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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
FIRE AND DEATH.
Terrible Ravages of the Flames at
Charleston, S. c.
Many People Fatally Injured A Large
Part of the City of Shenandoah,
Pa. Also Swept Away
in a Few Hours.

CHARLESTON, S. c., November IA fire
broke out this afternoon on Hayne street
in Wilbur's clothing manufactory, spread
ing to Robertson, Taylor & Co.'S wholesale
grocery establishment. Both buildings
were gutted. Luding's bag factory adjoin.
ing, was damaged. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. Eight women and one boy who
were employed in Wilbur's factory jumped
from the third story. Ellen Heron
was killed and Susie Bond NOR
tally injured. May Wolfe was badly
burned but may recover. Maggie Quinlisk
and Annie Tyler were badly hurt but will
recover. Abigail Gay and Laura Green are
supposed to have been burned in the
building. A little boy named L;ghtheart
jumped and was caught unhurt. Only
the eight persons named were on the third
story. The fire broke out under the
stairway of the second floor cutting Off es-
cape. AS the fire spread rapidly the per
sons on the second floor escaped with
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
NEW CUMBERLAND.
proxyesstye RchooI DiVertoSs-A IsW
nutt Withdraw Other Matters.
H. IL R<a,s~x

pFGgpesstye RrhooI Dtfertops-A INV
hutt " withdraw y Other Natter.
Special % he R,gi'ter.
Ntv CUnBEgL.sp, November IL -Busi-
pe,. seems TO be moving along In It's usual
quiet wsy In out toSn, the people "
general rule being engaged in attending 10
their own affairs which speaks well Tor the
general quietness snd good order Of the
place. The boys sometimes engage In
little noisy serensds, but some oil them
learned st court lsst week that the law
does not rush 10 their rescue very swiftly
and hence Il Is wee BIT severe on ths
pocket
Tn. Board of Education are having sub
.tsntiai b.lfry erected on the school houss
the bell TO lie furnished
Indsp<ndsss Of tbe B"issfsg vssS.
The cHss OF James W. hsnypenny
.pair.t NcMa ban, Porter K Co, for damages
Gr ipi lures sustained - the time of The
to,Jer Q plosion last week hiss bern com
pt, ,uised and Withdrawn from court
n.,,itponisI saye has struck our town
,bis ,..san. Three weddings 10 one IAN.
il, vilLIu q short time. besides numerous
oti.rs sLd another looked for this week.
Can't. Al. HsIgb, Of the lower ferry, 10
talLing Of putting Q steam ferry boat %
the line from the foundry 10 frseman
st.tiou opposits, 40 rays Madame Rnmos.D
Nueh Isdigsstsss 10 BetSG EkNsssssA
.gsin,t thos. tprrsumsbiy the trustses) In
cb.rye of the oems.sTy, in Allowing toe
T.,r.s 20 beooms 90 worthless thaf catils
.o.n ii. roUgh IL almost at their pleasure.
Whst has B. coras Of the PROJECTED ran
rD 4 through our county, Has u gone
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A DAY OF RECKONING.
treatment OF Disreputable Pension
Attorneys.

Attorneys
WASHINGTON, November l2-The recon-
mFndation Il Commissioner Dudley to Sec
relary Teller, that hereafter no one shall
be allowed to practice before the Pension
Office as an attorney, unless they are
M, mbers in good standing of the bar OF
some court in the United States.
strikes at one Of the worst features OF
The Disreputable Practices
now receiving such general attention.
Tie circulars which have been returned
here in response to the general call through
the press, disclosed the fact that persons
without the most ordinary educatlon nave
announced themselves as pension attor-
news, and carry on their swindling through
the post office, having no known place OF
business, and not even appearing IN the
city directory.
Several cases have been found where cir,
culars have been sent out under assutneu
names In two instances, attorneys who
have been detected in dishonest practice.
Have Based Their Defense Upon the
Plea
that they did not understand the tension
laws. With a considerable number OF the
sttorneNs whose methods have lately heen
disCoys red, the entire equipment Tor pros
eCUtirg he business seems 10 be an.anillty
10 collect a list Of soldiers. or their heirs,
cunning enough to devise attractive ana
decertve circulars, and persistence 10
durning for fees after the victims have
been cntrspped and added to the list OF
clients. Ii the Commissioners recommen,
dslion is adopted by Secretary Teller, II
will cut oil at least hSlt OF the worst cases
% those prscliCins in this city before the
PEI sion Oiiice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
The DARLINGTON INQUIRY.
Personnel OF the Men who VIII Inyes
hirnnn III. Gnnhnnf n. nm nfina-

