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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-10

The Nations RusIness In Election Week.
NEW YoEK, November Or. G.. Dun
~ CO. = weekly review o! trade says: The
volume Of legitimate busiTe's has been
wonderfully we'll maintained during the
past week aS duyins the whole political
campaign. Ard this is the more remark
able because in the mouths preceding
those Of political excitement speculation
had been unusually active aud extrsva-
giant.
Toe report OF anthracite and bitUmin-
Gus furnaces in blast shows q weekly out
pat Of l2~ SO tons against 119, lS9 a
month ago, a-d 13D 4-7 a wear ago. In
output q charcoal from tie increase OF
ahDut : per cent in the month of October
makes the weekly output only about /!
Per cent smaller than at thus date last
year. The Increase Of late has baen msio-
ly IN southern production. NJ change
IN prices is recorded az yet.
eel I1ils have been at very low
ugnr's; in sll iO,OOn tons were taken by
the Vanderbilt roads and n much more
hg o.her companies, end il is re-
r"'tsd that .srge r-d9rs can yet be placed
ut not more THAI 81. The wool market
has been decidedly more active and
stronger, hat while more cor Il lent iesl
'nI prevails in the goods Iade improve
msnt IN orders or purcbases is not yet OF.
served.
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FOR LAM0NT'S PLACE.
A Man Who Is Already q Candidate
He is a Buffalo Man.

A Man Who Is Already q Candidate
He is q Buffalo Man.
NEW YORK, November ga Washing
ton special says: 1t is believed by we'll
informed politicians here that Gen. Harri-
sons private secretary will be D. L. Alex.
ander, at present resident of Buffalo, N.
Y. Mr.. Alexander is abo1t forty years Of
age. He possesses all OF Col. Dan Lsmont's
caution and shrewdness, but is less austere
and reserved. He is rather genial m an,
but he will bs quite as successful ~ Col.
Lamont has been in guarding the President
from tie bores, who, if permitted, would
occupy his time TO the exclusion Of more
important matters.
Mr.. Alexander is both lawyer and 8
journalist by profession. He is a native Of
Maine and graduate of Bowdoin Colltge
He served as soldier in the late war and
subsequently removed to Indians. He
was for some years the Indianapolis CORE
spondent OF the old Cincinnati Gazette
which position he filled in connection with
his legal duties. Through the influence o.
Gen. Harrison and others of his Indians
friends, Mr.. Alexander received the sp
pointment Of the Fifth Auditor f ttt
Treasury Depart ment under President
Garfield. He found the Bureau verita
BILE circumlocution office, and he made
many Improvements ts in it's work.
Daring bis stay in Washington. Mr.
Alexander became actively interested in
the affsirs of the Grand Army of the Re
public and was subsequently elected Cam
mander Of the Department of the Potomac
When the Democrats obtained control O
tie Government, Mr. Alexander rendered
his resignation rs Fiiti Auditor. lie re
moved from Washington to Buffalo abou
three years ago, where he engaged in tht
practice of low.
Upon the nomination Of Gen. Harrison
for the Presidency, Mr.. Alexander was &c
lected to 20 10 Indianapolis and ss ist th'
General in a confidential capsc ty unit
the close of the campaign. He rendered
Gen. Harrison splendid service, aud it il
sad there is no position within the latter
gifI, which Mr.. AlexsnfG- could not bsv'
if he desired. Tue office of Private Sscre
try of tie President should Mr.. A!exan
der accsp. it, will be digni6ei to an i'm
rortance little inferior TO that Cl Cabine
Miniatfr
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The Little Mountain State Still
There.
WEST VIRGINIA is DEMOCRATIC.
But the Majority is Growing Desperately
Small.
THE LEGISLATURE VERY CLOSE.
But Democrats Will Have Majority Of One
in the HOuss-Smith Probably Elect
ed TO CongrsS-Alderson
in Doubt - The
JudgsShips.

