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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
WEST VRlGINIA'S Direct Tx.
The Senate Has Passed the Resolution
Directing It's Payment.
One of the Last Measures Gotten
Through Before Recess,
Practically No Opposition to 1t
After Senator Faulkner Sue
ceeded in Getting 1t Called Up.
The Fight for It's Passage Has
Been Going on for Four Years.
Special to the Register.

SPECIAL 10 the Register.
Washington, d. c. March 8
One Of the last things the Senate did
this morning before a recess was to
pass the West Virginia direct tax reso-
luton. Senator Faulkner had been
watching all night for an opportunity
10 get it up without coming in conflict
with the appropriation bill, but the
chance did not come until just before
the Senate suspended business for the
night When the Senator got il up. it
went through practically without op-
position, and the fight which has Y
tended over four years was at last
ended. The resolution as it passed
directs the Secretary of the Treasury
TO pay the Governor OF West Nir-
ginia the sum of $1S1, ,3O6.93. less the
sum of S2T32S1S, which was paid to
the Governor of West Virginia on
August %. 1891 TO be held in trust for
the inhabitants and citizens of the
State, Notwithstanding any claim by
the government of the United States
against the State of Virginia. After
deducting $2I32S.1S, the sum already
paid to the Governor on west VIZ
ginia from S1S1. .3O6.93. a remainder is
left of S153,97S.75, to be paid to West
Virginia
THIS MONEY REPRESENTS
the sum paid the inhabitants OF the
counties Of old Virginia which now
constitute the State of West Virginia
as a direct tax to the United States.
this tax having been levied by an act
of Congress approved August ., 1861.
The Filty-frst Congress passed an act
providing for the repayment to States
which paid the direct tax of the sums
thus paid. This act was approved
March ,, 1891, but the Harrison adj
minisuation refused TO pay West Viz
ginia's share on the ground that it
should be held as a set-Of against the
debt Of old Virginia to the United
States. Since that time the West Nir-
ginia Senators and members have tried
again and again to get bill through
Congress directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury TO pay the money, but they
were repeatedly thwarted by Repub-
lican objections and flibustering tao
tics
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
.Suor store and burned i
ae".d. Meanwhile the intense

NGu- store and Durueu II
aa'. u Meanwhile the intense
L I'M Simpsons building. which
had become a seething mass Of flames,
set fire to
THE IMPERIAL BANK,
on the opposite side of the street, but
only the top fiat was destroyed. the
bank itself escaping. Milness' hard
ware store, next south of the Imperial
building, was soon in flames and Hen
dersOns auction room was next
burned TO the ground. while Dufiields
tailoring establishment and the Black
Horse Hotel were Quilted. The pro-
gress of the fire further south on the
street was checked Next TO Simp-
sons on the south, Wanless' jewelry
store was destroyed and on the west OF
simpsons, on Queen street, the flames
communicated with Knox Church, one
Of the Oldest Presbyterian churches in
the city, and the spire was destroyed,
falling with a crash. The main body
OF the church was only slightly dam
aged
At three o'clock the fire was at its
worst. The north and east walls Of
Simpsons store had fallen and the
flames mounted high, carrying burning
brands into the air, which fell upon
the roofs of the adjoining houses.
Meanwhile the buildings on Yonsc
street, north of Queen street, were
burning fercely. The fire was raging
on the east side Of Yonge, south OF
Queen. and a vast square of stores was
doomed to destruction, and the great
question was where would the contia-
grafton end. The fremen did their
best. but with the appliances at their
disposal, their weakness was very per-
ceptibie. Fortunately
THE NIGHT WAS CALM.
for wind would have turned a million
dollar fire into another Chicago confia-
grafton.
The watchman in Simpsons said he
made his rounds last night as usual
He was in the packing room about y
o'clock and all was right, but upon his
return in half an hour there was
huge bonfire of the empty packing
cases and other inhamable material
with the flames darting up the shaft.
There has been strong feeling Tor
some time past, and an incendiary ORR
Gin of the fire is more than suspected.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
SULPHURIC ACID.
The Explosion of a Tank of 1t Causes the
Instant Death Of Two Men and the SerI-
o1s Injury Of Others

