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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

WAsHrSeroS. d. C.. April 23.-B.
Ellery Asderson. one OF the goyernmsnt
directors and one Of the receivers OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, has
outlined 70 the committee a scheme by
which he believes the government
vould be guaranteed the debt now dns
bv the railroad. His scheme was tnas
an issue OF $3.50. 900. 900 10 bonds % az
thorized. Ont Of this suthcisnt anount
could be sold for the benefit OF the
holders OF the first mortgage bonds no"
in existence. about $50, 900. 600 con'd %
taken By the Eoverumentin satlsiactlon
Of its debt, and the Remaining $50. .Ooo,-
600 might be used for the settlsmsnt OF
the remaining lndebsednsss OF the road.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
Ineendlary Mine Fire.

COLUSBUs, O., April 25.--A special to
the Dispatch says; "SOmers mine at
Monday, 10 the Hooking Valley, run by
thirty miners was TO have resumed
work to-day but on entering the work
men found an incendiary ire" Loss not
yet estimated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

ATHENS, April 23.-There were sew
era slighter shocks Of earthquake last
night aud to-day. Telegrams received
from the shaken districts represent an
appalling aspect Of affairs. Whole VIII
lagos are in ruins and the survivors sre
camping ont. 90 many cases entirely
without food. The total nsmber OF
deaths reported is now 225, Of which 80
were killed 40 Malssina alone.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
No Change Expected.

PHILIIPsBURG, PA, April 23.-There
is not a mine at work in either the
Clearield or Beech Creek coal regions.
No coal trains are rnnninE and every
thing is at a standstlll. The miners are
quiet but determined, and do not expect
a change in the situation until near the
last of the week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
Nicho,. Law Unoon.ti,utionaI.

tpfcllI If-f7r1F1 % tlf hfQltItf.
COLUMBUS. O., April GA telegram
from Cincinnati states that Judge Taft,
OF the United States Circuit Court at
Cincinnati to-day rendered a decision
that the Nichols law, taxing the fran
chises Of telegraph, telephone and ex-
press companies, which was enacted
last winter. is 10 conflict with the
federal constitution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
A conf.r.nce nurgs.ted.

CHICAGO, April 23.-Col. w. p. Rend
sent a communication to-day 10 Presi-
dent Mcbride, Of the United Nine
Workers Association, suggesting an
immediate conference between the la
borers and operators. He said be did
not fear disturbances would arise re-
curing the inference Of military force.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

ALTOONA, PA, April 23.-NOta single
miner is a. work ia Blair or Cambria
counties today. Everything Is quiet.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Is
sidetracking and appropriating 70 the
use OF its locomotives all the coal
needed without asking the shippers
permission.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
FEMALE hIGHwAYMEN
Reported to Be Holding People Up In
Wayne County.

Wayne County.
HUNTINGTON, w. VA, April 23.-One
OF the roughest regions in this section
OF West Virginia is on the ridge between
Twelve Pole and Tom Creek, in Wayne
county, about twenty miles south OF
this city. The ridge road was Travelled
very little. Recently number OF
men passing over il at night
on horseback have been held
no by, it was supposed, a couple Of men,
but when William Baangee was
stopped aud robbed Of 500 last night
on his way home by the two people, he
kept a sharp lookout aud found that the
highwaymen were women in disguise
and says they we're Ella and Tine
Gore, daughters Of respectable farm
er. He reported the matter 10 their
people and the mysterious gang on
Toms Creek Ridge has been cleared up.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

WASHINGTON, d. C.. April 23.-Rsp.
Pence. of Colo. denies the report that
the condition Of Congressman Jerry
simpson is hopeless. HIS rhsunaiis1.
he said, is 90 worse. The dangsrouf
feature Of the case. Mr.. Pence said. lies
10 the condition Of the patients kid
neya
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
HELD BY his OWN SONS
While His BrOther-in-Law Fired a
Pistol at His Abdomen.
AND MORTALITY WOUNDED HIN.

Sensational Shooting Array in
Harrison County in Which j.
w. Samples is Shot by j. M.
Morris, as the Result Of a Quar-
rel Of Long Standing-The Men
Who Held and Shot Samples
Escaped But Are Captured by
the Officers.
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Sfinzo Mines at Work.

