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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

THORNTON and EVA stoutly denied ever
having seen him before, and declared 1t
case of mistaken identity, while doing
so both were much Disconnected and
fastened away to get rid of further
questioning. Conductor BARR's state
ment was corroborated by AMIR. CARTER,
editor Of the Jacksonville Metropolis,
who was on the car, and who
positively declares that they
were the same couple. Mr..
CARTER believes he cannot be mistaken
for he invited THORNTON to take a
friendly "swig" from flask which it
appears travellers commonly have about
their persons in that far-off land. and
THORNTON changed his breath" with
apparent satisfaction.
There are some circumstances In con-
nection with THoRNToN's story that
make it very ishy to an impartial
reader. For instance, he can neither
remember the name of the ship that
picked up the couple, while clinging to
the log in their bathing suits, nor the
name of the ship that landed them.
This is but sample of other defects in
their story which cast dlscredit upon
it. But if THoRNToN's wife and his
brother, who is his partner, believe the
pair have rendered truthful account
of their absence, then the rest OF the
world need not to go into spasms over
the nerve of the pair in trumping up
such dizzy tale to hide their sin and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
AMONG THE WITS.
The Choicest Bits of Humor Culled From
the Press testers.
The BillvilIe Banner.

Another week has rolled away, and
we are still on mercy's side of the coffin
factory, but as our Office overlooks the
cemetery we won't have far to go when
the town wants first class funeral.
Parson Watson will preach at the
church tomorrow, his subject being
"Now Is the Time to Believe on Me-"
All persons in need of faith will please
call at this Office.
Editor Harris, of the Brushville
Bugle, called on US yesterday. Please
send US some groceries, as we are COM
pletely out.
We made 81 the week by posing as
the "living skeleton" in q dime muse
UNI. Everybody who saw us had the
dry grins.
1t is a great thing to be Georgia alli-
gator. He swallows lightwood knot
in the winter. and doesn't get hungry
till spring. A slow digestion is bless
ing in disguise.
We recently received Sc for the poor
widow who advertised in these columns.
We've got the money, and we're prepar-
ed to marry the widow at sight.-AtlGn-
to- Constitution.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
AN ENTERPRIsING CALIFORNIAN.
He Becomes the Husband of an Island
Kings Daughter.

y OduSnlcEs
SAN Francisco, September pa ro-
mantle story comes from the Paumolo
Islands, in the South Pacific.
William Gibson has just returned from
there, and says that Samuel Harris, 20
years old, who was born and reared here
and has been for five years in the islands,
has married the daughter OF King Toxic
tain. and has been made Prime Minister.
when Harris left San Francisco he r-'sa.G
to trading in the islands He had small
capital, but turned it to good account, and
soon became identified with the pearl fish
cries at the harbor of Tokotaia, and quick
ly made so much money that for two or
three years he has controlled the fisheries
and is known as the "Pearl King" The
king of the islands is proud of his enter
prising son-in-law, and openly states that
at his death he will confer the sceptre on
him.
The Paumolo Islands are a long way out
in the South Pacific. They are east of the
Society group. and are part OF what is
known as the low Archipelago. The Pau
molos, which comprise some 5000 miles in
area. are independent of the French, and
Harris, as Prime Minister and heir to the
throne, says he win take good care that the
French do not get their grip on the coun-
try. The population Of the Paumolos is
about 5000
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
DnIR is Dead.

PoRT CHESTER, N. Y, September %
James B. Daily, of the firm of DAILY Bros,
groceas, on Main street in this village, was
Shot and killed to-day in his store by John
p. Gleason, a nightwatchman. There had
been bad feeling between Gleason and
DAILY, on account of DAILY permitting Mrs:
Gleason to stay at his house after she had
been separated from her husband.
The wounded man lived but fifteen
minutes after the shooting. When the
Shooting became known the murdered
mans friends, who were present in large
numbers, threatened to lynch Gleason.
Constables repealed the crowd. The Off
GERS hurried Gleason to the Police Court
where he was safe from any violence.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

A PROPOSITION will come before
Council in connection with the re-valu-
alton OF city realty, to appoint three
assessors and a clerk for that purpose.
Does the job require such a formidable
force? Has the city surplus Of funds to
expend on such an elaborate arrange
ment? Could not two good men with ex-
cellent judgment and fair intelligence
do this work properly and be their own
clerk? Let Council keep in mind the
setting down its predecessor got for the
lavish expenditure of money in unnec-
essary quarters.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
HE PAID FULL PRICE.
Nobody Came Round, aRd Yet it was Far
From Being Square Meal.
Tsrqs SiftinOs.


