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TOOK HIS LIFE.
Tim Woodruff shufIies of the Mortal Coil
by Drowning.

Tim Woodruff, the well-known South
Side mailer, took his own life yesterday
morning by jumping into the Ohio river, at
the foot of Twenty fourth street, although
no one can be found who saw him jump in.
II was few minutes after seven o'clock
YESTERDAY morning when Charles Longand
Edward Truschel. who were working on
an ore barge lying below the pump house
of the Belmont mill, saw body hoatlng
down the river face downward. They
made an attempt to catch the body with Il
hook. but failing in this they secured Il
skifr and went out after,it, and succeeded in
towing the floater to the shore.
When they turned the body over on its
back they were surprised 10 see the IA
miliar features of Tim Woodruff staring
them in the face
Immediate notice was sent to Coroner
Schultze. who arrived on the scene as soon
afterward as he could get there, by which
time a crowd of excited people had as
sembled to look at the body.
There seems to be no doubt that Wood
ruff committed suicide although he appear
ed all right when he went 10 his home AT
Twenty-fifth street Wednesday night, and
when he arose Yesterday morning and ate
his breakfast there was no indication that
he contemplated taking his life.
/
mediatelv to the river and, walking down
10 the ferry landing jumped into the water
\ bov named Dan Hayes who works at
the Riverside, saw Woodruff 20 down to
the landing about $50 o'clock and he did
not see him return.
When Coroner Schultze arrived on the
scene he examined a number Of persons as
to the condition of Woodruff previous To
his rash act. and it was discovered that
several tines revolver had been taken
from him and on one or two occasions he
had been found with a rope in his posses
sion with when he threatened 10 take his
life He had been heard TO state recently
that ne intended TO take his own life.
The Coroner found that Woodruff ;
watch had stopped at four minutes before
seven o'clock and so tse time elapsing be
tween the time he jumped in and the tune
his body was found was very brief, and II
certainly was remarkable thing that the
body came to the surface so soon.
The Coroner rendered verdict 10 the ell
feet that the deceased had come to ms
death by suicidal drowning, the cause De-
ing mental alteration.
The body was taken to the family resi-
dence and prepared for burial Woodrun
was fifty-seven years Of age, and leaves u
wife and one child. He was a riverside
mailer in years gone by and for eighteen
wears ran the spike job in the Riverside
factory. Recently he quit work and pur-
chased merry-go-r0ung, with which he
has been doing well, but 1t seems he got an
idea In his head that he might become poor,
and this affected his mind He leaves his
family in fairly good circumstances.
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MERELY FORMAL.
REPUBLICANS ATTACH LITTLE IMPORTANCE TO
SILVER BILL AMENDMENTS.
The Action Of the Senate Finance Committee Little
Regarded Senator EyarlS Makes
Speech Satisfactory u
Bimetalists.
SpeeiaL Ttlearam 10 Me Redier.

Special Telegram 10 he Register.
WASHINGTON, June l2.-Thc silver
Republicans In the House do not attach
any importance to the action of the
Senate Finance Committee In amending
the House silver bill. They have been
assured by their friends in the Senate
that the amendments made by the FL
nance Committee are merely formal,
and that when the Senate reaches the
consideration of the bill, amend
mentS will be made to il which
will be satisfactory to the silver
interest. Some Of the free coinage Re-
publicanS now admit that the bill which
passed the House substantially gives
them all they want, and concede that
even the bullion Redemption clause is
so guarded that it would hardly be pos
Sible for anyone TO take advantage OF 1t
to control the market for silver bullion.
Senator EvartS' speech upon the sill
yer question to-day was. upon the
whole, satisfactory to the Bimctallists.
Although he declared that he was not
in favor of free coinage. one of the
leading free coinage Republicans in the
House said to your correspondent to-
night that Mr.. Evarts' argument point
ed in that direction. 1t is still un-
certain when the Senate will vote upon
the silver bill. 1t was the understanding
that the debate should be closed to-
morrow. but five more Senators have
indicated desire TO be heard from
upon the bill, which means. in the ordi-
nary course of Senate debates, at least
five more days After the five minute
debate begins, if any Senator desires to
speak longer he will be permitted to do
so. \ vote may be reached within two
weeks, but not much earlier.
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HIBERNIANs IN COUNCIL.
The Doings of the state Convention at
Parkersburg.
80 T.I.qraal . Ms R.ai.I.r.

