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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
THE WORLD TONIGHT
At the Opera HOuse-COming Attractio n
and Notes.

At the Opera House-Coming Attractio n'
and Notes.
The brilliant spectacular play, 1.-THE
World" to be given at the Opera House
tonight, with all its extensive stage proper
ties and splendid scenic effects, is one o.
the most realistic dramas and has more
new scenes than Light O London" 1t had
a long run in New York, Philadelphia and
other cities. Of the performance the Buffalo
Express says: The ships with a little
stretch of the i~magination) were
real ships; the sinking Of the
steamer and escape of the hero
and heroine on g raft were thrilling; the
wild rocking Of their frail craft on the
bosom of the restless ocean, with the blllows
occasionally rising high above their heads
and hiding them from view, caused the
sympathetic in the audience to fear for their
safety; and the timely approach of full
rugged sailing vessel, which fired a gun and
tackled in the direction of the raft, reused
the spectators to the highest degree Of en-
thusiasm."
Baker and Farron, the inimitable comcdi.
Ons, will be at the Opera House on Moadr
night in their new play, The Emjgrauts
Rhea was booked here for Saturday, one
night, but the lovely Ganl" refused to come
She ssid: Il hat more friends in Wheeling
IAN in any ceety ofits size, and shall gi'
them one night only and Eat Saturday? Oh
non, non, mon Dieu, non" She will be
here three nights later on.
Minnie Maddern will be here next month
n something new, and Jno. Rogers will
bring "My Sweetheart in the shape Of
Minnie Palmer early in March.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
HEAVY LAND SUIT
Involving a Number Of Prominent
West Virginians
Begun In the United States Court---His-
tory Of the case---Claims Of
the Plaintiff---A Sc
riOus Charge.

The land suit Of Joseph Dufner VS.. D. D..
I. Farnsworth ct al, was begun in the
United States District Court. 1t is a very
important case. for several reasons, but
mainly because q large sum of money
($S0,OOO) is involved, and also the mixed
question Of land titles in West Virginia
The plaintiff is a Cleveland mar and claims
$500 damages from the defendants for
losses sustained by him in a conveyance of
land in this State which he AYERS was will
fully fraudulent. The suit is against the
following persons: D. d. I. Farnsworth,
of Cpshur county, W. Va, George and
John c.. Hehning, of Wyoming county,
Pennsylvania; Lewis Munks, of Baltimore;
NJ. j. Thomas and Alfred Smith, OF Lewis
county; W. C. Mccormick, of Harrison
| county; W.. II. Helphenstein, of Barbour
and A. H. Clark, Henry c.. Koon, Cyrus
Hinkle, l.. s. Farnsworth, Henry F. West
fall, Jackman Cooper, Valentine Strader
and Philip Roger, of Upshur county,
and Philip Thomas, of Barbour. This
tract of land, including portions Of
| Upshur, Randolph and Webster counties,
was known as the Thomas Wilson survey
and later as the Morton tract, and the dec
l~aration sets forth that the defendants rep
resented themselves 10 be seized with q fee
simple to this land, containing 10000 acres,
and induced the plaintiff to purchase it.
They did not give general warranty Of the
whole piece, as portions contained settlers
who held their land for over ten years, but
thew guaranteed 10000 acres beyond this
and the price was 81 per acre. Duffner
AYERS they knew this was misrepresenta-
ton when. made, and that the orig
inal title was not good, the record showing
only what ~purported to be a copy Of the
Morton title deeds, which is claimed to be
insufficient in law. Duffner declares that
Farnsworth represented himself as once
Governor Of the State, President Of the
State Senate, President of a railroad, Presi-
dent of bank and a member of the Bap,
sist church, and therefore as a man who
could not deceive another in land titles, and
as such a man induced Duffner to mortgage
his Cleveland property to raise the purchase
money.
The plaintiff claims q fraud, not in the
tax title, as the REGISTER man was given
to understand, but in the original Morton
deed, only a copy of which is on record. A
Cleveland attorney named Fish accompan
led Duffuer in one of his visits to Buckhan.
ron, but he had examined only the tax
titles and not the original title, until Duff
ner had paid down $1,000 of the purchase
money. He then learned Of the copy Of
this document and though some explanation
was given he vent home feeling very shaky.
In the declaration Phillip Thomas is ex-
cepted as among those who claimed a fee
simple to the land and Duffner says he was
a German from Barbour county brought in.
to the transaction on account of his nation
atty.
The case began yesterday. Messrs. NJ.
T. Frame and II. NJ. Russell are the attor-
neys for the plaintiff and Judge John Bran.
nou for the defendant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
! sAGyArIoN AnMY EPIsoDE
And a Train of Interesting Thoughts II
Suggested.


