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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-13
THE CORN PALACE SCaEMg.


Why 1t Failsd-AmericanS would Not Sup.
port 1t.
-NEw YoRk, August l2.-AIr Charles
]. Murphy, who proposed to erect a corn
palace at the Paris Exposition, to be de.
voted to a display of the various uses OF
Indian com as a food article, writes as
follows from Paris, under date Of August
!, explaining why the exhibition failed
OF success:
ever since the Paris Exposition Of
1878, when the United States made q
very poor agricultural showing, have
waited for an opportune time to show
what could be done with our Indian
corn as q human food. l concluded the
time had come for this display at
the Paris Exposition, and laid my
plans before the New York Pro.
duce Exchange, the President Of
which appointed committee, with
ex.Mayor Franklin, as chairman, to
further my project. Ithen went West,
aud made strong appeals to the produce
exchanges OF the corn states to help the
movement with subscriptions. Circu.
lars were also sent by the New York
committee 10 some eighteen Of these
commercial bodies, including Baltimore
and New Orleans, urging assistance.
"The principal produce exchanges and
boards Of trade In the West appointed
committees 10 solicit subscriptions, but
the only money raised was $500, at But.
falo, which was afterwards returned.
New York City subscribed 81 ,050. Con.
gresham Townsend, Of Illinois, intro.
duced a bill In Congress proposing to
grant a special appropriation, but Con.
gress adjourned without action. Simi-
lar bills were introduced In the Legisla-
lures Of Ohio and Illinois, but they, too,
failed Of passage.
~ then came 10 Paris In hopes that
Gen. Franklin, the United States Com.
missioner, would at least erect the build.
ing at a cost Of $500 out OF the $3.50, 900
appropriated by Congress, but he re.
fused TO give one dollar for this exhibit,
which would have been Of more practical
value to the farming interest Of the
United States than all the other Ameri.
can exhibits (suCh as they are)
combined. Tie French authorities gen.
erouBly gave the site without charge,
which they valued at $4,000. II Is 70
be regretted that a movement should
fail, which, II successful, to use the
words Of the United States Commis.
Bioner Of Agriculture, would enhance
thsiydlHB Fol every dcre of land In the
corn belt. 1l
ain conclusion I wouldcllke to make
my most grateful acknowledgements ID
the press Of the whole country, who
gave the movement their heartiest sup
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THE CONSTITUTION COMPLETED.


The South Dakota Document to be Report
ed to the Convention To-day.
BISMARCK, August 12. The committee
on revision and adjustment has COM
pleted It's work and complete con.
stitution will be submitted to the Con-
vention tomorrow, tishardly safe TO
give synopsis Of the constitution at
present, as many amendments are
recommended by the committee, and in
all probability will be adopted. Among
these is the Recommendation 10 strike
out the section which provides that no
corporation can blacklist 10 prevent
labOres from securing employment.
The reason given for striking out this is
that II conflicts with section o Of the bill
Of rights, which provides that every
person shall have the right freely 70
speak, or the right 10 his thoughts or
opinions, The committee also recon.
iiends the striking out Of tho section
providing for township organizations,
on Tue ground that II Ii ambiguous aud
ConInglnp
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OH and Caa sial.sS..

MCclay No. Q, Of the Natural eas
Company Of West Virginia, the Union y,
Oil Oompany's HarBhman No, i and tbs
Hardly Able OIL Companyis AsbbtooE
well al In the Warrington Geld, arc
The Washington, Pa, Journal notes
the fact that the Mt Norris oil iIstriet h
gradually extending over into tllis State,
and that there promises 10 be a M
boom In the Dolls Run field In DE VEN
near future, and adds that The Washing.
ton oil men are carefully Watching md
noting the developments In these two
fields. WV
The James McManuS we'll No. 4
came 10 ID the Taylontown oil ield. OF
Saturday sai and is reported 70 be doinl
lEU UHTFtIA
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ACUTE EMDE2zLER.



How Henry j, Higgins Cheated au Ex.Part-
nsr Out of Several Thousand Dollars.
BosroS, MASS, August IA few
weeks age the firm Of II, W. Tilton &
Co., stock brokersat II Exchange Place,
was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr..
II. W. Tilton continuing at the. old Of.
fec. Henry j. Higgins, Mr.. Tilton's ex.
partner, made practice Of visiting the
place early every morning, 1t has Just
been learned that Higgins had during
his visits opened the morning mail and
taken checks from letters, endorsed
them In the firms namo and got them
cashed.. The entire amount obtained in
this way is said to be about $500, and
II Is also charged that he embezzled
$1,000 from Mr.. Tilton before the firm
was dissolved. Higgins is believed to
have gone to Montreal.
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WILL SIZE Be HANGED?
Mrs, Maybdck's Case not very
Hopeful at Present.
THE QUEEN is INTERESTED,
But the Homo Secretary Is Against
a ROpFieye-Day Set for the Exc
outlon,.aIinistOr Lincoln Signs
thsPetition-Foreig News.

