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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
MoRE IOWA FLOODS.
,7.viue is Swept Away by the High
Water.

Neville is Swept Away by the High
Water.
BOONE Iowa, June 16.-At the Chi
cage ard Northwestern headquarters in
ibis city was received to-day the first
l.-ect news from the scene OF the floods
ora the Maple River branch OF the road.
The dispatch is from the operator at
Moyjlie. aud says that town is almost
wiped ont, the water run in no the depot
window aud is up to the ceilings Of all
the buildings. An the houses in the
Tat portion OF the town have
been swept away and the rail-
road turutable is washed out of its
place. Three miles of track are washed
out between Mosiile and Kingsley, also
most Of the small bridges and the
BRIDGES over the Sioux river This de-
,'gct'ou is now being supplemented by
another storm raging at present i'm the
same vicinity and extending south TO
--t main line of the Northwestern.
tiS raining very hard, and the storm
>uavc'iuc east.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
suit for a Million.

CHICAGO, June 26.-The Kenosha
County Bank, of Wisconsin, began suit
in the United States District Court to-
day against George F. Harding, Of this
city, to recover S1,5OO,OO0. Years ago
Harding was President of the bank, and
it is alleged he unjustly confscated to
his own use assets belonging to the in
stitution. The bank went into the
hands of a receiver, and Harding OBJ
tanned an injunction preventing action
against him for the return OF the fund.
This action remained in force till March
18th last.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
A YOUNG HERO.
An Eight Year Old Boy Saves His Sister
From Drowning.

SDeciqL telegram 10 me HeStster.
PARKERSBURG, w. VA, June 26.-On
Wednesday last, while the three little
cbildren of Mr.. Robert Graham, who
resides on his farm on Tygart, were
Dlaying along the creek bank, the small
est child, girl Of five years of age, fell
Oft the steep bank into the creek at .
Doinr where the water was very deep.
The boy. a child of only eight years,
was some distance away at the time,
and when he came to the spot the
child had gone under the water. Tho
little fellow Sprang into the pool and
swan about until he caught sight Of his
little sisters hand, which he seized.
Notwithstanding the struggles OF the
drowning child the boy manfully and
heroically held to her and dragged her
to the shore and up a steep bank six feet
high, which he aScended by hanging to
projecting roots and willows, finally
landing safely on top of the bank with
the child, which was reSuScitated after
considerable work on the part OF the
older members of the family, who ar
rived on the spot just as the boy had
successfully climed the bank with his
burden. The bravery and heroism OF
the little fellow is seldom eQualled.
VOTT for the best and cheapest lighG
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
HANDSOME STONE COURT HOUSE.
Charleston VIII Erect Hundred Thou
sand Dollar Structure This Fall.

70 VIC
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 26.-The
County Court to-day passed an order ad-
vertising for bids to be received until
August 10, for the construction OF the
new court house. A hard fight was
made at the May election on the queS-
ton of issuing S75, 900 bonds, but it was
defeated The Court has determined
to build the court house any way and
will do it by direct levy. From esti-
mates on the plans adopted 1t is thought
the court house will cost 100000 or
more 1t will be a very handsome stone
structure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
NOTES OF THE RIVER.
News About tho Boats and Boatmon ON
the Ohio.

The Jacob Heatherton passed up yes
terday with three barges of cross ties.
The Lud Keefer passed down yester-
day with tow Of coal.
The Joseph Walton and the VIM. G..
Horner passed up yesterday.
OThe Dauntless passed down yesterday
with tow of coal.
The Andes is to-day's packet sched-
uled for Cincinnati.
The marks on the landing at midnight
showed feet 10 inches OF water in the
channel and falling.
Following are the reports from above:
WARREN, PA, June 2G.-River foot
six-tenths and falling; clear and warm.
MoRGANTowN, w. VA, June co.
River 4 feet 10 inches and stationary;
clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, June 26.-River
5 feet Inches and falling; clear and
warm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
A Seven Year-Old Girl at Parkersburg
Escapes From Her Ravisher.
nlent.