And a Train OF Interesting Thoughts 1t
Suggested.
While the Salvation Army followers were
crossing market at the intersection OF Four
teent street yesterday afternoon a crowded.
d~isorderly boys greeted the religious troopers
with hisses and laughter as they passed
through them on their way to the Capitol
square for their usual evening devotions.
In this crew was one darkey only, and per-
haps his presence caused the conduct OF
those referred to more than the SalVatioaists
themselves. The writer passed on down
Market street as the Army assembled the
Hill on Fourteenth and went up the alley
leading from Market up to the
Capitol. Here, as he reached Chapline
he encountered the army again, and follow
ed il to the south side of the fountain, where
they formed themselves in a circle and knelt
down in a Frustrated position on the pave
ment and Joined in prayer-one OF Their
number attempting to lead in prayer. While
thus engaged a crowd of rough men and
BOYS, with a considerable sprinkling of wo-
men, perhaps not Of much better type OF
humanity stood about, not only over them
but almost on them, some of them repeat
ing the prayers and amens as they were u
tered by the Salvationists. For a few short
minutes the reporter looked upon this would
be r~eligionists with thought, taking him
back to the days when the foundation Of
the great churches were laid by the disciples,
by Jesus himself, by the apostles, by the
martyrs, by the reformers, by the Wesleys,
by Calvin, by Whitfield and others; and
then tracing history as it comes down
through the centuries, laden as it is with
the true harvest of the church for thousands
of years, he wondered whether the Saliva
,%ionists would become a part of the religious
history Of ours, OF the 10Th eentnty, and
form a great religious bod o b'e3s the
world of mankind in after ages, as the
churches already referred to have, aud are
doing, CT whether the existence of the Sal
yaticnists are only ephemeral and Phenom-
email. and will not even occupy a page IN
the history of the coming centuries OF the
world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
SEEKING The MEANS
To Forever Prevent a Narrowing
City Debt.
The Committee on Legislation at Work.
Matter of Appropriations
The Bride For
Council.

The special committee appointed BY
Council to and report what changes
in the organic law Of the city were desira'
Die, had its first whirl last night, and found
it had begun a long journey. Solicitor Frs.
kline, with law book and lead pencil, was
present to gather the ideas of the committee
and frame them in a bill which the Legisla-
ture will be requested TO adopt. The first
ten minutes of discussion showed the COM
mittee it had a very arduous duty to per
form-one that involved a great deal OF
thought, care and legal knowledge. The
entire object of any and all proposed
changes, as suggested by the Caldwell resO,
luton, is to prevent the city from ever again
plungipg herselfinto debt and putting it out
of the power OF Council or city officers to
bring about a recurrence OF the past two
years.
The first proposition is to change the Law
of 1917 and have the annual appropriations
made early in the year. The various de.
partments, except water and gas, must sub
NIT their estimates and the fnah& commit,
tee will fix the appropriation for each. Be,
yond these figures, no department can go,
and if there is no money, Council cannot
spend it. This will be tied up good and
strong.
1t IS then proposed to put a bride on
Councilmen, so that if they order money
spent when there is none IN the treasury a
personal liability will attach. How this
will be arranged is yet an open mat
ter, and was discussed to a considerable
extent. There are difficulties in the way Of
making it an indictable ofense and no pre-.
cedent for such proceeding exists in the
United States, though it does in Canada.
Then, if a Councilman has nothing, he can
not be made liable and those Councilmen
so situated may be in the majority: How,
ever, Mr.. Erskine thought he could fix this
albright.
The committee must have several add
tional meeting before it car begin to near
the end Of its labors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

TIE Attempt TO Enter MIR. GOering's Store,
in East Wheeling.
Early Sunday morning thieves attempted
10 ~burglarize the store of Mr.. Goering, cor
ner of Alley E and Eighteenth street, by
pryins open the side window. A young
man living in that neighbOrhOod happened
to be passing and noticed two men standing
in the alley near the window. Thinking
something was wrong, he Immediately rang
the front door bell of the adjoining house
and then stepped back to the alley. The
moment the thieves saw him they ran up
the alley. Officers Morris and Frebolt were
in the immediate vicinity, and hearing the
running, FASTENED to the store. An exam
ination showed that the thieves were trying
to pry the window open with a jimmy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
AT THE Kinks.
The Craze Still Unabatsd-New Attraction
at the Pavilion.

