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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
BRUTALIrIEs OF BURGLARS.

After Unsuccessful Attempts at Chloro-
forming They Beat an Aged Farmer.
EAST LIVERPOOL. O., April 9.-The res
idence of Robert McBane, an aged farmer
living few miles from here, was visited
early yesterday morning by two masked
men. who forced an entrance thro ugh a
cellar window and found their way up
stairs, where the family were sleeping.
They attempted to chloroform the in
mates, but were not successful. When
they discovered shat the family were
aroused by their appearance, they knocked
three small children almost senseless and
locked them in small room, and asked
Mr.. McBane to give up all his money, say
ing they knsw he had received several
thousand dollars Saturday for some land
he had disposed of. On being told he had
not closed the bargain and did not receive
any money, they struck him with fire
shovel, cutting an ugly cash in his head
and knocking him senseless.
McBane's wife pleaded for mercy. The
robbers removed her to small closet and
locked her in. After searching the house
from cellar to garret, and finding nothing
out a small amount OF silver, they escaped,
leaving ne clue. A neighbor, who hap
nened to call few hOnrs later, forced his
way into the house, and found the mother
and children almost suffOcated IN their
close quarters, and Mr.. McBsne nearly
dead from loss of blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
EN- ROUTE FOR BERLIN.
The Samoan Commissioners VIII Sail
Ssturday-Mr. Rasson's Views.

The Samoan Commissioners VIII Sail on
Saturday-Mr. Kassons Views.
NEW YORK, April o. Minister John
A. Kassop, one of the Commissioners sp-
pointed by President Harrison to confer
with representatives of the British and
German Governments in regard to the Sa-
moan situation, has arrived in this city
fiom Washington. He said that he and
two other Commissioners, George W. Bates,
of Delaware, and VIM. Walter Phelps, of
New Jersey. accompanied by Harold M.
Sewall, as Secretary for the Commission,
would sail for Liverpool on the Umbria
Saturday. They would thence proceed to
Berlin.
II do not wish to express any opinion at
present in regard TO the stand taken by the
United States, said Mr.. KassOn. 1--WE
sill wish to enter the conference ss free as
possible from any uttersnces upon the
subject which we will have to consider.
The condition of affairs in Samoa at pres
ent, understand, is pesoeful. The main
question which we will be confronted with
in the conference will be the decision upon
some mode of protecting the rights of for
eigners at Samoa, without in any way in
terferiDg with native Independence. 1t
will be our general aim to secure good
order at Samoa and TO maintain the prin-
ciple of 4 the equal rights of the powers
interested there"
Commissioner Kasson said, when asked
if he thought the destruction of the vessels
at Samoa would have any effect upon the
negotiations aDeut to take place, that he
thought it would. There would in all
probability be a more strenuous effort
made to. reach such a settlement as would
make needless the maintenance of an
armed force at the islands.
A Washington dispatch says: Mr.. Har-
old M. Sewall, the former Consul General
to Samoa, has been requested by Secretary
Blaine to act Jas disbursing !agent ito the
American Legation at Berlin. The object
of this is to have him there when the Ber
lin conference occurs on the Samoan diff
Guilty. The State Department desires 10
utilize his knowledge of the affairs of the
Samoan Islandsfor the benefit of our Com
mis6iOperR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
.PERILS OF THE DEEP.
DISASTERS TO SHIPPING AND LOSSES TC
LIPB IN THE CHESAPEAKE.
Entire Crew Of the Schooner W. P. Snow Perish
Two Unknown Vessels 90 AshOrs-Ths South
srn Side Of the HarbOr Lined with Wreck
age-Ths Oyster Fleets.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 9.-Reports Of
disasters to shipping and loss of life con-
tinue to come in by arriving vessels and
special dispatches The storm which
ragged in Baltimore with severity on Sstur-
day end with comparative gentleness oD
Sunday swept over the lower Chesapeake
most disastrously to shipping. Over a
dozen sesmen lost their lives, and thirty
to forty vessels were wrecked.
The steamer Westmoreland reached the
Light Street Pier at 2:30 this morning from
the Patuxent river. Captain Gourley re-
ports that the schooner Caroline, Captain
Hutchins, was driven high and dry on
Cove Point bar and went to pieces. The
schooner w. p. Snow started out of the
Patuxent Saturday for Baltimore. Her
stern, with her name, floated ashore on
Sunday near Milestone creek. A body,
which is supposed TO be one Of the Shows
crew, was found on the beach near where
the ttsrn of the schooner floated ashore
It is feared that the entire crew is lost.
Nothing is known of the crew Of the Caro-
line. Two unknown vessels are ashore in
Battle Creek.
The steamer Sue, Captain Geoghegan,
arrived this morning from the Potomac
river and brought news of the severest
storm ever known in Southern Maryland.
Captain Geoghehan reported seven small
sailing vessels ashore in the Yeocomico
river. In the Coan river the schooner
VIM. Coburn and the sloop Amelia Cowart
are up in a field high and dry. The
schooner Columbia F. g., is sunk in Car
ter's creek. All the fish traps were de-
strOyed in the lower part of the Potomac
There will also be severe loss to property
holders along the Potomac river front, and
the land was submerged, and in many
places there have been many acres,of land
wasl ed away.
The wharf and store of Representative
Williamson, at Sleepy Hole, were both
washed away and the clerk, Mr.. Wood
ward, was drowned. The western branch
draw bridge was carried away; the dam
age to it is estimated at $4,000. A very
aged cOlored woman named Amy Jasper,
who lived slone, was found on the floor
of her hut drowned. All the southern
side of the hsrbOr is lined with wrecksge.
Captain Eli johnson and his two sone,
of Portsmouth, are reported to have been
Capsized in their oyster sloop in James
river and drowned. The oyster fleets suf-
fered severely, and thirty vessels went
ashore i'll ScOtt's creek
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
PRATI's sPECULATIoNs.
Conflicting Stories Told by Interested Per


