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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
RINEHART g. TATUM,
TELEPHONE I'D. CITY BANK BUILDlNi
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue OF a deed of trust made by
Lizzie Abercrombie with Chester Aber-
crombie, her husband bearing date the
18th day of January, 1897, and recorded in
the Clerks Office of the County Court OF
Ohio county. West Virginia, in Deed or
Trust Book No. a. page 3S6, to the under
signed trustee, / WILL on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 9TH, 1897.
beginning at 10 o'clock a. M, at the north
front door of the Court House in the city
of Wheeling, sell at public auction the
following property: A certain lot or r2r-I
eel of ground situated in what was M
merly known as the town of Soutf
Wheeling, now the Eighth ward of then
city of Wheeling, in the caunty of phioN
and State of West Virginia. and number~~S
on the plat OF what was formerly knoAEW
as Ritchietown and La Grange az lft
numbered ten in square numbered eigfH-
cen, with all the improvements thereon
and the appurtenances belonging thereto.
Terms of Sale-One-third and as much
more of the purchase money as the pur-
chaser may elect 10 pay in cash on the
day of sale and the residue. IL any. in
two equal instruments. payable in one
year and two years from said day. with
interest on said deferred instailmeuts
from the day of sale unti payment and
the payment Of said installments and In
terest to be secured by deed OF trust
upon the above described property.
JAMES p. ROC ERS.
oc5oawt Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12

Jethro Parsons. of Central City, Passes
Away-Brisht's Disease the Cause.
Special to the Reg1ter.
Huntington, w. Va, October IL
Jethro Parsons, pioneer. died at his
home in Central City this morning OF
Bright's disease He was IS years old
and was among the wealth,est men
in southern West Virginia He was
the father of Capt H: Chester Parsons.
owner of Natural Bridge, Virgins, who
was killed at Clifton Forge few years
ago. His remains viii be taken to St.
Adams, Vermont, for burial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
-O-
CONTRACT LET AGAIN.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
Parkersburg, W. Va, October IL
The contract for building the new $685.
900 convent, which was let recently
to Hugh Deboard, of Charleston, was
to-day annulled, as Mr.. Deboard failed
to give the necessary bond, and the
contract was awarded to the Wethron
Lumber Company, of Charleston.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
Many of the men here who hav,

10. Many of the men here who have
been thrown out of employment by the
plague have not the wherewith to buy
a felt hat, and Mayor Flower received
letters by the score yesterday as soon
as Sambola's proclamation was made
public asking him to prevent the sa-
lutte, and his honor last evening sent the
following letter to Captain Sambola:
Dear Sir:-A number of complains
having reached this Office regarding the
contemplated salute to be fired on Sun
day next to mark the end of the straw
hat season, would suggest that, in
view of the prevailing sickness and the
danger of nervous shock and excite
ment to patients residing in the neigh
borhood, you postpone the salute, the
custom being abandoned for this sea-
son. Yours respectfully,
w. C., FLOWER.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12

noon permanent organization was
formed by the Americas Club, new
social organizations The club have Sc
cured the rooms in the new McCoach
building and will give a reception and
dance in couple of weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
: LInSLY INSTITUTE.

School for the thorough instruction Of
boys and young men. Military. Classical,
English.
Fail term begins Monday, September 10
1891 For catalogues or other information
address any member Of the Board OF
Trustees. or John VI. Birch, Ph. d, Prin-
cipal
Board Of Trustees-Hon. A. W. Camp
bell, president; A. J. Clarke, Esq, vice
president; John l.. Dickey, NJ. d.. secre-
fary; r. c. Dalzeli, Esq. treasurer: Will
lam b. Simpson, Esq, John J. Jones: Esq.
Hon. n. Z. Whitaker. John :. Mayor.
Esq, Augustus Pollock, Esq. Hon. j. u.
Sommeryille. Hon. william +. Hubbard,
Rev Jacob Birmingham. Henry 81. Rus
sell, Esq, William f. Stlfei. Esq.
jylSsu. tn. fir
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
SCHOOL HOUSE BURNED.

Special to the Register
Clarksburg, w. Va, October IL
The Center Branch school house. in
this county, was destroyed by fire last
night. No insurance. The origin of
the fire is not known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12

There is a high profit in substitu-
ton, aided by public indifference.
There will be no profit at all if people,
always and everywhere, refuse coun-
terfeit articles
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
PROPBECC!
From the Trenchant Pen Of Judge VIM.
Lawrence, Of Bellefontaine.