PARKERsBURG. w. VA, June ga
desperate attempt at outrage on little
girl was made near this city. The vic
tim of assault is Seven-year-old daugh-
ter of Lewis Kraft, who resides at
Kraft's station, two miles out the B. IL
o. r. K. The child was playing some
distance away from the house when she
was seized and dragged into the bushes
along the side of the road. The child
fought and screamed, and finally sue
ceeded in escaping, after having nearly
all her clothing torn off and being bad
ly injured. The matter was reported
to the officers here, who arrested boy
named Mccoy, aged only IL years. The
boy was taken before Justice Butcher
who deferred the trial until next Tues
day. 1t is the opinion of people gener-
ally that they have not got the right
party yet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
IN NEBRASKA.
Ean and Cyclones Play Havoc wish the
Crops.

11in and Cyclones Play Havoc Wish the
Crops.
OMAHA, NEE, June 2C.-Raiu has
BOON falling all day. Some of the low
sections OF the city are flooded, but the
lmage is not very extensive rs yet.
aenGrtS from the State bring news Of
.Utional damage by rain and wind.
.a-re cyclones passed over Palmer last
aSa, demoliShiug crops.
A special from Ida Grove, Iowa. says
" .uses are flooded there and the poo
taye been obliged ID seek shelter or
.t. y,ouud. All communication with
,-e north is cut off. The Maple river is
.e l,gLeSt ever known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Hon. John B. Alley Assigns.

BoSroN. June 26.-Hon. John B. Al
ley, of Lynn, has made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. This is
an individual assignment, aud places all
his private assets in the hands of Mr..
Knowlton; who is also a cO-aSSignee for
the creditors of Alley Bros. ~ Place,
The liabilities of John A. Alley are
$500. 900 TO 5000, 600 (Which is partially
or wholly secured), owed TO the firm of
Alley Bros. & Place, and small in
debtedness outside of that amount.
The assets of every description are
turned into the assignee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
CATTLE DROWNED.
Hundreds of Head of stock Lost in the
Iowa Flood.

Iowa Flood.
FORT DopGE, Ia, June 26.-The
latest adyiccs from Cherokee say that
the damage by floods is greater than at
fr>t reported. A. the waters rccede
the car cases OF ca,tle are landed and
to-day the Ste.ca from them permeateS
tLc ai- 1t S estimated that hundreds
.i aead o, S,cck have been lost. Two
,.cs Of track Of the main line Of the
Illinois ,enIsl has been washed ont be-
tvcel Cherokee aud Si-uX City. The
,ux -.ss- 's Subsidiug but it is still
.rtg 'eN; deep snc covers quarter mile
@ .ua,uv. che average depth OF the
I,..r vac4 ia its chon4c, Is a6Out four
l.r TIE work O. clearing away the
.t- i ro, Ia progress and aid is be-
o. * rendered the unfcrtrnste iLhabi-
Ilc town of NOvi'le is still flooded
ar. nos eu- or the 200 inhabitants are
at.. q, oc,c1Y their fcUSes aud all are
c.Lpllg ONT.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Two Cases of sunstroke.


PARKERsBURG, July 27.-Two cases
of sunstroke were reported here to-day.
William Hatfield, citizen Of Brisc0o
run, while working in the harvest field
on the Cook farm, and Frank EaSley,
colored who was also at work in har-
vest field near town. Both cases are
probably fatal.
The teachers institute adjourned to-
day after five days session. Over 800
teachers have been present during the
session.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
More Hat-Ribbon Cases.

CHICAGO, June 26.-Judge Blodgett,
of the Federal Court to-day heard argu-
ments in number of cases wherein
importers of hat trimmings appealed
from the decisions of general apprais-
ers In assessing import duties. The
court took the cases under adyisement
and will render decision at an early
date.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
stonemasons Complete Surrender.

