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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
COL. ARNETr'S SPEECH.
The wheeling Lawyers Eloquent in Be'
half of IA wheeling Man.

Specidi Teifgra0, 10 he Register.
WASHNGToN. PA, February 29.-Col-
onel Arnett'S speech in the Sanders muir
der trial here, yesterday, is regarded as
an able effort. For two hours did the
noted lawyer command the closest at
tention from the crowded court room,
as his earnest and eloquent plea was
raised in defense OF the prisoner.
In opening his speech the orator ex-
pressed his confidence that himself and
client, though they came from a sister
commonwealth, would be treated with
the utmost impartiality by the gentle
men of the jury. The next point touched
upon was the gravity of the crime.
Working along the same line, the diff
ferent degrees OF homicide were eN-
plained and the amount OF evidence
necessary for the jury to have In the
case il cOnvictS.
Having gone through with these pre-
liminaries. the speaker began to review
the evidence in the case. The teSti-
mony of Mrs. Sanders was first conSld-
cred. The speaker argued very strong
lv upon the possibilities and probabili-
ties of the woman having been mis-
taken. He declared that the testimony
itself showed the fact that Mrs. Sanders
herself was not certain that Teaters
and the man who fired the shot were
the same. Col. Arnctt made his great
est effort when he attempted 10 oyer
throw the evidence Of the Durr broth
ers. lie went over their testimony
closely. declaring that the sum Of it all
was an attempt 10 throw the response
biity from their own shoulders to that
of the defendant,
Their manner while upon the stand
was compared to that OF the defendants
and was declared to he in itself source
from which the jury could draw reason
able doubt as to their yeracity. Parallels
were drawn between the evidence Of the
Durrs. i'm which the testimony OF
the latter was made 10
suffer. The testimony, which
proved that Teaters aud Bush Durr
were of the same height and weight
was compared with the ante mortem
statement OF the murdered woman and
the result was declared to be a great
point for the defense.
The Colonel did not attempt to deny
that some OF the defense'S witnesses
were not of good character. but said they
were infinitely more deserving oil Oellel
than the Durr brothers.
Having gone over the evidence which
connects Teaters with the attempted
robbery aud having tried 10 overthrow
il. the speaker came to the latter part OF
his defense. From the path of the bul-
le: in the body of Mrs. Sanders and from
the position OF the bullet holes IL Ihe
doors and in the walls Of the house the
Colonel endeayored to convince the Jury
tbat II wa. probable that Mrs. Sanders
had accidentally shot herself.
Colonel Arnett will briefly address
the Jury at the opening Of court to
morrow morning. District Attorney
Parker will argue the case on behalf ot
the Commonwealth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
THE W0RKlNGMAN
AND how BEAUTRULLY(?) HE HAS FARtD
IN CONGRESS
At the Hands Of His Alleged Frisnds-7hs RsPubli-
cans Fail to Deliver the GOOds-KsspiIg a
Sharp Bye on Blaiue-Ths Subsidy
Schemes Will Not Pass
sDee,al zs,eoram 10 he Register

SPECIAL Ttie1rGn TO he Register
WASHINGTON, February % The
workingmen OF the country by study
OF the records of the present Congress
can get an excellent idea OF just how
good friend of the horny-handed sons
of toll the Republican party really is.
The work Of the session is now prac-
tically done, but among the bills passed
can be found the title Of not a single
one that was asked for by the great
labor organiza lions OF the country. or
course there are some workIngmen who
believe that the Mckinley Tariff bill,
which places heavier taxes on almost
all the necesSaries OF life was in their
interests. and il is possible that this
bill may prevent reduction Vi wages
In some industries, although IL at the
same time increases the cost of living
But of the other bills whose passage
was demanded by organized labor, none
has got through both houses OF Con
greSS. The eight hour back pay bill,
intended to enable Government work
men to recover for the extra time
over eight hours which they have
WOIhtu Niutt lht pltSShb N'"N-ANtt'A
eight-hour law placed OF the statue
books got through the House in man
gled form, but has been pigeon in
the Senate. Another bill intended to
compel the enforcement OF the eight
hour law in all government departments
and wherever government work was
done by contract or otherwise, has also
been put to sleep. There are several
bills before the House and Senate in
tended to restrict immigration, whose
passage was demanded by organized
labor but none of these has been acted
on. Hundreds of other bills intended
in one way or another to ameliorate the
condition of the wOrkingmen are also
in committees or on the cal
endars of the two houses, and there is
now no chance that they will receive
further attention at this session. Still
the Republican party is the friend OF the
work inpmau
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
HAVE THEfR EYE ON BLAINE.
Democrats Think He il Trying to Get Into
wrangle With England.


