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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07


The IrteUicencer doubts the state
mont that there are 100000 uuem-
nloyed men in the United States and
200 600 men who gre homeless.
We most sincerely hope that the es-
teemed IujeTueeacer has some better
source of information than our own.
and that we are wrong. Our neiehbor
fails to- produce it's proof, however. and
confines itself to a pitiful partisan ar
ument to the effect that these men
were an employed under the last Re
publican administration. This is not
true. but we will not argue the point
and viii only express the hope that
they may be employed under the adj
minfsration of the advance agent of
prosperity"
Tt is undoubtedly true that the out
look now is not so dark as it was two
wears ago. Business has been de-
pressed so long that there must be
some revival and the number of unem-
rroved this winter will in all probable
flv not be as large as it has for several
winters.
The contract system in cities IS said
by some to he responsible to a large
extent for the unfortunate condition of
MANY workiugmen. We are unable 10
see the force of this argument, but be-
rfeve that the abolition of the contract
system would make things much worse
than they are to-day. The way for end
less corruption would De opened.
When contracts are awarded the poiit-
teal boss does not have the grip ON the
men Who do the work thar he would
have if an The work were done directly
by the city.
This q more or less important point
I'm us connection. The unemployed.
however. Will not he employed until
business improves to the point where
there wiz be employment for them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07
COST or Wild BEASTS.


Fagenbeck. of Hamburg. whose
trained animals We're such an interest
Ing feature of the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago. has issued q catalogue of his men
agerie. giving the value of different
animals. He quotes a hipp0To,amds
40 $500. an African rhinocer0s from
81 500 10 $1,000; female elephants. acc
cording to age. $1,000 to $500. male
elephants. with tusks two feet long,
$4,000; pair of African lions from the
Sahara. only $500: a Nubia1 lioaess.
$500. q trained group of wild animals.
consisting Of two pairs Of Nubian ions
and Two male Bengal tigers. $1,000. a
female Bengal tiger. $50: a pair of
Sumata tigers. $500. a pair Of ia-
cuars. $3.50; q female japanese leop-
ard. with a cub. $500; an African male
leopard $50; a black panther. $500,
q pair of full-srown wolves. $50. guu,
$500. q large male polar bear. $500, q
larEe brown bear. $50; pair of ze5us,
-0: an alligator. 10 feet long. $500. q
boa constructor. % feet long. $3.50. a
Somali ostrich, $l75; pair of Borueo
apes. S100. and q baboon. $25.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

w II
: cents per pound and 80 per cent. ad
vaIorem; 231-1O conts per pound and
40 per cent. ed valorem.
On blankets. hats of WOOL etc, the
. Mckinney act made four classes Of val
ues: 80 cents and under, 40 cents, so
cents. and over 80 cents. TIE duties
were 1872 cents per pound and 30 per
cent; % cents and 50 per cent; 3S
/ cents and So per cent; 3S1z cents and
. 10 per cent. The present tariff makes
f the classes go cents value. 40 cents, and
an over 30 cents. with the respective
ad yalorem duties of -, 80 and So per
cent. The Dingley bill restores the
/ four classes with duties Of 9 $40 cents
and % per cent; 10 $40 cents and 80
per cent: 10 $40 cents and 80 per cent;
esl-1o cents and 50 per cent
On knit fabrics. with the same clas-
sifcati7n Of 50. 40. and over 80 cents
value. the Mckinley duties We're 23
cents and 80 per cent; 2Sla cents and
90 per cent: a. cents and so per cent.
The present duties. with the dividing
line of value at 80 cents per pound. are
So per cent. and 80 per cent. ad va
lo~eu. The Dingloy bin restores the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

0I'OTII n IIH IlU-ISItI
Marietta, Ohio. December ca
small gas well was struck by Snaklrd
C Co. Friday. on Fifteen Nile Run.
A location has been made by Riley
& Co. ON the Warren farm, at Lower
Newport, and the we'll is to be pushed
TO completion rapidly.
Several new ventures are started. rs
a result of the Dr. j. NJ Hardy shall
low well ON Bonn. which is keeping
up a good gait and stimulating opera
tions wonderfully.
The tools are now stuck i'm the SEN
sational Covey well. and not q barrel
of oil is coming to the surface.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07
sroctal TO tho Roei.tar.

