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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-07

the contractor, was hurt down the Ohio
River road, yesterday, and was brought
to the city on the afternoon train.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Vancamp died Tuesday evening,
October 9Th, at the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mack,
No. Abs Wood street.
An item heretofore overlooked in
the Criminal Court proceedings was
that Of State V. Frobe, charged with
selling on Sunday. The jury returned
verdict of not guilty without leaving
their seats.
The Young Ladies' Sodality at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
has presented the church with a statue
of the Sacred Heart, fine piece of i'm
ported statuary which has been placed
near the altar of the church.
Henry Loefier, driver for the Con-
sumers' Ice Company, received a pain
full wound while removing some ice
from his wagon. yesterday morning
One of the cakes slipped and fell on
his neck, infiicting a cut about two
inches in length. A physician dressed
the injury.
For some time past thieves have
beeen at work in Garvin's vineyard, a
short distance east of Reymanns brew
cry, and were successful until Tuesday
night, when the owner discovered a
man going through his premises, filling
a large basket, which he carried on his
arm. The fellow admitted that he, dad
and uncle Dave were the thieves. Mr..
Garvin will not prefer charges.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Brief Mention About the Coming and
Going of Individuals
Major j. c. Anderson arrived in the
city last evening.
Conrad Yeager, of, Pittsburg, is the
guest of friends in the East End.
J. S. Walsh and bride of Shirley, w.
Va, are stopping at the Stamm.
Attorney Carl Anderson has re-
turned from business trip West.
The two children of VIM. Krager, of
the Sixth ward, are recovering from a
severe illness.
Misses Anna and Amelia Harness,
of Pittsburg, are guests of Miss Ode
Lingaman. at the Howell.
James Handlan and Jerry Newman,
of the South Side, go 10 Pittsburg to-
day to visit the Exposition.
Mr.. Alfred Jeselson,the popular young
neckwear salesman of New York city,
is in the city calling on his trade.
Edward Mellot, of Powhatan, left
yesterday morning for home after a
brief visit with friends in the East End.
Mr.. R. G.. Ashburn, representing
Charles NJ. Stoever & Co., paper MAX
ers, Of Philadelphia, is at the Stamm.
D. S. Thornburg has left on bus
mess trip to Portsmouth, Iowa, and
other points in that State, and will be
absent about three weeks.
Rev.B. B. Evans, pastor of the Zane
Street M. E. Church. returned Tuesday
night from the conference at Morgan
town and left yesterday for Parkers-
burg and other points on business.
B. F. Ramage, Clerk of Circuit Court
of Marion county, who has been in the
city for short time, has left for his
home. Mr.. Ramage is a hustler and
won a good fight, beating combination
last fall Success to him.
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DAY OF ATONEMENT.

