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Samuel Gompers, after vacation Of one
term, has been reelected President of the
American Federation Of Labor to succeed
John Mcbride.
Some months ago the St. Louis Evening
Journal began fight for Scent car fares.
The Post-Dlspatch is now lining up to as
sist in the fight.
The Populist National committee will
meet at st. Louis January IL to arrange
for the time aud place of holding the ma
tional convention.
Congressman Bell (Pop) has introduced
a bill in Congress withdrawing the alleged
authority given the Secretary of the Treas
ury to issue bonds.
A Philadelphia brigade has purchased
ten acres of the Antietam battlefield and
will spend 100000 in converting it into a
park and erecting monument.
The Pennsylvania Republican conven-
tion to elect delegates to the national con-
yention and nominate Presidential Electors
will meet at Harrisburg April %, 1895.
Cleveland saysuthat he wrote the Vene-
zuela message himself without the advice
or consent Of anybody and that the state
ment that Secretary Olney wrote it is alb
soluely untrue.
Chairman Carter, Of the National Repub-
lican committee, says: ''There has been
a remarkable growth Of the POpulist
vote. It has increased 24O per cent. during
the past three years"
Charles J. Bonaparte, who is grand
nephew Of Napoleon, will be Republican
for Senator from Maryland. It
is stated shat he is an able lawyer and an
ardent civil service refOrmer.
The American Federation Of Labor
passed resolution prohibiting the intro
duction Of partisan politics into the organi-
zation. This will not interfere with the
discussion Of economic questions.
There are 232,295 government liquor IL
censes in force in this country. There are
|, 40 rectifiers, 1,77l brewers, 10, ,486 whole
sale beer houses, 1855 wholesale liquor
men and the remainder are retail dealers.
Judge Nugent died at Fort Worth De-
cember IA. He had been the Populist NOM
i6ee for Governor Of Texas twice and was
IN able, honored and respected citizen.
His death is great misfortune to the party
In that State.
The United States Interstate Commerce
Commission preliminary report says $50
railways, representing 80 per cent. Of all
mileage, earned $1,OO9, 900 gross in year
ending June 80, 1895. The net earnings for
all were 1926, ,355,21S.
The way Congressman parcel out men,
oers Of committees belonging to the minor
ty, giving them exactly the number Of seats
heir party strength entities them to, is
rood, practical illustration Of the workings
If proportional legislation.
Chief Justice Snodgrass, of the Tennessee
Supreme court, fired two shots at promi
lent member of the bar December 16. The
attorney, who was not fatally wounded,
lad referred in a newspaper article to de-
,ision Of the court as political one.
A government blue book recently issued
shows that there are 158 government en-
,loYes at Washington who are credited to
Kansas. They draw annual salaries
to S195,OOO and hold all kinds Of
obs. The largest number is in the In
,erior Department.
Captain Isaac Bsssett, Assistant Door
Keeper Of the United States Senate, died |
December IL. He became Senate page
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A suit Over VIII.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w Va, April Ito
day suit was instituted in the Circuit
Court here by Mrs. Sarah Lauck and
Mrs. Lura Downing, of Palmyra, Mo,
daughter and granddaughter OF the late
VIM Logan. of this city, to set aside
deeds to certain real estate conveyed
by VIM. Logan to- L. n. Logan and Mrs
Sarah BrOuhtOn.
The deceased conveyed about all of
his real estate to the defendants, leav-
ing his widow an inconsiderable
amount Of personal property and no
realty, and Mrs Lauck was also cut
Off without a share of the estate.
The bill was filed in the cause this
morning and charges that undue in
fUence was eXerted on the part of the
defendants in having the conveyances
made and also that the deceased was
incompetent TO make the cOnveyances.
An injunction was granted restrain
ing the defendants from disposing of
the property in controversy.
The real estate is situated on Market
street and. Fifth street, and Is said 10
be worth $4,000
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OSCAR WILDE'S CASE.
The Aesthetic Seems Crushed by the Dis
closures of His Guilt.

