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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-04
GAVE UP EATING.
Two Hundred and Eighteen Days Without
Any Food.

BLooMsBURG, PA, Nonember 3.-On
a small cot bed in the village of White
hall, Lehigh county, lies Mrs. Adam
Wuchter, slowly pining away for want
of nOuriShment. Although her absti-
nence from food is not the result Of vol
untary inclination, her existence with
out food is none the less wonderful
Either from the secluded location of
this sufferer, or natural desire of her
friends to avoid notoriety, very little has
been published regarding the patient.
Up TO the past week they enjoyed the
privacy of the seclusion, very few call
erS appeared at the small farm house to
make inquiries, but during the past few
days the house has been beseiged by
curious people from all parts of the
county and even distant cities, to salts
fy themselves of her existence.
Mrs. Wuchter is now As years old, the
mother of three children. In former
years she was exceptionally strong and
robust, and until attacked by the
strange disease which has deprived her
of the powers of maStication, had always
enjoyed good health. When seen by
.Ohl itHlNo0uN0bAN' oAR PiNoNhN'0 a
picture of abject pity. Her wasted,
emaciated form moves only as a
chilly shudder passes through it
and contracts the wan expression
less face. Despite her weakened condi-
ton she is able to speak in audible
tones, and in answer to question said
she was feeling no worse. Continuing,
she said: Il have given up hopes of re-
covering, and feel reconciled to my fate.
know God, in his mercy, will take me
at the proper time, and feel satisfied"
After several minutes pause, during
which her eighteen-year-od son entered
the room, he supplemented his mothers
statement by remarking that his mother
might better try to eat little than
talking about death. A reproachful
glance was the only reply she made him.
He walked from the room. She utterly
despairS OF recovering, but despite this
fact her physician has strong hopes, as
he says an Improvement in respiration
and strengthened vitality was percept-
ible this morning, and feels quite conf
dent.
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OPERATORS FAULT.
Two Trains Crash Together With Very
Disastrous Effect

SYRACUSE, n. Y, November 3.-An
accident, most horrible in detail, oc-
Cured on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad at Rock Cut, Il
tsation about three miles south of this
city, through undue OfliciouSneSs Of
boy telegraph operator by the name of
NJ. A. Clark. The accident occurred at
about $40 o'clock this afternoon and
the laundering of the operator resulted
In the death OF four persons. the injur-
ing of many others and the destruction
OF several thousand dollars worth OF the
rolling stock. The New York and Pa
cific day express. which is due in Star
rucus at $50, passed Rock Cut at $40.
1t does not stop there, but passed the
station at the usual rate of speed,
which is about forty miles an
hour. Before the express was due
at Rock Cut two coal trains from
Syracuse had arrived at the station and
had been run in on Il switch on the
North side OF the main track. The en-
gineer of the first train that went in on
the switch stood pretty well up towards
the east end 7of the side track. En-
giEeer James Doyle, of Scranton, of the
coal train, was in the cab Of his engine
waiting for the express to pass when he
would pull out. Michael Ticrney, a
brakeman, was also in the cab, cleaning
his lantern. The second coal train was
behind Doyle's and about seventy feet
from the cabooSe of the forward train
Clark, the operator, was In his room in
the station, a few rods east of the
switch. He was Oh the lookout for the
express. The latter was on time and as
the headlight of its engine came into
view it flashed through Clark's mind
that the switch was open, and that If it
was not closed the express would dash
into the coal train. No sooner did the
thought enter his brain than he dashed
out Of the door, rushed to the switch
and swung it over. Then he realized,
but too late, his mistake. As the switch
was turned the express swung on the
side track and the crash of the engines
spoke the result. Like monsters they
ground each other 10 pieces. The noise
of the collision was lost in
the cries OF the passengers
within the coaches Of the express
train. The fireman and engineer of
each engine were caught in the wreck
and ground to death. Their names
were: James Doyle, Scranton, Pa;
Myrtle Fern and his fireman; Michael
j. Burke, of Syracuse and jeremiah
Lee, his fireman. The baggage and ex-
press car of the passenger car rolled
over into the ditch on the north side of
the track. In the car were w.
II. Coppenall, of Oswego. George
Derby, of Cortland, and Josiah Kimball,
of Oswego. All were more or less in
jured, though not fatally. Michael
Ticrney was also badly hurt. All the
passengers were badly shaken up,
though only one was injured seriously.
Thas one was Mrs. Julia Corcoran, of
Buffalo, whose spine was hurt and two
of her ribs broken
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Interesting Fight I'm Ohio.

