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VOL. :;.~ ~ W.I.-1 A LING REGISTER- SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1897.___NO. mo.
.Ill Results of a Fire in an Or
phan> II me
. Dallas, Texas — Besides the
ad. There were Nine Other
L\ idren Severely Injured in the
as—Three Mure of Them Not
;x ected to Recover—The Fire
L 1:1 Friday Niirht, and Not Till
n Y« sterday was it Possible
■lake a Search lorthe Charred
s — Five were Known to
a F-*r shed, but No One Con
. r d Such a Loss of Lil® as
, .s Discovered Later.
x.is. Jantiary 16,—Fifteen
ml boys are dead as a result
• s fire at the Buckner Or
• > and nine others are seri
rned and crushed,
nf the injured, it is thought,
r*t ver.
• illness of the holocaust was not
! and fully realized until to
rn fire, which commenced
ti o’clock Friday night and
t d the boys’ dormitory was
1. did not cool enough for
: >r bodies in the ashes until
his morning. At that time it
..uviht that only five children
., n burned to death. When the
>iad cooled enough to admit of a
scores of sympathizing friends
; : • Dhbors began the task of find
bodies of the fi’.e whom it was
search had hardly been institu
,vl . n the terrible truth that there
* more than five bodies in the
. app>', 1 he search continued
•il dawn, when fifteen bodies had
The »»••»<! »r«*:
)S('AR JACKSON, aged 13.
TIME BRITTON, aged 13.
euon n * ■ Milton
BRITTON (twins), aged 10.
CARLOS JONES, aged 3.
WILLIE RICHARDS, aged 3.
TROVER CLEVELAND YARBOR
Ol’C.H. aged 13.
PRESTON CRIMES, aged 13.
,W11 ! JAM MILLER, aged 7.
El :> 5 in. \CK, aged S.
I’IRCIL NELSON, agi 4 10.
RII JALD MARSH, aged 1<L
■
S! \K l H . A it: >. aged 3.
SAY KING, aged 9.
’ VS O HANNON, aged 6, died at
Tfi«* Sfrlotnl.r InjoreU:
i'N BRACE, ae d 3. fatally burned
•wo-thirds of his body.
' .E RiXlDLE. aged t>. badly burned
\Itl.ES BOYD FRIEND, aged 10,
and probably fatally burn
.:• i. face, hands and arms, and
nvii on the head from jumping
e second story.
\ K:) ZCKMWALDT. aged 12. ser
' burned on head, face and neck.
BRITTON, aged 17. hands
! and ankle sprained from a
from a second story.
It BLOC KINGTON YARBOR
II aged 8. both hands burned.
' \ E WARE, aged It. seriously in
to! expected to live.
>t’OTT. aged 10. burned on both
HENDERSON, aged 10.
about face, hands and arms,
the fire was first discovered
spread through the dormi
JUU children rushed hither
in the wildest of fright and
I- n confusion. The halls.
.:n! stairway landings were
' tii hot scorching smoke.
iditu; had stood for a number
> ad was as dry as kindling and
with fearful rapidity. The
■ a.' Mowing from the southeast,
love tin fire into the building
tiriihw»st. It was eating into
principal stairways almost as
ii was discovered, and the little
u the second floor of the west
re cut off from any avenue of
xcept the windows. There
’lc boys between the ages of 6
isltcp iu these dormitories,
t :hem being upstairs, but they
larger ones, the six-year-old
• been quartered on the lower
it a view to such an emergency.
' th this precaution some of the
' .hi s were burned to death.
being awakened by the alarm
• c in s ub a demoralized state
■ * that they did not
hnw to make their way out.
"t: i in '• presence of mind fol
•* ? rg. r . • .« who raised the win
si'-; 1 through them. A few
■ • t:ii:; I enough to save some
tiling. but most of them es
: ir t ight garments. The
■ ones did not stop
V w.«re out of the buirnln*
ed tn their wild terror a.
' s horror wer» pursuing I
mad .M.1 ! . i. s In every dl- i
w« t to n. ighbors' houses I
mile away, and others |
c along the lines in
t iii.;>i - crying as If
' would break, aimlessly
#,*lv. Til*- people of
found the tti« fellows
1 it 'hett. r liv th* ir cries,
ck to the home.
1 . bo i- were ac
.*nd motherly hands dried
-ws ar.d washed them. Some of
'ere supplied with warm clothing,
tiding and contents Is light.
* w ith no insurance. The home
be rebuilt.
TWO FAMOUS CRACKSMEN
tffHtfd by New York Detectives on Sus
picion of Contemplating a Rig Job.
