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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
A MISSING DEBTOR
Creates Dismay Among Main Street
Merchants.
A Meeting Hastily Called and Two Scouts
Sent After the Man---heahy Every
Iobber on the Street Stuck.

The Wholesale business portion Of the
city was tremendously excited on Saturday
and yesterday, and held series of meet
| inps in CONSULTATION with an attorney. An
effort was made to keep the affair close
+ ecret, but !. leaked cut yesterday and came
TO the ears of BEGrsTEE reporter who
gathered the tSllowing details:
The merchants had met and employed
counsel to see BY what means they could re-
cover money due them on account BY Jacob
Umstot, formerly Of the CITY and latterly
merchant at Sardis: On Saturday he left
Sardis, under very mysterious eircum-
stances, having soh his store and stock at
about its value These facts, were tele-
graphed here from Woods6eld and the
called meeting of the merchants was the
result. From one S them, the following
story was CLEANED;
Jake Emstot was perhaps one OF the
best known drummers Of Wheeling and was
on the road for many years for s J! Boyd,
Boyd & Prather and Boyd & Miller About
a year ago, he opened a. general store at
Sardis snd>bought most OF his stock at
Wheeling; his credit was good and he had
an account with nearly every Main street.
He bought a store room, paying part cash
securing the rest by mortgage. On Satur-
dav he went with man neAned Gus. Bridg-
man, to Woods6eld, where he sold him all
his belongings at Sardis. Bills of sale were
made out duly signed, sealed aRd witnessed
and turned over TO Bridgman. The latter
paid $1,000 for the store room and stock,
and assumed the mortgage ofS9OO on the
former He also assumed a note Of $50,
at the Exchange Bank, endorsed by Jos.
Spe;del 4 Co., and one for $500, the psyee
not known.
This transaction was regarded as little
queer, in Woodsfed, and an account was
telegraphed TO a merchant here. A SlO,-
900 failure could lot have created such
commotion on the street A meeting was
hastily called, on Saturday morning. and j.
ID Ewing employed as attorney. 1t was
there stated that Umstot had gone from
NoudstieId 10 Cambridge and mad said he
WOulu luen COult ~ w HtciIllS SSbNic
mis- accounts These latter were rather
numerous and amounted to about $4,000
His creditors are Ba, rs Sons, G. S. Eeeneg,
tod Il Miller. Simpson X Hoge, Speidel
4 Co. Gutran & Co., Greer n Laing
Laughin. bros Il Co, and Others, in
suns ranging from 500 to 500 Ii
vs. decided at a second meeting held en
>arurday evening to send two men to Cam
Ir:dg,. TO try and learn something of Um-
to, 5 Whereabouts and bring him. back.
hrse mes, engrrs. whose names are not
si,. left "A the lIlj train on Saturday
eht.
II may b. that al er9ll mstot will come
here settle lis d, Dts aud De the honest man
be was always held The above story is
given by one of the interested parties, who
said he never saw the jobbers as much torn
up over anything
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Howard Fry's Life Crushed Out On the
Rail.

Howard Fry's Lie Crushed Out On the
Rail.
At an early hour. yesterday morning,
Mrs. Eph. Lewis, who lives on McColloch
street. around the hill passed along the
Hempfeld track near Thirteenth street and
iound, lying on the rails, the horribly
mangled remains of Young man. The
nutilation was terrible and life had evident
been extinct for some hours She went
FOR help and brought several men, who iden-
fled the body as that Of Howard Fry, a
~oung miner, who resided near by The
cmains were taken up and carried to the
.,vme Of his father, Yves. Fry.
Nobody saw the accident and the cir
cumstances, though conjectural are proba-
hly correct Young Fry was with party
1t 1890 o'clock, singing on the board walk
;eading down from Fourteenth street. He
went toward his home and was caught and
killed bv an incoming freight that passed
inst afterwards. The people who live near
w say that the train came in at high rate
&c speed, and probably caught him before
ne could get out of the way. Coroner
Schultze held an inquest, at which YER
diet was returned in accordance with the
Iacts.
Howard Fry was about Il years Of age,
and worked with his father in one of the
Manchester coal mines His brother Jacob
was killed BY the cars in Ohio about two
wears ago, the circumstances having been
fully detailed in the REGISTER at the time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
BATTLING PRIZE FIGHT.
A Wheeling Man Knocked Out by Ben
woOdite in Six Rounds.