SPECIAL 10 tNc REGISTER.
SistersviIle. W. Va. December g.
To show that the Benwood pool IS all
that it is claimed to be the Fisher Oil
Company report their Dan Price no. Q
in the good for 500 barrels a day. This
well is situated only short distance
from their No I ON this farm. and it
sroaks volumes for the stability OF this
pool. The drill struck the nay abou,
9 o'clock this morning and il is stated
by a reliable party that the well VIII
produce about 500 barrels q day when
il has been drilled deeper and put in
working order. This concern have TWO
wells that should be in tonight or to-
morrow i'm the same territory. and if
the opinion of these operators amour,
TO anything. both these wells should
be as good as the one brought I'm this
morning This VOL increases that pool
a great deal and if the operators doing
business out I'm the Hebron field expect
to beat this they win have 20 get a
hustle on.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register.
Eureka. w. Va. December g.
There is still some development going
on near here. A we'll is being started
on Burns Run by Gray & Co.. OF Sis
tersyille, and Waterhouse & co. have
made a. location opposite this place,
and viii begin drilling as soon as pos
sible.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

Tn the Autumn Booth tomorrow
n sht at Arion Hall Priscilla will
serve pumpkin pie and milk. ginger
bread, crullies and sweet cider.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07
WHEELING TECHNICAL
EGERThR BUILbi>

Glasses oru from ISL Dec.n
ia. -u ,1 $500. Following Di
NM. rt8l. Mechanical ar.
fgral Drawing. Le ler.ns ana
I.-i-ulug for ir,-oJ Painter
makers Carvers and S,on.c-.-
.rs in Clay.
SPECIAL ART CLASS FOR L.
Ladies' classes. M0uI 81. IS
Friday eyer ug-. M
G.v. Thursday and SATURDAY
Tuition 500 per month, piEa
vance.
Apply 10 janitor NJ Egerter
direct 20 GIt-LiAt.L ~
uO2.crD
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

New York. December 5.-Peuoleum.
Pennsylvania crude steady; January ut
$l.0j bid. Sales none.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

FOR SALE-SOCIETT ADDkH77
embossed and engrav d. emblem
sr.i... known Handsome ai
lille. Address Or call Oh West d.. -'
lag Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-07

He-Its hard TO be rejected all around
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
Hon. Pope Barrow Accidentally
Shoots Hon. f.. G.. duBIgnon,

Hon. Pope Barrow Accidentally
Shoots Hon. r. G. duBIgnOn.
Hon. F. G. duBignon was accidentally
shot in the right forearm last night by
Hon. Pope Barrow, at Mr.. Barrow's res
idence, on Jones street.
Mr.. duBignon was at supper with Mr..
Barrow. After supper pistol, which
had been recently presented to Mr.. Bar
rows son, Mr.. David C. Barrow, was
handed around for inspection.
The cartridges had been removed in
Mr.. Barrows presence but were subse-
quently replaced without the later s
observation. Naturally thinking that the
pistol was unloaded, he attempted to
snap it, when it was discharged, inlict-
ing a wound of about four inches in
length in Mr.. duBignon's right forearm,
the ball entering the fieshy portion and
passing out on the other side of the ell
bow.
Physicians were quickly summoned and
it was found that the wound, although a
painful one, was not dangerous. Mr.. du-
Bignon will probably suffer inconvenience
for several days.
The news of the accident caused consid-
cradle stir on the streets, all sorts of
rumors being current as to the manner
in which the shooting occurred
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
LITTLE TROUBLE AT THE POLLS.
The Election Remarkable for Its
Freedom From Disorder.

The Election Remarkable for Its
Freedom From Disorder.
The election was remarkable for the
good order maintained. When the depth
of feeling on both sides and the amount
of prejudice that had been excited is con-
sidered, the order preserved was indeed
remarkable. 1t was due entirely to two
things. the excellent police provision. first,
and second, the deep-seated belief on
both sides that general affray would
lead TO terrible results. 1t was this feet
ing. perhaps that more than the large
number OF police on duty, contributed to
the preservation of order. The leaders on
both sides counseled conservatism and
were evidently DESTROYS of preventing an
outbreak
Recorder Wilson held three sessions Of
the police court during the day. disposing
of all cases promptly and preventing the
giving of bonds for workers. which would
have encouraged them to return to the
polls and engage in more disorder.
There were about dozen arrests in all,
none for serious causes. Fines of from
80 to s. were imposed and In cases where
the parties we're intoxicated or inclined
to be disorderly sentences of six hours
confinement were imposed. which effectu-
any RltNcHtVu AuANhNi lIOuplc DelnS given
by these parties.
Two negroes were held on the charge of
Illegal voting. T. b. Shuman, w S VIM
and j. Z. Duffy, arrested for disorderly
conduct, were held on the further charge
of carrying concealed weapons.
Jack Winters and A. T. Mckay were
given six hours Imprisonment for fighting.
John 'Deignan was arrested twice. The
first time he paid 81. He was hardly out
of the barracks before he was brought in
again. This time he was sentenced to
six hours Imprisonment
John Monahan was arrested for assault
ing and striking Policeman S. NJ Davis.
Victor Manning and J. p. Duffy were ar
rested for disorderly condust and A. II.
Burrell and T. J. Bennett for fighting. The
late arrests will come before the recorder
this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08

