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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

at the Cape and Natal; 5000 at Hongkong /;
4500 in Egypt, and the residue is scattered
over the West Indies, Bermuda, Nova
Scotia, Mauritius, ,Ceylon, the Straits Settle
ments and other places, some of which,
like ST. Helena, have the service of but
very small bodies OF the imperial troops.
The Canadian Dominion has only about
1400 of the Queens forces, Australia none
at all, and the recent dispatch of men to
the African West Coast has only added
about 1000 soldiers to the ordinary strength
in thatpa of the empire. India remains
the great absorbent of the regular forces
abroad, and at the beginning of this month
there were in the four great commands of
the Punjab, Bengal, Madras ard Bonn
bay, nine regiments of cavalry, eighty
eight batteries and companies of artillery,
ana fifty-three battalions of infantry. The
Bengal command still takes up the largest
portion of the British troops in India, hav-
ing some "a 900, and the new command of
the Punjab comes next with 10000, and of
the two other commands Bombay has
about 1000 more men than Madras, the lat
ter including Burmah.-Edinburgh Scots
man.
Experiments are being made in Orlando
Fla, in raising canaigre, plant whose
root is rich in tannlc acid, and will be USE
full as tanbark grows more scarce.
Somehow it always gives us an odd SEN
sation to hear boy under 10 say 'Thank
you" without being mpted.-Atchison
Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
From Fridays Daily.
A BeantlfaI Store.

We always did admire enterprise
wherever displayed, but more ea.
peoially SO whom it involves o iocats
dealer or firm.
The dry goods, clothing and shoe
firm (threo separate storesD of,
Friedman s Co, are examples of
spirit, enterprise, push, thrift and
Improvement. This firm began
business in this place about twenty
years ago, and from the very dayit
first announced its opening it has
been pronounced success, because
the firm was composed of two hnst'
ling and wide awake brothers, and
with u thorough knowledge OF thol
business, high appreciation of thS'
value of printers ink, and dispo
sition to properly apply that
knowledge.
Such was tho success of tho firm
that it had TO enlargo several years
ago to accommodate their rapidly
increasing business, and within the
past year another large room had
to be added to accommodate their
shoe trade. All this had to be mot
by liberal outlay of cash. Their
business has grown so that now
thoy arc contemplating putting up
large buslness house in tho spring,
with capacity to contain all their
stores under ono roof, and which
will bo known as "Department
Storo."
The business of this firm for tho
year just closed, Notwithstanding
tho stagnation, in business was,
thoy inform us, tho best year they
havo over had in Point Pleasant, by
several thousand dollars. This
business they made by advertising,
and for this thoy spent largo sums
of money, of which tho Rogister,
both daily and weekly, got their
full share. y
No storo in town has bettor
corps of clerks, and they arc liked
by everybody.
Wo repeat again, we arc proud
to announce and rejoice at tho sue
cess of this firm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
A Woman,s Big Estate.

The widow of Capt. Richard
King owns principality in South
ern Texas. Her landed estate con-
aists of about 1,25O,OOO acres-that
is to say, nearly 1000 square miles.
For taking caro- of this vast domain
small army of mon is required.
The mistress is to all intents and
purposes queen. Tho owner of
this principality is liberal minded
woman about 60 years of ago. Her
ranch of Santa Gertrulis is the larg-
est in tho world. Itis bounded by
Corpus Christa bay for a distance of
40 milss aud by barbed wire fence
for 800 miles moro. From her front
door to her front gate is l3 miles,
and she can drivoin hor carriage Go
miles in straight line without go
ing off her own premises, Her
house is like castle on tho Rhine-a
typical baronial mansion. 1t is
on slight eminence, sur
by the modest dwellings of
her dependents and by folds of corn.
Beyond, on every side, is green
wilderness of mesquite and cactus.
Tho chatean is as completely fur
nished and as handsomely equipped
as any mansion on Fifth avenue,
New York. No luxury that money
can buy anywhere is lacking to tho
widow, who, by tho way, is tho
of tho first Presbyterian
missionary to tho Rio Grande.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

We have time and again request
ed the minister's of our several
churches, to hand us in on Friday
afternoons, tho announcement of
their meetings for Sundays, for pub.
lication in our Saturdays issue, but
the most of them seem backward
about doing so. Special services
through the week, will also be pub
lished if handed to us. We hope
our ministers will attend to this
matter moro promptly in tho future.
We want it for information for tho
people.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Whist Clnh.

