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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
NOT ENFORCED.
The New York Liquor Law Not Lived Up
to In the City Yesterday.

The New York Liquor Law Not Lived Up
to in the City Yesterday.
New York. March 29.-The Raines'
Iiouor bill was not inforced in this city
to-day because Chief of Police Conlin
and the corporation counsel we're IN
doubt as to whether the bill goes into
effect before April 30th.
The saloons as usual were closed TO
strangers. and many keepers lived up
10. not only the spirit, but the letter Of
the law and closed their doors en-
tirely. with their shades down so that
the interior could be seen from the
street. These exceptions however,
were few and far between. for the ma
iority of the keepers kept their shades
ND with a picket on guard who released
the chain on the side door only after
assuring himself that the callers were
"all right"
At the Union League and other prom
inent clubs. drinks could be had the
same as usual, but it is said that next
Sunday the bars would be closed.
In most Of the other cities through
out the State the law was enforced.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
PITTsBURG PRIMARIES.

Pi-tsburg. Pa. March 29.-Complete
returns from the Saturday primaries
show that the combine. or Mckinley
supporters. carried PittSburg. while the
QuayNes swept the country, securing
two national delegates and fourteen
State DELEGATES ont Of rwenty-seven.
Congressman w. A. Stone nnd Robert
McAfee were elected national delegates
on the Quay ticket in the Twuty-third
district. and c. L. Nagee and Wm.
Finn Mckinley men, in the Twenty
second district.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
INSURGENTS BURN A TOWN.

Havana, March 29.-The insurgent
leader Valencia has burned the village
of Pepe Antonio, near Guayanabancoa,
a short distance out of Havana, includ-
ing church, They then hanged the
mayor, Joaquin Lavandora, and the al
derman, Rodriguez Gomez.
The bands of Solamayor and Socorres
are moving towards Cabanas to re-
unite with Maceo, who was encamped
at the plantation of Manuelita. They
attacked Bahia Hondo. After firing,
which was kept up for an hour and a
half. they retreated with considerable
loss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
An Insane Man Murdered Wife and Child
and Then Suicided.

An Insane Man Murdered Wife and Child
and Then Suicided.
Memphis, Tenn, March pa spe'
cial to the Commercial Appeal from
Bentonville, Ark, says: A triple trag-
edy occurred three miles from here to-
day. Pulaski Duckworth, prominent
and highly respected farmer, killed his
wife by striking her in the head with
an axe. the unfortunate woman dying
instantly. He then attacked his four
vear-old child with the axe and in
ficted injuries that will prove fatal
The man then threw himself across the
bed, drew his pocket knife and slashed
his throat from ear TO ear dying in
stantly. A seven-year-old daughter
escaped being slaughtered by being at
Sabbath school. Duckworth was un-
doubtedly insaRe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
SERIOUS GOTHAM BLAZE,
ln Which Tarce People Were Killed aud
Two Wounded.

Ia Which Tarce People Were Killed aud
Two Wounded.
Sew York. March o9-Three people
T-e ,nei and two injured I'm a fire
which aUed early this morning i'm
-1ee-s-Orv business and tenement
cns. No 374 Hudson street The
dead ares
Thomas Nalloy. % years old. a fire.
nan ON the steamship ST. Louis; sufo-
Gated
Vary MoNahon. single. % years Old;
lcol-ad
Aarsaret Ryan. so wears old. single:
-- on the way 20 the hospital from
res received by jumping from q
The injured are:
N..e Higgins. 50 years old: leg frac-
Z 5y falling.
ward Walsh. % years old: foreman.
a..F hurt by falling from "a lad
'' burned building is one of a row "
story structures owned by the
Church corporation The
-o Hoor is occupied by John H..
-.S' dealer I'm confecuOners' sup
ana tle TWO upper floor were Oc-
o' several families as dwellings
.-. .o-d hoor. Immediately over the
e.loner.s quarters. was occupied
-e most part by the family of
mas AcManUS The McNauus fam
sss of Mr. and Mrs McManu..
.. sons and two daughters. Twelve
rooms on that floor are used by
i.n' '-y OF Mr. McManus. while three
.n the rear p0r,iOn Of The floor
~. occupied by q Mr. and Mrs. Ne
-l ana The Young man Malloy. the
-sl-2 fireman. who was boarding
,- ,hem. On the third floor were a
-s1oer Of families.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
SIX DEATHS FOLLOW A FIRE

Lille, March pa dangerous fire oc-
CURED to-day in st. Saveur church and
hospital. All of the patients were res
cued from the burning building, but
three OF them died subsequently from
fright
Fifteen soldiers who were employed
in quenching the fire went to drug
gist's shop, and there drank some
poison which they mistook for gin.
Three OF them died as a result OF the
draught.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
ANOTHER FLAG BURNED.

