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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
TO DEATH.
Joseph Wannemacher Meets an Awful
Fate in the Cellar Of Burning
Building at Steubenville

Special to the Register.
Steubenvine o.. October 91-At 3:f5
o'clock this afternoon an explosion of
roofing paint followed by fire took
place in the cellar Of the business block
of w. /. Sharp & Son, on Market street,
in the business centre Of the city, and
in which their foundry store is situated
with a tin and roofing shop in the rear
At the time the explosion occurred.
Fred Moselle AMI Joseph Wannemacher,
two employees. were in the cellar getting
the paint from abarrel and filling il in
cans for use at the foundry when it
ran over and was set on fire by the
flame of a torch held at the elevator by'
a bow named John ChaytOrs In an in
stant an explosion occurred and the
flames spread over the cellar and creDt
I'D the elevator shaft. MOselle had his
Jaw broken in two places and his head
was burned and hair singed, and he is
so dazed he cannot tell what happened.
All the teeth in his lower jaw We're
knocked out. He managed 10 get TO
the first floor and was dragged out OF
the building, which he seemed loath to
leave. pointing TO the cellar. Those
nearby thought he meant the explosion,
but it seems he meant that Wanne-
macher was still down there, when
everybody thought Wannemacher had
gotten ont. IL was only when he was
missed and sought for in vain that a
rescue party was made up and ventur-
cd into the cellar and found his body
burned to a crisp.
The building, which is three stories
high. was destroyed The firemen
managed to confne the fire to this
block.
At one time adjoining buildings were
on fire. but these flames were kept down.
The loss is estimated a. $25,000
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01

Mr.. C. Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist. made the following obserYa-
ions Of the weather yesterday: z a. H..
IS. 9 a. m, 43; Y m, ~; 3 p. m, 46;
u. m, At. Weather rain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
THE WEATHER.
TurRNONETER RECORD.

WASHINGTON. y. c.. October 2l-For
West Virginia: Showers, followed py Ialr
.HasferlV winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
HISS YOKE ON IHE STAND.
The Woman Whom Holmes Claimed
Was His Legal Wife,

Appears Against Him-She Like
Mrs. Peitzel Co d Not Face His
Stare, and z er Eyes Turned
Away-sr oN Of Her Travels
With T. ~ Jner-A Detective
Tells e dis Experience.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28

strangely that mounted policeman hal som"
fears that the woman ought 10 be sent 10 the
alcoholic ward or bellevue Hospital and got
p,trolman t. investigate.
what H. the matter. my good woman! asked
the officer In a kindly way.
'Bcgorrah It's 4 shame. public outrage an
swcrcl the woman from Skihbereen. Here me
and the kids have not sat down under this tree
for more than ten minutes and we're covered with
maggots" The good woman had sought shelter
under A tree loaded with the orGyia caterpillar,
and they were literally raining. She made new
home under A maple and much happier.
Throughout the parks there are trees by the score
that ought to be throwing we'come shade on the
grass beow and making the landscape beautiful
They stand out to-day ugly and unreasonable with
perfectly bare limbs. every leaf having been eaten
or them. one can these trees throusnout the
parks. The accompanying cIt ~ a true picture ot
elm tree the South Lake.
Tn, pest Of insects does not stop the people nock-
ng into the rncndgcrie and the crowds there
were AS larce as haV" been seen Tor many Il
day The polar hears took small interest IN NE
They gaspcd and groanrd and the tootnsome
peanut had no charm FOR them. The peacocks
basked I'm the open giving out hoarse cry now
and again telling that ram IL near. The prairie
dogs must have got news q: the ,atc tornado
for they were more the lookout than ever. and
the arrival OF even sparrow In their enclosure
would send them all below.
II was day TO fool with animals Even
the cat. who Is the writer's friend. tried 10
bite him when he went To pet her. ana bapy
leopard that usuay purrs with pleasure wnen
spoken to. snarcd In a most unkndly way ne
ways OF the cat tribe are strargc and unreliable.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
4 URESTLING LION.
AN INTERVIEW WITH BERNHARDTs NEW PROP
ERTY.