Later returns make necessary changes
in the REGISTERS estimate of the Guber-
Material vote, but our fisg is there and the
State is still ours.
Judge Fleming is undoubtedly elected
by q vote which, though small, is safe.
Unexpectedly heavy Republican gains, OBJ.
aimed by means Characteristic OF the
manner in which the Republican campaign
has been conducted, in Fayette, Mercer
and other Third aud Fourth district Coun-
ties, reduce his plurality, but even
gcsutiug these gains, and granting every
claim Of our opponents, as the REGISTER
has done below, West Virginia is still ours.
A. Brooks Fleming will be Governor for the
next four years. Ths figures have not
bsen compiled on the other State officers,
and are not likely to be tor some time, bat
they are in all probability all Democratic
Iu the tables given below Goff's plu-
rality in Kanawhs is put at 1911, which
is evidently an extraysgaut figure, unless
800 men in KansWha county voted for
governor and nothing else. Logan is esti-
mated ID give Fleming 1,4OO msjority,
which is c)nsid ared as nesr'y reliable as
con he obtainsd. Greenbrier is put at 800
Fleming, although the REGISTER has
aivicss cl Inning it by 100.
Ths Legislature is in doubt. II appears
now that the Republicans have obtained
fourteen Senators, the Democrats twelve,
aud there is one Labor Union membe
from Kanawhs county. Thu Democrat
claim q clear majority Of one in the House
and the claim is borne out by the table
below. Every doubtful casa is conceded,
aud the re 'ult stsnds Democratic SO, Rs
publicans -,
The Congressional situation is very mix
ell up. Wilson is undoubtedly elected in
the Stcond, ard the returns Indicate the
election Of Atkinson and Smith i'll the
First and Fourth. Al1erson probably has
the Third district, but by what msj ority
it is impossible to state at this hour.
Here are the results Of ths election.
While they don leave much for West Vir-
gipil Democrats to boast of, when the
odds against Us are considered it is mag
nificsnt record. We have held our State
against unlimited Doodle, fraudulent voting
and general corruption
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THE GOLDEN STATE.
The Republicans Seem TO HaSo Taken IL
bag aud baggage.

The Re RspublIcAns Seem 10 HaSo Taken IL
Bag aud BAgEsEe.
SAN Francisco, November 9-2n,'
2sl votes had bsen canvassed 10 Cslifor-
mia this morning. This includes the Gu
tire vote Of San Francisco with the excep-
ton Of nine precincts which will pot he
obtained 70, several days. tsl includes
the vote Of tlven hundred and twenty
three interior precincts out Of total of
l 500.
The result Of the vote ~ fsr NJ conuted
Ia as follows: Harrpon, III $40; Cltvs-
land, lOi. 6li; Fix. 4 0j9; Carts, ,032.
The result OF the Congressional elections
may be summed mp a. follows: hcksnns
REP and Vandever (Rep. are uucoub.c
edIy reelected in the Third and Sixth
Districts respectively. There 10 also litts
doub. that Morrow Rep 10 rs elected In
the Fourth Disirict. RigRs dem } In tbs
Second D.stIi:t, il considered cnthn oi re-
election. In the two remaining district,
the Fi,st and FIfth, tte Contest In very
close bstween DehAyen, X and Thompson,
ID and both parties Usiming elections.
The F. { h district, ON which returns are
incomplete, Clurg, j, /, leading Phelps,
r., by reuiy 200 twas ai hrt beievsd
that the entire Democratic ticket In tins
city had been elected bat later returns
show that while Cleveland has q plurality
of over ., 700, the Republicans have secured
the sher n, tax collector, county clerk ana
distric. attorney, and probably one super.
visor and three school directors.
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THE OLD ROMAN
Tells Little Story and MoraltLes Over the
Election

