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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
.HI KILLED HIS BRIDE
Of Only a Month While Out Walking
for His Health.
HE WAS INSANE FROM THE GRIP
Prof Shortlidge, of Media. Pa,
Academy, Was Leaning on the
Arm of Her Who Was his
Faithful Nurse When He Com
mitted the Awful and Inoxpli-
cable Murder-Still Calling for
His Wife.

MEDIA, PA, December 2l.-Swithin
Media Academy for Boys, while out
promenading to-day with his wife, who
- bride OF only a month, shot and
Instantly ""~' Aers For three weeks
Prof. ShortlIdge~ has T., n confined to
his home with the grip as 20 was
a faithful, untiring nurse, but he a,
not seem to improve rapidly. On Sat
urday he ventured out for a walk,
his wife accompanying him, but he did
not go any further sthan the spacious
porches OF the Academy. This morn
ing he took another walk with his wife
on his arm, in the direction OF East
Media, passing people without his usual
| sign OF recognition. A few minutes later.
while passing through some woodland
| on Jeiie rson street, those who were ia
| that ueighborhoOd were startled by
! hearing six shots and looking saw what
seemed to be n sculle on the street.
J Among those who heard and saw this
was Chief OF Police MckuiG. who ran
| TO the spot, where he found Mrs. Short
! iidge dead and the frenzied man cling
ing TO her aud calling for her To come
! back To him. A six.shooting 32-caltbre
revolver was lying empty by the side Of
the dead woman. When the bystaud-
- approached Prof. Shortlidge at
. .1p to drive them off and threw
I'insv,l ,, the bodv OF his wife, now
III TTibr,' 'Ch1n1So; JIIS -, =, sd in death.
ne Ou'ol VI = him under
- S'I auu no vas '"',' 'he lock-
~. ~ "~S 20 'r u vas
nightshirt. lie vas so weak that
carriage had to be procured In order TO
convey him 70 Jail Prof. ShortidRe Is
a member OF an old Quaker family. lie
graduated from Harvard University
with honors. After graduating he
went into tho newspaper business and
subsequently, started boarding school
foy boys at Kennett Square. He re-
moved his school To Media In 1874 and |
has since conducted one OF the most I
successful institutions ia the country.
The unfortunate mlu does not yet !
realize what he has done. and Is con- /
tinually asking for his wife. The gen !
eral opinion here is that he is insane. |
a few years ago his school was in a /
condition, but unlucky in |
vestments IN real estate caused him TO |
lose his money aud his affairs we're |
placed In the hands Of receiver. The |
school has since been conducted as "a |
stock concern, with MIR. Shortlidge as
principal, and there was'every prospect
that he would regain his lost ground.
The coroner will hold an inquest to-
morrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

CARE TowS. Decem ber 3l.-A dis
patch from Palapaye dated December 3
announces that native runners Who
have arrived there state that there is
no doubt now that Captain Wilson's
party was surrounded and killed whilo
lighting Rallantly against heavy oddS
A dispatch from Buluwayo dateo
Decembe % says that there are rumors
among the natives that Captain Wilson
is still pursuing King Lo Bengula.
The whites at Cape Town are iDclined
20 believe the BuluWayO dispatch Ia
preference 20 the one from Palapaye.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
narbnrons Trentnent I'd OaihoIlcs.

COLoGSE. December 31.-The Cologne
Guectfc publishes full details Of the at
tack upon the Catholic Church at
Kroscbe, in the government Of Kevno.
By Cossacks last mouth. This account
OF the massacre fully confirms the re-
port originally sent Out. and which ar
tery ards was officially denied.
The CORES spOndent Of the Zctfjug
adds that the Co7sacks we're guilty Of
incredible barbarity aud cruelty. They
lauoed aud Suouted defenseIoss ps0pie
whom they drove from the church.
Women as well as men were included
among their victims. The dead and
mutIlated bodies we're thrown into a
lime pit near the church. The sacred
ornaments we're taken from the edihce,
broken into pieces and thrown into d
cess pool. The Cossacks. after this
sacriIege, we're allowed to plunder the
village.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
Prnce BE- Restored.

