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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
SKIPPED THE TOWN.
+. III. Thomas, of Baltimore, Disappears
Leaving Bills Unsettled.

About four or five days ago a very busi-
ness-like young man, giving the name OF
+. II. Thomas, of Baltimore, arrived in
the city, and after registering at the
Stamm House, he appeared about the city
with one or two advertising schemes of a
stereotyped pattern, and began to solicit
advertisements. One of his ideas was for
a card, bearing the rules and regulations
for the Stamm House, and for this he sue
ceeded in getting the cards OF eight bust
ness houses, and enlisted the cooperation
of the hotel He applied at this office TO
have the printing done, but when informed
that the terms were cash in advance, he
fled. He succeeded in having the work
done somewhere, however. and last even
ing about five o'clock he skipped from the
hotel, leaving four days board bill un-
paid Where he has gone, no one knows,
nor is il known whether or not there are
other victims.
Thomas is but sample of crowd of
similar beats who are constantly floating
around, and Tor whom the business and
general public should be on their guard.
Without responsibility, they will broach
one or another scheme, receive good money,
incur debts, ETC. and then disappear, leav-
ing those who trusted them in the lurch.
Their propositions are familiar ones at the
printing offices and their plans are we'll
known to business men, many of whom
have been often 'stuck, vet the species
continues TO thrive, and will do so until
discouraged by firm declination to 20 IN
TO their propositions.
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NSY STATESMEN.
I'M VIRGINIA DELEGATION WILL TAKE
CHRISTMAS IN THEIRS
81, s-s yot Chained DOwn-Atkinsons and
~.,s Hsaioaartsrs at the Capiias-SPOOner
,-l yimppss Have a Lively Tilt
IN the Senate

.,.,-,o. 20 tRs Sm2Iy Register
.,,,.ro~ December 2O-Most OIL the
,-;-,,;1ia delegation in Congress are
~,-,7 IN spend their Christmas az noil-,.
,bi7l, they are entitled toa uoll'"l
tbis time of YEAR whether OohSlgSS
.,,.os or NOT. and they are goin- 90 .ANu
pe-,rss,r-ative Atkinson. oi W hetiiu-,
,- fsalin- unwe'i for some ud.S' anu
.-' b., .-., home % visit ana recupcr-
Srr Atkinson has hardly a minute in
-.- hs can call his own, As
S rs isn't In his seat 10 the
.i---s n. is lgstling through the de
-...-....,. Il.tir- after appointments Tor
.,.- .---. amber Of his constituents VINO
.-s ,s..i and even eager 20 serve thelr
'.,,..--r Fire. .rv capacity where the salary
Is -.ra-,r, and the labor light Al nlgul
lr- atkinson room at his hotel IS SORT
y Was- virginia Republican headq uarterS,
.-f sS he sees all cOuerS, he Is compelled
r.. hold "a nightly levee Representative
Wilson is also going home Monday or
Tuesdav. Representative smith went
-oms FRIDAY night Representative Al
ssr,an doesn't know whether nc WILL oe
.hie 20 leave or not as he has some mat
-ars he wishes Go keep hls eye on MT.
lfcGiunis. who is very anxious 10 MI tne
,es- which Mr. Anderson now occupies 20
-5e entire satisfaction of his constituents,
NIL 20 home on Monday. He has eyl-
is.-.v made up his mind that the Repuoll-
.l-. ef the House will not be able 20 eNtln-
-.is1 their couSciences and uuSeat Mr.. Al
lsr,rr during the holiday season. The
panrb'icans seem 20 think they have
enough of that particular brand Of Sir
.ar-ed up against them for this year, 81
-.sr will wait until the new year 70 open
.r.-'. .r 1eeOuur
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Canada and Mexico.

MONTREAL, December 20.-Mr d. a.
Ausell, Mexican consul at this place, who
had long inverview with Sir John A.
Mcdonald, is still in communication with
leading men of the southern republic, and
confident that very profitable trade can
be worked up between the Dominion and
Mexico. Mr.. Ansell has just received a
communication from the editor of the
Mexican Financial Rerielc who says: 1--WE
feel sure that the people and government
will cordially welcome the advance of
Canada and freely reciprocate. We can
supply Canada with thousand articles of
produce and take manufactures in return.
We await the arrival of Canada's repre-
sentrtive, and predict for him most hearty
reception, and commercial relations which
we hope will result in the speedy establish
ment of line of steamers between the two
countries" 1t is probable that Mr.. Ansell
will shortly sail for Mexico.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
mo- Amcnd the ELECTION BnI.

