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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
Notes Of Interest Gathered in the Mills
and Factories.

Notes Of Interest Gathered in the Mills
and Factories.
Only one turn is working at the upper
Riverside forge.
The glassworkers at the Crystal glass
works. Bridgeport, are out on strike.
Work was commenced yesterday on
the roof on the Centre Market building.
Part of the decorating department OF
the Wheeling pottery will be idle to-day.
The nail plate rolls at the Benwood
Iron Works were idle yesterday on ac-
count of shortage of natural gas.
About twenty bottle blowers have ar
rrived in Bellaire from Alton, H., to go
TO work in the factory there, which VIII
be in operation Thursday morning.
Fire was started on Monday in the
two new pudding furnaces at the Bel
mont. If room can be made work Will
be commenced this week upon two ad-
ditiOnal furnaces.
Work on the building of the Lamp
and Stamping Company has been de-
layed on account of the non-arriyal OF
material, owing to the Il. n o. freight
blockade. The machinery has nearly
all arrived, and has been stored in a
house adjoining the building.
Owing to the filling of the Bellaire
blast furnace with promiscuous lot OF
different kinds of ore, instead OF the eX-
act proportions, which has been the
rule heretofore, there was danger for
some days that it would chill. The ac-
cident, however, was happily averted.
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FRAUDULENT PENSION.
Capt. w. II. Little and Mrs. Caroline
Sweitzer Convicted at Columbus.

Capt. w. III. Little and Mrs. Caroline
Sweitzer Convicted at Columbus.
Capt w. II. Little, the Bcllaire police
man, who, it seems, also acted as "A pen
sion agent, and who aided and assisted
Caroline Sweitzer, Of that place, to OBJ
tain fraudulent pension by perjury,
was convicted in the United States
Court at Columbus Monday, after trial
which lasted part of Saturday aid all
day Monday. He was sent to jail TO
await sentence. Mrs. Sweitzer was also
convicted on Saturday and sentenced to
five years in the Ohio penitentiary.
This case was one Of the worst at
tempts to dcfraud the Government,
which has ever been brought to light in
this section of the country, and the ofli-
GERS deserve great credit for bringing
the offenders to justice, when every ef-
fort was made by certain individuals TO
hinder them in their investigations,
and thereby to defeat the ends OF JUS
tice. The story Of the case, briefly told,
is as follows:
Mrs. Caroline lIanke, mother OF the
woman who was convicted, made an
attempt through c. A. Schafer, of this
city, to secure a pension, but died
while the matter was pending. After
her death, her daughter, Mrs. Caroline
Sweitzer, impersonated her, and with
the assistance of Capt. Little, secured a
pension of 81, ,1iO, the latter receiving
S40O for the part he took in the transac-
ton. A brother. Fred lianke, now liv-
ing in Birmingham, Ala. learning Of
the affair, demanded portion
of the money. Failing to secure it,
he wrote to the Pension department,
and the matter was made public. Little
then took Mrs. Sweitzer TO Hates Rock,
in Marshall county, and later brought
her to this city and kept her in hiding,
it not being known that he had a hand
in the fraud. When the matter had
blown over, as he supposed, she was
taken back to Bcllaire. The case was
worked up by Special Agent Roome,
and Deputy J. C. Devine, and the wo-
man and Little were both arrested on
the night Of November 3, the latter
while on duty. From the evidence in
the case it appears that others are mix
ed up in the scandalouS affair. and more
arrests may follow. The Government
will not lose one cent of the money, as
the bank which cashed the check for
80. 40, is responsible to the Government
for the full amount.
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Inthe Seuate.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Plumb introduced 4
bill to reduce the amount of United
States bonds To be required of National
Banks, and TO replace their surrendered
notes. and to provide for the free coin
age Of silver. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Finance. He also offered
an amendment (in the same terms) to
a bill now on the calendar, so that the
matter can be brought before the SEN
ate independently of any report from
the Finance Committee. In doing so
he gave notice that if the Election bill
were not disposed OF at an early day he
should move to lay it aside for time be-
inc i'm order that the bill just intro
dpced bv him and all other measures
relating TO the financial condition OF the
country should be considered.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the Sec
retary of the Treasury for a certified
copy of the accounts of John l. Daven-
port. Chief Supervisor of Elections for
the Southern District of New York, Tor
the elections of 1884, 1856 and lsss, to-
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THE CHARLESTON POsTOFFICE.
The Fight for the Plum Grows Warm.
The Charges Against Atkinson.

