Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-15

The Hotter NW RuHg 10 FighH-Ih" Ttu-
Gcalol;S If Il B,rSr Conspiracy.
The reason the IIootcr did not appear
last week was from diabolical and I'M
journalistic plot on the part Of the thing
who disgraccs the profession with disgust
ing attempt to cdii our vile olIm'itlon
sheet, the llanLy hOWlcr. The FACTS III
the c;lsc aIC ia fulloNs: Monday night we
were awakened from Il sound alcCp by heavy
pounding on our door. We immediately
arose. and, in the excitement of the mo
mcnt, attempted to strike match in the
usual manner, but were fur from success
full. While searching Tor another match
we suggested to oar wife that she 90 To the
door anu ASCERTAIN, hhal tho
MIDNIGHT MAEArDEEs
wanted. She was no sooner gone than the
nqiSe Increased and they seemed to llc at
tempting. la hrGlk n the dOuI, Having
fears Tor the safety Of our wife We deter
mined to step out the window and pass
around the front of the house and put the
mob to flight. No sooner had We struck
the ground than we heard the
sICKENING AND HIDEOrS
groNirGg Of do". Instantly realizing the
danger from hydrOphuhia and remember
ing !hAt family depended upon us for
support, we decided to step arOud behind
u neighbours house and throw the brute
of the trail As we did 50 a window was
raised in the house and man in harsh,
unnatural voice asked if we were a bur
glar. While we were stepping back rap
idly few yards the party in the window
uttered
HORRIBLE HOWL
and discharged u shqt gun at Us. The
welpon was loaded with fine shot and but
few of thom took effect, We did not, how
ever, approve OF the action, and deter
mined TO 90 farther up the block. We
went rapidly, rs we wished 10 have the
matter over with and return to bed, hut
the noise had attracted the
CHASTITY WHEIr OF 4 DOG,
as well us the ATTACHING party ut our front
door. They both came around, and seeing
our dim outlines in the dark, gave chase.
At this point we should have turned and
fought man and brute, but were still in
hopes that the matter might hc settled
without shedding blood, and accordingly
increased our gait. IS the night was warm
we experienced no Inconvenience from the
scant raimeHt. They were now III hot pur-
suit aud thinking the walking might be
better we took the middle Of the street.
We had no sooner done SO than several
windows were raised and some very fine
shooting was done ut us, ANA had we not
been going ut such 4 rate We would very
likely have been moved down several
times. The firing was accompanied in nearly
every case nv licnd-likr yellS and whOOpS.
all OF which taken together soon alarmed
the whole town, and, a moment later,
twenty larSS, tcr0cioqS
MANrEATING DOGS
were at our heels. The fire company was
also alarmed. and came dashing up
the street with the engine and two hos
carts. We saw that our life depended on
flight, and accordingly struck up the gulCh.
Several cowboys came across from the an
chor outfit and joined in the chase and
kept up an incessant firing. As we tore
up the gulch, rahieS-intrCtcd dogs 10y the
hundred, an insane fire company and muir
derous and drink-crazed cowboys continued
to make the hidcOUs night grow sick rs
they followed close NJ our heels. The
ghoul-like grinding Of the dogs teeth as
they in imagination
TORE Is IN PIECES
twenty times, was sickening and loath-
some. Our wind was gone and we aimed
to reach the foothills and find safety.
Several times the dogs all but leapcd on us
and bore us down to u horrible death, but
we redoubled our efforts and Mt last left
them behind. Baked of their at
tempt to drink our wasm ife'S blood, they
returned, uttering Sepulchral
BARHS, GROwLS AND HOWLS.
The COWBOYS and the fire company also
gave up the chase, and with furious and
blood-curdling oaths, turned back. We
realized that we were not dressed rs custom
demanded, and this, together with other
considerations, caused us 10 remain among
the hills several days, which accounts for
the failure of the HOOter to appear. We
spent our time concealed among the sage
brush safe from any further attacks from
the unholy band of dogs:
Since our return the SO-called editor re-
ferred to above has attempted to explain
his call by saying that it was simply to see
about getting some type we had borrowed
of him. He claims that our alarm was at
first unnecessary, but We do not believe it.
1t was simply base plot of his to drive US
ont of town so that he might make another
miserable attempt to secure some OF the
county printing. In the future We shall 60
r,,,ai and hereby warn him to beware