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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
\ MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
IL Has Puzzled the Lexington. Ky, Police
Since Last Christmas Day.

LEXINGTON, KY. December "A
murder mystery that has puzzled the
Lexington police for nearly a year was
cleared up in court here yesterday. Ollie
Travis, 30 years Of age. got drunk last
Christmas day, and going into John
Benckart'S saloon, raised 4 row.
Dick Perkins and Herman Grey, bar
keepers, and the proprietor threw
Travis out on the sidewalk, where he
was picked up a short time afterward.
Ii was found that he had been stabbed
in the side, and in twelve days he was a
corpse.
The three men who put Travis out
were arrested, aud had an examining
trial, but no light was thrown on the
mystery, aud the public never knew who
gave Travis his death wound. Yesterday
Perkins case came up in the Circuit
Court. and the vast audience was cleo
tritied when Edmund3 Hatton, black
smith, testified as follows:
Il was in Benckart'S saloon between
. and o'clock last Christmas after
noon. / was passing the saloon and
heard a fuss inside. l went into the
saloon and saw two men holding man
who was trying TO get away from them.
saw another man rush up and plunge
a knife into him.
Herman Gray and John Benckart
had hold OF the man who was trying 10
get out Of his overcoat. The man was
bleeding at the face and had been struck
on the forehead / saw no weapon
about him.
THE man who did the cutting was
Dick Perkins. am positive il was Per
kinS who did the cutting. l think il
was a pocket knife with which he was
cut. Travis sank to the floor, and the
TWO men who were holding him having
let 20. Perkins then caught hold OF
Travis and pitched him out on the
street. Travis did not utter 4 word
during the whole Of the time
All efforts to break down Hatton'S
testimony ON crOSS-eNaminatiOn failed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08

GENERAL MILES TALKS
On the Indian Question-What is Being
Done BY the Army.

CHICAGO, ILL, December 7.-Gen.
Miles said to-day: Generals Ruger
and Brooke have been doing all they
could to put the small number of avail
able troops In position to be useful, and
so far as possible staying the threat
ened cyclone, yet the end Of the Indian
troubles is Immediately at hand.
No other civilized country on the
face of the earth would toler-
ate many thousands of armed savages
scattered through different States and
Territories. The people of Texas, West
ern Kansas, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota. Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
Eastern Washington, Idaho, Arizona
and New Mexico, are seriously in
terested in this subject. While the fire
may be suppressed in one place, it will
be still smoulderiLg and liable to break
out at other places where they least ex-
pect it, under the present system"
Gen. Miles has received from Lieut..
Castor, of the Eighth Cavalry, report
of the Council held with the Cheyennes,
at the Mission on Tongue river, Mon
tana, with reference to these matters,
and Lieut.. CASTOR reports that at this
conference there were present Spotted
Wolf, Old Crow, White Elk, Badger,
Porcupine, and number OF other
Cheycnnes and Sioux, and Fire Crow,
an Ogallalla Sioux.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
now SAM LEARNED To READ.
He Prayed and Prayed and the GIFT Was
Given Him.

NANfu mum
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. November e
Samuel Bowth is 4 colored man who for
a long time has been employed in the
/ lumber yards of John DerOcher.
I Though ignorant 20 "a certain extent. he
has always been liked. BOwth has al
ways taken great interest in religious
matters, but his greatest drawback was
the fact that he could not read.
Mr. DerOcher was II Uch surprised the
other morning when he noticed that
sam was exceedingly happy. and with
great exultatiOn sam told Derocher that
he could read, and upon being fur
nished a Bible he read with perfect
ease. sam was well known, and this
caused great excitement about his new
gift. sam told the World correspond
ent the following:
Il never had any education and en-
We'd ministers. and | determined 10
learn how to read. / studied and stud
led. but il was all Greek To me. never
could learn one word; So I took to my
knees and prayed that | would be made
able TO read. prayed and prayed every
night on my knees, asking God
10 teach me how to read. The
other night | felt curious feeling as II
an old rag was being unwrapped from
around my head, and something told
me could read, so got a Bible of a
neighbor and it was all plain. can
read il plainly and can pronounce all
the words right, so everybody tells me.
| tell you, boss, believe in prayer.
Derocher, his employer, says Sam IS
truthful darkey. polite and industrious,
aud he was never detected in anything
wrong. As IL is well known that sam
could not read a few days ago and now
he can read well, his story eXciteS deep
interest
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
KOCH'S STUDIES.
Cure for Diphtheria and Tetanus the
TRANSMISSION to Humans the Blood oil
Animals.