Teas Siftin0s.
"See here, waiter" said guest at a
Wester hotel in new and struggling
town, haven't you got any milk for
this coffee?"
mo. SIR" replied the waiter affably,
1.-THE milkman didn't come around this
morning"
81 don't see any bread"
"No, the bread man didn't come
around"
"Can't you give me some iced tea?"
"Well, no, the fact is the ice man
din't come around"
II don't see any meat on the table;
nothing but fried catfish"
"No, catfish is the best we can do.
The meat man didn't come around"
''Well, who in the thunder did come
around? There isn't enough to eat on
this table to banqvet squirrel"
'eThere was cabbage man around
Yesterday, and If you can't wait I'll try
and fix you up some cold slaw, or II II
isn't all gone, there is some dried beei
down in the cillrr in nail keg."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
HIS Fear Confirmed.
CHICAGO Tri0un.

Borus aspiring author)-Naggus, did
you read that last novel Of mine?
Naggus (literary editor)-Yes, / read
il. II I remember rightly, in the next
to the last chapter the hero and heroine
were drowned.
"But they were resusitated in the last
chapter"
II was afraid they would be. I didn't
read the last chapter. Borus.l
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
LOOTED THE TOWN.
Bold Operations of Gang OF Robbers In .
Missouri Village.


ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, September ga band
of men Invaded to-day the little village OF
San Antoine, and looted the postofice and
number of stores. Investigation showed
that the postofice had been entered and
every ounce of mail matter carried on, to-
gether with sum of money kept by the
postmaster in a small safe. Among the
mail taken was large number OF regis
tered letters, the value of the contents OF
which is unknown. Two hardware stores
and blacksmith shop in edition were
found to have been looted. everything they
contained being carried of.
The stuff taken, which comprised the
entire stock in trade Of every merchant in
the village, must have been loaded into
wagons and driven into the deep woods
surrounding the place. From there the
thieves evidently expect to get into St
Joseph or Kansas City. When the excite
ment cooled down, band of vigilantes
was formed and is now securing the
country in pursuit of the raiders, who, II
caught, will probably not be called on to
trouble court of justice.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
The Trade.

The demand for nails is showing a
steady although slow, improvement,
and while prices have not, as yet, been
quotably affected, there has been a
noticeable stiffening and better feeling
all around, as much from the dropping
tendency shown in wire nails as from
the improvements in cut. Business
from the West and South has kept well
up and the mills all have a fair amount
to do. The Wheeling manufacturers
have gotten the notion into their heads
also that the cut nail will again come
into the prominence it enjoyed a few
years ago before the wire nail took such
decided hold upon the public. Upon
what they base this belief is not made
entirely clear but it exists just the
same, and though it may be but fleet
ing breath it is making some people feel
extremely good. Nails are still at card
rates or from S1.65 to SITS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
FIENDIsH WORK
or a MOb-A Woman Played Alive With
Hickory Switches.

or a Mob-A Woman Played Alive With
Hickory Switches.
BIRDS EYE, IND, September 26.-This
county is once more disgraced by mob
work, which is doubly disgraceful in that
it is perpetrated on defenseless woman.
Mrs. Harmon, woman Of rather loose
character, lived at Mentor, one mile west
of here. Last night she was visited by a
body Of thirty men, who tied her to post
near her house and applied fifty lashes to
her bare body. After performing their
work they called upon woman, named
Mrs. Freeman, of like character, and
warned her to leave the place in twenty
four hours or they would treat her
to the same dose. She Immediately de-
parted. Then the White Caps called upon
Jacob Sapenfeld and ordered him to
visit Mrs. Harmon, unite her, and publish
to the neighbors on penalty Of twenty-five
lashes what they had done, and that
they had whipped the Harmon woman be-
cause Of her bad name. When Sapenfeld
reached the helpless woman he found her
tied TO post naked with the exception OF
one undergarment which was turned over
her head, her body was torn from head to
foot as if by knife, one terrible wound,
bleeding from every pors, while across er
abdomen was deep cash II inches long
and so deep as to leave the bowels exposed
and scattered around with the great hick
DRY switches with which the woman hsd
been flayed. No one knows who composed
the mob nor whence they came, though
nearly every citizen in town saw them by
the light of the moon. The community is
enraged that such an awful thing should
have happened in their midst. Mrs. Har-
mon and her daughter were whipped in
Birds Eye two years ago just before they
moved to Mentor.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
A BOSTON FANCY.
Dissecting and segregating the various
Styles of Composition.
Boston Transcript.