MADRrp, January 1.-General Mar.
tlnez Campos telegraphs that twenty.
five chiefs, in the name of all the tribes
around Melilla, offered 70 surrender ri
OF the Spanish prisoners taken In thJ
fight since October. and promised II
guarantee peace IL General Campoj
would permit the renewal OF trade az
Melilla. General Campos cOnsen tod, in
view OF the submissive attitude OF thd
chiefs. lie also agreed TO convey 70 thd
Sultan their prayer that the lives %
the two ring leaders Naimonmohatar
and Hadduelhach, b1 spared.
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why rus suddcn ni. charge?

BArTINoRE, MD, December ~
? "a e.. win New Years d. men
heretofore ~I-t rlOyed b. daryland
Steel Company at sparrow Point, Will
be ont OF work for an iudehnite period
These men who have been discharged
comprise the entire working force OF
the Bessemer steel and rail mills aud
the action OF Receiver Wood IN ordering
the discharge has caused the greatest
surprise as both mills have been recent
ly running night ana DAY on
orders. The men affected were
told 20 report on Tuesday
for their money. II is feared that the
discharge will result in much suffering
as most Of the men have families de-
PENDENT on them. When asked Why
the discharges had been made,
Receiver Wood said that II was on ac-
couDt cf lack OF orders and be did not
think that the stoppage OF the mills
would continue for more than 30 or 60
days. The men, however, say that
they do nat expect the works 70 start
again
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
achnmrr to stn,

NEw YoRK, Decembo
World So authority for tn
that Jake" Schaifer Is Y
stage as star. The "Wis
ards entered into co-operat
eX-yariety performers, Ward
aud will appear with the neN>t u
farce comedy.ss e
Aside from speaking few lines,> = :
will enjoy thinking part unttl sAI {
third act, whom he is to give an fxhi-f
bittou of fancy shots. The corract
calls for i25 weeks. beginning th hrst
week in April, and Schaefor Is TO re-
ceIvo $3.50 per week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
suIIIvan ,--lhc Flrht.

New YoRS, Decen. ~ 3l.-John T.
Sullivan is of tho opinio that u Nit
chell and Corhett face eaC other II
the ring on January -, the rntes
will be draw
why do you think IL will be drav-p'
asked the reporter. 4
"We!l, it's sihply my opinion. ,.'s
all, was the reply. ~ donphlhk
either man will be knocked QUIZ nave
not any idea whether the hEhf lII be
long or short one, but ! doI believe
that Corbett will ever knoP mitchell
OUT"
Sullivan intimated that/was his be-
lief that the GovernogiI ,ulu prevent
the contest from takirrIace'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

PALERMO, December 81. AT Trapani,
not far from this city, news has been
received of n fresh riot. According TO
the dispatches from Trapani, IL occur
red at Caste l'Vetrano. u town of 10000
inhabitants, situated about thirty miiss
from Trapani. II tappears that at a given
signal large body OF road makers lett
work and attacked the octroi station.
The men were evidently prepared for
the outbreak, as they had secured pos, ;
essta9 q a pg@,e.sS Of cans :. ..ssroIeam
with a number oN revoiVers, heavy
STICKS and poles, TO which pikes or
: scythes were attached. The road
LAeakers organized themselves Into coli
INN, aud with shoutE OF Down with
1he Octroi" and death 10 tne mu-
bicioh authoritiesl" marched on the
.,,roi station, buroed the sontry boxes
two of the lu.sal Octroi offices. aud
- "a sot dre to the central Octrot offices,
tho tax Offices. the record offices, de-
stroyineEg all the archives and doing
other Dc image.
The hole town was soon In ter
riblo uOr oar, tho peaceahle citizens n.y.
ing Tor t1heir lives or locking thems selves
Ia their rF 'psidences, whore they prompt.
ly barricae Med and prepared TO defend
TO the utW ost with such guns as they
had at th enlr command.
The disc rderly road makers on being
reinforced, led the way 10 Mandemebtal
prison whi,ch they attacked with stones
aud sledget hammers, ia spite OF the
gallant del 'enders OF the prison, and
succeeded isp liberatlng all the prison.
ers, who so on joined tho mob. The
mob attempted To destroy the residsnce
OF the Mayor, the banker and the post
! office.
The local au thoritIes being unable to
} cope with tbs nob, fjrce OF troops
e. - "eq were sent 30 the scoDe OF tb
riot. After "a ,,,. ,y, )sistaDcru
which number " arreots vS-,G made,
the rioters were e ,ally Dispersed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
saving, BanIs R.opeuea,

