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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-04
FOR CLEVELAND.
New York Hat Finishers' Association
Pass Resolutions Highly Complimentary
to the Reform Governor.

New York Hat Finishers' Association
Pass Resolutions Highly Complimentary
to the Reform Governor.
NEw YOES, August 3.-At a recent
meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
United Hat Finishers' Association of Amer
lea a series of resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted expressing the regard OF the as
sociation for Gov. Cleveland's actions on
behalf OF its interests,
The Brooklyn Hat Finishers Association
at later meeting fully indorsed the senti-
ments expressed in the Executive Commit
tees resolution. To-day the preamble and
resolutions handsomely engrOssed on vel
hum, were forwarded to Governor Cieve-
land, at Albany. They read as follows:
Whereas. The hatters of the United
States. in conjunction with other bodies OF
mechanics, did for several years direct all
their efforts and devote all their energies to
the total abolition Of the iniquitouS system
of contract convict labor, which efforts were
AZ last crowned with success, thus relieving
the hatters and other industries OF the Elm
pire State from the fatal burden OF PRISON
competition; therefore be il
''Resolved, That this Executive Commit
tee. representing the entire industry OF hat
making in this country, do hereby tender to
His Excelleney, Grover Cleveland, Govern
or of the State of New York, our most
heartfelt gratitude for the firm stand taken
by him in favor of honest labor by athSlng
his signature to the Hatters' bill and the bill
forbidding new contracts IN the prisons OF
this State and BY refusing to sign the DILL
continuing q commission especially design
ed TO render null and void the verdict Of the
people expressed through the ballot box
Resolved That BY these and other acts
of his administration His Excellency, Gro
yer Cleveland, has proved himself the SIN
eere and steadfast friend Of honest labor
everywhere, and is, therefore, justly entitled
TO the highest confidence and the most
grateful esteem of an classes OF working
men" JoHS MURPHY, Chairman.
T Ell. TLYLos, Secretary.
D. J. HAsGESrr, Com. on Resolutions.
E. N. ELLESDoEF. -.
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BELLAIRE.
Camp Meeting---Hel In Training varied
News Notes.

Camp Meeting---Heil In Training Varied
News Notes. -
Bethel Camp meeting attracted the lar
gest crowd from this city yesterday. A
large numbec went out on the trains, while
q good portion of our young folks used the
horse and buggy. The Indian Run camp
meeting was a'ro well attended. Rev; Nc
Kallip preached good sermon in the a.
ternoon. The REGISTER can be had iIon
Mr.. j. H. Scarborough. He has the exclu.
siye sale. Work in the furnace Of the new
glass houLe up Indian Run has beel com.
menced. II the furnace does the work ex-
pected, hollow ware Of vaIiods kinds will be
made. The sun ye-terday Was so
hot that the streets we're
almost deserted during the day The open
air serpon on PuOlicSqaare last night was
delivered by Rev. Williams. Henry He'll
will go into active training at once for his
race with Louis Felsing. A number Of his
admirers talk Of purchasing him a boat
Louise. He'll will have no trainer this time,
David Rankin went east yesterday alter
noon. The b, llaire Goblet Works Is vol.
ing its mold shop at present The commis
tee OF the Democratic Eacort Club meets
tonight. Nothing startling at police head
quarters yesterday. Col. John I. Lane was
in Columbus yesterday. He'll will receive
a new shell in o few days. Chas. and
Henry Gill are at Burrs Mills The nail
factory resumes to-day. The Priacess did
a good business yesterday. Tomorrow
pghi !. o. o. +. Lodge No. 37s, holds q
special meeting. Trains from the west over
the B. & o. were oil late yesterday on oc-
count Of collision on Saturday night be-
tween two freight', near Cambridge, o.
Rev McKallip preached to the children a.
night. There were no services at the Fps
copal Church yesterday. Mrs. John A
Gallagher is visiting friends down the rivei.
l.. S. Woodbridge was the guest Of Marie Ia
friends Yesterday.
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PARkERSBURG.
Reverberations From the Late Convention
Social, Society and Personal Chatter
A Dash of Political Matter.

