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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
TERsE zELEaRAMs.

Major p. H. Downing, collector of the
port of San Pedro, Cal, died yesterday.
He is the fourth collector of this port under
this administration to die, when Just enter
ing upon the duties of his office.
There were 2.902 migrants landed at
the barge office, New York, yesterday.
Two of them are eX-convicts. large
number of sick persons were among the
Italian steamers passengers from Palermo.
Mr.. Gladstone writes that he is not pre-
pared to say what steps should be taken in
the American copyright act, but whether
in relation TO the interests of labor, the
dignity of authorship or of the nations
interests he regards the act as highly un-
satisfactory.
OF the II, 900 coal miners in Iowa, all are
out on a strike except 700.
Hon. w. f.. Gladstone, Of England, is
quite ill.
Thirtv-five thousand men are on strike
in Belgium.
The cigar makers of New Hampshire
will receive an advance of Sl.5O per thou
sand on the first grade quality of cigars.
The Beldon Manufacturing Company, of
Chicago, has assigned. Liabilities Sl75,-
600. No assets mentioned.
Ona wager of 81 900, H. j. Stevens, the
pedestrian at noon yesterday started to
walk from Chicago TO Omaha, distance
of 500 miles, in 9 days.
Near Wilde, Louisville, KY, yesterday
afternoon, George Hays shot his cousin
Thomas Hays three times, from which the
latter died The parties had some trouble
over the settlement of some corn.
r.. NJ. Wilson, an old miner, well-knOwn
throughout the southwest, was asSassina-
ted II miles northeast of Albuquerque, N
NJ last evening. The officers have clue,
but are unwilling to have the same made
public
Secretary Blaine's Illness in New York
city was OccasiOned by an attack of YER
tigO.
An explosion in the hold of the British
steamer Taucarville, undergoing repairs at
Newport, England, yesterday, caused the
death of five men. Thirteen were injured.
Not foot of lumber was delivered in
New York yesterday, and the action of the
lumber dealers will probably put an end TO
the boycott OF the wOrkmen.
A party of striking brickmakers attack
ed gang of colored men, hired by +. \.
Davis, OF Denver, Col, an operator. The
strikers were fired on, and two mortally
wounded and sixteen others hurt. The
Davis party was arrested.
Fire in Wissport Pa, yesterday, de-
stroyed planning mill and ten dwellings.
Loss. 1000.
The carpenters of Duluth, Mimi. to the
number OF 1000. will strike June for
hours. unless their demand for hours be
conceded.
The Presidential party arrived at Lead
Vile, Colorado yesterday. The President
was presented with silver brick weighing
81 ounces. made of Leadville silver, 999
fine. The Presidential party was robbed
of small sums of money while at Portland,
Oregon.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the Mil
lers' National Association met in New
York. Yesterday. The annual capacity of
the mills run by members of the Asso-
citation on May l, 1891, was $4,000 barrels
for each - hours.
The United States Supreme Court yes
terday affirmed the order of the lower
courts of New York, denying writs OF
habeas corpus in the cases of two criminals
now under sentence of death by electricity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
ROYALTY RECEIVED
K-PRISID8Nr OLRVBLAND'S FIRST 7ISIt TO
BUFFALO, N. T.,
Ior Eight Ysars-Hs Speaks Before ne German
Young Mems Association and Makes Most
Pelicious Address-fhs Crowd Receives Him
With Great Enthusiasm ard Rarnsstnsss.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May 1.-THE Ger
man Young Mems Association Of Buf-
falo. celebrated its Fifth Anniversary
here tonight in Music Hall. The
principal event OF the festival was the
presence and speech of ex-Pr esident
Cleveland. 1t was his first public APP
pearance here in almost eight years.
He received an ovation when he ap-
peared on the platform.
In his remarks in response to the
toast masters welcome at the dinner,
which was afterwards given, Mr.. Cleye-
land was reminiscent. He began by
saying:
MY FRIENDs:-I have been striving
for several years TO believe that | am
still on the bright and sunny side of the
times, which separates middle age from
the last declivity Of life, but now and
here amid the memories of early man
hood, and recalling the scene Of thirty
five years ago, yield the struggle and
enroll myself among those who are
no longer young. | have reached
the time in life when | begin
to enjoy the compensation OF advance
! ing years, which is borne or retrospcc-
ton, when it discards all past irrita-
tions and dwells only upon the things
in memory's keeping that are pleasant
and consoling. Ny mind at this moment
| is full Of the recollection Of the expe-
riences connected with my early life in
Buffalo. Some OF these experiences were
rugged, but they were healthfUl. and
they appear to me now robbed of every
thing save the features that make them
welcome memories"
Referring in jocular way to his for
mer law partner Mr.. Bissell, who was
present, Mr.. Cleveland said:
81 am glad to know that he has grown
to be a very fair lawyer, and is a re-
spectacle citizen. understand he has
lately married, which Is something that
for the last five or six years | have
thought was very proper thing for a
man OF his age, or even my age, to do. !"
Mr.. Cleveland referred to Buffalo's
first mayor in 1882, though ne acknowl-
edged he did not remember him. He
then pleasantly reviewed his own career
many years later, starting As Mayor Of
Buffalo. He spoke OF himself In the
second person, and went on in joking
way to refer to a man who had Gov
ernment job for four years. He
was accused of talking too much
about the tariff, but the
speaker was certain that the man was
discharged for purely partisan reasons,
and because some one else wanted his
place This mans greatest trial (Mr.
President Cleveland's) was that many
personal and political friends were
alienated in official appointments. II
was impossible to avoid this so long as
the man in Office, and the man seeking
appointment occupied such entirely
different points Of observation.
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A PIECE OF INIQUITY
That Is Characteristic of Republicans.
The Boyd-Thayer Contest.