WASHINGTON, DC, February ~
The Democratic leaders in the House
are watching Mr.. Blaine with keen
and suspicious eye. They believe that
while he is trying 10 bring about prac-
tical free trade through his reciprocity
policy he is also maneuvering to OBJ
scure all other issues by getting the
country into wrangle with England
and other foreign powers. They be-
ieve they can detect symptoms OF a
purpose OF this kind in his attitude to-
ward the Canadian Government, in his
handling of the Behring Sea question,
in the attempt 10 get this Government
pledged TO the financial support OF the
Nicaragua Canal and in the Hawaiian
cable scheme. All these projects are
calculated, il is claimed, TO i'll
lure more or less English commercial
interests, as well as alarm her national
pride. The Democratic leaders believe
that the Behring Sea controversy is TO
be kept open for some months 10 come,
and that Mr. Blaine will so play his
cards as To Increase the friction between
this country and England until by the
time the campaign Of '92 Is ready TO
open. Il distinct anti-English feeling
will have been worked up in this coun-
try. With such a feeling aroused II
will be easy enough, so it is thought
Mr.. blaine figures, to couple with it the
old cry of british free trade In the
hope OF bringing the Democratic tariff
raforu into had Odor. Even If this lat
ter is not done it is felt that develop
ment OF a strong feeling OF hostility to
England would go far toward
obscurlng almost any question OF home
policy. no matter how important it
might be. These considerations have,
il is understood, had 4 good deal to do
in influencing the Democrats in taking
a hostile position toward Sone OF the
schemes now before Congress which the
Secretary of State Is endeavoring to
have put through. Among the schemes,
as already intimated, are the sherman
bill 10 loan the Government credit to
the Nicaragua Canal to the extent OF
slOO. 600, 900, which the Republicans
expect to get through before the ad-
iournment of Congress, the Hawaiian
Cable scheme which is in the nature OF
a subsidy as well as the Steamship Sub
sidv bill. These suspicious OF the DEM
ocrats are causing them to watch every
move OF the Secretary OF State and his
supporters in Congress with great keen
ness, and they will endeavor to check
mate Mr.. Blaine in every way they can.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
THE SUBSIDY SCHEMES
Have Poor Chance Of Getting Through
Congress-

SpseiqE Tflegrdm 10 be REGISTER
WASHIxGToN. ID. c., February -
The Republicans are exceedingly any
ions To pass the big steamship subsidy
bnl. They are prepared 10 go at any
length to do ii. But although they
have been making tremendous efforts
to get the absent Republican members
of the House back to Washington in
order to have a quorum of their own,
and their efforts have thus far
been unavaiing. They are still short
several members, with little prospects
of inducing the aOsentees to return
They are claiming that ten Demo-
cratic members will vote for the
subsidy bills, but this is not true. There
will not be five Democrats who Will vote
with them, and probably not over TWO.
The Democratic leaders, both in the
House and Senate, are against subsidies
and the party is with them. These
Democrats who vote for the subsidy olIls
will do so for private reasons. Iheh
there are number OF Republicans, eStl-
mated rs high as fifteen, whose consult
uents are so strongly opposed to the
subsidy scheme that their representa-
tives will not dare vote for it. Thus II
will be seen that the big job has poor
chances of getting through Congress
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
The school Book o0c-,ion.

sU.rll I-lsQrgr 'l ne h-gH'-F.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, February s2.-
The question that is giving the mem
bers of the Legislature more trouble
than any other and is the most difficult
for them TO decide correctly, is the
school book question. The members
are oyerworked, and At the same time
are Obliged 90 listen 20 the representa-
tives Of the different book houses ad-
yocat.hg their respective books, and
must trust 20 these representatives for
Information or study the books Tor
themselves. which is physical impoS-
sibaity. 10 seems that tho solution OF
the question is for the Legislature TO
pass am act creating q commission con-
sisting of five persons, one from each
Congressional district aud the state
Superintendent of Free Schools, who
shall have power 90 select the books, u1
the price and enter into the contract.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
, xo,able Week for Women.

