Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-03
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WASHINGTON, January 2.-The terms OF
1856 Presidential postmasters will expire
this month.
SAN BARDINo, GALA, January News
of the disaster 10 the orange crop in
Florida has advanced prices from % cents
TO 81 per box.
WILLIAMSON STATION, KY, January q
The home OF Daniel White, colored, burned
to-day with four children who were asleep
in the building.
BERLIN, January 2.-Emperor William
has decorated Count Won Waldersee, Chief
of the general staff of the German army
with the order of the Black Eagle.
CHICAGO, January 2.-John G. Wurster,
baker, in a family quarrel to-day emptied
! a revolver at mis- father. Three OF the bull
let's took effect, inflicting probably fatal in
iuries.
RICHMOND, VA, January 2.-The Gov
ernor has received information that the
smallpox is spreading on the Pamunkie
Indian reservation in King Williams
county.
DENVER, January 2.-The Republican
members Of the Legislature in joint session
last night unanimously nominated United
States Senator K. .. Wolcott TO succeed
himself.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January "A. j. l..
RoddicK, Andrew Winters, George Alex
ander and G. d. Kiger, held for murder
and confined in the county jail, made their
escape last night by saving the bars.
BosroN. January o. The Legislature as
sembled to-day. The officers of last ses-
sion were reelected. Gov. Greenhalge
will be reinaugurated tomorrow in the
new Hall of the House of Representatives.
New YORK, January 2.-President Il.
Fulton Cutting, of the Association for In
| proving the Condition of the Poor, has
offered to provide $4,000 to be paid to
needy cloakmakers in wages OF 81 day
| for snow shoveling and other street work.
LINCOLN, NEB., January 2.-The Repub
| lican legislative caucus gave John M
Thurston unanimous poll for Senator
| AS the Legislature is strongly Republican,
this nomination Is equivalent to an elec'
| tion.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, January 2.'-The Is
Mooui Indians who were responsible for
the disturb Dances on the reservation. left
| Fort Wingate today under the charge OF
Lieutenant Brainard and squad OF SOL
diers.
NEW YORK, January 5.-John b. Ber-
pamiui. aged 20 years, and his wife, Kate,
aged 20, were asphyxiated by gas last
night, in their room in the basement OF %
Leroy street. The couple were dead when
| found.
BAIyBRIDGE, O., January 1.-Two
freights on the Ohio Southern collided
near here owing TO misunderstanding OF
orders. Fireman Charles Snyder, of Fort
Wayne, was instantly killed his neck be-
ing broken.
LONDON, January 2.-Fire broke out III a
laundry on the Edgware Road, this city, at
l o'clock this morning and the flames
spread so rapidly that when the building
was consumed the charred remains OF
eight inmates were found among the ruins.
BELFAST, IRELAND, January 2.-The
Dominion line Steamer Sarnia. Captain
Couch, from Portland, Me-, and Halifax.
n. s., for Liverpool, crippled by the loss OF
her rudder, put into Belfast Lough TINS
| morning for Shelter. She was IN tow ot
two tugs.
SAN Francisco, January "A crank
| has been haunting the Palace Hotel day
and night waiting for Miss virginia tair
to arrive. He is poorly clad, ABOUT 80
wears old. He says he has important ousi-
ness with Miss Fair, but declines to.dis-
cuss its nature.
New York, January 2. Edward B.
Carter the defaultrng clerk of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. has signlhed
his Intention of pleading guilty TO the
charge of EN- bezzling $4,000 Of the bangs
money. Carter will be arraigned before
Judge Benedict tomorrow
ST.. PETERSBURG, January 2.-The Rus
sian government will settle the Pamir
question amicably by making concessions
n Great Britain. The Chitral road, and
the route called General Jonoff's road
which is the only practical route In the
Pamirs. have been assigned to Great
Britain.
S,y Francisco. January 2.-Jonas M.
WaIEer who made in tue mines millions
which he subsequently lost in eastern
speculation, is dying. He was ldennhed
in Nevada mining enterprises with Far,
Flood. Mackay and o. Brien. He built
marble palace in Philadelphia and enter.
tained there lavishly for time. de ID
now poor.
NEW YORK, January 2.-Samuel G.
Seelev. the defaulting oookkeeper OF the
National Shoe and Leather Bank, was
his afternoon removed TO the Kings county
nenitentiary to serve eight years.
C,SclxxArI, O., January 2.-Charles H.
E,ack & Co, wholesale grocers, assigned
FOL G. Black. The assets and liabilities
are equal at sso,ooO.