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The times., 1894-09-21
Monday, Sept. ~.

John A. Herst met death in singul lar
manner near Sograham Flats, I. 7. He
laid down to sleep with quid of tobacco
in his mouth and was strangled.
Republicans of the Eighth Iowa district
will open the campaign with meeting at
Creston. Ia, at which Senator Allison will
sound keynote
The latest new party is in evidence at
Emporia. Kan. Its one platform plank is
"land currency" bill-the idea being
paper based on land alone and the abolition
of metal money.
The annual session of the sovereign
grand lodge of the l. o. o. It. is in session
at Chattanooga.
Robert j. and Joe Patchen will measure
speed at Davenport, Ia, for a purse of
$500, best three in five, 800 to the
loser.
Military companies of Spokane, Tekoa
and Sprague, Wash, failed in their duty at
Tacoma during the strike, and military
court has decided that company G, of
Spokane, be disbandned; that Captain
Stearns, of Tekoa, be discharged, and that
q number of individual members of the
companies be dishonorably discharged.
The times., 1894-09-21
DEGRADATION of Ii Hunr Chang,

WASHINGTON, Sept l0.-Information OF
the official degradation of Viceroy Ii
Hung Chang came TO the state depart
ment in n dispatch from Charles DENLY,
Jr., the United States charge d'affaires in
Pekin. 1t was to the effect that the
emperor of China had deprived the vice.
roy of two of his peacock feathers for his
failure to properly conduct the military
operations, and stated further that Eo
would probably be subjected to still
greater punishment.
The times., 1894-09-21
Saturday, Sept. 10.

Snow, the first of the season, has fallen
in Nebraska and Montana. Omaha re-
ports fall following IL heavy rain storm.
The Canadian steamer Enterprise, laden
with $4,000 bushels of wheat from Fort
Williams to Kingston, stranded on North
Point Reef, near Alpena, Mich. The
cargo is n total loss.
A fire which originated in barn in San
Francisco, Gala, consumed over thirty
buildings before it was exUinguished. The
loss approximated 100000
Congressional nominations: Fifth Cali
fornia district L. V. Loud, Republican;
Fourth California, T. B. Shannon, Repub-
lican; Ninth Alabama, Il. II. Aldrich, Re-
publican; Fourth Virginia, Colonel Thomas
Goode, Populist; New Mexico (delegate),
Il. B. Mills, Populist.
John III. Fisher was shot and instantly
killed ut Hallwood, Va, by William and
Arthur Wright, brothers Fisher ac-
cused William Wright of setting fire to
his fodder stacks and Wright called him
liar.
Official figures of the Maine election
give Cleaver (Rep.) 3s,424 plurality over
Johnson Dem.). The total vote was 107,
249
The times., 1894-09-21
Tuesday, Sept. IS.

Patrick O'Leary, the husband Of the
woman who owned the scow that kicked
over the lamp that set Chicago in a blaze
in 1871, is dead. Mrs. O'Leary survives
her husband Sac is Is years old
North Enid, o., lost it's most important
portion by an incendiary fire. Seven
buildings were burned in the business
heart of the town.
The Indiana state fair has opened at
Ind annapolis. Among the attractions is q
"Midway Plaisance."
The Second congressional district Demo-
cratic convention Mt Sacramento, Cal, re-
fused, by a vote of 95 to l08, to accept the
declination of Caminetti for congressman,
and he was renominated by acclamation.
Miss Nettie Farlow, Chicago girl,
eloped from Indianapolis witt young
man named Michael Berry, who, it de-
velops, is II horse thief md all-round
swindler.
Both clothing manufacturers and men,
bers of the Garment Makers union of Bos-
ton admit that big strike is probable
within few days.
The times., 1894-09-21
Kitchen Wall Coverings.

Tiling is tho ideal wall covering for q
kitchen. Paint, finished with coat of
varnish, comes next. The cheapest, pref
tiest and best for the money is sanitary
paper, which is finished so as to be nom
absorbent. The blue and white pattern,
in imitation of Dutch tiles, is admirable.
Cover tho five walls, and every part of tho
room can be washed on cleaning day
The times., 1894-09-21
Friday, Sent. IA.