The Craze Still Unabated-New Attraction
at the Pavilion.
1t is really astonishing htw the roller,
skating craze has taken hold Of the Wheel
ing people. But when it is considered there
is enjoyment, excitement, e~xhiIEation and
health in flying over the smooth ~urface, it
is really not such a matter of establishment
after all. The Kinks are resora where
youth and beauty meet in friendt inter
couse and harmless pleasure, ant they
certainly do a rushing business The
two we have now are doing tamouslJ and
two or three more are in prospect, the laest
being on the old Athengum property.
At the Island rink, the crowd was rs
large as ever, yesterday. Misses Peloqui
and Bemis skated beautifully and then lea
the grand march. Tonight they will make
their last appearance and tomorrow Master
Clint Collins, the boy acrobatic skater will
be the attraction.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
A NEW DEPARTURE.


The LaBene Mill Company Rolling steel
for Agricultural Implements.
Yesterday a REGISTER reporter acco9ted .
gentleman working at the LaBelle mill and
in answer to his query, what's going on2
the gentleman said: "Well, there is moth
ing going on now, as you can see. We
broke q roll last night and that throws the
heaters off, and the factory is idle on &C
count of the boilers of the factory engine
being burned out"
when will the mill go?'
That is a very uncertain matter. l be
lieye the factory viii be idle a week or ten
days on account of the company taking
stock, and the heaters will not resume until
the factory does, that is on the nail plate
steel. They viii 60 to work heating steel
which will be used for agricultural nipple
ments. A new set ofrolls " a received yes
terdsy, which are now being put in. These
rolls are for sheets l4,and II inches and other
small sizes for shovels, spades, etc. The
com pany has received a large order for this
kind of rolled goods, and will put the mel
to work rolling it probably Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
A Young Man Knocked Down on sixteenth
Street by n Highwayman.

A Young Man Knocked Down on sixteenth
Street by a Highwayman.
Monday evening about 8 80 o'clock Chas,
Mayors, who resides at the corner of Eff
teenth and Jacob streets, was stopped by a
hi~ghwayman. The particulars of the affair
are as foil VS.; Mayors started from home
at s o'clock to visit a brother living in the
Fifth Ward. Just after passing the corner
of Market on Sixteenth street he was &C
costed by a man, who wanted to borrow a
quarter. Mayors told him he did NOT
have it, and that times were entirely
TOO hard to give away money. The fellow
walked along side of him until they neared
Alley B, when suddenly he struck Mayer
on the side of the head, knocking him sense
less. When he came to his senses he found
himself covered with blood, which came
from a large wound on the side of the head
The gentleman said that the Fifth ward
officer was notified of the affair about an
hour after it happened. One thing is Ger,
tain the daring thief did not get any pay
for his trouble as his victim did not have
any money or vsluables about him. Mr..
Mayer has a very ugly W on the side Of
his head, which apparently was done with a
billy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

The following c~onyeyances were admit
ted to record at Clerk Hooks Office yester
day:
A deed made the Slst day of December,
1884, BY G. L. Crsmner, trustee to Alex.
7. Young, in consideration of S7,l0O for 10,
no, situated in the Sixth ward.
A deed made the 9TH day of January.
1885, by A. Hahmsnn and wife to S. B.
Hartmann, in consideration of $3.50 for the
north half Of lot No. 81, situated in East
Wheeling.
A deed made the 3lst day Of December.
1884, BY 7. DAILY and wife to the B. & o
Railroad Company, in consideration o:
$500 for a portion Of lots Is and II in the
town of Manchester.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
The People We Claim and the Stranger
Within Our Gates.

