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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
AN EASTERN JESSIE JAMES.
How "Stucky" Gay, jersey Desperate
BeId Up street Car Load.

New York, February 2l.-Coleman, alias
"Stuckv" Gay, a cool desperate whose
daring holiness equals that of the late
Rube Burrows, accomplished the unprece-
denied feat of holding up and ro00ing a
street car full OF passengers, shooting the
conductor and making good his escape, on
one of the busiest thOrOughfares OF New
ark Yesterday afternoon. AS horse car
No ll5 on the Passaic avenue line
reached the corner of frede-
rick street and Passaic about ,
O'Clock .'Smckv" appeared on the rear
platform and lit a cigar When the CON
ductor, Louis Anderson, told ''Stucky ne
must go on the front platform II he wanted
10 smoke, "Stucky" said not word, put,
pulling revolver from his pocket, suot
Anderson in the side. The conductor lell
TO the floor in an unconscious condition.
BEFORE the passengers recovered from their
fright the desperate was on them with the
warning: Hands up. Every - -- one
of YOU or will shoot the tops OF your heads
Off" followed by the command to "Shell
OUT No resistance was offered Oy
the passengers, who were mostly women.
One by one he made the passengers levy an
enormous tribute to his daring by giving
him their cash. AS one searched his pack
cts TO turn over money, watches, etc,
"StuclIy" aimed his revolver at the other
and Kept his eye around him. Even the
women had to free themselves of the few
pennies they had, and he iOstled up against
| them like brute From young miss OF
10 years STICKY stole kiss and an
engagement ring which he brutdlly took
from her finger, with the remark: This
will do TO remember you by, rosy
cheeks At this action Samuel Upper,
! living at SIS Market street, Newark,
grabbed "Stucky" by the collar, but
quicker than a fash the footpad had freed
himself and Upper got a kick which near
ly disabled him for his gallantry Besides
this he had TO divest himself of over SO III
cash and silver watch worth SIS. Inc
biggest haul made by Stucky was the sun
of $3.50 in greenbacks from rich manu-
facturer of glue named VIM. Robertson
whose factory is located on Browns DOCK
When be had collected about s6OC
"Stuclky" stored away the pelf in the
plats of his big overcOat and inside pockets
and then sauntered TO the srOnt of the car.
Now" he said, 81 will bid you all adieu
Remember the first man that dares TO iol
low me will get bullet. Ira la-la"
None OF the frightened passengers dared
to follow, so cOolly did the desperate make
good his retreat. Conductor Anderson
wound was dressed by DR. VIM. Glaze
whose Office is opposite where the affaii
took place, and was able TO walk home II
an hour The police think they can catcf
the desperate tonight. but up TO late
hour they had not succeeded
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serlnns s.u,,ion at c,ncinnnt,

CINcINNATI, O., february 9l-Thc Hood
situation at O'Clock tonight looks more
serious than 1T has previously, since The
beginning of the present rise IN the Ohio
The addition Of Geographic communication
has brought news from the left bank water
shed of the Ohio in Eastern kentucky,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania, that The
heavy rain has caused floods in the trihu
taries of the Ohio. not taken into account
Rains on the right bank water she'd
were known to be heavy IN Ohio
and Indiana. with the floods from
streams south and east of the river, ~ Is
feared the river will reach 5S feet by Mon
day or Tuesday business men in The bot
toms are busy day and night removing
their wares 10 upper stories and preparing
generally for food All navigation up
river aud down by regular packets has been
suspended The river here at 9 o'clock 10
night was 50 feet 6 inches and rising two
inches ana hour
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22

