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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

Prof. Shelf repairs and gr.nis AZ
kinds OF glasses for the eyes al Im
Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07
AMATErR NOTES.

The H. C. Richards, of Wheeling, in
yesterdays Register, challenged the
Zgroggens Tigers to a game of ball in
the Tunnel Green for Sunday, but the
Tigers will ignore the challenge. The
Tigers we're challenged before by the
II. C. Richards, and the Richards failed
TO respond to the conditions that they
themselves had made, and now the IT,
gers refuse to play them unless they
play upon the conditions that the Rich
ards named before.
The Gutman Stars would like TO chal-
lenge any team under IA years of age.
Answer through this paper. 80 team
lines up as follows: W. Ripley, c.; A.
Neitzel, D.; F. Dorr, s. g; H. Jefferson,
1b.; o. Ritz, Oh; c. Zellers, 3b. E. Day,
=. f.; G. Gompers, C. f.; II. Cercoran, l.
f.; Charles Zeller, captain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

Rus ia Crash Linen suits for Iadie, fo,
saIeat THE LEADEH, 1920 tatust
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07
WON II N ONE INNING.
Wheeling Captures a Game From New
Castle YESTERDAY,

sv Superior Stick Work, and Better
Fielding-Other Interstate Win
ners- Results Of Games in tho
National League - South side
Bowling Contests Other Local
and Telegraphio Sport
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

We guarantee our Waists to bo lower in
price than any in town. Every garment
perfect fit. THE LEADER.
1929 Main ST.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

WHEELING l6: NEW CASTLE >.
YOUNGST'N Is. WASHINGTON 13.
TOLEDO II. SAGINAW >.
PORT WAYNE o; JACKSON 4.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-07

Gill; IN wonderful variety q, 81.
OllhS Iaordinary prices
GEO. N. SHOOK & co
The evening times., 1896-08-28
HARRiES TO BE PRESIDENT
School Trustee Will Succeed Mr..
Pa.liipS in October.
Informal Decision of the Directors
VIII BE Confirmed at Il Meeting
Next Month.

Maj. George Harries, inspector general
trustee, mas teen chosen TO succeed Presi.
dent Samuel Philips. of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company.
Mr.. Phillips resignation, as already
published, has Teen accepted, and he Will
retire on October 10.
On that day Mai. Harries Will assume
charge OF the duties of the office.
No meeting OF the directors Of the Metro
poliian Company has been held. hut a sur
rlcient representation Of the stock and i
majority cT the directors have held au i'll
formal meeting. and MAJ. Harries Goci:ed
upon finally.
The matter is considered as much set
tied as il their action had beeu formal
and Official
A close iIirnd Of Ma or HaIries stated
today that IL had been definitely decided
among the directors OF the company that
Major Harnes would lie elected its presi-
dent at the next monthly meeting OF the
board. This meeting will mol take place
until September 8. and at tlIat lime eli
ctal action will be takeu.
Since the resignation OF President Phil
lips there has been much discussion among
the indNidua! directors as to who his sue
oessor should be
maJorit: of the board has IA vored Major
Harriesfrom the start. and as sounas il was
learned he would accept the position the
sentiment became unanimous. 5 uthat there
is now no question as TO the final selection
As Mr.. Philips resignation does not
take effect Until October Is, the duties
of the new president will not begin unit
that date.
Major Harries has been connected Will
the company for number Of years, tut has
not heretofore held an Official position.
The selection is said to meet with the ap-
proval of the stockholders.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
PRICES TOOK AN UPWARD TURN.
Gold Shipments From Europe Have {
Good Effect on stock Exchange.