CINCINNATI, November 3.-The voters
OF Ohio will be called on TO elect Il
Secretary of State and Judge Of the Su-
preme Court, a member of the Board Of
Public Works, a representative to
Congress from each of its twenty
two districts, and county Off
GERS. The election of members
Of Congress is the first under the reap
portionment of districts made by the
Legislature by the act of March 1lth,
1890. BY the vote of two years ago, six
OF these would elect Republicans, viz:
Second, Tenth, Twelfth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth and Twentieth. The others
should elect Democrats. The campaign
has had very little,Ot State issues in it.
The election of Congressman has made
National issues the important factor in
all the SpeechS. Perhaps the most it,
tereSting feature OF the campaign in
Ohio is the candidacy of William Nc
kinley, in the Sixteenth district. Last
year the counties in his district gave Il
Democratic majority of 5000. yet there
has been a most earnest effort by the
Republicans TO elect Mckinley partly on
account of his value to the party in
Congress, and partly as a vindicaton Of
his policy as exhibited in the tariff law.
Equally earnest efforts have been made
TO elect his opponent, Judge Warwick,
10 show that the people do not approve
the Mckinley tariff bill. News from
the Sixteenth district will be most anX-
iOuSly awaited tomorrow night. An
other interesting feature is the
effort of Ex-Governor Charles Foster
in the Eighth district To overcome a
Democratic majority of 1900. The Re-
publicans are inclined to claim the elec-
tion OF Congressman, besides the six
already claimed as conceded, in the
First. Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Seventeenth
and Twenty-frSt. The effect OF the
extraordinary session of the Legislature
upon the election has generally been re-
garded aS favorable to the Republicans.
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Supreme Court Matters.

WASHINGTON, November 3.-The Su-
preme Court has advanced the case of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, but stated that the date
of hearing would not be fixed until there
was full bench. The Commission de-
cded that the railroad could not give
special rates to theatrical companies and
the road refused to discontinue the
practice. and brought action in the cir
cult court to compel it to respect the
Commissions decree. The court held
that special rates to theatrical compa-
nies was not discriminating and decided
against the Commission. The case
comes here on appeal by the Commis-
sion.
The vacancy in the assignment OF
Justices to circuit court duties, caused
bv the death of Justice Miller, was filled
by the assignment Of Justice Brewer to
Justice Miller's old circuit. The court
advanced the case of Manchester against
the State of Massachusetts, involving the
question whether Massachusetts, or the
United States has jurisdiction over Buz-
Yards Bay, and assigned the case for
hearing the third Monday in November.
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BORDER WARFARE.
ONE OF TIE FAMOUS MCOY FAMILY GETS A
DOSE OF LEAD.
he is Murdered By Man Who Had Gruige
Against Him, and Not By One Of the Hatfield
Gang-His Body Found Riddled With
Bullets-Ths Mccoy Faction
Agai2 Up in Arms.
SpeeiaI T.leqram b Me ReqLster.

