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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
SUFF0CATED.
Ten Persons Meet Death by Smoke in
a Brooklyn Tenement House Fire.
All Were Italians of the Poorer
Class.

New York, April 1.-Ten persons per-
ished by suffocation in a Brooklyn
tenement house early to-day. The
names Of the victims are:
August Buno. his wife and two chill
dren, Sally, 3 years old, and Johanna, IS
months old; Lena Calibia, Is years old;
Nicola Tralia, years old; his daughter,
Lena Tralia, "a years; DOminick Tralia,
his son. "a years, and an eight days
old baby; Cornelia Maretti, 26 years old.
The fire started in the lower hallway
of the building which is a four story
tenement. in Union street, and before
the sleeping tenants could be warned OF
their danger. all escape was cut off.
The flames swept up the stir-ways
and the halls and rooms were quickly
filled with smoke. Ten of the tenants
were suffOcated in their beds.
The section OF the city where this
terrible disaster occurred is near the
water front. The majority OF the resi-
dents are Italians Of the poorer class,
and they form the biggest colony Of
their race in Brooklyn. The firemen
succeeded in getting the flames under
control after a short time. The dam
age to the building is estimated at S4,-
600.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
MIXED THE BABIES
Rapid Work on the Part of Doctor
Results in a Remarkable Case of
Uncertainty---The Mothers Finally
Made a Choice for Themselves.

Sbamokin. Pa. April Owing to
the rapidiJy with which a physician had
TO work yesterday the mothers of two
newly born children are unable to dis
unguish their own. Mrs. Jane Norton,
of Irish Valley. is the mother of Mrs.
Hannah Foster. Of TrevertOn. Early
yesterday morning the latter received a
telegram summOling her to Mrs. Nor
tons home. as she was about to be come
mother. Mrs. Foster was driven to
Irish Valley. and she. too, being in a
delicate condition. complained Of being
i'm She sought the same bed her mother
I3y on.
When physician arrived he had two
patients and TWO chubby infants. a boy
and a girl. were placed in a basket. The
doctor ailed 10 ScruJinize them until a
few minutes later. when he was request
ed by the anxious mothers to show
them the children The doctor was un-
able to- tell them apart. and consterna-
tion reigned i'm the sick room. Mrs.
Norton finally agreed 20 accept the girl
as hers. as She had several sons. Last
night relatives Of the two families held
jOliiCatiOn meeting.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
THE SENATE AND HC USE.

A Radical Cuban PropositIon-A Legal
Tender Bill-EcOnomy Turned Down
The Administration Defended.
Washington, April Ocean mai.
subsidies brought on an animated de-
bate in the Senate to-day, during the
consideration of the postofiice appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Villas opposed subsi-
dies, and pointed out many instances of
what he declared were excessive pay
ments for mail service. Mr. Perkins, Of
California, energetically defended the
subsidies for their encouragement TO
American shipping. The subsidy item
was reserved for a separate vote to-
morrow. The balance of the postofiice
appropriation bill was completed.
Mr.. Call, of Florida, introduced a res
olution concerning Cuba, proposing the
immediate use of a United States naval
force to protect Americans in Cuba
from atrocities and for humane reasons
in general.
Mr.. Georges speech on the Dupont
case occupied most Of the day, and is
not yet completed.
MT. Butter lfOpJ lHlIOuuCcu uiil IL
quiring the acceptance Of our current
legal tender funds in payment Of notes,
bonds, or private obligations. The
Senator explained that the purpose Of
the measure was to put a stop 10 gold
notes, gold mortgages. etc, which were
being wrung from the people owing to
their dire financial distress.
The House practically completed the
Sundry Civil bill. In the course of the
debate on an amendment to appropriate
$4,000 for commencing a new military
post at Spokane. Wash. Mr.. Cannon
made an appeal for economy on the
ground that the condition of the treas
ury was such that no new project
should be entered upon by this Con-
gress. This brought on a political dis
cussion in which Mr.. Patterson Dem.
TENN defended the administration and
attributed the financial distress to Re
publican legislation. The amendment
was adopted despite Mr.. Cannon's ap-
peal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
ALL NOT CONCORD AT CONCORD