LIVERPOOL, August l2,-ATopday, Au'
gust 20, has been fixed upon as the day
for the execution Of Mrs. Maybrick, who
was last week convicted Of poisoning
her husband,
The Queen Is taking considerable in
terest in Mrs. Maybrick's case,
This information comes through a
clerk in the Home Office, who states In
q private conversation that Her Majesty
has expressed desire that the printed
reports 0f the trial, together with all
matters bearing upon the previous his
tory OF the condemned woman, be lor-
warded to Osborne without delay,
This request is unprecedented, and al
though, according 10 precedent Her
Majesty cannot move in the case except
upon the recommendation and advice OF
the Home Secretary, II is nevertheless
taken as an indication OF the fact that
she is desirous OF becoming acquainted
with the details OF the case In all their
bearings. II Is now generally admitted,
however, that Sir Charles Russell made
q grieyous error when he allowed his
unfortunate client to read her statement
to the Jury. While the presumption OF
her intimacy with Briefly was strong,
there was no direct evidence Of 1t before
the Court until she admitted II In her
own defense and claimed that she had
received forgiveness from her husband
the day prior 10 his death.
It Is well known that the Queen has
very strong and pronounced convictions
on this subject, and the probabilities are
that whatever sympathy mig ght have
come TO the aid Of the prisoner in Court
circles will be allenated as the result OF
her own statement,
A Liverpool dispatch says that Justice
Stephens Is preparing long letter TO the
Home Office, reviewing the evidence
from beginningt to end, and insisting that
upon the facts presented the jury would
have been false to their oaths had they
returned different verdict.
Mr.. Lincoln, the United States Minis
ter, and many members Of the American
colony in London have signed a petition
for the reprieve of Mrs. Maybrick.
BRIEFLY MAKES A STATEMENT.
Brierly, the paramour Of Mrs. May
brick, in an interview to-day declared
that hisintimacy with the woman lasted
only a short time and that their rela.
tions came to an end on the 2lst of
March. He blames Judge Stephen for
assuming that the Intimacy was
in progress during all the period
looked over at the trial. Briefly
huu uank IN Mrs. MoyhricLyia un1to;Inra q
statement tending to prove that the ac-
cusations against the woman are due to
a conspiracy on the part Of female in
triguers who are enemies Of Mrs. May
brick. The petition circulated in Liver
pool in behalf Of the prisoner has
100000 signatures.
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P4RDONED BY Tua GOVERNOR,

Two More Prisoners set Frse-The Desk
Cleared Of Applications 10 Date,
Special DtpGieh 10 he Egtelli0AeT,
CHARLESTON, W, Va, August 49,
Governor Wilson has pardoned William
Davis, Of Richie county, sentenced for
two years in February, 1883, for feloni,
Gus cutting, on the Recommendation OF
the Judge, II Jurors, over 400 citizens,
and afiidavits stating that II the facts
were known at the time the prisoner
could not have been convicted OF any.
thing greater than a mlsdemeanor. Also
to James w. Haley, OF Harrison county,
confined iorgrand larceny, and sentenced
for two years In January, 1888, The
prisoner was OF weak mind. The Judge,
the Prosecuting Attorney and many cit.
izens Joined In the petition. The piis.
oner has served over IS months. The
Governor has examined and passed upon
eveIy application for pardon and remls.
sion OF fines that remained over when
he entered upon the duties Of his office,
and has cleared the desk OF every one
received to the present date.
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Natural Gas for Wheeling.

The current number Of Hght, Heal
and POtcer contains the following: "The
Venture Oil Company, OF Pittsburgh,
obtained lie charter on Saturday, with
r., @. Elliot, James N. GufIey, Henry
Foster, B. O. McGrew, William Finn
and W. ]. Dlehl as incofporators. Ithas
q capital stock Of $4,000. The company
bought 1000 acres Of land In Donegal
township, Washington county, to dc.
velop the tield either for gas or oil. Ifa
gas well 10 struck, twill be leased 10 the
Wheeling Natural Gas Company,whose
line runs along the Venture Company,s
property. Most Of the stock holders are
interested in the Wheeling Natural Gas
Company also.n
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A SpLENpIp TONIC.