New York, Aug. 2s. The tendency of
prices at the Stock Exchange this morning
was upward. but business. as OF late. was
quiet. The decentralization In sterling ex-
exchange, posted rates having again been
reduced i-2 cent To 4e3 and 1855, and the
announcement OF additional engagements
OF gold In London for shipment TO New
York. stimulated the market Tor securities.
curites.
The amount of gold now on the wa Y from
Europe Is estimated at over SI0,oOO.e0O
In addition, indications point Ia easier
rates for money, the opening transactions
In call foaus having been at 6 per cent.
Commission houses reported some inquiries
for stocks from out -of-town sources, and
London bought st. Paul and Louis vile and
Nashville.
The advance in prices during the first
hour was equal TO 1-2a1 Is per cent
sugar rose "a to 105 Is: Atchison pre-
ferred, "a to 16 Al; Burlington and
Quincy, 5-s to 5s 1-2; St Paul, 1-2 to
81 3-S; Louisville and Nashville to 80:
Manhattan. 1-2 to II 4; New York Gen.
tral, to 50; Reading. LIZ to Z i 4: South
ern Railway preferred, Is to 10 1-2;;
St'eNN sNN'es D-o 70
4S rs: and Western Union, 5-S to 10. At
/ O'Clock the market was firm in tone
with prices AT the best OF the morning.
Stocks were dun and strong after IL
o'clock and on modcrate c covering of short
contracts prices advanced anywhere from
l. 2 to 2 IA per cent Manhattan rose
IA to 10; Western Union. 2 to 16 3-s:
sugar. is 10 105 2; tobacco. 2 TO 5s:
Burlington and Quincy. "a to 80 5-s;
Northwest. IA 10 "a IA; st Paul.
l Is to 65; Lake Shore. 1-2 TO 40 1-2
The advance brought out long stock and a
reaction of l. ia1 per cent ensued, but
at noon the market was firm again.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

Only rindication Of al that Doctor Mccoy
claimed in his famous Monograph; only cor
robordtion Of the ,condeIJni reports from phy-
sicidns IN other cities 10 ,clom ,cas generously
9iren tie application Of the Neu Treatment;
only proof, strong as ,cords Of Holy Writ that
the uhote nation has not been n,isled or de-
eeired in JtciRg its eaeation and tribute TO
The H'drret that has rolled a,rdy the stone from
the Tomb Of Silence, is found in this record
and eridenee Of men and icon,en ,rho ,cere
deaf and noe hear. Not by scores and hun
dreds, but by thousands and tens of thousands,
has groom and ,cW continue TO gror untii
the trorid cW kRoar that the Discore,y cares
Deafness not in isolated md exceptional cases,
but that the cure is as iar0riabie as the Ia,o
that gocerned the magical compound eren be-
fore the Great Physician unlocked IL from its
chemical prison.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
.EoRG ED ORDER FOR PAINT.
Ernest seiboid Arrested on ii Serious
!. >..i .siCharge.

Ernest Seit,oid Arrested on Serious
.>.l 'siCharge. -.
Ernest seibold, alias John W, Thomp-
son, a white painter, about twenty four
years of age, was arrested today on the
charge of fofgefy.
Detectives Rhodes and Boyd OF Inspector
.HollinbergcrS staff, found the man this
morning in d hGuse in the Division. They
have succeeded in collecting mass of evi.
dence against him, from which he will
find 1t difficult to extract himself.
Seibold's mode OF operation was a novel
one and he made use OF his trade to bring
dollars into his pockets rrandulently, 1t is
said. He isaccGsed Of forging two orders
on Charles Ernst, a contractor. at No. 462
NJ street southwest, one for eco pounds
oflead and go pounds Of yellow othrc. 90
Another alleged forgery was on Mr..
Spalding, corner OF Third and G street,
northwest. The orders were filled by Messrs
Dyer Compton, No. SIS Ninth stree
north west.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
SUICIDE IDEA ABANDONED.
Authorities Believe That Dan VIII
ltams Is Still Alive

There is still no tiding from Col. Dan
Williams, the missing police court fines
collector The belief that he has committed
suicide is fast vanishing.
Il thought at first that poor Dan had
had made way with HIMSELF said de-
tective this afternoon, but now 1 begin to
believe ne ha removed himself from Wash.
ington only, and not from earth'
Major Moore said there was no clew to
his whereabouts. Neither is there any def
mite knowledge as to the amount OF his
shortage.
The surm:se made in yesterdays Even
ing Times that the amount OF funds unac-
counted for will reach nearer $1,000 than
81 600 is fast gaining credepce. 1t may
prove that Williams was defaulter on n
colossal scale.
The amount of money that passed through
his hands each month sometimes ran up
into the thousands. When II is considered
that his books were posted up only to last
May tn possibnity OF the size OF the fraud
is increasedl9m
Clerk wasfibufn Of the police court and
Mr. MattinEiy worked hard over the hooks
again this afternoon.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
ORDERED THEIR ARREST.

