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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
STORM ON MUD RIVER.

a Cyclone. Followed by a Water-SpOut.
Does Very SERIOUS Damage.
S7sca. .o The Register.
huntington. ". Va. May % Late
,s night q destructive cyclone passed
rs- the valley Of the middle fork Of
rl river in Lincoln county. The
r-i assumed a ve'ocitv never before
.-1rl n The history Of THAI country,
-l many barns ana smaller buildings
s1cp. away. Il regular cloud
lo.'0vad,hc Vi,c s,orm and it was
short tiDe VA-l lcs-..u;drics
backed the vat-r ND ID che stre8m
.ar as Jle town OF HGmiu. The bot
1s were 0ver1owei 2cd many acres
wheat oats and rye were totally
rsacl away The loss to- The farmers
.5a- vicinity cann0, De- estimated.
Gra-ely no persons were injured
Ing the Storm bu- many fled from
r houses he terror.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 26.-This was a
busy day in the Methodist Episcopal
conference, and it was found necessary
to hold three sessions. At the forenoon
session the impressive ceremonies Incl
dent to the installation of the three
bishops s-elect-McCabe, Cranston and
Hartzell. attracted much interest. At
the afternoon session temperance was
the subject under discussion, and the
committee report which was adopted,
shows that the Methodist church is still
the uncomprOmising foe of the liquor
traffic.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
THE PREsBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY

THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Saratoga, n. Y, May 26.-At the open
ing of the Presbyterian General AS
sembly's session to-day, the committee
Oh bills and overtures reported papers
from the Presbyteries of New York and
Long Island. stating their intention to
exercise their constitutional rights in
the reception and license of theological
students These papers were called
forth by the injunction placed on,'the
Presbytery of New Yo., year ago
against receiving the students of Union
seminary. The papers were referred to
the judicial committee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

..-r ., The Register.
a.i Nd, May 26.-Pam
Cora Car5au eloued from
and came here to-day 10
~ father wired the chief Of
-e TO have the couple arrested
would be on the next train.
u.e were married, however
-s me- message came.
re- arrived ~ noon and said
came prepared to kiu the
,- and .h3, ne had never seen
s.l not know who he was.
v-..e bride heard her father was
She was almost frightened
and begged the police 20 pro-
r The old gentleman met the
.r The hc,e' he was surprised to
s-..a young man was one of the most
respected youug men in that sec
and said.
Icue here 10 kill YOU but now I
rr vlo you are. its all right and
o 'c.- for home tonight in a
.a frame Of mind.
Tie father never suspected that his
laughter kept company with any enc.
Tie lde is extremely pretty and at
much attention.
AI 1 parties TO the affair are high
Il connected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
OIL NEWS.

Sistersvile w. Va, May 26.-The
well Of Stewart & Co. on the Sipe farm,
which came in Sunday afternoon at 10
barrel rate, has caused quite an impetus
in that district. A good many produc-
ers went down TO look at 1t yesterday.
and they report her as maintaining that
output.
The Kanawha Oil Company are drill
ing their Ncs. (. and Smith and their
Ne. 8 Griffin. ont in the Wick pool. This
company has located a well on the Ad-
ans and one on the -. r. Smith farm
and another near th5Ibove in the Wick
territory and Will commence drilling
as soon as the material can be gotten
on the ground.
Hagan Eros. have also located a
well I'm Jhis ield on the ChiSler farm
and are now erecting d rig for drilling.
Yesterday the Hanawha Oil COmpa-
ny brought in a 200-barrel well on the
Griffin farm out in the Wick district.
The Bruner Oil Company. a practi-
cally new firm, has made a new location
near st. Marys, and to-day received
the material to put up a rig.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
TOBACCO MAY BE EXPORTED.

Washington. May 26.-The State De-
partment is officially informed that all
contracts for Cuban leaf tobacco enter
ed into before the publication of the
order of Captain General Weyler pro-
hibiting its expectation will be respect
ed and that citizens of the United
States proving themselves to be bona
fide owners of such tobacco prior to
the PRONUNCIATION Of the order VIII be
permitted 10 export the same as hereto
fore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
The Weather.

