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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-05
ROMANCE OF A PEER.

Lord Congleton, who died recently,
says London Life, was man of marked
eccentricity of manner, but his blunt
speech and brusqueness of manner Gov
cred a warm and kindly heart. He was
an ardent supporter of the sect known
as '' Plymouth Brethren" and it was his
devotion to this peculiar form of wor-
ship that involved him in rather a
strange match. While travelling in
Persia with a friend, he succeeded in
converting an Armenian lady, Nine.
Lazar, a widow of an Armenian mer-
chant, to belief in this peculiar form
of worship. Converting her was COM
paratively simple business, but then
arose the question, "What is to be done
next? Propriety forbade that these two
guileless gentlemen should travel about
accompanied by handsome widow;
while, were she left behind, her heather
relations would make short work of her
or her Christianity. For the sake of
her soul she must not be left, so one of
them must marry her It was agreed
that, after the manner of the Scriptures
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
Thrown Ont OF Work.

NEW YORK, February "a private meet.
ing of the rubber manufactures was held at
the Astor House, yesterday, at which w re
present fifteen representatives OF the lead
ing rubber companies of the United States.
The convention discussed the question Of
the ACCESSIBILITY Of forming q consolidated
rubber manufacturing company to include
all the best companies in the country, and
after discussing subject in all its points,
decided to leave the matter to committee
of six manufacturers, who will
make report at the next meeting.
In accordance with the agreement made
last month number OF companies will
close their factories to.morro1 and throw at
least 5000 persons out OF employment.
The reason for this action is the high price
of crude rubber, which manufacturers
claim is due to the operations of cliques
working toward speculative ends. Manu-
facturerS would be willing to pay advanced
prices for crude rubber if they could get
correspondingly advanced figures for their
goods.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
A MISSOURI MOB.
The War Carried Into Africa BY the
Sheriff and Ills 0eputies-A Mother
Trades hef Dead Babe for
Shawl
THE BUYER FEEDS IT TO BEARS.

KANSAS CRY. February 9-Ths nmeS
Paola, Kansas, special says: "Wednesday
night about eleven o'clock, Maud Ben
nings, little colored girl nine years old.
was found lying upon the ground In the
suburbs Of the city insensible. stripped
of most Of her clothing, bruised and man.
gled in terrible manner, and evidently tbs
victim Of hellish crime. The child's arms
and legs were frossn stiff. About II
o'clock Yesterday she became conscious,
and told the story Of the hendish treatment
which she had suffered. She had been
sent upon IN errrand In the evening, and
returned about 8 o'clock, whom che was
seifed by Henry Smith, . notorious negro,
carried to the stable, ehoked and ravished.
upon the street, ana apparently left foe
dead. Smith was arrested and sent TO jsll.
The child's father, procuring Q shot gun,
followed and attempted.
N sheet The PissA.
but was prevented BY the bystandsrA About
IL o'clock last night an excited crowd,
chiefly OF colored men, some In masks
gathered at the Jail and demanded the
emergency and warned them away, but the
clamorous throns pushed forward and
forced open the door OF the building. The
Sheriff struck the foremost man over the
head, then the mob opened Are, to which tho
sheriff and his deputies replied and general
fusilade ensued. The front windows and
doors Of the building were perforated With
shot Ed. Long, . son OF the Sheriff, re-
ceived Q bucksbot wound In the arm. Jas.
McGrew, colored. was shot through ths
head and instantly killed. TSo other ool.
ored men received serious wounds, aud
several others were slightly injured.
The mob then retreated. and without
further effort to obtain possession Of the
prisoner, dispersed. The Sheriff Was sup.
ported by three or four deputies during
Iha Gpht
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
SENATE.
Remonstranee-PIlot Fees-The Tariff
Bill.


