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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
UNTIL TO-DAY
The Coke Strikers Will Be Given TO
Give Up Possession and
THE WORK OF EVICTION WILL BEGIN.
Consul Max Shamberg Appeals to the
Grand Jury to Investigate
The Case.

Mt. PLEASANT, Pa, February l.-No
attempt was made BY the operators to
force the striking cokeworkers to vscate
the company's houses. The coal and iron
police. accompanied by interpreters, visited
the company houses at Standard and
Moorewood this morning and notified the
tenants to give up immediate possession Of
the tenements. Not an occupant has
moved out, and they say they will resist
eviction by force rather than go Gu,
into the snow with the tenn
perature ten degrees above zero.
1t is understood that the men viii be given
until tomorrow to consider the matter,
and the work OF eviction will begin.
Many native men, If forced out of the
houses. will have to 60 to the poor house,
as they have neither money nor credit.
Superintendent Slater Of Frick's Stand.
ard works, the largest in the region, was
spoken to to-day and intimated that unless
the men resumed work they would all be
evicted before the last Of the week.
AN APPEAL TO THE GRAND JURY.
GREESsRURG, Pa February l.-Austro-
Hungarian Consul, Max Shamberg, pre-
sented a petition to the Westmorelsnd
grand jury to-day. requesting them to make
personal investigation hecondition of
the coke workers and their legal grievances
before they acted on suy Of the cases Of
the men charged with fios Mr.. Shambsrg
claimed that the grand jury had full
power to DO this, aud in this way ouly could
they arrive at fair judgment of what led
to the troubles aud what circumstances
bore on the alleged illegal acts. Judge
Hunter said, that ss the pstiuon came from
the representatives Of o foreign govern
ment and was both respectful and logical,
he would consider it and would decide
upon it tomorrow morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
A pIabol,caI Revolutionary Plot.

PANAMA, January 24.-Amost diaboheal
plot 70 overthrow the government has been
discovered in Gautepsls 1t was a scheme
10 set fire to the Grand Hotel and theatre
at a given time when there might be
expected to be full house. In the
panic that would certainly ensue, and the
intention of the conspirstors was to take
possession Of the barracks without any
great risk to themselves, and then murder
President Barrillas and his family;
next to attack ali foreigners and
finally to sack the city. Fortunately the
plans Of the conspirstoEs were revealed IN
time to prevent it's consumation. The dis.
covery Of the plan led to the arrest OF
about ffy persons, transferred to the
steamer Pavonis.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
SHOULD BE TAKEN OARE OF.
A West Wheeling Man Who Wants T0
XIII His Wife,


4 West Wheeling Man Who Wants To
XIII His Wife.
Yesterday afternoon reports OF terrible
domestic tragedy were brought over to the
city from West Wheeling, and people on
the South Side andin Bridgeport were soon
relating blood.curdling story Of q triple
murder, the alleged victims being q wife
and her two children. A telephone meg
sage was sent from the residence OF Hon.
David Wagner to Bridgeport for an officer,
and John Stuff hurriedly repaired to the
scene. The officer found MIRA Keller, the
wife of a Polish potter, at Mr. Wagner 8
residence, and on being questioned abe
said that her husband had assaulted
her, striking ber in the face with skillet,
and had threatened to kill her, compelling
her to seek refuge in fight. The officer
went to Keflers residence, where he
found the husband and placed him under
arrest. The man refused to 60 with the
officer, and drew knife, when he wss dis:
armed and the nippsrs placed upon him.
This brought him to bis senses, and he
plead to be released, his wife joined ia the
request. Finally Keiller was set at liberty,
snd the crowd dispersed.
From other sources it is learned that
Kefler, who is rather widely known as a
religious enthusiast, and who is evidently
Of unsound mind, told his wife, on sri8ins
in the morning, that he hsd been com
manded by Cpd ia ylsIon TO take Ler life,
and the lives ef the children. The
woman attempted TO pacify him,
when be struck her several times and
forced her to fee to ths nsighbors houses
for sid. While abe was gone be obtained a
Ratchet and started TO look for the cbil.
drep, when he was stopped by the neigh.
bors and shortly after placed undes srresi
by the officer from BridGapost.
Ketfler,i. III bs remembered, on the 2lst
Of last Dune, was the cause Of considerable
excitement in this vicinity through an at
temp! to cremate the body Of one Of bis
children which had died. Heis very poor,
and lives IA . small house near Mr.. Wsg.
nerS, earning precarious livelihood
through the sale Of rude pottery, which be
makes and bskes - . ANAL kiln or oven
near h;s aouss. Most Of his ware is dis.
posed Of in Bridgeport, and on the islsnd
and Centre Wheelins.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
aooD ON THE MOON.
spea to1. of ST. Louis Councils. Deter

