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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
WORK OF A FIEND
On Come c,icut school Tescher-The Al
saIlant Con nfssses.

On Connecticut School Tescher-The Az
sailant Confssses.
WATERBURY, CONN, February %
Mics LIZZIE Cowsn, Of Middlebury, aged
20, handsome and popular school teach.
er, was brutally assaulted while on her
way home from school Just after dark last
night, and her injuries are believed 10 be
serious.
She was frs. struck with g large stone
on the side Of the head and then grabbed
from behind and thrown TO the ground.
She made bold fight for over 80 min
utes before she was overcome. She lay
by the roadside unconscious for about
two hours, then dragged herself to
the home Of Harry Atwood, where d..
Axtell, of this city, and DR.. Deforest were
summoned. Her throat WAS gsshed as if
with knife; her skull badly bruised by
the stone; her body was covered with
bruises and her clothing torn to shreds.
After regsining consciousness she said
sbe could not identify her assailant, but
after Dan Webster, q worthless fellow,
who had been idling abou. town, was
arrested on suspicion, she positively
identified him. There is much excitement
in Middlebury over the asssult. Webster
has confessed to the terrible deed and was
tried to-day and bound over.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
Two FuEltives Arrests d .

Special Telegram 70 the Register.
MARTINsBURG, W. VA, February %.
-TWO fugitves were arse3tet here yester-
day By Deputy Sheriff S. II. Freeze and
placed in Jail. They were first detected
by q small boy in attempting to break
something of their wrists. The boy re-
ported it to Sheriff Fresz', who upon i'm
mediate search found them handcuffed %
each other and walking close together, With
their hands in their pockets. The arm oi
one had become 80 irritatel that it ives
found necessary to cut the handouts ofi
with a file. They stated that they had
hsen arrested while aboard = train near
Baltimore and during the absence Of The
officer Jumped cff and took fight. Aftsr-
wards they watched their chances end
dead headed here. However bat little
iaith ia placed in the story, as The general
appearance OF the culprits is sufficient to
lead any one TO believe they are Of the
hardest kind. As yet The facts have no;
been ssceriained.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
A Li.tless Prize Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 23.-Dinny
Needham and Patsy Kerrigan fought 100
rounds at the California Athletic Club
last night when the referee declared the
fight off and stated that the amount of the
purse which would be awarded the men,
would be fixed later. He said he had ex-
amined the hands of both men and found
they were in such condition that they
could not continue the fight. 1t was 3:l5
q. m. when the fight closed, after lasting
six hours and forty minutes. The fight
was walk-sround from the start aud
there were not more than nalf dozen
rounds in which the men attempted to
force matters. Needhem was knocked
down three times in the fifty-fifth round
and four times in the seventieth, bat ne
arose and fought desperately during both
rounds. After the SEVENTEEN there was
little or no attempt at any real fighting as
both the men we're greatly exhausted.
During the Last ten rounds not blow was
struck,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
BIG B. & 0. OFFER.
Cumbsrlard to Give $4,000 For the II
,,cy.I Of tha Varda

Cumbsriard to Give 100000 For the Re-
moval OF the Yards.
BALTIMORE, February 2S.-Vice Presi-
dent King, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, has submitted proposition to
the City Council of Cumberland, agreeing,
il the people Of that city will loan the rosd
$3.50, 600 for fifteen years without interest,
to take up their system Of yard track now
in the csnter and best part Of Cumberland)
and establish an extensive yard about half
a mile east tf the town limits. The COM
pany proposes also TO remove their ma
chine shops in Cumberland to a new site
and to greatly enlarge them. 1t will also
make Cumberland terminue for three
divisions of the rosd-the Pittsburgh di-
vision and the second and third divisions
of the main lins Keyser, W. Va, is the
present terminus of the second and third
divisions. The cost Of making the change
of the yard is estimated at $3.50. 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
SCENE OF SENTIMENT.
CONGRESSMAN PBNDLBT0N VISIBLY
MOVED BY AN EXPECTING SCENE.
Oas Of the Ezhubsrsnt Republican Pages Pays
His Respects 10 the Defeated COntsstes
-PsndlsiOrs Campaign
Prospectus.

