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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

PARIS, March 22.-The Senate Army
Commission presided over by De Fry.
cinet, has prepared q new recruiting bill.
The bill subjects all citizens alike to ser
vice for twenty-five years, but provides
for various partial exemptions in tho
case Of students and others, imnosing,
however, taxes upon persons ,.'ds ex-
emnted.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

SpocIdE DlSpdlfh 10 ne INleUBeHctT'
RIrcnIE @. H., w. Va, March 22.-
The Richie County Immigration and
Improvement Society viii meet ut the
Court House OF the county on April o.
II there is boom in stopc for West Iir.
Cinia, old Ritcliie intendA to come in and
do her share Of the work, us well as to
help reap the benefits OF it. -,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

LONDON, March 22.-Advices from
Rangoon state that the town Of Mying-
yan, an important military post in upper
Burmah, has been destroyed by fire. 1t
is believed the fire was caused by incen-
diaries. Fifteen thousand persons arc
left without homes and an immense
quantity OF grain, hides and other prop
erty was DESTROYED.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

killed, and a brakeman from Altoona
had both legs cut off and will die. Three
tramps were also injured pnd two un-
known boys are buried under 4 lot Of
coke and supposed to have been either
killed or Emothered. The loss to the
company will be very heavy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

Special Dispdtth to ttt aio1i9Rotr, -.U-
RIrc1lIR, G. H., March 9ss,-The first
meeting for this year Of the Republican
Executive Committee OF this county
will be held here Tuesday. The Repub-
licans Of Richie are wide awake and in
tend to win great victory next No
yamhar. go b.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
Ths q. A. n. commnndor Rnnnnets.l.

SPRINGFIELD, o., March 22.-General
John P. Rea, GOmmanderin.C Chief of the
G. A. R., arrived at the headquarters Of
the Department OF Ohio to-day. To.
night great camp fire and banquet
were given In his honor. Gen. j.. War.
rem Keiier presided ut the camp FIRE. In
his speech Commander Rea strongly nd.
yocated the pensioning Of every Union
soldier,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
nAs KILLEp TnE AMENpMENT.

Your correspondent has interviewed
to-day n large number OF prominent poll
ticians and business men, some of them
friends to the amendment, and some Of
them its enemies, and thealmost unani-
nous opinion is that the action OF the
executive committee in calling for q
State ticket has killed every hope oil
carrying the amendment. It is gone
politics has laid it in its little grave.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

rritwere not for the Republicans in
cangrcss, not man whose livelihood de-
SU '.n5s on protective tariff would sleep a
pink until the fate Of the Mills bill
,%"nld I' be settled one way or the other,
TIis T should suggest to protectionist
n,mocrats r" some very serious thinking.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

LONDON, March 22.-All the countries
represented at the recent sugar bounties
conference, with the exception Of France,
have sent replies TO the British Govern
ment favorable TO the abolition Of sugar
bounties,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
ahe SnttlliQenter.

mace. Nos. IS and 81 Fourteenth street.
Nav see the mills of Congress grind
,t. Mills and his little bill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

MlLwAuKEE, Wis: March CIV. II.
schmidt's sash and door factory, on tho
South Side, caught fire this evening
shortly after s o'clock. The loss WILDE
about 5000, partially covered by in
sufance. The fire throws three hum
dred men out OF employment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Salisbury Dofeuds the Prestdenrs Message
q II BnIS BASED bytAa House.

J 7 BuIA FnNsoh py the HOusc'
WAsHrNGrox, D. G., March 22.-1n the
Senate to-day, adverse reports were
made on the bill to reorganize the civil
service and on the bill for the publica-
ton of summary of the tenth census.
The order for consideration OF minor
bills on the calender was continued for
tomorrow, = - E
AT the conclusion ofthe morning bus
.iness, Mril Salisburytdelivered long
speech in support of the Presidents
tariff message.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
What Inc sirII,e hna rn.t.

