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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-17
The Centre District Club Organized

The Centre District Democrats met
in the Old IIearnc mansion, at Main and
Twenty-lrst streets, last evening, the
crowd being sufficient to fill the rooms
to oyerfowing. The meeting was called
to order by A. c. Stoetzer, member OF
the County Executive C0mmmittee for
the district Permanent officers were
elected as follows: President, \. IL.
Weidebusch; Vicc-Presdent, NJ. Bal
ley; Secretary, ID. V. Hughes; Treas
urer, Philip Vollinger. Club Executive
Committee, Oscar Seeley, Martin Malo-
ney, Mayor C. w. Seabright, William
Myles, and Frank Fox. Addresses were
made by Mayor Scabright, Oscar See
ley, VIM. Myles, NJ. Bailey, and George
Hook. This district is in excellent
shape, and will give good account Of
itself. Another meeting will be held
next Monday evening.
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4 Sensational Failure.

MANIsTEE, MICH., October lG.-R. Il
Peters assigned to-day to A. NJ. Henry
of Detroit. 1t is the largest financial
crash in the State for years and come:
from a source least expected. Mr
Peters was the leading spirit in score
of big enterprises and was baron in the
lumber and salt trade. The assignment
covers millions of dollars worth of prop
erty and will be far reaching in Its
effects. Meigs (S Co., lumbermen, Dun
ham & Co., OF Grand Rapids, and the
Fifth National Bank, of Milwaukee, are
interested in the collapse.
A bill OF sale of half interest in the
wholesale grocery firm OF Lemon n
Peters. of Grand Rapids, was filed this
morning by X. G. Peters in favor OF {.
NJ. Dawson, of Detroit. The sale calls
for $40, 900, and was given to protect the
Detroit National bank and General
Alger. No schedule of assets or liabili-
ties has been as yet filed here. From
outside but reliable sources it is learned
that the liabilities will be fully $4,000,
600 with assets in the National bank;
Arthur Meigs 4 Co., Andrew Dunham
& Co., of Grand Rapids; the Buffers
Peters Co., Of Ludington, North Caro-
lima; the Il. G. Peters Lumber Company,
of Brewton, Ala; the Interior Lumber
Company, of Interior, Mich; High Il
Peters, OF Chicago, and with MartinSon
& White, of Sault Ste. Marie. The
plant here had been making enormous
profits, but the outside ventures as "A
rule have been disastrous, especially in
the Southern ventures, which absorbed
an enormous amount of capital without
much retnrn.
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. Terrible Cyclone.

WuulyGroN. y. c., October l6.-A
snecial 10 the STIR from Maxton, y. C.,
saws: A fearful cyclone passed
inst west Of MaXton at : O'Clock
This afternoon. At IIastY several
houses were blown down ana
one person was killed and several in
nIred. AT the Floral College the storm
was very severe, blowing down the bel.
fry Of the Presbyterian church. demol'
isbing one house and many trees, and
severely II not fatally injuring two per
SONS
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BaseIe.s Stories.

WASHINGTON, d. c., October 10
Secretary Blaine has been informed 10y
the Minister of the United States at ST.
Petersburg in regard to the various re-
ports OF the alleged prosecutions by
the Russian government Of the He
brews living in that country, that upon
a thorough investigation it is source of
special qualification to be able to give
not only the denial OF the Russian gov
ernment but OF the Hebrews themselves,
and confrmatory testimony that these
Injurious allegations are baseless.
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THE CASE OF REV. DIR. BEALE.
One OF the Interesting Matters that VIII
Come Up Before the Synod.