WASHINGTON. December Ex-senator
Morgan to-day introduced a resolution rel
ative 10 the Election bill, the preamble OF
which recites that in the bill reported to
the senate certain sections of the revised
statutes are amended and made applicable,
but are not specially mentioned, and that
without the incorporation in the Oil OF the
sections referred 10 Of the existing law II
is uncertain what changes are intended 10
be made. The Committee on Privileges
and Elections IS therefore directed by the
resolution TO amend section 81 so as TO snow
what are the changes and notifications IN
the sections of the existing law when are
intended TO be made by the present oil.
To avoid committing the bill and the pro
posed amendment TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, the committee Is
Instructed 10 make a supplemental report,
showing the changes and modincatlohS III
the existing statutes. which they recon-
mend and provide for in the amendment re-
ported 10 the Senate.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Too Tough for Him.

New YORK, December 20.-The dead
BODY of man was found in the basement
of Tompkins' market at O'Clock this
morning. Beside the body was revolver
with one of its five chambers empty. He
shot himself through the heart. Later the
suicide was identified as Frederick Boehm,
q wears old. an Anarchist In his pockets
were found two books, one being Bellamy's
sLooking Backward" and Tom Payne's
age of Reason" In note book Boehm
left a letter addressed to the public stating
that he had willfully taxed his own life.
1t was his only relief to escape the cruel
ties and sufferings of the present system.
Boehm was a shiftless, unthrifty individ-
ual WOO lived by his wits.
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TIL. Ear Heater Exploded.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, December 20
As train No. 6, west bound on the Chicago
and Grand Trunk, pulled into Nichols this
morning Bakers heater in a first class
coach exploded, filling the car with gas ana
burning coal. Two men jumped out of the
windows and were severely cut. The win
dows were quickly broken out This saved
the passengers from suffocation. The wood
work and seats in several parts of the coach
caught fire, and before they were eX,
tinguished badly damaged the car and
burned several passengers. Nicholas
Fritz and family, Germans, OF Jersey
City, en- route to San Francisco, lost CON
siderable clothing. Their two young chill,
dren were burned about the face, neck ana
hands. William D. Isaacs and family had
their clothing destroyed Two children
were badly burned A number of others
were slightly burned. No cause is given
for the explOSiOn
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POOR MANS FIND.
Two Glittering Diamonds Picked Up on an
Indiana Farm.

SHELBrvrLLE, December 2O.-DOwn in
Washington township, this county, near
Flat Rock. Charles Stader resides. He is
a poor man, with wife and several chill
dren. In all his life he never had 500
ahead. Last week he visited his forty-acre
farm in Jennings county, which is scarcely
fit TO grow peas, and while passing well
which had been recently dug, he noticed
two very brilliant stones. He picked
them up and put them in his pocket,
not suspecting them 10 be valuable.
He gave them DO further thought
until yesterday he was ransacked his
pockets for tobacco and took the stones out
of his pockets, when he exhibited them to
persons present, and not till then did II oc-
cur to him that they were valuable. Upon
examination they proved To be pure. dia-
monds weighing three carats each, and
Chas. Stader is for the first time in his life
a rich man His forty-acre tract of land,
which has hitherto sought persons who
were willing TO take il and pay the taxes,
is now the object of general speculation.
Stader is wild with excitement aud the
citizens hereabOut are catching the craze.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
LOOKS LIKE A CORPSE.
The Last Day of signor succi's Long
Fast.

New York, December 20.-Signor Sue
ci will end his 45-day fast at $40 o'clock
this evening.
He said this morning that he could fast
at least IL days longer, but the physicians
who have been watching him say that ne
could not live five days longer without
food
Suoci looks like corpse to-day. He lay
in bed this morning, half dressed, with bed
clothes piled on his emaciated, shiverlng
form, his eyes half closed and his voice
weak and querulous in sound. He said he
would never fast again for such length OF
time. To-day he will drink tepid water
and he viii break his fast on cup OF
cacOa.
The physicians are rather anxious as to
the effect his first meal will have on him.
At :: 80 o'clock this morning Succi weighed
lO42l pounds-a loss of 421s pounds since
he began fasting.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
SMOOTH FELLOW.
tie Causes a Financial FURRY in Burning
ham, and Slxips with "A Roll OF Cash.

