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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-30
LIST or CORPORATIONS
WHICH HAVE
Forfeited Their Charter
WHICH HAVE

Under the provisions of Section 8 Chapter
90. Acts of the Legislature Of West ylr
GINA, passed February 9th, 1883, ana OF
the Acts amendatory thereof; SAID IorIelt-
ures being for the non-payment OF License
Tax for the year beginning May ISL, 1870
Algonia Coal and Coke Company.
American Engine Company.
Arion of Wheeling.
american Champagne Company.
American Marine and Canal propeller
Company.
Adams Coke Oven Company.
American Cushioned Chair Seat Com
pany. o
tion Company.
Astoria Electrical Manufacturing Ooh-
pany.
Acme Storage Battery Company
Automatic Car Coupler and FASTENER
American Decorative Company, The
Automatic Music Holder and Lear Turn
American Magnetic Boiler Cleaning Com
pany. ,. Nc
chine Company.
Etna Mining Company
American Carousal Company.
Arbuckle Greek Coal and Coke Company
Adamantine Brick and Paving Company.
Albemarle Lumber Company, The
A. Major Cement Company.
Athletic Training Apparatus Company,
The
Advance Building Association.
Eolian Novelty Manufacturing Com
pany, The c..,o,
Contracting ana OOQSlTuCLlOu
Company. -.
A. b. McCarty Bark Extract Company,
of Hamshire county w. Va.
AnnidnnA Claims A ssnciatiOn. The
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UNDER THIS DECISION
A Man May XIII His Paramount Husbana
irAttncked by Him.

ATLANTA. July 30.-The Supreme Court Of
Georgia has decided that II ahusband know
ing or suspecting his wifes criminal infdelity.
lays trap for her paramour for the purpose
OF killing him In case he should be caught In
His guilt, tho paramour has right to defend
himself against a deadly assault made BY the
husband. even though surprised at the moment
Of his criminaity. The court declares the
killing OF the husband under these conditions
justilable.
The facts in the case before the court upon
which the decision was made were these:
Frank &. Wilkerson was a clerk In the ome
ploy Of {. +. Stevens at Livingston. Floyd
county. Stevens suspected his clerk OF un-
due intimacy with Mrs. Stevens and laid .
trap to catch i'm. He told Wilkerson and Mrs.
Stevens that he was going away. but instead
OF doing SO concealed himself He came upon
the pair when In a compromising situation.
and drawing his pistol tried to open fire upon
the clerk. Mrs. Stevens threw herself in front
OF Wilkerson to protect him. and he was thus
enabled to shoot her husband. which he did.
killing him
Wilkerson was tried and convicted OF volun.
tary manslnuRhter. but by the decision OF the
Supreme Court that judgment is reversed ana
Wilkerson set free.
Reports from Livingston state that the de.
csion OF the Supreme Court has been received
with Indignation in Floy1 county. whore
Stevens was prominent citizen. Wtlkerson
was a. country boy whom he had adopted and
raised.
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No On. Murdered on Orange Mountain.

Tho story told to the police OF West Oranas
by the German women who thought they saw
a N utilated corpse in n basket, with tall man
standing mcnacingly over 1t. In the woods
above Mount Rose. on tho side OF the Orange
Mountain. Friday afternoon. Is now believed
by tho police Of both West Orange and South
Orange to be duo simply to distorted imaa-
ination produced by fright. Tho police. aided
by volunteers. have secured the m ountains from
West Orange 10 South Orange. and with the
women have visited tho spot where thetbaskst
was seen by, them. No trace Of dead body
where the basket was placed. although the
marks are still in tho grass where 1t rested
Ihr south Orange police say u man with q
big basket was In that place Friday. He pup.
chased sofno groceries, and. putting thom In
The bnskei. carried them away with him. They
believe It to 10 the Same man that the German
The story OF the farmer who was alleged TO
have told In South Orange that ono of his farm
hands had met q stranger carrying bag
which was filled with something, that WAS
bleeding Is said by them to be In all probabil.
ity nrtltiOus.
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MARRIED FOR 4 HOUSE AND INCOME
Not Getting Theu,, Sire. Erk sues the Mother
of Her Erilertlc Mmshnnd.