cmcAoO, March 90 The great strike
on the Chicago, Huntington ( Quincy
has cost the company up to to-day
81, ,05l, ,20S.. A loss Of $300, ,2l5 has ialle n
upon the Brotherhood aud firemen.
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Ind Tally Sheet Jdry Undocided.

coLuAAus, O., March 2s.-The Jury in
the tally sheet forgery case has adjourned
to morning without reaching q verdict.
The Legislature has increased the Dow
tax TO $3.50 straieht,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

oswEoo, N. Y, March PA cyclone
passed over a small section OF the county
about mile south of Fulton yesterday
afternoon, doing considerable damage.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

Special DiPiteh.tO The IHtelliOeneer.
,W4stINaFoy, D. C.,J March PA
new ne postoitice was established to-day at
Knobbs, Monroe county, four miles east
of Union, with Andrew ]. Leach as
pos1Initster. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
Mr.. Conrad and Birdie Rinellart Married.


SIr. Conrad and Birdie Rinehart Married.
Last Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Manager Fredrick G. Conrad, OF the
Rinehart Sisters Opera company, and
Miss Bertrice A. Rinehart, the leading
lady Of the company, were married in
the Episcopal church at Westtield, Mass.
All the members OF the troupe witnessed
the ceremony as well as considerable
number OF towns.people who had been
favored with invitations. The bride
wore q beautiful white watered silk
dress, orange blossoms, full length Brus-
sells lace veil and white satin slippers!
The groom was dressed in conventional
afternoon wedding costume, and Mrs.
Rnehart, who gave the bride away, in
black silk, heavily trimmed with jet.
After the ceremony reception was held
at the Park Square hotel. This is the
second marriage among members OF the
troupe in a few months. Both Of the
principals in this last wedding have a
number OF friends and admirers here.
Their engagement had been announced
when they were here during the early
part OF the season. The company was
snow-bound at Stonington, Conn, for
five days during the recent blizzard in
the East.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

The bodies Of sixty.six victims OF the
theatre fire were exposed for identifica-
ton to-day. Many hcartrcnding scenes
were witnessed. Beside the bodies
there are also fifty.three heaps OF un-
recognizable remains. Several projects
have been organized for the relief OF the
families of the poorer victims.
1t is reported that some Americans
and Englishmen were burned. Electric
lights have been provided to enable the
searchers to work without interruption.
In the cheaper parts Of the house tho
attendance was principally OF the rough
er class, who pitilessly pushed down the
weaker people in their rush for the
doors. Girls, children and women were
literally butchercd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
The Crnr WHO, 20 tho Pope.

RoME, March 22.-The Russian agent
Of the Vatican will bring mn autograph
letter from the Gar to the Pope.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

OxEro, N. Y, March 22.-Five builds
ings were burned here this morning.
Loss, $50, 200; insurance, $4,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Businss. Transacted BY Tho Finance and
Claims Committees.

The Council Committee on Finance
met at the Public Building last evening
for the purpose of hearing the annual
appropriation ordinance as prepared by
Solicitor Caldwell. It's provisions were
the same us those decided upon by the
committee at previous meetings and US
have been reported in the daily press.
The ordinance was approved and order
ed printed for distribution among Coun-
cilmen. The Solicitor was instructed to
prepare for next Tuesday nights Coun-
Gil meetingthe annual license ordinance
and to have the several license taxes the
same Us those OF last year.
Col. Caldwell reported that, as in
structed by Mr.. Mitchell's resolution, he
had looked into the law relating to the
revenues Of the Gas Trustees and Water
Board and had learned that to them alone
belonged the power of disbursing. Coun-
Gil has the right to order for what pur-
poses the revenue shall be paid out, but
II has not the right to direct that the
be turned into the city's treas
ury TO become q. part OF n general fund.
This construction OF the law which ap:
pears to be the only one that can be put
ON it, leaves the boards in question the
right to continue to deposit money in
bank, even,though the city be forced to
borrow money ut a higher rate OF inter
est than that paid by the banks on the
deposits made by the boards.
The Committee on Claims was also |
salled to meet last evening, but q quorum
tailed to appear. The business awaiting
his committees attention consists OF
some billsand the claim OF James Camp
)ell for $500 damages resulting from an
injury to one OF his eyes, caused by a
lying stone while was working as q pris-
,ner in the city workhouse stone quarry.
Ie has already secured Judgment against
he city before one Of the local justices,
DENIS 0'Keeife is his attorney and he
ays he will apply for writ OF ceriiordri
Unless the case Is soon settled.
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KILLED FOUR MEN.
Hanson Grover Cleveland willis Many
CrimeS-A Crank Of the First Water.