Spscidt Telegram 70 me hegsStsF
WASHINGTON, d. c., December o.
Representative Atkinson saw the PreSi-
dent to-day about the Charleston post
office fight. but it is understood he OBJ
tanned no light a. TO who will be select
ed FOR the place. The papers in the
ease will 90 TO the President tomorrow.
and it is expected he will act on il forth
with. IL is understood that Mr..
-. ). Atkinson, brother of the
Representative, had the strongest
endorsement for the place and would
have got il if the hackers of John Slack,
Jr.. had not made serious charges
against him in connection with the
trouble which Atkinson got into with Il
colored brother al GallipoliS some time
ago. Atkiuson'S friends claim that he
was inSulted by the negro and resented
the insult. when the negro struck him
with club. inlicting serious wound.
The Slack faction, however, it IS said
have filed papers with the Postmaster
General, charging that Atkinson was in-
toxicated al the time and got into 4
street row with the negro.
Slack's friends deny that lie filed the
charges against Atkinson and assert
that the affidavit submitted was made
/ by old mau Forsyth. whose son works
/ in the Charleston Tribune Office, and
which paper has eSpoused the cause OF
/ Walter Hanna. However, Slack and
his friends have not officially tried to
conceal the charge either at Charleston
or Washington. Major Huling, Of
] Ilrt.
down for L. :. Marshal, is here looking
after Slack'S interests as we'll as some
real estate SpeculatiOns OF his own.
1t is feared these charges will greatly
prejudice AtkinSon'S case with the
President. and it is thought likely the
outcome will be that Walter Hanna, the
candidate backed by Fud McGinni>,
who is conteSting Mr.. AlderSon'S seat,
will get the place The fight has been
a hot one. and however it is settled, it
is certain 10 increase the bitterness be-
tween the Republican factions in the
Third district.
| learn from Democrats as well as he
publcanS SOiOurning here that the
Democrats Of Charleston would like to
see Slack lug off the prize, since he now
holds the place of Crier of the Demo
cratic Supreme Court Of West Virginia,
| thereby making vacancy to be filled
By a good and deserving Democrat.
The Supreme Court found Little John
in the place and never had the courage
20 turn him out, and the only hopes the
Democrats of Charleston have Of warm
ing his seat is TO get him place under
the Harrison administration. The
Democrats Of Charleston, in their pray
ers for an efficient 7. NJ. for that city,
ALWAYS mention Slack.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Daily Chronicle OF the Movements Of In
dividuals.

divlduals.
DR.. &c. Hupp is improving after severe
illness
DIN. Campsey, of Claysville, is at the
McLure.
Lee Hamm left yesterday on hunting
expedition.
Lon Lynch, of Moundsville, was in the
city yesterday.
Mangus Long arrived home yesterday
| from Beaver, Pa.
Chas. Z. Wells, of Glovers Gap, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. G. II. Faupel left yesterday 10 visit
friends in Louisville.
Geo. Long and family arrived home yes
terday from Beaver, Pa.
Sol. Coen, of Akron, is the guest of Louis
Schwab, on Maiu street
Geo. Howard, Esq, of Cincinnati, was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
w. &. Hetson, of Fairview, was regis.
tered at the Windsor yesterday.
w. E. Spragg, of Waynesburg, Pa, is in
the city visiting his brother, DR.. Spragg.
L. S. Marshal John Devine arrived
home from Columbus yesterday morning
VT. Hartman, of Wheeling, was in
Washington on Monday.-Wdshingto Oh
scrrcr.
Mrs. w. p. Wiley, of Morgantown. is
the guest of Mrs. John Wagner, on Twelfth
street.
Andrew Clark, of Dean, and J. w. Good
man, of Piedmont, were at the Behler yes
terday.
James knight and j. w. knight, Of
Lewisburg, w. Va, are stopping at the
Stamm.
Chief Engineer c. 4. Wilson, Of the
Wheeling x Lake Erie, was at the Mcclure
yesterday.
Z. B. Bowie, of Wheeling, was among
Yesterdays arrivals at the Rufiner.-
charleston star.
Capt James Bartol, auditor OF the Cleye-
land, Akron < Canton Railroad Is at the
Mcclure House
State Senator VIM. G. Worley, of King
wood, Preston county, was in the city yes
terday on BUSINESS.
Col Geo. w. Thompson, President Of the
Ohio River railroad, was among the visit
ors in the city yesterday.
s. OFT Carothers returned home Monday
from an extended business trip in the
southern end Of the State.
Miss Mary n. Dickey left this morning
for Wellsville. Ohio, where she will be the
guest of Miss Lizzie Johnson for Il few
days.
Messrs. Ed and Richard Robertson, G..
o. Smith and DIR. Caddle. returned last
night from q successful hunting expedi-
tion.
Mr.. w. j. Martin has returned home
Creston, Iowa, where he has been visiting
friends and relatives and recuperating his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II. Work returned
Monday from the Eastern wedding tour,
and have gone to housekeeping on South
Eoff street.
John Murphy, of the East End, was
called TO Wheeling Saturday by the death
of his brother, who resided in that city
Pdrkeysburg Sentinel.
John X Jolly, Of the firm of jolly Bros,
returned to the city yesterday from a busi
ness trip to Pittsbnrg. Albert jolly is
lying seriously i'll at his home in this
city.
Miss Mamie Hearn, OF Covington, Ky,
who has been the guest of Miss Sara Cecil
here several times, was married yesterday
to Mr.. Silver. Of Wellsville, Ohio. cashier
of the First National Bank Of that place.
Mr.. L. s. Kinchelo has returned from his
visit TO New York and eastern cities ac-
companied by Mrs. \. b. Reilly and little
daughter. Of Orange, Va, TO be the guest
OF her cousin. Mrs. X. 5. Kinchelo on Nir-
ginia street, Island.
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TYPE FOUNDRY COMBINE.
IL is said That the Various Foundries
WIN Form Trust