One of the interesting and important
matters to come up before the Pres
byterian Synod will be the appeal OF
Rev. Daniel j. Beale, Of Johnstown, Pa,
who was depOsed from his charge some
time since. This matter promises to be
of very interesting nature, and will be
watched with much concern. The case
will come up Saturday morning. The
church over which Mr. Beale presided
at Johnstown was the largest, wealth
lest and most influential in the Presby-
terry of Blairsville. At the time
of the memorable food Mr.. Beale mar
rowly escaped the fate Of thousands,
and fully one hundred members OF his
congregation were drowned. In those
exciting times people were doing all
they could to care for the dying and tC
find the bodies of the dead. Mr.. Beale
for the time being turned his church
into temporary morgue, an act
which some looked upon as desecra
tion. Mr.. Beale was one of the most
prominent and earnest workers. HC
collected large sum OF money anC
clothing which he judiciously distribu
ted and did much other flood work of ;
general character, and it is claimed thai
i'm these outside civic matters he pro
ceeded TO an extent that ovcrreacheC
the bounds Of prOpriety, so far as tn
rules of the PreSbytery are concerned
and it is upon these points that the cas-
! hinges.
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on THE DEAD RUN.
s.,vrr ATTEMPTS OF Mr. Hu8BARDS
MANAGERS
,.r 0a, Of a Very Small Hols-lAsy are
81 Cancel All Dates But Not the
r..ss NJ. Psni,saa Names-A Letter
From Secretary Ispson.

WHEELING Vt,ooe' i''-'' '''''''
Eif.- or ffs Register
-r- Following the example OF lne
.-..,rv of the Republican EXECUTIVE
..,,.s. ann constrained Co answer
t..,.~ rrbli>hcd iu this morning
--......... - -brourh YOUR columns
.l......,. .ar- me the following
ADt ...r,..l ir an Tuiclii-
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Cincinnati Races.

CINCINNATI, O., October l6.-The frs
race, one mile and seventy yards, JOIN
Morris won; time 1851.
Second race, one mile; Barney won
time 1:4419.
Third race, one mile and sixteenth
ROSemont won: time 1:54l5.
Fourth race, six furlongs; Palestine
won; time l:19.
Fifth race, four and a half furlongS
Nellie w. IIillyar won; time l:14.
Sixth race. four and half furlongs
Faithful won; time l:50l.
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SPOKANE FALLS, WASH, October 10
The Executive Committee oil the
Washington Worlds Fair Commission
assembled here to-day from all parts OF
the State. 1t was decided to ask the
Legislature for S25O,OOO and TO divide
the work into twelve departments, the
whole to be under the supervision oil Il
general manager, who will report TO
the Executive Committee OF the AsSo-
citation. There isevery indication that
liberal appropriations will be secured
and the work be made 4 complete sue
coss for this State
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New ORLEANS, October l6.-The a.
sassination Of Chief Of Police Hennes
sey caused great sensation throughout
the city. and expressions OF regret are
heard from every quarter. Mr.. Hen
nessey was about 30 years Of age, and
unmarried. -Four Of the assassins have
been arrested and identified as Antonio
Scaflidi. Antonio Bagnetti, Sebastianc
Incaadono ana PetrO MasterO.
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WOOSTER, O., October lG.-SpeakeI
Reed. Gen. r. II. Alger and Major Me
Kinley addressed large mass meeting
here tonight Each speaker was re-
ceiyed rovally. especially the famous
sneaker. The students of the University
c5lled ON Mr.. Reed, and presented him
with 4 beautifully engraved silver gavel.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A
Katie Emmett Coming to the Grand.

That magnetic little sOubrcttc, Katie
Emmett, who Is playing 10 standing
room everywhere in her play, "Th'
Waits Of New York" is one of the neal
bookings at the Grand Opera House
Miss Emmett has in her company the
great Amy Ames, who was the feature
Of Natural Gas" and "IIoyts Tin
Soldier" Wright Huntington, Geo. w.
Thompson, Lizzie Davis, Florida Kings
ley and other well known people. The
scenery is entirely new and most elab-
orate. A real fire engine and horses are
features Of the performance.
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He Was sand-Bagged.

MANSFIELD, o., October 16.-Captain
A. C. CumminS, one Of the wealthiest
and most influential Democratic politi
clans in this part of Ohio, was sand
bagged and robbed early this morning,
He was found unconscious and divested
of his overcoat, gold watch and the con
tents of his vallSe. He is dangerously
Injured. and cannot give lucid account
of the affair.
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The IIied-Park Combination is com
pany of artists whose individual merits
have been recognized by the press and
public in the most nattering manner.
The company will give the first concert
in the y. VI. c. \. cOure next Monday
evening. Members Of the Association
have free admission or may have their
seats reserved for fifteen cents. Nom
members age charged the usual admis-
Siou
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WASHINGTON, PA, October l6.-JaS.
Burrows. an oil well driller at this place,
was found dead In q lot near the Il. X @.
railroad track. by party of boys, last
night about 12 o'clock. Foul play was
az first suspected, but an examination
of the body showed no traces OF injuries
Burrows had been drinking, and from
AN appearances he died in a drunken tit.
lie was a cripple. having lost a leg some
ynarS 9mO
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winyote Against TilIman.

