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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
A FORTUNE LOST
At the Oil Wells Greasy and Un-
certain Mouth.
A Broker ParaIyzed by a Female Operator
A Falling Market and a Big
Damage Suit.

BRADFoRD, August 3l.-A well.rouuded
and petite figure, always clad in black, with
large brown eyes, clear cut and regular
features, and small and well-shaped hands,
help to make Mrs. Maria A. Harm, OF this
city, attractive. She has achieved repu-
tation as speculator in petroleum. She
went in too deep, and to extricate herself
has called in
The Aid of the Law.
She is a widow and the mother of two
bright and interesting boys. She engaged
as her broker Col. y. ID. Preston, of the
Bradford Oil Exchange, and delivered to
him duly certified certificates OF deposit
10 the amOunt of about $4,000. The
broker held these certificates, he pretends
for security, and pat up the margins him
self. For time fortune smiled on the
woman speCulator. On the first deal she
cleared $500. and on the second S1,3IS. The
broker gave his checks for these amounts
and returned one of the certificates OF de-
posit. Mrs. Harm then wanted to buy
100000 Barrels Of OIL.
Col. Preston's hair began 10 stand on end.
He would not undertake to handle such
bundle. She then proposed to compromise
on 75, 900 barrels and, failing in this, plead
ed for $4,000 barrel lot. The broker was
not to be moved from his purpose. At
that time the oil country was on the verge
of the great Cherry Grove excitement
which, when it came, ruined thousands
and sent the price from Sc cents to 10 cents
a barrel. Col. Preston, after much persua-
sion, consented TO and did purchase 25,OO
barrels of oil for her. and subsequently
5000 barrels were added.
without warning,
Well No GAG, the pioneer OF the Cherry
Grove excitement, was brought in, gush-
ing out thousands OF barrels Of crude day.
The market went to pieces. Mrs. Harm
hung OIL to the oil. Col. Preston became
alarmed. Margins were dally swallowed
up and the market was fairly sinking out
of sight. Every day for two weeks the
broker, according TO his statement, cal led
upon her, and appealed to her to
take the oil out of his hands,
and one day he served a written notice on
her that if the oil Was not taken out of his
hands by a certain day it would be sold by
public sale. The day came, but Mrs Harm
was absent.
The Oil was Sold.
For time the case was allowed to rest. A
few days ago Mrs. Harm sued Col. Preston
for Sc, 400 damages. The case was tried be-
fore arbitrators Mrs. Harm claimed that
she had advanced $4,000 for margins, that
other parties were ready to carry the oil,
and that the broker sold her out before he
had right to. Col. Preston offered no de-
fence.
The arbitrators rendered an award in fa-
vor Of the woman for $24, 600 the sum sued
for being only 81, 400, Mrs. Harms attor.
neys having insisted that she was entitled
to the difference between what the oil cost
and the highest market price ruling be-
tween the day of sale and the time of trial
Mr.. Preston informed correspondent
to-day that the verdict was ridiculous and
that the case would be appealed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
WESTERN UNION WAYS.
President kOrwin Green on the
Witness Stand.
He Thinks the Policy Of the Company in
SccOp.ng in Rival Lines Per-
fectIy Legitimate.

