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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Daily Chronicle of the Movements Of
individuals.

Daily Chronicle of the Movements OF
Individuals.
H. Krug, of Sisterville, is stopping at the
Stamm.
Hon. N. B. Scott returned to the city
yesterday.
r.. w. Brown. of Ravenswood, is a guest
of the Stamm.
Miss Maggie Owens, of the South Side,
is on the sick list.
S. Ankrom, of ST. Mary's, stopped at the
Behler yesterday.
RW. Chambers, of Mt. Pleasant, is stop
ping at the Mcclure.
j. w. Hunter, of Wellsburg, stopped at
the Stamm yesterday
Charley List, of Wheeling, is frequent
visitor to Clarksburg.
B. F. Martin, of Grafton, registered at
the Mcclure Yesterday.
H. f. Spilman, of Monongah, w. Va, is
stopping at the Mcclure.
c.. d. Merrick, of Parkerburg stopped
at the Windsor yesterday.
George Carnahan is lying seriously i'll at
his home on the South side.
CD. Holesworth, Of Belmont, w. Va,
was at the Stamm yesterday.
r. w. Daley Jr., of Romney, was an ar
rival at the Mcclure yesterday.
John H. Bickford, of Parkersburg, was
guest of the Mcclure yesterday.
FL. Rodgers, of Moundsville, was reg
istered at the Stamm yesterday.
Sam'l Warffuel, State Ccuncelor Jr. o.
U. A. NJ, is down with typhoid fever.
A. and j. Wilson, of Short Creek,
were arrivals at the Windsor yesterday.
A. M. Lamar and wife and son, of Beech
Creek, W. Va, are stopping at the Behler.
c.. Jaeder and wife and r. H. DeCamp,
of Wellsburg, registered at the Behler yes
terday.
]. Brast and c. M. Whitley, of New
Martinsville, were Hotel Behler guests
yesterday.
Miss Bessie Lamb, of Wheeling, is the
charming guest of Miss Nellie Basel
CldrksburG Nocs.
Prof. F. H. Crago left for Toledo, last
night, TO attend the session Of the Council
of the National Union.
Misses Retta Clark, Bird Richardson and
Mabel Tallman, OF st. Clalrsvllle, were AT
the Mcclure yesterday.
MRS. B. j. Ferrel and Mrs. j. A. Con
nelly, Vi lllJlClou, NhS ia"
at the Behler yesterday.
Mrs E. M. Richards, Of South Jacob
street. has returned from pleasant visit
with friends in Parkersburg.
Miss Lizzie Hunter, OF Wheeling Island,
is the guest of Miss Maggie Gordon, of the
Fourth ward.-BelIdire Tribune.
Mrs NJ. J. Davis and daughter, Miss
Annie of Elmira, n. Y, are visiting Mrs.
ID. G. Morgan, of North Main street.
w. A. Isett, president of bank and the
Wheeling Pottery of Wheeling, is guest
at the Monongahela.-Pitt Times.
w. w. Macintosh, the genial represen-
tative of Kingan & Co, the Indianapolis
pork packers, is registered at the Benler.
Miss Ada Writer'S and Miss Jennie
Irwin. formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich :,
have started an embroidery school at No
1901 Main street.
Miss Cornelia Settler returned TO her
home at Tradelphia yesterday, after an
enjoyable visit to her relatives and many
friends at Philadelphia.
Mr.. T. A. Cotter is in the city introduc-
ing the Life, Poems and Speeches OF
John Boyle O'Reilly." Mr. Cotter is stop
ping at the Brunswick Hotel.
Mr.. G. w. Brown, of Parkersburg, was
married yesterday to Miss Emma Salome
Williamson, of Belmont, w. Va, at Oak
land, Md, by Rev. c. Z. Clark.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Boys Struck by Lightning

SDecfdt IetegrGDt 20 tde hs0tSteT
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June Dur
ing the heavy storm Tuesday afternoon
two sons of William Southall, living
near Stats Mills, Jackson county, took
refuge under a straw stack. They had
been there but few moments when
the stack was struck by lightning
One of the boys was Instantly killed,
aud the other was unconscious when
last heard from and was probably fatal
lv injured
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Little Kanawha valley Railroad.
Special Ts!eorqm to the REGISTER.