KANSAS CITY. No., December "a
morning paper says: For some time
past company composed of English
and American capitalists, known as the
American Type Foundry Company, has
been negotiating for the purchase of all
the type foundrieS in the United States.
The fact became known yesterday
through rumOrS of an attempted pur-
chase of the type foundrieS in this city.
Representatives. Of the company have at
their disposal for purpose of purchase
twenty million dollars. During the past
week letters have been sent TO all the
type foundries in the country asking.
first, II the company TO which il is
addressed will sell out or retain stock in
the enterprise; second, II il will sell out
and completely abandon the business.
The manager OF the Western Type
Foundry, in this city, said last night re-
garding the movements of the Syndi-
cate: Il have no doubt but it will meet
with considerable success. 4 great
many fOUndrics will sell out 50 far aS
am concerned have left the matter
with our house in Chicago"
CHICAGO, DtctmQcf y.-OOLcerllng
a dispatch from Kansas City, 20 the ef-
feet that English and American capital
iSS are endeavoring 10 purchase all of
the type foundrieS i'm the United States.
Mr. 7. H. Brewer, Treasurer of the
Union Type Foundry, of this city, said
that he had heard nothing OF such a
syndicate. IL was true, however, he
said, that since the old Type Founders
Association had been dissolved, the
business had been going 10 the dogs
through disastrous competition. Found
erS have understood that il was neeeS-
sary 10 get business on firm basis, and
there has been a sentiment that some
eiIectual organization was required.
can say that a project is now on foot for
consolidating the type foundrieS, not in
trust, but in one company. The cap
ital OF the company will be simply the
aggregate assets Of the concerns which
compose it.
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GOLD COMING
From Europe To Relieve the Stringency
of the Money Market.

New YORK, December 9.-Over So
600. 600 in gold will start from Europe
this week for New York. Nearly all
this will come by the steamship Males
tic, which sails tomorrow. This gold will
tend very strongly to relieve the money
Stringency in this country, the extent OF
which was shown yesterday when the
rates for money advanced to quarter
per cent. and interest, for no apparent
cause except fear on the part of cap
italiStS.
On Saturday and yesterday gold to the
amount of ST, 800, 600 had been ordered.
To-day'S orders were Sl,725, 900. II is
estimated on Wall street to-day that
owing to the extreme ease of money in
London. the Bank of England is willing
to lose from $1,000, 600 to 10000. 900 OF
gold in the settlement of her trade bal
anceS. consequently little fear is enter
tanned that the banks discount rate
will be advanced in consequence OF these
shipments.
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rosroy1Ays IN ROBIN HOOD.