EAAhhuu NEoter NloNoHAno Willie NAM
CrimeS-A Crank Of the First Water.
Mason CRY, W. Va, March 22.--Fol
the past three days the people OF Mason
and Jackson counties have been in &
fever OF excitement over the astounding
revelations OF crime which come from
the vicinity Of Ripley landing. These
crimes consist of no less than four mur.
ders and the serious wounding OF q fifth
victim. The bloody work is all that Of
one man.
For the past three or four years Han
son Grover Cleveland Willis and q
woman who is supposed to be his wife,
q daughter Of George Carter, have been
making their home in shanty.boat,
which, at times, has been moored along
the little-towns -On either side OF the
river. Willis has hong been looked
upon asa'erank by those who knew him
best, this'befief being mainly based upon
his queer actions and peculiar habits OF
Life. The election OF Cleveland seemed
To intensity his ecceptricities, and he
added the name OF the President to that
Of his own, painting the full combine.
ton on the side of his boat, and beneath
the rude outlines Of revolver with the
legend: "Beware Of me and my gun"
Willis carne to the locality OF Ripley
from Point Pleasant, where he had .
most unsdyory reputation, and develop
ments within the past few days show
that it was well founded.
nEsDIyn,y .,.1, ,,t,nnrn
Last Thursday evening Willis had his
boat lying at Letart, and was there visit
cd by George Carter, the father of viii.
is reputed wife. The two men drank
considerable whisky during the evening,
and the natural result was violent
quarrel, which ended in Willis firing
half dozen shots into Carter, killing
him almost instantly. This bloody mur.
der OF her father reused Mn. Willis to
fury, and she left the boat vowing TO be.
tray Willis to the authorities. This she
did, in addition to narrating the events
in the shanty-boat, and describing how
Willis had murdered couple named
Jennings at Point Pleasant and then tied
large stones TO them and sunk their
bodies in the Ohio.
The sheriff and posse at once sought |
the boat, but found that the murderer |
had taken the alarm and fled into the |
interior, evidently heading for the coun.
try along the Roane county line, which |
Is very thinly populated and almost
wilderness.
THE LATEST VICTIM.
The posse was soon reinforced until it
reached fifty men, and the trail Of the
murderer was taken up. He was follow
ed with little difficulty, and last night
the party, which had been divided into |
several squads, hoped to capture him.
He succeeded in evading them, however,
and turned upon his pursuers, ambush.
ing part Of them. He fired several shots |
into the party, instantly killing McAiil-
len Thornton and badly wounding an.
other man. All further pursuit was
stopped until yesterday morning, when
the party, enlarged to fully 100 men,
again took up the trail, with what sue.
cess is not at present known. No mercy
will be shown him, and intelligence Of
1, -, L.. = L. Il r -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

PERSONS desiring to make a good, safe
and profitable investment take stock in
the Eagle Building Association,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-23

Col. Thomas McKissock, President Of
the Council Bluffs & St. Louis railroad,
died yesterday Of st. Louis,
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
ONLY TWO SAVED.
Fourteen Lives Lost With the Bark
 Silas Fish.