Dissecting and segregating the Various
Styles of Composition.
Boston Transcript.
THE vULGATE.
A lady slipped on banana skin on
School street yesterday afternoon and
broke leg.
THE STACCATo STYLE.
1t is job for the surgeon.
A banana skin did it.
There was a slide, scream, and a
dull thud.
The atmosphere was full Of lingerie,
frou frou, hairpins, and bric-a-brac.
1t was laughable.
But only to few.
A dozen men CALAMITY rushed to the
rescue.
II was woman who had fallen.
Horror!
A neither limb was broken.
She was 10 agony.
And all because OF somebody's care
| lessness.
Saul had slain his thousands.
The banana skin had slain It's ten
thousands.
THE FLORIDA STYLE.
Tripping lightly down School street
Yesterday afternoon, her face all aglow
with health and her every muscle,
nerve. vein, and artery In harmony with
the invigorating Autumnal atmosphere,
a representative of the softer sex was
seen suddenly to defect from the per-
pendicular, and in another instant this
one of Gods last and best gifts TO man
came with crushing force TO the hard
unyielding pavement. The immediate
cause of the unfortunate lady's downfall
was the greasy envelope Of that now
tropical fruit, the banana, which some
| thoughtless, II not malicious, individual
had cast upon the public sidewalk. The
| victim of this carlessness, or worse. had
sustained q fracture OF limb, and II
J will be many weary weeks ere she will
again be able 70 walk erect and stately
as heretofore.
THE FACETIoUs SMILE.
She will be careful how she treads or
banana skins hereafter. She didn''
know IL was loaded, but it fred her. II
Is only broken leg; not much comforI
to her, but good thing for the surgeon
There's money in It. People who throw
away banana skins should be careful K
so throw them that they will land Will
the slippery side down, unless they arr
in league with the bone-settlng profes
sion. In that case, OF course. it Is diff
erent.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
To Go on Full.

The local outlook In the glass trade is
reassuring. At the Hobbs works pre-
parations are making to put on the
second furnace, for the first time in a
yeaa or so, and it will go In blast to-
morrow week, giving employment to
ffty.or more men.
In Bellaire all three window works,
the Bellaire Window Glass Works, the
Crystal, and the Union, will start early
in October.
Concerning the condition Of the glass
trade in general. the Glass Budget
says
'Indicatlons for fair business in the
various branches of the glass industry are
ran sEinS striEe IN w an6 glass
building operations to such an ext~ Inat
it is positively discouraging 80 nnd so III
tie demand for window glass. Manuiac-
turers admit that stocks are very llgnt put
the demand is still lighter. The table ware
outlook is very promising and chlmneys
were never more active. The great de-
mand for fruit jars has helped out the DOT
tie business"
On this subject the American Manu-
fdcturer says:-
1.-THE widow glass manufacturers and
WOrKmen are W Uo COuS I'll N.SAA
settlement of the wage question for another
wear. AS we stated several weeks ago, the
manufacturers, early in the vacation
season, asked for reduction in the labor
cost of producing glass. The workmen. on
the other hand, demanded an advance.
After several conferences the employers
withdrew their proposed reduction, but the
workers held on to their demand for an in
crease in helpers wages until last week.
At the last meeting of the joint committee,
representing both sides, the workers had
been given full discretionary powers, and
all were evidently anxious to avoid con-
test. Accordingly the men Withdrew their
demand for an advance. The manufac-
turers desired to make some change IN the
working rules, but this they waived, and
finally last seasons wages and usuages
were agreed upon for the coming year
"At meeting held in Columbus, O., last
Wednesday, the window glass manufacture
ers decided to start the factories during
the first two weeks in October. AT the
best a months work will have been lost
| when the men resume operations. This
NAV be rather late to take advantage OF
the fall demand, but the situation has one
favorable feature. The protracted stop
page has greatly decreased the stocks that
were on hand at the close Of last season,
| and the assortment now in the warehouses
| is said to be quite poor. With all these
| delays in the settlement OF the wage ques-
| ton it is reasonable to expect that the
price of window glass will improve"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
Handsome versu. Homely.