closures of His Guilt.
London. April 11.-Great crowds Of
people were gathered outside and in
side the Bow street Police Court to-
day when Oscar Wilde and Albert
Taylor were brought from the prison
at an early hour in a black maria to
be examined on the charge of having
committed serious misdemeanors. The
court opened at II o'clock, with both
prisoners in the dock,
Wilde looked haggard and worn and
it was noticed that he had greatly
changed since he appeared on the wit
ness stand of the Old Bailey to prose
cute his suit for libel against the Mar
quis Of Queensberry, the collapse Of
which action in such an unexpected
and sensational manner led to his ar
rest and the subsequent terrible dis
closures Wilde to-day was much more
subdued, although he smiled once or
twice at certain. questions put at him.
But he seemed to realize the gravity
of the situation in which he found
himself He was dressed as faultless-
Iy as ever, carrying a shining silk hat
in his hand and displaying on his un-
glOved fingers many sparkling gems.
Taylor, Wilde's fellOw-prisnner, be-
haved in the same sneeringly, indif-
ferent manner as when arraigned last
week. and was evidently not as deeply
impressed with the seriousness Of the
charges brought against him as was
Wilde.
Sir Edward Clarke again appeared
counsel for Taylor The prisoners are
making a desperate fight Their law
yers delayed the proceedings in every
possible way, and the examination Of
the accused promises to be protracted
affair. Taylor's lawyers said that he
would recall all Of the witnesses who
were examined last Saturday, as Tay-
lor was not represented by counsel on
that occasion. Several witnesses gave
testimony directly inculpating Wilde.
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Cincinnati O., April lin the bus
mess centre of Covington, KY, John L.
Sandford, cashier of the Farmers and
Traders Bank, was killed at 1:3O p. m.
to-day by State Senator VIM. Goebel
Both fired at each other on the crowded
street. An hour later one of the
wealthist citizens was dead and lead
ing politician was in custody at the
station house, while the streets were
thronged with excited crowds The
factiOnal agitation over the bloody af-
fair continues to run high tonight on
this side OF the river, as well as in
COvingtOn and other Kentucky towns.
Goebel and SandfOrd We're the leaders
of two bitterly cOntending Democratic
factions The feud is an old one, po-
litically, but it became intensely per-
sonal last Saturday, when the Coving-
ton Ledger published a very bitter at
tack on Sandford, which the latter at
tributed to Senator Goebel. The lat
ter acknowledged its authorship.
THE FRIENDS Or BOTH
have been talking this week in such a
manner that trouble was expected the
first time GOebel and Sandford met
Senator Goebel and Attorney General
Hendricks were walking up Madison
street. As they approached the rIrsU
National Bank, Sandford, who was
leaning up against the railing, ap-
preached quickly toward Senator Goe-
bel and spoke to the latter, at the
same time drawing his revolver SEN
atOr GOebel turned to one side just as
Sandford fired The bullet from Sand
ford's revolver passed through Senator
Goebel's coat, and his trousers in two
places, over the hips. Senator GOebel
then drew his revolver and fired, his
shot taking effect in the left of Mr..
Sandford's forehead. The first word
was spoken and the first shot was fred
by SandfOrd.
There were but two shots, one by
each. Sandfords friends deny that
the latter was lying in wait for the
Senator. Sandford was shot over his
eye, bleeding prOfusely on the side
walk before he could be carrid into
the First National Bank Sandford's
mansion is four miles out His son
was the only one Of the family who
reached his father before he died.
The victim never regaind conscious
mss, and died in less than an hour.
AFTER THE SHOOTING
when he saw Sandford fall. Senator
Goebel returned to the Court House,
stopping only a moment, and then
went to police headquarters and gave
himself up.
Here is the reason l killed him"
exclaimed the Senator. jumping up
excitedly, and turning about he drew
his coat tail around and showed
where the ball Of Sandfords pistol had
passed through, tearing away por-
tion Of the cloth.
"He was lying in wait for me. l
saw him when / reached the gas office,
about twenty feet away from the steps
of the First National Bank. l was on
way to the Citizens National Bank
with my friend, General Hendrick.
AS soon as l saw him reach for his
revolver, / reached for mine"
Mr.. Sandford was 81 years old. His
grandfather was distinguished in the
State, being at one time a State Sen
ator and a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention.
Senator GOebel is a successful bus
mess man as we'll as a lawyer. He is
40 years old, unmarried and native
of Pennsylvania. He located in Cow
ington when quite young. He is out
tonight on bail
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Asks for a Rehearing.

washington. D. G.. ApriI ll.-Coun-
sci for the appellants in the recently
decided income tax cases have pre-
pared petition to be submitted TO the
United States Supreme Court asking
rehearing Of the case before a full
bench. The motion for a rehearing
will be made upon the ground that the
questions involved in these cases are
as TO the consututionality of an act,
and that the Supreme Court early in
its history adopted the practice Of re-
curing constitutional questions to be
heard by a full court in order that the
Judgment might be the decision OF the
majority Of the whEe court
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO MECHANICS