A wheeling Man Knocked Out by Ben
woOdite In six Rounds.
A lively fight in a twenty-foot ring took
, ace on Boggs' Island yesterday afternoon,
ne principals being evidently under the
impression they were out Of West Virginia.
10 seems that James Chapman, of Ben
yood, and Wheeling man, whose name
ould not be learned but who works at the
Benwood mill. had difficulty on Saturday,
and arranged to fight it out. Yesterday
afternoon they repaired to BOggs Island,
and in the presence OF a round hundred
congenisl spirits the fight can of.
Jack Collins. Of Bellaire, was referee, and
called the men out at 80 o'clock. Chap
man had the advantage in flesh and size,
though they were equally matched in sci
cnce. In the first and second rounds
honors were easy, both men receiving more
or less punishment. In the third the Wheel
ing man caught chip in the left eye that
sent him to grass, bnt in the fourth he
downed Chapman with double body blow.
In the sixth Chapman felt for him with his
right hand, catching him under the chin
and laying him out. The Wheeling man
weakened and Chapman wa, given the
fight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
NEARING A CRISIS.
TIE AnaIgamatsd Association and
the Steel Nail.
A Secret Meeting Of the Former to Discuss
the lattef---Pro5able Enforcement
Of the Twenty Per Cent.
Provision.

A very important meeting OF the mem
bCrs of the Amalgamated Association was
neld at Walters Hall Saturday afternoon.
To people on the outside. the members of
he A. A. /. & S. ". stated that it was only
a meeting Of the Belmont lodge and that
several visitors were present. This in one
sense of the word was perfectly true, for
the belmont Lodge was we'll represented
The steel nail question was taken up and
discussed at great length. The members OF
the Amalgamated Association see very
plsinly that decisive step has now got to
be taken BY them or they will be worSted.
A REGISTER reporter attempted Saturday
night to secure the coveted news but those
present at the meeting would not
diyulge any of the business transacted.
Ii was finally ascertained that those present
we're unanimous in their opinion that the
20 per cent advance should be asked OF every
mill which cut steel into nails. The scale
of wages signed By the workmen and manu-
tscturers for the ensuing year, provided for
this addition to the price of cutting nails,
as one Of the workmen remarked: 1--WE
are Justly entitled to the 20
per cent additional, for no
machine now cutting steel nails, cuts as
many kegs Of nails per week as the same
machines did when working iron nails.
The viee-president Of the Anal gamated
Association was accosted by the reporter,
out that gentleman refused 10 talk on the
subject, stating nothing had been
done at the meeting which
he was at liberty TO talk about.
The meeting, however, he claimed, was
ONLY that of the Belmont lodge, it being no
delegate meeting, though quite a number
Of gentlemen from the different lodges were
present. The general talk on the streets
last night TO the effect that all mills now
working steel will be notified that the sd
vance of 2s per cent will have to be paid
or work will cease. and the same notice
viii be given mills contemplating
working steel in nails. This,
however. is only street talk aud is partially
denied. By the officers of the Amsgamation.
One thing is certain the manufacturers Of
steel nails and those contemplating such,
will beyond doubt have to paw the 20 per
cent additional in very short time or their
works viii 5e idle.
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AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Return of the Observation-Disclosures of Pas
tor and Pew.

