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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10

New York, December 9.-The fif-
teenth annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor began in Mad
ison Square Garden to-day. Delegates
were present from all over the United
States, Canada and Great Britain.
President Mcbride presided and intro
duced J. w. Sullivan, of Typograph-
ical Union No. 6, who delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. The reports Of the
president, secretary and treasurer were
read and referred to the proper com
mittees.
The chairman then introduced labor
agitator John Swintonu, who spoke in
part as follows:
The federation of labor is power
in the United States. 1t is made up OF
men who make all things and are the
natural owners thereof. l take pleas
ure in seeing the English representa-
tiyes here. hope that this association
will send delegates to all parts of the
earth as we'll as have foreign delegates
present at your conventions. There is
much to learn from the English trade
associations The union has done great
things. having advanced the price of
labor and secured recognition in Parlia-
ment.
THE largest thing in organized Ia
Dor is the act and fact Of organization.
Ii has grown from nothing, being in Us
early days kicked and sneered at. BY
hard work it has won the right OF exist
ence and You must maintain 1t under
penalty Of death.
IF there were no labor organizations,
wages would be half, hours half as long
again and capital would rule
Father Ducey was then introduced and
said
q am here because the Pope wants mo
to be, if some of you do not. In 1891 a
encyclical was issued by the Pope in re-
gard to labor and It is my duty as a min
lister TO be present where such matters
arse What Mr.. SwintOn has said is
perfectly true"
Father Ducey quoted great deal of
sup luIt dAu odlu tudD uO lhul NIi Ni
shall enter the kingdom of heaven, and
drew as a comparison the oppression Of
the labOrer who is often killed by want,
not being able to secure employment.
"There are many" said he, continu-
ing, that live in luxury and pile up
fortunes with the blood money Of the
poor There is enough here for all,
and it should be so far allowed that no
man need appeal for aims. God intend
ed the working man should have prop
er food. 1t remains for the ministers
to teach the requirements of mankind" "
Father Ducey said that The disruption
of the Knights of Labor was caused by
the wrongful use of a statement issued
by Cardinal Gibbons. 1t was to cause
a feeling between the Catholics and
Protestants and succeeded.
Adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
MORE TROOPS.
Several Shiploads Of Spanish Soldiers
Arrive IN Havana - Cordially
Greeted by the POpulace.

Havana. December 9.-Strong rein
forcements Of Spanish troops arrived
here to-day On board the steamer Colon,
Iuitad, Cad.z. Maria Christina and San
iago. Also On board were Generals
S4b3sas Marin, Luis PandO, Pedro Pin,
Adollo Cas.all3nos R5mingo Basan and
Xavier O0regon. The troops consisted
of .he BarbasrO, Celia. Castalla. San
QuiEin, Navarro and Meredia battal-
ions.
The rcinfOrcemcnts were met on board
the steamers by Generals Arderius. the
chief of the staff. and committees from
the different municipal and civil bodies
of Cuba. When the troops landed they
were greeted in The most enthusiastic
manner and were reviewed by Captain
General Maritime de Campos from the
balcony Of The palace, having by his side
all the newly arrived generals who were
loudly cheered by the populace.
In the engagement which took place
near Igu2r3. on the frontiers Of the
province of Santa Clara and the PROV
ince of Puerto Principe, between the
column of troops commanded by Colonel
Segura escortug convoy of 200 mules
loaded with arms and ammunition and
having with him other war materials.
and the insurgents under MaceO and Co
mez. in addition to nine killed, the
Span:ards had sixteen wounded. Blu,
the troops. succeeded in saving the
greater portion Of the convoy and the
war material. The insurgents lost sew
eptv killed and wounded
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
DYNAMITE
Was to Have Been Used to Blow Up
the New York Jail Had Not the
POstOfiOe Robbers Escaped.

New York, December 9.-The only
sensational event to-day in connection
with the trial of Sheriff Tamsen was a
rumor to the effect that "Old Bill Vos-
burg told the District Attorney this
morning that the three escaped pris-
oners, Allen, Killoran and Russell. had
formed a pot to blow up the jail with
dynamite, but that he was not in the
plot.
The plan 10 escape with the use of
dynamite, he said, was to make a hole
in the wall Of the Jail, stuff it full of
dynamite, and blow up the building.
Vosburg further stated. the rumor
says, that he thought it quite possible
that il an investigation was made
enough dynamite might be found in the
walls 10 blow up the building.
Colonel Fellows, it is said. at once
began an investigation, but when seen
tonight he refused positively to either
confirm or deny the story.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
A BRIEF HOUSE SESSION.
Little Business Transacted-Republic
Partisan Efforts BallSed by Dem. cratic
Objections.

