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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
THEY TALKED BASE BALL.
How the Boarders Made the Lank Pessi-
mist Very Tired.

The trouble all arose over one break
fast 1t may be that they knew he hated
base ball, or it may be that their talk
resulted from the fact that every man,
woman and child in the boarding house,
with the exception of the .lank pessl-
mist, had been to the game the day be-
fore.
At any rate, when the landlady took
the coffee pot in one hand and the
cream pitcher in the other and began
pouring from both at the same time he
was moved to ask, without a suspicion
of danger, what she was doing.
making double play unassisted,"
was her prompt response.
He looked panied but said nothing.
A moment later, when Goldfish ball
was CALAMITY declined by the dude, who
insisted on passing it to his fair neigh
Dor, the dry goods clerk on the other side
of the table called out:
Passed BALI"
The pessimist fingered his knife ner-
vouSly as he glared at the clerk, and
had hardly recovered his composure
when the waitress kicked the cat
through the doorway, and the pretty
typewriter lisped:
"Pnt out"
And the young lawyer added:
"Safe hit"
He hardly had time to shift his re-
proachful glance from the pretty type
writer to the young lawyer when the
old maid began telling what brute the
man next door was. and the real estate
agent sang out:
Score one!'
For sympathy he turned to the land
lady's pretty daughter, who sat next TO
him, and who had so far said nothing
But as be declined the last muffin on the
plate and she took it she looked him
straight in the eye, and with her most
captivating smile said:
"A sacrifce"'
Then he got up and stalked out, and
there is q room TO rent in that boarding
house.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

drunken Bridegroom Driven from the
house by His Betrothed.

bridegroom Driven from the
House by His Betrothed.
NEW YORK, July Mrs. Agnes
Norsn' young and pretty widow, the
daughter OF Francis J. Cakes, a wealthy
resident of the Steinway section OF Long
Isiano City, was to have been married
FRIDAY afternoon to Samuel Bell. The
wedding did not take place. and the
Oonu OF love was forever severed. as
Bell appeared late in an intoxicated
condition and was ordered from the
house by the irate father and prosnec-
i've orlde: In anticipation of the event
the family residence was decorated
with flowers and exotic plants. The
ceremony was to have been performed
at o'clock. There was large gath
ering OF the friends of the contracting
parties.
Inc bride was ready at the appointed
hour and the minister was In waiting.
but the bridegroom failed to appear. A
messenger was sent TO his residence.
but he was not at home. Mrs. North
became nervous at the absence of Bell
and her father was both worried and in
dlgnant over his failure to appear. The
minister and assembled guests began to
get anxious and the unfortunate Young
woman's family had about decided to
inform the guests of Mr.. Bells failure to
be on hand, when the missing BRIDE
groom entered. The person he met
first was Mr.. Cakes, who at once saw
he was in no condition to act as prin-
cipal at wedding. Mr.. Cakes frowned
with indignation and ordered the young
man from the house. Bell started
In to argue the matter with his intend
ed father-in law. The discussion was
becoming heated and the guests, who
had crowded into the hallway, were
fearful that Mr.. Cakes would throw the
young man out, when there was rustic
Of skirts on the stairs and Mrs. North
appeared.
Her eyes were wet with tears, and
there was flush of indignation upon
her handsome face. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation she pointed a gloved
hand toward the front door. "Leave
the house," she commanded, sand
never let me see you again." Without
demurring, Bell followed her instruc-
tionS. As the door closed upon the
form of her intended husband the young
woman Swooned and had to be carried
to her room.
Mrs. North had been engaged to
Bell, who is thirty years old, nearly
three years. Friends account for Bells
condition from his giving a bachelor
dinner the nj ght before.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
A TOUCHING POEM.
George e. Teaters PrOclaims His limo
cence of the Crime for Which He Is
Convicted.

