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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-26
BY THEIR SONS CORPSE.
A Husband and wife Meet After
Ea.a.aaIn.. .H EIx KaaEa

Separation OF Six Years.
NEw YoRE, January 25.-With tears in
her eyes Mrs. Lynch, Of No. lls Mulberry
street, beseeched Deputy Register Nagle
yesterday to grant her permit to bury fer
fifteen year old son, Thomas Francis Lynch,
who died in St. Vincents Hospital on
Saturday from injuries received through
being run over. by car. A glance at the
files showed that burial permit for the
lad had already been granted to the father,
and the funeral was set down for yesterday.
But the mother wanted one too. As her
husband had not lived with her forsix years,
and as she had always taken care Of the
boy unassisted, she thought she ought to
be allowed 10 bury him.
The body, she explained, was at her
house, and when the undertaken came from
Carmansville, where the husband is living,
TO prepare the corpse for burial, he handed
her permit which gave the place OF inter.
ment as st. Raymond's Cemetery. She
wanted her boy buried In Calvary, and
would not let the undertaken proceed,
when her husband entered the room where
the body lay and snatched the paper from
her hands. There was q little scene which
ended in q postponement OF the funeral,
and the mother started out TO make com.
plant against the father.
DR.. Nagle told the sonowlng woman
that II the boy was not buried during the
day he would give her permit TO hold the
funeral to-day and TO lay her dead to rest
in the place Of her choice. She says her
husbands object Is simply to obtain
grounds upon which to sue the railroad
company ior damages.
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RIOrOUs STUDENTS.
Montreal Medieos Fighting the Police
with Human ROnes.

MONTREAL, ONT, January 25.-In rela-
ton to the recent wholesale robbery Of
graves there occurred here yesterday
scene which would disgrace Dahomey.
Complaints that students have been rob.
bing graves in the surrounding country
have been numerous OF late, and the out
RACES have become so impudent and
daring that in the country villages and
hamlets near by people bury their dead
within the shadow OF their own dwellings
until decomposition renders them useless
for surgical purposes. Five bodies
had been stolen from Vaudeveuil
Cemetery and others from vii
lagos in this vicinity, which the
police found, and arrested one Of the
thieves, who was to have been tried this
afternoon. Whether medhating reason
or not does not appear, but ct o'clock
over one hundred medical students left
McGill College gate. Many OF them were
armed with human arms and thigh bones,
which had been stolen, and which they
carried thus openly. The marched along
singing college songs and misbehaving in
different ways, until they reached the
police court, which they entered with q
rush. In few moments they commenced
series Of insulting remarks to the court,
who ordered the high constable to clear the
room. He tried to do so, but students
turned upon him and SO butIetted and
guyed him that he drew his revolver. At
this moment posse OF police who had
been sent for came to bis rescue and
he pocketed the weapon. The medicos
eyed them for a moment, and then the ac-
tual scrimmage began, blows being given
and returned. The police triumphed in
the end, having used their batons well.
The college boys were compelled 10 retreat,
with the exception OF few Of the ring
leaders the police managed to secure. The
human relics were taken from the ghouls,
who carried them as far as it was possible
to do SO. The main effort, however, was
directed to driving the whipped boys back
to the college. Shortly afterward those
taken prisoners were discharged also with
out trial. In this way it is claimed the
Magistrates encourage these college es.
capades. The students always escape pun
ishment, even when caught in their acts.
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GAMBErrA's last words are having run
through what is called the religious press
to distinguish it from the secular press;
"Je suisperdu; iless in,ttile de dissimltr; mai.
Jas tant sOggtrt que ce sTa trne delirerance."
"Ie mis perdu" is translated 81 am lost"
which is literally correct, and on this the
Christian MtelHgaser, by a summary pro-
ceeding, makes bold to shut the fiery
Frenchman out OF heaven-"He had no
hope for the future. No treasure in heaven"
The original does not warrant 80
strong an assumption. "Je ntis perdu" had
reference to the present state-"1ts all up
with me"-''I'm done ior'-"rm going to
die" Not only is this a common use oithe
verb, but the context shows that this wa.
Gambetta's use Of 1t. Doubtless he thought
OF the hereatter-every man near the grave
thinks Of that-but in the words quoted he
gave no expression to that thought 1t
mischievous and by no means rare error OF
the religious press to seize on last words OIL
conspicuous men and put them to this use
last words" are little to be relied on. The
life Of the man is the thing, and Gambet
iA's is text for q sermon.
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"A Stage struck Girl Taken Home.