For alleged unful1lled promises and general
INTERPRETATIONS. Mrs. Theodore N. Erik Of
Brooklyn has brought suit against her mother
in-law, Mrs. Mary Erik. widow OF Leonard Erik.
q we'll known mason and builder OF Williams
burgh, and demands damages to the amount
OF S25 900. Mrs. Theodore Erik was Miss
Vogel. dressmake at 752 Flushing avenue.
until on April % she married Joseph. Mrs.
Mary Erk's son. The plaintiff says her mar
riagc to Joseph was a match. making swindle.
She has filed long AFFIDAVIT to provo that
Joserh was n weakly epileptic and burden
to his mother. and that tho mother. In
her eagerness to got him of her hands. repre-
scented him to Mrs. Theodore NJ Erik as per-
fectly healthy person. and one whom It would
he to her advantage to marry. Further. the
plaintiff declares that Mrs. Mary Erik offered
her rs an in luceme Mt to marry Joseph. house
and lot worth $1,000, piano and furniture.
and $40 week for household expenses These
wore all to have been given to the plaintiff
when the marriage had taken place Mrs.
Theodore Erik says she has received nothing
q what was promised to her hy her mother.
adds regarding her husbands condition until
one day he fell in II 1T.
90, on The night Q; ball in Beethoven 81, Hall IN
to her future husband, He drove TO her house
in a carriage TO escort her to the dance. After
her All that time Mrs. Theodore Erik says
she was kent in Ignorance 81 Joseph Erk's
physical condition 10y his mother The young
couple finally separated. and soon after 10.
from the day he met Miss Nogel until he mar
ried her his mother had sought by every m cans
to impress upon him the desirahility of having
Miss yoeel as a wife. The affidavit sets forth
that Mrs Mary Erik got her son to write letters
to Miss Vogel making love to her and telling
her that he would work for her and make her
happy IL she would marry him. All these letters
were read by the IN OF her who passed judgment
upon them before they were sent to Miss No-
gel Joseph Erik corroborates the statement
that his mother had agreed to give Miss Vogel
the $1,000 house and lot and the various other
articles mentioned IL the marriage should take
place. He also doubts that his m other ever in
tended giving them to his wife. He admit
that he never had the least affection for Miss
command OF his mother. BY her venture in
matrlnony Mrs. Joseph Erik has lost every
thing. She gave up her dressmaking. and
now her health is completely broken down.
Towns ami F McCrossin. Mrs Mary Elk has
declared that her sons Ill health Was well
known to his wife before marriage, The rest
OF the cause OF suit is emphaticaily denied.
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SLEPT IN THE PARK THREE WEEKS.
Mrs. Chaser Was Doing Very Well for Her.
self, She says. When She Was Arrested.

MRS. Chaser was Doing very wen Tor Her.
self, She says, When She Was Arrested.
Margaret Classer. a little German woman.
So years old. hale and hearty. despite life Of
hard labor. was found wandering about in
Central Park on Saturday and was locked up.
The park keeper who arrested her said. in
the Harlem Police Court yesterday. that she
had been seen about the Park for week. She
was comfortably clad and carried two good
sized bundles knotted UP in squares OF blue
check calico. The bundles contained clothing.
cheap in exture. but clean and serviccable.
According to her own story the Park had
been her only home since July IL. She had
tramped the streets during the daytime.
searching for work. At night she slept in the
Tho bundles were bother by day" she
said 81 but they were handy Mt night. / could
lay my head on them for pil!ow. or / could
cover myself up with tho clothes II the weather
was cold could have got along well enough
until found work il they had lett me alone.
did no harm to any one" She had a little
money left when arrested
the little furniture she had collected had been
taken from her by a city marshal. by what
right she did not know. She lived then at 23O
Fast lUSth street. She obtained work with
Mrs. Wagner. but was discharged on July II.
Mrs. Chaser said her husband was killed in
battle in 1870. She has married children liv-
ing In this city. but has lost trace OF them.
Justice Feitner told her she might 20 in the
morning and resume her search for work.
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" A-GIr71N' THAR WIN Bo1H FRET"
A Stout Little Old Geau-nsn bet He CosIe
Walk to she WORLDS Pair In az Days.

NEW LONDON. July 3n-Somewher on lone
some road making toward the White City a
stout ruddy-fsced. white haired little old gen
t!eman is trudging Jaunti!y with only So bill
in his rocket He is Ray Earl OF New London.
50 years old. as spry as q cricket. who bet 800.
aud put up the money, that lie can walk TO
the Worlds Fair in forty-two days. Old Mr..
Earl prides himself on his walking abilities.
and it CALLED him when a likely looking and
smart young local buck OF rs summers re-
marked ironically IN New London recently
tina, while old man Kay might have been fair
sort OF a wake. once. he wasn't much good on
his pins on the road al 70 years Of age.
Amt he r said Earl testify. Amt he no
good ~ 80? He amt DO good. ehf Ws-a-Il.
you aus, keep your eye on him and try to fol-
Then Earl MADE his wager. To make It
sure that the distance should he covered
entirely on foot. the young beitor IN sisted that
Ear should take onlys5 with him. with which
he would he able 10 LAY his fare Across ferries
and through turnpike gates and buy all the
crackers and cheese lac would need on the
trip Ray cheeriuly agreed 10 the terms
de- left town on his NIP at noon Thursday.
and MS admiriug fellow citizens gave him a
h.pd-on He promised that alter icing gone
four DAYS he would call al a roadside Post
ONCE daily and make the Postmaster drop u
EGy Earl Was all right dewin well aud was
Lan was heard from IN passing through
Z / fpy
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FELL IN LopE WITH A CROOK,
And When He Came Out OF Prison She
Married Him-SuIt to Annui the Marriage