NEW YORK. January 16.—Two world
famed safe blowers are in custody of the
detective bureau on suspicion that they
were contemplating a raid on £■ mo wall
stored safe in this or a neighboring city.
The prisoners are “Fairy-' McGuire and
Paddy Cody, both of whom have served
» long terms in various prisons for expert
safe robberies.
MeGuire is said to be one of the most
daring and export sate breakers in the
world.
Cody is equally a5 notorious and the in
vent. r of the "pocket edition-’ safe-break
| ing device.
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GOING IO .ItKlsALtM.
One Hundred Roman Catholic Pilgrims to
Visit the Holy I and
NEW YORK. January 16.—One hundred
Roman Catholic pilgrims sailed to-day on
1 the s-earns hip Werra to visit Palestine and
, the Holy l~ind. The party will be landed
at Gibraltar. From that place they will
go to Piza. Leghorn. Naples and other
j pi.ua s on the way to Alexandria.
The pilgrims will be accorded a special
. audience with the Pope and will stay a
; week in the Eternal City. They will prob
ably Ik presented to the Pope by Cardinal |
i SatolU.
As a votive offering to be deposited in j
| the • pulchre in Jerusalem the pilgrims
j take with them a U. S. flag made of silk.
I and bearing the date "1KJ7” embroidered
| on it.
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PENSION MILL PASSED
Granting a Month to the Widow of |
Major i omtr—Capt. Dovener't Bill.
' Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON. D. C., January 16 —
| Capt Dovener, who returned here yester*
1 day from Charleston, got through the
I House his bill granting a pension of i£> a
month to Mrs. Surah E. Comly. widow of
Major Comly. of the regular army.. Mrs.
Comly now resides at Clarksburg with
her relative. Colonel Henry Haymond.
Major Con Ith was fatally im
pair* 1 through long service at the Indian
Head proving ground near Washington,
where the tests of cannon, armor plate
and projectiles an* made. The pension
will, having already passed the Senate,
now go to the President.
OVER A MILLION
Dollars Worth of Secu ities Safely
Locked Up in an Eccentric Old
Man’s Deposit Box.
NEW YORK. January 16.—The safe dc
.'■sit boxes containing the securities of the
; lute Richard Tighe have been opened.
They disclosed stocks and cash aggregat
l g $l,.VS,2ir».lS. Tighe was known a* an
fnvi trie old man. who owned the only I
private house left on Onion Square. This i
house, the value of which is *1:50.000. brings
the old man's reputed wealth up to nearly
J1.7hm.i4X). Most of the securities are gilt- j
« i-a-d. which may raise the estate to even
a higher figure. Tighe's will, leaving his
fortune to his wife's relatives, is contested j
bv several Irish relatives of the testator.
STATE SUPREME COURT.
■_
Special to the Register.
I CHARLESTON. \Y. Va.. January 16.—I
Th» Supreme Court met this morning, all ;
the judges being present except Judge >
Dent, who is still detained at home on
account of the sickness of his wife. The '
follow tng case* w» re disposed of:
McDonald vs. Kittriek. from Putnam
county: submitted.
Saunders vs. Staunton, mayor, etc., from
Kanawha county: continued.
aaa vs. Kanawha A Michigan Rail-1
i road Co., from Kanawha county; submit- i
I ted.
Ohio River Railroad Co. vs. Clark, from ;
Mason county, and Clay and wife vs. the j
City of St. Albans, from Kanawha county,
partly heard.
Adjourned until Monday morning at 10 '
oU'clock.
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DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP.
Special to the Register.
Wellsburg. W. Va.. January 16.—
The dissolution of partnership between
Frank Menman and Chas. Meyer, sa
loon ists. was a great surprise to their
I friends. Messrs. John Lewis, of Wells
I t>urg. and llenj. Mcttenberg, of Steu
benville. represent Mr. Menman in
! the settlement. Mr. Myer has not mads
known his representatives, if they have
j been chosen. Martin Hradv has been
' appointed by Mr. I.»'wis to run the
. bar until a settlement is made. It is
j not known which of the firm will with
draw.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY INDICT
MENTS.
Special to the Register.
Steubenville. O.. January If.—The
Jefferson county grand jury made Its
presentment this evening after six
days' session. There were 35 Indict
ments. among them: John Kellogg, for
murder in the second degree; Michael
Coffield. shooting to kill: Pan Eppsand
Minnie Holllngshead. rutting to kill.