Return of the Prcnchers-Pointers of Pas
tor and Pew.
A crisp bristling day was yesterday
Vapory clouds occasionally intercepted the
rays of tho sun as they fell upon the earth,
and currents and counter currents OF wind
kept the "feathery consultations" in con-
slant motion and commetion. The sky was
blue in its depths of Unreasonable dis
lance, and the eye was strained to its ut
most in vain, to comprehend the glories
and grandeur of seeding summer and the
incoming of autumn. 1t was day appre-
ciated bv all some in one way. and some
in another.
The churches resumed their autumnal
exercises, the pastors having returned from
their short respite much bettered and re-
cuperated in physical health. They were
greeted with large and reioicei congrega-
tons all through the city, for surely Wheel
ing is more fortunate ;hsn the cities Of the
plains in whom, not ten religious persons
!. could be found to meet their fearful doom.
In the First PRESBYTERIAN Church large
audience filled that capaciOus auditorium to
hear the first season sermon from the pastor,
the Rev. DR.. Cunningham. He preached
fr, N Pslams cxvi II. ~ will pay my VOWS
unto the Lord now in she presence of all
His people. The main idea conveyed by
the application Of the text 10 everyday
affairs was, that a Christian man or wu nan
should he inst rs ready 10 worship God n
the public sanctuary rs ia the nome circle,
or in thr clio. et For il there is any Diff
ence as TO the weight of iurv and resnnhSi-
bilitv. it was in favor Of sanctuary worship,
said the minister.
The subject was ably discussed, and
mans duty TO God for all of His wonderful
mercies and goodness to him was presented
in great force and with much earnestness
BY the minister.
This church has no regular choir, and
since Mrs. Eoff resigned to move out West,
Prof Weber presides at the organ. Mr..
Schofeld lead the singing, assisted by the
large congregation generally. DR.. Cum
bingham preached at 7:3O last evening
again TO an attentive audience.
In the Second Presbyterian church the
Rev. VIM. Il. Cook, d. D., preached his
first sermon to large and appreciative
congregation. He returns to his pastoral
labors much improved in health
The Third Presbyterian church pull pit was
occupied by the Rev. Samuel Hair, of
Youngstown, Ohio This church, as yet,
has no permanent munster since the death
of DR.. Lyle. An effort to supply the va
cancy is probably being made now, and VIC
NAV expect soon that some one will be call
ed permanently to take Dr. Lyles now va
cant pulpit.
All the churches throughout the city were
we'll attended Yesterday which must be re-
garded as a good omen for our city Of TWEEN
! tv-fve churches.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
Beecher's Bad Head.

For two months in the year Beecher can't
preach. In August and September he takes
his vacation and endures the onset of Hay
Fever. And it is, so he says, something ter
rible and tremendous. A man with Hay
Fever isn't accountable for his actions. He
is merely a wild beast-frantic with snuff.
ing, sneezinE and headache His eyes are
red so is his nose. Every nerve in his
skull thrills with distress and bis heal is
fountain of tears, He lives only to Ay
from seaside to mountsiA top in search Of
relief And yet, whether We call this form
Of Ca:aarh Hay Fever, Rose Fever, Hay
Cold or Rose Cold, Ely's Cream Balm will
cure il. This remedy is simple. pleasant
and easy Of application. Placed in the nos
trils it penetrates and soothes the affected
parts at once. restores the impaired senses
and creates healthy secretions in cases Of
the longest standing. You cannot run
away from Hay Fever. but you can drive it
from you by using Ely's Cream Balm
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
A WondnrfnI niscnIerr.

Consumptives and all who suffer from any
affection Of the Throat and Lungs can end
a certain cure in DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Thousands Of permanent
cures verify the truth of this statement
No medicine can show such q record of
wonderful cures. Thousands of once hope
less sufferers now gratefully proclaim they
owe their lives to this New Discovery. II
viii cost you nothing to give it trial
Free trial bottles at Logsn & Co.'S. drug
store. Large size, 81.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
A FRONT DOOR wAIr.
A Handsome Baby Boy Left on . Front

A Handsome Baby Boy Left on . Front
Porch.
Yesterday morning . fine male infant
was left 1t the Schooner farm. about -four
miles out CaldwelPs run. The farm Is &C.
cupied by tenant whose name could NOT
be ascertained. Early yesterday morning.
when the family arose, large basket VA
found on the porch, which, when
opened, disclosed q healthy male
child about month old. The
little fellow seemed quite com
Portable and smiled in open-eyed wonder ct
the faces bent over him. In the basket was
bottle ofwhisky, one Of castor oil and .
letter in German, requesting the adoption
of the wait. There was nothing to indicate
his pareDtsge, though his clothing was Of
fine material, handsomely embroidered.
The family took the little fellow into the
hoase, pending decision Of their future
couJse. He is handsome youngsser, with
black eyes and curly yellow hair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
WHEELING wHrrrLNos.
Town Events Trimmed Down for Harrio
Raadara.

