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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE GRAND.

Williams and Barton, the very clever
team Of knockabouts, with John F.
Fields Drawing Cards, which appear
AT the Grand for three nights. COM
mencing with Thursday matinee, are
natives of Philadelphia, being born in
that city in 1867 and 1864 respectively.
They first aspired to be acrObats and
ran away with Forepaugh's circus in
1875. After a season with the circus,
they returned to their home and be-
came members Of COrncross' MINISTRIES,
then i'm the zenith Of success in Phila-
delphia. They made quite hit with
Corucross and stayed there a whole
season. This season they have been
doing an entirely new and thoroughly
successful act entitled Bumps and
Thumps," and it is laughable in the
extreme
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
In the Warrington Field

Special 10 the Register
Warrington, W. Va, April S.-W. p.
Burt. who has been a stakeholder, di-
rector and secretary of the Burt Man
ufactwing Company, and Burt Oil
Company since the organization Of the
companies. has sold his entire interest
i'm both companies and resigned his
position as secretary. The Burt Man.
ufacturius Company owns large
tannery and farm in the lower end of
town. and the Burt Oil Company has
been. perhaps. the most successful in
dependent oil producers in the field.
The consideration is not learned, but
is understood TO be a good round sum.
Mr.. Burt Will recuperate for a short
time before engaging in any other
business.
me South Penn Oil Co.'S Freeland
No. 1. on State Fork, is in and viii
make a good well. Its capacity could
not be learned. Several new wells
will likely be put down in its vicinity
this spring.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
An Interestlng Relic.

3. & o. Engineer Lee Wells yester-
day brought to this city an Indian
scalp with hair attached about a
foot long. 1t was the property Of a
prominent Justice Of the Peace Of Mar
shall county. and was one OF twenty
nine taken by him during his service
as a scout in the United States army.
Each scalp was labeled. This one was
taken January Esd. 1870 from an In
dian warrior on Marias river, in Mon
tana. when the thermometer was IS
degrees below zero.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
Immortal Thanks.

Hamburg, april Emperor Will
liam has sent the following telegram
to Captain Barends, of the Hamburg
American line steamer Normannia
which on her last trip to this port res
cued the crew of the British ship Arno'
4 express to you my fullest apprecl-
alton of the rescue Of the crew OF the
Ar1io. so happily accomplished by per
severing courage under arduous cir
cumstances.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

Chicago. April S.-Charles A. MAR
of Cbicago has been appointed mem
her of the Pope's household, and bears
the title Of Chamberlain OF the Cape
and sword. me information was re-
ceived to-day in a cablegram sent by
the Rev. DR.. James McGoyern. MI.
Mair has been prominent on the Board
of Trade for more than twenty years;
He lives at the Auditorium Annex and
lately retired from active business.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
KILLED on THE RAIL.

Miner Crushed to Death Uuder the
Wheels Near Hinton.
Special to the Register.
Hinton. w. Va, April S.-Annanias
Hatcher. a miner, working at Quinnl-
mont, twenty miles below here, visited
his home. near Brooks, LnIs county,
last Sunday. That night, while at
tempting to board a rapidly moving
train. he slipped on the wet ground
and fell under the train. His right leg
was almost severed from his body. A
companion. who saw the accident,
summoned aid and he was brought to
this city, where he died at a. m.
This is the second man killed near
here on the railroad in eight days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
KnncI,en INTO the Wood.

Hinton. W. Va, April S.-John
Branen, while standing on the boom
at ,Ronceverte. watching the high wa
ter. was struck by q broken rope and
knocked off into the swollen river.
The bystanders hurried to his assist
ance but were unable to reach him be-
fore he was carried off by the raging
current. The young man was well
known and very popular.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
\ MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
\ Man with no Debts Leaves Good Posi-
ton and Cannot be Found.

Special to the Register.
Hinton, w. Va, April S.-Jerry
Marty, engineer at the city water
works. bought bicycle some weeks
ago and last Monday disappeared At
first little attention was paid to the
matter. as it was thought he had sim
ply gone on a trip; but, now, that a
week has passed and no news has come
from him, his wife is frantic with ap-
prehension. No reason can be assign
ed for his strange disappearance, as he
owes no debts and had good situa-
ton.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
Lottery King Dead.

