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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-10
FLOODS IN MINNESOTA.
The Record Broken in Several Districts.
Dozens OF Bridges Swept Away.


Dozens Of Bridges Swept Away.
AUSTIN, MINI, April 9.-All the
streams in this portion OF the country
are swollen and almost every wagon
bridge in this county has been swept
away.
The only serious damage is that to
Officers Mill. The ice formed gorge
at the mouth OF Rose creek and when
it broke up it struck the large wagon
bridge across the Cedar, just north OF
the mill, with such force that it was
thrown into the river. This mass OF
material and ice rushed forward toward
the mill with tremendous force and,
striking it, carried away the hume, a
number Of the abutments and n portion
of the lower story.
AtSt. Peter the Minnesota river broke
over its banks yesterday and is flooding
the bottom lands east OF the city.
Everything for miles has been sub
merged. No serious damage has been
done thus far except to the long bridge
leading to the Omaha depot. The river
is nearly over the Omaha tracks, and is
within few feet Of the high water
mark reached in 1881. The ice has
moved out and is reported gorged q few
miles down the river.
A dispatch from Albert Lea, Mimi,
says: The rain storms the last three
days, together with the great thaw, have
caused the greatest floods in Fountain
and Albert Lea lakes and the Shell Rock
river, known since the country was set
tied. The water OF Fountain lake is up
to the point Of overhowing the entire
Isthmus between the two lakes by the
piling Of large quantities OF earth. The
Southern Minnesota tracks across the
head Of the latter lake can barely be
seen above the water. The mill bridge
is likely to 50 out at any moment, as
gorges are reported in the streams above.
A dozen bridges in this county have
been swept away.
Three barns were struck by lightning.
William Yost, of Mansfield, lost thirty.
two head OF cattle, span OF horses, and
other property; Cullick Bagler, OF Rice
land, lost nine cows, and Andrew Dur.
dahl, seven horses, thirty-two head oi
cattle and other property.
Although the Minnesota dt noon to-
day was ten inches lower than the high
est point yet reached, still the situation
has an unfavorable outlook. It is rain
ing here, and rains are reported from up
the river. The ice in the Minnesota ut
the mouth OF Blue Earth, ten miles
above, broke an hour ago, and is now
coming down in great masses. 1t is re-
ported that four farmers with their
teams attempted to cross the river on the
ice below the gorges at judson, all OF
whom were overwhelmed by a portion
Of the breaking gorge and drowned.
Their names have not yet been ascer-
tainednor have their bodies beenf ound. |
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-10
BouInnger's Election Unexpected,

PARIS, April o.-1n the election yes
terday to fill the vacancy in the Cham
Der of Deputies from the Department Of
Dordonge, General Boulanger was
chosen. lie received 50, 500 votes against
$3.50 for N. Clerjonnie, the opportun.
ist candidate.
The result was unexpected, and has
increased the uneasiDess OF the Consery-
atives, who declare that the Roulanist
movement is public danger, and urgent
measures are demanded to check it.
The BonApartists assert that the result
in the Dordogne Department proves that
the country demands the dissolution OF
the Chamber OF Deputies and the reyi-
sion Of the constitution.
General Boulanger refused to contest
the seat for the Department Of the Dor.
dogne, but his friends forwarded his
candidacy. La LdnterHe says that Boul-
anger will refuse to accept the seat, MS
he desires to sit for the Department Du
Nord only.
No candidate in the Aude district OBJ
tanned an absolute majority in the cleo
tons yesterday, and another ballot will
be necessary. NJ. Ferroul, who stood at
the head OF the polls, is pledged to de-
mand the restoration Of General Boulan.
ger TO the active army list.
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Senator himself Faulkner had demon
strated that no evil had resulted from
the Law as II had then stood, because, ac-
cording to his own statement, there had
been only II foreign companies, out OF
LIP, that were engaged in deep mining.
There was not State whose legislature
prevented foreigners being interested in
mining. go,
Call opposedit. The discussion having
closed, the question was taken on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Faulkner
and the vote was announced-yeas 20,
nays II. No quorum having voted, the
roll was called. Forty-six Senators an
swered to their names. Without any
further vote the bill was laid aside, and
the unfinished business was taken up,
being the bill to provide for the admis-
sion Of Dakota into the Union and for
the organization Of the Territory OF Lin
coin. The debate which followed was
participated in by Senators Platt and
others, but Mr.. Butler obtaining the
floor, the bill went over till tomorrow.
The message from the President rela-
tive to the purchase OF lands in Florida,
on which to locate the Seminole Indians,
was presented and referred to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs. After an ex-
edutive session the Senate adjourned.
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The aIlnstreis Tonight.