ANoKA, MINI, April 9.-H. s. Sparks,
who conducted the wheat speculations for
P. F. Pratt, the sbsconding cashier Of the
First National Bank, asserts that he was q
dupe of the swindler and rot an accom-
plice. He confirms the story that Mrs.
jacobson first induced Pratt to speculate.
His success led him to deal heavily, until
he finally employed special agent so stay
in Minneapolis and conduct the business,
which was carried on in the name of p. F.
Plstt, the assumed name of Mrs. Jason,
his paramour.
Sparks says that @. N. Campbell, the
brother of Mrs Pratt, was the first agent
in Minneapolis of the firm known as p F.
Pratt. Campbell is living in Boston now
aud Mrs. Pratt is with him. His connec.
tion with the wheat deals is known by
very few people in Anoka. By them he
was regarded az man of exceptionally
good habits and morals. When Campbell
went East and left Sparks in charge of the
business, the firm had deal of $50, 900
bushels of wheat on the short side of the
msrket 1t was just after the September
'squseze." The deal was closed out at
a loss to Pratt of $4,000 The cashiers
subsequent losses in speculation swelled
the total to over $4,000.
A dispatch from Boston says: Mr.. c.
N. Campbell, now of this city, brOther-in-
law of Cashier p F. Pratt, who absconded
from Anoka, Mipn., when questioned by
reporter with regard to his business con-
nections with Pratt in Aroka said:
II worked under Pratt in the First Ma
tional Bank at Anoks for eight years, from
1877 to 1885, first as clerk and finally as
teller. left Anoka in 1886 and came to
Boston and have been located here ever
since. never had any dealings in stocks
of any kind, or in wheat, for Mr.. Pratt in
my life We never operated in stocks or
speculated in grain or wheat while l was
in Anoka, and never since l came to Bos'
ton. The relations between Mr.. Pratt and
myself have been strained ever since
learned OF his treatment of my sister, six
months sgo, at which time l went West
and brought her and the three chill
dren to my house here. l knew
Pratt was operating in stocks, for he told
me himself and he also told me that he
had lost. The information that he was
speculating, he gave me five months ago.
Three weeks ago 1 went West to get my
sisteT's furniture. He then told ne he
had lost heavily. l never saw Mrs. Jacob
SOD, but the direct cause of my sisters
separation was Pratt's intimacy with that
woman
Mr.. Campbell knew nothing of the en-
hezzlement of Pratt until he saw it in the
papers. Mrs. Pratt is not we'll and could
not be seen. Mr.. Campbell says he knew
Pratt was villain in many ways, but
hardly thought he would carry his villainy
so far
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
NAlLERS DISSATISFIED.
The Lsughlin Employees Want More
Work.