AN INTERVIEW WITH BERNHARDT's NEW PROP
ERTY.
From The London Sketch.
Mr.. Cross is the universal provider" OF wild
beasteses and his firm represented successfully by
his father and himself during the last $50 years. has
made the name of 'Massa Cross household word
on every hilltop and in every swamp. jungle and
forest In the discovered world by its liberal pur-
chases Of the fauna Of every country.
well, Mr.. Cross, I have come TO see your wrest-
ling lion not only as an observer, but as critic
Il am sure that / shal, be able to answer every
question. and your minutest inspection. But
as regards the proprietorship must tell you that
he belongs to Nine. Sarah Bernhardt. You are prob
ably aware OF her great interest In all animals, and
her love Of making wild beasts her domestic pets.
Directly she had seen the wrestling lion and had
noticed his extreme dociy. she Insisted on posses
sing him didn't want TO sell him. had been doing
very good business for some time past with him In
the provinces. 40 | named what hoped would be a
prohibive sum-fl.0O However. madame took him
at that prce-the highest ever paid for A Hon. I
have Nine. Bernhardt frequently She never
omts to visit my repository In Earliest. when she
to Liverpool-indeed. Mr. Irving and the lead
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
A TRAIT or THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
From ST. Pauls.

From st. Pauls.
There Is widespread rumor In Berlin that
Princess Friedrich Karl, widow OF the famous Red
Prince and mother of the Duchess OF Connaught.
means to enter the Roman Catholic Church. The
Princess who Is In her fifty-eighth year. has led a
very retired life since her husbands death spend
ing a good deal OF time In Italy. and devotng her
self TO art in which she excels. being one OF the
best OF the many excellent royal landscape
painters She IL fond OF church architecture. and
her sketchbooks are full OF picturesque hooks and
from the sacred buildings or the south ana
IL is therefore possible after all that the rumor
rests on no better foundation than this.
Were there any truth In 1t. 1t would cause the
greatest ANNOYANCE to the Emperor. He has never
felt the same toward the Crown Princess Of Greece.
once his favorte sister. since she adopted the re-
lieon OF the Ort hodox Church. though there Is no
longer an open breach between them. His motto
Is. II forgive. but do not forget ana his OBJ
duracy Is of deep distress Dotn 10 inc
Princess and the Empress Frederick rms was
accentuated during the Kiel festivities at wnich
assist. though they left kronberg on Visit 10 inc
Emperor at Potsdam m Immediately before the canal
ceremonies began and were actually In Kiel as the
guests Of Prince and Princess henry Of Prussia.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
rs THIS 4 NATION OF GRCXBLERS!
HOTEL. MAN SAYS THAT CT ESTS HERE ARE
EXTREMELY HARD TO PLEASE. ALTHOUGH
RETTER SERVED THAN ABROAD

. HOTEL MAN SAYS THAT GUESTS HERE ARE
EXTREMELY HARD TO PLEASE ALTHOUGH
RETTER SERVED THAN ABROAD.
"Amcricans are ,aid to be the best-natured people
IN tho world and ii is a.so often said that they will
nut up with more inconvenience and discomfort
without grumbling than the pecpe OF other coun-
tries" so spoke a prominent hotel proprietor one
evening last week He went on; i do not wish to
contradict these broad statements only so far az
they relate to our people and our hotels We have
hy ,ar tho best hotels in the word-and this Is
d;c Fourth Of July boast; md yet OF al the people
on earth our are the greatest grumblers ana
the most exacting after they have placed their
names on hotel register To say that they simply
want the earth Is sometimes putting II mildly.
They want not only that. but want roof garden on
ton OF 1t which will permit them to grab the moon
They want the best of rooms. food and drink. baths
IN every room e.ectric bels. speaking-tubes sta
tonery and an amount Of waiting on that to salts
o. somc OF them would necessitate providing
front for about every guest
".nd then II this Is all made satisfactory and
,h.re il nothing else to kick about. they kick about
,b. charges Now one often hears comparisons
made between this country and Europe. to the de-
cided detrment OF the United States. IL anything
coes wrong IL Is Immediately said that such state
NJ affair, would be tolerated N Europe. But one
vii, notice that unfavorab.e comparisons made be-
tween our hotels and those abroad are generally
made by Americans who have never visited Europe.
ruroneans know better. We have the best hotels
In the world. and those OF London. Paris or Berlin
ire not to be compared with them. Enlightened
foreigners will generally readily admit this them
selves Just now every guest we have wants pri-
yate bathroom and. matter how full the house is
feels aggrieved II 1t cannot be had There Is man
stay,ng I'm the house who recently returned from
paris While there he stayed at the best or Al
least the highest priced hotel in the city but no
matter what he was wiling to pay. ne could % not M
get a private bath. He could not even get batn on
the same floor with his suite Of rooms. but nad 10
20 downstairs to the hotels public baths
Then. again. much has been SAID about the cost
OF living in this country compared with hat abroad
The truth is good living costs more In LONDON ana
Paris than II does in New-York OF course. speak
OF the comparative prices of the really hrstclasS no.
tells and restaurants l like to see our people 30
abroad. as when they get home they are az rue
far better satisfied with their own country than
they we're before. and especially with our hotels and
modes of travelling"
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
THE YOCNG DCDLEYS.