NEW York, January 25.-During the
performance Of 'Arouud the World in
Eighty Days." in the Park Theater, New
ark, n. j., last night Mrs. vanberg, of
this city, recognized her daughter Enuda,
who ran away from home month ago,
among the coryphees. She rushed behind
the scenes and quite scene followed.
On learning the facts all the company, and
notably the ballet, advised the girl 10 re-
turn home, which abe finally consented 10
do. Mr.. Imre Kiraliy, to whom she repre-
sented herself as an orphan, cancelled her
engagement, and handed her over to her
mother, who brought her back on an early
train. She is 1Syears old and stage struck.
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FAVORITES FEASTED.
A FLowERY DINNER TO kENNA.
4As r.rIr runls la the HOus.--Ths Republican.
0at.Massurrs the DsmOerAts-Tlms Left
for Work-PrObabIlIty OF the Pres
ntPllot Rulss bslnE AbroHAted.

From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 25.-Representa-
tive Flower, OF New York, gave hand
some dinner, Of twenty.seyen covers, last
night, in honor oi Senators.elect Gibson
and Kenna. The floral decorations Of the
table were very elaborate, consisting OF a
large oval basket OF flowers in the centre
and great cornucopias Of red and yellow
roses at either end. A Gordon Of smilax
ran around the table Just within the
plates, on which the bOttlonnieres rested.
The menu was written in gilt letters on
broad white pink satin ribbons.
The host sat between Mr.. Gibson and
Mr.. Kenna, on either side of whom were
Senator's Jones, Camden and Davis. The
other arrests were Representatives Bragg,
Blanchard, Dunnell, Robertson, Cosgrove,
Lloyd, Davis, Springer, Morrison, Carlisle,
Randall, Beach, Dugro, Thompson, Ed
wards, Gibbons, Ellis, King, Hutchins,
Chiffon and Nolan. .
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SENATOR VOORHEES, proposes that the
Senate shall discuss with open doors all
matters relating to the revenue, reciprocity
treaties and thelike. The Senator might
with propriety 90 further and propose to
do away entirely with the secret executive
session. The Senate never resolves itself
int6a High Council Of Owls that the news
paper press does not print the proceedings
next day. @Aum 3 the word" but sena'
toss don't mind that. The correspondents
pursue them and the public gets the
news. II secret sessions were advisable
they are not practically possible 50 long as
honorable Senators leak. Not every sena.
tor has as high regard for bis obligation
as Mr.. Conkling had. After an executive
session Of importance & correspondent
tracked the New York lion TO his lsir and
asked him what had been said and done.
"YOu want me to tell you what We did in
executive session." asked Mr.. copkling,
with his most sarcastic, naughty glare.
"well," getting very close to the cores
pondentsearl, "a would as soon ask you to
tell me what you whispered to your sweet
heart last night" The man Of news melted.
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SAyIGATIoN MOTIONS.
The Rule Regarding Passing signals to
be Abrognted.

The Rule Regarding Passing signals to
be Abrogated.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-At the meet
ing to-day Of the Board Of Supervising In
spectors Of steam vessels, Supervising In
spector Frehenbatch, from the Committee
on Pilot Rules for Western Rivers, made the
following report:
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. %, 1888.
To Ie Board Of Supervising Inspectors:
The Committee on Pilot Rules for West.
ern Rivers having had under consideration
the petition OF 400 steamboat pilots, on the
Ohio, Mississippi and other western rivers
asking for change In the passing signali
so as to give the ascending steamer the
right to give the first signal for passing
recommend the repeal OF Rule l, and the
adoption OF the following;
ing each other from opposite directions
the signals for passing shall be one blast oi
the steam whistle, to pass to the right, and
two blasts OF the steam whistle TO pass to
the left. The pilot on the ascending
steamer shall be the first to indicate the
side on which he desires to pass; but IL the
pilot on the descending steamer shall deem
Il dangerous to take the side indicated by
the pilot on the ascending steamer he shall
at once indicate with his steam whistle the
sideon which he desires to pass, when the
pilot on the ascending steamer shall govern
himself accordingly.
But in no case shall pilots on steamers
attempt to pass each other until there has
been thorough understanding as to the
side each steamer shall take. The sigma
for passing must be made, answered and
understood before the steamers have ar
rived at q distance Of eight hundred yards
OF each other.
Captain Garrett, Of the Memphis district
offered substitute requiring steamers ap,
preaching each other between sunset and
sunrise to stop before giving the signals fol
passing. This proposition was laid on the
table, and the report ofthe committee wal
unanimously adopted, Captain Garrett
voting with the others in the affirmative.
Although the change demanded by the
western steamboat men has been passed
by the Board Of Supervising Inspectors
now only awaits the approval Of the Secre.
tary OF the Treasury to give 1t the force and
effect Of law, due notice OF which will be
given, until such notice is officially pro
mulgated pilots will be governed by tht
present rule, which compels the descend
ing steamer to give the first signal for pass
ing. s.
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APAsrING PROPHET.
The Humane Society Attempts to Make
Him Break His Fast.