George y. Teaters Proclaims His limo
cence of the Crime for Which He Is
Convicted.
The following poem, written by Geo.
E. TeaterS, who is now confined in the
Allegheny Penitentiary, convicted on a
charge of murder, to his brother Hiram
Teaters, of the Island, has been brought
10 this Office with request for its pub
lication:
They sent me 10 prison, the Commonwealth did
Among thieves and robbers TO dwell
To while away the days and hours in hard
And be- locked up at night in a cell.
know I'm not guilty Of the charges preferred
Although the people saw am to blame;
But the ruth, which is now sleeping so silent
Will we Venture Tiir soon the facts to proclaim.
There have been many victims in my country
This evil circumstantial evidence has claimed,
But the absurdity Of this most unTigh'eoGs law
The people very soon Will proclaim.
Rut was not the victim of circumstance so
.so 1ft these who indeed were 20 blame,
But the facts which prompted my conviction
WAS sf ise new reward which the officers claim.
How long to so back to the home OF my birth,
To the mace where I've known no pain,
TO be clasped once again to that dear mother ;
And forever there to remain.
But the law must be executed, the Judge he has
said.
II matters not who is 10 blame;
60 must STAY here until my time has expired,
Although / am an innocent man;
Ton0essd and icritten 6y Geo. E. 1eGtsT, or
Ivhstlinq ". Va.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

course, there is some kicking and
grumbling; that is natural in a tail-end
man. 1 never bear malice to any one
and l am not looking for trouble. Some
of the players who do not obey will find
that it costs money to go against my
orders. We had a hard run of luck aud
are short on outficldcrs, but we will
travel with the best of them before the
season closes. We have had it dished
up raw by the umpires. We never got
aclose decision on the trip"
Last season, while Pete Browning
was member of the Cleveland Players
League team, no was sitting in the
Kennard House lobby on a rainy day
with Tom Lotus, who was here with
the Cincinnati team. strolled in.
"Hello, old man." said Tom, shaking
hands with Browning, stealing as
many bases as usual?",
Nope" said Pete in a disconsolate
tone of voice.
"Why?" was the question from Lotus.
"Tebeau won't let me-" answered
Browning.
why don't you do it anyhow" quiz
zed Lotus.
"Sh-h," answered Browning lower
Ing his voice and looking around to see
if Tebeau was within hearing. Il do, )"
-Cleueldnd Pldindealer.
liking" Kelly has been taking things
into his own hands. In one of the st.
Louis games he got angry On account Of
decision of the umpire and threw the
ball over the fence. He was then or
dered out of the game, but refused TO go,
and said that his nine would not play
unless he did. Peace was finally patched
up and the game went on. Kelly has
been acting in this way again and again
this season. The Cincinnati Enquirer
thus speaks of his conduct: "His con-
duct was far from excuSable under any
circumstances. In throwing the ball
over the fence and allowing two runs 10
come in he acted like spoiled child.
Then, again, there are rules that must
be observed IL the national game is to be
preserved. He was ordered out of the
game, and whether Davis was justified
In giving such an order it was not kel-
ley's place to decide. He should have
obeyed and, if he was treated unjustly,
have fled protest and had the matter
investigated. II field captain is al
lowed to ride rough shod over the UNI
pire, the rules and the wishes of the
patrons Of the game, it will not be long
until discipline will go to the bow
vows"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
Hum OF INDUSTRY.
w.VK OF INACTIVITY m INDUSTRIAL
ORCLE.
IN v,.,,,;,s Closing for the SammT-Ths Great
Labor Demonstration at S;subsnTills
Tomorrow - Labor
Notes.

The mast week has been marked by
neral suspension Of operations in the
S,oss and other interests for the summer
sooson and the next few weeks will be
Anil in consequence. Glass and iron
and steel workers, those who have had
Drosperous run at least, are making
|nreparatlons for reeuperating their
|strenqth in rural retreats, and enjoying a
season of rest star from the madding
crowd" The outlook for a continuous
and prosperous run when work is re-
spmed next fall, may be said to be
bright
The next event of Importance in the
industrial world, is the annual conven-
zion Of the American Flints in Steuben-
vile. and the monster demonstration to-
morrow. in which Local Union No. 9,
Clear Makers Assembly, and other or
,arizationS from this vicinity, amount
inc IA the aggregate to over six hun
dred men, will participate. The day
viii be the biggest in the history Of that
srsid old town. Concerning
tbe convention, the Budget says:
,.Tbe Fourteenth Annual Convention Of
The American Flint GlaSSwOrkers' Union
which cOnyeneS at Steubenville, Ohio,
on the 9th inst. promises 10 be one OF
the most interesting meetings OF the
flint workers that has taken place
since the first inception Of the organiza-
tion. The most prominent question
that will be considered at this meeting
will be the modification OF the old wage
list and the fOrmatian of new one. 1t
must be borne in mind that there are
two parties that must be considered in
formulating this scale-the manufac-
turer as well as the workman. Let
every feature of the scale be discussed
and considered in fair and impartial
manner. Let there be the same spirit
of conservatism mark the deliberations
of this convention that has character
lied former meetings, and we can sarely
say that the delegates can return to
their respective locals with the we'll
earned plaudit, well done thou good
and faithful servant"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
Jumped the Louisvilles.

