The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-04-12

A Collection of Interesting Items on rari-
ons Subjects. EspeeialAy Prepared for
the TASTY Reader.
At Snyder, Kau.. NonaI Tevriu locked
her twin sister Mana in n room Just as she
WIS about to elope with William Hawkfn-
son and took her place. William did not
discover the change until after the cere-
mony was performed, but now says he
will stick TO the one he married. The
other twin is FRUSTRATED
At Washington Sam Moore. negro,
was sentenced to death for murder His
neck was saved by the president commut-
ing his sentence to life Imprisonment.
His counsel claims that as Moore never
accepted the communication and the date
of execution is passed the prisoner can
not be held The case is watched with in
terest.
Confederate memorial day was OBJ
served throughout the south Wednes-
day.
Vice President Morton says he is in the
hands of his party as fur as denomination
is concerned
The capstone of the Mormon temple,
Salt Lake, WIS laid "Wednesday with inn
pressiye ceremonies in the presence of
10000 people.
There is no truth in the report of the
death of Captain Hatfield, the West Vir-
ginia outlaw. This is the fourth time
Hatfield has been killed, but he is still
alive
On May the carpenters and joiners of
six cities viii strike for an eight-hourday.
The six cities are Cincinnati, Denver,
Baltimore, Salt Lake, Decatur, Ills, and
Toronto q
The Straits of Mackinaw are now per.
fectly clear Of ice in every direction The
stiff gale Of the past two days has washed
all the ice away and navigation is open to
both lakes
AT Helenwood, Tenn, gang of fifteen
drunken toughs attempted to kill Sam
Cowan because he was elected marshal.
He received a bullet through the shoul-
der and another through his ear. but re-
turned the fire, killing Bill sykes. the
leader, fatally wounding two others,
and winging boy. Cowan was not ar
rested.
Arkansas Republicans instructed their
delegatesfor Harrison.
j. Pierpont Morgan has given 100000
to the New York trade school.
The differences between the Great Brit
ain and the United States, growing
out of the Behring sea matter, have. with
the single exception of the question of
damages, for the seal catch of this year,
1t is understood, been formally adjusted.
The heavy rains have wrought great
havoc in north Georgia and Alabama.
Chicago and Peoria capitalists will
build large distillery at Peoria, Ills, to
fight the whisky trust.
1t is probable that an international
monetary congress will be held in Chicago
during.the worlds fair.
Preparations are being made for the
laying of the cornerstone of the Grant
monument in New York ON the 27th inst.
The bodies of four of the victims of the
burning of the steamer Golden Rule, at
Cincinnati, were recovered Friday, nine
days after the fire
The word comes by the way of London
that Argentina will give the United
states a coaling station at Libertad on
the Rio de la Plata
The colored ministers of Baltimore met
In body Friday to protest against south
ern lynchings. They will meet again
Monday and pass resolutions.
The Yorktown, Adams, Baltimore and
Charleston, United States war vessels.
will soon be en- route to Behring - "a to
see that poaching is not practice this