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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
COFFEE DIET FOR BLONDES.
One Of the Species seeks to Become Dark
by Its Use.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., April IA society
young lady here who is a pronounced
blonde recently concluded to transform
herself into a brunette, and undertook
to accomplish this feat by loading her
system with coffee, of which she ate
half a pound day. Her color began
TO darken and her health gave way, so
that her parents tried to shut of her
coffee diet.
This only made the yonng lady more
determined than ever to acquire a cof-
fee-tinted complexion or die in the en-
deavor, and she is now eating pound
OF coffee day, with an excellent pros
pect Of being measured for a cotfee-col-
ored coffin before her ambition TO rank
as a brunette is gratified.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
Ar-anrIng the Amusements.

NORFOLK, VA, April 2.-The Naval
Rendezvous Association Of Norfolk has
promulgated the following programme;
April 18TH, bicycle races and athletic
sports; 18th, races between crews from
all ships, native and foreign, In Norfolk
harbor: 10Th. military parade and competi
tive drill. prizes 5000, $3.50 and $50; 2lst,
band contest SGOO, $3.50 and $50; trades
parade. contest between fire companies,
civic societies, fire works, international
military and naval ball; Norfolk city: 22d,
Admirars oarges race; night, grand pyro-
technic display. Admiral Gherardi will
cooperate with the Norfolk committee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
Los. 81, 600 Worth of sparklsr..

CHICAGO, April 2.-The wife o. W. j..
knight, Of Dubuque, Iowa. General Solic-
itor Of the Illinois Central road, lost four
thousand dollars worth ofdiamonds to-day
while walking on Michigan Boulevard with
her husband She was afraid 70 leave tne
diamonds Ia her room, and wrapped them
up TO place them in the pocket OF Der ciosk-
monds were gone. II Is supposed that in
pulling out her handkerchief from her
pocket she pulled out the diamonds aud
dropped them on the street The police
were notified, Dut no trace Of he Jswels
has been discovered
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
FOUND A NEW EXPLOSIVE.
The German Military Department Ex-
perimenting With a Chemical Force
Generator

perImenting With Chemical Force
Generator.
BERLIN, April "A commission OF
artillery experts has been testing for
several days at the Jueterborg new
explosive, which is intended TO replace
gunpowder in the German army. The
explosive is brown fatty substance OF
the consistency OF frozen oil when ex-
posed in ordinary temperatures. II re-
talns the consistency up to 112 de-
grees Fahrenheit. A shock or a spark
does not set it of. When used in guns
the explosion is obtained through con-
tact with another chemical compound.
The explosion is almost unsccompanied
by smoke and the detonation Is incon-
siderable. The recoil is very slight,
even when the heaviest charges have
been used. The explosives does not
heat the weapon sufficiently 10 cause
difficulty in the way Of rapid firing and
cartridges once used are easily retiled.
For the present rifle, model Of 1883, the
new compound is used, but II future
tests be as satisfactory as the recent
ones It will be introduced generally 10
the artillery branch Of the service.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
A Big TObacco Facsory Burned.

New YORK, April 2.-The seven story
brick buildings, Nos. 7O9 and al Second
aveneue, which was formerly occupied by
the firm OF w. Duke Sons & Co., as Gig
arctic factory, but more recently by the
American Tobacco Co, as a manufactory
o smoking and chewing tooacco, was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning. James
B. Duke places the loss at 100000. This
loss is wholly covered by insurance. Be
tween 500 and 600 girls were employed in
the building. The building was recently
bought by Eugene Philbin, of Orange, n.
j. 1tformerly belonged 10 the Rhineland-
er estate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
Conrre..man Hooker,s CondltIon.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2.-Mr. Allan
Hooker, son of Congressman Hooker, Of
Mississippi. who wBs seriously injured
last night by being struck By cable car,
said this evening that his father was rest
ing quietly and was perfectly conscious.
The attending surgeon, said Mr.. Hooker,
stated that he could not discover any frac-
ture. nor were there any symptoms Of in
ternal injuries. With careful and quiet
treatment the physician believed that Con-
gresham Hooker would recover.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
WORLDS CaAMPloN GLUTTON.
He Gets Away with las Eggs, Ham, and
a Bucket of Chocolate.

