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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
PARKERsBURe PRIMARIES.
High school commencement Last Even
ing.
A.. Al. p..s-ts-

High school commencement Last Even
ing.
Spectral 10 the Register,
PARKERsBURG, June I3-The Democratic
primaries held to-day for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the County Convention
were the largest and most enthusiastic ever
held in the city A AsPirited contest between
Tavener and Mcclure, candidates for prose-
cutting attorney. resulted in a VIC
tory for the later. The present
incumbent While the contest was ostensi-
bly, over that nomination, friends Of the two
candidates had in view the work to be done
next Saturday, and unless the results OF the
primaries in the rural districts tomorrow
are different from what is now expectedSth
question of the Sheriffalty virtually set
tied BY the results of the city primary to-
day. Mcclure and Zilenzinger are jubilant
over the present outlook.
commencement.
The event of the week was the high
school commencement tonight. Parkers-
burg is Justly proud of her public schools
as was evidenced by the large and intell-
gent audience which greeted young grad
uatesak the Academy Of Music, this even
ing. The exercises wre more than ordl-
narily interesting. The graduating class
consisting of fourteen, ten of whom
were young ladies. The class honorS wore
conferred upon the following persons in the
order named: Misses Winfred Johnson,
Maggie NJ. Rex, Clara Taggart, John 5,
Donagho, Nellie NJ. Co'e, Mary V. Wood
ward. A pleasant episode occurred at the
close of the exercises in the presentation to
Professor A. L. Purinton, city Super
intendent of schools of a
handsome gold watch as a
token of regard from the association Of
eachers in the city schools. The presents
ton was made by Professor StraUs in
well chosen words It was accepted by
Prof Purinton in a touching speech, The
people of Parkersburg appreciate the labors
of Prot Purinton and his faithful co-work
ers the schools, and will see that they are
sustained in their good work.
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INDIAN HORSE THIEVES.
A Bloody Fight In the Choctaw Ma
finn.


Fort SMITH, ARK, June l3-News
reached here to-day of desperate fight last
Monday in Sanshers county, Choctaw Ma
tion between officers of the law and gang
of horse thieves, in which two Of the thieves
were killed and several captured. Among
the latter were five women. The existence
of this organization was brought to light by
the arrest of a boy mere STRIPPING, for
horse stealing. When brought before the
Court in MaShotambbe District for trial he
made some startling statements, saving he
belonged to regularly organized band of
thieves numbering about 100 men and wo-
men, q majority Of whom were ChOctaws,
with few whites and some negroes, who
were scattered through ScullyvilIe, SanboiS,
Gains and Cole counties, having a Captain,
Secretary, Treasurer and other officials nee
essary % conduct the business Of the clan
The authorities are said 10 be in possession
of the names Of the entire band and the
militia has been ordered ont with orders to
arrest the whole gang The latest from the
seat Of war is dat the officers had fifteen
more Of the thieves surrounded in the hills
of Sanbois county and as soon as the
militia could be gathered and got together
concentrated effort would be made TO
gather them all 10 from one end Of the line
O the other
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THE ONLY ORIGINAL.
Good Grounds Gar Believing Charles E~ss
Is Fouad.

QrINCY, IHn., June lS,-DiPStchss, GOm
this city Some ten days ago .aanOunRed the
finding of a 3ay who cSimed D,be- Charley
Ross. G. W Moran. Of Troy, Now York a
cousin of he real Charley RsSs, has come
to this city and idestifCd Gm. The boy
saws he is Charley RnSs, and slaiTus to have
been stclka by gy2sies frVm has fathers
house and taken 10 Texas tsn Tears ago
that he escaped and made ms way TO MIS-
souri,, where he was picked ufs and brought
to Qusacy The real ChAelsS had an en-
largeaInt OF the vertebrRs. below the neck
which this boy .alSo has. Charley Ross is
the same age that this boy claims to be; has
the. same color Of eyes asl the same f..
tnses. The boys eyes are Of peculiar
shape, which he Claims is owing
Sp his havsag been Scalded. and his
body is covered wisA marks Of burns
records of cruel treatment at the hands Of
his captorS He SAYS he has always known
his name was Charley Ross but was never
allowed to use the name. He has scar on
his arm, caused, he saws, by an arrow. The
original Charley had similar scar. He
describes minutely his arrest by two men
and his life in the gypsy camp. The boy Is
very intelligent, naturally, but can neither
read nor write He has been subjecred to
rigid examinations and answers every ques-
ton. never contradieiing himself and giving
many points that go to establish his iden-
tity. So strongly do circumstances point
to him being Charley Ross, that Mr.. Moran
saws he will leave tonight with the boy for
Philadelphia, and that the boy shall always
have a home in the Ross family, into which
he will be adopted in case conclusive proof
is not forthcoming.
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AETER'THs BANQUET.
CoIored Republican Delegates Give Away
the Bill of Fare.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June l3.-S. A. Nc
Elwee, the colored delegate who was
charged, with two others, hy the New York
Times with having offered to sell out to
Arthur for 5000 apiece, is ont in lively in
terview He charges Congressman Houk
with having offered him Sl.59n If he would
vote for Arthur; that Collector Hughes
offered 81 200 position in the Nashville
Custom House, and that the Memphis post
master offered another delegate posi-
ton in his Office McElwee also charges
that threat was made that the Times dis
patch would be published unless he and his
fellow delegates would leave Blaine aud
vote for Arthur McElSee says the Arthir
men tried to'l'acemail him into voting, ani
charges against him were made TO djseagnt
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
OPEN AIR CONCERTS.