He Exposes tho Conspiracy Of the
Gold ssMonometallists, and With
Caustic Logic Points Out Their
Ultimate Object-The Only Hope
Of the American People is the
Free and Unlimited Coinage of
Both Metals.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
w. C. FLOWER.
Mayor.

Senator Sambola is one of the best
known men in Louisiana, and was the
only regular Democrat elected to the
State Senate from New Orleans last
year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12

Supper and refreshments at ST. Matt
hew's P. E. church rectory Wednesday
evening. Admission, 10c; supper, 35c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
There are bandits

There are bandits
nowadays as we'll
as in the days of
old. Business men
have to meet what
are kno wn a S
business bandits.
TIL y IN ay not
commit violence
W t h knife ID
pistol, but they re-
sort to all manner
of dishonest bust
1,acc ,,,atEnIe o.J
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
AND BARGAINS. TOO.

will be found in our establishment.
Our goods have something more than
varnish and upholstery to recommend
them. They are handsome enough to
capture admiration on sight, of course,
but under this elegant exterior there
is a solidity and genuineness that
makes every piece a monument of
durability and value. Only AL furni-
ture lasts long enough to become old.
Our magnificent parlor and bed room
suits and odd pieces exemplify perfec-
ton in furniture.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

believed TO be her went out on the South
ern overland on the day after her release
and it is surmised that she adopted her
somber garb to conceal her identity from
the officials of Los Angeles and other
towns where she is wanted.
Her case was called in Judge Cook S
court on Saturday last, but as she failed
to answer the matter went over for a
week. Yesterday it came rp again and
as she was still absent her bail was
ordered forfeited aud a bench warrant
issued for her arrest.
Since the day of her arrest the police
have discovered that Alma Osborne, under
one or another of her numerous aliases, is
wanted by the police in many places.
At Los Angeles the authorities would
like to serve warrants on her on charges
of grand larceny and EN- mbezzlement.
There, as here, she worked the panel
game with success and boasted that nine
out of ten of he- victims were "afraid to
squeaL."
She is described as a young woman of
attractive appearance and smooth taIker
She always dresses in fashionable garb
and is credited with carefully selecting
her victims before attempting to acquire
possession of their coin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
ALMA OSBORNE
HAS SKIPPED
The CleVerest of Panel
Workers Eludes the
Authorities.
Said by the Police to Be One
Of the Most Dangerous
of Criminals.
Left Her Bondsmen in the Luroh.
Wanted in Los Angeles on
Several Charges.

A vigorous but thus far vain search is
being made for Alma Osborne, alias Maud
Smith, alias Annie Williams, alias Lille
Thompson, who is considered by the po-
lice to be one of the most dangerous
women that has visited this coast in sew
eral years.
The police want her on a charge of grand
larceny, but her bondsmen are the most
anxious. believing that she has skipped d,
leav ng them to settle up with tn g city, 10
the extent of $4,000. 1t is said tn at these
same bondsmen were paid $3.50 each to
qualify as her sureiies.
Alma Osborne's speciality is the panel
game, which she has worked with success
in several towns on this coast, and it was
for an offense of this kind that she was ar
rested on August 15 She induced a
gullible Individual named John Critics to
visit her in an apartment she had rented
at 321 Ellis street, and while there he was
robbed of $40.
The woman had wardrobe with q
sliding panel in the back, placed against a
door leading into an adjoining room, and
confederate did the sneak thief work.
taking $40 out OF the $l70 in Critics
pockets. The dupe discovered his loss be-
fore he had been ten minutes out of the
womans company, and notified Police
man Frank Riley, who found her in her
rooms at 42 Turk street. with her trunks
packed and ready to leave. Critics iden-
tilted the woman, and she was charged
with grand larceny.
With San Quentin staring her in the
! face, she made every effort to regain her
liberty, and after having been held by
Judge Low for trial before the Superior
Court in $1,000 bonds, offered to put up
$500 cash bail. Judge Low at first agreed
to accept this, but was warned that she
would leave the State the instant she was
released from custody, and finally refused
to let her go.
Then the woman aud her friends tried
another tack and went TO Judge Campbell
with the plea that Judge Low was not to
be found and that it was working q ard
ship on the woman TO keep her longer in
Jail. He was prevailed upon to accept
bonds in the sum of $1,000 and did so.
Since than Alma Osborne has been miss
ing from her accustomed haunts and it is
believed by the police that she has left for
distant parts.
1t is known that on the day of her re.
lease she packed her belongings and
| dressed in deep mourning. and q woman
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
J. F. TURNER SENTENCED,
Condemned to Wear Stripes in the
State Prison for Ten