Tho Whist Club met with and
was handsomely entertained by it's
worthy President, Miss Alice Neale,
at her home on Main street last
night. The games were carefully
played and with greatinterest. Tho
highest number of points were
made by Miss Yausie Beale and
Hon. J. S. Spencer. At tho proper
hour the guests were invited into
tho dining room, whore they sat
down to some delightful refresh
ments, which werc highly enjoyed.
Tho hostess was assisted by her
charming sister, Miss Kate. Tho
members departed for their homes
at IL o'clock.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Beware of tho man with no Wis
ibIe means for support. He is found
in every town and many villages
No ono knows how he lives and has
his being, but he has bottor food
and clothes than men who work
hard every day. Hc comes and
goes and IL high roller on ovory
enterprise, but no ono knows how
ho gets his money, but he docs, and
perhaps some day they find out that
he is a gambler and q thief, or both,
and perhaps he lives all his life and
is never found out,-Pomoroy Dom.
ocrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

From Fridays Daily.
Mr.. Frank Friose, of Stevens, was
in town last night.
Capt. John Hanly, of Apple
Grove, was hero yesterday.
Mr.. G. ]. Norton, OF Columbus,
is in tho city.
Miss Susie Nealo is visiting Miss
Grotohen PulIin, at Dolby.
Mr.. John b. Stevenson, of Hunt
ington, is in town,
A. ]. Cook, Esq, of Parkersburg,
was here yesterday.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Price,,
Charleston, Wednesday, daughter.
We are sorry to announce this
morning that Hon. Chas. E. Hogg
is not improved.
Miss Effie Boggess, of tho Flats,
who has been very sick, we are
sorry to say is no better.
Tho little infant child of Mr.. ].
Lewis and wife, which has been
quite sick, is some little better.
Mr.. Robert Good, of Charleston
was registered at tho Phoenix yes
terday.
DR.. A. II. Barbee won't to Red
House this morning on professional
business.
DIR. John M. Moore will leave for
Cincinnati Sunday, to resume his
medical studies.
Messrs Fred and Russell MoCull
och, leave to-day for their school a
Alexandria, Va.
Miss Mary MoCullooh, will leave
to-day for Philadelphia, where sh'
will attend tho Conservatory o
Music.
We regret to announce that Mrs
g. p. Simpson iseno better thl
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Col. Clarence Il. Smith, of Fair
mont, who has been doomed by the
press of tho State for the guberna-
torial nominations, says that he has
no intention of seeking tho honor
and would not accept it if it were
rendered him, because his business
interests would not permit it. Col,
Smith is very hopeful of Democrat
ic SUCCESS this year and says the
party will go back TO power with a
good majority behind it.-SheP-
herdstown Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
HUNG HERsELF.
A Sad Suicide at Spencer.

A Sad Suicide Mt Spencer.
Special to the REGISTER.
SPENCER, Dec. 31-Mrs. George
w, Hundley, wife of County Clerk
G. w. Hundloy, committed suicide
by hanging about 8 o'clock last
evening. The domestic troubles
which caused separation between
her and her husband are we'll known,
and sho was living with her chiIdron
apart from him. Yesterday after.
noon she sent hor daughter to a
noighbors, and in tho child's absence
Mrs. Hundley fastened rope to
tho banister of tho stairs, and stand
ing on chair put moose around
her neck, and then kicked the
chair from under her. When found
shortly afterward she was dead, hav-
ing strangled to death. The affair
caused tremendous excitement.
1t is thought that the Cripple
creek region, in Colorado, will in
tho next twonty years produce moro
gold than any mining camp ever
before known. LeadvilIe has pro
ducod over s1OO,OOO,OOO of gold in
tho last seventeen years; but it is
claimed that tho Cripple creek re-
gion will produce fve times that
amount in a similar length of time.
Ores that by reduction produce less
than $50 per ton of tho auriferous
metal arc thrown on the dump. The
low grade ores, that will assay from
$40 to $50 per ton, are said to be
practically without limit on Cripple
creek, and when the cheap cyanide
and chIorination processes are ap.
piled to their reduction, as is the
case in tho South African mines, the
annual product of the Colorado
mines will bo very largely ipcreas.
ed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Mr.. G. w. NJ. Hooff, Manager of
the Opera House, wishes to publicly
thank the ladies who SO kindly ar
ranged their leap year party Tues
day night, SO as not to interfere with
the Mozart Symphony Club Con-
cert. Their presence lent not only
to the financial success of the Con;
cert, but much beauty 10 the audi:
ence and inspiration to the artists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Venezuela is three times the size
of Toxas. Its population is $780,
600, or about that of Massachusetts,
CARCASS is tho capital with about
10000 population and is 5000 feet
above tho level of the sea. 1t had
an earthquake in 1912 that destroy
ed 10000 persons. Tho country has
2OO,OOO,OOO acres of forest land of
mahogany, rosewood, satin wood,
white wood and ebony. Tho Amer
lean minister thero is paid salary
of $1,000 year. It's governmentis
that of republic. 1t is 900 miles
long by 775 wide. Its coffee crop
amounts to s15,OOO,OOo year. The
rival parties are the Unionists and
Federalists. The average gold
product is 100000. Thesummer
season lasts from November to
April. It's women arc noted for
their beauty, and that covers every
thing else.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
EIoned WITH His Old wife.