a Bucket of Chocolate.
HARRISBURG, PA, April 1.-Antonio
Derosa, an Italian, has just performed,
on a wager OF IS with David Vico, a re-
markedly hoggish exploit in the way OF
overeating, and now his friends are
ready to back him as the champion gor-
mandizer Of the world.
The test OF how much Dsrosa could
eat and drink at one meal took place
Yesterday. He started by devourng 90
soft-boiled eggs. Then he added a
LAYER of Is hard-boiled eggs, just to get
2 foundation for what was TO follow.
Soft-boiled eggs to the number OF %
then disappeared. and then in turn
were covered by Is hard-boiled eggs.
Two ham sandwiches were next
devoured, and one Of his friends
asked DeroSa anXiously il be was
feeling quite well. He answered by
washing down the invoice with 10 cups
of chocolate. Antonio had no thought
OF stopping, and Immediately proceeded
to put out of sight a. raw oysters, fol-
lowing these with FIVE cups OF coffee.
Thirty more raw oysters were consumed
and six more cups OF coffee. Then cali
ing for another dozen raw oysters De-
rosa impaled them on fork and hid
them under his vest.
BY this time those who witnessed this
exhibition, including Vico, were pretty
thoroughly convinced OF Derosa's abili-
w as an eater, and when he offered to
consume thirty-six more raws on a
treat none came forward. In order to
demonstrate that he was yet In good
condition Derosa lifted small lunch
table by his teeth. Preparations are
being made to send him to Chicago to
eat a 50. so concessiOnary dinner and
get his moneys worth out OF the bill OF
fare,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03

CHICAGO, April 2-Three hundred paint
ers employed at the Worlds Fair grounds
struck yesterday for forty cents an hour,
an increase Of five cents. The men belong
70 the union, but the strike was not au-
thOrized by that body. President Higgin-
botham declares that the matter will prob
ABLY be settled tomorrow. There will be
no strike, as has been reported, of carpen-
ters az the Worlds Fair tomorrow. A
was held yesterday and it was
decided that in case the Worlds Fair Di-
rectors and tse carpenters disagreed the
matter should be referred TO arbitratorS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
The Day in washington.

WAsHTNGToN, d. c., April IA perfect
spring day filed the churches this morning
with Easter worshippers and the streets
this afternoon with promenaders, who
made the fashionable thoroughfares bril-
liant with the gay colors Of their costumes.
The principal religious event OF the day
was the celebration Of Pontiical high mass
at St. Matthews by Mgr. Sstolli, the Papal
delegate to the United States.
President Cleveland did not attend SER
vice. but Mrs Cleveland, accompanied by
Private Secretary Thurber, was in her ac-
customed place in the First Presbyterian
Church.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03

RICHMOND, Va, April "A disastrous
fire occurred last night at Gainesville.
The buildings on Fourth street from Main
down both sides were consumed, except
the railroad depot and Magee's warehouse
Eight or ten stores. hotels, Offices and to-
baceO houses were bnrned. A large guam
tity Of leaf tobacco was also destroyed. A
high wind was blowing and there were no
adequate means 70 stop the flames. Two
colorad men were burned to death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
Didn't Want to be a Burden.
- r. ,,,.,,.,, "a fBs pscsstsr

CHARLESTON, w. VA. April This
morning. james Chambers, of Lexington,
Va, who was a brakeman on the G. & o..
railroad, was found dead near Hinton, this
State. 1t appears that he fell freight train
and was run over, losing a leg and an arm.
BY his side was found q note TO his mother,
in which he said: Rather than be bur-
den 20 you. will end my life"
His throat was cut and the knife was
found in his hand
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
A CHURCH SENSATION,
A VillainOuS Letter Written to Dr..
Lana Of BarnsSVille.
AN ANONYMOUS CORRESPONDENT

Undertakes to Instruct DR.. Lane
as to the Best Methods to Pur-
sue in His Church Work-Too
Much Attention 20 the Meek
and Lowly Will Not Do-The
Aristocrats Must be Coddled.
Reflections Upon DR.. Manches-
ter, Mr.. Lanes Predecessor.
DR.. Lane Scores the Writer
From the Pulpit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03

WAsHIxerox, d. C.. Aptl2.-Tne coming
week in the senate win witness the contin-
nance Of the DEBATE on the cases or tne
Senators appointed from Western states
WITH probability that before Saturday tne
vote win be ta<en- There now appe4t5 y
he little II any reason why the Senate can,
,ot adjourn a. soon as Il Is notified by toe
Tresi6ent that be hss 10 further comnuni'
cations 70 send In IL Is possible, but no'
IikeIy. that the Roach investigation MAJ
be called up by the Republicans tnb
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
To GET AZ the Fncta.