Everyone is waiting with impatience
the coming OF the Bostonians next week.
Their opening piece will be ROBIN
Hood" and of this comic opera the Cin-
cinnati Enquirer says:
Never since the beginning OF the
present craze for comic opera has more
brilliant or delightful opera been pro-
ducea than robin Hood. The
dialogue is clean and bright, with a
ouiet Gilbertain humor running through
il. the comedy parts are intensly funny
in conception and the situations and
general story striking, the interest De-
ing sustained to the end. The music Is
n little on the Sullivan order, thong h al
times it rises TO TIE grandeur oil the
Great German and Italian masters.
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AMontana Man Gets 1t.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-The Re-
publican members of the House held 4
short caucus after adjournment to-day,
TO select a Postmaster TO succeed
Mr.. Wheat, of Wisconsin. Mr.. Car
TEN, of Montana, secured 73 votes
for his candidate, James w. Hathaway,
of Montana. Mr.. Hathaway is a ma
tive of Ohio. He enlisted in the One
Hundred d-and-iifth Ohio in 1862, and
was permanently disabled by a wound
received at the battle of Perryville, Ky.
He removed to Montana at the close of
the war.
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DcIamater.s Difficulties.

MEADVIfLE, PA, December 9.-Tho
amount of liabilities given by the as
sigueeS of the Dclamater bank was not
satisfactory, and gives no great degree
of hope to depoSitorS. 1t is said war
rant has been issued for the arrest oi
Victor NJ. Delamater, late cashier OF
the bank, he being charged with ac'
cepting the money Of depositorS after
banking hours, and with the full knowl'
edge that the assignment was TO be an
nounced in less than twenty-four hours.
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NO. $50
HE LEAVES LONDON
PARyELL STARTS FOR DUBLIN AMID CHEERS
OF his coUyrRYMEs.
BE Thanks Them for the Demonstration and Says
Hs Will Never Forge! Thsm-He Will
Rsrganizs the National Leagus-Ihs
0Brisn-Parnsll Correspondents

LONDON, December 9.-Mr. Parnell
started for Dublin this evening. a large
crowd of Irishmen, residents OF this
city, assembled at the railway station,
and on the appearance Of their leader,
cheered wildly. Mr.. Parnell entered Il
ear and from a window addressed his
countrymen. lie said: IL am over
joycd to see that you have honored me
in such large numbers. The demonstra-
tion will help me in this fight which |
have undertaken. Over sixteen years ago
the Irishmen Of England gave me the
first assistance in framing for my coun-
try the path which she has pursued
from that day to this. / have never
forgotten your help, never forgotten
that TO you, exiles of Erin, was due the
credit Of the first God speed in the new
struggle You will have no cause 10
regret that you stood by me In those
days. you will be with me TO the end,
and together we will win for our coun-
try what God determined she should
get"
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The Rall. snread.

DENIsoN, TN, December 9.-Ihe
Missouri. Kansas and Texas express
train. which left here 40 . a. m. yeSter-
day, was ditchcd between stations Ray
and Alkire. The mail. express, bag
gage and two passenger coaches were
derailed. The ears turned over on their
sides and caught fire. but the flames
were soon cxtinguiShed. The paSSen.
gers broke through the windows and
escaped. W. Whiteridge. OF Mt. Scott,
Kansas: w. W. HagserS0n, of San >aoac
Express Messenger James Call, Baggage
/ Master VI. J. Handy and Porter Cald'
well. were severely bat not dangerously
injured. The accident was caused 10y
/ sureaGiug rails.
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one I,nIlet KIned noth.

DorOuEErY. /. T.. December 9.-JoS.
Brown ard his step-daughter were muir
dered last night in q brutal manner.
Brown lived with his step-daughter IN 4
small cabin four miles from Daugherty.
Last night some unknown parties called
him 90 the door and fired upon him with
q Winchester. one ball struck him in
the heart, passed through his body and
struck his step-daughter, who was
standing behind him. in the head. kill
inf both instantly. There is no clue.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A
MAGGIE MITCHELL.

Our readers will welcome with delight
the appearance on Friday and Satur-
day nights, December.l2 and 13, and
Saturday matinee, of the famous Mag
gle Mitchell, who will make her first
appearance in two years, presenting
two OF her strongest and best plays. as
follows: Friday night and Saturday
matinee, Ray" Saturday night, Lit
tie Barefoot" No lover OF the drama,
nure. elevated and refined. and who de-
sires to witness true histrionic genius,
should fail to see Maggie Mitchell in
her ideal impersonation of Little Bare.
foot. Miss Mitchell will be supported
by a complete dramatic company.
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s.Punctuality is the hinge Of business. In
families where Or. Bulls Cough Syrup IS kept,
there is never a case Of absence from School OF
business on account of coughs, Gods or sore
throat. Price pc.
.Thus am doubly armed, my death and my
life. my bane and my antidote, are Ooth before
tism and moderate spell of sciatica, but have
also bottle OF the celebrated Salvation OH, 10
cure both.
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Neither Wa, utt.

