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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-12

WARRINGTON, May l1.-A well known
Washington dude came to grief yesterday,
at the circus, and was gravely described in
the morning papers as the "dude clown"
The young gosling is well connected here,
and went to the circus dressed in extreme
dude style. He took a reserved seat to
which he was not entitled, and when the
place became crowded he was compelled to
vacate It He was very mad ut this treatment,
and, marching out into the ring, he be
gan 10 talk to the array Of reserved seats.
The crowd, with one accord, mistook him
for one Of the attractions oi the circus, and
the cry went round, ",The dude clown!"
At this the dude stormed and ragged, only
to make the illusion more complete, and
in this mornings paper the management
Of the circus received commendation for
their new feature in clowns. Meantime
one ddde, at least, has been temporarily
snnelched .I |ar .t H..
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District Assembly No. S5, knights Of
Labor, will to-day have a picnic on the
State Fair Grounds, which will no doubt
auspiciously open the picnic season.
Knights and theif lamiles and friends will
be. present from all the towns 10 the dis=
trict. The local assemblies will meet at
their hall at 0 o'clock in the morning and
march to the grounds.. The programme Is
an interesting one, consisting Of half
mile foot race; FIRST prize $40, second, 50.
Second race. 100 yards, one contestant each
from Wheeling, Martins Ferry, Bellaire,
and Benwood, with prizes same as frat
race; and last, but not least in the races,
will be the sack race-open to all-the
winner getting 4 new suit Of clothes-the
Nslrs Ltttsr's prize. A game Of base ball
between the Oscar Wilde and Riverside
clubs, fora dozen willow bats, will also be
played.
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NRw YoRx, May ll.-At the sale Of Jer'
sey cattle to-day the bidding was spirited
and the prices received considered fair
The COW. Nancy Lee brought s2,lO0; the
COW Arasana Marigold, 1925; the COW Car
lotta, $500; the heller Princess 9th, $500
the heller Miss Of Maxwell, $3.50; the COW
Lizzie A., for $3.50; the COW Valide %, iol
$3.50; the COW LIE Cros Belle, for $400; the
heller pilley Rex's Pearl for $500; the heifsl
Ottawa, for $500 the heller Louise H., fol
$3.50; the COW Lady Percy, Tor $500; tht
heller Trosseaux, for $40, and the heiiel
Darlington scituate, for $1,000.
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REV. D8. M'LANE Ar HOME.
His Receptiou-Letters OF sympathy
Working ON His Defense.

His Recepttou-Lettern OF sympathy
Working ON His Defense.
tptefd! correspondence ef he AGzliigeneer.
SrEuBgSyILLE, O., May ll.-Last even.
ing Rev. DR.. McLane returned from Wells.
vile, where he had been adiudsed hereto
by the steubenville Presbyterian Presby.
terry. At the depot he took cab and was
driven to bis residence on North Fourth
street. This morning he was on the streets,
surrounded everywhere he went by hosts
Of friends. It would seem that DR.. McLane
had more friends in this city to-day than
he ever had, and that the de-
cision Of the Presbytery only tended to
excite sympathy with him in the minds
Of the people irrespective OF denomina.
tional affiliations. It is estimated that
seven.tenths OF the members OF his church
which Is one Of the most influential in
Eastern 0hio) are Of the opinion that a
great injustice has been done their pastor.
There IL strong impression prevailing in
this city that the members OF Presbytery
were prejudiced, and that the accused did
not have a fair trial. There is also
considerable feeling expressed against
Rev. DIS. Reid and Grimes for the
remarks made at the close OF
the prosecution, especially the former, who
has been, and is at present, 4 member OF
Rev. McLane's Church. The introduction
OF letters by DR.. Reid receivedfrem Rev.
DR.. Herrick johnson, professor OF the
Theological School at Chicago, formerly Of
Pittsburgh, and one from Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby, Of New York, is isregarded by many
as questionable evidence, from The fact
that they were simply answers TO interro.
gatories unknown 10 the members OF the
Presbytery. This will doubtless prove q
strong point in DR.. McLane's de.
fence before the General Assembly.
Your correspondent called at DR..
McLane's study this afternoon and
found him preparing his defense which will
doubtless be equally as strong and forci.
BILE as the one delivered before the Presby.
terry. He stated that he was 10 receipt OF
numerous letters from ministers through.
out the country, and turning to his desk
read the following extract from commu.
nication received to-day from prominent
Philadelphia banker, who Is an elder in one
Of the leading Presbyterian churches Of
that city. 81 read your book with great
interest and am sorry that Presbytery has
assumed such an attitude towards Il, But Il
was only another instance OF the narrow.
mindedness Of the disciples whose charge
against a fellow laborer was that he fol-
lowed not u.s. After expressing his sym.
pathy he said: "Even the bitterest oppo.
nent must admit the kind, generous and
Christian, yet manly way in which yon
have stated and maintained your position" !"
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a WIFE PoIsoHER.
who Was Mot on Hand when wanted
..ltsE In Court. ...