Regarding Hoods SarsapariIla, ask
the people who take this medicine, or
read the testimonials, often published
In this paper. They will convince you
that HOODS CURES.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
THE KANSAS ASSEMBLY.
A Truce Decided Up"n-split in the Popu
lists Ranks.

TOPEKA Kas., Jan. 12.-The political
vendetta declared yesterday by the Popu
lists and Republican members of the
House of Representatives against each
other has been abandoned. Arbitration
has taken it's place. Last nights turn
Of the legislative kaleidoscope has brought
about entirely unlocked for and surpris-
ing conditions.
The changed aspect Of affairs present
two phases. One Of them is that the
double-barrelled legislature tired itself
out last night and both sides consented
to an adjournment until to-day.
The other surprising phase Of the mat
ter is that the Populist party in Kansas
evidently has two factions. One of these
factions headed by Jerry Simpson, had
determined upon insisting that the Re
publican members whose seats were con
tested should not vote. That faction was
composed Of the Populist House and had
counted upon it's recognition by Gov.
Lewelling and the Senate as the legally
and constitutionally organized House.
But the Governor and the Senate, who
with other Populist leaders comprise the
more conservative element of the party,
refused to grant such recognition.
Thus the scheme of the more radical
Populists is baked by members of their
own party, and in addition to their fight
against the Republicans they have an in
ternal fight
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
HE PANAMA SCANDAL
Ministry Not Considered Suffi-
GENTLY Purged.
eRlsERs' EXAMINATION CONTINUED.

M. EiToI Quails visibI7 Under the Caustio
Words OF the Presiding Judae-Ho
RIalros Damaging Admissions Regard-
ing the Money He Had Received.
PANS, Jan. IA strong feeling is
expressed that Premier Ribot has not
sufficiently purged the Ministry Of those
who, whether innocent or guilty, have
been under suspicion in connection with
the Panama scandal
In Difference to this overwhelming pub
lie demand for further reconstruction of
the ministry, NJ. Ribot had long conver-
sation with Admiral Gervais, Chief of the
Department of Marine and Of the Colo
MES in regard to accepting the Ministry
of Marine and of the Colonies in place
of M. Burdeau. Admiral Gervaise, how
ever, declines the Ministry of Marine and
Colonies His ostensible reason is that
he prefers to devote himself to his present
naval duties, as thereby he can better
serve the interests of France.
At the Cabinet Council, after discus
sion of Admiral Gervais' declination, it
was decided to detach the Colonies from
the Marine and attach them to the De
partment of Commerce, under NJ. Sieg-
fried. The Marine portfolio will be
offered at once probably to another high
naval officer.
The Cabinet Council decided not to
make a ministerial statement before the
Chamber, but TO give any explanations
which deputies might request
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
INDIGNANT At BROWN
Chestertown Excited at the
Governors Action.
THE CRIMINALS AT BALTIMORE

Loud Talk of Lynohing the Four Mur.
derers Whose Sentences We're Not Com.
muted- Msryland's Governor Gives Bea-
sons for spariug the Young Negroes.
CHEsTERTowN, Md, Jan. 12.-Intense
excitement reigns in Kent county. Four
Of the octette of murderers who assassin
ated Dr. j. II. Hill have been removed
from this place Their sentences have
been commuted by Gov. Brown.
Those whose lives are spared are Henry
Hurtt, Joshua Barnard, Charles Emery
and Lewis Benson.
Those who are left and who will surely
hang tomorrow, If they are not lynched
before, are Charles Brooks, Moses Brown,
Fletcher Williams and Frisby Comegys.
Sheriff Plummer was awakened early
yesterday morning and informed that
Captain Cadwallader of Baltimore was at
the door with 30 policeman and an order
from Gov. Brown for four of the con
demned prisoners, whose sentences had
been commuted to life imprisonment.
Il charge you, " the order Went on to
say, "to be careful that secrecy is pre-
served aud that these men are delivered
instantly aboard the vessel which goes for
them and safely conducted to the Mary
land penitentiary. Caution your deputies
that secrecy must be observed and moth
ing must interfere with this order"
The criminals were carefully awakened
and in a few minutes were on their way
to the ice boat Latrobe, the vessel on
which Captain Cadwallader had arrived
A few persons came to the wharf as the
Latrobe steamed away for Baltimore, but
they did not know what had happened
until hours later
Excitement and Indignation amounting
almost to madness followed the discovery.
Remarks were made that it would be
| dangerous for the Governor to be seen
abouJ the town now that the murderers
had been commuted
Crowds gathered in the neighborhood
of the Jail and in all places of public re-
sort and discussed the matter in loud
tones. There seemed to be but one opin-
iou-that the eight men should have been
hanged.
Lewis Justice, prominent merchant,
appeared to voice the sentiment Of the
excited populace when he said:
you can hardly realize the pitch of
! excitement to which the people are
worked. If the secret had leaked out the
| police would not have had 50 easy a joh
to get those men"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
ssNAroR XIV MA.
Funeral Services In the senate Chamber
To-dRy-His Career.

