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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1892
Page
5
A garbled dispatch details chaotic party delegate counts and plays, mentioning Dem conventioneers, rumored plans in Harrison quarters, and a confusing mix of names and locations. It hints at a contentious Democratic National Convention with tables of delegates and factional splits across states.
The article reports on three major matters before the Supreme Court yesterday from Ohio and Brew. It notes State v. George S. Garrison seeking habeas relief over involuntary manslaughter penalties, State v. Chiswell reversed and remanded, and other cases including Welch v. Watch and Monadden v. Crawford with various rulings and motions.
Reports from Welston and Jackson Ohio note four caves and twenty-two cases in Mason City with improving conditions elsewhere. Doctors Crary and Thomas say the scourge is near ending if no new cases arise by Wednesday. Gallipolis Board of Trade seeks quarantine raise. Middleport and Pomeroy plan to lift next week. coal and salt shipments from Pomeroy bend will aid miners and families affected.
White House quiet after yesterday’s excitement as hundreds of telegrams arrived. Notables sending praise include William Sellingman of Paris, Andrew Carnegie at Sunningdale, Edgar E. Mack of Iowa, Senator Stanford in London, Minister Coolidge in Paris, Senator J. G. Spooner in Minneapolis, and others from Copenhagen, London, Killarney, and Philadelphia.
The June 11 Wood County Democratic convention produced a strong slate led by Judge J. M. Jackson for Criminal Court and Walt McDougal for Prosecuting Attorney. Other nominees include Ransom Rector for County Commissioner and Stephen Morgan for the House of Delegates. The ticket drew broad local Democratic support and displaced a weak Republican lineup.
Bishop Watterson to preside at corner stone ceremony for new Bridgeport Catholic Church this afternoon at 3:30. Catholic organizations from Wheeling to Bellaire parade to Bridgeport, with Martin's Ferry band and AOH escorts. Bridgeport church aims to accommodate growing parish as weather and turnout expected favorable.
D C June 11 President Polk head of the Farmers Alliance died at Garfield Hospital at 11 15 AM He was a North Carolina native and former Confederate soldier who served in the state legislature and as Agriculture Commissioner He founded the Progressive Farmer and led the alliance during his third term Col Polk leaves a wife and three children The People’s Party convention in Omaha is expected to nominate a ticket if Polk had lived.
The Associated Press and Western Union bulle tin service delivered the nomination of Benjamin Harrison in under two minutes at most points and within sixty seconds in New York. Ocean transmission took one and a half minutes to London, with rapid cross country and coast deliver ies. Telegraph workers guarded routes day and night as ten wires failed briefly on the Chicago line before being restored in an hour.
A fragmented advertisement urges energetic businessmen to join a fraternal benevolent and protective society in the United States. It promotes short term and endowment life insurance plans as safe economical and easy to understand, claiming strong membership among intelligent professionals and liberal recruitment incentives.
Weather was fine at Latonia with a fast track and about six thousand in attendance. Races include 6 furlongs won by Alary in 1 15, 1 mile 16th Yale 91 in 434, 7 furlongs Palesto in 1 28, Latonia Oaks for three year old fillies won by Lake Breeze in 2 09, and 5 furlongs Too Quick in 1 02. Chicago attendance 10,000 at Garfield Park with Bonnie True taking 2 1/2 miles, and Little Croto and Em press Frederick winning other events. Baseball scores feature Columbus shutout of Minneapolis, Zimmerman wins open mile bicycle race, and multiple pro baseball games with Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York performances noted.
The International Typographical Union of the United States and Canada will hold its annual season in this city starting Monday in the Drexel Institute Auditorium. Around two hundred twenty five delegates are expected to attend.
A fragment mentions Albert G. Porter as Minister to Koma declining a nomination for Gow. It also references a dock near Haristad with a ferry Brokizei carrying tnfany's food and 1,500 tons of flour for starving Russian peasants. The Indianapolis Journal is cited as printing the letter.
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