John f. Turner, convicted of perjury,
was yesterday sentenced by Judge Carroll
Cook to serve ten years in the State
prison.
This result was great surprise to Tur-
ner for he has dafeated the courts so long
that he had come to have a Napoleonic
faith in his star of destiny. When ne ap-
peared yesterday it seemed impossible in
his mind for him to lose, since he expect
ed the court to grant the motion for an
order in arrest of judgment that had been
interposed by his attorney, George D. Col
Inns. 1t vas not until after this motion
was denied that Turner began to realize
that he stood in danger of striped clothing
and term of service behind bars.
When the judgment of the court was
pronounced Turner turned pale with as
tonishment. For the first time in his va
ried career luck or fate, or whatever he
might call it, seemed TO be against him.
Many times be had been indicted and 9th.
erwise charged with crime, but hitherto
he had escaped near approach to punish.
ment. He had deceived such astute finan-
ciers as Asa Fiske, IN ooby" Clarke and
others of that class and now at last he felt
the clutch OF the law tightening on his
collar. But he did rot despair, for he
thought OF the chances for escape and de-
lay that lie in an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Within an hour after the passing of sem
tence Turner had secured from the Su-
preme Court writ of probable cause ard
had prepared his papers on appeal. Pend
ing the hearing of the case In the upper
court Turner will apply TO be released on
bonds.
Several other charges are pending
against Turner in the Superior Court.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
II is RATHER
ROUGH ON ART
Crimes Bsthetic Committed
by the University
Regents.
Red, Yellow and Pink Dwell
Together in Mutual
Rebellion.
The Board Forsook High-P Priced Chairs
for Oocobola Trimmings and
Artists Weep.

1t was a rustic damsel who informed the
ry-goods clerk that she wished no ''flary-
CAREY colors--iest plain red and yaller. F"
1t was the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of California which fitted out one
of the handsomest rooms in the Hopkins
Art Institute in pink. yellow and red
es peclally red. 1t is the local artists who
say things which require no knowledge
of technique to understand every time
they inadvertently find their esthetic gaze
wandering in the direction where wise
authority is wont to conduct its decorous
deliberations, amid hues which howl al
ediction at each other.
The room where the regents have
broken The ten comma andments of art is
one which in days OF yore was the delight
of the learnedly aesthetic. 1t was origi-
nally the guest cham Der of the Hopkins
mansion, and as beftted the hospitality
of the owners 1t was the most beautiful
room in the house. A great bay-window
lets in abundant light from the south and
commands a magnificent view of the
water. The room itself is finished in
cocobola, a rare and beautiful wood which
takes a magnificent finish. The poiisher
had here expended his greatest skill The
delicate pink tone was brought out beau
tiluliy and the effect was a feast to the
eye OF the artlstlc mlld paintings of
dreamy-eyed pine and musty-looking
monasteries hung upon the wall.
Yelland had sunset which showed
effectively amid its subdued surround
ings, and there was general air of peace
ful propriety about the room which filed
the heart OF its beholder with Joy. Right
here is where the regents appear upon the
scene.
For mum ber OF years the regents have
been meeting in the m music-room of the in
stitute. The MUSHROOM is admittedly
the coldest room in the house, and has
several other minor disadvantages, bEt it
is furnished with chairs which cost $500
apiece and table which cost thousands.
Some people would hesitate before LAYING
any but an expensive motion on that kind
of table, but nothing is too good for the
regents. There was subtle attraction
about those 500 hand-em bro ide red chairs
that was nos TO be lightly resisted In the
music-room camped the regents.
Three hundred dollar chairs and $1,000
tables may be pretty warm in the und T.
standing that prevails on the curbstone,
but in the literal world of fact they ward
off no more drafts and chills than would
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
OUR NEW STORE FRONT.

