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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
Supreme Court of Appeals,

This Court transacted the following
business at Charleston Saturday. Judges
all present:
State v. Terrell, from Ritchie county;
opinion by Woods; Judgment reversed and
case remanded for trial.
Stockton Y. Copeland, from Fayetts
county; opinion, by Woods; judgment re-
versed aud case remauded for trial
Armstrong Y. Poole, ct al, from Taylol
county; spinion by Snyder; decree Of Cir
cult Court affirmed.
Damn v. Baxter, from Braxton county;
opinion by Snyder; decree Of Circuit Court
reversed and bill dismissed.
Watkins v. County Court; from Preston
county; opinion by Green; judgment of
Circuit Court affirmed.
Rogers & Co. v. VerlaDder ct al, from
Cabeil county: opinion BY Grsen; decree Of
Circuit Court reversed ut cost Of appellant
and cause remanded, the appellee substsn-
tally prevailing.
Bowers, Trustee, Y. Dickinson's helm,
from Cabell county; Judgment OF Circuit
Court affirmed.
Adjourned until 4 o'clock p. m ns1t
Monday.
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A YOUNG MATRON.
The Varied Matrimonial Expsrisuoss Of .
Thlrteen-Yesr Old Girl.

The Varied Matrimonial Expsrisuoss Of .
Thirteen Yesr-Old Girl.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, February "A young
girl, arrested in this city to-day. tslls a
strange story As reported To the police. II
is as follows: About two years ago she
was married in Grundy county, Mo-. TO
Robert Patterson, q boy seventeen years OF
age. She was then ten years Of age,
and two children were the result Of
this marriage. Her husband died In the
meanwhile and she returned 10 her fathers
home near Highland station. Her father
seemed TO regard her as burden and she
WAS compelled 10 marry John Stevenson, n
young man OF the neighborhood twenty.
three years Of age. The last marriage oc-
Cured about three months ago, and until
Tuesday last the two lived happily 20.
gether. On the last mentioned day Stc,-
enson decamped, leaving her without food
or fuel. The little she had was sold aad
she started in pursuit of her husband. Sne
saw him in Mound City, but he contrived
10 elude her and she started for st. JoseIh.
She was kindly taken care Of, and Mayor
Doyle provided her with ticket 70 Hirk
ory Station, Grundy county, where her
father resides
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
Tn Ii. e. o. Heard From.

The following telegram from Baltimore,
from President Spencer, of the .. & o to
the Cham6E of Commerce Committee, was
received Int night:
az note With much interest the call which
has been made by the Chamber of Com
merce for iconvention to be held at Wheel
ing during the month TO mature plan to
further attract the attention Of capital and
immigrsJs to tue advantages offered by
the S,atenf West Virginia The Baltimore
and OhioRailrcad Company is in thorough
syIupalh with all sucG movements for tie
materialgrowth of the territory served by
its lines, and the active cooperation OF the
compan, may be relied upon in every legit-
innate way for the accomplishment of the
purposes indicated.
rs. SPENCER, President "
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
TALLY SHEET CASES.
Granville's Cross s-Examlnatlon-An I'm.
savory Record Ventilated.

Granville's Cross s-Examlnatlon-An Ur-
savory Record Ventilated.
SDjcldl Obrre 'pOndenoc Of The Re0ister.
COLUMBUS, February 7.-On cross-ex-
animation of Granville, review of his
history was the first move. The defense
had Granville acknowledge that he had
operated a firm under seven different
names, each one of which was a well or
ganized swindliDg combine. Mr.. Con
yersc stated to the REGISTERS representa-
tive that they could and would show that
Granville has made different statements
altogether to the grand jury from what he
now testifies to- This afternoon the evil
dence tended to prove conspiracy on the
part of the prosecution. 1t was shown
that Clarke and Little formed detective
agency TO make money out Of the Colum-
bus people by throwing the tally
sheet forgery on some one. Gran
vile was not in the first
place to be known as a party in the case.
The defence has in its possession the con.
timony Id Ene nsuu ~riuug ia :Uvt! Dtni
Granville's so-called attorney. Duff q
character was ventilated. was shown
that he was one of the Chicago spoilers, y
and had received the money and made the
contracts and arrangements for Granville
1t was shown that Huling took photo oi
Charles Blackburn so be could identify
him before the grand jury. Huling, Nash
and Truestone made visit to Chicago on
September l, 1887, and at the Grand Pacific
Hotel finished the negotiations as TO the
doodle" to be received and were made &C
quainted with Granville's story. The gen
eral sentiment seems to be that 30 far the
State has failed TO make its case against
Montgomery or any of the Others indicted
Indeed, it has not shown that Cogan had
any connection with the forgeries what
eyer
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A GENERAL ROW.
The Result Of Law Suit at KAnawhn
falls.-One Man Sertously Hurt
SEecidl TdegTum % tAe RegiSer.