Captain John Covert, with one exception the only survivor of the wrecked bark Silas Fish, sunk in a cyclone off Turks Island on Septem- Der 2, arrived in New York on the steamer Ozama, from Turks Island.
 The Silas Fish left Boston on September 24, 1887, for Montevideo ani touched at several South American ports. From Para she went to East Harbor, Turks Island, and loaded with salt On board the Fish when shc left East Harbor, besides the regular crew of ten men were Pilot Robert Clark and three passengers. The bark arrived of Grand Turk on the evening of September 1 last. During the night gae arose and suddenly the main deck was seen to waver and crackle, forced upward by the pressure of water and air between decks, and & second later she lurched to starboard and went down. The Captain was drawn by the suction, but he grasped fragment of wreckage as he rose to the surface Tho Captain managed to get on to piece of the forward house. lie was joined by French seaman, aud after drifting for two days and nights they were cast ashore at Goods Hill, Turks Island, most rocky coast. A negro cared for the Captain, who was nearly dead, and he finally got to Grand Turk, where the American Consul secured him passage on the Ozama. The Captain and Paul were the only ones who were saved.
 The lost bark was built at Mystic Conn.,, in 1857, and she registered G67 tons. She was owned in New York.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
How to Write on Glass.

The best success in writing or drawing on glass is accomplished, 1t is found, by applying to the surface some appropri- ate varnish, and one or two kinds ap- pear to havo special adaptation for this purpose. A good matt varnish is made by dissolving in two ounces of ether ninety grammes of sandarac and twenty of mastic, adding one-half to one and one-half ounces benzol, according to the fneness of the matt required, the var nish being applied to the cold plate. After it has set the glass may be heated to insure firm and even grain, and, to render the glass transparent again after it has been written upon, 1t is only necessary to apply with brush a solu- tion of sugar or gum acacia. A varnish of sugar is regarded as an even better surface for this purpose, and is easily made by dissolving equal parts of white and brown sugar in water to a thin syrup, adding alcohol, and applying to hot glass plates. The film dries very rapidly, and furnishes surface on which it is perfectly easy to write with pen or pencil. The best results are achieved by the use of India ink, with sugar added.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
CONDITION OF OUR NAVY. What Admiral Porter Says in His
 Annual Report.

Admiral D. D. Porter has made his annual report to the Secretary of the Navy. He says he regards sailing vessels as the best practice ships afloat, and that while two steamers might we'll be employed as gunnery ships, the Portsmouth, Jamestown and Saratoga should be retained in the navy for the pur- pose of giving the apprentice boys an ex- tended voyage to sea. He says that all prac- tice ships should be exempted from the operation of the 20 per cent. law, so as to permit their repair to In regard to the time of enlistment, he recom- mends a change in the regulation, so as to provide that apprentices be shipped for ten years, with the understanding that they are eligible to the highest grades of petty officers if found competent to fill the position. He says that the apprentice system, although on a limited scale, is one of the best institutions in the navy. In speaking of the apprentice system, he says: "The crews of our ships are generally madeup of sailors from every part of the world but mostly ofthe Scandinavian race. They have no sentiment for our flag or nationality, and possibly, if it came to an ac- tion with ship of their own or aneighboring nation they would haul down the American colors and hoist their own.
 On the subject of torpedoes the Admiral says that for years he has doubted the eff ciency of the Whitehead and other fish tor pedoes, and ho adds: "The torpedo, no doubt, can be made @ powerful adjunct to other naval applicances, but as matters now stand the mobile torpedo would be compara- lively useless against heavily armored ships with power guns.
 "No matter whether we bring dynamite shells and torpedo vessels to perfection or not, our policy lies in building fast cruisers and heavy armor clads. These are the heavy artillery which in all battles have decided the contest and will continue to do so. A country's first aim should be to protect it's coasts and large cities thereon. This can only be done by heavy armcc clads and erful guns that can be constructed"
 In closing his report the Admiral recom- mends that the sum of SIP ,OOO be appropri- ated for the support of the Naval War Col lege, an institution he regards as absolutely necessary in bringing the service up to the required standard.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
Comparisons are OdtOus.

