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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-11
TEE RARNHLL INQUIRY,
Sir Charles Russell Continues
His Great Speech,
Mr., PARNELL'S INNOCENCE
ofthe Charge that Ho was a Member
of tho Revolutionary Orders or
That lilo Ever Counscllcd Vlol.
ence-othcrF Foreign News.

LONDON, April lO,-In his speech be-
fore the Parnell commission to-day Sir
Charles Russell recounted the story Of
enforced Irish immigration to America,
OF the growth Of Fenianlsm in that
country and Of its development into a
movement to obtain justice for Ireland
by legal means, He said II was the JUS
tiliable boast Of Parnell and Davitt that
they had taught Irish Americans to
combine and assist them In their efforts
within the law, He traced the history
Of the National League in America and
declared that it proved conclusively that
the organization was in no way impli-
Gated in crime. Tho National League,
he said, had been founded to maintain
the right Of the Irish people To make
their own National assembly laws relat-
ting TO Ireland. This was not novel
claim. There was no period in the his
tory Of Ireland in which the people OF
the Irish race In that greater Ireland be-
yond the seas were not willing to accept
the natural right OF government
and live in amity with the rest
Of the Empire, He declared that
Mr.. Parnell had never been associated
with secret society, had never met
Patrick Ford and had never been impli-
Gated directly or indirectly with any
conspiracy whatsoever. Mr.. Davitt, al
though friend Of Ford's, had repeated
Iy demonstrated against the adoption OF
4 policy ofviolenCe and had never failed
10 odenounce outrages and the melting OF
The people to commit such crimes.
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AN EXCITING MEETING.

Sam smalls References Resented by a
Wine Dealer and n Lively Time Ensuos.
PITrsBuRoH, Pa April 1O.-sam Small
conducted one of tho most exciting ten.
perance meetings Of the prohibition
campaign in the old Birthstone" M. i.
Church, Smithleld street, tonight. He
was denouncing liquor dealers in very
vigorous terms, rs "law.breakers," when
Jacob Keller, q wealthy wine dealer, OBJ.
jected. "He Is one Of them," cried a
man in the audience. "You are a liar
cried Keller. The latter became very
demonstrative and was elected from the
church amid great excitement. Resolu.
tions were passed, requesting the court
10 refuse Keller renewal Of his license
One old lady became 80 much excited
that she rushed up to Keller as he was
leaving the church and struck him in
the face with her fist,
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CONDENSED TgLEGRAMS.

Tho Illinois Legislature yesterday
passed resolution submitting pro.
hibitlon amendment 10 the people.
There Is a spirited contest for Super.
lnLCndOnt OF Foreign Mails In the Post.
Office Department. The place pays
$500 per year.
The sixth annual meeting Of tho Amer.
lean MCAll Association met In philadel,
phla yesterday, Tho work Of the mis-.
sion Is tho ovangellEation Of France.
1t.iSBaid that the circular Issued Tues.
day by the railroad coal operators was a
compromise proposition and that both
sides will agree 70 II, avortinR a strike.
The New York board Of Trade has
petitloned the President 10 fll the fexl
vacancy that may occur In The Inter.
State Commerce Commission BY The 40,
polntment Of merchant
The Loyal Legion Of the United statei
will begin to-day al Cincinnati the sec
ond quadFenniAl session OF itS Natlona
Congress. A magnificent bAnuuet wal
rendered the delegates last night.
Much excitement was caused al Ores
ton, Iowa, by d report that eS.pfeslden
Cleveland had been asbaSslnaled, and al
tho ilAgs were displayed at hall.mast. I
was several hoirs before The peopl
learned that tile story was a hoax,
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BOLD ATTgMPT AT MURDER.
The Marrow Escape by Banker-A NrystO.
riOus AnaIr,