Colonel Thomas j. Dolan, a well-known
Chicago politician, has been pronounced
insane by jury and sent to the asylum at
Elgin.
Judge James n. Doolittle has been nom-
mated for congress by the Democrats of
the first Wisconsin district.
Marshall III. Abbott, an extensive real
estate operator at Salem, Mass, has failed
for s500,000
News from Shanghai is to the effect that
the Chinese and japanese have had two
days fight in Corea without decisive re-
suits except as to casualties, of which
there is no report.
Over 500 union men quit work on Chi
cago sky scraper because the boss refused
to prescribe seventeen men who did not
have union cards.
Rev. Charles Clancy, of Frontier,
Mich, was tarred and feathered by fort y
masked men, some of whom are said to be
husbands who objected to his manner of
conducting his church.
The track of the Mexican National rail-
road has been washed away by floods in
northern Mexico and all trains are tied up.
The times., 1894-09-21
Chinese Admit and Dehy.

LONDON, Sept. IA special dispatch to
The Times from Shanghai says that the
Chinese admit the truth of the reports. of
the defeat of their army at Pingyang, but
deny that towns were captured by the
Japanese.
The times., 1894-09-21
Morton for Govern or.

SARATOGA, n. Y. Sept. I9.-The Repub-
lican convention NIT here, adopted plat
form ard nominated eX-Vico President
Morton for the governorship.
The ticket was completed rs follows:
For lieutenant governor. Charles Il. Sax
ton; for judge Of the court OF appeals,
Judge Hligh'. Adjourned sine die.
The times., 1894-09-21

The sponge racks sold at the house fur
nishing stores should be in every bath
room Those Of opcnwork wiro permit
the air to circulate about tho sponge 50
that 1t dries quickly and is kept free from
odor
The times., 1894-09-21
For Small Drawing Rooms.

For the small drawing room where large
and heavy pieces Of furniture look out of
place the best houses recommend Chippen-
dale daintiness in mahogany or light
colorcd wood. Let the wood be mahogany
IL you can afford 1t, because IL it is cared
for as 1t should be it will bo delight to
moro than one generation.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10

It Is ten days since the Third dis
trict Democratic Congressional conven-
tlon met performed its work well oy
renomiuating Hon. JOHN d. ANDERSON,
and adjourned. Yet it has just been
discovered that the convention failed to
endorse the administration OF Governor
MAcCoRKLE. 1t is not definitely known
to whom belongs the honor OF this In
valuable contribution TO the political
history OF the times, but the discovery
is supposed to have been made oy the
aid of a powerful search-light in the
office Of Charleston Republican paper,
and the Wheeling BlteIliqeacer proceeds
TO steal its contemporary thunder by
announcing tbs discovery as its own.
The statement, however, is mislead-
ing. The Republican organs would
have the people believe that an endorse
ment failed in the convention from lack
Of support, whereas no such resolution
was introduced, probably not even
thought Of, and II it had been intro
duced it would have been purely work
Of supererogation.
The administration Of Governor MAC
CoRKLE needs no endorsement or boil
STEERING up by any political convention.
II stands upon its merits, and has won
golden opinions from all classes Of citi-
zens. Never have all departments
Of the State government been
moro efficiently and econom-
icallY conducted. In many Of
the public institutions material improve
ments have been made, so that ii can be
truly said that Governor MACCoRKLE's
administration has been wise and pro-
grsssive. During the recent strike
troubles that seriously threatened the
peace and dignity of the Commonwealth
ne proved himself the man for the occa-
sion, demonstrating beyond peradVen-
ture that, so far as the governor is con-
cernsd, in every emergency the laws
and credit of the State will be faithfully
maintained.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10
TIE MORTGAGE INDEBTEDNESS OF
THE COUNTRY.

The latest bulletin Of the Census
Bureau, relating TO mortgages on farms
and homes, contains some interesting
figures illustrating the rapid growth OF
private Indebtedness in the United
States. During the decade ending in
1890, the number Of real estate mort
cages made In this country was
9,5l7,747, representing an incurred
Indebtedness of $1,000, s77,793. The
rapid ratio of increase in late years is
illustrated by the fact that whereas In
1880 the number of mortgages was but
643, 143, representing s7l0, SIS, 504, the
number in 1859 was 1925 323. represent
ing 1,752, SOS, 274, an increase of 9O.6S
per cent. in the number OF mortgages,
aud 1916 SO per cent. in the value thereof.
Since 1890 the ratio of increase Is be-
lieved to have been greater, although
accurate figures are lacking.
We are accustomed to look upon the
Western States as being particularly
fruitful of mortgages, but the Stats OF
New York, where the people are popu-
larly supposed to be wsll-to-do and
prosperous, heads the list with real
estate mortgage Indebtedness Of 81, co.,
STA, 3O1, or 26.71 per cent. Of the whole
mortgage debt OF the country, while
Nevada stands at the foot Of the list,
with mortgages calling for but So, 1884,
055, an amount exceeded by every coun-
ty in New York except two. The mort
cages on real estate In West Virginia
numbered 90, 1857, calling for $40, ZOE, sos.
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THE BRITANNIA WON.

