Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-09
FOREIGN NEWS.
London Law Forces An american
to Pay swinaIing Prices.
STORMS IMPEDE The WORK OF RELIEF
Great Suffering Among the Poor Of
GIasgOw---France's Mad Dog
Epidemic.


an American gentleman who Was formerly
on the staff Of General Grant, has lust had
queer experience OF London law. He
has been living for some time with his
family in fashionable boarding houoe in
Gordon Square. ltemized bills for lodg.
ing, food and service were regularly pre.
sen,ed and promptly paid until recently,
when the Captain began to scrutinize the
items. He found, as he claims, that he
was being fearfuly overcharged and he
accused the landlady of gross extortion,
not 10 say swindling. He struck OF cer.
tain items from the bill and rendered psy.
ment for the balance The landlady re-
fused TO make any abatement, and began
suit for the whole amount in the CITY Of
London petty court. The trial hiss ius,
resulted in verdict against the Cnptain
Tor the whole amount of the bill with costs.
A news correspondent called upon Cap
tain Barton, in Gordon Square, yesterday.
The Captain was down town, but Mrs.
Barton WAS at home She explained, with
much indignation, tba. the lady had prac.
Iiced continual and monstrous extortions.
The Captain generally paid the bills with.
out examining them until he accidentally
noticed that he was charged for three per.
A tut IL
OF twenty'three quarts OF milk, four bush
els OF potatoes and ten other articles in
proportlonately ridiculous quantities. An.
other charge Was Cl0 per month for con
diments and the use OF the cruets. Mrs.
Barton was very indignant over the re-
suit Of the trial Why" she said, the
jury looked as though they didn't know
enough TO come in when it rains British
justice is very funny thing according 10
our experience OF it. But This ought 10 be
enough to warn all Ans ricans TO keep out
Of their robbers deLs that they call board.
ing houses in London"
STORMS IMPEDE THE WORN or RELIEF.
LONDON, January S.--The phenomenal
snow storms and heavy 'ros's that have re.
Gently prevailed along ihr west coast of
Ireland seriously impede the progress OF
Mr. Busy, the Cable News Relief Com
missioner. lesterday he made an effort
to get TO AcGill or Eagla Island, the lare-
est Of the famine stricken districts. but wss
prevented By heavy wia6s aud binding
storm of snow. Appeals for help from
varions places, principally along the Gal.
way and Mayo coasts, are reaching him
daily. Many Of these come from parish
priests, who vouch for the ruth of the
stories and the worthiness OF the sufferers.
The priests are doing what they can TO re-.
lieve the distress, but the calls upon them
have been so numerous aud lony.continued
that many Of them have reached point
where they can hardly rai-p another shil.
ling for charity. Mr. Bassy- usefulness is
also crippled by the Paucity of the funds al
his command.
SUFFERING AMONG THE rOOR o. GLASGOW
GLASGOW, January : TIE great and
lOng-continued depression in trade, to
gc,her with the cold weather of the past
few days, is causing much suffering among
the poorer c!asseI IuH charitable socie.
ties, Notwithstanding extraordinary ciiort4,
are unable 10 supply n" watts ,f the great
number o! persons who daily apply for re.
lief The workhOusrs are Ov-rCroyIed
A meeting OF ! UUO uacmi l0rol persons
was held here 10 d... The crowd was or.
derly and 10 socia!Is'ic remarks were in
dulged in by the sp,nkcrs. 1t was re
solved to make an appeal to tar veaIthirr
classes for assstar rr
LATEST rUA:r or E,rru,NN's CASE.
PARIS, january s.--Wh,n knuimsnn
came to be inoculAtei yr.eriay be com
planned Of tSitchIng pains ia the stomach
and said that during the night he felt as if
Of needles Nrr" ,lickin, into
him. lie Eeemed auxioua aui said:
well if | die on the steamer they VIII
chuck me overboard and the funeral wont
cost anything
NJ. Pasleur told him not to be alarmed
a. the pricking sensation, which Was often
caused by the strength of the virus during
the later inoculatiOns
NJ Pasteur said that there were no un.
favorable symptoms in the case rs yet and
rabies has been aver,ed in worse irstances
than that Of ksu.msnn.
Five new paiicEts came to the lAbora.
tory yesterday one havirg had his nose
bitten off by q mad dos a, Raiel. Never
before were there so many mad dogs. The
epidemic i. especially prevsIen; in the
western suburbs OF Paris. Daring the last
five days mad dogs have been killed at
Versailles, Marty, MalakoA, Issy, Rueil
and Saint Germain.
NJ Mstkof, son Of the famous Moscow
publicist, and an c'Iicer in the Cheyalier
Guards, who was bitten by mad vol
hound, arrived in Paris yesterday for trea..
ment by NJ. Pasteur.