Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-18
NEWSLETS

New YORK, November 17.-Speyer s.
Co.. of this city and Frankfort, have exer-
cised their option 10 buy a, 000, 900 addi-
tional AZ per cent bonds OF the Pittsourg
Cincinnati, Chicago aud St Louis Rail
road Company from the treasury OF the
Pennsylvania Company.
MORRISON, ILL, November 17.-Charles
Andrews, proprietor of the Andrews Op-
era Company, travelling IL their own pri-
vate parlor car. met horrible death here
to-day. Andrews stepped from one rail-
road track TO another to avoid west
bound freight train, when the east-bound
Omaha express struck him. throwing him
under the freight train, where his body
was ground to pieces.
DETROIT, Mich, November IA spe-
cial to the NelCs from Hancock, Mich, says;
Ed. Hogan and Dominick w, Hogan, con-
victed of completely in the $4,000 min eral
range robbery, were each to-day sentenced
to five years imprisonment In the Mar
quettee State prison.
2 OTTAWA, Ills, November E.-Several
dwellings and the entire business portion
of the little town of Grand Ridge was
destroyed by fire this morningi loss SO, 600.
Origin unknown.
BARCELONA, November 17.-Numerous
additional arrests were made to-day In
connection with the bomb outrage at the
Liceo Theatre last week. All the Socialist
clubs in Catalonia have been closed by the
police. The people OF Barcelona are still
in state OF terror and the streets present
gloomy appearance.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 1.-THE
State department has no information OF the
arrest OF Menage, the Minneapolis en-
bezzler. in Guutemals. The explanatory
addition was made that II the department
was informed OF thesarrest IL would not
give out the information. There are some
slips TO be feared after an arrest is made
and dntil extradition is assured the depart.
ment will give no information.
BELFAST, November 1.-THE Chamber
of Commence has passed resolution re-
guessing the government TO cooperate with
the United States government in destroy
ing floating wrecks.
OwENsBoRo, KY, November l7.-Fire
at midnight destroyed the Chesapeake and
Ohio and s. w. freight depot, ten cars OF
coal, six cars OF merchandise, two large
tobacco warehouses, the property OF
Hardy & Jones, two residences aud
small grocery. The loss will probably
reach Sl50,000.
PATTERSON, n. J., November l7.-Frsnk
Glass, of Morristown. won the third live
pigeon shooting contest between himself
and j. A. X. Elliott. OF Kansas City, to-
day. There were 100 pigeons apiece TO
shoot at Glass killed so and Elliott 30.
The match was for $3.50 side.
New YORK, November 7.-Captain
Doherty and Detective Malone came TO
police Headquarters and reported to Supt.
Byrnes that dynamite bomb had been
found in the cellar Of the house, 79 East
Third street. They have the bomb at
headquarters. II is piece OF iron pipe
about eleven inches long with p copper
wire running through 1t.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c.. November IA
dispatch from Admiral Picking at Rio de
Janeiro says the naval representatives OF
eight nations have ordered all landing OF
munitions OF war by Mello discontinued,
as 1t hinders commerce.
CHICAGO. November l7.-This city has
been practically placed under martial law.
At midnight half the police we're placed
on the streets in citizens clothes to arrest
every man who could not give satisfac-
tory account of himself. An Influx or
footpads induced this action.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Nov. 17.-Electrical
propulsion Of canal boats are no longer
u theory, but demonstrated success. The
new power was successfully tested at eight
o'clock tonight alongside the village OF
Brighton, four miles from Rochester on
the water OF the Erie canal.
New York, November l7.-At the meet
ing OF the Base Ball League to-day, IL was
decided 10 have the schedule for next year
the same as in 1898; the President OF the
League was empowered TO interpret all
playing rules during the season; an emer-
gency committee was appointed TO con-
slider the withdrawal OF Cleveland and the
application of Detroit. During the day,
Clark, Of Erie, Pa, signed TO play with
New York the coming season at tl.5OO:
Ward announced yesterday that he had
completed deal with the Pittsburg club
for the purchase Of Van Haltren, ottheid-
of last years. Pittsburgs, for 81, 500.
New YoRK. November 1.-THE ap-
praiser of Edwin Booths ettate. DR.. Van
Schaick, has fled his report, which gives
the gross value Of the estate left by the
late Edwin Booth at S5O2. 105. After de-
Quoting for debts. legaces, funeral ex'
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