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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
TIE INSURANCE
Was What d. w. Holt, the Phillipshurg
Lumber Dealer, WAnted-To Get 1t He
Rurusd Hfa Mill.

LUMBER Do8ier, Wontco-Ao o0s - -
Burned Bis MIL
PITTsBURG, November 17.-In the
United States Circuit Court the case OF
the Peoples Fire Insurance Company
against D. w. Holt, was placed on trial
to-day. The case involved about $780,
600. There are sixteen similar cases
against Holt. which will probably be de-
cided by this one. The present suit Is
to recover SO, 900 paid to Holt on fire
insurance policy.
Holt was q lumber merchant In Phil
lipsburg, Pa, and had 4 large lumber
yard. Some time ago il was destroyed
by fire and Holt recovered sl2o, 600 In
surauce. He had been insured for
Sl25,0 apportioned among number
of companies. 1t Is now claimed by the
plaintiffs that Holt set fire to or caused
to be set on fire, the lumber to get the
insurance, so also by fraud he made his
books show that he had on hand about
twice as much lumber as he actually
had at the time Of the fire.
A. B. Carpenter, former employe OF
Holt, was placed on the stand, and his
testimony was OF a highly sensational
r. uc ttSliuCQ AAoi' AoN
instructed him that when he was max
ing his daily returns to the boekkeeper
of the number of feet Of lumber to double
the amounts each day until the entire
amount given made the total about
twice on hand. This done, he said that
Holt had made proposition to him
that II he would fire the lumber that
Holt would give him quarter inter
est in the. business and ten per cent. o!
the insurance, which proposition he ad'
mitted he agreed TO.
Witness then explained how he pre-
pared boxes saturated with oil to fire
the yard, concluding as follows: "On
the night of August 81, 1889, Holt came
to me about seven O'clock and told me
it was time to finish the work up. Holt
then left" said the witness, land fired
the boxes" Carpenter then told how
the crime had preyed upon his mind,
and he could get no rest day or nj ght
from a guilty conscience, how 1t had
transformed him into an old man, his
suf7erings finally becoming so great that
he sent to the sheriff and confessed all.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
FIRES AND LOSSES.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, November It
The wholesale houses Of the Minneapolis
Glass Company and Lindsay Bros. Agri-
cultural Implements, were burned this
morning. The total loss will be nearly
5000 Insured fully.
CHICAGO, November 17.-Six four-story
business houses on Carter street, the prop
erty of w. A. Posey, We're destroyed by
fire this morning. His furniture store was
in one of the buildings. The grain of L.
H. Cheek, of the Chattanooga Medicine
Company, occupied the other buildings and
were totally destroyed. The total loss is
about 500, 600.
NEWARK. N. ]. November 17.-John Rim
dell & Sons planning mill wos destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss 100000.
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Tn. pqcDo.eId Oil YteId.

PrrTsBuge. November 1.-THE Boyce
well No. /. Of the Devonisn OIL Company,
In the Mcdonald field struck the sand to-
day. and is doing l25 barrels hour. The
slaughter house well at Nobiestown tapped
the Gordon sand and In doing 10 barrels In
day. 1t Is important a. 1t opens up thou
sands of acres Of oil territory between Mo
Donald and Noblestowu. The Matthews
well which was months old today has pro-
duced $4,000 barrels, the largest produc-
tion of any we'll ever struck In the United
States. The estimated production today
was 20, 500 barrels and the runs Yesterday
4s.soo The stock in tanks Is ao4. 100 bar
reis-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
EPISCOPAL CONGRESS.
Every Seat in the Church Occupied and
Many stand,

WASHINGTON, D. c., November IL
When the hour for opening OF the
Episcopal congress, Epiphany Church,
one Of the largest church edifices in the
city, was crowded to the doors. Not
only was every seat occupied but a
large number Of spectators stood
throughout the entire service.
Bishop Dudley, of kentucky, read
the communion service. Rev. DIR.
Huntington, of Grace Church, New
York, reading the epistle, and Rev. DIR.
Wilds, of Riverdale, n. Y, read the
Gospel. Right Rev. Phillips Brooks.
d. d., bishop of Massachusetts,. deliv-
cred the communion address.
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INCExDIAKY FIRES.
The People OF Mcdonald Think the Recent
Fire. Were OF IncendiAry Origin.