Town Events Trimmed Down for Hurried
Readers.
SEPTEABER
GRAND Jury.
SCHOOL to-day.
BOARD of Commissioners to-day.
YouNG Mems Democratic Club meeting
tonight
The docket for the police court this morn
ing shows 10 disorderlies, 3 DRINKS, and 3
vsgs.
THE Butler club, of the Eighth ward,
want to play ball with the Junior Jeffer-
sonians
MRS. JAMES HEALY of Eighteenth street
died at hor home yesterday Of congestion OF
the brain.
The Eighth ward Cleveland and Hen
bricks Junior club meet at Notes Hall
this evening.
JOHN RIGHT, Of the Eighth ward, AID
Mr.. Durbin, of bridgeport, are matched to
shoot at glass balls on the Caldwell run
range this afternoon.
SATURDAY evening in some manner en-
zine No. III, of the B. & o. Railroad line,
ran of the east end Of the trestle work in
the ward into alley B. Yesterday it took
the united efforts of three engines to pull it
on the track.
QUITE a large crowd of our citizens took
advantage ofthe fine weather and spent the
day at Wheeling Park and Seibert's Garden
promenading the walls md listening to the
mastery way in which the Opera House
orchestra rendered the selections.
LAST evening while going down Chapline
street in q street car, the reporter noticed
B. 4 o. engine cross the street at the
Pottery without ringing its bell or otherwise
notifying The public ofits approach. lfthis
is allowed to go on in short time a ser
ious accident may happen at the crossing.
AT recent surprise party given at r.
j. NJ. BrOdies in henor of the birthday Of
his daughter Miss Annie, the following were
present: Misses Annie and Ella Brodie,
Sue and Jessie Oliver, Lottie Pogue, Jennie
MYERS. Annie and Sue Goodwin, Lizzie Hall,
Miss Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn, Messrs.
I'd. J. Mcdonald, P. o. Bosley, Fred.
Hayes, Wills Robarts, Harry Fink, John
Falloure, Morris Walters Ed Wincher, Tom
and Sam Brodie, Will Clay and Geo. Rob
nson.
OK Saturday afternoon, the Democrats of
Liberty township had rousing time over a
political meeting and pole raising. A hick-
Dry mast, 100 feet high, was elevated and
decorated with huge flag and streamers.
Eloquent addresses were made by Messrs.
.llfred Caldwell, J. B. Sommerville, of
Brooke, and Judge Houston There vas
treat enthusiasm among the Democrats and
he REPUBLICAN, majority in Liberty will not
lie worth mentioning. Among other candi-
,'ates present to whoop the boys up, were
Nessrs. Myles, Mitchell, and Jacob
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MONDAYS CALENDAR.
Events of City Interest That Will Trans
pire To-Day.

Events of City Interest That Will Trans
pire To-Day.
Tonight at 7 o'clock, there will be q
meeting of the jefferson Escort Club al the
club room aud it is important that all Dem
ocrats should be on hand. The business is
important.
The regular monthly session of the Board
of County Commissioners viii be held, this
morning. There will probably be nothing
but routine business transacted.
The September term of the Circuit Court
will begin this morning and the first bust,
ness will be the empauehng Of the grant
jury. This event has been anticipated
with some degree of interest and, on the
part of the young men, with anxiety. There
will be several special cases brought to the
attention Of this Jury and their decision will
be important
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
MARTINS FERRY.
Personal and Poiitical-Police Pickings-
General AffiliFs.

Personal and Poiitical-Police Pickings-
General Affairs.
he CoIored Campmeeting at Walnut
Grove Yesterday, was largely attended.
Several excellent sermons were preached.
Another Campmeeting will be held at this
grove next Sunday, under the auspices Of
the baptist church of this place. Sixteen
shops will go on at the Buckeye Glass Works
This morning No arrests Yesterday. Mrs.
Cnswell and daughter, Of Wheeling, who
took in the excursion to Niagara, are the
guests OF Mrs. Cs mother, Mrs Montgom-
cry. The ferry boat will have TO stop run
uing il there is not rise in the river
shortly. Elmer RobertShaw who has
been quite sick is on the mend.
Mrs. John Hukill has returned from the
country. The Central Blaine and Logan
Club met at City Hall on Saturday night
snd appointed the following committees
First ward, Executive Committee, Mathew
Alimyer, J. NJ Seitz; Finance Committee
YIN, Elson, Vim. Ford; Polling Committee,
VIM Garrett Lee Wood, S. + Dean, Rich
AID yeszey and Humphrey Williams; Sec
ond ward. Executive Committee, Capt A
Lash c. Morris: Finance Committee, W. R
Smiley and James Kerr; Polling Commit
tee. Capt. A. Lash, George Ware, David
Paxton, r. F. Alexander and J. P. Crowel
| Third Ward, Executive Committee, VIM
Lipbardt, Ben. Powell; At Large, NJ. c
! Mitchell; Finance Committee, O. g
SchriCner end Thos. Mears; Polling Com
mi'tee A. NJ. Shipman, N. c. Mitchell. A
G. Schreiner, Vim. Jones and Elliot Sloan
, au.ir ua3 Hall Committee, Lee Wood anc
Geo. Robinson. Yesterday VIM, Howell
! living in Standard edition, got on d drunk
demolished nearly all Of ia If furniture
gave his wife good thrashlng, then skipped
to Wheeling A warrant is cut for his ar
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-01
Never Give I'm.

