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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-17
pR. pAnNEY,s CASE.
He Himself Gave Grounds for the Terrible
Charges,


CINCINNATI, o., Dec. l6.-H, v, B.
writes to the Commercial Ga'etle from
Washington as follows; In view Of the
pointed and apparently well-backed dsni.
ais by Dr.. Dabney, and others in his be-
hall, 1t has been the general belief here
for several days that he has been uDjustly
charged with any connection with Ander.
sonyille, But last evening q report was
current that Dr., DAbney himself had de-
clared, in q talk With felloW'oleTks, that
he was guard at AndersonVills, Care
iul inquiry in regard 10 this matter to-day
shows that this report II true. A reliable
clerk In the Pension Office says that Mr.,
Dabuey come time ago stated In the pres
AnCeoi his associates In the office that he
had been, q guard at Andersonyille prison,
1t came outin this way; "In claim for
pension It was alleged that the mind OF
the applicant, who was an Indiana soldier,
bad been impaired by tho treatment he
had received at Andersonville, The claim
happened 10 fall into the hands OF DR..
Dabuey. He took tho claim to another
medical reviewer and made derislvs re-
tuhIAn HVaVeIhluk buVh 81 ahekeHuHI
laughed at and treated the claim with con-
tempt. Hia conduct was such that an old
employe called him to an account for 1t,
and they had an alteration Of words,
Then Mr.. DAbney, to defend himaslt In his
position in regard 10 the claim, stated that
he knew such claim to be ridiculous, for
he wss guard at Andersonville and knew
what he was talking about. II has been
we'll known In the medical dlVlsion for
some time,
There seems to be no doubt that DR.,
Dabney did make this claim. Even II 1t
was false claim, as his denial implies,
the fsct Of his making 1t would seem to
render him even more unit for service In
the pension office than II he had actually
served ct ApdersonYllle and kept quiet
about 1t, A man VINO, being ifee from
that most Internal crime against Civilza.
tiop, would 60. upR claim OF connection
with 1t, exbibits & kind Of deprayity which
no language can characterize with eut-
1Cienk severity.
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"l.lack pla@onas" Tonight.

The Waite comedy Company presented
at the Grand last evening The pretty old
Irish drama, "Ksthleen's Dream" This
play furnished Barley Campbell the idea
which made "Clio'L=representiug scenes
Of holInlso that the auditor cannot see
Ahe way out" and then showing them
to have bsen but dream, Tho play was
never better given horo. 1t will be re.
pested al the matinee tomorrow. To.
night NRlaok Diamonds" will be present.
cd. This is q highly sensational drama
based on the "Mollie Msguires" Of
Pennsylvania, which organization II
shows up as 1t was exposed In the courts.
Aside from tho strong play, the music oi
the orchestra "a excellent, and worth
going 10 hear,
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WAGON Manufaeturer. in councll. .

CHlpAgo, Dec. 1G.-Tho National Wagon
Manufacturers Association mot here this
morning and a resolution unanimously
adopted advancing the prics OF wages 10
por cent, owing to an advance in iron and
other materials used in their construction.
Thirty.ons manufacturer were present
representing 80 percent OF the wagon pro
duct OF the United States and an sggre'
gate capital Of SIG, 1000. 600. Though no for.
NAL action was taken the general genti
ment Of the Association was against tht
employment OF convict labor. They say
that 25 percent Of the wagons made are
made by convict labor, and that the sub
sequent lowered prices have entsiled enor
nous loss upon those not employing CON
Vinta
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CHICAGO MINISTER'S
VIEW THE HoRnID BA144p
OF the National Opera COmpRuy-Thsy 60 to
the Performance for tho Purpose of
Deciding the Question us Experts
What They Saw While There,