Sp,riGi TslsgrdHi 10 NE Register.
PNRKER>nt-RG. June l2-The Fourth
Biennial Convention of the \. o. II. of
West Virginia convened at the \. .. II.
Hall in this city yesterday morning.
Quite Il large number of delegates repre-
senting the division in nearly all the coun-
ties ofthe State are present, besides numer-
Gus visitors. The hall on Market street is
nicely lfestOOned with evergrecns and
bunting. and the walls are hung with the
Irish colOrS.
State Delegate Patrick Oliver called the
convention 10 order and "A short session was
held until Q o'clock, when the delegates
aud local Division marched TO St Navier,s
Church. Rev. Father Hickey celebrated
High Mass and made very eloquent ad-
dress 20 the delegates. The choir rendered
Giorza's lst Mass.
Atll o'clock the convention held anOth-
er session al which Rev. Father Kellcher,
of Grafton. delivered the address of wei
come The State Delegate then appointed
the usual committees.
Last evening at o'clock delegates and
invited guests attended a successful ban
quet. given by O'COnuell Division, of this
city. at the Commercial Hotel.
Following is a list Of delegates in attend
ance at the convention:
Ohio County-JOhn Lane, T. J. Gavin,
u. j. Gilligan, John Gallaher, VIM. |. Weir,
NJ Crogan.
Taylor County +. Joyce, NJ. p. Ryan,
j. A McCabe, B. l.. Shanley, Patrick
Geaken. Thos. j. Murphy.
Wood County-Wm. Nolan, p. JSK Kearns,
Thomas Maloney. John Tucker Richard
Murphy. John j. Dolan.
Marshall County-Patrick Grammar,
John r. Manley, 7. =. Deegan.
Preston County Geo. Mulligan, VIM NJ.
McNerry, John Walsh, Thos. Coyle, John
J. Fox, John Crogan.
Kanawha County-Francis Hamb, j. b.
Crowley
Harrison Comty-Hugh Callihan, John
j. Kcarns. j. J. McManaway, L. u. Bren-
nan. John L. Cardiff, p. J. CLANCY.
Mineral County -ThoS. Mcclure, owen
Dorsey, John Brophy.
The following State officers were elected
and installed for two years:
Patrick Oliver, Parkersburg, State Del
egatc.
Thomas f. joyce, Grafton, State Secre-
tary.
Treasurer
The next biennial convention will be
held at Wheeling in June, lS.e.
The following was tO-day'S order oi eN-
ercises: There was a grand compliment
arv service at a. q. II. Hall from TO
O'Clock. Refreshments were served from
; 20 II p. IN.
The attendance was unusually large.
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SHORTAGE OF FOOD.
INDIANS OF DAKOTA DESPERATE AFTER
SUSTENBNCE.
They Rayage Considerable PrOperty-Settlers
Alarmed Over the Impending Danger-Gen.
Rager, However, Does hot Believe There
Viii be a General Uprising

ST. PAUL. MINI. June l2.-Gen.
Rugcr, Commander Of the Department of
Dakota, has advices from Custer and TT.
Keogh, that the Indians are in an ex-
cited frame OF mind over the shortage Of
subsistence and alarm exists among set
tiers, but he has no information of an
uprising and does not believe in the
number of murders reported. There
are now four companies OF cavalry at
Tongue River in command of Major
Carroll, and three companies of infantry
from Fl. keOgh are on their way 10 the
same spot, due to arrive Friday.
There are 800 CheyenneS on the res
ervation. and about 1000 Crows on the
reservation, but the latter are
peaccablc. The settlers have strongly
objected To the Cheyenne reservation,
and there have been frequent tauntS
made that the Indians would soon be
cleaned of. The result has been TO
keep the Indians and settlers AT dagger'S
points, and To ferment any trivial diff
Guilty. There is no doubt" said the
General that the military on the
ground is easily able TO cope with the
Indians i'm ease Of an uprising, which.
however. do not anticipate.
The June roundup among the cattle
men is due, and the arms sent by Gov.
Toole may be- for their protection. 1t
is possible that developments have oc-
CURED since my last adviccS.'
A dispatch from Billings, Montana,
says: The first man TO be killed by the
ChcycnncS. is Mayor 1T the Tongue
River Agency. The Indians are now
killing cattle by hundreds. Yesterday
forty head were found killed on Pumpkin
Creek. -Four companies of infantry and
one troop OF cavalry have left Fort
Kcogh for the scene of the trouble.
Men Just in from the Rosebud country
report three ranch properties burned by
Indians and other houses shot into. but
no person killed. \ posse of Cowboys
left Rosebud last evening, and said they
would drive the Indians back on the res
ervation without regard to the troops.
The Indians are camped only Is miles
from the station on Rosebud river. The
Cowboys engaged in the roundup are
expected down the river tomorrow,
and the posse which left Rosebud expect
TO be- Joined by them near where the
Indians are now campcd.
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SOME CENSUS sNAGs.
A Lot of Italians and Huns Who Go 10y
Numbers.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Mr. Porter,
the Superintendent of the Census, has
been informed by Mr.. Ashley, the Cen
sus Supervisor of the Fifth district OF
PENNSYLVANIA. that his enumerators
have notified him that Hungarians and
Poles. and many Italians in Lackawan-
M. Luzerne and Carbon counties, have
refused to give any census information
even to intcrpretatorS. Many of these
men are designated by their employers
by numbers. each man wearing his mum
Der on his person and answering to IT..
The Supervisor says that if so instruct
ed. he will direct his enumcratorS TO
take account of such employees by mum
hers, in this way securing nativity, age
and occupation, which in his opinion
would be better than no information at
all.
In his reply, Superintendent Porter
informs the supervisor that it Is impoS-
sible that the census Office should help
To pcrpetuate such state OF affairs rs
reported when large numbers OF labor
ers are treated more like beasts OF bur
den than men and known only by num-
berS.
Mr.. Porter gives him positive inStruc-
tions to employ sufficient number OF
cnumeratorS and interpreters to thor
oughly canvass these people and elicit
from them information called for by the
schedules.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
The Daily Chronicle of the Movements OF
Individuals.

