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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-06

books under the Indiana scheme mater
tally increased the price.
DR.. Mayer, of KanaWha, deprecated the
haste with which the School Board bill had
been rushed through the House, and made
q strong plea for the present system
Peck followed him snd scored the In
disna books right and left. He said the
geography did not show q single railroad
in West Virginia and not q river bat the
Great Kanawha. The debate went on at
great length. Col. Chew and Gen. Sprigg
defended the School Board bill, both de-
claring that there were seventy-thres book
companies outside of the pool in which
Van Antwerp, Brsgg < Co. were, and that
all Of these could bid to furnish books II
the bill became law.
Dorr made an effort to adjourn the
House until tomorrow, but was defeated.
A recess was then taken.
In the afternoon the battle was resumed
with vigor. HsRer made speech ID which
be referred TO members who he said had
been taken to Cincinnati by paid lobby
ist Garden, of OdiO, resented the insinu-
alton, and for few moments there was
bleod ia the air. Haner said there was
rothing personal in his remarks, and Gar
den's wrath was cooled. Young's amend
meut was then voted on and badly beaten.
Al amendment by Garden, striking out,
the secti6n fixing the price Of books suf-
iersd a like fate.
Young offered another amendment pro-
yding that the Indiana books should not
be purchased at any price. This was re-
jected. Jack, Of Gilmer, put the school
book men in q stew by an amendment pro-
vidiDg that the price and quality being
the same, the commission should give
preference 70 the books now in use. The
amendment carried before the HOnse knew
what WAS up. Then Sprigg moved d re-
consideration. Shaw made q speech
Supporting the motion and it
was carried. Jack declared that
every man who voted against
the amendment voted to destroy hundreds
of thousands Of dollars worth Of property.
His address was strong and to the point,
but in spite Of it the amendment was beat
en- by vote of 80 to IA The battle went
on this way until late in the evening. II
was eulivened at various times by spirited
in one Of which Lively and
Sprigy cured prominently. Finally, when
the reading was completed, Store, of Wood,
offered as a substitute that the present law
be so amended ss to make the contract for
one year instead Of five.
Pending action on this the House ad-
iourned. Il is certain that a hard tight
will be made to sdopt stones substitute
to morrow. L seems like the only Pfacti-
cable thing to do at present and many
memb bers will favor it.
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EXTRA SESSION ABOUT OVER.
Current Of Sentiment strongly FAvors an
E4rly Adjournment.
1-....,f .r-a1a.r-srr In The Register

Early Adj 1urnment.
Special Telegram TO The Register
CHARLESTON, ". Va, February s.
In i've more days At the most the extra
session Of the present Legislature will be q
part of history. The Democratic members
held an Informal conference this evening in
the Supreme Court rooms and, while no
definite decision was reached, the current
Of sentiment set so strongly toward an early
adjournment that it was plain that it could
not be resisted. Many members were 10
favor OF adopting the Senate joint rssolu'
tion 10 adiouru on Friday, but less precipi-
tate counsel prevailed and the Legislature
viii probably cit until Monday. The
House will rot adjourn, however, until
every man has been put on record for or
against a pure ballot.
The summary manner in which the Re
publicans killed the Australian ballot law
in the Senate today aroused deep indigna-
tion on every hand. 4 the conference
this evening this Indignation was given
strong voice in number Of unique
speeches. Finally it was sgreed thar
resolution should be presented in the
I House tomorrow declaring in favor Of bal
10. reform and pledging the Democratic
members to use every proper means to pass
such a law. The resolution will prevail.
The bill will be presented and the issue
will be made clearly. If the Republicans
in the House are in favor Of an honest
election law they will have to show their
belief By their works. II they are against
i;, they align themselves with their breth-
ren Of the Senate. After discussing these
points at some length the conference sd-
iourued to meet on Saturday evening.
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How She was Delayed.

NEW YORK, February 5.-The steam
ship La Normandie, from HsIve, which
was spoken at sea some days ago, with
her machinery out of order, arrived here
this morning. When three days out the
main cylinder blew out and the chip
was obliged to stop for eighteen hours to
repair it. After the accident the Norman
die proceeded with a loes Of 2. 900 Of her
6, 900 horse power, and thus arrived late.
On last Saturday very large iceberg
was sighted in the morning, and in the
afternoon large field Of ice was met. A
bank of fog settled down and the captain
changed his course further south. On Sun
day a burning vessel was seen. As it was
scuttled, the captain Of the NOrmandie con-
cluded that the crew had heen saved.
Apart from these incidents the Normsndie
had a very pleasant voyage for this season.
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OLD WORLD IMPRESSIONS.
what Df. Talmsge Says About His Trip
the Holy Land.