WARRINGTON, Jan 12.-The death OF
Senator John X. Kenna, Of West Vir-
ginis was announced to the Senate by
Mr.. Blackburn. A committee Of seven
Senators-Faulkner, Blackburn, Ran
som, Daniel, Nalthall, Henderson and
Squire-wRs appointed TO take charge Of
the funeral ceremonies in the Senate this
afternoon and to accompany the body to
West Virginia.
The direct cause Of Senator Kennas
death was heart disease, from which he
had been for some years an acute sufferer,
30 much so that for long intervals he
had been compelled to abandon his duties
as Senator and TO forego all mental eXer-
tion.
Two summers ago with a view Of di-
verting his mind from his physical all
ments, he established an amateur boat
builders shop and busted himself in the
mechanical operation OF constructing a
boat He partially recovered and resumed
his seat in the Senate, and made one me-
morablg speech which was remarkable,
both for its length and vigor, but he soon
suffered n relapse, from which he never
rallied.
His sufIerings during the last few
months Of his life, from heart spasms,
were so poignant that to himself as we'll
as to his family death must have been
looked upon as almost welcome.
Mr. Kenua was born in 1913 and was CON
Bequently only 40 years of age-the
youngest man in the Senate.
His birthplace was NalcoulOn, Va,
since incorporated into West Virginia
He worked on farm until the out
break of the civil war, when he entered
the Confederate Army as a private, and
fought through to the end.
He afterwards studied and practised
law until elected to Congress. He served
six years in the Lower House, and in
1888 was elected TO the SenatSas a Dem
ocrat to succeed Henry s. Davis, the
father-in-law of Secretary Stephen b.
Elkins, and the business associate OF
James @. Blaine
His term Of service would have eX-
pired in 1895.
His death, at this Uime, will add new
feature to the Senatorial contest now i'm
progress between the supporters of his
colleague, Senator Faulkner and eN-Seu-
ator Camden, who are contendiug for the
Senatorship now held by Mr.. Faulkner,
which will expire on the fourth Of March
next.
Mr. Keunas Washington residence was
on Capitol Hill at 1870 b street, N. b.,
AID it was there he died.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
GOV. BROWNS REASON.
Marylands Executive Tells why He
COMMITTED the Sentences.

Maryland's Executive Tells why He
COMMITTED the Sentences.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Of the eight col
ored men and boys who were sentenced to
be hanged at Chestertown tomorrow for
the murder of DR.. j. II. Hill, of Kent
county, last summer, four are now in the
penitentiary at Baltimore.
These are Joshua Brainard Lewis Ben
son, Henry Hurtt, and Charles Emory.
Their sentences were commuted by Gov.
Brown to Imprisonment for life at hard
labor.
Gov. Brown gives the following, among
other reasons, for committing the sent
ences;
81 had to protect the fair name of
Maryland. Such wholesale execution
as this would have been has never been
heard of before in the criminal annals of
the country. The whole country was
aroused over it.
"lhe murdered man will be amply
avenged, the outraged law of the State
will be carried out by the execution OF
the four whose sentences have not been
committed, and the fair name of Mary.
land will be preserved from the stain
that would have been inflicted on it 10y
the execution of those ignorant boys who
were in all probability the unwilling wit
nesses of a crime that they were power
less to prevent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
M. ElFFEL OUAlLED.