Personnel OF the Men Who VIII Inyes-
iigate His Conduct rs IN officer.
WASHINGTON, November l2.-Thus far
but little interest has been manifested in
the court Of inquiry in the case of Lieten-
ant Darlington, OF the Signal Service, who
commanded the ill-fated Proteus, recently
crushed in the Arctic ice. Thursday the
board, consisting of General Bennett, Colo
nels Ayres and Pole and Major Goodfellow,
met in a room arranged for them in the
southwest corner of the old Navy Depart.
ment building. Lieutenant Darlington
A MedIum-SiEC:I. WelI-kpit Young Fel-
low,
with an immense yellow, taffy -colored mus
taChe, has been present at the sessions, al
though allowed no part in the delIbera-
tions of the board. While his seniors
daily appear in the full uniform of sheir
rank, the Lieutenant contents himself with
RlSn attire, the prevailing color being yell
the Ordinance Corps Of the army, ~dO- IS
anparently ON the shady side Of 50 is the
President of the Board, and is
DtsttpxutShea From lIis Associates
by a pair of huge golden fringed epaulettes
and a yellow silk SASH Worn around his
vai>t He sits IN evolving chair AT a
Iorp bla.k cloth covered table in the centre
of the room, and i sn earnest listener TO
the rtading of ofrapers by Colonel Poe, who
has relieved NriOr Gp1uie!iOw of this task
ON account OF the ialter's sore throat.
General BenartJ is the smallest member
Of tie court and wears full beard and mus
tscLe. Coloucl Ayers, OF the Second Artll-
iery. is probably tn most conspicuous
mrmoer OF Il court, an | his appt arsnce
is heightened by
A Fierce Looking Mustaehe
and side whiskers, his chin being cleanly
shaved. His uniform and that OF Colonel
Poe are similar, the only difference being
fgure on the shoulder knot OF the former.
Colonel Poe and Major Goodfellow wear
mustaches and gostees, and the latter ap-
pears in an ordinary business suit during
the sessions OF the court.
No witnesses have been examined oy the
court. but II is expected that this branch
of the investigation will begin Tuesday,
and Lieutenant Darlington will probably
be the first one called.
He IL an Attentive Listener
to the proceedings, but nothing in his ap
pearance denote7 anything but favorable
result of the investigation. 1t has been
decided to hold public sessions OF the board,
and it is probable that the young lleuten,
snt will testify before large crowd, ana
bis story is looked forward 10 with consld-
arable interest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
" MOSES ANGEL WIFE"
why the Bereaved wfdoWer Sells Her
Pfcturcs ~ Ten Cents Apieoe