New Haven. Conn, April S.-"Char-
lie" Chase. aged ~ known throughout
New England as a lottery king, died
TO-DAY. About six months ago his Of
fee was raided by the police, which so
upset him that he suffered an aIIach
of nervous prostration, from which he
never recovered. He had amassed a
considerable fortune.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
Sails for America.

London. April S.-Baron Harrington,
who is to act as best man at the mar
rage of the Honorable George NJ. Cur
ION eldest son OF Lord Searlsdale
with Miss Mary Letter, of ChiIaso
sails for the United States on Wednes-
day next.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
From Sis5orsyille.

Special TO THE Register.
Eistersville. April S.-A cyclonic
twister struck the town at midnight
Sunday and rs q result at least two
dozen oil deITicks were blown over.
Runs from this field the past p
hours were $500 barrels
Oil producers were rejoicing to-day.
Both pipe lines advanced the price
of oil TO S1.2o. a jump of ~ cents
since Saturday.
The Carter we'll ct CenueviIle is
showing a gas pressure with but little
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

Special 20 the Register.
Columbus. O., April S.-The trial of
Col. A. b. Colt, Tor manslaughter in the
Washington c. Il. riots. was to-day
fixed by the court at Circleyille to be-
gin en- Monday, May IS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

The frame work over the side
walk in front of Burt & Co.'S store on
Main street was blown down by the
wind Sunday night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

Ocean. Lake and River Fish receiv-
ed daily. Kuntz & Kindelberger, 1889
Market street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
Mo enst snrinc 1Iediclno.

ct cheerfully recommend Hoods
Sarsaparilla as q first class spring
medicine. Never before have l felt so
we'll as since taking Hoods Searsapa-
riua." Fred Metz, 1104 Main street.
Wheeling, w. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09
Pleasant Valley Councll.i

The Council of the town of Pleasant
Valley held a meeting last night. A
liquor license was granted to Charles
Seibert. The most important business
transacted was the adoption Of a reso-
luton providing for the construction
of a sidewalk through the town, along
the National Road.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

Hoods Pills cure indigestion, bill
iOUSneSs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

PROF.. VERNULLO HAS ARRIVED.
Daily performance 5, 8, :, 8 p. m. at the
star Clothing House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-09

Parkersburg, w. Va, April Sos,
falling. clear, warmer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
A mon ON THE wARPATH.
A Family Escorted ont of Town and
House Rnidcd.

La Parte, Ind. March 1O.-At Westville
last night mob OF 800 men congregated
at the house Of Ira Congdon, and with
lighted torches escorted his entire family
outside the town limits. During the early
hours Of the evening Congdon became
involved in a street brawl with Louis
Fletcher, and assisted by his sons and
daughters fatally wounded him. Fletcher
was stabbed with butcher knife and
his skull was crushed with bricks. The
sight Of the wounded man writing in
agony crazed the people and q mob sought
to avenge the bloody deed. When Cong
don and his family had been disposed Of
the mob raided the house Of Emerson
Poston Last Sunday Poston and his
paramour Mary Rogers, whose husband
recently disappeared, were publicly
hanged I'm effigy, and the mob were deter
mined to tar and feather the couple.
Poston had been warned of the fate
which awaited him and disappeared.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
TERRIBLE WORK OF THE TURKS
TALES FROM ARMENIA ALMOST
TOO HORRIBLE To BE TRUE.