Tells Little Story aud MoraltLes Over the
Election.
COLUMBUS, O., November 9.-Judge
Thurman, when asked this afternoon how
he accounted for the defeat Of the Demo
cratic party, said: well, let me see. l
believe l have very able authority on
that question Then he turned to his
library and ran over large number OF
books. At last he took down one in fine
Turkey morocco, such book as Mr.. Boffin
would have admired, and said; Now,
I'll read YOU the title CT this book 1t Is
this: who Killed Cock Robin?' The
fret one of the bird, that responded said
this: 81, said the sparrow, with my bow
and arrow, l killsd Cock Robin" Then
they continued through all the birds
ard at las. came to tie insects, and the
final wind.up Of the book is this: "I, ,"
said the fly, with my little eye, saw him
die Now" said the Judge, you know
my opinion. have not varied nor wi
vary from that. am sorry that Pfesiden,
Cleveland has not been reelected, because
he represents the great progressive pruci'
pies of politics in this country. This may
check the onward movement. but the truth
will be vindicated in the end. Tomorrow,
if you will clll, l will try to moralize on
the result of the election"
When went iuto the parlor Mrs. Thur
man said to me: II regret the result as far
as the Democratic party is concerned, but
am glad that Allen doesn't have 10 60 to
Washington. I have my satisfaction and
Joy both ways. Itkeeps Allen at home and
that is what is left to us at this day. Aftel
all our patriotism, there isn't anything
| like homen
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THE NEXT HOUSE.
Republicans Claim a Majority of IL

Republicans Claim a Majority of II
In 1t.
WASHINGTON, November 9.-"I believe
Wa will have fom II 10 90 in The next
House." said Secrstary Mcpherson, of the
Rspub' lean Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, TO day. Taking up table printed
in New York Republican paper, he said:
Il an going to give the Democrats all
they claim within reason, where the actual
returns have rot removed all doubt"
From this table he reiuced the Republi-
c.n claims for Congressman by one in each
Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Car
olina and West Virginia, snd by two in
Virginia. In that sh4ps he declared that
he allowed all Democratic claims in
doubtful cases, and the result was Re-
pahlicsn majority Of l5. He could not
see how it could possibly be reduced be-
low that figure, and allowing for the r.
pablicsn chances in d1ubtful districts as
IN Virginia, Maryland, West Virgiuia,
North Carolina and elsewhere, he conf
IDENTIFY expected that the Republican ma
ority would be found to b. nearer twenty
than fifteen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-10
HENRI WATTERSON
to Tell Msw u Happsasd-Grsvsr
VA IN RlamA of CaurAA.

Attempts to Tell MoW tt Happsasd-Grovsr
Wa 10 Rlams, Of Courss.
LOUISVILLE, November 9.-Mr. Waiter.
say in the course Of . lengthy
leading editorial entitled Before and
After" in the Courier Journal tomorrow
mornirg: When, in the early days Of
1887, the Courier Journal undertook 10
sound the alarm and warn the sdministra-
ton Of the dangers which its want ofeym-
pathy with the Democratic party was In
vokipg, We were filled by the assurance
that the renomipation Of the President was
inevitable and inspired by the huest
desire fer his reelection. In the
light of the r,turns from the State OF
New York ell that wss ta:d by rs at that
time realize to-day like . prophecy. Mr..
Cleveland goes down among his own pto.
ple, because OF the frierds he chilled into
Indifference. or converted into enemies,
partly through over c,btidetcs
in the star Of his destiny, and PATTY
through the lack Of those amenities which
90 90 far to make men strong. or weak on
occasions of emergencies. When the trial
came there wa literally no one among the
professional politicians to make the Piea-
dents fight, no one among the great sap'-
talists TO advance considerable sums
of money; NO one among tne
le esders inspired by the sublime energy of
personal devotation, and no e1thusisam
among the mxses other than that brought
out by the c,ld issue Of tax reform, or
started spasmodicslly BY the figure Of tte
Old Roman h,shirg titfully through the
confusion and tumult Of the fray. To all
approaches for help which the President
thought he had NO right 70 give, his one
answer was that this was not tho Admints-
tration's, bat the peoples battle. When
he wts asked directly from National Dem
ocIa!ic headquarters whether be was for us,
or against M, he smiled pleasantly and
considt red that which was only halfh jist -
all Tribute TO bis integrity. AZ iodeed
II WAS, though a. tho expense OF his
wisdom.
II is true TO say of him that hs did not
raise his hand to help himself from the
beginning to the erd OF the campaign that
he did not encourage anybody
slss to help him, a,d that In any
case he did not permit his official
subordiuatts to help him. This va; mag
nificent, but II was not politics. undouht-
eily It, and all that had preceded made
the difference In the vote Of the State OF
New York. It cost MS and him the los Of II.
Mr.. Wattertou then argues that II was
not the tariff issue that defeated Mr.. C'eve-
lsnd, and ssys that question was rot de-
cided by the conflict. Hepays high per-
sonal tribute to the President and con-
clud's.
Let rs hope that in His own good time
God will raise m leader adequate TO the
needs Of conflict ss irrepressible and -
one sided as was that between freedom
and slavery, frse labor and slave lah'r'
snd thst, raising rs such leader.
He will point OIL. the way TO
ultimate triumph Of the masses over the
glasses, in the pouring down upon The
heads Of the Just and the NJ ost, even ~
the dews Of heaven, equally the blessings
and the burdens Of government.
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DESPERATE BRODIE.
The Bridge Jumper Takes Flying Leap
212 Feet.