senator Chandler Tells why the New
Hampshire Convention Made Concessions
TO Mckinley Republican Political Notes
from Elsewhere
Concord. n. H.. April 1.-Senator
Chandler to-day wrote Senator Lodge
explaining The action Of the State con-
vention In endorsing both Reed and Nc
Kinley. saying that the plank was
concession of the Reed men 10 the Nc
Kinley sentiment. Senator Chandler
says he acQuiesced in the concession,
though ne knows it TO have been cow
arjly. as the Reed men outnumbered the
Mckinley men.
DelmOnte. Gala. April 1.-Chauncey
M Depew was interviewed to-day re-
gardigg a canvass made by the San
Francisco Examiner of the prominent
Republicans of California. which appa-
rently showed the sentiment Of the
State TO be Overwhelmingly in favor of
Mckinley.
"Let me see" said he. This is the
first of April The Republican national
convention does not meet until June 16.
Now. there is such a thing as a man
running so fast as to be out of breath
when the time comes TO jump. If it
turns out that Mckinley on the second
tallo does not carry the convention by
storms. the followers of the other can
didates are likely TO agree upon some
man who will get the nomination. New
York viii be- loyal To Morton
To was suggested to Mr.. Depew that
he himself might become a formidable
candidate.
No" he replied, Il do not think so
I'm fact. such a thing is impossible
am better OF where am. / desire to
say. however. that do not consider the
fact of being a railroad man any detri-
ment i'm such a contest"
Providence. r. l.. April With only
five districts i'm the State to.hear from at
midnight. Governor Lippett is re-elect-
cd by a plurality Of over 10000. The
total vote. with five missing districts
is as follows
For GoveuOr-Lippett Rep. 25.115,
LitJlefeld. Dem. 1868; Lippett's plu-
ulitv 9477. Last year Lippett had
1072l This year it will be about the
same. Democrats acknowledge it a
clean sweep.
Columbus. o.. April Walter L.
Weaver on the on the one hundred and
twenty-second ballot was nominated
for Congress to-day in the Seventh dis
trict, now represented by Mr. Wilson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
A TRAIN HELD UP.
Three Masked Men Loot the Safe After
Blowing 1t Open with Dynamite.

Three Masked Men Loot the Safe After
Blowing 1t Open with Dynamite.
Lebanon, Mo, April East bound
train No. on the ST. Louis & Frisco
road was held up three miles east Of
this city at LOS this morning by three
masked men, and the safe blown open
and robbed. The robbers boarded the
train at this place at 1880 a. m, and
held up the engineer and fireman, stop
ped the train, and with the engineer in
front of them, marched to the express
car. The messenger refused to open up
and the door was blown open with dy-
Mantle. the safe cracked and its con-
tents removed.
Several packages Of valuable papers
were found this morning beside the
track and some money which had been
overlooked in the hurry of departure.
The passengers were not mOlested
The engines were detached and run by
the robbers to Sleeper, where it was
abandoned. A brakeman hurried back
to the city and started Sheriff Jones and
a posse on the track of the robbers.
Three strangers who are supposed to
be the robbers were seen drinking in
one of the saloons ut ten O'Clock last
night here, and they were seen near
the depot by Night Operator Martin
only a few minutes before the cannon
ball arrived. The brakeman furnished
a fair description of the men to the Off
GERS in pursuit.
While the amount of money secured
by the robbers is known to have been
cOn dera hIa tho local evDreSc official Is
will not place an estimate on it.
The Wells Fargo officials here say the
amount of money secured by the rob-
bers was only $1,277. About 100 mount
ed men are in pursuit Of the robbers.
Road Agent Gradway is in Lebanon
surerintending the hunt. Bloodhounds
will be put on the trail and every means
known to railroad and express secret
service as well as the local authorities
will be used to capture the outlaws.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
FIVE MEN BLOWN 70 PIECES.
Terrible Explosion of a Steam Boiler
at GreenVille. Miss.
The Planters Oil Mill Blown to
Splinters-A Very Long List of
Injured Besides Those Fatally
Hurt-The Cause Supposed to be
a Dry Boiler.

Greenville, Miss. April AT two
o'clock this afternoon the two massive
boilers of the Planters oil mill at this
place exploded, wrecking the mill prop
erty and causing the death of five men,
as follows:
Henry Williams, colored, fireman.
Oliver Humphreys, colored, assistant
fireman.
Isom Freeman, colored, laborer.
Horace Wilkinson, colored, carpenter.
Ed. Strasack, white, carpenter.
Injured:
Frank Wolfenden, chief engineer,
badly scalded and bruised; Columbus
Washington, colored, burned and cut
by timbers, will die.
Tom Brown, colored, badly bruised
and burned.
w. E. B. Freeman, colored, leg
broken.
Alex. Hughes, scalp wound from fly
ing timbers.
Freeman Pendleton, colored, leg
broken and otherwise hurt.
The explosion occurred when Man
ager Alexander was at dinner, and the
cause is stated to be a dry boiler.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
DEATH OF Com MEZ
Still Reported by Spanish AuthOri-
ties, but Not Generally Credited.
News Intended TO Hurt the Insur-
gent Cause.