Meet at Cumberland TO Study the New
PLAN OF Piece Work Preparatory to Its
General Adoption.
Special to- the Register.
Cumberland. Nd, April 1.-THE
leading mechanics of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad met here to-day to
amuiarfze themselves with the piece
work system. lately adopted at Mt
Clare and other shops A. ]. Crom-
well. of Baltimore, superintendent OF
Motive Power President Those pres
ent We're. IT, NJ. EtchisOn. of Balti-
more. secretary to Mr. Cromwell; 5. b.
Crawford. Master Mechanic, Mt. Clare;
William NcClmE, General Foreman
at HarrisoubWg Va, Thomas
TreezeIize. Master Mechanic,
of the Philadelphia division;
ID. n. Branner, General Foreman,
Brunswick. E ". White Master Me
chauic. Riverside Baltimore, j. w.
Nlrstaller. Master Mechanic. Martins
burg. Wv. Va. j. II. Prendergast. Gen
eraI Foreman. Beuwood; W. IT, Smith,
General Foreman. Parkersburg, w.
Va: S. A. S3urher, Master Mechanic,
Grafton: j. n. Kalbaugh. Master Me-
chaaic. Pittsburg Division, Glen
wood. Pa. p. Hayden Master
Mechanic. Piedmont w. Va;
a.. vs.. Humphreys, General Foreman
Washington. ID. c.; o. j. Kelly Gener-
eral Foreman. Cumberland; Geo. O..
Smith General Foreman, Keyser, w.
va. NJ p Gleason. Piedmont; and
5lessrs. Kimball and Smith.
The piece work system has been i'm
voeue in part for some time. The
meeting today was to- make it COM
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Uunlincton News Notes.

Special TO the REGISTER.
Huntington, W. Va, April 11.-Dr.
Fnslow. OF the State Board Of Health,
is up the line of the Norfolk and West4
ern investigating reports OF smallpox.
Mrs. j. L. Thompson, an estimable
lady residing in the East End, died
this morning
The Governor of Ohio has granted
reauisition papers for the arrest Of
John Lewis,of Wayne county, charged
with attempting to outrage a 13-year-
old girl year ago
The grand jury has been in session
since Monday morning and so far hava
returned ffty-hve new bills, mostly
for misdemeanOrs.
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THE SEARCH THIS MORNING.

uow the Work Progressed i'm the Hutchis-
SON Cellar From Midnight Until "a. m.
No Signs OF the Bodies.
AT midnight the gang Of workmen
were still engaged i'm cleaning out the
cellar. and had removed the mass of
rubbish down to the cellar floor and
Jhe fun width Of the Hutchisson build
ing. The debris was removed into
the street below Speyer's, and by two
o'clock the cellar floor was clear and
tree for distance of twenty feet from
east TO west This gave the men room
To- work in, with a chance TO get out
lD case the Oyerhanging mass of bricks
aud lumber came down ON them, and
there was also a better chance TO i'm
,pecL the rubbish as It was dug out
and loaded into the barrOwS. At the
point where The men were at work at
Two o'clock.
THE CUARBED REMAINS
of the first floor was about foot and
a half above the cellar hoor. with the
second d00r about three feet higher
Up. Both these floors were almost
totally destroyed by Ire for about six
feet next to- alley nine. but the north
half of the floors was untouched by
ire but badly mashed up by the inn
mGuse weight of the hundreds of tons
of brick and stock which came down
upon them. This superahUudant mass
OF brick, which was twenty feet high
above the cellar floor at the east end
OF the excavation, kept falling down
by the half-dOzeU cant loads aJ inter
walls. eudaugeriug the workmen and
making tho progress very slow, on ac-
count of the immense quantity of stuff
To- De moved Pianks and i0ist were
stood up ON end against the bank OF
brick and rubbish
TO PORTECT THE MEN
as far as possible, and the work was
kept UD steadily. but without result
SO far as discovering any trace OF the
bodies was concerned.
AT three o'clock there was no change
iD the situation, the work going on as
steadily as before.
THE MEN DRIVEN OUT.
At haIf-past three this morning the
men aJ work i'm the cellar were driven
out by q big slide of bricks, and mo-
ment later there was series of Omin-
ous cracks and cracking high up ON
,he big Greer & Laiug wall Boss
Holmes. Councilman Clator, Fire Chief
Healy and the police warned every
body 0ut and the whole force of work
men and spectators reueated into Main
street. While they stood there some
heavy body i'm the upper story of the
south hair of the Greer & Laing build
ing fen with a crash, and the crowd
fen back 1 the west side of Main
street while the warnings shouted
back To- the officers ON guard in alley II
attracted a big crowd
For a quarter of an hour the noise
of the wall cracking and settling con-
/ tnued. but at ten minutes OF four 1t
/ was slu standing.
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The sistersvllle Crusade.

