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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-12
NEW YORK B00DLERS.
JAKE SHARP AND HIS GANG TAKEN INTO
COURT.
fweay-0ns Indictments Against the Bnbsrs-Thsy
All Enter Pleas Of Not GEily"-Aldsrnan
EeCsbs Mast Garry Out the Insane Racket
And Go to the Asylum.

New YORK, November lin obe-
dience to summons served on them yes
terday, Jake" Sharp, Jim" Richmond,
James W. Foshay and Thos. 5. Kerr ap-
peared in the Court of General Sessions
to-day TO plead to the twenty-one indict-
ments against them for bribery in the
Broadway Railway matter. The court
room was filled with spectators and friends
of the accused railway magnates. Mr..
Richmond was accompanied by Judge Full
lertOn, Judge Homer, A. Nelson and Frank
]. Dabignac, who are engaged for his
defense. They took seats near the de-
fendant's railing and chatted quietly
Sharp, Fosha aud Kerr were ac-
companied by their lawyers, John H.
Strahan and John H. Bird. The cases
were called, Sharp's being first. Albert
Stickhey arose to represent him and stated
that he was prepared to enter a plea for
mis- client, but before doing so he desired
leave to withdraw the plea to be entered,
and enter another demurrer to the indict-
ment, or make motion concerning the
case. He desired reasonable time to de-
eide upon the steps to be taken.
District Attorney MARITIME stated that the
defendent had already had considerable
time to examine into the case, and in re-
sponse to Recorder Smythe's query Mr..
Stickney responded: Ten days This
case, your Honor, contains more intricate
facts than ordinary cases.
Recorder Smythe, after some argument,
gave the defendant until Monday next to
withdraw the plea and substitute another,
but said that if it was decided to make a
motion the District Attorney must be
given notice a couple of days i'll advance
A plea Of mot guilty" was then entered
in behalf of Jacob Sharp.
For Richmond, Judge Fullerton entered
a like plea, with the same stipulatiOns
He said he would probably make motion
calling upon the District Attorney to pro-
duce the minutes of the proceedings of the
grand jury, and would serve the District
Attorney with a notice Saturday if he so
desired.
For Fosf1ay, John H. Strahan entered
the same plea, and John H. Bird performed
q like service in behalf of Kerr, and after
a short private consultation the defendants
and their lawyers left the court room.
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MARTINS FERRY.
Minor Matters Written I'm short Metre fo
Busy Readers.

Minor Matters Written I'm Short Metre for
busy Headers.
A little strike on the pipe line has been
settled.
Mn. Moses McCann is lying seriously Ill
at her home on Fourth street
The cases of the Sunday selling saIon-
keepers, has been postponed till Wednes-
day.
Work on the reservoir was again post
poned yesterday, on account OF wet
weather.
The McAvOy Hibernicon Combination
gave good show TO a we'll filed house at
Lafayette Hall last night
We would like some one who has a
good lively imagination to tell Of some
thing uglier than Martins Ferrys' streets
at the present time.
Mr.. George Metzger, 3 well-knOwn
citizen, died yesterday morning. Of in.
fiamation Of the stomach. He will b.
buried in Rirerview cemetery at O'Clock
tomorrow.
On Wednesday evening Ohio LOdge
+. * 4. VI. elected the following officers
W. NJ, Humphrey Williams: s. W.,
Charles Morris; J. w. Thomas Robbins
Secretary, Theodore Snodgas; Treasurer
Findlay Taylor; ;. d., A. ". Harris; J.
d., John Henderson; Tyler, A. " Ship
man.
On Wednesday night, Officer Burns and
Constable Weleh, armed with search
warrant made an examination Of the resi-
dence Of Dan Lasch, in search OF anything
which might connect the owner Of tn
house with any Of the petty thie,ery whicf
has been perpetrated in this vicinity. Tn.
officers found considerable which looked sus
picious, but nothing which would give an,
tangible evidence Of guilt.
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1T. ClairsvilIe Indictments. .