Barcelona. March 29.-This city had
anti-Americ3n demonstrations to-day,
which have been regular feature Of
the Sunday festivities for several weeks
past.
Throngs of promenaders who lis
tened to- the band concert displayed a
lively enthusiasm when the band play
ed patriotic airs. and the patriotism
took the form of publicly burning an
American fag. No further disturb
ance. however. occurred.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
A DENIAL.

Washington. March -Mavroyeni
Bey. the Turkish Minister. who. it is
stated. had been recalled because Of the
sympathy of the government with the
Armenians. officially denies the report.
The minister makes public the follow
ing telegram on the subject. received
by him to-day from the Turkish Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs:
"The news telegraphed the London
Times regarding the Turkish legation
of Washington being false, you may
contradict il
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.

Columbus, o., March 29.-Fred. Cor
rell. OF West Columbus, aged q. this
afternoon shot his wife. who is but
seventeen, and then stood before a mir
ror and cut his throat with a razor.
Gorrell died almost instantly. but his
wife will recover. Jealousy was the
cause of the affair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
A LADY KILLED.

Cleveland, O.. March 29.-During a
wind storm late last night the wall of
a building recently destroyed by fire
fell upon the house of S. A. Vaughn. at
745 Cedar avenue, carrying down a por-
tion Of the upper floor. Mrs. F. o.
Bradford, Of Olmstead Falls. O.. sister
of Mrs. Vaughn, was killed in her bed.
and Miss Emma Dietrichs, a domestic,
was badly injured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
THE DUELING HABIT
Obtaining Firm Hold on German officials
and Others.

Obtaining Firm Hold on German Officials
and Others.
Berlin. March 29.-Three duels have
been fought in Berlin within few days
past. One of these presented many
features that made the case a very pain
full one.
A barrister named DR.. Zenker chal-
lenged Lieut. Won Kettelhodt, of the
imperial yacht Hohenzollerl, whom he
accused of adultery with his (Zenker's)
wife. At the fourth exchange Of shots
DR.. Zenker was shot in the lungs and
killed.
Another case was that of an officer
of the guards who severely wounded
civilian.
This prevalence of the dueling habit
causes serious comment in Germany.
Although duelling is illegal, the code
of honor, recognized as binding even,
it is said, by the Emperor himself, COM
pels military men to fight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30

--..r t1 the Register
-,, W. Va. March 29.-The fire
--r-a-ed in the Commercial ho-el
.5-.gs- was a conhagration thaj
,r- nearly an the business por-
Main street on the west side.
following is a list Of those 'hot
. sr-n. ou- and their loss:
-#, 10 Edmiston's Weston Flour
vr o., the south side Of First
- $4,000. NcDonners hotel Sll,-
.~t, Reymann Brewing Co.. OF
r-..r,r and Andrew EdmisJon and
...- NJ this place had mortgages on
.. s,Hafnel. Mrs. A. C. Minnich, ST.
@ ro.- Morrison. $4,000; Mr.. Egan,
rsa. SIR. Temey, $1,000; Thomas
bale $500. A. A. Lewis, $4,000; Emma
v,r $4,000. James Barnes, $500; John
Morrow $4,000. and VIM. L. Dunning-
,, where the fire was checked on the
rs.- side of the street. was damaged
$1,000
On The east side of Main street T. c..
r,vso,s loss was $4,000; Mrs. w. j..
rs5r. $4,000: and the Casey block.
r-,5 is In the hands Of a receiver,
RAD. R-nkman's block. $3.50; NJ. W..
n-rsar.v. 5000: p. ]. Dyer, 800; the
Electric Light Company. S100; the Cit
bank. $50, Williams & Davisson,
RIO. and the Edmiston block, $3.50.
This only includes the buildings. There
e. twenty thousand dollars worth of
.k in the various business houses,
se- destroyed or damaged. The total
loss is about $4,000. and the insurance
is supposed TO be about half that
mount
The postomce in the Hall building
was burnt but the registered mail and
great part Of the sealed matter was
saved
Those injured by falling walls i'm and
bout tho fire were VIM. Woodell leg
broken in two places; SupL j. S. Mitch
% of the Electric Ilsht Company, head
cut: James Bailey. colored. and Henry
FISHER. seriously injured by the falling
Of the suspension bridge near the -four
ing mill.
The fire was beyond all control from
the very start. owing to the absence of
q water supply and any sort of hre ap-
uratus, and the wonder is that much
more damage did not result Hundreds
o people did what they could to check
the progress Of the flames and save
property. but their efforts were neces-
a-ily largely without result
The town has received a terrible
blow. which might in great part have
been averted had there been an ade-
Cate water supply and some sort of
Ere department As it is, the losses sus-
u.1ed would have built two or three
water systems and maintained a fire
department for ten years. besides. So
much for one sort Of economy.
r- is fortunate indeed that the fire
vas checked. on the west side Of Main
street, az DenningJon's big block. Had
b passed that building Coles livery
sa5's on the river bank. at Second
street, must have gone. and from there
aa fire would have crossed Second
street 70 the Bailey House. The big
buildings ON the east side of Main
street, from the bank. on the south side
or Bank alley north to Second street.
'.so escaped with slight damage, but
ae danger for a long time was very
great Had they gone. the loss would
a least have been doubled.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
THE LOSS S1nn. .OnO.

