Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-25
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The worst forest fire for many years has
been raging about Staffordville and Union,
Connecticut, for many hours, and still un-
controlled is sweeping on toward South
Wellington, leaving black and smoking
waste A conservative estimate or the area
already burned over Is 500 acres, and be-
fore the progress Of the fire can be stayed
many more acres must succumb.
A dispatch from Rome says rain has fall
en- in torrents throughout Piedmont. The
rivers have overfowed their banks and are
spreading over the lowlands. Several VII
lages are under water, bridges have been
sweptiaway and railways and tramTays
have been flooded.
The officers and crew Of the Brazilian
waAship, Almirante Barros. which was
wrecked at Port Said. have been landed.
One mariner was drowned. Everybody
else was saved.
Nearly 100 houses have been burned In
the village Of Strang, near Bruen Austred.
But four houses ia the village are still
standing. Many persons were injured oy
the falling Of the church tower.
The province OF Attica and Thessaly.
Greece, were shaken yesterday by an earth
quake. In Theoes many houses were de-
stroyed and several persons were injured.
The forest fires that have been raging In
the vicinity OF Msniford, y. j.. eliminated
yesterday in the destruction OF the iH-
rnense cranberry bogs Of Joseph Hincn-
man, at Taunton, and the outouildings on
the farms Of VIM K. Reilly and }. VI:
Christopher Several thousands OF acres OF
good lumber and many valuable cedar
swamps have been burned. The loss is es'
timated at s2O0, 600 The fire is still burn
ing fiercely and the inhabitants Oh the
pines are fleeing for safety.
Benz. F. Carver, 20 yeats of age, q guest
az the Hotel Bristol, New York, plunged
from fourth-story window OF that house
last night and was almost instantly killed.
He had been connected with the Marine
Bank OF Chicago, and with q number OF
commission houses in that city and here.
Father Corrigan, Of HoDoken, inter
viewed in regard 70 the recent ecciesias-
ticsl quarrel between Bishop Wigger and
Mgr. Satolli, charged that the statements
against the latter were inspired by the
former. and that be would have 70 answer
to the pspal ablegate for them.
Czernrwitz. a town Of Austria, capital Of
Burkowipa. situated near the River Prutn,
has been visited by a food Five persons
are known 70 have been drowned and mum.
bers rendered homeless by the calamity.
Senator Eula has accepted the Ministry
of Finance. thus putting an end Tor the
present to the Italian Cooinet crisis that
! has existed for several days
The Conservatives Of Belfast and neigh.
boring towns made a great demonstration
! last night in Ulster hall, in honor OF the
! MARQUIS of Salisbury. FUZZY !, GOO Ulster.
| ties. most OF whom carried miniature
! Union jacxs. took part in the meeting.
| A monument in honor OF Alexander II.
Stephens was unveiled az Liberty Hall, I
| Crawfordsville, Ga, Mr. Stephens reei
dence for ffty years, yesterday.
The PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly,
South, in session ~ Macon, Ga, yesterday
| ADDICTED resolutions against opening ~
| Worlds Fair on Sunday.