BIRNIN6HAM. ALA, December SO.-A
slick confidence man, representing himself
as c. A. Cole, nephew of Col. +. I. Cole,
the railroad millionaire at Nashville, got IN
some fine work here to-day, and has disap-
peared with about 500 in cash. He has
been stopping for several days at the Cald-
well Hotel, and representing himself as
capitalist who was seeking investment He
iugratiated himselfin the confidence OF sew
eral gentlemen. and exhibited a purported
cashiers check from the Chemical Nation
al Bank of New York, indorsed by the
American National Bank OF Nashville.
one ives for 81, 500 end the other for ~, oeV.
He was handsome fellow Of the most en-
gaging manners. The local Stock Board
caught on 70 him in great shape, and under
his bidding there was furry in the stock
market He was not anxious TO buy, how
ever. and later in the day appeared at the
Bierney National Bank, which, under the
signature of George Root, of Bessemer,
real estate man. cashed his Sl,5O0 check.
He paid Root 500 in cash for the real eS-
tate he bought of him and skipped out with
the 5000 in cash Cole is being hunted to-
night by detectives, but can not be found.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
south rredegar Iron Works in Trouble

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December 2O.-The
Helena Wood Coal Co. yesterday made an
application in the chancery court for the
appointment Of a receiver for the South
Tredegar Iron Company OF this city de-
clarrd by the petitioners TO be insolvent
and that Judgments issued from yesterday
will result in a majority OF the creditors
losing their claims The order was issued
and hearing will be had January 5. The
Indebtedness Of the South Tredegar will
reach 100000, and if let alone they can
conclude sale of their property now under
negotiation and pay out The Atlantic
Trust Company holds deed Of trust on
the property in question for $4,000 to Sc
cure bonds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Speedy Justice.

AMIGO. Wis. December 20.-Walter
Mosher has pleaded guilty to shooting and
killing his brother-in-law, Phil Maloney,
and IS hours after the crime was commit
ted he was on his way to the penitentiary
to spend the remainder Of his natural life
within its walls.
Mosher, who is a young man, was IN
Maloney's employ. Maloney was not sat
istied with the manner ir which his broth
erin law did his work and talked it over
Hot words followed, resulting in Maloney
milling Mosher's ears and leaving the
house Mosher rushed into an adjoining
room. secured gun, followed Maloney and
killed him. There were no eye-witnesses
IN the murder.
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KILLING MANY HORSES.
A Peculiar Epidemic in Kansas and Mis-
souri,.

TOPEKA, KAs., December 30.-Informa-
ton has been received by the State Veter-
marian and the State Board of Agriculture
that peculiar epidemic among horses has
reached the State and is killing many val
uable animals.
At present it is most serious in Jefferson
and Shawnee counties. Scores of fine
horses have died within the past ten days.
The same disease has recently made its ap-
pearance in Missouri, and is proving very
fatal TO the horses in several counties. An
entire stable of fifteen or twenty animals
was stricken within week.
DR. Going, the State Veterinarian, has
gone to Meriden in response to a: request
from a number of farmers who have lost
valuable horses during the past week from
the epidemic Soon after he left tele-
gram came from Rossville, asking that he
come there at once to investigate the
strange disease.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Filing Land Claims.

WAUsAU, VS., December 20.-The great
raid on the Land Office to file claims on
land in the great reservoir strip began at
nine O'Clock today, and proceeded with
ont disturbance At an early hour this
morning Mayor Mueller directed Captain
Bells. of the Wausau Light Guard, to
march his company to the Court House
square to preserve order, and forty-five
blue coats. with gistening bayonetS, took
no a station close to the Land Office. The
arrival of the militia put an effective
damper on the homesteaders who could not
get in line, and everything was peace and
quiet when Register Saunders slid the
wicket up. At noon forty-tive claims,
aggregatlng 5000 acres of the best land IN
the strip. had been filed, and band OF
over one hundred men were still waiting
at the wicket.
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Will Bring the Hostiles In.