The Boyd-Thayer Contest.
CHICAGO, May 11.-A special dispatch
from Omaha says: "a bombshell has
been exploded in political circles by the
official announcement that the verdict
in the Boyd-ThaYer contest case was
rendered by the Supreme Court without
a discussion of the issues and merits OF
the case by the Judges OF the Court.
Never during the entire proceedings
was there a conference held at which
Judge Maxwell was permitted to ex-
press his views or interchange his views
with his colleagues. Judge Cobb was
out of the State several weeks, and
Norval, the youngest man on the Bench,
is the ostensible author Of the majority
opinion, to which Judge Cobb appended
his name after private consultation In
which the Oldest Justice on the Supreme
Bench was entirely ignored.
Immediately after the opinions were
filed Judge Cobb left the court room
with Gov. Thayer, joel Webster and
Judge Mason. He went TO the clerk S
office and ordered the writ issued with
out the consent of his associates. When
Maxwell and Norval learned that the
writ of custer had been surreptitiously
issued, Judge Maxwell Indignantly
characterized the proceedings as be-
meath the dignity of court He cited
the rule of the court that the defend
ant had right to his motion for re-
hearing, and that in no event could a
writ be issued Norval agrees with
Maxwell that the proceeding on the
part of the Chief Justice was irregular
and in violation of the rule OF the court
that he did join with Maxwell for
recall of the writ.
= That Boyd's taking off was precon'
certed is proved by the fact that the
penitentiary contract Of Watson was IL
the capitol an hour before the decision
was rendered, and he promptly presented
himself to sign Thayer's bond. This
will constitute the chief plea in the
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court by Boyd.
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ROAD UP THE ELK.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING RRLD IN CHARLES
TON LAST NIGHT.
To Provide Means to Build Connection With The
West Virginia and Pittsburg-Ths Probate Of
Judge 0amdsn's Will Protested big Oil
Deal in Harrison County.
Spee,o, Telegram to the Register.

Spee,ol Telegram, to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 1.-THE
business men of Charleston met in mass
meeting to-nigh; at the Opera House tc
consult as to the best means to secure
the construction OF a railroad up Elk
river, TO connect with the West Virginia
and Pittsburg at Braxton c. III. The
matter was thoroughly discussed, and
committee of nineteen of the most
substantial men in the city and up Elk
river, was appointed to prepare plans
and solicit subscriptions and report next
Saturday night at another public meet
ing.
Col. E. t. Butterick, in the course Of
his remarks said: ''When Kanawha
county gives an indication, pecuniarily,
that she wants the railroad, it will be
built, and | know the men who will
build it," He referred TO the people Of
Kanawha, and not to the county.
The matter of asking the county to
issue bonds for the construction Of the
road was discussed, and it was the sense
of the meeting that private subscrip-
tions should first be raised, and then if
the county or districts would
help, so much the better. 1t is thought
that SIS, 900 or $780, 900 can be raised in
this city towards the construction oi
the road.
The committee will meet at once and
prepare plans. The greatest interest
was manifested, and it is reasonably
certain that the matter will be pushed
as much as possible, and that railroad
up Elk begins to seem among the proba-
bilities OF the near future.
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TREASON IN THE CAMP.
Internal Revenue Officials are Opposed to
Harrison.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IA
prominent official OF the Treasury De-
partment is quoted as saying that
there would probably be a general
shaking up in the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau before many days.
1.-THE shaking up," said he, will
occur among the collectors, Storekeep-
ers and gaugers employed in the South.
In North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Virginia and in some portions of
Illinois the majority of the under
strappers are secretly working against
the denomination of Harrison, and
in some instances the collect
ors themselves make no bones OF
their opposition to the administration.
In North Carolina the machinery Of the
internal revenue Offices is being used in
the interest of Alger, and in Illinois the
same influence is being exerted for
Cullom. The fact that strong anti
Harrison feeling has been discovered in
q most important branch OF the Govern
ment service goes 10 show that even
among his appointees the President is
not so popular as Blaine or Alger."
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que Games.