spea Eox, of ST. Louis Councils, Deter
m1hed to Hold His Position.
ST Louis, Februrry l.-Mr. Fox, the
depo 4 Speaker Of the Municipal House
of Ds egates, in referring to his adjourn
meDs he House on Friday night, and
the sbeeauent election of another Speaker
and Geek, said yesterday that he had done
his Dig in declaring the House adjourned.
True,shs House was in disorder, but it
was nbt on that account be had adjourned
the meeting. 1t was because the members
the n1smbers had voted to adjourn. The
motinh to adjourn had been put to the
Hou iairly and squarely. He had put
both sdssof the question, and il the major
ity wiAedto adjourn, they should have
voted fo.s Twice as many voices we're
heard p the AYE" side as on the mo"
side, Z a hhe had not decided as he did
he wosR have violated his oath Of Office
and rekdered himself liable to prosecution
for abdkng his high public trust.
The Hpuse having been duly and legally
adjouraei, the meetings which followed
was MOI legal meeting and the election
Of Delegate Alt as Speaker was not legal
election, and he would be derelict in his
duty a. Speaker if he allowed Mr.. Alt to
take the chair next Tuesday night. he
had hssra that the police we're to be
there SO the purpose Of seating Alt, but II
they wsrs they would find they had blum
dered, for be intended to occupy the
Speake's seat next Tuesday if it cost
blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
.fHE IELEPHoYg seaNOAL" "
Editorial Of the New Yor& World Causes
a Resolution.

Editorial of the New Yor& World Causes
q Resolution.
WASHINGTON, FebruNy1.-lnthe House
Mr. Hanback,, Of KlasAS rising to q ques-
ton Of persouL privilege, sent to the
Clerks de,k to have Isad an editorial from
Yesterdays New York World, entitled
..Ths Telephone Scandal" but the reading
was Immediately interrupted BY Mr.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, with the point
Of order that there was nothing IN the sr-
ticls which reflected on the gentleman
from Kansas III hls lsPateG.a..Ts eaPae
ity.
In order to get around the difficulty, Mr..
Hanback, offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That the Committee on Ex'
psEGi.ures 10 the DEPARTMENT Of Justice De
empowered to make full inquiry into any
expenditures on the part OF the Government
relative to the right of the Bell and Pan
electric telephone companies. and Tor the
purpose of this investigation, and to the
end that the people may be fully advised!
the committee is granted the right TO send
for persons and papers, ell expenses to BE-
sudited and accounted from approved
vouchers, and when 80 approved to be paid
cat Of any moneys in thu Treasury no.
oihsrWi appropriated.
After little more wrsnsling on the sub
isct, Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, cut the Cor
dion knot by asking unanimous consent
that the resolution be Immediately eonsid
cred.
Mr.. Beach, of New YORK, showed q dis
position to object but was prevailed uPor
By Mr.. Robertson. OF Kentucky, 10 giv'
his consent; and the resolution was adept
ed without dissent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
AN UNIQUE VIEW