Special Telegram to D.s Register.
ST. CLAIRSvILLE, O., November IL
The grand jury this evening reported
the following true bills of indictment
John B. Grove. Albert Mclaughlin, and
Seldom Shook, robbery; Joshua Fortune
grand larceny; William Harris, assault
and battery; Henry Coleman and William
Lett. larceny; for selling liquors within
two miles of an agricultural fair, Samuel
Gelter, ir., George Anderson and Fred
Kies, three each; bills returned not true,
Henry Campbell, murder in the first de,
gree; Owen Kane, removing body from
grave; Alexander Radebaugh, assault and
battery; Elias BeallS, shooting with intent
10 kill; Isaac Nixon, incest; Jacob Fife,
perjury: William 4. Beatty, cutting with
intent to wound. One indictment foI
cutting, with intent to kill, and one for
selling liquor on Sunday. were reported
but for prudential reasons are not yet
made public.
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FIRE DISASTER.
A Serious Panic Among Among Employees
In q Burning Building.

In q Burning bu1ldlnB.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, November. .11.-An
explosion occurred in the cigar box manu-
factory of Henry H. Sheep & Co., Nos
17O4 and 1706 Randolph street, this after
noon, which blew out the rear wall, badly
injuring a number of young men, women
and girls, and imperilling the lives of
over one hundred more. The manufac-
tory is three story brick structure, with
depth of 1jO teet. Back of it are located
4 number OF sheds for storing the lumber
for the manufacture Of cigar boxes.
The first and second flOOrs
were used as a planning mill and carpenter
shop and on the third floor were employed
about 200 girls in pasting paper Innings In
the boxes. The greatest excitement eX-
isted among the hands employed ID the
building, and especially the females
Some Of them ran for the stairway leading
to the street, while Others ran to the win
dows, and few started 10 climb out, but
they were prevented from jumping by
their companions. During all of this time
the flames were spreading from
one flOor TO another, and crowds
attracted by the smoke and the
screams of the women, blocked the street,
but the, excitement among them was so
great that they were powerless for time
to,,aSsist them. Finally several men rushed
into the building and succeeded in getting
them all ont. The excitement among
the people was increased when the girls
and young women appeared in the street,
some bleeding and Others badly burned.
The fire burned stubbornly despite the
efforts of the firemen to check the flames,
and in a remarkably short time, owing to
the inflamable character of the
contents the two upper stories
of the factory and the shedding
in the rear were ablaze. One girl, Carrie
Brown, aged Is, is missing. Following is
the list of injured:
Ella Stocker, aged 81, badly burned
about the face and hands; Carrie Miller,
aged Is, burned about the body; Emma
Mulder, aged 16, burned about the face;
Mary f. Kneeht, aged 10, face and body
burned; Amanda Cook, aged 10, burned
about face, back and hands; John Pollock,
aged Il, injured about the head; Joseph
Rehmer, aged II years, hands badly burn
ed; George KimbaIl, aged l9, head and
face cut: Daniel Frier, old man, both head
and face burned and arm cut.
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SHOCKING CRIMES
Which Puzzle the Police Authorities at
Galveston.

Which Puzzle the Police Authorities at
Galveston.
GALVESTON, TEX, November 11.-A
little over month ago the mutilated re-
mains of Richard LacOck were found float
ing in the bay, with every indication that
a horrible murder had been committed,
but owing to the lack of evidence the sus-
pected individual was set free. On Tues
day another murder, relative of the same
order, was discovered of Pelican Island, a
small strip of land across the bay from
this city. The victim in this case was one
John Phillips, aged about sixty years For
the past twenty years he has been various
" employed on the bay, and latterly took
charge of one Of MuSgrOve's sloOps. Last
Friday he sailed from Galveston IN the
regular course of business. lie was alone
on his little vessel 4 fisherman, on
Tuesday last. boarded Phillips slOop.
which lay at anchor near the shore, and
discovered the body OF Phillips, hung by
the neck in the small cabin, IN such po-
sitiOn aS 10 preclude any theory Of sui
eide.
A subsequent Investigation, conducted
by Justice Spann at the inquest, after
the slOOp and it's CHASTITY burden were
brought 10 the city, leads to the cOnclu-
sion that Phillips had been brutally muir
dered. There were two hideOuS wounds
on his head, both, il is thought, fractur-
ing the skull. The little cabin and deck
were bespattered with blood, and the
general indications were that there had
been struggle, and that the bleeding
corpse had been carried below after the
fatal blows had been dealt.
In further confirmation of this bloody
hatchet with which the wounds had been
inflicted was found on top of the cabin.
Under the body was found an advertising
card on which was written: ''Kuker; you
have all my money. and now You may
have nv life. Your wife is liar
and YOU thief. You sent that card. y
A person familiar with Phillips writing
testified that it was not his. This slender
thread may lead TO the apprehension OF
the criminal. The case is still under in
yestigatiOn.
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The Egyptian Our.tIon.