RAPID CITY, S. D., December 2O;-Gen;
Miles has received advices from General
Brooke that 800 friendly Indians left Pine
Ridge yesterday, to attempt to bring in the
hostiles. Dispatches from Lieutenant-Col-
onel Drum, at Fort Yates, announce that
the Indians there are quiet. Thirty-nine
of Sitting Bulls Indians who left the
Agency on Monday, have sent word that
they will return. Gen. Carr has thrown
ont cavalry force to intercept the band
now reported moving across the reserva-
tion to the Bad Lands. If the force fails
to intercept them they will be pursued and
arrested. Gen Miles says that no advance
will be made until the result of the Pine
Ridge embassy is known.
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Rough on Stanley.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December 2O.-Mr.
Stanley lectured here last night and ln-
tended 10 leave for st. Louis after the lee
ture. but owing TO circumstances over
which he had no control he Will walt
awhile.
The box Office receipts were attached,
and the party must be supplied with money
before il can proceed
Some wears ago one of Maj. Ponds at
fractions ran against breakers, and his
friend, Maurice B. Smith, helped him out
of town with loan of $500. Since MAJ.
Pond has become famous and prosperous
as a manager of lectures he has forgotten
Smiths existence, and hence last nights re-
minder
HThe great explorer took the situation
coolly and has gone into camp at the hotel.
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than this, the Khan of Tartary, or the Car

than this, the Khan of Tartary, or the Car
of Russia
Mr.. Edmunds asked Mr.. ingalls, whether
the Mississippi convention had been called
in accordance with the constitution OF
Mississippi. and whether the results OF its
deliberations had been submitted to the
people.
Mir. ingalls, replied that he knew moth
ing about the way of its being called, but
he was advised, and he believed that coutra-
~ 70 the usual course pursued IN such cases
in free communities. its results were not
submitted 10 the people TO be voted upon.
II had been arranged, in some way, TO have
il declared the organic law of the State
without any action on the part OF the
voters. In no other way could the adop-
tion of such a mOnstrouS, tyrannlcal ana
despctic device ever have been imposed
upon a people claiming to be free.
The Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Judge McKennan Will Retire

Special Telegram 10 the sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, Pa, December 20.-Judge
VIM McKennan, Of this city, has verified
the report that was circulated few days
ago as to.his retirement from the bench OF
the United States Circuit Court. He will
likely retire the first of January next.
Judge McKennan was appointed in 1869 by
President Grant 10 the Judgeship of the
Third Judicial Circuit comprising Penn
svlyanla. New Jersey and Delaware. Judge
Nj. w. Acheson, of Pittsburg, now acting
Judge of the United States District Court,
is spoken of as Judge McKennan's sue
cessor
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Rearnn.s Free Coinare Amennment.

WA,HfNcroN. December 20.-Senator
Reagan to-day offered in the Senate an
amendment 10 the Federal bill agreed upon
Yesterday by the Finance Committee, the
effect Of which is 10 substitute for the nrst
section of the bill free coinage section,
and 70 amend the remaining sections OF the
bill 10 correspond in purpose by Strlklug
out all reference 70 silver purchases
The proposition looking TO an lnterna-
tioual conference on the subject OF SILVER
is allowed 20 remain untouched, although
Mr.. Reagan says he does not believe II
viii amOunt 70 ANYTHING.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
singular accident to a Pilot.

Special telegram to The sunday Register.
PARKERsBuRG, December 20-Captain
Frank Williams, pilot on the steamer w.
w. O'Neil, met with serious injury last
night on his steamer. The boat was round
ing Blennerhassett Island when the wheel
in the pilot house got foued. Williams
foot slipped through the wheel when the
wheel flew back. breaking his right les and
otherwise iniuring him. The Captain was
brought to the Buckingham hotel, in this
city. where his leg was set. Physicians
think the leg may be saved.
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KILLED Nv CoMboYs.