Special Telegram 10 he Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, November g.
Word has just been received here of the
murder of Bud Mccoy, one of the Ken
tucky Mccoy family that has become
so notorious by reason of the feud which
has for years existed between them and
the Hatfelds of West Virginia. The
news, though not yet verified, is be-
lieved to be correct. According to the
best information that can be obtained,
he was murdered near Tennis Camp on
the extension of the Norfolk Il Western
railroad Tin Logan county, last Friday
evening, but not by the HatfeldS. For
long time there had been trouble ex-
isting between Mccoy and man
named Dempsey who is said to
have been one of crowd that killed
Mccoy. Friday, Mccoy went to the
camp where the contractors were To-
Gated and collected large amount of
money, with which he started ON his his
way home to Kentucky. Not long
afterwards his dead body was found
riddled with eighteen bullet holes. The
greatest excitement is said To exist in
the vicinity, and the McCOys are said to
have announced their intention to
avenge Buds death. The place of the
shooting is away from all railroads and
telegraph lines, and IL is very difficult
TO obtain any news. Bud Mccoy was
one of the most desperate of the Mccoy
party and has killed eight men, but has
never been brought to punishment until
this time. when he received his final
doom.
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DETROIT. November Sin Michigan
a Governor and full State ticket, eleven
Congressman and Legislature are 10
be chosen no tO-mOrrow'S election.
Michigan is a State of fusion tickets
but this year there has been departure
from the unusual tactics and no less
than four fun State tickets are IN the
field. the Republican. the Democratic'
the Industrial and the Prohibition. Hon
James NJ. Turner is the Republican
candidate for Governor and Hon. +. b-
Yinans is the Democratic candidate.
Tho Democrats here made an aggressive
fight against Turner and will probably
reduce considerably the usual kepuOh-
can plurality on the head of the ticket
The Industrial party is combination
of what would be in other States the
Union Labor or Farmers Alliance, out
its independent course M hoihih-
atine a full State ticket pre-
vents it from doing other than re-
ducing some what the vote OF
the two predominant parties. CohSlu-
erable interest centerS in the Congress
ional contests I'm close districts. Con-
grcssman Burrows, of the Kalamazoo
district, is this year opposed by his old
Democratic competitor, eX-CongreSSman
Yaple. who once defeated Burrows in
this district Both parties are hopeful.
but Burrows will probably be reelected.
In the Grand Rapids district. one Of the
double districts of the State, Capt. c. w.
Watkins is the Republican candidate,
and Ex-Congrcssman NJ. il. Ford, the
Democratic candidate. Both men are
personally popular. and in this district
Of whimsical political elements the re-
suit is hard 90 predict.
In the Seventh district the Republic
cans hope 70 gain a Congressman by de-
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The Fight i'm Cleyeland.

CLEVELAND, O., November 3.-The
election in the Twenty-frSt district,
which is composed OF thirty-fye Cleve-
land wards, will be almost exciting as a
Presidential contest. T. +. Burton, the
present Congressman, is the Republican
candidate, and Tom L. Johnson. a street
railroad president, 4 disciple OF Henry
George and an OutSpokcn free trader, is
the Democratic nominee. Both parties
claim everything, but Is the district as
now constituted was carried two years
ago by johnson with plurality of about
.. 300 votes, the Democrats have good
reason TO feel confident. In the Twen-
tieth district, which includes five Cleyc-
land wards, all the townships in this
county aud the counties Of Lake, Lo-
rain, Summit and Huron, Hon. V. n.
Taylor, the Republican candidate is GER
tain 10 be elected, as the district has a
natural Republican plurality Of S,7O0.
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\ Novel Campaign.

CmCAGO. November 3.-The chief
feature OF the campaign in Illinois
which Ex-Governor John NJ. Palmer is
waging before the people for the United
States Senatorship, the only State OIL
GERS to be elected this year being a
Treasurer and Superintendent OF Public
Instruction. Early in the year General
Palmer advanced the doctrine that
q United States Senator should
rather be be selected by the people
Of the St..,e than by legislative caucus
OF the party in power. and this doctrine
found ready concurrence among the
rank and file of Illinois Democracy that
the State convention in June nominated
Mr. Palmer rs the Democratic candidate
for United States Senator next winter
and requested him to make personal
canvass for the election OF Democratic
Legislature.
In the personal popularity Of their
leader the Democrats base their strong
est hopes for success in State that
usually gives 10000 plurality for the
Republican ticket. The Republicans
are confident Of continued control Of the
General Assembly, and the coincidence
Of two-thirdS Of the hold-over Senators
being Republicans adds largely to the
confidence.
The Illinois representation in Congress
is composed of Is Republicans and :
Democrats. There are three districts
of the State. Forman'S. Fithian'S and
Posts. which may be claSSed as doubt
full. but the political advantages appear
TO be 50 nearly equal that it is possible
that the next Congress may find no
change in the Illinois presentation.
The Democrats are making an unusual
ly hard fight against Cannon in the dis
trict and the endorsement of their can
ddate by the f. NJ. b. A. and the hos
tility Of several Republican papers of
the district TO Cannon give them hopes
Of defeating the Chairman of the Com
mittec on Appropriations. Cannon Is
confident, but is cOnfining his political
efforts this year to his. own district
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IL RARROUR COUNTY.
GoH-s Last Appeal--He Makes the People
Tired.