Scranton. Pa. March 29.-JOhnson
Breaker No. 1. at Priceburg, owned by
o. S. Johnson and others, was totally
DESTROYED by fire last night. the origin
Of which is unknown. The loss is
100000. Mr.. Johnson, the principal
owner. is i'm California and the amount
OF insurance cannot be learned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Washington, D. c., March 29.-Fore-
cast for Monday:
For West Virginia-ShOTers in the
early morning. followed by slightly
colder and clearing weather: southerly
shifting to westerly winds.
Fer Western Pennsylyanta-Cloudy
and unsettled weather; possibly witch
light showers; cooler; high southerly
shifting 10 westerly winds, diminishing
in force.
Mr.. c. Schnepf. the Opera House
druggist. made the following observa-
tions of the weather yesterday: a.
m. so: 9 a. m. 81; u m, ~; 3 p. N, 72;
Tn. m. 6S. Weather, cloudy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
n. BIG FIRE At WESTON
r,-ar Loss Will Reach About
$4,000,

-..s perhaps One-Half that sum
" ..-. --.--,~snce-A List of the Prin-
rosses-Four Men Badly
Injured During the Connagr@Ilon' @l..
rown Has Received a Terri
.- pl7w-A Bad Fire in New
---l-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
AN EARTHQUAKE IN PERU.

Lima, Peru. March pa severe
earthquake occurred on Saturday, caus-
ing great anxiety.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
A DASTARDLY CRIME
Committed by Masked Burglar in an
Ohio Home.

The Family of Alvin M. Stone, at
Akron, the Victims-TwO Killed,
and Two Others Left Unconscious
and Horribly Wounded by the
Unknown Villian-The Details
of a Fiendish Affair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-30
MURDER FOR MONEY.
John Rech, the New Jersey Farmer,
COnfeSSeS His Crime.

He Yesterday Made a Confession
to the Philadelphia Police that He
Killed His Wife to Obtain the
Money Left Her by Her Father.
The Woman Strangled While
Asleep.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
WILL IT BOLTP

The question is being asked, will the Advertiser bolt? Some who do not real ize that 1t is no longer controlled by home influences, think it will not; but those who do, and who know that it Is dominated by those inimical to democra- cy and the welfare of Alabama, do not hesitate to say that it will bolt the con vention, provided 1t can work up enough following to defeat the party in August.
 To that end it has insidiously set about has taken THE FIRST VITAL STEP AS IT CHARGED KOLB OF DOING IN 1S92-"TO MAKE THE PEOPLE BE- I.IEVE THAT THE PARTY WAS DIS HONEST"
 If 1t has not determined 'to under mine and destroy the democratic party why is 1t doing what 1t berated Kolb for doing in 1S92-accusing democrats of be- ing thieves and ballot box stuffers?"
 We say to the Advertiser, as it said to Kolb. in 1892: IF HE QT) IS NOT GO- ING TO BOLT, LET HIM QD STOP DISLOYAI.- AND DANGEROUS KICK TNC.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