PIrrsBURG, November 1.-THE re-
cent and frequent fires at Mcdonald,
Pa, have frightened the residents who
are now OF the opinion that an organ
lied band OF incendiaries have been at
work for the last two weeks creating
FIRE Scares for the purpose OF robbery.
The biggest oil field in the world,
which has not bank In the imme-
diate vicinity, necessarily carries a
large amount of money in the various
business places over night. 1t has been
discovered that in each case where the
recent fires occur, there was always a
stranger found eitheir in the immediate
vicinity or getting from it in great
haste.
A meeting of citizens has been called
to consider the expediency or organiz-
ing a vigilence committee TO deal sum
mary justice to the offenders.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
nehating PolItical union.

WINDSOR, ONr.. November 17-Sol
White, a political Unionist leader, has re,
ceiyed letter IRON Markham, near Toron.
TO. saying that joint debates are being held
there on the subject Of political union with
the United States, and that they are at
tracing great attention. The letter also
saws there are many persons In that vicinity
who are in favor Of such union and are only
awaiting an opportunity 10 declare them
selves
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
Kinsd the Medicine Man.

Los ANGELES, GALA, November IL
Judge Ross, of the United States Court,
has sentenced three Yuma Indians TO
death for the brutal murder of an old medi-
cine man of their tribe some months ago.
The medicine man had failed 10 bring
rain when requested by the tribe TO do so,
and according to the laws Of the Yuma
tribe such failure is punishable by death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
LEFT UnDssfChsSED.
George Cundins Spouse Remsiss with
the Man who Won Hsr second Love

the Man who Won Hsr second Love.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, November II.
Eight years ago George Cundiff
left his wife and two children In
Joplin, Mo-, and came West TO
make his fortune In the mines. The wife
soon after moved TO Kansas City and
the husband neglected TO write. 90 she
soon lost all trace of him and gave him
up for dead. Three years ago she mar
ried I. ID. Winnie, and is now residing
In this city. Cundif wandered into the
San Luis country aud made fortune
In mines and ranches. Three months
ago he determined TO find his family
and. getting clew OF them in Kansas
City, be followed them TO Salt Lake
City, Denver and several other cities,
and Gnally located bis son In this city.
On coming here, he, for the Hrst time.
learned OF bis wffe's marriage, and after
. short visit he returned 80 his homo.
deciding not to moIest his wife and her
present husband.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
E.-PrIest sIattery Locked Up.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, November 17.-Rey.
Joseph SIattery, an ex-priest Of Boston.
Mass, who has been lecturinR and sell
ing pamphlets against Catholicism In
this city, was arrested tonight for cir
culating immoral literature. The
charge was made by Gamble Weir.
Superintendent Of Police, and Slsttsry
was locked up for hearing to-norroW.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
A BROORLYN FIRE
'Oys Eight Buildings-Heroic Work of
Firemen.

b,St~ SL~ YORK, November 17.-Fire
,'Sae "a. out al o'clock this morning in
oi,s NV Oh wooden tenement houses be-
i. ',ou'GS at 100 NOstrand avenue, Brook
6s.I Iee flames were discovered by
~ ba'gr Jonn Stewart, who first alarmed
a,., inmates and then turned in an
ae,is - al the nearest box. His prompt
sI,S. ,lon doubtless saved many lives, as
W., buildings were soon ablaze, all of
Sa ~. were occupied.
, nSnan mssnan Gwen Smith, Of Truck No.
Borauue aue heroic rescue of Mrs. Annie
and m Ts' 2 years Of age, and John and
.award Ashworth. sons of Thomas
a." They were found in their
earr;oS unconscious from smoke and were
Tbsv,7 oy the fireman to the ground.
Hos13,,".sSf were removed to st. Catharine's
Siopsnn, SiSa', where they regained con-
au,Saa.f aa f9nors were circulated of whole
Oslng lost in the fire, but the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
Knew the Combinatiou.
SpecidI Ts,sordm 20 the Rs0fster.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, November II.
During several weeks the store OF j..
A. Rife, at Hinton, has been entered
repeatedly by some one who knew the
combination OF the safe, but fortunate
ly there had never been any large sum
In the safe
Last night . watch was set and about
1O:30 a negro named John Moore, who
had formerly driven . wagon for Mr..
Rife, was seen entering the building,
but be was frightened away before be
could be caught. Now they are after
him
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18

PrrrssuRs, November 1.-THE strike at
the American Iron Works Of Jones h
Lsuehlins was settled to-day by the engin-
eers accepting the ten per cent reduction.
The natter was placed In the hands OF the
oficisls Of the Amalgamated Association
and they ordered the men 70 accept the
company's terms. The plant IL now In full
of,oratiou
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
Another New Corporation.