PITrsBURG, PA, June 26.-To-day the
stonemasons, numbering over 500, re-
turned to work at the old hours and
wages. Nine weeks ago. owing 10
trouble on a church in Allegheny, the
stonemasons demanded eight hours and
an increase of cents per hour in wages,
and were promptly locked ont by the
bosses. Their complete surrender to-
day is another blow to the weaking car
peters strike.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Shot ina Quarrel.

Wu.MINGToN, DEL, June 26.-James
McElhenny and VIM. J. DunSeith had a
Quarrel this afternoon, during which
Dunseith shot McElhenny, inncting a
wound of which be died in few min
utes. They had been on bad terms for
q long time. DunSeith has been ar
rested.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Mound City Brick Company Incorporated.

CHARLESTON. w. VA, June 26.-The
Mound City Brick Company was iucOr-
porated TO make and sell all kinds of
brick and terra Gotta ware at Mounds
Vile, with 5000 capital and the privilege
of increasing IL to 5000, 900 The incor-
poratorS are VIM. Crockard, Jas. Z.
Barrett, James Brown, w. c. Brown
and c. w. Krouhardt, Benwood; Robert
Curtis, MoundSville; John A. Hess,
Louis c. Stifel and VIM. F. Stifel,
Wheeling
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
KENNA AT NORFOLK,
VIII Return to Charleston With His
Family Next Week.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 26.-Sena-
tor Kenna went to Norfolk last night
accompanied by his friend, DR.. Chiffon,
of st. Albans, Kanawha county, who
has been the senator's guest here for a
couple of weeks. DR.. Chiffon will
go home from Norfolk by way of Rich
mond. Senator Kenna will return here
tomorrow night and will probably go
home with his family to Charleston the
latter part of next week. The Senator's
friends will be glad to know that he is
in better health now than before in a
long time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
WILL OPPOSE M'KINLEY.
The knights of Labor Refuse the Majors
Offers,

SpectQL 1eteDrdW 10 tHe He9l6teT.
COLUMBUS, O., June 26.-The EuG-
ming Press publishes to-day an article
in which it states on what ii calls un-
questionable authority that before the
Executive Committee met here the Re-
publican State Committee of Ohio had
been notified that unless tho administra-
tion at Washington changed its attitude
towards the discharged employees of the
Bureau of Printing and Engraving the
X. of l.. woulG solidly oppose McKin-
ley'S election. That at the Mansfield
meeting of Secretary Foster, Senator
Sherman and Major Mckinley last
Tuesday evening proposition to the
X. of L. was made, and that this has
been declined by the Executive Commit
tee of the *. Of l..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Five hundred Rendered Homeless.

CHEROKEE, Iowa, June 26. - Five
radrad people are rendered homeless
and destitute in this city by Tuesdays
Hood. The resources of the citizens
nave been taxed to the utmost to meet
,a' PRESENT requirements of these peo-
and outside aid must be given to
avert hardship. Tho mayor, D. II.
Dom, has issued an appeal to the
t-o0c for aid and has telegraphed 20
le Governor for one hundred tents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
The New Railroad Up the Little Kanawha.
Spsc70l Telegram 20 the Register.

opscsHt lctcgfttNt 90 "to ReSeot"'
PARKERsBURG, W. VA, June 90
Public interest is rapidly concentrating
upon the building of the proposed rail
road up the Little Kanawha, but re-
Gently chartered. There is scarcely
any doubt that the road will be built,
and that at an early date. The citl-
zcnS OF this city, the farmers and bust
ness men along the valley, and the en-
tire population of the upper counties
are of one mind upon the proposition,
Contributions by private parties will be
made 10 large amounts, and the cOun-
ties through which the road will pass
will without doubt give any reasonable
assistance required. The feeling here
al this time is that this absolutely neceS-
Sary Improvement will be made at the
earliest possible date, and without the
slightest opposition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

NEHRASKA CITY. NEB., June ga
ntc rain storm prevailed here this
ruoon. Cellars aud honSeS were
icd, The damage aggregating several
fud dollars. Small grain was
-,en down and badly damaged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

THERE is no politics in the city own
ing it's electric light plant any more
than to own its Illuminating gas plant.
We want q better light and a cheaper
light.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
The storm In nmnha.