Fight voting men who were concerned
Q ravishing Minnie Snyder, were in
dVrcd. There were a number of in
dictments for liquor and gamblng law
violations._
IDAHO SENATORIAL BALLOT.
Boise. Idaho. January If.—'The bal
lot for Senator to-day resulted: Pu
Rois 25. Angel (Pop) 24. Nelson
iDem.) 16: others scattering. The
Populists all voted for Angel, while
the Democrats centered on Nelson.
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PUMPER BADLY SCALDED.
St .. i.il to the Register.
SISTKKSY1LLK. W. Vn.. January !«.
Kd. Fitzgerald, a pumper, whose home is
In upp-r Pennsylvania, was fatally scald
ed lare this evening by a plug blowing out
of t! • boiler where he was working.
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COURSE OF LECTURES.
Father Paquln has been requested to
•select the afternoon Instead of the morn
j„K for hi* Sunday lectures to no-Catho
Ucn. Accordingly, he 'will give his second
sermon this afternoon at S o’clock, in his
Eim Grove church, and will continue on
•he following Sundays at the same hour
In the afternoon.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections Convenes Monday,
And will be Ready to Report Favor
ably Upon Gotzendanner s Con
test the Next Day—Some Repub
licans will Oppose Getzsndanner,
but there will be Enough Votes
to Seat Him—Shr.ft^r will Put Up
a Strong Case, but it is Hopeless,
for the Bosses Hava It All Fixed.
Hanen Ready to Name His Com
mittees—Garvin will Head the
Judiciary Committee — Senator
Whitaker Announces His Ap
pointments.
Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON. W. Va.. January 1C.—
Tho committee on privileges and elections
will meet Monday morning and immedi
ately tuke up the contest case of Getzen
danner vs. Shatter.
They have permission to sit during the
sessions of the Senate, and they will re
main in session until they have come to
a conclusion.
They expect to make their report ou
Tuesday, and will of ourse recommend
the seating of Getzendanner in compli
ance with the instructions of the party
managers.
When the report is made, the Senate
will not lose much time in adopting it.
The case h < been decided before it is
heard, and t e decision will stand.
N\ K. Whitaker.
President of the Senate.
Messrs- Price ;>nd Flournoy, of this city,
will probably argue the case oefore the
committee, and Senator Catlett will prob
ably be the principal speaker on the Dem
ocratic side in the Senate.
Mr. Shaffer will also make a speech in
his own behalf.
Senator McNeill will present the case
for the Republicans, and it is understood
that he expects to make his reputation
as a speaker in tills contest.
Several Republican Senators will oppose
the seating of Getzendanner. Messrs.
Gramm and Young have announced their
intention of voting against it. and it is
believed that Messrs. Farr, Hoge and Cook
will also oppose it.
They say it would be bad politics to
deprive Senator Shaffer of his seat, even
though it may be deemed a party neces
sity.
Although there will he several Republi
can votes recorded against Getzendanner,
there will be enough to seat him.
Senator Shaffer says personally he does
not care what the Republicans may do.
but he feels it to be his duty to make the
best tight for the party that can be made.
It is said here to-uight that the unseat
ing of Shaffer will result in his nomina
tion for Congress by the Democrats in
1893.
Speaker Hanen has been hard at work
to-day making up his committees, and
they will be ready to announce at Mon
day’s session.
Among those who have been selected
as chairmen of important committees are:
Mr. Garvin, of Ohio, for the judiciary
committee.
I
j
!
». It. 11.mm.
Speaker of the House.
Mr. Glover, of Treston, for the finance
committee.
Mr. Hunt, of Kanawha, for the com
mittee on education.
Mr. Toler, of Kanawha, for the com
niittee on mines and mining.
The speaker will also announce the ap
pointment of committee clerks and pages
at Monday’s session.
Routine Proceedings.
Special to the Registtr.
Charleston. W. Ya.. January 16.— j
The Senate convened at 10 a. in. Sen- ,
ator Cook offered prayer. After read- j
jng of the journal the appointment of j
the following committee clerks was an
nounced: Edgar Stewart, of Mononga- ;
lia; Arthur Phillips, of Fayette: S. B. ;
Brown, of Logan: W. C. Warden, of i
Cabell; W. H Young, of Upshur; Mar- j
tin L. Jones, of Wyoming; E. B. Babb, |
of Mineral, designating Mr. Warden as
engrossing clerk and Mr. Babb as
printing clerk.