Reverberations From the Late Convention
Social, Society and Personal Chatter
A Dash of Political Matter.
PAREERSBURG, August 81 Exclusive =
One of the most pleasant features OF the
late gathering Of the Republican hosts in
Parkersbmg, was the excursion so gener-
ously rendered by Col Claiming NJ Smith,
of the Index, to the visit;nr brethren Of the
press and their frieI ds. 1t was happy
thought on the part of the genial editor Of
the Index, and the occasion will be remem-
bered by tie participants as one of the
pleasant events of the great fusion conven-
ton which recently assembled in this city.
A. Gardner jackson, Esq, very handsomely
entertained several of the Wheeling gents
during the convention, among whom was
John F. Baker, of the REGISTER, and Geo.
Laughlin, of the Plumed Knights. Col. c.
S. Despard is suffering ve-y much from
wound in one of his feet
caused by stepping on a rusty needle.
Mr.. Bogess and daughter Halle, of Fair
mont, are the guests of Streud Freeman,
of Lanchport. Miss Ada Wright has been
near Lubbock. Miss Pert Hugo o. Wheel
ing, is visiting Mrs Cramer on Sixth street.
Mrs. Emma Truselow and Mrs. Evans OF
Belleyille, have been here. Miss Jennie
Bradford and the Misses Neal have r,
turned home from a short sojourn in New
ark. Mrs. Woofier, of Lubbock, has r.
turned home. Mrs. Fletcher is visiting her
mother Mrs Baxter Miss Emma Abram-
son is among friends in Ohio Mr.. William
Parrish, of Maiden, is visiting Captain Par.
rish and Mrs. VIII Gibson. Miss Mary
Lewis goes 70 the Magnetic Springs soon.
The Oneida has gone to Wheeling for re-
pairs. Eilly Brown is the original inventor
of the latest Cleveland badge, which can be
seen BY lifting the left lapel Of Billy vest.
He can also inform you in regard to the new
uniform adopted by the Butler men Of Par
kersburg. Mrs. N. Gleason, of Piedmont,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Petridge, on
Seventh street. c. {. Cole, of Washington
CITY. accompanied by his little daughte- is
the guest of W. l.. Cole. Miss Emma Ew-
inc. of Wheeling, is visiting her friend Miss
Agnes johnson, of this city. W. A. BoS-
lev, of Wheeling, came down yesterday to
see his wife, who is visiting in Bclpre. Mr..
Batson and wife, of Grafton. we're here this
week, greeting their many friends. Gov.
jackson is greeting friends in Parkersburg,
NJ. J. Oliver is home from Chicago, and in
tends to remain. Mrs. ThoS. Hsrnish Of
Marietta, is here the guest of relatives.
Miss Viola Warren. who has been very i'll
for several months, is very low and her death
is expected daily. Our handsome 7. P.
of the B. l. o. force at the lower depot, has
been wearing such sweet smiles of late; tbs
said he is enchanted with the bright face of
a pretty girl up town.
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UNDER A WALL.

A Portion OF q Washingto Hotel Falls,
Burying in Its Ruins an Unknown
Number of PeopIe-Two Only Rescued
So Far-Details Largely Lacking.
. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 3.-The back
part of the United States ho.el building, sit
uated on Pennsylvania avenue, a short dis
tance west o. he Capitol, fell in without
warning this evening, and buried in the
ruins number of inmates The building
has frontage Of l25 feet on the avenue
and depth of lS5 feet the rear end open
ing on an alley leading from Third and
Fosrand-a half streets A small portion of
Sths rear wall was the first to give away, and
q general collapse of the whole rear portion
Immediately followed sending up great
cloud of dust. A ger eral fire alarm was
sounded which brough, to the scene o. DIS
aster number Of fire e1g;Ges and hook
and ladder companies ard force Of police.
There were about for.y-fve perSors il the
hotel at the time tie disaster occurred, In
clnding guests and employees, and it
was impossible at first to ascertain how
many ywere buried in the mass Of debris which
occupied the ground upon which the rear
portion of the building had stood.
Cries ar d G.oans
could be heard rom the ruins, showing that
all who were the:e Imprisoned we.e not
dead. A large force Of men went to work
al ouce and in the course of an four Fl
nest Snooks, boy eleven years of age and
Annie Dickson, co 'ored chamber maid were
taken ont both alive but bedlv injured,
In the meantime it had been ascertaired
th; the number of ne-sons bIried in
the ruins did rot probably e: ceed seven,
Wis: Mrs. -Belden, wife of the proprietor
Ernest Snooks, boy II years Of age, son
Of q restaurant keeper next door and five
colored servants. 1t is feared that those
who have not yet been rescued are dead,
Part of the building which fell contained
chiefly rooms appropriated to the use Of the
hotel and it is be'ievr that none Of the
guest have been killed or injured.
The United States is ore of tie oldest
structures in the city, ard it is said
to have been for long time il an unsafe
condition. The barkeepe" is reported to
have made complaint to the inspector Of
buildings some days ago VIII regard to its
condition, dangerous cracks in the walls
having become visible on the outside The
portion which fell was erected about twenty
FIVE years ago, and was FIVE S;o.ies in
height.
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LETTERS from West Virginia say that
ltge Maxwell. the Fusion candidate, who
S ROmiuated Wednesday, will sweep the
|ste. The Greehb4ek orgsrT axe enthusi.
i!c over the result of the Convention, aud
'dge Maxwell will poll all the votes OF
p party and the fuh Republican vote be-
fes.-Nsw York Tribune.
The Greenbaek organs Of West Virginia!
PEREZ are they pubhshed2 Well really,
Ats good Joke We suppose there may
one or two or more siekly Greenback
Pers in that State, but We don't know
sre they are published.
Nill the Wheeling REGIsrER furnish the
hbune with hst of West Virginia Green
X organs Richmond Dispatch.
lWeIl, rean ~eshOuld be happy to comply
the latest adviees from the backWoods
p that the list is incomplete. In fact,
s not even commenced.
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HITS EN- HARD.