Mr. C. schnepf. the Opera House drug
rist made the following observations oil
the weather yesterday: a. M A' a. M
70. p M. 50: p. m, So; p. M. 1s Weatn-
er, changeable. W,
washington. May 26.-For West Vir-
ginia a:+Generally fair; warmer; south
westerly winds. For Western Pennsyl-
vsnia and ohio:-Generally fair; light
10 fresh westerly winds; cooler IN
northern portion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Victoria, B. c., May $3.50 p. m.
The ElIlce bridge was the scene of a
frightful accident shortly before 2
o'clock to-day.
Two electric cars loaded with people
were precipitated into the water
through the breaking away of the
bridge.
1t is supposed there were upwards of
one hundred people on the cars, but it
is known that a number of them es-
capped,
In Captain Grants garden, about
twenty-five bodies are lying upon the
lawn, and are for the most part being
worked over by willing hands, in some
cases successfully.
1t is feared that the death list will
be very large, perhaps upward of fifty.
BULLETIN
Seattle. Wash, May 26.-Bulletin just
received from Victoria by the Post-ln-
telligencer says sixty bodies have been
recovered.
Victoria, B. c., May ga terrible ac-
cident occurred here to-day by a bridge
giving way, Carrying crowded street
car with it.
\ sham fight and review was to take
place at Macauley's Point, near Esqui-
mault, this afternoon, and crowds were
on their way there All the tram cars
were packed. Two cars left Govern
ment street with upwards OF hundred
people. The first got over Point Ellice
bridge, which crosses at Victoria arm
safely. but the other was about half
way over the other span of the bridge
about $50 feet in length gave way and
the car plunged into the water, about
100 feet below. The car was completely
submerged and all On board were
drowned, with the reception of some OF
those on the platforms, who managed
to save themselves by swimming ashore
Numbers of bodies have already been
got up and the work of Identification is
proceeding in a very difficult manner
as a great many of the bodies are those
OF visitors.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
PATENTS GRANTED.

WASHINGTON. d. C. May "a pat
ent was granted to-day to Adam D. Goetz.
of Charleston. W. Va. on a shaft tug, and
10 w. s. Spencer. Milton. ". Va. and
Arville g. Temple, Russell. Ky. on stock
guard for railways; also TO John S. Dodge,
Mayersville. Miss. assigner of one-half
10 ". II. Hisss, Woodlands, W. Va. on
automatic cylinder cock or globe valve.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
ON THE QUIET.
The Council Committee on Scales Lets n
Contract without Fuss.

The Council Committee on Scales Lets n
Contract without Fuss.
The city scale building. at Sixteenth
and Eoff streets, was practically de-
stroyed by fire Monday night.
Yesterday evening before the session
OF Council, the Committee was called to-
gstiher. when it was discovered that four
bids for a new building were awaiting
action The bids should have properly
been advertised for, and the general
public in the building line been given
a chance at the construction Of the
building. but the chairman appears TO
have asked but four contractors, one of
them a member of Council, 10 submit
proposals. The bids were opened, and
were found to be as follows
w. A. Wilson =. 80. e. ......Sl25 90
Louis Harttong e. E. E. ...... lO1 90
Scott FAR ...... ........ 90 w
Jerry OBrien ........ go. -. JS ~
Mr.. Farrell made an effort to have
this state of affairs postponed, but
without avail, and the contract was
awarded TO Mr.. Fair Mr.. Fair is a
member of Council, and his contract
went through with rush, last evening.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
ALONzO WALLING's TRIAL BEGUN

Newport, Ky, May 26.-The trial of
Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan began to-day before Judge Helm.
Attorneys Lockhart and Nelson, the
same who appeared in the Scott Jack
son case. conduct the prosecution,
while Col. Washington and Attorney
Shepherd appear for the defendant.
Thirty-two men were examined and six
accepted as jurors before the noon re-
cess
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
DAMAGES ASKED
OF the Town of Clarksburs on Account of
Bad Street.

Special to the Register.
Clarksburg, ". Va, May 26.-The
suit of Sidney Post agains, the town Of
Clarksburg is now being tried in the
Circuit Court. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by John A. Howard. of Wheel
ing. and john Basel and \. c. Moore.
The suit is brought for injuries alleged
to have been sustained by being thrown
from a horse owing 70 the defect in the
street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
TuE CHILDREN ARRIVE.

Special 70 tne heSIsttI'
Parkersburg, W. Va, May Gath
crime and Fred Muenchmeyer, children
of the late Consul TO San Salvador,
agsd I and s years respectively, whose
parents died at San Salvador of yellow
fever. arrived home to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
ALCOHOL REBATE REPEALED.

Washington. D. c., May 26.-The
House to-day by vote of 165 to 40,
passed the bill for the repeal of Section
81 of the present tariff law providing
for a rebate on alcohol used in the arts
or medicinal compounds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
rlI.aH SATISFACTORY.
r-r Pretty Romance With the
@ Laid in Cumberland.

