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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
HEARTRENDING FRAUDS.

Two Men Fix Themselves Up as Crtpples
and are Arrested 1t is Hard Work They
Say.
NV YoRk, August 2.-In an angle Of
the Postohice building two men were
standing yesterday whose queer actions at
traeted the attention of Agent Cardi, the
champion beggar hunter. He bad noticed
the fellows q little while before rushing
down Chatam street, and was surprised to
see that the feet Of one of the men had be
come terribly twisted while the others arms
were rapidly getting out Of shape. Tho
agent was about to call an ambulance
when he saw the two Grass over To-
the Astor House and hold out their hats to
passers by. For an hour theagent watched
the pair, and then, when they went round
the corner to "divy up," he had sn offer ar
rest them. They had secured eighty cents.
On the way to the Tombs Police Court the
bogus cripples threw off their disgsises, and
asked the officer to take O drink. We
might as well spend the money row, said
one, I'VE worked hard fsr it.
YES" replied the ether, some people
don't know how hard i is to walk lame for
an hour" q,
But the offer refused the iRVitation and
brought the prisoners before Justice smith.
They described themselves a. William
Woods, . glassblO~sr, Of No. a5 Mulberry
street and John Anderson, barber, OF
No. 25 Bayard street. On the agents
complaint the Court sent the prisoners TO
the Island for SIX months each.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
THE WHITE cAMELIA.

Reorganization Of the Once Famous Society
Said to DO In the Interest OF Cuban Free
dom.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 2.-Just after
the war q vellknown society, called THE
White Csmelia," fourished IN the South,
especially in Texas. At one time it counted
over 10000 members in Texas, drawn from
the best people in the State. 1t is said
that the ritual and doings of the white
Camelia," were more solemnly secret in
their character than those Of any society or
body of men in the world.
At one time it undoubtedly exercised q
powerful secret influence throughout the
South, but just what it did to advance the
interests of humanity is known only to
those who belonged to the order and if it did
aught to retard human progress, that also is
known only to them. No matter what its
mission was, it is again coming to the 'front.'
whether IN its old garb or under new name
is not yet known.
Those who are reorganizing THE White
Camelia," or building from its old founda-
ton, are working in profound secrecy, and
covering their tracks so that it is impossible
to learn what the objects Of the society are
or are likely to be. II is vaguely limited
that the island of Cuba is 10 be looked after,
and that Mexican insults to and expressions
of citizens Of the United States need q
check.
One gentleman says that the Key West
Cuban revolutionary junta had an active
and properly-commissioned agent in Gal
weston, who was working up this new so-
siety for the purpose of raising men, means
and arms for revolutionary service on the
island
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
RESTING FROM LABOR.
The GresIy Survivors After Three
Years Of Toll Anchor In
Portsmouth HarSor.
Apache Indians Take the War Path
and are Stealing Horses
and Cattle.
An Aged Woman Confesses That
She Poured Mealtsd Lead
In Her Husbands Ear.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 2-The
GreelY relief squadron leaves for New York
on Tuesday night. The Bear is ordered to
Governors Island, where the bodies of the
victims of the Greedy expedition will be
turned over to General Hancock. This af:
ternoon the survivors Of the expedition will
be put under the care of the War Depart.
ment, represented by General Hazen. The
survivors rest quietly here to-day and to.
morrow; and on Monday the great demon.
stration in honor of the return of Greely
will be held. The organization Of the naval
division, which will be landed to participate
in the ceremonies, are completed. The na-
val divisions of the parade will consist Of
six sub divisions comprising naval cadets,
navalapprentices, marines and a brigade
from the North Atlantic feet. Besides these
divisions the parade will comprise the mil
itary and civic organizations, fire COM
panies, municipal governments Of Ports
mouth and Newburyport and the State au-
thorities. On Monday evening congrat.
ulatory meeting will be held in Music Hall,
at which Secretary Chandler s expected to
preside. The addresses will be from Secre-
tary Chandler, Samuel ]. Randall, Senator
Hale, and perhaps Commander Scheley.
The programme for the ceremonies Mon
day has not yet been completed by the mu-
nicipal authorities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
CANADIAN REVENUE FRAUDS.
Custom Oficers Raid Several Large and
Wealthy Montreal Firms.

