The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-12-20
news I'M A NuTshzlL.

NEWS IN Al NUTSHELL.
Items of Interest Gathered From All Parts
of the world.
indianapolis has 600 destitute poor.
The shoe business is Frightening at
Lynn, Mass.
The negro exposition opened at Augusta,
Ga, with great ceremonies.
Major General Kode1itsch, a famous
sportsman, died at San Re no of apoplexy.
G. H. Andrews, the millionaire iron king,
OF Youngstown, o., is seriously ill. Apo
plexy.
An effort is being made to establish
closer trade relations between Australia
and Canada.
The general Office and all branches of the
Frankfort lottery were closed tight at
Louisville Monday.
The National Wall Paper company of
New York has been incorporated in Mis-
souri, Capital stock, $4,000, 600.
Near indianapolis robbers secured $10,-
600 in gold from the cellar of David Stout,
an old farmer and miser. No clew.
Buffalo Bill aspires to be governor of
Nebraska. He is said to be very popular
with the people in the western part of the
state.
In New Mexico hundreds of head of cat
tie and sheep have been stolen by gang
of rustlers under the leadership of Porfiro
Triyillo
The ''carryingr boys struck Mt a Home
stead (Pa.) glass factory. Other boys took
their places and there was a free fight. All
quiet now *
AT Bourbon. Ind, William Riggles
snapped supposed empty revolver at lis
little brother Charles. The boy was fatal
ly wounded
The japanese parliament voted no con-
fdence in President Hoshi Toru, but he
| positively refuses to resign The parlia-
ment will petition the AIikado.
AT Tegucigalpa, Honduras, IL soldiers
on guard at Ell Puerto Were inysteriously
shot. No firing was heard by people living
nearby. An investigation will be made.
The committee appointed to investigate
President Orello Cone of Buchtel college,
have reported, completely generating the
president, both intellectually and NOR
ally"
The annual auction sale of articles ac-
cumulated in the dead-leeter office during
the two years, commenced Monday There
are more than 1000 packages of articles of
dead mail matter to be sold.
The coal miners at Monongahela CITY.
Pa, unanimously decided to strike If the
operators refused to pay ~ cents per
Dusnel Tor mining. Should all miners
strike it would involve 1900 diggers.
At Abel, Ga, VIII Ferguson, a negro.
was gagged, carried off to swamp, and
murdered, presumably by crowd of negro
gamblers, against whom he had testified.
Several are under arrest on suspicion.
Herman KIeying, while crazed with
liquor, attempted to murder his wife by
| cutting her throat with razor, and then
killed himself by nearly severing his head
from his body with the same weapon.
The entire family of William Russell was
poisoned at Moor's Hill, Ind, by drinking
coffee that had been ground in mill that
had been used for grinding up some jimson
stalk for sick horse. DeatE1y sick, but
now out of danger. ~
The Union Pacific Coal company's No. z
mine at Red Canon, Wy, is on fire State
Mine Inspector Thomas says it can not be
reopened short of six months. Three hun
dred men are made idle. The fire is be-
lieved to be incendiary.
Officers of the Chinatown police SQUAD
discovered a Chinese leper in deep cellar
ON Wazee street. Denver. The man is IS
years old, and for two years has been con-
fined to this foul pit, which had neither
windows nor ventilation.
The executive committee of the Supreme
lodge and encampment of the knights of
Pythias, to be held in Washington next
August, will open permanent headquar-
tiers there next week, and on Monday the
various local committees will be an
nounced.
AT Philadelphia the handsome new
home of the Woman's Christian associa-
tion was formally opened with appropriate
| ceremonies. The structure, located at
Eighteenth and Arch streets. was erected
at cost of $3.50, 600, and has been in course
of construction for almost a year
| At Austin Dick Wallace, Lum Dalton.
| Lewis Shelton and Bill Brunson, alias
| Broncho Bill, the four men who held up
and robbed the International and Great
| Northern train near DuvaI, this state, a
week ago, were each found guilty and SEN
fenced to 80 years in the penitentiary.
| AT Bristol, Tenn, the dead bodies of
| Walter Shannon and Mrs Ann Davis. both
| colored, were found dead in bed at the
home of the latter in the suburbs Matt
Davis, the husband of Mrs. Davis has been
arrested for double murder, but he denies
| knowing anything about it Each had a
bullet hole in the head.
| Fire originating from crossed electric
| light wires, at the foot of the elevator shaft
in The Times building, Kansas City,
caused a panic. The stairway winds around
the elevator shaft, and could not be used.
| The fire had gained considerable headway
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compositers and editorial force were APP
prised of their danger, they Immediately
sought the fire-escapes, and all succeeded
IN reaching the street In safety except
/ Thomas Calvert, who, in his excitement.
1 jumped from the second story to the side
walk, and was badly injured
At Fort Smith, Ark, Birnie Patrick.
aged IS, shot his sweetheart, Ina Dodson.
and two other ladies and then put pistol
ball through his own head, The tragedy
occurred in the store of J. G, Tucker Miss
| Dodson was killed instantly One of the
other ladies. Mrs. james Hendricks. will
die. The third, Miss Ella Garrett, viii re
cover. Patrick is shot through the tenn
| pie, and, though yet alive, czfl not recover.
| The girl's father had refused Patrick the
house. and the young man urged his suit
clandestinely, and claimed to have an en-
gagement to meet her. when they were to
be married. She failed to keep her engage.
ment. and he sought her out with the re
suits as stated