The Bridge Jumper Takes Flying Leap oi
212 Feet.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, November g
Steve Brcdie, the bridge jumper, together
with George Dwyer, Pat Green, and W.
E. Harding, arrived at Highland, on the
West Shore railroad, late last night. Tbi:
morning at 3 O'Clock all left the hotel and
proceeded to Chestnut Grove, clcss to the
western terminus Of ths Poughkeepsis
bridge. Brodie at 5:15 ascsnded to the
top Of the bridge and wslked along over
structure in the darkness and tog, un'
known 10 John Doxee, the night watch.
man. When he reached spot over tie
west pier he divested himself Of his cloth
ing, and clsd in tights and rubber suit,
and wearing lead bottomsd shoes, and
with heavy pieces of iron fastened abou,
his legs, he jumped into the Hudson from
o distance of zig feet.
D8yer and Green were in boat waiting
for him. As soon as he rose TO the surface
he waved his hands wildly, and Green sejz.
ed them and Brodie was drsgged into The
bost.
Blood was flowing from his nose and
ears, be exclaimed: "Ob, 1 am hurt. y
As quickly as possible he was landed on
the West Shore, and with assistance his
friends led him into tbs West Shore rail
road depot, where he fainted, but recover
ed soon after, all the time pres,ipg his nib:
with his hands aud meaning. lie believed
three or four of his ribs were broken.
When the 6:57 train for New York came
along he was put on board and hurried tC
his home. one or two Of his party accom-
panying him. Brodie may die.
He had jumped for wager of $500, and
yesterday Mr.. Fox, of the Police Gazette,
told bin that if lie succeeded he would
give him a gold meial worth $500.
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THE HUNGRY HORDE
READY TO BEGIN A RUSH on ALL THB
OFFICES IN SIGHT.
Ahsr -Four Years Outing Republicans Hunger
for SpOllS-WhO Will Be Members Of
the Oabinsnt and Who WlllBs
Private Secretary, &c.

CHICAGO, November John B. Elan,
the law partner of Gep. Harrison, said in
speaking to-day about the Cabinet: 81
know one thing, aud that is, Mr.. Harrison
has made no promises to any one and is
going to select Cabinet from the best
men. 1t is not unlikely that a man from
California will be selected"
"Do you think Blaine will be in the
CBbinet?"
II don't think he would accept place
As every one knowe, Mr.. Blaine's health
is not good. When / saw him in Indiana
last month he had aged good deal during
the last four years. Hs would not care to
be in the Cabinet if he could not
give affairs his personal supervision,
and the labors of any important bureau
are very great l have no knowledge Of
who will be in Mr.. Hsrrisou's cabinet,
and do not know that he has at all made
up his mind, but it is hardly probable that
Mr.. Blaine would accept o place.
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THIRD DISTRICT.
Additional Returns Rsceived-Both Sides
Make Gains.