Custom Oficers Raid Several Large and
wealthy Montreal Firms.
MONTREAL, August 2.-The custom OH
GERS have made seizures Of valuable goods
imported from the United States and en-
tered under value with the intention of de-
frauding the revenue, from some of the
xealthiest and largest Wholesale firms Of
Montreal The first descent was made on
z. IA. Eaves where the seizure effected
amounts to six thousand dol
lars. The warehouse Of Schwabb
Bros. diamond and watch importers, VIM.
Eayes, and H. A. Saunders, wholesale
jewellers, was the next visited, and large
seizures made. The value at present Is uu-
known. The affair has created a senss-
ton in the jewelry trade. Other large seiz'
ures are expected. There are rumors that
several large seizures have been made out
Of Montreal, but nothing definite can be
learned. Only . few months since A. q
Z. Eaves had to pay $4,000 and VIM.
Eayes s., 900 for entering goods TOR eighteen
months previously under exactly similar
charges
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
ONE TWO MANY.
A Buffalo Man Locked Up for Converting
Money Orders to His Own Use-The Man.
ner in which He was Detected.

A Buffalo Man Locked Up for Converting
Money Orders to His Own USe-The Man
ner in which He was Detected.
BUFFALO, August 2.-Lsst evening about
ten o'clock Dennis O'Brien, of 10 Scio
Street, was arrested by Deputy Marshal
Bardwel, on a warrant charging him with
converting to his own use money order
belonging to another person. 1t appears
that early in June Mrs. Dennis o 'Brien. Of
Reynoldsville, Pa, sent postal order for
$40 to her husband, who was at that time in
this city. The letter containing the order
was delivered to Dennis o Brien June 7th,
and it is charged that he presented
the order at the postofice and received the
money. The man to whom the letter was
written returned to his home, and Mrs.
O. 'Brien applied to the postmaster at that
place for the return of the money, stating
that her husband had not received the let
ter containing the order The officer wrote
stating that the order had been paid June
7th. The matter was then reported to the
Superintendent of the money order depart
ment, and Inspector Billingsley was direct
ed to make an investigation. He arrived
here Tuesday and at once caused decoy
letter, which was registered to be sent to
Dennis o Brien, of ITO Scio street. o Brien
fell into the trap and signed receipt for
this letter. His signature corresponded
with the writing of the person who had
signed the receipt for the money order.
A warrant was sworn out for his arrest,
and at p. m. Deputy Marshall Bardwell
with Inspector Billingsley started out to
get their man. In some way o Brien had
heard that the officers were after him and
for several hours he managed TO escape ar
rest. He led them lively chase through the
northwestern portion Of the city, and was
finally arrested in Florack's saloon at the
corner of Scio and German streets. He
was taken to jail and will he examined be-
fore Commissioner Gilbert at 10 a. m. to-
day. 0Brien saws that he supposed the
letter was from a friend who had left the
city and he owed him a small sum Of
money. The officers say they have
straight case against the accused. 1nspec-
tor Bilingsley will return to Harrisburg
this afternoon. He has large territory to
look after, as his jurisdiction extends over
New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir-
ginia. His duties are conuned 10 the
money order department.
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UGH, BIG INDIANS.