ofMcIntyre & Heath's Minstrels, who
are TO appear ut the Wheeling Opera
House this evening, the Burlington
Hawt.Ey says. In the opening part
the singing was warmly applauded,
Messrs. Ernest, Sinclair and Billy Buck
ley being encored in their selections.
The finale Of part first provoked much
merriment. In part second, the xylo-
phone solos by Charles L. Cooper, the
aerial jugglery by Mons. Bushnell, his
trained pigeons and poodles; the eccen-
trio comicalities OF Buckley, "Jule," the
human bat who walked upside down on
ceiling provided for the purpose, Nc
Intyre and Heath in their plantation
specialities and the beautiful iissolying
views Of Prof. Abt were all well received,
particularly the latter, which was series
Of fine pictures shown on screen by
the aid Of powerful calcium light.
Among the others, the portraits Of
Washington, Lincoln, Garfield, Han
cock, Cleveland and Hendricks were
greeted by outbursts OF applause. The
dancing skeleton was encored. The
closing piece, "a Trip to Africa intro
duced some exceedingly difficult but
well executed acrobatic exercises,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-10
THE CRISIS IN GERMANY
Temporarily Ended by Bismarck
Making Concessions,
BUT THE EMPRESS TRIBMPHS
For the Prcscnt-Boulanser's Major
ity Creates Sensation ia Franccso
The Irish situation-other
Foreign Intelligence.

BERLIN, April 9.--1t is stated to-day
that Prince Bismarckhas abandoned his
opposition to the marriage OF Prince
Alexander, Of Battenburg, and the
Princess Victoria, having gained certain
other concessions, and that all the differ
ences between the Emperor and Prince
Bismarck are now settled.
Empress Victoria and Princesses Vic
toria, Sophie and Margaret have started
for Posen to inquire as to the condition
of the sufferers by the floods.
The political crisis will probable be-
come acute again. The Empress is de-
termined to prevail, even il Bismarck
has to resign. The National Zeitung in
an article on the crisis arising
from the proposed marriage Of
Prince Alexander and Princess Vic
toria says: 1t is certain that the Chan
cellor has so far overcome all difficulties.
Itis equally certain that he will retire
from Office if they recur without his
being able to surmount them"
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OIL on TROUBLED WATERS.
An Inventor has Mastered tho SItuntIo
Successful and Practical Tests,