Pittsburg March 3.-By the eXplo-
sion of a tank of suiphuric acid at Nc
EeesD0rt to-day two men were IN
stantly killed and TWO injured
The killed are w. Ii. Morgan and
William Mil
The injured are William Laveete
and Mike SoveritCh.
The three first named were en-
pIoves of the National tube works,
and We're engaged I'm transferring a car
load of sulDhWic acid to tank in
side the works. suddenly the tank
exploded and the men were hurled
many feet Nil was terribly man
cIed and died instantly. and Morgan
had his neck broken. Leveete was
thrown twenty feet and seriously in
jured.
The head of the tank, weighing 1000
pounds. was blown through the roof OF
the works and
ALIGuTED on THE ROOF
of q Hungarian boarding house near
bv. Mike Soveritch was sleeping in an
upstairs room. and when the huge
niece of metal crushed through the roof
a piece of plasteriug struck him on the
head. iudictng a deep wound. No
cause for the explosion is assigned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
A CONFEDERATION.
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Property
Destroyed bya rirein Toronto, which Had
Its Origin in Packing Room Of Dry
Goods Store,

Toronto. Ont, March 3.-At half
MAST 10 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered issuing from the windows
of Robert Simpsons siN-story dry
Goods store. on the corner of Queens
and Yonge streets. The fire originat-
ed in the packing room. and the flames
rushing up the elevator shaft COM
municated almost instantly to every
floor. so that when the fremen arrived
smoke and flames were pouring out
or nearly every window. The heat
yyss so intense that the firemen We're
in dyily peril. As floor after floor
fen. the flames mounted higher and
looked like a volcano at once magnih-
csof and destructive The fire was
driven across Queens street and jane
sons large tailoring establishment
rs soon a victim From the street
he DANES extended TO Eaton's dry
Goods establishment From Jane
Son's the fire extended north 10 Sut-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
ICE GORGES
Cause Serious Trouble at Port Deposit, Nd
A Solid Wall of Ice, from Twenty to Fifty
Feet High Clear Across the Su8quehanna
River.

Baltimore, Md, March 3.-The dan
ger which has threatened Port Deposit
from the ice gorge in the Susquehanna
ued to rise steadily till it had risen
nearly TO the tracks of the Columbia
and Port Deposit railroad.
This condition Of affairs continued
until II 30 o'clock, when the churches
were thronged. Then all of a sudden
the ice piled itself up from ten to
fifty feet high diagOnally along the
whole river in a line from the centre OF
Port Deposit to point below the Oppo-
site town of Lapidum This move
was Immediately followed by a rapid
rise in the water Of six feet
or more. Services in all the
churches were promptly dismissed
and the people had TO take to the
hills as the water was several feet
deep in the streets. At 2 o'clock large
masses of ice from ten to twenty feet
thick, broke loose and made a grand
rush down the angry stream. But it
moved only about a quarter of a mile
and stopped, forming complete
gorge
CLEAR ACROSS THE RIVER.
At the same time the strong current
of swollen waters swept onward and
not being able to get through the
gorged ice rushed down the railroad
tract. on the Cecil side, fully five feet
higher than at any previous time.
Many observers were out on the
wharves and they We're compelled to
run for their lives. In few minutes
only. the places where they had stood
were six or eight feet under water,
which rushed onward at a mighty
rate. flooding the ground around the
back of Town Hall, which is the high
est point yet reached.
The town was in a critical condition.
Ii was only a question of how long the
huge barricade across the entire river
would hold AS it is impossible to get
from the centre of town to the inunda-
ted places. no estimate of the damage
can be made.
On account Of the wreck of poles and
wires, Port Deposit is tonight in dark
ness as well as danger.
=
case Of Mrs. Marv Cowan, charged with
poisoning Willie Cowau, the 7year-old son
of Elijah Cowan, the woman's third hus-
band brought in a verdict Of murder in
the first degree.
LONDON, March 3.-Prime Minister
Roseberv. who has been suffering from
influenza. is now convalescent.
LONDON, March 3.-Sir Geotfrey Thomas
Phipps Hornbv, Admiral of the Fleet, and
first and principal Aide-de-Camp 10 the
Queen. is dead, aged 20 years.
Berlin, March 3-Ths Hamburger
Nachrichten saws that Prince Bismarck is
suffering from neuralgia OF the face, which
compels him to keep indoors in iuclement
weather.
VIENNA. March 3-A boiler in distil-
lerv at ItzEauy, ROumanls, exploded TO-
day. killing twelve people. One workman,
whoswas sleeping in room above the
boiler. fell into tank Of spirits and was
literally boiled 10 death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
NOT KNOWN YET
How Many Lives Were Lost in the Mexican
Railroad Wreck--Serious Charges Made
Against the Lngineer--Likely TO go to
Prison.