Mrs Harry List is at Mt. Lake Park.
Miss Mary Dinger is visiting relatives in
Hannibal, Ohio.
Mr.. Milt Gutman leaves next week for
tour about the lakes.
Miss Annie s. Parron is at Mt Lake
Park for the summer.
Mr.. Henry NJ Harper and family re-
turned last evening from New York.
DR. r. B. Camden, DR.. Stout and others,
arrived from Parkersburg yesterday.
Hon. B. l.. Butcher, of Randolph county,
is in the city attending Supreme Court.
Col w. p. Hubbard and A. J. Clarke
went down the river yesterday on business.
Miss Jeanette Horscly has returned TO
her home in Virginia to spend the summer.
Mrs. f. NJ. Richards has returned from
pleasant visit to friends in ParkersDurg
senator Camden and wife are visiting
Mrs. Camden's mother Mrs Judge Thomp-
son.
Miss Eva Ryland, of Roseville, Ohio, is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Carrie =. Albright,
in the East End.
DIR. Hood, of the Weston Asylum, is
among the physicians attending the Med
ical Convention.
Mr.. w c. Cunningham, of the Island,
who has been visiting relatives IN Monroe
county, has returned home.
Misses Mary Ritter and Mamie Hell, of
Ninth street, are visiting Miss Lena NC
Keeyer. of South Side, Pittsbure
Hon. ]. II. Holt, came up from Hunting
ton. Yesterday. and was about town during
the dav, shaking hands with his many
friends.
MIR Charles Jungling of Natchez, an
old Wheeling boy, now clerk OF the steamer
Stella Wilde, is here visiting relations,
being accompanied by his wife and child.
Mr.. JOHN Holt and wife arrived in the
city Yesterday from Huntington. Mrs.
Holt will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs
]. Dallas Ewing, at Leatherwood, for two
weeks or more.
The annual meeting of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod Of Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio opened in Canton on
Wednesday. Rev. y. w. Werder, of ST
James Church, this city, was elected Pres
ident
LEE HAMILTON, train dispatcher Of the
r X O. at Grafton, and brother of Clarke
Hamilton. Of this city, died in West Graf
ton. Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, aged
D wears The funeral will take place sun
doy afternoon. The deceased had many
friends in this city, besides being knownto to
hundreds of B. X .. men, and his death
will be widely regretted.
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Glimpse at the Larger Leagues.

At Chicago-Chicago IN. L. Ii, Pitts
burg 3 earned, II and ,; hits, II and 10;
errors, / and }; pitchers, Hutchinson and
Schmitt.
At Cincinnati-Ci Cincinnati :, Cleveland
none earned, Cincinnati 4; hits, 10 and /;
errors, 3 and |.
At Cleveland, O., Cleveland, 8;
Chicago, II; hits, T. and IL; errors, and
3; earned, 3 and /; pitchers, O'Brien and
Barston.
At St Louis, Columbus, -; St Louis,
6; hits, and 10: errors, , and 5; pitchers,
EastOn and Chamberlain.
At Brooklyn Brooklyn P. L. ), New
York =; earned, New York ,, Brooklyn ,;
errors, New York 4; pitchers Van Haltern
and Crane
At ouisville-Louisville in the tenth
inning. Toledo none; hits, q each; errors,
each; pitchers, Stratton and Healy.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, IN. L. Il;
New York, &; earned, Brooklyn, ,; hits,
/ and g; errors, : and I; pitchers, Lovett
and Rusic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-13
IRATE DAIRYMEN.
EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT PLEUR0-PyEUNONlA
CREATES A RUNPUS
The Victims in an Attitude Of Armed REBELLION
How the Most Important Branches Of Amsri-
can Industry Will be Rfecid-Invaden
Assaulted.