BERLIN, December THE latest de-
yelopmentS of Prof. Koch's discovery OF
a cure for diphtheria and tetanuS have
been limited to test experiments with
animals until yesterday, when the
remedy was applied to several human
subjects through the TRANSMISSION of
blood from animals not susceptible TO
the diphtheria bacillus or to tctanus.
Doctors Behring and Kitasato found
that the blood of rats and mice had a
destructive effect on the virus OF dlph-
theria. while the blood of rabbits trans
fused, had n similar effect on tetanus.
Before TRANSMISSION the blood must be
freed of its coagulum and otherwise
prepared. ,
The De,tsche McdiziniSche Vochen-
scIlrift promises to explain the method
fully, no secrecy being observed IN re-
gard to the remedy.
Professors Ziemssen and Bauer, lee
turing before the Munich Medical So
ciety. expressed themselves as opposed
To the use of Prof. Koch'S lymph in pri-
vate practice until the chances OF cure
are better calculable. A patient In
Vienna hospital, who was under treat
ment bv the new method, died suddenly
as soon as the reaction following the
inoculation set in, and seventeen-Year-
old girl. who was inoculated win the
lymph for lupus yesterday morning at
an Innsbruck hospital. died last even
Ing from paralysis of the heart She
had strong physique, but the reaction
was so intense that she succumbed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
swITcHMEN's STRIKE
At the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yards
at Glenwood.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, December THE
trouble with the switchmen in the Bal
tmore & Ohio railroad yards at Glen
wood still remains unsettled. Every
thing is quiet and the men who are out
offer no violence or interference TO the
moving Of trains by imported switch
men. The men resent the imputation
that they are on strike and say they
acted only in accordance with the alter
native offered by the company. This
morning twenty-five men arrived
from Martinsburg, W. Va, to take
the places Of those who have quit. The
men were Immediately put to work. In
the morning two trains were moved
over the Junction road by the new
switchmen and transferred TO the Pitts
burg x Western without difficulty. The
Switchmen's Association, No. 90, held a
meeting at Forty-tifth avenue, Saturday
night, and their deliberations were not
concluded until an early hour this
morning. The most that could be
learned concerning the result arrived at,
was decision TO appeal TO the
Grand Lodge for intervention
in the settlement OF the difficulty.
Such an appeal was accordingly made,
but it will be two or three days before
anything will result from such action.
They assert that the through freight
men are in sympathy and that general
strike may result.
Grand Master Downey, of the Switch
mems Association, was expected here
tonight, but at midnight had not ar
rived. Secret meetings are being held
at both Pittsburg AID Glenwood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
TRAGEDY IN AN ATLANTA HOTEL
The Proprietress Shot by Her Insanely
Jealous Husband.