Mexico City, Mex, March 3.-Many
bruised and wounded passengers con-
tinue to arrive in this city from the
terrible wreck on the Inter-Oceanic
railroad. Hundreds are still camped
at the scene, sitting around small fires
kindled from the wreckage. Bleeding
pilgrims are also camped at places
more distant from the disaster and
others are cared for by the hospitable
people of Los Reeves, Lacomania and
Avotla
Just what the mortality is it is i'm
possible as yet to say. Tt is exceeding
ly probable that within the next few
days more bodies Will be found in Sc
cluded spots in the vicinity Of the
wreck. Many thinking they were
strong enough to walk the twenty-five
miles into the city made the attempt.
Overcome by weakness they sank
down by the dozens, and few have
been found dead where they fell.
THE MILITARY HOSPITAL
i'm the City of Mexico, where the
wounded were conveyed from the re-
lief trains by order Of President Diaz
still echoes with the groans of the dy-
ing and the delirious mutterings of
many unfortunates. Death occasion
ally comes as relief.
The Universal newspaper makes ser
ious charges against Nuffer. the Amer
fcan engineer. who is held by many to
be responsible for the accident Ndifer
is now in prison and viii probably re-
ceive a long sentence unless later de-
velopments throw different light on
the affair and materially changes pub
lie sentiment
Numerous suits for damages are be-
ing prepared against the lnter-Oceanic
by the relatives of those killed and IN
iured in the wreck.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Day Spent in Conference Work and Dis
cu8sng Amendments Proposed by tie
Conference COmmittees-The hawaiian
Cable Amendment Knocked Out

BULLETIN-Washington, March 4.
-3l5 a. m.-The House, on motion Of
Mr. Talbert, has suspended the rules
and agreed TO the Senate amendments
to the naval appropriation bill. This
closes the business in both Houses 50
far as appropriation bills are con-
ceTned.
Washington. D. c.. March 3.-When
the Vice Presidents gavel called the
Senate to order at , o'clock this Sab
bath afternoon. by ancient legislative
fiction it was still Saturday, March 2.
Business was begun promptly by mo-
ton to table the motion made Saturday
by Mr.. Brice (Ohio) to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate cOncurred
i'm the formal House amendment to the
lottery bill. To do this, he was
Obliged to antagonize the naval appro-
priation bill. and the yeas and nays
being had on his motion, it was lost
yeas II. nays II, and the consideration
of the naval bill was requested by Mr..
Morgan.
The pending amendment was one
reducing from three to two the new
battle ships to be built.
This amendment was debated for
several hours, and was agreed to by
close vote This made possible an
agreement on the naval bill and it
was passed without division.
The consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation conference later reported
it's inability TO agree on the amend
ment of the Senate to add $500 600 for
a Hawaiian cable. and the motion to
strike it out was debated several
hours. but was finally adopted and the
bill passed without division.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
MURDERED HIS SWEETHEART,
Then Put a Bullet Through His Own
Badly Muddled Brain.
A Frightful Tragedy at ElkhOrn,
Caused by Jealousy.
George Howell Deliberately Plans
the Death Of Alice Gibson and
His Own Destruction-Left a
Letter to His Mother Telling of
His Reasons.
Special TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
ElkhOrn. w. Va, March 3.-George
Howell killed Alice Gibson at Pow
hatan yesterday in a fit of jealousy
and then took his own life.
That the act was premeditated is
shown by the following letter. written
by him to his mother at Christians
burg, and found on his person after
death.
"Algma, w. Va.
Dear Mother:-I will write you
these few lines to let you know that /
have not forgotten you l am going
10 my long home in three hours. II
is not on account of whisky, but on
account of love and nothing else, so
good bye, darling mother. DO not
grieye after me for my life will be a
misery to me, so
GOODBYE, DEAR MOTHER.
Tell pa goodbye, and kiss all the chill
dren goodbye for me. When you re
ceiye this | Will be in eternity. Pray
for me; [ will be in heaven with my
loved one. Goodbye, darling mother.
Your son.
GEO. HOWELL"
The weapon used was a 3S-calibre re-
volver. Their bodies were sent to their
old homes to-day. -Four shots were
fred, three lodging in the wOman's
body, the other winding up the young
mans career
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
MORE ABOUT THE LATE LEGISLA-
TURE.

