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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-22
POWDERLY ANSWERS QUERIES
Sharp and Bitter Things Said at the X OF
L. Meeting In Chicsgo.

Sharp and Bitter Things Said at the X OF
L. Meeting In Chiosgo.
CH cAGo, July 2l.-The executive
board of the Knights OF Labor assigned a
writ OF ]. ]. Holland and John Delvin, Of
their membership, to hear complaints and
appeals of individuals and assemblies. Tue
court, as it ia called, was in session at the
Sherman House, to-day. Two or three
cases Of minor consequences were decided.
The Executive Board decided to issue a
call to the assemblies for money 10 aid the
striking miners of the Braidwood, Ills,
district, and the Brazil, Ind, region. No
assessment is made. The contributions
are requested Mr.. PowdeIly and the
other members Of the board were al mass
meeting of tie local assemblies held at
Bricklayers Hall, Peoria and Mon
roe streets, tonight. Mr.. Powderly
addressed the meeting, and then answered
all questions put to him concerning the al-
legged disruption of the Board, and many
other Inquiries touching the management
of the order by himself sud his associates.
The meeting was strictly private. with
pass words and doorkeeper. 1. continued
until midnight. ard it is reported tina!
sharp and bitter things were said.
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THEY GET HOME.
The Eloptrs Return to standardization
They Were Received.

The Elopsrs Return to standardization
They Were Received.
or the arrival home OF the elopers,
Bobby Smurthwaile and Annie Stephens,
the s.eubenyile Herald says: Last night
before the arrival Of Pan Handle No. .,
fully 800 people crowded on the Pan
II H,ndle station platform eager to get
look at the pair They were doom
ed to dissppointme mt, as were
number who had m rbid curiosity
enough 10 wait until three o'clock
10 see If they came on No. l. Inc
Pittsburg papers STATED that they wouio
be here this morning and Deputy oneiin
Vorhis went across the river to nave ths
officers 90 down on the 7. W. q ny. ana
cross at Middle Ferry in order 10 ayoid
the crowd. The train was late ana TINS
was impossible. 40 they came TO Franklin
avenue. where they took q cab ior the JAN
iron the arrival Of the train At the station,
,ba conductor announced this fact aud
Immediately there was a great rush down
tba alley. When the cab drove into
the area there was a crowd Of nearly three
hupdred waiting. The two were hustled
into iail at the frs. opportunity, and the
crowd was disappointed. Smurthwsite
took the gaze good nstufedly, but the girl
seemed to be in very bad hunor. Marshal
Scott says that the couple were willing to
come without a reguisition, but the laws
of Pennsylvania make this necessary.
The account given above OF the occur
renee before leaving ia pronounced cor
tct by him, aud both SmuTthwsite and
the girl are glad to Sc, back, Dolwith-
standing the fact that the girl was very
pert and ssucy when arrested. Their &C
in the Philadelphia station
house we're not quite equal to thoee offered
by orr own city prison, and the diet con-
siste d of bread and water and poor articles
at that. There sppears some doabt as to
what will he the result, a. the girl so far
has declined to make any definite stats.
ment concerning the theft.
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Lanca.ter Jim Caught.

MEADvILLE, PA, July 2l.-sheriG Nc
Dowel and Chief Of Police Hanaway, Of this
city, have fully identified the burglar shot
at Townville, Saturday morning, while
engaged in burglary, as Lancaster jim"
notorious character named McCune.
The wounded burglar will probably die.
There were four engaged in the robbery,
and all escaped except McCune, although
it is thought one Of the fugatiyes was
wounded.
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rnrrow rsoaps ON Ine l.ano.

