Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-20
CAUGHT OFF THE WIRE.

John Evans, alias David Williams, a
convict in the western penitentiary at
Pittsburg, committed suicide, yesterday
afternoon, by hanging himself with towel
to the bars of his cell. When discovered
life was extinct
It is possible that the cOopers employed
in the shops connected with the packing
house at the stock yards in Chicago will
strike 10 dag. The cause Ct the proposed
strike ia the refusal Of their demand for an
increase Of five cents a barrel.
While three prospectOrs and their fam
lilies were encamped near San Angelo,
Texas, they were attacked by Mexicans
and two of the men killed. The other
msn with the women and children man
sged TO escape. The murderers plundered
the camp, took the horses and escaped.
The steamer Brittsnic, from Liverpool,
arrived in New York, Yesterday.
Jack Rowe, of Buffalo, the ball player,
who has been ill with the grippe, will
leave for California this week for his
health. He will be absent until April l.
Hon. Frederick Chase, treasurer of Dart
mouth College and judge of probate for
Grafton county, died yesterday Of influ'
erza.
Charles Edward Pnillet, Jr., for many
wears the chief editorial writer of the New
York Daily Nerr' died yesterday, at his
home of influenza.
Bya snow storm passengers between
Alamoss and Durango, Col, were laid up
at a section house for weak, and only re-
lieved yesterday.
Officers have arrived in Chicago with
rfquisition for Lena Edwards, handsome
Young woman, who hss made n fortune in
Memphis by the painted diamond"
swindls.
The four KaroO boys, who arrived at
Castle Garden en- route to Nashville, Tenn
to be educated for missionary work, were
passed by the commissioners, bond beng
given that they would not become pubic
charges.
Lien Chen, a Chinaman, passed through
Pittsburg on his way TO New York with
eight of his fellow couutrymen, who are
under contract to do out-of-door work IN
New York This is said TO be the begin
ming of movement OF Chinese day labor
ers 10 the East.
WI. Espleson, manager of the Okla.
hofna immigration Society, says 22,OOO
colorei people from North Carolina are
going through to the new Territory in
wagons this winter. He declares President
Lincoln and the Republican party prom
ised the territory to the colored people,
'iaud they are going to take it anyhow. "
William Thompson, one of the five Re-
publicans returned to the Montana Lsg's-
Istute from Silver Bow county, has carried
his case to the Supreme Court of the
State. which will be required to decide
which of the two Houses claiming to be
the House of Representatives is the legal
lied organized body.
The Argentine Republic has formally
recognizsI the new government OF Brszl,
and held day of public rejoicing in cele'
bration of the event.
In the 500. 600 breach of promise suit
brought in New York by Miss CammeIer
against Clemens Muller. the defendant de-
clared he was only worth $50, 600, and that
his income was 81 600 per year.
Oging to severe weather, deep snow and
short feed the cattle men on the Hints
range in Wyoming are gathering sll their
catfle for the purpose of shipping them
into Kansas and Nebrfsks to feed, 1t is
estimated that over 5000 will be shipped
into these States during the nsxt two
months.
Theobald FOrstall, President Of the Chi
cogo Gas Co, died last hight of influenza,
He was born in New Orleans, OF Creole
stock, sixty-three years ago. Mr.: For
stall was one Of the foremoet men in the
gas business and was very widely known
Daring the second week in January the
death rate declined largely in Berlin, 10
niVsberp and Frankfort, while it iucreaseC
in Munich. Cologne, Kiel and Stuttgart
1t ia now declining in most cities OF Ger
many.