the Holy Land.
NEW YORK, February 5-Dr. Talmage,
in speaking of his trip to the Holy Land,
said:
SIT was delightful from start to finish.
I was happy when l went away. l am
happier, if may say that, now that l am
again among my own countrymen. But l
have seen many of these while journeying
to and fro to the points of interest we
wished TO see. Their faces have cheered
us greatly as we saw theE in the midst Of
strange scenes and stranger people, and by
the aid of many of those we met our visit
TO Eastern places has been male very
much more agreeable than other wise would
have been the case.
Notable among these were our foreign
ministers. l saw them all, think.
There was Whitelsw Reid at Paris. Grant
in Vienna, Lincoln in London and the other
whom you know well. 1 hardly think it
necessary for me to say that they are all
very popular. That was the impression
received while in contact with them and
the brilliant company that surrounded
them. was even informed that Col.
Grs 1t was a sort of dean Of the Vienna
Diplomatic Corps in point of influence
and popularity, and l was very glad to
hear il.
Another with whom l was intensely
charmed was the Grand Old Man himself
Mr.. Gladstone. What wonderful man
he isl Eighty years old and spry as
well, was going to say boy OF Is. He
KEEP. up with me in the walks we had TO-
gether over his plsce, and I'm pretty
good walker. We talked about many
things-politics, religion, America. What
fund Of information he has at his com.
mand about America I was surprised at
his familiarity with our affairs"
''YOu we're, Of course, asked to preach
while sSsy?"
"Yes, deluged with invitations every
where. l preached every Sunday and
often during the week. think l preach
ed in every country we traversed. In
fact I accepted every request which /
could, and preached sometimes to crowds
of Christians in and out Of buildings and
on shipboard.
A reception is to be rendered to DR..
Talmsge at the Thirteenth Regiment Ar
mory, Brooklyn, tomorrow evening, in
which Mayor Chaplin and scores Of we'll
known Brooklyn preachers and public
men are to take part. DR.. Talmsge will
preach at the Academy in Brooklyn, on
Sunday next, a sermon in the nature of q
salutstory to his people probably, and,
beginning in two weeks, he will deliver
series of twelve or fifteen lectures on his
impressions of the Holy Land. 1t has not
been definitely decided when the corner
stone Of the new Tabernacle will be laid.
The cornerstone he shipped from Joppa
some time ago, having rolled it himself
from Calvary.
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FEARFUL AVALANCHE.
AN IDAHO TOWN BURIED UNDER A MASS OF
SNOW AND ROCK.
Half Of The Business Houses IN Rqin Many Meet
Death in the Orash-As Yet 0nly Mssgrs
Particulars from the Wrecked
District.

SPOKANE FALLS. WASH, February 5.
The town Of Burke. Idaho, in the Ceur
De Alene mining district, has been nearly
destroyed bJ a disastrous avalanche
Half of the business houses are in ruins.
Three men were killed, and the terror
stricken inhabitants have fed to the towns
of Gem and Wallace, fearing repetition
of the disaster. Particulars are mesere,
as the wires to sll points in the mines
have gone down, leaving no means of COM
munication.
The disaster occurred yesterday after
noon, and this morning, with scarcely q
moments warning, tremendous mas Of
snow and rock swept down upon the town
on the west side OF the narrow gulch in
which it is situated. Five men were
buried beneath the snow. Two were res
cued, but the Others are dead, and their
bodies have not yet been recovered.
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INSPIRED BY JEAL0USLY.
A Woman Charged With Poisoning q
LAwyara Wife