CINCINNATI, o., May 1.-Two home
runs by O'Brien and Foutz, and two err
rors by Cincinnati won the game for
Brooklyn to-day. Score: Cincinnati 3,
Brooklyn :; errors, ? and 6; hits, : and
.; earned, and 4; pitchers, Mullane
and Hemmings: umpire, McQuaid.
PITrsBURG, PA, May 1.-The Giants
put up q fine game to-day and won with
ease. Attendance 2,39S. Score: Pitts
burg >, New York Q; errors, and l.:
hits, and IL; pitchers, Baldwin and
Ewing; earned, 2 and 3; umpire, Hurst.
CHICAGO. May 11.-ClarksOn was too
much for the Colts to-day. Score Chi
cago 2, Boston 4; errors, none; hits, q
and ); earned, > and 3; pitchers. Hutch
inSon and Clarkson; umpire, Powers.
CLEVELAND, O., May 1.-THE Cleve-
lands played an amateur game to-day,
and Philadelphia had no trouble to win.
Score: Cleveland 3, Philadelphia .; err
rorS, II and 3; hits, and 10: none
earned: pitchers, Young and Esper; um-
pire, Lynch.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
JUDGE CAMDEN's WILL
Is Presented for Probate and Is Protested.
Text Ofthe Document.

Is Presented for Probate and Is Protested.
Text ofthe Document.
Special Telegram to the Register.
CLARKsBURG, w. VA, May 1.-THE
will Of the late Gideon d. Camden was
produced before the Clerk OF the
County Court to-day by Hon. John j.
Davis, and was in the following words:
II, Gideon Draper Camden, of Clarks-
burg, of Harrison county, and State of
WesQPirginia, do make my last will as fol-
lows: First-I have no debts, and direct
that my expenses of administration, etc,
be paid out of my estate.
Second give to all of my children, liv-
ing at the time of my death, and Edward
r. Davis and Camden Horner Davis, sons
of my wife, Myra H. Camden, each five
hundred dollars. have heretofore given
largely to my daughters, Martha NJ. Som
mers and Dora E. Ramsburg. | desire my
grandson, Wilson Lee Camden, and Mary
Genevieve Boggess, daughter Eliza Ann
Boggess, to be paid like sum.
Third desire the residue of my estate,
both real and personal and mixed, where
ever situated, to 60 to my beloved wife,
Myra H. Camden, on account Of her good
anu hluu CoiIc W iIlC, W w WIN 10 ouO
pleases. My wife holds deed for those
lands.
Fourth appoint as my executors, A.
G. Horner Lee Raymond and John j.
Davis.
Witness the following signature and
seal this 22nd day of November, 1890.
The will was offered for probate,
whereupon Martha NJ. Sommers, Dora
E. Ramsburg, Wilson Camden and
Genevieve Boggess appeared by at
torney and filed their protest in writing
against the probate, and the recording
of said will, and declared their purpose
TO contest the same. Thus the legal
battle has commenced, and will be
fought bitterly to finish.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
WEST VIRGISIANS

At the Capital-Alderson's Changed AP-
pearance-Seuator Keuna's New Boat.
Special telegram 70 the Register
WASHINGTON, May 11.-RepreSeuta-
tive Anderson is in town for few days.
All his old friends were very glad to see
him when they discovered it was he,
but they did not identify him until he
had introduced himself, as he has
shaved off his muStache. 1t makes an
astonishing change in him.
Senator KeDna took a trial trip down
the river yesterday on the new house
boat which he and some of his friends
have Just built, and which was de-
scribed by the REGISTER correspondent
some time ago. The boat acted beauti-
fully and the Senator is happy. He has
not yet fully decided on Il name for it,
but "Kanawha" mas been suggested as
appropriate.
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U. s. Supreme Court Decisions
Spsetal telegram to tie Register.