CoSsTASTISoPLg, November 1.-The
impending negotiations between Sir viii
liam White. British ambassador Of Tur
key, and the Porte, relative 10 the Egyp-
tian question. will, II is now stated, he
completed forthwith The basis Of the
fresh understanding will bc the joint re-
port of the condition Of Egypt Ia he made
by Moukhtar, Pacha and Sir Henry Drum.
mond Wolf, the special Turkish and En-
glish envoys respectively, who have been
for some time engaged in the work Of
investigating Egyptian affairs. Their re-
port will be with the workings Of tho
present Anglc-Turkish Convention In
Egypt, and make suggestions n Ia how
the reforms in the military, civil and other
departments OF the kbedi,e's Government
specified in the convention, can best be
carried into execution.
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MISS CLEVELAND
Denies the Published Interviews With the
Chicago Magazine Publisher.

Denies the Published Interviews With the
Chicago Magazine Publisher.
New YORK. Noyrmber 1.-THE follow
ing card is published:
To the Editor Of the EreHing Post
Sir: Will you kindly permit me through
your columns to reply to the many who
still inquire concerning my real present
relation TO the Chicago Magazine, that all
connection with this paper was irrevocably
severed more than a month ago, also that
all the reported interviews with the pub
Usher of that paper have so
little truth in what they said
OF me as TO deserve only Tennyson' stigma
of The worst of Lies" The falseboods
would be as harmless as they are ridicu-
lous except for the sad fact that there are
widely circulated newspapers which re-
ceiye and scatter them to many readers
among whom some kindly feeling toward
me may sorrowfully believe them, until
they are denied
ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND.
Holland Patent, Oneida Co, y. Y. No
vember ;, SO.
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EXPLOSION AT LATROBE.
4 House Wrecked and Totally Destroyed
By Natural Gas,

House Wrecked and Totally Destroyed
By Natural Gas.
LATROBE, PA, Nobember ll.-Shortly
before ten o'clock this morning there was
terrific explosion heard which shook the
town. The citizens rushed into the streets
and found that the house Of Mr.. Reuben
Baker, on the hill had been totally wreck
ell by an explosion of natural gas, and the
ruins were seen 10 be on fire. Apprehen-
sivc of the lives of the occupants, a large
crowd rushed to the place. Fortunately
there was no one III the house at the time
of the explosion and no one was injured.
The house was a very handsome frame
structure and was worth at least s. 600
The fire. which followed the explosion,
burned so rapidly that none
of the furniture could be saved,
and before the fire company arrived the
house was almost totally CONSUMED. The
gas had only been put in yesterday and
was furnished by the Philadelphia Com
pany. The explosion caused great excite
ment in the town, and at present there is
/ no cause assigned for it. At the time OF
| the explosion Mrs. Baker and some of the
other members of the family had gone out
/ 10 the stable. There was no fire in the
house at the time and it is thought by the
family that the explosion occurred in the
cellar of the house The walls of the build
ing were thrown aSunder and the rooftell
in. 4 little daughter Of Mr.. Baker, with
a companion, were entering the gate at the
time the explosion occurred, and had 1t
happened a minute later they would have
been killed. As it was they were terribly
| frightened. The total loss will reach
about SlO. 900.
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4 Letter Frorn Gladstone.

q LONDON, November Ii.--Mr. Gladstone
publishes letter inviting the Liberals 10
unite. He says: "Aiter reading the
Marquis Of Salisbury's spoocb il seems %
me that we have arrived nj the testing
situation for all Liberals really desiring
liberal union. We have no right tS de.
mand when the Government have produced
their plans that they shall pursue an al
tered course upon them, but VIC have al
ready tolerated long delay Ia the pro-
duction Of those plans. The beginning Of
new delays in February will virtually BE-
making indefinite the production Of the
plans. am unable 70 understand how
anybody promoting or inviting such delay
can be said TO desire the reunion Of the
Liberal marty"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-12
MORMON EMISSARIES
Capture Converts in Pennsylvania villa
Work of the Saints.