Lawyers Wife.
CHARLoTTEIowN, p. +. l., February 5.
Mrs. James Sutherland, wife Of a
prominent attorney, has been ill for some
time and has been under the care Of DR..
Johnson.
Instead of improving she became worse,
and about three weeks ago the doctor be-
came Suspicious that the medicine was
being tampered with. He had some Of it
analyzed, and the traces of arsenic were
found. He then forwarded some OF the
medicine to a Boston chemist, who con-
firmed the presence of arsenic.
DR.. Johnson then wrote Mr.. Sutherland,
who was at the time a candidate for the
House of Assembly, stating the facts, and
also informed some others Of the discovery,
among them Attorney General Mcleod.
Duripg all this time the medicine was
closely watched, hut nothing was found
in it.
The case has been rendered more sus-
picious by the sudden disappearance Of
Mrs. Weeks, widow of Robert T. Weeks,
once the law partner Of Nc. Sutherland.
Mrs Weeks left CharlottetOwn at O'Clock
Saturday morning with team hired from
livery stable, and a tbickly veiled
woman arrived at Cape Traverse a short
time before the courier started on that
day, and insisted on being carried over,
and rumor has it that she paid $40 for her
passage. Her con, who was present at the
time and heard her speak, asserted that
the voice was that Of Mrs. Weeks. She
has been arrested in st. John, N. B and
Police Marshal Cameron has left to bring
her here.
Mrs. Sutherland lies in a very critical
condition ard slight hopes are entertained
Of her recovery. Sutherland is a law
partner of Hon. l. II. Davies, member Of
Parliament for Queens county, and Mrs.
Weeks is daughter Of r V. John II. Nc
Leod, formerly Of this city.
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10 RNPLORE YUCATAN.
Scientific Men to Penetrate the wIlds of
the Peninsula.


the Peninsula.
PHILADELPHIA, February 5.-An im-
pOrtsnt scientific exploration is to be
made Ofthe less known portions of Yuca-
tan and Mexico, regions which have not
hitherto been scientifically xplored ex-
cept in 80 far as arch &c 1lOgy is concerned.
It is the object Of ihs expedition to ss-
certain, as a continuation Of former ex-
plorstious in Florida, the general struc-
ture of the basin Of the Gulf Of Mexico,
concerning which there is much diversity
Of opinion among scientists.
The exploration will comprise, besides
the geological examination Of the regions,
a close examination of its zoology and
botany, toward which end specialists in
various departments of science will &C
company the expedition. The exploring
party will be under the leadership Of
Professor Angelo HeilpriD, OF the Acad-
envy of Natural Sciences. and will devote
special attention to geology and paleon-
tology.
The expedition will leave New York BY
steamer February 10, stopping first at
Progressc, Yucatsn, whence the research
will extend into the interior of that State.
The expedition is organized under the su-
spices Of the Academy Of Natural Sciences
which has received the corporation OF its
individual members, and also Of the Amer
lean Philosophical Society.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-06
A STEEL TOW BOAT
Being Butt in Piusburg-O.her Interest
ing River News.

Being Butt In Pitisburg-O.her Interest
ing River News.
W. II. Browns Sons, Of Pittsburg, are
building large steel hull TOW boat, and
it is expected she will be the finest bost
ever launched in PittsbuTg waters. She
will be $50 feet long, % feet beam and 30
feet overall width. The boat has three
fore and aft bulkheads, and five cross
bulkheads, which divide the hull into
twenty-five water-tight compartments.
Should ore Of these be perforated in any
way the boat would not sink, as they DO
not communicate. She will have one bal
snce rudder and two wing ruddtr,. The
stocks form a new departure in ship. p.build
ing They do not consist Of riyeted iron,
but II inch tubing. The plating ia all Of
steel, varying in thickness from one-halt
inch on the forward part to one fourth
inch on the after part. The deck il Of
steel, three siXteentts of an inch thick,
riveied, oalked and made wa,er-tight il
the same manner az the side plate. The
boat will be named the John Penny No. 2.
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FLOODS In OREGON.
CITY OF PORTLAND SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
RISING wATBRs.
rslsgrsphic Communication Practically Shut Oh All
Traffic in the Streets Suspended
The River Still Rising
Rapidly.

CHICAGO, February 5.-For several
dsye past the city Of Portland and other
points in Oregon have been practically cut
off from telegraphic communication, and
from telegram received this afternoon by
the Postal Telegraph Company, at MOI
treal, by O. K. Hosmer, of the Canadian
Pacific, and for warded by him to the As
ISOLATED Press, it would seem that the city
of Portland is in danger from floods. The
message which came from Portland this
afternoon WAS az follows: "The water is
now flooding First street and is knee deep.
All traffic in the streets is suspended, as
the only means Of communication is by
small boats. The Pacific Postal Telegraph
Office hJor is covered with water. and the
river is still rising. There is no ress
from the South"
The situation at Portland is uDdoub,-
edly due to the rapid rise OF the William
ette river. 1t dows into the Columbia
j just above Portland. For nearly month
past the hills and mountains of Oregon,
through which this river flows have been
piled with continually falling snow.
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Outbreak of Smallpox.