EACtuEcD - u en- 0atS ARAOO0
New YORK, November 2.-This morning
David Moses, the bereaved widower of the
late Blsnch Gray, the fat woman, mounted
the raised platform that extends across the
curiosity hall of ths Museum on the
Bowery, where he is on exhibition, and
took his accustomed place between the Cir
cassian Girl and Bearded Woman.
The lecturer when eItolIing the virtues
of each OF the curiosities, q little later,
said:
at may be Of interest to you, ladies and
gentlemen, to know that
The Stories Now Afiaat
concerning Mr.. Moses disposition OF his
angel wife's remains are totally false. Not
only is it true that he did not sell her cher
ished body as reported, but ii is also true
that he bas impoverished himself to pre-
vent the desecration OF her hallowed grave
by stationing q watch day and night over
the same from the day Of interment up to
the present time, and il is only that he
may be enabled to continue this guard OF
sacred love that he consents TO exhibit him
self and sell the few remaining photographs
OF the departed saint, which you can OBJ
tain st the ridiculously
Small Price of Ten Cents.
After the lecture the reporter approached
MIR. Moses and purchased picture. As he
handed back the change OF q quarter Mr..
Moses said:
This is the only way in which have
sold Mrs. Moses body and the only way
intend TO sell IT,"
Then You do not fear her brother?'
Why should |? have done only what
q nd shn Il L
ried the woman OF my choice; she died,
and mourn for her The funeral is mine,
but If ] am molested by anyone il will be
their funeral pretty quick"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A TONY SCANDAL.
A Baltimore Papa Kicks Very Viz
OrOusly
About His Millionaire Daughters Marriage
to an Engshman Who Sports a
Title, But Little
Money.

BALTIMORE, November 12.-Itis rumored
that the engagement OF Miss Rebecca Viii
liams, the Ba imore heiresy, aud Sir Henry
Herbert, member of Parliament and owner
of the Muckross estate in Ireland is off
and that the G oom.e,ect will not return TO
this country again. 1t will be remembered
thst the marriage was 10 b We taken place
tomorrow at st. Paups Church, this city,
and that nearlya
Thousand Invitations
had been issued. Last night it was form.
ally announced by the brides family that
owing to Miss Williams having been in
jured while horseback riding the nuItials
had been deferred until January and that
Sir Herbert had departed for Europe to at
tend to some business matters and would
return about Christmas.
Friends of Herbert say the brides father
insisted upon his daughter making over
her property to him prior TO the marriage,
10 he held in trust for her sole use. TO
this Sir Herbert objected, and 1t is said q
stormy time was had at the Williams man.
sion on Thursday evening last which re-
suited in Sir Herbert
Bidding Alden 30 His Anianced
and leaving that evening for New York,
from whence he sailed yesterday on the
steamer Britannia for Europe. The state
ment that Miss Williams was injured is
also denied, and Herberts friends say that
such report was only circulated by her
family to suppress the scandal.
The brides father is receiving all the
blame for the affair and it is alleged his op.
posi- ion to the wedding is his objection to
permitting his daughters estate, worth
$500, 900, passing out of his family. 1t is
also said that Sir Herbert is poor man,
that although he is the owner of the Muck
ross estate 1t is heavily mortgaged and
His Income il quite small.
In conversation with an intimate friend
of Herbert's to-day your correspondent was
informed that Herbert was DESTROYS that
it1 !uS u .sCf' e. .-..io sole charge OF
"Is the marriage indenp.--.
asked your correspondent. ~--iau-
Not exactly was the reply, you can
rest assured on one thing, that Miss wa
liams and Sir Herbert will marry not.
withstanding the fathers opposition. Sir
Herbert left in anger, but understand ar
rangements are now being made Tor MISS
Williams to join him, and before a month
passes they will be man and wife" In
connection with the gossip as to the
reinforcement Of the Ceremony
the fact has been recalled that Mr.. Will
lisn. s son, who married against his fathers
vii! a year ago, is not on speaking terms
with his father, and charges that he was in
due, 4 10 visit Europe in the hope OF break
ing oil the match, and that while under
undue influences he was persuade to sign
a pf per whereby he relinquished all his
riglt to an estate worth 100000 in con-
sid, ration Of yearly sum OF S3,5OO.
A suit 10 set aside the deed OF trust Is
nov being tried in court here. The entire
affair is mysterious one, and is the chief
,ou,c Of conversation soo.al ,ircles.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A RECORD OF BLOOD.
Two Fiendish Tragedies in a PENN
sylyania County.
AN AGED MAN SHOT BY HIS SON
Who Proves Himself Fiend Of the Worst
SOrt-An Attempt at Robbery Ends
in Murder-An Approach
ing Execution.