Daly's Comedy Company Scores a Great
Hit in Londsn = "rruth" Says its I'm
mense.
LONDON. August 2.-Trtth referring to
the performances of Daly's company says:
The company furnished an entertainment
as original and interesting as London has
seen for years. We have seldom seen an
audience so thoroughly delighted. Ii was
refreshing to sit under these quick. bright,
intelligent sympathetic performers fresh in
their facility, American in their eccen-
tricity, After the dull clumsy,
wooden headed drummers often
palmed off upon us rs the substitute OF
run, it would be difficult in England to find
better light comedian than John Drew
who is the pivot Of the performance, less
offensive actor than Charles Lec!ercq, or
better soubrette than May Fielding. They
all strike the palate like wholesome Dig
champaign in the place Of thick, muddy
heavy beer. Bu. the best srtisse Is Ada
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WEllSRURG.
Changes Railroad Circles-Preparations
for the Telephone Exchange.

Changes Railroad CircIes-Preparations
for the Telephone Exchange.
WELLsBURG, Aug. a. Exclusive. Mr..
Wolf, manager of the Wheeling Telephone
Company, Walker Peterson and Benjamine
Hardesty, of Wheeling, were here yesterday
making survey for the purpose Of locating
a telephone line through the town. The
intention is TO make connection with the
trunk line on the Ohio side Of the river by
means of cable. T. R. Ridgley, Of Co
shocton, Ohio, has been appointed to the
general agency of the P, c. L St. L. r: 4.
Office at this place. instead of James Holt,
resigned. The entire force Of the office,
four in number, will be changed in a few
DAYS. The family OF W. II. Tarr is sum
mering at Mountain Lake Park. The
directors of the WeIlsburg National Bank
have called a meeting for next Tues
daF to elect cashier to fill the
vacancy caused BY the death Of Wilson
Beall. Our people will be treated to another
series Of horse races on the Fair grounds
on Saturday, August 9. George Robinson.
of Wheeling, has located in this town and
entered upon his duties as manager at the
Pan Handle glass house. The conferes for
the first Senatorial district will meet in the
Court House in Wellsourg on Saturday,
August 9, at o'clock O. m. The National
Bank building is being treated to q coat Of
paint, that gives it more welcome appear
ance. The town council has passed an or
dinance directing the placing Of danger
signals on distractions to the streets. The
new glass house owned by Dalzel Brothers
and Gilmore, which started up a few days
ago have shut down for short time. They
have large stock of wares on hand that
thev manufactured a. the Brilliant Ohio,
factory, aud are desirous Of perfecting their
business arrangements before adding 10
their present stock Of glassware. Chester
Windsor and Ashley Cooper are recoEenns
from sever attacks Of fever.
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STATE OF TRADE.