Ahp ENhLEbN AAhChpV W ~ NAlbNOs
riOus Afralr.
San AxroNlA, TEX, April 1O.-An at
tempt was made Monday night by well
dressed young man to murder Banker j.
S. Lockwood. The young man drove up
to Lockwood's house in u carriage, and
asked tho driver TO return for him at 10
o'clock, when his visit would be ended.
On entering the house he presented a
letter TO Mr.. Lockwood, purporting 10
be written by II. W. Brewer and intro.
ducing Chas. Hickman OF Boston. The
young man asked Mr.. Lockwood 10 &c.
company him 10 the Wenger Hotel to
converse about some stolen bonds, when
the two had left the house and were in
the yard, Lockwood stopped to pick
some roses for his visitor. The latter
stepped behind Lockwood and fired, the
bali striking him behind the ear. The
wounded man made a motion as though
10 draw a revolver and his assailant ran
down the street. Lockwood's wound Is
not serious, II being but u mere scalp
Craze. II has since been learned that
Mr.. Brewer knows nothing OF the young
stranger or the letter which he presented.
Tho would bo assassin has not been
apprehended.
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is 1T A MAN Or A, WOMASp
Hannah Calder's Peculiar Case - Tile
Strange Marriage and Its SEXUAL.

Hannah Caidsr's Peculiar Case The
Strange Marriage and It's sOqual.
BELLAiRE, MD., April 10.-Hannah
Calder, who married Kate Beall, last
February, was before Judge Waters this
morning for writ Of haboas corpus TO
secure his wife, who left him shortly
after tho marriage.
Kate was sworn and testified that shc
was willing to live with Hanna II he
proved to be man. Hanna was then
called TO the stand and testified that
no was q man. The Judge
asked him II he was willing 10
undergo an examination, which ques-
tion Hannah would not answer. Judge
Waters then stated that the court could
do nothing and that II was left entirely
with Kate 10 do as she pleased.
At 8 o'clock Hannah consented 10 an
examination, which was conducted by
DR.. ]. @. Butler, OF Bellaire. After the
examination DR.. Butler made affidavit
before Justice Lyle as 10 HannRh's sex,
and agreed To keep II secret.
At $40 Hannah left for Baltimore aud
Kate Beall returned 10 her home ut
Federal Hill. 1t Is therefore believed
that Hannah is woman.
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WHITE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
In Alabama on tho Line of Protection-A
Rival Negro Convention.

Rival Negro Convention.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April l0.-The
conference OF white Republicans called
together for the purpose OF recognizing
the Republican party in Alabama on a
protective tariff basis and thereby relieve
1t from being called a Negro party met
this afternoon. Some three hundred
delegates were present.
l.. L. Parsons, Jr,, called the conven-
ton to order and stated that It's purpose
was to organize q Protective League
throughout Alabama. No negroes would
be admitted, and no white man who was
not in sympathy with the movement.
1t wasn't intended to drive anybody,
white or black, from tho patty, and II
negroes wanted to get together and reor-
ganize their own league there was no oh.
lection.
A committee OF eleven was appointed,
and reported o series Of resolutions, De.
Glaring that the time had come for the
Republican party to organize on the
issue OF protection, and that all persons
who believe In that principle should
join them. W. II. Smith, Republican
Governor OF Alabama, 10 1868, was
elected President, aud W. L. Parsons
Vice President.
A rival conference was called by the
negroes, aud followers OF DR.. Amos
Mosely, chairman Of the regular Repub.
lican State Committee OF Alabama.
The negroes and whites OF the confer
enCe met separately this morning, the
negroes to the number OF 1870.
Many speeches were made protesting
against the effort OF certain white Re.
publicans to exclude the negro from the
party, and resolutions were adopted
emphasizing the protest by declaring
that the negro constitutes the back bone
OF the party in Alabama. He Is ninety.
nine per cent Of It's voting power and
is now capable OF holding office and
ought to have some OF the offices.
A committee OF nine, one from each
district and one from the State at large,
was appointed to convey these resolu.
tions and lay the case Of the negroes be-
fore President Harrison. The confer
ence Of regular white Repub.
licans met at Erswem and
protested against the attempt Of
the others to constitute themselves a
party and avowed their purpose to stand
by the negro and the old organization.
A committee was appointed to invite
the negroes to meet In joint session.
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IMPORTANT PENSION DECISION,