CHICAGO Dec, l6.-L,ug bstors th'
curtain arose on the opera Of "GAlatea'
and its aiterpieCe, Rubsustein's "BA
Costume" at the Columbia theatre to
night, cotsrie Of newspaper men Were
in tho foyer casting iurtive glSncss al
every person who entered wearing the
slightest approach to ministerial cloth, OF
the regulation clerical cravat, Seven.
teen Of ZIon's watchmen had previously
sent in a request for the seats offered
them by the National Opera Company In
order TO obtain their opinion upon the
propriety oi the ballet, Double seVen-
teen seats had been assigned 10 the minis
ters by the management, but, contrary to
the somewhat general expectation, they
were acatteEed throughout the house.
The theatre men were In great glee.
Manager MilwRrd Adams was certain the
clerical brethren would be there in full
force.
".hy,n said he "Proisssor Swing is for
US, DR., Thomas has been present two
evenings and many Others are iRvorAbly
impressed"
The first genuine preacher struggling In
among crowd OF laity and some who
couldn't even claim that dignity, was the
Rev. Charles II. Blxby, OF Hyde Park. He
took three seats, Then Rsv, j, Rushton,
looking much az he did as Secretary OF the
General Convention, yet with, q kind
Of, hope.Blshop.M op.MCLane,wonl,Ls.heEe,
look on his face, stepped In and took q
seat in the section occupied by some JEFF
ierson Park "sports."
The Rev. Henry g.. Parry dropped Into
seat ss naturally as II 1t were an "Amen
corner" and atterward said he did not be-
lieve the Bishop would care any way.
Then there followed much in the same
style as school boys standing upon row,
waiting 10 interview the ierFule the Rsys.
E. 9. Taylor, Il. O. Bosler, O, KoernGr,
Rsbbl Rosenthal, W. Hartman, ]. II.
Msbie, David Utter, r, B. Townsend, j.
s, Thompson, j. Spencer Kennayd and
the Rev. KalloUh. The older veterans
OF the p.oea weTe oonspicuously
absent. The irst part Of the performance
was apparently unobjectionRble and min.
lateral bald headsahined Gs luminously as
any others on lovely "Gslatea.' The
opera over, then came the "Bsl Costume"
the Polonaise ls Cossaque dance o! the
Almes, SpaniSh dance, Grand Adagio,
etc., slnoss without limit. Seemingly,
owing 10 the scattering Of the ministers
seats II was difficult to keep track Of their
occupants. 1t Is known, however, that
some Of them fed before the brilliant bal.
lot. At the close, however, all present
seemed to DO we'll pleased, though they
conGaed their praise 90 lar as known to 4
vague condemnation OF the artistlc effects,
not touching upon the fact that the cos.
tunes on tho stage Were OF the regplstloA
type, displaying all the Chsrma Of volup.
tuous limbs In due pIop9rtlOn,
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The Recent CoIllaIon nt belmont.

The collision last Tuesday nsar B,l.
mont on the B. & o, this side Of Barnes.
vile, was caused by the oyster express 60.
Ing west running into freight coming
east. The conductor Of the freight had
orders 10 await at Burr's tho passage ol
the trains due about II o'clock. The lat
Ter run In three sections, aud two having
passed, the freight men, believing the
track 10 be clear, pulled out from Burf's.
When their train reached Belmont II met
the third section going waat anda fright:
fol Oolllalon occurred, Tbs freight had
Stacked up, but was going at Q fair rate o
speed, and the oyster train somewhat
slower. The enSinesr and htemsn Of
both trains lumpsd and were not Injured.
Both locomotives were demolished and
eight oY ten cars knocked 10 pieces. Oys
tefs were scattered ID every direction, ant
the people OF Belmont carried away thl
periShabls goods BY tho h1OkOtlul. For
tunat9ly no nBNon was Injured, but the
losa tn the company will reach up In II
Thousands OF dOllafa,
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HoRR1BLE pRUrAL1rY
Revealed by Young wife Whose Hus.
baud Is LypShSd,