Wilson Summers, who left his
young wife twopty two years ago
to seek his fortune in Kansas, re
turned to Bluefield, this State, last
week, and hunted up his wife, who
had procured divorce and married
a miner named Hanford. She bad
thought him dead, but recognized
him at once, and on his suggestion
hastily got her several small child
rem ready and eloped with him.
Twenty-Five years ago Wilson
Summers married Alice Bumgard-
ner at Meridian, Miss. He, with his
wife, a few years after their mar
riage, moved to Giles county, Va.
He met with poor luck in making
money. He left his wife, saying he
was going to Kansas to try and get
a home for them by industry and
economy. He wrote TO his wife
regularly for time, and at last
ceased to write TO her. After ten
years absence, and not hearing
from him, she obtaineda divorce
and married Walter Henford, a mi.
nor, by whom she has three child
rcn. To tho surprise of the wife,
Summers made his appearance at
tho humble cabin of Hanford few
days ago. There was mutual
recognition; also, reconciliation.
Summers seemed to have plenty of
money, and claimed he had become
tho owner of largo ranch near
Oklahoma. He succeeded in per-
suading Mrs. Hanford to leave Han
ford and go with him to Oklahoma.
He took tho woman and three child
ron and boarded west. bound Nor.
folk e. Western train en route to his
Oklahoma homo. Hanford was at
the time of tho elopement working
in mine. He received his months
pay Saturday and says he is going
to Oklahoma, and will avenge him
self by shooting Summers on sight.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Highest Of all in Leavening Power
Personal Mention,

Personal MentiOns
From Thursday's Daily.
Miss Ellen Wiley is visiting the
Misses Pullin, at Dolby.
Capt. j. @. Eckard, of Arlee, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs l.. N. Knight, of Maggie,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. o. @. sayre, of Letart, was
here yesterday.
Mr. Edmond e. Kelley, of South
Side, was in town, yesterday.
Commissioners j. W. Hambrick,
was in town, yesterday.
Mr.. w. B. Stanley, of South Side,
was here yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Ianham, nee Miss
Jennie Brown, of Hartford City, is
on visit to her husband at Charl-
eston.
Mr.. Owen Roseberry, who has
boon in Mound City, Mo, for some
time, visiting his sister, returned
homo last night.
Miss frankie Moore, of Elwell,
attended tho leap year dance, and
who has been tho guest of Miss
Vausie Bealo, will leave to day for
her homo.
w. A. Byus, of Stockton, this
county, who is extensively engaged
in tho tie and timber business, was
in tho city yesterday. Ho adver-
tises for business in his limo, in the
weekly.
Messrs. John and Elmer Miles,
of Columbus, Ohio; John Ensign,
Lee Sehon, L.. L. Vinson and w. r..
Hito, of Huntington, camo here 10
attond tho leap year dance, Tues
day night.
Mr.. G. e.. Shrewsbury and wife,
who have been spending fow days
with relatives at Mason, passed
through horo yesterday on their
way homo at Charleston. While
hero they were the guest of Miss
Carrie Gilmore.
Miss jennie Campbell, of Wheel
ing, arrived hero on tho Hudson
Sunday morning, and is at the
River Wow to spend week. She
is daughter of the lato James
Campbell, Democratic Clerk OF
Courts, just before tho war, and is
now tho only member of the family
living. Sho will visit Point Pleas.
ant friends while here.-Gallipolie
Tribune.
Tho visiting ladies who came
hero to attend tho dance given by
the young ladies on Tuesday night,
were entertained while here by the
following persons:
Misses Mary Vinson and Bessie
Sehon, of Huntington, by Miss
Alice Neale; Miss Lucy Sehon, oi
Huntington, by Miss Rcbecca Bar
bee; Misses Garnet Wilson and
Skipwith McFadden, of Huntington
and Miss Margaret Neale, of Ben
Lomond. and Miss frankie Moore
of EIwoll, by Miss Vausie Bealei
Miss Ellen Wiley, of Flat Rock, by
Miss Mary Solbe; Miss Bessie Grit
fifth, of Martins Forry, Ohio, by
Miss Kate Vollert.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

