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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
AN UNHAPPY GIRL.
A Touching Story OF Boston Young
lady's Trials.

Lady's Trials.
BosToY, May 1.-The story of Annie Ba-
ker is very little different from that of thou
sands of other unhappy girls in this city;
but as she stood in the dock of the Munich
pal Court yesterday her large, dark eyes
distended with vague fear, her fresh
young face drawn with many conflicting
emotions and her lips all a-tremble, she ap-
peared more innocent and childlike than
the average OF children who have just
taken their first step in crime and are
are brought face to face with justice. The
girl was neatly dressed and had the man
ner of one who had been gently born, but
vet at the time when she was caught in the
act of stealing few triiles she was actually
without a place to lay her head and
her stomach was gnawing for food,
Among a whole vast, rich city.full the
Poor Child Was Starving.
In this condition, Thursday afternoon,
the girl entered the store of K. H. White
a. Co. and attempted to steal a lady's pock.
et.book. Failing in this, she took from a
counter a pair OF gloves and some other
articles, and then went to Jordan, Marsh
& Co.'S, where she stole few things. The
whole value of the goods did not amount
to more than 81. Inspector Knox arrested
her, and after spending night in pr son
She was arraigned before Judg, McCaffer-
ty yesterday. She pleaded guilty, and was
taken on probation by Captain Savage.
The history of the girl shows that she has
until recently been employed in tailor
shop on South street, being paid the mu.
nificent sum of four dollars week for the
most slavish kind of work. Both her
father and mother are dead, and a day or
two since she was turned from her lodg'
ings on Chambers street for payment
Of rent, and was desperate when she com.
mitted the act tS: which she was arrested,
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MATTERS BRIEFLY TOLD.

Nickel ore has been found in Oregon.
The Holy Scriptures are published in
90 ,a1gusges OF dialects.
There is a saloon in Malvern, Ark,
r,msd "Blighted Hope"
-is estimated that there are over 900
r,,rl divers on the coast Of Lower Cali
ioEnia.
skeletons, supposed to be those of giants,
haze been discovered in North Carolina
mound.
birmingham is to have q new railroad
,,s,ion costing $l,25O,O0O, and covering
eleven scres'
There are forty-nine female physicians
:, Tlooklyn, y. ", Of whom fifteen are
hou, paths.
An advertisement in a New York paper
,s,-s family monument in exchange for
. cod watch and chain.
AyoA dealer in Connecticut town pre-
s,p;s half q ton Of coal 10 every newly
rarr ed couple IN the place.
Failures in England are less this year
than last. Here they are more; but bust.
ness !s reported dull there.
The hotel on the Top of Green Mountain,
MI. prsert, Me-, is nearly finished and will
h oltned the middle Of June.
New Zealand wheat fields grow twenty
s.x bushels TO the acre, the only ones in
lie world which do except EnglandS
The first Penobscot river salmon of the
season were caught last Tuesday night.
They weighed twenty pounds each.
Oranges and lemons lose 25 per cent. in
transportation to this country; pineapples,
g. per cent, and cocoanuts s per cent.
Mexico City authorities put policeman
On each horse car to see that it does not
cary more passengers than it has seats for.
The average nightly attendance at Lon
G,u's ,hirty-six theaters is 81, ,OO4, and the
syersse price OF sdmission is thirty-eight
cents.
A recent letter frorl Honolulu, Hawaii,
says that King Kalak as army consists
a forty-nine soldier. exclusive of bands
aai attendants"
Ma;Yr \. II, Nickerson, OF Philsdelphia,
retired year or so ago and divorced few
weeks ago, has married Miss Carter, Of;
Baltimore. The news of the divorce leaked
oct through the marriage, which is now the
choicest morsal of society gossip in Wash
iCgtOn.
Tue American firm of Wetmore & Co, of
Hong Kong, have instituted a claim for
So, 200 damages against the Chinese Govern
rent for an alleged arrangement OF their
business, through the Nanking Yiceroy's
attempt to arrest Chinese subjects who in
yest,d in American enterprise.
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Accent a Reduction.
PRETTY, BUT SEVERE.
A Charming Young school Mistress I'm
Trouble,

WEST CHESTER, Pa, May lon Saturday
Miss Magaret Wayland, teacher in the
Swan School, West Salisbury township, was
before Justice of the Peace William White
head, of this borough, on the charge Of
having whipped pupil by the name Of
Henry J. Moore, aged about IA years. The
warrant was sued out by the grandfather
OF the lad. In the testimony it was shown
that Moore and one of the other
scholars had boyish quarrel
on their way home on the
Goth inst. They were both entirely off Of
the school grounds. 1t was for this quar-
rel that Miss Wayland whipped Moore, and
in so doing dislocated his left shoulder.
Dr.. Dickinson, of Parkersburg, in his testi-
mony, confirmed the statement that the
humerus was partially dis,ocated, and that
the lad had several severe bruises upon
his back. Justice Whitehead held the lady
TO answer the charge at the coming term OF
Quarter Sessions. Miss Wayland is pre-
possessing young lady Of eighteen or twen-
ty years OF age.
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Found Dead In q Well.