The chief clerk announced the ap
pointment of his assistants, as follows:
E. M. Showalter, of Marion: A. R.
Campbell, of Ohio; Frank M. Thomas,
of Preston; A .W. Bell, of Clay; Louis
E. Schrader, of Ohio, the latter as
stenographer.
The appointment of the following
pages was announced: Roseoe T.
Loekney, of Calhoun; Chandler Camp
bell. of Ohio: Chas. E. Coleman, of
Kanawha; Lawrence McClue. of
Wayne; Jos. Leroy, of Cabell; Guy S.
Dedds. of Kanawha: Arthur Wotring,
of Preston.designating Chandler Camp
bell as mail and banking page.
The following standing committees
were then announced:
On Privileges and Elections—Messrs.
McNeill, Farr, Matthews, Hughes (of
Cabell) and Hyde.
On the Judiciary—Messrs. Young,
Patton, Fast, Loekney, Cole, McNeill,
Pierson and Hyde.
On Finance—Messrs. Hughes (of
Cabell). Cook. Hoge, Marshall, Gramm,
Baker and Catlett.
On Education-Messrs. Reed, Mar
• shall, Young. Fast, Hensley, Hughes
j (of Jackson), and Baker.
On Counties and Municipal Corpora
] tions—Messrs. Hoge, Hensley, Garrett,
| Davies. Pierson. Dotson and Catlett.
On Roads and Navigation—Messrs,
j Hensley, Patton, White, Davies, Reed,
i Shaffer and Baker.
On Banks and Corporations—Messrs.
I Fast. Marshall, Hoge, Cole, Hughes (of
! Jackson). Baker and Hyde.
On Public Buildings and Humane In
! stitutions—Messrs. Cook, Hensley,
Farr, Gramm. Fast. Hyde and Baker.
On the Penitentiary—Messrs. Mat
thews. Hensley. White, Cole, Loekney,
Catlett and Shaffer.
On Railroads—Messrs. Young. Farr,
Gramm. Matthews. Hughes (of Cabell),
Hyde and Dotson.
On the Militia—Messrs. Gramm. Pat
ton, Cole, McNeill, Garrett. Catlett and
Shaffer.
On Federal Relations—Messrs. Gar
rett. Hoge, Davies. Reed, Cook, Dotson
and Hyde.
On Immigration and Agriculture—
Messrs. Loekney, Garrett. White. Pier
son, McNeill, Baker and Catlett.
On Mines and Mining—Messrs. Da
vies. Patton. Hensley. White, Mat
thews, Dotson and Shaffer.
On Labor—Messrs. Patton, Davies,
Young, Hughes (of Cabell), Marshall,
Baker and Dotson.
On Claims and Grievances—Messrs. ■
Gramm. Cook, Fast, Pierson, Hdye
and Shaffer.
On Forfeited and Delinquent Lands—
Messrs. Cole. Patton. Farr, Cook, Gar
rett. Shaffer and Catlett.
On Public Printing—Messrs. Mar
shall, Hughes (of Cabell). Reed. Mc
Neill. llogc, Hyde and Baker.
On Rules—Mr. President and Messrs.
Reed. Farr, Young and Baker.
On Fublic Library—Messrs. Cook,
' TTensley, Gif-mm, Whitt1., Pfcrsoti, Cat
lett and Dotson.
To Examine Clerk's Office—Messrs.
Pierson. Gramm and Dotson.
Joint Committee to Examine Enrolled
; Bills oil Part of the Senate—Messrs.
i Hughes (of Jackson) and Baker.
The following hills were introduced: i
By Mr. Patton—Senate bill No. 1. to au
thorize an action of trespass on case in.
iss limps it for the breach of any contract:
1 Senate bill No. 3. relating to forfeited j
i and delinquent lands; Senate bill No. 4,
' authorizing the board of education of St. j
Albans to issue bonds to erect buildings; j
i Senate bill No. 5, in relation to actions
i before justices of the peace: Senate bill
No. 6. relating to mechanics’ liens; Senate
l bill No. 7. authorizing the county court of
; Kanawha to issue bonds for the purpose
i of building or purchasing a bridge across
the Kanawha river near Charleston: Sen
j ate bill No. 8. concerning the supreme j
court of appeals: Senate bill No. 9, pro
; viding for an asylum for Incurables.