CHARLESTON, November 1.-THE
Shaffer- Morgan Company was incor-
porated to do a general merchandise
business at Sewell, Fsyette county.
The capital is $4,000, oil paid in. with
the privilege OF increasing to SIS, 900.
Leo Shaffer, and others, Of SewelI, are
the incorporators.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18

CHARLESTON. w. VA. November IT.
Frank Bisnkenship. boy Of about
seventeen years who. With other boys.
had been playing around the Chesapeake
4 Ohio yards, 1t Hinton. met with In
slant death Yesterday. By falling under
. moving train which he WAS trying 70
ride on. His body Was severed &C the
waist. one leg was cut Oh and be was
otherwise badly mangIed.
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rvo KIned. One FATALLY Hurt.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, November IA
head end collision occurred this morning at
Msntou ou the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railroad. Fireman Thomas Dickle and
brakeman Howard were instantly killed,
and Engineer James Smith was fatally in
iured.
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Settled Privately.

BERLIN. November 1.-THE relations f1
Mas, the Charlotenburg banker. wbn
failed few days ago, have ofer ed o0,ooo
marks toward meeting MASS debts and
the creditors have agreed to private set.
tlsment
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Cold a. Pittsburg.

p1rrspuRs, PA, November 1.-THE
cold wave struck here this afternoon,
tn mercury dropping forty-six degrees
in tventy-four hours. Tonight 1t
/ uched twsnty-one degrees and is still
( ling.
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rumor proved groundless. The loss on
the building was estimated at $40, ,OO0,-
600, with insurance sufficient 10 cover
the loss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18
Prominent Citizen Dead.
speciaI Ttlepram % the ReQsste

PARKERsBuRe, w. VA, November Il.
MIR. David L. Broughton, . prominent.
cit zen, died suddenly and Unexpectedly
OF heart disease, at the family residence,
on Fifth street. this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-18

HAnRrssrre. Pa, November r.-John
w. Morrison. State Treasurer elect. wss
to day appointed By State Tna.ur. Boytr
tivsey resignsd-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

A novelty in the way of sewing classes
is that which has taken the place of the
Mondays aboard the receiving ship Yer
mont in the Brooklyn navy yard. 1t is
a novelty because the men come, and
more than that, they actually work.
They thread needles, find thimbles, run
the sewing machine, and one or two Of
them display their navy life training by
pronounced skill in closing a seam.
A second feature, which is not usual
with these functions, is that the young
maids and matrons sew for the heather
to the accompaniment of band music
the navy yard band being stationed in
its usual place, whence its melodies float
into the captains cabin, where industry,
supplemented with chocolate and cakes,
is lat home"
A young woman who is a member of
this class admits that when the music
becomes too inspiring some pairs of rest
less feet cease tapping impatient time to
valse or schottische and go whirling
about instead, but this alteration of the
routine lis merely temporary" she says,
land does not really interfere with the
work Her Point of View in New York
Times
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26
Counterfeit Money.

The most successful counterfeit in
years has been that Of the two dollar
silver certificates bearing the head Of
General Hancock. A number of them
have found their way into the treasury
department at Washington, and they
are 30 good that it is probable large num-
bers of them are in circulation. 1t is
well to look with suspicion at every two
dollar bill that bears the head of Han
cock. The government will discontinue
the issue of them, and will shortly sub
stitute another, with the portrait of Sec
Rotary Window. 1t is hardly fair TO
General Hancock to shunt his picture
aside in that way, considering he was
the handsomest man of his time in the
United States army, but there is no other
way apparently to protect us from coun-
terfeit two dollar bills.
Experts say that the counterfeit is al
ways smaller than the genuine bill. AT
ter the note has been printed it is taken
from the plate, of course, in damp
state 1t shrinks, and goes into circula-
ton in that state. When the counter.
feiter makes the imitation he traces
from the genuine note its lines and
marks upon polished steel plate. From
this plate the counterfeit is printed, and
the plate being exactly the size of the
note itself, the new reprint must of
course be smaller At present official
experts are investigating the question of
whether it is possible to counterfeit sue
cessfully the silk fiber paper on which
United States currency is printed. If it
is possible, then this paper will be
changed too.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