Special T.le0rdR 10 ne Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 28.-
The Philadelphia Records Washington
correspondent sent the following concern
ing the steal Of Pendleton's seat:
"Pe5dleton, who is sn amiable young
man, has made many friends on both sides
Of the House. No one on either eide wss
more attached to him than the little
pages, whom he petted and treated as
often as be could. As soon as Atkinson
had been sworn in and !Pendleton rose to
70, the leader Of the pages, the son Of
Representative NuttiDg, Of New York,
who died last summer, walked up to
Pendleton and shaking hands in his boy
ish way, bade Pendleton en- affectiopate
farewell. Pendleton had TO put on his
eyeglasses TO hide his feelings"
The REGISTER correspondent showed
this paragraph to Mr.. PendletOn, who
laughingly replied: "I believe there is
more truth than poetry in that paragraph
Daring the time that have been here
have never forgotten that the AZ little Re-
publican pages were hundreds Of miles
away from their homes and far from their
fathers and mothers. Yesterday just after
the last vote wss taken Was sitting in my
seat surrounded by host Of indignant and
protesting Democrats, when ali at once
little Nutting, who is handsome, manly
little fellow, broke though them and
rushed up to me crying:
ITS shame. Ips Il shame
He caught both my hands and then
started to throw his arms sround me. This
extraordinary exhibition OF affection, made
in the presence of the hostile Speaker, the
whole House of Representatives, the gal
liers, and the reporters for nearly oil the
great papers of the Union, was too much
for me, and then when looked around
and saw that the other little fellows were
coming too, not wishing to be the victim
of scene, hastily retired to the cloak
room. have never felt prouder Of any
incident in my whole life.
You wish to know what shall do with
regard to the next campaign. Tdat is q
matter to be settled by the tTue-hearted
Democrats Of the first district. They know
that the case had no fair trial, that il was
pteiudicsd and that the result has been an
outrageous robbery Of a Democratic seat
sOOn TO be followed by the open theft of a
DOZEN mere. II the Democrats think it
proper to again give NE their nomination
shall 20 into the battle with ell the Wig
or possess. The secret Of the attacks OF
some of the New York, st. Louis and At
lantic press upon me is that 1 cast nine
steady votes for Chicago for the worlds
fair. l had no deals nor bargains with
anyone on the subject. l was for Chicago
because the msjority Of the people rep
resented were for Chicago"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
HUMAN NATURE.
Attin.on Knn GLbe.

Listening TO some people tell a story Is
equal to judging a view by what you can
see through a dusty window.
Some people think that they pay debt
by telling their creditors every oiherr day
that they have not forgotten that they
owe il.
Extend sympathy 10 some people, and
they begin TO cough all the more loudly,
10 show you how bad they are.
Let tomorrow take care OF itself, and
you will find that 1t will Jet you take care
OF yourself when II gets here.
Many girls get married because their
folks are not able TO keep them, and tnd
their husbands In the same fix. -Parson
White.
The wicked things that man would do
for money, a woman will do for man.
It is hard for a woman 70 please. II she
makes apple pie, her husband asks for
lemon, II she makes pudding, the children
CRY for pie. II she bakes her potatoes %
suit her children, her husband will not
eat them. A woman who has 20 cook 10
suit FIVE or six appetites has hard time
OF II.
The women are getting bolder. One
was seen carrying corset box on the
streets to-day in broad day li.ht.
The smaller the deposit man has in a
bank the oftener he walks by 10 see
the banks doors are still open.
Every man believes that though he can
count those he likes on one hand Il would
take both hands 10 70 count those who
Ike him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
TIMBER LANDS IN QUESTION.
The Governments Suit Against the Mobil
and Girsrd Railroad.

The Governments suit Against the moDiie
and Girsrd Railroad.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, February 20 "A
big suit, in which the Government is the
plaintiff, has been instituted in the United
States Court here against the Mobile and
Girard railroad, to recover 5000 acres Of
land in this State, which was granted the
State in trust for the Mobile and Girsrd
and other railroads.
The bill alleges that the provisions oi
the act have not been complied with, and
that the Mobile and Girsrd Railroad OBJ
tanned possession OF the land by false
and fraudulent certificate from the Gov
error of Alabama to the Secretary of the
Interior that the road was constructed from
Girard TO Mobile when, as q matter oi
fact, it has never been built further than
to Troy, Ala.
The lands in controversy are very valua'
BILE for their yellow pine timber, and some
OF them have been sold to Northern capi-
tslists. The bill asks for the appointment
of recsiver By authority of an order
isaued by Judge Psrdee, of New Orleans
U. s. Court Marshal B. W. Walker has
gone to southeast Alabama 10 arrest the
depredatoIs and seize the timber cut from
the land in question. 1t is reported that
timber valued at 500, 900 has been taken
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
Some Extravagant Reports