The People We Claim and the Strangers
Within Our Gates.
EdwFd Kratz and Albert Fink entered
The Wheeling Business College yesterday
morning.
Misses eetta Leon and Mary Tully, who
have beetspending the holidays in Par
Eersburg, rturned to Mt. de CantaI yester-
day.
W. W. Ja&son, the Governors private
secretary, whit has been in Parkersburg for
a few days, rturned to Wheeling yester-
duy.
The many frihds of Mrs. Geo. H. MoGett
will be glad to lern that that lady is rapid.
ly recovering frou her recent dangerous
attack of pneumoka.
Thomas F. Boresan, brother of ex-Gov-
ernor A. ]. Boremal who has been seri.
ously Ill, was waking about Parkersburg
yesterday, accompanied by his brother,
Judge ], G. Foreman. of Salt Lake City,
u. T.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
Seventeen Thousand Dentists.

There are 1900 dentists in the United
Stetes. Every year they pack one ton of
gold into the peoples teeth. But they can
not put iron into the peoples blood. This
is done in the most efficient manner by
Browns Iron Bitters, which contains the
pnly preparation Of iron that Is safe to use.
Nearly eight hundred thousand bottles of
nis valuable medicine are sold in the
Course Of a year, and each bottle does a
beefcent work. Browns Iron Bitters can
notiDiure the teeth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
N.Y.

Wrilsburg to the Front.-Wm. McChefTeH
Makes an Assignment.
Wellsburg adds another to the list of as
sigDmen,s in the person of VIM. Chefey, 9
Grocer in the north end of the town. Tn,
assignment was unexpected aud q grea'
surprise to the friends of Mr.. Che(fey WAC
regarded him as an honest, Straightforward
man. The cause of the failure is attributed
to the dullneSs in the retail trade. Thu
liabilities aggregate about $500. The
preferred creditors are j.. r. Windsor, $500,
John Chefey, a note for 1928; and S. A
Jones, a note for $l75. and all other credi
tors to be paid pro rata out Of the surplu.
provided they are not paid in full.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

and reserved seats are being disposed of at
q lively rate.
Humiliation and Confession was the suo-
ject discussed last night in the churches.
Dr.. Scoield organizes y singing class on
Friday evening.
The police found nothing in the way OF
business yesterday.
The Second N. E. Church holds q festival
on the 10th and 18th Of the month.
An infant child Of James Holt was buried
yesterday.
Several marriages are on the tapis.
A number of tramps from some circus
have been about town for several days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
Sudden Death.

Last Saturday Charles Claypole Wells
of Wells Bottom, was engaged in hauling
hay to bis barn. After hauling q load he
remained in the hay NOV to do some work.
When he hands returned with another load
Of hay, they found Mr.. Wells dead. Sew.
eral friends attended the funeral from this
place, Monday. For want of space We can
not give an extended notice in this issue
TYLER Democrat
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
To he Editor Of tie RecissT:

We are not such greedy ~gastronOmic dis,
putauts as to seek qualification Of our appe
titcs on such flesh and lin these times) sus
pieious meat as Pork.
The interval of eight days between the
time Of Strengthening, skinning and sailing
and that OF its presentation to the public,
may have added to its staleness but not a
whit to its soundness or reliability.
If the Board really desires an intelligent
and satisfac DRY discussion in the papers OF
the propriety or improperly Of their hasty
action on the Hog Law, they must secure
the services, hereafter, of some agency no
quite so fresh, or suspicious, as Pork.
BACON.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
A FINE PLAY.
A Delighted Audience Enjoys n Midnight
Marriage.

A Delighted Audience Enjoys a Midnight
Marriage.
A very good audience, considering the
weather, assembled at the Opera House last
night and were perfectly delighted with "A
Midnight Marriage" This celebrated play
is a drama that <6tries its audience back to
the sixteenth century, the time of romance
aud chiyalry. The scene is laid in France,
between the years l523'and 1929, and the
author, Mr.. Charles Osborne, has handled
his theme in a manner to make 1t exceed
ingly interesting and at the same time keep
the incidents within the limits of reasona-
bic probability. The play a5ounds in stir
ring situations and the language is strongly
dramatic. Mrs. Thomas Barry as Hor,
tense de Guise, a noblewoman who Is
p~ersecuted by her relatives and finally
triumphs through the strategy and bravery
of her true knight. She is an artistic Of
conspicuous ability, and hat she has dill
gently harmed her profession, are thorough
" manifest. She had considerable work to
do, and she did it with conscientious effort
anu eAC6lleuJ cucCJ' MI hlo NCN
mund as Casimir, Comte de Langlet, who
unites with Hortense in the Midnight Mar
rage to save her from a worse fate, is a
sterling actor OF the romantic
school. His characterization was
manly, robust, yet never strained
ard always natural. In the most trying
scenes, notably the last, where the guillo
line is seen ready to claim his head as a
sacrifice to a womsn's malice, his acting
ives powerful and his knowledge of his art
plainly apparent. As the boastful but
brave Comte St. Ange, w. f. Owen, was
hrmorista and romantic together and Dragged,
made love and fought ike an old time,
NE soldier of France. The rest of the
81 nrseters were in competent hands. The
emery, mounting and dresses were very
fine. fit were to be given again, the house
would be damned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
loved By Ladies.