The Result Of Law Suit at KAnawhn
Falls.-One Man Seriously Hurt.
srecidi Tlesrum 10 TIC RegiSr.
CHARLESTON, w. VA. Feb Yes
terday morning at Kanawha Falls there
was lawsuit before Justice of the Peace
in which one of the Riggs and some Of the
Huddlestons of that place were parties.
The case did not suit Erwin Riggs, a
young member of the Riggs family, and
in order to show his dislike he became
involved In a row with some OF the Hud-
dleston boys, which resulted in young
Rigg using his gun. He shot old man
Huddleston twice, once in the left leg be-
low the knee and in the right hand.
The wounded man is about sixty years
old and it is feared that his wounds will
produce lock-jaw, resulting fatally. Dur
ing the row stones were used quite freely,
and number Of persons who were trying
to quell the trouble were injured. Sheriff
McVey, who was endeavoring TO make
peace and TO arrest the rioters, was struck
with poker and slightly injured. All
parties were arrested this morning Young
kiggs and one Of the Huddlrston toys
were heid TO answer before the grand
jury
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
THE SENATE'S WORK.
Mr.. PIAtt Fires on the Second Chapter of
HIS Speech


His Speech
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February I'm
the Senate among the bills from commit
tees and placed on the calendar, were the
following: For the relief of women en-,
rolled as army nurses. For relief of i'm,
porters of animals for breeding purposes in
certain cases.
The senate then, at 12:45 resumed con-
sideration of the resolution to refer the
Presidents message and Mr.. Platt resum-
ed the speech which he commenced yes
terday. Tie had shown yesterday (he said
that the Presidents message means the
absolute and final destruction of the pro-
tectiye system. We cannot but assume
that the Democratic party intended to fol-
low the recommendations OF the comman-
der-in-c -chief. He admitted tine necessity
of some reduction Of income, but he
was not 10 he frightened into an
abandonment of the protection system
by the Presidents Raw head and bloody
bones" figures. As 10 the surplus i'll the
Treasury, he denied that there was any
wanted the Democratic party TO follow its
leader, TO obey its commander. to take off
the mask and have square fight Oh the
issue presented by the President. He
quoted from the speech OF Senator Kenna,
where he declared that Both the internal
and external tax system will be treated as
whole" Was that Mr.. Platt asked }
the recommendation OF the President?
Were the Democrats in Congress going to
attempt to play that game, and then 20 to
the country claiming the President TO be a
free trader?
Mr. Dolph addressed the Senate in favor
Of the bill reported by him for payment OF
the Oregon and Washington Indian war
claims Tor Suppression of Indian hOstilities
in 1856.
After sn executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08

st. Louis After the Democratic Convention
leading Democrats Of the city held meet
ing yesterday afternoon to select commit.
tee to 60 to Washington and present to the
Democratic National Committee the claims
and advantages of st. Louis as the place to
hold the next National Convention. Mayor
D. K. Francis presided, and after cansid'
cradle discussion a committee Of twenty
two representative citizens, embracing
prominent business men, ofice-holders and
hotel proprietors, was appointed with
Mayor Francis as the chairman. They
will leave for Washington in special cal
on February 10th.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
A STRANGE wHIM.
Valuable Property Shut Up for Years,
Sold Yesterday.

Valuable Property Shut Up for Years,
Sold Yesterday.
New YORK, February There was
an executors sale at the Real Estate Ex,
change yesterday of a piece OF property
with remarkable history.
1t consisted of 627 and 629 Broad way
and 1876 and 1913 Mercer street, covering q
plot so feet wide by 200 feet deep.
Sesbury Brewster, who made fortune
in dry goods, bought the property in 1851,
intending that the income from it should
make his declining days comfortable. H,
still owned it ct his death in 1884. Tn,
property was boarded up during the latte
half Of the thirtythree years that inter
vened, because the owner thought it ough
to bring higher rent than any one woult
offer him. The property sold yesterda!
for S23s, 600.
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NATURE's HIGHWAY.