One Of the most CoTmcndable things we
have ever known our City Council to do was
the order providing tor Saturday evening
open air concerts The series will be in
augurated this evening by concert on
Capitol square commencing just after sun
set, or about o'clock, and will be given for
sixteen successive Saturday evenings.
Wheeling has so few advantages in the
way of attording rest, recreation and enjoy
ment to her people, that anything that can
be devised in this direction is a benefit
This is particularly true with reference to
the poorer classes The wealthy can seek
rest and recreation by travel Not so with
the laboriug classes. They are confined to
a hot, dusty and dsoot-begrimmed city during
the summer months. They need amuSe-
ment TO give pleasant diversion to the
mind and restful conditions to poor,
tired bodies. Every city or town of any
dimensions should have It's parks where the
hboring people can have frequent access to
the reStful precjnc;S Of country hte-where
they can enjoy the sight of trees, OF flowers
and hear the birds, invariably makes
them healthier and happier. There are
those in the city, and they constitute the
majority, who have nos the means to travel
and cannot spare the time from their work. |
The poor man enjoys the beauty of rural
IL. 4. =
much as the rich man does. His eve de- |
lights in the sight of flowers, his ear drinks |
in the song Of birds, his soul is as Suscepti-
ble to the reStful influences of music as that |
Of his wealthier ueighbor 1t is Just as es-
srntial to feed the mind and soul rs it is to !
feed the body, and the man OF |
wealth who takes the poor city !
mechanic from the dust and toll Of |
of the workshop or the mill to spend day |
in the green fields or under the trees, or
among the flowers, is a true philanthroPist,
and does an act of charity equal to giving
hsm bread when starving for foo l. That
man has done a noble act he uas made
re brighter for bis to'hng bro'her.
The people OF Wheeling owe deb, OF
infinite gratitude to the late THOMAS HoSN-
sRoOk fos there never vas a more deserY-
Spu choritablr institution than the Horn
brook Park. Nav the old man memory !
ever be as green rs the trees and !
flowers A. n" park bearing his |
name f,r the .rea. Is. Of reckoning will
alone r zeal .. .uu.n,e amOun, oi good
done nv ,hem. And the company now
OWNING N, ,ro fnds are wisely and gener-
ouslv i'm rn.inr o NJ HoRNBRooE idea:
Spv the p,rK Is a long wsys out, AMI theee
are many not able to afford the expense OF
freouept visits to its beauties and inviting
restfnlpess. We need some pleasant re-
creation c'oser home, and the Inauguration
of open air concerts these summer even
ings marks the beginning OF beneheen'
era in the conduct Of our ci'y government
in relation to these matters After the
weeks work is done there is rest for tired
laborers in mingEng together IN social en-
joyment and listening to concert music
They will commence the next weeks work
in better frame of mind and body for it,
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-IWHEEIING VIVA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE IA. 1884

those they knew he would bring against
prominent Tennessee Republicans The
matter has caused great sensation among
the colored people Last night AT Gallatin,
the home Of Pruitt, one Of the negro Blaine
delegates charged with being bribed in the
Times dispatch, mob Of his own race col
lected around his house and made night
hideous, and would probably have done HIM
violence had he not kept concealed.
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asleep, shooting him, and then crushing his
head with rock. He has been pursued by
officers for ten years has crossed into Nexi-
co halfdozen times, but has never been
auurehended I'LL now The Nichols murder
Was quite a celebrated case, owing to his
wealth and standing, and considerable
money has been spent in the effort to cap
ture his shaver.
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CRIMINAL CALENDER.
The Unlawful Cs'imes Committed In
On, Day.
A VERY ImFoRIANT CAPTURE.
The Terrible CriTe of an llIiAsis Woman,
Who RyEns Eer Child 10 Death
IN Cooking S,sye---
Other cfames.