A Slight Improvement In Volume and Dis
!tribution - Movements Small, How
ever, In the Great Grain Centres-Cotton
Speculation Dull.
New YORK, August s.-Bradstreefs
Journal Of tomorrow will contain the fol-
lowing commercial summary: From sew.
eral Of the more important cities through
out the United States from (Which Brad.
streets receives telegrams concerning the
state ST trade, word is received this week
that there is some Improvement and that
merchants regard the outlook for the falls
business more hopefully. In the leading
grain centres, however, the movement Of
general merchandise is quite as small as
that previously reported. The only excep.
ton has been in the export movement Of
grain from the Atlantic seabosrd, which has
increased largely. Exporters encouraged BY
the excellent quality Of the new wheat.
the low prices and late excess Of ocean ton
mage made rather free purchases. The ship
ment Of wheat has Stacked some since, but
engagements of steamers for forward sail.
ing are noticeable. Ocean freight rates
have naturally advanced and are on the
average about so per cent higher than six
months ago. In domestic trades the few
reported gains were mainly of dry goods
and kindred lines. At first hands they
have shown some gain, but are only moder-
ately active as compared with last year.
Jobbers are quiet and buyers are taking
sparingly. Receipts of wheat have greatly
increased both here and at the West This,
with good weather at home and abroad,
has depressed prices. Steel rails
have been sold at $27 25, which is another
cut and the lowest prices on record. The
movement Of anthracite coal is slightly bet
ter, and mining will be on full time accord
ing TO the present outlook. Cotton specu.
lation is dull and outside buyers are away.
Closing quotations show decrease Of sew.
enteen points. There has been increased
activity in the wool trade, with greater
steadiness, but no importan, change in
prices.
There were 24l failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
past week, as compared with 225 in the pc
ceding week and with l25, los, and 70 r.
spectiyely in the corresponding weeks Of
1883, 1882, and 1851 Canada had twen-
ty-six, an increase OF eleven.
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ton in the country; the faculty are, in the
main, able and thoroughly equipped for
their work; and nothing is wanting to build
up great aud prosperous University but
the sympathy and eneourag, ,.nent of our
own people. Ofthis the institution is emf
nently worthy, and We einvoke the assistance
and patronage of every good citizen in
building up and fostering an institution
which ought to be the pride and ornament
of our young State. To the sons Of our
own State its tuition is now free, and we
cordially invite them within It's walls.
.... 'JoHS A. RoRINsos,
President Of the Board of Regents
W. p. WILEY,
Secretary.
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WHILE TIE coal KINGS" are nearly all
owing in tie direction of t'gtsr prices
fd decreased output, the iron king" are
lur sin,ng ia. at preser. prices there is
prof. IN 1e manufacture Of the various
rm, Of iron and steel, inclIding rails
L.ch -re noa selling as lo~ as S2S to $40
Z tsu. But, if the coal kings succeed
their attemp; to put up the value Of that
nmodity on the cheapuess of which row
ore than ever the prOspe ity of the iron
ade depends, how much worse will not the
Osrect of the iron kings" be?
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ALREADY we have heat IN the canvass
b the central figures are keeping COO.
ew Yorks handsome Governor presents
! uurufird bachelor brow to the Albany
Icezes, and Mr.. BLAINE bobs for eelS at
|Ount Desert. Let their followers initiate
Dir calmness. When the Governor hears
good coke he has no objection to smile,
u the Maine historian laughs when he is
Ehlej. We want alo to see BES Butler
D.. He makes fun for Others, why not
lioy some HIMSELF As to the rank aud
they should all keep cool till early in
Ivember. The country is sac.
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he GOT THERE.
How the Hon. james Oliver Rebuked an
Insolent Car Driver, Who Had Too Much
Lip for His Own Good.

Lip for His Own Good.
New YORK, July 3.-At ) O'Clock last
evening the Hon. James Oliver, representa-
tive of the Paradise Park district in the
Legislature, boarded Third avenue car at
Bowery and Hester street. The car was
coming down town. Mr.. Oliver paid his
fare. He was bound for the Astor House,
the termination OF the route. The car,
however, happened to be ore Of the cars
which takes tie curve ct the Times build
ing, and hauls up in front of the Sun office.
1t stopped at the curve, and the
driver in gruff manner, Or
dered Mr.. Olive to alight. Il took
exceE ions !, the mans manner" says Mr.
Olive. ed Re r.; lated his order, season
ing it with epithets abiding to the Celtic
blood within my veins. He threatened to
kick me from the car, and the conductor
seized the car book and backed him up. |
tried 10 lea on with them, but the driver
assaulted me and | Knocked him down.
The police interfered and greet crowd
altered around. Mr. Oliver was cor.
Quoted to the City Hall station and WIS i'm
mcdiately discharged. no one making a
complaint against him. Meantime the
car, conductor and driver disappeared.
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ME ErEISs INDUCED himselfin the harm
Is amusement on Saturday, Of dinning
Fd wining a number ofour prominent State
lepu5Lcan politicians at Deer Park. We
pc that Mr.. Elkins enjoyed himself, al
bcugh /, is doubtful whether he received
b. genuine encouragement from the breth-
: about the prospects, To his question
to how they were going to carry the
eate, it is rot likely that anyone could give
b intelligent answer. You had better save
Sar time and money, Mr. Elkins, for other
HI moe doubtful feds.
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SAVED sS WOMEN.
New York Man who Owes His Life to
HaTn-