SOUTH HAVEN, MICH, July 2l.-The
steam barge ]. p. Farnam, Capt. L. G.
vosburg, owned in Cleveland, from st.
Joseph to Escsnaba, caught fire aft about
three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
flames spread so rapidly that all
efforts to get ont the boats were
unsvailpg. The mate WAS seriously
burned about the hands and arms in the
effort. Rats were hurridly improyised
from the matches. and few plauks that
fortunately were on board upon which the
crew of eleven men and the captains wife
placed themselves as best they could.
the lake was unusually
C aim, TO which fact the crew largely owes
their lives. The beach pltrolman gave
the alarm, and the steamer Glenn got mp
steam as quickly as possible, ana taking
life-saving crew, life boat, and few
made all possible haste TO the
rescue. All from the Farnam were saved
md brought. to this hsrbOr.
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Blair's family had a thrilling experience.
Their house stood back from the stream,
and the waters arose around it gradually.
All within slept in peace while the flood
grew. Finally il lifted the building from
it's foundation, bat so gently that no one
was awakened. 1t doated into an eddy,
and three hundred yards from its former
site struck against a bank. The shock
was the first warning to the sleepers that
anything wss wrong. They Jumped from
their beds snd just saved themselves before
THE HOUSE FELL IN PIEcss.
W. E. Price lost his dwelling house ard
sill his furniture. Stewart MeGinley's
house and blacksmith shop were carried
off. S O. GAnt's store, the Justice of the
Psace's Office, containing the docket for
the district, W. II TSlkiDgton & Co. g
store with the postC flee and all the mail,
Caspar Oult's new business house, with a
coz plete stock of goods, were all swept off
in the mercilsss flood. And so the record
of loss lengthens out.
THE HALF OF IT is NOT KNOWN.
Many houses broke to pieces and their
remains block up the booms on the Kama
wha and strew the river and creek banks
for miles.
On Resdy creek member of the firm
of Rithbone & Co., telephones thst their
boomer is filed with pieces of roof, broken
window sash, clap boards, broken furni-
ture and everything else, showing the
total destruction of hundreds Of houses.
No approximation OF the loss in this
reighborhood can be made. 1t is safe to
say that it is far more than the people
can stand, and help should be sent them
at once.
THR LOSSES To LUAIBERMEN.
The losses to the timbermen are heavy,
but can be borne. Burns Bros. and Huf-
man suffer probably TO the extent of two
thousand dollars Nearly five thousand
valuable logs were washed away, but the
msiority were recovered.
S. B. Rathbone & Co. are out $1,000;
81 500 will cover Vandevender q Co.
less. Hardman Bros. suffer heavily; they
place their damage at $4,000. Shook x
Suoderass lose 81 600. John Carnell is
dsmsged TO the extent of $1,000. Levi
Stephens loses heavily, but no estimate is
mt on the amount. The steamer Oneida
il another loser, and in fact all parties
doing business in and about the neighbor'
hood suffer greatly by the disaster.
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rha pr,sIdent Goes TO Church.

DEER PARK, Md, July 2l.-Pfesident
Harrison heard a sermon to-day by the
Rev. E D. Meade, Episcopslian on the du-
ties of business men as Christians. A
passing reference TO politics by the preacher
was TO the effect that the employment OF
improper agencies in public affairs to coun-
teract similar agencies was never justifs-
BILE. The President and his father in-law,
DR.. Scott, remained after services and par
took of communion.
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The w. O. t. U.
Special Tslecrdm 10 ne Register.


MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md, July 2l'
In brsciug air; in bright sunshine the
W. C. 7. U. had a good time yesterday on
the mountain top. The railroad meeting
conducted by Miss Jennie Smith was rlcn-
ly erjoyed. Rev. @. II. Mead, Of New
York, stirred the audience to white heat
of Prohibition fire in the afternoon. In the
evening, DR.. W. H. BOOle, of New YORK,
swept them with 8 cyclone of srgumsln'
and appeal. He paid high tribute to tne
W. C. T. U. and predicted the esFly III
umph of Prohibition, saying 1t was uou
fight and he would win in his own
time if he had to burn cities and Drpg
floods till only Noah Ark crew were leIt
to establish the right. A number OF
Wheeling people are enjoy ing the BaEE anu
the meetings.
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A Rrays Captain.

NEW YORK, July 2L-Tbe steamer
Hswkhurst, which sailed 1900 miles on
her last voyage with fire smouldering in
her hold. arrived here today. The cargo
AZ the time OF the fire WAS oil and coal tar,
and the Captain compelled the crew &c
stick to the boat, although they wished to
de:ert. The Emperor of Brazil presented
the Captain with tokens in honor OF his
bravery.
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A $4,000 Breach of Promise Verdict.
sn acia al TnInrrarn 10 the Rapisfer

Special Telegram to the Register
PHILIPPI. w. VA, July 20.-The jury
in the breach Of promise case Of Kate Dent
VS.. Dsvsr Pickens found a verdict for the
plaintiff for $4,000. The court over
rolled motion to set aside the verdict aud
grant new trial. J. Hop Woods, tx
Judge Ice and Sam V. Woods represented
the plaintiff, and John Bessel, John j.
DAVIS and A. G.. Dorter the defendant.
The case occupied the whole coart. Both
parties stand high. The plaintiff lives in
Gilmer county and the defendant here.
The latter ia a man of wealth. j. Hop
Woods and John Bessel conducted the
case for ;he plaintiff and defendant re-
spectiyelY.
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Tho Ohnwdsr was E,hileratIng.