sHoPGIRL BECOMES \ PEERLESS
Lady Dudley. whose husband has received ono NJ
the minor Parliamentary offices in connection with
the new Salisbury Administration. is probably the
only pccress OF the realm who has risen from IN"
rank Of bona -fide shopgirl to her present social
eminencc True. she bore prior 10 her marriage the
name OF Curney. ono OF tho most ancient In Nor
fo.kshire. one o. her ancestors having been tha'
Thomas Dc Courtney who murdered King Edward II
In such an appalling manner with hot iron bars.
The Young countcss's father. however. met with
business reverses and vas compelled 20 resign his
partnership N the Gurney Bank as well As 10 sur
render all his possessions for the bcnent OF his cred
itors Mrs. Gurney theroupon opened miiher
shop in London, but met with scart success her
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
GIANT CORY FROM PERU.

Washington Correspondence OF The Boston TRAM
script. 49, =.
samples OF corn OF giant species have been OBJ
,r The grains are four times the size OF those OF
ordnary maize and Secretary Morton believes tnat
tne ,bs country II is very prolific and bears ears
OF huge dimensions The species is quite distinct
..Zsa "mylacea' has been given to it, All OF our
corn comes under the head OF yea mais Pro.
ts,s remarkable Peruvian cereal. with view to
anding out how 1t may be cultivated most advan-
tageously ,,,, .,s .,... a..
corn: hence the name "amylacea." Already ten
aainsd one of them would probably be excellent
Tor canning inasmuch as II contains an unusual
aamyiacea saccharata." Undoubtedly the species Is
darived from the sa ne source IA the maize OF the
tinted states All known varieties OF this cerea.
it is believed came originally from the "Hea tuni.
Mexico Each grain on ear OF this primitive
MALE is inclosed In a little husk.
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28

two daughters who had acted as assistants ulii-
matcly becoming saleswomcn in the Regent-st
store OF the modiste Nine. Elise
About a year previous to Lord Dniley's marriage
the now widowed Duchess of BEDFORD and her sis
ter Lady Henry Somerset. interested themselves
I'm behalf OF the Two young girls. and removed them
TO more congenial surroundings. Rachel, the eld-
est became a member OF the Household o' the
Duchess while the younger. nov Lady 1rowbr;dsc,
was adopted by Lady Henry Somerset. !, was as
the adopted daughter ~ the Duke and Duchess OF
Redford that Rachel Quincy married young Lord
dudley who had until then been known far more
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28

in connection with gambling and other forms OF
extravaganza than for anything else Ma!'%.hss %
however. seems TO have had a SOLDERING enec, upum M
him. for he has now bossomed forth INTO 'e,y
active and energetic politician. a clever ana h coh
scientious parliamentary debater. and an H eHceen,
ingy shrewd and sharp business man. the 'aiue y,
his vast mining interests having almost M noho,ra hsa
since ne assumed charge OF the properly; re Dears
the peculiar Christisn name of Humble. Whcn mas
been used by every male member OF ms ialI;s ih;
since the DAYS of King Charles l. when the eignth
Lord Dudley, ruined by profgacy ana dssPat.on
redeemed the fortunes OF his house py giving MS
eranddauRhter and sole heiress In marriage 10
Eumble Ward, the court jeweller. who succeeded to
the title as ninth Lord Dudlex>
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
A RESTORED RELTC.

