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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
RESULT OF REVERSE ORDERS:
Boomers uurrying out of the >triP-ho"
Trnnns WIN Opcratc.


AuKANsAS CITY. Arm. March IT,
And still they comeback from the
Cherokee Strip.
All day yesterday disappointed and
dcluded boomers alighted from heavily
laden trains which brought them from
the promised land.
Reports from Caldwell and other
points state that there has been niue
excitement beyond the advent oi lew
bclated settlers who had not heard oi
the Presidents proclamation.
Lieut.. ChaS. Dodge. of Gen. Merritt
staff. arrived here Yesterday from Fort
Leaycnworth. Speaking OF the Silna-
tion he said: Il am convinced that
large number Of the boomers now loca-
ted upon the Strip will vacatc Noluntar-
fv when they learn the conditions.
fc,v however. will remain until ordered
out hv the military. II can be authorl-
t,tivcly stated that should troops be-
called ont they will be- located In the
sonthern part of the Strip. where they
can make effective patrol. 1t is I'M
derstood here that Lieut.. Dodge i'i'-
granhcd Gen. Merritt TO that effect yes
fcrday. and troops are expected soon.
Ira Burnett. large cattle owner near
bere has returned from an extended
trim over his range. and reports that no
cattle have been killed by fire or boom
ors lie estimates the number Of acres
burned over 10 be at least 100000, hui
thinks that enough remains to feed th"
eattlc until new grass sprouts. Burnett
,Iso renortcd colonists on their way ont
of the strip i'm great numbers, and was
n the oplnion that but few would be- lcit
for the military to displacc.
Jispatch from Guthrie. ]. J., says:
rnnuirv M the military headquarters
hcre rlicits the information that when
,Lc .iv companies arrive they VIII DEE
1is,,tchod in body To the Cherokee
line and there cut up into deiachmenis
and drploved in line that Will prooa-
S'" ,J'. cnyrr twenty miles. Very little oi
Da,r.c can bee learned from the com
,oand,nt. but enough has been CLEANED
to warrant the statement that tn''
.yir,nisb ~ line will cross through me
s,ri, over sixty miles wide, a. rapidly
~ ndssiblc and then by flank move
m ,nopts 10 ,hc right and left VIII return
tn oklahoma. By this means thc 'ns'i'
strip ~ viii probably Dee cleared 'n Jess
than Two weeks.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
NEWS IN 4 LINE.

One hundred thousand miners are on
strike in England.
The bills admitting the Territories Of Ida
no and Wyoming as States will be present
ed in the House about March p.
Chicago carpenters have issued circular
in which they state that they demand eight
hours work and 40 cents an hour on April l.
Rev. DR. Ewing, an United Presbyterian
nastor Of Pittsburg, Will be tried by hls
church for marrying his deceased wife's
sister.
The Philadelphia clubs inaugurated a
closing movement yesterday, and there was
but one fashionable club in the city where
liquor could be obtained.
4 mad dog ran through the streets OF
New York yesterday and bit two boys and
u man. The dog was finally killed by po-
liceman Tee injured persons had their
wounds dressed at hospitals.
Edward Perkins, teller Of the Beverly
National Bank. at Salem. Mass, died yes
terdav morning of typhoid pneumonia. his
wife died with the same disease the night
before. and his two children are thought 10
be diving with 1t.
Mrs. Cheny. wife Of eX-Governar Cheny,
of Manchester. y. H.. while in somnam-
bulistic state yesterday morning. fell over
the railing Of the stairs TO landing ne
meath. distance Of 20 feet, and was very
seriously injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
RrrrcEyr ABOUT PROCEEDINGS.
The Drin of the Action of the Committee
ON the Window silver Bill

