The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-01-17
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Items Of Interest Gathered From All Parfa
Of she world.
Emperor William opened the Prussian
diet Tuesday.
Josephine Smith of Cincinnati pierced
her ears and died from blood poisoning.
A race war is brewing in Merriam coun-
~, Kan, over the mixed school question.
The Republicans of Iowa have nomi-
mated Mr. Gear for the United States SEN
ate.
The British consul general at New York,
Mr.. William Lane Booker, has been
knighted.
Ed West, colored, Is. held up Joseph
Brown at Athens, o., in broad day and
robbed him of IS.
Mack Kendall was found dead in chair
at GAINESVILLE, o., his death being attribute
ed to liquor cure.
Andrew Minnix of Scottsville, KY,
killed an unknown peddler who roughly
treated his mother
Henry NJ. Rice, one of the first senators
of Minnesota, died at San Antonio, Tex,
Monday, aged 70 years
There is a rumor current that Senator
Hill of New York will wed. Miss Scott, niece
of Vice President Stevenson.
The Pullman Palace Car company is re-
ducing its force of employees all over the
country where travel is light.
"A COW wrecked passenger train in
Cuba. Sixteen persons were taken out
dead, and nine badly injured
The board of control of the worlds fair
commission finished its session Tuesday
and adjourned to meet in Washington
again ON Jan. 90.
Two thousand miners went to work
Monday in the second pool. in the Penn
sylyania pits, located principally between
McKeesport and Elizabeth.
The fire at the W. Helms company snuff
mills at Helmetta, n. J., caused loss OF
800, 600. The origin of the fire is unknown
The mills are valued at 5000, 900 and EN-
ploy about 400 hands.
A hitherto respectable farmer named
johnson, residing with his family about 10
miles east of Springfield, Mo, was shot
and instantly killed while resisting arrest.
He was found stealing.
Senator Sherman, Representatives Dali
zel and Stone of Pennsylvania and others
are being overwhelmed with dispatches
from Ohio and other states, Offering money
and armed forces to replace the flag on the
national Capitol. taken down because
there was no appropriation for such pur
pose.
A frightful railroad accident occurred at
Austin Creek Bridge, ON the North Pacific
Coast railroad. An engine with six mep
on board was crossing bridge when tie
bridge gave way and the engine crashed
down distance of 40 feet into the stream
below. All the men were drowned except
Conductor Brown.
Two tramps burglarized walcut's cloth
ing store. Plain City, o. Waterman Ford
discovered them and fired through the
window at them just as they had stripped
off their clothing to done new snits. They
escaped in an almost nude condition,
taking no booty, and leaving their shoes
coats and pantaloons.
News of horrible tragedy has just
reached here from Someryille, Morgan
county, Ala. John E. johnson, negro,
murdered HIS wife, his 2-year-old son and
his 5=months'-old baby by cutting their
Threats. after which he fred the house in
which they lived to cover up the crime
Parties extinguished the fire before tho
bodies were reached by the flames and
the facts developed. johnson was ar
rested.