soldiers Congo out the Eyes of n
Priest and Fling Him Into a Pit
with other Dying Armenians He
cnuse lie Refused to TrampIe on
The Cross and BibIe-NVomen About
10 become Mothers DisembOvv-
eIed.
London. March 10.-The Daily Tele-
sraph has a dispatch telegraphed from
kars, yesterday, saying that deputation
Of the survivors of the Sassoun massacres
have appeared before the commission
of inquiry and have narrated the whole
story of the butchery. They presented a
written statement. of which the Tele-
graph win print copy. The statement
mentions that the cross and Bible were
flung at the feet of an Armenian priest.
who was ordered to trample on them. He
refused. and thereupon the Turkish SOL
diers gouged out his eyes and flung him
into a pit with others who were dying.
of the 800 persons who We're taken at the
same time with the priest, only one, a
merchant named Avak, escaped. He
saved himself in a almost miraculous
manner.
The correspondent says that the state
ment has impressed the delegates power
fully but does not mention the day on
which il was presented.
Another dispatch dated at Kars yester-
day. gives the testimony of Kurds, who
saw Turkish soldiers take children by the
feet and dash them against stones.
rflb INF ca he E.I,
"bound an old Armenian, head down
ward. to some branches, and slowly cut
his throat with an axe. The same kurds
saw the soldiers take pregnant women,
offer bets on the sex OF the children and
then cut the women open. The money was
paid to the man who guessed correctly"
The Telegraph will say that 1T has re-
ceived other details, too horrible for print.
a third dispatch, dated at Kars to-day,
names forty-one villages which Turkish
soldiers have burned, but does not give the
dates These fires have been recorded in
the evidence before the commission. The
Telegraph will not print the dates on
which the dispatches mentioned above
We're sent from Moosh.
London March 10.-The Daily Graphic
has this dispatch from Constantinople:
"Munr Bey, the imperial secretary, has
returned to the Armenian patriarch the
memorial recently addressed by him to the
sultan regarding the conditions Of the Ar
menaus i'm the empire. He requested the
patriarch to adopt more moderate tone
and mention in the memorial the sultan's
clemency and sense of justice. The coun-
eil of the patriarchite decided not to modi-
fy the memorial, but to return 1t to Munir
Bey in its original form.
The commission Of inquiry is working
slow at Moosh. So far the evidence has
not been noteworthy"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
PARKHURsT IN PERIL.
The New York Presbytery TO Give
Him a Roasting Like DIR. Briggs
Cot

Got.
New York, March 10-Dr Charles II.
Parkhurst is TO be the subject Of special
attention at to-morrow's session OF the
New York Presbytery. and in a manner
than may lead to proceedings as compI-
Gated and prolonged as those that origi-
mated exactly four years ago in the case
OF Charles A. Briggs. Plans are now
forming to give DR.. Parkhurst a scorching
over the Goals of criticism respecting his
conduct toward brethren in the ministry.
If these plans are followed out, as they
give promise of being, there is likely to be
as great public interest in the proceedings
of the Presbyterian church for the next
lew years as was created by DR.. Park
hursts friend and sympathizer DIR.
Briggs. Trouble has been preparing for
Dr. Parkhurst ever since his structures ut
tered in the pulpit and published in the
New York Tribune upon the financial in
tegrity and business honor of the New
York Presbytery in relation to the sale of
the abandoned church of the Sea and
Land. The particular remark Of DR. Park
hurst on this subject, at which umbrage
was taken by the New York ministers, is
thus quoted:
You know that I have not been eXtolled
by my brethren of the New York Presby
terry, but / tell you that / am prepared
to fight Tammany wherever l find it.,
meaning that the ubiquitous influence of
Tammany hall had asserted itself against
him to such an extent as to cause the New
York Presbytery to violate its solemn
engagement in order TO subvert the in
fiuence of DR.. Parkhurst and his church
in Madison Square. DR.. Parkhurst may
have an opportunity to explain this and
other like remarks on the same subject
tomorrow afternoon in speaking to
resolution which will be probably offered
when they meet
Public interest in the proposed action
is Increased by reason of the near ap-
proach of the Presbyterian general as
sembly, which meets at Pittsburg next
gular fame as a leader in New York
City's social and political reform move
ment, has arisen in the west a movement
to make him the moderator of that body.
The recent vote of APPROVAL of his eX-
traordinary views in New York by the
New York Presbytery is regarded as
first step in that direction. 1t is believed
that DR.. Parkhursts nomination would
awaken an enthusiasm at Pittsburg that
would beat down the old barriers of
Briggs and anti-Briggs which have now
stood for three successive general assem-
blies and cause his unanimous election as
moderator What effect the action of to-
morrow will have on these plans would
seem to depend upon the adoption or re-
lection OF. the resolution of censure which
are to be offered to his name.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
REV. DIXON RESIGNS.
He Wants to Lift Men Out of the
ditch Instead of Making Few
n.ntssts