his white hair and lettering legs that
everybody laughed, but he spit on his
hands, jumped up and knocked his
heels together, and shouted in his
cracked voice:
"Jest agree not take the law on me
and I'll lick the best man in the crowd
I'll leave it to Squar' johnson If | hain't
had over fifty fights in this county, and
made the other teller boiler every time"'
At that moment a boy about 16 years
of age, who proved to be a son, came up
and said:
Come, dad; we'd better be going"
Not Wit, Bill" was the reply. 1--WE
come up. here to lick somebody, and I'm
a-going to do it afore go home. Put a
chip on my shoulder, Bill, and I'll dare
anybody to knock it off,
Come, father; these men don't want
to fight"
But I'm spilin', Bill. I've got to
maui somebody or bust. I've bin grow
in cantankerous fur six weeks, and the
climax has come! Whoop! I'll give
anybody two-year-old steer TO call me
q liar Who'll look cross-eyed at me fur
! five dollars"'
The boy grabbed the old man by the
collar and nip, gave him a side twist,
and the next instant he was standing on
his head and being IA cid in that position.
The son took matters very calmly, and
while he held his father thus he ex-
planned:
Il know just what to do with dad.
When he gets to bilin' over l have to
take it out of him in this fashion"
II give up, Bill; I'm licked man.
yelled dad" on the heels of eXplaDa-
ton; and as he was let up and started
for home he continued:
'Durn we, Bill, if yell only come at
me rOugh-and-tumble and low me to
kick and bite / kin lick hoss-barnfu'
of SIGH fellers as you be.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
DEFYING THE ELEMENTS.
Terrible Experience of the Boomers Il
Wisconsin.

Wisconsin.
ASHLAND. WIS, February 2l.-The rush
for Government lands bids fair TO excel
in some respects the onslaught on Okla
homa.
In the face OF a binding snow storm,
with no shelter, the filers held their posi-
tons in line in front of the United States
Land ONCE all Friday night and yester-
day. Their determination borders on
frenzy.
The man who goes to sleep now is in
danger of losing his place, and there are
large numbers of men standing around TO
slip into the line where others viii fali
from sheer exhaustion; Miss Hattie Knick'
elbone. who occupied seventh place,
is allowed 10 go to hotel during the
night. She is very plucky and the
men are courteous TO her. They were
standing in foot of snow yesterday
morning, but dry goods boxes, straw and
benches are being distributed along the
line. and afford some relief. A long tent,
made of blankets, sheets and overcoats,
cover about half Of the line now. Albert
/ Vincent. at the head, has received severl
offers for his position. refusing one oil
81 600. Two men from Duluth crowd
ed into line ahead of their
proper place, and there are murmurlngs
along the line that they will be mobbed
unless they take their proper place.
The rush is even greater than that at
Wausau, as the land is much more valu-
able, and the line was formed two days
earlier. Many of those in line went
through similar experience at Wausau,
and the exposure and loss of sleep is tell,
ing upon some of them Haggard and
benum bed with cold, they can hardly lift
their hands. Hot coffee and sandwiches
are dealt out to them from temporary
lunch counters which have been erected
close at hand Among those IN line are
a large number of settlers VINO nave come
to file on the land upon which they nave
squatted, and which they wish to make
secure by filing.
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Another Invasion of Cherokee strip.

ARKANSAS CITY, kAS., February 2l.-An-
ether premature invasion of the Cherokee
strip was begun to-day with every prospect
Of its continuing, unless it is stopped by
executive order, or by United States troops.
More than two hundred families crossed
the line here to-day, and dispatches have
been received from South Haven, Cald-
well and Kiowa, which state that
the invasion seems 10 be general
all along the border. Among those
who Joined the invasion at this place TO-
day were a prominent minister and num-
Der Of the members Of his church They
will hold services tomorrow on the Cha
caSka river about fifteen miles southwest
OF this city. The troops have been with
drawn from their late camp in the strip.
The settlers seem 70 regard this fact as a
mute invitation to walk in End help them
selves. 1t is estimated that about $500
persons entered the strip to-day with the
intention Of settling.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
wHOOP La!
A Circus in the House With Mckinley as
Ringmaster.