WASHINGTON. d. c., February "a
in Washington for the women Of the
country. Two gatherings, at which
matters OF Interest to womankind Will
be discussed, are to take place during
the week. at Albaugh's Opera House.
The first of these gatherings is the ilrst
triennial meeting Of the Wonen's Ma
tional Council Of the United States.
The second gathering occurring dur,
;o@ tho week will be the twenty-third
a. an2naI washington Council Of the
American Womans Suffrage assoc
alton. This convention VIII oeglh i W on
Thursday. and will continue uhlll oun, ,.
day. A large number Of pronllneh.
women Of the country are mere u
attend the meetings.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
sEVENrEEN LOST.


san FRANCISCO. February ee. D. l-
now known that the captain and seven
teen sailors Of the ship Elizabeth were
drowned iu last nights wreck The
details Of the wreck are hard t0 obtain
as the point where the ship went on the
rocks is inlcccssablc by sea. and 90
reach il by land. a climb of several
miles over the mountains is Nee
essary. The place j, called
the Tennessee Cove and i,
four miles north of thi. entrance Go the
harbor on the Marine county shore.
The story OF the wreck as told hy One
of the survivors. is as follows. "Thr
vessel was sighted at Port Farley yes,
terday afternoon, and Captain Colcord
decided To sail in. The wind was blow
ing a furious gale from the southwest.
and finally the tug March came TO the
Elizabeth's assistance. The men say
assistance was refused because Of
eXorbitant charges asked by the
tug. The tug Alert then made
fast to the Elizabeth, but her haw,or
broke, and the ship drltcd before the
wind toward the shore just AS the
second hawser was made fast she struck
the docks. Then Captain ColcOrd
lowered the boat 10 take hi, wiir aud
children of. As the boat struck water
il capsized. throwing three sailor, into
the water They clung to the bottom
Of the boat, aud were picked up by thr
tug. The Captain family wcrr then
lowered In another boat and
taken 10 the mg by tho mate
and TWO .eameu. The boat
returned to the ship. aud %, occupant,
perishcd with the rest oi thr ships
crew. The tugs wrrr uuahl, tn grt 90
The ship. aud lat" 80 night returned i'
port. Early thi, morning ZOO" tug ".nt
o. the scene uf "a" wr',h. aud iHnnd
that nothing was lcft oi thr Elizabeth.
She had gone tn piece during ihr mfhi
A. soon a. llr wreck vi reported last
night the Port Pine iir saving .i""
,tarted in a liic boat for thr
wreck. They were bnluR tH"cd
by the tug when captain lrhN
was washed overheard hy biz
wave aud drowned. The iilr boat dId
not get near enough 10 the wreck and rr-
turned 10 the station. A5ou, midnight
last night the life crew was taken arfo,,
the bay on a tug and started over the
mountains 10 Tennessee Cove win
wicket ropes and other apparatus. 40
report has been received from them.
and it is not known u any of thr men
were rescued, The Elizabeth w4s 3D.
wooden ship built 40 New Castle, Me..
in l-s2 and was Of l,s1j tons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
A TERRIBLE DOOM.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN MINERS
LOSE THEIR LIVES
II Nova Sco'ia hins-Vsry Distressing Scenes
CONNECTED With the Awful Loss Of Life
Crowds FlOcking to the Placs-Sevsrisen
Sailors Perish IN the Sea.

SPRING HILL MINES. y. =. February
22.-To-day the effect OF Yesterday
mine disaster is felt more serlou>iy
Grief is depicted on every face. The
work OF recovering the bodies was
pushed forward, and the searching
party entered the mine al II O'Clock
last night. \ number of bodies were
taken up, and to-day the work has been
going on steadily. The dead are being
brought up more rapidly. aud 10 j. ,x-
/ pected most OF the dead Will be- out of
the pits to-day, except those who arc
buried beneath the falls 0f roof. The
total number 0f dead is now placed az
liz, TWO oi those injured died la.i
night. They were Willard Carter and
Joshua Mcneil.
To several iamilie, the anI,tinn
very great Reid Carter and hi, tw.
sons, Willard and Clarence. a.. all dead
Three SOnS 0f the Carmichael family
are dead-.l0hu. Andrew and William
Jesse Armishaw went down No. >lonr
yesterday and fonnd his three sons.
Jesse and Herbert and John Bainbride
and son, all lying together. The sight
unnerved and sickened him So that he
had 10 return to the surface without
them. He was frantic with grief
Two sons Of Robert McNcy under
fourteen are laid out side by side. Hugh
Bunt loses two boys. Andrew and Alex
ander. The sorrowful household, are
only a few OF the large number from
which the bread winners have been
Snatched.
To-day one meets everywhere women
and children weeping pileously. The
deepest gloom has settled over
the whole community. During tie
night people were astir and little knot,
OF men were eagerly discussing the -itu-
alton, A special train arrived from
WeStville and other mining center oi
Pictou county with the relatives OF thc
Others. A steady stream Oi cur.0u, ne0-
Pile has been pouring into the town from
all quarters, aud visitors are numerous.
Some OF the bodies taken out were lrar.
fully mutiated. Those Of them
who were beyond recognition
were identified by their clothing CO.,
marks on their bodies. 4 carpenter
shop has been temporarily converted
into dead house. tu which liI thc
,0rpSeS are taken aud then washed and
prepared for thrlr collins. 10 i~ 20 most
yruesOme sight. tn" shop i> coutu-
Ially crowded with sorrOWing relative.
OOkng for their dead Clergymcn oi
liiIerent denominations are doing What
hey can for the grief of the stricken
mes
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
ALL FOR FEDERATION.
The beginning OF "A Great Labor Move
ment started at kansls Guy.

