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Duluth,

DULUTH. Special Telegram, May 26.-Wheat
was dull and lower to-day. There was little
demand, few outside influences and no special
features. Cash wheat was neglected and the
close was nominally s5sc for car lots of No. /
hard. June. which was dull, opened late at
863ac, with the next business an hour later Tao
decline at 86asc. 1t closed nominally at S6loc.
July wheat opened on split at 87le@B7l4c,
which was ls@9sc below yesterdays last quota
lions. 1t dropped to Sc then slowly advanced
under small buying to 975ec, which was the top
ruled dull and cold OF to 867sc. with the last
business Sc where 1t closed with sellers Au-
gust wheat sold early at $780, or Lee premium
over July the same time. It closed nominaiIv At
875sc September wheat sales of 10000 bu at
S64c. closed lower to sell. Nothing was reported
.: receipts. $500 bu: shipments, 1913, 803 bu.
Minneapolis.
WHEAT-Folfowing were the closing quota
tiOns: @
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Who Was the ForEey?

Maris & Smith, brokers, OF No. 90 South
Third street Philadelphia. arc the firm
whose name was used by the person or
persons who sent to Secretary Faircbild
the bogus offer Of $5.2G5.OO OF bonds on
the 18th. A member OF the firm said:
A letter was sent to Mr.. FairchiId which
contained an offer Of $1,000. 600 Of 4 1.2
per cent bonds 1T $l.OS. and S265, 900 Of
per cent bonds ut Sl.27. Both were &C
ccpted by Mr.. FnirchiId. There was no
attempt on the part OF the forger, who
ever he was. 70 initiate the firms sigma.
ture. The first intimation we had Of the
matter was when Assistant United States
Treasurer Page informed lis that the
bonds offered by us had been accepted
by tho government. l sent word to
Mr.. Page that we had not offered the
bonds to the government. An investisa.
tion then followed, and "a soon ne we saw
the letter we informed Mr.. Page that a
forgery had been committed. Detectives
were put upon the case at once. and al.
though a certain party is suspected Of the
crime, no proof OF his guilt has been discov.
cred. The thing was done Of course for
stock jobbing purposes. and the market.
IA you know, improved after the announce
'neut "f the purchase. The government
can hold the forger. if he il apprehended,
and suppose he can be scverly punished.
We are now doing all we can to discover
the guilty party.
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Double Railroad Wreck.

A railroad wreck, followed in ten min
utes by another wreck, occurred at II point
fifty miles from Kansas City. where the
hannibal & Wabash roads run parallel.
The accident resulted in the death Of four
men and the injury OF three others, one of
whom will die. The late terrific rain had
washed away ~ bridge over a RAJ
vine, and the first accident occurred
when an east bound Rock Island
freight train was thrown into the ditch
Y. Hoyston, u brakeman OF Edgerton juno.
tion, Kan, was on top OF one OF the
cars that went down into the debris. He
was crushed beyond recognition. Imme.
diatcly afterwards Edward &. Armstrong.
q brakeman, WIS sent ahead to flag the
Hannibal freight. lie mistook the tracks.
and was walking along the Wabash road
when the Wabash freight dashed around
q curve and instantly killed him.
The Wabash train met the same fate
az the Rock Island, as the two
bridges were only two feet apart and
were connected and the heavy ca RS plunged
down ON the wreck Of the trst,train. Two
dead bodies we're taken out soon aiteward.
Neither OF the men could be recognized. and
it is supposed they were tramps. Engineer
Ben Mcclellan. ;,f the Wabash train, was
badly hurt in jumping: and Ben Morris, a
negro youth. WAS so badly hurt that lie
is expected to die. John Snyder, the Rock
Island fireman, also suffered slight in juries
It will be some time before che track can
he cleared. Meanwhile, both roads will
uae ut her trncks
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In Store.
Grades.