Special to the Register
SistersviIle, w. Va, April 11.-There
is nothing new to report on the crusade
against speakeasies. The places are
still closed tight and the proprietors
not under arrest have lodged the con-
stables and are out Of town.
Along the river eight boats have
sprung up and they are doing a land
Office business selling whisky and beer
The sentiment against the crusade has
not abated one jot, and now there is
talk OF holding a local option election
to get the sentiment Of the citizens.
The grand jury is still grinding away
on the cases and a report is looked
for Tomorrow
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ADJUSTMENTS.
FrELD AND HANsON.


a fair sized audience greeted Field
e. Hanson's immense Speciality and
Vaudeville Company at the Grand
Opera House last night The show
presented by these well-knOwn people
and their excellent company was one
Of the best Of the kind ever seen in
the city. Every turn Of the different
performers was loudly applauded and
there was not a person I'm the cast who
was not recalled more than once. The
musical sketch of the two stars was
excellent and kept the audience in a
continual uproar. This company will
occupy the boards at the Grand the
rest Of the week with the usual Sat
urday matinee and should be greeted
with a crowded house at each per-
fOrmance.
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CockGghting Near ClarlSsburg.
.cial 10 the Register.

Clarksburg, w. Va, April 1.-THE
City Council recently passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting cock-fghting with
in the town. The boys couldn't stand
it. so they arranged for a quiet fight,
and a number Of sports We're here from
a distance The fun, however, was
prevented by the alertness Of the po-
lice. So last evening the crowd, num-
bering about one hundred, quietly
went to a farm near this city, and
spent the night in seeing that each
rooster had a proper showing.
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zen OuI OF DIX shipments. Inc Iepoi 70
show a falling off of 81, ,4S3 tons and the
3 vents were 12,SS6 less than pro-
>2S. n, while the week previous the
~ IN. is were S,179 tons larger than
~ .ction The week previous all
"A plants, except two, made a full
siX-days' run, but this order was re-
versed last week, when only SO plants
made six days and 80 plants made five
days and six plants four days.
This week the reports indicate that
orders for coke are being cut down
largely, and that the five-day list OF
ovens viii be largely increased. 1t IS
doubtful if many plants outside OF fur
mace interests make a siX-days' run,
and it is more than likely large num-
Der of ovens will be blown out before
the end Of the week
The yards at the ovens are piling up
again with stock coke and the sidings
are being filed up with loaded cars.
At one of the large plants but eight
cars were shipped on Saturday out Of
tWO-days run of 20 cars, and at
Meyer so cars of coke were left on the
siding Saturday for want of destina-
tion and the plant only made four
days run. The same condition is still
prevailing this week. A summary OF
the region shows the production Tor
the week ending April 8, as estimated
upon the amount of the ovens drawn,
to be 14S. $50 tons, q falling off Of ll,4l6
tons. The shipments aggregate 135,SOO
tons, distributed in cars as follows:
To Pittsburg and river points. ZIG
cars, a decrease Of $40; to points west
Of Pittsburg, 1881, a decrease Of 9l5;
to points east Of Scottdale, 1903, a de-
crease of 1856 cars; total, 1900 cars;
total decrease, 1921. Circular prices
are quoted as follows: Furnace coke,
S1.35; foundry, $L50; crushed coke,
S1.65 per ton f. 0. b. cars a&oyens.
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WESTON HOSPITAL BOARD.
Routine Business Transacted-Dr. NJ. 7.
Morrison Elected in DR.. Hoods Place.