By Mr. Catlett—Senate bill No. 10, con
cerning the killing of certain game: Sen- I
ate bill No. 11. for the most effectually j
suppressing bribery at elections: Senate |
bill Xo. 12, to protect clients and creditors; 1
S. nate bill No. 13. to create ttio olllce of
dairy and food commissioner, protecting
the farmers and citizens of West Yir
ginia: Senate bill No. 14. relating to the
compensation and mileage of county com
missioners; Senate bill No. 15. to protect
the riding and driving public from tlie |
recklessness of bicycle riders: Senate bill
No. hi, for the relief of keepers of summer
resorts: Senate bill No. 17. providing that
road commissioners and road surveyors be
elected by the people: Senate hill No. IS. 1
to tux bicycles and tricycles: Senate Gill
No. 19, to establish a hog law in Morgan
county.
By Mr. Hensley—Senate hill No. 20. re
lating to the ventilating and draining of
coal mines: Senate bill No. 21, relating to
education.
By Mr. Hoge—Senate hill No. 22, to In- |
corporate into one municipal corporation |
the tow ns of Fairmont. Palatine and West
Fairmont.
By Mr. McNeill—Senate hill No. 23. to es
tablish a criminal court at Hinton.
By Mr. Cook—Senate hill No. 24. to en
force work on roads: Senate Gill No. 25, j
concerning examinations by the State
Board of Health.
By Mr. Whitaker, president CMr. Farr In
the chair)—Senate hill Xo. 26. relating to ,
the taking of land, without the owner’s
consent, for the purpose of public utility.
By Mr. Fast—Senate hill No. 27, relating
to proceedings in chancery.
By Mr. Young—Senate hill No. 28. relat
ing to the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors: Senate bill No. L:t, concerning the !
exemption of Jurors.
By Mr. Catlett—Senate bill No. 20, grant- j
ing to the ei indl of the town of Bath, in
Morgan county, certain lots of land for
special purposes.
The following resolutions were then of
fered :
By Mr. Farr, giving permission to the
committee on privileges and elections to
sit during the sessions of the Senate.
Adopted.
Bv Mr. Dotson, giving the use of the j
Serat. chamber to the legislative reeep- j
tlon and ball executive committee for the j
night of January 27. for a reception am!
hall to he tendered to the members of the
Legislature by the citizens of Charles
ton.
By Mr. Young, that the Secretary of ,
State be requested to furnish each rrem
1,- i f the Senate with a copy of the Code
of 1'91 and a copy of the Senate journal
of the session of the Senate of IStt. for
use during the present session of the Sen
ate.
By Mr. Catlett, that the committee on
Judiciary be requested to inquire Into the
expediency of passing a bill exempting
Continued •* iblght'a 1 »
Are Working Awful Ravages Upon
the Population of India.
For Months Yet, Fully Forty Mil
lion People will be Dependent
Upon Charity—Thousands Are
Dying of Hunger, and Millions
Are on the Verge of Starvation.
The Awful Bubonic Plague is Fol
lowing Up the Ruin Wrought by
the Famine, and Mary Are Dying
While Thousands Have Fled from
the Cities—A Movement Under
Way in England for Relief.
(Copyrighted, 1897, Associated Press.)
Bombay, January 16.—Plague and
famine are stalking arm in arm through
densely populated portions of the Brit
ish empire, thousands are dead or dy
ing, and the outlook becomes blacker
and more terrible every day.
Millions of helpless men. women and
children are starving, and the famine
stricken districts, having a population
of nearly 40,000,000 people, will have
to depend upon the hand of charity for
food enough to keep body and soul to
gether until April or later. Other d.s
tricts, with a population numbering
50,000,000. are already feeling the pangs
of bitter*privation from food, and this
must he endured well on into spring
before permanent relief will be afford
ed by nature. Funds for the relief of
the sufferers are being raised on all
sides; but a very large amount of mon
ey will be needed to provide food even
for those unfortunate people who live
on almost nothing (in comparison with
Europeans and others) from one end of
the year to the other '1 his calaniit>,
awful as it is in its intensity, is pos
sibly not much greater than the rav
ages of the dreadful bubonic plague
here, threatening to spread through the
fright of the natives of this city into
other parts of India, and if it reaches
the greatly weakened famine sufferers,
the mortality may be enormous. I he
liovo iu.cn reduced by lack of
food to little more than living skele
tons, in the most heavily stricken dis
tricts and as such they cannot but fall
victims bv the thousand to the bl<u k
plague which threatens to invade Eu
rope through the Mecca pilgrims and
other sources for the spread of conta
gion which are too numerous to men
tion, principal of which, however, is
the export of rags, linen and other mer
chandise likely to contain the poison
ous germs. , , ,
The mortality here has quadrupled,
without counting the deaths which
have occurred among the hundreds of
thousands of people who have fled in
terror from Bombay, in many cases
abandoning their all in the hurried
flight from the pestilence. More than
half the population has disappeared
and those who remain are either help
less and cannot get away or are crowd
ing out of the city by rail, water and
road, or else contemplate so doing un
less there is a change for the better
shortly.