The Laughlin Employees Want More
Work.
A meeting of the nailers of the Laughlin
mill was held on Monday to consider some
scheme whereby they could secure more
work to do. A committe visited the office
and found from the officers that the only
reason the mill is held in idleness is be-
cause the market is dull and nails are moi
in demand. Since the new year came IN
only 80 900 kegs of nails have been made,
and at the stock holders meeting, held
few weeks since, 2S, 600 kegs were in stock.
The neilers, at conference with the pro
prietors of the factory few weeks since
conceded to quite reduction in the price
of making nsils, and were assured, so they
say, that they would be given more WORK
than in the past. They have, however,
only worked few machines few days
since the reduction was allowed and that
is the cause of the dissatisfaction. The
agreement whereby the reduction was
stood only lasts till June lst.
Mr.. Andrew Gottschslk, of the hmeri-
can Glass Company OF Anderson, Ind,
stated TO REGISTER man yesterday that
the lehrs at the new factory are done and
the furnace we'll under way. They hope
to try all their new moulds before July lst.
A force of men are at work drilling on
the site of the first river pier Of the Union
Bridge, on the Ohio side, for the bed rock.
They have driven gas pipe casing down
after the style of sn oil well, and are drill
ing inside and pumping out the cuttings
with sand pump. They are now down
about thirty-fye feet, and it is thought by
those who venture an opinion that bed
rock will be found at forty-fiye feet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
SHERIDAN MEMORIAL.
GENERAL WAGER SWAYNB'S ELOQUENT
BUL0GY AT ALBANY.
1.-Two Millions Of Men, Grant, Sherman and Shsr-
dan Beyond All Others Made Themselves Ad-
mirsd and Dear to the Army and People
Gen. Sherman Speaks.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 8. 9.-Memorisl ex-
ercises were held by the Legislature for
the late Gen. Philip II. Sheridan at the
Academy of Music tonight. Among the
prominent persons present were Gen. VIM.
7. Sherman, Ex-Governor Russell A. Alger
Of Michigan; Warner Miller, Gen. N. NJ.
Curtis and most of the members of the
Legislature. Gen. Wager Swsyne was the
orator of the evening. He WAS warmly
greeted. He reviewed Gen. Sheridan q life
from bOyhOod up, and among other things
he said:
"After deducting for all happy accident,
the fact remains that Of two millions of
men culled from people who abounded
in every quality of excellence, called into
the field from the North, three men,
Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, beyond ell
others made themselves admired
and dear to the armies and the
peopls of the nation Comparison
between these is not simply inappropriate;
it is not merely impracticable; it is sr-
rested on the threshold by the common
ties and strong affection of the three which
come in TO remind us that invidious pref
erences between them are precisely what
he who survives of them would most dis
like, and that in this he shares the feeling
rs he does the glory of the dead The
voice Of the people is Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan. 1t is the voice of the psople
and il is enough.
"The youngest of these three letes, in
prominent command so met and dealt with
the emergencies OF war that neither mis-
take nor quarrel or defeat ever wasted the
forces of his country or impeded the zeal o
their employment. Nature had given him
the qualities essential to q selfish excel
fence. He added to them such
az to win affection and command respect.
The personal ascendancy resulting
made his whole command, only himself
enlarged, and where he willed it went with
all his will and did what in their place he
would have done This made his person
atty, of course, as great rs the command
at any time entrusted to him, and made
his military service distinct and priceless
contribution to the welfare of the coun-
try"
At the conclusion of Gen. Swayne's adj
dress. there were calls for Gen. Sherman,
who rose to respond. Gen. Sherman said
he did not profess to be Indifferent 10 the
kindly expressions of the audience 10 an
old soldier He spoke feelingly of his as
sociations with Gen. Sheridan, saying that
only few of his comrades were
left to mourn him. He said ihst
Sheridan was born in Albany, but had
the good sense in early life to 20 to Ohio.
Gen. Sherman then referred TO his early ac-
quaintance with Grant and Shorthand and
nj the cause for which all three fought
lie declared that no stronger or better
American ever lived than Sheridan and
,aid his name would always be coupled
With those of Washington and Grant
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
A CRIME CONFESSED.
Benson Tells How and Why He Murdered
Captain Mottweiler.