LOUISVILLE, July 4.-The news that
Raymond and Ehret had deserted the
Louisville Club at St. Louis and joined
the Lincolns caused considerable sur
prise here, but little regret was ex-
pressed. Both were good players, but
unpopular with the crowds, and Ehret's
work In particular has been Of a very
Indifferent nature. Manager Chapman
telegraphed President Parsons and Di-
rector Cato confirming the report. He
is now negotiating for third base
man.
The Louisville Club has a personal
contract with Raymond for one year,
and he may be enjoined from playing
in Lincoln, even if President Young,
who promulgated his black list, allows
it's
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

Latham and An
son, who has i'm
pressed the spec
tators by his inter-
est in the game, as
Tucker, Of the
BostonS. On the
field he is appar-
emily "b a seball
crazy" and works
every poss bl e
point to win the
game. His coach
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

than when they came this way. The
Bostons occupied first place at the be-
ginning of the first Western trip and
went home in fifth place; the New Yorks
came to Pittsburg in third place and
dropped to sixth, and the Brooklyns in
fifth place and returned home at the
bottom, in eighth place. When tie
Eastern clubs met their Western breth-
rem on their own grounds they gave
them just as unkind reception. TIE
East sent several crippled teams en-
their last trip, bnt at present both seq
tions are in excellent trim, and prepared
to contest every inch of ground.
The ChicagoS and PittSburgs made
the best records lluring the past week,
each winning four games and losing two.
The Chicagos went to first place, but
the Pittsburgs only improved their po-
sition at seventh place. The New Yorks
dropped to second place; they won but
two games out Of four. The Bostons
retain third place by winning three out
of five games. The Clevelands won only
one game during the week and lost five,
and dropped from fourth to fifth place,
the Philadelphias taxing possession of
fourth place. The Brooklyns lost three
games out of five and the Cincianatis
split even, winning three and bsing
three.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
wHrrEwRIeHr, Ten, June ., 1891

|C6um5erlain & Co., DeS Monies, IO'cd:
Ship US at once one gross Chamber
.lan'S Collie, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Rem
edy, - cent size, and two dozen so cent
size. We are entirely out and had nearly
forty calls for IL tins week.
o. y. RATHBUN x Co.
This is just such a medicine as every
family should De provided with during
the hot weather. II never falls and Is
pleasant to take.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

No player has appeared here, says
the New York Telegram, excepting
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

Mt, Mckee, al prescni ,ns,>.
eAn,lie business Al .Eta4f,Il- n
tnls'y years protioo, y a ia q ( +
wei Known ~ every on, tn ..<|
slyes' has this 70 as o. himself <'
land & Bell, "
II have besp +. ccnsiat So ~
a. Trouble fof years. NJ nc.l 81,
That ! could seldom hft4ift ~
throat became s1ss ard lof.a<'
stantiy hawking and bIo1la1 {.
substance that wnu|d . ,|,ccs / d Is:
nose. The 1isfkss crnansI.r f.
SO that Il was dlflcalf 10 ne 4. (.
my Iriends and castomef.. 4
"of all the rcmttIef 4 have l.I-<
land X bells haya been te1 "a
ones: Ny head nose and fhf.4<
hearing Is greatly i1pshfel. 4. ~
expected on accQant II ms ~
been stubborn. IT. rhcfa 4. ..|
mind but that | An "a n q N h<t.<
! have been 70, ifsre. and 1 E<t|*
VIII be cured b q short l.ia..
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05

DOCTORS c0prLANnA n,,I.
perinaneni cincfssi M 1&.n <<=.<
treat With srncfn al ttfa1;@ n
hours-s toll a. a., 3 l5h b. n. 4 a
cundAvs-t y, m. % ~ ia &<|
Specialiles-CATtkRlI Ana IS 81
BYE, EAR, THROAT and IA. <
ton free.
Addressali Mall u DRs. CoF{|I
il1l Main Street. Ntetth1 ~. 4
Treatment inc|oilne 1>''I1|1
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-07-05
GENERAL SPORTS.
EASrIRN CLUBS BEGIN THEIR SECOND TRIP
WEST.
4 Radical Change in Thsir Standing SINGS 7hm--
The Record Of the Past Wssk-Raynond
and Ehrst Jump Louisville Contracts
-Hots About Players.