A Detroit PIyAiClnh's experiment Will the
SO.calIsd Elixir Of Life.
DETROIT, Mlci., August 12,-Dr, John
W. Palmer, a prominent physician Of
Detroit, has been experimenting with
the ''elixir OF life," and with remarkable
results. His patients were 90 and 70
years old respectively, The elder man
was decrepit and had been in failing
health Tor years. The injection seemed
to put new life into him, and with the
second administration the effect has been
remarkable. He walks erect, has the
appearance Of long life ahead OF him,
and says he feels stronger than for years.
The younger man did not indicate such
pronounced results on the first trial, but
with the second he showed the rejuven-
ating effects, and ,assetts his belief that
the remedy Is q life presefVer, II not q
Cure.all. DIR. Palmer says: " have just
begun experimenting. l do not know
what the discovery may result in. This
lido know; Its Immediate effect is to
exhilerate and tone up, and ! telieve in
many cases II may save life In bridging
over crisis. The preparation is in no
sense dangerous, foran antiseptic enters
into It's composition and its base is from
the healthiest OF animals.p
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THE HUNS WE'RE QUIET.
No Demonstration by Them at Hecla-A
Fight at Mammoth.

Nu betuuHbtrhlluu " Auum " hupiA-h
Fight at Mammoth.
GREENsBuRu, Pa, August l2,-No
demonstration was attempted by the
Huns at Hecla to-day. However, their
movements this afternoon were regarded
suspiciously, Twenty additional armed
men were sent 10 the works at 5 o'clock
this evening by Sheriff Byers. They are
now stationed in front OF the works do.
Ing guard duty, andit Is thought no out
break will occur, at least until work Ia
resumed, and that may not be for several
days, as the damage has not yet been re-
paired. A fight occurred between the
Huns at Mammoth this afternoon, and
one Of them received probably fatal in-
juries. They are lounging about their
homes tonight, and there are no signs
OF disturbance, the only dangerous
element seemingly being the women,
who are making all kinds of threats, and
who are Quarelling among themselves,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-13
A RENAREABLH STORY,
What a Blast at the Bottom Of
a Mine Disclosed,
AcAyEoF WoNDROUsBEAUTY
Containing Petriaed Bodies Of An
cFent People-Rooms aud Cham.
beFs Grand Beyond Descrip-
tIop-The Discovery,

DENVER, COL, August IA most re-
markable story reached here yesterday
from Aspen, COL, regarding an unex'
pected find in one Of the principal mines
on the Aspen Mountain, Last Thurs.
day night as the story goes, the night
shift in the Minnie mine-Messrs, Don,
nelly, Mackey, Taylor and GilRllan-put
in two 3O-inch holes in the breast Of 800
foot level and fired the blast Just before
leaving for the surface. On returning
TO the mine 1t was found that the two
shots had broken into q cave, the extent
OF which they proceeded to explore.
Going in a few feet they iound the walls
covered with crystalized lime and lead
that glittered like diamonds. Here and
there little stalactites hung from the
ceiling. The lime formation resembled
lace and irleze work Of wondrous beauty,
The cave had a descent Of about
twenty degrees and they found rooms
aud chambers grand beyond description,
They had entered about 200 feet when
they found a flint axe, A little further
was a pool Of fresh water, and strong
current OF fresh air was felt, Further
on u chamber was discovered, covered
with brownish muck that was sticky.
Gil6llan, who was iu the lead, suddenly
stopped and said: "There sits u boy.h
Sure enough there sat a human form,
The head was resting on the knees and
the arms were drawn around the legs,
Indian fashion. A stone bowl and axe
were found beside the figure. The body
was well preserved, but in trying to lit
QUE arm, It broke OF. Other bodies in
different attitudes were found in tho
chamber, but when disturbed they crum'
blGd, One stone man was brought up
with the loss OF arms and feet, The dis
covery has caused great excitement in
Aspen, as the bodies do not seem to be
those OF Indians.
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DOES NOT RENEMBER IT.
Tie Terrible Deed OF u Newark Man WHO
Claims to he u SOmnnnlbuIIst.