The government officials are serious
ly alarmed, the native physicians bare
nearly all left the city, business is par
alyzed. the mills are closed or closing,
the streets are partly desterted, and
on all sides are empty houses, boarded
up or wide open, the passage of funeral
parties through the streets goes on day
and night, the burning grounds or
ghats light the skies with their reflec
tions and line after line of bodies there
are at the parsee burial spots awaiting
consignment to the flames or to mother
earth.
The number of deaths from the
plague in this city is now estimated,
unofficially, to he over 3.000. and there
are about 170 additional victims daily,
with this number increasing as time
wears on.
The Europeans, however, have been
singularly free from contagion up to
the present time, only- three deaths
among them being recorded to date.
At Karachi. Poona and Bandra.
where large numbers of refugees have
sought safety, the plague has broken
out in most threatening form. At Ban
dra. for instance. 128 deaths are rec
orded, out of 180 cases of the plague,
causing consternation even among the
phvsicians. , »
In this city there are thousands of
houses without native servants, nearly
all the latter having joined the fleeing
The government officials are dread
ing the spread of the. plague to the
British troops In garrison here, and it
is proposed to withdraw the European
troops and send them into the 1!
available on the other su.e of Bombay
hThere" arc people who go so far as to
«tronglv recommend that the only radical
cure is to drive the remaining natives from j
the quarter of the city Inhabited by them ;
apply the torch to their habitations and
i.urn every place there to the ground. If i
this is done, and it dors not seem unlikely. |
the whole of the remaining native popu
lation will be driven out by the irooi*; to
an immense camp, which will have been
previously prepared for th*m. There the
natives will be compelled to remain, sur
rounded by a cordon of troops until the
plague is stamped out or works its worst
among the unfortunates.
LONDON. January 16.-For some time
past everything has pointed to the fact ,
that India is face to face with the most
appalling calamity since the British oc
cupation. The spread of the bubonic
plague came almost with dramatic sud
denness on the heels of the famine and
created throughout Europe a feeling of
the greatest alarm, t’p to the present,
the two visitations have been confined to
separate areas, but it is extremely prob
able that the plague will ere long reach
the famine districts, owing to the impossi
bility of preventing the migration of the
panic stricken natives, and should th!^- .urn
out to be the case, competent authorise
look forward to terrible mortality, as the
plague g«-rms will find fruitful soil In the
emaciated natives. The sympathy of
Great llritain is now thoroughly aroused,
and relief funds have been started in all
the chief towns. The Mansion House fund
is approaching 9t‘."00 pound? fSEO.OOO) and
It is hoped that the total of the fund
reach 700,000 pounds ($3,500,000>, which was
the amount subscribed for the relief of the
sufferers of the last famine.
The newspapers, however, urge that
some more drastic measure be adopted,
and one of the weekly paper* suggests
that Parliament vote a big grant or lend
* India £10.000.000. A representative of the
| Associated Press called on the Lord May
j or after the meeting at the Mansion House
j to-day. At that meeting a resolution,
I moved by the Duke of Connaught, recog
nizing it to be a public duty to assist in
the work of extending the relief measures,
and a motion of Henry Hobhouse, M. P..
which invited the county officials and
clergy to co-operate In the relief work,
were adopted. The Lord Mayor said he
was hopeful that Americans would co
operate. and he wrote the following state
ment, which he asked the Associated
Press to publish In the United States:
"The Lord Mayor of London will re
ceive with profound gratitude any dona
tions from the people of America for the
India famine relief funds. He Invites the
junior branch of the United Family to
' emphasize their noble feeling towards
1 the mother country which the mother
; country cherished for them,
j [Signed.]
"GEORGE FAUDEL PHILLIPS.
"Lord Mayor.”
Front tlie European point of view, how
ever. the plagu eis a matter of graver con
c rn than ttie famine. All ttie continental
governments are adopting precautionary
measures at the posts and the import
from India of rags, linen and other ortl
' clos capable of conveying germs is pro
1 hlbited. and it is announced that a Euro
‘ p. an conference will be held at Rome to
1 consider the adoption of combined meas
I ures to prevent the plague from invad
, Ing Europe.
NEW YORK. January lfi.-The Rrook
\ lyn health department, fearing that the
bubonic plague, now raging in India,
may be carried to this country by steam
ships, has made preparations to have all
vessels arriving from India subjected to
thorough disinfection and quarantine.