Havana, April 1.-The rumOr of the
death of Gen. Maximo Gomez is still
current here and it is being added to
by alleged details of his demise. The
latter are that the Cuban leader ex-
pired some days ago OF bemoptysis and
the locality mentioned with some con-
fdence as the scene of his passing
away is the Socorro plantation in the
province OF Matanzas.
The remains are also said to have
been Inferred in the Official Center" ,"
but no dates are given and no facts
are forthcoming to confirm the report.
The insurgent bands commanded by
Bermudez in the province of Pinar uel
Rio, have ordered the countrymen Of
Halo de Las Vegas, Quemado and Paso
de las Mangas to join the insurgent
ranks. The countrymen have COM
planned to the government officials and
a column of troops has been sent TO
trasfer the families into the towns.
The insurgents have already burned
the homes of these families.
Several skirmishes have taken place
between the troops and insurgents in
the province Of Santa Clara as we'll as
in the province of Pinar del Rio.
AT San Jose de las Lajas and at Ga
briel there have been outbreaks.
Twelve insurgents were killed at the
former place and at the latter the in
surgents hanged six mill men.
The troops in Pinar del Rio have cap
tured twelve insurgents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
THEY DID NOT MEET.
Ballington Booth Declined to Confer With
His Sister.

New York, April 1.-The projected
meeting between Ballington Booth and
Mrs. BoOth-Tucker is off. According to
a statement issued by the former, the
reasonis that his sister desired the meet
ing to be private. Ballirgton refused
to assent to this, saying that after the
misleading and untruthful manifestoes
and statements made by London and
their representatives here, he could not
entertain the idea of entering into any
further negotiations or of receiving any
propositions to re-enter the army" AS
a further reason for refusing to see Mrs.
Booth-Tucker privately, as she request
ed, Ballington Booth explained that,
IN view of the fact that his previous in
terviews with London's representatives
had taken place without any witness
other than Mrs. Eva Booth. and had
been misquoted by them in conse-
quence, his version having been DELHI
erately branded by Miss Booth as
false he felt they had made a private
interview impossible"
New York, April Frederick st
George Booth-Tucker arrived tonight
He was informed that his baby boy
Bramwell, was dead and that his wifi,
was i'll. The new commander proceed
ed at once to the bedside of Mrs. Booth
Tucker.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
.SCHRADER MUST GO.
The Cincinnati Authorities Declare
Him a Public Nuisance and a Men
ace to Public Health----He Promises
to Move.

Cincinnati. O., April IA man
named Schrader, calling himself the Di-
vine Healer, has been in Cincinnati
since Saturday last freely healing the
sick. rs he styles his work. He weaE a
peculiar robe. and on his head reslt a
crown Of thorns, the inner thOrns made
harmless by cutting off the points. He
claims that his power is transmitted
from his hands or even from his cloth
ing.
To-day he was brought before the
mayor. chief OF police and health Off
GERS for examination. Inc health Of
fcer told him pOintedly that he was not
only a nuisance, by blocking the
streets. but he was a menace 10 the
health of the community by passing his
unwashed hands over the faces Of hum
dreds of people, many Of whom are dis
eased. The health officer ordered him
to leave the city at once. Schrader
promised to go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02

Pitrsburg, April 1.-The contract has
been let for the erection of the largest
by-product coke plant in the United
States to be located at McKeesport, ad-
joining the National Tube Works. The
capital to be invested will be about ST.
100000, which is being furnished by the
Union Gas Company, of Philadelphia.
Forty acres ofland has been leased near
the tube works, involving the tearing
down of more than one hundred dwell
ings. 1t is intended to erect 120 Otto
Hoffman by-produci coke ovens on this
property. The advantage of these
ovens will be apparent when it is stated
that the coke costs practically moth
ing, as the money made in the saving
of the by-products will pay for the
burning of the coke. 1t is estimated
that the waste Of gas alone in the old
bee hive ovens is q per cent. greater
than the gas consumption of the whole
United States.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
EYE IN MOURNING.
How a Delaware Minister Shocked
His CongregatlOn----ReSult of a
Love Affair in Which two Clergy
men We're RivalS---EpiSCOpalian
Licked the Methodist.