ST. LOUIS, January 25.-About o'clock
yesterday afternoon Mr.. E. S. Macdonald,
the Humane Soclety's president, paid a
second visit to the room where the Prophet
Wilson is engaged in proving the merit OF
his new religion by an undertaking which
is 10 discount the feat by DR.. Tanner to the
extent Of % per cent He easked the watchers
in charge whether they had made up their
minds to put an end to the performance Of
their own motion, or whether they would
continue stubborn and force him to invoke
the law against them. They answered that
they were not acting in violation OF any
law, as they understood It, and unless pre-
vented by legally constituted authorities,
they proposed going right ahead. Mr..
Macdonald said he was acting as an indi-
yidual, and not as an officer Of the HUI
name Society, and that he had reason
to expect that the chief Of police
would in a very short time dispatch
wagon and some officers to take
charge OF the faster. In that event he
would be carried TO the -Four Courts, where
q commission composed Of three promi.
nent physicians would examine him, and
in case they found he was mentally un-
sound, he would be committed to an asy-
lum. 1t was urged that II the doctors were
to examine him, 1t would be more humane
to bring them where he lay then TO take
him In his weakened state such long dis
tance through the cold but Mr.. Macdonald
said the physicians would not go 10 bis
room for fear OF meeting reporters, so the
examination was to take place at the Four
Courts, where reporters never 60. The
watchers said they would consult lawyer
and see what could be done to prevent the
police raid, and Mr.. MacDnoaM left, having
accomplished very little by the intimida-
ton.
During the argument, which was anima-
ted at times, the prophet sat on the lounge,
and seemingly took no more interest in
what was being said than though it related
to the weather or the ice crop. After Mr..
Mcdonald had retired, the prophet called
attention to the fact that he had predicted
on the previous evening that nothing
would be done by the scoifers within the
next twenty.four hours, and now the
critical moment had passed and they were
powerless against him in future. This fact
was revealed to him by the controlling
spirit. He went on TO say that the very
remarkable and radical change in himself,
or which he had had premonitions for
several days past, would almost GER
tainly occur within the next twenty.four
hours. He did not know what the change
was to be, but 1t would be very remarkable
in character. Two physicians waited on
him soon after Mr.. MacDonald's visit and
expressed surprise at the absence Of all
evidence Of collapse or weakness. They
found his pulse to be 81, or slightly above
normal. When a reporter called at the
rooms, shortly after 5 o'clock last night, the
prophet was in bed, not yet asleep, but
perfectly tranquil in the conviction that the
controlling spirit was now triumphant and
that Mr.. Macdonald and the police were
powerless to do anything against him.
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LAST SAD BITES.
Impressive Funeral Services orthe New.
hall House Victims.