Tt has been many years-if ever
since lobbyists fourished as they did
at the recent session OF the West Vir-
ginia Legislature. Vultures do not
consregate where there is no carrion.
The fact that so many Of these shysters
piled their trade at Charleston is ample
evidence of the corruption that existed
i'm the legislative halls. On the school
book question many members seemed
to put themselves up for the highest
bids obtainable. When they had got
ten limit they voted. If the limit
was ra.sed they changed their votes.
The Republicans put apparent party
advantage over every other considera-
ZION and the result will cost the people
very dear when the school book law is
enforced. Among the lobbyists are
some men who have aspired to be polit-
ic9l leaders i'm the State. They sold
themselves for a few pieces OF silver
and for a very small price forever de
graded themselves in the eyes OF honest
Observation-Disclosures Register,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Chicago. March 3.-Percy g. Cham
berlain, an Englishman, committed
suicide last night by shooting himself
through the head Dependency was
the cause of the act Chamberlain
had lived here for eight years and was
in comfortable circumstances, having
an income from an estate in England
and owning some remunerative prop
erty here and in West Virginia, where
a brother of his is said to live.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
WEBSTER'S ADVICE TO WIN
THROP.

A Lesson of EXperienCe-In the Harsh
School Of Experience Man Learns the
Ripest Wisdom and is Best Qualified
to Teach-Every Hnman Life Bears
Testimony to This Fact
Daniel Webster, the greatest man
Graded on New England soil in any
century at the goal of his career, look
ing backward and remembering his
own experience. thus advised Robert
c. Winthrop then at the very thresh-
old of that public life which sheds
such imperishable lustr on his name.
Winthrop, if l were as young as you
are, and just beginning rly Congress
sional career, / would adopt a different
course from that which we are all pur-
suing in regard to speeches.
81 have lost my faith in long, labored
efforts, to be printed a week after
their delivery. and to be scattered over
the country in pamphlets which no.
body ever reads. / would speak short
and often. / would take some part i'm
every important discussion, and |
would prepare every word which
proposed to say. and write it out be-
forehand, so as to give copy to the
reporters the moment / sat down. In
this way the next mornings paper
would let my constituents and the cOun-
try see and read precisely what l had
said
Can this advice not be given with
equal emphasis in relation 10 advertis-
ing? If the great orator makes one
CT fn1 ntafssls sff,r
and then lapses into silence he is lost
in the swift tide OF events the remain
der Of the time Heard often, he is
constantly in the public thought. So.
if the merchant has one grand display
and does nothing the rest Of the year.
or only appears in print occasionally,
people forget and turn elsewhere the
rest of the year But let the daily
COLUMNS proclaim his bargains in an
attractive and novel manner, and the
tide of trade TO his counters is cease
less in its flow. It is never permitted
to ebb; is charged with constant sue
cess.
As Webster said to Winthrop,
Speak. speak We say TO business
men. Advertise. advertise Be heard
often in the right places and thous-
ands of readers viii become your daily
audience never forgetting when to
trade
ADVERTISE: TT PAYS.
Il has helped make the merchant
princes" OF our land, as oratory has
proclaimed its foremost statesmen.
Pettingill q Co, Newspaper Adver-
tising Agency % School street Bos-
ton. Mass. Mutual Reserve Building.
New York City.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
Soldiers Hired and Dismissed.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March Sec
retary Carlisle has replied to the reso-
luton Of the House requesting the
names Of soldiers OF the late war dis
charged from the public service in the
Treasury department since March 4th,
1898 and the cause in each case Of dis
missal. The Secretary enclosed a
statement, and says ii will be observed
that there have been 135 removals and
I15 appointments and reinstatements
between March, 1898, and the present
time.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04

What is Going ON Amons the Boats
and BOatmen.

What is Going ON Amons the Boats
and Boatmen.
Special to the Rezis,er.
parkersburg. March 3.-Ohio. -
fser inches and rising. Weather,
r.sar and cool Quite a heavy run of
ice is passing this point, and prepara-
rions which were being made by river
mon no place their boats in their regu-
lar trades. has to some extent been
-r.ndoned on this account The Little
E,nswha is on a boom. and on ac-
-,-rt of the big rise at headwaters
-rlbermeu expect a great deal of dam
age TO their property
O1 civ. Pa. March 2.-Riyer 5 feet :
inches and falling. weather clear and
mild The river rs clear
greensboro. Pa March 3.-River Is
fs.r inch and falung, weather clear
warren Pa. March 5.-River o feet
and faIling; weather clear ana mild
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04

"Dd your uncle remember you in
making his will?"
Charlie-He must have, for there is
no mention Of my name in it.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
.7I 0fbI ARMENIAN.
The Causes Leading Up To
turkish Atrocities.
Convention Resulted il
hing Beneficial.