From Notes and Queries
A most nagrant and useless theft perpe-
trated by some lady Il feur) when copying the
Bayeux tapestry many years ago. This person
appears to have wartonly cut ont piece OF the
tapestry "a few inches only). The place was re-
paired and filled up. and the stolen piece found
It's way | believe to the South kensington Muse
UNI whence II was restored to Bayeux where.
when | last saw 1t. 1t figured on piece OF board
originally
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
THE TRUE NATURE OF rRAMrs.
Salt Lake Tribune.

From The Salt Lake Tribune.
The true nature OF the real tramp was well shown
In Pttsburg the other day. 1agman pulled
sleeping tramp of the bumpers OF car IN, that & WAS
life As the fagman stopped to pick up hts lantern
the tramp sprang upon him and plunged knife
into him, inhcting mortal wound. Tne tramp
escaped In the darkness
New-York tribune., 1895-07-28

until the arrival Of the Emperor On the termina.
ton OF their visit to London this royal pair VIII
return for week or two to Kronberg where tney
left their children. Prince George and Princess
Alexandra. when they went north.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
A COLORED STATE FAIR.
Local Mass Meeting Decides to Act
With Its Management.


Monday night mass meeting Of the
colored people in the interest of the
next colored State fair was held in
Columbia, p. S. Boatwright being
chairman Boatwrght stated in u
lrief address that the railroads would
allow cent mile each way rate.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas the colOred citizens Of the
city Of Columbia and Richland county
have met I'D mass meeting for the pur-
pos" of considering the various indus
tti"l Interests of the colorcd race and
the State relative to the rrorricty Of
cucouraring an exhibit for the State
.air which is to be held at Culumhin,
;. c., beginning November 2Jth, and
ending November Goth, 1883, and 10
Greet such ether arrangements N SHALL
hc dccmc'! 1T and proper III carrying
o"t the purpose and object Of the
meeting. Therefore he it
Resolved, That we, the colorcd citi-
2cus ui the city Of Columbia and c,rln.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
Good Times at Anderson.

The buaiucs prospect for the countv
and city Of Anderson is decidedly bet
ter than it has heretofore been at any
time III two or three years. The far
mcrs have fine crops Of corn, cotton,
peas, cane, hay, and, in addition,
many hogs have been raised. Much
fruit has been canned The merchants
could not supply the demand for cans
and fruit jars. The merchants are
cheerful, and have bought large stocks
Of goods TO meet the trade which they
confidently anticipate. The cotton re
celpts at Anderson for theycar ending
August 81 were 81 ,54S.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
PALMETTO
pENCILLlNGS.
IMMIGRANTS FOR OUR STATE.
go, 900 Acres OF South Carolina Land
Wanted for Immediate Colonization.

Mr.. T. B. Fielder. Of Americus, Ga.
represe ntinG the CorhIn Banking Com
psny, and Col. Mike Brown, Of Barn
well, >. c., TO meet J.. s. Mu.daunt
and party, OF Chicago. to select fifty
thousand acres Of land III South Caro-
lima for immediu:. colonization rur-
poses, which mas been CONTACTED for
They Will select such lands along the
Carolina Midland ana South Carolina
and Georgia railroads as cuu he secur-
ed at reasonah.. price. and then take
lands IN different sections OF South
Carolina. Their. viii l." organized for
this colonization hVsi,"ss II CORPORA
ton known a. The South Carolina
Company. WHICH viii 10 much To de-
r"lop South Carolina. Mr. r s.
Morda"nt represents prominent cari-
tuEsts ct the Northwest. ~ does Mr..
j. +. Fielder of the East The fac,
that Ncssrs, Grover and Gilbert. vino
ar" ~ TIE rarty !rou CHICAGO. and
whr bhSe been connected with ,hc
SGLin Fc a;h :;:o Gru-.,.. E"i.. nd Tor
wears III u" .;.:E.-rlntl"u a':sir,s>. are
tniAiI- their mtt'u:i"" iu ;h- South,
shows ;lht tins Su"Il"!" a"rltrv has
1t night ana glorious future.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
wEATHEE-CROP BULLETIN.
Director Bauer Has Issued the Follow.
ing Interesting Bulletin.