Doinxs os Rosts and Bostmsa Along the
Ohio.
The Sam Clark passed down light at316
p. m.
The Fred Wilson passed up with emptiss
at l1:l5 .. m. yesterday.
The Courier will leave for Psrkeuburg
and the Bachelor for Pittsburg Thundsy
morning.
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated 13 feet inches and rising, rise
"'paas&GtSa th&ns. a h0qh -. .... :,
2I5 p. m; II. T. Pierpout, 2:30 p. m ;
Rescue and Joe Nevron, double hssdsr,
$50 p. m.
The Pittsburg Ladisr ssys:
The river men wer. not particularly su-
thusiastic to-day over the psospsct Of .
barge rise that would do them asy god.
The Mouongabela was full Of ice from The
Yough river break mp yesterday, but the
Ed. Robbera and Harry Brown were ready
to start this afternoon II the rise should b
sufficient. They will each take out 150.
600 bushels OF coal. Experienced nvsE
men seem TO think that II the present in.
dications for bargs rise should be veri6sd
1t would require sevsrsl days for the Ice 70
run out, and BY that time the ivers would
fall a. rapidly a. they hsd rissn. At many
points both rivers remain frozen over, ana
the reports show the falling record 70 e1,
oeed the rising register at the majority Of
river towns The present cold snap has
done much 10 impede the chances ios .
food.
The marks from shove yesterday v9s:
pittsburg feet and falling. P'rls',
2 feet 8 inches and risins.. ciesi
and warm; Lock No. 4, 10 fss.s inch. .a ..d
falling. cloudy; MorEantown, - ase
Stationary, eieady; Ries'. L.odi.s 10 -
2 inebes sod falling. cloudy Gfeeneooso'
IA feet and fslliDs clsudy; OhCa'y' hosso'
clear
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IN THE HOUSE.
Considerable Routine Business Transac-
ted-Few Bills Passed.

| Considerable Routine Business Transac,
ted-Few Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February l.
In the House, Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania
presented a petition from 100 wooden and
worsted mills, located in twelve States, and
a large number of New York merchants,
praying for the passage of the Breckenridge
bill, classifying worsted cloth as wooleu
cloth Referred.
Mr.. Seney, of Ohio, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported adversely Joint
resolutions proposing constitutional amend,
ments giving Congress the power to limit
the time during which persons may be
daily employed in manufactures of textile
fabrics aud Othfr industries.
Mr.. Compton, of Maryland, from the
Committee on Labor, reported bill to
limit the hours of letter carriers, House
calendar.
Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Appropriations. reported
back the resolution offered by Mr.. Weaver
of Iowa. calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for detailed information relative
to the recent policy of the Department of
purchasing bonds with surplus money, and
to the present policy Of depOsiting public
funds iu large number of national banks.
Adopted.
In the consideration of the morning hour
Mr.. Adams of Illinois, called up and the
House passed the bill to amend section
5,292 Revised Statutes. The amendment
provides for the punishment of bank ex-
amiuers for making false entry in any
report made by them to the Comptroller of
the Currency, or for suppressiug or cancel
ing any material fact with intent to de-
ceiye that officer.
On motion of Mr.. Dockery of Missouri,
bill was passed for the appointment of
eleven division superintendent of the rail
way mail service at salary of 81, 500 each.
Adjourned.
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MINERS CONVENTION.
THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION NETTING
AT PlTTSBURG.
Miners and Mine Owners Of SIX States Represented
by Over Four Hundred Dslsgatss-Nary-
land and West Virginia Dale
gates Withdraw.