COLUMBIA, ). c., October 16.-About
seventy-fve colored Republicans from
nineteen counties of the State met mere
yesterday, and, after long session
adopted resolutions recommending the
negroes of the State to vote for Haskell
the anti-Tillman Democratic candidate
for Governor.
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o'BrIen and Dillon. Whereabouts.

PARIS. October lG.-Messrs. VIM.
O'Brien and John Dillon, who succeeded
in evading the Irish police last week
with the intention Of proceeding 20
America to America 10 lay the cause of
Ireland before the people Of that conn.
try. and who arrived at Chcrbourg Yes.
terday. reached this city this morning.
Mcssrs. Dillon and O'Brien will r,.
main in Paris for few days. when they
will proceed 10 llayre. whore they viii
take passage for New York
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RovalRemains Removed.

BERLIN, October 16.-The coffin CON
tanning the remains of Emperor Fred
erick. Prince Waldemar and Prince Sig
rismnnd were removed to-day from
Potsdam and deposited in the new
mausoleum which has been erected al
that place.
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storms In the North Atlantic.

HALIFAX, n. s., October lG. Report.
from the north side Of Prince Edward
Island say the recent storm there va.
the heaviest for years. Wrcckagc +.
coming ashore at Malpeque, evidently
from a vessel that has been lost. til,
schooner Corporal Trim. which left
Chatham, y. h.. last Thursday Tor Nal
pequc, has not been heard Of, and ha.
doubtless gone down with all on board.
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WESTON. vs.. NA.. October l6.-Last
night hon. John %. Peudieton spoke at
Jane Low before large aud euthusias-
tc crowd A special train left Weston
with about one hundred Democrats Co
iear him. The city band Went along
and rle meeting was % grand success.
Pell.atou was in good Trim and for two
lo.r, held spell-b0uud his audience.
Tle party wa, never better organized iu
th., county than now. Pcud.ctou will
speak here Monday night, as court bee
Gin, here on that day. Tie speaks 40
Cars>ous next Monday 40 . o'clock.
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The Breanan Tragedy.

Sp.ciql Isisq-gn, 20 ne Register.
CLARRsDUEG, W. Va, October 10
Tonight the seven children of Mrs.
Brennan were sent TO Philadelphia, TO
their grandmother. All search has
been given up for Mrs. Brennan, who
is almost certainly dead
The Grand Lodge OF Knights of
Pythias adjourned this morning. after
having been in session three days Con-
siderable business was transacted.
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AunsnitnI fnr Afric..

LONDON, October lG.-The Berlin cor
respondent Of the Ncirs telegraphs that
conference will soon be- held az the for
eign Office in regard to the question NJ
establishing a hospital In Africa. En-
peror William fayors the erection Of the
building on the main land, while othcrs.
Including the head physician Of the
East Africa Company. prefer Zanzibar.
as originally Intended.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-17

MARINE CITY, MlcH, October 10
Mrs. VIM. WellhauSen and her seven
year-old son were drowned in a well at
their home. five miles west of here yes
terday. The boy fell into the well by
accident. and the mother hearing his
cries grew frantic. She plunged into
the water and was also drowned before
help came. Mrs. Wellhausen was i6
wears OF age.
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VIII no Allowed to Give Bail.

Chicago. October Is. - President
Packer. of the defunct Park National
Bank. was again indicted to-day by the
Federal grand jury on a charge of false
certification OF check. His bonds
were fixed at $4,000 and he will be al
lowed to furnish sureties without being
subjected to arrest.
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Special Tsll9rgfH % ne Hsgisffr.
WASHINGTON, October l6.-PatcntS
granted to citizens Of West Virginia for
the week ending October "a, 1890, re-
ported through the Office OF j. +. Beale.
solicitor OF patents, No. G3l + street,
Washington, d. c.: ). b. Sigler, Mar
linshnrr. lifting lack.
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Another Hotel Fire.