A X. & NJ. freight train wrecked
seven cars of lumber near Addison,
Tuesday, which disarranged all
trains on both roads for that day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Mr.. Paul Schools and son has the
contract for plastering tho now
two story franc dwelling of Mr..
VIM. Holloway, at Apple Grove.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Mr.. E. G. Winger is fast recover.
ing from a bad attack of neuralgia
in tho fuco. Ho looks like ho had
been in Christmas fight and got
iworsted.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Don't make your resolutions to
break them before thoy arc week
old. Keep them for ten days, any
how.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Married.

Mr.. Max Schwab, of Charleston,
and Miss Iona ztogler, of Hunting
ton, tho handsome and accomplish,
cd nieco of tho Messrs. Joe and
Marcus Friedman, of this city, were
married in tho Hebrew Temple at
Huntington, last night by DIR. Solos,
man, of Charleston.
Tho program was elaborate, and
was season of pleasure to our He-
brow friends, rarely enjoyed. A
large number of prominent persons
from Cincinnati, Charleston and
Point Pleasant woro present to on.
Joy tho festivities. Tho Register
joins with tho many friends OF
Miss LENA in this place, in wishing
her and hor husband long and
pleasant life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
An Elegant Party.

Mr.. Alox. McCulloch gave TO q
number of his friends worry en-
ioyablo party last night at his part
onts homo on uppor Main streot.
Games wore played and highly on
joyed. The guests woro treated to
several beautiful vocal solos by Miss
Mary McColloch, embracing someof
tho newest and prottiest songs outs
Miss Mary has an elegant voice,
which is now being cultivated at
Conservatory of Music in Philadel.
phia.
A delightful spread of refresh
monts woro served, to which their
appreciation wore shown with tho
relish of which thoy partook. Tho
following invited guests woro pros.
ont:
Yirgio Hughes,
Cora eating,
Irene Bowyor,
Eunico English,
Annie Schon,
Edna Young,
Yirgie Wiloy,
Emma and Sadie Grovor,
Hclen Howard,
Mamie Ncaso,
Fred and Russell McCuIloch,
Frank Parsons,
Thompson Bealo,
Ed. and Will Ellison,
George Cable,
Dwight Grover,
Charlie Noalo,
Charlie Stconbcrgon,
Archie Campbell,
Mat Hale,
Roy Williams.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

An exchange prints the following
article, which is applicable to overy
community and is worth roproduc-
ing: "Wo would like to offor sug-
gestion to tho people of this town
for tho winter. Don't ship box
of clothes thousand miles away
whore thore is little boy freezing
Just around tho corner, probably
within fow feet of you. 1t is all
right to send holp away, but take
cqro of tho destitute at your own
doors before going any further
away Don't hesitate giving Pros
byterian coat to Methodist boy or
II Methodist pair of pants to n bu-
thcran. Give tho clothing TO the
needy, regardless of tho religious
faith of his parents or relatives, and
you will havo done an act that is
commendablo in the oyos of the
Almighty.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

And once again let us scream
there is no north, no south, no cast {,
no west in this great country. Wo
are all Americans, evory one of us.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

John Hampton of West Berlin, N.
j., has a pig preserved in alcohol
which has two horns andssnout lon
ger than its body.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Tie Social Event

