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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
nIOUNDSvILLE.

Mr.. William Sharp, a highly respect
cd citizen, fell dead at his home IN Cho
First ward at an early hour SUNDAY
morning. The cause OF his death was
aoopleyy. Mr.. Sharp had stroke ABOUT
q wear ago from which he never lulIy
recovered.
j. Mart Weekly & Bros. have secured
the contract of constructing new
school building fer the use Of the COZ
ored youth, to be completed by the l3'h
OF August Of the present year. me
dimensions of the new building VIII De
20x40 feet.
Last evening at $50 o'clock DR..
David w. Long, of Bellaire, ONO, ana
Miss E,teNa l. Martin, an accomphShed
Young lady Of this city, were united III
marriage 40 the home OF the Or!ue
Darents Mr.. and Mrs J.. G. Martin, on
/ LaFayette avenue, the ceremony
/ being performed according to the oeau-
tiful and impressive ring ceremony OF
+ The NJ. F.. church. Rev. G.. W. Garner,
assisted by Rev. L. w. Barr, of Bellare
ofliciatcd at The marriage. The happy
couple wild make their future nome I'D
/ Bclaire. The presents received from
+ the numerous friends were handsome
/ and costly.
Great preparations are being made Tor
/ the patriotic demonstration TO be heid
/ here 0u the glorious Fourth. Numer-
on, committees are hard 40 work getting
things into snap and formulating pro-
grammo for tac day. In the forenoon
+ ti.,. VIII hes Grand trades display pa
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Actiug Sec
rotary Grant to-day signed an order
discharging 1862 employees of the Signal
Service now engaged ia the weather
bureau. The list is headed by Prof.
Able and ends with the iirst-claSS Ser
geauts. Under the law the Secretary
of Agriculture is bound to give prefer
eucc TO these men In making appoint
mc9ts Of the force Of the new weather
bureau, and with the exception of few
men who elected 10 remain In what will
hereafter Dee The purelya military branch
of the signal service, all of the em-
p.oyes who were Aengagcd i'm the
weather bureau are likely to be reap
pointed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
BELLAIRE.

James Bridcemau and John Tarbet
reside ON Rose HILL The property OF
the former adjoins that of Tarbet and
for year OBJ TWO they nave Deeh q u"i-
re.ng about the fence between 1"e ' ,5
There has been lawsuit ah. luIou 4 'i,l
feeling ensenderea ana yeS.eI" wv
gentlemen came TO blows. d., ,' o,I pun .'a-
'sAed brldSem"u se'er''S ".U 'o''
Ties were arrested Aney Will NO 9''0"
a hearing TINS morning.
The new hose company gave trial OF
speed ON Belmont street ON Monday
evening. The boys run 230 yards in
about 80 seconds. Last night second
trial was given.
Ei AIlnm and family have gone TO
Rrrr', Mill. camp ground.
Tba nrr.rsof the Episcopal church
will ,it,fc mt Rapev'S orchard upon
Indian Run to-day.
~ .r,fnear knocked off the
hoe ',r ~ br.l,.7o1n The latter was
mad and showed frhr. The engineer
n..3 hfs fst on The nose of the brake
man and both ewes were colored
jaime, BlapkIev was arrested Monday
ntrbr for INVESTIGATION. Jim Is q harm-
less fellow and his head is easily turned.
Policemen rarely bother him whom he
+, drinking.
will INSTALL new officers ON Monday eve
,t..- rr,e~c v1i bea BANQUET after
bsirstaua,ian. Black Prince Lodge of
mis- .i-, b.s haer iavt-.d To attend.
ptil~,,r, uf..ov thought me would
bs..I,i. to roor.- his news stand yester-
'I.- r.+ his credi-ors bad 700 firm a grip
.- tt.,
w.. Cochran. of the upper wharf
boat. has gone to Irooton to visit rcla-
tives.
Tho store fronts I'm central block are
being decorated by the painters.
Miss Ressfe Uoge. Of Cincinnati. is
h.r. ON a visit With her sisters.
7,t.r, ,,...s . goo3 Turnout Yesterday
o+-1s r,earfr,,. of rbe Womcn's Foreign
Missionary Society of the district. The
programme as printed was carried out.
The session lasted Two days and was in-
rsresrinE throughout.
30 +~,i,s from rho West were
late Yesterday. owing to a washout.
1fo,,bars or the Chautsuqua Circle
will VISIT the tube works this evening on
tour of inspection.
ora. nt,l-.- o.. .'-. -l.,--. ss'-
The scale Of tine iron and steel work
ers was presented 10 the Belia.re Nail
Works Company for Signature, ou, mas
a'' yeJ oeeH .lsneG' Inc p'"4l W ID.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
BELuONr BnIEgs.


