Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-05


Neb. johnson proved TO be the best
slayer.
A Chinaman in a laundry at No. 2i5
Elizabeth street. New York, was roughly
handled by an infuriated mob last night
and but for police interference might nave
been killed He is accused OF having AZ
tempted an assault upon ten-year-oid
Italian girl. He protests his innocence:
Nevertheless, he was identified by the giri
and was locked up.
A work train on the Kansas City, Mem
phis and Birmingham railroad was run into
from the rear by fast freight tram at
Dansville. Ala, last night. Two brake
men were killed and i've other trainmen
hurt. misunderstanding In telegrapnlc
orders was the cause.
Manistique, Mich, is much exercised
oyer the escape Of Dan Heffron, found gull
tv Of keeping disreputable house. Here
tofore it had been impossible to convict
him, but friends aided him and he escaped.
A posse is in pursuit
A Chicago morning paper announces
that the Siemans and Halske Electric Com
pany, of Berlin, Germany, the largest elec-
tric company in the world, is about TO locate
in that city.
Kate Brown, a Chicago wife of five days,
committed suicide by shooting last night.
Dependency over former lover was the
cause.
Violent snow storms are ragingin Venice
and Trieste In the latter city .he snow IS
nearly two feet deep, and the roads arc
blocked in consequence. In the mountains
the fall of ssnow has been much greater.
and the ground is covered TO depth OF
four feet
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as treasurer OF Morgan county, Ind, 10
the amount of 5000. The shortage eA-
tends over twenty years.
A special from Rouse's Point, n. Y,
saws last night Phillips IL Casey's electro
type foundry was destroyed by tire. Loss,
$4,000.
An explosion of fre-damp occurred at
Elmwood colliery, at Mahanoy City, Pa,
YESTERDAY morning, and FIVE men were bad
iy burned. The gas was lighted by naked
lamp.
An ATTEMPT was made to wreck New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio passenger
train near Akron, o., last night. by placing
a lot of logs on the track. The engineer
saw the obstruction In time 10 save the
train. although the engine was ditched.
Nobody was injured.
The Democratic convention OF jackson
county, H., was the first to instruct It's
delegates 10 the National Convention 10
vote for Senator Palmer for President,
this having been done yesterday.
Representative Mills, of Texas, was
greatly improved yesterday. He was able
10 sit up ana IS attending 10 his cores
pondence.
Secretary Blaine Is still confined 10 his
house with a cold and was compelled TO
deny himself TO visitors yesterday. He ex-
poets TO be able 10 resume business at the
State Department tomorrow.
Fire broke out little after nine o'clock
last night in the drying room OF Martin
Bruggerman's brewery in St. Paul, Mimi.
and the building was completely destroyed.
Loss 10000; no insurance.
The second trial Of defaulting ex-Treas-
urer Woodruff, Of Arkansas, is set for
April ), in Pulaski county Circuit Court. .
Including five companies organized yes
terday with ell ,2000, 600 capital, the amount
of capital Represented by the different iron
companies organized TO work on the Mes
saba range in northern Minnesota, Is be-
tween {56.OO0000 and 100000. The
Buckeye Company, OF which Ex-Governor
Campbell is President, filed articles late
yesterday afternoon.
At New Orleans in the Merchants Club
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning match
was arranged between Corbett and Choyn-
ski for 5000 SIDE.
Suit was begun yesterday in the Circuit
| Court at New Castle, Wis, by Jesse Free
against Hank Free for So, 900 for alienat-
ing his wife's affections Hank Free Is q
wealthy stockman, who has lived In this
vicinity for about ten years.
Noah Porter, d. d., LII. d., formerly
President OF Yale College, and professor
Of moral philosoph and metaphysics, died
at his home in New Haven yesterday. He
was ~ years old.
At meeting OF the City Council OF Mem
phis. Tenn, last night, resolution was
unanimously adopted inviting Senator Hill
10 visit that city on his Southern tour.
Indiana's thirteen districts yesterday
selected their delegates 10 the Republican
national convention. The delegation will
| be solid for Harrison.
William J. Thompson. President OF the
| South New Jersey Jockey Club, was ar
rested yesterday for maintaining null
sance at Gloucester City in the form OF a
race track, where gambling and pool sell
! ing on races are carried on. Thompson en-
tered bail in 81 900.
| Last night a passenger train on the
James River division Of the Chesapeake
railroad was wrecked by huge bowlder
on the track l2 miles west Of Lynchburg,
Va. Engineer r. H. Flspp and Fireman
| w. C. Mosely, OF Richmond, were killed
Before the House Committee investi-
| eating the office Of Pension Commissioner
Raum, yesterday, Assistant Secretary
/ Bpssey stated that be had never known
any one, Mr.. Lemon nor any one else, 70
| bava any uofafr advantacn In Ureeeutipg
| pressing pension claims. He had never
| known Mr. Lemon 70 present claims 10 one
day that netted him ti00, ZOO in fees. nor
| did he know Of Mr.. Lemon indorsing notes
/ for Commissioner RaumL The investiRar
tion merely showed that Mr.. Bussey knew
very little about the charges that had been
made.
According 10 an oiicial estimate, one
huodred and five fishermen were drowned
| OF the Spanish coast In last Saturdays
| storm.
Last night at Richland, Ind. a man
named Williams, shot his wife, killing hes
| instantly. and then shot himself dying
! shortly after. Williams was tough char
actor Jealousy and separation were the
| causes.
Yesterday Van Thompson lcolored) wss
| hanged at Aboeyville, ~. C., for the mur
der OF john Bracxett, also coiored. Thonp'
/ son left written confession, In which be
acknowledged his guilt and Acknowledged
having killed Ephraim Laddis on the I'D
OF December, 1852.
The Senate had the Paddock Pure Food
| bill under discussion yesterday Mr.. Ves'
spoke against the measure at length, on
| the ground that Il was fayoring undue pa
ternali,m on the part Of the government
Mr.. Paddock spoke in favor Of IL