,..,4 Couple from McKeesporV'
r7t9 Maryland to be Mar
and Outwit the Angry Par
.~ Having the Knot Tied Be
rs telegram Arriveo--When
..c~s Father saw Whom His
-.-;~.rqw Was, He Forgave
[ and welcomed Him to the
Family.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

Cairo, H., May ga hurricane and
cloudburst struck this city at $50 this
morning. Thirteen lives are known TO
be lost by the sinking of q steam ferry
boat at the wharf. Five miles of tele-
graph poles were blown down cn the
Mobilaand Ohio railway. 1t is impossi-
bic to tell the extent of the damage
south of hers, but it is believed to be
very great.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
FIFTY REPORTED DROWNED.
A Bridge at Victoria B. C, Goes
Down With Two Trolley Cars,
Loaded With People. Returning
From a Sham Battle-A Drop of
Seventy Five Feet into the Water.
Fifty or More Persons Were on
the Cars - Twenty-Five Bodies
Already Recovered.
BULLETIN.

. LIZ : IN
San Francisco, May 26.-An after
noon paper has a special from Victoria,
B. c.. stating that a crowded electric
car returning from the scene of sham
battle. fell through the Point Ellice
bridge into the water, 70 feet below.
Fifty persons were drowned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
ACQUITTED HER.

a Cleveland Jury Decides Florence shep-
herd Not Guilty OF Aduitry.
Special to the Register.
Cleveland. o.. May 26.-Florence
Shepherd. the Wheeling woman who
came to this city in company with
Michael Hines. also Of Wheeling, was
acquitted Of the charge Of adultery by
a police court jury this afternoon. The
jury returned its verdict of not guilty
after deliberadon which lasted an
hour and a half
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
u N0SBY Very III

-'-sco. May 26.-Col John s.
.N-ConteCerate soldier. and
.-,.... y consul 20 Hong Kong. is
- ,2iiy III at his home in this
4 s as suffering from ap2eadi-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
Special to the Register

Special TO the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va. May 26.-The
we'll on Warren Berry, on the Hugh
Kerr farm, about mile distant from
this city on WorthingtOn Greek, was
drilled into the shallow sand last night
at ESQ fee. aud is dry Berry will drill
the we'll to the deeper sands.
The Greinr Oil Company we'll in the
Big Run field was drilled in last night
and is dry in the shallow sand. The
we'll is owned by Parkersburgers, and
the company are undecided as to whe,l-
er they viii so deeper or not.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27
-.8ENuLLE GAS RECEIPTS.

' Tho Register.
Ohio, May 26.-The Stcu-
@ and Electric Company to-
to ,he Auditor of State
n's Cor last year for tax
-.-, .'. new excise tax law at
The ,o-3l gross rcceip IS re-
-1e CeV law 50 far $l3.-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

Special 10 the Register.
EIlenboro, W. "a, May 26.-The J.
c.. Smith well No. 4. at Hebron, came
i'm dry in the Cow Run sand Sunday. but
it is stated the well will be drilled to
the Big Injun sand. This is the third
dry hole for theHebrOn field within ten
days.
The Suickler Oil Company's No. ..
on Whisky Run. has the tools fast and
an attempt is being made to rdill around
them.
Work is being hurried on the McCook
wen. the last string of casing being put
i'm Sunday. With no bad luck this well
should reach the sand this week.
Ashland. Ky. M9y 26.-F. s. Pratt.
representing the Hooking Valley Oil
Company OF Corning. O.. was here last
night en- route from Perry county.
where they have a we'll down nearly
1000 feet. This we'll will probably be
completed by the first of June. and so
far indications have been exceedingly
favorable to paving strike OF oil.
The company has been taking many
leases Of late and will be we'll provided
Tor in case a paying find is made.
Ashland. Ky. May 26-George Dim
mick. one Of the leading oil operators
OF the upper Big Sandy valley. and in
The employ of the Standard Oil Com
Danys big concern. the South Penn
oil Company. now operating in Pike
aud Floyd counties. has stated to sew
cral parties interested in the oil devel-
opmcnt OF the valley that the Standard
is soon 10 put in q pipe line to bring
ont the product of the several producing
wells. Il is not stated whether the line
will be down the valley or across the
mountains 20 Parkers5urg over the
rouls surveyed some time ago. but in
any Nent a strong effort will be made
to have it come this way. Such line
would more than anything else stimu-
late the pushing of drilling in the val
ley at large.
Oil civ. Pa. May 26.-Credit bal
ances 81 .O9: certificates. opened SlO7;
bigaest. lowest and closed Sl.O1; ship
ments. 96.S5S barrels; runs, 1O9,224 bar
rcls.
New York. May 26.-Petroleum clos
ed weak at S1.O5 bid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

car Granger Louis Porritt and wife,
Archie Woodruff, T. D. Eaton and
wife.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-27