W hOTh Ol tue
PITTsBURG, PA, November ll.-New
England is a thriving little village 4 few
miles back of Coal Valley on the Monon-
gahela river. These two or three Mormon
missionaries took up a temporary abode a
few months ago, and quietly began to
preach their doctrine TO the people. Some
twenty of the citizens, including their
families, have been converted 10 the Nor
mon faith and are making preparations TO
depart for Utah. The leader oithe Mormon
emissaries is known as Rev. Barns. lnfor-
nation from that place is TO the effect that
seventeen Of the converts will leave for
Utah in few days, while the remainder will
90 Just as soon rs they can dispose of their
little real estate, which many of them
have secured from the savings almost of a
lifetime. The missionaries tried TO estab-
lish a following at several points along the
river, but were not successful 10 any de-
gree until they reached the village of New
England which is largely composed of
English coal miners who have but little in
tercourse with the outside world.
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New Hampshire Returns.

CONCORD, y. H.. November ll.-Com
plete returns from , "a cities and town,
give Sawyer, Republican, for Governor
81. 795; Coggswell, Democrat, 81, 295
Wentworth. PrOhbitionist. and scattering
2.2lO. Williams and Smith. Republicans
ale elected in the Third and
Fourth Councillor districts and
Bachelor, Democrat, in the Fiftt
with no choice in the First and Second
Districts. The Republicans carried l3,
and the Democrats II Senatorial Districts,
and there is no choice in two districts
In all but four classed towns, 303 Repre-
sentatiyes are elected, divided rs follows
Republicans les. Democrats l34, lnde
pendents ]. The classed towns vii
probably return three Democrats and one
Republican.
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BAD FOR FOTHERINGHAM.
The Messenger Charged with Writing the
"Cummings" Letters

cummings Letters.
ST. Louis, November ll.-Tbe evidence
in the express robbery case so far as made
public goes TO prove that the messenger,
David 5. Fotheringham, was an accessory,
or at least willing victim in the affair
Discrepancies in his statements to the de-
tectiveS indicate that he knows more of the
mannerin which the robbery was planned
and executed than he would like TO have
them know. and an expert penman, who
was before the Grand Jury last Saturday.
states that the letters signed Jim Cum
mings' were written by one and the same
man, and expresses his belief that that
man was Fotheringham, and that he
wrote them before the commission of the
robbery.
In now transpireS that the messenger 5
trunk was searched soon after the robbery
and a number of sheets of paper were
found covered with copies of the sigma
lures of W. J. Barrett, Manager of the Ex-
press Company. 1t is supposed that the
messenger became able TO forge his sigma
ture so that he might aifiX it to the or
pers which the robber presented and
which allOweded him TO enter the car
Altogether it looks bad for the messenger.
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THE BANQUET.
Given by the TraVelers' Protective Asso-
ciatiOn at Parkersburg.

Given BY the Traveller Protective Asso-
ciation !at ParkersburY.
Special TylegrGzl TO ths Register.
PARKERSBURG, November 1.-THE
Banquet given the T. P. A. by the Par
kersburg drummers and business men was
most elegant affair. The rink WIS
crowded with commercial men and invited
guests. The City band and colored
musical troupe furnished the music.
Toasts were given by NJ. o. Roberts, Hugh
White, Jas, Wandling, c. NJ. Shrewsbury,
Chas. Moss, c. C. Martin, VIM. Cox. Robt.
Patterson, Sims Powell, Garrett l. Hen
dershot. NJ. Mitchell, Mr.. B. McGIegor,
Geo. W. Neiswseder, Harry Flesher, Sam
uel Newberger, Jno. MoOSeman,
&c. Nj. BatsOn, K. J. A. Boreman,
Geo. L. Spence W. B. Showalter,
L p. Woodward, C. H. Roberts,
George Wells, j. E. Mccoy, Wheeling
]. S. MeKown, Jackson, c. H; Charles
Auntz, Loney Carr, l. P. Kan,J. NJ. Bar
ton, Will Waters, Thomas Kinds, P. NJ.
Chase Wheeling; Chas. Thompson, T. T.
Wallis, Wm. MeCombs, Clarksburg; J.
w. Williams, Wheeling; B. d. Bailey,
Weston; E P. Wheat, r A. Hays,
W. B. Shoovalier, A. ID.
Maxwell, Chas. Ahran, Wheeling
l. T. Reese, Cameron; John Stewart, VIM.
Stewart, ]. W. WOerman, D. l. Rogers,
D. II. Leonard, c. B. Smith and Others
whose namesI omit for want Of space.
Everybody went away delighted
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WHEELING W. VA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER u, 1886