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"a Single Fact is Worth shfp-Ldad of
Argument"

Mr.. W. B, Lathrop, of South Easton
Mass, under date of Jan. I, 1884, says:
Nv father had for years an eating cancer
on his under lip, which had been gradually
growing worse until it had eaten away his
Under lip down to the gums, and was feed
ing itself on the inside Of his cheek, and the
surgeons said horrible death was soon TO
some. We gave him nine bottles Of Swift s
Specific and be has been entirely cured
II has created excitement in this sec
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Weather Indications.

WASISGTOx, D. c., September III A. n
For Tennessee and Ohio valley fair
weather, light variable winds, becoming
southerly in the western portion, with slight
rise in temperature.
For the Lower Lake region, clearing
and fair weather, light variable winds, gen
orally westerly, nearly stationary tempers-
ture
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BELL.AIRE ISREELES.
Sundays Sayings and Doings, Findings
and Happenings.


TIE new building OF John W. Coulson is
abort completed 4 steel worker. whose
nS NE W, could not learn. lied Oh Gravel
Hill Saturday night of typhoid fever. In
tenement in Pit'sburg. The Window Glass
Houses 90 on to day The open air service
on the Public Square last night was well
attended. Politics were discussed on most
every corner yesterday. Rev. Monroe
pFoarhed good sermon to the children
yestSfda,. there we're no services at the
First Presbyterian Church yesterday. Rev.
McKallip will be home this week. Quite
a arye number Of our BOYS" took in the
show a. the Opera House on Saturday
e, eninF and were disappointed. Several
druLks were locked up on Saturday night.
Dunlap Sherman is home from Mounds
vile. who.e he was racing his horses. A
young chap from the First ward attempted
to make away with pair of shoes from N.
SonneLOrn's, and is now in the lookup.
George Potts, of Union,own, Pa, is in the
CITY. Yesterday types made us say that
butter was retailing n, 20 cents per pound.
Ii should have been 80 cents The mail
train on the C. & p due here at IL a. m. e,
is late most every day. owing to delay at
Pittsburg waiting for Eastern trains. Yes
terdsy was very pleasant day, aud the
evening was conspicuous for the large num-
Der OF young ladies that we're out prone.
nadicg. The nail factory and cooper shop
are running in full. Quite a number O,
our young folks will attend college at vari
Gus places this fall. Samuel Morrison and
wife, OF Athens, are in town, The family
Of Mr.. F. Fedderson leaves tomorrow fol
Akron O., where they will reside. Hon. l.
Dan'ord speaks tomorrow evening GaI
reit X Andewop are selling considerable
real estate. Mr. Newt Marsh will probS
bl! 90 west The new power house is nov
| IN good condition.
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The Internal Machinery.

Even when we go to sleep the comp'i
Gated apparatus of the inner man 10 contin
ualiy at work. Heart, lungs, liver, kidney:
and all, keep at work from birth until death
How important it is. that all these should
be in perfect order! Let any Of them. rur
down, or let the blood become Impoverished
and the result is disease and decay. Bat
Browns Iron Bitters is the sure restorative.
Witness, for instance, the case Of Mrs
Gillespie, of San Antonio, Texas, who was
for long time O. great sufferer. She says
II have used Browns Iron Bitters for dys'
pepsia and general debility with great ben
Oft
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CABIN AND DECK.

Some Of the Minor News Notes Corrsiled
Yesterday.
The Willie Austin and Carrier wiD be
running in their respective trades to-day,
The river was stationary 1t dark last
night with feet I inches Of water in he
channel