IN A MOB'S HANDS.
in* kith* town m njruni *■«-**• i*.-t.
off From All Communication—Telegraph
Office Forcibly Closed -Three Reported
Killed.
BULLETIN:—
ATLANTA, Ga., January 17.—2 n. m.—
A dispatch from Americup, Ga., says:
The little town of Byron has been In the
hands of an armed mob all night. I hree
men wore reported killed. A posse of men
have left for Byron to reopen the tele
graph office. The cause of the trouble is
unknown.
MACON. Ga.. January 17.—No one can
learn what is the cause of all the trouble
at Byron. A mob visited the telegraph
office there and ousted the female opera
tor, and no news can be obtained by tele
graph.
Byron Is a small town of SflO inhabitants,
on the Southwestern railroad. It Is re
j ported the whole populace is engaged in
a riot.
MAY IheT
Richard Yoler Hit With a Brick by
i Michael Needham, at Steubenville,
Last Night.
Special to the Register.
STEUBENVILLE. O.. January 17.
About midnight Richard Yoder was at
tacked by Michael Needham and struck
with a brick on the head, making a large
hole. Needham was arrested and Yoder
will die. The trouble began between the
men because Yoder had assisted to urrest
Needham’s son for alleged assault on a
girl. The light occurred at Bustard's
shaft.
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THIS U.AV rtOKKKKS.
Another Cnlon Organised at Toronto, Ohio,
and Oilier* to Come.
Special to the Register.
Toronto, O., January 16.—A local
union of United Clay Workers of
America was formed hero to-day.
James Manion is President, Joseph
Steels Secretary. Edward Bloomer
Treasurer. The National Union was
formed here a few days ago anti this
is the first local union organized. Ar
rangements are being made to form
a union at Empire, this county. The
strike was formally declared off at.
the Western works to-day, as the inen
received all they asked for.
SUICIDE.
A Well-1 o-Do Timberman Shoots Him
self Through the Head With a
Winchester.
Special to the R( gistcr.
HUNTINGTON, IV. Va., January 10.—
Floyd Butcher, a Guyan river Umbi rinan,
worth upwards of $'.0,000, was found dead
at the home of his sister, near Chapmans
ville, Logan county, yesterday. Butcher
was in a chair, in a reclining position,
when found, and a Winchester rifle leaned
against his breast. The bullet had entered
just under the chin, coming out at the top
of the head. Friends of Rutcher think it
suicide. No cause Is assigned for the deed.
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A HUNTINGTON ASSIGNMENT.
Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. January 10 —
H. D. Bright, proprietor of the West Vir
ginia l>rug Gompany, and who also own
ed a grocery store, made a. general as
signment to-day. Liabilities and assets
art aiwiit $10,000.
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CLARKSBURG JAIL BREAK.
Special to the Register.
CLARKSBURG, \V. Va.. January 10 —
David Abel and Had Preston. charged
with felony, escaped from the Juil In this
city lust night by cutting through a wall.
The Weather
Washington. January 1C.—For West
Virginia: Increasing cloudiness with
rain; south winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio:
Generally cloudy wit brains, with brisk
t ohigb southwest winds.
Mr. C. Schnepf. the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa
tions of the weather yesterday: 7 a.
m., 40; 9 a. m.. 41: 12 m.. 45; 3 p. m., 47;
7 p. m., 46. Weather, cloudy. ;
j Governor Bushnell and Chairman
Hanna Both Want the Place,
Bushnell, in an Interview in New
York, Gives No Intimation as to
His Intentions-A Member of His
Staff Thinks he will Call an Extra
Session of the Legislature and Go
in on Even Terms With Hanna.
Hanna Has Announced Himself
a Candidate, but Refuses to Dis
cuss It—Some Think Bushnell will
Appoint Hanna — Sherman will
Stay in the Senate Till March 4.
New York, January 1C.—Governor
Bushnell, of Ohio, who is in the city
to-day, was asked by a Mall and Ex
press reporter regarding the succession
to the seat in the United States Sen
ate now held by Mr. Sherman.
"I have really not had time to de
cide that question,” the Governor said,
"Until this morning I had no positive
assurance that the Senator would go
into the cabinet, although I thought
ho might accept the offer of the Pres
ident-elect, and I am therefore unable
to say what 1 shall do.”
“The selection of Senator Sherman
gives me, personally, the greatest grat
ification,” added fhe Governor. "His
selection will please everybody In
Ohio, except those people who are
never satisfied with anything. Wo
don’t care about those persons. You
know there are no longer any factions
in Ohio, so there cannot be any strife.”
