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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-07
ExrANslVE LAND FRAUDS.

Tho Tricks RsSortsd to By. an Immense
Monopoly to Cheat the Government.
WASHINGTON, ,oct.8 The General Land
Office is informed Of the trial and convic-
ton Of R. O. Bloomfield, in Denver, Col,
on the lst ult, for conspiring to defraud
the United States in procuring fraudulent
exemption entries under fictitious names.
Mr.. Bloomfield is an Engllshman, very
wealthy, and was manager Of the Arksn.
sas Valley Land and Cattle Company,
composed almost entirely Of Englismen,
This company, It is said, own over
100000 acres Of land, controlling
tue water Of vast areas Of country
through illegal means. The conviction OF
Bloomfield is regarded at the Interior De.
pArtment as highly important, in that it
will likely deter others from continuing in
the same illegal business. When the jury
returned the verdict Bloomfield tainted In
open court. H. X. Pinckney, who was
indicted with Bloomfield, escaped before
his trial came of. He Is represented as
having furnished the men to personate
actual settlers. He employed cowboys
until the supply was exhausted, when he
put up paper men. Pihekney was q
clerk in the local land Office and was Of
great assistance IN successfully executing
the fraudulent entries.
Special agents Of the Department OF the
Interior report the cutting Of timber on
public lands adjacent to- the line Of the
Northern Pacific Railway bv large forces
who claim 10 be employed by the Mon
taua Improvement Company, which, It is
alleged, is branch Of the Northern Pa
Cac Railway Company. Sawmills are
said TO be running in full blast along .
vast area OF country. II Is understood
that suits will be immediately instituted
against the guilty partieb. ,
Reports are said to have been received
at tho departments TO the effect that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Company, by making false presentations,
have secured large areas OF property to
which they are not entitled.
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A sENrEN CED MUnDERER.
The Crimo OF Mrs. Druss-The Horrible ~
der of Ger Husband. An

The Crimo OF Mrs. Druss-The Horrible Nor
' der of Eer Husband. 9Np
RoME, N. Y, Oct. 6.-The Herkiiner
Court House was crowded this morning
by people Of both sexes and all agss.to
listen to the sentence Of Mrs. Druse. AT
q O'Clock Mrs. Druse was escorted intothe
Court room by Officer Wilson. She looked
haggard and worn. On The opening ol
Court Counsellor Luce made motion fol
q new trial, which was denied by Judge
Williams. The prisoner was then told to
stand up. She arose, and Judge Williams
sentenced her 10 be hanged on Wednes.
day, November %. Mrs. Druse never
tlinched nor allowed any emotion until she
was going out Of the court room, when she
burst into tears. Counsellor Luce will se-
cure a stSy Of proceedings aud appeal the
eass on . motion for new trial.
The Druse family consisted OF Mr.. Wm.
Druse, Q farmer Of moderate means, his
vile, her daughter, aged 90, son named
George, and nephew named Frank
Yates, aged ID. December Is Druse asked
the boy Yates to get up and build the fire,
which he did,. Mrs. Druse and hei
daughter arising at the same time. After
breakfast Mrs. Drusa sent George, heI
SOD, out Of the house, and then calling the
nephew handed him a revolver and told
him TO shoot DruBs or she would shoot
him. The boy then fred at Druse, and the
woman, snatChing the pistol from him
fred at her husband until it was empty
She then took an az and pounded
him over the head, aitsrvard decapitating
the body. Tho boy and George Druse
we're t1en compelled 10 build large fire
in both stoves and were set on watch al
the windows while the body was being
burned. The flesh, after being boiled and
burned of the bones, was given to the
hogs. The hog stated that the next morn
ing all he cav ol Diuse's body was large
bone, and even that was eventually plac
In the stove by the daughter Mary. The
ashes and few remains were then put into
a bag and q tin box and thrown ipto q
neighboring swamp, and the ax and pistol
being consigned TO q pond, where they
were atterWard found. Mrs. Druse had
not Toomed with her husband for ton
NeaFa
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A sooIety sensa,lou.