New YORK, August 81. - DR.. Norvin
Green, President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, was again before the
Senate Committee on Education and Labor
to-day. In answer to Senator George
the witness said that when the
strike occurred it would have been
fatal TO the interests Of the COM
pany to have yielded, as 1t would have
been an admission that il would lie in the
power of the operators TO dictate terms
The company
Would Never Consent
to any such conclusion.
Senator George then questioned the
witness as to the sutiiciency Of the wages
paid by the company to telegraph ope-
rators. DIR. Green replied that the relation
SssisYifafIh SsisY lhe 8stFfHclyy by the law OF sup.
ply and demand. The salaries paid were
equitable and Just, and that was proven by
the fact that no other telegraph company
who paid similar wages ever made any
fiiOney.
Senator George-Is II not the policy Of
the Western Union to break up combina.
tions Of its employees organized for the pur-
pose OF securing
An Advance Of Wages.
Witness-.We would not admit the right
Of Il few men to dictate to the many on
what conditions they should work. ] have
the statement OF several OF our employees
that the few who constituted the 10 called
Committee OF "lhe BROTHERHOOD had no
right 20 speak for them.
Senator George--Is, then, it the object OF
the company TO protect the free will Of
their employees
WitneSs-Exactly to the exten. have
mentioned.
Senator George-Do you mean 10 say that
there is no Interior object in your policy
toward those employees who belong TO the
brotherhood outside the benevolent fes.
lures OF their organization
Witness-Ths fact that there were over
300 applications in the Office for employ
ment showed the rank and file had not
Entered Willingly Into the strike.
The witness was asked whether II -YAs
not the policy of the company TO crush out
all rival organizations, and he replied that
the lines purchased by the Western Union
were worth more TO them than 10 the com.
p8nies who sold them.
Question-Is il not the policy OF the
company TO absorb all other lines OF the
country?
Answer-We mean 10 cover the entire
cou Itry--the telegraph business OF the
country. Take, for instance, the Mutual
Union, which was earning 800 00Ca month
and spending IL. We could earn J.; aud
keep most OF it. think there was some
talk Of
Buying Up Opposition Line.,
but advised against buying up any more.
We had t. buy the Mutual Unio, as they
were formidable competitors and controlled
extensive territory. We did not buy up
lines to prevent competition. When lines
were purchased the profit consisted In the
ability OF the Western Union to do the work
OF both with little more than the expense
Of one. The consolidation OF telegraph
companies has not been followed by an
increase OF rates, except in cases when
competition hts brought the rates down
below cost, making an increase OF rates
absolutely necessary. Rates have been
reduced generally.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
MEN OF MUSCLE.
A Talk With Ex-Champion lam
Mace.
His Opinion of PugiIists General Iy-The
Sade- Mitchell Mill 0ff-0ther
Sporting News.

CHICAGO, August 3l.-Jem Mace arrived
in the city last evening with Mr.. Mon.
tague, his manager, and will be the guest
OF 'Parson" Davies for a few days. The
ex.ehampion OF the world is looking hale
and hearty and his ftty-two years sit light.
ly upon him. His hair is little gray, but
his close cropped moustache is black as
ever
"Howare you feeling! You are looking
very well" said a reporter to the pugilist
First rate; never better, replied the
veteran. am weighing 200, and feel
Strong as n Ball."
Certainly from his straight back and shoul-
ders the odds would be against the bull.
You are going to Join Slade, are you
not"'
"Yee, in few days"
"What do you hear from him.
81 just had dispatch saying that he
was in first rate trim"
"What do you think of Mitchell?'
"He is good one. a clever sparrer, but
don't think he is heavy enough for
Slade. You see," said the veteran, giving
hitch to the chain OF his pug dog, which
was fastened to his chair back, "Slade is
Very Clever Wrestler,
and much quicker than people give him
credit for being. Sullivan tried Slade out
of condition and Mitchell in condition,
and he says Slade is the best man OF the
two. / know Sullivan is putting up his
money on Slade."
Has the lighting ground been ixed?"
Not definitely. We will not know for
few days yet
"Is there any chance of the light taking
place in Mexico"
at may be in Colorado, or the Indian
Territory. We hardly know yet"
Throughout the evening crowds Of the
champions friends and
r Host ns S---snE .u~n
flocked in and out OF DAVIS place to eX-
change greetings with or even get glance
at Mace. Behind the bar were strung the
hard hitter's trophies OF victory, one of
them being the belt Heenan aud Sayers
fought for twenty.three years ago, and
which Mace subsequently won from
Heenan. Another is solid silver, six inches
wide, with Mace and other figures inIrelief,
which he won in lHG0 as champion middle
weight OF England. Ohe is solid gold, pre-
sented by Australian friends and admirers
to the champion of the world, and besides
these are the illustrated Sporting News
belt, which he took as champion Uf Eng.
land in 1866, and
The New American Belt.
presented in 1870 by New York friends.
"What are you going to do with Mr..
Mace" was asked of Parson Davies. You
cannot show here"
mo; we shall not try. The remainder
of Mr.. Mace's combination will he here in
the morning. | shall take them to st. Paul,
and show there in Market Hall Monday
night, and at Minneapolis Tuesday night.
Then Mace will go from there 10 Atchison
and finish up Slsde's training, and have
him in good trim by September H."
Tonight Mace received a telegram from
Harry Hill, of New York, the stake holder,
asking il the fight was off. Mace tele-
graphed reply that he regretted to say
slCh was the case. Mace says Slade will
iuin him in Minneapolis Sunday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
A Bad Man AssassInated.