DENVER. CoLo., December 8l.-The
Denver Savings Bank, which sue
cumbed TO tho panic OF last July only
after most stubborn fight, will reopen
for business Tuesday, January :.
the Peoples Savings BanNhas aohn,
doned the attempt To resume, and wall
pay a dividend Of 10 per cent. on S055,
600 OF proven claims next Tuesday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
french vesseI rlrea ON.

MARsEILLEs, December 3t-Letters
Just received from Rio de Janeiro say
that French vessel was fred upon by
tho Brazilian insurgont warship Aqnid.
abau, which DISCHARGED q number OF It's
machine guns, but did no damage. The
French Admiral Immediately demanded
an apology and redress. The Aquidabar
tho next morning saluted the French
faQ with eleven guns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
she May Recover

JERSEY CRY, n. J.. December 81
Miss Mary BarrowcliiTe. the young
who was assaulted and robbed and near
ly murdered last Friday night in a va
cant lot, was semi-cOnscious In the hos
ptal this afternoon aud the chance for
her recovery Is a fair one. IL is believed
that tomorrow she viii be able TO give
some intelligent account OF the out
rage.
81 think there was only one man
concerned, said Superintendent Smith,
"aud Miss BarrOwciiffe is acquainted
with that man. lie probably knew that
be had been recognized and that he
would have 20 Kill her TO escape pun
ishment for the assault"
Was robbery a mOtiye?"
1T was not"
The examination, which demon
strated that an assault had been COM
mitted. also shows that the young wo-
man was OF rcproachaOle character.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

PUEBLO, CoLO, December 3I-The
Continental OIL Company, the Stand.
ards Western adjunct, on account Of
competition. has cut the wholesale price
OF Illuminating OIL from II 20 cents
per gallon. aud the retail price is 10
cents. The Florence Oh aud Re6ning
CompAny met The cut
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
prenaring for war.

LONDON. January IA st. Petel
burg dispatch 20 the St0pddrd says
the Russian government has ordered =
iron-clad OF s. $50 tons. a torpedo ca
or and three torpedoers TO be
menced Immediately.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
SAP &C, JENr.
An Ae.d cou,I. chetr Little Grand
80, s,rnc,s, - e.. & T.. Train.

An as.d ,ou,i. fhetr Little Grand
..n strnc,si :. B. & II. Train.
BArrMonE./iD., December al
Particulars 1re received here to-day
OF q terrls/ accident. by which three
persons %ere Instantly killed by
D. Yark express train at
( p. kent, on the 'Baltimore and
tomac road, eighteen miles
from this city last night. The victims
we're an aged couple. Thomas i. Varley
and his wife. OF Patuxent, and their ten
year old grandson, a child OF c. Il. Var
ley Meyers. manager OF the HalethOrp
Improvement Company, this city. The
little boy was visiting his grandparents
for the day and all were In carriage
on their way TO the house OF friend
several miles distant. The unfortunate
people evidently did not hear the ap-
proach OF the train until they were
right In trout of the locomotive. The
engineer eudeavored 10 stop the
train, but could not IN time and
the carriage was struck with
terrific violence and smashed into
kiudIng wood The remains ol Mrs.
Varley were thrown between the two
tracks and were so cut To pieces that
they bad 20 be gathered uD ia a wheel
barrow. Mr.. Varley's head was
crushed, aud his hair was saturated
with blood and brains. The boy 5 skull
was fractured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

WuKEsBARRE. PA, December al
Agents for the Brazilian goverDment
have secured about dozen Grand
Army veterans IN this country for SER
vice In Brazil. The men are ex-
perienced soldiers, and will receive S5Ol
uar month
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
Ia Mnrnrrer suIcIdn.

PINE BLUFFS. ARK, December al
j. ID. Nc Der mott, murderer OF G.. y
Brooks, was found hanging ia his cell
in jail this morning, he having suicided
with a rope made OF his bed clothes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
THEY ARC ALL RIGHT.
The Business Men of Colorado Correct
Some MiSStatementS.
DON'T CARE A SNAP FOR TARIFF.