KAN~A. CITY. Mo. February
Representative ~ lll thc tuiou- co.
ganilation, oi all the railroad. center
ing in Kansas City va held hcrr -.
day tor the purpose ol obtaining 700 ',
preston of opinion On The 4uc iinu. 90
/ federation. Three lnmirci 4ui
nifty delegate, wcr. present
representing the brotherhood OF
Railway Conductor, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Eng.n.rr-, the
brotherhood Of Trainmen, the Erothrf
hood of Railway Firemrn, the Switch.
mems Mutual Aid Association and the
brotherhood Of Railway Tclegraphers.
B. Il. Ray, chief oil the Conductor,
brotherhood. presided. After ,ey-
.ral speeche. rising vote - tho-r
In favor OF federation was called for
Every delegale arose % hls feet amid
much enthusiasm, waving 0i handher-
chiefs and cheering This, the ir,toi
a series Of meeting, o. be held through
out the country for the same purpose.
President GOmpers. ~ the American
Federation Of Labor. says it i> th"
beginning Of the greatest labor move
ment ever inaugurated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
NO BELGIANs AT CHARLERoI.
Wages at the Plate Glass Works There
viii he the Highest In the Country.

PIrrsRuRGH. Feb. 22.-ln speaking
of the alleged importation OF Belgian
glassworkers to the plate glass works
AZ Cbarleroi. w. +. Keller, of the
Charleroi NlcS, said last evening;
..There is absolutely no truth in the
statement that group of Belgians have
arrived at Charleroi. The story is ride
ulous because. in the first place, the
companv does not need to import Bel
gianS. They can get all the men they
want herr. either Belgians, English
men or Americans. 1t would cost
more to import them than to get them
AT hone. Then again, there is no
plaee to quarter them AZ Charleroi; 1t Is
impossible to get lodging places Tor
them and at all events the works VIII
not start up before the middle oil
Anril So that the owners would
have to pay for the mems keeping
for fully six or seven weeks before
they DO a stroke of work. Four
ifths of the skilled workmen there are
70 he English-speaking men. though a
few will be Belgians, but they will not
have to bring them from afar. The
wages al the Charleroi work Will be
higher than paid at any plate glass
works in the country.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
WAS EMPEROR WILLIAM DRUNK?
He Drank Much Wine and Had Ia BE
Supported From the Banquet Hall.

LoNpoy. February 22.-The Kaiser
of Germany has no such reason as his
uncle. the Prince OF Wales, TO stand in
dread OF public opinion. Otherwi.e he
might not have INDUCED in wine tO'the
extent that, according to Berlin dis
patch. he did at the dinner in his room
given by the Bradenburg Diet on Friday
ovening. The Emperor, IL is said,
# not drunk, was very near II,
and on leaving the banquet
hall, had to be supported by his chief OF
staff, Count Deschlieiien. The kaiser ;
speech was delivered in a maudlin way,
and was more Of plea than COM
mand. being in this respect a departure
from his usual tone. His utterances
were significant in one respect They
went to show that he Is beginning to
recognize the magnitude al the task lac
has laid out for himself Ia reforming
Germany TO suit his ideas, and ln snap
ing European polite, besides. The
Emperor evidently intended 10
sneak more. bat prolonged
attack Of hlrcuughs that compelled him
to SIT down, aud hi. siam cnurteCn>ly led
IN a round Of applause That gave MS
malesty a chaucr to >tfaightrn himself.
The Berlin papers, are. Oi cOHr>c, silent
about the wine part of the episode.
which is a general matter of gossip and
scandal. It is ssid ia cttenuation oi the
Kaiser's conduct that be- is sometimes
driven almost to madness by racking
mains In his head. and that when thes"
come. the wine cup IS the only escape
from misery
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
Government Troops Revolt.