Tie Social Event
OF tho season was tho Ladies' Leap
Year Ball, given on Now Years
eve. Tho ladies had made every
arrangement to mako it u success,
and tho result was that it was ono
of tho most delightful entertain
ments ever given in tho town, and
attracted the largest attendance
that ever assembled in tho Elks'
Club Rooms.
Before repairing to tho hall the
ladies escorted their companions to
tho Opera House to witness tho
Mozart Symphony Club Concert.
Whom that was over they retired to
tho Elks' Club Rooms, whore the
music soon struck up and the dance
commenced, Tho program as ar
ranged by tho ladies was strictly
carried out. At the proper hDur
luncheon was announced, and tho
ladies who had prepared tho supper
began to open their bns skets and
spread the good things before tho
company, not oven forgetting tho
visitors and lockers on.
After luncheon tho dance was re-
sumed and kept up until about 4 a.
M, whom they all got ready to ro-
tire to their homos. The young
mon are loud in their praises of the
manner in which tho ladies man
aged this dance.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Misses j oslo and Freda Hess pleas.
antly entertained few friends last
night in honor of their cousin, Miss
Hess, from Racine. a very pleas
vnt evening was spent in games
and music, and the refreshments
were delicious.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
A King In tho nusIness.

There is monarch of my 40.
uuaintanco who is amiablo i'll his
manners and fatherly despot i'll his
Rovernment. His lately learned CIV
ilization still sits strangely on him,
and no doffs it sometimes to take a
luxurious plunge bath into his for
mer barbarism, though solely, as he
assures his conscience and tho near
est missionary, out of necessity. Ho
was discovered recontly suporin-
tending the happy dispatch by SOW
eral refined modes of torture of n
considerable number of persons con.
neoted with his court and was re.
monstrated with accordingly.
"But consider" ho returned with
conviction. "If do not kill my poo-
pie sometimes, how will they know
that am tho king?"
And thore was really great deal
to bo said for it from his point of
view, for he was shrewd as well
as an enlightened person i'll spite of
an immense desire to bo n whito man
and brother, and when ho was told
thet he should not cut off the ears
and noses of his wives when they
plagued him he said that civilization
gave him stomach ache. -Macmil-
lan's Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

flannel dampened with Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and bound on over the seat
of the pain, and another on the back be-
tween the shoulders, will afford prompt
relief. This is especially valuable in
cases where the pain is caused by a cold
and there is a tendency toward pneu-
monia. For sale by g. w, NJ. Hooff,
Druggist.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Death of Mrs. Caroline Van Glider.

Mrs. Geo. ID. Mcbride received
word from Cheshire Tuesday morn,
ing of tho death of Mrs. Caroline
Van Glider, who died at her resi-.
dence thero Wednesday. She was
we'll known and loved by largo
circle in that neighborhood. De-
ceased was the widow of the late
Hubbard Van Glider and about SO
years of age. Old age was the i'm
mediate cause of her death.
polls Journal:
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
DnNT1sTs.
pr. d. W. Petty, Dentist,

UT. d. W. ICIIy1 UCHIISI3
of this city, has now ono of tho best
fitted offices in tho State. Every
apparatus and appliance in Office
and Laboratory is now and of the
latest improved. you want your
tooth SdUed go sec him. If you
have to have an artificial plato, he
can make you tho best.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

A dispatch from Huntington says:
This entire region, extending from
the mouth of the Kanawha to that
of the Big Sandy River and back
100 miles from the Ohio, has been
afflicted the past five or six days
with peculiar epidemic. 1t is a
throat affection similar to quinsy
and has affected almost everyone.
The trouble only lasts few days
and hundreds of cases have been
reported.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

Rev. Mr.. d'Argent who has been
pastor of the Gallipolis Presby-
terian Church for the>past two and
half years, has resigned. He
preached at Wheeling Sunday,
and expects to preach at Yonkers,
N. Y, before he accepts call.
His many friendsin this community
regret his departure. and wish him
Godspeed in the future.-Gallipolis
Tribune.
can't add to his inches
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08

The sultan continues to be greatly
disturbed by the presence of the British
fleet off the island of Lomnoss and has
sent again to the ambassador of Great
Britain, Sir Philip Currie, to ask for the
withdrawal of the British warships
from tho vicinity of the entrance of the
.Dardanelles. Sir Philip. it issunder-
stood, persists in refusing to recommend
the withdrawal Of the squadro:..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-01-08
Slde MIped Frelght Cars.

A small freight wreck occurred
about 10 o'clock last Tuesday night
at James Lane on tho o. r. II a short
distance below Waverly, in which
four freight cars were pretty badly
smashed up. Tho south bound
local had stopped to do some switch
ing at that place and while so on
gagged side wiped string of cars
standing on the side track. The
tracks were blocked for several
hours but were cleared before any
passenger trains wero delayed.