The vigilant Again Defeated by the
Princes Uutter-There Were Six Entries
But Only Two Made the start-rhe Blue
Blood OF Yachting England Greatly In
forest ted in the Race.
CoWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, August g.
The yachting enthusiasts OF Cowes and
neigh borhood were astir early to-day,
and when they glanced TO windward and
saw prospects OF freshening In the stlif-
ish westerly breeze which was then
blowing, they went to breakfast with
considerable satisfaction, anticipating a
splendid days racing on this, the Third
day OF the regatta OF the Royal Yacht
SQuadon.
Interest In the Vigilant increases
rather than diminishes. Her victories
over the slippry cutter Britannia have
caused intense feeling In England and
great excitement among the yachtsmen
here. Consequently the yachting fleet,
gay with bunting, was crowded with
yachtsmen, yachtswomen and their
guests, all anxious to witness another
struggle between the rivals so graceful
beneath their clouds Of canvas as they
swept about skillfully guided, some time
before the start, testing the wind and
stretching their sails in preparation for
the race.
Here, there and everywhere could be
seed swift-gliding gigs and ouzzlng lit
tie steam or naptha launches conveying
guests to the yachts or taxing mes
sages from one boat 20 another. Inc
blue blood Of yachting England looked
on as the preparations for the great
event were concluded, the patrons OF
British sport being eager for the the
start and longing 10 see the Prince OF
Wales's cutter victorious.
The Vigilant, Britannia, Satanita,
Meteor, Corsair and Nsmara were en-
tered for the event, the town prize OF
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Has sPENrITs FORCE.

A study OF the election returns from
Alabama and Tennessee warrants the
belief that Populism has spent its force
in the South. These elections are Of
special interest," throughout the country
because they indicate failure in the
effort TO change the lines Of demErka-
ton that divide the Democratic and Re-
publican parties. Populism at one time
made great Roadway in the South and
West, and its possibilities caused much
speculation among close political OBJ
servers. Its principles, involving the
Idea Of paternsl government caused
some apprehension among timid people.
But now looks as II Populism is nearly
ready for the political crypt wherein re-
pose the remains OF Know Knothingism
and various other isms.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10
DISTRESS IN PULLMAN

The distress among the striking
workmen aud their families in Pullman
is increasing day by day. With $500
mouths TO fill, the Relief Committee
finds its resources taxed to the utmost,
and even when every exsrtion to relieve
the distress is made, pathetic stories of
women and children suffering for the
necessaries of life are told. In pictur-
ing some phases OF the general distress,
the Chicago Record says
The arrival on Monday of $500 from the
American Railway Union tlded them over
the trouble yesterday. Enough potatoes
were bought to supply each of the men
with small bagful-not more than peck.
In addition TO this a small amount Of beef
and several score of small packages OF
sugar were diStri 0uted. After the sup
plies were gone the applications continued
TO come in, but the men were sent away
empty-handed.
lone poor woman, who looked worn and
faded, came twice during the day, carrying
her baby on one arm and Juggling another
child by the hand. She said that all she
wanted was q small piece Of the beef
which was being distributed, but she was
compelled 20 90 away without II. a con-
siderable number OF men applied FOR fuel
and kerosene oil, but there was absolutely
none to give out A large proportion Of
tho families in the poorer parts of Pull
man are forced 20 so wholly without lights
during the evening and grOpe their way TO
bed as best they may.
"In some cases the fuel is all gone and
whole families are beginning to subsist on
cold or raw food unless they are fortunate
enough 70 be aole 70 use neighbours stove
some time during the day. Most Of the
suffering is, of course, among the residents
of the tenement blocks along Fulton street,
but the higher grade Of wOrkneu who live
in better houses ara also suffering to some
extent The unusual spectacle is pre-
scented of men and women suffering for
food in rooms which better times were fur
uished with carpets, upholstered chairs,
and in some instances an organ or
piano -
This is a sad plight for an entire COM
munity to be in, and whatever the cause
Of the misfortune may be, the suffering
Of these people appeals strongly to the
generosity of the American people.
A BILL has been introduced in the
House of representatives requiring all
Congressional proceedings to be open to
the public. Legislators are the SER
wants of the people and there is no
reason why their doings should not be
known by their masters, except in rare
instances when public expediency may
require secrecy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10
TROLLY CARS COLLIDE.
Not an ocoupsut of Either Car Escaped
Injury.