Who is that fine looking lady that we
Just passed. Clarsi Why, that Is Mrs.
Snow. Well, there, what q change; when
/ saw her last, her skin was so ssllow and
muddy looking, it's no wonder ! didn't
know her. What has produced that lovely
complexioni heard that she took Sulphur
Bitters, the great Blood Purifier, and now
1 would not be without them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
To Open New Coal.

The Wheeling and Lake Erie rail-
road, which has come very rapidly into
prominence during the past year as a
carrier of coal from the Jefferson coun-
ty. Ohio, coal fields to the lakes, has a
corps of engineers at work making sur.
veys from its line where it crosses
Rush run, to Smithfield, Jefferson
county, for q branch line. The Pitts.
burgh, Wheeling and Lake Erie Goa
Company owns large tract of coal in
the neighborhood OF Smithfield, and II
is to open that coal that the branch viii
be built. The branch will be about
eight miles in length.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
LIGHT VOTE BUT THE RIGHT WAY

NHNd
Although the vote yesterday was
light, it was very largely affirmative
and Enthusiastically expressed the voice
OF the qualif Cd voters Of the city.
The REGISTER believed it could not
be any other way II the situation was
properly understood. 1t was under
stood by nearly every one but our es-
teemed contemporary, the mteIligenoer.
Ii would not understand and at the last
moment undertook to throw dust into
the eyes Of the public and defeat the
object by the publication of the follow
ing editorial:
If the people had not been grossly de-
luded into the stone bridge folly hand
some and substantial steel bridge would
now be in place at Main street, and there
would be no election to-day 10 take a second
cut at the public loaf Having got the city
into the scrape, the stone bridge advocates
now appeal 10 the people to help themout
The prospect is that the vote viii be small.
The stone bridge people will be out in force,
and the other people seem disposed to let
were in the habit of holding their public
servants 10 strict accoUt there would be
trouble for somebody over this wanton
waste and trickery.
Our neighbOr is lamentably perverse.
After using every means in its power
TO defeat the successful negotiation OF
the AZ per cent. loan, because steel
bridge was not the wish Of the citizens,
It closed its eyes to the absolute neces-
sity OF favorable vote yesterday and
trumped up the false pretense that If q
steel bridge had been chosen there
would have been no second election.
Well, the matter is now settled, and
the REGISTER leave1 its neighbor to its
own doleful cogitations over the result
and the public's want Of confidence II
its advice. II it is satisfied. so is tn,
REGISTER, and heartily.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

AN Associated Press dispatch reports
that Mr.. Grover Clexeland'S handsome
and accomplished wife is again absorb
ing the attention Of society. Is it not
nearer the fact that she is absorbing the
attention Of all the people while Mr..
Cleveland for the nonce, is relegated
entirely to oblivion?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
Meehan Was Insane.

MADISON, WIS, September PA great
sensation was caused here this afternoon
by the attempted killing of E. G. Wissler,
assistant bookkeeper of the State Journal
Company, by P. n. Meehan, solicitor for
the paper. Wissler disarmed his assailant
but not until five bullets had been fired,
one taking effect in Meehan's hand and the
other grazing Wissler's groin. Meehan
is said to be insane
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
He Was Loaded.