MIDpLEsBoBo, KY, April 25.-The
statement sent out from Knoxville that
the Mingo miners had joined the strik-
ers is a mistake. OF the 3, 500 miners
employed in this section few belong TO
the union and no trouble is expected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

n fcial lftf1fdii - Hie hslis.a-
COLUMBUS, o., April 23.-The mem
bers Of the Republican State Central
Committee have been called to meet
here next Saturday at II a. ~, TO fK
the date for the State convention.
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Breathinx Poison.

You cant draw 3 breath without inhahnE
uolson. n YOU soicurn in a malarious locality
during the unhealthy seasons Lne denize as
~ msisria st1leken regions testify that the
onlv certian safeFuard against the poisonous
venor apd ia producis chills and fever remit
tent fsver n-oe cake aud dumb ague. is Hos
ssttsris Stomach bittars which remedies. also.
eonsfination bili0lsnsss. dyspepsia and rhs0-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

w.rx.-ox. d c.. Aprli nL-Fof West
lvirrinls. paftly cioady ws.sbsr' Winds shilling
Fo- v,st-rn Pspusylvsnis snd obio. psrtll
kfcEss re.ther. local showers ne-f tns i4ksss
uinis shiltirx y noEthssisriJ.
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TUCKER coUNrY MINERS.
About Seven Hundred of Them Go Out
Along the West Virginia Central

Special Tttsordn 70 ne Rsotsts-.
PARSONS, w. VA, April 23.-All the
coal miners at Douglas, Coketon and
Thomas In this (Tucker) county, about
700 in all, Joined the army Of strikers at
7 o'clock this morning. Six non-union
men started to work but were warned
by the strikers to quit at once, which
was done. Many of the strikers passed
through here to-day, not knowing where
to go or what to do. Trouble is appre-
hended by the business men Of the min
ing towns, as a majority OF the strikers
were negroes and foreigners.
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GOING BACK TO WORK.

Miners in the New aud Kanawha valleys
VIII Not stay Out With the strikers.
SpseiaI 7eGe0yGn 70 the RsJtsEsr.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, April 23.-Re-
ports are worry favorable here this even
ing for a continuation of work in the
Kanawha and New river coal regions.
The miners at Fire Creek, who went
out last Saturday have resumed work,
and those at Echo and Central will
probably 90 to work tomorrow. The
me n were not at work at some OF the
Kanawha mines to-day, but as there has
been no concerted action in regard TO
the strike, it is probable that all the
Kanawha and New river miners will be
at work by the middle OF the week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24
TARIFF CONFERENCE
By Which Some Agreement Nay ha
Reached on the Bill.
GENERAL DEBATE CLOSES SOON

And the Opposition VIII be Asked
for Their Objections to the Bill
in Writing With the Idea That
Some Agreement May be
Reached and the Bill Passed.
Senate and House Proceedings.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

kansas CIrT, Mo, April 2S.-Michsel
Boland. ond OF the celebrated triangle Of
the Clan Nsl Gael, died at his home IN this
citv to-dan az II so O'Clock.
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sOu only nesd make the most super
ACIal examination 20 determine rae value
81 the Register 81 An advertising me-
dium. publishes more local ana tels-
rrapr G news In one issus than any Of
its contemporaries Dc IN thrss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

been arranged, and message from Ed
mund Thomas says: Things are nope
full"
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PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 2S.-The
street cleaners strike assumed q serious
aspect to-day. One hundred strikers and
30 women made an attack on 25 Italians
who refused TO strike Clubs, stones and
broOms were freely used for q few minutes,
when the police appeared and stopped the
Eioting. Several men had their heads cut.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-24

PHrrkDELFHrA. Pa, April z3-The
cruiser Columbia went into commission
today.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01
Chinese Poiltsness.