OlIcttLt 7 ttcVF tIIIs 70 tFst IttNIoIVIs
CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 5.-A
charter was granted to-day by Secretary
of State Ohley to the Kanawha Valley
Railway Company, which proposes to
build railroad from Parkersburg up the
Little Kanawha river through the coun-
ties of Wood, Writ, Calhoun, Gilmer and
Braxton to Hackers Valley poStofiice,
in Webster county. The Office is to be
kept at ParkerSburg: Capital $50, 600.
The incorporators are j. Henry Fischer,
Edward McCreary and William Bent
lev, of ParkerSburg, and Senator Nj. K.
Lowther, of Elizabeth, Writ county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
In the Cyclones Path.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, June "A
..-one struck the mountain near
"lcher'S creek Wednesday afternoon,
quo moved down the trees like wheat.
to1l, an acre was swept clean. Me
'lo.dray'S house, which lay in the path
D' ,le storm, was completely unroofed,
--l one chimney blown down. The
>o'n next struck Witcher'S Greek
N@-d where trees were twisted and
''A up by the roots. The path was in
'par>ely settled region, else the dam
--e would have been much worse.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Association Games.

CINCINNATI, O., June 5.-Cincinnati-
Athletic game postponed; wet grounds
LoULvILLE. KY, June 5.-BoStOn ),
Louisville 4.
81. Louis, June 5.-The Browns
again defeated the BaItimOres this after
noon. Score, st. Louis S: Baltimore 8.
CoLUMHUS. June 5.-WaShington hit
Knen hard in the eighth aud ninth in
nings and pulled game out of the fire.
Score, Columbus 4; Washington ,.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
WORLD OF SPORT.
New York Wins aud Chicago Loscs-Pitts-
burg Wins.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-PittSburg,
=: Philadelphia, 4.
New YORK, June Rad bourne was
kindly taken with to-day. Score: New
York. Q; Cincinnati, ,.
BoSr0N, June 5.-Viau was hit hard
to-day. aud with their opponents errors,
the BoSton'S had an easy thing. Score:
Boston. II: Cleveland, l.
New YORK, June 5.-The Bride
groomS won their first game from Chi
cago to-day. Score; Brooklyn, ): Chi
CagO. -.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Logging stage in Coal River.

S'.'-- iesgrGm 70 ne Register
CHARLESTON, W. Va, June The
.i'y rains of the past three days, have
..o.sht Coal river up TO the log tide,
,l'S evening there are -, 600 in the
AoauS boOm, with logs coming in at
'Ale OF soto lOOper minute. by morn
there will be- $4,000 logs in the
,. D. This will keep the mills at st.
'..'"N running all summer, and will be
'ool thing for the lumber men of
I..ue county, afording the {. a market
'' their logs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
The Elliott Murder Trial.
Special 7eleoram TO the Reoister.

COLUMBUS, o., June 5.-The jury in
the Elliott murder case was sworn in
to-day, and the attorneys for the prose-
cution and defense made their state
ments as TO what they expected the evil
dence to prove. During attorney Con-
verses argument alusiOn was made to
the offensive charges Osborn had pub
lished regarding the wives of the Eli
otis. The defendant rose in his chair,
made an exclamation Of grief and sank
back weeping.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Shot Him dead.


