Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-07
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Interesting Pieces of TeIegraphio News In
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The large coffee plantation near Cordoba,
in the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, has been
purchased by Claus Spreckles, the san
Francisco sugar king. He proposes 70 at
tract Americans with moderate capital INTO
this lucrative business.
The Hekla, from Denmark, Norway and
Sweden with Worlds Fair EXHIBITS ana
eight hundred passengers, is eight days
overdue and anxiety is growing.
A fire at Podhaiczyki, near Sambor, in
Galicia. destroyed one hundred buildings,
including the school house, and three per-
sons perished in the flames.
Miss Maggie Hamilton, aged 20, formerly
of Madison. Ind, died at Atlanta, Ga, yes
terday from an overdose of morphine. She
went there 10 ill the place Of typewriter
Ia a spirit Of retrenchment the hrm dls-
pensed with her services. She feared she
could not get another situation. She bought
the drug with the last money she had.
Tintorette's famous portrait Of Vene-
tian nobleman in the Palace or the Domes,
Venice. has been hacked 10 pieces. The
portrait was valued at 900 francs. No
clue to the identity of the man who mutt
lated the picture has been obtained.
A double tragedy is reported from
Strong Station, Mississippi. Ihos. Brad
ley was assaulted by negro farm hand,
Dunn Moore, and shot him in self.defense,
killing him. Bradley was probably fatal
ly beaten.
After fierce parliamentary struggle.
the Illinois StaLe Senate yesterday passed
the Womans' Suffrage bill. extending the
elective franchise 10 women In certain
municipalities and township elections.
VIM. Bonscheim & Co, clo;hlers, 20
West Pearl street, Cincinnati, Ohio, have
assigned. Assets, $4,000; liabilities, $SO,-
600 10 100000.
A Jury in the United States Circuit Court
al New York, yesterday, awarded Mrs.
Mack w. Caldwell, colored woman OF
Brooklyn, $500 damages against the East
TENNESSEE. Virginia and Georgia Railway
Company because q conductor sforced her
10 ride in car provided for colored people
while she hat purchased sfirst class ticket.
The Brazilian legation at Washington
has received telegraphic advices that the
war news from that country, printed In
America and Europe, Is grossly exagger-
| ated.
The Rhode Island election returns show
that the Republicans have carried the
State.
AT Chicago, while Ms. Caroline Ortelis
three children were at school yesterday,
her husband, a machinist, came home from
q protrac.ed spree and shot her dead.
Later Ortell surrendered himself at the
police station.
The French Chamber OF Deputies has
adjourned until April 25. In the Senate
the ministerial statement was read oy NJ.
| Guiron, Minister of Justice, The budget
was referred 10 the Finance Committee
and the Senate adjourned.
In the Hungarian Diet yesterday, Count
Apponyis criticised Emperor Francis
Joseph for not having appeared Ia the
| Hungarian Capitol for FIVE months on ac-
count of pique at the city granting free
! dom 10 the Hungarian patriot, Louis Kos
suth.
The fire at Petersburg, Va. mentioned
| In this column yesterday, did $4,000
| damage.
The carelessness OF American exhibitors
| at the Worlds Fair in not marking cars
| for the various departments. has caused a
| blockade which may hold back part Of
| the big show till June /.
Mary Minnehan, pretty girl, the
daughter Of wealthy Patterson, y. j., par
1 ents is beating her way in q freight train
| 10 Chicago on a 500 wager; she has reach
/ ed New Castle, Pa
An old man named Gold Golfer and a
Young woman named Francesca Clores
were butchered by Spaniard named Je-
sus Fuen at San Bernardino yesterday.
/ The woman was Fuen's mistress and be
became jealous OF me-.
The Joint convention OF the Legislature
/ Of Nebraska yesterday adopted tue articles
| OF impeachment against A X. Humphrey,
| Commissioner: John G.. Allen, Secretary
| of State; George II. Hastings. Attorney
| General. and A X. Hill, ex-State Treas
urer. The accused stand arralgned for
rnisdemeanor in ofice-
At Bay City, Mich, an electric car was
run into by an express train on the Grand
Trunk. The car was tossed hundred
feet lodging in ditch Several were seri-
ously bruised and shaken up. None killed.
The fishing schooner Laughing Water ar.
rived al the Lewes, Delaware, breakwateE
lasr evening, having on board twelve men,
survivors OF the fishing schooner Genesta,
OF Gloucester, Mass, which capsized IN q
souau of wind thirty miles OF Barnegat
Six men were drowned.
Dunfee. charged with manslaughter In
killing Dan Donovan ina prize nght al
Syracuse, n. T., has been admitted t
$4,000 bail. IAN autopsy OF Donovar
showed fusioH of the blood between thf
/ membranes 81 the brain