opeclGt IeteQr0n 20 IRE HeGbSteT.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
the following West Virginia cases:
The Bank of Lewisburg, appellant, vs.
James Bumgardner, Jr., surviving
trustee; appeal from the District Court
OF the United States for the District OF
West Virginia, decree affirmed with
costs; opinion by Mr.. Chief Justice
Fuller.
john Halstead, plaintiff, in error, VS.,
Sarah A. Boston ct al. in error, from
the District Court OF the United States
for the District Of West Virginia, judg-
ment affirmed with costs; opinion by
Mr. Justice Brewer. The Chief JUS
tice and Mr.. Justice Bradley took no
part i'm the consideration and decision
of this case
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The Elliot Murder Trial.
.iai Telegram to the Register.

OpectuF ItFtVuW 10 tNt HeytSIeF.
COLUMBUS, o., May 1.-The first
day of the Elliot trial was occupied en-
tirely in hearing excuses from persons
whose names had been drawn to serve
upon the jury. When noon arrived it
was found that full panel
of 36 men present, who we're
qualified in a general way to
sit upon jury, one man wa, incapaci-
tated because he was not voter, and
several were disqualified because their
names had not been spelled correctly in
the summons. Wednesday the work OF
challenging the jurors will begin, and it
will probably be more than 4 week yet
before jury is finally selected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Losses to OH Men.

WARREN, PA, May 11.-Forest fires
in this section have caused heavy losses
10 oil men. The fire started Saturday
afternoon and a strong wind blowing
encouraged it yesterday and to-day,
when great damage was done. 1t was
fought fercely, aud this afternoon was
extinguished. The loss to tanks, oil
rigs, and to oil property alone, is eSti-
matad at fullY Sl5O.OOO.
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COKE STRIKE SITUATION.
Imported Laborers Coming INA Polish
Leader Advises Men to Go to Work.

Imported Laborers Coming INA Polish
Leader Advises Men to Go to Work.
SCOTTDALE, PA, May 11.-lneffect-
ual efforts were made to-day to start the
Union and Redstone Works, though the
move will likely succeed tomorrow, as
seven carloads of imported men landed
here to-day, and another special train is
expected tonight.
Evictions are proceeding quietly, and
tomorrow James Mcbride, OF the Min
ers' Executive Board, is to suffer with
others at BesSemrr.
Notoveski, Polish leader, created
great excitement his afternoon by ad-
vising a mass meelinp TO go back to
work. He was not all. we'd to finish his
talk. Secretary Burn> of the Miners
Progressive Union, wh has been work
ing, attended the meet 2. He was at
tackled by two German women and so
badly beaten he was foi'rd to flee amid
derisive howls from the strikers.
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Singular Death-Be Repentance.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May ll.-Jnst be
fore his death Judge Corlett advised
Governor Hill to pardon Fred Easton,
aged %. who is serving twenty-six
years sentence. Easton was convicted
of the theft of S1.02 in 1888. and the
Judge gave him the long sentence, Of
which he afterwards repente5.
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The Colored Institute.

opectdE IeEeqTdNl 70 tNehsQtSttT.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 1.-THE
Board of the School Fund are out to-
day, looking for location for the West
Virginia Colored Institute to be located
in this county. A place in the colored
settlement near the poor farm will
doubtless be selected, six or eight miles
down the Kanawha from here.
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Gov. Campbell Denies the Pittsburg Inter
view.
Special Telegram to the Register.

Special Telegram 10 me he0tSter
COLUMBUS, o., May 11.-Governor
Campbell returned to the city to-
day. He was asked in regard to the
interview sent out from Pittsburg, in
which he is quoted as endorsing Larry
Neal for Senator. The Governor
says he made no statement to a
newspaper man in Pittsburg,
farther than to say that
ne did not know whether the conven-
tion would endorse Neal or not. he
declared he was grossly misQuoted by
the Pittsburg reporter.
1t is now stated that Neal either has
written or will write letter declining
the Guberuatorial nomination. He will
do this as bid for Senator by the
State convention, and many shrewd
politicians think he will be- successful.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
New Coal Company Organized.
,sr1L TeLeOr0,,l In The Reoistsr.