Pans No, Tare l2-In the. southwest
ern part Of this eouAty, lad canned Iay.
lor, whose mother. living in Eentucky, owns
farm here, had been working for Lafayette
Heskard, Mrs. Tsylor's agent They quar-
rsled about renting the farm to one Reed
and Taylor was discharged Hscksrd and
Reed took Taylor away, boaaa his arms and
beat him brutsib, On Thursday his body
was discovered If Salt river with the arms
tied and his neck broken. Heckard and
Reed are accused Of the murder.
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IMPORTANT IF TRUE.

Tammany Said to be Opposed to Clevs-'
land.
WAsHMGroE, June IA esser was re-
ceived here to-day from prominent Tam
many Democrat stating that Tammany was
opposed to Clevelaud's nomination because
he could not carry the State of New York
against Blaine. 4 New York Congress
man says this settles Cleveland Il candidacy;
that it would be impossible Oar him to make
any headway before OK amer the nomination
IN the face Of Tammany opposition, 5"'
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MARTlNSBURG MATTERS.
A Decidedly Chilly and Chilling Meeting of
Blaine and Logan Admirers.
Special 10 he Rs0iSieT


Special 70 he Register.
MARTINSBURG, June l".-On Tuesday
night the Blaine and Logan admirers in this
part of the State assembled at the Court
House in Martinsburg for the purpose of
holding Republican meeting. Big pla-
cards and stunning sentences proclaimed to
the world at large that Blaine, of Maine,
would be enthusiastically endorsed and the
s'ogan of logan be sounded for all it was
worth; but the boys didn't enthuse "wuf
cent" The thirty ur thirty.fve in attend
ance failed to warm up, even I'M
der the glsw of Chairman Haldcr-
man beaming Arthur-ike smile
and the teryid cloquence of
ex Postmaster Wisner and Gen. Feidt, two
consistent Blaine men. A kind of refriger-
ator-fke atmosphere pervaded the beggarly
array of empty benches and a dreamy
s;upor seemed to take bold and bodily pos
session of the few in attendance; and in
consequence, the ratty-fcation jubilee was
beautifully and softly postponed. Postmas-
ter Evans was on hand with bood in his
eye and metaphysical
BIudgeOn In His Hand.
He burst into the hall with Sullivan glare,
hiding the Arthur bushes which h,we so
long mantled his genial countenance His
fierce expression forced one to think that
Evans was anxious 10 lick somebody.
His arlor Suddenly cooled, however
when the dismal booking audience dawned
upon him. and be too Secamc docile and
looked as if he didn't hsJe spirit enough
left to enable him teHck suething, not evea
a stamp. But the
Melancholy R..se,
of MartinsBarg, is not alone in his misery;
the entire Republican party SHARE his grief,
Hence these weeps.
The Democrats of this section with entire
now think that Cleveland and
Mcdonald would be wi fuing. tloket in the
national race, asid in the State cOetest every
thing and everybody tavsrs Faulkner for
Governor.
FaSsaily Quarrel.
TIE Republican party in Berkelsr county |
IS very much cutuP and divided by family |
luarrelS betweeP ;he WiSner and thu Evans |
factions. the first Of which has the brains |
and power, whilss the other Its the otfices
and governmental patronage. As - conSe-
luence there will te war to ne 'knTSe; with /
he chances iavO-Bg the WiHsr esment
specially in view nf Baine's nomination, |
which has put an extra feat'tar~in she eN-
cap and gained t6' him extra
support If the REty will ewes harADnize
n this section, the Evans factiCHIsusF virl9 \
20 the WiSuer element. and teedion cro~i
On the other hand ihe DetnOera ss>are
united, and through harmour prevails
There have been seme discordsnG eleuRnts.
out at this time everything is harmonious
md the party is oOa6dent and enthusiastic.
Berkeley will rOil up good nsloTttr tor
he Democratic candidate next talE In
,ur vocabulary dl@re's no such worH as
.DhaieI
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LET HER GO, or COURSE.
Another New York Woman EIopes With n
Pretty Man.

