Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-23
NEWSLEh.
interesting Pieces of Telegraphic New
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interesting Pleees OF AeleSEaPu'O W"
in Small space.
SHKAoPEE, Wis, December 22.-David
L. Howe, president and cashier Of theF'irst
National Bank of this city. shot blmseif
through the temple this morning. Death
was instantaneous. Dependency oyer do
nestle and financial troubles are the causes
ASSIGNED He had insurance on his life to
the amount OF 900, and it is believed
that this will more than straighten up his
affairs
ST.. PETRRsBURG. December 22.-ChOlera
is increasing here and there are now 1866
cases in the hospital and "a new cases, IL
deaths from the disease were reported
yesterday
EAsHlNGToN. D. c., December o.
James A. Race, of Texas, a clerk at SlOlO
per aunum IN the PensioR Bureau, was dis
missed to-day for loauing money at usur-
ious rates to other employees The depart
ment officials consider this ohense suin-
cient cause for immediate dismissal
PrrrsBURG, Pa, December % -On jan
uary 1 a meeting will be held in Pittsburg
10 arrange for reunion OF tue German
soldiers i'm the United States, to be held
In Pittsburg next August. 1t Will last nve
davs and 10. 600 German soldiers and $4,000
visitors are expected to be present
New YORK. December CIT was OIL
cially announced in the District Attorneys
office that the extraordinary grand jury had
to-day handed into court pig oatch OF IN
dictmeuts for frands in several election uls-
districts during the last municipal elec,
tion. he said that thirty indictments had
been found in election cases, and That many
Of them were against prominent local poll
ticians. A number of bench warrants have
nd TmnOrfanT arrests
may be looked for during the next lew
days.
BRoGKNYN, N y, December Seth
L. Keonev. President of the defuact Com
mercial Bank, was arrested to-day 10 pur-
suance of the indictment found by the
grand Jury Like John j. Vail, he is
Charged with having made false state
rlent relative 10 the condition Of the bank.
Judge Moore fixed the bail at S5O,OOO,
which was provided.
CHrcado, December %. -Pelegrarns f-or'1
the East, prUSiseing "a genera EdillOau
strike. have not caused the slightest stlrln
this city. The majority Of the labor lead
ers spoken 10 denoUuce the reports as
sensational The local men say there never
was a time when general railroad strike
was as remote as at the present
I.oNpoN. December 22.-W. L. Paul, the
we'll known "Whip Xxx who won prize
at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, COM
mitted suicide at a fashionable Picadllly
hotel by taking prussic acid. He died on
Wednesday last, but the facts In the case,
owing 10 the slow workings OF the autnor-
tiles here, have only now come 10 Ignt.
II is reported that he was in financial diff
culties. On Wednesday be drove the "Old
Time Coach from the Hotel Victoria TO
He in I'd Park and back and appeared to
-ual health and spirits.
r,a,,Si ,DoSioN; MASS, December ga. w. J.
~ So,,,5 IuU uIeu IrUm apopleXy, after be-
ny ICVuu unconscious In a doorway on
Providence streUt last rir,b+ ;s ,,o,,, i,,,,,,,,
10 be the Rev. Wn Io,.I - nO" s ~ M. L
Bedford one Of the besg otIeI; u -sew
clergymen in the United StatLu I1,"tISn IIo .IaI
pastor of the society in New Bedi1e5 foS Too
81 years. 'o'
BERLIN, December 22-Herr Guttman.
editor of the German Nc9jcGl JOltIral. died
to-day of influenza.
LONDON, December 22.-The Globe saws
that after the debate on the navy on Tues
day in the House Of Commons. all the lords
Og the admiralty resigned, and
that 1t wasonly to-day after Sir
William Vernon HarcourL Secretary
Of the ExcheQuer, had explained 10
the lords Of the admiralty that the govern
ment intended TO maintain the British
navy's supremacy, that the designations
were withdrawn.
DULUTH. MINI, December 22.-Fire
broke out this morning in the Mason flats,
owned by Thomas Mason, Of New York
The lower floor of the building was occu-
pied bv DoxOn Il Lowry ana Forett Bros,
who are the principal losers The upper
floors were divided into apartments, and
about fifty people were sleeping in the
building. All escaped, but saved but very
lutte. The total loss is nearly 1000,
with probably Si0,0 600 insurance.
EDINBURGH, December 22.-The verdict
in the MonsOn trial is mot proven"
LONDON, December 22.-The Rt. Hon.
Edward Stsnhope, second son Of Philip
Henry, fifth earl Stanhope, died suddenly
to-day at Chevening, Seven Oaks, Kent
The deceased was born September u, 1910,
and in Lork SaliS0uIy's cabinetof August,
1866, he was appointed Secretary of State
for the colonies and was appointed Secre-
tsry of War in January, 1854.
LONDON, December pa Paris dis
patch SAYS that France intends TO abandon
her demand for the extradition of Dr.
Herr, because she is averse to reviving the
Panama scandal
LONDON, December GA dispatch from
Rome to the Chronicle says that Pope LeO's
Christmas address will be a denunciation
of Anarchists.
BRoOKLYN, n. Y, December 22.-Mask- /
ed burglars entered Cord Meyers house at !
Mespeih, early this morning, and stole |
estimated at 5000.
NEW YORK, December 22.--Seth L. |
heeney, president of the defuuct CONNER |
cial Bank Of Brooklyn, was arrested this |
by Detective Bagnarello on a
bench warrant issued by Judge Moore, on |
an indictment from the grand jury. He |
was taken before Judge Moore and ad- |
mitted 10 bail in the sum Of so, 000
Topeka. KAs., December 22.-Supt. !
Player, OF the main shops Of the Santa Fe |
system, is reinstating all employees laid OF |
Turing The sumner. He says that al viii |
be at work by January l.
CAPETowN, December ga dispatch !
las been received from Major Forbes an
the safety of his column and /
adding that he has had several brushes |
With the enemy, and that the latter has been
beaten in every case.