WHEAT-Following were the closing QUOTA
lions: ~"
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dog brought me the bird. which l at
once presented to Sit John Rowell.
apoloSizlng for my intrusion. lie was
a large man with red hair and beard,
tai! and strong. a placid polished Her
cules. He had none Of the so-called
British stiffness, and thanked me in
French, but with the decided accent
OF the other side of the Channel.
Within the month we had chatted to-
gether five or six times.
AT last, one evening rs 1passed his
gate, l saw him smoking a pipe, sit
ting astride a chair in his garden. l
bowed, and he asked me to come in
and drink a glass of beer. l did not
wait to be urged. He received me
with the scrupulous courtesy Of the
English, and began to praise France
and Corsica.
Then with the greatest pre;aution,
masking my curiosity under the form
OF II deep interest in him., asked a few
questions about his life and his plans
He answered with unembarrassed
frankness. told me he had travelled n
great deal, in Africa. the Indies, and
III America. He added, laughing:
"'Oh, yes! I've had q great many
adventures
IL began to speak Of hunting, and
lie gave me the most singular details
OF hippopotamus hunting, tiger and
elephant hunting, and even gorilla
hunting.
II remarked that such animals were
dangerous game.
"He smiled: oh no! man is the
worst Then he laughed outright. a
big Englishman's laugh. 'Ive hunted
men a good deal, too, he said. Then
he spoke Of weapons, and invited ME
Into his house to show me different
kinds OF guns.
"His parlor was hung with black
silk embroidered with gold. Great
| yellow flowers sprawled over the som.
bre material, as brilliant as a fire: He
announced that it was Il Japanese
stuff.
But in the middle OF the largest
panel a strange thing caught my eye
On q square OF red velvet there WAS a
black object. drew near; it was q
hand, a mans hand. Not skeleton
hand, white and clean, but a dried.up
black hand, with yellow nails, start
ing muscles, and traces of blood that
was like mud on the cleanly cut of
bones. severed as WITH an AK near the
| middle of the forearm. Around the
wrist an enormous iron chain, riveted
and soldered to the uncleanly limb
| fastened it to the wall by II staple
strong enough to hold an elephant.
IL asked what it was. The English
| man cody answered.:
| THAT WAS my dearest foe. HI
came from America. That WAS cut
off with a sword, and the skin scraped
off with flint and dried in the sun 10,
eight days. Pretty good for me-
wasn't it.
! II touched the remnant OF human
! ity. which must have belonged to &
Colossus. The immoderately lone
gers were attached by enormous
.dons, to which shreds of the Skin
still adhered. The hand was frightfu
to behold, hayed as it was; it natur
ally suggested a barbarous revenge.
| The man must have been very
powerful said l.
oh, yes said the Englishman
gently, but was stronge: than HI
was. put that chain on it to hole
it,
shrinking he was TESTING, ! said;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
CABLE FLASHES.

Manuel Santalla and Miguel Gonzelez,
the convicted Cuban kidnapper, were
executed at Matanzas Saturday.
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker, formerly
Mayor Of Liverpool, has offered to give
G25O, 600 towards building Cathedral in
that city.
NJ. DeVilers, the French Resident in
Madagascar, has returned to Paris. He
Reports that the former tension has give
way TO feeling Of mutual confidence.
The Lower House OF the Hungarian
Diet has passed the bill authorizing the
summoning OF the reserves in time OF
peace. All the amendments were re-
iected.
The French Chamber OF Deputies by
vote Of 1866 TO l05 decided to discuss
the Panama lottery loan bill. The ulti-
mate adoption OF the bill is therefore
probable.
General Ignatief has been unani-
mOusly elected President Of the Slavonic
Benevolent Society Of st. Petersburg.
The election Of General Ignatief is con-
sidered in Vienna to bode i'll TO the
peace Of Europe.
The Belgian Free State on the Congo
has been created by the Vatican an aPos-
tolic vicarate, and its administration in
trusted TO the Congregation Of Mission
aries at Sheud, near Brussels. An apos-
tolic prefecture has been instituted at
Balize.
Daniel Moriarty and Daniel Hayes
were hanged at Tralee for the murder OF
James Fitzmaurice, near Lixnaw, County
Kerry, January last. Both declared
their innocence. Fitxmaurice had taken
a farm from which his brother had been
J evicted.
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A TERRIBLE REVENGE.
The Crime of Two Very Tough Wilkes
barre Characters.