A Soldier Who was Hurt Unler Peculiar
Circumstances Placed on tho Rolls,
WASHINGTON, D, G., April 10,-Assist-
ant Secretary Bussey to-day rendered a
decision on the claim OF Genus Hamilton,
late private, Company D, Twelfth MiChi-
gan Volunteers, for an original invalid
pension. Itappears from the testimony
in the case that the claimant was injured
while seated among an audience wit.
Messing a circus performance, by the fall
of q seat, but Il. also appears that lie was
at the place where the performance was
In progress as q member OF a detail, or
dered to protect and guard the circus
and was within the line by permission
OF his superior officer. Tho de,
cision holds that his being in
tho circus tent looking at the perform,
anCe was merely incidental to his being
on duty at the place US q member OF
guard, and that he was simply awaiting
there the proper time to arrive when he
would be again required to walk his post
sentinel, aud was IN place where he
had permission to be, near his post OF
duty, in q position where he was ready
to respond in moment to any
call that might be made upon him
and in tile judgment OF the
Assistant Secretary was In tho line OF
his duty as u soldier and member OF
said guard at the time the accident oc.
CURED. "Nor do / think" continues
the decision, ''it Is Just or reasonable to
hold that his penslonable status should
be in any way affected by the Circum-
stance that he was spectator OF circus
performance, which happened to be
transplring at the time"
This decision overrules that OF March
10, 1888, and directs that the name oithe
claimant be placed on the pension rolls,
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A nIntnnl undpr.tnndIng.

WASHINGTON, April lO.-It is authori-
tatively stated at the Department OF
State to-day that the three treaty powers
concerned Samoan affairs = England,
Germany and the United states-have
reached an understanding by the terms
OF which they will each keep but one
war vessel at Samoa, pending the term
ination OF the Berlin conference. The
vessel To be sent there by the United
States will be the Alert, q 1,00O.ton ship
now at Honolulu. The German cor
vette Sophie, now on her way out from
Zanzibar, will represent German inter
ests, while England will doubtless order
the Calliope to return 10 Samoa from
Sydney, or will replace her II she was
materially damaged by the hurricane.
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All There!
GENERAL MANAGER TANEY
Makes Il FrultIess Visit to Wash,
ingtOn in Search of
Information,
The Most Amusing Incident that
Has Occurred in Con,
nOCtlOn With
YHB WEST VA. MATTERS.
Democratic Star Chamber Bust.
ness of Four Years Ago
Comm. Home With a Yeagsance-The
lalelligcncer Correspondent Does
Up IIro'r fancy TO the Queens
Taste..WOst Virgin u Gossip.
Interesting to Applicants.

WAsnSdTOS, D. G, April 1O,-The
most amusing incident that has occurred
since the West Virgiulans came to town
WAS the iruitless effort on the part OF
Editor James b. Taney. OF the Register,
TO get hold Of the charges said to have
been filed at the PostolIice Department
against Postmaster Simpson, Of Wheel
in.. T4ney arrived here this morning
and was among the earliest callers at
the Internal Revenue Bureau, where he
ran across George Il. Tingle. Taney
toll Tingle that tho object Of his visit
was to lind out the nature Of the charges
GIed against Simpson. Could Tngle
assist lin in this regardP Yes, Tingle
was well acquainted with Chief Clerk
ROy, Of the PostOhico Department, and
Il any one could get the information
Roy could. Roy is u good Democrat Of
the Vilas type, and would tell them all
about it after Tingle had had talk with
him
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TERRIBLE FIGHT Wlrll BURGLARS.
Two Brave Iro,hers stabbed While Pre-
tpctInE IA NeIrhbur's Pruporty,