NESAEH, o., May 1-Christian Ewing, a
farmer OF Etna township, mysteriously
disappeared from his house ten days ago
after building fire for his wife to prepare
! the morning meal. No trace Of him conid
be found and ii was supposed he had gone
west, but Yesterday his little son in passing
an old well on the farm, and seeing the
boards had been moved to one side, peeped
in and was horrified TO see the dead body
OF bis father in the water. II is supposed
be committed suicide, but no cause can
be given for tbs act He was thirty-feur
yesrs Of age, and leaves a wife and three
children.
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The WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL.
n Meeting or tue DireetOrs-Westeru
Mary land Connections.


Mary land Connections.
BALTIMORE, May IA called meeting Of
the Directors Of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburgh Railway Company was
held at the office of the company in this
City, 81 Second street, on Saturday. There
were present Hon. H. G. Davis, President;
Hon. James G. Blaine, Hon. S. B. Elkins,
Hon. J. y. Camden, Hon. A. 2. German,
Mr.. VIM. Heyser, Mr.. John \. Hambleton
and Col. 7. b. Davis, Directors, and c. NJ.
Hoult. Treasurer In the absence OF the
Secretary, Mr.. f.. W. J. Moore, in charge
II TIE coal department of the company IN
taiS city, acted As Secretary. Mr.. Z. NJ.
liOU.t, of Baltimore, was reelected treaSu-
Ter. aud Mr.. y. Ebert, of New York, was
reelected Secretary. The appointment oil
Mr.. Neill Woodrow, of Piedment, W. Va,
was Oufrmed. Messrs Keyser and Ham
b.eton we're appointed committee to audit
accounts, etc. The President announced
10 the meeting that he had organized coal
department OF the company here, with
Office at 81 Second street, ard with branch
Offices in New York and Boston, which &C
ton was approved. In this connection he
stated that he he had the Elk Garden coal,
which this company mines and ships, tested
with the following satisfactory results:
EQUIPMENT OBFICE,
NAVY YARD, WAsHINGTON,
April Is, 1888.
(n...riyre j. PUitiSOR, COHlWdRfGIN:
] have the honor to report that the
ituninous coal recently received from
the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh
hallway Company from their Elk Garden
(Big Vein mines, has been tried in the roll
ing mill, forge and machine shops for seye-
ral days. We find that il burns freely, gives
strong, clear flame, and is remarkably free
from slate and dirt, and leaves but little
cir der. This coal is Of excellent quality,
and meets all the requirements Of the shops
in tniS department. Very respectfully,
5. CASEY, Commander, U. 5. n,
Equipment Officer.
He also reported that the work on the
line to the summit, near Fairfax Store:
was being vigorously pushed, and would
probably be completed early this fall. The
president was then authorized, II he
thought il advisable, to extend the road
from Fairfax Summit to the junction OF the
Beaver and Blackwater rivers, and to have
surveys made looking to an early connec'
tion with the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road, The meeting then adjourned.
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CONTEMPLATE FANATIC
who khouId Tahe the Mystic Rives
Boat ~ Osce.

BARss1ABLE, MASS, May l.-FreemAn.
Who q few years ago In n ft Of fAnsticism
killed his child, and has since been in lu'
natic asylum and now pronounced sans,
was pIsced on trial 10 day for the crime.
Freeman, In his own behalf, said that four
years ago ne wss insane, when the act was
committed. lie believed he was doing
Gods will. Two years sfterward II 90.
Cured 20 him that he was insane lie
never evaded the law Of the land, but
thought he should obey God rather than
man. He bad not In bis own
estimation been insane for eleven months
at least. He fully believed the relig', a,
experiences hsd done for him -, IT,,
would. II granted n.s, di,chr-s. he would
accept ,he hist hohor' '.,,s position offered
that Toulu en'" %. MIN IN support bis fam.
!y;. IRE" Ian vas then arralsnsd on On
-..rrment Of murder and plead not
guilty. Judge Coiburn authorized his 70.
moysl from the asylum TO Barnstabls jsil
i 10 uwsit further action.
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The Aosihern CIeISae.