PITTsBERG, February THE annual
convention of the Interstate Association
of Miners and Mine Owners was called to
order at old City Hall at IL o'clock this
morning, by President S. n Yoeman, of
Indiana. Over 400 delegates, representing
200 pits in the States Of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and
West Virginia, were present at the open
ing session. After brief sd.
dress by President Yoemau, in which he
complimented both sides for maintaining
the scale adopted at Columbus, Ohio, last
year committee was appointed to exam
inc credentials. The balance of the session
was taken up with a discussion rs to
whether the hslf-dOzen delegates rrom Hi
nois and West Virginia would be allowed
in the convention, as it was understood
that the operators of the two States referred
to had withdrawn from the agreement.
The matter was finally left in the hands of
the Committee on Credentials.
When the Convention r, assembled in
the afternoon quite breeze was caused by
the Committee on Credentials reporting
resolution providing that where districts
were represented by miners and not opera
tors, the miners should not be entitled 10 a
vote, and that the same should apply to
operators from districts not represented by
miners. The resolution created heated
discussion, and Immediately after its adop-
ton ten delegates from West Virginia,
Maryland, and the low grade division of
Pennsylvania, withdrew from the Conyen-
tion.
The Committee on Credentials reported
in favor of extending the courtesy OF the
convention to these delegates and giving
them a voice, but not vote. The matter
of permanent organization was next taken
up, and resulted III the election OF Alex
Dempster, President Of the Spring Hill
Coal Co, Permanent Chairman; Chris
Evans of the American Federation of
Miners, Secretary; and Patrick Mcbride,
of Ohio, Assistant Secretary. The Sec
retary then read his annual report, after
which the Convention adjourned.
Previous TO the opening of the afternoon
session, Col. w. 7. Rend, the extensive
operator, addressed the delegates and
created a sensation by charging the North
Western railroads with conspiriug with the
Illinois operators to shut out Eastern pro
ductions from the markets in the North
West.
At the meeting this evening the con
ventiOn resolved not to admit Knights Of
Labor as knights but as delegates.
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WISCONSIN DENS.
4 Horrible Story Of tho Treatment Of Pris-
oners In the Hurley Dives.

4 Horrible Story of tho Treatment Of Pris-
oners In the Hurley Dives.
MINNEAPOLIS, February IA reporter
to-day interviewed p. Ii. Moore, who has
Just returned from tour among the no
torious dives OF Northern Wisconsin. Said
he: within two hundred miles of the
twin cities several hundred persons are
held in slavery of the most infamous
kind, and young girls are bought
and sold like slaves in the South before
the war, only their treatment Is much
worse. l have travelled through the sec
ton where the most notorious Of these
dives are located, and by representing my
self first as procurer and atterward as the
proprietor of a dive looking for girls, /
have been able to see for myself what the
press had never dared to publish.
These wretches do not deal in prosti-
tutes, but have n lot of persons who arc
known as ''pimps'' stationed here in Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Milwaukee, who
are constantly on the watch TO hire yirtu.
GUS young women rs school teachers sew
nggirls, dining-room girls, girls for cham
bermaids, and after they are safely landed
in one of the supply depots they never go
out again, except ss slave TO some dive
keeper, who, after inspection, has Pur-
chased them. All these dives are guarded
by large, fierce dogs, TO prevent the girls
from eccapirg. When girl IL sold TO a
dive Keeper every thing il taken away from
her, and she is given Mother Hubbard
dress and pair of slippers, for which $25
is charged. This amount, with the amount
of the purchase money paid for her, is enter.
ed on the books against her, and i'll case she
managed to communicate with any of the
authorities and they desired her release
this charge il brought forward TO show
that she is in their debt aud that they
have right to hold her.
Charles Leclair, Of Hurley, owns three
dives, one at Hurley, one at Hayward and
one at FiGeld. saw letter he addressed
to numbering firm, advising them 70 20
into the same business he was in, and tell
ing them of the profits of his business,
While | WAS at Leclair's place at Hur-
ley, ak girls were brought there
from Minneapolis; one Of them re-
fused to submit 10 q brutish-looking
fellow. when she was set upon and kicked
aud bruised and beaten so that she was un-
able to leave her bed for six weeks after.
The Others said there was no escape ami
submitted. There were thirty-two girls
| in the dive. While was at Bill Ander-
sons, at Eagle River, ! heard girl
screaming in the bar-room, and on going
in saw small, frail girl, abou. Is years
old. lying on the floor with the
blood running out of ber mouth, while the
burly bartender, with his knee upon hcr
breast, was choking her. Several men
stood about the room, among whom was
the armed guard with one of his large dogs.
The cause of this assault was that the girl,
who was very young, had, after submitting
to nine men that morning, refused n
large, brutish-looking fellow who was
standing by"
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Means and DeCamp to be Indicted.

CINCINNATI, o., Feb. THE significant
thing in connection with the Metropolitan
bank to-day was the conduct of
the Court in giving to the grand
jury recess of one week in order to
let the government prepare some fresh
cases that it had to lay before that body.
Everybody understands that these cases
are those OF President Means, Cashier
DeCamps and perhaps one or two other
officers ot the Bank. Neither Means OF
DsCamp experienced any trouble in get
ting bondSmen.
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Rsport Of Gov. Buckner.s Agent.