NEw YORK. June l2.-Thc stringent
measures adopted by the Secretary of
Agriculture TO stamp ont the virulent
disease OF pleurO-peumonia In cattle
from its last stronghold in the counties
Of Kings and Queens ON Long Island,
has created tremendous excitement and
reused the dairymcn into an attitude OF
armed rebellion. IL Is understood that
Secretary Rusk has recently received
private intimatiOn that unless this dis
ease be effectively eXtirpated severe
quarantine will be- proclaimed by Eng
land against the importation Of Ameri-
can cattle. This would paralylc
the most important branches OF
American industry FOR the time being
and result IN iucalcuble loss 10 Western
cattle raiSerS. Last week Secretary
Rusk spent two days in New York and
encrgetically impressed upon his subor-
dinate officers. Mr.. w. Judson Smith,
government agent for the Eastern
States. and DIR. a. X Robertson. Chief
Inspector for the State Of New York.
the urgent necessity of gathering in and
killing all cattle diseased or exposed. 4
great raid was therefore organized and
executed by TWO gentlemen named 90
the head of large posse Of the Bureau
employees. The dairymcn were not
found unprcpared for vigorous resist
ancc. They launched paving stones,
brickbats and other missiles upon the
invaders. hand TO hand encounters took
place and in some instances pistol,
were drawn. Some OF the herds were
80 strongly defended that the Bureau
forces were unable 10 capture them.
Next day the headquarters of the Blu
reau, in Brooklyn, were In state OF
siege. Dairymen and dairy women
joined in chorus OF eXccratiOn aud de-
nunciation. Some had obtained writs
OF replcvin. which were practically use
less. as all 0f the cattle had been slaugh-
tered. Meanwhile DR.. Robertson and
Special Agent Smith had sought peace
and immunity ia New York City. and
returned yesterday morning. II is un-
dcrStood that there will be- other raids.
aud that Secretary RuSk will not modify
the Stringcncy Of his measures until thi,
last lurking place Of plcuro-pncumouia
be- elIcctually conquered aud clcanscd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-13

4 man named George Newhart, who has
been down here from Pittsburg vising his
brother in North Wheeling. while walking
down a stairway from Coal to Main streets,
fell down and his right leg was broken just
below the knew. He was allowed to lie on
the street for about an hour, after which
he was carried to his brothers house, but
his sister-in-law, it is alleged, refused to
allow him TO be taken into the house and
the result was that Newhart laid in the
yard. while an attempt was made, ond II is
Understood he was received admission to
the County Infirmary It is understood
\cwhart was intoxicated
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-13

Pur~BrHe. June l2-The trial of the
suit of r. y Tarbcll, against the Peunsyl-
yania Railroad Company for $4,000 dam
ages. for the death of his wife and three
children. who were passengers ou the day
express over the Il IL. Il. and We're swept
away iu the flood az Conemaugh and Johns
town. on MAY 81. lSS9. was ended to-day
The jury found "a verdict ia favor OF the T.
X n a.. This ease was the first of the
suits for damages that grew ont of that dis
astrous flood. and was. therefore, looked
upon bv an as "a test case In which itwouid
be determined where the responsibility
should rest
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Robbed of 500.

Some time about midnight Wednesday
night thieves entered the residence of Mr..
John NJ. Davis. heater, residing in .Etna-
vile. and, taking pocket book containing
about 500, which was lying on the piano.
under the cover of the instrument, succeed
ed in getting away with the money without
attracting the attention of the family, the
loss not being discovered until morning.
From the circumstances of the robbery it
is pretty certain that the thief knew eX-
actly where the money was, as the house
was not generally ransacked. The police
are working up the case.
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Base Ball Notes.