CLEVELAND, o., oct. 6.-The town is
agog over the story Of the elopement ol
Henry Frederick, a prominent politician,
with handsome young woman named
Susie Fink, to whem he has beeD attentive
for six months past, On Monday he left
the city hurriedly, giving as reason that
he had to 60 to New York City on political
business. He has not returned. He was
employed at the postotiice and gave the
authorities no not;ce'of his departure. BE,
lore he left he threatened TO kill his wife.
II now tr4nspires that Miss Fink left the
city at the same lime. The pair have
been traced asfar as Buffalo, Frederick had
the respect Of the community, and pos.
sessed much political influence! :. ="
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THE BIG SCHEME
OF THE OHIO "BooDLL" GANG
Tho Money Element in the Campaign
"BesI mcLean's Conspiracy to sOt up
tho Pins for tho senatOrshIp-How
the Doodle Is to bo DiTidsd4

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. G.-There is now
abundant evidence that since John r.
bIcLean's return from The East large
amount OF money has been thrown into
the Democratic campaign fund, 10 be EN-,
ployed in the election OF Democratic can
didates for the Legislature who are
pledged to vote for Mclean for United
States Senator.
This money is being sent in the close
counties by special messengers from the
Democratic State Committee rooms in
this city. The fact that 81 500 has been
sent TO Ross county for this purpose has
been shown. Following close after that,
to-day comes reliable Information from
Z4nesville that $1,000 has bsen no.
ceived there TO be employed in
the canvass Of the two Demo-
cratic candidates for the Legislature
from Muskingum county. That other like
amounts. 81 900 for each legislative candi-
date, have been sent TO the other close
counties Is certain. Mclean is smart
enought to know that he will get full value
for this money ii a Democratic Legislature
ID elected. The tactics employed are SINH
lar to those Of 1885,. when II. B. Payne de.
clared till long after election that he was
not q candidate for Senator, but differ
from those OF 1888 in that the legislative
candidates were secured before their NOM
iuations this year, and that the money
yet to be distributed will all be put in 10
insure their election, as it viii not be
necessary after election to buy men hs
already owns. The question OF their eleC.
ton is now clearly whether John Sherman
or John r Mclean shall bG the next Sen
ator from Ohio.
The State Committees taking part in
this special effort for Mclean indicates
treachery to Governor Hoadly, and it will
surprise no one familiar with the move.
menta here within the past few days il,
acting under instructions from the State
Committee, the Democratic mansgers
through the State would between now and
election day throw off the mask and opon-
ly propose to trade votes for Governor for
Democratic candidates for the Legislature.
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PORTER SMnn is confronted this morn.

PORTER SMITH is confronted this morn
ing with the Chief OF Police of Pittsburgh,
his clerk and a detective on his force.
Against the unsupported allegation ol
Porter Smith, whose desperate motive is
apparent, here Is the statement Of three
disinterested persons - comprehensive,
particular, explicit. The public will
wonder why Smith did not conccct, or his
defenders for him, ecandalous fabrica-
ton not 80 easily torn to pieces. There
are forms Of madness which puzzle the ex-
perts.
What the convicted Chief Of Police will
do now, is an interesting question. It may
be that his friends will come to his reliel
in another way and force him to resign.
It makes no difference what they do. The
Chief Of Police has been induced to open
his mud.batteries on the Mayor, and he
must abide the consequences. Tho case
against the Chief Of Police is not closed
by the defiant behavior Of Council. There
iJmOte in store. for him and he cannot
escape his fate. He broke his neck when
he assaulted the Mayor.
1t may interestiithe Chief of Police to
reflect that he has sworn to his statement
against the Mayor.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct 6-Dr. TheO-
dors Csuisius, Ct Illinois, after having
spent twenty years in the consular service
Of the government, the last three st
Samoa, has returned here broken in
health. He brings letter from the King
OF eomoa and some gifts. DR.. Cauisius
was an eyewitness ot the recent attempt
OF Germany to obtain possession Of the
Samoan islands, and the letter which he
brings from the King is q plea for the pso'
lection OF the United States against those
who seek to annex his kingdom DR.,
Cauisius aud the British Consul when the
German war ships arrived at Samoa erect,
ed a fort and planted the German tlAg
there, made very energetic protest that
North Germany should seise the group OF
Of islands, and undoubtedly 1t was. in q
great measure due to the vigorous protests
oi the two Corsuis that the German expet
dihon OF conquest stopped where it did,
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WASHINGTON, D. O., oat. CIT has
been cot forth in these dispatches over
and over again that tho move Secretary
Whitney made against the Advisory
Board was for the purpose Of shifting the
control o! the new cruisers where it would
do the most political coed. 1t is now
stated that the Washington Navy Yard
will bo closed in very short time be-
cause there is no work for the
employee to do. The force employ
ed At the yard here has always
been considered as superior to that EN-
ployed in most Of the yards Of the navy,
and the equipments and facilities il affords
are UNSURPASSED elsewhere. The trouble
is that few Of the men employed bere
have vote, and for that reason the work
Is TO be done at places where the most
voteu can be influenced. Secretary Whit.
ney is determined to use his office for all
it Is worth, notwithstanding all that the
President may say about "reform" oil the
civil service.
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prn.id.n,inl ro.tm ,,,nr,.