Little Business Transacted-Republ
Partisan Efforts Baked by Dem cratic
Objections.
Washington. December 9.-The House
held another short session to-day and
devoted most Of its time 10 discussing
he appointments of House officers.
Resolutions were presented by the Re
pubEcans calling for the correspondence
I'm ,he Waller case, for lists OF pension
ers who have been stricken from the
rolls since March 4, 1898, or reduced,
and for Secretary Smith s reasons for an
order affecting the action of the land
office in connection with the per.ectlng
of titles to Pacific railroads gram lands
i'm Utah and Nebraska, but all " ere OBJ
iacted to by Democrats. An effort TO
have printed in the Record the memor-
ial of the National Wool Growers Asso-
ciat.on for higher rates met tie same
fate.
MORE BILL S INTRODUCED.
Washington. December "a large
number OF bills were introduced in the
Senate again to-day, the most important
Of which were:
BY Senator Berry: To provide a ter
ri-or.al form of government for Indian
Territory with the usual staff Of terri
-orial officers the territory to take the
name of Indianols.
BY Senator Palmer: Giving a uniform
pension of $50 per month TO all who los,l
a hand or foot in the late war and Of
$50 TO those who lost an entire limb.
Uv Sona-Or Hen. Tl-sfr9Och sin q
any citizen of the United States who
shall solicit or raise q title of nobility
of degree or honor from a foreign na-
-i0n and Furnishing this act as a crime
by both fine and imprisonment
by Senator Voorhees,: Granting pen
s:ons to soldiers and sailors who were
captured and confined in Confederate
prisons during the war.
Among the public bills introduced in
The house to-day were the following:
BY Mr. Wilson, of Idaho: A bin es-
tablshing the duties on wool similar
TO those IN the Mckinley law.
by Mr.. Bailey. of Texas: rch.biting
Senator's and Representatives from so
Letting or recommending the appoint
ment of any person to any office the ap-
D0.nment of which is vested in the
president or the head of any department.
by Mr. Cobb, of Alabama: Making
fas. freight lines, express and car COM
panies. whether operated by corpora
tons associations, receivers or indiyid-
uals either i'm connection with or inde-
pendent of a common carrier, etc, sub
jec, to the act to regulate commerce.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
BY A MAD DOG.
Two Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Men Badly Bitten at Newburg.
Gone to New York for Treatment.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register
Kingwood, w. Va, December g.
Henry Shafferman and George Barnes,
two priminent railroad men Of New
burg, W. Va, were badly bitten by a
mad dog early this morning. The men
were attending to some duties at a
small wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad before daylight. Without any
warning a large dog sprang upon Shat
ferman and bit him in the thigh.
Barnes went to his rescue, and in an
attempt to drive off the dog was bitten
on the right hand The dog had hy-
drophobia and was afterwards killed.
The men showed evidence of the fear
ful disease, and were at once taken to
New York for treatment. Barnes is
an engineer and Shafferman is super
visor of one of the B. & o. divisions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
THE PERRINS COMET
has Grown Much and May BE Seen with
the Naked Eye.

Visible at the Lick Observatory Again It
has Grown Much and May BE seen with
the Naked Eye.
Mount Hamilton. Calf, December g.
The Perm comet was again observed
here this morning at the Lick Observa-
tory ae.ar an interval of several days Of
cloudy weather. The comet has grown
much brighter and is now plainly Wis
ible TO the naked eve. Il is a haZy Oh
ject of about the fourth magnitude and
now rises about five hours and fifteen
minutes in the morning a little south Of
east. As it is rapidly nearing the sun
il will continue to rise later each morn
ing. On December 10th il viii cross
the sun about seven degrees to the
south. and will then become an evening
object, but will rather be unfav0rably
situated for observation in the Northern
hemisphere The nearest approach 10
the sun will occur on December 18th, at
a distance of about $4,000 900 niles. On
December nth the comet viii attain
its maximum brightness as seen from
the earth. being at that time over eighty
times as bright as at its discovery.
About December 9th il viii be farJhest
east from the sun az 2 distance Of about
thirteen degrees, when it viii again
approach the sun, passing eight degrees
to the north on January 11th. when il
again will become a morning object.
It IS now situated in the eastern part
Of the constellation libra in the right
ascension fifteen hours and twenty-one
minutes. and south declination. A
photograph was taken this morning by
l. Cotton. and it shows the tail 10 De
composed of one long streamer and se7-
eral short ones. The principal streamer
is much curved and bent and shows the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
BIGGEST AUCTION
Ever Known in the Worlds History
will Take Place at TOpekaTo-day.
A Railroad, Valued at S35O,OOO,.
600, to be Sold for Cash in Hand