WASHINGTON, February "A remon-
STRANGE was presented against placing lum-
ber on the free list. 1t states that 500, ,00O, :
eco are invested, and | 200 900 men employ
ed in the lumber business.
The bills to relieve ships and other YES
sells from compulsory pilot fees were re-
ported fsyorably.
Mr.. EdmundS reported favorably the
joint resolution providing for the termina-
tion of the fisheries articles of the Wash
ington treaty.
Mr.. Ferry moved to take up the Post
Route bill. Lost by vote of q ayes to SO
noes.
The Tariff bill was then taken up. Mr.
Bayard's amendment was adopted so as to
make the mineral water paragraph of the
free list read: Mineral water, all not arti-
ficial, together with the bottles or Jugs in
which the same are impOred."
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported amendments reducing the
ad valorem duty on all carpets enumerated
in the wool schedule, except hemp or lute
csrpeting, carpets and csrpetings OF wool,
fax or cotton, or parts Of either, or other
material not otherwise herein specified
from 3j TO 80 per cent. The amendments
were agreed to on the motion to advance
the duty on carpets and carpet!ng omitted
from tho committees amendment, except
hemp and jute carpeting, which was re-
duced from IS to 40 per cent. ad Yalorem.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
CnrrencY CrankA

WARRINGTON, February 9-The Currency
Reform Conference has closed its sessions,
and the refOrmers today issued an address
TO the country, in which they define their
position with reference To some Of the
principal political issues of the time. The
address begins as follows: MOnop.istic in
fuence threatens the liberty of the people.
Il has divided American citizens into
classes Of rich and poor. Those who live on
fixed incomes yet produce nothing and
those whose labor pays all the taxes and
supports all classes IL controls the prin-
cipal avenues Of commerce and travel and
the the transmission of intelligence.
1t Yields undue influence over
tte public press and elections. 1t corrupts
all legislative, judicial and executive 9TH
GERS, and above all il initiates and controls
the volume of currency and credits, which
enables il to create panics, destroy prop
erty values Paralyze business, throw
labor out Of employment and stops the de-
mand for its productions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
HOUSE..
Duties Agreed Upon for Boiler, Plate
and sheet Iron.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-The House
to day adopted the following paragraph
with the rates inserted: Boiler or other
plate iron, sheared or uusheared, skelp
iron, sheared or rolled in grooves, and
sheet iron, common or black, and not
thinner than number twenty wire gauge,
one and two-tenths Of one cent per pound;
thinner than number twenty wire gauge,
and not thinner than number twenty-five
wire gauge, one and 3tenths Of one cent
per pound; thinner than No. twenty
wire gauge, and not thinner than number
twenty-nine wire gauge, one and one half
OF one cent per lOund. Thinner than No.
20 wire gauge and all iron commercially
known as common or black taggers iron,
whether put in boxes or bundles or not, 30
per cent. ad yalOrem. This is q reduction
all through on the rates of the Tariff Com
mission, and the black taggers iron was put
down to the present duty on motion OF
Rice, of Massachusetts,, by vote of "a to 46.
Flower, of New York, proposed TO reduce
the duty on Russian sheet iron from three
to two and q half cents per pound. Car
sic said the duty proposed by the ways
and means committee was for the benefit OF
a single firm in Pittsburgh, which had a
patent on the process. Bayne replied that
the patent had expired, ami and anybody
could make Russian iron. The amendment
of Flower was defeated by So to 90.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10

perpetually stared him in the face, and
operated as bar to his future progressl
Then Windows fall was referred TO, and
Ferry's impending and enforced retirement
Hss mentioned without regret
When John Sherman reaches the end of
bis term he will have 70 run his race, for
the reason that he will be about on par
Cameron, Logan, Hawley, Harrison, and
the time Is probably nigh when none Of
the old Republican leaders in Congress will
be on the stage OF action.
That Arthur has a future beyond his
term no one Supposes:
OF all the men now out of public life, and
at any time holding high station, Cenkling
is considered the only one whose return is
believed TO be anywise possible. In public
life he has preserved his name uusu;lied.
All the greater is his strength as one after
smother of the public men of his period
goes down under q cloud and without
prospect.
Mr.. Beck moved his pending substitute
for the wool schedule.
Mr.. Morgan said before the bill should be
disposed OF he would offer an amendment
which would bring the question as between
sd yalorem and specific duties to direct
issue.
Mr.. Beck's substitute was lost-ayes 10;
noes 80.
Mr.. Morrill, said when the bill reached
the Senate he would offer the following
amendment to the pig iron paragraph in
the iron schedule:
Iron in pig, Kentledge, cast and wrought
scrap iron or scrap steel $40 of cent. per
pound. But nothing shall be deemed scrap
iron or scrap steel except waste or refuse
iron or steel that has been in actual use
and is tit only TO be manufactured.
Mr.. Aldrich. from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported amendments to the several
paragraphs, embracing bonnets, hats and
hoods and materials for them. making the
duty on materials 20 per cent s2 YslOrem,
and the duty on hats per cent. Agreed
To,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
Temperance Petitions