the SIS installment sets constructed for
novices in matrimony. That's why Judge
Wallace had continual cold in his head
and his Excellency's rulings were inter-
rupted by the sneeZing concerts of Arthur
Rodgers and Timothy Guy Phelps.
This condition of affairs had about
reached a climax when some one whis-
pered to some one who knew a regent that
upstairs there was a room furnished in
cocobola. That settled it. If there was
any cocob bola in the house they wanted it,
and the room committee was sent COCO
bola-h uniting.
1t stalked the game successfully and the
old guest cham ber was marked for their
kindness forbids the word slaughter.
The committee was shocked to find the
room had no carpet. The floor was pol
ished till you could see your face in it, but
that wasn't carpet. The committee was
accordingly empowered to purchase one.
The secretary of the institute refused TO
allow them to move the chars that cost
three hundred plunkers and the table that
cost enough to start bank. That mesnt
more furniture.
William Keith wandered into the insti-
tute short time after they had COM
pleted their furnishings and glanced
toward the old guestroom. He gasped
and blinked savagely. Then he look ed
again, and the awful truth forced itself
upon him. The regents had selected a
carpet that was red-a Dold, defiant
ruddy red-that shone out where the light
struck it like an intoxicated danger
signal. There were figures worked in it.
and they were red. The somber pink of
the cocobola faded away to dull brown
9elland's sunset was about as express
i've as an overdone fried egg. The cows
looked as though they would have been
unfortunate to encounter the tuberculin
inspector. The only things that could
stand the shock were those new tables
and chairs.
In the selection of tables and chairs the
committee showed it's partiality to red did
not amount to hobby. Red might be
well enough for carpet. but for tai
and chairs they wanted something bright.
That is why they chose yellow.
When Board of Regents feels like sit
ting in yellow chairs at yellow ia bles, it
might Just as well be understood it is 90
ing to Go it, and no old red carpet or
cocobola finishing is going to De consulted.
That's WHY Keith murmured in agony,
and to rest his eye went and gazed out of
the window at sunset, as he sees them
Gradually he managed to work himself
uown to the things of this earth
The new furnishings of the guestroom
have great many admirers, especially on
the free day. Secretary Martin says it is
great nuisance the way the Chinese
monopolize that day. Their ideas of art
are m ainly of the josshouse order.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
P. BARTH DEAD.
The Prominent Stockbroker Died Yes
terday in Paris.

Philip Barth, a prominent member of
the Stock and Bond Exchange and one of
the most successful financial brokers of
this city, died in Paris yesterday. The
news was received here BY cable and
caused great sorrow among the friends
and relatives of the dead broker.
The deceased had been in Europe for
several years, and had been suffering for
some time from organic trouble. 1t is
probable that death resulted from a surgi-
cal operation which was performed in
Paris about ten days ago.
Mr.. Barth was native of Bohemia and
was about As years of age. Coming TO this
city in the early '70s he entered the en-
ploy of /. Glazier d. Co., ockbrokers, as a
clerk, and in 1881, when the firm went out
of business, Mr. Barth became a broker
on his own account. Two years later he
joined the Stock and Bond Exchange. He
was interested with great many heavy
transactions in stocks and bonds and
amassed a considerable fortune.
His relatives in this city consist of
brother, Jacob Barth. who is also a men,
ber of the Stock and Bond Exchange, and
two sisters. He also bad relatives in New
York and Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Cruel to a Horse.

N vessel, grocer, whose place of business
Is on Pierce and Turk streets, was arrested
yesterday and charged with cruelty to ami
mails. L. E. Moulton reported the case to the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami.
mails, and Officers Holbrook and HOOPER made
an examination and found that for some time
the driver, John Hietton, had been using the
horse, whose back was in most pitifui con.
dlt1on, caused by harness sore Vessel pave
80 bail for his appearance In court
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Hurt by n shunting-Stick,

Wilhelm Hinneberg has sued the Southern
Pacific Company for $25, 900 damages, alleg-
Ing that on July 10, 1886, he was injured by
being struck by a ",hunting-stick - which
projected from an engine which passed along
Townsend street. in this city, and struck the
defendant, knocking him under the wheels
and mapgling his left loot.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Figel ArraiRned.

Theodore A. Figel was arraigned in Judge
Carroll Cooks court yesterday on seven
charges of embezzlement aud two charges of
orgery. Two of the embezz ement charges
were objeeied to by the defendants attorney
and he was given week In which to maEe
further scrutiny OF the pleadings. To the re-.
naming charges Figel pieaded not guilty II
is understood that the murder charge will he
tried first, the District Attorney having an
thoriJy to choose which case shall take nra
cedenee. The murder case will be set for trial
next Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
THE STORE
DOnestiCS.