ANNA, ILL, February 5.-SmallEox Of
malignant type has broken out in this
city.
Four CT the Ford family were attacked
and one OF the children died yesterday. AT
first it was believed that the disease was
chicken pox, and many Of the neighboIs
EXPOSED themselves by attending the sick
people.
Tramps are supposed to have brought
the plsgue to this city. The Board OF
Health have promptly taken the matter in
hand. The infected locality has bsen
quarantined. The State Board of Health
has been notified, and preparations have
been made for vigorous fight to prevent
the spread Of the disease. There is con-
siderable excitement about it, and the
Superintendent OF the Illinois Southern
Hospital for the Insane has decided to
quarantine that institution sgsinst the
city.
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DELAYED BY RIOTERS.
The Labor Trouble In MiohigauCOsts tn,
Mfnera Thou.ands,

The Labor Trouble In MiohigauCO the
Miners Thou, ands.
CHICAGO, February 5.-A dispatch from
Marquette, Mich, in late edition of a
morning paper, concerning the Finish riot
at Palmer, says: The armed rioters have
stopped the pumps. This will allow the
mine to fill with water and do many thou
sands of dollars Of damages unless stopped
The rioters flourished weapons and uttered
threats. The Sheriff7s party are csmped
on the main street of the town Of Palmer
with 80 armed men. The Finrs, $50 in
number, are camped so PAGES South. They
have begun drinking and are boisterous.
An outbreak is expected this morning.
When reinforcements arrive, if bate does
not occur before, the rioters will be COM
manded to lay down their arms. II they
refuse they will be attacked. 1t is ru-
mored that the Firms are also expecting
reinforcements. Ii these arrive the situs-
ton will pecome still worse.
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COMMITTED SUICIDE.
A West virginia Man Ends His Life with
Ravnlvar

West Virginia Man Ends His Life with
Revolver.
Carmel McKeown, leading merchant
of Fairview, Hancock county, West Vir-
ginis, committed suicide Tuesday after
noon by shooting himself through the
head with a revolver. Mr.. McKeown was
about forty years Of aga and was highly
respected by nearly every resident of Han
cock county Who knew him. He went to
Fairview from Hancock county, aud was
considered shrewd merchant, having run
the leading store there for years. Some
time sgo he was married TO Miss Ella
johnson, vino lived at Hamilton, opposite
Wellsville. The wed ling was grand
affair.
Insanity is givea as the cause Of the
deed, as his friends assert he has been
wandering in his mind for some time.
Death was instantaneous. The wife OF
the dec,a1ed was visiting at Wellsville at
the time of the shooting.
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SENATORIAL GRIsT.
Governor wilson's Australian Ballot Bih
stepped Upon.

stepped Upon.
sps,ial T.fCrcm % ~ Rcgts,er.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, February 5-The
Republicans of the Senate have
mt themselves on record as op-
posed to any reform IN the
elections laws Of the State so far as their
action can 20. The door is held wide open
TO fraud and corruption. Virginia negroes
will again have an opportunity to continue
the elections. and the Republicans oood-
lar will still hoarish like green osy tree:
Covernor Wilson's Australian ballot bill
vas nm on its second reading. The read
i,g vas completed without opposition and
the bill was about TO be ordered to Its er,
gro,sment when Senator LoWtner onsIeo
{ resolution to lsy il on the table. Ihe
move VAS a surprise 10 the Democrats.
Toere was little debate-McCreery de-
n,anae6 the ages and noes, and on the
motion 10 table, every Republican present
votsd ave. and every Democrat To' ed no.
The vote wss ayes IL, nOts 5. Tbs aenon
Dr,etieally kills the bill, ss 1t VIII oe lm-
sossible 10 get a vote to take II from the
table at this session.
Scott. Of OSio, offered resolution that
the senate sGjourn on Friday st noon l.
went over uuder the rules.
Senate bin No. s, providing for the sP-
poiutment Of two commissioners 10 selscs
iuries in each county, was received anu
ordered to its engrossment and third resa'
Senator Van Pelps bill to confirm the
TILE 10 waste lands sold by School Com
missionera, was taken up, out tne oe9s.s
adjourned before the bill was disposed oi'
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NronopolIzInr the Tool Trade.