Pretty Man.
Troy, n. Y, June IA few days ago
Mrs George Aldrich, Of Lansingburg. a
rather handsome and attractive young wo-
man, married but few years, complained
to her husband Of her indisposition She
thought change Of air might do her good
and the husband decided TO let her visit rel
atives in New York. He furnished her with
money and she took her best clothes and
departed, promising TO write. No: hearing
from her. Mr.. Aldrich telegrapbed to the
relatives in New York, but the answer came
that she had not been there. II then oc-
CURED to the husband that a former board
er who had always been very kind TO Ars.
Aldrich was also out OF town He concluded
the couple went together. Yesterday let
ter was received from Mss. AIdrich, dated
from an eastern town in Massachusetts,
stating that she was Ewing With their Old
boarder. and she vas as happy IS could be.
The woman's sisters have started after her.
The husband hardly knows wha; TO do
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PnK TAILEr, Pa. Jsss ia--Jabsa 0ssi
Vas fatally shos Yesterday in 0osnsa's ~
ern. near bere, 6y Hsssy Wiz . yos.s
nsa skGse mother tiaul sss IsegisS vltA-
The Wiilig family ase wealthy. ~ WiIhG
N kuahsGd a he esyiag ps'n4a = ~ =
b dyisg iron the rupture q 49, pceA
CAUSED ~ :he shoek = hsasiag - kesfs
trrseAl1. TSs yssag - , uessA
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WHO lieO7
George spencer say. =. W. Dorsey 10 Con-
siderabiy On.

WASHINGTON, June l3--Representatiye
Springer, chairman Of the Committee Of
Expenditures Of the Department Of Justice,
received the following letter to-day:
DEAE Sal see BY the papers iha. g. W.
Dorsey has written you letter in which,
among other things, he says I demanded
that be should pay $4,000 20 Elkins and
that for il ! would see he va. granted i'm.
munity in the late Star route trial ]
pronounce this statement OF Dor,eys sbso-
lutely false in every particular never
made such demand Of him and never had
any congersation with him or any other per.
son on the subject. Ny testimony can be
had any time you desire il
(SignedI GEO. T. SPExcIK
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THE THIRD TIME.
A Missouri Postonice Broken Into and
Robbed.

SEDALIA. Mo, June l3--For the third
time within the past three years The post
office at Otterille has been broken into and
robbed Ottervillc is eighteen miles east oi
Sedalia, and II was at ;his point that the
train was robbed by the James gang over
four years Ego. The town is scattered over
large area and its location is such that 1t
is easily aFsailed by robbers. The post
Office rs located in n storo room near the
depot which is one-quarter of a mile from
the prir cipal part OF the town. Over 800
in cash was taken from the money drawer
and number Of valuable articles from the
stock Of goods. Two negro tramps sho
have been in the village for the pas; two
DAYS are spotted for the crime, and tonight
an officer from OuerviIe was in Sedaiia
looking for the men.
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INSANE WOMAN'S CRIME.
An nlinoi. Woman Kills Her Child by
Roasting n to Death.


JOLIET ILL-, June I3.-Ellen Cole was
to-day found guilty Of infaniicide and sen
fenced TO the State Insane Asylum, and her
property placed in the bands Of n conserva-
tor The manner in which Miss Cole killed
her child was most atrocious Taking Of
the lid Of the stove she deliberately put il
in the FIRE and roasted II TO death. She
lived alone with an Legitimate boy agou;
ten years old. The child she killed was
also illegitimate About two years ago she
was released from the insane asylum, and a
special jury, called for the PurPose, decided
that she WAS sane and fit person TO have
control of her property. Her conservator
was therefore discharged and her estate,
which is considerable, was placed in her
own hands Up to the time Of her horrible
crime she lived alone with her boy and con
fessed to the crime.
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WASHINGTON.
The Postonioe Appropriation Bili R.
ported.

WAsHNGT0S, June ll3.-ln the House
Townshend Of Illinois, submitted the con.
ference report on the postodice sppropria,
ton bill. He said the items upon which no
agreement had been reached were, first
Increasing the appropriation fer the pay Of
letter carriers; second, increasing BY 81 >,
100000 the appropriation for mail trans.
portaliOn on railroad routes; third, striking
out the clause regulating compensation To
land grant roads; fourth, appropria,ing
Sis 900 for speciHi mail facilities, and
fifth, increasing by $1,000 the apPropria-
lion for raiIwnys
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"A DISGRACE"
Governor st. Johns Opinion of Blaine's
Nomination,

CHICAGO, June l3-The Cook county
members of the National Prohibition Home
Protection party met yesterday to name the
delegates to the State Convention, which
meets in Bloomington June IS. George c
Christian was e,ttttaa chairman. chai Tha S;;2;e
Convention at Bloomington will nominate
q State ticket and delegates to the National
Convention which meets in PiitsLurg June
23. Gov ST. John of Kansas, is the Eoremo t
candidate for the Presidential nomination.
-Four years ago the temperance people
polled 10000 votes in thirteen States.
This year they will have a ticket in each
State A letter was read from Governor
ST. John declaring the nomination Of Blaine
and Logan disgrace to honest men, and
calling on the temperance people to con-
denim it and work against them.
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BENwOOD.
Fingers Crushed = steel Plant - PersonaI
and Political.