Topeka, Kans', December AT 10
o'clock tomorrow morning at Topeka,
will occur the greatest auction the
world has ever known. AT that hour
J. b. Johnson, special master in chan
Gerry, Will offer to the highest bidder
for cash in hand the entire system Of
the AtchisOn, Topeka q Santa Re rail-
way. Nothing will be reserved of its
10000 miles of track, its 1000 locOmO-
tiycs, It's thousands upon thousands OF
cars its buildings, rights and fran
chises. which considered together,
reach the imperial value OF $3.50 900.
Special Master Johnson will act az
auctioneor and as a preliminary to re-
ceiving bids, he will read the order OF
sale, judgment Of the court and other
legal documents which will consume
something more than than an hour.
There is one feature OF this auction
which will materially differ from the
ordinary. No one will be allowed to
bid unless he has first deposited $780,
600 I'm cash with the special master as
an evidence Of good faith.
Judge Henry G. Caldwell will come
10 Topeka for the purpose Of confirm
ing this sale.
Among those who will be present at
the sale are. Edward King President
of the Union Trust Co., of New York;
Wheeler II. Peckham, general counsel
OF the same company, and w. II. Ros-
sington and Charles Bloodsmith, local
counsel: President Ripley, Of the reor-
ganized Santa Fe Company; D. b. Rob-
inson. First Vice President; Paul Nor
ton. Third Vice President; George r.
peck. general solicitor for the Chicago,
Milwaukee q St PAUL. T.. ID. Kenna,
counsel for the receivers; Victor Nor
awitz. counsel for the reorganized COM
mittee; Receivers Walker and McCook.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
American papers in a pamphlet and

American papers in pamphlet and
thus forestall reply.
Mr.. Morgan was exceedingly ironical
in his reference to the indiscriminate
nature of the claims England had bun
died together and asked us to sell for
lump sum-
Mr.. Morgan insisted that it was the
clear duty OF the Senate to obsrucJ the
action of the President in an attempt
to ride down the power of the Senate in
NEGOTIATING the settlement OF an in
ternatir troversy without its ad-
vice - ,uon+ o+ cons Or. NE
% 20 what he termed the in
noOs conspiracy which proceeded
aYIer The protection OF the British nag
Tor the violation of the laws Of the
United States and claimed that
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
and adiudica.ion of claims would result
I'm large allowances of damages to the
!essees of the seal islands and cOnse-
ouenIy an Increased revenue to the
United States.
In concluding Mr Morgan again re-
turned to his assault on the British am
bassador for his rough criticism of him
self. Of which he said, he was perhaps
nbecOmingly careless
After the conclusion of his speech,
which occupied two hours, Mr.. Morgan
asked a vote on the adoption of MS res
oution .nstruct.ng the foreign affairs
committee TO examine into the report
m0n the liability of the United States
TO Grea. Britain for the seizures. The
re olution was then read and adopted
without dissenting voice. At 3:45
the Senate went into executive session,
and at 3.57 p. m. adjourned.
The Senate in executive session con-
frmei the following nominations:
Elmer B. Adams Of Missouri to be
District Judge for the Eastern District
of Missouri.
Rufus II. Peckham, of New York, to
be Associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
THE MANITOBA SCHOOLS.
Premier Greenaway Makes the First Ohi-
ciaI Statement Concerning the Question.