YESTE r AY
the Eastern clubs
of the League be-
gan their second
Western trip. On
the first trip only
one of the Eastern
clubs made a
creditable record,
the Philadelphias
alone going home
higher in the race
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29

Glesnings from Our Correspondence and
Exchanges.

Glesnings from Our Correspondence and
Exchanges.
Ar epidemic Of scarlet fever is raging in
the township of Good Hope, near Macomb.
Mrs. Freeland, of Galena. drove off a pair
of burglars Tuesday night with o pair of
shears.
George w. Ludlow & Co., shoe manu-
facturers of Chicago, will remove to Elgin
in the spring. They are given a bonus
equal to $4,000.
Frank Smallwood, of Decatur, was impa-
tlent to enjoy his fathers money, SO he
hired a Chicago man. for $500, to murder
him. The man happened to be q detective,
and Frank is a fugitive from justice.
Miss Bertha Harter, q domestic in the
home of the Rev. Mr.. Schnessler, pastor of
st. Peters Evangelical Church, Joliet,
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide
by jumping from the Jefferson-street bridge
into the river.
millionaire dIstiller, who was sent to Kan
kakee asylum from Bloomington recently.
was the other day released from that insti-
tuition. and has disappeared.
Judge Wilkin. of D~anville, a member of
the Supreme Court OF Illinois. has granted
who was sentenced to be hanged on next
Friday, at Pontiac, for the murder of city
marshal Hodge, of that place, last summer.
George Harris, of Newburn, who is trying
to end his mortal career by starvation, has
completed the ~thirty-first day of his fast.
and is still alive. Tuesday he allowed a
few spoonfuls of milk and as much beef to
be given him. but 1t caused HIM excrucia-
ting pain. In his agony he stood erect in
his bed. After a few wild gestures he re-
lapsed into n stupor. His breath at times
almost disappears, and at other times he
breathes rapidly and heavily.
A panther 10 lurking in the timbered
country of Crooked creek, between Macomb
and Carthage. Miss Allie Parvin, teaching
school near Bardolph, says herself and pu-
pills were frightened almost to death one
afternoon recently by the awful screams of
the animal. and one of her pupils. as
claimed. saw the brute near the school
house. A posse of men. with guns and
of Renick Head the panther killed two
dogs who gave tight to 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29
WORK OF TWO FIRES.
Armstrong; Lighthouses Destroyed and &. r.
Hammers Clothing Store Damaged.

Between 2 and 3 o'clock his morning
Armstrong; ice-houses. on the east bank
of the canal. near Tenth street, were
burned to the ground, and five empty freight
cars belonging to the Big -Four Company
were destroyed. The ice-houses have not
been used this season. and have recently
been infested with tramps. The flames
were first discovered in the north end of
the buildings. and rapidly spread.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the firemen,
the four buildings burned to the ground in
a very short time. A dozen box-cars were
standing on q siding fifty feet away, and
before they could be removed they, too,
were IN flames. Five were destroyed and
the others badly scorched- None of them
were loaded.
Edwin j. Armstrong, one of the owners
of the ice-houses. lives in North Indianapo-
lis. and could not be Informed of his loss in
time to reach the scene before the buildings
had been destroyed. Owing to the fact
that they were not used for storage pur-
poses no insurance. was carried, and the
loss will not exceed $500. 1t is supposed
that the fire was started by tramps.
Fire was also discovered last night
in the clothing and furnishing store
of f.. r. Hammer. by Mr.. Adams. of
which is across the alley from the burned
building. The flames had made a good
start. and enveloped the rear part of the
store, seemingly coming from the middle of
the room. An alarm was turned in from
Box 46. The firemen fought the flames so
successfully that they were pre-
vented from spreading to other
floors of the building. The stock, how
ever. was badly damaged by fire, water and
smoke. Mr.. Hammer says the stock was
worth about 81. 200, and that he has about
$1,000 insurance on it in the German ana
Peoples companies. of PIttsburg, whose
agents here are McGiliiard d DARK. The
the fire in which was left burning too high.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29
A Losing Cause.
Portland oregonian, tRep.)