HAZLEToN. PA, August Q. -Twenty-
five people were injured, some Of them
seriously, in q collision between two
trolley cars on the electric road near
Oakdale to-day. Among the injured
are: Motorman Seaman, head and face
cut, body bruised; A. w. Drake, head
and face cut; WA. Ward, body squeezed
and face cut; David Owens, of Tama-
qua, badly cut and bruised about the
head and face; Mr.. McGechan and
daughter, of Eberyale, cut.
When the collision occurred the cars
were going az high rate Of speed in
opposite directions. The passengers in
the car bound for this city, which was
an oper one, saw the approach of dan
ger and jumped for their lives, falling
among the rocks that line the road.
The cars came together with terrible
crash, throwing those who remained in
them TO the floors and splintering the
front of the cars into kindling. Not
single passenger escaped injury.
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A LIVELY TIME.
The Cowboy Evangelist Creates sensa'
ton 1T Atlantic City.


ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August 9. -
Justin Rice, the cowboy evangelist, and
his wife are again the talk Of the town.
Mr.. Rice had agreed to keep his room
at hotel, Of which o. Il. House Is man
ager, until September. There was
demand for the room and Monday Man
ager House asked them to vacate. The
Rices agreed to 90 so last night. There
were some words between Mr.. Rice and
the manager during the after
noon, and when Mrs. Rice came
to supper she found her things out in
the hal aud the door padocked. She
spoke to House about 1t, who, she says,
called her names. She flung pocket
testament at him. 1t is said he knock
ed her down and kicked her, and was
only dragged away by an expressman
who happened TO drop in. Mrs. Rice Is
reported to be dangerously hurt.
The evangelist was prevented from
attacking the manager, but he smashed
in the door OF the room from which he
had been evicted and Mrs. Rice is now
lying there. She is under arrest for
assault on warrant sworn out by
House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10

SOME of the small-fry Republican pa
pers in the Fourth district are denying
the story about WARREN MILLER at
tempting to receive the Populistic en-
dorssment at Ravenswood. 1t is hard
on MILLER, but nevertheless true, that
be labored long and earnestly for the
Populistic endorsement at Ravenswood,
and had sense enough TO drop out at the
nroper time.
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#NIerritt batted for Gum bert.

Merritt oatted for Gumoert
Pittsburg. ... o l 0 l 2 O.
Louisville -. 20 3 0 l 0 l. D
Earned runs, Louisville 2; two base
hits, Stencil, Mack; three base hits,
Brown, Pfeffer, Hemming; sacrifice hits,
Bierbaurer; stolen bases, Donovan, D.
Smith; double plays, Stencil, Giasscock
and BecKley; Glasscock, Bierbauer and
Beckley; first base on balls, on Gumbert
3, of Hemming s; struck out by Gum
bert 3, by Hemming 2; passed balls,
Grim 2; time, ESQ; umpire, Hoagland.
WE'RE WEAK AT THE BAT.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The Sem
ators played an errorless fielding game
today. but were lamentaOly weak at
the bat. Attendance, LOO. Score:
Washington. % 0 2 0 0 0 o. 8
New York. g 0 0 o 0 3 - Z
Errors. New York 5; hits, Washing
ton 7, New York 8; earued runs, Wash
ington >, New York 4; home run. Doyle;
batteries, Washington. Maui and Nc
Guire, New York, Meekin and Farrell;
umpire, Keete.
FINISHED THEIR SERIES.
CHICAGO. August 9.-The Colts and
Reds finished their series to-day and
split even. Attend3nce $500. Score:
Chicago .....3 0 2 0 0 2 2 0-1O
Cincinnati % D ? 0 0 O. g
Errors, and s; hits, IL and II; earned
runs, each; home run, Decker; batter
les, Griffith and Shriver. Parrots and
MurBhy: umpire, McQuaid.
LAST TIME THIS SEASON.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, August 9.-The
Brooklyns and Baltimores played to-
gether for the last time this season at
Eastern Park to-day. Heavy batting
by the home team won them the game.
jennings work at short and Days at
second were The features. Attendance
1907. Score:
Brooklyn. 80 o . 8 0 l 8 2 Ill
Errors, Brooklyn 3, Baltimore 3; hits,
Brooklyn II, Baltimore 10; earned runs,
Brooklyn S. Baltimore 1; home run.
Stein; batteries, Stein and Kinslow,
Hawke and Robinson; Umpires, Lynch
and Emslie.
WHEELING BADLY BEATEN.
Sp eefaI to the Rsgtsss-.
MARIETTA, OHIO, August 9.-The
Wheeling ball club met the NJ ariettas
on the diamond to-day, and as result
its banner trails In the dust, while the
local club places one more victory to It's
credit, making winning OF % out oil
&c games played this season. The story
Is told by the following score:
Marietta. 0 8 2 0 3 0 liz
Wheeling % 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Batteries, Donovan and Riley, Hast
ipgs and Collins. Games Friday and.
Saturday.
COVERED HIMSELF WITH GLORY.
BosroN, August 9.-Young HOdson
made his debut as member OF the
Boston club to-day and to say that he
covered himself with glory is but
mildly expressing it, for he kept the
heavy hitting Philadelphians down TO
nine scattering hits. Mailman, In the
sixth, in running down Hodsnn between
second and third bases, deliberately
threw the latter to the ground, and for
a few minutes IL looked as though
there might be trouble, but outside OF
cat-calls and Kisses, Hallman's bad
playing was soon forgotten. Score;
Boston. 0 D 3 0 0 0 5-ll
Philadelphia. i 1 0 0 0 CO
Errors, Boston. none; Philadelphia 3.
Hits, Boston Is; Philadelphia 9. Earned
runs, Boston7 Home runs, Mccarthy,
Nash. Batteries, Hodson and Tenney;
Taylor and Buckley. Attendance 1,420
Umpire, GafPneE.
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scared by rredlored Earthquakes.

