Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-08
STARVING ISLANDERS,
Terrible Stories of DsstitutiOn and
Suffering.
GENERAL FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Hundreds of Christians MaSsacred in An.
nam---lrish LoyaIists Ready
for Fight.

bueoJi SAOIC aCno ISIlcl commissioner "
the West Of Ireland, has succeeded in
reaching Innishboffen Island, which had
been cut off from communication with the
main land by storms Of winds, hail and
snow. la telegram jest received he
states that the condition Of many of the
islanders is even more pi;iable than has
hitherto been reported. The previous re-
ports BY Mr.. Brady, Mr., Davitt and others
were based upon observation made some
weeks or months ago Since then the sup.
ply of even the poorest kind OF food has
greatly decreased, and the distress has
been intensified by severe snow storms
Mr.. Busay instances one case Of destitl-
ton which he says is by no means excep
tional, but is fairly typical of hundreds
OF cases on the island. A fisher.
man named Davis, who has
a wife and eight helpless children, had his
fishing season ruined by storms and the
detective character OF his boat and tackle.
He cultivated q small piece Of land sowed
with potatoes. The potato crop failed, the
growing vegetables being soaked BY
dreEching rains which penetrated the paAty
soil All the potatoes dug, even including
those which wers pat aside for this years
seed, have long since been eaten. The
usual food Of the family now consists OF
thin barley broth, potato pariugs and sea
weed. Such luxury as scrap OF meat
has no. bsen seen in the house for months
The pigs Of any comfortable farmer fare
much better than this family does. Three
of the children are prostrated for lack OF
food The others are pinched and worn
with hunger. The mother does all the
spinning and knitting that shs can get to
do, but the maximum amount that she can
esrn is two shillings a week. The father
is absent begging for work or food. The
mother says she is only trusting to the
mercy of God to enable them to survive
the winter.
GRIEF OVER YOUNG CHARETTE's DEATH.
PARIS, January The death of the
elder son of General Cherelte has caused
much grief IN Royalist and Catholic cir
cles in France The sentiment is also
echoed from the Vatican, where General
Charette is sffectioRately remembered for
his gallant services as the commander of
an elite regiment in the papal army com.
posed wholly Of young noblemen OF vari-
Gus countries. The Pope has telegraphed
the following message of coincidence to the
General The Holy Father learns with
deep grief Of the sad news Of your cons
death. lie sincerely cohuoieJ ",Jh Tol
and prays God for the eternal pence Of his
soul May God comfort you in this great
sorrow. With my whole heart | bestow
on you and your family the Apostolic bles.
sing The funeral mass for NJ. Charette
was celebrated here today As the fami-
ly are among the strongest supporters Of
the Comte du Chambord, the mass was
made the occasion Of the RoYalist demon
s.ralion.
IRELAND MAKES GOOD THE DECREASE.
LONDON, January THE number of
people who enigrated from England TO the
United States in 1885 shows decrease as
compared with 1884 of 10000, and de-
crease Of 5000 in the number who emigrs.
ted to Canada; there is on increase, how
ever, Of 5000 in the emigration from Ire
land to the United States, and 1000 from
Ireland to Canada.
WILLIAM CoNFERs ANOTHER DECORATION.
BERLIN, January 7.-Emperor William
has conferred the decoration Of the Order
Of the Black Eagle upon the Austrian En-
voy here.
TELEGRAPH SERVICE INTERRUPT u.
LONDON, January THE shipping
news by cable from Hamburg, Bremen,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and the Baltic ports
suffered to-day in consequence Of the in
terruption OF land wires connecting with
the submarine cables. The storm has been
wonderfully violent on land as well as on
sea Nearly all the American cable com
panies at some time during yesterday sut-
fered from the interruption Of their land
wire service.
A HITCH IL THE SUEZ CANAL WORK.
PARIS, January THE work of widen
ing the Suez Canal is delayed, owing to
the refusal of the Egyptian government to
sanction 8 modification Of the treaty so aa
to allow the interest on the proposed loan
of 8 ,0O0,O 900 pounds to be paid out Of the
loan itself instead of from the receipts Of
the canal, as stipulated by the treaty. A
further ground offered by Egypt for her re
fusal is that the concession to NJ. De Les
seps Tor the canal provides for width OF
a mertres, and that the projected increase
to 66 metres is dev,stiOl theretrom.
The object OF Egypt's refusal is supposed
to De hope thnt it will eventually get sr
indemnity for co1genliGg to the widening
of the canal. The absence of NJ. De Les
seps from Egypt will also cause further
delay in the settlement OF the difficulty
WAR Is AMMAN.
PARIS, January 7-General DcCourcy
commander Of the French torces in Ton
quin, telegraphs the War Ollie AS follows
During the latter part Of December rebel
DESTROYED the Catholic mission houses a
| Ug5een. AMMAN. ard killed a French
missionary aud i've hur dred native Chris
tians. A column OF French troops va
sent in pnrsuit Of the rahels. 1t ~vertooI
and routed them and captured their arm
and ammunition.
De LEssEr'S CANAL SCHEME MAJ COLLAPSE
LosDoy, January I. The Times Pari
correspondent says The French Cover
ment will, at the request Of the Psnsn
Canal Company, send " Rousseau TO il
scect and report on the condition and pro-
meets of the Panama Canal II the repor
is favorable loan will be granted the con
pany 10 push he work to completion. II
is adverse, the enterprise will be allowed
collapse and the Government will assum
the responsibility.
IRISH LoY4LSTS READY TO FIGHT.
LONDON, January AT meeting
. the Irish Loval and Patriotic Union t