on the " AtAAANNA f7tAf
>.fl T.l,qr1n. 10 ne Rsg's'.r
WAsuNGroN. March 17.-Thc MEM
bersof the House Committee ON Coinage
am. very rcticeut concerning their pro-
cc,dings. this morning, while they had
rndcr consideration the Window bill,
authorizing the issue of Treasury notes
or. dcpostS OF silver bullion. No final
conclusion was reached. but the general
drift of tine action of the Committee,
s1 FAR as 10 has gone. appears TO be
m the direction of SuoStantlal
agreement with the Senate bill
reported by Mr.. Jones. of Nevada, ON
February %. but with the compulsory
feature omitted To-day the House Com
miftee struck ont section of the VIM
dom hill which authorizes the Secretary
of tine Treasury. with the approval OF
tLc President. Co suspend the receipt OF
silver bullion. when he is satisfied that
thc price is arbitrarily nominal or
fictitious. and although the amendment
WAS lost. which was proposed 10y Mr..
Barjiuc. toma6e the treasury notes Is
sued for silver bullion payable in lawful
money. as provided In section % Of the
senate biiL Instead Of in silver bullion
ut the market price. ON pre-
,rutatiou. or m silver dollars, at
thc option of tine holder. or
iu gold coin al the option OF the Govern
mont. as provided ia the Window bill.
Still motion 20 reconsider is pending.
and at the next meeting of the commit
tcc this amendment may Dee adopted. In
that event the only difference between
tbr TWO bills would be that the Senate
bin requires the purchase every month
of Sf.5OO.OOO worth of silver bullion
without regard 90 It's origin. while the
House bill would authorize the deposit
iu exchange for Treasury notes of all
the silver produced in the United States,
but not of amy foreign silver
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
SCENE OF COMMOTION.
\ Saltpeter Refinery Blown Up and sew
craI Buildines Damaged.

cral buildings Damaged.
MuLvnLE. y. j.. March l7.-At 5
o'clock this morning a fire broke out in
a building used for refining saltpctcr
at Whitan, Tatum 4 Co.'S flint glass
works.
The building was a wooden structure.
and its contents were large watts filled
with Saltpctcr. and this cOmbustiblc
matter was a roaring furnace in less
than three minutes, sending sheets OF
flames high in the air, preceded by dense
clOudS of white smoke. obScWing the
Sun.
The fire department was soon on the
scene, but the firm warned them against
throwing water ON the building, as II
would result in terrible explosion. and
the frcmcn turned their attention 10
other property. The flames cOmmuni-
Gated to factories Nos. 9 and 10, and Ia
an iron foundry next to the Saltpcter
house. The foundry was partially de-
StrOyed. but the flames of the factory
were soon cXtinguiShcd.
When the Saltpcter house was con-
sumcd the water flowing around the
building communicated with the re-
naming Saltpcter. causing it TO eN-
plodc with IA terrific report, throwing
planks and boards over the roofs OF
other buildings, shaking the ground
like an earthquake. and SCATTERING the
windows in the large pot house adjoin-
ing the building destroyed. The fire
men had a miraculous escape from in
Jury. JoShna Erickson was in the
Saltpctcr house when the fire started.
He was cnveloped i'm the flames and his
hair and clothing nearly burned off.
lie was rescued with difficulty. The
loss is at present unknown: no inSu-
rance.
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TONGUES OF FLAME
DEyOUR A FOUR STORY BRICK BLOCK IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
Disastrous Blaze in Which Ten Firemen Lose Their
Lives-Walls Crash in and Many Others Lose
Their LiyeS-Relef Parties Hard at
Work Among the Ruins

INDIANAPoIIS, Ind, March IL
What at first seemed an Insignificant
fire in the Bowen-Merrill book store
this afternoon resulted in catastrophe,
in which at least four men were killed
and dozen wounded, some OF whom
will die. The building occupied by the
book company was fOur-story and
marble front building facing Washing
ton, jusc west of Meridian. The fire
started shortly before 3 o'clock near
the furnace in the suh-baSement. The
fire department, when ii arrived. seemed
at loss to locate the fire and began
pouring water into the building at front
when the seat Of the trouble was in the
rear For two hours the fight had con-
tinued in this way until a majority Of
the spectators had left under the i'm
preston that the fire was out. About
$50. however, there was terrible crash
and the entire building except the front
wall fell inward At the time number
of firemcn. yarously estimated at eight
to twenty, were on the roof OF the
building and were buried in the debris,
which was piled 40 feet high with all
the walls Of the burned building. I'm
mcdiately the work Of reScuring the
living and eXtricating the dead was be-
gun by at least 500 volunteers who, in
addition To the uninjured iiremen and
members of the police force, formed a
corps Of workers.
LATER.-At this hour eleven o'lock)
the work Of cxcavating the ruins of the
Bowen Merrill fire is still i'm progress.
So far ten iircmen are known to be dead.
At this hour the workmen digging in
the mass of brick. iron and mortar are
trying 10 cXtricatc man whose
face. bloody and bruised, ap-
pears just above the debris. He is
supposed to be- Daniel Jones, pipcman.
His feet are caught by a huge iron
girdcr and he is being literally piled
with stimuantS TO keep him alive.
Underneath him is another man who is
supposed TO be dead. The scenes at
the fire headquarters this evening have
been only exceeded in interest by those
lat the homes Of the dead iiremcn.
The cause of the loss of life j. as
yet not quite apparent. DuOing the
two hours and half during which
the fire was burning there had been
scarcely flame visible to the spectators
in the streets. and the volume of smoke
had been so dense as to utterly ObStruct
the vision. To effect an entrance to the
building. was made by frcmcn, who had
been previously held back by the dense
smoke Ladders were raised from the
front ano rear Of the building and
the building literally swarmcd with
fircmcn. The crowds in the street be-
gan to dispcrSc and everybody consid-
cred the fire practically eqtinguiShcd,
when there was sudden crash and the
building fell i'm. \ fund has already
been started for the relief Of the
injured firemcn and the families of those
who are dead, which has alreached a
total Of -. 600. The Coroner has been
investigating and will hold an inquest
tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
Tho situation at vicksburg.