Ortonville, Mich, May 26.-The cy-
clone which wrought such havoc here
travelled in a westerly direction. de-
stroying every house, barn, fence or
other obstacle, leveling trees and pull
ing down telegraph poles and killing
and manning the unfortunate farmers.
Il struck Thomas and Oakwood and
wrecked these villages The path OF the
cyclone was about a milew ide and
nothing could withstand its fury.
Seventeen persons are reported kill
ed and twenty to thirty injured A par
tial list of the dead and injured in
Brandon and Groveland townships is
As follows Dead-Daniel Thompson
and son. William Mitchell, Mrs. Mitch
ell and two children. John Porritt, John
Milky. Mrs. 7. G.. Heaton, two children
os Mr.. Howe. Badly injured-William
Kitchen and wife and brother, Mrs.
Kitchen is not expected to recover; 0s-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
OLDEST OF CAMPA|GNERS
Susan B. Anthony. Aged Sew
enty.Seven, ON a Flying
Tour.
Making Speeches While Stages and
Trains Were Stopped to Let Her
Be Heard.

The most unique phase of the Woman
Suffrage cam paign in this State is the fly
ing tour that Susan b. Anthony, at the
age of II, is making. This vigorous old
lady was down in San Luis Obispo
and to get over the mountains staged for
many miles into Santa Barbara. Then
she Kept on her travels by rail and in
true campaign fashion arranged to speak
on platforms, securing from the railroad
people sufficient delays en- route to enable
her to give the people good round talk
in various communities.
Then she was off again. The campaign
ing will continue with Miss Anthony as
long as the opportunity is afforded to
make her voice heard. Last night she
spoke at Santa Barbara. Tomorrow she
will speak at San Bernardino. Tuesday at
Riverside. Wednesday at Cotton, Friday
at Bakersfield and Saturday at Fresno.
Thursday there will be swell reception
at Los Angeles which Miss Anthony will
attend. She is travelling and speaking
with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
Rev. Anna Shaw spoke at Suisun last
night, Her dates this week are as follows
Monday at Merced, Tuesday at Selma,
Wednesday at Porterville, Thursday at
Modesto, Friday at Livermore.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18

NEW and beautifu tints in tissue paper and
pix shades; nice and cheap. sanborn, Vail
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
NOONAN'S NEW BUILDING.
One of the Largest and Most Complete
Furniture Esta bl hments on the
Coast.

One Of the Largest and Most Complete
Furniture Esta bl is II m ents on the
Coast.
The firm of ]. Noonan, the weIl-known
furniture-dealers, now located in the new
and handsome building occupying grand
sweep of frontage from 1017 to 1923 Mis-
sion street, near Sixth, and omprising
four stories in height, of which they oc-
cupy the entire space, is, indeed, one of
the most complete household furnishing
establishments on this coast. The floor
space is enormous, EN- bracing nearly two
acres, which extends through from Mis-
sion street to Minna, a distance of 165 feet,
every foot of which is utilized to accom-
modate the great variety of furniture and
household furnishing articles. They carry
a large and carefully selected stock of
carpets and rugs, all of the latest coloring
and patterns, and, in fact, so great is the
variety of goods they handle they will
take house and furnish it completely
from the kitchen to the garret, and on
terms either for cash or on an easy install
ment plan. Their carpets are purchased
from the largest wholesale firms and much
OF their stock of furniture is imported
directly from the largest factories in the
East.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
WHEAT STILL
CLIMBING UPWARD
The Farmers Who Havn't
Sold May Get on Vel
vet This Year.
And Those Who Have May
Get There Next
Year.
GOOD EFFECT LIKELY TO LAST.
India Bought and That Caused It-All
Grains Advancing in Sym.
pathy.
GOOD EFFECT LIKELY TO LAST.