There may still be few doubling
Thomases who fail to grasp the fact
that Bellingham Bay will yet be a
great railroad terminus. In fact it is
that already, and the days and months
and years to come will add to its great
ness. Said a Tacoma gentleman &c
the writer yesterday: "The oftener i
visit Fairhaven the more firmly am
convinced that here is to be located
one Of the two great cities which must
necessarily be built up on Puget Sound
The other? The other will be Tacoma
Or-Seattle. y
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26
FRATERNAL GREETINGS

The visit OF fully one thousand of
our British cousins from across the
border yesterday, marks new era on
the Pacific coast, at least, in the fra
teFnal intercourse between the United
States and Canada. Civilities have
been exchanged, OF course, for many
years, but the advent of so many Can
adams, at one time, little invasion,
as il were, Of friendly nation, is I'M
precedented. This is as it should be.
Our Canadian visitors are always well
come, and their coming yesterday,
while Of a two-fOld nature-celebrat
ing the natal day of the sovereign of
the British empire, and at the same
time familiarizing themselves with
Americans, their ways and institu-
tions-must be productive OF that
peace andgoo viii which are necessary
between neighbOrs. Canadians, as a
rule, are loyal to their country, but
there are not a few who appreciate
the advantages which the union of
the two countries would bring. They
would be largely the gamer, while we
would receive a rather big ter
ritOry and five millions or so
Of excellent people, having all the
requisites which make good American
citizens. However, it is not to be
supposed that our government is at
all anxious to coerce fair Canada into
the Union. We can bide our time,
knowing as we do, that in the very
nature Of things, Canada's manifest
destiny is annexation.
The intermingling Of the people of
both countries will tend to bring
about this union. They will become
acquainted with us and we with them;
and when the marriage is consum-
mated, each will pretty fully under
stand the idiosyncracies Of the other,
and thus obvate any subsequent
appeal to the divorce court. Let
these fraternal gatherings then go on,
increase and multiply, until one flag,
our own emblem of liberty, waves
over the united countries.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26
She Caught an Editor Mapping.

A very bright little woman who writes
well and often for the magazines has
caught an editor mapping, and a more
jubilant woman have never seen. She
Just seems to revel in her conquest. Not
long ago the editor sent her a commits
sion TO write an article on given topic.
She accepted, and in fortnight for
warded the manuscript. Back came a
letter from the editor saying that she
had not treated the subject as he wished,
and, with some suggestions, asked her to
rewrite the article. She was disappoint-
ed, but with her disappointment came
an idea. Now l will test my theory
that there are editors who are not 80
sharp as people imagine" said my lady,
and forthwith she prepared to put her
scheme to trap her editorial friend in
motion.
She allowed her manuscript to lie in
her desk for one month, then, untouched
and without single revision, had the
manuscript transferred by the type
writer. With sweet and gracious little
note the manuscript, in its new form,
went back to the editor with the single
query, SIS this more to your idea of what
the article should beF'
In two days came back the response,
1.-THE article, as revised, is exactly in
accordance with my ideas, which | am
glad was successful in making known
to you" Oh, that woman! Her life
has been sunshine after that day. She
has caught a prominent editor mapping,
and the height of her ambition seems to
be reached. W. Bok's Letter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