eryices at the Synagogue Yesterday Morn.
ing and Afternoon.
The Day of Atonement was observ-
ed at the Synagogue yesterday morn
ing and afternoon, with appropriate
ceremonies, and there was large at
tendance upon both occasions
At the morning service, which
opened at half-past nine o'clock, Rabbi
Levy delivered powerful sermon, his
Subject being individual Responsible
ity" His discourse was a most
thoughtful and valuable one, and was
listened to with close attention by all
present. AS pulpit orator Rabbi
Levy has seldom been equalled and
never surpassed in this city.
During the afternoon a memorial
service was held which had pecu.iac
interest.
During the day the musical pro
gramme, prepared with great care and
faultlessly rendered, added a great
deal to the interest Of the services.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of deed of trust made by
Lizzie Abererombie 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 Of
Trust Book No. A.. page SIS, 10 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 properly: a certain lot or par
eel of ground situated in what was for
merly known as the town OF South
Wheeling, now The Eighth ward of the
city Of Wheeling, in the caunty Of Ohio
and State Of West Virginia. and numbered
on the plat Of what was formerly known
IS Ritchie.own and La Grange as lot
numbered ten in square numbered eight
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. if any, In
two equal instaliu.sHts. payable in one
year and two years from said day with
interest on said deferred installments
from the day Of sale until payment and
the payment OF said installments and in
terest 10 be secured By a deed of trust
upon the above described property.
JAMES p. ROGERS.
ocSoawt Trustee. .
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In the Circuit Court for Ohio County,
West Virginia.
IN CHANCERY.
Job Jeavons, administrator of Timothy
McCarthy'S estate, complainant
VS..
Ellen Mccarthy and Mary Ann Cannon.
sisters of Timothy Mccarthy, deceased,
and John Mccarthy, Ellen Jeffries, wife
of Herbery Jeffries, Margaret McCar-
thy, Charlotte Jeavons. wife of Job Jea-
yons, Jr., Caroline Mccarthy and Maria
Mccarthy (an infant), children of Mich
ael Mccarthy, a deceased brother of
Timothy Mccarthy deceased and John
Carthy, James Mccarthy, Ellen Rarl1er.
Robert Mccarthy and Henry Mccarthy
Che said Robert and Henry being in
fants), children of William Mccarthy. a
deceased brother of said Timothy Nc
Carthy, deceased, and G.. Ed. Mendel,
II. c. Franzheim end NJ Kirchner, part
ners as G.. Mendel & Co., defendants.
By virtue Of an order entered in the
aaSv 81 sntitsa eagss on the Sc geenth
undersigned Commissioner of sali Court,
to take, state, and report as follows:
F'irst-The liens. if any, against the real
estate of said Timothy Mccarthy, de-
second--The claims against the estate
Third-The value and annual rental
value of said real estate.
Fourth-Any other matter deemed per-
tinent by the commissioner, or that may
be required by any party in interest
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has fixed upon Monday, November
s. 1897, commencing at ten O'Clock a. M, as
the time, and his office, No. 1904 Chapline
street, in the city of Wheeling, Ohio
County, West Virginia, as the place at
which he will proceed to ascertain and
report the several matters in the said or
der of reference required.
Given under my hand this twenty-first
day of September, 1881.
GEO. r. +. GILCHRIST,
Commissioner.