"NAuA, NEB., June 26.-CouSiderable
4se was done i'm Omaha by the
- which ragged all day and did no,
until evening. East Omaha
-' badly flooded, and a thickly
dated section Of the north
part of the city was
--latcd. Several waShOuts are re-
I'D ou branch lines OF the Burling-
.'' and ElS Horn road, the abandon
Of trains. The break on the
-'o1 Pacitt az Central City has been
,.'.led aud the overland traiLS which
~ oeen delayed since Thursday morn
reached Omaha tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Five Men Killed,

ASHLAND, PA, June 26.-The Patter-
son Coal Company's breaker near here
was blown over at o'clock this after
noon and FIVE men were killed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

LET the electric light plant be once
in running order, and the people would
not be without it for twice the money
il cost. Vote for the loan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Supposed Leper Dies.

DURAND, WIS, June 26.-Mrs. Maine
Hill, the woman supposed to be afflicted
with leprosy, died at her home in Buf-
falo county, at the age Of 81.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
Shot Dead by Three Men.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, June 26.-Theodore
Smith, of Agency, village ii miles
from here, on the Santa Fe road, was
shot and instantly killed last night by
three unknown men just as he was clos
ing his store. No clew to the murder
erS has been discovered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
DEATH IN ITS PATH
TERRIBLE CYCLONE IN PENNSYLVANIA Dr.
SqR0YS SEVEN lIVBS.

MOUNT CARMEL, PA, June 26.-The
Patterson Coal Company's breaker, To-
Gated at Natalie, village two miles
north of this city. was destroyed by a
cyclone this afternoon, and the follow
Ing persons were killed: J. n. Blossom,
Hawley. Pa; j. Bentley DodSOn,
Shickslay, Pa; Richard Roberts,
LuZerne Borough, William Lodge, Lu-
Zernborough; an unknown Italian, and
another stranger still under the
debris. The breaker was located on the
summit of Big Mountain, about 1,600
feet above the sea level. II ran almost
due east and west. The structure was
about 300 feet in length, and the high
est point was one hundred and sixty
five feet. Lodge and Roberts, the two
unknown men, were skaters, and were
engaged in roofing the break
er at the time of the acci-
dent. The other two killed We're
carpenters and met their death while
employed at work on the interior OF the
breaker Shortly after noon the $ ky in
the north became black and the dark
ness grew in Intensity. The men
perched on their high tower gazed on
the advancing storm, expecting to de-
scend in time to avoid the rain. Sud
denly a flash of lightning H.
Illuminated the horizon, thund-
er peal that shook all the
neighborhood followed, and the next
minute the terrible wind gust gathered
up the mighty structure, as though it
were a feather, and whirling it around,
dashed it TO ruin. The men were man
gled almost beyond recognition. The
The breaker was one of the largest in
the region, its capacity being about 49,
600 tons per month. The cost of its
erection exceeded 100000. The loss
falls on Wil&esbarre, PittSburg and
Philadelphia capitalists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

GET out the vote to-day. 1t takes a
three-fifths majority to bring Wheeling
out of the dark.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

LET the electric light plant be once
in running order, and the people would
not be without it for twice the money
it cost. Vote for the loan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

To LIGHT the streets with electricity
will not cost the city an additional
penny.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

..., 81 VOTE for the electric l'ght loan to.
r.. ~ p.. means a vote in iav.i of progress
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27
browning released by l.i.tsburg.

s.,tl' ,lt,l.'IE,LAND, o., June 9G-Right-
by 49, ,L browning was tonight released
'ue PlttSburg base ball club.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

VorE for the best and cheapest lighS
to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

VoTE to-day to substitute 1000 candle
power electricity for 10 candle power
gas, at much less cost, to boot.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-27