Portland Oregonian, (Rep)
Putting patriotism and public spirit aside
and looking at the question from the point
of view of party tactics alone, the Repub-
Identification of the Democratic party. in
the minds of the country, with q free-silver-
coinage act. The effect of such an act upon
the business of the country will be
such as to make it's authors within
q year the most unpopular people in the
country The party that passes q free
coinage act in 1890 or 1891 can never hope
to carry the presidential election of 1852.
The pocket nerve of the country will be
touched by financial distress. and Its re-
Spouse will astonish the party whose act
created the distress. Free coinage of silver
is the powder magazine of current politics.
The wisest party is that which lets the
other prowl around its cellar with @ torch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-29
Minor Notes.

Bogus nickels are in circulation at
Brownsburg.
Jacob Faith, of Scott township, Harrison
county. died of injuries caused by a fall
from his wagon.
Lester Lastutter. a wealthy farmer near
Rising Sun, was found dead in the depot at
Aurora, with indications pointing to sui
eide.
Francis Murphy began q ten days series
of gospel temperance meetings at the court
house in New Castle last night, under the
auspices of a committee of ministers and
leading temperance workers.
Walter Hirsch. a farmer residing q mile
north of Sellersburg, Clark county. fell
from q street-car in Louisville yesterday
morning and suffered a fracture of the
skull. The injury may result fatally.
w. ID. Straw, aged fifty, q wealthy miller
of Jacksonville, was married a couple of
weeks ago and suffered a stroke of paralysis
in making his way to the mill-race and
drowned himself.
On last Saturday night thieves entered
the residence of Thomas Jordan. a farmer
living seven miles northwest of Upton. and
stole $50. The thieves entered the front
door n the theft was not discovered until
early next morning.
county. has entered two suits in the Jeffer-
son Circuit Court for SANDER and criminal
libel against James W. Horton, of Madison,
and a separate suit against the Madison
Democrat for IS, 900 for criminal libel. The
injured lady want SIS. 900 damages.
Oliver p. Mcdowell, a veteran of Co. /,
~Sixty-elght Regiment, Indiana Volunteer
Infantry, died at his home, at sardinia. yes
terday morning. He was appointed post
master under the present administration,
but was compelled to resign last summer on
account of i'll health. He leaves a family.
Michael A. Sweeney and others have filed
Company to set aside the conveyance in
the appointment of an assignee and ~enjoin-
ing all parties from ~dispOsing of the prop
erty until the matters at issue can be ad-
Indicated. The company now has a dual
directory. A bitter legal fight ia antici-
pated.
Sam Grant, of Lafayette. has challenged
Ed Cory, of Charlottesville, or any other
man who is aching for q fight. to fight for
Q 500 purse. or spar ten rounds. In any
opera-house, the winne to receive Is per
cent. of receipts, or will tight upon any
terms. Grant say that he never makes
says fight he means it, and be wants less
talk and more scrap. He also says that he
IL "always ready to come at the call of time.'
A very narrow escape from q fatal acci-
dent occurred at Crawfordsville on Tues
day evening. As Gus Karl and Duff Casad
were driving q horse hitched to q buggy,
the animal ran away. Karl jumped out,
and the animal jumped over q slop-wagon
driven by q colOred man named Robert
Jones'. The wagon. buggy, Jones and Casad
were all thrown into the gutter and the
two vehicles demolished. Casad was badly
injured, as was also Jones. who also had his
nopfa torn and ruinad
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dom did not stop their foolishness the South
would bankrupt the North by not buying
ever. was not hanged on a gallows built out
of dry-goods boxes, with a moose twisted
out of cotton. Neither was manhood intim-
idated. This fact should not be forgotten
by the Democrats who now have. in our
Judgment, the right side of the liberty ques-
ton against the force bill. yet some of
whom are resorting. or threatening TO re-
sort. to the same policy of business BULLDOG
ing attempted in the interest of slavery be-
fore the war. That policy finds its express
passes the force bill the Southern States
and the Democratic States of the North
will repeal their appropriations for the
worlds fair at Chicago or will make none.
If this is not bulldozing we do not Know
wha bulldozing is. If this is not boy
cotting we do not know what boycotting is.