VrcKSBrRc. Miss. March l7-River fell
four inches in the past forty-eight hours.
The river is falling for distance of twenty
miles above and five miles below. the
Raleigh crevasse, which is steadily widen
inc. and was six hundred feet wiGe tnls
morning The food will submerge the lalr-
est portion of North louisiana Sle@lilers
are now removing stock from the ! ieNMas M
,,s,.;.b and i'm localities reached by rail. re-
inoyaI is the order of the day. Water is
also showing up at Lake One, the damage
viii be immense. though stock VIII un-
doubtedlv be saved for the most part
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
or INTEREST TO SOLDIERS.
nu, Referring to Pensions and Competi-
tive Examinations.

Hiu, Referring to Pensions and Compett-
tive Examinations.
WA~uNoroN. March l7.-Scnator In
calls to-day introduced bin providing
that soldier who has lost both eyes. or
ONE arm and one leg. may get married
at any time hc may So desire. 20 some
One to take care of him. and at his death
the soldiers widow shall receive 81 a
month a, long as she remains single. II
the soldiers wife refuses Co live with
and carc for him he may, after his alb
absence OF SIX months. procure dl-
yorre from amy County Court upon the
payment of -.
a hI was introduced iu tine Senate to-
dly providing that iu ali pubiicwork> and
d.u1rtmeutS of ehc Government. and in
competitive and uon-competitive exam
nation, under the Civil Service Com
mission. all houorably discharged union
soldier, and sailors shall have prefer
ence for ccrifcation and appointment
All heads OF departments and other per
SON, having the power of appointment
who fail to comply with the spirit oi
this bin shall bc guilty OF "a diSdemeanor
and subject 90 punishment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
FIGHTING i'm Church.

PorGuKEEPsIE. y. Y. March IA dis
e,raceful scene occurred in st. Mary's Cath
olic Church lust before the commencement
Of the morning service Sunday One ofthe
narishioners. named George Hughes, a
prominent merchant of this city, and Father
Fairly had some trouble over the right of
Mr. Hughes TO pew No. II. When Hughes
and his son occupied it this morning the
trouble was renewed, Hughes and Fairly
having a war of words over the matter,
ending in Father Fairly hitting Hughes in
the face. after which three men, one Father
Farly's nephew. came to the latter's assist
ance. and a man named Cullen pounded
Hughes numerically in the face and on the
head and neck Hughes swore out war
rants for the arrest Of all four Of his assail
ants Father Fairly says Hughes struck
him first
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Excited Public Indignation.

PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE shocking
phase assumed by the blind asylum in the
arrest and binding oyer of Harry King, on
the oath Of Joseph w. Zane. blind boy OF
the institution. has excited public indigna-
ton to the highest pitch, and IT IS the pur-
pose Of the authorities to bring the case To
speedy trial.
King was yesterday committed 10 prison
bv Magistrate Pole in default of =, 900 bail.
Magistrate Pole returned his cOmmittal 20
the District Attorney this morning, and the
case was as promptly turned over 10 the
Grand Jury The boy Zane was summoned
before that body. and after his evidence
had been submitted, true bill Of indict-
ment was found against King, charging
him with immoral practices. The time for
the trial has not yet been fixed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
Nv yaIe students Drowned.