special LNlf EfItI Ln LNH Register.
PuILLPrL W. V, Nov. Sit was an
nOunced In last weeks Phillippi Repub-
iic0R that to-day General GOd would be
here to tell our people how he had been
elected governor, and how the tricky
Democrats diSenthrOnged him against
the will Of the Republican party, and
that he would also explain how the
broad shield and high protection would
bring blessings 90 our farmers under
the Mckinley bin if they would only
believe 10 simply meant 10 protect the
poor labOrer and that it did not take 4
single dollar out of their pockets To
build up monopoly.
General G0H was met az the train by
a small procession Of men and boys on
horse back, who marched up Main
street with an occasional yell from some
small boys now and then who went
about the streets cheering for w. l..
Wilson and others ON the Democratic
ticket, and il was noticeable that one
half or more OF the crowd was Demo
Gratis who had come 20 town on buSi-
ness.
After general hurrah 10 collect
crowd. GOG succeeded in get
ting q crowd around and abOnt
the court house, and proceed
cd TO tell his pitiful story Of how he had
been defrauded out of the G0yernorShip
of West Virginia, and went on making
his same old comparisons with how
times were in this country thirty or
forty years ago, and that times were
much better under Republican rule now
than they were then, but he failed TO
mention q single issue which interested
our farmers 40 the present day. He en-
tirely forgot 90 tell the labOring men
present they were now making their
TWO dollars a day and roast beef thrown
in. as he told them they would If Harri-
son was elected when he spoke here in
lSSS. His speech evoked no applause
whatever. during his lengthy harangue
of old dead issues in which he cvaded
every single Questioa,of truth, and Re
publicans themselves present said 10
was nothing more than the same old
story which they had heard many times
before.
The Democrats held rOUSing mass
meeting i'm the Court House tonight,
which was addressed by Hon. ID. W..
Shaw. Hon. d. w. Call, NJ. Peck and
others. who spoke TO a crowded house.
Gen. COZ was challenged TO meet either
Of these gentlemen in discussion here
tonight. but refused 20 meet the home
talent OF our own town and county. The
Republicans seem disappointed in COT
and are d0wuhearted tonight where
the Democrats are In good spirits, and
they will turn out cn mQSSc tomorrow
60 advocate by their honest votes that
protection does not protect. aud that
the Mckinley bin should bc ignored 10y
the American people as medium which
proposes TO oppress the poor 10 make
the wealthy more wealthy. The Demo
Gratis expect 20 make large gains i'm this
county.
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The Crowd Mover Came.
.lcinL Z1leram 10 ne Reaister.

Special telegram 10 he Register.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va, November 3.
Mr.. Baber, of Kentucky, dSgrunt-
led Democrat, whose expenses the Re
publican committee are paying, whom
the Chairman of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee, Feidt, introduced as a
protection Democrat, closed the Repub-
ican campaign in the place of Geo. c.
Sturgiss, and his reception was the
grandest fzzle ever held in this county.
The Court House, which holds five hum
dred, contained about one hundred and
fifty, of whom one-half were cOlored
and the rest Democrats and boys, al
though the bell was rung and rung.
Mr.. Baber came into the Court House
and waited some time for the crowd,
but il did not come.
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Grady at Charlestown.

SPECIAL telegram % ne REGISTER
CHARLEsrowN. W. VA, November g..
Senator Thomas +. Grady, Of New
York. arrived here ON his return home
after visiting several points in this
state. at TWO o'clock. He was escorted
90 the Court House where he delivered
one of the most eloquent aud logical ad-
dresses ever made on the tariff. y large
audience composed OF prominent ouSi-
ness men aud farmers greeted the grand
Tammauy Democratic orator. y great
many ladies were present. The eio-
qucnt senator spoka for tWo-hours ard
discussed iu % mastcrly manner the Me
Kinley aud force bills. He closed with a
grand pcroratiou ON the course OF Con
| gresham VIM. l.. Wilson In the House
" Representatives The Democratic
party is solid I'm this county ON ia,
whole ticket. 10 is fully aroused to the
necessity of q full vote at the election
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ACT OF A COWARD.
Young Bassel Shot While Lying Prostrate
and Unarmed.

