Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-03-04
State News Happenings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Ulduu1aGluTOrS
furniture, Parkersburg. decided to
strike at once because their demands
Tor a ten per cent increase in pay
and a ten per cent. reduction in work
ing hours have been refused. Over
100 men are involved.
During the wind storm the other
day the Piedmont Mission church
building. situated in the upper portion
OF Charleston, was blown down and is
total wreck. Roofs of many build.
ings were blown partially off and chin.
neys thrown down by the wind.
William Hearald and William Robin.
son, having imbibed too freely of liz.
uor in the east end of Blucfield. en-
gagged in fight. Robinson drew a pis.
tol and Hearald drew a large knife
Passersby interfercd for n short time
but the quarrel was renewed. and Rob.
inson shot Hearald three times. Civ
ing him fatal wounds. Robinson
then fed officer Jones fired at the
fleeing murderer but missed Consta-
bic Lancaster then shot Robinson in
the neck and back. fatally injuring
him. Both lived near Bluefield. and
both were married men. Robinson
leaves widow and two children. Will
liam Hearald. who was shot by vii.
liam Robinson. died next day. Robin
son, who was shot by an officer white
resisting arrest. is expected to die
any time
a. b. Burchett was run over by a
train at Bluefield and killed.
The danger point in the swell of the
Ohio was reached the other day at
Wheeling and the river was still ris-
ing. The stage at IL O'Clock was 81
feet inches. and was rising at the
rate of six inches an hour. with indica-
tions for maximum stage of Al or ~
feet. Wheeling island. portion of the
south side. and half dozen blocks
from the river front to the hill in Bell
aire were under water. but mcrchan-
disc and household effects were re
moved in most instances. The iron
and steel mills on both sides of the
river were partially submerged. and as
the industrial establishments gener.
ally are in the low-lying districts they
were compelled TO suspend operations
Tracks OF the Pennsylvania. Baltimore
4 Ohio. Wheeling e. Lake Erie. ard
Cleveland. Iorain a. Wheeling rail
roads were submerged at different
points, and no trains were running.
but no serious damage was reported
John Brown. colorcd. was killed by a
westbound train at Crescent. while
crossing the tracks.
Thomas Bchanna. tried for the XIII
ing of Officer Eaton at dance near
Danora last summer. was convicted
of second degree mnrder and SEN
Tertiary.
Miss Nada Logan. the pretty Ches-
ter girl who was stolen from home by
designing men. has been heard from
through postal card by her mother.
and they promise to bring her home
for certain sum. Her absence he
came more mysterious every day. and
the police are at their wits end.
Theodore Shears and George Bays
miners, were crushed to death in the
Mecca mines on Morris Creek by 4
fall of slate. Bays is fatally injured
but Shears will recover.
The Campbell resolution. providing
for an extension of five days OF the
present session of the legislature
came up as a special order in the sen
ate the other afternoon. Senator
Robinson offered as a substitute res
olution providing that a special ses-
sion of the legislature be called by the
governor to meet some time in October
Of the present year. After lively de
bate vote was taken upon the sub
Stitute which resulted in its adoption
by vote of n to I. The house pass
ed the eight-hour bill. the vote stand.
ing 81 to 7.
An amendment to the appropriation
bill appropriatng $4,000 for the cree
ton of an armory building at ParkCrs-
burg was offered by Senator Caldwell.
and provoked great discussion. but the
amendment was rejected
Chris Whiteman AZ. said to be from
Covington. Ky. dcckhand on the tow.
boat Dave Wood was found dead i'm
the Dewitt hotel Office. Parkcrsburg.
sitting in a chair Wood got on the
boat to go TO the Marine hospital at
Wheeling and had two months pay.
Several persons stuck closely TO him
nearly all night and when he died
he had but $l2 The coroner will hold
pOstmortcm Whtcman is the SOC
ond man in three weeks to die while
sitting in chair in the Dewitt Office
WIN. Firth. wanted in Mcdowell
county for the murder Of a man and
wife and shooting another party dur.
ing the same tragedy IL is said. was in
Huntington the other night at late
hour. W1cn officers entered tho build
ing in which he had been located. ne
leapcd from n second story window TO
the river. made his escape in a Icaky
rowboat Officers pushed ont into the