Frankford. Del. April 1.-The Rev.
Francis Malcolm, rector of the Episco-
pal Church. and the Rev. Sidney Had
nay, pastor of the Methodist Church,
in this town, are young men and bitter
enemies. Both have been paying at
tention to Miss Hathaway. who is a
member of Mr.. Hadnay's church.
Miss Hathaway is a handsome bru-
nette of %. Since assuming his charge,
four months ago, Mr.. Malcolm has been
profuse in his attention to her, much
to the discomfort of Pastor Hadnay
During the past eight weeks he has
called frequently at her home and es-
cOrted her to numerous entertainments.
Pastor Hadnay has also been regu-
lar caller at her house, where he en-
countered the Rev. Mr.. Malcolm on
several occasions. The jealousy be-
tween the two preacher lovers grew to
such an extent that each determined
TO make the other cease his attentions
to the young woman Saturday the
opportunity presented itself. While
walking along the road a short distance
from the town they met face to face and
began to argue the matter from the
standpoint of their love for Miss Hath
away.
An alteration followed, the details
of which are not fully known, although
the church people We're shocked when
Pastor Hadnay appeared at church
meeting with a black eye and a badly
lacerated face. When it was whisper
ed around that the two ministers had
been in combat Mr. Malcolm told of
the meeting on the road and the result.
Miss Hathaway seems to incline to-
ward the Episcopal minister and it is
said she has already expressed her sat
isfaction with the result of the encount-
er.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Bills Passed and Defeated at Yesterdays
Session a New Drugstore Liquor Law.

Bills Passed and Defeated at Yesterdays
Session-A New Drugstore Liquor Law.
Special to the R Rsgister.
Columbus. O.. April 1.-The Hard
bill, amending the State elections law,
which was defeated yesterday. was
passed on reconsideration in the House
to-day.
The House passed the Griffith House
bill repeating the law providing tor
outdoor relief, and the BoXwell bill,
providing for the mmsdiate opening &C
the Mansfield reformatory.
The Senate passed the Whittlesey
bill. requiring druggists in prohibition
towns to keep a public record of all
sales of liquors and the prescriptions
on which they are sold, and the Plen-
mer bill, making Saturday afternoon. S
holidays.
Hensley's bill extending the LIE Of
a chatJel mortgage to three ya-s, was
defeated in the House
The Mayer bill, making it an otfeEse
TO place any'ma,erial on a public high
way that would be apt to puncture a
bicycle tire, was passed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
ArArENr swINDLEk,

Sells Part Interest in an Invention TO Peo-
pie in Various Cities and Leaves Them to
Bear the Expenses.
Washington. April IA scheme to
defraud. extending TO various cities. in
which q number OF people fell Victims
in varying sums. including $1,000 by
am Atlantic investor has been discov-
cred by the patent Office. The scheme is
the sale of a part interest in an alleged
coupler invention the purporJed in
veut0r disappearing after taking the
purchase money and leaving all the eX-
penses for the investor.
Twelve applications from eleven
cities accompanied by drawings, made
from the same model. are already on
file in the patent Office, the name Of the
inventor varying i'm each case. The op-
orator could be prosecuted only on the
petty charge OF obtaining money by
false pretenses.
The persons duped all live in Western
cities.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
DOMESTIC DRAMA.
L, C. Dillman Asks for the Annulme1t
of His Marriage to a Widow Who
Now Appears Not to Have Been a
Widow.

Spokane, Wash, April Proceed
Court which disclose a domestic drama
in the life of L. C. Dillman, one of the
most widely known men of this State.
Mr.. Dillman asks that the court annul
the alleged marriage relations existing
between himself and the woman who
has as years passed as his wife. He
says that he met Rebecca Staley in
Kansas eight years ago. She was sup
posed to be widow and he married her.
They came to Spokane; he prospered,
his fortune at one time being estimated
at $500000 Three years ago the start
ling news reached them that Mrs. Dill
mans former husband. Staley, was not
dead; that he had not been drowned, as
believed, but had returned to his old
home in Pennsylvania to inquire after
his estate.
Upon his disappearance some of his
clothing was found upon the river bank,
and though the stream was dragged,
the body was not found, and it was
finally accepted as a fact that he was
dead. 1t was also judicially determin-
ed and his estate was administered.
Mr.. Dillman says that when the news
reached him and Mrs. Dillman they
agreed to withhold the information, as
the disclosure would have complicated
business affairs. They accordingly
continued to occupy the same house, but
in separate apartments; that those sep
arate relations have since been main
tanned.
Mrs. Dillman. or Staley, is now in
Bloomington, Ind. 1t is said that dur
ing Staley's absence from his old home
in Pennsylvania he was living in Boston
under an assumed name.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
FIVE WERE INJURED