Acting CoInptroil.1I' Coffin Proceeds
Against New Orleans Bank o Officials
Acting Comptroller of the uucucy Coffin
Caused the arrest yesterday Of President
H. Gardes and Vice President Gurauit, of
the American National Bank, New orleans.
La. which failed Oh Gle 9th Instant: also of
a third party, said to lie implicated in GER
tdIrcrininal acts with these officers.
Tney are charged win NIui;itioas Of sec
tion 5209, L. 5. Z. s, and OF section l3
Act or July IL, 1882. They appear to
have used The funds OF the bank 10 IA
large extent To buy Up its sock: to have
made large loans in their own interest;
to have E.ade ralsr reports Of the oondi-
ton To the comptroller, and 10 have oerti-
fled check for dcrosi,or whose accent
was oyerdra wn.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
CoUNTERFEITING SILVER COIN.
Plants at Different Points in the
-H "''' United States.

't '' United States.
Waco, Tex. Aug. 2e.-Tte Federal au-
thoritics have discovered a gigantic system
OF manufacturing counterfeit coin in imi-
iatiOn OF silver dollars OF United States
MIN age, and have captured several equip
mems and three prisoners.
Edward Daniel EuIns. the head OF the
concern in Waco, last week attended n
revival, and uuder stroug religious emo
lion confessed that he was a counterfeter.
He told where the crucibles, base metal,
n'oids, anu rollers for milling the bogus
dollars Were 10 be found.
The depdty marsflais captured the equip
ment and arrested two other rnen-Juhn
Mitchell and II. s. Shanner. Yap Ennis
Mitchell and Shanner wer. i rraigned before
United States Comm issicner Finks. In
default OF bail, they went to jail.
The bogus dollars are rnade of one part II
silver and four paris Of alloy. In his con-
fessiou, Enuis. VITO Is AN educated man
and a theological student. 81 vs. the counter
telling syndicate was called the Royal Man
facturing Company, and has plants at +
Paso, Birmingham, Ala, and other points.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

Kansas City. No, Al ug 2s Atnoon today
/ the family of Charles W. Green, travelling
agent OF the Big -Four Railway, consisting
OF Mrs. Green and three children, boy
aged thirteen a girl aged nine and little
girl OF six, were found dead IN their nome.
519 Thirt y-fourth street.
All the little ones were in their beds, aud
the mother lay dead in doorway with u
revolver by her side. The murder or
suicide is supposed 10 have occurred Wednes-
day morning about 2o'clock, as at that hour
neighbors heard pistol shots near the Green
home, but no investigation was made u.,il
the nor-appearancc of the Green family he'd
tn an inquiry.
NOBODY AT HOME.
Mr. Green left the city week ago
last Tuesday to go on a trip 10 Salt Lake
City, with Mr.. Lynch, assistant general
passenger agent of the Big Four Thursday
morning one OF the neighbors children went
TO the Green home To play with the children.
tie could not lind anynody at the house,
and told his parents. They thought il
strange, but did nothing until this Morn
ing, when there were still no signs oil life
about the house.
Repeated knocks at the door failing TO
bring response, IA ladder was raised to a
| second story window and one OF the neigh
bors went in, and the dead bodies OF the
| family were found.
MOTHER THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
CRAZY.
Mrs. Green had not uhdrcssed for bed,
and it was evident that She had rut he
children 10 bed, waiting until they were
asleep and then sent them into eternity.
| The only explanation of the terrible crime
is thai Mrs. Green was crazy. Mr.. Green
is Gow on his way from Salt Lake. His
| trends say his Home life was especial )
| happy.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
NEXT PYTHIAN CoNcLAvE.

san Francisco Favorite, But Trip
Too Expensive.
Cleveland, Aug. 2s.-Thc supreme lodge.
Knights Of Pytiiias, convened this morning
and received reports of various committees
Reports win be printed in the daily journal
and distributed before taking action
Representative Crowley introduced res
olation to hold the next biennial conclave
at San Francisco. The name was received
with applause and referred to the commit
tee of three having the matter in charge
While San Francisco is the favorite CITY
thus far, there is feeling that the Supreme
Lodge cannot afford the expense incidental
to holding the conclave SO far from the cen
ter OF population. Indianapolis seems to
have the call among the members outside
OF the committee. of
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Naval Movements.

The flagship Minneapolis OF the Euro
pean squadron left Southampton this morn
ing for Queenstown. Irelan /. After brief
stay there she Will proceed to Lisbon,
and thence rcnisc in the Mediterranean
where the San Francisco and Mar,llahead
have remained all summer. Stores for the
fleet will BE- sent to Genoa, reaching there
in abolt a month.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Important to Those Interested m
Real Estate.

