Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-31

taking advantage of her knowledge of
the state of affairs to levy blackmail
from the Prince. At one time the moth
er of the girl suspected that some
thing was amiss, but Countess uarisch
was ready with some plausible tale.
At last the girl fled to Mayer
ling by pre-arrangement with the
Prince, and few hours later her
death was known by the Emperor
but not by the distracted mother, who
in vain implored the Chief Of Police and
Count Taafe, the Austrian Premier, to
cause search to be instituted for her
daughter. The truth Of the double
suicide, or murder and suicide, is at
last definitely established by this pub
LEGATION. The news of the death was
brought to the mother by the Empress
of Austria herself. The pamphlet
shows that the Princes mind
had long before been given to
thoughts of suicide, but Marie did her
best to dissuade him from this fatal
step. 1t was not until hope for both OF
them had fled that she resolved to share
his death. For the first time
is revealed the indignities Of
fered to her dead body. How
she was carried away in sitting pos
ture between her two uncles, even a
coffin being denied her relatives when
moving her, how her mother was perse-
cuted and villified, how everything was
done to lay the blame on the girl, forms
narrowing story as told by the mother.
The alleged falsehoods circulated about
her are exposed and the daughters dy-
ing messages are given.
A Detroit despatch says that Prof.
Hogan, the balloonist Of the Exposition
ground, fell from his balloon and was
killed. He had assembled to height OF
nearly mile and was preparing to cut
loose with his parachute when he lost
his hold and fell to the ground, striking
without the grounds. When picked up
he was a Shapeess mass, mangled be-
You'd recognition. The catastrophe was
witnessed by about 10000 people. Ho-
gan had wife and two children. The
accident occurred at $50 this afternoon.
A special telegram to the REGISTER
from Washington, D. c., says: A number
of candidates to fill the vacancy in the
Inter State Commerce Commission, caus-
ed by the death of General Bragg, are
out, and there promises to be contest
between the West and South for the
place. Though Morrison lives close on
to the border, it is claimed by Western
representatives that they should get the
appointment because there is no man
on the commission from the region
West of the Mississippi. Therefore
several western candidates are being
suggested. The death of Gen
eral Bragg removed the only
Southern man from the COM
mission, and the South naturally claims
the appointment. If it goes again toAla-
bama, Judge Allen II. Merrill, form
er law partner Of Senator Pugh, will
probably be appointed Representative
Herbert, of Alabama, is said to be will
ing to resign his seat in the House to
accept the appointment II he can get it.
In view of the fact that the far
west and the south are both with
out representation on the commission,
it is being urged that the appoint
ment should go to the southwest, say
Texas or Arkansas, and both eX-Sena-
tors Reagan of Texas, and ex-Attorney-
Garland are suggested for appoint
ment.
Others spoken Of as candidates are
ex-Rep. Wilson of Mimi, Thomas Pat
terson of Colorado, and General E. S.
Bragg Of Wisconsin. The appointment
must go to a Democrat.