ST. LOUIs, August 3l.-Mack Marsden,
who in the past year or two has earned
great deal OF notoriety in Jefferson coun-
ty, this State, as a thief, murderer and
generally bad man, while driving along
road near the town of Antonio in spring
wagon yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Allen Hensley, was fired at from an
ambush and instantly killed and Hensley
mortally wounded. Jas. and ThOS. Mass
ard John Marsden were arrested last night
on suspicion of having done the shooting,
but it is not certainly known whether they
are guilty or not. A very strong feeling
hes existed against Marsden for long time
past and his lie has been several times
threatened
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
EIGHTY LIVES LOST
In a Terrific Gale on the New Found
land Banks-One Hundred Fishing
RORfs SRamppd.

land BanhS-One Hundred Fishing
Boats Swamped.
NLw YORK, August 3l.-A st. Johns, n.
F., special says; The feet OF United States
fishing vessels which arrived here last
night, report a violent storm on the Great
BaIk on Sunday last. The gale rose from
the eastward at s \. NJ, when hundreds OF
dories were away from the vessels over
hauling travis. Capt. Hitler reports scores
Of dories turned up side down and that the
wrecksge was strewn in every direction
along his track coming westward. One
French banker lost four dOries and all their
crew. 1t is computed from all sources OF
information that one hundred dories and
eighty men were lost in the storm. Most
of the dories were swept by the waves from
the schooner's decks and the remainder
collapsed in the sea.
At the time the gale sprung up there
were, it is assumed, 1000 dorieS away at
their travis, and it will be fortunate il the
extent of the disaster 10 the great bank
fleet is circumscrihsd within this report.
American Vessels Wrecked.
A telegram from Cow Bay, Cape eton
reports that the gale was fearful there.
The American brig Atlas and the schoon-
ers Edward johnson and Volunteer were
driven ashore, and all except the Edward
Johnson are probably total wrecks. The
Volunteer, which was laden with coal, had
her bottom knocked out. The schooner
Ripple, with. 200 quintals Of fish, sunk in
her dock. Other smaller crafts were
wrecked, but no lives lost.
Mondays Gale.
HALIFAX, August 3l.-Late intelligence
of the effects Of Wednesday nights storm
around the cost of Nova Scotia shows the
damage to tine shipping to be quite exten.
sive. Ten schOoners were driven ashore.
Some were completely wrecked and others
badly damaged The fury OF the gale was
terrific. The towers of the new Catholic
church at Cape Breton was carried away
and large wooden building moved from
its foundation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01

THE OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING.
Business Quietly Flowing With q Full
Tide Through It's Accustomed Chan


mel.
New YORK, August 3l.-In their weekl y
report, R, G Dun & Co. say that the busi-
ness of the country is flowing with pret-
ty full tide through its accustomed chan
nels as indicated by the steadiness with
which the figures showing the bank e1-
changes at the chief cities are maintlined.
With a depression in several prominent
branches of trade and only moderate &C
tivity in most departments of speculation,
it is rather surprising than otherwise that
these figures do not show a marked decline.
The trade Of the week has presented no
new features. In dry goods there is moder
ate activity though prices are very low
an consequence Of over production. Grain,
tptayisions, cotton and petroleum have all
,declipSd more or less, but the reductions
IN yg56es on the whole, have not been
Ilarge. The stock market has continued
j weak apd dull, the expected activity after
THE recent collapse having apparently been
postponed, though there is reported to be
steady buFipg for investment Of good Sc
furities thatare now very cheap. Money
Is still easy,aep the banks continue to re-.
Bort large 6ERlus. In speculative cir
fses activity ~ been wanting. bat so far
~ Sle6it tfsaate. .frad4 ia eoncerne6th the outlook
continues TO be encOQragilR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
A RICH FIND.
An Extensive Cavern Discovered Re-
meath At. LOuiS.

An Extensive Cavern Discovered Re.
meath 90. Loais.
ST.. LOUIS, August Sl,-While some work.
men were engaged last night in digging Q
foundation at No. ll06 Collins street. they
discovered an underground cavern, whose
walls and ceiling were braced with timbers,
evidently OF great age. The floor was OF
solid rocks and along it soon crept O perty
Of exploration, whs, proceeding in q
straight line east for about fifty feet, came
TO an angle and followed
Another Arm or the Cave
which pointed towards Carr street Be.
yond the turn was another and smaller
opening, which they entered and walked
on for some distance, when they came to
another turn, pointing north. This turn
ing was about seventy.five feet long and at
the end OF that distance the cave again
turned east In their explorations the
party came upon several relics Of
Undoubted Histortcal VALVE.
smong them an Indian bow, q flint lock,
some pottery and q small brass or copper
box containing five parchment docu ments
neatly folded and written partly in French
and partly in Spanish. To-day the place
was closed to the public in order that local
scientists may have an opportunity of
making In official Investigation OF its con.
tents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
THEloHIo RIVER ROAD.
The Legal Proceedings at an End, ara
the work OF Construction to Begin g
Special -to-Ae Register.