20. is.'grsr N re Register.
c,.ss N,tE>roN, ". Va. June > At Stone
s.... 2, ,ayeJte ecounty.yesterday, City Ser
r-'.--' hodge, Of RadfOrd. Va got off
..-I pursuit of negro, wanted IN Rad
t-...., Ine negro saw Hodge coming and
,.y..iI I'S gun, whereupon Hodge fired and
'-e negro dead
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06
Sir Johns End Near at Hand

TORONTO. June 5,-The following alarm
ing bulletin has just been received.
EdrnScliife. % p m.-Sir John Melon
aid became unconscious about p. IN, and
h.s end is fast approaching
tSigled( r. p. POWELL. NJ. d.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06

.-...l to,S PRosrRArIoN, sleepleSSness,
,r, ,,@olt dullneSs. blues, cured by Dr.
r.r Nervlne. Samples free at The Lo-
r,.. Co 5 and X. b Burt's, and AT
-t hrc s. Rri1ceD,r.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-06

McCLEIL,ND's nc ,ount OF the battle OF NEW
MARKET will appear In tomorrow REGISTER
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
DYNAMITE GUN.

fall in estimated effective value against the enemy
having ghpowered guns with their modern nId p s
greater distance than two miles and thus DC saie IRON
the proiectes. Another fact about the dynamite gun
is that 1t is fixed in position on board OF the SNIP nu
the ship itself must be moved change The line OF fire
Of the gun. Tie new system Of gun noted would seem
TO obviate the objections 10 fixed gun as the presens
rifles and smooth-bore guns could be readily changed
for the firing of dynamite projectiles. A.,
navies Of Europe for quickly bringing heavy guns to
point at the target but in the last few months
Of electricity for the training Of guns :e Ts m 6s has NSyy
ton was With one of the sinch guns of the flagship
Chicago of the squadron of Evolution. and with such
sSDs Vessels results Of as fss NaS Ths
operation is simple that person on without IT any any
direction he wills. he only needs to move lever
with which is connected telltale noting the diTcc
smalIest movements can thus be obtained and the
largest OF the guns can be handled by one man III.
tSeses seI oi II The same machinery hoss ammunition
and shot from magazine and lockers TO the muzze OF
Another new invention for destroying lie is the
smokeess powder. The Navy Department has recently
entered into contract with the Du P0nt Powder Com
psny under which it will erect plant for the mann, M
facture Of guncotton and smokeess powder for the
por Torpedo station but the facilities for manu-
featuring 1t promptly and in large quantities are made
ever. fail in complete homogenety and In perfect
stability. The lack of the latter results from The use
mixture. but such measure of success has been OBJ
taned to make IL reasonably certain that perfectly
satisfactory powder could soon be produced. ,....
Attention first seriously directed TO the subject
Of smokeless powder by the reports received about
four years ago Of remarkable results declared TO have
obtained in France With such powder for use with
the Lebel magazine rife. These experiments were
followed BY Others which produced marvellous T reS
explosives have succeeded each other, and military
authorities have spent much tine discussing to What What
a revolution in the conduct Of campaigns. II they
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
THE TICKET. .spLLER SURPRISED HIM.

A man whole views on human nature are trlhe cyni
%, received an agreeable shock the other evening In
his haste 10 catch train The elevated road few nights
hofe no had forgotten his change from the ticket
seller He had laid down dollar Diii called Tor Nn
,kos received them and dashed on to catch his train
He had travelled some distance uptown before IL occurred
n him that he had come away without his fifty cents
An examination of his pockets made him certain that he
had not received the money Tho man was In hurry
Got home however so did not go downtown again 10 sec
:, be conId have his mistake reetined. Anyway, he
thought t serves me right for my carelessness The
lesson is worth fifty cents to me-"
Several evenings afcrward he was mounting the steps
Of the Same station Of the elevated road when he reco
leeted his loss Going up to the ncketseler whose face
he did not remember having seen before he asked wert
Won here last Saturday night at 7 20 ocicek"'
The ,pap a stony on his face replied with an
other question. 'whyf'
~ forgot 10 get my change then"
go >, tho stare grew stoner, how much was !"
m laid down dollar ten tickets, and didn't get back
the fifty cents"
oh yes, / recollect that Here your arc, sir" and
the ticket seller smiling showed out two quarters. TO til,
n.ns a1est surprise Since that time. the cyncs views
have received another bad setback for conductor
broadway car actually apoogzcd to him for having give
him Eve coppers ia change
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