New HAVEN CT, March 1.-THE bodies
of two Yale students Edwin Rowe, mem
bcr of the senior class and Darius hennan'
a member of the freshman scientific class
were washed ashore at West Haven today.
Yesterday morning they hired a sail boat
and went to Milford, about ; miles down
the sound. They started for home about
O'Clock i'm the afternoon against a strong
wind and heayp sea. They MANAGED 70
work up TO the entrance to TINS haro9r,
where their boat was dashed against the
brcaxwater and the young men were
Thrown ont and dr0Wned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
Mode some Kind Of a settlement.

CHICAGO. March 17.-State's Attorney
oneenecker does not think he will be
called upon TO prosecute d. D. Spencer,
,,bo wrecked the Cook County National
Rank Of which he was President, in $50,
and has since been living quiet lie IN
Germany until his return 10 Illinois snort
time ago. .a;,..,s for
enbezzlement." said the States Attorney
and it was charged that his steaiihg IA
amounted to nearly half million; out ie tne
case was stricken of by Mr. Mills IN ms ms
last year who thought it would be reinsta-
ted. but don't imagine it ever VIII pc lor
lack of evidence ! understand that Spen-
Ger made some kind of settlement WIN
the stockholders before coming DacA'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-18
HIS TROUBLE ENDED.
Career of Man Who Made and Lost Two
Fortunes.

New YORK, March IA career full
of romance came TO an end when VIM
II. Ellis died. in East Houston street,
yesterday.
Mr.. Ellis began life as pupil Of his
father, who was one of the most expert
wood carverS in the country. The
Chanccl of Trinity Church is monu-
mcnt of their skill, and figurehcads on
all the then famous Black Ball Line of
steamers were the work of their hands
About fifteen years ago the spirit Of
adventure took complete control of the
younger Ellis, and he left his comfort
able home and sailed To the British
Honduras. Investing his money in land,
he began the cultivation of cotton.
During an inSurrection among the ma
tivcs his house was burned and his crops
destroyed. Accompanied by his faith
ful body servant he escaped in row.
boat, and after many hairbreadth es-
capcS they reached plague-stricken
island. Both were taken down with fe-
yer and the servant died.
Ellis was nurSed back to life by the
daughter OF native chief in whose hut
he found shelter. When he regained
strength to travel he started for Amer
lea. Reaching New York. he learned
that his father. wife and children had
all died during his absence. Dishcart-
ened for a time only, he again began the
battle for bread Two maiden sisters
with whom he made his home
had to be provided for. Fortune
seemed at last to smile upon
him. and he was soon the owner of
$4,000 worth of raw cotton. 1t was
stored ina warehouse and purchaser
had been found. The day before the
sale was to have been conSummatcd the
building and its contents burned. Then
he began the manufacture of boiler
compound. The chemicals used in max
ing the compound became absorbed into
his system. and ne was again stricken.
For two years he had been bedridden,
and he and his two unmarried sisters
lived in gcntecl poverty.
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1 sInte Brick Factory.

CARLISLE. Pa. March 17.-There is a
GOOD prospect of an extensive new industry
being established at Pine Grove furnace
bv the company which is interested m the
lands and railroad headed by Col ). Z.
Fuller It's proposed to start slate brick
factory. On the Companys lands, near
Tumbling Run. about two miles from Flne
Grove furnace. there exists great deposits
of slate IN is stated that large kilns will
ho bnilt M pine Grove and "a narrow gauge
railroad run between. the quarries and
kilns. and that the capital stock of 500.
900 has been raised, and that work Will
soon be commenced.
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4 AcoNFIDENTIAL CLERK MISSING.
Nearly ii Quarter ola Million Gone in Real
Estate SpeculatiOns.