Impressive Funeral Services orthe New.
huIi House Victims.
MILWAUKEE, January 25.-The solemn
last rites over the unrecognized victims OF
the Newhall house disaster occurred this
morning. Nearly al. the business houses,
all the city and county departments and
banks were closed. and the Chamber Of
Commerce and postoffice from 10 till II.
The occasion was generally observed as
one Of deep mourning Pursuant to an
agreement OF the clergy OF all confessions,
part OF the bodies were awarded. to Pro-
testants and part to Catholics. Each
victim was placed in neatly trim
med imitation Rosewood coffin, and
every scrap, recognized as the re-
mains Of human body cared for. The
bodies assigned to Protestants were taken
to the Exposition building, which was
densely crowded, and services commenced
at 10 o'clock under the direction OF Rev:
Lester, Of the Episcopal Church. After
the reading OF psalms, singing, Scripture
readings by Methodist, Presbyterian, Uni
tartan and Congregational Clergy, Rev. s.
Freeman, OF the Emmanuel Presbyterian
Church, Rabbi Moses, Of the Temple En-
manuel, and Haskins Independent Union
Gospel Church, delivered short addresses,
and the services closed with the esinging OF
Old Hundred, in which the audience
joined. The services experienced inter.
ruptions by the explosion OF a steam pipe
in one OF the galleries.
The crowd made rush for the exits but
were soon quieted. Fully 10000 people
were in the building but thestampede was
not attended by any fatal results. Simul-
taneously with the exercises at the expos
ition the Catholics held services in st.
Johns Chuch, which waSheavhy draped in
mourning. Father Keogh delivered the
sermon followed by Solemn Mass OF re.
QUEEN by Archbishop Hess, assisted byall
the Catholic clergy OF the city and con-
Guiding with absolution over the bodies
OF the dead. After the services the process.
sions formed from each place Of exercises,
which met at given point forming q
line over two miles long, all military
bodiesand societies Of the cityparticipating.
the bitter cold. The coffins were placed
upon sieighs prepared for the occasion, in
most elaborate and appropriate manner,
and the Protestants were taken to the For
est Homeband the Catholics TO Calvary
Cemetery and inferred in a common grave,
under impressive ceremonies. The citi.
zens' committee is busy collecting funds
for monuments to mark the last resting
place OF the victims OF the terrible disaster.
The inquest in the case was adjourned till
tomorrow on. accountol the funeral cere-
monies. ,tl..
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FEMALE FIRE BUG.
A Woman Who Coufesses Having Con
.H-H mitteu Arson

n woman VINO Contesses Having Com.
F.. mitted Arson.
NEWPORT. R. l., January 25.-Kate Tudd,
a notorious woman who had been arrested
on charge oflarcony and arson, in Ames.
bury, Mass, December 50, 1852, this after.
noon confessed to having set fire to the
Weaver cottage, which was burned in this
city yesterday morning. In her confession
she says she says she took lighted candle
at about o'clock yesterday morning, pro.
ceeded to the cellar, and set fire to some
light woodwork about the furnace, awaiting
till 1t got to burning, when she made her
way back to her bed TO await the alarm,
She was arraigned this afternoon for anon.
and pleading guilty, was bound over N
the March term Of the Supreme Court.
Sheis Of English parentage, having been
born and brought up Just out OF Montreal.
She denies all the charges OF arson and
larceny from Amesbury, but 1t Is fact that
Kate was arrested years since for firing a
house OF Topfeld, Mass, owned by MIR.
Stanwood, ,an insurance agent Of Lawrence.
Before burning Stanwoodia house sbe also
robbed 1t. Her sentence expired three or
four mouths ago, alter which she went to
Amesbury aud obtained q situation 10 the
family Of MO. 0sgood, where she remained
but two weeks. She left osgoods OF her
own accord and obtained a situation at Mr..
Aldrich'S, also at Amesbury, where she
figured as Q Gre bug. Detectives TRACKED
her here, She has figured In various relig-
ious reyiyals, and "a strange case. When
arrested here Il was found that her trunks
were flled with the Weaver yalpables,
This Is the first case Of "are bug" Of the
female sex known here y -
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The Committee Hill Taken Up in the
House-Demoerats DemoraIized.