Dallas, Tx. May THE latest todsS
from the cyclone near Belton says: On ths
outskirts Of the tornado hail Of an srtraor.
ein:ry sire fell like showers Of grsps.
Hail stones the bic OF a mans fist we're
found In great numbers. and many even
larger. II was not uncommon 10 pick up
bail stones FIVE inches In diameter from
Temple 10 within three miles Of Belton.
Much stock Was killed. one family OF sew.
en- took refuge In . cellar Just In time 10
sscspe being carried nwsy with the bouse.
which was lifted up bodily and carried pjo
dsshed 10 pieces.
Clifford Fanklin, wife and son are
among the additional killed.
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KANSAS Wl6GINS
He Predicts o Heavy Storm About
May 5.

FoEr SCorT, KAs., May Ia reporter
called on Mr.. George Stockmeyer, the new,
but somewhat noted weather prophet OF
Kansas, last evening at his home in East
Fort Scott to learn something OF his forth
coming storm. He was found in excellent
trim for attaching the reportorial pump
which was Immediately put in motion and
the grist is as follows:
"Wh you oblige me, Mr., Stockmeyer'
by giving me an outline OF your May
stormH' 3
mo objections whatever" responded
Mr.. S.; II am perfectly willing to give you
any information in my possession. My
prediction is this: The heavens
Electric Disturbance
of the season will occur early in May,
which will develop into Q STERN OF very
general character, to extend over part OF
North America. The storm vii! consist OF
torrents of rain, terrific thunder, 9 con-
tinuous play of lightning and unusual hail
and high wind in places. Accompanying
the storm will be one day OF cold wind from
the north or northeast. 1t viii be heaviest
in the Mississippi valley and will cause
sudden rise In the MississipR river aeoas
the 7th.
High Tides
on the Atlantic coast on the 5th or 9th, and
continued unsettled and threatening
weather until the 10th, to terminate
with cold wind from the north on the
llth."
will this storm assume the nature OF a
cyclone in sections?"
81 do not look for very destructive wind
though in places quite severe enough TO
Nannln-snrh
Pratt of Troy; apprehend nothing serious
from wind, but great damage may be
done by water along the Lower Mlssls'
sippi."
'.Do you anticipate as many cyclones
this season as last?'
'Tf the rainfall during this storm is
heavy along the streams and lighter on up
lands dry summer will ensue, and we
will have regular
Harvest OF Cyclones.
Such disturbances are more likely to occur
during dry seasons"
"Do YOU think such disturbances more
frequent now "a days than formerly
such storms were just as numerous
twenty years ago, and were Just as destruc-
tive; we have the means OF knowing more
Of them now"
DO you consider there is any safe place
OF refuge from a cyclone" ..
"a cellar is com paratively safe place If
under frame house, always get to the
side Of the cellar from hlch the
Storm Is Coming
and ninety.nine times out of hundred
YOU will not be hurt. The only thing Is
having time to get anywhere" ~
Have you any other storm planned?
"Yes, another storm-a heavy rain storm
will occur about June 2"
Mr.. Stockmeyer is an old resident OF this
section and is an exception to the rule.
"A prophet is without honor in his own
country" as his fellow-citizens take more
stock in him than they do in Virgins,
Vennor or Tice. He is Of German descent
and formerly resided in Dayton, o.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
ELECTION ECHOES
From the Land OF Hoop Poles aud
Crimes.


Crimes.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May Municipal
elt ctions were held in the following cities
of this State to day, with results as follows:
Vincennes, entire Democratic ticket elected
for first time in several years.
Delphi, Democratic ticket elected by
a handsome majority. Green Castle,
Democrats claim the entire ticket elected
by 223 majority. Greenfield, the whole
Republican ticket reelected by increased
majorities. In LOgausport the Democrats
elected the mayor, treasurer, clerk and
marshal and four out of five councilmen,
being gain of marshal and one councilman
At New Albany.
New ALBANY. IND., May 1.-Independent
candidates for Mayor and Clerk are elected,
defeating the regular Democratic nominees.
The Democrats elect the Treasurer, Mar
shal and two councilmen. The Republicans
elect two councilmen and the Indepen-
dents one.
At Columbus.
CoLUMBUs, IND, May 1.-The entere Dem.
ocratic ticket is elected.
Richmond Reports.
RICHMOND, IND, May 1.-The Republicans
elected the Mayor and Marshal aud seven
councilmen. The Democrats elected three
counCilmel.
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crease during April, s2,S51, 4O2; dec: ease
since June 36th, $l14s34, ,575; interest due
and unpaid, S2,2O5,6l debt on which
interest has ceased. $9,091, ,035;
and silver certificates $l62, 104. .95l;
United States notes held for redemption OF
certificates, $40, los 600; cash balance avail
able, S1S5, ,2S3, OPS; cash in treasury, S319,-
l59 4O1 principal ou utstanding S6,423, ,5l2;
interest accrued not yet paid, 81, 2924I0;
interest paid by United States, $50, 2S3, ,3Ss;
by transportation service, sl6.516, ,OSS; by
cash payments five per cent. net earn
ings, 1855, 1893; balance OF interest paid BY
United States, $40, l12,l55.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-02
FORTY SHOTS EXCHANGED.
A Party Of Rouxhs Engage I'm I'm
healthy Pastime.