Good fortune in punches. An
autumn harvest of the very new
est needables.
FA NCY PLAID GINGHAMS. We
bought 'em at a snap of price; &C
27inch, 612c kind For you to-
morrow. Observation-Disclosures. Yard
HEAVY WINTER CANTON
FLANNEL. A firm heavy,
staple grade; solid bargain:
not the fimsy sort, but good and &c
thick and warm and durable.
Very special at Hale's Yard
HUCK TOWELS. all linen, fast &C
sewage, lSx36, coIoIed border y
1212c grade, the opening blast
from linens, this week. Each
Table CLOTHS, colored border,
pret lily fringed, our 81 rs and q. I 35
week at. .......................... Each
(This is a bargain-they are FLAX
"a yards longO
MARSEILLES SPREADS, genuine
Mais isellles, full size, hemmed and
readv to use. very heavy, was pop NSC
ular at 81 25. This week you save 20
z7c on every one you buy at II ale's Each
BLANKETS.
Three Great Blanket Specials.
OUR 81 25 GRAY OR WHITE
liza TWILLED COTTON BLAN- OSC
KITS, on sale all week at..... CO
A 5-b WHITE WOOL BLANKET,
size 66xSS inches, bound with
white silk ribbon, on sale all week o. C.75
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. at. .--...-... S.DC-
5-n SAXONY WOOL BLAN-
KsG Kdo on sl1s sats Sssss s inches, an pure $50
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
MERCHANTS CERTIFICATES.
Their Price in Foreign Ports Has Been
Advanced to S95.

Collector OF Customs Jackson said yes
terday that he was preparing letter to
the Treasury Department, suggesting that
American Consuls at ports, such as Ma.
Gao, shipping shiploads of merchants and
other than laborers, should be requested
to refuse to wise certificates unless they
know that the holders OF The certificates
are other than laborers
II is not believed, however. that the
suggestion will do any good. A Consul
who would certify that man OF whom he
knew nothing was merchant is beyo nd
the reach of purely verbal suggestion.
The market value of certificates has
been advanced to $95 each.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

study at the association building Mason AMI
Ellis streets, every Saturday from IL to i
O'Clock, noon, commencing next SATURDAY..
october 8. The international SUNDAY school
lesson for the following Sabbath will be con-
sldered. The class will be free to the public
and both men and women are invited 1t will
be conducted especially in the interest OF
Sunday-school workers
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
The Union Mass-Meettnr To-Dsv

The public is invited to attend the mass
meeting at the Young Mems Christian
Association Auditorium. Mason and Ellis
streets, this Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
An address will be delivered by Rev Robert
+. Coyle, ID, of Oakland. The Knicker-
booker Quartet Will sing. The service will be
free to both men and women.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
A Hebrew Mass-Meetinr.

mass-meeting will be held under the au-
spices OF the Chevra Gemilus Harodiniat the
Mission-s street synagogue next Sunday at 2
P. NJ. The Rabbis of the various congrega-
tons and other prominent speakers will ad-
dress the meeting. The public is invited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Saturday Union Bible STUDY,

The management of the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association has arranged with Rev. George
C. Adams, pastor of the FIRST Congregations
Church of this city, to conduct q union Bible
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Going Through Russia.

Albert G. Wieland and Ernst f. Tsnner of
San Francisco, CAL, says the St. Petersbury
Zetlung of September ID are in this CITY fronn
Petersburg, on voyage through Russia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
New Fall Wraps.

Fit means coat success. Lack
OF it, failure. We guarantee fit.
Money back if failure.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Three Months in Jail.

William II. Waldron, colored, convicted of
assault, has been sentenced to serve three
months In the County Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
Winter Umbrellas.

You can afford to LEND them at
thes4 prices These prices simply to
advertise and introduce the stock.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
REVENUE RECEIPTS.

Collector Lynch's First Month Shows
Up Very Well.
Internal Revenue Collector Lynch has
furnished the following statement of COL
lections for the month of September and
for the quarter ending Septem Der 30:
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

ADVANCES made on furniture ana pianos with
,r without removal J. Noonan, 10l7.lO23 Mission
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

SCHOOL UMBRELLAS-200 to go on
sale this week. good strong E5glish S0
serge um brella, 24-fnch anne, natural Wv
wood handle. Special l................ Fac