Tile Terrible Deed oil " Newark Man Who
Claims to he SomnanibuIIst.
NEWARK, N. j., August l2,-Thomas
Collins, aged IS years, was arrested this
morning for a ilendish attempt to assault
Annie o'Donnell, aged 10 years, daugh.
ter Of A. o'Donnell, residing at No. 20
Bowery street. Collins boarded with
the 0'Donnells. He got up at l o'clock
this morning, stole through the room in
which 0'Donnell and his wife were
sleeping and entered the room occupied
by the girl where he attempted to assault
her Failing to accomplish his purpose
he used a knife, inaicIing u horrible
wound. The girl ran screaming to her
fathers room and told her story. Her
father searched for Collins and found
him hiding behind a bed. He picked
up an earthen vessel and smashed 1t
over Collins head, inlicting several
deep and ugly gashes. Collins made Ills
escape and sought refuge in u Clubhouse
where he made IN attempt to cut his
throat, but only inflicted u flesh wound.
He aiterward made his way to the street
where he was taken into custody. Ho
was committed for trial. He says he Is
somnambulist aud dbes not remember
going into Annie's room.
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REFUSED ms REQUEST.
The Treasury Department Cannot Exemp
Importntions from Isxactions OF Duty.

The Treasury Department Cannot Exempt
Importntions from Exaetions OF Duty.
WASHINGTON, D. O., August l9.-The
Treasury Department has received q let
ter from merchant at ST. Paul, MINI,
asking that the departments decision Of
May 9Th last, in regard to the duty on
so.called wosted cloth be not enforced
against certain purchases made by him.
He explained that the goods in question
arrived In this country and were sold
by him prior 10 their arrival at prices
based upon the former practice ol classi-
flying these goods. Secretary Window
denied his request on the ground that
he does not feel authorized to exempt
any importatiops from the exaction ol
the duty applicable under the law.
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Complications Arise.

WASHINGTON, D. O., August 19.-The
unsettled condition Of affairs between
the telegraph companies and the Govern.
ment has given rise to some compllca.
tions. 1tfreQuently happens that secret
service, light house ant, other Govern.
ment employees desire TO send teleRrams
when away from Washington and for
this service they are now required to
pay the full commercial rate. AS the
use Of the telegraph wire Is imperative,
these persons have paid for the messages
In the hope that the Government would
reimburse them. Several conferences
between Assistant Secretary Bachelor
and Assistant Postmaster General Clark.
son have been held, and II has been
decided 10 allow q rate OF one cent per
word TO be charged on these messages,
until q definite and final rate 10 agreed
ttnnn
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MARRIED AGAINST HIS WILL
A Sensational Case % Come up In the
Canadian Courts.


OTTAWA, ONT. August IA some,
what extraordinary case will come be.
fore ohspcery sittings, 10 be held in OF
ava this fall.
Sidney Lawless, son Of Mr.. ], Lawless,
formerly connected with branches Of
the Bank Of British North America at
London, Toronto, Ottawa and st, John,
n, b., was paying some attention 10 q
young lady named Maud Chamberlain,
daughter OF well'to-do farmer living
near Aylmer, Quebec, One day recent
ly he received o note from her saying
that she would like 10 zee him that night,
previous 20 starting on visit TO friends
near Montreal,
Young Lawless Is employed in tue
money order branch Of the POstoftice
Department here, and when the duties
OF the day were over he started down
theroad for the young ladies home. He
met her In the drawing room, and the
two sat there converting Tor q consider
able time, At length the father came
into the room, and at once came 10 an
explanation oil bis intrusion by demand,
Ing oil Lawless that lie should marry the
gin. "You have ruined her, he said,
"and now you must marry"
u don't want TO marry your daughter,
and ] won't" was the young fellows
answer, rf
Chamberlain pulled a pistol from his
pocket, declaring that II Lawless did not
marry the girl be would blow his brains
out. A man named Richie, a cattle
dealer Of Aylmer, and an uncle Of the
girl, now canetinto the room and en-.
to molliiy the irate father, and
prevailed on the young man to marry
the girl. Richie started for clergy.
man, although 1t was II O'Clock. He re.
turned accompanied by Rev. Mr.. Gun.
a Church Of England clergy.
man In Aylmer, When Mr.. Cunning.
ham came into the room Mr.. Lawless
declared that he was under age, and was
the girl against his will. Un-
der these circumstances Mr., Cunning
ham refused TO perform the ceremony
and went away, Richie was not easily
Ilaunted, but went In search Of another
clergyman and soon returned with the
Rev, Mr.. Seers, but that gentleman also
refused to perform the ceremony.
Tho parties remained in the drawing
room until 4 o'clock in the morning,
when the young fellow, worn out with
The opportunities and threats Of Cham.
berlaln, at length consented TO drive
into Ottawa and hunt upa clergyman.
A rig was got ready, and the three men
aud the girl started away, getting into
the capitol about o'clock 10 the morn.
ing. Procuring marriage license, the
party sought the Rev. DR.. Mark, a re.
tired clergyman, and that gentleman
tied the knot. The bride and bride.
groom then parted at the door, without
eVen good morning." and have not
seen each other since.
The family Of the boy, who occupies
a high social position, were furious
when they learned from him how he
had been inveigled, and at once procured
Ihe services Of Lawyer ]. A. Gemmill,
who has served tue girl with q writ mott.
lying her that application will be made
% tile High Court Of Justice TO declare
The marriage null and void, as itwas
procured by duress, and one Of the par.
.iea at least Is under age,
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wnnl Aliar ~ pa,ls.