A law suit involving the question of a right of way over an estate in England, was tried some years ago, when two of the oldest mon in the village were called to testify to the existence of the right for great number of years. The judge, struck with the well-preserved appear anoe of these octogenarians, asked of one:
 "I suppose you have always been 6 very regular, temperate man?"
 "Yos, my lord," was the reply, "I have been a teetotaller all my life."
 ''I am pleased to hear it." said the judge, land you," appealing to the other ancient, have doubtless led very exemplary lifea''
 "Middlin', sir" he replied, seeming anxious to go.
 'What do I understand by mid dling2" said the legal functionsry.
 "Well, sir, as you're so particular, I ain't been to bed sober in twenty years !'
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
WHAhERS IN ARCTIC ICE.
Thirteen Vessels With 500 Men on
 Board Frozen in.

The whaling bark J. A. Rowland arrived in San Francisco from Fox Island in the Arc tic Ocean. She reports thirteen whalers in the ice with little prospects of being able to get out. Nearly all of these vessels are from New Bedford. The whalers Thrasher and J. A. Freemad have gone to their assist anee, but it was not thought at the time the Howands left Fox Island that they would reach them before they were broken up. The Rowland reports that the catch of the entire whaling fleet up to month ago was 122, the greater number of which were taken by the vessels now fast in the ice.
 The position of the vessels is about twenty miles from Herald Island and near the place where the Jeannette was frozen in and after ward drifted north. There are between five and six hundred men on the tied-up vessels, and, unless the ice breaks up before long, they will not be able to survive, as their pro- visions cannot hold out for great length of time.
 X relief party was organized at Fox Island. The steamers Freeman and Thrasher were loaded with supplies and started soon as possible for the vessels. The result of this expedition is awaited with considerable anx- iety. Another vessel. with further particu. lars, is expected to arrive from the Arctic in a few days.
 Lieutenant Commander Emery, com- manding the United States steamer Thets, reports to the Navy Department under date of Gulf of Alaska, September 29, that the wreck of n schooner, supposed to be the Look out, of San Francisco, has been found on Ath- ka Island, one of the Aleutian Group, and that no information in regard to her crew could be learned from the natives.
Connecticut western news., 1888-10-31
GOOd-Natured Bismarck.

When I entered the apartment Bis marck was half leaning, half sitting on huge desk, clad in the fatigue dress of general, and as magnificent pic ture of sturdy manhood it has ever been my good fortune to see. His stall wart physique, broad shoulders, mighty chest, slim waist, and straight legs, might have been the envy of the young est officer of the guard. Though nearly four score years, he had recently trained his weight down from 260 to 1S0 pounds. I was presented after the con- ventional fashion, and the Prince drew himself up, bowed, and at once relaxed again into his easy position against the desk. One of his attendants said to him quietly in German that I was the American correspondent who had writ ten asking him for an interview, and in an instant a wave of hilarious good nature swept over the Chancellor's face. A dozen wrinkles spread over his cheeks from the corners of his mustache and his big gray eyes stared at me under the bushiest eyebrows I ever saw, with 8 degree of jollity, amusement, and am sorry to say, derision, imaginable. A woman with such expressive eyes could win heart-sick anchorite. The infection of his laughter is absolutely irresistible, and the pantomime would have been plain to blind man. With out saying word he gave me to under stand that my propositions were so pre- posterous as to be ludicrous, but that he was amused and not offended. Then the secretary to whom had been intro duced came in, and we talked for some time. The Princes English is as per feet as that of any American I ever knew, and, of course, he made the con- versation himself Whenever l spoke of such thing as the Brunswick suc- cession, the Battenberg marriage, Bull garia, or any of the subjects then agitat- ing Europe, he would laugh again, and twist and talk around on American sub- jects. was there perhaps twenty min utes in all, but before I left he dashed my hopes, as far as newspaper enter prise is concerned, by saying quietly that he must follow the custom that is universal in Europe by requesting me solutely confidential. There was noth ing in it ill the slightest degree verging on confidence, of course, and not Q word that could not with propriety be pulp lished if 1t were considered of sufficient importance, but the charm of his man. ner was so great, and his good nature and friendliness so manifest, that l felt that nothing on earth could ever tempt me to reveal what had been said. After a weeks cogitation I came to the con- clusion that nothing whatever had been said, and then my opinion of the diplo- matic corps of Prince Bismarck ad- vanced even more. = Berlin Corre. spo7sdeTce,