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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1894
Page
9
Paris reports on royal kitchen hierarchy with Kaiser, Emperor, and Empress dinners. Chef de bouche leads vast staffs, governs menus, orders, and extravagant banquets. European courts contrasted for cuisine quality and expense including Berlin Rome Windsor Vienna St. Petersburg.
In Wheeling United States Court Judge Jacksoe sentenced Jim Pyles and Zeke Shawbun to three years and $100 fines for robbing St Marys post office. Nels Skamabila to appear next term. Kid Talley held on $300. Tow White acquitted. John Turyman jailed 90 days. W. H. Leatherbee vs. Lite Kacawna Co. motion to continue receiverships discussed. Caldwell case verdict challenged for excessive damages. Caldwell alleged to be intoxicated. James Jackson to open Wheeling term Monday.
In Wheeling, March 31, the Lewis Circuit Court rendered a 4000 dollar verdict for Lilly W Robinson administrator against West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railroad Co over a track-shift accident that killed William Hopjnsde. The case saw bitter contest with Judge Brannon for the company and W B McGary for the plaintiff. The jury’s verdict may be stayed pending Supreme Court review.
In West Virginia on March 31 the Corbett well by McJenkins Co of Butler PA came in at over 100 barrels, signaling rapid field expansion. Nearby wells on the Steadly and Hopkins sites report activity, with the Connelly Bros mystery well off-limits to drillers and Matson No 6 at Witten heirs declared a dry hole. Preparations for additional wells are under way as the oil field extends toward Middlebourne.
An old essay notes how Washington scandals centered around Lafayette Square and its park. It recounts Eaton and Jackson, Dollard Breckinridge, Sickles, Belknap, Blaine Nevins, Catacazy, and other affairs. The piece links social elite circles, cabinet turmoil, and foreign intrigue in 19th century Washington.
March 31 report from Romney W Va details widespread crop losses with fruit ruined except possibly wheat. Peach grower B C Pane Cain notes twenty thousand trees lost, while hope remains for some wheat survival as farmers cope with freeze. Nearby New York item cites rising consumptive demand, retail sales up, and a razors fashion shift toward small, high quality blades.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a traveler asking for miles to Evansville. The interlocutors respond with evasions and dialect, emphasizing uncertainty about the distance. The scene hints at a rural setting and a didactic mood.
An observer visits a remote Cumberland valley schoolhouse, meeting a homespun teacher who jokes about the limits of education there. The tale shifts to a humorous note as a student elopes with a man, illustrating local challenges to schooling and progress. A stray anecdote then relays a surveyor's line adjustment and a speaking aunt’s stubborn claim of Virginny residence.
A shy young man visiting Berlin on the Camden & Atlantic Railroad sleeps at a relative’s home. Burglars steal valuables while he awakens without trousers, forcing him to stay confined as his sweetheart fetches clothing from the city. Local family menfolk remain unaware.
Washington Poet recounts a Teapot Town tale where a stranger sailor sits on a pulpit beneath a preacher. The minister shouts about hell, the sailor quips that the devil has him by the hair, and the moment ends with a sharp bargain for silence.
The report discusses hailstones from Texas and the need for precise descriptions to reflect reporter accuracy about cyclones. It references comparing hailstones to hens eyes and mentions improving descriptions to avoid fear and misinterpretation while recalling tornado territory and widespread warnings.
Hugh Childers from Detroit impressed as Mephistopheles in Faust at Drury Lane. Elizabeth Robbins, famed for English Ibsewite dramas, may tour America soon. Miss Robbins could star in a yet unnamed American play rehearsed at Garrick Theatre with Miss Fletcher. Mrs Langtry to appear, as Robert Buchanan plans to manage his own venture at Opera Comique with adaptations by himself and David Christie Murray. Langtry to perform in these works.
A physician notes cases of deafness tied to strong smelling salts and floral perfumes. He cites a singer temporarily losing her voice after violet scents and a broader warning that fresh flowers and scents irritate the larynx, possibly swelling the ear passages, with opera houses banning bouquets in dressing rooms.
A jumble of notes mentions an unclaimed stash of stolen goods once tied to a receiver known as Mother Mandelbaum who fled to Canada and left 2000 yards of meat jail behind. The piece also references a New York District Attorney, piano practice woes, Theodore Thomas dress rehearsals, and statistics about American Indian populations. It includes medical ad copy for purifying blood and a passing claim about Indian Territory Cherokee and per capita wealth.
West Virginia postmasters were appointed today in several counties. Brilliant in Putnam. Deep Valley in Tyler. Freeman in Mercer. Mercer's Bottom in Mason. Mineral Point in Harrison. Spurlockville in Lincoln. Wolf Summit in Harrison. Notable resignations and replacements noted with names and vicinities.
Testerdats Races at Rost Inc on March 31 report multiple event winners including Ei Bennett Young Gladstone West Park Willie Ia and Don Lucey with times ranging from 0:58 to 1:41. St Louis East St Louis and Ontman area results list Pagia Jimmy R Queen Faustus Belisarius Vida and others posting winning times. Weather noted as fair with a large attendance and purses listed for several races including $200 to $250 and a Derby-like stake of $1,500 for Crescena City’s three-year-olds.
Miners in Scorrpace and nearby areas report growing support for a Monday strike. An executive board says at least 10,000 men will respond, with mass meetings planned in the coke region as a final rally. Operators guard plants to deter damage amid hardships and vow firm action.
Harrigan's theatre in New York offers Mrs Zella Nicolaus 150 dollars a week to perform a talking part during the second act of the Princess of Ti Bizonde. Nicolaus accepted and began rehearsals under Pauline Fal Opera Company in Minneapolis. Variety Theatre in Sterrenaville West Virginia closed by city council for license violation. Harry Cheffet and A Kedorech arrested in Coluia for attempted theft. bond posted. to be sent to Columbia for charges.
Two Boston men, Driver aged 24 and Cotter aged unknown, were burned to death in a summer cottage at Squantum Beach near Boston after flames destroyed the building. A neighbor spotted the blaze. bodies found after the fire was extinguished. Cutter leaves wife and son.
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