II
TTxARKANA, TExAs, Dec, 16.-Jamel
Howard, aged S5 ysars, was taken from
jail here at midnight last night by RmAsk
ed mob, by whom he was carried short
distance below the town and hanged to
railroad tICslle.
Howard was arrested Wednesday on q
warrant sworn out by his mother'in-lRW W
charging him with maltrsStlng his wife,
who is scarcely fourteen years old.
Howard and his vile were married last
July, Mrs, Howard tells q story Of afro,
cIous brutality on the part ol her
husband. She says he frequently tied her
feet together while she was in q state OF
nudity and hanging her up by the feet,
beat her numerically, and threatened 10
Kill her II abe told snyoae Of the
Cruellies.
On the first OF November Howard took q
common branding iron, used to brand
live stock and heating 1t red hot branded
q large letter III" on his wits's per-
son In two places while ahs was
tied to q bed. Alter suffering sew
eral weeka from the effects Of these
burns Mrs, Howard told her
mother what happened and the result
was that Howard was arrested. Deputy
SheHa Hargett had anticipated that q
mob would attack the jail last night and
bad employed extra guards, hut the mob
gained entrances while the guards were
eating q midnight meal,
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CHICAGO, Dec. 1O-Iudys Gresham to-
day appointed Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley
OF Michigan, to be receiver Of the Wsbast
Rlilroad. Judge Cooley Ia q resident o.
Ann AIbor, and an ex tnsRbeE oi the su
preme Court OF that State.
New YoRy, Dec, 1a-An attempt waE
made this afternoon to learn what Jay
Gould thought OF the new recsivet for the
Wabash. A dispatch from Chicago an
nouncing the appointment Of Judge Cooley
by Judge GrcOham WOO shown hiIn and /
number OF questions we're slowered upor
him by the reporter, hut the only wordl
that could be extracted from him wert
these, II have nothing 10 say
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The Arn,,tropr Conl Company.

Secretary of State Walker has issued a
certificate Of incorporation to the Arm.
strong Coal Company, formed for the pur.
pose otownlng, leasing aud operating coal
and other mineral lands; owning and
operating steam tugs, boats and barges for
shipping coal and Tor doing a general mer,
chandising business ip connection with
mining. $1,000 haye been BubsCribed and
paid In. The capital Btookis divided int c
shares Of 500 eaob, and limited 10 $50 ,00C
in all, The stockholders are ss follows:
shares; Michael Beane, Maiden, shares
W. D. Armstrong, Maiden, 2 shares ]. A
Armstrong, Point Pleasant, | share Jamel
B, West, Marietta, O., 4shares.
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CuIVAuo, psc, l6,-A atrIke OF the con
duotoEs and drivers on the West Division
Street Rallwsy Ia threatened, and, uules.
the company scceds TO certain terms, will
probably hs declared at a meeting oil the
men to be held next Saturday evening,
The grievances Of tho men are principally
in the fact that instead Of increasing the
number OF cars to acGommodata the holi-
day travel, no less than thirty cars have
bson taken Oh and tue CouduCsors and
drivers Of theae cars have been distribu,
ted among the other cars, which are run
more rapidly and with q ahoFlsr wait al
the ends Of the Iouts. AS the conductors
and drivers are paid by the hour, and NO.
by the trip, the short wait at the end oil
the trip dsprives them Of all chance to
warm Themselves without giving them
amp compensatlon in the way OF an In.
GREASE In pay. Their nay, Oh the con.
trSry, Is decreased, &s the large number oi
men dlOtlibuIed among tho cars still run.
ming shorksns up the time oil the remain
der, with corresponding reduction oil
pay and at least the same nUuahar Of trips.
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: 1nhoelIng N Anpreela,ea.