S0scjoi Corrtsp .d-pcs OF ne Pegtsey.
BELMONT, o.. June 3o.-Mr. Joseph
Dunaway, d resident of This place, who
is running saw mill for the Standard
OH Company about two miles from this
city, was caught i'm the belt yesterday
afternoon and thrown in the machinery,
breaking his right arm. cutting an ugly
cash in mis- head, spraniug his back
considerably and brusug him up gen
orally. This will disable him for sew
orol weeks.
something less than four hundred
tickets were sold for the Silver Lake
Quartctte, which gave an entertainment
here TONIGHT.
Miss Dora Dillon is visiting her
brother, l. @. Dillon, of Wheeling.
Mr. Robert Dillon, son of ]. G. Dillon,
who has been visiting his grandfather
here, returned home to-day.
The strawberry crop has been less
here thau for several years. The rasp-
berries are as plenty rs ever.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
Tuesday, July tn. A. D. 1891,

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occupied br tenants.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
sheepshead Bay Races.

SHEEpsHEAD BAY, june 30. The
meeting was continued here to-day be-
fore a crowd of least 5000 persons.
First race, fve-eighths of mile-King
stock Won Time, :02.
Second race-India Rubber won. Time
2.0035
Third race, mile and one furlong-Long
Douce won Time, :5S
Fourth race, mile and thrce-siXteentns-
Eou won Time, 2:O2$
Fifth race, dve-elghths mile-Arabia
Colt won. Time, l:ll.
Sixth race, mile and a quarter on turf
Admiral won. Time, 2lO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
Not So silent

A drummer in q Grand Rapids mer-
chants store was making some inquiries
about his business.
you run the establishment alone,
notice, he began.
yes"
Anybody in with you?"
Yep
"Hls name doesn't appear on your
sgu?'
Nope"
''Ah. A silent partner?"
"Not much. Its my wife,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
Chicago Racing Events.

CHICAGO. June 3O-About 1000 peo-
pie saw the races to-day.
First race. threefourths of mile-Dan
Kurt won. Time, l.l6.
Second race, one and one-siXteenth miles
Tom Rogers won. Time, 1:494
Third race, one mile-Shipmate WOO.
Time 49,
Fourth race, one and one-eighth miles.
Ernest won. Time, $50.
Fifth race, three fourths Of a mile-Big
Three won. Time, l:l6.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
CTOCKS BONDS AND READ

y ESTATE FOR SALE
- Shares Franklin Insurance Company.
3 Bonds Wheeling Steei vs. Ofks-ti 90 each.
10 Shares Commercial Bauk.
. Shares Jefferson Insurance stock.
- Shares Hobbs Glass Stock
y Shares Street Railway Stock.
80 Shares Wheeling Pottery.
South ChGpline Street Building Lot.
phOS O'BRiEN
Stock Broker, lll1,i Main Street.
TeleuhCnp 49, SOB
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01

Is thousands OF cases the cure OF q
cough is the preventive of consumption.
The surest cough medicine I'm the world
is Or. Woods Norway Pine Syrup. sold
bv all dealers on q guarantee of salts
faction.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01

which Nelson was suspended was He
gal. Nelson has the worlds stallion
record of 2:1Ol,.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
Qnr Sole.
DOR SALE

a Farm Of 80 acres on Harmon's Creek. IN
Cross Creek district, B-oOke county, vs. Va,
81 miles from Stcubenville and - miles from
Pittsburg, on the H., G. Is St. l., b. r., contain
ing two brick houses, lone rooms the other 3
rooms), veins Of coai. ~. 5 and feet thick;
quarry Of good bail ling stone openeA, with gail
road switch leading 20 same. NLSBIrr * DE-
VINE, 1879 Market Street. ap29h
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
NESBITT 8 DBYINl
Real Estate For SaIs