ATLANTA, Dec. AT 5 o'clock last
night the boarders at the Commercial
Hotel were startled by the sound OF
psto shot in one OF the rooms. w. l..
Wallace had shot his wife.
Wallace was morbidly jealous and
has been threatening to Kill his vile
for several months. Two months age
he placed a pistol at her temple and
told her if she moved or spoke he wonld
blow her brains out.
Last night he resumed his threats and
his wife fled to the room of an elderly
lady and locked herself in. Wallace
attempted to break down the door.
Failing in this, he broke open the tran
som and sprang through, falling upon a
bed
His wife fled TO corner near the
bureau. He went directly to her with
cooked pistol in his hand, and began
firing. Three shots were fired, and at
the last shot she fell upon the bed, shot
through the thigh.
"You have killed her." shrieked the
lady occupant OF the room.
If haven't killed her, will come
back and finish her"
He then said: Let me kill myself
now" and he ran into another room.
His courage oozed out, for he came
out soon afterward, pistol in hand, and
fled. He ran down an alley, dropped
his pistol. and stopped to pick it up.
The police lost sight of him, but tracked
him 10 the river.
The couple made a runaway match on
July 4, Mrs. Wallace, nee Mrs. Leoen'
being much his senior in years and q
divorced wife at the time. Wallace Is
about "a years of age.
His wife was the proprietress oil the
Commercial Hotel, where the shooting
occurred. The ball entered the righ'
hin and is still EMBEDDED in the flesh.
The house is being guarded by police
tonight in fear that Wallace will re.
turn and carry out his threat OF killing
his wife.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
QUAY EGGS on CAMERON.
The National Chairman Wants to Sit
Down on Magee.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., December =
Quay is openly promoting the candidacy
OF Cameron, and therefore it is safe to
predict Cameron's reelection. GUY
never took TO the idea that Delamater
should be elected to the Senate by way
of vindication, and now that Delama-
ter's failure has put him entirely out OF
consideration. Quay does not hesitate TO
avow his purpose TO retain Cameron.
He is actively cooperating with Cam
error In the unusual campaign which
Cameron is conducting. Instead OF go
ing to PENNSYLVANIA to look for votes
Cameron, assisted by Quay, is bringing
the Republican leaders in the LegiSla-
ture and among the Oflice-folders 10
Washington to find out how they stand.
So far Cameron and Quay have found
no opposition. Last night, for example,
delegation, headed by Internal Reve-
nue Collector Martin, David ii. Lane
and State Senator Smith and Penrosc,
came down to confer. Quay entertained
them at midnight, and talked the whole
political situation over Then TINS
morning they saw Cameron and encour'
aged his heart by predicting victory oy
a practically unanimous majority. quay
told them in his conversation that Ma
gee and all other independent Republl-
cans must be shut out OF the Repuoli'
can party to all intents and purposes ioi
at least two years. They must not be
allowed in caucus or convention unit
they had purged themselves of their in
iouity. In the coming session ot th'
Legislature they must get no laNor'
either in the officers or legislation.
Quay's behcst will be carried out. H'
thinks it will maintain his power il
Pennsylvania, even at the expense %
another defeat next fall.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
FRANKFORT DEMOCRATIC.
The First Straight Ticket Elected In Years
Fatal Shooting at the Polls.

FRANkFogr, KY, December For
the first time in twenty-five years the
straight Democratic ticket was success
full in Frankfort yesterday. The
election for Councilmen has re-
suited in Democratic major
ity OF i19. Every ward gave a de-
cided majority, and the entire Board Of
Council is Democratic. The negroes
voted freely for the straight ticket.
The city Is wild with enthusiasm.
The only marring Circumstance was a
shooting at o'clock In the afternoon
near the polls in the Second ward.
A man named Frank Kennedy IN a
controversy with Louis Weitzel called
him son OF a. WeitLel Knocked
him down and was about TO jump upon
him when Kennedy drew pistol and
fired, the missile entering WcitZel :
groin and making a very dangerous, If
not a fatal. wound.
Weitzel was Democrat and Kennedy
for the opposition. Both are citizens OF
the First ward, and live in adjoining
houses. The physicians have not yet
discovered the course Of the ball, but
the general impression is that the wound
il fatal
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
IN DUBLIN
ParnelI is Upheld, While at Cork lie is
Denounced.

DUBLIN, December NO references
were made To Mr.. Parnell in any OF the
churches here to-day. A meeting OF Natl
onalists was held to-day in Phoenix Park,
The attendance was only moderate, ow'
ing to the bitterly cold weather. The
Lord Mayor, who presided, moved a res
olution that Mr. ParnelI alone be titled to
lead the Nation. He condemned the
Healyites, whose independence and in
tegrity he said had been sapped by
English wire pullers. He called on Mr..
Parnell under no circumstances to
abandon his position. Mr.. Glad
stone, he said, was still humbug-
ging Ireland. When Sexton, Heaiy,
Dillon and O'Brien (groans). were din
Ing with Gladstone they were perhaps
selling the Irish cause. The sweet
breads and nice dishes had overcome
them. He challenged Mr.. Parnell's
opponents, whom he characterized as
political leperS, to come to Ireland ana
see how they would be received.
A resolution was carried unanimously
also vote of thanks to those who sup
ported Mr.. Parnel. The crowd burned
an efligy OF HealY and kicked the re-
mains about the park amid shouts OF
derlsion. Otherwise the meeting was
orderly.
In Cork City, Mr.. Parnell's electorate,
the National LeaguerS unanimously
condemned Parnell and approved the
action of Mr.. lIealy, who represents The
city of Cork in Parliament.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
LYMPH DOES ITS WORK.
The Three Patients Inoculated in New
Haven steadily Improving.