! shown by voters in their determination
| to vote. Prominent business and profess
| sional men stood in line along with ne
groes and heelers Clerks, who had left
the stores, and working men, who had
| come from the shops to vote, stuck TO
| their places in line with no idea of retir-
| ing until they had seen their votes go in
| the box. 1t was certainly a day when
every man realized the value Of his bal
lot and was determined that it should not
be lost 10 his side. At one time Hon. Pope
Barrow, Hon Walter G. Charlton, DR..
William Duncan, and other prominent cit
izens on both sides were TO be seen in
the Fourth district line and ii required
an average Of an hour and a half OF the
time of each. Few murmured, and every
one seemed willing to undergo some per-
sonal discomfort for the privilege of cast
ing his ballot.
II was suggested that some Of the voters
from the No. boxes should be transferred
to the No. boxes, that all those beginning
with NJ might be easily transferred. This
suggestion was made to Superintendent
Stubs, but he showed that it could not be
done there being no way to distinguish
those who had already voted in the Ms,
from those who had not, IL the transfer
should be made. Subsequent results show
ed that this was unnecessary, though
doubtless there were a few who were I'M
willing to stand in line and chose rather TO
lose their votes
1t was noticed that the managers at the
crowded boxes did slower work than those
at the boxes where there was no crowd.
This was due to the extra care with which
each applicants right to vote was scanned,
there being more danger of repeating in
such a crowd.
The voting at the Third district box was
more rapid than at any other boxes. There
was no confusion and the votes went in
rapidly and silently. The Third district
box easily led all the others until the votes
there were practically exhausted.
There was good deal of talk of repeat
ing. but only about twenty cases were re-
ported to superintendent Stubs. That
many, nearly all negroes, when they went
to vote found their names had already
been voted. The managers refused to
take their votes and the defrauded voters
applied to the superintendent. Mr..
Stubs decided when the right to vote
had been proved, that these parties should
deposit their ballots with him, a note of
the time and circumstances with each
voters name being placed on the back of
each ballot. In case of a close election
or a contest these votes might prove of
great Importance and their right to be
counted would then be decided upon.
Hon. Rufus e. Lester was out and cast
his ballot in the Fourth district box. He
looked remarkably we'll and received a
warm welcome at the polls.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
GR00VER SULLENLY SILENT.
HE REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT THE
KILLING OF VoIGHT.

Two Besides Grower Implicated In
the Murder-The Police on Their
Track-The Muller Brothers story
of the stabbing-They Say the As
sault Was UnprovOked.
George Grower, who killed Henry Voight
night before last In a restaurant at East
Broad and Liberty streets, is in the bar
racks. He refuses to talk of the killing.
When asked by a Morning News reporter
| If he had anything to say he replied, mo,
am very well satisfied"
This satisfaction was evinced by his
being asleep on a bench.
No inquest has yet been held. Coroner
Goette says he will hold one to-day. 1t
has developed that two other men were
concerned in the killing and it was in the
hope of securing them and their evidence
that the inquest was deferred.
These two men came into the bar of r.
Muller & Bro. with Grower, after he had
had some high words with Weight, when
the latter tried to make him stop cursing.
This time Grower was apparently very
| friendly with the man he had a short while
before been abusing, and suggested
drinks as balm to all i'll feeling between
them Weight acquiesced and beers for the
four men were put on the bar.
Just as voight reached for his drink,
Rudolph Muller says, the three sprang
upon him, but being an athletic fellow, he
successfully resisted them until both Ru-
dolph and Richard Muller ran from behind
the bar to his assistance. Each of the
brothers was too much for the man he
selected as his opponent in the fray, and
they readily put the two friends of GrooS-
err out of the fight. while Grower, with
his knife drawn, forced Voight from the
barroom through the door, entering the
rear Of the restaurant. Immediately on
crossing the threshold he inflicted the IA
tai wounds upon Voght, who, though,
with no weapons but his hands, refused
to run and received all three of the knife
thrusts.
After the stabbing, the three men ran
out, Grower going through the restau-
rant as Voight fell backwards into Ru-
dolph Muller's arms.
The Muller brothers say the killing of
Weight was unprovoked, Grower fancying
in drunken folly that he had been play
ing the devoted to a woman, Mamie Lane
whom he had honored with his atten-
tons. 1t was about this woman that
Grower had abused Voight prior to the
stabbng.
Policemen Cronin Mendel and Shea,
when they reached Growers home on
the White Bluff road, found a determined
party of relatives and friends of the man
they were seeking ready to resist their
efforts to arrest him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
OPENING of THE POLLS.
900 Men In Line When the Voting
Began.