BOSTON, February ga dispatch to the
Herald from Nashua, N. H., Gays; ga
deal will be perfected in Pittsburg, Pa
this week whereby the control Of the edge
tool trade of the United States will be
mouopolizsd and parcelled out to different
concerns. The American Axe Company,
new corporation, of PittsbuIg, is com
posed of a syndicate comprising all the
concerns in the United States making edge
tools Of the character of axes. The Under
bill Edge Tool Co.. of this city, is included
in the deal, and will be given control Of
the axe trade Of the entire New England
section. The factory here will be the head
of the eastern branch Of the syndicate.
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CONCERNING APPOINTMENTS
None 70 be sent to the Senate for CODdr-
nation This Session.

nation This SessiOn.
SPECIAL Tsllgrcni 90 ne Register.
CHARLESTON, February . There has
beea considerable speculation as to the ex-
act status of appointments made by Gov
eruor Wilson after his regular term had
expired and pendiug the decision of the
Guberuatorial contest. The REGISTER rep
resentatiye was Informed to-day that none
Of these appointments would be sent to
the Senate for confirmation at this session.
The sppointees will hold their positions
until the next regular session, when they
NAV or may not be confirmed by the SEN
ate. A great deal OF unjust criticism has
been heaped on Governor Wilson IN con
neciion with these appointments. be
would have been diTel6cl If be had Jailed
70 make them when he did. Several sta
tutss required appointments to be made
al liked times and the Governor could not
refuse 10 do 80 without neglecting bis
duty. The closest harmony existed be-
tween Governor Wilson and Judge Flem-
ing during the entire time in which the
appointmsnts we're made and Governor
Wilson's right to select his sPPointees was
cheerfully accorded.
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IHE TENT BOOK WAR.
hli' r.raus Representative Had 10
ssf on the Suhiec-


hli. r.r.us Representative Had 10
ssy on the Suhiec-.
.ohc Esg.ster
Cauy. W. Va, February o.
l'as history Of the war OF the Greeks
ri lur was no. fuller Of gallant
'ssa-i bloody contests than was the
s,c. Book VAT 10 the House TO day. For
'gu hours Governor Wilson and the
5-e Committee on Education bad q
srE tld day. when at dusk
ng v cT their forces there
NJ a-iy cough lsfs Of their opPon-
eaa al .as story cf defeat" The
Do e,s lb. was preceded BY sshoFt
ne. over .as question CT &c lurnment
A.r anted resolution that the
-s lm rr dIe on "Wednesday
~ amended by making the day
.'al There was 20 debate. Both res
.'-'-. F.-a tabled by an overwhelming
.t ill tle House went on with the
s,t.
O- t-sF p-esented a petition from The
.'-.'. ll-ttute Society OF West Nir-
- rr.ug icr an appropriation on be
,as
.'s sl'-t of 1890 having arrived, the
.o o1os hl, was taken up as a special
-a sod second reading begun. Car
Of Oslo. moved that it be read
' ' ctio1, aad the motion pre-
-'i ire lrst important amendment
N .-faa by Young, Ct Upshnr, who
ila- scale of maximum prices
~. pr cert higher than those IN the
substituted ior those given.
-- debate began az once. hanen
s.to-o as assault on the proposed
.-'li-,1l COL Moore followed 10 the
- -1s and brought IN q few pet phrases
.l,s monopoly, gig nte corpora
vi l-.F s.ked il i. wss assured that
,-s, l,i De furnished st the prices
So i1 iae bin.
sli-aa Shaw Of the Committee on
-'-i..11 replied, stating that the Indi-
N a'os Company would aid urder the
at ld be believed many other COM
60 would. Young defended his
-.l'uelt almost single banded. De
~ Do Ea- better 70 have good books
n. Cheap books. Under tie bill no
y school books could be furnished sod
s therefore 10 favor Of Increasing the
-'-1u prices The COMMITTEES has no
-.'l1-- that it would get any other than
.,-'cAua books under the new law and
- VIA. he knew Of the Indiana books
~ Ro1d be dear any price. GArder
-'ls l1e point that the distribution Of
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ALL CAME IN A HEAP.
a Girl Becomes sn Heiress sUude+1PeculIar
circumstances.

MONTREAL, QUE, February 5.-Msrie
Anne Jeanne Catillier, IS years old, liv'
iog at No. Z st. Urbsin street, has Just
bs come an heiress to fortune under pecu'
lisr circumstances.
Her grandmother, aunt and mother
lived together in the same house for many
years. The grandmother died Is years
ago, toe aunt January 8, and the mother,
who was a widow, quite recently.
After the death of the latter the house
was being cleaned up. Three leather bags
we're hauled out of their hiding places and
inside of each was tin box. In each tin
box was 3 miscellaneous collection of bank
bills and gold and silver pieces, ircluding
several French gold coins. The whole
amounted to $13. 600, most Of which, it is
believed, has not seen the light OF day for
many years. Some of the money is dated
so years ago.
Il is believed that the dead women each
owned one of the bsgs and that they
dropped their savings into them. The
estate on the whole amounts to about 500,
00O