wAsHNaTOS, D. O., Oct. 0-'rhs PreSi-
dent to-day appointed the following named
presidential postmasters: wm, Q. Bate,
at Valley Forge, Kansas, vice Albert G.
Pstrick, resigned Simon "A. Jacobs, at
Chicopee, Mass, vice Arthur Y. daylor,
resigned Wm. Miner, at Cartersville,
Ga, vice J. R. Wikle, resigned Alfred r.
Storey, atDixon, Gal, vice VIM. Hall, re-
signed, ChAa. pnpr, at Fart Madison,
Iowa, vice O. A. Liste, resigned Wm. II.
Tatum, at Glasgow, Mo-, vice Wm. w.
Dewee, resigned Harrison W. Clark, at
Jacksonsville, Fla Woe WIN. NJ. Ledwith,
suspended +; Robert Simpson, at Wheeling,
W. Va, vice Hugh Sterling, suspended.
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'1nhInn rrnnhlnn.

MILES, Cry, MoST., Oct. G.-Four com.
panies from Fort Custer, under Captain
jackson, are guarding the Yellowstone
! Valley, near JUNCTION City, sgailst the
depreciation OF Indians, and have already
captured and sent to the front about forty
Crows. The PiegRnB aud Cheyennes are
also found oil their reservations. A yigi-
liant watch is being kept upon them by
the cowboys and military. A report now
comes that the Cheyennes are raiding the
MiSpah Valley. The Iudians will prob,
ably be sent from Fort keogh to return
them to their agency on the Rosebud.
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NEW YonK ALARMEp.
Scattering Cases of smSll.Pox Continue to
be Reported-FeHrs for the Future.