STANFORD, KY, May News hss been
received here that Bob, Tom, and Oc
Smith, James Haley, and Jim locum, on
one side, and Jim, Pete, and Bill Cain on
the other, met in a drinking house at Nc
Kinney, when Haley provoked q row by re-
minding the Gains that the Smith had as
sisted in their arrest when 8 reward was
offered for them. A general shooting and
cutting then commenced, and it is said
that fully forty shots were fred. After the
melee il was found that Bill Cain had been
shot through the head; Pete Cain was
slightly shot in the head and cut in the
back with Ratchet; Jim Cain, cut in the
shoulder and Bob Smith cut in the head
with a rock and shot in the mouth. Ha.
fey ran as soop as the trouble commenced
and Yocum got off before an officer ar.
rived. The Smiths were captured and
held over TO an examining trial, to be held
on Thursday. Itwas hard crowd on both
sides, Gains especially, they having been
before the courts repeatedly.
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The Doctarss Crime.

CHICAGO, May IA great sensation has
been caused by the disclosures duplicating
DR.. Henry Meyer, a wealthy German ply
sician OF large practice, in conspiracy With
men who he believed 70 be eeI-conyicts, but
who were really detectives, to poison his
wife in order that he might procure her
estate Of $4,000. Meyer was suspicioned
some time ago OF poisoning his first wife
and his present wiies first husband and OF
drowning one of his step children who vas
beir TO an estate Of which be wanted to
have control
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Matt sfa 0aaSlsS.

WAYSpBURG, Pa, May Ia strange and
eyentfui life was ended In the death ol
Vim. II. Hardin, Of this plsoe. He ~
about 30 ysars Of sgs, . pris1ss b. oocups'
tion, and spent several yssss On the from
tier. where be contracted oDpsuinption,
which lead 10 his death. AfsW Asys before
he yielded M the ghost be intss1sd 70 EiIl
and on Friday be was % The streets fully
srmed. II IL alleged thst ooe Of the pet.
tops whom be had sworn vengssoos agstnst
10 . nswspaper man whom be charged vLth
having exposed Q gambling den of Which
Hardin vas the chief. The other msn ~
q fellow gambler.
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Traces of the Cyelone.

NEW ORLEANS, May IA Times-Demo.
crat special says that the destructive hail
storms Saturday extending from Port Hud-
son to Clinton, greatly damaged early corn,
cotton, and orchards. Fruit and garden
truck are greatly injured.
Mrs. J. Finch, who was hurt in the cy-
clone, died TO day.
Rstions have been Issued to nearly 100
destitute people. Appeals are made for
aid for continued needed relief.
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TOO WEALTHY TO WORK.
A Female Clerk Asked 90 Resign
Because She Owns Property.

Because Sne OWns properly.
FREEroRr, Pa, May Miss Maggie
Buckley, OF this place, but who is at pre-
sent holding government position at
Washington, has been asked by the chief
OF her department to resign, because 1t has
been learned that she is the owner Of pro-
perty. She claims share OF government
patronage from the fact that two OF her
brothers died in the Union service.
Miss Buckley is the lady who few years
ego resigned her position as postmistress
here at the request Of the Postmaster Gen
eral because Of a difficulty about letters.
She also ran for the nomination for regis
ter and recorder in this county two years
ago, but was defeated. The lady has writ
ten numerous letters to the promine ut
men OF this town, urging them 70 assist
her in obtaining the situation. and in sup
port of her plea depicts in weird language
the hardships her brothers gallantly en-
dured and how they laid down their lives
for their couatry's sake.
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He Dfdu't Make It.

ToLEpo, O., May IA bold attempt at
robbery was made this afternoon at the To-
ledo National Bank. A gentleman had
drawn about thousand dollars which be
laid on the counter 10: a moment, when q
Young man standing near seized the money
and made off with il He was quickly over:
taken, the money recovered and the thief
conducted to the police station where he
gave the name Of John 7. Carter and
Claimed to hail from California.
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Julius CRSaP,
Accident 90 an Express rrais.