CHICAGO, May ll.-Dr. Henry Meyer,
charged with the murder Of his first wife,
with that Of his friend Henry Gelderman;
with that OF his little months-old step.
daughter, and with attempting the murder
Of his present vile, formerly the vile Of
Gelderman, has avsiled himself Of the
privilege sllowed!him by the authorities
and escaped. II what is alleged against
Dr.. Meyer be true, he is the greatest Grim.
inal OF the age; yet the officers Of the law
positively declined to prosecute q man
whom nine.tenths Of the people Of Chicago
believed to have poisoned two people snd
to have drowned third. Il is not consid.
cred strange that he has left for parts
unknown, as the exposure in the papers
frightened him into the belief that the Off.
GERS OF the law would ere long be compelled
TO make at least a pretenSe to prosecute
him and satisfy the outraged feelings Of
hepublic. Where be hasgone no one seems
TO know, but why he left may be surmised,
Since the publication Of the charges made
by Peter F. Bretz, who ayerred that the
doctor had for weeks sought his society and
endeavored to persuade him to escort Mira
Meyer TO Colorado and there administer
poison to her, the doctor has been care
ful reader Of the papers. His soul was
narrowed by the resurrection OF the posth.
umous evidence against him, furnished by
the bodies Of two Of his alleged victims.
When the case was called by Justice
Meech, yesterday, the courtroom was
crowded, and OF those presenta large por.
ton were witnesses summoned by Bretz TO
testify as TO character and revelations
made 10 them by him previous To his con.
fession to the police. Those who were not
witnesses were impelled by curiosity to see
how the trial would end, and il there
would be any sensational developments.
."Is DR.. Meyer here?" asked Justice
Mech. FL ~ T Trs
The only answer to the judicial query
was litter from the crowd. The question
was repeated. Still no one responded to
the name. r..
as Mr. o'Brien present." asked the
court. "a
The lawyer for DR.. Meyer was also alb.
sent. and, turning to Bretz, Justice Mech
said:
l"As there is no one here to prosecute,
the case is dismissed. You can Co." '."
The crowd surged out Of the room, glad
that Breiz was exoaerated from the dis.
graceful charge against him, but somewhat
disappointed in not hearing the alleged
numbering physician swear as witness.
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He Swore FALSELY.

NEw YoRE, May; ll.-Andrew J. Smith,
President Of the Manhattan Fire lnsurahee
Company, has been arrested and held in
hail in the sum Of 5000, charged with per
Jury in swearing to false returns in the
annual report Of the company for 1880 10
the New York Insurance Department. H.
surance Superintendent Mccall swears in
the affidavit that the unpaid losses Of
the company are at least $4,000, whereas
the report says only $3.50 Rndthat the
other liabilities aggregate $25.000, while
they are put at only sl2, 900 by the com.
pany. Mr., Mccall swears that another
officer OF the company, whose signature
was also affixed to the report, has pur.
loined SS9,l4S, and that be altered the
company's books, attempting thereby TO
CONCEAL his epbezzlemeat,
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LAW AND LEVIiY.
strange Scenes at the Hearing ofan Al
legged n nrderer.