When in New York recently Mr, ]. A,
Farig, the Wheeling artist, received
orders for a number OF small still life
studies, examples Of which he took will
him. The specimens and dozen other
oi the same siss aud general character
were purchased by a leading dOalsr Ia
paintings and otheF art works. The
twelve plCturVn NaIo nhipped yesterday
They oolprlss fruit and game pieces and
othSE oil paintings oi still lie, With one OF
two studies Of dogs. Nj. FAflS's skill
with the brush In these subjects ID vel
known. The Nav York house astess Il
take oil tbs glpilAt productions Of hlI
easel hp oat And time 10 palnt.
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ABOUT PEOPLE,
Strangers in the City and wnsolinE Folk
Ahroad.

auhngorA In the City and wheeling FOLK
Abroad.
Romeo Il. Freer, E.Q., OF Richie coun.
ty, was In the city yesterday.
Hon. ]. B, Donley, Of Waynesburg, was
at the stamm House yesterday.
Rev. Richard Howell! and his brother
Mr.. Tom Howell, have gone TO Philadel-
phia.
State Senator Somerville and Attorney
Nuzum, OF Wellsburg, were down yestsr-
day.
Col, E. A. Bennett, Of the Huntington
Advertiser, ex.stste Auditor, was in town
|yeUSerdsy.
'Rev. +. H. DsHaas will deliver lecture
before the slgourney society OF the Fe.
male College this afternoon at 9 O'Clock.
Mr.. w. A. Wilson, who has been con.
aned 10 his home in North Wheeling for
several days past, 10 again able to bs out.
Mr.. L. VII. Schultz and bride, Of Zines
Vile, arc at the Stamm. Mr.. Schultz ls a
member Of the big soap concern Of that
city.
Rev. Calvin oonnor, OF Moundsyille,
one OF tho pioneers OF the West Virginia
n. E. Conference, has had etroke oil
paralysis, and ls dangerously III OF his
home In Moundsyille.
Mr.. Will s. Brady, formerly OF Hobbs,
BloCkunier & Co.'S. glass works Office, ol
this city, will leave this morning for
Wellsburg To accept the secTGtarysbip ol
the Riverside Glass Works, oil that place.
| His hbothhr Mr. Nharlaa RFadv tho fnr.
mer secretary, in conjunction with Mr.,
Charley Tallmau, will start glass works
at Washington, Pa. Mr.. Wilbur O
Btockunisr, formerly bookkeeper at the
Top Mill, will 20 with Hobbs, Brockuniei
& Co., and Mr.. James P. Wilkinson sue.
Ossds Mr., Brockunier at the Top Mill.
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ILomo nnd tlle I.nhor Trouhlo..

BALrIMoRE, Dec. l6.-Next month Gar
dinal Gibbons wilI~go to Rome to at
tend tho Consasory. The object Of hi
visit will bs two.fold. He will receive
the red hat, the crowning ipalgnis OF the
Granddaughter this Is the formal object
The mole interesting phage Of his visit
will be his audience and consultation
with Pope Lso on the labor question In
this country. The Cardinal takes deep
interest In 1t and the coming Of Arch.
biahop Elder, OF Qipelpnati, 10 Baltimore
10 for tie lnlrpoae Of talking over this
question. Archbishop Elder was here In
October at the time Of Mr.. PoTderly's se.
crOt viait to the Cardinals house and CON,
ference with the arChbiShops,
Archbishop CqEsigspb Of New York, has
been gHHmohedt6 Bsltlmove by the Oar
dinsl. II Ia quite certain that the case o.
DR.. MCGlynn will be discussed.
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LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Matters Of. Minor Momsntl,R aud About
the OItv

