Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-03
NEWSLETS.
Interesting Pieces of Telegraphic News In
small space.

A mother and five children were killed
last night by jumping from the forth story
window of burning house in Posen, Ger
many.
All carpenters in Ottawa, Ills, have gone
out on SsstrikS becei &c fhiSr demand Tor
an eight hour day, without REDUCTION OF
wages, was refused.
IL has been decided that the annual In
ternational Socialist Congress will be held
in London on June next The Congress
will discuss the question OF an Information
al strike for the purpose OF securing
working day of eight hours
Fire started in the Opera house at
Greenville, Miss, yesterday and before IL
was ouenched, had destroyed thirty or
more buildings. Loss, 100000; insurance,
$4,000.
Charles McMullen, a negro in Jail at
Houston, Texas, attempted 10 hang him
self while under the impression that no
was TO be taken TO Sedalia, Mo. From this
IL is suspected that he is the man VINO
raped Mrs. Taylor in the presence OF her
husband.
A desperate encounter has taken place
between force of police and notorious
band of robbers, long terror 10 lnhaDit-
ants of the province OF Thessaly, Greece:
one robber was killed and all the rest OF
the band were captured.
An East Liverpool, Ohio, special says
that Yesterday VIM. Denamore, aged lob
wears. East Liverpool's oldest citizen, died.
He was born at Lockport, n. Y. In 1883,
and served in the war Of lsl2 and the war
with Mexico.
Secretary Blaine is back at his desk In
the State Department, and at work on the
Bering sea matter.
A million marks worth Of property was
destroyed by fire in Hamburg yesterday.
The British steamer Crimea reports that
the Maine, from New Orleans, has burned
at sea. There were forty persons on board
and she carried a cargo Of t235,OOO. The
fate of those on board is unknown.
The French government has received
alarming news OF attacks by King Da-
homey's men upon the French garrison In
the Blight OF Berrin. Reinforcements have
been sent 10 the garrisons.
John Timothy. of Pittsburg, was arrested
Yesterday, charged with killing his wife
bv kicking her in the abdomen.
The French trans Atlantic steamer La
ChaupaRne. arrived at Sandy Hook last
night She has on board the Hon. White
law Reid, United States Minister 10
France.
One Of the finest school buildings in the
State burned at Charlottesville, Ind, last
evening. The loss, including $1,000 worth
of hooks. will reach 500, 900. Six hundred
nupils attended the school, with fifteen
teachers. Origin Of fire unknown.
An officer OF the Franklin Umbrella Co,
OF New York, said yesterday that his firm
had refused 10 join the umbrella trust, and
that the trust had already antagonized the
dealers and gloria cloth manufacturers 10
such an extent that they refused 70 do
business with the trust
In the Raum investigation yesterday the
commissioner stated that he had been
absent from his Office l37 days in two years
and four months; that he aimed 10 keep
relatives Of pension attorneys out OF SER
vice in the Bureau, and that he bad never
stocked up'' in granting pensions on ac-
count OF the condition OF the treasury.
Burglars broke into the Huffman jew
elrv Company's store at Quincy, III, last
night ana secured between $4,000 and
$1,000 worth of goods The burglars got
away with enough iewelry TO Eli large
trunk.
Asa c. Potter, ex-President Of the Nav
erick National Bank. Boston. yesterday
pleaded not guilty 70 nine indictments. HIS
counsel moved TO quash, and the court
fixed April q TO file the motion.
The Lagrange, La, postoffice was en-
tered by burglars last night and robbed Of
81. 500 in stamps and registered mail.
There is no clue 70 the robbers.
John Baker, ex-aldermsn Of Lancaster,
Pa, died last evening from blood poison
ing resulting from the scratch Of pet cat
received two weeks ago.