Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-26
A DEATH SCENE
Not on the Bills Occurs In a Place
Of Amusement. ..
FoRTY-sEvEN PERSONS cREMATED
The Queens Condition Greatly Improved
Chilians Evacuating Peru-feyer Of
ViruIent Type at Alexandra
Other Foreign Notes.

LONDON, June 25.-Intelligence OF
frightful catastrophe at place Of amuse-
ment in Dervic, on the shore of Lake Como,
has just been received. While the per-
formance was in progress at the Puppet
Theatre the structure took fire and was en-.
tirely destroyed. Forty-seven lost their
lives and twelve others were injured.
The show
was in a large hall over tavern. There
were ninety persons in the hall. A Bengal
light was used to represent fire, and the
sparks from this set fire to the quantity OF
straw and firewood in an adjacent room.
On perceiving the flames the Snowman crled
Fire. but the spectators thought the cry
was merely a realistic detail OF the show,
and remained seated. Cries of fire were
soon raised outside the hall, and the audi.
ence thinking an affray had arisen IN the
street, barred the door leading from the hall
with heavy table. They did not discover
their mistake until flames burst into the
room. After the fire was eNtinguisbed
forty-seven charred corpses were found
near the table, including the bodies OF the
Snowman and his wife.
The BIsod In Bread Trial.
LONDON, June 25.-Developments show.
ing further scandals at the trials at
Nyreghhaza, Hungary, of Jews charged
numbering Christian girl, have given rise
to the belief that the prosecution will be
abandoned. Several Jewish witnesses for
the defense claimed they had either been
threatened at the preliminary inquiry or
that the statements which they had never
made were used in their depositions. 1t
has been elected that the girl said to have
been murdered, had quarreled with her
mistress shortly before she disappeared,
and that the friends OF the girl, when they
missed her, had the idea that she might
have committed suicide.
A Bad Row.
DUBLIN, June 25.-Later intelligence
shows the CurraSh affair was between
North Mayo and Dublin militamen, MT
between the former and British troops. 1t
originated in q gambling dispute during
which the Mayo men called the Dublin
men "Careys" and "InYincibles.' The
fight lasted over an hour. Each side using
stones and firearms freely. The conflict
was only quelled by the officers threaten.
ing to fire upon the men. One of the men
killed was a sergeant. Seventeen men IN
all were killed.
Grain Trade.
LONDON, June 25.-The Mark Lane tx.
press, in reviewing the British grain trade
wheat is very bad. Prices are unsettled
and the supply is small. Flour is very
dull. Foreign wheats very inanimam.
Barley 3@Gd cheaper; trade in cargoes OIL
the coast nominal Seventeen arrivals and
four sales: fifteen cargoes withdrawn; four
remained for wheat cargoes on passage. or
for shipments. Scarcely any inquiry.
Sales OF English wheat during the week,
4S,904 quarters, at 42s sd per quarter,
against 22,SSo quarters at 46s lid same
week last year.
The Queens Condition.
LONDON, June 25.-Thc Queens con-
dition is greatly improved. Her Majesty
was able TO walk from the train TO her car
riage on arrival at Windsor from Balmoral.
The Queen has invited the painter Angeli
TO England to take her lifeszed portrait,
which she will present to Emperor William
on the 25th anniversary Of his assn mptiOn
OF the regency OF Prussia.
ChfIians Eyacuating Peru.
PANAMA, June l6.-LetteIs received by
the last steamer announce that II is belleV-
ed the Chilians are gradually eyaCuating
the north OF Peru under a treaty made
with Iglesias, AMI that he will first estab-
lish his government commencing in lnIIillo
and other leading towns before he goes TO
Lima.
Inc Epluemic FeNeT.
ALEXANDRIA, June 2j.-Tae Medical Chief
at Uamietta reports that the epidemic
broken out there is fever of vlrulent type
and not cholera.
ATerTibIe ARRAY.
TrBLIN, June PA terrible aiiray oc-
CURED at Curragh last evening between a
party OF County Mayo militia and some
English soldiers. Five were killed.
Denounced az n Massacre.
PARIS, June 2j.-At meeting OF Irish
men here the execution Of the Ph"nix
Park murderers at Dublin was denounced
as massacre.
Died.
LoNnoN. June 9i-Gcn. Sir VIM. Knoll.
v retired. Is dead. He was born in l1r1.
Arrived Ont.
LONDON. June 2i.-iIarmonia and lie
Euyter, New York; Partisan and Quebec
Montreal: Iowa Boston; British Prince,
Philadelphia, arrived out.