New HAVEN, December The In
terest in the lymph which has been
aroused by the treatment OF three pa
ticnts by DR.. Foster, increases every
day. The physicians who have charge
of the different cases are besieged daily
with callers anxious to learn the effects
of the experiments. The three patients
under treatment are progressing hnely,
and give good grounds, so the doctors
saw, to believe that the lymph will ac-
complish all that is claimed for II. The
two patients inoculated yesterday alter
noon were much improved to-day. Inc
first case experimental upon has reached
more marked state of improvement,
and the patient shows every evidence or
4 continued gain toward recovery.
There has been no evidence Of relapse,
the effects Of the medicine being still
apparent, and continuing the good work
that was begnn after the first nocula-
tion.
DIR. Francis Bacon, who provided the
case of lupus for treatment, describes
the effects of the lymph on the patient
In much the same manner as 1t has al
ready been described by DIR. Koch. DR..
Henry l.. Swain also speaks OF the case
of laryngitis in about the same way pro-
fessionally as it has been treated here
tofore. One of the patients is G. NJ.
Bradley, of North Haven, and the others
are thought to be c. A. Lucas, an en-
ploye at the Winchester Arms Company,
and 5. L. Bradley merchant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
JOE COBURN DEAD.
The World Renowned Pugilist Passes
Away After an Illness OF Six Months.

NEW YORK, December Joe Coburn
for many years heavy weight champion
pugilist of the world, passed away al
his residence, No. 935 West Thirty.
fifth street, last night, after an illness
of little over six months. The pugil-
ist caught a severe cold last fall, from
which he contracted severe bronchial
attack, which developed into consump-
tion, which eventually resulted in his
death. Coburn was known throughout
the civilized world. He has had
the gloves on with all OF
the champions, but in his palmieSt days
bare knuckles were the favorites. He
came to this country when quite lad.
He first saw the light OF day in Middles-
town, County Armagh, Ireland, on July
90, 1888. The last time he fought for
the championship was November 80,
1870. when he fought draw with Jem
Mace. 1t was an event of great inter
est, and was decided near New Orleans.
Coburn died in poverty, but he had a
few solid friends left, who stood by him
to the end. Coburn has never been
himself since he served his term in Sing
Sing. He was sent there for ten years
for felonious assault committed dur
ing wording alteration on Sixth ave-
nue.. He was 4 wcll-conducted prisoner
and received the usual commutaton for
good behavior.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
WEEK IN CONGRESS
TIE NATIONAL LEGISLATION THAT WILL
PROBABLY Be CONSIDERED
By the Senate and House Of Reprsssntatiyss-Ths
Election Bill Will Occupy the Ssnats's Atten-
ton-Ths House Will Have Its Hands
Pul, Of Miscellaneous Matters.

WASHINGTON, December 1T is the
understanding generally among Sena-
tors that the national election bill is TO
occupy the major part of the time OF
the Senate this week. A number OF
Democratic Senators have prepared
speeches to deliver, and it is possible
that to insure hearing the hour of
daily sessions may be extended into the
night. The morning hour business is
also expected to prove fruitful SUBJ
ject of debate, and will begin tomorrow
with the resumption Of the discussion
of the pending bill, to constitute two OF
the three Commissioners OF the District
of Columbia quorum to do business.
The proceedings in the House during
the coming week can be outlined more
clearly than is generally practicable.
Monday is, under the rules, 'District"
day. and it is The intention of the com
mittee to which is specially committed
legislation affecting the District of CO.
lumbia TO press TO final vote, If posi-
BILE, the Atkinson bill, to confirm
certain rights in the District to the
Pennsylvania railroad. The passage OF
this bill has been stubbornly resisted,
and it is probable that it will consume
most if not all OF tomorrow'S session.
Tuesday will be assigned TO the Com
mittee on Public Buildings, which has
on the calendar some 30 odd bills for the
erection of public buildings that were
passed in committee of the whole dur
ing the last session, and were then hung
mn In Tho Housp before n final vote could
be reached.
The Indian Committee will have
Wednesday and the Committee on
Private Land Claims Saturday for con-
sideratons of the bills reported. There
are number of matters, any OF which
may take up the remaining two days of
the week, though it is likely that the
Appropriations Committee will occupy
part OF this time either with an urgent
deficiency bill. making appropriations
for printing for the Census offic, and
rationS for the turbulent Sioux, or with
the Notifications bill, both of which are
expected to be ready for consideration
by the House next week. The friends
of the two shipping bills are making an
earnest effort to have the Committee on
Rules assign days for their conSidera-
tion, but thus far have not been assured
of any time. The Commerce and Post
Office committees, also, have measures
which they think the House could prof
itably occupy Thursday and Friday.
The Enloe resolution will come in dur
lug the week, and its author expects to
make some remarks thereon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-08
WALTZING PREACHER.
Church Sexton Hughes Tells of Rev. Mr.
Daniels Gayeties.