The Judge Openly Censures Him During
the Conspiracy Trial.
PARIS, Jan. 12.-The trial of Charles
de Lesseps, Marius Fontane, Baron Cottu,
and NJ. Eiffel, accused Of completely in the
Panama Canal frauds, was continued in
the Court of Appeal and gave much yalu-
able information regarding the bribery of
newspapers to prevent hostile attacks
upon the company, and also to prevent
the publication of matter that would
have shown the true condition Of affairs
on the Isthmus of Panama
Nj. Fontane stated that he had held the
position as manager OF the company's
press affairs until 1855, when the eXac-
tiOns of the newspapers became so heavy
that he was compelled to abandon the
post. Since that time he had been merely
the private secretary OF NJ. de Lesseps.
NJ Fontane stated that he had dis
tributed to the press only $4,000 francs in
drafts payable to bearer.
Interest in the proceedings centered in
the examination of NJ. Eiffel, the con-
tractor. The questions put to him by the
court resulted in lively fencing between
the President and NJ. Eiffel's lawyers,
VITO raised objection after objection to
the interrogations. The legal sparring
occupied considerable time and afforded
amusement to the audience.
Finally NJ. Eiffel admitted that he had
cashed checks for IL, 900, 900 francs, which
mad ostensibly been drawn to pay for ma
chinery, while he had actually only eX-
pended 100000 francs for that purpose.
1t required considerable questioning to
bring NJ. Eiffel to the admission that,
besides the 10000 900 francs given to NJ.
Il. . ,riyr t,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
KILLED THREE IN SUCCESSION.
A Series of Fatalities by the Royal Blue
Line Express.

PLA1NF1ELD, N. j., Jan. 12. The Royal
Blue line train of the Baltimore e. Ohio
railroad, eastbound, over the Central
Railroad of New Jersey tracks, due here
at noon, had three fatal accidents within
a few miles
The first was at Summerville, where a
man was struck and killed
At Bound Brook a farmer named John
Blakely was killed
At Dunnellen John Cunningham was
walking along the tracks He failed to
hear the warning whistle and before the
engineer could stop his train the engine
struck Cunningham and threw him into
the ditch beside the track When picked
up he was dead.
He was employed at Elizabethport.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
TunneI Comnnnr rncnrpornted.

ALBANY, Jan. 12a-The Westchester 81
Long Island Island Funnel Railroad com
pany has been incorporated with capi-
tai of S100 600. The company will oper-
ate tunnel road from some eligible
point on the shore of Long Island Sound
in the town of Westchester, under the
waters Of Long Island Sound to point in
or near College Point, Queens county, a
total length of two miles
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-The Diamond special
from ST. Louis, met with a strange OK.
perience which delayed the train four
hours. While taking water at Gibson,
this State the overflow from the tank con
gealed on the tracks under the tender and
froze the wheels fast to the track. The
trainmen cut the ice away but to nc
purpose and the train was stuck fast un-
til another engine came to its relief.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12

HAVANA, Jan. 12.-Ignacio Herrara
son of Count Barreto Herrara was kid
mapped yesterday from a plantation near
San Antonio de las Vegas by four band
its, among them being Manuel Garcia
and the notorious mulatto, Plasencia
The bandits declare that they will not re-
lease the captive until they receive
$4,000 A detachment of troops has been
sent in pursuit of the robbers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
Judges for the Yale-Harvard Debate.

NEW HAVEN, Jan. l2.-The Yale and
Harvard unions have been unable to Sc
cure the services Of Profs. Hadley of
Yale, and Taussig, OF Harvard, as judges
of the debate at Cambridge on Jan. l8,
and Prof Seligman, of Columbia, and
President Andrews of Brown University,
will ofiiciate instead The third judge
will probably be Speaker Barrett, Of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
New City Han for Now York.

New York, Jan. 12.-At the meeting
of the Municipal Building Commission it
was decided to erect a new Municipal
building on the site OF the present City
Hall 1t is proposed to make it one of
the city's greatest ornaments. A com
mittee has been appointed by the Mayor
to prepare for advertising for plans and
pecifcations for the building.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-12
On Trial for Having.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 12.-The trial of
Naval Cadet Leland F. James of South
Carolina for hazing has begun here.
Naval cadets Hutch j. Cone, Richard j.
Fellows, j. j. Bryant and G. S. Jones tes-
titled for the prosecution. No direct
testimony was developed against Cadet
.Iamns