its fifth anniversary. A dinner will be given at the
ubhouse.
For the third time in the history of the Manhattan
Club women permitted to inspect the New-York
citadel Of Democracy last Wednesday More than SOC
Of them, including Miss Winnie Davis, availed them
selves Of the privilege and many OF them took luncheon
IN the marble clubhouse
There is reason to doubt that the present presi.
dent Of the Union Club, Clarence A. Seward, will be
elected at the coming annual election on May 16
In the death Of the late Henry Astor Weeks, the
Colonial Club lost It's first member by deathexceptng
General Sherman who was an honorary member.
This is most extraordinary record for the club OF
500 members many Of whom are mldde-aGed or
elderly men, which has now been In existence over
two years.
Another of the bi-monthly subscription dinners
which have become feature of the social life at tho
Southern Socety's clubhouse will probably be given
next Saturday night.
At tomorrow nights meeting of the Board Of Gov
ernors of the Democratic Club fourteen candidates for
resident membership and eighteen candidates for
nonresident membership will be passed upon. Among
the applicants for resident membership J. v. b.
James H. Clark, Dr. d. NJ. Davidson, George b.
Hastings and II. T. Wilson. Among the men who
will be elected nonresident members Is william G..
Rice, Of Albany, Governor HIPS private secretary.
The report of Treasurer storm, of the Manhattan
Athletic Club shows far satisfactory condition
of things than had been hoped for by even the most
sanguine members OF the VI. A. c. According to its
report the club has now an equity Of S165,000 I'm Its
property and In four monthsthat is since the OPEN
ing Of its new cubhouse-has cleared $4,000 II 10
can keep up this sort Of thing il will accumulate
$4,000 or 100000 year for its sinking fund.- and at
this rate, will be free from debt in little more
than decade. During the months OF December.
January, February and March, tine clubs restaurant
cleared $4,000; its bar $4,000, and it's cigar stand
81 000 At this rate these three features Of the club
house alone would net about $4,000 q year over
and above all its expenses Aside from these sources
OF revenue, the club will easily have income Of al
least $3.50 900 q year. 1t now has or shortly will
have 5000 active members, whose dues at $40 apiece
VIII annually amount to $4,000. The dues Of its
500 non resident members will reach $4,000 more
its sleeping apartments will bring in at least another
10000, and the cosey little theatre in the clubhouse
is good for 10000 or $4,000 year. II the theatre
rented only evenings a month the club
would take In $i2 900, and IL Is already engaged for
that number Of evenings for some time ahead. Hence
IL is safe 10 figure Oh an income of $4,000, assum
ing that the bar, restaurant ETC.. simply meet ex:
pensen. All the running expenses OF the club and
the interest on its debts be pad and fair surplus
remain for sinking fund out Of $l50.O00 So that IL
would appear that there Is question whatever 0
to the prosperity of the Manhattan Athletic Club.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
THE GRAYDoN