An Inventor has Mastered thc situation.
Successful nnd Practical Tests.
New YoRK, April 9.-0il as m agent
in quieting raging sea has been recog-
nized for sometime past, butt has never
been put to any practical purpose in this
direction, SO far as the public has been
aware OF. An inventive genius, how
ever, claims to have mastered the situa-
ton, and, ifso, vessels in violent storm,
judging from experiments reported, may
now be enabled to sail through smooth
waters in tempetous weather than at any
other time in ali nautical history. Viii
helm Meissel, Of the North German
Lloyd has invented an oil rocket that
throws oil over very large area. The
invention consists OF the rocket proper,
and an oil cylinder with an exploding
chamber. The cylinder is fashioned Of
thin tin, soldered at the bottom and top,
and the exploding chamber is also made
OF tin and has hollow tube reaching
into the centre of the oil cylinder, filed
with powder.
Experiments were also made on No.
vember Is and II in the river Weser in
the presence OF the imperial commits,
sion. Five large rockets were fired dis.
tance OF 1850 feet and the oil covered
an area OF :, 900 square feet, AS soon Us
the oil had spread the rolling of the sea
quieted down. The rockets have been
used in this port in the way OF expert
ment and will, it is said, be Of great
value to life saving corporations along
the coasts in calming the water between
the shore and vessels in distress.
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UNioSTowS, Pa, April 0.-Thestrange
story told by George Little, who myster-
iously disappeared three months ago on
the eve OF his marriage to Miss Jennie
Coughanour, and turned up again Satur-
day ut his old home, is generally dis
credited here. Littie's explanation Of
his conduct is that on the night of his
disappearance he was seized by four
masked men and choked into silence.
He was then hustled into carriage and
driven to Brownsville. There his alb
ductors stopped aud said they would
give him the choice of death or leaving
the country forever. He chose the latter
and went away. 1t is not considered
probable, by residents Of this place, that
the masked men will ever be found.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April0.-The con-
hrence report on the House joint reso-
Intion for the purchase oflands necessa-
for locks and dams in the Cumber-
land river was presented and agreed to-.
The bill to authorize the sale to aliens
0icertain mineral lands was taken up,
aud Mr., Faulkner amember OF the Com
mIitSe on Mines, from which the
siH had been reported, spoke in oppose
aon toit He regarded it, he said, rs n
bill iraught with danger TO the
country. The act OF 1887, which
thIs bill proposed TO modify, was
ihe inst act passed which affected the
holding Of real estate by aliens and that
yset was correct in principle. He knew
o. no country that permitted aliens or
iIoregn corporations to purchase and
hold real estate. The bill would not
only allow individuals to obtain mineral
hghtSin this country, but ii would al
@~' and that was its purpose, corpora
ions formed in England, France OF
uermany to purchase any number Of
patents to mining lands. To that he
was opposed.
Mr.. Stewart asked Mr.. Faulkner
whether there was any law in West
Virginia that prevented aliens from hay
'nS,an interest in mining property,
Mr. FOulkner-Nono that / know OF
Mr.. Stcwart-0ri in any other State.
MI. Faulkner went on to argue thai
there was no reason for the bill. The
@lasFal industries OF the country Vert
being sufficiently developed now. Th'
census OF 80 showed the existence o
l,lI2deGpmincs in the western territonei
and States, and OF these Il were owneC
BY foreigners, seven OF them in Utah
lie moved Nn amendment, providing
that where mining claims which hay,
Veen patented are acquired by npartner
snip, majority OF the partners and o
Tue trustees or directors shall be citizen
ot the United States. He was opposes
10 the bill, however, even with tina
amendment attached.
Mr. Stewart said there seemed to be "a
tal miSapprehension Of the bill. 1t lei
Tue law, so far us mining claims wer
concerned, in the same condition Us
Tue act Of 'S7 had not passed, And th
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-10
THE DEPENDENT PENSION BILL.
Tho House Committee Amends 1t so rs I
Embody the Democratic Idea.

Tho House Committee Amends II 80 ns TO
Embody the Democratic Idea.
WAsHtXeToN, d. G., April 9.-The
House Committee OH Invalid Pensions
this morning took final action upon the
Senate bill known us the Dependent
Pension bill. Some verbal amendments
were made to the first section relating to
the claims OF dependent parents, but
none OF them materially changed the
effect OF the section.
a substitute was adopted for the sec
ond section, which is the principal sec
ton OF the bill. The substituteprovides
pension for all persons who have
served III the military or naval service
OF the United States for any period and
who have been honorably discharged,
and who are now, or who may hereafter
be suffering from mental or physical
disability, not the result Of their own
vicious habits, which totally disables
them from the performance of manual
labor, at the rate per month OF cent for
every days war service. 1t furthur pro-
vides the same pensions for all persons
who are sixty-two years OF age, or who
may hereafter become sixty.two years
OF age and during gtheir natural lives,
Section three was amended so as to
provide that where the widow OF any
person who had served in the war has
been honorably discharged is in con-
dition OF dependence, or is suffering
from disability recognized by the gem
eral pension laws, or is 62 years OF age,
she shall be placed upon the pension
roll Mt the rate per month Of one cent
for each days war service Of her hus-
band.
The fourth section was amended so rs
to make the attorneys fees for claims
filed under the bill s., instead OF $40.
The element OF dependency, placed in
the Grand Army bill by the Senate was
eliminated, so that all soldiers are
to be pensioned for their services
equally without regard to their financial
condition, and according to the per diem
idea.
The amendments were adopted by a
strict party vote, the Republicans favor
ing the provisions Of the Senate bill, so
that the amended bill may be regarded
as emhodying the Democratic policy in
the matter OF pension legislation.
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PASuIONABLE SpIRITUAIISTs.
Tho Humanity society Discussing Mime.
MA. DahnrJa XVon,IarFnI pnIntIno.