HUsTIssToS, W. Va, May The west.
bound express train early this morning
struck an obstruction near Quinnemont,
West Virginia. The engine and
ttlder plunged down sn embankmsnt
into the New river and were completely
wrecked. The engineer WAS Eerisusly and
fireman slightly injured. The rest Of the
train remained on the track. No passn'
gers hurt.
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A THIN STORY.
Pleading Ignorance, When Il Would be
Folly 10 be Wise.


SALEM, MASS, May 1.-The case OF the
Augustianian Society, of Lawrence, which
failed recently owing $780, ZOO or more to
7O3 deposi tors, come up before the Insolv-
enCy Court to day. Father McAvoy, Presi-
dent of the society, stated that he did not
positively know the history Of the real es'
tate transactions, and did not approx.
mately know the conditions, actions and
finances. His testimony showed great ig-
norance of the institution. He admitted
that mortgages were given to clamorous
depositors and particularly to the
Largest DepesitOrs.
Father Reagan, treasurer and secretary,
said in April, 1882, the church and school
house was mortgaged for $4,000, used for
meeting interest on deposits, ana In some
cases paying principal. But he did not
approximately know this financial stand
ing CT the concern. Three mortgages were
taken. He knew he was giving preference
to two depositOrs (rumsellers) over
working Girl DepOsitOrs,
and believed the action right. Some dis
cussion occurred upon legal and moral
rights in these cases Father Reagan said
that the society's affairs were in the dark
in 1881, and that man named Smith, 8
Philadelphia expert, worked six months on
the books, and then went away completely
broken down. He was very old man. II
took these six month to show that he was
incompetent. Dennis Sullivan was next
engaged, begi nning in May, lSS2. He had
Not Even Kept Books
to Father Reagan's knowledge, but had
heard Sullivan taught book keeping,
Father Reagan stated within two years he
allowed suits to go to judgment, the go
ciety paying costs in court, etc, in addition
to the principal sued for, rather than sub
NIT to the demand made upon him to pay
the claims within a specified time. He
admitted taking deposits January ), and
believed then that the society could pay
its dc BITS. Its unsOund condition was not
fully apparent until week later.
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A World Of Decd.

One of the most popular medicines now
before the American public, 10 Hop Bittsn-
You see it everywhere. People take It
with good effect. It builds them up. IL IL
not IS pleasant 70 the taste a. some other
Bitters. as IL Is not Q whisky drisk- II Is
more Ike the old fashioned bone-set tea
that has done q world OF good. II you
don't feel Just right, tTy Hop Bit'erA-
6l.da 6egs
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Come Again.

HICKoRT, n. c., May IA freight train
running down grade near here yesterday
reached place where washout made a
gap twenty feet deep and eighteen feet
wide. The engineer jumped and the engin
crossed the chasm safely. Ten cars Ve'e
wrecked, but neither the engineer nor CON-
duct0r were hurt
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EARNEST SLUeGlNG.
The Participants to be Arrested III
There n Anything Left of Them.

CHINGo, May 1.-The police learned last
night that prize fight had occurred at the
town of Lake on sunday, between John
Kelly, a New York bruiser, aud Rodney,
alias "Yank" Cunningham, a bartender
for Alderman Appleton. It vas q slug.
ying match from the beginning. Eight
TounCs were fought in twenty six inmates.
Both meh were dreadfully punished.
Kelly had his face cut and his nose bro
ken. Cunningham lost four teeth and IL
j. believed he has his skull fractured. The
fight vas awarded to Kelly. 1t is believed
Cunningham will die. The police are in
search of Kelly.
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Mr. W. +, AikiDs. Gifsfd, Kss- vhtes:
81 never hesitate 70 recommend your Elsos
tric Bittsrs 70 my customer. they give en:
tire satisfactiou and are fspiA sellsfS'
Electric Bitten ara. the pursst and best
medicine inown and win positively. esss
Kidney and Liver complaints. Purify tho
blood and regulate the bowels. No hoiiy
can afford 70 be without It. They will ssSe
hundreds OF dollars IN doctors bills every
year. Sod st fifty cents bottle By Logan
4 Co. druggists, Bride nofnef.
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Civil Service Regulations.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Cabinet meet
ing to-day was devoted solely to the con.
sideration of the Civil Service regulations.
The session lasted nearly three hours.
The discussion was general, but no couclu;;
the Cabinet will be held tomorrow, when
it is expected the matter will be finally
disposed of,