The gun and carriage will be enclosed by circular
breastworlts OF STEEL and the gun, operated by the
disappearing mechanism, will be raised ana io"ereu
for firing and loading. steam pump attached 10 INC
hydraulic machinery furnishes water for the cylinders
1t is the intention to adopt these disappearing car
rages where tuITets barbettes are used on vessels
Just as the pneumatic gun carriage is to be used on the
double turrcted monitor Terror. The plan OF their
operaton on slipboard Is simply to canse them 10 dis
appear below the deck-line, while on land the gun
will be made to disappear below the parapet OF the
fort. The pneumatic system 10 be employed on the
Terror consists Of two machines Of $50 horse power
each the intakecynnders being cs inches in diameter
and the COMPRISING cylinders IL 12 inches in diameter
Provision will be made TO carry the air pressure as
high as 1000 pounds to the square inch, should that
be needed for dynamite or for dschargng
torpedoes. The compressed air will be used 10 load
the guns turn turrets take the recoll Of the guns
and return them again TO action steer the vessel and
refrigerate n coldstorage room.
The Army pneumatic disappearing carriage, which
will be worked the principle as the hydraulic
carriage except that air will be used instead OF water
xul be In place at Sandy Hook about May TO- INC
iOnch brcech loading rife, which broke the french
fCreusot) carriage in the tests year ago, VIII DO
mounted ready at that date for The severe praccsd
test 10 which the carriage is 10 be subjected Dy tc
Board of Ordnance and Fertilization. The gun weighs
twcnty-six tons and fires a 5oopound shot with a
charge of $50 pounds Of powder. The gun and its
carriage will be In pit below the surface Of the
ground where ii viii be loaded and aimed, then raised
into firing position, and after being discharged, will
recoil back to the loading position. the rcco being
checked by the pressure Of air. The workers OF the
sun remain under the line OF fire in place of safety.
The operation of eevating the gun to its firing posi-
1!on then firing and returning 10 the loading poson
Will take about four seconds: although the gun
be traversed as rapidly desired by the pneumatic
power.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.

MAYOR GRANT TO MEET OFFICERS OF THE
FIRST BRIGADE-ENDGNG INSPECTIONS.
Mayor Grant has expressed desire TO meet all the
officers Of the First Brigade and he has written letter
to Brgadier-General Fitzgerald to that effect Gen
eral Fitzgerald 10 carry out the Mayors wishes, has
invited all the officers to meet him at the City Hall al
80 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. General Fitzgerald
will introduce the colonels to the Mayor and the colo
nels will In turn introduce their officers. Not little
curiosity is felt among the officers to know why this
affair should take place now IL has been said that
Mayor Grant wishes to become better acquainted with
officers that he intellgenty discuss with them
the requirements of the military forces in this city,
The inspections in the Second Brigade have been
finished and those in the First Brigade will be closed
this week. The following figures will show the COM
parson Of the two brgade as far as attendance goes
1t is not at all conclusive, however because several OF
the regiments which likely TO have a number of
absentees are yet to be heard FROM The percentages
thus far are First Brigade 94.2; Second Brigade
02S The following are the figures:
DDt
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

One of the advanced questions relative TO offence
nd defence in warfare, which at present Is attracting
huch attention from the various Governments Is that
n throwing heavy charges of high explosives into
The midst Of an enemy at long ranges, there TO expiodc
The primary point is OF course, safe and sure means
d giving the Initial impulse to the shell containing
the charge, and dong with minimum OF souhd
caused by the exp0son OF the mpelnng charge Leu
tenant James Weir Graydon, late OF the Navy mas
yven this subject careful and thorough theoretical and
practical scientific study for long time ana mas re-
Gently completed what he believes to be perfect
system for throwing dynamite shells from ordinary guns
The great drawback heretofore has been the sensitive
ness Of high explosive compounds like dynamite 10 neat
and cOncussion and the liability Of the nltrosycei1nc
In the dynamite exude separate from the carrier
with which 1t is associated in manufacture Dlow
exerted the of shell by the explosion OF the
charge OF eunpoyder In the gun is well calculated TO
fire unprotected sensitive explosive and the heat
generated by friction Of the shell, passing through
the gun velocity Of about 400 feet second mas
tendency 10 ignite the bursting charge OF dynamite
within It, The inevitable consequence of premature
explosion in either would be the OBSTRUCTION OF
the guns and the gun itself
The second cut is the gun recently designed by Lieu
tenant Gaydon, in which the shell is 70 be discharged
with the aid Of highly compressed air. He recognized
that the impulse OF this medium affords safer pro-
peing energy than the ignition Of any kind OF powder
because il would not operate so suddenly as 10 cause
uaDger OF the premature explosion OF the SMELL 4he
gun is smOothbore breech loader, made Of Whtworih
forged steel and weighs about eleven tons. IL IS sup
ported at the brcech end on fixed trunnions fifteen
inches In diameter, which bored for the passage OF
the compressed air. Toward the muzze the gun is sup
ported by movable truDnions connected with two forged
seel arms levers. These levers have sliding fulca,
and are moved by hydraulic plunger for the purpose
of elevating or depressing the gun. The breech Is
closed by means Of steel block with irregular
threads as in heavy ordnance. peculiar feature Of
the gun is that II be loaded at any degree Of ee
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
A WARNING TO ITALY,
WAR WEAPONS OF TERRIBLE POWER.
EXPERIMENTS WITH THE DISAPPEARING GUN
CARRIAGE ONE TO DE TESTED AT
SANDY HooK-THE GRAYDoN GUN