When the windows were thrown up at
7.24 o'clock there were fully 1000 men in
line at the eight windows, at which the
boxes were located. There were long lines
in front of the First and Fourth district
boxes. The negroes were in the ma
jority. The tactics of the Liberal peo-
pie had enabled them to get their negro
voters in line early, and thus make sure
of them
The voting was rapid. About 800 votes
were polled during the first hour and Of
this number very few were Citizens CLUB
votes II is asserted that up to O'Clock
not a single Citizens vote went in the
boxes, except perhaps in the Eighth dis
trict.
At $3.50 o'clock the Liberals had an i'm
mense advantage. By that time the Citi-
zens Club men who had been compelled
to take position in the rear of their op-
ponents began to reach the boxes From
that time on things evened up somewhat
but the Liberals were still in the majority
evidently in the long lines, which branched
out from the First and Fourth district
boxes.
The Citizens Club men polled a heavy
vote in the First district after 10 O'Clock,
and claimed to be doing the same in all
II o'clock they claimed to
be even with their opponents,
and the indications were that
they held an even hand afterwards, show
ing considerable strength in the smaller
districts. The Fourth was dead against
them, though, and the complexion of the
long line there never changed during the
entire day.
There were more Liberal Club men who
had badges than there were Citizens Club
men similarly marked, and the Liberals
were more jublant. In fact, 1t was no
ticeable throughout the day that the Lib
eral Club had a greater number of work
ers and that they worked with more
spirit than their opponents. They were
more aggressive. Leaders of the Citi-
zens, who were asked why they made
no effort to compete with their opponents
in getting on the grounds and getting their
people in line, said they were misled by
the belief that the police would clear the
sidewalks when they arrived on the
grounds at 6 o'clock, and that both sides
would then be given an equal opportunity
to form in line. This had been done at
previous elections, they said, and they sup
posed it would be done this time They had
had no understanding with Chief McDer-
mott that this would be done. they said,
but were merely under the impression that
such would be the case 1t was bad over
sight and they realized it later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
LIBERALS WIN
Their Entire Ticket
Elected.
ESTIMATED MAJORITY 400 TO 500.
The Count IncOm-
plete.
WILL Be FINISHED THIS MORNING.
Citizens COncede De-
feat.
THE DAYS FIGHT AT THE POLLS.
The Liberals Early
Vote.
POLICE IN A MELEE,
Votes Bought by Both
Sides.
The Liberals Early
Vote.
POLICE IN A MELEE.
Votes Bought by Both
Sides.
AtklnsOn's Majority Will Be $500.