Michael Hobrecht fields in his old time
form.
That was corking homer of G lenalvin's
in the third over centre field fence.
The Senators accept the challenge of the
Success base ball club for Sunday after
noon on the Peninsula grounds.
The Silver Stars would like to hear from
the Reymann Jrs., for IA game on Saturday,
June 2lst, on the Tunnel Green If accept
cd. answer through the REGISTER.
The Wheeling Juniors accept the chal-
lenge of the Lincoln School club for game
to-day They also challenge any club un-
der sixteen years of age. For all games
address Chas Oliver, manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-13

DAVENPORT. a.. June BY the prompt
and heroic work of the City Nuns in the
Catholic Mercy Hospital here, this morn
ing. the forty helpless patieEtS who were IN
the institution were saved from horrible
death. Before 10 was light one of the
Sisters who was sleeping on the fourth
floor of the main building. was awakened
bv smoke. and discovered "A fire IN the closet
Of her room. \ general alarm was sounded.
and the work of removing the helpless pa
tients was begun and successfully accom-
pliShed. one Nun, called Sister Mary
Irene. and whose name was Ellan Murphy
pcrished Loss Oa building, $1,000.
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New Railroad COMPANY.

A new railroad company has been incor-
porated, which has for its purpose the con
meeting of the Gauley and Elk rivers. The
company is to be called the Gauley and
Twenty Mile Railroad Company. The road
which they intend to build will begin at
Belva, Nichoss &1ty, and proceed by the
most practical route thence, up Twenty
Mile creek to Summersville, thence up
Bell creek to point at or near the mouth
of Blue creek, in Kanawha county. The
incorporators are NJ. a. Fl. r., L. ID. and
ID. T.. Cheney and f. o. Havener, of Ka-
uaXvha Falls
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A Handsome Present.

The first engine on the Terminal Rail
road is named Marie Louise, after Mrs
Ferris, wife of X. b. Ferris, Esq, of New
York To show her appreciation Of the
honor she has sent "A set Of beautiful silk
colors for the engine, as if it was yacht
These colors are displayed in Ewing Bros >
window. The bridge colors. which have
been adopted at Mrs. Ferris's suggestion.
are black and orange, and the signal burgee
is made up of that combination and has on
il the letters Wv b. x Il. Ry. Co."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-13

Sp5cill IIlGrGM 70 No hfgtNIfr
Ixpr,NAPorIS. INp., June ll.-Elizabeth
Coward of Martin county, and Kate
Young. of Vigo. both serving terms in the
Female Reformatory for grand larceny,
made daring escape from the Institution
early this morning and are still at large.
They worked in the laundry department
ana Yesterday secured two seats each'
which they wrapped about their persons,
and thus succeeded in concealing from the
Superintendent. They also secured a
couple of case knives, and with these sawed
ont two of the iron bars that form part oi
the grating at the windows. They then
let themselves down with the sheets ana
succeeded in scaling the wall when sur
rounds the prison. They are armed WIN
the knives. and it is not believed that tue!
can be retaken without a struggle.
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nn,rl nfRerent.. Meeting.

NT-7-T- I---T7IT7 N N N'Il5-'T-
FNHvoNr. W. VA. June l2,-The Board
of Regents Of the Normal Schools held q
meeting .n conjunction with the local eN-
ecative committee to-day. At the meeting
Hon IT, = Riley. OF Wheeling, and Mr.. II.
L. SNYDER. Of ShcpherdStown, two OF the
new Regents were present. A large amount
OF business was transacted. There are a
numbers of applicants for the principal
ships oc the Fairmout Normal and the
Gleuyiuc Normal. both of which are va
cant The positions Will be filled at
meeting 90 be held ON June y. The Board
Ieave for Shepherdstown to-morrOW
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About seven o'clock last evening Mr..
Andrew Albnger, a catcher at the rolls
at the Top Mill, had the misfortune to
catch his left foot in the rolls sustaining
injuries which will incapacitate him from
work for some time to come The patrol
wagon was summoned, and the wounded
man was removed to his home on Twentieth
street, between Chapline and Eoff streets,
where he received medical attention.
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NoBrRly. Mo. June l2.-Yesterday af-
ternoon while the funeral of Mr.. John
Hook was taking place at Hickory Grove
Church. near DarkSville. this county, d
severe storm Of rain accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning passed over. \
large number of saddle horses were tied 70
"a rack which Joined "a wire fence. Light
nin,- struck the fence and ran along by the
horses. twenty being knocked fiat and fouI
killed outright. Mrs. Robert Derigue
who was sitting in the church AT the time
,,.,- eavorefv burned
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Paris Disturbed.

PARIS, June l3.-Seven shocks of
earthquake have occurred in the French
Department Of Jura, inllicting great
damage in the vicinity Of the Jura
Mountains. The people are panic
stricken. and since the arrest of the
shocks have refused to re-cntcr their
houses Thousands of men, women and
children are camped out in the open
fields. No loss of life is reported, but Il
large amount of property has beer de-