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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1891
Page
1
A shooting in Lincoln County led Brumfield to kill a man, with authorities reporting a fatal gunshot incident. Details remain limited as investigators process evidence and statements from witnesses and police.
Reports from December describe a chaotic shooting near the Decade settlement in West Virginia. A large group gathered for a crime investigation when shots fired wounded several and killed one man. Authorities say none of the suspects have been arrested, with the incident prompting inquiries into party clashes and violent exchanges.
Serious trouble erupts at the Colorado Coal and Iron Mine near Crested Buy as 500 Austrian and Italian miners strike over wage cuts. They block pumps and fans, threaten company allies, and clash with sheriff and militia. Gunfire wounds two Austrians. authorities dispatch troops to quell the riot and restore order.
In Stillwater Minnesota a controversy over combining parochial schools with the public system intensifies. Protests threaten tax resistance if the city school board ignores a demand to annul the contract. Catholic groups claim illegal teaching of doctrine conflicts with board rules, while action stalls at the pope’s influence.
West Virginia members protest a telegraph report claiming Wilson was promoted as Speaker candidate. The delegation's other three members urged presenting his name, or voting for him, if he consented. They insisted they supported Wilson first if named.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Crisp has not fixed chairmanships for key House committees. Mills and Springer contend for Ways and Means while Morrison wing Democrats oppose Springer. Other posts like Appropriations and Rules stir debate as Crisp awaits input from members and contemplates timing before Christmas recess.
The Rules Committee backs McMillan for the Democratic bench citing parliamentary savvy. In House circle, Kerr and Yoder discuss patronage distribution. Walter H. French of Massachusetts is appointed as file clerk at 1500 dollars yearly. Senate Republicans near finalizing committee reassignments. a Monday caucus may review the report. Argentine crops and railways signal busy season amid financial lull. Expect no new presidential appointments before next week. War Department vacancy looms with Elkins or Grant as likely candidates.
In Wasutsetox D C on December 12, Life Saving Service officers presented Mrs. S S Cox with a silver service from the service. Speakers praised her late husband Cox for his work in Congress building the bureau now leading similar institutions. The presentation by L Kimball followed by Acting Secretary Spaulding Senators Frye Kenna and other service members.
A masked assailant attacked two Thomas Taylor daughters near the road east of Ragleter. A nearby girl and two boys raised the alarm, the man fled, and victims identified him if caught. Residents discuss forming a vigilance committee amid rising crime and bond issues.
In a December decision from Charleston West Virginia the Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court ruling in Gillingham versus the Ohio River Railroad Company upholding a $1,000 award for false imprisonment after a conductor wrongfully arrested him for alleged drunkenness. The court ruled carriers liable for false imprisonment caused by their conductors during service.
Royal cortege in Lisbon honors Dom Pedro with King Carlos leading the funeral, Countess De Eu and Count D'Eo present, services at St Vincent's Cathedral, Pantheon interment, bells tolling and royal salutes accompany the procession. Also reports riot in Erlanger over a negro ball leaving several wounded and no arrests.
Dayton December 12 Since yesterday morning May McKinley has been unable to receive callers or attend to political matters due to indisposition. His physician orders absolute rest for a day or two. Staff appointments list Jas L Batsford Quartermaster General Jac C Entrekin Judge Advocate General. Aides decamp include Charles M Fleischman Myron T Herrick Harry C Sherrard W C Brown J C Brown d M Taylor QL Nye Marotta. Adjutant Generalship undecided.
Riot atmosphere at Garfeld track as a large police presence seized the course on December 11. Races ran only the three quarter mile after officers enforced the gambling ban within 400 feet of the Boulevard. The event, advertised as a peace demonstration, ended with authorities asserting control to deter further disturbance.
President Montt says Chilean authorities did not evade responsibility over the Baltimore sailors and urges proper diplomatic procedure. He predicts the American public will judge the case fairly after the ongoing investigation, while aiming to maintain amicable relations with the United States and other nations.
A severe blaze at the Lorne Hotel Moose Jaw Saskatchewan destroyed twenty buildings including the English Church. Proprietor Henry Jackman his late partner and Ruth McDougall perished in the fire while Mr McMicken and Mrs Jackman were fatally injured trying to escape. Inmates of Ontario House narrowly escaped.
Reports list multiple early 20th century incidents including Captain Panpushke, instructor of Russian artillery cadets, killed by a shell explosion during experiments with a powerful explosive. Other items note barn fires in Maynard Massachusetts, a mill destroyed in Attleboro, and various political and royal mentions.
Congress convened in Chile to address disputes with the United States over the Baltimore incident and the fate of refugees in the American legation. The Baltimore crew remain aboard while other ships roam port. Captain Schley seeks guaranteed shore access for provisions and officers.
The Navy reports Captain Schley has ordered the Baltimore to sail for San Francisco for docking after no longer needing a presence at Valparaiso. The Yorktown remains the sole American warship there, with the cruiser Boston expected to join in about fifteen days after departing Montevideo.
The Reichstag nearly unanimously approved the commercial treaties after six hours of debate. Chancellor Von Caprivi stated no delays or changes to the agreements and announced forthcoming rural labor housing laws. Meanwhile Berlin University reports 300 American students, Prince Yeenburg's fortunes decline, and Mrs. Melville Fuller tends to her recovering daughter in the city.
In Cole county circuit court James D. Smith pleaded guilty to aiding the wrecking of an express train on the Missouri Pacific near Otterville on August 7, 1800. He was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. A wartime family connection is noted as his wife, a handsome young woman, attended the trial.
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