GEORGE z. BOYD & SON,
Solicitors for Complainant.
se22oawt
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MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Edward L. Armbrcht, native
of Wheeling, aged 81, and Clara NJ.
Mason, native of Wheeling, aged 21;
also, to F. Don Blackman, native of
Stockton, n. j., and Carrie s. Ulrich,
native of Lafayette, Ky; also, to Ed
win G. Baird, a native of Ohio county,
and Emma Wheeler, a native of Tria-
delphia.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

To the Creditors of Timothy Mccarthy
Deceased:
In pursuance of decree of the Circuit
Court of the County Of Ohio, made in a
cause therein pending, TO subject the real
estate of the said Timothy Mccarthy to
the payment of his debts. you are required
of the said Timothy McCarthy. for adiudi-
cation, to Geo. R. Il. Gilchrist, commits
sioner, at his office, No. 1404 Chaplne
street. Wheeling, W. Va, in the said
November, 1897.
Witness: Charles H. Henning. Clerk of
the said Court, this 21st day of September,
1897. CHARLES II. HENNING.
sep22oawv Clerk.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Deeds Left for Record at Clerk Robertson's
Office Yesterday,
Deed made July 80, 1897, by Samuel
Abercrombie and wife to Mary E. Moss,
for 100 acres and 80 perches of land
in Triadelphia district. Consideration,
$500.
Deed made February "a, 1897, by
Mary Gruber and others ito Barbara
Gruber, for piece of land on the West
side of North Huron street Considera-
ton, 81.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
John Walford's Administrator
Anna Helena waIford and others.

Anna Helena Walford and others.
IN CHANCERY.
BY virtue of an order entered in the
above entitled cause by the Circuit Court
of Ohio County, West Virginia, on the
9th day of September 1897. it is referred
to the undersigned Commissioner to as
certain and report TO the Court:
LIST. An account of James j. Pownall, as
admins ,rator of John Walford's estate.
End. The value and annual rental value
of said John Walford's real estate.
3rd. Whether the rents and profits there
of will pay off the debts and liens thereon
within five years.
4th. The liens on SAID real estate.
5th. The claims which are not liens.
9Th. An account of the money in the
hands of W. II. Caldwell. trustee, belong
ing to the estate of said Walford.
7th. Any other matter deemed pertinent.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has fixed upon Thursday. the 4th
day of November. 1897. at O'Clock B. m,
as the time, and his office, No 1417 Chap
line street. asthe place in which he would
proceed to ascertain the several matters
in said order Of reference required.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day OF
September. 1881.
GEO. z. BOYD,
JAMES p. ROGERS. Commissioner
Attorney. se2soawt
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors of John Walford, de-
ceased
In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit
Court of Ohio County, West Virginia,
made in a cause therein pending, to sub
ject the real estate of the said John Wal
ford to the payment of his debts. you are
requreded to present your claims against
the estate of the said John Walford for
adjudication to George f. Boyd, Commits
sioner, at his office in SAID county, on or
before the 4th day of November, 1897
Witness, c. II. Henning, Clerk of the
said Court, this 28th day of September,
1897. CHAS. II. HENNING.
se29oaWv. Clerk.
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POSTMASTER APPOINTED.