nFthe Great Coke Strike-A Train 1hat
Would Reach Across the Continent.
CoyxELLsvILLE, Pa, February lit is
not in any sense a local question whether
a couple of thousand If workingmen shall
buy their brogsns and bacon at company
stores at the old rate Of wages or get 10
per cent more and buy where they please,
when it is taken into account that this
streak Of black county, forty miles BY per:
hsps three in extent, makes twothirds OF
all the coke used in the United States,
the Importance Of the controversy
increases. Take the product OF this
small region last year; load 1t
on cars hitched together in continuous
train; start the train RAINING twelve miles
an hour, TO run uninterrupedly day aud
night; stand beside the track and watch
the silver.gray snake crawl by, each hour
counting for 49, 900 tons of coke, and to-
ward morning of the ninth day, when tho
forward end Of the tram Is jolting down
the sunset side OF the Rocky Mountains,
the rear car will be still within the clutch
of the Pennsylvania police. Stretch the
train straight across the continent, and
The headlight of the locomotive will be
flashing out through the Golden Gate
while the red lamps at the other end are
choking in the New Jersey tog.
Yet Provance Mccormick, one Of the
men who made the FIRST coke burned on
this continent, ;s still living, g poor man,
but respected Justice OF the Peace.
Thrse men made the experiment forty'hye
years ago. John Taylor was stonemason
aud Owned email form near Connellsville,
on WHICH he vlrted Yeiu Of coal Pro,
vance McCormick Gul James Campbell
were the house carpenters OF the little
town. Taylor built three ovens
the men jointly filled them
with COAL borrowed u chink
from the blacksmith shop, aud lit the fire
that now blazes in 20, 900 ovens. The three
pioneers iost OF their speculation, aud the
new industry isnguished for Eeyera! years
In 1850 there we're four coke ovens In The
United Ststes-smsll affairs. Twenty
years later there were only 35. Nov there
are 250, with 9,557 ovens, OF which IA,
2S5 are in this ConnellsVille region, where
the thick vein o. pure SOFT coal is bats,
than any to make coke out Of, roast I,
! 900 0S1 toms of coal a wear,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
ANGRY CREDITORS
Surround an Indianapolis Bank
That Was Talked to Death"
REASON FOR THE FIRMS FAILURE.
"Eyery Dollar viii Be Paid"--A Nun o0
FIetchers Bank--effect OF the
Collapse.

INDIANAPOLIS, February l.-Ritzinger
Brothers bank established in 1867, and
which has done large business among the
Germans, did not open its doors TINS
morning, its proprietors. Frank l.. and
Augus.usW. Ritzinger, having made an
assignment to George B. Iandes. The
papers were executed after midnight this
morning. While there had been some
talk affecting the standlOg of the bank 1t
was not generally discussed, but the ru-
mors had been widespread enough to atfect
the banks customers, causing falling of
in its business TO such an sxtsnt ~ 70
nscessitate suspension of business. The
senior partner, when asked what
caused the assignment, tersely SAID the
bank had been talked to death. While
there had been no run on the bank, old
customers had dropped of. On Saturday
two of the other city banks extended as.
sistancs which they considered ample with
out request for it on the part Of the en-
barrassed firm, but the partners, seeing the
turn affairs were apparently bound to take,
concluded to ask no further aid and sue
eumbed to the inevitable,
Asyet no statement OF assets and la
biities has been made, and until the
schedule is complete, the partners refuse
10 talk further than to say that every dol
lar will be paid. One Of the attorneys
saws the assets will amount to between
$500, 900 and 100000, but much ct 1t is
In real estate, not easily convertible. de
would express no opinion as to the hsbili-
ties, but they amount to greater sum- II is
believed.
In banking circles it is said that the
Ritziugers have lost 100000 within the
past nine months on whisky and $4,000
on stoves, which is the melting cause OF
the failure. Back of this, however, the
bank suffered in the panic Of 1873, and
again in 1884, at both OF which times 1t
hsd to withstand heavy runs, but was able
then to hold its head above water. But the
continued hard times and loss OF business
it could not oveFcopa. George 1sndes,
the assignee, is the ex-President OF the Git
izeps' National Bank, which recently went
into liquidation, and is regarded as con-
servativs Enancier, in whom the depositors
will have confidence.
The suspension naturally caused much
excitement and some feeling among de.
positoEs, and an angry crowd surrounded
the banks doors oil morning So far there
has been no demonstration, although much
bitter talk is heard. A run has begun on
S. A. Fletcher i Co. bank, butt is hoped
and believed they will be amply able to
weather the storm. This hank is the old
est in the city, and regarded as one OF the
most substantial. &c effect hss yet been
E.l, by the National banks.
rwexrY.FEYE CENTS on The DOLLAR
/ 1t is ssatsd tonight that the liabilities OF
Riizanger l. Co. are S35Q,OQO, other debts
! $lOO, GOO. assets, real estate. 500, ,0Cl,
notes aud other collateral, seai.sssets, and
largely held as security for money cd
vanced, $lO7 900. Dspositers will not
realize more than 2j cents on the dollar
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
CONDENSED rELEeRaMs.