Specdl 1tltgFdF 70 tNe heyt6teT'
CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 1.-THE
Enterprise Coal Company was incor-
porated to-day. The principal office
will be kept In this city, capital 1000,
with the privilege Of increasing it to
$500, 600. The incorporators are John
w. Beals, of Brooklyne, Mass; j.
Whitney Beals, Jr., Edward w. Gilbert
and d. p Bosworth, of Boston, and
Chas. w. Pratt, of New York.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
OCEAN MINE EXPLOSION.

Verdict of Coroner's Jury Places Blame
on the Mine Owners.
SPECIAL Telegram 10 tie Register.
CLARKsBURG, w. VA. May 1.-THE
Coroner's jury agreed Saturday night
and rendered verdict to the effect
that Feathers, Gaines and Dougherty
died and came to their death from gas
explosion in the Ocean mines in Harri-
son county. and that the operators OF
the mines did not use due diligence in
keeping the mines free from gas, nor
proper precaution in preventing work
men from entering before fire boss
had reported the same safe. The YER
dict meets with general approval.
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Consul Corte Called Home.

ROME, May 1.-THE Italian Consul
at New Orleans, SignOr Corte, has been
notified To return home in order TO
furnish the Italian Government with an
exact account Of the events which have
taken place since the murder OF Chief
of Police Hennesssey. Vice-Consul
Roma, OF the Italian Consulate in New
York, will act for Consul Corte In the
interim
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Kanawha River improvement.
specidl TeteoT1m 10 the Register.

CHARLESTON, May 1l.-Work on the
improvement of the Kanawha river Is
going on rapidly. The coffer-dams for
the locks at Nos. : and s have been
pumped out and the laying of masonry
will be begun tomorrow. A large force
of men are at work at both places in the
stone quarrieS and on the stone work,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Horses Fatal Stumble.
'cidL TeLeQrQr1 TO the REGISTER

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, May IL
Samuel Graham, a young man living
near Mineral Wells, started home last
evening on horseback, and while de-
scending the hill near the wells the
horse fell and broke his neck, falling
upon Graham, who was picked up some
time later unconscious and believed TO
be fatally hurt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Peaches Escape.
Special Telegram to the Register.

CHARLESTON, w, VA, May l1.-Hon.
J. E. Kendall, Of Blue Creek, u. s.
Crop Statistican for this county, reports
the peaches on Blue Creek uninjured,
but in all the low parts of the country
he says grapes and other fruits were
badly damaged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
BIG OIL DEAL
In the Harrison County Field-South
Penn Gobbtes Up Leases.

the county
Penn Gobbies Up Leases.
CLARKsBURG, w. VA, May 11.-One
of The largest oil deals coDSummated in
this county was made public to-day, by
the fling for record a deed in the
Clerks Office. BY it the Ten Mile Oil
and Gas Company, through its officers,
T. NJ. jackson, President, and +. M.
Grant, Secretary, conveyed TO the South
Penn Oil Company, a corporation of
Pennsylvania. an undivided one-haif
interest in one hundred and forty-four
oil and gas leases, embracing about
9,942 acres of land in Harrison county.
The South Penn Company agrees to
complete Browns Mill well, and as to
all territory hereafter purchased, are to
have half interest upon the same
terms as purchased by the Ten Mile Oil
Company.
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Of cars belonging to the Chicago and
Western Michigan railroad have also
been burned. The above named places
are villages Of about 800 population. So
far no reports Of loss Of life have reached
here
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
a,i-s Cracraft'S Success.


SDscdI TelfQrdm % az He0fsfer.
WASHNGroN, May ll.-MiSS Julia
Cracraft. formerly of Wheeling, clerk
in the Internal Revenue Bureau, was
promoted to-day from 81, POO 20 a 81, 400
clerkShip. In her examination She
made the best record over made ty
clerk in the bureau. Miss Cracraft en-
tered the bureau a few years ago rs
5000 clerk, and by her efficiency has Sc
cured repeated promotions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Near Oil City.

OIL CITY, Pa, May 1.-THE forest
fires in this vicinity are under control,
after having destroyed a large lot OF
timber for E. E. Clapp, besides nine oil
and four gas wells. 1t is believed that
the fire was incendiary and reward
will probably be offered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Bishop Peterkin In the Kanawha Valley
Special telegram TO the Register.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, May 1.-THE
Right Rev. Geo. w. Peterkin, Bishop OF
West Virginia, has been here since Sat
urday. Yesterday he preached twice in
st. Johns Church, and once in Elk City.
He administered the rite OF ontrmation
to class of eight persons. At meet
ing Of the incorporators Of the Shelter
ing Arms Hospital he was reelected
President. The other officers were re-
elected, and the superintendent also.