The scene at the Produce Exchange all
day yesterday was calculated to cheer the
grain-grower to a new and very lively in
terest in life. The dealer in grain gave
every indication OF being already cheered.
Great excitement prevailed from the
opening to the close as prices steadily ad-
vanced.
The advance during the day was the
long Jump of 10 cent per GENITAL. That for
the preceding day was cents. The ad-
vance for the week was % cents.
1t was said that dealers really did not
know what wheat was worth yesterday,
SO ra pldly did one report follow another.
And this was calculated, if they proved
true, to materially affect the price for the
season.
The most inspiring condition, and which
has proved true, is that India has ordered
wheat-India, the great grower and ex-
porter. This is the first instance in the
history of the wheat market where wheat
has been shipped to India. 1t has always
been big exporter, always menace to
the American market. The latest advices
are that unless they get rain the entire
Indian crop will be lost, in which case of
course the demand from this country will
be very large, and the effect will be felt
through more than one season.
The advance in wheat has been steady
through six weeks or two months, and be-
gan with reports of shortage in Southern
Russia. When the news of losses and
threatened losses in India followed it set
the market on edge. The market here
acted faster than elsewhere under these
advices from the fact that California or
the Pacific Coast is in position to furnish
wheat more quickly than any other-it is
the nearest market.
Reports came also of q widespread
drought in Australia, which drew upon
this market last year to some extent.
This report added another to prices, but
since then there has been rain and assur-
ances Of good condition there.
Two months ago spot No. wheat, Port
Costa delivery, sold at 97H. Yesterday
the price stood al 81 40 10 81 4211.
Flour, under the same influences, has
advanced 81 within three weeks.
Barley, oats. corn, rye, buckwheat, mill
stuffs, hay, feed, and even beans and seeds
have made steady advances in sympathy
with wheat.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
SENTENCE DAY.
Criminals Who Were Committed for
Various Terms to the Peni-
tentiary.

bent1arys
Judge Belcher yesterday sentenced s.
Voinakorsky to twenty years imprison-
nent in San Quentin for burglary.
Voinakorsky is the last of the band OF
i've Russian exiles who landed here sew
sral years ago after having escaped from a
6iberian prison. One of them, Kovalev,
was hanged for a murder committed in
Sacramento, two are IN confinement for
burglary, one was killed in San Jose while
attempting to rob man and now Voina-
korslzy is put out of harms way. He had
/ prior conviction against him, having
been sent to San Quentin for three years
bn February 4, 1894.
Judge Bahrs sentenced William Nc
C=rtnv to two years in San Quentin for
burglary, John Thurger to five years at
the same place and Aggie Abbott to ten
years for grand larceny.
The Abbott woman raised a terrible
bcene in court when she was sentenced.
6he had two prior convictions against her,
one for grand and one for petty larceny.
Joseph Kilcline was arraigned on charge
of assault to murder for shooting his wife.
He pleaded not guilty, and the date for his
Trial will be set on October "a.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
SANTA CLAUS
COMING
EARLY


In View of the fact that
thousands of people annually
send presents East and
abroad, the Ark Bazaar is
now exhibiting an endless
variety of Toys and Notions
of rare design. Everything
that the connoisseur could
collect from European art
centers is here displayed.
The most charming show
windows in the Western Ad-
dition.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18
Peoples Bank suits.

twenty-five suits were yesterday filed by the
Peoples Home Savings Bank to recover un-
paid capipal stock from shareholders.
Following are the defendants and the
amount said to be due by each: F. Bach,
1888 SO; H. J. Sadler, $2666 81; J. 7. Nc
Donald, $1,000; Al Hayman 1866 81, r. II. Nc
Donald $25 666 81; &C. NJ. Volkman, 1866 81;
G. W. Mott, $4,000; ": Boerlcke, 1866 81. w.
o. H. Martin $3333 SO; c. Bach, $1,000; B. &.
Truman, $666 81; Lizzie K. Leavitt, $4,000;
W. c. Snepman. $4,000; ]. ]. Rauer, $1,000; c.
Waterhouse, $20.733 80; ]. w. Winterburn,
$4,000; Amelia WaIerhouse, 1866 67: Nj. Gold
Lyon, 1888 80; ]. Boushey. 1888 SO; A. E.
Bry ant, 1855 81.
Charter Publications Free to ALI.
Any person calling or writing to the
Charter Association, Mills building, will
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-18

and Julian frst-class accommodations
from New York to this City. Neither
Saarkey nor his trainer knows either OF the
men whom Julian has suggested to act as
referee, and should judge that there are
among the sporting people of this City
some man who would mete out justice to
the contestants and permit only fair
field and no favor. If they were to fight
under the auspices of the London Sporting
Club Mr.. Julian would not dream of sug-
gestins q referee, because the club makes
that selection without consulting the
fighters"