Benson Tells How and Why He murdered
Captain Mottweiler.
NEW ALBANY, I'D, April 9.-William
Benson, convicted on Saturdy of the muir
der of Capt Jacob Mottweiler, five miles
west of this city, December 8, 1888, made
full confess on of his crime His story
is as follows:
Captain Mottweiler had gone out for
walk through a strip of woods on the
farm. took down the rifle, followed
him s-ss hot him from behind, in the
back of the head. took deliberate aim,
and he fell dead as soon as the ball struck
him. Then / returned to the house, put
up the gun, got hatchet and went out
to the barn where Mrs. M0ttweiler was
milking the COWS. She sat on a stool,
with heavy hood on her head. l slip
ped softly up behind her and dealt her
three blows on the head with the hatchet
one on the right temple, one above the
right ear and the third on the back OF the
head behind the right ear. She fell down
and thought che was dead. / then went
and told Sallie Snyder that they were both
dead and ,thatwe could be: married. She
refused to marry me- l killed Captain
Mottweiler so | could get his farm and
mvrry Sallie Snyder, with whom l was
desperately in love. Captain Mottweller
and his wife opposed our marriage, and so
| tried to put them both out of the way.
Judge Ferguson has not yet fixed the
date for the execution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
PARKERsBURG.
A Budget Of News from Busy West Vir-
ginia City.

"A
ginia City.
special Telegram 70 the Register.
PARKERsBURG. April 9.-Mr. Georg'
Campbell, proprietor Of the elegant new
hotel here, hiss decided to call it "Th'
Blennerhassett, " in honor Of local assOcia
tions.
As b. b. Doyener, of Wheeling, was
coming down on the Ohi0 River train sun
day evening, somebody stole his fine win
ter oyercoat and got off the train with It
at a little station up the rOsd. He has not
ucceeded ia finding either the thief or tho
coat
The Republicans of Ritchie county have
nominated S s Stewart, editor OF the
RsrsiHc for Superintendent Of Schools.
Two dwelling h0uses near the line be-
tween Wood and Pleasanis counties, ore
belonging TO John Bradford and the OtheI
to Mr. CAN'T, were entirely destroyed by
tice a couple nights ago with all OF then
contents
A young mau, who said his name was J
!. Parker and his home Big Run, thl'
county. forged cheek for S25 on w. II
Veal. Sr., Yesterday snd took 1t to W. II
Veal. Jr., grandson Of the old gentleman
Fbe cashed it for him. The fOrger canno
be- found, though the officers have made
special effort. He initiated closely the sig
nature Of Mr. Nesle, and the check passed
two of the banks here before the forgery
was detected It must have been some
body who was familiar with Meals Peeu
liar handwriting. for he is an old man an'
writes with a paralytic hand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
BELMONT couNrY,s PRINTING.
Colonel Poorman Was on Deck and Had
the Biu Put Through.
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Colonel Poormsn Was on Deck and Had
the Bm Put Through.
special Ttlegrcm % ne Register
COLUMBUS, o., april 9.-If Colonel
William Allen Hunt, of the st. Ciairsville
Ctronicle still beliyes that Colonel @. L.
Poorman is neglecting his official duties in
the Ohio Legislature, hs will probably
have different opinion on the subject
within the next twelve hours. Colonel
Poorman is on deck and he knows every
thing that is gong on. For instance, d
bill was introduced providing that the
newspapers OF towns containing more than
:. 600 inhabitants should have the same
show at the comfy printing as
the county seat newspapers have.
Yesterday the bin passed the House
and to-day Colonel Coulter, of Steuben-
vile who had charge of it, saw IL safely
through the Senate all that it reeds is
Governor FOraker's signature and 1t be-
comes a Law.
Nov, il happens that Belmont is prob
ably the only county in the State to which
The law viii have application, Bellaire con
tanning population Of more than 5000
and not being the county seat. Colonel
Hunts 50. ClaiIsville CbrORicle will there
fore divide the county printing with Col
oEel Poorman's BellsiIe Tribune and with
Colonel AndeIson's Independent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
WAS MORRIS MARRrEDs
He Denies 1t, Although License Was
Issued and Ceremony Took Place.

He Denies 1t, Although a License Was
Issued and a Ceremony Took Place.
Special Telegram to the Register.
ST. GAINESVILLE, April 9.-Oa Decem-
Der 18, 1888, a marriage license was issued
to Curtin G. Morris and Laura McNeely
by the Probate Court of Belmont county,
Ohio, and the marriage ceremony was per.
formed on the same day by the Rev. DR..
Alexander, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in ST. Clairsville. They claimed
that Mr.. Morris was a school teacher and
from Green county, Pennsylvania, and
that Miss McNeely was from Bellsire.
After their marriage the parties left
for Pennsylvania and nothing more was
thought Of what seemed a common occur
renee. Now it appears that Morris
denies that he was married and says it is
a story made up to injure him, and in a
public meeting denounced the story as a
falsehoOd It is slso said that the lady
did not reside in Bellaire, nor in Belmont
county, and therefore the license WAS not
lawfully obtained. A transcript of the
court records has been sent for from Greene
county, and there may he some interesting
Developments in the near future. What
possible motives the parties have in con-
cssling their marriage and in denying it,
is not known, and deep mystery eur
rounds thtir conduct.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
SETTLERS ARE DETERMINED.
They Propose to Retain Possession of Thei
Farms Until "A Final Settlement.