Premier Greenaway Makes the First OFF,
cial Statement Concerning the Question.
St Paul, Mimi, December S.-A dis
patch to the Dispatch from Winnipeg,
Man, says: Speculation has been rife
lately regarding the probable action OF
the Manitoba government in respect TO
the federal order in council inviting
Premier Greenway and his colleagues
to remove the alleged grievances Of tho
Roman Catholic ministry in this pro-
vince in relation to education. This
order in council was read in July last,
and up TO this moment no answer has
been given and the ministers have
maintained a profound silence. This
has given rise TO rumors that n cons
promise settlement was contemplated,
and the friends of the Ottawa govern
ment were beginning to congratulate
themselves on an easy escape for their
party in the self-impOsed pledge of re-
medal legislation, which has been
promised as the first act of the parlia-
ment. which assemblies next month.
But Premier Greenway made a state
ment this morning which will take the
wind out of their sails. This is the
first official statement made by any
member of the government since the
last session of the legislature. The
Premier said:
THE government has had under con-
sideration the whole subject at various
times since the receipt of the order in
council of the dominion government on
the third day OF July last, with the re-
suit that it has become clear TO us that
no concession by the legislature will be
regarded as a solution of the difficulty,
such as removing the alleged grievance,
unless such concessions admits the
principle and re-establishes state aided
separate schools. The re-establishment
Of separate schools by the government
Will be no compromise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
SIR JULIAN PH.H5EF0It
Receives a Dressing Down at the
Hands Of Senator Morgan.

The British Ambassadors Com
ments III Which He Declares that
Partisan Expediency was The
O. Sc Of Congressional Ac-
ton is Unjust and Ofensive-Mr-
Morgan was ScOrnful and s <
castle. .smTe
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
HAD NOT LIVED HAPPILY

Coal Creek. Col. December 9.-Wm.
Ray to-day shot and killed his wife and
then turned the gun on himself send
ing a bullet through his right temple.
He died instantly, blA his wife lived
about an hour. They we're very young
and have not got on very well since
they were married.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10

Chicago. December "A special from
Los Angeles. Cal, says: News comes
from the Colorado desert mining camp
Of Picacho neaor Yuma, that Mary Thur
man, daughter of Judge Thurman, has
made the richest strike known IN any of
the desert camps for years. She was
prospecting in the hills and found
vein that promises to make her bo-
nanza Queen. Mary Thurman was once
the belle of Washington and there she
married Lieut.. Cowles, now United
States naval attache in London, who re-
Gently welded Miss Roosevelt, sister of
the Secretary of the United States en-
bassy. C0wles and she soon disagreed
and he permitted her to get a divorce.
Then she came west to Sandiego and
lived at Tia Juan on the Mexican line.
There she met and married Thomas
Clifford, a dashing adventurer whd
proved to have a wife and Two little
children. Then she went home to sea
her mother before the old lady died,
but Judge Thurman refused to permit
her to enter her door and she returned.
She got a divorce from Clifford and sur
prised her friends by marrying Bug"
Holiday, the base ball player. She q
known in all the mining camps OF
Southern Canifornia
Columbus O., December 9.-When
seen by the Associated Press represen-
tatiye thi morning, Mr.. Allen w. Thur
man said: When my sister was last
in Columbus l bought her interest in
my mothers something IKE q
thousand acres Of land, | believe. She
wished the money to use in develop
ing her mining interests, which at that
time We're considerable Her husband.
Mr.. Holiday, is an industrious young
man and they have been active in pros
pecting and operating mining proper
ties for some time. | have not heard
from them, however, and thus cannot
say anything positively. or one thing
you may be sure, however" smilngly
added Mr.. Thurman, and that is
will not desert the cause OF free silver
simply because we may have a gold
mine in the family"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
Weather Indications.

Washington, d. c.. December O.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio:
Generally fair; southwesterly winds
and warmer
For West Virginia: Generally fair.
northerly winds, shifting to southwest
erly winds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
THE TRIAL GOES ON.
cnecial 10 the Reeister

SDeC4dl 10 lut INC Cbiou'As
Columbus, O., December 9.-Judge
Sage. in the United States Court, TO-
dav. refused to remand back to the
State Court of West Virginia the case
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Com
pany vs.. W. S. Turrill. Turrill sued
for S5O.0O0 damages for injuries receiv-
ed near Grafton. and got judgment.
The trial began this afternoon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
A BIG SUIT BEGUN.

Chicago. December 9.-The Indiana
Car and Foundry Company of Indian
apols is the plaintiff in a suit begun
to-day against Henry O'Hara and R.
7. Whitney. The suit grew out of a big
deal in stock cars. which was entered
into before the panic of 1898. The
plaintiffs claim almost 100000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
OHIO FREE SCHOOLS.
ecial to the Register.