Additional Returns Received-Both Sides
Make Gains.
speesd Telegram 10 ne Re0iSr.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, November D.
Official vote of Ksnswhs county: Cleve-
land tairty-two ninety; Harrison forty
foar ffty-thres; Streeter six eighty'one;
Fleming thir;y.two eighty-thres; Piersol
six hundred and twenty five; Gof forty
seven ninety foar; Anderson tbirty-two
thirty; McGinuis forty-fve twenty-five;
saudford six bundled and eight. The en-
tire Republican county ticket is elsctsd
from sevepty-fve to eight hundred.
1hs majority for GoT in Kanawha is
evidently tco large unless there was some
very rotten work done by Republican
election eommi sionerI The vote on
Governor Is three hundred larger than any
ether man on the ticket. Il is hardly
probshls 800 men in Ksnawha county
yo'ei for G1f fIr Governor and scratched
every other candidate for every other office.
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Pile on Each Other in Dire Con.
fusion.
DEATH GATHERS ITS VICTIMS
By the Hundred from the Unfortunate Work
men in Kansas Collisry.
THE MINERS EHTOADED ALIVE
And There is no Hope that One Escaped
A Terrible Death Story---A ROchss-
ter Holocaust, in Which
Six Persons Have
Perished.

KANSAS CiTY, Mo, November "a
Journal from Pitt,burg, Kas., says: The
moet dreadful disaster in the history Of
Kansss occurred at 5 o'clock this even
Ing, when the men were preparing to
leave off their work at shaft No.
2 at Frontenac, a suburb Of Pittsburg, a
terrible explosion was heud that shcok
the earth for great distance and com-
pletely shattered the shaft. Upon inves-
tigaticn it was found that L60 men
were in the mine at the
time of the explosion, being
ll2 fee. below the surface 1t is almost CIR
tain that oil are dead at this writing. The
only exceptions were two msn who were
in car coming up, and being near the
top Of the shaft mana yed to escape.
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ALREADY TURNC0ATS.

Republicans Pr' pairing to Steal On i''ss.
New YORK, November "a WShins'
ton sp,ci, Il to the Herald says: 1T now
aupssrs probable that General Harrison
will, immediately upon bis induction into
office. call the members Of the fifty.brst
congres together. His motive for this
will b, 10 arrange some plan for the rsdue'
ton Of taxation. There 10 no reasonable
ground for tho belief that any. copcurrsnt
a. lion upon the matter will bs held at The
session beginning in December next. To
wait until the regular assembling Of tie
Fifty first congress, which viii be Repub-
licau 10 both branches, would be 70 post
none the subtle. until the sss:on was veil
under wsy-in other words. . ye,r and .
half from the present time would nseesar'
,ly eIspse te.ore tariff bill acceptable 70
the administration could be paste1. Cen
ersl Hsr, ,n's friends say be viii be uu-
willing 10 wait eighteen months before
movir Q IN . matter y, important, spd the
outlook therefore for sn extra tesioe ID
ore which msy b clsssed smorG tbs
strong probabilities Of the near fatufe.
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ANOTHER VICTIM.
The whItechspel Fiend Returns TO Hit
Deadly Work.