CAIRO. Ills, December Saturday
afternoon John p. Morris and Wallace
7 ". Blyth. OF Fulton, KY. became in-
volved i'm difficulty which resulted in
each drawing arevolver aud exchanging
six shots without injury 20 either. Some
nights ago an attempt was made 20 burn
the livery stable of Morris. who SwOrc
out a warrant against Blythe charging
him with iuStigating the deed. The
marshal had just executed the warrant
when the shooting occurred. The affair
created much excitement. Both men
are under heavy bonds. The principals
are both prominent aud wealthy citizens.
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o'RRIEN TO pARNErI.

NEW ORh, DcccHlUrI :.
To Mr.. PdrneU. w. T.. House of COM
mons, London. (COnfdcntidD:
shrink with horror from taking
sides against you in a struggle which
opens such an appalling prospect Of ruin
and disgrace to our cause. Throughout
this unhappy affair have refraincd
from saying one word personally ofIcns-
i've to you, and have read with
the deepest pain and disgust some
of the personal attacks made on
you, and now before Ireland is irretricy-
ably committed to 4 ruin0uS conflict, !
appeal TO you as 4 leader. have Tor
ten years been proud to follow, and as
friend, for whom | still feel warm
affection: can you not see some way
which, while safely guarding your own
reputation, the country may be saved
from the destruction which threatens
IL?
Signed WM. O'BRIEN.
PARNELL TO o'BRIEN.
LONDON, December $.
To O'Bricn, Hoffman House, Nclo York:
Had you wired prior TO Saturday some
suggestion from me might have sue
ceeded II is now too late for me too
rescue the seccdcrs from a false posi-
ton; shall, however. be very glad To see
and consult you on arrival in Europe.
PARNEII.
Mr.. O'Bricn sent the following to-day:
NEW YORK, December ..
PdrncU, House NJ Commons:
Regret to find misleading version of
my confidential cable published in the
press Your reply shows total misun-
derstandng Of my message which was
prompted by regard for your past ser
vices and by still existing personal aiiec-
tion. and sent with the knowledge Of
colleagues here, in the earnest hope that
you might in consonance with the will
Of the majority Of the party whose olec-
tion OF chairman we have endorsed. iind
way by which the country might be-
saved from ruinous conflict. The tone
of your reply leaves little ground for
hope: but having regard for borribl" con
sequences to the country Of prolonged
internicene struggle, am still anxious
TO have an interview, and shall start
Saturday for France on my way to Ire
land. Am communicating this 10 the
nress. WM. O'BgTN.
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Gladstone on the Crisis.

LONDON. December 9.-Mr. Gladstone
has written a letter regarding the crisis
in the Irish Nationalist party in which
he says there appears TO be no question
affecting himself, but only an uneX-
planned contradiction between the Par
nell Of November, 1890, and the Parnell
of all former dates, since the Hawarden
interview.
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used by millions of mothers for child
rem teething for over fifty years with per-
feet success. II relieves the little sufferer
at once. produces natural, quiet sleep by
freeing the child from pain, and the little
cLerub awakes as bright as button" II
is very pleasant to taste, soothes the chlid,
softens the gums, allays pain, relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best known
remedy for diarrhea, whether arising
from teething or other causes. twenty-five
cents a bottle.
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CHINESE CHRISTIANS MAssAcRED
by Their Pagan Brotbers-Nission Houses
arc Burned by the Fiends.


SAN FRANCISCO. December 9.-Ad-
vices from Chung King, China, by the
steamer China, which arrived here yes
terday, state that the troubles at Ia
Chit Hsien, arose from the massacre OF
Chinese Christians at LOong Toh Tsln,
by members Of the Loong Huy Society.
during a celebration In honor Of the
society's patron deity. After the cele-
bration had lasted several days the
brotherhood consulted their gods as to
whether it would be safe TO plunder the
Christians. The reply being in the az
lirmatiye the brotherhood made a raid
on a number Of well-to-do Christian
families, and carried of a lot Of booty.
A few days laterdhey made a fresh at
tack and massacred over twenty per
sons, nineteen bodies being counted Ia
the streets, and several more are known
to be cut in pieces and thrown into the
river. The Mission building and many
Others were burned, and the corpses
thrown into the flames. On the follow
ing day the brotherhood proceeded TO
another market town and made an as
sault on the Christians there. The lat
ter fed, but one Of them was killed.