Matters Of. Minor homsuI1,n aHd Abou
the Oily,
THR GRAND this sveniug-"BlaCk Dla
monds,"
oPRR4 HcusH this evsnins-"Ths Little
Tycoon,"
HOLIDAY shoppers abound already, and
most ot them are from out Of town,
THE Benwood nail factory was idls yes.
to-day on account ol scarcity Of steel.
A YOUTHFUL employe Of the Hinge Fac
tory named Dabney lost finger In q
washer preaa yesterday,
A FINE COLT Was found on the Oald-
wella run bottom yesterday morning with
Q fore leg broken, II was shot to end its
misery, The owner is not known.
THE covered flre,brick barge, Bessie,
was go badly crushed by the los while tied
up at New Cumberland on Wednesday,
that she sank, She was loaded at the
time.
THE case OF B, B. Doyeuer against the
Wheeling and ParkersburG Transportation
Company, TO recover about $4,000 alleged
70 be due him as counsel fees, was yester-
day reset IN the Circuit court for Decem.
Der 29.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to
record Q deed Of trust and deed in fee,
made December 10 by William North and
vile to Augustus DuVal, in consideration
OF S4ll,25, for 4 acres and Is poles OF the
farm on the north fork OF Short creek
known as the North home farm.
THE ladies' of 81. MattheWs church will
give q supper and social Of the church
this evening. Supper will be served from
. O'Clock, The ladies OF ST. Matthews
have q well earned reputation for these
suppers, and thsre is sure to be large at.
tendance. Refreshments will be served
all evening,
ApIurANy,GRNRRAL +. L. Woop for.
warded to-day forty stands Of arms to tho
Auburn Guards OF Richie county, who
were mustered In by Colonel .. L.
Dsspard on the second Of this month.
Their Captains name ia j. o. Gluck. He
also shipped to-day twenty stands oi arms
to Captain z. H. Freer's company, the
Richie Guards Charleston Sar.
Tue two nights fair and festival to be
given by the pupils Of the Lsdies' Indus.
trial School No. ], Of LaBelle street, com.
mences this evening in Germsnia hall.
The ll6 children who attend this school
and who are taught gratuitously by 1--WE
or six philanthroplc ladies, will have for
sale many handsome and useful articles,
made by themselves after having been
taught at this school, The proceeds Of
the fair will DO used to buy material
70 be made up into articles for poor and
needy persons.
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B4seos, Me-, Dec. lG.-The schooner
Redondo Is probably lost With all ou
board, as vessel answering her descrip'
ton Is reported to havo been seen of
Thatcher Island, Nov. IL, wrecked and
deserted, The other veeeels named be.
low have not been heard from and are
thought to be Lost. The schooner Rodon.
do left here Nov. II with lumber for east
Boston, the schooner DlRdem Nov. lS
with lumber for the same the schooner
Alpine Nov. Is with LUMBER for Wood.
hall and the schooner Annette Nov. Is
with lumber for CohaHHett.
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For Ten Thousand Dollars -Iirowus and
New YOrkS Matched.
NEW YoRK, Dec. l6,-Base ball men in
this city we're thrown into state Of yio'
lent excitement to-day when 1t was AM
nounced that the St. Louis BROWNS, the
champions Of tho World, had been chal.
lengel by the Now York "Glants" 10 play
series oi gSnes Tor o atake OF $4,000,
best four out ot seven.
John B. Day, President OF the "Glants," "
walked into the Filth Avenue Hotel this
morning, and meeting Chris Won Der Abe,
tbs President Of the Browns, said to him
excitedly, " understand, Mr.. Won Der
Abe, that you say the New York "giants"
are & third claps Cluhn
Won Dsr Abe replied that It was third
in the games for the championship this
swell, 1 will challenge you to play for
$40, 600 next spring." cried Day, still more
e4qltslly, aud sbakinga handful OF bills
In the GiE.
dAll right" said Won Der Abe; ,'and !
will play you with seven men with your
manager, Jim Mutrie, for umpire"
A forfeit Of $3.50 a side was placed In
the hands Of Manager Decker, Of the
Baltimore club, and the men separated.
Three Of The games will be played on the
Polo grounds and three Ia st. Louis. II
1t should be necessary to play the seventh
II will bs played on neutral grounds.
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ST. PAUL, Dec. 1G.-A special from Pipe
stone, Mimi, says; The Calumet Hotel
was burned yesterday. David Mcoul'
Tough Ysa istSlly injured; Rev. A. s. Or
cutt, q baptist minister was killed; o III
tie colored boy had his back broken, and
Virgil Trendergsst was seriously hurt
The loss is $4,000 partially insured
Nothing was saved. Law EIlSworth es
capped by a rope from second BtorJ
vfndow
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Advice 70 Mothers.