Tho Humanity Society Discussing Mime.
DIss Debars Wonderful Paintings.
NEW York, April Mace Grcgor Hall,
at Madison avenue and Forty-ninth
street, is used by the metropolitan
Church of Humanity for weekly re-
ligious meetings. The society is one of
Spiritualists and is made up of the most
refined and cultivated OF the sect. To-
day was the Society's third anniversary,
and large congregation Of fashionabiy
dressed people applauded the addresses
made, especially the parts OF the ad-
dresses given to the censuring of news
papers and other powerful scofers at
Spiritualsm.
A. II. Daily, speaking OF the recent
alleged spirit paintings OF Nine. Diss
Debar, said: II do not claim that all
that Mime. Diss Debar does is genuine.
l would not accept it upon the testi-
mony OF anyone but myself. II it is
possible 1t ought to be proved to the
satisfaction Of those who are willing to
make fair, honest, scientific examina-
tion. It may bepossible at the present
stage of the development Of Spiritualism
to paint pictures upon canvas and dis
play them fresh with the smell OF paint
and oil. If the people who display
these pictures will not submit TO
scientific examination they must expect
all sorts OF criticism"
Hermann, the magician, says that
next Sunday night he will show how
Nine. Diss Debar produces the paintings
which Lawyer Marsh believes come from
spirit land and il his pictures are not
better than the Madame's he will retire
from the business. Mr.. Marsh did not
lecture for the Temple Of Truth" fund
as had been announced and Nine. Diss
Debar said that the meetings were dis
continued until further notice.
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DUBLIN, April o. The Freeman's
Journal says: "Balfour's provocative and
foolish boast that the National League
had been killed, when pricked exploded
like n burst bladder. The meetings
held yesterday established conclusiveIy
that the League is alive and kicking"
Leaders Of the Irish party, both here
and in London, claim that the League
gained a victory yesterday. A promi-
nent Nationalist says: sit proves Mr..
Baifour wrong in his statements about
the suppression Of the powerful organi-
zation against which he and his Castle
assistants have combatted ever since
they have been in power. After fight
ing it this length OF time, with the entire
support Of England and all the military
and police he could find use for, It
must make the Irish Secretary feel rath-
er uncomfortable, not to say angry, to
find fully $1,000 people turning out to
attend meetings held in the name Of the
League in the very districts in which he
fiattered himself that his ministrations
had successfully suppressed it and awed
the people into silence.
Yesterdays scenes were simply
another exhibition of the manner in
which the Irish people look upon the eff
forts of Balfour to quench the spirit OF
liberty among them. Their leaders
asked them TO turn out and show the
government that they were still alive,
and to give Balfour the lie. The men
who had suffered for them in Irish pris-
ops summoned them fora talk, and they
responded to the summons. The police
did disperse them, it is true, but what
their leaders wanted to do was accom-
plished. The League is still alive and
has shown the government so.
"a new plan is now on foot, the de-
tails of which have not yet been made
known, but before next Sunday we shall
hear more Of it. A new series OF meet
ings, similar to those Of yesterday, is the
object OF the plan without doubt, but
where they are to be held, or when, is
not yet known. 1t is the intention OF
the leaders to thoroughly canvass Ire
land in this manner and see the actual
state Of the League"
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sNUBBED BY TnE EMPEROR.
Editor Raster Says that Bismarck Merel
Seeks n Pretext for Rcsigning.

Editor Raster Says that bismarck Merely
Seeks n Pretext for RcsiGning.
CHICAGO, April 0.-Hermann Raster,
editor Of the Illinois Stats Zeitung, ex-
poets that if Bismarck resigns he will
again be Chancellor of the German EN-
pire when Grown Prince William shall
have assumed the crown.
"The marriage of Victoria and Alex
ander is mere pretext," he said in an
interview to-day. Bismarck was sick
Of official life when he met the new EN-
peror ut Leipsic at the depot in the salon
car. The Emperor's proclamation was
n direct snub to Bismarck, reading be-
tween the lines. Within the last four
weeks scarcely day passed that Bis
marck has not been snubbed, politely to
be sure, but snubbed nevertheless.
Frederick declared war on Bismarck and
the Reichstag from the first, when he
said there must be no more chickering's
between them. .a-..
"a week ago, q decree was arrived at
in the German Cabinet to the effect that
henceforth no decree should issue unless
indorsed by a full cabinet vote. Bis
marck always detested being overruled
by majority, and probably that day he
determined to resign. But he wanted
to go out on more popular grounds. He
could not openly oppose that decree any
more than he could the proclamation
and the numerous other cuts given him
by the new Emperor.
The real cause of Bismarck's probable
resignation, believe, is not the pro-
posed marriage. That could have been
easily managed. Alexander Of Batten'
berg could have been taken in and made
Major General and all would have been
serene; but Bismarck knows that Vic.
toria is his deadly enemy. Frederick
will soon die, William will ascend the
throne, and Bismarck will be recalled.
William and his mother, the present
Empress, are so much at outs that she
will be virtually an exile in England
from the date OF his coronation. OF
course, it will be given out that she has
gone to England to visit her mother, the
Queen, and to remain for an indefinite
period, but she will be none the less an
nxilau
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COYKLING VERY LOW.
a Change for tho Worse, and Fears of a
Fatal Termination.