An Injunction has been issued sgains'
the removal of the Texss Pacihc emces
and shops from Marshall, Texas, to Dailas
Gas wells are being sunk at various
noints in the country surrounding Flnoiay
Ohio. The light from a big well q
Findlay Eliminates nearly the enur.
county, and the roar of the escaping gas
can be heard at a'distance of ten miles.
Messrs. Jones and Small will conduct
roon5ay services OF College Hall, Cincin
matt, during this week.
The Eighthour Association, OF chicago
has issued an appeal to the press and pull
pit TO aid the cause. The Socialists con-
denim the eighthour movement.
A remarkable dinner in New York was
that of John W. Msckey, the present rich
eat man in the world, to seven famous
men-Roscoe Conkhpg, Senator John +;
Jones. Charles P. Crocker, John kusseI
Young, Robert G. Iugersoll, Larry jerome
and Col. Tom Ochiltree.
Abraham Brown, prominent farmer
killed himself at Whitehead, Indiana
Mental trouble, caused by sickness.
At Cleveland, O., Alfred Smith, sailor
killed his wife and woman named Louisa
Wilson by beating out their brains With 2
hammer and unsuccessfully tried to Kill
himself with razor. a-~
'Bebisnin R. Hitchcock died at New
Haven, Conn. aged eighty years, until
eighteen months ago a journeyman prin'
ter, the oldest type setter in America.
A Cincinnati woman died, Sunday, who
had for months drank daily FIVE pints oi
bad whisky.
The Charleston News aud Courier prints
an appeal for funds with which to erect q
monument to the memory Of Stonewau
jackson.
DR.. Wilbur +. Wood, Dean of the Beach
Medical Institute, Indianapolis, is said TO
have been removed because he mysterious
" sbsented himself from his post, and be,
cause of evidence that his matrimonial
obligations are not wholly straight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
HUGH STERLING.
A sharp aud Spicy Interview With the
Bounced =. ".
SDscial 10 ihs RsgiIls.

SDscial 10 ire RsgiIEsr.
WAsHlSGroS, February l.-Ex-Post-
master Hugh Sterling arrived here to-day
from Philadelphia, where he hss been for
two weeks asked If be was here to op'
Doss the confirmation OF Mr. Simpson, to
which be answered
No sir | want to see Simpson eon'
6rmsi."
Is there anything 10 the reported Op'
position Of Dr.. BsirdT
4 Il guess it don't suountto much II there
!. understand be wrote to Senator Lo-
ssn and several others about il, but they
dida psy aay attention 70 it. | do not
think Simpson vii have any opposition
from the Republicans, although Bard
would like 70 see his nomination rejected
- hat Kind Of postmaster ia hr
Simpson makirgg y.
thou.a as be bAs sl' but hye OF my OLD
Rso1 19,icsn tOrc- s,ul retained IN othee.
.Ars they eli R4pu1hcsns toot
Iuz, usrl 90 t'-, aud have uUt hesAEu
OF their change OF fTh
Then the appointment OF Mr. simpson
has no. ua.eri ,lly benefited the Demo
cratic workers OF WhssliDgT
"All of my old lorc- is sill With him
with the exception ~ i've msu.
Ey.deutly Sinpsou HAs turned reformer
aoc. te caught on Certainly the Repub'
Uc.u Sana'ors ALL not object 10 his nom
trsts,l.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
snItI viii Live to be Hanged.

CLErEL&D. February ALFRED Smith.
the msu wo Yesterday morning beat PVT
the braiug ( h;S Erle apd her friend, Mrs,
L. j. Wiisb, with 3 hammer, and after
wards cut his own throat, had so far re,
covered firm his wounds this morning that
the physiiIus at the hospital think he will
be able t. 10 out in a few days. He sul'
lenly repss 10 give aay reasons for his
act, out eslousy Ia generally accepted as
,hs prim bctor il his horrible deed. The
charge tht he was drunk when he com
mitted thmEydsg y iepiei. His victims
are Gov iiSg OF tie dargue, where an in
quest Is eiBg held. They present sick
enipg sigx.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.
George Moore VIII Getthe Stsubsn
vile Postofice.
WEST VIRGINIA NEWs---PERsoNAls,
PROSPECTS, Of Immediate Action in the
Case Of West Virginia
Appointments.