And When He Came Out or Prison She
Married Him-SuIt to Annui the Marriage.
BUFFALO. July 30.-Action has been begun
in the courts here to annul the marriage be-
tween Lillian f. Upper. the sixteen year old
daughter Of prosperous contractor. and
Charles I.eavitt. a notorious crook. known to
the police as No. 1927 OF the Rogues GAL
lerv. Their courtship and marriage is ro-
mantle. Leavitt came to Buffalo In 1898
aud In that year was arrested for robbing
tho jewelry box establishment OF SPRING
fels & WE'LL and was sentenced for ten
years. Leavitt was pardoned last January
by Gov Flower and returned to Buffalo
While Leavitt lived here he became acauaint-
ed with the Upper family. and Lii ian. then a
little girl. fell in love with him. When he was
entenced to prison she wrote to hi IN. and in a
letter written when she was only eleven years
old. she said:
always think OF you before going to sleep
When you get back will be sixteen yehrs old.
and then we wilbe married II you will have
me-"
True to her promise they were married last
May. though her parents have only )ust
learned Of it Leavitt has gone to Nebraska
record 10 long and dark. In 1874 he was ar
rested Tor numbering man while robhing his
house at Iorkville, Ont. and was sentenced
for life. but s1uealed on his pal and was par
doned after serving six years. Next he COM
mtted burglary ut Mt. Clemens and got four
years. Then he went South and was accused
Ia about 40 years old His father was pros
porous business man OF Buffalo. but his sons
reck less escapades beggared him.
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THE BALLOON DIDN'T GO Up,
And the 5000 People Who Went to Wee
hawken Were DIsaPpointed.

At least 5000 people went to weehawken
yesterday afternoon to see grand balloon
ascension at Eldorado. Prof. Emile Carton.
who says he is connected with tho balloon
corps attached to the French army and who ia
said to have made JOB successful accents. was
on hand to take charge Of matters
He had begun to ill the balloon with gas at
q o'clock in the morning but at o'clock. whe n
the crowd arrived. the balloon was only about
half filled.
Tho Professor said he thought It would take
IN hour more to complete the preparations
the people sat down in the hot sun and
waited
At ) o'clock the Professor announced that he
WAS nearly rendy. and many who had left tho
grounds came back.
six o'clock came. and the balloon seemed to
have lost rather than gained in size. but the
people were told that the balloon was filing
rapidly. SO they decided to see the thing out
1t was nearly when the Professor imself
admitte ed that the balloon was not ehaving as
it should. and that he didn't think he would be
ready for several hours The manageme emit
then decided TO call the ascension of Tor the
day. but announced that the Professor would
give another wonderful performance again
this afternoon.
The balloon is a very large one. and when
expanded is said to contain 2S.COO cubic feet
OF gas.
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terizes the whole {, ountry The cotton crop
has Just begun to come In. but the fear OF the
people IL that they will have trouble In secur-
ing the necessary money to moveit.
The banks in tho past have got what they
needed from New York. but now the New York
banks say they cannot let the money 60. just
what the result will be cannot now be told but
MIR. Crlsn hopes that some way will be speedily
found by the bankers OF the cotton States to
supply the funds to getthis staple OF the South
to market.
When asked whether this distrust was due
TO the existence OF tho sherman law Mr.. Crisp
replied that II was certainly due to n want Of
nuhiic confidence. but exactly what caused
that condition ho was not prepared to say.
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An Express. a.d an Ear,ne Collide.

DELASo. Pa. July 30-Engine 16s. going
west. ran into BIZ east-bound express train on
the Lehigh road one mile below hero this
afternoon. None Of the Passengers was in
Iured.
Conductor Handrick. Baggagemaster Hons.
Engineer William Amer. and his fireman were
all somewhat bruised.
The accident. il is laid. was due to the care
lessness Of Engineer Therman OF engine lt}S.
who misconstrued his orders.
relief party, was sent TO the scene from
the disabled engines out OF the way another
enGi was attached to tho express and pro-
ceeded with IL
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Lobly's Visit TO the Hnrber's Followed by
Pos-ihiy Fninl COnseqmences.