Whether or not tho Chinese put q
term insulting to Japan In their dc.
claration OF war against that coun'
try, they seem to DO. under ordinary
circumstances the politest people or
earth. A German traveller who has
Just returned from China, and who
has been publishing his impressions
fthe Chinese people, declares that
In writing II letter to a perfect stran'
ger Chinaman calls his correspon.
dent "my elder brother" Tho lat
ter begins with such n phrase a,
"May all the blessings Of life BE-
showered upon you, such Is tho wish
OF your imbecilo junior"
In speaking OF his own family the
writer says: 1--WE ants" The nd.
dress on the top OF the letter IL,
From my humble cabin to the glori.
ious Palace OF Pearls OF my elder
brother" and the preamble Is, "Tc
my excellent and benevolent elder
brother, who ascends the staircase OF
honors." At the end Is the form,
1.-THE undersigned, your most obedi'
ent monkey, raises his hands In sup
plicatiOn to Your Excollency In order
that Your Excellency may deign ia
approach the miserable ruins OF ouI
house." Finally, as u further token
OF humility, the signature OF the
writer Is SO small as to DO almost
illegible.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01
vas far back with The husband she

vas far back with The husband she
loved so well. The old dress had re.
vived old associations and his very
presence seemed around aud about
her. She looked up with clasped
hands and streaming eyes.
"Oh, Harry! Oh, my husband !"
she murmured, "if you knew how
love you. how I mourn your loss,
surely your soul might speak to mine
and tell me that you are near me ~
"Maud, my wife, my darlingW
She started to her feet, with n won.
dering, startled face. There he stood,
worn and weary, changed from the
man lie had been, but the wife recog-
nized him in an instant For mo-
ment n SOLEMN awe filled her eyes.
and her love hesitated and trembled
in the presence Of a spirit from the
other world. but the next instant she
held him in her arms with u wild
cry.
"Oh, Harry, my husband! You
are not dead; you have come back
to mel"
His passionate kisses on her face,
his strong arms and throbbing heart
answered her as no words could have
done. He had come back to her from
imprisonment amid the wild western
mountains, from pcrils and dangers
and death itself.
For awhile, after she had heard his
story and fully assured herself that
he was really flesh and blood, and
not a spirit, rs she had first believed
him. she luy quietly weeping on his
bosom. Then she arose with u SOL
emn tenderness in her eyes, and,
leading him to the little couch, drew
aside the curtains, revealing the little
face. flushed and dimpled In slumber,
and the small, chubby fists fast
clinched together.
Harry Merline looked on without a
word, then, bending down, lie kissed
the little sleeper with a Joy and
thankfulness in his soul too deep fol
utterance.
And on this stormy night, after
weary years OF imprisonment amid
barbarous hordes, utter having en-.
dured trials and hardships and almost
death itself-this was how Harry
came home. IL Pittsburg Leader.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01
QUEEN or KOREA.
Timely Pen Portrait Of the Korean
kln0's Wife

bNUy
The Queen OF Korea Is now forty.
four years OF age, being just one year
older than her husband. She 10 OF
medium height, and her form Is
slender and straight. Her manner
is pleasing. and she Is always de-
scribed as every inch II Queen"
She Is by no means bad looking. Her
face Is long, and every line OF her
features beams with intelligence and
vivicity. She has u high forehead. a
long, slender, uristocratic nose, and
her mouth and chin indicate determ.
ination and character. Her cheek
bones are high, her ears are small,
and her complexion Is the color OF
rich Jersey cream. Her eyebrows
are after the approved style Of
Korean beauty, the hair having been
pulled out SO that they form an
arched thread OF black over her eyes.
These are almond In shape, and they
fairly snap with life. They IRE keen,
business.like eyes, and they see
everything, being intellectual rather
than soulful. The Queens hair IL
Jet black. It Is parted in the mid.
die, Is combed perfectly smooth away
from the forehead and brought down
over the ears, and rolled In u low coil
which rests on the nape Of her neck.
Hero 1t Is fastened with hairpins Of
gold or OF silver, each a foot long
and as big around rs your finger.
The Queen has good mouth, full OF
woll.formed, large tccth; and when
she laughs, which IL quito often, she
shows the upper ones.
The queen has large wardrobe,
tho dresses Of which she changes
frequently. During her mourning
for the queen dowager she was dress
cd for weeks In u white silk gauze,
which Is the color for mourning In
Korea. Sh, Is not fond Of jewelry.
Her hanGs. which are long thin,
and shapely, never sparkle with dia.
monds; her only rings IRE heavy gold
bands, and she always wears these
In pairs, two rings on one finger
She wears neither bracelets nor neck
laces, and her clothing Is more like
that OF o retiring woman Of the West
than thas OF the queen of the most
gorgeous Oriental court OF the world.
Her feet are clad In Korean shoes oil
the softsst OF skins, finely embroid-
cred, and more like slippers thar
shoes. She carries Observation-Disclosures
American watch; and, US Is the Gus
tom aisong Korean women, she IL BY
no means averse to n smoke. She
does not, however, affect the long.
stempicd Korean pipe with Its bow
of silver or brass, but prefers l
cigaNtte; and / was told ut Seou
that she orders her cigarettes from
the limited States, and smokes then
quito freely Demorest's Magazine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01
Mystery Of the Blue Bean.