Special Telegram TO the Rsgister.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va, November s.
The facts as agreed to by all witnesses
of the Bassel-Richards shooting affray
are as follows: Richards came out of
Wells drug store when Ed, the sixteen
year-od son OF Hon. John Basel, who
was standing near fired, striking Rich
ards in the breast. The ball passed
through his overcoat and inflicted a
slight wound in his arm. He grappled
with the boy, drawing his own revolver,
and they struggled for the mastery in
the Ne,cs Office hallway. Basel again
fired striking two silver dollars in Rich
ards left vest pocket, which latter fact
saved his life. lie struck BaSsel's re-
volver from his hand when the boy be-
ing diSarmed, turned to run. He slip
ped and fell as he ran out of the door,
and while lying on the ground Richards
following, shot him in the back. Basel
sprang up and ran into Horner's hard
ware store, Richards firing as he ran.
A physician was called and he was re-
moved to his fathers house, where he
is now resting comfortably. The ball,
IS calibre, struck about an inch from
the spine and has not been found, but his
physician thinks the consequences will
not be serious.
Public sentiment isunanlmous in con-
demning the cowardly manner in which
the boy was shot while retrcating, un-
armed and lying on the ground.
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THE COLOR OF IT.
THE COUNTRY SCANNED OVER BY PRESS
CORRESPONDENTS.
The Great Fight is Being Made in The Congressional
Districts-The Claims Of Democrats and Re-
pablicans Giyen-The Next House
Representatives. Of

NEW YORK, November 3.-The cleo
tion in New York State tomorrow Is for
a Judge OF the Court Of Appeals, two
Justices of the Supreme Court, thirty
four members Of Congress and members
OF the Assembly Robert Earl, the
present inumbent, is the nominee for
the Court OF Appeals Judgeship on both
the Republican and Democratic tickets.
As this is the only Office to be filled on
the general State ticket, there is little
II any interest in the general vote. The
Prohibitionists and Socialists Labor
party have candidates in the field. but
the votes for these will hardly
be an apprecabe extent. The
Interest centers therefore In the
vote for Congressman and also
Tor members OF Assembly as the next
legislature will select successor 10
Senator Eyarts. The New York dele
CATION in the Fifty-frst Congress con-
siStS Of nineteen Republicans and fifteen
Democrats. The Democrats are hope
I'll OF making some gains but the Re
publicans are equally confident that
they will hold their own II not increase
their number. The State Senate holds
over. In this the Republicans have
nineteen and the Democrats thirteen.
To secure majority on joint ballot the
Democrats must elect siXty-eight Assem-
blymen, while the Republicans require
only Sixty-twO.
In the last Assembly the Republicans
had II and the Democrats -. While
the Democrats have been making strcn-
uOuS efforts TO secure enough votes to
elect a Senator, there Is little probabili-
ty that they will succeed.
Much more popular interest attaches
to the vote for municipal officers In New
York City than TO the State election.
The contest is between the Tammany
ticket, headed by Mayor Grant, and the
Peoples Municipal League ticket. head
ed by Francis NJ. Scott. a County Dem
ocrat, and containing both Republican
and Democratic names. The latter
ticket has been endorsed by the Repub-
lican party and the County Democracy.
and has had the active support OF an the
Republican and Mugwump papers. The
campaign for both tickets has been
prosecuted with. untiring energy. and
both are claiming everything. This
election will be the first under the new
election law, the working and effect 0f
which will be watched with great in-
forest
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uv.terIou, Murder of a Young Lady.

COLUMBIA, S. c., November 3.-Noth-
ing important has tran nspred relating
to the mysterious murder OF Florence
Hornsby, the 15-year-old girl, near this
city, Saturday. "Dute" Hagood, negro
IS years old was arrested. He was the
one who first gave the alarm and who
discovered the dead body of the young
woman. Several attempts were made
to lynch the negro, but he was brought
safely to Columbia and lodged in jail.
He was working near by and must have
seen what transpired. He gave,away a
knife that he had last night. The peo-
pie in the neighborhood are terribly eN-
cited.