The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-06
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New York has adopted resolutions calling
on Congress to Sbolish the internal reve-
nue. tax on cigars and tobacco.
Horstio Lucius Coffin, father Of the
Miss Coffin whose eCcentricities haye re-
Gently been given publicity, died in Gin
clnnRh yesterday OF pneumonia.
Joseph Zshnt0r, Of the drygoods and
millinery firm OF 0gilvie & Y shntsr, Madi-
son, Wis, has disappeared With, 1t iB al
legged, about 5000 Of the firms money.
At Chicago Saturday Judge Garnet de-
cided that Frank Chapman, the acoor, was
not entitled to rehearing Of the divorce
suit Instituted by his vile, Annie Sum-
merville, the actress.
Saturday night the immense frame Of
the exposition building at Oshkosh, Wis,
was cruahed BY tho weight OF snow. The
building was 400 feet long and is com-
plete wreck. The lossis $4,000.
The great international walking match
was inaugurated last night at Madison
Sousre Garden, N. Y, In the presence OF
1000 people. Cartwright, Connors, Sin
clair, Hart and Hughes are the tavoritss.
The trouble among the weavers in the
employ OF Charles RothTsll, OF Philadsl-
phia, manufacturer Of Turkish and terry
towels and busters, hes been settled by
the concession Of new wGge list, giving
an advance in wa2ea averaging about 20
per cent.
At Cincinnati Saturday morning the
Jury in the case OF the United States
agSinst Benjamin E, Hopkins, late Assist
ant Treasurer OF the Fidelity Bank,
brought in verdict Of guilty as charged
in the indictment. A motion for new
trial and an arrest OF judgment was made,
and will be argued before Judge Jack on
Saturday next.
Hubbard Harrell, a colorsd boy 10 years
old, was mRde drunk near Eastman, Ga,
Friday, and, going to the home OF bis
brother.in-law, James Pope, killed three
children. The crime was horribly afro
cious one, as the young murderer boiled
two OF the children alive In large kettle,
and fractured the skull Of the youngest by
beating it sgainst tree.
The entire plant Of William Washburn
& SouH, OF st. Louis, dealers in naval
stores, including large warehouse and
the entire interesta OF the Iron Mountain
Warehouse and Tank Company, wes sold
to the Waters.PieICe Company, which is
the local branch Of the Standard OIL Com.
pany. This gives the Standard control Of
all the tsnkage in the city.
The Jury In the of Pavlic. the man
who is on trial at4BAiistown, N. Y, for
murder, being charged with being an &C.
compliCs Of RobinsGi, who lGat week was
found guilty OF murder in the second de-
gree, brought in verdict at 3 o'clock yes:
terday morning, finding Pavlic gnilty OF
murder in the second degree. Judge Tap.
pan thereupon Immediately sentenced
Paylic to life imprisonment.
The cash OF the Metropolitan National
Bank Of Cincinnati was found to be below
the legal reserve limit Friday, Rumora
that checks for $40,0 900 were being carried
aa cash cannot be confirmed, The stock
OF the bank has declined from 81 "a to S4
cent? within q month. The Associated
Banks have agreed TO rediscount $500, 900
OF the banks pGper. It Is hoped this will
meet the requirements Of the examiner.
Michael 0'Leary, q photogrspher's er.
rand boy, OF Baltimore, put murlatic acid
in a tumbler and lsititat drinking foun.
tain, where he thought the colorless fluid
would be mistaken for water and drank
by Miss NAir, the cashier, who had &C.
cnsed him Of theft. A male emPloye,
however, was tho victim. He did not
swallow enough to kill him, and burned
his mouth badly. O'Lesry confessed and
was held to answer on a charge oil attempt
ed homicide.
The six children Of Lester stngletsry, q
colored man Of Clarendon county, South
Carolina, were burned to death Thursday
night, The parents locked them up In
the house about O'Clock and went of to
negro church about two miles RwSy,
where a religious revival was in progress.
During their absence the house caught
FIRE and was burned to the ground, and
the six children persisted in the flames.
The chRrred bones Of the victims were
buried Friday in one grave.
The Britton Iron and Steel Company'a
plant, in Cleveland, was destroyed by FIRE
Saturday morning. The pipe Tor conduct
Ing the oil from the storage tank 70 the
mill became clogHed and machinist At
tempted to clean the pipe by injecting
/ tSsam into II. The pressure OF the steam
opened valve, and the oil rushed from
| he pipe tt.Tto the furnace, where 1t was
iSnited. Two hundred ,workmen en-
| pioyed had to run and barely escaped
The loss is $4,000 and the insurance
$4,000.
The Mexican Government has ct last
granted concession to certain oltte cthzsni
Tor the manufacture OF beer, whisky, can
ned and preserved fruits and meats on q
large scale. This concession can be used
at three points anywhere in the republic,
to be chosen by the parties holding 1t. II
gives also the right 10 purchase OF each oil
the three locahops chosen, or any Other
plsce in the republic, about %, 900 acres oI
land at tariff prices. II gives exemption
lIrom all import duty for 20 years on al