At 3 o'clock this morning the count of
the vote in yesterdays election in Lna,-
ham county. although incomplete, ha1
progressed far enough to assure the cleo
ton OF the entire Liberal Club ticket. AT
that hour the majority. estimated upon
the count IN progress, was all the way
from 400 to 900.
The count progressed very slowly The
difficulty appeared to be in the manner in
which the count was required to be made.
The managers were required to call Off
each name on the ticket, and were not
allowed to put the tickets in punches OF
ten, twenty-five or fifty and call off as
many names at a clip.
At o'clock the indications were that
the Liberals had a majority of 300 to 600.
There was no way, however of arriving
at any definite conclusion. 1t was fg-
ured up from the count in the country
districts. and those of the city districfs
that the Liberal Club had In all, but the
Fourth district, majority of anywhere
from 80 to 100 votes. Its big majority
came from the Fourth district, which Is
expected to be anywhere from $50 to 500.
when the count in the Third district on
the state ticket and county officers. except
the commissioners, had been concluded.
Capt. John r. Dillon was behind Cant.
Thomas Screven votes, and Mr.. Warning
Russell, for county treasurer, had beaten
Capt. w. d. Dixon by votes. This was
a district in which the Citizens Club ex-
pected from $50 to 200 majority, but it APP
pears most of their candidates were de-
feated by small majorities.
The indications in the Second district
were, at o'clock, that the Citizens Club
was ahead Of the Liberal Club by about
Sc TO 100 votes. In the First district it
appeared that the Liberal Club was in the
lead by about 50 votes or more. 1t looked.
therefore. as if all the city districts, down
to the Fourth, would split about
even, so that whatever majority was
secured would have to be secured there
The Fourth promised the Liberal Club a
good majority, anywhere from 400 to 500
and that is what made every one around
the court house last night so confident
that the Liberal Club had won an over.
whelming victory.
1t was midnight before the count in the
country districts was finished. The vote
In these boxes was small and the fact
that all of them were not concluded unit
such late hour, shows what task the
managers had before them. A summary
of the vote in the country districts is az
follows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
HELD UP by HIGHWAYMEN.
Two Ladies Robbed of Their Pocket
books on the ThunderbOIt Road.

Two Ladies' Robbed of Their Pocket
books on the ThunderbOIt Road.
Two highwaymen in sight of several
persons. stopped a buggy. in which two
ladies were riding, on Thunderbolt road
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock and
demanded the pocketbooks Of Mrs. c. G.
Bell and Mrs. d. Y. Dancy.
The hold-up took place near Oelschig's
nursery. The robbers were successful in
securing the pocketbook of Mrs. Bell.
Two white men stopped the horse, one
grasping the bride while the other APP
preached the buggy on Mrs Bells side
and demanded her pocketbook. She i'm
mediately threw it out to him. and, as
he gathered it up, the man at the bride
let go and advanced threatingly towards
Mrs. Dancy with a club i'm his hand. AS
he released the horse, the animal started
forward at a good pace, leaving the men
in the road They quickly climbed the
fence and disappeared in the woods after
crossing a field.
Th0aadies turned after seeing the flight
of the robbers and drove back towards
the city. meeting Mr.. Albert Wylly about
ten minutes after the occurrence, to
whom IL was recited.
Mr.. Wylly accompanied them back to
the city and reported the case to the po-
lice, who are making careful efforts to
discover the robbers. They have no clew
to their Identity however, as the ladies
could give no complete description of the
men. The police are very anxious TO APP
prehend the robbers and put stop to
hold-ups of this character. which have be-
come very frequent on the outskirts Of
the CITY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
CITIZENS GAVE 1T UP.
They Conceded Their Defeat After 3
O'Clock.


O'Clock.
AS the afternoon waned the feeling of
victory on the part of the Liberals grew
more certain and the Citizens Club lead
ers began to admit, one after another,
that things looked very unpromising Cor
their ticket Some few of them asserted
that they would pull through a part OF
their ticket, but most Of them conceded
that the verdict had gone against them.
BY 5 o'clock the confidence of the Lib
erals was at high water mark and they
were guying their opponents unmerciful~
~ and offering money at all sorts of odds
with no takers.
negro worker fixed up a big cloth
placard with the inscription. "Liberal
Club, $50 Majority. Hurrah for Us" He
bore this around among the crowd and
excited cheers and laughter
l. was after o'clock before the line at
the No. / Fourth district box was ex-
hausted. Some time before Liberal Club
workers began filling in the line with
heelers and men who had already voted.
The device was plainly apparent, but the
Citizens made no objections, as they had
no more voters to put in line. Seeing that
this was the case, the Liberals desisted
from their bluffs.
The crowd amused itself for the last
hour in shouting and cheering. That is,
the Liberals shouted and cheered. The 9TH
er people only made occasional bluffs at
cheerfulness. When the polls closed al 6:2i
o'clock the Liberals set up great cheer
Some remained on the outside with the
hope of hearing from the count. but the
greater part of the crowd moved off to
Brough.on and other streets, the Liberals
to spread the news and celebrate their vic
tory