CLEVELAND. o.. February 9-Tb& Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union Of Ohio
has been some weeks past circulating
throughout the State petition in favor OF
a prohib,tory amendment to the constitu.
tiOn, and have already secured the names
Of 20, 900 voters and 10000 women. With
this long list of petitioners the officers OF
the association and many prominent ladies
started for Columbus to hold meetings with
view of impressing upon the Legislature
the importance of submitting to the peo'
pie such an amendment The interest
taken by the ladies OF the State in the
temper nee agitation now going on was
shown by the zeal with which the petitions
were circulated and the large number Of
signers they secured in such q short time
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
CASUALTIES.
Blown TO Atoms by a Boiler Ex-
pI0si0n.
Five Men Instantly Torn to Shreds-Tw0
Others Injured and the Works Wrecked
-Four Victims ola Burning
Steamboat.
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL POINTS.

TAYLoRyILLE, No., February o. The boi-
Ter of the extensive tile factory at this
place. exploded at 7:15 this morning. The
workmen, together with Peter New, pro-
prietor, had just commenced work when
the accident occurred. Five men were in
stantly killed.
John Jones, engineer, completely disen-
boweled, both his legs broken, and other
wise mu.ilated.
Samuel Lanem, torn into fragments, his
body being recognized by the rubber boots
which remained on his feet.
Peter New, proprietor, both legs broken
and head scalded.
John McColom, horribly mutilated.
VIM. Disheltop, head blown off.
A son of Chris New and Tandy vandivor
were fatally injured.
The explosion shook the buildings In
the city as though it were an earthquake
shock. The machinery was thrown several
hundred yards, and the works are total
wreck. The bodies were removed to the
city hall where an inquest will be held.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
This Takes The Cake.

TosroY. February "a special from
Woodstock. Vt, says: The Vermont panther
has proved itself brute OF marvellous
strength. A Woodstock farmers barnyard
has on one side stone wall ten feet high.
The panther came down on this yard the
other night, seized young steer and Sprang
with 1t over the wall. 1t happened, how
ever, that the brute's prey was tied by
strong rope to q mate, and this second steer
was hurled against the wall and taken from
its legs completely. This checked the
panther's progress. The farmer, aroused
by the commotion, sprang from bed, lighted
his lantern. hurried to the barnyard and
found his two steers hanging clothes pin
fashion over the wall, both dead. The
panther's tracks in the snow explained all,
and now one more neighborhood, with
dogs and guns, is out after this terrible
beast.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
PIG IRON.
The Condition Of the Trade at Home
and Abroad.


PITTSBURGH, February 9.-The Chronicle
says: The situation of the local pig iron
market is much the same as last week. The
depression noted for some time past con-
tinues, and while hopes of all early i'm
provement are entertained, the outlook at
present is not very fattering. The decline
of fifty cents per ton, noted last week, has
not been followed by further break, but
as there is no evidence apparent that the
bottom has been reached, consumers are
buying only to supply, immediate
very light and hardly sufficient to make
a market. The only favorable feature
at present lies in the blowing out OF
number of furnaces, thereby reducing pro-
duction, also that others contemplate do
ing so shortly. The best brands OF Neu-
tral Forge are quoted at $50 cash, to $50 50
4 months, with rumors of offers 10 sell at
from 50c@sl per ton less; White and Mot
tied. $1s@l9 months; No. l Foundry,
800 50@23, 4 months; No. do, S2l@2l 80.
The latest from the British market is
cablegram to the Iron Age, under date OF
London, 7th inst, in which Scotch pig is
reported as dull, with prices tending down.
ward. Makers prices are quoted as fol-
lows.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
The Immediate Effect

Of the passage of either of the bills In the
present shape in this locality will be that
there will not be work more than half the
time next year."
Joseph d. Weeks, Secretary Of the West.
ern Iron Association, said the passage OF
the bills pending would be disastrous in
the extreme, all over the country. Orders
will stop coming into the iron mills, and
the result will be general suspension OF
work until the extent of the reductions is
fully appreciated by consumers and manu-
facturers. This will throw an immense
body of men into enforced idleness, and
the effect of this socially, morally
and financially cannot be estimated.
Before business can be resumed there will
have to be general reduction Of wages.
In brief, the effect of either bills will be to
bind our man ufacturers hand and foot and
leave them at the mercy of foreign manu-
facturers and reduce American working
men to level with the pauper labor OF
Europe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
PEsTILENCE AMONG LUMBERMEN.
Dismay I'm the Camps on the Upper
Misstssippi.