Ringmaster.
WAsHrNGroy. February 2l.-!The House
has been in a state of wild disorder to-day
over the question of approving the journal
of Yesterdays proceedings.
Party feeling has run high, and per-
sonalities have been INDUCED In TO an IN
usual extent.
When the House met the point OF no quo
rum was raised. but quorum being as
closed the Clerk proceeded with the read
inc of the Journal. Mr.. Fithian and MIR.
Springer demanded the reading OF the
Journal in full, which drew forth the re
mark from Mr. Cannon that he did not
know that there were two Speakershlp
candidates from Illinois.
Mr. Fithian declared that the CLERK was
skipping some of tho names on the roll call.
MIR. Milliken-The Clerk is reading
every name,
Mr.. Fithian-I say ne IS not,
Mr.. Milliken-And | say he IS.
MIR. Fithian-And say you are saying
what is not true
The reading was concluded at a quarter
before one and Mr.. Mckinley, OF ONO,
moved the approval of the Journal, and de-
manded the previous question. He yield
ed, however, TO Mr.. Turner, OF Georgia,
who stated that in the Journal he was
noted as having been present and not vot-
ing upon two roll calls yesterday when ne
was not present He had voted Tor tne
yeas and nays, and then left the House IN
as dignified manner as he could.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia; MIR. Blanch-
ard, of Louisiana; Mr. Wilson, of Mis-
souri,, and Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, made
similar statements, the latter saying That
he wished to call the attention OF the coun-
try TO the manner in which the presiding
officer made up and falsited the record.
Democratic applause
The House was Immediately in tumult
half dozen Democrats being on thelr leet
iemanding recognition and Mr. Mckinley
declining to yield to any gentleman to at
tack the officers of the House; and in the
midst of the confusion Mr.. Spinola, OF New
York. placing a strip of paper on ms
shoulder Overwhelmingly turned that shoulder
towards the Republicans until the Speaker
pro tenn (Mr Payson) called him TO order;
But the House would not be pacihed, and
for some moments the excitement ran
high A refusal by Mr. Mckinney 10 ylela
10 Mr. Mcmillan made the latter, with
violent gesticulations, denounce the action
of The majority, though his voice was
drowned amid the cheers of his party col
leagues. the ieers of his opponents and the
Resembling strokes of the Speakers gaveI
The previous question was ordered
yeas So NAYS IA and the journal was ap
proved-yeas $50, nays %.
The Senate bill fixing the salaries OF the
limited States District Judges was then
taken up and passed-yeas AS, nays 81.
Itprovides that the salaries of the sever
al Judges of the District Courts oil the
limited States shall be at the rate OF soOOO
per annum.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
FOUR PAIR OF ACES.
A Remarkable Poker Game Between
Tweed and Black Joe Owens.


Albany Express.
There recently died in Chicago an old
negro named Joe Owens. AT the time
of his death he was head bcllman at the
Leland Hotel in that city. Years ago,
when Tweed was in his glory, Joe was
employed at the Uelavan in this city.
There used to be some heavy poker
playing in that hotel during those live
ly times. Tweed's room was generally
the headquarters of the game. Joe was
great favorite with Tweed, as indeed
he was with all the thigh rollers" at the
Capital. Tweed had Joe made the spe-
cial guardian of his room, and no one
could ever get in there if Joe said no.
The old darkey happened to step into
the apartment one evening when more
than ordinary big game was in pro-
greSS. In front of a man named Shep-
pard was n stack of chips representing
s., 600 Joe was an inyeterate poker
player himself in those days, he and
the other colored boys having game
going on most OF the time in their quar-
tiers. and when he saw that great heap
of money his eyes fairly bulged out OF
his head.
"Foh de Lawd, but | wish | was in
dat ar game" said Joe, with gasp. A
thought came to Mr.. Sheppard. He
sent Joe down stairs on some errand,
and during his absence ''cold deck.
was run in and fixed for the darkey's
special benefit. When Joe came back
Mr.. Sheppard asked him to play hand
or two for him while he went out. Joe,
with his heart beating high, took the
cards and began to play. When two or
three hands had been passed Joe
was startled at getting four aces. He
trembed all over: but just then Mr..
Shepard returned and, looking over his
shoulder, said: go for them, Joe; go
for them" Joe did go for them. Every
body but Tweed dropped out of the
game. lie kept on raising, while Joe,
encouraged by Mr. Shepard, raised him
every time until the darby had piled
the s., 600 in the center of the table.
Then Tweed called him, and Joe, his
eyes fairly cleaning with wild excite
ment, threw down his four aces, while
he reached for the money, saying:
What you got dab, Massa Tweed?"
'fOuT dCcS, Sdiu Ohc OO'o' "ON'''
laying them down.
go aces" cried Joe. go aces.
Fore de Lawd, Massa Tweed, how can
you hab TO- aceS?"
The gamblers had had their fun and
had seen Joe excited. They were ready
to 90 on with their own game, so Shep-
ard showed a 500 dill into Jse's hands
and thrust him out into the hall, saying:
'Get out Of here. you black scamp; you
talk about playing poker, and you don't
know there are eight aces in poker
deck: get out"
A hundred dollars at any other time
would have made Joe supremely happy,
but. dazed with the big play he had just
been having and knocked out by the re-
suit. he forgot his wealth in his abject
misery and modification
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
FATAL FLAMES.
Six Persons Burned to Death in Tene-
ment House Fire.