DUILDING LOTS Of WEST SIDE OF ".
ID Huron street, Island, o. SJ per 'front.' ioot.
A fine dwelling property o1 le west side oi
Market street, north ~ smith street.
Lot lQONiJ0 feet ON soufhWrsf corner dcCcloch
and 1hirtieth Streets "'a Tour dwelling
houses.
No e9H Jacob street, three room Cottage. iot
l6Nll0 feet for sl00.
lO0ys50 lec. Ia Pleasant Valley, ou tle National
Road. forel5O o1 easy terms.
Tho bushes, property Nc Ia-o Atin st''.-'
now occupied hy .. ". unntrr CO.'S spice
Mills.
The PRYOR place on Nauous Roat rear Elm
Grove consi ting " about iHOu.. a'-... Win
brick dwelling
Lot S9dsO feet on east side OF North Front ST.,
land, 81 40
No. 90 Virginia street Island, rooms and bath
room.
No. 1927 EoT street opposite Cathedral.
No. IJi Fifteenth street. r1rua-
no 1856 Fourteenth street, rooms, at..c aud
laundry.
Lot SJyl90 feet. north side OF Fourteenth So
100 lerl of ground on north side 90 liiff-nth 80.
Lot &Jyl2O feet North Huron street. Island.
Nos ply and zli9 Main So. joy 3tXl-J tcet. ttJJ
No. 1910 Byron street. sis rooms, brick, toJJ
RlNEHAPT g TATUM,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
rnvo7 no. 1873 Market Street.
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Sale Of Valuable City Property
THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CAMP-
BELL, DECEASED.

IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE ESTATE OF
/ Robert Campbell deceased, tho undersigned
Will offer Tor Sale. $40 public auction. at tlo
uurthd0or Of the Court House OF Ohio county,
In Che City u Wheeling W. VA, ON
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01

StPulnhoute.

NTEAMERS FOR CINCINNATI,
- LOUISVILLE, MEMPHIS ST LOUIS,
New Orleans. and intermediate points, VIII
leave Wharf Boat. feot % Eleventh Street, daily.
Monday excepted. as follows.
Steamer" SCOTIA, "Juo. 81. PHI
? sS5llA.--IS lips Master. Robt. ID. Kerr Clerk
ssi,sEss1@o-44a every Wednesday at &. m.
Steamer"ANDES." F.. 3. Cooper,
s,-EiN----}s Master. AL j. Slaven, Clerk; eg-
uSzz-El-a. E.as cry Saturday AZ %. D..
Steamer HUDSON. .. F Eli
rsSlb,--R son. Master. Dan Lacey Clerk,
ulzl,z7E-s i1--st-z every Thursday 40 s e. m
Steamer "BATCHELOR," Geo
~ s,sslls---.A f. Neal. Master, Tim Penw. u.
azEAssaztf'ass Clerk. every sunday ~ o'clock
Sc. De.
Steamer KEYSTONE STATE
o. .tT.A----R II. c. Calhoun. Master. Cha5
z7czfEa1lsa2fr Knox, CLERK; every Tuesday ~ 9
o'clock q. H.
Flrst-class fare. Wheeling 20 Cincinnati, 900
Round Tip. 5000. Meals and state-room in
ts7y-Tlckets transferable and good until useo
For Frei Pit or Pe sage apply on board o. lei
CROCKARD IS BOOTH. Agents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-01
aInr #aLr natn Qnr Rent.
Real Estate Bargains.

81 400 buys Fourroomed Brick House, lot 25xl20
1870 buys dye-roomei Frame House, LOT 33XlO0
800 buys l0ur-roOme1 Frame House lot 2o14b
$40 buys LOT on Elizabeth street fuxilJ
4UO buys Lot on Erie street, 25X o.
zoo buys Lot ON Woods street 25NlD
200 buys Lot on South Jacob street, 50XS5.
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FOR RENT.