GREENsBuRG, Pa, November l2.-The vii.
lage OF West Lebanon, Indiana county, was
the scene of a brutal double murder on
Saturday evening last. A son of William
Samer, an old and respected citizen, had
an alteration with his son Joseph about
putting kitten out of the house, the father
not wanting it put out. Joseph drew his
revolver
Threatened His Fathers Life.
and shot him through the hip. The old
man ran. The son followed, shooting
again, the second ball lodging in his head
Just as he was entering neighbor's house.
He died instantly. The young fiend then
returned home and shot twice at Belle
Kelly, girl who was living with them,
fatally woupding her. The murderer fled
and was pursued and captured by Consta-
BILE Joseph Walker, on Sunday morning, at
the house of William Parr, ten miles dis
tant. He is now in jail.
Jacob Noble was put in jail this morn
ing
Charged with Assault and Battery
with attempt to kill and commit murder.
Noble went to the house of John Cauley
of Scottdale, last night about 5 o'clock,
Cauley being alone when he entered, and
commenced the assault,
striking him nine times on the head with
a coupling pin cutting gashes of from two
to four inches in length. Cauley hallooed
and Noble becoming frightened fled.
The pOpulace on hearing OF the assault
turned out en- masse and
Caught the WOuld.be Assassin
and robber two hours later in an clubhouse
near ScottdsIe. Cauley had on his person
at the time $lG3, The physician who
dressed wounds says chances are su b
that he will not survive his injuries. Tie
nf!riated populace who had gathered was
with difficulty restrained from lynching
he eEd. Women were forcing their way
70 bIm with clothes lines.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A PRIESTS PROPERTY
Raises a Hubbub Among Those VINO
are His Heirs.

MILWAUKEE November l2.-Wm L. Mag
ds|ena, Edwsrd. August, Albert Walker
Elis end Netiie Schraudenhach, with caro-
line Stops, EttillieJ Rice and Henry LosEs
have brought suit in Grant county, Wis.
against Msry Caroline Fries. s'perior OF
the School Sisters Of Notrs Dame: OF thus
city. for a share in the estate OF Charies;
Josef Francis SchrsGdenbacb, priest ot
baltimore, who left fortune OF Si?1 .o'l.
the greater part of which was will! 70
Milwaukee institution. The comp'a'nan's
aiIese fraud on the part OF the houssssep
er. Who kept sll -elsnves from the pres
and charge undue iDftneuce IN ih4i sns
took 5000 cash and the hou:eh3!d !I'E'
ture.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
WASHINGTON.
TelIer's Recommendations in Re
gard to the Indians.
A wRoNGED AND ABUSED RACE.
The Men Who Are to Inquire Into the Con-
duct Of Lieutenant Darlington, Of
Arctic Fame-The National
Crop Reports.

:, e..
WASHINGTON, November IZ.-Secretary
Teller has prepared his report. He has
undertaken a work meyer before done.
nL;or, =. - "a or,t oxa,,rn ,ha s,aroioI
".AOn - ~ iiuu ou' mo
relations existing between the government
and the various Indian tribes under the
treaties II sesms that the limited States
:--I,- -. - =, ..a;,oo, =,
'8''S''' "N'" -
person WHO naS a' various tiInes
Voluntarily Incurred Certain Obiiga'
hons'
Ihere has been perfect indifference mani
tested to pay its debts under Indian treaties,
and it owes in the vicinity OF 5000 900. II
appears there is due and unpaid to the
Sioux alone, for school purposes under the
treaty Of lS6S, over 81 900, 900. By that
treaty the United States agreed to support
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
TWO NEW COMPANIES.
An Insurance Company Here-Tele.
phone Company fn the Eastern Fan.
Handle.