| IbohteEluE SnSfh Oh SmhllsFoA OuuhAhuS "
be Reportsd-FeArs for the Future.
NEw YoRK, Oct. 6.-Six or seven cases
OF smallpox in o city OF two million in-
habitants is not alarming in itself. But
that, in spite OF the most rigid regulations
and careful precautions, new cases should
continue to appear, points to possibilities
recognized as dangerous by the Health
Department. Even in its present incip-
lent condition, with the threatening invas-
ions. from Montreal and the impossibility
otinstitutinga ngarailroad quarantine from the
fiifected districts, there is need OF active
lpfeeautions. Winter ia the season when
smallpox is most prevalent. We are on
the threshhold OF the months that, in the
history Of the disease in this city and else
where, have produced smallpox epidem-
ics. It is hardly possible the distressing
scenes Of the p'st few montha in Canada
will be reenacted in New York. Nor will
the spread OF the disease assume the pro-
portions that it did in this city twelve and
thirteen years ago. A system OF all-the-
year.around vaccination in the tenement
districts saved the city in 1883, and may
be relied upon to limit the disease this
year. However, with the tide Of affection
setting powerfully from the North, and
because it has attained foothold already
here, vaccination can not entirely check
its spread, as 1t has proved powefless to
prevent its outbreak.
at the Health Department this morn
ing, in the Chief Inspectors rooms, there
were evidences that the disease was feared.
Though comparatively few have hitherto
come there for vaccination, there were
many applicants this morning, men,
women and children Of all ages, and ap-
parentiy persons OF different conditions in
life. Others, who have been vaccinated
within the last few weeks, came to have
their SCARS examined by DR.. James B.
Taylor or his assistants.
DR.. Taylor said 1--WE are vaccina.ing
very freely. This, however, is nothing
new, as the work is going on throughout
the year. But we are having many ap-
plications now, since the breaking out Of
the disease. Our doctors go from house to
house, and visit every Inhabited room in
the tenement districts. The record Of
cases this season dates back four weeks.
A Polish Jew immigrant was found with
the disease near'a jewish school. The
succeeding cases all came from this one
The week ending September developed
two cases; the next two weeks, four more
and one death; September 26, three more
were recorded and another death. Last
week there were six new cases with three
deaths. Yesterday one new case ap-
peared, in the Charity Hospital. This Is
u good beginning from nothing"
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ST.. LOUIS, oct. B.-Gen. A. j. Smith, a
Union BrIyadisr soldier in the late war
and now Auditor Of the city, was assaulted
and badly beaten yesterday by an iEate
contractor PANIED ]. o. Murphy. The lat
ter has had a bill Of 5000 in the Auditor's
office for the last three months, and yes
terday he went to the office and demanded
that it be audited. General Smith tried
to pacity him and finally tried to eject
him. Murphy seiSed the General by the
throat, and jammed his head through a
glass door and pounded him until he was
almost Benselebs. Murphy was arrested.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 6.-Many OF
the newly appointed Democratic officials
hold State or city officers, and under the
executive order Of General Grant, made
in 1872, General officials are prohibited
from holding State or municipal Offices.
Inquiries are being received, especially at
the POstoaics Department, to know
whether this order is in force. The reply
is made that 1t Is still In operation, and
that it can only be rescinded by an order
Of the President. As these officials are
members Of Boards OF Supervisors and act
in other capacities in carrying on the
elections, the enforcement Of the order
will be felt widely. l
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CetynHUs, a., Get. 9.-Jqdge Thur,
man, on being intFe1gced "a q large
AUDIENCE at Teleda, T., to-day, began
his speech by reference to the
Mount Cilead speech Of Senator sheF;
man at the opening Of tho campaign,
which, he said, was an Indictment Of the
South and revival OF the charges oi
crime and outrage made in years gone by.
He quoted the words OF Garfield in op.
position TO the revival Of sectional hatred
and said The lsss RFasiSsA.ial SIPPSiSn
tarif a. tue thisi Issue, but before the cam.
palgn closed this was dropped and the
bloody shirt raised as banner Of certain
Republican victory, but when the Gotes
were counted the bapnet wah found trail.
ing in the dust, Particular stress was laid
upon the sentiments Of Grant that the
passions OF war were at an end and amaze.
ment expressed.that q man speaking over
his tomb should be 90 audhelous % 70 say
. - 4
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Pictured Stolen,

BpsreS, oct. G-The pictures stolen
from Mr.. Frederick L. Ames' county seat
at Northeastern are the following; J.R
Millets.' "The Goose Girl" RousQeaus'
Scene on the oise, Meyer Won Bremen'l
"Young Mother p and small canvas by
{eybeS. The burglars also took some
valuable articles oi bric.a.bric. They
also broke into the house Of Nj. AneS'
mother, half mile away, And took q pair
Of vases. They then stole q hSndcar from
the railway OIatioh and Transferred their
booty 70 The outskirts Of Boston.
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In his drunken talk Wilson told OF the
horrible manner in which he killed An
thony Daily, a farmer Of Joy Hill, Pa, in
February, 1884; how alter he had worked
for him he asked him for money, and on
being refused visited q neighboring village
and got crazy drunk. Returning, he
stealthily, entered the, sleeping-rooln ot
DAILY andpieking up meatcarver Drained
the Bleeping victim The details follow
ing are almost too horrible to relate. The
murderer deliberately hacked the body to
pieces, seWed the severed members in o
bag and dumped them into'the WfssGhick-
on river. When sufficiently sobered to re-
alize the terrible deed he had committed
he fled the country, arriving in Chicago
after almost two years wanderingS.
Wilson was seen in his cell at the police
station last night. He la q years Of ago
aad o native OF Nova Scotia, where his
parents and relatives now reside. He is a
man ,ot small stature and slim frame,
looking anything but the horrible muir
derer he apparently is. Since he came to
this city he has worked for a ni!kman on
Wentworth avenue. About two weeks
ago he met a child greatly resembling that
OF the murdered man. At the sight OF
the little one the old feeling OF remorse
returned, and he says drove him. into q
frenzy. Since then he has known no
peace Of mind, and on Saturday night he
got drunk and hired boy to take him to
a police station, where he made his start
ling confession. When told that his story
had been verified by the Philadelphia de-
teetiVes, Wilson expressed no surprise, ii
anything he appeared pleased at the in
formation. Asto his punishment, he ap-
pears careless. He says he would rather
not be hanged but seems to think that
will be his fate. ~
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HoBoKEN, N. j., Oct. 6.-Geo. Dlsque, 9
saloon keeper, surrendered himself to the
police to-day saying he had killed bis
wife. An investigation proved the truth
Of his statement. He says he went homt
this afternoon and found his wife drunk
with d strange man in the house, who
hastily left; that q quarrel ensued; that
his wife tried 10 kill him with knife and
that in the struggle for its possession
the weapon accidentally entered her throat
The wound is eight inches long running
from ear to ear.
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BvrrALo, N. Y, Oct. a.-Rsv. Father
Cronia and James, Mooney, Of this city,
who are among those named by the meet.
ing last night In New York to pIOeeed ia
Ireland for the purpose Of asSIsting In the
Parliamentary CANVASS there, express this
morning their disapproyal Of such Gnurse.
They agree with Alexander Sullivan that
the Irish people need funds, not ofatory,
and that they favor the policy Of aiding
ireland In the DIRECTION where she is poor,
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-secretary Lamar
has recovered from his spell Of sickness,
and there was great crowd about his door
to-day, and the employees were reminded
OF the early days Of the administration.
One Of these latter remarked today n
cav tho same faces thai I Gsod to seq
shout here last spring. They seem 10
have come back with new energy. ] sup.
pose that they stayed AROUND here as long
as they could stand their winter clothes,
and now that the weather Is cooler they
Rre BACK again. y
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pe,peInto AtI.mpt at salctde.