Special -tO-te Register.
PARKERsBURG, W. VAA August 3l.-Ths
Injunction cases against the Ohio Rive
Railroad Company were disposed Of bt
Judge Jackson to-day. The plaintiffs, Net
ly and Dolan, were required to give bond
in the sum of ive and four thousand doif
lars, respectively, before the injunction
shall take effect. Fhe court also ordered
that the effect of the order of injunction be
suspended upon the railroad company exc
cutting counter bond in the same amounts
to indemnify the plaintiffs for any damage
they may show themselves entitled in any
proper proceedings on the law side OF the
court against the defendants by reason OF
the company laying it's track on Second
street, or the occupancy of the same by said
company for railroad purposes The com
pany promptly furnished the requisite
bond and will proceed tomorrow to lay
track from the Baltimore and Ohio switch
down Second street to the main line on the
river bank. A locomotive with construc.
ton cars will arrive tomorrow, and Mon
day will start in the direction of Wheel
ing. The event is looked forward to with
renewed interest by our UltiSens.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01

and her mothers shame. She disappeared
on Saturday and was found in Baltimore
with some friends.
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POLITICAL AND GENERAL.
ohio Politicians AT the Capital-Im.
proved Railway Postal Service

ohio Politicians at the Capifal-Im.
proved Railway Postal Service
Notes
WASHINGTON, August 31.-Thereis con-
siderable Ohio politics in the Washington
atmosphere Just now. The visiting Demo.
cratic politicians appear to be trying to
offset the Republican boom by extrayagant
stories of Hoadlys popularity. Several
prominent Ohio Democrats are here. Con-
gresham Follett, ex.Congressman John 2.
LeedOm, and John G. Thompson. L"edom
is rival of Thompson for Sergeant-at-
Arms for the next House. Both men
claim the Ohio delegation for the place,
and both claim the State OF Ohio for the
Democrats by large majority. From the
most trustworthy accounts received here
both men will get left on both their claims.
The Postal Service.
Superintendent Thompson, of the rail-
way mail service, has ordered the establish
ment Of new line of postal cars on the
Pennsylvania railroad between New York.
pittsburgh, Indianapolis and st. Louis, the
cars TO begin running Saturday, September
lst. Leaving New York at 6 P NJ, the postal
car will arrive at st. Louis on the morning
of the second day at 7:30 O'Clock.
Notes.
A dispstch from Pensacola says: mo
new cases Of fever and no deaths in the
ward. The marines are reported vel"
Treasurer Wyman to-day mailed ll,9S
checks for g, ,l63, ,0l9, representing the in
terest due September lst on the registered
four and one-half per cents.
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where Danger Lies.

LONDON, August 3l.-The Cologne Ga
zette, commenting on the answer OF Count
De Pans and the Duke De CHARTERS to the
Grand Duke OF Mecklenburg Schwerin's
letter of coincidence on the death OF Cham
b, ri, SAYS the Princes objected to being
remit ded that their mother was German,
al expressed their wish 10 break off the
German connection, as they feared it might
interfere with their political intrigues. The
House of Mecklenburg Schwerin willingly
complied with the wish of the French roy
al pretenders The Gazette .intimates that
this fanatical hatred of Germany will be
a source OF darger to Germany and the
peace of Europe in case of the restoration
of monarchy in France.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
The Week I'm Business Circles.