The Crime of Two Very Tough wilkes
barre Characters.
WrLxEsBARRR, Pa, April GA house
OF questionable character at Beach Ha-
ven was the scene OF a terrible tragedy
last night. The house was occupied by
three youngwomen, named Annie Nagle,
Kittie Durkin and Jennie Snyder.
In the early part of the evening two
visitors, named Wesley Probst and
"Doc" Hess, called and were entertained
by the women. About midnight, two
disreputable characters, Bill Bitter and
Harry Meyers, raped at the door ior
admission. They were refused admit
lance, add then broke in the door. Probst
and Hess then came to the rescue OF the
women and Meyers and Bitlerwere eject
ed from the house.
Probst and Hess then retired for the
night. They were aroused from their
slumbers about four o'clock this morn
ing by the cry OF fire. The house was
enveloped in flames and soon burned to
the ground. The two men had all they
could do to get out.
The Nagle and Snyder girls jumped
from upper windows and escaped, but
the other girl, Katie Durkin, who slept
in room in the attic, was sufocated.
The coroner is now investigating the
affair. The supposition is that Bitter
and Meyers set fire to the building after
they were elected from the house.
Meyers served six years in the peniten'
tiary for manslaughter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
DEATH IN THE WIRE.
He Touched an Electric Light Loop and
Died from the Shock.

He Touched an Electric Light Loop and
Died from the Shock.
New YORK, April 29.-Another life
was sacrificed last night by the apparent
carelessness Of the electric light COM
pany. This time it was not by broken
or dangling wire, but in consequence of
the close proximity OF sidewalk to one of
the arc light street lamps. The fatality
occurred between Spring and Rivington
streets, on the Bowery, and Frederick
witte, clerk in Louis Schlessingers
tailoring establishment, at No. 200 Bow
cry, was the victim.
In front Of Schlessinger's store are two
large arc lights, one suspended near
either show window for the purpose Of
showing off the goods. Witte, who was
about twenty-three years OF age. has had
great habit OF tapping lightly with his
hand one OF the lampswheneyer he came
out or entered the store, sometimes be
ing compelled to jump up to do so.
The store was closed as usual at about
ten o'clock last night, and q few minutes
Inter Witte started for his lodgings. The
lamps were hanging rather lower than
was customary, as any one standing five
feet high could. have reached them.
witte foolishly grasped one of the wires
forming the loop to the lamp, and on
the instant he uttered q cry Of pain. He
was powerless to release his hold, how
ever, and after writhing in agony for ap.
parently several seconds he fell dead.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-30
NE RVLE THE NORLD.
Foreign Nations Realize the In
fluence Of America
IN POLITICS And FINANCES
Suicide of a Daughter OF the Fa-
nous Madame Rachael Tho
Emperor's Condition
Interesting Foreign News.

LONDON, April 29.-The RosnOmst
says: We expect to hearlittle of Ameri-
can treasury accumulations if the
American Government maintains the
present rate Of purchasing bonds.
There will be difficulty, however,
which is likely to increase, as the sup
ply of bonds diminish. It is easy to
skin the market Of bonds loosely held,
but it is difficult to reach those held for
investment, which will only be suren-
dered on distinctly advantageous terms.
Commenting on the Presidential cleo
ton in America, the ROalOmia says:
"vast business, financial and railway
schemes hang upon the result OF the
election. Even English business waits.
Europe has hardly realized that the
growth OF America has advanced the
Presidents position 10 one of immense
power and responsibility, so that 1t is
now one of the first importance on
earth. American diplomacy is guided
by the Presidents decisions, and affects
ali countries. The President is now re-
solving the fisheries question with Eng
land, the Sami question with Germany,
the emigration question with China,
and the consular rights question with
Morocco. He may next week decide
whether America shall produce financial
ruin in Paris, and shake the French Re-
public by its treatment Of De Lessep's
Panama canal.
The market was quietiand prices firm
under influence OF news OF the German
Emperor's improved condition and alb
sence OF any further development OF the
Boulanger movement. There was a
strong demand for American railroad
securities, both for the home and foreign
account. A comparatively small amount
of American stocks and bonds is now
held in Europe, but large amount OF
European capital would be attracted to
American investments on perceiving sat
isfactory indication OF an improvement
in American trade, which would be re.
fected in an advance in the value OF
railroad securities.
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A., L., E;n.It,, .s,.,o,,4rJ g.,
Lou M MeHets l, 1,..;IIa nss nnay eo4seteu III ~
pay Win W Ie,. Ine zanes'iie VeAln' ne VIII
ea.cn LUZ pu'A'
A. fitzslmm1ns HIanfg s mas zee eeen released @ rom rom
Ine giansneiG Ia .e an Tue te'lson was poor
piayine on hls Paf''
The Kalamazoo Ball Association has
decided to sue delinquent subscribers TO
stock, who have refused to pay up.
Mansfield expects to secure two or
three new men this week. Manager
OBrien is wedding out some OF the poor
men with which the club started.
Speidel, who played with Wheeling,
is in good shape, and would like to play
in some Tri-State League club. He is
hard hitter and sure thrower and
catcher.
The Rpbvs and Grodv,s two STRONG
amateur clIbs Of the Eiybtb warj
nIaved nm exciting twelve inning
gaIe on SatnrGHv the Grodvs winn;nS
IN 1V scnre 90 of tiys - sx
-. = 80 ,s, u ~ ,,c1,,, " 80
Nlgntensale' Ma1sneI1 l,d6 ssconu Dase, ls'I
man, Nus peen nleG SiOO anu suspehued ~. C.i
lndennitely loF refusing 70 80 OUT anu
PruCtiCe "neAt oruete1 1iu iVE ussllS
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
The Governments Weekly Report IN
backward Spring.