He Wants to Lift Men Out of the
nitch Instead of Making Few
Baptfsts.
New York March 1O-For a long time
past there have been dissensions among
the members of the Twenty-third street
Baptist church. due to the objections of
The more conservative members of the
congregation to the "sensationaI' char
acter of the sermons preached during
the last five years by the pastor, Rev.
Thomas Dixon, Jr.
This morning Mr.. Dixon announced
his determination to sever his connec-
ton with the church. and to found a
new one on a broad and popular plat
FORM and instead Of speaking on "specta-
Gle versus sensation in reply to the ex-
Cepuons of ian old-fashioned clergy
man." as announced, Mr.. Dixon read his
resignation to his congregation, many
portions of which were loudly applaud
ed by the votaries of the retiring pastor.
In referring briefly to the circumstan-
ces which prompted his resignation, Mr..
Dixon said: My action is not one of
sudden impulse. and has no reference
10 things that have happened within a
Year. ! determined on it one year ago,
but found it impossible to carry out my
wish because the church was then en-
numbered with a financial debt. l feel
now relieved from that obligation of de-
lay. The utmost good viii prevails be-
tween myself and the officials and trus-
tees of the church. l shall establish
new church. There will be only one
creed in it; belief in the Lord Jesus
Christ. l believe it TO be a more impor-
tant part of my life work to lift many
men out of the ditch than to spend my
TINE in making a few men Baptists.'
AIR DiXon's resignation takes effect
May l.
Mr.. Dixon, who is only 80 years old,
was borned in North Carolina and is the
son Of a clergyman. 1t is said he was
elected a member of the legislature of
North Carolina before he was 20 years of
age He won five gold medals of merit
al Wake Forest college, and afterward
look post graduate course at the Johns
hopkins college in Baltimore. He was
admitted to the bar, but believing it to
oe his duty to preach the gospel he be
came minister. His first pastOrates We're
al Raleigh and Goldsboro, n. c.
MI Dixon came to New York nearly
seven years ago. In 1892 he preached
number of sermons denouncing Robert
%, Ingersol. He recently defended Thorn
as . Platt from the pulpit against the at
JACKS of Rev. DIR Park hurst.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
LEAVING THE LEvEE.
The Negroes brought 20 New Orleans
From Texas Going Home.


New Orleans. La, March 1O.-There has
be a disagreement between the import
ed negro Iaborers and their employees.
and all have quit work They claim that
they were decoyed from their homes on
false pretenses, that they came to New
Orleans under the impression that their
services were required by reason Of the
dearth OF all sorts of levee labor in this
port, and that II was not question Of
any particular scale of wages but purely
because they had been led to understand
that there was a vacancy for every one
Of those who had come from Galveston.
1t does not appear that there was any
violence offered to any of the recent ar
rivals from the Island City, the men
quitting their work Of their own free will
and accord.
Later. the Texas men, headed by one
of their number named Frank Demas
sought an interview with the white long
shoremen, the result being that one-
half of the men crossed the river at the
Jackson Ferry with the intention of trav-
cling on the 6:25 Southern Pacific train
for Galveston. The balance We're quar-
tered at a lodging house on South Ram
part street. The men that Mr. Lincoln
had brought to this city. and who crossed
the river. We're supplied with transpor-
tation back TO their homes by the White
Longshoremen's Association.
In connection with this labor difficulty
the negro leader, Demas. told the police
authorities that Stevedore Lincoln had
broken faith with him and his mates. Mr.
Lincoln only wanting to pay 81 to s. per
day, while the agreement called for IS
and S6
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
HARRIsoN's ILLNESS SERIOUS.
Improvement Reported, hut His Doe
tor watching Him Closely.

tor watching Him Closely.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 10-Gen. Har-
rison's condition improved somewhat to-
day, though he suffered considerably
from pains in the chest and head He
was stronger. but the gain was slight
being retarded by the slow fever which
is one of the grip symptoms. During
the day he suffered from pleuritis pains,
which occurred at short intervals.
There has been little relief from his
cold, and the grip symptoms have been
almost as pronounced as on yesterday,
being attended by susceptibility to a
chilly sensation whenever changing his
position in bed. His cough troubled him
to-day, and despite the remedies given
it has been impossible TO make any
marked change in its violence.
The attending physician does not think
the left lung Is as much congested as II
was yesterday As usual with the grip,
his head was affected quite seriously, but
the pain was less sever to-day, a result
of partial relief from the congestion Of
the left lung.
DR.. Jameson made several visits to the
patient to-day. and while giving out re-
ports that are more favorable than those
Of yesterday, it is quite evident from his
manner that he regards it as necessary
to give the ex-president the closest at
tention.
Friends are not admitted to his room,
and positive orders have been issued to
keep him quiet and free from all intru-
sion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
CUTTING OFF THE CLERKS.
A Total of 251 Dismissed ana as
Many More as Can BE spnred.