New YORK, August 3l.-The business
failures throughout the United States and
Csnada as reported to New York number
for the seven days ending with the 3lst,
lSG. as compared with los last week sho W.
ing an increase of 81, distributed as follows
New England, %; Middle States, 26; South.
eru, 81; Western, 50; Pacific States and
Territories, 22; Canada and provinces, IS;
New York City, l.
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John sherman on Change 1T Cincin-

CINCINNATI, August 3l.-Hon. John Sher
man was introduced on Change TO day aud
made a brief address, speaking of the
boupteous crops as the basis of all wealth,
and as encouragement to business. Re-
ferring to railroad failures, he said over
production had checked the income paying
power Of some, but, in his opinion, this
would be rectltied in two or three years.
Concluding, he referred to his action in the
Senate of relief to holders of bonded
Whiskey. lie said he favored no abatement
of taxes, but would not vote for course
that amount to cOnfiscatiou. In this mat
ter, he looked upon whiskey as property
entitled to the same protection as any
prODerty,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
YESTERDAYS SUSPENSIONS.
HnrE Eight Years After Being Sem
fenced.

New ORLEANS, August 3l.-A Times
Democrat St. Joseph, La, special says Esau
Smith, colored was hanged to day within
the walls Of the Jail for the murder of Essu
McCap. He was convicted of murder at
he October term in 1875 and sentenced to
he hung. Soon after he broke Jail and had
been at large till June last. Since his re-
Incarceration he made several attempts to
ol esk Jail, succeeding once and made his
way half mile before being recaptured.
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A FAMOUS FRAUD.
A SwindIsr Gets a Dose Of His Own
~ Medicine.
CONVICTED ON OVER 700 CHARGES
And Fined Twenty Dollars on Every Count
A Schemer Whose Plans, ThOug h
CunningIy Devised, Failed
MiserabIy.

FREDERICK, MD, August 3l.-Dr. Harrl-
son Wagner, the champion litigant, against
whom 7O3 attachments we're issued on Fri
day last by the Chief Judge OF this district
for contempt Of court in renewing action
on 7O3 judgment for sos each against the
Adams Express Company, the execution
Of which had been enjoined by the Circuit
and Appellate Courts, was tried here TO-
day and convicted on
Each and Every Charge.
The court room was filled with deeply in
terested spectators many of whom were
victims OF the REsonsrS PSC%,,ST .aStSS sShT nasr
Washington on Sunday afternoon.
During the proceedings to-day he stated
that in addition to the cases on which he
was being tried he had at present eight
thousand more judgements for S9S each
against the .Anams Express Company IN
the hands of his counsel in Washington
for suit in the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
In rendering his decision Chief Justice
Rtchie said the testimony presented
scheme OF fraud
SO CunningIy Devised
and carried out with such extraordinary
ingenuity and energy that they were with
out parallel. The Courts sense of justice
and fairness was shocked by their iniquity.
The action OF the prisoner, he said, was
stimulated solely by avarice and cupidity:
In view of the annoyance, vexation and
expense caused the people by this man he
could not but commend them for their
spirit Of patience and fOrbearance.
Nagner's Plan corporations
was entirely original, and has been success
fully carried out in thousands Of instances
all over the country. Settling down in
some community where he was an utter
stranger, he would spend a few days in
casting about for eligible victims, and
when a sufficient number were found,
would calmly and uh blushingly enter snit
against them for some fsncied wrong,
claiming damages in an amount so low as
TO bar the defendent from an appeal to
higher court In nine cases out of ten he
would
Obtain Judgement by Default,
snd the unfortunate victims would be OBJ.
lged to settle the claim with a good bill OF
extrsa in the way OF costs added, without
the privilege of appealing the case. Dur.
ing the past few years he has secured
thousands of magistrates judgements, for
hundreds of thousands of dollars, for mere
fancied wrongs. His exploits in the courts
of this State have made him famous. The
Adams Express Company alone have been
compelled to expend probably several
Thousand dollars in preventing the execu'
ton of the judgements obtained against it
for
No Real Cause Whatever.
The Courts are not through with him
yet, and Wagner will undoubtedly be con-
victed of several hundreds or possibly
thousands of cases which are still hanging
over his head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-01
T.. so.. CIus Their Yssher.

NuwArKTE, August 3l.--Jsmes Collins.
Di The South side was terribly beaten last
uic ht 10y bis two sons, Morris and Timothy.
xLO broke into his house where he and his
recently married wife were sleeping aud
assaulted him with clubs. II seems that
rhr old gen tlsmsn lost his fipt wife . short
time ago and has married . woman very
much younger than himself, causing hts
sons 10 leave home, and they have several
times threatened his life.
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Trouble threatened.

CHICAGO, August 31.-Specials report that
the men in the Great Western mine near
Chrystal Lake, aich., struck Saturday,
owing to the discharge of their foreman
and that the men are turbulent and threat
ening. The sheriff al Marquette has been
telegraphed for.