The Mobile Register appears to place good deal of stress upon the fact that the Morgan county convention tabled a resolution which was in the exact lan- guage of the financial plank of the last national convention Of course it was ta- bled, as 1t is we'll understood that the plank. admits of two constructions. What is the use of indorsing a thing that is a quibble? We have long since gotten past all technicalities and yer biage, We have come down to facts and truths, and our Morgan friends very properly refused to palter in a double sense with such a serious question. Be- sides. in the interest of harmony it is not expedient for one county to lay down a drastic rule which another county may not approve. Let all the resolutions go over to the state and national conven- tions. Those bodies will have as much as they can attend to to harmonize and ccncliate the various elements of the party.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
THE FINANCIAL PLANKs.

It is interesting to compare the finan- cial blanks adopted by the republican conventions at Des Moines and at Colum- bus.
 The Ohio republicans declare for "bi- metallism with a currency composed of gold, silver and paper" a'
 The Iowa republicans declare for bi- metallism and a currency of the same kind which shall be "equal to the best currency of the commercial world"
 Both are for money which will be "sound" and equitable.
 Both fail to enlighten the public in the least degree as to what answer the silver people may expect to get when they come to the St. Louis convention with an implacable demand for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at ratio &of 16 to 1.
 Evidently the republicans are aiming to dodge the issue. nH
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
Strengthening of the Confederate Veterans
 Committee on History

Gen. John B. Gordon, commanding the
 United Confederate Veterans, has issued
 an order making an addition of eleven
 members to the committee on history and
 southern school history, of which Gen.
 Stephen D. Lee of Starkville, Miss, IS
 chairman. That it is distinguished hon.
 or to be so named everyone hereabouts
 devoted to the truthful story of southern
 valor will be especially pleased to learn
 that Gen. Fred s. Ferguson is a member
 of the committed.
 In the order making the appointment
 General Gordon wrote:
 Tn the eloquent and exhaustive report
 submitted to the reunion at Houston,
 Tex, the committee recommended that
 their number be increased so as to em-
 brace one member from each southern
 state or territory or United Confederate Veteran division.
 "Reciting the truism from Macaulay
 in their appeal to the surviVors ana to the rising generation, that a people which takes no pride in the noble achieve ments of remote ancestry will never achieve anything worthy to be remem- bered by remote descendants,' the com mittee, as constituted, has performed such splendid work in the matters en- trusted to them-in their patriotic utter ances, in their truthful and fearless ex- position of southern facts and history and completeness of the record-that the glory of the work performed by the his torical committee would alone fully jus tify the organization of the United Con- federate Veterans should nothing else be accompIshe by the order" The original members of the committed are:
 Lieut.. Gen. s. D. Lee, chairman, Stark ville Miss.
 Prof. w. R. Garrett, Nashville, Tenn. Prof. J. N. Stubbs Woods Cross Roads Gloucester county, Virginia. Gen. Clement A. Evans, Atlanta, Ga. Maj.-Gen. Ellison Capers, Columbia S. c.
 Col. H. L. Bentley, Abilene. Tex. Prof. J. w. Nicholson, Baton Rouge La.
 The new members are: Maj.-Gen. s. G. French, Winter Park Fla.
 Col. II. A. Newman Huntsville, Mo. Mai. w. P. Campbell. Little Rock, Ark Col. D. M. Wisdom, Muscogee, l. T. Mai. Graham Dawes, Asheville, N. c. Maj.-Gen. F. S. Ferguson, Birmingham Ala.
 Gen. Basil Duke. Louisville. Ky. Col. Winfield Peters, Baltimore. Md. Capt W. Q. Lowd, Washington, D. C. Col. John O. Casler, Oklahoma City Okla.
 Capt. William Montgomery, Romney
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
THE ABSTRACT LAW.