At the great Fruit Show to be held
in the Crystal Palace will be shown
the English blue bean, which, when
introduced by the proprietOrs OF the
horticultural Review, caused much
commotion in the horticultural world.
At Earl's Court, shortly afterwards,
the blue bean was the centre OF at.
traction in the pavilion devoted to
the fruit and flower shows, the table
on which the dishes containing the
delicately tinted pods were displayed
being thronged throughout the day
by an enthusiastic crowd OF amateur
and professional gardeners, all bent
on solving the mystery OF the blue
bean. The secret OF the blue beams
blueness no man knows. 1t Is OF a
most exquisite tint, and every part OF
the skin Of the pod is both evenly and
perfectly dyed. Inside, the flesh and
seeds are OF the usual green tint, and
from culinary point OF view the
bean Is everything that could be de-
Sired London Daily News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01
Spssd In Railway Travel.

a great deal has been said and
written about the coming flyers and
thu tremendous rate OF speed that
will be attained by them in the near
future. Hut before these rather en-
aggerated figures can be reached,
there must be a complete reconstruc.
ton in track-laying and road-bed ar.
rangemeat. A degree OF solidity and
7irmness not yet secured and an al
most absolutely straight track are
imperatively necessary II one would
send train over tho earth's surface
ut such q high rate OF speed, EN-
perts have decided that train run
ming at tho rate OF 100 miles an hour
would 10 flung from the track ut the
first curve. 1t therefore appears that
the present existing tracks are not
ut ali adapted to such rapid transit
as the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. enthu'
siasts are talking about. The prob
abilities are that the elevated track
in some OF its forms and the tunnel
are the solution OF the high-spced
problem. Only by bridging valleys
with trestle work and cutting through
hilis can the average level be reached
and curves be dispensed vith. II
would be necessary to run alr-line'
without regard to intermediate sta
tions, leaving these to be connected
by ordinary roads. 1t would take
something over q mile in which Il
stop one OF these flying trains, ant
the nerve required to run 1T would b'
something far beyond that possesse.
by the average engineer. Il New iorl
Ledger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01

me land TO William Penn, and this
land afterward became the State OF
Delaware. 1t Is upon tho language
of this grant that Delaware claims
jurisdiction over the whole river op.
posite New Castle. The matter was
once brought before the commission.
ers from the two states.
INDIA has been densely populated
for thousands of years, and ut this
time IL contains very nearly 300, 600.
600 inhabitants. Yet large regions
of the country are haunted by raven.
Gus beasts and by poisonous reptiles
which destroy human life. We learn
from a recently printed British blue
book upon Indian affairs that, in the
year before last. as many as %, 600
people were killed there by snakes
and wild beasts, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of them, or over 1900, by snake
bites, and over 1000 by tigers and
leopards. These ferocious enemies
of mankind arc not less the enemies
Of tame cattle, $1,000 Of which were
destroyed by them and 1900 poison.
cd. This terrible destruction Of hu.
man beings aud domesticated ani.
mails In India Is largely due to the
Hindoo doctrine OF the wrongfulnesc
Of killing any living thing, on nc
count Of the danger to souls In the
course OF transmigration. A pious
Hindoo would rather be poisoned by
a snake or eaten by tiger than kiI
either OF them. The British.1ndian
authorities have long striven to re.
duce the number OF hostile reptiles
and beasts; but the figures given in
the blue book here spoken of IRE not
evidence Of their success down to this
time.
THE recent robbery OF u train in
Virginia within thirty miles Of the
National Capital, has excited intense
focling, says tho Atlanta Constitu.
ton. It seems that srain robbing 10
no longer to DO regarded as an occa.
sional Incident Of wild western life.
Any passenger train In the most
thickly settled portion Of the Allan.
tic States Is liable ut any time to be
held up by few determined men
who will loot the express car, and
possibly rob tho passengers, and
then make their escape. The Rich.
mond Dispatch suggests that there
should be some signal like a blast
from the steam whistle or the firing
Of q gun to warn every trainmen and
passenger that an attack had beer
made by highwaymen, and then the
engineer, fireman, conductor, brake
man, postal clerks, express messen.
gers and Pullman employees should
DO provided with firearms to use In
meeting such emergencies. Wher
the robbers learn that tho crews oil
every passenger train IRE we'll armed
and prepared to fight to the death
these outrages will cease. The dcs
: perate men who attack trains low
life and liberty as much 40 other PEG
!, pie, and they are not going TO risl
! almost certain death. The main fea
: son why these outragcs IRE 40 com
: mon Is because the highwaymen hav
0 generally found the trainmen an'
passengers easy to surprise, ant
Q without any weapons for defense
: Our railway and express companie
8 can easily change all this. A few dc
0 termined men with revolvers on
train would be moro than u mattel
a for twice their number OF robbers
r The experiment Is worth trying.
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Valuable Deposits Of saipstsr.