DON'T forget to vote to-day, and see
that your neighbor doesn't, also.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
ARSON gTETsY PURE

another moment it flashed upon me
what 1t was
And what was it? To this day the an
swer brings thrill Of pleasure, causes
my blood to quicken, my pulses to throb
faster. What was it? A trinket, bit Of
gold and store, d souvenir. 1t was the
mate to my cameo.
sprang across the short distance that
separated us
And you are Deliag'
mo, Edith.
"Then how did you come by that
cameo?g
you gave it to me-
And the name Delia?- explain.
That was my fathers doing. 1t was
first Edie. Papa corrupted it to Decide. =
a single reuter- naa mlsiea me Tor
twelve years.
And you have kept my souvenir
was forbidden to do so. went TO
the park the day after met you to re-
turn it. You were not there
mo, was not there. And you re-
member nae?o
= have not entirely forgotten she
said, dropping her eyes, though / was
pretty young to-
She did not finish.
Lover Iasked trembling.
There came an expression Of earnest-
ness in her face which, mellowed by the
moonlight can iken to nothing else
than that Of divine messenger from
another sphere. And she said, looking
straight out on the ocean and speaking
as one in dream:
Would you kill him because you in
suited hims because you struck hi1ny
A kind of awe crept over me; there
was something in her appearance so far
beyond mortality, something so typical
of reverse of that descent into the
accursed region of remorse which had
once threatened me.
Edith! Edithf' cried, the words OF
the night before bursting invoInntarily
from my lips, 81 will lxin no one. am
no longer boy Thank God, I escaped
the dreadful result Of that boyish folly.
It was you who prevented; you who
taught me what is true courage; teach
me now what is love-
sAnd you have repented that you ever
thought of taking q life-the life OF
friend?"
"Repented? Yes, often, now, forever
She stood silent moment and then
said softly, Then keep your VOW"
A smile broke through her serious
ness. In a twinkling she was the little
witch who, twelve years before. had
decorated me with ribbons.
have little daughter years old,
with blue eyes. My wife and are con-
tinually wrangling about the name, since
call her Decide and my wife calls her
Eide. Her mother says that the child
shall remain in America; that children
should not be allowed to play IN public
parks to make promiscuous acquaint-
ances, especially Of reckless young men
who have no higher ambition than to
cut and slash and shoot one another at
the slightest provocation. I do not OBJ
ject to my wife guiding her daughter,
but do object to her referring to me in
5,-o.41-- - .,see
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25
THH SUNDAY MoRNlNe NEw. JANUARY 8 ISL

give yo0 Tor z l-eepSaief Eetr ~ NY
vest pocket for some thinker. bat could
find nothing. "Hore.s IpulIed a cameo
sleeve button from my cuff and handed
it to her
She drew back Mnmma won't let
me take things from people.
Take it, and ii your mamma won't
let You keep it You can bring it back to
me another day"
Tomorrow
"Gol goi good-by."
wound my arms about her and kissed
her. When opened them it was like let
ting bird out Of cage. She dew like
swallow near the ground, across the
grass, to rejoin the nurses and the other
children. Then they all arose and walked
away Each nurse dragged a child small
er than the rest by the hand, while the
other children danced along, skipping
backward and forward, taking many a
useless step, the boys pounding one an
other with chubby fists, the girls stop
ping to gather clover leaves, all moving
together, gilded by the rays Of the setting
sun.
And my little friend Every step she
took was step Of grace; every swing Of
her arms and bending Of her body .
curve of beauty. She ran and skipped,
dancing along backward, half the time
ON her toes, as if too light to stay on the
ground; holding up her keepsake for me
to see, and throwing me kisses. first with
one hand and then the other. As she
passed over strip of higher ground her
form stood out against the sky. She
turned for the last time to wave nae a
good-by. The SUMS rays We're flooding
her; they rested on her shoulder; they
kissed her cheek; they reveled in her
tresses. For moment her figure seemed
to hover on the crest, and then was gone;
not descending with the slope on the
other side, but vanishing into the violet
sky