Wichita, KAs., December 2O.-C. +:
Robinson. one of the leading merchants of
Hazelton, went hunting yesterday, taking
his wagon and team. Last night this team
returned with his dead body in the bottom.
4 bullet in his breast told the story of his
death. A posse started out at once TO trail
the wagon. About ten miles southeast they
found his gun broken at the stock and load
ed. There was blood on the ground and
other horse tracks than those hitched to
the wagon. 1t is known that Robinson had
ouite a number of enemies among the cow
bows. 1t is supposed they killed him,
then threw his body in the wagon and left
the horses shift for themselves.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-12-21
Non.I1nion Miners Fired On.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. December 2O.-At
Coalburg mines, near Birmingham, Ala
bama, yesterday, number of striking
miners signed an agreement to quit the
mine workers union and return TO work.
Last night party Of them were engaged
in cleaning out the opening of slope when
they were fired on by parties in ambush.
Later, Jim Calvin, striker, was arrested
and charged with the shooting: Written no
tees were found posted all about the
mines warning all striking miners not to
return to work under penalty OF death.
The notices were ornamented with skull
and cross bones. The company has officers
guarding the men who went TO work.
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Accident on Chesapeake and Ohio.

Special Telegram % ne NNnGay HtgtsteF.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, December 20
Vestibule train No. 3 on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway left the track 100 miles
east of here this morning from some un-
known cause. The train was running very
slowly and just going into Hinton, or the
accident wonld have been very disastrous.
Two sleepers and the dining car were
thrown up against the hillside and the
dining car smashed at one end. Singular
to relate only one man was hurt, and he
very slightly, though all the passengers
were badly shaken up. They were brought
on three hours late in the smoking car and
ladies' car, which remained on the track.
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A Queer Verdict.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 2O.-lt
will be remembered that some time ago
II. b. Foster, of Fernando, Miss, shot and
killed another attorney, G. r Price, owing
To domestic trouble. After thoroughly In
vestigating the case the jury declined to
return an Indictment against Foster ON the
ground that he acted the part of a ''sensi-
Bile and sane man, who vindicated the law
and acted in accordance with the senti,
ments of every honorable, brave, true and
noblenand virtuous man."
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M0NONGAH STRIKE.
THE EyICTlONS IN NUMBER OF CASES
WITHDRAWN
And the Houses Released to the MinerS-FOrty oi
the Strikers Go To WOrk-Nsarly Serious
Disaster on the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road at Hinton, West Virginia.

Special telegram to ne Sunday ReCster.
FAIRMoNT, W. VA, December 20.-This
morning Lee =. Watson, Esq, attorney
on behalf the Monongah Coal X Coke Com
pany, dismissed % suits that had been
brought by him 10 evict that many miners
from the houses of the Company AT Monon-
gah, and released the houses TO them again
from this date Forty of the striking
miners went TO work to-day, and 1t is
thought by the first of the year the works
there will be running along as smoothly as
before the strike.
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NASHVILLE. TENN., December 2O.-A
special from knoxville says that the news
papers of that city have been publishing
s.adsr for a merchant which spoke of tick
cts to be given to each purchaser of goods
and each holder of a ticket would have a
chance in drawing for certain articles, in
one instance a quilt. A communication
has been received from the Third Assist
ant Postmaster General which says papers
CARRYING such ''ads" cannot go in the
mails
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Harrin gton Lands.

QUEENSTOWN, December 20.-The steam
er Aurania from New York TO Liverpool
arrived here to-day. Mr.. Harrington. the
only one of the six Irish ENJOYS who went
to America, who espouses the cause of Mr.
Parnell, was passenger on the Aurania
He came ashore here and received great
ovation from a crowd which had gathered
to greet him at the dock, at which he was
landed by the companyis tender.
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Kanawha River improvements.
: Tslegrqm 10 The Sunday Register.

NItCINI ItItyFUHI 70 1T o77'N3 ''VS'7'V''
CHARLESTON, w. VA, December 20
Bids were opened at the l. ). Engineers
office to-day for the construction of dam
No. of the Kanawha river improvement.
There was but one bidder, c. l. Mcdonald,
of Pittsburg. who already has the contract
for constructing the lock at the same place
Two other bidders were prevented by the
snow from getting here with their bids and
bids NAV be advertised FOR again on this
account. McDonald's bid was SlOi,SS3.