Here the Governor smiled serenely.
“You have been named as a possible
successor to Senator Sherman,” the re
porter suggested.
"Yes, I have seen some reference to
that, but if I name the successor as
Governor, I could not name myself,
and, if there is a special session of the
Legislature, that body will, I suppose,
do as it pleases.”
I he Governor said he could not say
as to how Mr. Hanna or any other man
would be regarded by the legislature
as a candidate for the Senate.
“You know,” he added, “Senator
Sherman’s term expires March 4, 1899,
so that the man who is chosen now,
will not have a long time to serve.”
A prominent member of the Govern
or's staff, who, for obvious reasons,
did not desire his name to be used,
said:
“I think It Is practically certain that
the Governor will not assume th«* respon
sibility of selecting Senator Sherman's
successor himself. There are many rea
sons why he would prefer to call the leg
islature together and let that body settle
the encstion. The situation In Ohio, de
spite nil of "’Ovb/i:
really very delicate, and as the transfer^
of Sherman to the cabinet means a gen
eral readjustment of things, /. good deal
of caution is necessary In nuking the
first move.”
CLEVELAND, o.. January 16.-Mark
Hanna will announce himself as a candi
date for United States Senator.
lie made this admission this afternoon
to ex-Congrcssman Henry 1.. Morey, of
Hamilton, who came to Cleveland re the
accredited representative of Senator Jcs.
B. Foraker.
“I will announce my candidacy, ’ said
the national chairman, "and I b-’Ilo/e I
am capable of winning the flsrht alone.
We believe that wo aro «-nt 11!• I tc tint
place.”
Col. Morey, who arrived *n the d'v
earlv this morning, was closeted with Mr.
Hanna for an hour.
Mr. Morey was questioned afte.*w rd<
by a reporter, and said: “l l.c!|ove tf.it
Mr. Hanna will announce tums-lf
candidate for United Stale- S nator n !
I believe that Governor Muslin II " •' !■
point him to that position.
“Governor Bushnell will. T f»"I confi
dent, dislike to do this very much, for f
Is-lieve he would himself like to I - the
successor of Senator Sherman, hut nev r
theirss l believe ho will do it.
“Tin re will be no deal, whatever m v
he the outcome of Mr Hanna’s eamll
<!;:< y. 1 -irn -lire that there ■ ’>
and will not bo any deal with Foraker or
Buslin d!.
“Mr. Hanna’s candidacy will he o;<n
and above board, and I believe he will win
solely because Foraker will how to the
very evident sentiment of the people of
this State and the United Stnt. -
“Mr. Morey, are you utfUluhd with eith
er faction in this State?"
"No. I am not. I am a good friend ol
both Mr. Foraker and Mr I hi nr:.a
When Mr. Hanna's attention v r- cnlled
to tin* statement made by Mr. Morey, h*
flatly refused to discuss th° matter.
WASHINGTON. January 16. It f? un
derstood among Senator Sherman’t
friends In the Senate to b.- his Intentlor
to remain In the Senate until he entei*
the cabinet.
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SHOT THEM.
Lewis Grimm, of Mason County, Seat
ters Bullets Among a Gang of Fel
lows Who Were Annoying linn.
Two May Die.
Special to the Register.
POINT PI.EASAXT K V January 1*.
—Last night at a party r 1 ,h" hu*J**
of Orimm. near Hat Hock. this j
county. Elmer Moor. «o Russel i boy*. i
and John Greer. of .he gang who hnva
been terrorizing the -oanty round about
th.rn. went to the Hon*- uninvited
kicked up a dlsturl • d irk Itobraa*
up the party. Mr. Orimm remonstrated
with them for -ome time hut they only
grow more trouble ome md threatening,
one of the Rure 11 1- • drew a rovolv. r
and attempted to shoot Grimm, when he
pulled his pistol and conimen.'d firing.
hitting Russell I t ! ^ '
ir.g John Greer thre gh the h, k and El
mer Moore though the arm and aide.
The wounded m-n p- .11 In a critical eon
d It ion. and two of «» ^m will likely die t
Mr. Orimm came in this morning and - ,
gave himself up to the authorities.
Blnkrt—Driuking again, .Jinks? \\ hy
you took Hu* Pledge only yesterday.
links- That* right, ole man. but my
wife took it out o' my pocket last night
•m said she would keep It. so I'm go'.n
to let « What'll you’ll take?—New A
York Commercial Advertiser.