The Committee Hill Taken Up in the
House-Democrais Demoralized.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The proceed.
ings in the House to-day on the tariff bill
shows determination and perfect dis.
cipline on the part Of the Republicans,
and on the Democratic side no little divi.
sion and cowardice. The Republicans
went into Committee OF the Whole and
out again laying aside bill each time till
they got up the tariff bill. A Democratic
member tonight commented severely on
the votes OF Hutchins, Belmont and other
Eastern Democrats, and even more
on certain cotton State Representatives.
This member says the bill as regards tariff
reduction Is cheat and sham, and that
il slaughters the South. The Democratic
members OF the Ways aud Means Com.
mittee were not sustained to-day as they
ought TO have been. Mr.. Morrison, oil
Illinois, was much disgusted at the conduct
OF these delinquents. Mr.. Ellis says that
forty resolute men could easily defeat this
bill.
III ID BbIlUlAltu lllht kuCiC alG tWo IliOu-
sand items in the bill, and there will be
as many amendments. The rules give at
least ten minutes debate on each amend
ment Il is then competent to move that
the Committee rise and 60 into the House
TO limit the debate to ten minutes on the
pending proposition. In the House
the yeas and nays can be called
on this each time. This consumes
forty minutes, but ten minutes de-
bate on each proposition would give
three hundred and thirty-three hours, OF
thirty.three days, assuming the House to
sit ten hours per day.
There are thirty.seven days Of the ses'
sion remaining and only thhty.two work
| ing days, from which must be deducted the
DAYS spent in funeral eulogies on the mem
bers who have died, namely, Shackelford,
Hawk, 0rth and Updegraf.
Two large appropriation bills, namely
the legislative and the sundry civil bill re.
main, and an experienced member says
they will take twelve days. The conflicts
over the navy bill and the postotiice ap'
preparation bill will take one or two days
more. Putting everything together II
seems impossible for the House TO pass q
comprehensive tariff bill in time for the
Senate to act on It,
It is possible that struggle may occur
tomorrow oyer the attempt OF the Repub,
| licans to limit all general debate on the bill
to four hours. Kelley will probably move
| IN limitthe debate.
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A New Arrangement Between Cables and
Land Lines.


New YoRH, January 25.-The Direct and
the. French Gable companies opened an
office at 400 Broadway to-day for the trans
action Of business with the public, and in
connection with the land line companies
other than the Western Union Company.
The opening Of these two cables to all land
lines is modification Of the contract made
between all the cable companies with the
Western Union for an exclusive, inter.
charge OF business. 1t does not effect the
pooling contract between the cable COM
panies in which the Western Union has an
interest through It's lease OF the cables OF
the American Telegraph Gable company.
To accomplish the modification mentioned
was according to all indications the princi-
pal object OF the Hon. John Penders visit
10 this country. His theory was, that il
some OF the existing cables were opened to
the public, including land lines, companies
other than the Western Union lines, an
additional cable or cables would not be
laid in the interests OF those companies
The Western Union refused to make the
concession which 1t has since made and at
the same time elected Mr.. Fender direc-
tor Of its company. Mr.. Penders reply
10 the notification OF his election
was that his interests were more largely
in the cable property than in land
lines, and consequently he would prefer to
hold the dictatorship in allegiance until he
would consult his associates at home. Now
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DOMESTIC DOINGS.
THE covNTERFelreRs. ARREST.
unI..d State. Court Matter, at Patt,nsurE-A'
UnusuaI Scene In ourtroom-peath to
Bourbonlsm The BogEess nur-
der Trial at ClAIkSburE.
specIal pI,patch % the lntellIgencer.

PARxERsBuRG, W. Va, January 25.-
Supplementary to your dispatch from
Washington, D. c., yesterday, the follow
ing is learned: Upon investigation Of the
counterfeit cases by the grand jury last
week information was obtained by which
indictments were found against five addi.
tional counterfeiters, and yesterday capiases
were placed in the hands Of officers for
their arrest. All OF them were secured and
jailed here last night. Deputy Marshal ].
E. Rawley arrested ]. W. Collins, Of Penns-
boro, Richie county; Deputy Haggerty ar.
rested Wesley Cunningham, James Devore
and Truent Harvey, Of Marion county; De.
putty W. NJ. Reitz arrested William shahan,
OF Ritchie county. This makes total Of
eighteen counterfeiters arrested, and it is
believed that the nest is thoroughly broken
up. They will all be tried at the present
term.
The social event OF the season occurred
to-day in the marriage OF Mr.. James A.
Moffett, son OF DR.. MofFett, President OF the
State Board OF He b, to Miss Kate Jack.
son, daughter OF Judge ]. NJ. Jackson, Of
the Circuit court. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Robert Gibson, rector
OF the Episcopal church. A number OF
distinguished guests was present at the
nuptial ceremony. The couple left To-
night for an extended trip south.