They Propose to Retain Possession of Their
Farms Until Final Settlement.
FORT DODGE, IA, April 9.-President
BOyntOn, of the Settlers Union, renounces
all responsibility of that organization for
recent acts of violence. This conservative
policy does not find favor with the radical
element of the organization. a secret
meeting of the radicals was held on Samuel
Heffner's farm, Sunday, to determine the
future line Of action. 1t is understood
that the present aggressive policy will be
continued, and settlers will maintain pos
session of their homes at all hazards.
The receipt of the news from Washing
ton, of Secretary Mobiles action in urging
the Attorney General to prompt institu-
tion of suit to quiet the title in the dis
pUted lands creates great joy in the river
land district. The settlers say that if the
investig alton sustsins tho present claim
ants titles immediate and undisturbed
possession will be given by the settlers
There is tinge of dismay at the action of
the land owners in pushing their claims
regardless of the proposed investigation.
This news from Washington has spur
red the evictors TO fresh efforts and has
made the settlers more determined than
ever to retain possession of their farms un-
til final settlement is reached A posse
of twenty-five men arrived from Des
Moines last evening to sssist the United
States Marshals iu the work of evictions,
which will be resumed as soon as the rain
ceases
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
CAUSE oFTnE SAMOAN DISASTER.

Claimed In San Frsncisco That the War
Ships Lacked Proper Coal Supplies.
SAN FRANCISCO, April Sit IL claimed
here that the war ships lost at Samoa were
without coal and that their loss could have
been prevented had they been coaled. A
prominent firm in this city acquainted with
the Samoan coast and the imminent danger
to boats unprovided with fuel at this
time of year, made an offer through
Paymaster Goldsborough to supply Aus
tralian coal to the uessels at Samoa at 80
ton. The firm cruld afford to do this az
they have ships plying between this city
and Sydney. The offer was referred to
the head of the Equipment Bureau, al
Washington and refused, and the contract
was given to a Philadelphia firm, who
shipped 1000 tons Of coal at special rates.
II is claimed that if the offer OF the Austria
lian coal had been accepted the disaster
might have been avoided, as the coal could
have been placed on board within thirty
dava
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
IOWA LIQUOR LAWS.
The Sale OF Cider is FOrbidden-An
Evasion of the Law.

The Sale OF Cider is FOrbidden-An
Evasion of the Law.
IEs MONIES, IA, April AN interest.
ing liquor case has ju been decided at
Mt Pleasant. The defendants were tried
on the ordinary liquor selling indictments.
The witnesses had, as shown by the evi'
dence, bought cider in the defendants
restaurant. The question was whether or
not cided is classed with intoxicating
liquors.
Judge Travers said that, while cider is
at first non-intoxicant, it becomes intox-
icating in course of time. Since the law
prohibits the sale of all intoxicating
LIQUORS, it prevents the sale of cider.
Judge Travers also overthrow an inge-
nious evasion of the law. In shanty near
Mt. Pleasant board partition had made
a large room on one side and small one
on the other. A barrel was set in the par
tition and the customer could deposit bis
money and get his drinks without seeing
the man in the other room. This made II
possible for the customer to swear that ne
did not see the liquor seller and did not
know who ne was The proprietor In this
cese is now in Jail serving sentence ol
fonr montha
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-10
CADIz. OHIO.

saloon Keepers In Jail-Candldstef for the
Penltentiary.
>DectG, 7s.egrGm 20 ne Register.
CADIz, o., April 9.-In Court to-day
Charles Hays, cOlored, who severely cut a
white man named Finecoate with razor
recently, pleaded guilty to the charge ol
cutting with intent TO kill and was SEN
fenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Wm. Krupps and Mike Calvin, former
Dennison, o., saloon keepers, were con-
victed for the illegal sale Of liquor at Sklt,
this county, and fined $50 and costs each,
and twenty days in Jail. Calvin was tried
in Tuscaraigas a year ago for killing man
whom an officer had called upon him tC
help arrest, but the jury disagreed.