SYRACUSE, y. v, October 1G.-There
was another hotel fire in this city this
morning. At about o'clock flames
were discovered in the kitchen Of the
Globe Hotel, separate from the main
building. The guests were called but
only a few responded, the fire being sub
dued in fifteen minutes. The loss was
confined to the roof Of the kitchen.
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nnld Pen.Ion swindIer.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, October To-
John Bigham. who was arrested several
weeks ago for imperSonating his brother
Co obtain q pension, and convicted IN
the United States Court, has been SEN
fenced 90 hard labor in the House OF
Correction for two years. Bigham
fraud was one of the boldest imaginable.
He secured the papers Of his brother,
who served in the war and had been
dead two years, assuming his name, and
not only obtained a pension, but was
admitted and lived for over year at
the Soldiers Home.
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The coming presentation OF Won
SupDe's opera Clover" at the Opera
House. next Tuesday, by the McCaulI
Company promises to be the event oi
the season. The company is great
ono. reinforced by chorus Of 30 voices
and the opera itself is very interesting.
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Republican Meetings.

This evening the delayed reception
and serenadc to W. II. Ilearne will come
off on the Island.
General Green Il. Raum has been en-
gagged by the Republican managers to
speak in the Opera House Saturday
evening
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nInr.Ierell Her Husband.

BAtINoRE, Mp.. October lG.-Chris-
tina Williams killed her husband. Eli
Williams. this mornings al their home in
Chestnut alley. Both were c0lored.
The mans head was severed from his
body With D raLOr.
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Found Dead.

WASHINGTON, October 16.-Paymas-
ter George A. Deering, of the Navy on
duty in the Coast Survey, was found
dead in his bed at his house in this city
this morning. Death was due to heart
disease.
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PrrrsBURG, PA, October l6.-Col.
George f. HUFF, of Green county, was
to-day nominated for Congress by the
Republicans OF the Twenty-hrst Con
gressional district.
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Wet Grounds.

LOUISVILLE. October 1G.-The first
game of the Worlds Championship Sc
ries of base ball was postponed on ac'
count Of wet grounds.
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AN ACTRESS ESCAPE.

Cora Tanner, the actress, made her
escape in this way: Upon being aroused
She rushed into the hall and dashed into
the first open room, which was occupied
bv gentleman who was about to lower
himself by the fire escape. She cried TO
him For Gods sake save me, ana the
man stopped in his flight and adjusted
the escape to Miss Tanner. lie lowered
her TO the ground aud then followed
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"roEr poNELsoN."

There wa, very large audience at
the Grand. last night, 10 see the first
performancc Of Fort Donelson, and
the play went OF in excellent style.
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A ball will be given at Turner Hall
Friday night, October gath, by the Gem
tral Garden Club. MayerS' orchestra
will furnish the music.
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The Mark Twain Rod and Gun Club
will dance at Turner Hall Friday night,
October 3lst. Every lady attending
will be entitled to a chance for drawing
a fine plush rocking chair, and the gen
tlemen will be gived an opportunity to
secure rod. reel and line. Birch's or
chestra will play.
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Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr..
Henry Mayors, Of Oakland, an Ola
Wheeling Lad, and Miss Anna Lightner'
of Harrisville, Ohio, Wednesday, Octo
ber 29th.
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'"frNDr>, o.. October lG. The eau
.N> comprom.scbill giving the Governor
power io iemove members of the Board
obi improvement, 100 Cincinnati and APP
point non-part.,an Board till April.
when They shall Doe elected by the peo-
p.e. passed thc Senate to-day. and is now
.' tue hands OF thc House. Resolutions
IDr ,he committees oi investigation of
'Ae board. and departments at Cincin-
'aii and to consider q plan Of govern
ment for that city aud report at the
lrNi session. were also adopted by the
>rnate and are pending iu the House.
-Hk opinion ~ -u ola and wer-kuowu mcr-
..l.i o. given lu iev words. viz. "l think Dr.
".l- Cough syrup i. tre best colch medicine
'f .- malr Lrrlfr b ELACK. selma. Ind.
Diseased nature oiteutmes hgrak. forth in
Tang. rrupuon. and the result of DO all f.
'lu. Sow salvation on ssh send this very pain
'Ar fI-htatout at thr triaius cost of oniy ~.
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Last Tuesday night a social affair ot