New YORK, February 2l.-A disastrous
fire in the cellar of Brooklyn tenement
house occurred tonight, and resulted in
the death OF six persons.
The names of the killed are as follows:
Edward Benedict and his grandson, Is
months old.
Margaret Griffin, 60 years old.
Mrs. Margaret Downey, p years old.
Daniel Downey, 5 years old.
Minnie Downey, 1 years old.
All the bodies were taken TO the morgue
Some of them were burned almost beyond
recognition. All of the inmates except
those mentioned were gotten out in safety.
The roof of both buildings was entirely
burned away and the upper three floors Of
No l29 completely ruined. The loss is es-
timated at 5000.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
HE WANTS ri.urEorION I
Another suit to Test the Prohibitory law
in Iowa.

DEs MoNEs, Ia, February 2l.-A peti-
ton has been filed with the Clerk of the
Federal Court, which is intended to contest
the que stion whether State prohibition ana
National license are NOS in conflict; or, in
other words, whether thegOvcrnment owes
any protection 10 the man who pays a
special permit liquor tax
10 is the apple ,uon OF Thomas Holmes,
OF OskaloOsa, asking that an injunction
suit nov pending against him in the Dis
trict Court of Mahasla county. be trans
ferred 90 the Unitot States Circuit Court
on "a writ Of certiorari The writ is asked
under section CAS-, chapter :, of the Re
v.sed Statutes Of the United States.
Clerk lMasOu has granted the writ, and
the Mahasla County Court viii be ordered
% certify up to hepapers. aud the case viii
bc dOcketed for hearing at the next term OF
the Federal Court There are eight other
similar cases pending.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22

MADRID. February 2i.-At meeting Of
the cabinet, Secretary Bl1ine's proposed
treaty with Cuba was discussed The
Minister of Foreign Affairs urged the
adoption Of the treaty on The ground OF
the great benefits that would accrue 10
Cuban sugar and tobacco planters The
other ministers, however. opposed the
treaty which they said would food Cuba
with American goods and would ruin the
Spanish exports Of wheat and -four and
other articles Three conferences were
held in regard 10 the matter but as yet no
comurOmise has been reached
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22

WATERFOWL, N. y. February 81
Special Treasury Agent II. a. Moore, In
spector William Turuess and Deputy
United States Marshal l.. Nathan Briggs,
last night arrived in Watertown from
Sackett's Harbor, having completed the
arrest of trio of Smugglers OF Cinnamon
across the frontier The prisoners are
Robert and William Graves and Winfield
=. Mather. The Graves brothers were
taken Co Rome this morning % appear he
fore the L. s Commissioner Maihcr's
bail has been fixed at 5000, and the OK
animation will toxic place March Ord
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
FLOURIsHED A ROPE.
Farmers Force an Insurance oncial to Re
Iinquish His Claims.

ST. Paul, February 2l.-The Minnesota
Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, of
Fergus Falls, sued a number Of farmers in
Norman county for assessments which the
farmers had refused to pay.
Thesuit was to come of yesterday, and
the farmers were at Ada en- masse to fight
their case John Erickson, of Fergus
Falls, secretary of the company, was the
man that worked up the insurance in the
county. When the farmers found that he
was there TO fight them they were infuri-
ated aud decided to scare him into a relin-
quishment of his claims against them.
The farmers procured a rope and went
TO MIR Ericksons room at the hotel. The
leader told him what they had come for,
aud after some parleying and fiOurishing
of the rope, MIR. Erickson gave up his snit
and handed the farmers u release OF the
company's claims against them. The affair
has created considerable excitement and
arrests may follow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
Her Dream Was True.

Pur>BURG, PA, February 2l.-Late last
night James Blaokster shot Mrs Edward
Thomas in the left breast, infiichng prob
ably fatal wound He had been living
with the woman ever since her husband
died some time ago from an alleged over
dose Of chloral Mrs. Blackster, wife of
the man who did the shooting, eXcitedly
exclaimed. and proved by members of her
household, that she had dreamed Of the
shooting last night at just the time it oc-
curred
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
Takin'It out of Dad.
v. y. sun.