PARIS. February 22.-Adyices re-
celyed by the GGulois, from Buenos
Avres. are 70 the effect that the govern
ment troops have reyolted In the prov
ince of Cordoba, and have seized the
Governors palace. In consequence oi
this uprising a state Of siege had been
declared throughout the province.
President Pellegrini has ordered that
the most vigorous measures be taken To
sunpress the outbreak, aud troops be
taken to Jnlumbra Rio Guam aud santa
Rosa. the last named place being the
centre Of the revolt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
ONLY EIGHT DAYS
Nor. Left for the Finy-frst Congress
Work to lie Done.

WASHINGTON, u. e., February -
Only eight full working days remain oil
the Fifty first Congress. and from now
on till the 4th Of March the proceed,
mos in both branches OF that body Wlll
nrobablv bc marked by the haste that
Is usual in the closing days OF snort
session. The chief effort in both houses
will be TO secure early and complete,
action on the appropriation bllls' ol
which but twO-the Army and the
fortitication-haye yet become laws
The status of the remaining approprla,
tion hills is as follows: The Naval Dill
awaits approval of the conference
report BIZ the House, the pension DIS
trict of Columbia and Military Academy
hills are in conference; the diplomatic
and consular bill is awaiting an order
for conference by the House; the sun
drv civil bill has been reported by the
senate committee and is on the Senate
calendar; the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial appropriation BILL and the
Indian appropriation bill are in the Sen
ate committee, and the pOstoffice, agrl
cnltnral and general deficiency oil
ewait the action of the House, the hrs'
named being unfinished business II
Committee OF the Whole. Ii Is ex
nect,.d that the Senate will devote IL
time during the week mainly to th'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23
THE QUEEN HEARS OF IL.
The Prince of Wales Dodging an Interview
With his Mother ON that Scandal.

LONDON, February 92.-The Prince ol
| Wales is just now engaged in dOdglnp
an interview with his royal mother. II
appears that the queen was not made
aware OF the baccarat scandal until
Thursday after her return to Windsor
castle from Osborne, and that Prince
! Henry, Of Battenbnrg, who has suffered
4 good many Sights at the hands OF
his royal broiher-in-law and future
king, was the medium for c0mml-
nicating the facts 10 her majesty,
which he did. 50 it iS reported,
by mentioning the subject, not
directly TO, but in hearing Of the queen.
Queen Victoria has Of late eyinced mach
anxiety rs to the moral welfare OF her
oldest son, and IL is believed that she
credited him with excellent behavior.
The baccarat story, with its oath-bound
pledge TO secrecy and its all night in
diligence at the gaming table, has agi-
tated her majesty to serious degree,
not only because Of the glaring evil
dence OF bad habits in the prince, but
also because it tends to make the prince
ridiculous. The Radicals are making
the most Of the affair." and keeping the
home secretary worried with questions
as TO the enforcement Of the gambling
laws. Mr.. Matthews stands it with the
best grace he can, and he is winning the
golden opinions of the Prince of Wales
by his tact in avoiding an acknowledge
ment that the Prince and his aristo-
cratic friends were guilty Of criminal
offenSe. An unfortunate fact for Mr..
Matthews is that, 4 few months ago, he
issued special instructions to the heads
Of the police to deal severely with the
vice Of gambling, which had become
very prevalent. Under these orders
numbers OF workingmen's clubs have
been suppressed and the promoters i'm
prisoned or fined. Even among the
Tories there is a widespread feeling
that the craze for gambling which IS
consuming the fortunef Of 50 many
noble houses, is ~ much in need Of
drastic treatment As the cheaper pas
tftnne ~ tho uonr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-23

RAroN. \. NJ, February ~ r-Ier'
day morning about II o'clock Seth y
Russell aud j. W cook were riding
along the Vermajo between the Lee
and Armstrong ranches about MY
miles from here IN this county. They
were Gred into 10y some unknown party
and Russell was almast instantly Killed
Cook saw two Mexlcans getting away and
bred al them. he thinke hs hit one. Botf
men were 10 the employ Of the Maxwell
Grant Company and that company ha'
arranged to track the murderers Ol
bloodhounds from Trinidad. Rnssel
leaves a widow and two children, anC
was - years Of age. lie was until re
Gently deputy sheriff Of this county and
deputy L. ). Marshal for this district