The Governments Weekly Report = The
Backward Spring.
WAsnrXaroS, April 29.-The follow
ing is the weather crop bulletin for the
week ending Saturday, April %, 1888:
Temperature-The average daily tenn
perature for the week ending April 2s
has ranged from three to six degrees
lower than usual in the States on the
Atlantic coast, and it has been slightly
warmer than usual in the Mississippi
Valley and thence westward to the
Pacific coast.
The season from January ] to April
25, continues cold and backward
throughout the Northern States, where
the daily average temperature ranges
from 3 TO 8 degrees below the normal.
In the Upper Lake region, Minnesota,
Dakota and Iowa the season con-
tinues from two to three weeks late,
while in the Ohio Valley and the Mid
die Atlantic coast from six to ten days
late.
DRainfall-The most marked feature in
the rainfall for the week is the large de-
liciency which is reported in the winter
wheat States of the Ohio and Central
Mississippi valleys. At many stations
in this region, embracing the territory
from the Gulf States porthward to the
Lake regions, no rain occurred, while
very light showers are reported at other
stations. From 70 to so Iper cent OF the
usual amount has occurred in the States
of the Ohio Valley, Eastern Tennessee,
Northern Georgia and Western North
Carolina. The rainfall for the Middle
Atlantic States, North Carolina and
Northern New England differs but
slightly from the normal.
General remarks Owing to the gem
eral deficiency Of rain, the weather OF
the week has affected growing crops un.
favorably, rain is especially needed in
the winter wheat sections, and In the
northern portions OF the Gulf States.
Frosts occurred in Kentucky, Eastern
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and the middle Atlantic States dur.
ing the week, which probably injured
vegetables and fruit. Reports from
Kansas, Minnesota and Western Mis-
souri, indicate that the weather has been
favorable in those sections and that
farm work is welhadvanced.
The weather is reported as favorable
for farm work in New England, where
plowing and planting are in progress.
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This Weeks Games.

Manager o'Neil and his band OF Zu.
lOos. from Kalamazoo precinct, arrived
from GAINESVILLE over the B. & O. last
evening, and registered at the Stamm
House. They are nice, clean looking
set OF players, and come here with the
expressed determination of feasting on
Buck and his lambs" They hope to
be able to knock out Knauss; they are
specially anxious to break that young
pitchers heart. Knauss is expected TO
pitch in to-day's game, and Kalamazoo
will probably put up Aldrich, their
prize beauty, against him. 0'Neil's men
hold last seasons championship and are
desirous OF retaining it. They will play
here the first three days of this week,
and will be followed blythe Jaxes, who
will play the last three days.
The other games to be played this week
are as follows:
At Columbus-Lima, April 80, May
and 9; Sandusky, May 3, and 5.
AT Canton-Toledo, April 80, May l
and .; Kalamazoo, May s, and 5.
At Zanesville-JaCkson, April 80, May
and 9; Lima, May 8, and 8.
At Mansfield-sandusky, April 30,
May and .; Toledo, May 8, and 5.
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IS SHE A FEMALE JEKYLL2