Special to the Register
Columbus, Ohio, December 9.-The
report Of The State School Commission
er, o. T. Carson, fled with the Governor
to-day, shows that the whole receipts
for the free schools Of the State and the
balance was S1S.8S7. .597.49, and the ex-
penses $13,8O5, 1886.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
Thermnmeter Recnr.I.

Mr. c. Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa-
tions of the weather yesterday: a.
m, "a: a m. "a; u m, 80; 3 p. m, 80:
Z p. NJ, 80. Weather, changeable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
QUITE ROMANTIC, INDEED.
Judge Thurman'S Daughter Likely to
Become Bonanza Queen.

A Remarkable Career - Once a
Belle in Washington Society, She
Married and Secured a Divorce
from Lieut.. Cowles-Drifted West
and Had More Than Enough Ad-
ventures-Driven from Home by
Her Father - Married to Bug"
HolIday-Now She's Struck it
Rich.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
ONO AUDITORS APPOINTMENTS.
SpeciaI to- the Register

Columbus. o.. December 9.-State
Au5f-or-elect Gunhert. who assumes
tho office next month has appointed
he following clerks. Chief clerk. B. e.
Furnas of Miami county, railroad and
hank clerk. Geo. W. Taylor, Noble; ca
rql and trus. fund clerk w. Ct. Bar>
thol0w. Washington bO0kkeeper, Geo.
r. Crawford. Hamilton; land clerk, o.
Henry Wood county; stotistici3n. Chas.
w Poe. Wood. slenOgrapher. Mary
Morrison. summit, messenger, Isaac
Scott. Franklin county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10

condensation similar to the phenomena
which have been photographed in sew
eral of the brighter comets Of recent
years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
UNDER THE COVER
of the British dag.'
-. ...-e..-. -f,- T,,1so~f- 49, .

After quoting Sir Julian's comment
ON his Nrr. N0rgan'Sl Characterization
of some of the alleged British claim
ants as "recGlcitrant and rascally
Americans" he declared that the Brit-
ish Ambassadors structures were based
ON the mistaken notion that the British
navigation laws should cover violations
or United States statutes. Crimes
against the decalOgues. he said could
not be found in the Koran. He de-
rounced the action of the American
marauders i'm Bering Sea who had
placed themselves under the protection
OF the British flag as guilty of surrep-
titious piracy He did not object to the
English Ambassador criucising his
course either as a Senator or as a mem
ber of the Paris tribunal in his private
communications TO his government. but
he emphaucally protested that he had
no right TO give his criticism to the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-10
TIE AMERICAN FEDERATION
Opens its Fifteenth Annual Convention
Auspiciously,

At Madison Square Garden, New
York The Delegates Welcomed
by tho Representative Of the
Typographical Union - An Ad'
dress by John SwintOn and An
other by Rev. Father Ducey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-21
BOARD or STATE ASSESSORS NAMfH
THREE EXCELLENT APPOINTMENTS By COVER

THREE EXCELLENT APPOINTMENTS BY GoNhN-
NOR MORTON-WHO THE MEN ARE
Albany Nov. 2O.-Goyernor Morton to-day an
nounced the appon tment OF new Board OF state
Assessors as follows Martin Heermance' Oh
poughkeepsle to fill the vacancy caused by the eA-
pjraton Of the term of William II. Wood, or foush-
keepse: Edwin L. Adams OF Elmra to III the
vacancy caused by the expiration or the term oi
office of Henry D. Brewster. Of Weedsport' ROM.
l.. jenkins OF Moriah to hll the vacancy caused
by expiration of the term OF office Of John a.
Mason. Of New-York City. Each assessor receives
salary OF 81 800 $500 for expenses and the term Is
for three years. The men are all RepuOI-
and succeed three Democrats a,
Edwin l.. Adams Is editor Of "Ihe tlIhira ;iu-
vertscr,' Mr. Fassetts paper. tie IS an eNStllvi,1
business man. and is thoroughly acquainted w,,'h
the peculiar line OF work assigned TO the StaIe A.
SCISSORS Martin Heermance comes OF an old DuVCn
family that has lived In Dutchess County LOT IVy
years or more He Is about hfty years oll' ana
has been Dlstrict-Attorney OF Dutchess county:
ROn l.. Jenkins IL d prominent lumber merchant
i'm Essex County. lie is about forty-elgnt years old
and has been member Of the County Board oil