Special to the Register
washington, D. c., October 6.-R. Is.
Newman has been appointed pos.mas-
Ter at Cieston, Writ county, w. Va,
Vice W. II. Armstrong, removed.
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CIRCIT COURT.

The case of ]. c. Brady v. George S.
Simpson is still on trial.
The case Of John G. Haberfield v.
city, is still on trial.
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DIED OF CHAMBERS,
Contracted While Shooting q Horse-Ths
Victim Supposed to Be Wealthy.

Victim Supposed to Be Wealthy.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, October 6.-J.
Emery Sharp, aged 50 years, ore OF
the pioneers of Wood county, died
here this morning of CHAMBERS, con-
tracted while shoeing Horse at his
has lived for many years alone. He
leaves two brothers. one in California
and one in Michigan, and sister in
Fruntytown. 1t is reported that the
old man is immensely weai.'5h
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These articles are taken for illus
tration because they are all staples.
They show a large advance in retail
price, and prove that the cost of living
is much higher to-day than year ago.
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TIE Dollar is SMALLER
In Purchasing Power Than It Was
One Year Ago.

It Does Not Go So Far in Securing
the Necessaries of Life-A Com
parison Between Present Prices
and Prices Last October in Some
Staple Groceries and Produce.
Nothing Is Cheaper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-07

The persons who are so fond of
proclaiming that a dollar "goes
farther" to-day than ever beforehand
their number if not small-cannot sub
stantiate that statement by facts. 1t
is unfortunately true that the big
round silver dollar of the workingman
will not purchase as much of the
necessaries Of life as last fall Nearly
all staple articles, which enter into
the average kitchen, have advanced
in price. Some have not changed,
while coffee is about the only staple
which has declined The decline has
been due to a fight among the big
coffee houses.
There has been an advance in
prices all along the line, but no cor
responding advance in wages, so that
the workingman finds the task of pro-
viding for his family more difficult
than heretofore. A comparison of
prices reveals some interesting facts
Only staple articles of household con-
sumption are used in the prices quoted
below, which were secured from prom
lnent local dealers. The following is
comparison of wholesale quotations,
the same date in the month of October
being used in each year:
1896. 1897
Navy beans, bu.$1.05 s1.35
Lard, per d.. .04 05
Apples, per brl. .75@125 $1,5OM2.EG
Cabbage, BRIL-. .40@50 s1.00
Beans, per bu... ESQ SO s1.O0@s1.25
Potatoes, per .$r2O@1,50 $2.OO@2.50
Peaches, per half
bu. basket :. 30@.35 .65@. rs
Sweet potatoes,
per barrel .$115@125 $19O@2.OO
The retail prices on the articles
quoted would show an advance of a
cent quart in navy beans; one cent
a pound for lard. Apples sold last
year for 10 to 20 cents a peck, and are
now rs to 80 cents. Cabbage was five
WINS O. 1cdu, uOW SCF01. bGduS nave
doubled in retail price. The consumer
who bought potatoes last fall for ten
cents a peck, now pays twenty-five.
Peaches have doubled in value to
the purchaser. Sweet potatoes have
advanced from 20 to 25 cents a peck.
These prices are nearly all for coun-
try produce.
Staple groceries have shown a cor
responding advance. Flour was so to
So cents sack last October, and the
present price is 65 to 7Otcents. Sugar
averages a cent pound higher, rice
one cent, teas five cents. Canned
goods have advanced sabout twenty
per cent. Preserves we're Is to 80
cents last fall, now S135 to $40.
Cakes and crackers are higher. The
wholesale price of provisions has also
advanced, but in this instance the bur
den does not fall upon the consumer,
but upon the retailer, as Wheeling
grocers do not, as a rule, vary the
prices of provisions.
Last fall the good house wife could
have gone out to make purchases Of,
for example:
Sack OF flour ........ ........... 50
Peck of potatoes -. 49,. .... II
Of rot
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And the grocer's bill would be. 50. 90
The cost of the same articles, if
purchased to-day, would be approx
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the contractor, was hurt down the Ohio
River road, yesterday, and was brought
to the city on the afternoon train.
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Dieringer'S residence on EdgingtOn
Lane, and spent a delightful evening.
Dancing was the feature and refresh
ments were served at II o'clock. They
returned at a. m. Those present were
Messrs. Sadler, Kingdom, Shots, Bye
Hays, Johnson, Morrow, Youngman,
Westmyer, McNabb, Delbrugge, DER
niger, and Misses Saddler, Erb, Rock,
Costello, Zimmerman, Wendell, Minor,
Rustmeyer, Else, Dieringer, Blowers,
McNabb.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In the Circuit Court for Ohio County,
West Virginia.
IN CHANCERY.
Job Jeavons, administrator of Timothy
McCarthy's estate, complainant.
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evening, and DESIRED 4 much larger
audieEce. Donald Robertson and Miss
Brandon Douglass took the leading
characters in superb manner and
were( well supported. The play was
aboVt the best ever ssen in the Opera
House, and 1t is needless to say that
it was fully appreciated by the audi
ende.
William Dopler has purchased the
grocery of Mr.. Harvey, in the Black
property, on Fifth street.
Miss Eloise. Long is on the SICK
list.
The Belmont county grand jury
Which has been in session Since last
Monday, made their report to court
yesterday morning. Out of forty
eight cases, twenty-three true bills
were returned, and are as follows:
Harry Murray, Joseph MeMullen.
David Gallagher, Lewis Pritchard, Or
vile Marling, and Edward Rhodes,
burglary, Bert McConnaughey and
William Crawford. burglary and lar
ceny: Bertha Smith, petit larceny
Charles HEIDI, Howard Gibson and
Al. Larissa, assault and battery; Lewis
Long, selling liquor on Sunday; Jas.
Albridge, assault with intent to COM
nit rape; John Lavelle, rape; James
Matthews, horse stealing; Frank Cach-
ran, arson; w. t. Young, illegally
practicing medicine; Arthur and VIM.
Connell, shooting with attempt to
kill; Joseph Jeffries, perjury; Clarence
Wooten, forgery.
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MARTINS FERRY.