v 7
A dozen of us sat watching a game of
auoitS at summer resort hotel in New
Hampshire, when a little old man, who
looked as if he might have lived for a
century, came skating around with a
chip on his shoulder, and, after parad-
ing up and down in front Of the group,
he stopped and said:
Nobody dasnf do it. kin lick the
man who knocks this chip off my Shout
der"
His defiance was so inconsistent with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
AT LAST HE Has COME.
The Man the World Has Been Waiting for
and His Name is Jones.
Dyob, .De,uocyrf

II. J. Jones, of this city, is constructing
a model of an invention tnat will revolu-
tioniZe the world and startle such
electricians as Thomas a. Edison. Mr..
Jones has machine that will ultimately
rdo away with both steam and electricity,
and instead run engines and all kinds OF
machinery with either compressed air or
water.
1t is a hydraulic engine, and is attached
to the regular steam engine by a valve that
lets the compressed air into the boiler, and
by the simple touch of a lever with the
hand sets the machinery in motion, when
runs perpetually until shut off by the
opening up of another valve that let's the
compressed air escape, the hydraulic en-
zine keeping up its work continually
Bv this means an engine can be easily
controlled or governed as if by steam, and
run at an almost trivial cost. Mr. Jones,
the inventor, has a model that has been
tried to his entire satisfaction. and he is
now constructing one in this city, II by IA
inches, expressly to secure patent. The
inventor claims that in year there will be
very few engines in this country run by
steam The model as shownois one oil
neatness. and is the simplest piece of ma
chinery in existence The hydralic pumps
in connection will stand the pressure OF
over 200 pounds OF compressed ar OF
water to the square inch, and the inventor
claims that il can be made 10 stand pres
ure even greater than this Mr.. Jones
says people moy call it fake and all such,
but said he:
IAN incessant study of twenty years on
this subject has at last revealed TO me the
secret of an invention that will no doub,
startle the universe, and after trying my
machine to my own delight am ready. to
say to the world that perpetual motion has
been solved"
Mr.. Jones is ~ years old. native of Wy
ginia. ard a farmer by occupation. He
moved to Lincoln county, this State, and
about three months ago from there to Mex
leo, where he is at present located. He
has worked just eight months upon the
present model of the machine he IS now
constructing, and says that in few days
he will give an exhibition of his invention
that the people may be their own judges as
TO the accuracy Of his assertions.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
NnnaNGrK wnArEvER.

Rumar> regarding the stage of water
and condition of the weather above
were flying about the city in swarms
Yesterday. Sensational news was re-
ceived ana published and handed about,
with the customary eXaggerationS. TO
an extent that drove many people living
ON low lands. who had just experienced
large dose Of high water, nearly out OF
their wits, causing hundreds 10 delay
the replacement OF their lower-noor
furniture.
And there was not the slightest foun-
dalton for the anxiety caused by these
silly and sensational rumors.
After the river here had begun to
fall +; would have taken an extraordiu-
arilv heavy. protracted and extended
rain 10 have caused another rise here,
md unless such condition prevailed
above Pi,tsburg there was not the
slightest cause for alarm.
There were. 20 be sure, heavy rains
I'm that locality yesterday, bat they
would have had TO have been twice as
heavy % have justified the alarm felt
by many in Wheeling The rains
above had last evening generally
ceased. and there is no danger what
over now Of an additional rise.
People on the Island and in the lower
norton o. the city. may rest in peace
and 20 ahead with the work Of putting
,beir dwellings in order as soon As they
choose. confident that such another
rise VIII. in the ordinary course Of
everts be sery far in the future.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
HlsIcnorance Cost be s1so. oo

was sick abed for three months. The
doctor said l had ProlapuS Uteri, which
was untrue. He didn't try TO cure me hut
wanted 10 MAKE a $3.50 every day My
uncle is druggist, and he told me % turn
the doctor of and try sulphur Bitters.
did so and five dollars worth of Sulphur
Bitters cured me Of general weakness and
debihty.-MrS. s., NclC Hdrcn
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22

PrTSBURG. February 2i-At JOhnStOwn
the violent current has barred FIVE victims
Of the food OF one year ago, and others have
been partially exposed. The secretary of
the Search Committee has offered so for
each body found, aud il is thought this will
stimulate the search.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-22
Held for the Accident.

New York, February 81. - Engineer
Lewis Fowler and VIM. McManus, the
operstor at Seventy-second street, on the
New York Central, who are charged with
having caused Yesterdays disaster in the
Fourth avenue tunnel, were arraigned be
fore the coroner to-day, and held in $4,000
bail each TO await the inquest or Tuesday
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