The whueChspel Fiend Returns to Tie
Deadly Work.
LONDON, November 9.-The murder
fepd has added another to his list of vic
tins. At IL o'clock this morning the
body of woman cat into pieces was dis
cove ed in house on DoIs,t street, Spital-
fields. Tue police are endtavoring TO
track the murderer with the aid Of blood
hounds.
The appearance OF the remains was
frightful, and the muti'ation was even
greater than in the previous cases. The
mead had been severed and placed bsneath
Cns of The arms. Ths ears end nose had
teen cat of. Toe body had been disem-
boweled and TIE fash ha1 been tern from
the thighs. TIE womb and other Orgar
were missing. The skin had been torn off
the forehead and cheeks. One hand had
ben pushed in.O TIE stomach. The VIC
tim, like all ths Others, was prostitute.
She was married and her husband WAS a
porter. They had lived together at spas
modic intervals. Her name is believed to
have been Lizzie Fisher, but to most OF
the habitues of the hspnts she visited, she
was known as Merry Joots. She
had room in tle tOuse where
she was murdered. She carried
latch key and no one knows at what
hour she entered the house last night, and
prob ably 10 one saw the man who accom-
panied er. Therefore il is hardly likely
that he will ever be identified. lie might
easily have left the house at any time be.
tween one and six O'Clock this mOraiDg
without attracting attention. The doctors
WHO have examined the remains refuse 10
make any statement until the inquest is
held. Three blood.hounds belonging to
private citizens were taken to ths place
where the body Icy and placed on tAe
scent Of the murderer but they were un-
able to keep it for any great distarcs and
all hope OF running the assassin down
with their assistance will have 70 be sband
aned.
The murdered woman told a companion
last evening that she was without moEey
and would commit suicide if sEe did not
obtain q supply. 1t has been lesrued thai
man respectfully dressed accosted the vic
tim and offered her money They went II
her lodgings on the second floor of the
Doret street house. No noise was heard
during the night and nothlug was known
of the murder until the lsndlsdy went Il
the room early this mogniDg to ask for he
rent. TIE fret thing she saw on enttripl
the room was TIE woman's breasts and vie
cera lying on table. DJrset street is stor
and narrow and is situated close to Mitr
Square and Hsnbury street.
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A HOLOCAUST.
si1 Dead and Many Dying from Rochester
Fire.

siN Dead and Many Dying from Rochester r
ROCHESTER,, N, Y, November 9.-Ths
most disastrous fire ever experienced in
this city occurred this evening at the
works Of the Steam Gauge and Lantern
Company. II was located in build
ing of ssvtn stories and two base
ments. 1t was situated near the
Gepesse falls. The fire broke
out at 7:35 O'Clock. Ab,ut forty people
we're at work on the third floor. The
smoke WAS very dense and the men could
not reach the fire escapes aud they were
forced TO Jump from the third story. Four
teen Jumped GA the west eide Of the build.
ing ami were frightfully Injured, six ol
them d, log within an hour. Four Others
will de before morniog.
The names of the deSd are: Joseph
Darnsr, John Gremour, Joseph Webter,
Harry Schneider and john Gall.
The fatally injured are Richard Pesch,
Flank Siddons, Daniel Watkins and John
Germ.
1t is thought that FIVE or more bodies are
in the ruins, including one OF more girls.
The loss on the building is $65. 900. insured
for $40, 900. Toe loss on the lantern plant
is $l75 900, with Insurance Oh the plant OF
Sl79 600,
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A CLEAN SWEEP.
Republicans BagGed Everything in In
diana.

Republicans Bagged Everything in In
diana.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 9.-Ofiicial re-
turns from al the precincts show that Gen,
Harrison carried the city of Indianapolis
by plurality OF 156, the vote being H4r-
risOn 13, $50, Cleveland 13, 10. Blaine car
red the city by 625 plurality. Official
returns for Marion county, including the
city cf Indianapolis, give total vote Of
So, liz, against 80 265 in 1884 Cleveland
1857, Harrison II, ,139, Fisk 399, Streeter
81; Clsvc}snd's plarslity 31S, against 226
plurality for Blaine in 1884.
1t is pretty definitely settled that Gen.
eral Harrison's plurality in Indiana will
be about !, 500. The Democrats concede
that amCuot.
The entire Republican State ticket is
elected from Governor down - reporter Of
the Suprame Court