Apaches Jump the Reservation and Go
Into the Cattle Business on Borrowed
Capital-Troops Sent In Pursuit.
ST. LoUIs, August IA special from
Van Buren, Texas, says: About fifty
Apache Indians are encamPed on a ranch
belonging to A. P. Cox, seven miles from
this station and fifteen miles from Sierra
Blanca. These Indians broke from their
reservation at Fort Stanton and are on the
war path, stealing and killing horses and
cattle. Serious trouble is apprebended.
At | l o'clock last night Capt McMurray
and company Of State Rangers left Aur-
physvile for Van Buren, Texas by special
train over the Texas and Pacific. 1t is
probable the troops from Fort Davis will be
ordered in pursuit.
Special Indian Inspector Barr, lately out
from Washington, and Captain Ewers. of
the Fifth Infantry. who have been absent
on tour of investigation among the diff
ferent camps of Cheyennes, on the Rose
Bud and Tongue rivers, returned to Fort
Keogh yesterday. The gentlemen visited
not onlv the Indian villcges but also every
tepee, lodge and rancho fin the district, and
were ready TO take atfdavits from any one
who knew any thing about the existing
trouble between the Indians and cattle men.
No white man was able 20 say from his own
knowledge that he knew the Cheyennes had
been killing the white mems beeves and
running off their stock as has been charged
against them The two officers say that
the Cheyennes are indeed in a deplorable
condition for want Of food, and have been
eating locusts, grasshoppers, wild
plums. roots and ANYTHING else they could
ct hold of. Captain Ewers, who has charge
of the 900 nomadic Cheyennes in the neigh
borhood has 1000 on hand with which to
relieve them temporarily until further pro-
visions can be made for the destitute In
dians under his charge Mr. Barr leaves
tonight for Bismarck, d. T. and goes from
there to Fort Stevenson, Poplar River, Fort
Peck and the BiackSeet Agency TO investi-
gate the condition Of affairs among the in
dians in those places.
AUSTIN, ME1As, August 2.-Col. Baylor,
of the Ranger force, arrived yesterday from
the frontier and reports an Indian raid into
Presidio county. The redskins murdered
two sheep herders and stole several mules.
The rangers pursued the Indians but lost
them in the Guadaloupe mountains.
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in paying for his accommodations. Last
Friday Mrs. Clelland received letter pur-
porting to come from Rowley's partner,
saying that he had been called out of town
~ b1iness. The next day Miss
George Roberts who lived in
the house was robbed of q silk um-
brella, a handsatchel containing one silk
handkerchief powder-box and hair.
brush. On Monday vase belonging to
Mrs. McClelland disappeared, and she in
formed the police, who found that the
Rowley, who was supposed to be away, went
to the house each night. A detective
secreted himself and saw Rowley 90 to his
room. He was arrested, and in his trunk
was found the articles missed BY Miss
Roberts, and in his pockets were found
pawn ticket for the umbrella and three
checks for Sl3 each.
Rowley had also given to the clothing
finn of Brooks Brothers & Co. check for
SIG on the Chatham National Bank in pay
ment for trousers worth 81, the balance be-
ing paid in cash to him. The check was
worthless. Rowley was arraigned at Jeffer-
son Market yesterday, and was held on the
complaints Of Miss Roberts and an agent
of Brooks Brothers 4 Co.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
A MONEY MANIAC.

He Is Unmarried, Avoids Women, and
Hides Money BY the Thousands OF Dol
lars-A Singular Case.
NEWARK, August 2.-Patrick Quinn, an
old man who has accumulated much money
by industry was taken to Police Headquar-
ters this evening for safe keeping, He is
unmarried, has avoided the society of wo-
men, and for years made his home with his
brother-in-law, Michael DAILY. of No. 255
Norfolk street He has been erratic for
several years particularly in his fear Of
spending bis money. He boarded every
cent, and figured up the interest due him at
the bank on interest day. During the past
few weeks he acted so strangely at times
that it was feared his mind was affected.
When he was taken to police headquarters
Mrs. DAILY said he had S3.ll3 cash and a
bank-book representing 10000 in his cloth.
ing. Mr.. DAILY told the police to take charge
of it, as he did not want anything to do
with the money.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
"BIUD" AND GORE.

Two Ta.amany Politicians Engage In
Rough and Tumble Fight In . Bostau'
rnnt-TaIk Of n Duel and n Black Thorn
Stick.
New YeRK, August Mr.. Michael II.
Sigerson is lawyer and one OF the Tam,
many leaders in the Sixth Assembly dis
trict. He was one Of the lawyers who con.
Quoted the investigation Into the manage
ment Of the State prisons two years ago
Mr.. William Geoghegan is Q poet editor
and politician. Last year be was the leader
of Tammany Hall in the Sixth district and
was succeeded last January by Edward Nc
Cue. Lawyer sigerson thought he should
have been appointed . police justice, bu,
Mr.. Geogkegan opposed him. Then Mr..
Siperson tssaght he would like to go 10 the
Assembly last fall, but Mr.. Geoghegan and
other Taa1nany leaders 10 the sixth district
blighted his ambition. This bss made Mr,
Sigerson feel anything hat friendly 10 the
THIS syening at $50 Mr.. sigersoa net
Mr.. Geeebsgan in Nssh d Crooks res
taurant in Park Row. Mr.. Sigersons nix
inch rroustacbe bristled very 6ercely. He
shook ks clincbed hand in the face Of the
poet Gsohegss and sid he could hex any
thing ia the Tkrtseahh :uAsd The posts
eyes lazed, and in 8 twinklins epithets
were eying as ist as snor-astes in /.
thnrlerstorn- Sigsrson, tall, slight and
weighing l4s. g.ppied Geohegaa
stost thiek-set, and weighing 22o.
The struggle mas short Sgersoa vas
Ike o shuttlecoek IN the haLds Of poet.
Tlsu On ebony-fsced waiter showed Mr.
sigersoa the door on the Easssu street side.
The eiec.ed and detected ia.yer bobeed i9
again through the Park row entrance and
once more tackled The poeI Once more he
was put out and the poet returned 70 finish
q cocktail Sieessoa and has friends talked
about . . due, bat The poet said that Il he
received challenge be would welt Sger.
son With blAek-tborn stick The 6rst time
that he met him.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
CANPAIGN COCKTAILS.