Total of 251 Dismissed ana as
Many More as Can he Spared.
Washington, March 1O.-On March g.,
1898 congress created a joint commission
TO reorganize the accounting system and
business methods in the executive depart
ments. The commission consisted of Rep
resentatives Dockery of Missouri, Rich
ardson of Tennessee, and Dingley of
Maine, and Senators Cockrell Of Missouri
Jones of Arkansas, and Cullom of Illinois
voluminous report just made public
claims as the result of the labors of this
commission that the service of PSI clerks
in the executive departments have been
dispensed with, whose salaries aggre-
gated 1851, 900 annually. To this must be
added a saving of s247 900 in miscellaneous
items. making a total saving to the gov
ernment of S607, 900 The commission
have suggested other reforms which, if
adopted. will result in an increased saw
ing to the government of S450 O00 and
which will result in the dismissal Of 252
additional clerks in the executive depart
ments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
HAYWARD FAST LOSING HOPE.
HE EXPECTED THE VERDICT AND
SAYS HIS CHANCES ARE SLIM.


He Says He Did Not See How the
Jury Could DO Otherwise Than
Convict Him in View of the Evil
dence-He Protests, However,
That He Is Innocent, Despite the
Nerdict--A Confession From Bike
ENoneradng Him Now About His
Only Hope of Escape.
Minneapolis. Mimi. March lO.-The Hay
ward trial is stn occupying public at
tention TO a very large extent. The
chances of an order for a new trial from
the supreme court are being discussed
and there is a very general opinion that
the verdict VIII stand. After the jury
had been discharged Judge Seagrave
Smith, who presided at the trial. told
the jurors that he thought their verdict
a righteous one. and that had he been a
juror himself IL would have been the ver-
dict he would have been constrained to
render.
Yesterday Hayward consented to be in
terviewed, talking freely concerning the
verdict and other matters connected with
his case. Asked If the verdict was as he
had expected. he said: "weu. yes. I thinks
I had about made up my mind the Jury
would render such "a verdict. After listens
ing to all the evidence that was brought
against me / hardly saw how the jury
could do otherwise. But in spite OF my
being found guilty. l am innocent" ha
said, with more warmth than he has yet
shown. though | suppose the public at
large will never believe A."
Have you given up all hope2'
'Weil, yes, just about. and yet not ens
urely You sec. / look upon this matters
just as a gambler would Before the jury
brought in It's verdict / considered had
just about ten chances OF winning, bun
now ! consider fully eight OF them gone.
l don't think there Is much of a show for
me now. My only hope is that the con-
science of some OF those In this con-
spsacy viii go back on them and cause
them 10 tell the truth finally, and the
only man from whom I expect anything
is Bxt. ! don't know though" he said.
muslngly. hes got "a terrible nerve, and
always has had ever since he was "A boy.
You might bring all the preachers in the
world In front of him and start hell-fre
Itself underneath him, and yet he would
only laugh at you"
You are prepared for the worst, then
are you. Harry2"
yes" with smile, 'I am. They talk
about my having so much nerve in this
case ! don't consider that / have used
very much nerve. / have not braced my
self against anything. / have simply
taken things philosophically as they came,
knowing there was no help for them
until the truth should come out; and so
/ shall look at IT up TO the end
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
STEAM YACHTS TO RACE.

Some of the Crack Crafts of the
North Already Entered.
New York, March 1O.--An agreement has
been entered into between Mcbride Bros.
of Philadelphia, owners of Yankee Doodle;
VIM. j. Arkell Of New York, owner of
Judge; W. b. Tanner Of Fredericksburg.
Va. owner Of Rex; Frank T. Morrill, OF
New York owner Of Vamoose to race
their respective steam yachts for a chan~
pionship challenge cup over an eighty knot
course in Long Island sound, starting
from a stake boat anchored four and
half k=ots east by north, one quarter east,
off Race Rock the finish line to be at the
red buoy Off Milton Point.
The race is to take place on Saturday
in June, on or before June 20, weather
to be favorable for open boats. Other
yacht owners desiring to participate in
the contest will be allowed to do 50.