George Lobby. thirty years old. OF 80 Thorne
street. Jersey City Heights. went Saturday
night to Andrew GclgolFs barber shop. Al
Central avenue to get shaved. He was leaving
the shop about II 30 with a friend when he
met George Lundy eighteen years old. OF tJ7
Central avenue. There was All old grudge be-
tween Lobby and Lundy. and they got into
dispute.
After while Lundy shot out his right arm.
and struck Lobby stunning blow Under the
ear. knock ing him clean on his feet When
picked UP LOtly was unconscious. When taken
home h. was found to be suffering from con-
cussion Of the brain. He Is In danger Of dying.
Lundy was arrested last night
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Failed to Drown and Wa. Arrested.

John Maher OF $50 East Fifty second street.
accompanied by Edward Powers. Dennis
Meyer. and Samuel Luber. went rowing last
night on the East River All wore under the
influence Of liquor and Maier fell overheard.
Ills companions failed to REQ him come to tho
suriare and Towed TO FIFTY fourth street,
The three men were locked up for into1ica-
ton In the East sixty seventh street station
house. where Naher's death was entered on
the hlotter. Nnher turned up later and ,ex-
planned that he had got ashore ut Fihieth
street He was also locked up for drunk enncBs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
THREE CHILDREN IMPERILLED,
But Little Harm Done by . Runaway In
Brooklyn Due TO Beist-d Fireeraekers.

Edith Cromby OF 90 Williams avenue. Brook
lyn. was driving a horse and light carriage
along East New York avenue In that town
shortly before noon yesterday. Near Dean
street a party OF boys were shooting of fire.
crackers. The horse became frightened and
ran away. The young woman was unable to
control him.
At the corner OF Liberty and Thatchford ave-
nues the horse overturned three children.
the road. The children were Knocked against
the curtstone. but. save u few Sigh. bruises.
escaped harm. The horse. after overturning
the children. ran for few blocks further. and
was finally caught 10y mounted 20 !iceman Of
the Miller avenue station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
BoYcor1ING WHITES ADVISED.
A CoIored Preachers Plan OF Retg liatIon
Upon Founder BRADLEY.

AsRURY PARK. y. j.. July 30-The Rev DR..
Fillmore Smith. the pastor OF the colored
church on springwood avenue. West Asbury
Park. preached this evening on the order Of
Founder Bradley prohibiting the negroes from
occupying the seats in his pavlions on the
beach. Dr. Smith urged the people OF his race
to stand together and have more race pride.
II one was excluded from the board walk. all
should stay away.
He asked the colored people to retaliate By
withdrawing their trade from white meI.
were responsible for the prejudice against
them. and should first be united among thorn
selves in Sc fdefence. He denounced Col MUIR
rell. the roIored editor. and other " self-style
leaders OF the race" for siding with James A.
Bradley in tho discussion Of the question.
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Aeeu.sd OF myprou.,as . w..a.s..

TACOMA. Wash. July 20 DIR. J. 8. Winter
mute, complainant Ia q 100 damage suit
against James htinsOn. a Chicago stOcknan.
was accused in the United S;ateb Court u
hypnOtlZing witness who WIS OIL the stand.
Stinson says Winlrrnute hyItonized PERSONS
IN his house at Chicago EnI ~ positive lie bad
he placed himself 1slween the Doctor and the
witness. Tho latter then Frightened up.
ruLN bed his eyeb. and IOused himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
NINE HOURS FOR ROLLER MAKERA,
Tho Time for An Answer to Their Demand
Extended for Two Weeks.

Tho Time Tor An An-wcr 10 Their Demand
Extended for Two Weeks.
Branches 49, % 80. 3d. and As OF the Inter-
national Brotherhood OF Boiler Makers and
Iron Stenms ship builders met yesterday In Mil
itary Hall and decided to extend for fourteen
days after Aug. l the time in which the en-
ployers are expected to reply to the demand
for nine hour wori day. The next meeting
will be on the third Sunday in August The
men here arc unwilling to strike, II a strike
can he avoided.
a. Duly presided Mt the meeting. and 1t was
announced that several employers favor the
nine-hour work day. The men claim that on
tho cruiser Marbrhead. which is lying at
Qunturd's dock. foot Of East Twelfth street,
the boiler makers and others are working ten
hours Il day. They say That 1t is Government
work aud ought to come under the eight-hour
rule. but that three foremen who spoke about
1t Tor the III en- were discharged.
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A Bensonhurst trolley car coIlided yestcr-
day afternoon with truck con, aiming a party
OF young men returning from CVney Island at
TweLty-second avenue and Eighty-sixth
street BensOrLurst. and the driver John
HagAn Of state ana Hicks streets. Brooklyn.
was thrown from his seat. An ambulance was
cGileG from the Norwegian Hospital and Iiagan
was taken there UNCONSCIOUS. 1T Is SAID that
he /. not seriously injured. No one cared to
make II omplalnn, against the motorman and
he WAC not arrested.
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FELL UNDER 3HE CAR.
Death Reruited In One Case, and Probably
Mortal Injuries In n Second.