Handle.
Secretary Stslnaker yesterday issued two
certificates of incorporation. The first was
to the Jefferson Insurance Company, which
prcposes to carry on a general marine in
sursnce business at Wheeling, and to take
risks against damsge or loss by fire or cas-
ualty On all kinds of property, and to in
vest money in all evidences OF debt. len
thousand dollars have been subscribed,
ard the capitsl stock is limited to $500 900.
shares of 500 are held as follows by the
CORPORATION: Gibson Lamb, 10 shares; II.
W Oeleburg, Is; c. W. Brockemeier, II
TN MR.illy 10; W. T. Hubbard, In; ). :.
Rlock. Is: and l.. c. Stfei. 10.
The other was TO the Valley Telephone
c, mpany, which proposes to construct and
msintsin a telephone system ost~een
H.rper's Ferry, Charleston, ShHp 1erds-
tuwp. Middlewsy, MsrtiDsburg and Ru.,,
non, i'm West Virginia, and Ferryvilie ani
Winch ester, in Virginia, and intermediate
poipts, ard along the Chesapeake and ONO
C,nsl. The office is to be at Charleston,
and TIE capital stock is limited to $1,000.
Shsres of $40 are held as follows: Charles
+. Pratt, f. W. Brown, Geo. w. Halnes, b.
G. Washington, Gustov Brown. Charleston
J. G.. Hurt, Harper's Ferry, one snare
each.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
IRoNToNs FRIsKY BANK TELLER.
Further Facts About His Return and
What He Says I'm His Own Behalf.

IRoNToN, O., November 12.-W. T. Kirk.
er, the teller of the Second National Bank,
who left here one month ago to day with
his accounts in lad shspe, returned volun-
tarily Saturday night on the midnight
train. He is in bad shape physically, and
has not been interviewed except by his
most intimate friends. He says he did not
take with him but $40, and that was his
own money, and pawned his watch at
Cleveland for $40 more. He went from
here to Newport News, thence to New
York, thence to Buffalo and across the
lakes to Cleveland, and then home by way
Of Cincinnati. Public opinion is very fa-
yorable to him and the hope is that he may
be able to make a showing that will to
some extent disperse the cloud now over
him. He has not been to his residence,
but is at private room down town, and is
said to be under guard. Your urcorrespondent
has been informed that the trouble with
the books amounts to more than at first re-
ported, but not enough to affect any one
connected with the bank,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
> FEMALE MATRIMONIAL WET."
Hcr Woes AnerThree Trips 10 the Bri
GRl Altar.

PHILADELPHIA, November fan appli-
csti,, was made in Common Pleas Court
40. >, tc-tay, by Daniel Dougherty as
counsel for Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, in an ex'
lrsordinary suit for divorce against John J.
Miller. Mrs. Miller married the defendent
abe ut twenty years ago. She did not live
har;ily with him and martial troubles
Ended In an Absolute Divorce.
A short time after the separation the wild
ow by grace OF the law married Robert }.
Randall. She lived with him few years
Domestic brolls arose, the divorce courts
were again appealed to and the woman
with two men living who had called her
wife. was free once more. She had had
several children by her first husband
and through them had kept up her &C
ouaintance with him. She was nearly
fftv and re was fifty four. She visited bis
honse and since the release from her later
alliance She began to look upon him. toe
father OF her CHILDREN, as something more
than a stranger. He came TO look upon
her in the same light.
They Grew Very Friendly.
He said to her one night, she says SUP
po,e we were again what we were before;
10 Won think YOU would be satisfied and
Lorny9" She answered, Yes And so
tIey were remarked. That was on Febru'
usry 10 OF this year. On August sie
again left him. He had blasted all her
homes. she said; he had treated her
cruelIy and turned Eer out OF Is mouse.
The love was all broken up. Mrs. Miller
hurried into the divorce cut for the third
time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
DID TILDEN DEFEAT BUTLER?
The Report StoutIy Denied by the ''Old
Line DE nOcrats.'