FRANKFORT, KY, February Cen.
Sam. F. Hill, Adjutant General OF the
State, has Just arrived from the scene Of
the Hatfeld-McCoy border war His
story of the trouble is substantially the
same az has been published 30 often. He
accuses the Hatfelds Of being the aggress
ors originally. He does not think theJ
will try TO rescue the members Of theii
gaug who are locked up in the Pike coun'
ty Jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-08
No FREQ FIsh-The Wires Must Go.

NEW YORK, February IA Washing
ton special says; II may interest people up
Ia Canada 10 know that free H.h will not
be An article of the coming tariff bill.
Speaker Carlisle has ordered thst the
wires used exclusively for stock purposes
he taken out of the corridors Of the Houss.
The understanding In that there are two
Of these, besides . telephone connection
with o downtown brokers' Office, which In
also likely TO be removed.
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Shot His wife and suicIded

PITTsBURe, February IA lsborer
named O'Nsill, residing at Thirtieth and
Smallman streets, quarelled with his wife
this morning. He pulled out revolver
and shot his wife, killing her instantly.
He then shot himself through the head.
The wound is considered fatal. The cause
of the tragedy was jealousy. O'Neill wss
puddler and well to-do. lie owned u
house in the East End and made good
wages, but few months ago his insane
jealousy drove him to drink. The couple
had six children.
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FOX ARRESTED.
The Great sportsman Charged With Abst-
ting Prize Fights.


ting Prize FiEhts.
NEW YORK, February 7.-Richard X.
Fox, proprietor OF the Poiies Gafds, wal
arrested this morning by Inspector vii,
liams, charged with violating the penal
code by encouraging prize lighting lie
went to headquarters with the Inspector,
and then Immediately started for the
Toombs police court. The technical charge
against Mr.. Fox Is that of aiding and sbet-
ting prize fighting, in defiance Of law, Of
holding stakes, publishing the details and
prelminaries OF fights, and making his Of
flee the rendezvous for men bent on vio-
lating the law. When Fox WA arrAisned
in court he asked for an adjournment Of
the examination until Tuesday. His re-
quest was granted, and he was released on
his own recognizance.
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A scheme To oust tn. osIsstisIs.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL February There
is fierce war being wsg'd between the
laundries Of this city. II WAS begun .
few days ago, and they are now washiDg
collars and cuffs at the rsts OF two dozen
for one cent and shirts for two cents each.
The Chinese laundries have refosed 70 cut
the rates 70 far and declare that they will
quit rather than work for nothing. II is
thought by some that the fight IL scheme
IN run the Celestials out
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GIBSON CHOSEN

by Governor Wilson to Represent the
State in the kentucky Affair.
CHARLESTON, ". VA, February =
Governor Wilson to-day cOmmissi med ex-
Congressman Hon. EustaCe Gibson to rep
resent the State of West Virginia in the
habeas corpus proceedings to be begun in
The State of Kentucky for the return OF
the nine prisoners in the Pike county,
Kentucky, Jail, and who stand charged
with having been implicated in the recent
Hatfeld-McCoy vendetta. The case will
he brought in the United States District
Court uOw in session at Louisville. Mr..
Gibson lett for Louisville this morning.
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Pleasants County OIL,

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, February =
Another gusher is reported to-day from
Eureka, the Pleasants county oil field. 1t
promises to do 100 barrels a day. Re-
cent developments in this field have upset
the thsory long held that the oil belt was
batxeen .YNlGaro~ ~sN@-Msckshrrn- and
eight wells have demonstrated this. The
new we'll is the Cochran No. L.
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d. r. Locke Dangerously Ill.

TOLEDO, O., February For the past
week or more grave fears have been enter
tain,d for D. R. Locke, (Nasby), Of the
Blaze Of this city, who has been i'll for two
months, but within the past twenty -four
hours his symptoms have taken a more IA
vorable turn, aud he is out Of danger.
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German Pr.ss Comment.

BERLIN, February THE North Ger
man Gazette says that yesterdays mani
festation in the ReichstAg reflects not only
the agreement Of the whole German peo-
pie with Prince Bismarcks policy, but il
also testifes 10 the unity and strength
with which they are ready in every way
to accomplish their task and act ss guar
dians Of the peace.