Ladies love delicate and delicious per
fumes. In Psrkers Hair Balsam they not
only satisfy this taste, but have an article
which arrests falling hair removes daadruf,
restores the original color and imparts a
beautiful gloss, s~oitness and life. Does not
SOL the linen. IS not q dye, Clearly aud
economical.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
NIore Counen Snggestions.

The Democrats have in the several waris
made the following additional suggestions
or Council
In the Seventh Ward the follozing com
plete ticket was adopted First Branch.
]. Elwood Hughes; Second Branch, Simon
Keim, Joseph Schaffer and DR.. E. C. Myers.
The Eighth Ward completed its ticket, as
follows; First Branch, John Ray; Second
Branch, William Wolvington, Charles Rob
rig, Aug. Hildebright and William Boles.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

BREAD, biscuits, cakes, ETC., raised with
some pure baking powder (ike DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Power will do as much to
generate force in our veins and revitalize
the intellect as any other article Of diet the
planet affords us. Housekeepers have
learned the excellent effects of DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder by experiments in the
oven.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
Hand Mashed.

Yesterday morning Edward BOsehe, an
employee of the B & o. machine shops, had
his right hand quite badly mashed by get
ting it caught in the machinery. DR.. Pipes
was sent for and be nicely dressed the in
iured member.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
weather

WASHINGTON, D. c., January I'll A Il
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, colder
cloudy weather. followed BY clearing wealth
er, higher barometer and westerly Winds
Lower lakes, colder partly cloudy wealth
er, rain or snow, Westerly winds falling b.
rometer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
Rnnhlnn,r Arno. s.I..

The Best Salve in IL world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Sat Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chspped hands, ChiIblains
Corns, and all Sim Eruhions, and posi-
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guaranteed to give perfect abstraction, or
money refunded. Price Is Snts per box
For sale By Logan B Co
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

ASK Edmund F. Booking and c. Menke-
miller, druggists, about Aeker's Blood Elixir
the only preparation guaranteed to cleanse
the blood and remove all chronic diseases.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

EDMUND +. BocxING and c.. Menkemiller,
druggists, guarantee positive relief for any
cough, cold, Group or lung complaint by
using Acker's English Remedy, or will re-
fund The money
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

EDxUND F. BocKlxG and C. Ankemiller,
druggists, viii refund the pre- paid il
Aeker's Blood Eiixer does not hIeve any
skin or blood disorder. A newbut thor
oughly tested discovery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

EExUSD F. BOOKING and C. MeEkemiller,
druggists, wish it known that they guaran-
tee Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets to be the
best remedy for Indigestion ever made;
they always relieve headache.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

Having but very recently return
ed from New York, we are daily
receiving Novelties for Wedding
Presents, and solicit q call.
JACOB w. GRUBB,
JeWeler Corner Twelfth and Main.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07

Imported Decorated Porcelain
Tea sets Sc pieces, for Eight Dol.
lars. stone China sets still lower,
af DAWSON BROS.
2226 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-07
Nbeelins 3e9istes
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Index to New Advertisements.

For Rent-Store Room aud Dwelling.
For Rent-Country Residence.
Woman's Union Benevolent Society.
Estray-Dark Red Heifer.
PArtola Cofee-lOs. Speidel ( Co.
For ReDt-The Mason Homestead.
Upera House-Bsker & FsrrOn.
For Cneinnati-Steamer st. Lawrence.
For Rent-HouSe on the Island.
For Gncinnai-Stesmer Andes Local
Geographical and Historical Cards
Kinks Art Store.