CINCINNATI, O., February % Wildly
extravsgsnt ideas Of The extent and effect
of the present food in Cincinnati prevail
in some places. The widest perhaps is the
report said to have reached London, Eng
land, that one-hslf Of Cincinnati is under
water. The river at 81 feet would cover q
mere strip of the surface of this city, fe
low points along the river except
a very considerable surface in the creek
valley, which ia not built upon
and is either vacant property or ia used
for vegetable gardens. Just there ia now
the principal loss. Even at the great
flood Of 1884, when the water was II feet
high, the amount of surface covered was
small Toe chief inconvenience arises
from the flooding of Easements and cellars
in the business and manufacturing houses
that lie contiguous 10 the river. Owners
are put to the expense of putting their
property on upper floors. The fact that
the approach to the Central Union pas
sepger station through the bed Of
the White water canal causes
an abandonment Of that station when the
water reaches 55 feet. II also intsrfeIe,
with access to some Of the freight depots,
and interrupts the freight traffic to that
extent, but no passenger trains have been
stopped. An erroneous statement was
made in dispatches from Louisville to the
effect that the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road between Louisville and Cincinnati
was closed. Their trains are Running, as
are sill the passenger trains of all the other
roads, though some OF them are obliged to
use tempors , depots for day or two.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
COLLIDED In THICK MIST.
A Big Four Passenger Train Runs Into
Freight.

Big Four Passenger Train Runs Into q
Freight.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 25.-The Big
Four Passenger train No. 8, due here last
night at 10:45 from Cincinnati, collided
with freight No. 55 at Niger bill, east OF
this city.
The passenger train waa running at Q
high rate Of speed, making up time as she
left Sbelbyville at 1925. The freight was
standing On the main track, and, on &C
count OF the dense fog, YVES not seen by the
engineer OF the passenger till he Was within
but few rods OF it. He reversed his en-
gine, but it was too late, and both he and
the fireman jumped.
The train dashed on, notwithstanding
the reversed lever, and crashed into the
freight train. The engine was badly de-
molished and made unfit for ute, while the
wreck Of the freight cars was total. The
shock awakened the sleeping car passen-
gers, and for few moments pandemonium
reigrei. The forcs of the collision derailtd
cars Of the freight train and delayed the
arrival of the passenger till o'clock this
morning.
Fireman Dillingham; was the only per-
son injured, ne having been hurt in the
jump.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
CRASH on THE DEEP.
Detahs OF this Collision Between the Clay
more and the CorioIanu..

De'Aiis oil ths Collision Between the Clay
more and the CorioIAnus.
LONDON, February 2s.-The collision
between the British steamer CIaymore and
the British ship COriolsnus, before report
ed, occurred last MOndsy, 400 miles west
Of Fastnet.
The weather vas clear, bn! heavy sea
was running st the time Of the collision
The COriolsnus was tacking, and the Clay
more attempted to cross her bovs. but
failed, and the oOriOlAnus struck her amid
ships, cutting into her engine room. The
ships bows were crushed to the keel and
her bowsprit and foremsst carried eway.
The crews Of both vessels became panic
stricken ard rushed for the boats, which
were immediately lowered away. MANY
members Of the crews left their vessels
without their boots or coats. The British
steamer Queensmore, which was five miles
distant, saw the collision and hastened 10
the rescue. She stood by the ClAymore
until che sank.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
WILL NOT APPEAL.
Pendleton Not to Garry His Case 10 the
Supreme Court.