No. 1895 Woods street, five rooms and store.
room.
Large Hall. centrally LOCATED, suitable for
meetings, lectures, etc. -
GEO. J. MATHISON.
ma27 1910 Chspline Street
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RINEHART g TATUM

REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
my97 no. 1918 market street.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
JERRY SIMPSON

TOPEKA, Kan, July 10.-Jerry Simpson
IN an interview yesterday said:
Talk about hard times IN Kansas, we
are IN good shape financially compared
with the farmers and laboring classes in
the east. Kansas farmers are making
more money than the farmers of any
other state | have visited. The mortgaged
Indebtedness of the farmer in the east is
much higher and his chances of contend
ing against lt are poorer than that of the
Kansas farmer"
In regard TO the circular which is re-
ported from Chicago 10 have been sent
out TO the Farmers Alliance snd millions
OF members TO hold their wheat until its
price has advanced to Sl.25 per bushel.
simpson said; IF | was a bull on the
Chicago exchange l would want lust such
circular as that distributed ali over the
country. | do not believe the Alliance
officers are the authors Of il. II thev have
done anything OF the kind never heard
of it,
The great fight this year IS in Ohio.
The Republican party had three great Is
sues, the oooGy shirt, a high protective
tarlH and hard money ingalls, was the
representative OF the first and we have nut
nm out OF the way. Mckinley is the
leader OF the high tariff element aud If we
can down him that VIII be thrown aside
The other issue. hard money. finds It's ey
ponent in John Sherman. and A victory for
Us IN Ohio this fall means his political
death. II we can whip these leaders we
practically defeat the issues they reDra-
sent, and their downfall means the de-
struction Of the Republican party and a
great victory for us -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
q VENDETTA

ERIE. Pa, July l0-Edin boro, the sea
of the Ediuboro state normal school, Is he
scene Of great excitement tonight The
news has Just been received of a bloody
battle between the Sweets and Cobb fami-
lies on one side and the Andersons and
McGahaDS on the other Officers have
been out today serving warrants and il IS
thought the vendetta may not be carried
further unless the friends OF the families
meet.
\ few months ago Frank Anderson was
arrested a. the Instance OF Charles Sweet
and tried for the larceucy Of some articles
but the prosecution failed.
Since then warfare mas prevailed be-
tween the Sweets and AnderSous and the
Sweets sheep and cattle have been indis-
crimlnstely shot and MANNED. Warrants
were sworn out aud officers started 20
arrest the AnderSoQs Meanwhile, Frank
Sweet and Charles Willis CoDb moved
across the Anderson domain last night.
and the Andersons, Frank Delrose aud
Ransom McGahan another neighbcr.
opened fire. The fre was returned and
the contest carried on for some time.
The AndeTs0ns charged the enemy. and
Frank Anderson fell shot through the
breast, After the ammunition was ex-
pended lists, knives and clubs were
brought into VeqGisisiou. and when the
officers reached the battlefield they found
Cobb with his throat slsshed from ear %
ear. All the Parties are injured. bus
Frank Anderson l. the only one fatally
wounded All the parties 70 the feud are
under arrest
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
CURIOUS CULLINGs.

At Lowell, Ark, the two-year-old child
OF DR.. White, while playing in its mothers
arms recently, was struck by lightning and
killed instantly. The mother was unin-
jured.
In Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, a
life insurance club has been uncovered
where the Offices Of president and treas
urer were held By an undertaken, and that
of secretary by his daughter. L Is charged
it was so managed as TO put premium on
murder.
Divers IN the hsrbor Of ancient Syracuse
have discovered a magnificent marble
building, whose highest poin. is only three
meters under the water TIE building
contains great stairways and columned
halls. It IS believed that the ediaoe was
once used as bath or a temple.
The Lascars always eat their food in the
open ar, with their faces toward the west.
and the greatest insult a white man or
"Giaour" can offer them is 70 walk between
them and tie sun while they are eating.
causing his shadow 70 f1l on tGeir food,
which Immediately becomes uuclean.
The angry tree. - woody plsut. which
grows from ten 20 twenty-five feet high
and was formerly supposed 70 exist only IN
Nevada, Las recently been found both N
eastern Cal.f0ruis AID N Arizona T. dis
tgrbeG. this peculiar tree shows every xsga
of vexat5ou. even 70 r71s7ipz U5 It's lesves
like the halr on al angry cst and giving
forth az unpleasant, slckegi1g cdo-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
CROWN AND SCEPTER.
The emperor of Germany has introduced