In Bad Wreck on the West Penn Railroad
Near Freeport-May Result in Several
Deaths.
Tarentum. Pa, April 1.-The Butler
express on the West Penn railway was
wrecked near Freeport about o'clock
this morning and five persons were SER
iously hurt Their names are: j. F..
McKelvey, Butler, Pa, internally hurt,
will probably die; w. H. Walker But
Ter, hurt internally; c. J. McCaffery,
Sarvensyille: w. NJ. Gray brakeman;
VIM. Murphy, Butler.
The last three were cut about the face
and hands and are believed to be in
ternally injured. The accident was
caused by the rails spreading.
The two rear coaches jumped the
tracks and went over the embankment
Fire broke out almost Immediately and
the passengers narrowly escaped with
their lives.
Fortunately the front car. which was
filled with passengers. did not leave the
track.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
WHAT J. NJ. SWANK SAYS.

tl' 40 Definite Information Concerning
Action.
'.afe .nhia. Pa. April 1.-Ianes Vt.
rs neral manager of the Ameri-
IRON S Steel Association. i'm re-
0s. Ioa request from the Associated
for a statement regarding the
combination of steel c0mpa-
said to-day. "I have no definite iu-
about the pooling arrange
any arrangement among
.a..IrerS is jUsUfahle that see
fair reward for capital and Ia
does not unfairly advance
There is mo- danger thar prices
lus advanced Our iron and
manufacturers have never yet
undue advantage of their GUS
numerous financial failures
iron and steel manufacturers
Tho last three years prove that
ot iron and steel, with the
VI the short-lved boom of
mer. have been too low tO be
-o capital and insure good
labor. The prices of coal and
Mon ore have been also 100
t. concerned i'm their produc-
prices Of these raw mater
le finished products deriv-
them have been lower than
known i'm this country. Re
prices of raw materials have
ti'F advanced by "a concert
among producers and This ac-
made DO absolutely necessary
manufacturers of iron and
't.t also materially advance
M their products.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
GEN. HARRISON IN NEW YORK.

Russell and Mrs. Mckee VIII Arrive This
Wcek-1he Wedding Takes Place Monday.
New York, April 1.-Gen. Benjamin
Harrison arrived at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to-day. He was accompanied by
d. NJ. Ransdell, ex-Marshal of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and his private sec
retary. Russell Harrison and Mrs. Nc
Kee will arrive the latter part Of the
week, and remain until the wedding Of
the eX-President and Mrs. Dimmick,
which will take place next Monday at
ST. Thomas's Church.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
TIE STORY DISCREDITED.

London Ironmasters Know Nothing OF the
Alleged Worldwide Combination
London. April Persons who are i'm
position 90 make definite statements
rhe subject say they have heard
.aug of the formation Of the report
Steel trust. covering the whole
ra-.l and including the American, Brit-
and Continental firms. whose repre-
r-a-ives are said 20 be going 90 meet
Paris during the present month.
Tho m0r is discredited here, and it is
f that DC is not believed possible TO
0c.'7 the divers interests.
Secretary BrOuEh. of the iron and
institute. said there was q steel
combination which included the
British French and Belgian bur not
a American manufacturers. and per-
This is the sO-called trust referred
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
OLDEST MASON DEAD.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. April 1.-Frederick
A. Humphrey. said to be the oldest Free
Mason i'm the United States. died at his
home i'm ShOpee yesterday, aged 90. He
had belonged to the Masonic fraternity
for a years. He had held the offices
of county treasurer and supervisor and
had resided in this county for fifty
years
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
- RILL RFPORTED-

Washington. April 1.-At to-day's
meeting of the Senate Foreign Affairs
Committee. the committee was divided
into three factions on the Hawaiian
cable bin, one favoring the New York
company. another the New Jersey com
pauy and the third opposing any gov
erument subsidy. Neither proposition
secured q majority and no bill was re-
ported.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-02
PAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICS

Washington. d. c.. April AT a
meeting of the countries repres 7nted in
The Bureau of American Republics. to-
day, Director Furbish reported the
work in hand well cleared up. A COM
mitt7e Of five was appointed to formu-
late new plans for work. and all pub
lications we're ordered printed in
French as well as Spanish and English.