Are you disturbed Of night aud broken
oi your rest by q sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting tseth2 II
90 send Of once aud get bottle Of Mas.
W1SsLow's BoorHlHd srRUr. poR CuitD.
REN TEErniSa. 1ts VAluo 10 tnCalCnlable.
| II will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm.
medlately. Depend upon II, mothers,
there ID no mistake about II. II cures
dyaenlsry md diatfbmt, regulates the
stomach aud bowels, cures Wind collie,
aoitOns the gums, reduces Inflammation
and glvcB tone and energy 10 the whole
syAtem. MIS-, WiSatowB SooritiSa STnuF
ron CHILDREN TEETalSa ls pleasant 10 the
taste, and Ia the prescription ol one Of the
oldest and best female hutsAs and phyHl.
clans In the United States, and 10 for sale
BY all druggists throughout tue world,
PficO % cents bottle. MwSAw
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PLAN OF CAMP AIGN,
THE TRUSTEE ARE WARNED
Aud are Afterwards Arrested, IuoludIpg
the Editor Of f"Unltsd Ireland" and John
Dillon aud othOrs-Ths Govsru-
menps Extraordinary Course

DUBLIN, Dec, 16,-Nr Thomas Maypo,
Parpelite member Of Parliament for Mid
die Tpperary, who, in tbs capacity of
trustee under the ''plsn Of campaign" /" is
receiving from Wexford county tenants
the reduced rent' refused by the land,
lords and their agents, has bsen served
with notice BY the agent Of the Brookss
estate that, II he makes any 9th r
use Of the moneys so deposited with
him than to return them to ths
tenants, tha law will be an-
piled to him. This thrgas, Il
carried out, will tost the question OF ths
rights Of tenants to permit their entrusted
repts to be expended in fighting tine land,
lords or the Government In prosecutions
tor, preparation in "the plan Of cam.
uaiisd ireland to-day says that Mr.. John
Dillon's line Of ConducE will not ha chang,
ed by tho Governments sentence order
Ing him to furnish bond, with two
suFotles, for his good behavior IN the iu-
ture, "Nohody" says uaited Irslani,
cares rush for Judge 0Brlen's pious
opinion concerning the legality Of the
plan OF campaign"
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PARIS, Dec. l0.-Gen. PeliAaiOr gave a
banquet last evening to United States
Minister McLane and the French Dele.
gates to the ceremony Of the dedication OF
the "ststue Of Liberty Eulightening the
World" General Pelissier expressed
profound emotion over the cordi-
allty OF the reception accorded
the delegates by the people Of the United
States. Mr. McLane In response said the
were established in America before
English civilization was planted there,
and they had left their names to places
testiiying to the extsnt and persistence Of
French influence.
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"A cnnylrl,. Cnntn..lnn.

MtcHioAS OirY, 1SDa DsC. lO.-John
Alexander, a convict serving two years In
the Northern Prison, attempted 10 commit
suicide yesterday by hanging, he wat
resusCitatsd and then confessed tho tnur
der Of companion In Montgomery
county, last spring, He Haid tho crime
had been pIeylng upon bis mind until II
became uncomfortable, and lie ID Vlad thai
he las made the truth known. Tbs MUIR.
dsfed man WAS placed on tho railroad
track, and II has boon heretofore Huppoa
cd that hs WAS accidentally killed. AleE,
andpr has twenty months yOt 10 tSrvC
lot ] arceny and thon will bs tried fol
murder
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Annli,nr I.rnn uAh.n

CLEVELAND, o., Dec, 1B.-At Akron, o.,
to-day, I,otts, the actress, aled q petition
in Court asking that two mortgages which
she holds against the estate Of James
Matthews, be made first and second liens
on the property, and that the claim Of tho
North American Insurance Company
against The estate DO set aside. Lotta
claims that the mIItgaHes, oae for sa,00O
and the other for $1,000 were given her
seven years ago by James Matthews on
apoount Of loAns made by her. james
Matthews was the iSthpr ol Charles Mat
theNg, Henry. U. Abheyls TEeaSuteI.