Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-04
Condensed News from Sundays Registe

Condensed News from Sundays Register.
Forest fires in Garrett county, Md,
are spreading over the mountains.
Of the 2,1O5 immigrants landed at
New York Saturday, LAPS were ltal-
ianS.
New England was visited by earth
quake shocks on Saturday. No dam
age was done.
Jockey John H. Adams committed
suicide at the Fair Grounds in ST. Louis,
by cutting his throat, last Friday.
Hon. Alphonso Taft, ex-Secretary Of
War, and ex-Minister to Austria and
Russia, is dying at Los Angeles, Cal.
John O'Connell e Sons large shoe
factory was partially harmed Saturday
at Marlborough, Mass. Loss $4,000.
Charles d. Freeman, Grand Master Of
the indie pendent Order of Odd Fellows
of the State of Pennsylvania, died at his
residence at Philadelphia, Friday night
At Lanapier, 1. T., 800 negroes, well
armed, are swearing vengeance on the
community for the death of one of their
brethren, who was found dead near the
post office.
NJ. P. Miller, agent for Hicks &
Dickey, of Philadelphia, last Saturday
bought the plant of the Crown and
Cumberland steel work at public sale at
Cumberland, Md, for S3S, 600.
The exploring party sent out by Frank
Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper year
ago crossed the Chilikat mountains by
a route never before travelled by white
men, and arrived at Tacoma, WASH, on
its return, having endured great hard
ships.
Prof. Foster says the next storm wave
will leave the Pacific Coast on the 9th
of May, reaching the Atlantic Coast
about the 18th. Foggy and cloudy
weather will accompany this storm.
The rainfall will be something greater
than usual.
At 10 o'clock Saturday night two
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad brake
men got into q quarrel at Steubenville
over game of cards, and commenced
fighting. One of the men drew a knife
and stabbed the other three times,
which will likely prove fatal.
Fire has made desolate large por-
ton of Southern New Jersey, and unless
rain comes soon the pine cedar forest
will be burned. People are so discour-
aged that they make no effort to check
the flames. A solid sheet OF flames e.
tending five miles RACES near Shamong.
The naval exhibition on the Chelsea
embankment was opened Saturday,
when the Prince of Wales, in the uni
form of an Admiral of the British Navy,
presided. The paSSageway was lined
with naval and military officers There
was flash from the top OF the light
house and the exhibition was declared
opened to the public.
The corporators of the Pittsburg,
Washington and Southern Railroad
Company met at Warrington Saturday
and completed their organization.
BlackvilleS delegation reached there
early in the forenoon. A Board of Di-
rectors and the proper officers
were elected. f. M. Jackson,
was elected President, Thompson Stro-
snider, Vice President, A. n. Richard,
Treasurer, and Chas. w. COwan, Secre-
tary. Along the line through which
new road will run, beside being fine
agricultural country, large beds of pot
ter's clay, glass sand, fire clay, sand
stone and iron ore are abundant. The
road will cross the proposed Wheeling
and COnnellSvlle road, making connec-
tions with Washington and Waynes-
burg Railroad at WayneSburg, making
an air line from PittSburg into the heart
of West Virginia.