John Sweeney. "a years old. OF Goa Hender-
son street Jersey City. brakeman on the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road. was coupling coal cars at the foot OF
Seventeenth street at 30 A. NJ yesterday.
when he fell between two cars Several OF the
cars passed over him. and injured him SO badly
that he died in St Mary's Hospital Hoboken.
an hour and n hall later.
At $3.50 r NJ Yesterday John Burke. Is years
old. OF 543 Henderson street. jersey CITY.
while stealing d ride on e train In the Lrie
Railroad freight yard At Eleventh. near Provost
street. fell under the cars. His left arm was
cut of. and he received other irJurie which
will PROBABLY prove fatal He was taken 10 ST.
frarris Hospital
Dennis O'keeie. - years old. Of 545 Hender-
son street. jersey City. was struck by locomo-
tive 49, in the Erie Railroad yard and re-
ceived very serious injuries. he was taken TO
St. Francis Hospital
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DR.. Bryant Leaves Gray Gables.

BUzzARD's BAY. July 30.-PresIdent Glove
land drove up TO tho Buzzard's Bay station to-
night at Is o'clock. and Surgeon-Gen Bry-
ant alighted. The President started back. and
DR.. Bryant flew around tho station To md .
baggageman TO check his trunk for Sorrento,
Me. Or. Bryant said no was going down EAse
To Join his family at tho cottage Of Col La
mont. Iie said no did not think ho should come
back TO the Gables
President Cleveland was httired In o navy
blue suit Of yacht. ny flannel and wore q black
derby hat. and Baby Ruth Sat on tho front s6at
in tho arms Of the nurse beside tho coachmen.
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Promise OF "A Fine Crap. Crop.

DuSEIgK. y. y. July 3O.-The grape crop
never looked finer ut this season than it does
this year The weather has favored 1t and the
vines hang full the punches are large and tho
berries arc generally OF n size unusual AT this
dit,on. AS craze growers have jesrned ,hs
necessity oi Keeping out the weeds and OF iie-
quent cultivation. II il said that experienced
growers estimate a yield Of 4.UyQcar-ionda IL
nothing comes to blight the present prospects.
The outlook Is thought to be good for prices.
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Robbed OF o. 100 by III. Non.

LEADyILLE. Col. July 80. An old man named
Judk!ns and his two sons for several years
past have been living In the mountains some
ten miles from here. Yesterday at noon one Of
the boys. known rs Hank" complained OF
b.lng hlck and returned TO the cabin. When
the Otherb returned at night Hank had disap-
peafcd and n search revealed u.s fact that lie
had removed u buckskIh tacA containing
S3,yyU in So.d.
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Samuel Grusky. IL years old. OF 81 Canal
street and Leonard Cohen. 10 yssTs old. Of SO
East broadway. fought ut East broadway
and Market street last night over tho possess
sion Of lsnon which had fallen from a soda
fountain into the gutter. Cohen drew jack
knife opened thiso-inch blade. and !abbsd
Grusky IN tho left arm ard wrist and twice In
the abdninen. An ambulance carried LIueky
t0G0uysrLsUr Hospital where II WINS said that
he would recover. Cohen was arrested.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
Bishop wiErer DedIeates = Paroshia
School In Passnic.

PATERSON. y. j.. July 80 The new rarochal
school attached 81. Nicholas Catholic Church
in Passaic was dedicated by Bishop Wigger
this afternoon He was assisted 10y Vicar
GeneralJ.J J. O'Connor Of Seton Hall, Diocesan
Chancellor Wallace OF Jersey City, the Very Rev
Dean McNulty of this city. and a number OF
the local clergy.
All the societies conn ec.ei with the church
met the Bishop at the Lackawapna Railroad
station and escorted him 10 tire building An
address was delivered in Epghsh by Father
Sullivan OF EidgewooG. and Father Kwiat-
kwoski spoke in the Polish tongue.