EXPERIMENTS WITH THE DISAPPEARING GUN
CARRIAGE - ONE TO BE TESTED AT
SANDY HooK-THE GRAYDoN GUN
AND sMoKELESs POWDER.
Ance the beginning of the diplomatic correspond
snce between Italy and the Uned States the outcome
n the practical promulgation of "the law Of Judge
lynch. agninst the Italians in the New Orleans jail
charged with being guilty Of the assassination of Chief
o Police Hennessy great interest has been awakened
IN the development OF modern war weapons and miss
Hes Guns and their mounts command almost rs much
attention ships and armor, and the improvements in
them seem to be endless Scarcely week passes that
there not some improvement noted In the weapons
that to send forth the projeotes which. 1t is in
tended shall pierce the heavy steel armor that pro-
,ecs the vtals Of the floating fortress and the hun
dreds OF men who load and train and fire her guns.
The officers Of the Navy who served the ships Of
the Navy during the Civil War recall many a scken.
ng sight of guns being thiuned out by the solid
shot the exploding shell from the enemy's guns at
sumter Roanoke Island, the forts the Mississippi
River at Mobile and at Fort Fisher and they have
practical realization OF the necessity OF protecting
these far it is possible. from
Che deathdealing missiles and they ana otners
have recently studied out and experimental with ma
thnery which promises to effect revolution In ord
nance ideas. II is the hydraulic disappearing gun
rsrrage One OF these is being put in place at the
Army Proving Grounds, Sandy Hook, to test Its
capabilities with teninch breechloading rihe and
another will undergo q similar series OF tests at the
Naval Proving Grounds, Annapolis. 1t will be seen
by the cut given herewith that the gun itself rests on
two large arms the lower ends Of which are connected
with the axis OF horizontal cylinder, the latter being
divided into two equal compartments by fixed dia-
phragm Water under pressure OF 800 pounds to the
square inch is admitted Into the compartments ana
the gun is forced into the elevated firing position
Upon the discharge the gun the reco forces II back
10 its original position the recoil being gradually
checked by the bearing of the two plates on the water
These plates are attached to the horizontal axis. the
water being forced through small rectangular channels
n rate sufficient TO bring the gun to gradual and
easy stop at the loading position.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

italian Government. competent Jury, including such
eminent artists Monteverde Ferrar, Savini Saccon,
Calderini Naccar ETC., selected Gactano Russo, who
is now engaged upon the work. The finished statue,
thirteen feet in height has been approved and accepted
by the committee and highly praised for its concep
ton and admirable execution. The monument viii be
seventy five feet in height composed Of white marble
bronze and granite and is expected to be one OF the
finest and most beautiful in the city. Up to the pres
ent time through the efforts Of II Progresso ltalo
Americana" about 81 900 cash has been collected. as
well as objects to the value Of about 900 fair to
be held in 1892.