LONDON, August 12.-1n the House OF
Lords today Lord Salisbury, in reply to
question by the Earl Of Carnardvtn,
stated that tho government Of Egypt
would not be altered a hairs breadth.
The country, he said, had improved dn-
der English administration. II would
be impossible TO fix the limit OF the stay
OF English troops there. The Govern.
ment had entered into obligations which
II must fulfill.
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.SPtrrsBuRou, Pa, August 12,- The
Robert Morris Land and Coal Company,
ofNew York, to-day filed a bill in equity
against the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, In the United
States Circuit Court. l
The plaintiffs allege that they arc the
owners Of S,0I0 acres Of land Ia North.
cumberland county, Pa, having coal ly.
ing th jreunder and valuable timber on
Il. The defendant is In poSSesslon Of
tue land, and Is rapidly removing coal
and timber from II, !, 900, 900 tons Of coal
being taken outannually. The property
In dispute is worth $780, IOOO. The bill
only was llled, and In q few days the or.
der and injunction will be asked for.
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Tue SIOUX INDIAN LANDS.


1t Will be Good Willie Before They are
Declared Open for Settlement.
WASHINGTON, August 12,-Numerous
kilograms have been received in this
city asking for information in regard to
the Sioux Indian lands and many per.
sons appear TO have the impression that
the ptceidrnrs proclamation is all that
is needed to make the lands a part Of
the public domain, and as such open to
settlement. This impression is not
founded on the law and ia erroneous.
One OF the acts OF Congress requires that
Congress shall ratiiy any agreement
made with the Indians before the agree.
ment shall become Of effect, and 1t will
therefore DO necessary for the report oil
the Commission to be sent TO Congress
and favorable action taken thereon be-
fore the President can declare the lands
open to settlement. II will DO good
while before settlers can go upon the
landa
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OUR LATEST LYSCHISG.

The Supposed hurdSFeFs OF the Three
Glnis Women Strung Up by vigilance
Committee in Mcdowell County,
oHARLEsToS, W, VAa August l2,-
As was reported in these dispatches
last night, a widow named Gillis and
her two daughters nearly grown, living
in Mcdowell county, W, yap were
found dead by neighbOrs last Fri
day, It appears that they had been
Criminally assaulted and murdered,
The Hollis brothers were suspected and
a vigilance committee was organized to
punish them, The captain Of a push
boat that arrived down tue Big Sandy
from Plkevlllsto catlettsburg, Kyo this
morning, reports atthat point that the
Hollis brothers were captured by the
committee, hung up by the heels to
The limb OF a tree and then shot to
leath. ---
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WOULD NOT SUCCEED,

The Proposed Glassware Trust win b.
strong, But Tradssmsn Say 1t CanuOr
Control ThipgL
NEW YORE, August ls.-The TtibunD
Of this morning says; The recently
published report that prominent manu-,
iacturers Of glassware in Ohio, Penpsyl'
Yania and West Virginia had combined
to form an immense trust with ita
headquarters in Pittsburgh, was pretty
generally canvassed in the glassware
trade yesterday, The general opinion
expressed was that while the proposed
combination, Il effected, would prove a
strong one, it would not be able to con,
troll the output Of glassware or success
fully manipulate the market for that
article.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa, August 1.-THE Of.
flclals Of the Nforayian Church here this
morning received a cablegram from
Herrnhut, Germany, announcing the
death from apoplexy Of Bishop Amade-
ossa Reinke, OF New York. Bishop
Reinke went TO Herrnhut last spring as
a delegate TO the Nioravian General
Synod Of the world. He was the senior
Bishop Of the Morayian Church, and
was II yearS old,