Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-29
SUNDAY CONVERSATIONS.
Interesting Telegraphic News Boiled
Down from Sunday's "KegiSter"

SUNDAY CONVERSATIONS.
Interesting TeIegraphic News Boiled
Down from sunday "KegiSter."
The scale conference committee Of
iron manufacturers and workmen met
in PittSburg Saturday, but no settle
menC was arrived at. Until the nine
hour clause is eliminated the manufac
rers refuse to sign the scale. The
workers refuse to make the change.
1t is said the nine-hour clause will be
retained and small concessions made by
the men to even up. The National
rolling mill signed the scale Saturday
night, being the first TO do so.
The annual shutdown of all window
glass factories began Saturday. The
shutdown is 10 last SwO months.
At the meeting Of the Executive
Board of the Knights of Labor at Co.
lumbuS, o., Saturday the constitutions
Of the district assemblies redently or
ganized were examined and approved.
Another unsuccessful attempt was
made in the Elliott murder case 20 get
the contents of the newspaper article of
the World Of February 22d, which was
attributed to Osborn, the deceased.
The reported contemplated marriage
of Mrs. Logan TO Pension Attorney
Lemon has been denied prominent q.
A. Il. man, who is u close friend OF the
Logan family.
A member Of the Yale Law Class,
named Fitz Daniel Ermentrout, Of
Reading, son of the ex-Congressman,
refused 20 pay Il billiard bill, and his
diploma was garnisheed in the hands of
the corporation. Prof Dexter, Secre-
tary of the corporation refuses to give
I'D the diploma until the bill is paid, not
caring to assume the liability Of
suit. \ settlement is looked for.
Mrs Elias Robbins, of Wyoming, Pa,
was suddenly stricken blind few days
ago, while jumping rope with her A.
year-old. The case is strange one,
and is puzzling all the physicians.
Secretary RuSk'S orders imposing a Is
day quarantine on all sheep and swine
entering the country from Canada, has
been raised By the Secretary, the Cana
dian Government having complied with
the requirements.
Samuel Morgan was sentenced by the
United States Court, 10 eighteen months
in the penitcnfiary, for robbing the
po>toiiice at Pleasant Valley, Jackson
county, this State.
Injunction papers were served upon
Governor Campbell and Adjutant-Gen-
era Dlll. by Sheriff Custer, at Column
bus. O., restraining them from remOv-
ing the commissioned officers Of the
First Regiment at Cincinnati.
For the first time in the history of
this country we are to have series of
naval manGuvres, involving the prob
lens of actual warfare as presented on
the attack on one of oar great maritime
ports by foreign naval force, and its
defense by the American navy. For
years past Great Britain, France, Italy,
and other European naval powers have
annually practiced similar man@uvreS,
sometimes, as in the case Of Great
Britain, at heavy expense, but the re-
suits have been so important as to JUS
tify the expenditure. In the case of the
United States there has been since the
war no naval force adequate TO carry
ont manGuvres OF any value. Secretary
Tracy has prepared a scheme to carry
out his views, which will be given effect
at once.
Meagre details were received of a
cyclone which passed over % miles of
Colorado last Thursday night. Houses
were blown away, trees uprooted and
carried away, and crops for many miles
were ruined.
A ten-year-old boy, named Hugh
Clayton, living at Hannatown, Pa, at
tempted TO fire horse pistol loaded
.stL L. F.;1 l,i OF
tempt he placed the piece against his
stomach and pulled hard on the trigger.
The pistol was discharged 1t recOiled
with such force as TO drive the piece
into his stomach as though it had been
a bullet. Several large blood vessels
were burst and the boy fell over and
died.
The Ministerial Council which En-
peror William has held previous to his
departure on his foreign tour has given
orders to accelerate the negotiations
for the formation Of a Central Euro
pean customs union, to treat the anti
grain law agitation as non-existing un-
less food riots occur and to issue lot
terry amounting TO 100000 marks to
assist in furthering the enterprise of
Ma LOT w is Ill dll III DUAtu All lOd
Sculptor Slemering has nearly com
pleted his great colossal bronze group,
America Awakening Her Sons to Fight
for Liberty" The group IS full of life
and action. Seen by itself it appears
colossal, and yet it is only part of the
great Washington monument, which
will be erected next year in Paramount
Park. Philadelphia.
Ten years ago the Pennsylvania
branch of the Order of the Cincinnati
gave Prof. Rudolf Slemering, o. Ber-
lin. an order for this work. Ever
since the master has been at the TASK,
and now the work is nearly completed.
The large model of the monument
may be seen at Prof. Slemering's studio.
Thirteen steps of Swedish granite.
representing the thirteen original
States, lead to the base of the monu-
ment. At the top of the steps the
figures of elkS, buffalo, wild. horses.
and other animals indigenous TO
America, are placed in reclining
position.