Routine Business Transacted-Dr. NJ. L.
Morrison Elected in DIR. Hoods Place.
Special 10 the Register
Weston, w. Va, April 1.-THE
Board of Directors Of the Hospital for
the Insane have been in session here
for the past two days. Those present
are B. B. Floyd. Of Kanawha; Robert
Armstrong. of Mason; c. L. Thompson,
of Cabell; j. S. Hyer, of Braxton; J. 5.
Sweetland, Of Lincoln; A. J. Gifin, of
Upshur: S. A. Mcclure, of Jackson;
Alex. McVeigh Miller, of Greenbrier;
Andrew Edmiston and Louis Bennett
of Lewis county The usual routine
business was transacted and all the
officers of the institution were re-
elected except Dr. Hood who resigned
There were several applicants for the
position. and after several ballots Dr.
NJ. r. Morrison, of BraXtOn. was elect
ed. The selection gives good satisfac-
ton. The Board viii adjourn tO-mOr-
row
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, D. c., April 11.-For
West Virginia and Western Pennsyl-
vania: Increasing cloudiness; warmer;
east to south winds.
For Ohio: Increasing cloudiness,
with showers in western portion;
warmer; southwesterly winds.
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Murdered Before Her Children.

Newark. y. j., april 10.-Joseph
Buck. a German, this afternoon mur-
dered Mrs. Jessie Williams in her
home. The woman's husband was
awav at work at the time Of the trag-
edv but their two children were in the
house. The cause Of the murder is
moi known
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SUD0III % I10 NeEIsIoI-
Washington ID. c., April 1.-THE
following West Virginia postmasters
we're appointed to-day. George Cuny,
at Foutaiue. Logau county, vice h. d..
Harris. resigned. IL B. Furbee. at
Frew. Tyler county, vice Boreman
smith. resigned, j.. p. Morris, at VIII
low. Pleasauts county, vice A. l..
StausbUry resigned.
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Drowned in n Barrel.

SteubenviIle, O., April 11.-Charles,
q tbree-year-old son of G. E. Risher,
of Mingo Junction, while playing in
the back yard this afternoon, fell into
a barrel in which spring water runs,
and was drowned.
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Washington, c.. April 11.-Chief
Ua-en. of the secret service, has is
snei circular of warming against a
new counterfeit of a tve-dollar treas
ury note of the series of 1891. and was
discovered by Nr. Work, teller of the
National sdrk Bank of New Yory City.
Tbe counterfeit is a Photographic pro-
.ductiou. touched up with pen and ink.
and hears the treasury number
"BS-16I-t
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UNDER REDHoT SAND.
4 Terrible Accident Befans an Altoona
Man.

Greensburg, Pa, April 11.-This
morning a man who gave his name as
William Brown and his home as AL
toona. was found in the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's sand house at
Derry almost burned 10 death. 1t
seems that ne had gone into the sand
house to sleep on the warm sand and
some time during the night the en-
ployes engaged in drying the sand
used on their engines dumped a lot Of
red hot sand down on him, burning
him terribly about the head. If he
survives the doctors fear he viii lose
his ewes.
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other two bodies had been found. as it
is the intention TO do nothing looking
to- an investigation of the calamity and
fixing the responsibility until all the
dead are rescued or accounted for.
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ANOTHER KENTUCKY MURDER
The Direct Result of a Political Feui
in COvington.

The Leaders of Two Factions of
Democrats Meet on the Street,and
One Opens Fire-The Bullet Cut
Through the Others Clothing, and
in an Instant the Assailant Was
Shot Dead.
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THE SENTENCE OF WALTERKE

The Ohio Pardon Board Recommends
That His Life Sentence be COMMITTED to
Eight Years Imprisonment.
Special to the Register.
Columbus, O., April 1.-THE State
Board of Pardons tonight recommend
ed that the Governor commute the life
sentence of Walter Kelly, of Martins
Ferry. received in 1890, to eight years
imprisonment, with good time de-
Quoted. This will give him his liberty
shortly.
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WEST VIRGINIA COAL
Is Cutting an Important Figure
Pittsburg SriF az

Henry FlOersheim 4e Can
Show Bills and Rec, 5 to Prove
That He Only Pays so Cents at
the Triple at FairmOnt-He is
Willing to Pay Any Rate the
Operators Can be Made to Pay.
A Big Meeting at Mcdonald.
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THE COKE TRADE.

4 Tremendous slump in Both Productions
and shipments
Scottdale. Pa, April 11.-As predict
ad in these dispatches last week, the
ION notch in the coke trade has been
reached. but no one expected such a
tremendous slump as occurred the lat
Ter mart Of last week, when the bottom
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HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable,
harmless, effective, DO not pain or
gripe.