boycott order had gone out against certain
packers is little wild, to put it mildly.
Barry himself will surely not
claim that he has authority to issue such
an order. Ifthe packers had not receded
from their position OF hostility to the
Knights-that is if they had not with
drawn the boycott resolutions against US
which they adopted last Monday-you can
depend upon it that there would he
war to the knife We would
be then forced TO fight for
the very existance Ofour order. Powderly,
WHO'S averse TO the boycott, would be
compelled in selfdefenSe to resort to that
method Of striking back. But now there
is no warrant for the boycott. The packers
are not attacking the Knights or any other
labor organization. They are merely
making fair fight for the ten-hour sys-
tenn -
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
children teething, is the prescription ofone
Of the best female nurses and physicians
in the United States, and has been used
for forty years with never failing success
by millions of mothers for their children.
During the process Of teething its value Is
incaleulable. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures dysentery and diarh9a, grip
ing in the bowls, and wind cole By Civ
lug health to the child it rests the mother.
Price 25c bottle.
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THE ANTI-ORGANISTS.
An Important Resolution Adopted at the
Convention Yesterday.

Convention Yesterday.
PITTSBURG, PA, November 11.--Wheu
the Anti-O Organ Convention of the United
Presbyterians met this morning the reso-
lutions and plan of the organization pre-
sented by the committee on resolutions
were taken up and discussed at great
length. The convention then went into g
committee of the whole and adopted the
report. A resolution favoring the remOv.
al Of the covenant of this church was alsc
adopted. The drift Of the discussion was
to urge the people of the church to stand
by the old doctrine. despite the sneers o.
those favoring the innovations.
The first business at the afternoon ses-
sion was the presentation of the following
resolution by Hon. James Dawson of Keo,
kuk. Iowa. 1t reads:
RcsoIred, That in the event of accom-
plishing nothing by the joint Conference
adopted yesterday, and no relief be given
by the next general assembly on the ques-
tiOn now disturbing the peace and
harmony of the church, we regret that we
will be placed under the painful necessity
of Immediately taking such steps as will
enable us to maintain the principles OF
United Presbyterian churches agreed to in
the organization.
The resolution created an animated dis,
cusSion. Finally an amendment was of:
fered and accepted to take the place Of all
ofthe original resolution, after the words
Harmony ofthe Church the amendment
reads 1T is the judgement of the con-
vention that the general association at its
first meeting shall take proper action TO
meet the case and carry out the purposes
of the convention to maintain the princi-
Piles ofthe United Presbyte risn Church. y
After the elec tion of officers it was decided
TO held the next meeting in Xenia, Ohio.
on the irst Tuesday after the second
Monday of November 1887, and the con-
yeution adjourned Sine Die.
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Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de-
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debility, disordered blood, weak constitu-
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nature, BY all means procure bottle Oi
Electric Bitters You will be surprised to
see the rapid improvement that will fol-
low; you will he inspired with new life;
strength and activity will return; pain
and misery will cease, and henceforth you
will rejoice in the praise Of Electric Bit
ters. Sold at fifty cents bottle by Logan
& Co
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waIdemar win Decline,

BERLIN, November lin political
circles, here, il is considered certain that
Prince Waldemar will decline the post OF
Bulgarian ruler. Prince Bismark is in
clined TO favor the Prince Of
Mingeelio as candidate tor the
throne Of Bulgaria Prince Nicholas has
an especially good social reputation in
Berlin rs well as in 81. Petersburg. Em.
peror William to-day received Prince
Louis of Bavaria and afterwards had
a conference with Prince Bismarck.
The Socialists are preparing 10 give re
ception 10 Herr Liebaknect. The latter
American taur realized a handsome sum,
which he donates 10 the electoral fund oi
his marty.
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The Abattoir Strike Settled.

JERSEY CITY, y. J., November IL
The strikers at the hog abattoir on the
HackenSack meadows all went back to
work this morning at an increase Of wages.
The company refused TO dismiss the two
forsmen As the strikers demanded, and
also refused TO treat with n committee
from the Knights of Labor who waited
upon them. After 4 conference with a
committee of strikers. the bosses succeeded
in making an amicable settlement TO the
satisfaction of all concerned. Both parties
made concessions.
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Put Poison i'm the Beer,

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, November H..
In Taymouth township, this county,
David Smith, O. c. McGuyan and Hugh
Stewart drank from a Jug of beer furnish
ed by the first named. All the men were
taken violently i'll with symptoms of pois-
onining Smith died and the others are
yet in dangerous condition. A telegram
received here requested the county officers
to make investigation. 1t was reported
that poison was put in the liquor by Smith
with the intention of taking his own life,
but no reason for desiring to commit a
triple murder at the same time is given.