legged Murderer.
BosroS, May ll.-A special to the Jour.
nal from Digby, Nova Scotia, gives aa &C.
count Of q remarkable scene in the court
room where Rogers Amero was arraigned,
on the charge Of numbering Mrs. Carlton
at Watertown few weeks ago. The hear.
ing was conducted before Judge Sayary,
the United States being represented by
Thomas G. shreye and the prisoner by
Albert J. S. Copp. The prisoner was
visibly affected when confronted with the
two witnesses who saw the supposed mur-
derer before and after the crime was com.
mitted. Counsel for the prisoner thought
that the warrant on which the prisoner
was wanted in the United States was il.
legal in point Of extradition, asit had been
presented when the warrant was issued at
Digby and might have been issued after
he was arrested. He was overuled by the
Court and the hearing continued.
At this stage in the proceedings the
Sheriff received a telegram from Lieutenant
Governor Archibold OF Nova Scotia, order.
ing him on the authority Of the Minister Of
Justice to hold the prisoner until thearival
Of the proper papers from the United States.
The Judge and counsel for the prisoner
denied the right OF the Lieutenant TO inter-
iere with the hearing. Mr.. Shreve told the
Sheriff to answer in the affirmative, while
the opposing counsel wished him to say the
prisoner would be discharged. Amidst the
laughter OF the crowd, in which the pris.
oner heartily joined, both lawyers loudly
repeated their respective answers until
silenced by the Court. The hearing then
proceeded. Mr., Copp asked for an ad.
journment until to morrow, that be might
examine the attidayits presented. The
prisoner refused to leave the court room
and fought wildly for chance to speak.
After q stubborn resistance he was locked
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THE Catholic Young Mems Association
Of New York has-tSken up arwork- for
which the pOIice seem to have. had nc
sAs'e. Tic Chinese opium 'dens Of New
York have become notorious not only n
resorts for confirmed opium smokers, but
as densinto which young girls are enticed,
taught to smoke opium and started down
ward with terrible velocity. It has beer
charged that some Of these establishments
IN which lively gambling business Is GlSc
done, have had police protection for a con
hdefation. At any rate the dens are q
stencil, and the Catholic Young Men have
oeEun a crusade to some purpose. II the
VICIOUS practices bo hall what they are
pictured EeS York can afford to go to any
'S'so nd hefseli of the pest houses.
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CHICAGO, May 1.-Two German resi-
dents, @. H. N. Muller, undertaker, and
VIM. Basborn, brewer, both married men,
had duel with broad swords at Bowman.
vile suburbs, this city, late yesterday al.
ternoon, as tits alleged, over the affections
Of maiden. Six carriages, containing the
principals, surgeon and friends, proceeded
to the rendezvous. The undertaken, the
challenging party, was cut rather severely
about the head and cried quits. No arrests.
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A Woman Pound Dead on Her Knees.
Cause of Her Death.

A woman fOunu Dehu on ter Aneen
Cause OF Her Death.
NEw YoRE, May 1.-THE cries Of a littlt
girl at the fiat house No. 347 West Forty
third street, about four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, alarmed the jsnitor. To hi.
questions she gave but one answer, "my
mother Is dead" He recognized the little
girl as Blanche Knox, the eleven-year.old
daughter OF John Knox, necktie maker
who, with his wife Susanna, lived in the
rear basement OF the house. The girPt
cries had awakened her father, who was
asleep iu front room, and he and the jan
itor entered the apartment occupied by
Mrs. Knox. She was found kneeling in
front OF the bed, as il In prayer. Her eyes
were open and her hands clasped. The
husband called to her, but received no an.
swer. Goipg nearer he found that she was
dead. According to Blanche's story her
mother had been drinking heavily fol
some time and had often threatened tc
commit suicide. She had repeatedly LEFT
her home and about eight months age
lived in Mott street for time, taking
Blanche with her, but deserting her FIVE
year.old daughter, Annie, who is now al
inmate Of the Daily Shelter in West
Twenty.second street. Since then husband
and wife, after a reconciliation, have lived
at the above address. On Saturday night
Mrs. Knox again left home and returning
on Tuesday had quarrel with her hus
band, in which Blanche says he struck bel
and knocked her down, On this state
msnt Knox was arrested by the West
Fortyseventh street police on suspicion o.
having caused his wiie's death, but the
further story Of the girl seems to exoneratf
him. She says her mother emptied box
oil rat poison In some soup on. Tuesday
night and took the mixture. As there were
ne marks on the woman's bodEit Ia believ.
ed her death was due to the poison.
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NAY View nils 10 shui Down,