Tie Times Real Estate Bureau, Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
in order to accommodate business men aud
others whoSe time Is occupied during the
day, and who cannot come at regular Of
flee hours to transact Real Estate business.
finds It necessary to keep its offtccs opcn
every Monday evening frpm z to 10 p. m.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
MAGIC OF THE OLD WORLD.

These man can communicate with great
minds throughout the world by psychic force;
they have such wonderful powers that they
have within their minds ever present the
whole history of the human, race in the
past and see its progress into the future,
They have also preserved written records
of the worlds history, but these records
have never been seen by Western eyes.
They possess the power of projecting their
thought to another mind over hundreds OF
miles OF space, and even of presenting to
! another picture of their astra or sTirit tual
body. These are but n few Of the powers
| OF rthcmipd tanghtbyoccult or theosophy.
Tint America is to tie the esceDter Of the
revival OF this oitlen religion: TINT while
its disciples arc hidden in the caves OF
| Thibet. its tencts are to be preached in the
young republic: that its ceremonial. which
has been brought down in secret for thou
sands or years. in 30 lie practiced within
the shadow OF the most modern OF all ma
tions, is remarkable thing, in fact. tile
The evening times., 1896-08-28
sister Beca me uis surety

Willie Carter. the fourteen year-old boy
who was held afew days ago for the grand
jury for rohbing E. T, Sutherland, the at
t6rhey, or his diamond N,g, some money
and nd.ciothiug.-was releasea,this meruing HIl.
der e5eO bond. His sister became his
......k : l.rrg 10 sta.tis7 Df 'Vyie wi -
The evening times., 1896-08-28

Is your house vacant Do you want n
tenunt?- Is your hniise ior sale? DO you
want a purchaser? Do yuI want To borrow
money on your real estate? Or, have you
lots for sale. city or country. Place them
with The Times Real Estate Bureau
/, and get quick IetHrrs. Office, Tenth and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
The Brooklxn.s Trial.

Acting Secretary McAdoo, OF the navy,
received the following telegram from Com
modore Dewey, preside OF the trial board,
dated Boston, yesterday: Brooklyn had
successful speed trial today-ai.32 knots.
Tidal correction not yet applied.''
The evening times., 1896-08-28
That Gives Back Hearing to
the Deaf.
CURE FOLLOWS CLOSE ON CURE

Under the Miracuious Treatmeut
That UuIocks Imprisoned Hearing.
Louise Eller Being Cured of Deaf
ners, Her Mother Te~tifies, and This
Miracle Is Added TO the Long List
That PrOcIaims Again and Again
That the Claims Made in the Fa-
nous Monograph Were Not Exag-
gerated.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Selling Price of Gold Raised

London, Aug. 2s.-The Bank Of England
this afternoon raised the selling price OF
bar gold another half-penny. Within the
last few days gold to the value of f2Oo 900
has been shipped from Australia to San
Franciseo.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Death OF Harry Hill.

New York, Aug. 2s.-Harry Hill. the ia
NOUS old-time concert hall keeper. and all
round sporting man, died last night in
Hurry Hills Original Road House, in
Corona, near Flushing, LII.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
For-cas, TIN 8 p. m. saturday

Forecast TIN 8 p. IN. Saturday.
For the District OF Columbia Maryland
and Virginia. fair weather: northcasterly
winds. shift ing 10 souticasterly; slightly
warmer Saturday afternoon.
Weather Conditions and & ener al Fore
cast.
The barometer has risen decidedly over
the districts east of the Mississippi and in
the extreme northwest. and II has fallen
slowly in Tie Missouri valley, over the
DaSotas. and 10 tie east OF New England.
it is highest over Michigan and lowest
over South Dakota.
1t is generally cooler east of the Mis-.
sissippi and warmer in the northwest.
Fair weather has prevailed In all dis
tricts.
The indicatioas are that fair weather
will continue during Saturday from New
England sothwestward to tie Gulf States
with no r..arked change In temperature
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Treasury Recetnfs,

The receipts from internal revenue to-
day were $341 $40; from customs, 1886,
s72, and miscellaneous, 81 1 ,661. The ma :
tionai bank notes received today for re-
demption amounted to SEES ,15e.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

Miners Striking Against Reduction.
Charleston, W. Va, Aug. 2S The miners
at JohDson's Crescent Mines are on strike
against the proposed reduction of 3 cents
per ton. that from 50 cents to 80 cents for
digging hard coal. Strikes are expected
to follow at EdSewater and Poweliton
The evening times., 1896-08-28
81. Louis Behina Her Own