A New York Man Who Owes His Life to
Feminine Help.
New YORK August S,-Alfred Maegge,
aged twenty, was working at a boiler in
his fathers platinum works at No. 81 Lib
erty street, Yesterday, when an explosion
occurred which set FIRE to his clothing. He
ran i,no the room of the janitress, where
Mrs. Lotus and her daughter, Mrs. BrUwn,
were talking. The women rolled him on
bed, enveloped him with blankets and ex-
tiuguished the flames. His arms aud neck
were badly burned, and Mrs. Lotus had her
hand burned. The woodwork, which was
also in flames was extinguished BY FIRE,
men
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Grover Cleveland, the Democratic noninee
for President, in the coming campaign.
HHrSpy WAN RgEcUERh

HENRY WARD BEEcHER."
A delegation of members Of the State
Republican Central Committee in this city
this evening who had returned from a
meeting of the committee at Topeka, were
to-day in the Postofice at that place shown
letter from the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
of New York City, in which, in un-
derscored words, were the above
lines. The letter was semitic the Hon. Geo.
r. Peck, late attorney for the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Company, and promi-
nent politician of this State. Mr.. Peck is
understood to be relative Of the great d.
vine, and has within the last year been on
an extended visit with him, during which
an excursion up into Central British Amer
lea was INDUCED in, He has also visited
him recently at his home in New York City
They have been keeping up an interesting
personal correspondence since the National
conventions. Mr.. Peck explained the
above words were given in paragraph of
general political gossip. The letter was Of
four pages in length, and on his sectarian
letter-heads.
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WHEELING, W. vAoMoNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1884,.

Rhean. Her performance of 'Flos" in
1908 or Casting the boomerang"
is as clever and and original a
thing as has been seen SINCE Dundreary
Sothern chaffed the manner of the English
swell OF his day, and Miss Rehan chaffS the
sfectat;on Of the girl of her own time.
Funny women on the English stage are
generally old or middle aged. To get q
young woman who is both pretty and funny
is something new, and not to laugh at Miss
Rehan's assumption Of seemingly modest
and timid girl who knows her way about is
to be ignorant of what fun is. -.
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HEADovARTlRs FOR DEMOCRATS.

~
To be Formally Opened Tomorrow mt No.
IL West Twenty-Fourth Street-An the
Preparations for an Active Aggressive
Campaign Fully Completed.
New YORK, August 3.-The Executive
Committee of the National Democratic
Committee held meeting yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Among the members
present were VIM. A. Barnum, of Connect
cut; Senator A. P. German, of Maryland;
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina; Hubert
o. Thompson, Miles Ross, of New Jersey;
Senator Jones, of Louisiana; John S. Bar
bour, of Virginia; andS W. Dawson, o.
South Carolina.
a subcommittee consisting OF Messrs.
Barnum, German, Ransom, Thompson
Ross Jonas, Barbour and Austin Browu Of
Indiana, was appointed The members will
act as an advisory and resident working
body. The Committee on Headquarters re-
ported in favor of leasing the big brown
stone house at No ii West Twenty
Fourth street. The recommendation was
favorably passed upon. The member OF
the committee inspected the premises in the
afternoon. The headquarters will be form
ally opened on Tuesday The National
headquarters will be within minutes walk
of the rooms Of the State Committe at the
Hoffman house,
Assemblyman Edward Moore, of Rich
mord County, will oficiate as the outside
member of the committee, Col. Moore has
been the Sergeant-at arms Of the committee
for the past two campaigns and he knows
all the prominent Democrats Of the United
States.
State Senate Clerk John W. Yrooman,
Ex-Deputy Clerk of the Assembly Barker,
and John Lawrence, of Albany, were busy
yesterday at the Republican State Head
quarters. Yroomsn said there was not one
thousand Republicans outside OF this city
and Brooklyn who will bolt Blaine, and
Lawson claims that there are 10000 Irish
men in the rural districts who will vote for
Blaine.