin-, bogus intta-
lions because their price is less.
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A StabbinE ARRAY.

Special Dispdtch TO De RegisteT.
PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, December S.-A
serious cutting affray took place here to-
day. John Foley, during quarrel with q
German named Otto Lambert, drew pock-
et.knife and made two bad cuts on the neck
and arm Of the German, and then made his
escape.
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The Na,io.aI Soldiers Reunion.

CoLUNBUs, q. December 25-Jqly "a
hes been fxd as the date for the
beginning of fhe National Soldiers Re:
union 10 be htld here next year. 1t will
probably last al entire week, and it is ex-
pected will brig together all the veteran
organizations d the State, as well as ex-
soldiers from bill parts of the country.
Steps will betaten by the Ohio Department
OF the G. A. r 10 have the reunion OF eH.
prisoners of wat and of all regimental and
other organizations held here at that time.
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WESTERN CRIMES.
strangIing Chiid-Killing q Legal Op-
pOnent.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, December 25.-Near
Berryyille, Carroll county, few days ago,
a colored girl named Rachel Good, gave
birth to an illegiimate child, and the next
day she and her mother were detected
strangling it to death. Both were ar
rested.
In quarrel in a saloon to-day over
business matter that has been in court, +.
H. Robinson (white) suddenly drew Pis.
tol and killed a colored farmer named
Derry Griffin. Robinson was lodged in
iai1
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AHorrible Diseoyery.

GREENCAsrLE, IND, December 25.-Mrs.
NJ. J. Osborne and her son, aged II years,
were found dead in their sleeping apart
ments this morning 1t is gener.
ally supposed the mother poisoned
her son and then committed suicide.
She had been respondent for sometime,
appearance of the bodies they had lain
there about two weeks. She was in good
circumstances
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THE NEW Y0Rk PENAL CODE.
A wsy Of Ey.Aiss fse Lau pssessere1.

A way Of EyaAtDg the Law DssesSesss.
INV YoEx, December 25.-A large pun,<
Der Of persons arrested for y.Ilstioif Of the
pena! code were heard by the Police jus
iices to-day. In conference between
Recorder Smytbe, yudge Gildersiesvs
and Superintendent Walbng, IL was
decided that the evidenes Of The
policeman who purchased dssnt
on Sunday could not operate sssinst the
liquor dealers, the policeman bS 90 ot eas-
chase thereby becoming his aecomplics.
In consequences. all the liquor ssioons may
hereafter ON Sunday sell wikh impnnity.
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shed in his yard. The suicide was particu.
larly horrible as his feet almost touched
the floor Miller had been on . protracted
spree for several weeks and had often
threatened to kill himself He was about
thirty.fiye years Of see and the father OF
several childran
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the new rules to the several tribes at once
and to send nominations for the Judge
ships as soon as possible, so that no time
may be lost in the establishment OF the
new system. -Ea
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A Geussoas RsilroaA.

CHICAGO, December IA novel thing In
rsiI-uad travel was instituted to-day by the
Chicago snd Northwestern road. AL their
patrons leaving here over their through
lines vfre eiyen an elegant Ohristnas din
Tel, yr.l 'ts co='! ,!T.tg:Se ct Zoe Rad.
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LUDLOW, W., December 25-J. Barrstt,
grocer, G. g. Wheldon. hardware, u. J.
Stowe, jeweler, aud one or two business
places and tenements were burned. Loss
heavy for the town.
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Bos1os, Mass, DeceIAber al W.
Pond, of Worcester, sent ts the Concord
Stste prison, March % for ten ysars Tor
forgery and embczzlement, was pardoned
to-day. with the customary reduction OF
time for good behavior. He wss met -
the prison by friends and Immediately
taken to Worcester. He was, st the tiHe
of his arrest, State Senator, and one OF the
most prominent men In Worcester.