The Torrens law, which is now being tried in Chicago, works admirably. It should be adopted in every state. The Chicago Chronicle says: "The first transfer of property registered under the Torrens law in Cook county was made last Monday with an ease and facility which makes good all that has been said in favor of this system for the simplifi- cation of land titles. The transfer was made with as little trouble as is involved in the sale of a piece of merchandise. The seller when registering the land with Register Chase paid $15 for the exam nation of the title to date, $2 for the certificate and $6 to the indemnity fund
 required by law. These charges will
 not have to be met again in the case of this piece of property The buyer re- ceived the certificate and paid $3 as the fee for having the transfer entered upon the registrars books. He holds now an absolute and guaranteed title. No law yers services were needed, nor Is the buyer exposed to danger of loss through any neglect or ignorance on the part of an attorney. The whole cost of the transfer was $3 instead of from $25 to $100 for examination of the abstract, as would have been tha case under the old
 system. The purchaser feels no need to insure his title by paying a fee to some title guarantee company because the state itself approves and defends his ownership.
 opposition to the Torrens law should speedily die out where facts like these in it's behalf are given wide publicity. In- deed opposition to it has never had other Foundation than mercenary self-interest being fomented mainly by abstract com panies, title sharks and others who profited by the complications of the old system. Out of total vote of over SO,OOO only 5O5O ballots in opposition to the law were cast when it was offered for the ap
 proval of the people of Cook county. The litigation now pending by which it is sought to defeat the purpose of the law emanates only from the corporations which are financially injured by it, and it is much to the credit of County Re- corder Chase, who under the law acts as registrar of titles, that he has not per mitted the importunities of attorneys for these corporations to delay in any de- gree the work of carrying the law into eff feet
 "The time is at hand when all the | states of the union will follow the exam pie of Illinois in adopting the Torrens system and people throughout the land wonder that they so long endured the an- | tiquated system of land titles which may have enriched lawyers and abstract com panes, but assuredly burdened the real estate owner and seriously obstructed the business of dealing in real property"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
MIR. TONNES SPEECH.

The very strong speech made by MT Towne in the house has attracted SC much attention that the State Herald publishes it entire today. MT. Towne is a republican and expresses the senti. ment of the silver element of that party He is none the less a very able man notwithstanding his being a republican We indorse his argument, while not in. dorsing his party. It is no doubt difficult for papers like the Advertiser to under stand that something good may occa. sonally come out of Nazareth In this case very excellent speech cameI and the facts advanced are so we'll developed and tabulated that 1t will be read with very general interest. Mir. Towne is a rising young man, and will become ar important factor in his party at an early day.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
PREPARING TO BOLT.

The Advertiser attempted yesterday to
 follow up it's nsolent interference with
 the local affairs in Morgan county by
 Lublishing lot of rot sent tn by it's cor
 respondents from some eight or ten differ
 ent points in pursuance of orders sent
 out to them. The whole thing amounts
 to the Advertise's charging fraud and
 then having honest men interviewed as
 to whether or not they indorse fraud. It
 is the familiar dodge of setting up a straw
 man and then knocking it down. Out of
 the entire list of men purported to have been interviewed, only two or three ex-
 pressed it as their opinion that fraud had really been practiced in Decatur and Morgan county. Of course all of them, regardless of whom they support for gov ernor, are opposed to fraud. Honest men everywhere are opposed to fraud, and the honest men of Decatur who conducted the election of that place oppose fraud, and they had none of it there. The fact that only two or three men out of the en- tire number purported to have been in- terviewed by the Advertiser correspond | ents were convinced by the report of | Chief Justice" McIver that fraud was | actually perpetrated in Decatur is a | strong blow at the Advertiser and it's | "chief justice" Those who read the Ad- l vertser yesterday could not but have | been impressed with the fact that that paper had already submitted it's proofs, | and still the people interviewed insisted l on saying 'if' fraud has actually been
 committed so and so The people do not l believe it. There was nothing in the re- | port of "Chief Justice" McIver to carry | conviction of the truthfulness of the | charges of fraud to the minds of the read. CTS. On the other hand, as stated In these columns yesterday, the report of Mclver if it proved anything proved that fair election was had in Decatur.
 MT. Sparkman, man who stands well in Decatur, writes the State Herald letter, which appears elsewhere in this paper, and he states that some of the
 men claimed by the Advertiser to have voted for Clarke did not vote at all. It is also well known that men voted for Johnston in Decatur who had, for req sons best known to themselves to pre- tend that they were for Clarke. These
 men can but be expected now when called upon to say that they voted for Clarke. Everybody knows how these things go. No intelligent man can give any ere dence to the Advertisers charge of fraud in Decatur. The facts are against it. It is simply a plain case of preparation to bolt the action of the state conven- tion, and the people so regard 1t.