PcSroN, November l2.-About dozen
of tie most prominent and best informed
of the Democratic leaders in this State
were interviewed this afternoon in relation
to The 1e?ort telegraphed from Washing
ton that Tiiden sent money into THIS STATE
to oefeat Butler and otherwise used his
influence to induce the Old Line Democrats
to oppose Butler. They all pronounce the
story absurd and untrue in every particu,
Isr So far as they know Mr.. Tilden did
not take any interest in the campaign, al
though they are assured that he is no sd-
mirer of Butler. Some OF Buffers follow,
ers here have caught up the story, and
to-day are circulating statement tnat 0p'
before election from agents Of Tilden and
Governor Cleveland. This, they say, &C
counts for the loss to Butler ip this city
and vicinity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A MINING TOWN IN FLAMES.
Two Musdred and Fifty Families Ren-
dered Homeless AT Shenandoah.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, November 12-Flre
broke out at noonin the United
States Hotel a large frame structure
on the corner of Main and Centre
streets. The wind was blowing hard at the
The building was soon enveloped IN names
which communicated to the buildings
north. The flames then communicated
With block on the opposite side OF the
street. At three O'Clock sixteen
street fronts were destroyed In
Guiding the United States Ho e (,
the odd Fellows hall, the Academy OF NJ =
sic. the Herald Office, Rowe's Opera House
aud the Saturday Evening News oihce.
Assistance WIS telegrapked for, which was
esponded to from Pottsyilie, Ashland
Grndyiiie, Tamaqua and other places.
over two hundred and fifty families are
homeless, having lost everything. lac
loss is estimated at from three-Q Quarters 10
a million dollars. There were but few Sc
rtous accidents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
A MURDERER's LAST DAYS.
Approaching Execution Of smith, the
Oakland Brute.


CUMBERLAND, November 12.-Prepsrations
for the execution of John Smith, colored,
at Oakland, next Friday, are being made in
q thorough manner by Sheriff Jamison
who is taking great pains to have every
thing pass off satisfactorily. As the law of
1882 requires the execution to be private,
an enclosure has been built in the rear OF
the Jail, the fences being of board and l6
feet high. The scaffold, which h6s
been erected in the centre, is a SUB
stantial affair, and is said by those VIII I
have examined it to work admirably. NJ
outsiders are allowed to see Smith except
his spiritual advisers. He is said to main
tain the composure, or rather Indifference,
which he has shown during the entire
case. Only the witnesses allowed by law,
the spiritual advisers of the condemned
men, and the necessary guards and physi.
clans, will be allowed to witness the execu-
ton. Captain Wardwell will command
Company B On the occasion, and will have
out good force Of his company to act as a
guard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-13
THE NATIONAL CROP REPORTS.
A FIatteripS Outlook for the Coming
Year.

WASHINGTON, November l2.-The Novem'
Der report of the Department OF Asricul'
ture gives the local yield per acre. In the
October final report, condition OF corn
which averaged IS" was interpreted to
me,n product ''cloSe to sixteen hundred
million bushels" The average yiel per
acre appesrs to be twenty-three and one
ten,h bushels, one and a half bushels
per acre lower than the yield OF
ISS2. This gives the result practically
id, utical with that of October. On the
acreage reported in July, sixty-eight AMI
three-tenths millions, the exact hgures
Sonld be ffteen hundred and seyenty'seven
million bushels. In revision the seasons
returns this result will not be ter'aiiy
ch. nsed. The product will therefore De
al, ut 40 OCO. 600 bushels short Of the pre-.
vi, ms cop, notwithsssn ding the increase OF
.ra The potato crop is large, amounting
20 100000 bushels.