MILWAUKEE, Wn,, May 1.-THE man.
ayers Of the Bay View rolling mills are
making every preparation to shut down
on June lst, when the present scale
Of wages runs out, and at which
time the. men were. TO get an answer
10 their demands to be paid every two
weeks, as the men are at Pittsburgh. Over
1900 men will be thrown out OF work. No
orders are now taken which cannot be sup.
piled before Juue'l.'
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MONTREAL, May ll.-Miss Girouard, the
young lady who was recently petitioner
for release from the Hochelaga Convent in
this city, received dispensation from His
Holiness the Pope yesterday absolving her
from her yows as nun. She accordingly
leit the convent and her religious associates
for her old home, with its old family ties,
and returned to the world again In the
evening.
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Athletics, 4; Metropoliiaus, 8.
Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, 9.
Providence, 2; Cleveland, l.
Detroits, l2; New York, l.
Kentons, z; Daytons, 0.
Peorias, 8; Fl Waynes, 7.
ssginaws, II; Toledo, S.
St. Louis, Z; Louisville 4.
Quincy, 8; Springfield, s.
Buffalo, II, Bostons, 4.
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Failure of W. d. Mar.upee, pittsburgh.

Failure OF w. ID. Hartupee, Pittsburgh.
PiTTsBuRGH, May 1l.-In the Common
Pleas Court No. this morning, an execu.
ton was issued on a Judgment note given
to II. Sellers Mckee by VIM. D. Hartupee,
for sl2,467.4S, dated April 20, 1888. A
visit to the foundry at SO and "a Water
street, found deputy sheriff in possession,
who was engaged in making out sale bills.
The foreman said that Mr.. Hartupee was
out OF town, aud after many questions said
that the gentleman was In Uniontown, and
supposedly was looking after his interests
there. The reporter then learned that the
engines used in the Mt. Braddock coke
works OF Tinstman & Co. had been fur.
nished by Hartupee. and II was supposed
that there was something due on th, m. 81.
A call at the Office OF TEstmau l. Co,
in the Bissel block elected the following
status OF matters as between that firm and
MIR. Hartupee: On the first OF April 1882,
A. o. Tinstman & Co. contracted with Mr..
Hartupee 10 build and erect set OF en-.
gines and boilers. rhe engines were not
finished as per contract, and ia fact did
not start until the latter part OF last De-
csmber. OF the $1,000, which the engines
and boilers were 10 cost all but 1850 has
been paid. Messrs. TinAman & Co. have,
however, q contra account against Hartu-
pee, for furnishing imperfect boilers, and
they do not propose TO pay him an
other cent until he completes the job ac-
cording 10 contract.
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CoLuNDus, May ll.-A valuable mineral
find has Just been made in the Hooking
Valley, being strata containing SIX feet
Of limestone, two to three feet Of hemitite
iron ore, five feet Of camel coal, three feet
ei bituminous coal, ten feet Of common
coal, and all the raw material for making
iron. There Is supposed 10 be In this de-.
posit more than twenty million tons Of coal
and more than forty million tons Of iron,
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w CoSKLISG, it is said, is trying to
Gttr President Arthur out Of public coun.
'suluee. It is also said that Mr.. Conklibg
"suO longer a serious feature in New
Yost politics" Mr.. Conkling is more
brilliant talker than the President, but he
llsat the same happy knack Of going
right ahead minding his own business and
tShargiug bis public duties to the public
addiction.
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IArrKrY, the goose egg eater, or the egg
eating goose, Of Pennsylvania, has passed
bitwellth day aud is bound to go through
thstEenty days at the rate Of fve eggs a
dAy. II Iaiery pulls through Pattison may
Is Eell move out Of Pennsylvania. The
SIs isut big enough to hold two giant
III,
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Tu,,r are one or two more old Wash
ior,ou correspondents who ought to be
hfo.,b, out for something or other-any'
,bisS will do. Then they will be per
mireJ to see themselves as others SEE
them. and possibly they will agreeto to retire
I'D ,sIorn. ,..
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,,,bs drilt goes now Ben Butler will
,'' ", " b. satisfied with the second place
' Nv, n, mocntic ticket. In other words
'.., ... amusing paradox"-Benjanin d
.t.,tioy from the public gaze.
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wHAr a pity that the Civil Service Conn
nisou didn't make haste slowly. It
night Is easily have selected good man
IN The beginning and escaped scandal. But
i must be said OF the Commission that
when its eyes were finally opened it acted,
and that took courage. So that We have
II unfortunate, but courageous, commits.
ion We shall hope to see smooth sailing
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A WITNESS teslifes that Walter Davis
hAiA bali drawn pistol in his pocket when
be rls picked up. The pistol is too fre.
Gu.rt companion everywhere in this coun-
ty, bot no Kentucky gentleman" thinks
d rng unarmed, and this practice helps
tonl up the mortality and pile up the
eorss.
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THE Pittsburgh Leader says that Mr,
raliltsr the new proprietor Of the New
iOtt World, shows well at the start, for he
his the courage to override the Friday
npentition aud take hold Of his venture
On the "uulucky day." But Mr.. Pulitzer
mt through yet. There is also q super
sutton that great newspaper Of the Demo.
siatie G. persuasion can't live in New York.
ssre is where the noble Roman from St
Louis comes to the bank OF bis Rubicop.
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f., horrible suspicion is breathed that
H., Most is an informer travelling, like
~. y" o,ber crowned heads, in cog. Most
n-, ,,,.,% seem TO have gathered anything in
~. S' coup,,y but money, and he isn't likely
=. ,;ys that away.
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c,rrvyog JACKSON has acted with com
,,,d.ble prompiness in the matter Of q
,aips supply for the afflicted counties
nonbIl.ss this terrible visitation will be q
,,,pipg to the people Of the State. 1t pays
IN t,ke al the precautions.
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Death of E1.pre.lden, Grnpr. Mother