Fatal Termination.
NRw YoRk, April 9.-Roscoe Conk-
ling's condition changed much for the
worse last night.
He was buoycd up in the evening by
the presence of his wife, whom he had
not been permitted to see since his ILL
ress became serious. After her depart
ure he sank into stupor, from which
he was aroused but at long intervals,
and then only to display symptoms oil
delirium.
DR.. Agnew, the eminent oculist, called
at Mr.. Conkling's residence last night.
At the time Of his leaving he'patient
seemed to be not much worse, though
his temperature had risen perceptibly;
DR.. FordyCe Barker said to-day that he
learned Mr., Conkllng's ocular trouble
had caused an affection Of the brain
which may prove fatal. "All care to-
saw lust now" said DR.. Barker, 'is that
Mr.. Conkling has had n bad change with
in the last twenty-four hours and disvery
poorly, indeed"
LATER.-The surgeons in attendance
on Roscoe Conkling cut away u portion
OF the temporal bone and found q seere-
ton Of matter which was removed. The
operation was very successful and gives
the patient chance of life. MIR. Conk-
ling remains unconscious. 1t is not eX-
pected that there will be any change in
his condition for several hours.
At9:45 p. IN. DR.. Fordyce Baker on
behalf Of tie attending physicians said
that Mr.. Conkling was resting much
easier, and that there was no immediate
danger OF death. His temperature was
lO2 and his pulse 92. Mr.. Conkling
moved so much that his pulse could only
be approximately taken. DR.. Baker said
that the operation had beenin every way
successful. Two holes about half an
inch in diameter were made in the skull
behind the ear, and about IN ounce OF
matter was taken out. He seemed soon
after to be greatly relieved.
AT IL midnight Mr.. Conkling was
walking up and down his room in a hall
delirions condition. He sent word for
Edward Stokes, and when he arrived
Mr.. Conkling said to him: "Ed, tits no
use. am gone. have fought against
this for some time, l can't stand it any
longer" Mr.. Stokes in going out saw
DIR. Sands at the door. He asked the
doctor Il Mr.. Conkling had any chance.
DR.. Sands said: HE may live forty
eight hours, but doubt II"
At 1880 a. IN. there was little differ
ence in the condition Of Mr.. Conkling
from his condition at midnight. He was
then sitting up, and was slightly deliri'
| nna
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THE M'CAUSLAND TRIAL
Was Clark Lying In Walt to wnylay Nc
Cnusland?

was Clnrk Lying III hulL 10 NnyIhy NC
Causland?
WAYNEsDuRG, April O.-There were
fewer people in the court room at the
opening this morning than at any time
since the trial of George Clark, for the
murder OF William McCausland, COM
nenced, but this is accounted for by it
being Monday, and the most important
testimony in the case is supposed to be
back yet. A. D. Smith sworn-Live in
Fayette county; am teamster; know
George Clark was ut Clark's house in
Masontown between s and 10 o'clock in
the morning; found no one at home.
James IL. FOrdyCe sworn-Livc in
Greene county; am a stock dealer; took
n lot OF cattle to Uniontown on Wednes-
day before the murder; crossed the river
ut McClain's ferry on my way home
with my little son; passed the scene Of
the murder on the evening of Wednes-
day, 7th of September last. The next
question asked by the commonwealth
counsel was, "Whom did you see2"
but exceptions were taken to the ques-
adjourned until : o'clock this afternoon.
Fordyce is an important witness and
will swear, ii permitted, that while rid
ing past the spot where McCausland
was murdered he saw George Clark
crouched in the bushes with a pistol in
his hand, and that he skunk off down
the ravine. Clark was doubtless then
watching to waylay McCausland, and
the court will, it is. thought, admit the
evidence.