Pendleton Not to Garry His Case 10 the
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, D. O., February 2s.-The
Washington correspondent Of the Chronicle
Telegraph, of Pittsburg. sends the follow
ing to that paper:
Ex-Representative Pendleton will not
appeal his case TO the Supreme Court, tc
ascertain whether Speaker Reed has the
right to count quorum.
Such a proceeding would cost money,
and Mr.. Pendleton is not in financial
condition to stand any further drain on
his resources.
While the Court has jurisdiction, there
is lis,le doubt that Speaker Reed would be
sustained, as the rules Of the House give
him authority to ascertain the presence OF
a Quorum BY ocular demonstration.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
SERIES OF FORGERIES.
Sensational Dlsciosures Follow Wlscon
ain Failure

Sensational Dlsciosures Follow wlscon-
sin Failure.
La CROSSE, Wis, February % When
the affairs of ]. Semsch & Bro, crockery
dealers, who failed last fall, came up IN
Court yesterday, a mos. astonishing series
Of forgeries were disclosed.
Certain parties had indorsed the frm'i
paper from time to time, and after the in
dorsers had generally given one or two re-
nswals their names we're forged on suri'
ties over and over again.
How many timss this has been done is
not known, but Of eleven notes in the La
Crosse National Bank seven are forgeries.
Oaly few days before the failure an
agent of q philadelphia firm was here to
secure the settlement of an old account,
and received nine rotes upon which the
name of Mr.. Semsch's father-in-law was
forged. 1t was the discovery Of this that
caused Wright and the bank to attach.
Mr.. Semsch has lived economically and
has not fquandered penny, so far as Can
be learned. The forgeriss had been made
to bolster up losing business in hope OF
better times.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
WATERED WHISKY.
rhe Way They Dilute the Ardent to NJ at
UompetitiOD.

Toe Way They Dilute the Ardent to Nj tt
Competition.
CHICAGO, February % Collector Ma
mer has seized a Dumber Of barrels ol
whisky selected from various housss doirg
wholesale wbisky business here, and the
D. culisr methods they have been follow
ing 10 meel competition in the trade have
al least the element oinOvelty.
The Collector said "The attention Of
this department was called to the fact that
a good deal Of whisky was being sold by
certain firms at a figure even below the
tax cns'. After careful investigation We
discovered that a number Of deAlers are in
the habit OF reducing the proof standard
OF whisky aud sellioS it 10 their custom
ers fully 20 per cent. below the proof
guaranteed by the United States certi6-
cate. After tne Whiskey is gau2ed and the
proof found 10 be O certain standard, 20 or
so per cent Of il is withdrawn from the
barrels which are then filled up with wa
ter. The glugeT's certificate thus states
that the whisky is Of certain standard,
when in fact il is adulteTatsd, the govern
ment stamp thus aiding very considerably
in the perDetraiion Of the fraud on the Gus
toner. We seizsd 3 number Of barrtls
thus adulte ted and have forwarded to
Was iugtOn a detailed report of the whole
matter. The parties interested have been
up here to see me, and claim that tbs prac-
tice is generally followed and is necessary
10 consequence of the keen competition in
the whisky trade.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
FOLLOWS HIS FATHKR's WISHES
How New York's Defost An cts the Great
Catht Proj4cf.

How New York's Defost An cts the Great
Cathedral Project.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-Tbe defeat
of New York for the Worlds Fair and th,
death of John Jacob As,or have each ar
important bearing on the prospects for the
erection OF st. John's Cathedral, the great
S25, 900, 600 structure that the Episcopal
isns Of N.w York contemplate erecting
unier Bishop Potter's direction.
The site for the Cathedral il part oi
the ground that was included in the
Worlds Fair site II bad been given tC
the use of the Worlds Fair Committee,
and the commencement OF work on the Ca
.hedrsl was thought thereby TO have been
postponed for several years. Now the
prospect is that ground will be broken next
year.
Johh Jacob Astor's inters. in the Ca
thedral was very deep. He hsd expected
to spenn two or three millions OF dollars 70
pot sn As,Or memorial 10 the
church. HIS interest in the Ca
thedrsl made il certain that DE-
tween bis bank sccoust and the Trinity
Church millions there would be no lack oil
funds for the work, when once begun. IL
is said tbs! his son sud heir, William
Waldorf Astor, intends to carry out bis
fathers wishes in respect TO the Cathedral.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
SAYS 1T WON'T WORK.
DR.. NORvIN GREEN TBLLs ABOUT WANA-
MAKERS NBw sCHBNB.
CLAIMS the Govsrnm.nt Hss No Business Monkey
ing With the New Found Toy
Figures Presented to Back
Up his Claims.

WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Postmas-
Ter General Wauamaker, Judge Tyner,
the Assistant Attorney General for the
Postofice Department, and q number OF
prominent telegraph men, we're present at
the meeting of the House Committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads to-day, to
hear DR.. Norvin Green. the President Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
address the committee in opposition to
the proproition Of the Postmaster General
to establish limited telegraph system in
this country.
DR.. Green said he had no set speech to
make. He promised that every body knew
that the European governments owned and
operated telegraph lines. but none OF them
had operated them SO cheaply or sstisfac-
toriiy as q corporation could. The gov.
ernments had assumed control Of the
European lines to protect the government;
in this country the people needed 10 be
protected from the government.
DR.. Green prodAce table containing
statistics concerning eve.y telegraph com
psny in the world. The table showed that
in this country 81 600. coo messages were
sent, against 173, OO0. 0O0 for all the rest Of
the world. This country had 185, 900
miles of lines, against 373. 0C0 for the rest
Of the world, and 81, 300 miles of wire,
against 1, 4 IL, 968 for the rest OF the world.
The Western Uaion controlled ten-elev.
enth Of the wire in this country. The
Postsl Telegraph owned most of the
remainder. His position was that the
Government of the United States
had no business with the
telegraph. 1t certainly could not do the
service better than the Western Union.
The people were certainly mo-
asking for the change. Not more than
], ZOO, 900 people cut of the total popula-
lion of the country used the telegraph in
any one year. Forty-six per cent. of the
amount of the telegraph business was
purely speculative. The pool rooms and
horse races in New York city paid the
company $3.50, 600 last year. Very much
better would the Government take the
coal mines AID the railroads, because the
people have more need Of them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-01
Pensions Awarded.
speetaI TsLeoranl . tas Rectster.

Spectdt TtIcCTdnl 70 Use hepNcte''
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 28.-
Pension Increase George A. brennan, O.
Parker burg; James A. Graham. of Loek
harts Run. Original IHvalid-Bepj Z
Carson, Of Pine Grove; MOten Rsusellr
of Clarksburg; John johnson, Of Charles
tor; freeman Whipkey, Of Belleville
william SpurlOck, Of SpurlOCkville; Geo,
Kaufman, of Eli; Solomon Dalton, o.
MorEsutOwp; S. S. Hickle, of Z,na; AIchi,
bald II. Walls Of Warrington; Michael
Timms, of Weston; John Lindsey, oi
Verands; Wilhelm Bauer, of Wheeling.
Re-issue-John r. Cunningham, Of Smith,
Vile; Geo. NJ. Baker, of Ripley; Samuel
Barnett, Of Rollins. Original Widows,
&o.-Fanny 4 widow of Matthew Hanna,
of Hartford City; minors of Amos Reed,
of Wheelingl
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Latest From Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, o, February 28.-At 10
O'Clock tonight the river at this point was
sc feet 6! inches and rising at the rate Of
one half iIcb per hour. 1t is falling from
its source as far down ss Portsmouth, O.
tonight, where it is stationary. Below
Portsmouth to the mouth OF the Ken.
.ucky river il is eithel rising
very slowly or stationary. The
rain last night effected only the
tributaries of the LETT water shed. Cool
weather, which is here and seems likely to
be here for two days, will offset all incre-
ment to the fl BOD from these rivers. Uu-
der existing conditions the river at this
point is no; likely to reach 81 feet, and by
to morrow midnight it will probably be
stationary, by Sunday will be falling
slowly, and on Monday and Tuesday will
90 down very Tapidlv.
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Robinson NIurder Trial

Special Telegram 70 the Register.
ST. CLAIRsvILLE. o., February Is
The case Of the State against William Rob
iason indicted at the present term for mur
der in ths second degree for the killing O.
Chris Ashoff in Bsllaire on the seventh @
last January. was called in the common
pleas court this afternoon.
After but three challenges to the regular
pansl the following jury was sworn .
A. White, Mead. Barkley, Patterson ane
5. B. Piper, Warren, Washington; Nichol'
sou. Wayne; Edward Fisher, F.ushingi J.
W. Houston, Ballsire; David Meliott,
York; Sylvester MeKirahan. Goshen, and
JB Meyer, ]. T. Patton, Walter DArran
and G. W. RiDker, Of Richland. Tue de-
fense is that the defendant did not com
NIT the act that caused the deAth OF Ash
of. About forty witnesses are present