A Woodward avenue man dismissed q
dissipated employe the other day and
the culprit went into the private Office
for an explanation.
"Why didNyou fire me?" he asked
plumply.
The gentleman addressed looked up
quietly from his desk.
"Well," he replied firmly, 81 fired
Won because you sat around the place
loaded all the time and l considered II
dangerous.
That ended the argument right there
Detroit Free Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

Now that it's all settled let the con-
tractors, the stone bridge commission,
the loan commissioners, the Council
Finance Committee, and everybody else
get a move on themselves. The people
want to use the stone bridge this win
tor
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
Admitted Eauc.,,o,

Little Waldo BeaconhilI was in a
predicament to-day. A lady gave him
Robinson Crusoe,' In words OF one syI-
liable, and he couldn't read it. Poor
child! He cried for twenty minutes. I"
That's queer. Waldo can read"
"Yes-but only In words OF eight
syilables.-Ne,o York Sun.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
Is xHE WORLD GROWING BETTER.

IS EHE WORLD GROWING BETTERs
Is society growing better? The land
is full Of people who will say yes, not
because they know its so from any
study Of this important social question
or from any data in their possession to
that effect, but because its the popular
idea to express. The optimists are gem
orally numerically greater than the
psssimlsts and so the point Of view is
taken from the hopeful and bright side
Of everything. BUTT is not the right
aide to take always. sD&vory often these
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

THE seemingly well-fOunded rumor
that Minister EGAN eked out his income
as the representative Of this Government
in Chile by acting as correspondent Of
the New York Herald, is detailed in a
most interesting way on our Geographic
mage. Whether EGAN is the able cor
respondent or not, the fact remains that
the Herald got the news.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
The Tomato Catsup Industry.

The tomato season is now at its hight,
and thousands of bushels are being re-
ceived by the local factories to be work
ed up mainly into catsup. Messrs.
Flacus Bros. and the McMechens are
running very large force and working
extra hours. The latter factory will
work all hands to-day. The catsup
made by both these large concerns is
unusually fine, this season, and the de-
mand promises to be immense.
A gentleman connected with one OF
the factories said, yesterday:
Tomatoes are very abundant, at
present, and unusually fine. Earlier in
the season the outlook was very unfav-
orable, and we paid as high as five
cents bushel above our contract price
for them, but of late they have been
coming faster than we could take care
of them, and we have all that we can
do"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
Sunday Excursions.

Until October 25th the o. R. R. R.
Company will sell Sunday excursion
tickets at one fare for round trip to
Moundsville, Woodland, New Martins
vile, SisterSville, Salama, Williams
town and Parkersburg.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
What tho Trouble Was.

"What is the matter?" asked the Bos-
ton girl, addressing little boy.
They're raising the devil in saloon
down the street," replied the urchin as
he dashed away in the direction Of the
disturbance.
"What is the matter, Priscilla?" ask
ed the mother Of the Boston girl.
The maiden hesitated moment, but
only for a moment; her conscientious
ness, her regard for the truth overcame
the impulse to give her parent an eva
sive answer, and she replied:
"TheY are elevating Satan in an es-
bsohlliis bb5p devoted to the sale of aco-
ity, but Of the exact locationN inc Heh'1
am yet unapprised. "-Nel0. York Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
village Nearly Wiped Out.

SHELL LAKE. Wis, September 26.-The
stage from Clam Falls brings news Of
terrible fire there. Twelve buildings were
burned at a loss of about $S,0O0 with no
insurance. 1t is not known how the fire
originated. ALI but two buildings in the
village were burned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

Mr.. FOSTER, the alleged weather
prophet, is still predicting great things
in his line. Meanwhile the thermome-
ter continues in the nineties, and Old
Sol wraps all the landscape in his sultry
beams.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
No Chance for Him.

Mr.. Colde Ito servant)-"I called here
Yesterday and you told me that your
mistress couldn't see me until her pet
dog was well. How is he getting on?"
Servant-"Mlss Pugge told me to tell
YOU if you called again, sir, that the
moor, dear, little fellow has the slow
consumpt PUCK.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27
He Died All the Same.

DULUTH, MINI, September 26.-Hon
John d. Howard, a pioneer, State Senator
and millionaire, died to day. He was ma
tive of Connecticut and came to this sec
a.. -
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-09-27

THE Chiefs last order is a good one
II it be enforced. Otherwise 1t had bet
ter never been issued.