MEXICO CITY, MEN, August Con
siderable apprehension is felt here in
the volcanic zone, in which the City OF
Mexico, Puebla aud other populous
Mexican cities are situated, over the
prediction OF Juan n. Contreas, the IA
nous meteorological and scientist, OF
Guadalaiara. Senior Contreas predicts
that between tomorrow and Sunday
the region around the volcano OF Popo-
cateselli, southeast Of this city, will re-
ceive an earthquake visitation, q dis
turbance also occurring between August
Is aud IS Should the stocks miss this
section they will be felt in the State OF
Oaxaca. to the south. Senior Contreas,
during the past two years, has made
many predictions Of earthquakes In
Mexico, nearly all Of which have been
verified by fact. He is follower OF
Falb, the great European prophet and
bases his calculations on the conjunc-
ton CT the sun, moon, stars and subter-
ranean forces as the cause OF the dis
turbanceS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-10
HAD BEEN noBB,Ns rnE PILLARS.
The Coal compsny Was NOT censsn'
With working Out the Mine.


With working Out the Mine.
SCRANTON, Pa. August "a mine
underlying the western portion OF THIS
city caved iD this afternoon for ois-
lance of three blocks, affecting prop
erty TO the extent OF quarter OF MIL
lion dollars, and causing an excitement
which almost verged on panic among
the residents OF the locality. The cave
in was caused by robbing the pillars
which supported the roof OF the mine.
For some time past men nave
been taking out these supports,
in the Diamond breaker OF the ID. l. q
w. Company. Suddenly, with scarcely
a moments warning, . large section oil
the roof fell, carrying the upper surface
with IL, emitting thunderous report
which could be heard for miles. The
property extending from the corner OF
Fellows and Eighth streets.sunk FROM
one inch to four feet. Twenty-eight
houses were wrecked. and the inhaoit-
ants are desperate from their loss and
fear another cavern. No one was at
work in the mines when the accident
happened.
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Severity Of the Drouth-
spsaol to ths ReoIs,sr.

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, August o.
The severe drouth that has prevailed in
this vicinity the past month or more Is
assuming alarming proportions. Wells
and springs that have never been known
to be without water, are dry, all the
small streams have dried up aud In the
country, farmers have TO 60 miles TO
water their CATTLE. The corn Is almost
entirely ruined and other crops are de.
stroyed.
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NEW YORK FACTIONS.
The Brookfieid- Bliss EIemear Recognized
as Regular.

New YORK. August 9.-The Republic
can faction in this city known as the
Brook field Bliss or Com mittee Of Thirty
faction was declared by the State Com
mittee to-day TO be the regular Repuo-
'lican organization OF this city. IL was
recon mended that the Com mittee or
Thirty have new enrolment, so that
all the Republicans in the city might be
taken, and that consideration be
shown" the other side-the Platt-Mul-
holland faction. This was the unani-
nous finding OF the subcommittee APP
pointed to consider the matter, and the
State Committee, which met at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, accepted
the report after session ofonly twenty
minutes.
Regarding the factional fight 10 Syr-
acuse, IL was decided, on recommends
ton of the sub-committee. that both
factions be recognized until caucuses
under q new method are hold which
shall determine the standing OF the
factions.