There was a marriage on October Sth,
at Bellevue, Mt the residence OF Hon. =.
w. Magruder, in which the contracting
parties were Samuel OFT Laughlin, OF
Cleveland. Ohio, son of the late Samuel
Laughlin, formerly of Wheeling, and
Miss Mary Lee Magruder. of Woodstock,
Va
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THE HOTEL FIRE.
LOSS OF LIFE AT SYRACUSE NOT so BAD As
REPORTED
But It Is EnOagh-At Least Eight Persons Dead.
Many Narrow Escapes and Many Distress
ingly WOunded-The Deeds Of HerOism
Performed-An Actress Escape

SYRACUSE, n. Y, October 16.-The
magnificent Leland House, the most
magnificent and finest appointed hotel
in Central New York, is to-day nothing
but mass of smouldering ruins. 1t
was l2:45 this morning when the fire
was first discovered in the region of the
kitchen, located on the second floor in
the rear OF the west side of the build
ing. Inside of fifteen minutes the
building was in flames, and before
thirty minutes had elapsed the walls
had fallen with The exception of the
northeast corner. The whole was
one seething furnace to which was
added the horror that many
lives were involved. At first it was
feared that the loss of life was about 30,
but the night wore along and the num-
Der of missing and dead was reduced to
seven or eight. When the flames began
10 sweep through the hotel, Night Clerk
Jones set the automatic fire alarm bells
ringing, and before the rudely-awakened
guests could realize what was the mat
ter the flames and smoke rushed through
the halls, cutting off the usual means of
exit. Each room was provided with Il
common rope fire escape, and by means
OF these many lives were saved.
The burning hotel viewed from the
street presented scene which will
never be forgotten. 1t was agOnizing
in the extreme. At many windows of
the five stories Of the burning building
could be seen men and women pit
eouSly calling for help, or making their
escape by means Of the rope appliances.
In window in the fifth story man
and woman were seen to be apparently
struggling in each others arms. The
woman evidently wanted To throw her
self out of the window. Below them
was a sea of flame. Soon after they
were lost TO view. On the fifth floor to-
ward the Fayette street side four wO-
men appeared at window, their
screams for help being heard above the
din and roar.
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Miss Tanner was not seriously in
jured, but the palms of her hands
were lacerated by holding so tightly
TO the rope. Miss Tanner saved her
jewels and $500 in cash and valuables,
having gobbled them up hastily, thrust
them into a jewel case and tied it
about her neck. Miss Tanner was
taken TO the Vanderbilt House and
tended to in the ladies' parlor. The
other members of her company are also
at the Vanderbilt House. Miss Dupree
and Miss Klein, both of the same COM
pany, had narrow escapes. They were
on the fifth floor, and would doubtless
have perished had it not been for the
courageous boy who ran the elevator.
They groped around the hall until they
heard shout to come to the elevator.
They followed the sound of the voice
and found the car. They were taken
down safely, although the flames shot
into the elevator at nearly every floor.
The building was owned by the Ever
son estate. A rough estimate OF the
loss is S215,OOO, with insurance ef about
S130,OO0 The LelandS loss will be
about $4,000
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED.
Mr.. Perry, of the insurance firm of
Bowen & Perry, was on the scene about
as soon as any one outside of the police
and fire departments. He says he made
a personal examination and from what
he saw he believes the place was set on
fire and the fire started in n back room
where lot of grease was stored. "A
skylight was over the place" he said,
"and the flames leapcd up through
it, and into sort of well which
served as a conductor to carry the fire
to the rooms of the guests which open
ed out upon II into the various floors.
At the Globe hotel fire, which was short
" afterwards, but slight, Mr.. Perry
says he was quickly on the scene, and
declares that the fire started from
grease in the kitchen in precisely the
same manner as at the Leland. He
believes that both places were set on
fire in precisely the same manner by
some person or persons employed in the
hotels. A vigorous investigation will
be made.