The Industries of the Centennial
State in Excellent Shape and
None of Them Have Closed
Down-A Brief Statement of
tLeN States Resources and Out
put, Which is in the Nature OF
RebulSe -. Bloody -Bridles"
Waite, et al
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
THE WEATHER.

WAsufuoroS. d. G.. December
Wost Virginia. fair; slightly warmer. sou
wu3s
For western Tennsyfonia, fair. clear
on Che lakes: slightly Warmer. soothwey
wind
FOR ohio. generally faif VARIABLE windA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
IN A TERRIBLE UpROAR
A Fresh Italian Riot Of. Larg'
Dimensions.
CITIZENS FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES

Road Makers Attack tho Octro
Station Government Officers
Burned md the Town Terror
ized-The Mob Breaks Down
the Prison ana Liberates the
Innates-F Finally Dispersed by
Troops.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
stree, Ra,iroad Maenate Dead.

NEW YORK, December william
Richardson, prominent in Brooklyn for
many years as street railroad mag
nate, died az his residence to-day
krOm congestion Of the brain
Nod an attack OF bronchitis.
he deceased was born in Berkham-
ad. Eng and. December g, 1892. At
breaking out OF The war in 1861 be
appointed by President Lincoln as
master IN the Federal army. The
year he came 10 New York and
his successful career as railroad
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

or. CrfY, Pa, December 20 --Petro.
leum. opened. highest. lowest and closed
at &c; sales 1900 barrels; cl arances.
~ Go barrels: shipments, -, s55 barrels
runs, iO2, ,5y3 barrels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

ISieor0m % ~ hs,tssr
LON. December 3l-Frank Bill
the patient who attempted the
his wife and suicide az the
for tho Insane yesterday. Is
and the physicians are lit
They think that II second d
hage does not set IN be may
T. vile is doing as ~ as
xpected aud her cnaAass are
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
THp woRN or rnIEvEs.
They Mako WAY with Diamond Ring
and Caddy of Tea.

and Caddy of Tea.
About noon on Saturday woman en-
tered Schubarts Market street Jewelry
store and told young man behind the
counter she wanted 20 look a. some
diamond rings. Several we're shown
her. bot she did not purchase, and after
she had lett 30 was discovered a ring
vained at SOS was missing. The police
we're notified, bat 20 far no arrest has
been made.
A caddy Of tea was stolen from the
front OF the Globe and Chicago Tea
store, Saturday night. The pcrsoDs
who took 10 are known by the manager,
j. j. Monohan. and will be prosecuted
II lt is not returned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

THkLMAN-0n MondsXA January K. IN
i. .50 o'clcck q. N pthisF nee. c0r1cf
and Main strpet. tNpu ALNAH, eQt
YEARS 3 months aud 10.
Funsral notice here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01

FOR the coming week Haas not been defn.
tteiy arranged, but il j. AorobabIe ina,
tue tariff and Hawaiian lSesttons will
both figure. The tariff debate< will no.
gin ss.sbon as the House re-convene ,,o
"Wednesday. The Democratic member
II the Ways and Means Committee have
. ,tFet decided upon the limit which
be set upon the debate, but the
stic leaders seem TO believe that
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

swell, you'll hs-ve no trouble get
ting at the cooler now. Lock him
up, Sergeant. Well give him another
free trip tomorrow.
ssOf to the cell they took the
wretch, and then we examined his
trunk. It was padded inside SO that
being tossed about by baggage
smashers couldn't hurt. There were
pockets made to button in the lining,
but only couple were filed with his
plumber. Some empty TASKS and
crumbs Of food we found. In the bot
tom and sides were ventilating and
peepholes. A man might live week
in that trunk, I think, if his provisions
held out, !"
In week or SO received a notice
to appear in New York court to give
my testimony and identity the things
stolen at my own home, most of which
we recovered. I saw the trunk again,
and its occupant, but ] guess he knew
me better than did him. Detroit
Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
Danger in the Bath.