NRw YORK, July 2l.-A number OF
the members of the new Amsterdam
Chowder Club had a free fight after a
chowder last night. Ad outsider named
Fritz Rsuh had his skull fractured by a
bottle thrown by one of the fighters. He
will probably die. John Flynn, Edward
Buckley, James Cronin and Aloysius
Baker were arrested and remanded at
Yorkville police court to-day.
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collector whites Appointments.

oPtClsI ItltyI1'F 70 - 17~1'777'' =
PARKERsBURG, July 21.-Collec'or a.
B. White has appointed w. Newton Lyncn,
of Wheeling and Anthony staubiy' OF
Msrtinsburg, as U. s. stOrtkeepers' also
U. S. G.. Pitzar, OF Msrtinsburg, ana JOIN
II. High, of Charleston, as .. 5; GaueSlS' Cls
As Deputy Collector for the Firs' l Oe,-
lection District, composed Of the cou1-
ties of Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, MaIsna.t'
We,zsl and Tyler, Mr.. White has appoint
ed Cant. W. n Bonar, Of Marshall county
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soma of the Losses.

BELLEvILLE, W. VA, July 2l.-A fe"
of the individual losses by the food in this
section can be estimated. Samuel Bcz',
loss through damage to store goods,
will be $500. Gso. Romine, large
farmer, has crops injured to the
extent of $500. VIM. Bufiugton's less is
$500. The S vain Bros. estims.s theirs at
$500. John Daily, who owned farm at
the mouth of Jerry's run, loses nearly as
much. James Shannon suffers to the ex-
tent of $500. Solomon Braham loses in
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Sent to the Pen.

Special Telegram TO the Register.
PARKERsBURG, July 2l.-Judge Bore
man, yesterday afternoon in the Circuit
Court, sentenced Charles Taylor to the
Penitsntiary for one year. Blgy Fitzgerald
for two years and James Seely snd Allen
Seely, each for three years. The S:ely
boys say the formerly lived in Wheeling.
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A BODY Found.

BELLEvlLLE, W. VA, July 21.-The
body of Mrs. Isaiah Tucker, the woman
was drowned in the food at Parkersburg
Thursday night, was recovered here to-
day. 1t was badly bruised and mutilsted.
The most of the timber, which was float
ed out of the Little Ksnawhs, has been
recovered. The Ohio was not big, and
when once the RATS got out into the main
stream their recspture was easy. The
river banks on both sides above and be-
low here for miles are liLed with the re-
covered timber. A thousand logs can be
seen at time. The river men will reap a
rich harvest from the work Of recovery.
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J.ck Durr.., WIN rI.h, j. oonneIly

DETROIT, July 21.-Jack Dnrgsss, the
well-kuown prizs-fghtsr of New York,
who recently defeated I'd. Smith, of E1g-
land, at Denver, arrived here this evening
for the purpose of training for fght with
John Connolly, of Ohio, for 81 900 side:
The articles we're signed last week and
the fight is to take place August 2 The
ring will probably be pitched near the
Ohio border.
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VIII Be Lynched.

CLINTON, La, July 2l.-Three of the
five negroes who murdered Pfotborin a few
months ago were captured at Red River
Junction, brought to Clinton to-day and
will be lynched tonight at the scene Of the
murder.
Pursuit of the Pitts murderers at Pan
thoburn still continues, but persons arriv-
ing from the vicinity to-day say that no
more captures have been made.
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Rnrnad I'm Their Home.

PoTTsvILLE, PA, July 2l.-At Track.
vile, last night, dwelling house occu'
pied by an aged couple, Michael McGrath
and wife, was destroyed by fire. This
morning the chsrred remains of the hus-
band and wife were found in the ruins.
The house occupied an isolated situation,
and the origin Of the fire is unknown.
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The noe Wa, Not to BE FOUND,

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 2l.-Hun-
drsds OF people crowded the southern
shore of Goat leland, the Three Sister
Islands, this afternoon, to witness the ef-
feet of the trip down the river and over
the horse shoe falls of the barrel Carlisle d.
Graham had announced that be would set
adrift. Pieces of the barrel were picked
up below the falls. but the dog was not to
he found.
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farm crops and buildings about 81, 500.
Capt. Kings loss is the same. John Flynn
loses about $780, Four of the Smiths, all
farmers, lose about $3.50 each. These are
fair samples the destructive work OF the
flood. Not q farmer in the valley escaped.
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TIE LIST OF TIE DEAD.