WAssNarox, February 1.-The Civil
Service bill, which was telegrsphed to the
SUNDAY RgGIsrER, should have been cred
tied Congressman Gibson instead Of the
production of Mr.. Wilson. The latter,
however, introduced it TO day By request
Of Mr.. Gibson, who has gone TO Parkers-
burg for few days,
George Moore will next week, most
probably, be recommended BY Senator
Payne for The Appointment as postmaster
at Sssubsnville, Ohio, and it is safe to pre-
dict that Moore's name viii be sent tothe
Senate By President Cleveland. Moore Is
now in the city and his interests are being
taken care Of By Sixth Auditor Dan Nc
Conville.
Among the iourth.clsss pOstmas.ers sp-
pointed to day were the follosin for West
Virginia: At Lss.er, Raleigh county, J.
Snufar vice A QltphiOe; Red Creek,
Tucker county, Jesse 81. Rines vice K. ].
Rsines; Tally HO, Wood county, W. B.
Konchslov vice R ] Davis; Tate Creek
Brsxton county, Wirter Cunningham vice
J. C. Tulss.
Hon. Taos. K Sharpe, Mrs. G, L. Brown
and Miss E BsoSn, Of Wheeling, are
among the arrivals to-day.
Senator Eeuna said to-day that thsre IL
immediate prospects Of any action being
taken by ths Senate in regard to sny Otthe
West Virginia appointments.
The Senate had 3 short executive session
today, bu, there we're no combinations. a
friend of General Gof says that be l5 not
taking much interest in the confirmation
or rejection Of the West Virginia nomlna'
tious for the reasou that be has so much
private law business TO attend to, Ihe
General returned from West Virginia to-
day, where he has been since Friday last
On an important business trip.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
A Good LookinE Rascal.

PrrrssURo, February III. B. Smell,
decidedly good looking young man, wa
arrested on 9 charge Of obtaining money
under false pretsnces. BE recently sdyer
tised for lady pupils to learn water color
ing painting. Il is alleged thar he charged
So so for one lesson, and promising to pur
chase the work of bis pupils when com
ulsted. In this way he received consider
able money, bat when the ladies returned
with the paintings he refused to buy them
His operations have extended, it u SAID
to Chicago, Philadslphis, and other larg'
cities
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-02
WELLS8URG.
Court Sotes-Cases or Interest General
Local News.
Soecidl 10 the RsotSter


WEL.sBURG, W. Va, February Few
cases disg along in our courts for longer
time th,n has the case OF George Marcas
Chapmin, of New York. against the Pitts
burg and Steubenville Railroad Compsny
and P. c & St. L Railway Company. The
presence Of prominent legal gentlemen
connected With these suits in our city TO-.
day REEVES interest therein. Messrs. }. 3.
Cooke, of New York; Judge Melvin, of
Wheeling, and James Hervey, Of this city,
representing the plaintiff, aud Messrs.
Brooks general counsel for the p. c. 4 st.
l.. Railway Company, and his associates,
Lamb / Hubbard, OF Wheeling, have been
in consultation here today the object OF
which il to compromise these GASES.
jams Hervey is the only attorney liv.
ing whovas engaged in the suit at its
commencement, all the others having
died ant their places been filed by others,
some OF whom are yet in the case, and
several Others have for various causes, sew
cred connection Herewith. There were,
Originally, three suits begun, on January
4, Il and June IL, 1867, respectively, bat
since consolidated. The suits were enter
ed by james HerNeY, Esq, and he he's
grown old in them. Mr.. Lamb was en-.
gagged in them in the year 1875. The
plaintiff Mr. Chapman, is 81 years old,
and is eill hle and hearty. 1t ig ssid he
has written hs will md in it inserted
claase providing for maintaining the
cult for a period OF twenty
years, or to O. successful
termination, the sums sued for amounted
TO about taohundrsd and ninety thousand
dollars, and now with interest the sggre.
gate is abolt three hundred and ninety
Thousand ddlsrs. The case has been the
rounds Of tn, State Courts and has been
removed to he U. s. Courts where it is
now pending The probabilities are that
it will be adasted without further liQga-
ton
Sleighipgt tolerably fair again. --.-,--.
Services were held in all the churches
yesterday
PriYatf families ere complaining of the
scarcity { gas.
The Miller gas we'll is leased By s.
George md the Dalzells, and the Shue
well Is curolled by the Riverside glass
hous. all that makes o shortage to pri-
vste tonuners.
Bukett, If Wheeling, defeated Resrk, OF
Fast Liverpool in a three mile race o.
RallsrinElast Thursday evening.