WAsuISeroN, D. G., Oct. 0-The bar
tender at Meyers Hotel, on Pennsylvania
avenue, was horror.stricken this afternoon
to see guest of the hotel come into his
barroom and ask "Where is the Potomac
River? want to drown myself" From
an ugly. cash in the mans throat blood
was streaming down over bis clothing.
He ssid he had tried TO commit suicide
With razor, but could not muster
strength enoug h to Wie!d the weapon. The
polic4 patrol wagon was called aud the man
speedily sent to Providence Hotel
where medical assistance was rendered
him. An examination OF bis room reveal
ed an awful picture. Blood was every
where, rs though the man had dashed here
and there in the apartment, and wash
basin was nearly half filled with clotted
blood. His name is. August Hoose, and
no is registered from New York city. He
He is a mathematical instrument maker.
According to the story OF clerk in the
naval photographic Office who knows the
stranger, he is partially insane, as the re-
suit Of breaking his leg by falling from a
New York street Gar some three months
ago. II is thought that he cannot recover.
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SAN Francisco, Oct. 6.-Aiss Louisa
Thorndyke, whom pioa RoueiOault has
married in Australia, is 81 years old. Bou-
eicaut is Is. She was playing juvenile
lady parts in travelling companies in the
Southwest before she came hera Gnd put
herself under BoucicSuIt'S tuition for The
part Of the heTnlpe in his play, "All For
loye,f Ae fell in love with his pupil and
she accompanied his party to Australia.
The lady is daughter oI General kiehsEd
Thorndyke, OF the British army,
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"a FIrhl IIlornI Yotorn.

CrScNNArl, O., Oct. 0.-An active non.
partisan movement is in progress to de.
tect and punish frauds in the registration
OF voters for the coming election. Money
has been literally subscribed and leading
citizens OF the different parties have ap-
pointed an executive committee to de-
tect and prosecute all cases found.
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KnIghts Of Labor Assembly.

HAMILTON, oSr., Oct. 6,-Bat little was
done at the day session Of the General
Assembly Of the Knights Of Labor, yester-
day. In the evening all the delegates
from the Western States met at the Frank-
lin House, and for several hours had q
heated discussion on the strike and lock-
out on the Wabash Railway. When they
finally adjourned no conclusion had been
arrived Of, and it was decided to continue
tue consideration Of the difficulties at
some future time during the convention.
Ths general sentiment OF the'meetiug ap-
peared to be that the majority OF the other
American railways are backing the Wa
bash up in the position it has assumed.
The business ofthe Assembly was resumed
at 8 o'clock this morning. ..as ...