No man can live very long in the world
without discovering the entire unreason-
abieness of woman. We know her to be
very much less selfish than ourselves, and
yet every day on the public streets we suf-
fer acts at her hands that point inevitably
to the conclusion that she absolutely ig.
nores the common rights of humanity and
erects herself into a detestable ego.
Meet her in the middle of a muddy cross
ing and step aside into five inches Of liquid
mud that she may pass along in comfort,
and she rewards you by thrusting her wet
umbrella full in your face. Thank you'll
Bless your soul, she hasn't even seen you'll
Give her your seat in car, and she takes
1t with an acknow ledgment of the curtest,
and holds it, while for twenty weary min
utes you stand in suffering silence. Then
when she leaves the car does she see that
you get the seat you vacated for her bene-
fit, Well, hardly She has never even
glanced at you during all that time, and
now she departs with never thought OF
you.
Did you ever see woman mounting the
stairs Of the elevated roads in New York
during the rush hours, when time to a man
is more precious than goldi Well, there
you will see the ego characteristic displayed
in manner that will put your gallantry
to the severest test The stairs are just
wide enough to admit of two good sized
persons passing each other; but if one OF
the good sized persons walk fairly in the
middle, l will defy the person behind to
pass without using bodily violence. A train
is within twenty yards of the station, and
madame is at the foot of the stairs.
She hasn't the ghost of a chance of catch
ing the train, and hasn't any idea of trying.
She mounts the stairs with absolute leis-
ure, and of course marches squarely in the
middle, and with tidewise pelvic swing
which fully accounts for all surplus space.
Behind her are fifteen men who could catch
the train with ease IL the way were unob-
structed. But they miss it, Of course, and
madame is as unconscious of their exist
ence as ever. What Carlyle calls thick,
serene opacity" seems to be characteristic
Of the being for whose comfort and happi-
ness we never cease to toll, and whose
smile is our only guerdon. -Fharmaceu-
teal Era.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

1 was shown a dress made for the
czarina in Paris. 1t was composed of a
short train, corsage and high Medici
collar in stamped velvet. The pattern in
relief was of cold, pearl gray, and the
ground of a pinkish gray, of tender
hue, which, however, will have its full
value in electric light The front part
of the skirt followed in hue the gray of
the velvet flowers, and was trimmed in
diagonal curves, with five rows of pink
and gray ruches Of cut silk. Between
the ruches there were lunches of the
finest silver thread, looking like thistle
down. The upper part Of the body had
a square cut aperture filed in with pink
silk, on which silver braid was vertically
applied all over. The stomacher and
dorsal peak were outlined with triple
cord of pink silk, gray silk and silver,
ending in tassels, which repeated the
thistledown effect. The dress had inside
the skirts, from the knees down, six rows
of fully gathered Valenciennes lace, en-
livened with alternate fots of pink and
pearl gray narrow ribbon. The hot is
made by arranging ribbon in quaint
ty of falling loops all held together
Mrs Crawford in London Truth.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

There is something significant about
the name of Peter. Saint Peter keeps
the key Of heaven; Peter the Great,
of Russia. was alsJ named Peter; then
there was Peter somebody who lived
to be 1856 years old; Peter Cartwright,
the great preacher who could whip his
weight in wildcats; Blue Peter, Of the
British navy; Peter Jackson; Peter
Out; and Peter Simple, of Smollett's
story; and last but not least, there
was Peter in the Bible who crowed
thrice like a rooster and woke up his
neighbours chickens.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26

The Theosophists who have astral
bodies, separate and distinct from the
ordinary body Of commerce, or every
day life, claim TO be able to project
them through space without regard to
the laws of gravitation or Of this or
any other state, excepting, perhaps,
the state of Nirvana. If any Of them
desires TO convince us that the astral
body business is not "a fake" let him
lay in a store Of astral bread, meat
and astral clothes, giving us a carte
blanche to partake thereof; let him
furnish us a good astral house, CEN
trally located, and with modern i'm
provements.
If he will do this and it works sat
isfactorily, all will be forgiven and we
will become Theosofty; otherwise he
may kiss our astral foot.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-26
The meanest man on record is the per

The meanest man on record Is the per-
son who counterfeits fve-cent nickel
piece. he could earn several honest ones
while he was making one bad one But
for all that there are loads of counterfeit
nickel pieces in circulation. A man may
be born sneak and knave aud cannot
help it, but let him hunt some larger
way of venting it than by counterfeitng
nickels. He might rob an orphans con-
tributisn box of its pennies, or sane-
thing else on . grand scale, but making
bad five-cent pieces-here is the place TO
draw the line.