M. John Kelly has placed an excellent
zample before his followers He is drink
z the waters at Saratoga. As nothing
N be more cooling TO the brain or bene6
Isl to the system, Mr.. Kelly viii doubtless
e bis way clearly in short time Cam
s;gn beverages in general have a tendency
, ialame the temper and and redden the
ose. Coolness is needed upon both sides
-no, the coolnsss produced by the absorp-
p2 Of iced drinks, but the constitutional
Fo,aeSs engendered by High Rock and
eyser waters. 1t would not, in fact, be a
u thing to have these waters bottled
lec.ally for the campaign cocktails.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
LATE BKLLAIkE LOCALS.

-, >. -,
Mr. J. b. Barnhill and vile are hons
from Kansas While swsg hr. b; pc:
chased Gne farm near Ottawa, and .su
move his family 10 that pleee in about tvs
months. A 6ne noeking bird bsiongins V
J. J. McDermott escaped last night ffon
the cage. About hvs gaiises OF oaiPeane
acid was wasted By the breaking o. .
carboy At J. 4. Rossssocs drsg store ~
night Soda was applied layishiy vhsfs
the scid was sp,hsd snd u VS.
soon cleaned oh the ,Psvemsss
Col. David Rankn lssrss To-Day on -
Eastern trp. The iamiy O hf. sonn 49,
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GREATLY EXCITED.
A Woman Who Believes 1t n Sin to Eat---
Consequently She Starves.

A Woman Who Believes 1t n Sin to Eat---
Consequently She starves.
Troy, n. Y, August 2.-Pittstown,. q
small place in Rensselaer, county, is greatly
excited over peculiar case that has just
developed there. Miss Augusta Eldridge,
middleaged lady, we'll known in this vi
cinity, has been noticed to act strangely
for the past few week. From inquiry by
relatives it has been learned that peculiar
notion has come over the lady. She
breaches to them that it is wicked to eat,
and for the past FIVE weeks she has touched
nothing but few lemons and small guam
titles Of milk. Nothing will induce her to
change her strange notion She has be-
come very weak, and it is feared she cannot
live much longer unless she takes nourish-
Inent.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
THE SEQUEL
To the Recent Albany Horror That
Shocked the Whole Countrywide Hus-
band to Marry Again.

To the Recent Albany Horror That
Shocked the Whole Countrywide Hus-
band to Marry Again.
ALBANY, August about two mouths
have elapsed since Mrs. Catherine Schrever
murdered her FIVE children and took her
own life BY throwing herself beneath loco
motive. Since that time her husband has
been working at his trade, that of black
smith, and has rented the room in which he
formerly lived to family with whom he
boards. A few weeks ago he began pay
ing attention to young seamstress, o girl
of ofseventeen, and it is said they are 10 be
married. This will be ShreIver's third ma
trimouisl venture.
Schreiver now tells a sensational story in
connection with the late tragedy. After his
marriage, he says, he discovered that his
wife was an illegimate child, that she was
reared in house OF i'll repute, and while q
girl peddled from basket. She was born
in Germany, and, he says, was densely ig-
norant. A couple of months after their
marriage he req quested her to take part in
family worship and found that she did not
know the meaning of the word prayer. He
had taxed bis wife with in6ielity and
she had not denied it. He believes
that the 5000 which disappeared so
mysteriOusly was given by his wife
to lover. But the most astonishing part
of Sehrivcr's story is that his wife had in
tended to murder him after killing the chill
drep and then charge the whole crime on
him, but as he Sas accompanied by another
person she found her scheme defeated, and
then destroyed her remaining child and her
self. He had, he says long suspected his
wife Of having murdered his son BY . for
mer marriage, who disappeared mysteriausly,
but who has recently turned up in Schen-
ectedy. Schriever has consented to the re-
moval Of his wife's body for medical Psofes-
sional purposes
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
THE ADVANCE IN PETROLEUM.