Tucker Creek
mrs. Orviiie West,
Oscar kiger,
MS oscar kiEer
Aud Three children,
Tobias Bailey.
Loekhnrt's Postohce:-
mrs. Thomas Hughes
And Four children.
sandy Creek
Robert Black,
Mrs Robert BLACK.
Two Unknown Men.
Pond Creek
Edwaad BOsO,
Tygnrt Creek ;-
Mrs. Isaac Roberts.
Parkersburg:
mrs. Isaac Tucker.
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Was She Kate McoormicF, of OIeveland9


NEW YORK, July 2l.-0n July IL, a
mysterious young woman committed
suicide by poisoning at Third avenue
lodging house. She was supposed to be
Mics Kittie Doane, or Dane, of Toronto.
A touching poem was found in the room,
which gave the idea that an unfortunate
love affair was the cause other death. Now
it is supposed that the young woman was
Kate Mccormick, of Cleveland, o, who
ran away from good homs in Cleveland
year ago with a sewing machine agent
named Kibler. To-day Yonkers tin
smith named Thomas Reynolds. called at
police headquarters and said he believed
the the suicids was his cousin Kate Nc
Cormick. He said the girls father was
railroad conductor. He told the story OF
the girls clipping with the agent to Buf-
falo, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, and
finally New York. From descriptions
Reynolds received of the girl he thought
she was his cousin. He will examine the
girls effects tomorrow to verify his sus'
pciOne.
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DREADFUL Fire.

PEsTH, July 2l.-Four hundred houses
and public buildings were destroyed by
FIRE in the town OF Paks to-day. Many
children are reported to be missing. Hun
dreds OF people are rendered homeless by
the fire and the greatest distress prevails.
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Mrs. Harrison Didn't Invite Him to Drink

DEER PARK, Md, July 21.-Phvste
Secretary HalfOrd Gays the story about
Mrs. Harrison inviting physician with
Kilrain's party on the occasion of her first
trip to Deer Park, to have glass OF wine,
was a mere invention.
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THE LOSS In BRAXT0N
Estimated at Fully Flfty Thousand Dollars

Estimated d at Fully Fifty Thousand Dollars
Special telegram TO The Register.
BRAXToN, C. H, July 2l.-Since the
waters have absted and the cool thinking
caps of our people have been put Oh, 1t is
the general opinion that fifty thousand
dollars will not cover the loss caused by
the flood of Friday last in this section. Nor
rlson Bros. & Berry are the heayiert loses,
their loss reaching nearly SIC, 600. 1t was
first thought that the Elk Island Boom
Company lost every thing, but later de-
yelopments show their loss to be slight
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-22
A DOUBLE FATALITY.
A Policeman Shot by Escaping Prisoners.
One of the Latter KIlltd.

A Policeman Shot by Escaping Prisoners.
One of the Latter Killed.
CLEVELAND. O., July 2l.-Two prison
ers, W. A. Smith and Richard n. Mans
field, broke from the county Jail last
night, going through the slate roof.
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Goldso.l went TO
the western part of the city where one o!
the men lived, and with policeman lay
in wait for the fellows. About midnight
a carriage containing two men passed
along the street. The officers called to
the occupants of the vehicle to stop, and
and after some talk one of the men fired a
revolver at the policeman. He and Gold
coll opsned fire in return, half deem
shots being exchanged. Goldsoll fell at
the first volley, shot Though the abdo-
men, and the rig wss driven rapidly
away. The wounded officer was
taken 10 hospital, where he
now lies in dying condition, and al hour
later the rig driven by the two men
was found a mile from the place of the
shooting. In the buggy was the dead
body OF one of the men. He had been shot
through the body. 1t was at first thought
the dead man was Smith, the younger Of
the prisoners, but those who knew Smith
utterly failed to identify the corpse, and
tonight the police ara s,iu in the as.s.'
They think, however, that the dead man
was up to mischief, for in the buggy were
found two revolvers, club, screw driver
and a piece ofrope. The horse, which had
been stolen in the eastern part Of the city
was wounden in the hip and the buggy
was riddled with bullets. II is believed
that the other man was also wounded.
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NoAnnoIntments to BE Made. .