A ANanticol<e Pa.l Society Woman Charged
with Burglary and Larceny.
wnKEsBARRE, Pa, April 2s.-John
Wesley Bowman has for a number Of
years been one of the best known resi-
dents of Nanticoke. He is in good cir
cumstances and has u pleasant and
comfortable home. His wife, Victoria,
is woman Of thirty years, well edu-
Gated and attractive. She has always
occupied good position in Nanticoke
society, and her arrest Wednesday even
ing on q charge OF burglary and larceny
created the most profound astonishment.
She was arrested at her home by con-
stable, who searched the house and took
from her chamber number Of valuable
articles OF bric-a-brac. She was then
taken before Burgess Howell and given
hearing on the charge of breaking into
the residence OF John Ashton during
the absence Of the family and taking
therefrom the articles which the con-
stable found in her room.
Mrs. Bowman denies the charge, but
Ashton positively identifies the goods as
having peen taken from his house. She
was held in 800 bail for trial. The mo-
tive for the robbery is a mystery, and
Mrs. Bowman stoutly denies the charge.
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ARRESTED FOR STEALING BASES
A Chicago PoIIeeman's Ignorance Of Base
Ran YernacuIar and Its Results.

ball VeFnnculAr and It's hesuiA'
CHICAGO, April 29.-officer Bren-
neisen, Of the Larrabee street police sta
ton, has only been in this country two
years. He was passing a vacant lot
where crowd Of boys were playing
base ball yesterday, and some Of the re-
marks he overheard made him think he
had fallen in with gang Of thieves.
George Withon, one Of the boys, was
telling companion that he made q
practice Of Stealing bases" and sneak
ing home" with other talk OF like knay..
ish sound, and Officer Brenneisen locked
him up as q thief. He arraigned his
captive before Justice Kersten this
morning.
"This young man is a horse thief"
said the officer; II heard him say SO
himself"
"What did he say 2" asked the Justice.
|Why, he said that he had u Charley
horse, that it was his first one and that
he would like to dispose Of it. / know
this fellow never owned horse since |
have been travelling the beat and he must
have stolen it. Then he told the re-
mainder Of the conversation he had over
heard, but by this time Justice kersten,
who can tell three base hit from o hand
sawany day, waspurple with suppressed
laughter, and when the officer got
through he broke out into a guffaw that
made the windows rattle. YoungGeorge
was summarily dismissed, and Officer
invited to stay after court
and get few points on base ball YER
nacular from His Honor.
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PARIS, April 29.-charles Ferry was
to-day elected Senator for the vosgues
Department, defeating the Boulangist
and Conservative candidates.
On Saturday night crowd Of Bou-
langists collected outside the Students
club where 300 students were assembled.
The students gathered at all the win
dows, and on hearing shouts for Bou-
langer, fired four revolver shots into them.
Nobody was injured, but the people
were so angered that they forcibly re-
sisted the police who tried to disperse
them. The students then issued in a body
and general melee ensued, which ut
one time threatened TO become serious.
Finally troop OF mounted Gen-de-
Armes arrived and dispersed the mob.
A few persons were injured. The excite
ment continues.
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YOUNG GARFIELp RETURNS
With His Betrothed-A Double Wedding In
Prospect.

With His BetrOthed-A Double Wedding In
Prospect.
NEw YoRK, April 29.-Hary A. Gar
FIELD, son of the late President Garfield,
returned from Europe Friday on the
steamship Travis. Among the Travis
passengers were also Mrs. Mason and
her two daughters who were Just return.
ing from long sojourn in Bournemcath,
whittier they went several years ago to
seek health and pleasure. The arrival
Of young Garfield and the Mason family
revives interest in the romantic double
marriage soon to be solemnized at the
Garfield homestead ut Mentor, o., be-
tween Harry Garfield and Miss Belle
Mason, and Miss Mollie Garfield, his
sister, and ]. Stanley Brown, who was
secretary to the father of his prospective
bride.
The Gartields and AIasons are related,
Mrs. Garfield being q cousin OF the late
James Mason. The children Of both fam
lilies grew up together, and about q year
ago Harry and the young lady were be-
trother The double marriage will be
celebrated with imposing ceremonies at
the little homestead. Mrs. Garfield and
her daughter have been engaged since
their return in preparations for the ro-
mantle event. The date OF the wedding
has not yet been announced.
After short bridal tour young Gar
field will form a partnership with his
brother, and begin the practice Of law in
Cleveland. Mr.. Brown, it is said, will
take his bride to Europe, where he will
finish the studies he is now pursuing in
the special department at Yale.