The recovery in the petroleum market is
put as sharp as the decline, having gone
nearly Is cents in 6ve DAYS 1t is as
lrei that the market is controlled by a
prE combination, and as every outside
tfCa,e that has attempted to manipulate
\ price Of petroleum has been ruthlessly
sashed, the inference is plain that the
Raiard il marking up values. As the
Rlet is now below the cost Of ProducdonI
} a,eJmparatively easy thing for the clique
J controls the oil to advance the price;
] it is another matter to induce the
RS}e public TO take hold Of it at
\ price. Already talk is heard
'El.j0 oil, but the experience Of the past
y years via make people act very gingerly
put meddling with that uncertain staple.
y recent discussion on the proposed shut
pa disclosed that the average cost OF pro-
hing oil Is between 30 and 80 cents; and
lie the presence Of a surplus Of nearly two
lrs consumption would not indicate any
p great appreciation over first cost, pc
.um is still cheap # natural causes pre-
p. Bat natural influences have not pre-
Fld in the petroleum market for some
|prs, and sensible men after recent exPer-
bees vii De very chary Of playing against
aatsgsn!st who uses loaded dice.-PItts-
|rgh Dispatch.
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the HAND or slAINE.

Gov. Piaistsd Charges thst Ja@es q. Blaiss
wrote the InfAnous Msdtgas Csrcsisr.
Augusta, Ne. August 2.-ErGovernos
Plsis.ed. Who has bsen charged BY the Re-
publicans With having had sousthing 10 DO
with the suthonhip of The -iirsds againa
Catholics known ~ the Asdigsn Circalar.
over which lively controversy hes been
-aeed, comes out dditoriaily this morning
upon the subject. and in the coerse Of N
article says I'VE are prepared TO ssy on
neiebbor Of The Journal Knows thst ~
infSmous Msdisan Circulars vere pnnts1
n b;s Kepnebec Journal ofice. from maas
script copy in Mr. Blsinss own hanA snt
tbai they were distributed from Ne. Bla;as'
bouse in this city by him - osairn.a 9
the Republican state committee q the tns'
Heretofore Nr. Blaine has besa chssgs'
only with distributing the ciscsIss
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SUMNER FROLICS.

The returns are not vet sll in from the
:al districts, hut the prospects are that
annual crop Of killed, wounded and miss
z vii be up to the average. The fall
b; has not vet got in its deadly work, but
y usual number OF boys have gone
swimming and failed 70 come out
|s.a. Bees aud wasps have been,
usual active, and bulls have
me heir usual shar9 of tossing. Falling
br cherry trees has been a favorite mode
descent this Summer, with an occasional
ftch-OF in favor of an sPpletree. Snake
fes have been common in certain locsli-
+ particularly where politics ran high.
%, gun Jokes seem to have held their
p, aud as for Lightning flashes, they have
en TOO pH1Srous 10 mention.
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A MOTHERS PLEA.

On Her Knees Before the Judge Beg
sing for Mercy.
BRookLIy, July 2.-0n her knees before
Judge Moore, in the Kings County Court Of
Sessions, an aged woman yestsrdaT begged
in pitsous tones that her son George VII
hanson, who was charged With burglary in
the third degree, should not be sent 10 the
Emira Reformstory. The sentence had
been pronounced. and the young man bad
implored the Judge in the name ct God q
send him TO the peniseniAry or 70 iail, bu
no, to the Reformatory. Judge Moore VA
moved BY the mo.hsrs tears and sent hin
to jail for tsentJ-nins days
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03

IT makes every humanitarian sad to see
invalids seek such relief IS is given them
by the use of bitters, kidney medicines and
other nostrums. The FIRST few doses may
make them feel better on account OF the
stupefying ingredients, combined with some
strong csthartic and diurehc that are used
in its composition, but they eventually grow
worse. The only cure for weakness, nerv-
business, debility, aches, pains, rheumatism,
sores, urinary and digestive troubles, is to
make the blood rich, red and pure, By using
DR.. Guysotts Yellow Dock and Ssrsaparilla,
. remedy widely endorsed BY physicians
who have exsminrd into its composition
aud effect
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-08-03
LAY OF THE MINSTREL.
Charley Reed Compelled tn put Up saH Do
kar. Per week for HIS wife.

Charley Reed GotnpeHeh to put Up Sk So'-
fars Per wsek for HIS wife.
Nrw' YORK, August Charley
Reed. the minstrel, charged with
abandoning his wife appeared at the Tombs
yesterday and asked that the case be post
psaed 10 Sept. Is, rs he Was booked for a
six weeks engagement throughout the
country. ,
aHow msch win you earn week?' asked
City Attorney S6sei, who appeared for the
wife.
"Fifty dollars"
"Hov much ont Of that will you give
your wifeH' ~
Nothing" was Reeds answer.
81 viii not consent to the adjournment
unless you give your wife ss per week for
six xeeks said Mr.. Stifel
Reed reluctantly handed over the money.