The emperor Of Germany has introduced
the game Of baccarat in Berlin.
Ex-King Milan has got leave from the
metropolitan of his church to marry again.
The empress of Japan excels in PLAYING
the 'koto," japanese instrument like
either.
The czarewitch of Russia will be engaged
to Princess Helene, of Montenegro. upon
his return from his travels. The princess
Is considered a beautiful woman in her na-
tive country.
One Of the delusions of the crazy king OF
Bavaria is that the walls of the rooms are
hung with newspapers. and from them he
reads aloud to his attendants imaginary
stories Of the events of the day.
The color adopted by the royal familyo Of
England is scarlet. The royal households
of Portugal, Prussia, Sweden and Ger
many are blue. Russia's color is dark
green and Austria's black and yellow.
The Empress Carlotta, widow of the
murdered Aaximilian, has just recovered
her reason, and simultaneously with her
recovery, the very day in fact, General
Lopez, the betrayer of her husband, was
bitten by a mad dog.
Little Queen Wilhelmina of Holland,
though only thirteen years old, conducted
herself at the recent court functions in
Amsterdam with such grace and dignity as
to win the admiration of her subjects and
the praise of her ministers.
Queen Victoria now rules over popu-
lation scattered in the four quarters of the
globe and the islands of the sea, aggregat-
ing 367, ,000, 900, n greater number than has
ever acknowledged the sovereignty of one
person IN ancient or modern times.
The infant king of Spain is a reckless
and precocious little creature. lie has
already, though only five years old, out
grown his toys and yearns for live horses
instead of tin ones. He speaks English
quite correctly and is learning French
The sultan has issued a decree prohibit
ing the ladies of ConstantinoPle from per-
smbulating the streets in the Paris cos
TUNES they have adopted of late. which his
majesty condemns as departing from Turk
ish tradition and from the preccpts Of the
Koran.
The Russian Grand Duke Sergius is said
TO be profoundly devout in manners. IL he
happens upon an image of reputed sanCtity
he viii prostrate himself before IT, If
there are relics of some old ecclesiastic Of ,
bygone generations ne will not be happy
until he kisses them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
a FANNY MIlRnERE0

ELLIS, Neb., July 10-A terrible tragedy
was discovered this afternoon half mile
from town, at the house of John H. Puter-
bsugh. Mrs. DIR. Allen, OF Beatrice, Pu-
terbaugh's sister, had come TO visit him.
Going to the house she knocked, and, re-
ceiving no response, opened the door,
which was unlocked, and walked in. a
terrible sight met her gaze. In pool of
blood lying on the floor was her brothers
body. She ran from the house for assist
ance.
A subsequent investigation showed that
Puterbaugh had died from bullet in the
brain. A search of the house showed that
four of his five children had met death in
the same manner. They had all been
shot through the head while sleeping in
bed The ages of the children were as
follows: Carrie Is years, Mabel Is,
Charles 10 and Ralph2 One son survives,
Allen, II years of age.
The survivor was away from home at
work, having left Wednesday last Puter-
baugh was widower All the evidence
goes TO show that he first killed his four
children and then shot himself 1t is be-
lieved that he was insane, not having re-
covered from a severe attack of grip which
he suffered last winter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-11
SEAL COMMISSIONERS

WASHINGTON, July 10-In order that
the government of the United States may
be fully prepared with all necessarily
technical information respecting the
actual state of the Bering sea fisheries and
the effect of the depredations of pelagic
sealers, in the probable event of early
arbitration of the United Stgtes' rights in
those waters, the president has decided to
send two agents to Alaska to gather the
necessary information. He has had under
consideration for some time the names of
Prof. Mendenhall, chief Of the coast and
geodetic survey, and Prof Merriam, orni-
thOlogist of the department of aari-
culture, and has at last named them as
agents of the United States government
Preseason Mendenhall, who is in in San
Francisco. has accepted the post, but Pro-
fessor Merriam is now out in the field in
southern California, and up TO the present
time the department has been unable to
communicate with him. Their mission
will be similar to that with which Sir
George Baden Powell is charged in behalf
of the British government. aud if Profes-
sor Merriam accept the place he will be
instructed to leave the United States at
once with Professor MendenhAI for
Alaska. As the sealing season is already
so far advanced the most expeditions ac-
tlon Is required on the part of the agents.