DEER PARK, MD, July 2l.-The Pfesi-
dent tomorrow will take up public busi-
ness, but no appointments are likely to be
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TWENTY LIVES !.
The Terrible Total Claimed
by the Flood.
MORE LIKELY TO BIZ ADDED
As Reports from Remote Dis
trietS Come to Hand.
THg DELUGE CANE IN The NIGHT,
And the Horrors Of Johnson We're Duplicated
On A Smallsr Scale.
CREEKS MADE RUSHING TORRENTS.
Hundreds Of Men. Women and Children IN
Absolute Deshiudon, and Relief Must
Be Sent in a. 0nca.
CREEKS MADE RUSHING TORRENTS.
A MOST GRAPHIC PORTRAYAL

OF the Wild Sweep Of the Water Down the
Narrow Vallsys--How the Village Of
Morrisi0wn Vanished in
the Night.
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A HORRIBLE TALE.

From the head of Tucker Creek to the
mouth" he said, "thers is not a farmer
who is not left utterly destitute and needs
immediate help. The roads are almost i'm
passible. The Tucker Creek bridges are
sll gone. Five bridges have been washed
ont on Slate, and the Tygarts Creek bridge
is gone. Ia Morristown the destrution was
the greatest. Orville West was one Of the
heaviest losers. All his property has been
swept away. His large tvo-stOry house
broke to pieces in the flood. His tobacco
hacking house and store have been carried
OF and he is reduced from sill laence to pow
erty. Widow Courtney, another resi-
dent OF the ill-fated town,
was compelled to hes with
her family and saved nothing. Charles F.
Nh lived on a small branch of the left fork
Of Tucker. He lost his dwelling house and
furniture. W. J. Mcpherson lost his
dwelling in NorristOWn. His family es-
cspsd in their night clothes. Hamilton
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VANISHED AND GONE.
Morristown Swept Away, Save the Ruins Oh
Three Houses,

Swept Away, Save the Ruins oil
Three Houses,
Special Telegram TO the Register.
PARxERsBURG, W. Va, July 2l.-The
loss Of property in the Tucker creek dis
trict, as tO-day's developments show, was
only less appalling than the loss Of life.
Before the foOd MOrristown was a hour-
ishing place, containing perhaps twenty
five houses, three stores and several
churches. To-day all are gone but three
houses. OF the Others hardly o vestige
remains to mark where they once stood.
The grOund has been swept bare.
The representative of the REGISTER
talked with the first man who was able to
make his way across the swOOlen streams
and gutted roads to a telegraph station,
and he told
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-22

And the Horrors Of Johnson We're Duplicated
On A Smaller Scale.
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MORE LIKELY TO BE ADDED
As Reports from Remote Dis
trictS Come to Hand,

THB DELUGE CANE IN The NIGHT,
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MINOR NOTES.

President Harrison is ON visit To his
home in indianapolis
Lack Of funds has compelled retrench-
ment in the pension office, and Commission
er Tanners daughter was one of the first
clerks to Toe removed.
An Ohio private has recently got the
largest pension payment ON record The
amount Of arrears allowed was SO, 2s9 his
disability dating back to Nov Il, 1862
No fewer than eighteen contested election
cases will await decision when the coming
Congress meets The testimony in seven
teen of these has already been taken, and
is voluminous
The Free Press learns that the recent
alarming rumors concerning the condition
of Hon. Frederick Billings's health were
exaggerations Mr. Billings has been far
from well, but he is improving he rides
out daily, and his friends trust that he has
many years of honor and usefulness before
him.
When Justice Field Of California was
daheu why ne ulu Hpl carry HIehTIlS Nneh
he knew he was liable 10 he attacked any
day by the Terry woman or her husband
he quietly answered when the judges
are obliged to carry arms, it is time for the
courts to he closed
II. b. Davis, for many years the foreman
of the Caledonian office at St Johnsbury,
who removed 10 Lyndonvile last spring
and set up job printing office, issued last
week the first number of the Lyndonville
Journal The paper is seven column 70
Ito, neat in its appearance, and will cover
its limited local field well hut like all such
ventures it is an OVERRIDING of the newspa-
per business