Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-21
OF NOTE ABROAD.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE QUEENS
TRAIN,
But ltaPrOyes Unsuccessfui-Meeting OF
BOnapartists Reforms in Russia
Advance in French Rertes-
General Foreign Notes.
An Attempt to Wreck the Queens Train.

An Attempt to Wreck the Queens Train.
LONDON. July l9.-Early this morn
ing the government received reliable in
formation that an attempt would be
made to-day to wreck the Queen train,
which left Windsor for Osborn. The
proper officials were at once notified OF
the conspiracy and measures taken to
thwart the plans of the par ties engaged
in the same. \ few moments before
the train left Windsor pilot engine
was started over the road, and, coming
up to the obstruction, soon removed 1t
from the track. The train conveying
the Queen arrived in due time at its des-
tination in safety. The conspirators have
not been arrested.
Meeting of Bonapartists.
PARIS, July 20.-At a meeting OF the
Party OF Appeal to the People (BOnapar-
fists Yesterday, a resolution was adopt
ed declaring that, by the death OF the
Prince Imperial, Jerome Napoleon be-
comes the head of the Bonapartist fam
lily. II also decided to adhere TO the
plebiscitory principle.
Prince Jerome's Speech.
LONDON, July 20.-The journals here
copy from the Paris Globe the report OF
a speech purporting TO have been de-
lvered by Prince Jerome Napoleon to
dcputation of Bonapartists, and TO be
a manifesto OF his political policy. The
Constitutional and SOieLs, however, deny
the authenticity OF the GLObe'S report, in
which no confidence has been placed
from the first.
LONDON. July 2O.--The Standards
Paris correspondent states that Prince
Jerome Napoleon expressed great salts
faction when the resolution adopted by
the Bonapartists Saturday was cOmmu-
nicatcd 10 him.
Improvement in French Rentes.
LONDON, July l9.-The improvement
in French rentes is considerable. The
five per cents never before reached the
present high price. A large part OF the
recent advance may be attributed To
what is regarded as the downfall of I'm
perialism.
helOrlns III huSSla.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20.-The Agence
Russee officially denies the existence Of
a commission charged with drawing up
schemesoi reform, ltadds: Before new
political reforms can be considered, it is
essential to purify the source from
which they must spring, but even crimi-
nal associations will not prevent thegov-
ernment from quietly pursuing the path
Of wholesome reform as is shown by the
recent abolition OF the poll tax.
American Forgers Arrested.
LoHDoN, July l9.-Two persons, CIV
ing the names OF Ambrose Fortesure
and William Bangham, have been APP
pretended for endeavoring to pass an
altered check on the Bank of England.
They are supposed to belong to strong
gang of American iorgers operating
hsre, in France and in America.
The Final Link Discovered.
Chicago, July ia reporter for the
Yankton Ddiiy Press, who has been out
Il week searching for the remains OF
George Landphere, who was murdered
at Crow Creek on the Fourth, returned
tonight, having succeeded in finding
the bones of the victim, mostly stripped
of flesh by wolves. He brought with
him the shattered skull OF the murdered
man. This furnishes the final link in
the chain of evidence against s. +.
Beebe, who is here in jail awaiting trial.
Letter from Prince Jerome TO the
Empress.
PARIS, July 19.-The following letter
written by Prince Jerome Napoleon
TO ex-Empress Uugenie on Jnne 10Th,
after mass here for the Prince Imperial,
is published;
MADAME have just came from SER
vice at the church of st. Augustin for
my brave and unfortunate cousin. !
am profoundly moved and desirous OF
expressing my mournful sympathy for
your Majesty.
General Foreign Notes.
Seydewitz has been appointed Presi-
dent of Silesia.
The Conservative Bulgarian Cabinet
has been formed.
Favre, the contractor of st. Gothard
tunnel, died, Saturday, OF apoplexy.
Blanque has agreed again TO stand as
a candidote for Deputy from Bordeaux.
The sculling match between Higgins
and Boyd takes place on the 29th OF
September
Charles Gambetta, claiming to be the
uncle Of Gambetta, has just died in an
almshouse in Milan.
The new Moscow journal the Russian
Courier, has been suspended for two
months for urging complete liberty OF
the press.
An Argentine cruiser captured Gen.
Godoy, the Paraguayan insurgent lead
er, and Paraguayan troops recaptured
the town Of of Humatta.
The Standards Berlin and Vienna cor
respondents concur in representing that
Russian influence is once more very
powerful in COnstantinople.
The police OF Brussels have arrested
the Librarian of the Jesuit College, un-
der surveillance, in consequence OF the
confession OF Won Haame, former cleri-
cal agent, arrested for posting placards
threatening the lie OF the King. The
Librarian is' suspected of bribing Won
Haame to post the placards.