ST. PAUL, MINI, February 9.-There is
great excitement in the lumbercamps on
the upper Mississippi on account OF the
spread of smallpox. 4 committee has
arrived from Aitken to urge the importance
of grappling with it at once. At Caldwelrs
Camp, on the Big Fork, there have been
eleven cases and eight deaths. Three
Indians caught the disease and carried it to
Lake WinnebogOshish, where the deaths
already among the Indians number thir-
teen. Almost certain fatality accompanies
the disease among the Indians. Cdldwelrs
camp is broken up. The lumber men
travelled one hundred miles in deep snow,
the temperature below zero. being refused
accommodation by the way. There are
two thousand lumbermen in the upper
Mississippi camps. A stampede is feared,
which will spread the disease widely.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
THE WRONG REMAINS.
The BOdy or au Old Lady Sent by Mis-.
take for that Ofa Young Lady.

tdAC va -
HoNEsDALE, February "a coffin con-
tanning the supposed body of Lizzie Quin-
lin, accompanied by sister, arrived here
from Bellevue Hospital, New York. The
corpse was conveyed to Prompton, five
miles distant, by hearse for the purpose of
the funeral. At the dead girls mothers
residence friends gathered around for the
last look, when to their astonishment and
horror, the corpse was that of another per
son, being a woman Of fifty, while Lizze's
age was twenty one. The corpse was laid
out in LizZie's dress. At the moment OF
astonishment telegram arrived from New
York, stating that the wrong body had
been sent, and ordering the return OF the
body to the hospital, when the proper
corpse would be forwarded.
A. n. White, OF the Bellevue Hospital
Morgue, afterward sent word that he would
bear all the expenses made through the
mistake Of shipping the wrong body to
Honesdale, and that he would send Miss
Quinlin's remains on the arrival in New
York Of the other corpse, as the dresses
must be changed there. The dress on the
strange body shipped to Honesdale was one
purchased by the sister OF Miss Quinlin,
especially for the girls burial. The sister
was not present when the body was placed
in the coffin in New York. No person here
knows the body in the ooffin.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
THE PRIZE BEAUTY CRUSHED.
Louise Montague. who Wanted $4,000
from FOrepauSh, Gets $3.50.


PHILADELPHIA, February 9.-The jury in
the suit of Miss Louise Montague, the SlO,-
600 beauty, against Adam Forepaugh,
agreed upon a verdict. The foreman stated
that they found for the plaintiff and
assessed the damages at $50. A murmur
of surprise ran through the court room
when this sum was announced, after the
previous statement that the verdict was for
the plaintiff. 1t is understood that the jury
reached this result by awarding the plain
tiff S75 week for the two weeks which
elapsed between the breaking of the con-
tract by Forepaugh and the date OF the
offer OF 5000 week from Coup rival
circus msnager, which the beauty declined
because it involved her appearance in the
ring.
When the beauty learned of the verdict
in her favor er dark eyes tiasheds genuine
Lalla Rookh flash and her bosom heayed
$4,000 prize beauty sigh. She, however,
folded her 81, 900 sealskin sacque about her.
and muttering some ething under her breath,
sailed hastily toward her abode on Broad
street above Chestnut. The lady has two
or three suits against Forepaugh, which
will be tried at once. One is for damages
for falling of the elephant; another for the
$40, 900 prize, and another for breach OF con-
tract
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10

COLUMBUS.
The rsnpera.se Pet san Bsilias.