ing Interesting Bulletin.
The past week was characterized hv
its excessive heat, which. with the wet
condition of the ground and generally
light winds, gave the weather q hot
house condition and with similnr
forced growth to crops. Corn proftsd
by those conditions, and that of latest
planting Is now fully or nearly ripe. SO
that now the entire corn crop is fully
made and entirely independent Of heal.
cold, drought or rain, except so far a.
those conditions would affect gathering
and housing it. Cotton ia places grew
too much to weed under forced growth.
and on light sandy land growth ceased
and the plant is turning yellow and
shedding its leaves as we'll as It's
shapes. Small field crops made won
derful growth and are generally in ex-
cellent condition. Tie showers of til,
week hindered rice harvest some.
what.
There were two or three local wind
storms that damaged crops. in the
vicinity iH which they occurred, to n
small extent; and bottom lnuGs in
Lancaster Count" were flooded and
some corn ruined. In Aiken County
much swamp corn was drowned III iii.
freshet OF tGc pr'vlous week. hut tt,
sum total Of the daiuage t. crops j.
comparatively insignificant
The reports, with hut few e1cep-
tions, state that the weather WAS nm
favorable FOR cotton which continues
to shed freely in all portions Of tic
State. the rust has become more
general during the week Boil worms
are not reported from any bat Edge
field County, where, however, they
have done much injury already.
Cotton Is opening freely over the
entire State, but picking has not been
actively begun in the western coun-
ties, but will be during the present
week The bolis arc said to be of
large size generally uud the staple as
rule of high grade.
Fodder pulling is fast nearing COM
pletion in all but the extreme north
ern portions of the State. A great
deal of fodder was damaged by the
rains and the weather generally was
unfavorable for curing. The hot
moist weather of the past week
ripened corn very fast and has made
the crop.
The harvesting Of rice has been
pushed In the Georgetown and lower
coast regions, but was hindered con-
slderably by showery weather. The
grain Is said to be full large and
yielding well Some upland rice
harvested; the crop is very fine
one.
The tobacco crop has about all been
gathered, and farmers are jubilant as
the sales progress, showing remunera-
tive results
PceG are generally doing finely
Sorghum boiling we'll under way and
the yield of syrup satisfactory.
Sweet potatoes doing well, but run
ming too much to vine.
Late fruit excellent, and the apple
crop IL Grcenville county promises to
exceed the best Of former years. Pas
turage excellent. Peanuts, turnips.
also good crops.
Lands being prepared for winter
vegetables and oats.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
Terrible Deed of a stepmother

The coroner OF Birmingham, Ala, eoncIu.
ded an inquest over the death CT Tommy
hoWe, three-year-old white boy. The eyi
donoe tended to show that his stApmother
aad matrsated tho little fellow to such sn
sxsen. as TO bring him to deaths door, and
SSomplo1eo her work by hurting the dh1A
eBD0 - ~ AGAINST stone and -.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13
$210,G42 IA
STATEMENT OF coNTRABANp ACCOUNT.

Seizures for this quarter s. 500 40
Contraband account is never credit
ed with the amount of seized goods
until they have been appraised and
merged into the general merchandise
account. The bulk of seizures for
this quarter has not been appraised,
hence does not appear in the contra
band account for this quarter.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13

1t Is estimated that the peach crop
th!S year has brought into Ridge
springs and vicinity not less than
S'"'ooo. Never has the fruit been so
abundant There were shipped dur
'nE 'he season oo solid refrigerator
cars, and not less than 90 bv express
'ne !4is' year th"t the loca!
,;..,e nus oeen running. Very
,,,.,' )i''r .oi'"ll n'o uoino III yet 1t IS
'ii"" hist year.
nc hrst h"ie OF new cotton was sold
Stonhnna =. Ia .,nn ~ i'n'ta oy Mr: a. l..
,aii,i'oI 90 "'Se" as ihiduling and
ccnts NOR nn rnInJ '">'I ,rp aliu brought =
80 n'o p,i 'oTh"' ne crop Is nearly
last wear. From nrrsent ird;oa. @ .;'a', ,"ie
the cotton crnu will ho cana;I'natI.9 ;,".'pLs
shorter than last y4nr's hn, th"ra;o ""'s
fine crop oi corn already made
Tie in, b,,. nf now c,,..r
''''H - ''t
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13

Statement Of Loss and Gain Account
Quarter Ending July 31st, 1896:
GAINS.
Gross gains on merchandise
sold during present quar-
ter $49,4S7 13
Centraband, dumped...... 592 40
Profits from beer dispensaries 5,694 "a
Discounts. ............... 1926 "a
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-09-13

Cash Statement for Quarter Ending
July 31st, 1895.