PHILADELPHIA, December 1.-SeXton
John Hughes, of the Church OF st.
James the Less, gave the most dam
aging testimony before the Protestant
Episcopal Church Court yesterday re.
garding the alleged immoralities OF
Rev. Charles s Daniel, of ST. ChrySoS-
tom Mission. lie Swore that he had
seen the accused clergyman dance
with woman at Rentz'S Park, and
afterward drink with her what
appeared to be beer. Hughes added
that he had several times seen the de-
fendant at picnicS at the same place,
and that on one occasion his attention
was called to the clergyman at Rentz
by Il friend, who remarked: There goes
the Dandy Daniel" An effort was
made by Church Advocate Welch to
show that the woman in question bore a
questionable character, but Chancellor
Price ruled it out of order.
Rector Ritchie, of the Church of st.
James the Less, gave unimportant testi-
mony regarding Mr.. Daniels account
books, which had been destroyed.
Church Advocate Lewis followed with
something more tangible in that respect.
He had in his possession an abstract OF
Mr.. Daniels accounts, taken when they
were before the Committee OF Inquiry
showing the amounts which he had re-
ceived from collections and for contri-
buttons to the mission work, and the
amounts which he had appropriated TO
his own use. Lawyer Welch was not
permitted to place this Statementin evil
dence. but was allowed to give the lg-
ures in connection with his oral teSti-
mOny. os
He furnished figures in support of
the charge of misrepresentation OF iunaS
as follows: Total received since 1seo'
SEQ, 559.ls: total taken by Mr.. Daniels
SIS. .s9O.07.
The accused clergyman states that he
will show in his defense that he re-
ceived no salary whatever, and that the
SIS, s9O.O7 which he took from the re-
ceipts during the ten years was used 10
meet his living expenses. Beyond TINS
he declares he has no source of income
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RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Kuhns, the Murderer of Campau, Is Cap
tured After Hard Fight.

CLEVELAND, o., December :. - \
special from Churubus county, Ind, tells
of the capture late last night Of Mervin
Kuhns, the desperate, who is wanted at
Fostoria, o., for the murder Of man
named Campau. Sheriff Vilscrg and 4
posse from Fort Wayne effected his cap
ture. The fight between kuhns and the
officers was n most desperate one.
The officers followed kuhns up from
Fort Wayne through the country, a dis
tence of eighteen miles, 10 this place,
which they reached little after five
o'clock. The men met on the street, a
short distance from the railroad station.
Kuhns had been joined in the village by
James Messe, an ex-cOnvict, and a
partner of the desperate. As soon
as the officers approached them, the
outlaws opened fire. Policeman John
Connolly fell at the first volley with
three deathly wounds in his body, any
one of which will prove fatal. James
Messe was brought down with shot
through his lett leg and was easily cap
tured. The most desperate battle en-
sued between Kuhns and Deputy Sher'
if Tom Wilkinson Of Fort Wayne.
They fought at short range
until their reyolvers were
emptied. Three times Sheriff Wilkin'
son put his pistol close to kuhn's breast
and fred. The desperado, however
managed to escape. He walked two
miles, until in a dying condition he was
compelled to seek shelter at farmer:
house. His hiding place was quickly
brought to the knowledge of the police
and Kuhns was taken prisoner without
a struggle. When he was examined by
a physician, it was found that he wa
literally rlddled with bullets.
Joseph Messe, after he was arrested
drew a knife on Sheriff Wilkinson ant
narrowly escaped being killed by tha
officer. Both Connolly and Kuhns viii
die.
The prisoners were taken to For
Wayne at 3 o'clock this Sunday morn
ing to avoid lynching, which wa
threatened by the enraged people o
Churubus county.