Found q Way to Cir
All the AmeiOrating
@. the Treaty-A De-
of Some OF the Out
ecIced 10y the Turks and
Many Armenians Were
Alive iD Trenches.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04
THE WEATHER..

WAHrEGroy, d. C., March 3.-tor West
Virgiia, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania: ::
Light SHOWS; high winds, shifting 70 north
west; much colder, WITH a cold wave.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-04

HooD's Pills have won high praise
for their prompt and efficient yet easy
action.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-30
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL-
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO,
August g. 1895, P. M.-Weather conditions
and general forecast.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date,
as compared with those of the same date last sea-
son: Eureka .21, last season .O6: Red Bluff l6,
last 90; Sacramento 04. last season
trace; san Francisco .01, last season trace;
Fresno trace last season trace; San Luis Obispo
trace, last season trace; Los Angeles trace,
last season OF; San Diego 90, last season .04 ;
Yuma OIL last season As.
The following maximum temperatures have
been reported from California stations to-day:
Eureka "a, Red Bluff 70, Sacramento 6s. San
Francisco "a, Fresno "a, Independence 70, San
Luis Ooispo 20, Los Angeles IA, San Diego 20,
Yuma o.
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature "a.
minimum St. mean go.
The pressure is highest this evening in Central
California and lowest in Arizona, with second
depression central in Idaho. Light rain has fallen
along the northern coast of California and cloudy
weather prevails throughout the entire north por
ton of the State. 1t is also cloudy in the coast
States north of California Showers will probably
tonight in the extreme north portion of Cali
fornia, after which the skies will clear. There has
California and Nevada but the changes have not
been marked The temperature, will probably
grow slowly warmer Friday.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight August 80, 1895:
Northern Cafornia-Fair. except cloudy in the
north portion tonight and Friday morning, proba-
bly, with showers in the extreme north portion
night; slowly rising temperature in the Interior
light to fresh westerly winds.
southern California-Fair; nearly stationary tenn
parature; light to fresh westerly winds.
Nevada-Generally fair except partly cloudy
and somewhat threatening in the extreme north
portion; slowly rising temperature.
Utah-Generally fair; nearly stationary temper
AZURE.
Arizona-Fair stationary temperature.
San Francisco and vicinity-Far, except cloudy
Friday morning; nearly stationary temperature;
fresh southwesterly winds.
W. il. HARMON. Forecast Official
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-30
ExChANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Better quotations from Chicago gave
futures more strength, but the shipping market
was dull and unchanged No. is quotable at
9114@9219c q ctl; choice 1894 @96c: lower grades,
SO@9Oc; extra choice for milling, 971ac@$r O212.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sEssIoN-lO O'Clock - December
700 tons, 81 001a; HOO, ST. O0sl; 900, 81 006s.
May-1oO, 81 O714.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-December-1O
tons 81 O0$4; 1890. 81 O07s. May-300, 81 O76s;
200, 81 0712: 1O0 81 073s.
AFTERNOON SESSION = December - 800 tons.
81 O0$4; 400. 81 001s. May-200, 81 O73s; 500,
81 0712: 100, 81 076s.
BAkLEY-Is weak at the decline, with larger
offerings Feed, 521a@571ac p ctl Choice, bss4
@6uc; Brewing 621z@7114c; Chevalier, 81 1O0
l 70 for MOL and 60@76c y ctl for OFF grade.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssJoN-l0 o'cock-No sales.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-December-90
tons, 62Ssc; 100. 6214c; 400 621Hc.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-No sales.
OATS-Over 5000 ctls came in, principally from
Oregon. The market is overstocked, trade is dull
and the tendency is downward. We quote: Mill
Ing, 96c@$l % ctl fancy Feed, 95co9$1 y ctl;
good to choice, S0@90c: common to fair. 65@771ac;
Gray, 771s@s21ac; Red, 6b@70c; Surprise, SIG
CokN-Is easy at the reduced quotations. Large
Yellow, 81 05@1 Is o ctl; Small Round Yellow,
81 1212@1 10: White, $l@l 10 p ctl.
RYE-Saes of new at 75@S21ac p ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - ctl.