ST. LOuIH bfhihH Hef 0Wh RECORD.
New York, Aug. %. The ST. Lou is
reached the lightship Mt 11:SU a. M. aud
is therefore behind her own record, and
about two hours and hau behind the
record held by the st. Paul.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

most remarkable of the present century.
The old world magic win be revived and
IT'S truth taught as it once existed Eefore
the flood.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, bank
ers and brokers, members or New
York Stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms 3 and IA. sun Buiiding.
j. A. Breen, manager.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

The finest. the best boards, only 81
per 100 feet. II You want common boards
Toe. per 1oofeet. Frank Libbey & Co, 9Th
and'N 7. ave
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Louis.. Eller. al o street. northwe,t.

Louise Eiler, I'll o street northwest.
twelve years old. II er mother says:
"Louise.s teacher seat her lone from sci..,oI
because she couldn't hear We feared that
to the misfortuDes of deafness were to he
added those of an uncultured mind shutout
from all the useful and beautiful things tnat
education gives. She became deaf
last April. and could only hear slightly with
her left ear | first noticed it because she
did not answer when 1 spoke 10 her, and
had 10 repeat questions two or three times
Could not hear ordinary conversation at an
Buzzing noises in her head caused her 10
complain constantly.
II was advised by Mrs. Miller, who had
been much benefited by them, To ta kc Louise
10 Doctors MCCOY and Cowder. did so.
and they have completely restored her
hearing and stopped the buzzing noises We
feel that most terrible misfortune has been
lifted from US and our daughter"
That all may yhaveanad andcorrect
idea nf the McCoy treatElen NJ the wonderful
results OF which are attracting the at
tention of the whole country, Doctors
Mccoy and Cowden have generously ar
ranged for limited time 10 give to an
nient Free Tins is purely for educational
purposes In few wears this treatment
will be in general adoption by the pro-
fessioD, and il Is tie desire OF lis discoy-
erers that it be seen and noted by as many
people as possible in the offices or the
National Practice, which Doctor Mccoy Inns
instituted in Washington. at 115 18th
st. NV.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
WHOLE Hhff MURDERED
iMelher and Children Found
Dead in Kansas City.
DONE WITH A REVOLVER

Husband Is Travelling Passenger
Agent OF the Big Four system, and
Left n Week Ago Iuesday-Sup-
posed That the Crime Was Com
mitted Early Lust Wednesday,.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Another Garbage Crematorv,

After mf'nthS or delay, rendere necessary
oy the difficulty in determining the site,
the commissioners have finally determined
70 authorize the construction of another
garbage crcmatnry. and, as predicted in
The Times t-o weeks ago, it will be 10
Gated on the site near tie oil Naval Oh.
servatory. in square n between Upper
Water AMI C.c-'reets. T., information WI
obtained from a reliable soIrcc today, anu
is not disputed by the Commissioners.
Flooring 81 so per 100 feet all nra
The evening times., 1896-08-28
|Gallfs{ F1a DeGuL1s MORE OF THE xIRfll
Ancient Beliefof Egyptians 10
Be Taught.
CRUSADERS NOW AT WORK

Over $4,000 Have Already Bcen
Subscribed for the College, Which
WIN BE krownas the School for the
Revival OF the Lust Mysteries OF
Antiquity-site Not Chosen.
The evening times., 1896-08-28
Condition OF the Water.

High and low tides are officially recorded
at the Navy Yard today as follows:
High Low.
1888 a. m 5:15 a. H.
11:23 p m. 5:I4 p. m
Temperature and condition OF the water
at a. M: Great FaIls--Temperature. a ):
condition, SO. Receiving rcservoir-Tem-
perature. { condition at north connect Inn.
6;ceidition at south connection, sc. Dis
IT buting reservoir-Temperatrre T6: 90 :
ditien at influent gatehousc, SO; effiuent
gatehouse, Sc.
Schedule for Street Lighting.
Gas lamps lighted at 7:42 p. m.; extin.
guished at 4:36 a. IN.
Haphtha lamps lighted at 7:23 p. m; ex-
tinguislted at 4:50 a. m.
Incandezcent and electric lamps lighted
at 7:30 p. M; extinsuiahed nt 4:49 a. m.
The evening times., 1896-08-28

Flooring, S1-50 per 100 feet. all one
width r I-iDbey 4 Co.. 9th and n. Y ave