and Political
Nr. George Edwards. a prominent citiz n
OF NouB5sviIie, was in tOwn yesterday Ar
Frank Turney. an employe at the Riverside
words, unfortunately eaugh, his fingers ip
q chsin while charging Yesterday afternoon
wrenching aud crushing them considerably,
Dr.. Ford dressed the igjarei phalsngs sNr.
weslay Riggs, Of the eastern par, Of Nsr.
shall. sss 10 town yesterday. Mr. 7. y.
Keanedy, Of Gilmer connty, is visiting al
his fathers residence in the lover ward
A large number Of people visitsd the
Riverside Steel Works yesterday At the
meeting Of the Republicans THURSDAY even
ing at which the purpose vas to organize .
Blaine and Logan clab for the approaching
campaign, Col. Fisher. pas ehosen Prea-
dent "A more enthusiastic adniref Of Nr.
Blaine cannot be found The forsl dis.
play q, The Msthodist church Sunday vill b.
unusually elaborate. Mn q W. Bfacelsnd
Of Wheeling. visited her sister Mra A. Nc
GagHtssssd.s.
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FIGHTING BURGLARS,
Memphis Policemen Have Lively Time
of n

OF 10.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June l3-Burglars this
morning, between 3 and o'clock, effected
an entrance into the grocery store Of John
Cummings No 2ls Poplar street. and
robbed the safe of S265 There were two cf
them, who were shortly anerward pursued
by Police Officers Conway and Mccormick
The burglars fired dozen shots at the Off
GERS and were in turn fired upon, but with
out effect from either side In their retreat
the thieves dropped bag Of silver contain
ing 500 Officer Conway had II narrow
escape, as one bullet went through his cuff
and coat sleeve aud another through 5
overcoat just above his breast
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As USUAL.
A Chicago Young Lady Tells Her Secrets
Trouble Follows.

A Chicago Young Lady Tells her Secres
Trouble Follows.
CHICAGO, June l3-An injunction was
granted restraining Louis W. Kelley from
publishing q lot Of love letters written BY
Miss Emma Beaudrau, q clerk in retail
dry goods store. Miss Beaudrau says that
she was at one time engaged to be married
to Kelley. In her correspondence she con-
fided to Kelley certain secrets OF her past
life. The engagement was finally broken
of by Miss Beaudrau. Kelley swore ven
geanee, and told her he would get even
with her BY Publishing kes letters and IN,
volving her in an unpleasant notoriety, II
not scandal The threat to expose her past
life and its alleged secrets, she says is only
made for the purpose Of extorung money
from her, and she objects 10 being black
mailed.
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Base Ball.

Bay City--Saginaw o; Bay City Z
Fl Wayne-Muskegon I, Fl. Wayne l.
Milwaukee-Peoria 9; Milwaukee %
Pittsburg: Allegheny 2, Cincinnati 0.
New York: Toledo 3, Metropolitan T.
Providence: Boston 4. Providence o.
DetroiE Chicago 5. Detroit 6.
Philadelphia: New York 3, Philadel-
phiA l.
Minneapolis Quincy l. Minneapolis 2.
St. Louis Cincinnati Unions IL. St
Louis Unions Is.
ST. Paul Saltwater 8, St. Paul IL.
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Tux New York World lnimates that 1t IS
,5c duty of the Democratic Convention to
- ,,,;,ate SAMUEL J. TlLDEN by acclamation
.,,uirhstanding his dccliuaiOn. There is
.,rt ola feeling Of that kind in the air
-, thiS NAV
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AuSGESPiEL,
A Prominent German Paper BOXES Jim
RlAine.


RlAine.
AILwArEEE, Jane l3.-GeFmsn society
In this city was disturbed by he editorial
auaeaneement in Der Herald the most in
huential and widely circulated German
newspaper in the northwest that il would
rot support the Maine and Logan ticket,
and in the even, of the nomination Of either
Cleveland OF Bayard by the Democratic
national convention it would support such
ticket, without prejudice to its returning to
its allegiance to the Republican party in
future campaigns, DIR. Sellner, editor of
Der Herald, said to United Press repre-
sentative last night that he believed that
this view voiced tie sentiments Of the great
mass Of German Republicans IN the north
west,