me GemPefanoeE res Dou BotuDes
CoLuHBus, February Q. - Temperance
petitions are pouring in upon the IAgiala-
ture like water in the late food Most Of
these are for prohibition, although many
are for tax law. The various sorts of
temperance ssitators have begun 10 bring
a strong pressure upon the Legislature, and
advocates Of extreme legislation have
braced up wonderfully. Itlooks now that
after long and angry wrangle the House
will pass a tax Law. DR.. Scott has one that
he thinks will do and other members are ct
work in the same vein. Speaker Hodge 10
uneasy, and is reported to have said that
the Legislature is going to make the same
mistake il made last spring and prepare
the way for another defeat. The battle
over the temperance question Is likely to
rage hotly from this on.
In this connection, it may be said that
there is rumor that Foster Is preparing
to work in
and his recent visit to Washington had
something to do with it
Foster went to Washington" said Q
we'll informed gentleman, "ts urge the ap.
Pointmept Of Judge White ss United statis
district Judge. He is anxious 70 have him
appointed"
"Why?"
White is now on the State Supreme
Bench. II he is given the Federal yuds.
ship, he will resign and Foster will fill the
vacancy by appointment"
"Well"
Judge Longworth has resigned and
Foster will appoint q judge in his place.
"What them"
Don't you catch onr There are five
Justices on the Supreme Bench. 0ns Of
them, Judge Johnson, voted TO sustain the
Pond law last spring. Now. Foster will
have the appointmtnt Of two more, and he
will appoint men OF like views with Judge
Johnson, who will hold . liquor tax Law
constitutional if the Legislature passes
one. Don't you seeH Foster will have
majority on the bench favorable 10 his
views. This is his scheme. He Is bound to
have q tax law, and he is going TO fix up q
court to sustain him."
"But will Foster appoint that kind OF
men2"
why not? Didn't he appoint an out
and out prohibitionist Common Pleas Judge
in Cuyahoga county,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
A MEXICAN MOE.


Attack Upss . aisisG CsoH-SWln
yssties Msssa est
Crr OF MEXICO, February a. Telegram
from chihuahua says, Sunday aftsras,a
about two hundred dissoluts chsSsstsn
who have often given some toubls. u.
tackled the store belonging TO the pinos
Altos Mining Company. rhs employees
resisted, and Manuel Anchor, clerk, vas
killed. Bushan Hepburn, the principal
member Of tho company, went 70 the store
TO quiet the tumult. He Addressed the ~
tscking party In conciliatory lsngusss, out
finding bis moderation met with Insults
only. he hurried back 70 his house. yust
ss be entered the door he vss shot and
died instantly. -Four hours later
0 fight ebsued between the employees snd
the rufians four men being killed, and b.
ing summoned from adjoining towns, the
sutborities spd citizens turned out On
mssse and captured fve rufhsns, among
them Hepburn's murderer, tried and sI.
scuted them Monday. Hepburn v0
wealthy and had invested much money In
Cbihushur. Order was restored and The
authorities are pursuing the csiminals In
the mountains.
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A CHASTITY ENTERPRISE:
Bedy-Snntching Reduced to CONNER
etnl Speculation.


einl Speculation.
MONTREAL February 9.--Body snatching
and expectation, as q business, would seem
to be the latest Of money making lodges.
The desecration of graves and the imbe-
cility OF the authorities in dealing with the
robbers caught in the act having been so
glaring that the matter was brought up
before Parliament yesterday and the gov
eminent urged to inaugurate stringent
measures to check the evil. Some citizens
have been compelled to pay ransom money
to get back bodies OF their dead; but To-
day the Post caps the climax by in sub
stance showing that body stealing has be-
come a mere matter Of commercial spec.
ulation." 1t says, that one hundred and
fifty bodies
For Disseeting Purposes
are brought into the city is not denied, but
they are not used here. The fact is, Mon
treal is great mart which supplies sub.
iects to many of the American medical
schools, one school about one hundred
miles from here getting about thirty to
forty every winter. In Vermont the only
medical school in the State is not allowed
to have for dissecting purposes the bodies
of criminals or Paupers who aie
in the public institutions, such
as poorhouses, jails, penitentiaries, etc,
Consequently subjects must be obtained
from without the State, and Montreal is
the chief centre from which the Burling-
ton Medical School obtains its subjects"
Again, it says "the college officials say the
vaults in the neighborhood OF Montreal
are numerically robbed, and the majority
of the stolen bodies are bought by parties
in the city for exportation." There is such
a demand from across the line for sub
jects, owing to the severe laws in many OF
the States against body snatching, that
buyers are willing to pay good round
price for eorpses.