Deposits Of saltpeter that promise
to be the most valuable In existence
have been discovered in Cape Colony,
South Africa. They are claimed to
be true potassium nitrate, which IL
one OF the chief ingredients OF gun.
powder, and is worth about $50 ton.
The principal supply ut present is
from Chile, but the "Chile saltpe-
ter" as it is called, has to undergo Il
costly chemical process before use,
Nitrate Of potash Is found In but
small quantities as rule, rs IL Is
soluble in water and Is therefore
washed out OF the soil by the rain.
The dryness OF the South African
climate Is supposed to account for
the richness OF the latest find, which
1t Is stated, will reduce the price OF
the mineral one-half.-INew York
Mail and Express.
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WHEN uTUMN PJSSETH BY.

When purple elderberries vie
With shumach's crimson stain
A food Of mellow miustrelsy
Overhows the winding lane.
A myriad insect voices flute.
And rival throats reply.
No tree. no tuft OF grass Is mute
When autumn pa>seth by.
A perfume rare Of ripening leaves
On zephyr pinious floats.
And oft the scout Of browning shelves
Blends with the cricket notes.
Each hanging bouph a censor swings
Beneath the dreamful sky.
And at her feet rich fragrance filings,
when autumn passeth fly.
The spiders thread their gossamer
with jewels for her head;
The thistles strew their down for hes
That softly she may tread;
The brooklet stills its summer gleo
WIENER her feet draw nigh,
Aud gently drones the yellow bee,
When autumn passeth by.
Strange sorceries the spirit bind,
And work a haunting spell;
Weird voices echo on the wind
And whisper beautys knell.
At eventide lonely star
Comes forth to mourn oa high.
And sheds its quivering light afar,
When autumn passeth by.
The sweetest song that ever flows
Hath sorrow In its strain:
The keenest Joy that mortal knows
Il always half pain.
So life and death combine their art;
They charm the ear and eye,
And lovely pathos wins the heart.
When autumn passeth by.
-tSamuel Minturn Peck
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The anniversary night wore on,
wild and dark with storm, and still
the poor wife, half dazed by her ter
rible sorrow, sat by her lonely
hearthstone, robcd In her festive
garments. At last there came n step
without, sharp, impatient step on
the gravel, but she did not hear it.
a weary, travel worn man, bronzed
by exposure and pale with long en-
dured grief, came up to the front en-
trance and paused beneath the low
window. Through the parted cur
tains shone the ruddy freight, re.
vealing the warm, attractive ROOM
the old, familiar room, with his hat
upon the wall and his books and
meerschaum on the mantle, I'M
moved, as he had left them; revealed
the kitten purring on the rug, and
the little curtain bed in the distance,
and the dear, sweet face, wet viii
tears, and the dress he loved in happy
days, that seemed too far back To th'
poor wanderer to be real,
Was it all dream? Was that the
wife from whom he had so Ion:
. been parted, whose face had beel
! with him through all his lonely hour
r OF peril and imprisonmcnt' Was sh
{ waiting and watching and kespinI
: his home bright for his return?
Q He left the window, stole softly Z
t the porch and approached this sid
: door lie raised the latch 1t cpcne'
d and he stood upon the threshold.
a Intent upon her musings, her ow
Il sweet memories and sad reflections
!, Maud heard no sound. Her hear
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-12-01

II has been computed that the dea0
rate of the globe u uinety-eiRht pea
Iainuts