hOtnefs
JERSEY Cry, May ll.-Mrs. Hannah S.
Grant, mother Of ex President Grant, died
at the residence Of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Corbin, PAvonis avenue, Jersey
City Heights, this afternoon. Mrs.
Grant arose this morning apparently in
gool health, but was seized with severe
pains in the region Of the heart shortly be-
lore noon. A physician was at once .um-
moned, but she expired before his
arrival. Mrs. Grant was born in
Berks, Pennsylvania, November 23d, 1883.
and married TO Jesse K. Grant at Glare.
mont, Ohio. She way the mother Of six
children, three Of whom are now living,
Mrs Gotbin, U. s. Grant and MB. Kramer,
wife Of the present U. S. Minister TO SWitz.
erland.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at her late residence. Inter.
ment will take place in the family plot at
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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AN oPERAroR,s yIEws.

"A prominent operator was spoken to on
the snbiect this afternoon. He favored a
Trade Tribunal, and thought the indica.
tions for the appointment were good. "In
my opinion" said he, "the result will be
the same as that OF the last Arbitration
Board. The miners will make no conces.
sion. l understand they have already
selected their umpire, Judge Collier.
believe the gentleman would try and ar.
range matters amicably, but he is not suit
able for such a position. A business man
should be chosen. Such men as Felix
Brunot or Alexander Nimick would be
acceptable. The miners will not, Of course,
agree to any person whom we may
select, as they regard our actions
with suspicion. Under the Wallace
act q tribunal Is allowed to hold
three meetings. II an agreement cannot
be made in that time an umpire shall be
elected. The selection Of such person
must be unanimous. The miners will favor
a certain man and will make no conces.
sion, and do not believe the question
will be settled. The coal diggers will be.
gin work upon the appointment Of the
tribunal, their pay to be arranged by that
body. An important question to be con.
sidered in case the tribunal fails 10 agree,
ia what shall be paid the men for their
work. may be mistaken, however, and
the tribunal may settle the matter satisfac.
,orilv IN all
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r... hundred thousand dollars is agood
Nv" W. money to 90 for such a property as
tsa ssl S.s !. York World, and II Mr.. Pulitzer is
w. y ,S,.rd man he is said to be he didn't
.,, much.
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A PlrnBuHGH reporter has been inter
tsEing the late Ward McConkey through
asLate and pencil OF an accommodating
FirtuSlistic medium. McConkey gave q
by beautiful account Of himself, and in
:. short time had been transformed from
ignorant fellow who couldn't write hii
Line to well.spoken young man with
lSllosOphic turn. 1t must be that the
Sos are not all dead, or the mediuml
touldnt live.
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CONGRESSMAN BLACKBURN, who is en-
gised in the task Of saving his brother
Congressman Thompson from the gallows
b in receipt Of the following:
ds1lLE, KY May 10, 1883 Twenty thousand
ssa Of south Kentucky say little Fhil was right.
soLD.ER.
Likely enough. But the question ID
'hsther the twelve men in the jury boz
tlny that killing on vague suspicion Il
nuurder. Kentucky has some interest In
Il sIusven
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.io,iops news is waited over the
ISL an Ohio man may get Raum's
~ ", '.I a1,cs. "There's life in the old State