Shady Mcknight, who was arrest
ed Monday evening on suspicion of be-
ing one of the men implicated in the
attempted robbery of Jacobs's cloth
ing store, was released flom custody,
as no evidence could be had to i'm
plicate him in the crime.
The Opera House orchestra are con-
tenblating the giving Of a dance some
time next month.
The stage costumes for those who
will take rart in tbe Confederate
Spy" arrived yesterday, and full
hess rehearsal viii be held next Mon
day evening.
The stockholders CT the Wheeling
street railway will meet Saturday for
the purpose of taking the proper steps
for extending their tracks through this
city to the Laughlin mill.
Samuel Ashworth, Of Rochester, Pa,
is the guest OF relatives here.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee has scored John R. Sow
erelsn to speak at Bellaire on the
evening of October y.
The funeral Of George Behanna took
place yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
from the Church of God Interment
was made at RiyerEiew cemetery.
This evening the Harvesters will be
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Allen Cachran, on Seventh street.
"The Man in The Iron Mask" was
presented at TIA Qpera House last
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-15
CABINET CHANGES

The retirement of Justice Field from
the supreme bench and the appointment
of Attorney General McKenna to the
vacancy, which it seems has been de-
cided upon, will doubtless be made the
occasion of several important changes
in the cabinet, the central idea being to
work Mr.. Sherman out, the failing pow
ers of the aged statesman leaving him
unable to properly fulfill the duties Of
the Office of Secretary of State. The
venerable Ohioan will retire to private
life Inundated, having been made a
pitiable specific before the eyes Of the
people, who have admired and respect
ed him for generations, in order to sat
isfy the craving of the Unsuitable greed
and uncomfortable ambition of the
coarse upstart, Mark Hanna.
If Judge Golf, of West Virginia,
would accept the place he would be
made Attorney General McKenna's sue
cessor, but as he declined it once AID
would probably<do so again, it is like
1y that the portfolio will go to Judge
Day, now Acting Secretary of State.
While Secretary of the Navy Long is
mentioned as Serman's successor, and
Theodore Roosevelt'as Longs successor
as the head of the Navy Department, it
is not likely that these latter changes
will be made. In the event of Sher-
mans retirement there is little doubt
that his successor will be Whitelaw
Reid, in which event the American peo-
pie may prepare themselves to be treat
ed to an exhibition of anglo-maniacal
fiunkeyism in the high office of. Secre-
tary of State.
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Senator White, Of California, declares
that the deal now on for the sale OF the
governments interest in the Union Pa
cific railroad is dishonest and scandal
GUS" Senator White has made spec
ial study of this matter and his charge
is sufficiently serious and direct to
arouse grave suspicion. The admins
tratiOn should have a care lest the
transaction assume. if it does not al
ready possess, a corrupt character. Sen
ator Perkins, Of California, though a
Republican and stanch supporter of the
administration, joins with his Demo-
cratic colleague in denouncing the
deal.
In spite of cloud Of rumors of I'M
fairness and suspicious haste in rush
ing the deal to a close before Congress
meets, the news comes that Attorney
General McKenna is going TO sell the
road Ito the highest bidder" November
1. Coupled with this information is an
alleged statement from the Attorney
General that he takes no stock in the
reports from Lordon that an English
syndicate is being organ lied to bid
on the property This doubt was ex-
pressed with q certainty of conviction
indicating the possession of infoclna-
ton that makes interference with set
programme impossible.
Attorney General McKenna cannot be
held wholly responsible for whatever
scandal may attach to the transaction.
He acts only under the orders of his
superiors. President Mckinley is the
one to whom the country looks for pro-
lection from unfairness in the deal, #
any is about to be practiced or is under
contemplation. 1t is known that SEN
ator Morgan, of Alabama. intended to
have delayed all legislation in the Sen
ate last summer, including the tariff
bill, unless positive action was taken
by the Senate on the resolution against
the proposed gift of the property TO, the
Fitzgerald syndicate, and that Senator
Thurston, of Nebraska, who for years
has been the hired attorney Of the pri-
vate interests in the Union Pacific. per-
suaded the Alabamian to forego his dill
atory tactics at the time on the plea
that McKenna, being a Californian,
could,be trusted to see that the govern
ment was dealt with fairly. 1t is also
known that the syndicate which is be-
ing favored by McKenna in winding up
the affairs of the property contributed
heavily to AIcKinley's campaign fund.
These facts considered together do not
cast a favorable light on the transac-
ton. The next Congress may be called
on to clear up the. deal, but it will then
be too late to protect the government,
as the property will have been sold a
month before Congress meets. In all
| fairness the President ought to stop
negotiations until Congress assemblies.
But there is little likelihood that he
will.
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CORRUPT .EANAMHA.

The charge of Judge Guthrie to the
special grand jury of Kanawha county
Is an official utterance on the unspeak-
able corruption in that county that
heaTs.out the most violent assertions
We been made with regard to the
ION of public affairs in that IN
ealleled sinkhole of official iniquity
s'You can't avoid having it forced
upon you," said Judge Guthrie to the
grand jurors, "that Kanawha county
is officially corrupt" He asserted that
the very fountains of justice in that
county were poisoned, adding:
Suppose that you hang every muir
derer and incaTcerate in the peniten-
tiary every thief in the country? I
would like tofknow, then, what it be-
hooves you to do if the very fountains
Of justice are corrupt? What is :he
good of hanging the murderers and in,-
rrisoning the thieves, if you leave the
body polite poisoned-absolutely poi
aoned? The mischief is in
tire fountain where you drink from. The
fountain is poisoned. What then, is
the use Of trying to purify the stream? p
This is plain, blunt, honest talk.
There is hope yet that the rascals Of
Kanawha may be brought to justice.
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE FRED J.
CLINE.

All the>members Of Wheeling Lodge
No. ia, X. of P, are requested to meet
at the lodge room, ON Market street
this afternoon at one O'Clock sharp, tc
attend the funeral of their deceased
brother, Fred J. Cline. The interment
will take place at two O'Clock at Green
wood Cemetery. There will be a spe-
cial motor for all members of the X
of P. James r. MCGEE Division, No
90, Uniform Rank, are ordered to meet
at Ohio Valley Lodge room at one
o'clock sharp for the same purpose.