Some of the facts recently brought
to light on the philosophy of bathing
are as interesting as they are import
ant, and special mention may be made
of the investigation in this line by NJ.
Wertheimer, of Paris, and now COM
inundated by him to the public. he
shows that a sensation of cold on the
skin acts as circulation of the
lower part of the trunk, that's to say,
on the veins, and also on the brain,
in the same way as mechanical or
electrical stimulus of the sensitive
nerves of the skin. This observation.
it is declared, affords an explanation
of the fact that a sudden immersion of
the body in cold water after a meal.
and while the process of digestion is
going on, may be attended with dan
ger; at such time the abdominal
system is the seat of intense physio-
logical congestion, and the accumula-
ton of blood in it is suddenly thrown
back toward the nervous centres, and
the consequence may be disorder re.
sulting in death--New York Tele-
gram.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
THE BRIGHT SIDE.

y % = 7 ~
Lookin' on the bright side
That's the way to 60;
Bet you it's the right side
Summertime or snow!
Nuthin' much in grievin'--
Keeps you in the groove;
It's a mans belieyin'
Makes the mountains move
Clouds is got a light side
All the beIls'll chime;
Lookin' on the bright side
GIFTS there every time
Atlanta Constitute
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
OUR INVISIBLE GUEST.
BY H. G. DODGE.

E were spending
a pleasant even
ing in the parlor
of my fathers
handsome coun-
try home when
the front door
bell rang and
started us all
into guessing who
our visitor might
be.
In spite of my,
blushing attempt
to ridicule the
idea it was pretty
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.


A shorthand typewriter is the latest
invention.
On warm day sound travels at the
rate of IT'S miles an hour.
More people have died from cclds
than we're ever killed in battle.
The speed of the newest rapid. fire
guns is at the rate of 1868 miles an
hour.
Every pontoon used in the French
Army weighs 1868 pounds and has
buoyancy Of Is, 675 pounds
The hottest place in the United
States last summer was Bagdad, Ari-
IONA, where the mercury often
reached 14O degrees in the shade.
A gas we'll with pressure of over
100000 feet near West Muncie,
Ind, is on fire, and all efforts to check
the flames have SO far proved futile.
Experiments with aluminium at the
Navy Department render it likely
that it will form an important part in
the construction Of light craft here
after.
Piscatorial> authorities say that,
were it not for the natural enemies OF
fish, the Goldfish would fill oil the
available space in the seas, rivers and
oceans.
A tiny electric light fastened to the
end of a pencil is recent invention
to enable reporters to make notes in
darkness, and find the key hole when
they reach. home.
Our nickel five cent piece gives
KEY to the intricacies of the metric
system, as it weighs exactly five
grammes, and it is exactly two cent?
metres in diameter.
Two physicians have arrived at the
conclusion that most persons struck
by lightning and to all appearances
dead could be recalled to life by APP
plying the method Of artificial respir-
alton in use for resuscitating the
drowned.
Professor Langley demonstrates
that if a body of coal sufficiently
large to last the United States
thousand years should be set on fire,
the heat given forth from it would not
equal that which the sun gives out In
the thousandth part Of a second.
The interior of Greenland is .esti-
mated to be covered with shield
shaped cap of snow and ice not less
than 5000 feet, or one mile in thick
ness. In winter this mighty shield is
even thicker, and its gross tonnage
becomes something that paralyzes the
imagination and banrupts the box
where the printer keeps his zero signs
The English Government report.of
an investigation into the influenza
epidemic of the last four years, re-
CARDS the proof of the contagiousness
of the disease from person to person as
overwhelming, and denies that it is
through the atmosphere;
another warning of the folly of un-
necessary contact with the sick, or
contact without precautions; an emf
nent laryngologist attributes the con-
to the breath.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10

Auftie-.'Does your new doll close
its eyes2" Little Ethel-ssY es'm, but
she is the most waleful child ever
saw. She doesn't shut her eyes when
] lay her down, as she ought to. The
only way to make her 60 to sleep is 10
,tand her on her head and shake her. "
p, Good News.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-08-10
LIFE AND LOVE,

Life has hurried Love away,
! AS though he never knew its birth.
Love holds no lasting fealty hera
Upon this solemn earth.
Love. the bondsman, came an hour
To sport above t.. web of things;
Life, the master, went his way
Crushed are the irised wings.
Melville Upton, in Scribner.