Chicago, March l7.-Wm. VI. Craig
the confidential man of the c. j. l..
Never Il Sons Lumber Company, is
missing and it is charged that the books
Of the company show irregularities on
his part amounting to many thousand
dollars. The recent failure of Meyer *
Sons is said to have been due in part, at
least. 10 Craig'S operations. Craig has
been speculating in real estate to the
extent of nearly quarter Of a million
dollars.
Soon after the Meyer failure Craig
was cited in court TO answer questions
i'm regard TO the firm and its collapse.
He Swore that he had executed a num-
her of notes to the order of the company
as accommodation paper, to help ii tide
over a crisis. The company he said
really owed him about 5000. The
books of the company seemed to sup
port his statement. but the books were
kept by him. and it is now explained
were wrong. Attachment suits aggre-
eating $4,000 have been commenced
against Craig.
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Nrw YonE. March l'.-Deputy SoipI1i.S. :, NM.
sioner of Public Works, Beinain a. '''' -,
lin. was arrested to-day IN Ms, hls s,,,nJ
Cnaiiio' mann, 5iT bv the grand jury. He i7
asa.nssa s.,a ,yith receiving bribcs in the
csiarssg oeice when ne was order-of-arrest
'I',ii, shel,', r9dcr sheriff Grant He was taken
.leth ,bo IIis district Attorneys Office. Other ar
s,s o ~ viii follow Martin was arraisn,1 ~
before Judge Mastin in his private ron ,I no 4,
Ganer 9eioa sessions and gave bail for siyOVo ,f
-, ool ann@ar =. before Judge Fitzgerald i.S QH ii b
70 70 apPeSt IN The Indictment on whi9n ,,,., ne
uas , aIrested TSs was found by The snl !Ir ,.9
cn - tho 70 testimony OF Charles I" 49,, - B1t-
a and Jobn hoffman. Of the ia" hrn' ~
- C.,filrnau K Hubbard
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A school Teacher Commits suicide.

CINCINNATI. March l7.-Miss Kate OFT, a
teacher in the public schools. shot herself
through the temple last night, at her home.
during fit of dependency caused by ill
health. She had resigned her position last
Thursday. and her family had planned for
her a trip TO California. But her mind was
too much disordered to wait for the expert
ment Of trip for health, and, after bidding
her brother good night, she shot herself as
She Law on a sofa in the sitting room.
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The Demurrer Sustained.

SplciII ItIf1r11l % tlt ItytSIfF'
CHARLESTON, w. VA. March IT,
Gen. y. COTS demurrer in the damage
suit brought against him in the Circuit
Court by w. IL. Morris. for $4,000 dam
ages. was sustained to-day. but Morris
was given time to amend his declara-
tionS. Morris, in his bill, alleges that
Goff i'm his contest for Governor against
Fleming. contested his (MorriS') vote on
the ground of not being of sound mind
hnncn an illegal vote.
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n MUST BE II 'oe.
The Result of the Meeting of the Worlds
Enir Committee.

The Result ot the Meeting OF the N"flu :
Fair Committee.
WA~ulNCroN. March l1.-Thcre was
another lively meeting of the Worlds
Fair Committee to-day. MeSSrs. Frank.
of Missouri. and Bowdcu. of Virginia,
were absent from the city and Mr. VIII
sor was engaged iu the ballot box in-
Ne-tigatiou. As consequence Chicago
temporarily lost two members favorable
tl Lcr. and the committee was tied up
>u a, Co Dee unable to achieve any posi-
tive progress. The fifth section Of the
hiI was the first matter under discus
sion. To this section Mr.. Beldcn. of
New York. last Saturday offered am
amendment requiring "a positive
guarantee by tine citizens of
Chicago of % ten million
dollar fund 10 soon became evident
chat the committee was equally divided
ou tue proposition. and 10 was passed
over for the time. When section S.which
leaves blank thc date FOR holdmgSthe
fair. was reached. Chairman Chandler
urano-pd to nm i'm the blanks 81 rs 20
provide for the dedication and celeora-
zion October l3. lSg2. and for tho mold
iue of thc fair boa 1898. The Chicago
members had am along declared that
they were prepared to accept the views
of tlc committee on this point. although
personally they felt that IN Justice TO
tho foreign exhibitors and i'm view of the
DELAY on the part of Congress i'm acting
uuan tuc subject. 70 would be- better
,o hod the fair I'm 1898. There
fore. when the question was
put ou Mr. Chambers motion. they re-
Trained from voting. and the Chairman
found himself alone m voting Tor the
motion. aud 30 was lost Thercupon the
dates Ncr, filled u >o aS to require the
.air to bc opened Apr. 800. lS92. and
closed October 20 of the same year.
Tho entire Dim was then read over and
agreed upon. excepting section .. which
viii bc acted upon at another meeting
. tu DID. held tomorrow. when 10 is hoped a
rul attendance viii Dee had 10 is prob
able that if the Chicago mcu 90 there in
force. then they win make au effort To-
reverse thc action OF to-day. fixing the
date fnr holding the Fair