Two Brave 1irothsra Stabbed While Pro.
teCting u NeIghbor's Property,
CHICAGO, April TO- Theodore and
Jacob Huebler, brothers engaged in the
grocery business at 1S4 Maxwell street,
were seriously stabbed last night in a
desperate encounter with burglars. Look
ing across tho street from their store,
they saw three men trying to pry open
the money drawer in Myers bakery. No
one was In the room but the burglars,
The grocers, who are courageous and
powerful men, rushed In and grappled
with two Of the intruders. Grasping u
chair, one OF the burglars with a stun.
ming illow, foored Jacob Huebler. His
brother had knocked down his man and
grappled with the third one. The pros
trate brother recovered, and after u
short, fierce struggle, the three burglars
were knocked down. Springing to their
feet, two Of the thieves whipped out
knives and murderously slashed ut the
brothers. Terribly cut on the arm and
shoulders, Theodore fell 10 the
floor and the three robbers then
turned their attention to Jacob. He
parried their thrusts, receiving severe
cuts on the hands and arms. He finally
braced his back against the wall, and
with blow straight from the shoulder
sent one Of his assailants against the
counter. Before Huebler could recover
his guard one Of the men slashed him
on the thigh and arm, and he fell down
nearly unconscious from the loss Of
blood. Yelling like wild Indians, the
three desperadoes flashing their bloody
knives above their heads dashed through
the crowd Of people attracted by the
noise OF the aflray, The crowd OF fifty
men aud boys parted and the rutIians
ran down the street and escaped. The
wounded groCers were carried to Their
homes and their injuries attended to,
They are very weak from loss Of blood
but will recover. The burglars have moi
hnnn nnnrahnn1n1
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THE PRAIRIE FIRES,
A Minneapolis Alderman Relates Some Of
tho SnnnoA Hs MitnoaaoL.

A Minneapolis Alderman Relates Some Of
tho Scenes HO witnessed.
MiNNEAroLIS, April TO-. Alderman
Smith returned this morning from sully
county, Dakota, whereh he went TO inves-
tigato the extent Of the damages by the
recent prairie fires. ut was a terrible
sight," ho said, when seen this morning.
~ did not suppose there that the frcs
were so bad. There are at least 100
families in Sully county who lost most
OF the wheat they had. Some Of them
Uayed u few things, but In most OF the
cases nothing was saved. Those who
witnessed the fire told me that the
flames jumped four and Ave rods, 30 that
tho ordinary fire protection was
OF no avail. One man had o sick
daughter In bed when he saw
the ilro coming, and bis wife
rushed 10 the barn to unite tho horsps
while he ran 10 save the girl, and he had
lust carried her out on a ploughed field
when tho Are sprang upon bis house,
hls wife barely escaping. Tho horses
were burned. / saw where 400 sheep
lind been burned In heap, Tho citl.
gems Of that county are about the best
Gloss / ever saw on the frontier. They
as eduOatel and industrious. The peo.
ple Of blunt have dono q good deal for
tho sufferers, but they are unable 10
do half enough, and ] hope the good
people oi Minneapolis viii put thelr
shoulders 10 tho wheel al orCe.N
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HAS MAD ENOUGH OF IT.
Lord Lonsdale, Who Started for the North
Pole, Has ThFillIug Experience.


PoRT ANGELES, N, W, IT, April TO-
The fishing schooner Cumberland, Capt
Elliott, which arrived here yesterday
after a stormy passage Of thirty-iour
days from Kodiack Island, Alaska, brings
news OF Lord Lonsdale, who started up
ward OF a year ago on trip overland to
the North Pole. Lord Lonsdale and a
number OF Esquimaux and Indian
guides reached kodiaCk about the mid
die of February in famished and ex-
hausted condition, They came from an
isolated mission near the mouth OF the
Kuskewin river, which empties into
Bristol Bay, and suffered many bard
ships and priyations during the journey
OF months duration across the Alaskan
peninsula.
Lord Lonsdale was severely injured a
few days after leaving the mission:
While in the lead OF his party he slipped
and fell into Crayasee, His shoulder
was so bruised that the arm was render
ed useless, and his hip was all but dis,
located, incapitating him from travel
on foot, He was placed on a sled, and
in that condition transported to kodiaCk,
The great stretch Of territory between
the mission and the island was covered
to the depth OF several feet with light
snow. The terrible blizzard that pre-
vailed caught up the light particles In
clouds, obliterating all tracks aud land
marks familiar to the guides, and making
drifts through which II was next TO i'm
possible to force q passage.
In February the party reached lake
almost in the center OF the Peninsula,
Lord Lonsdale was somewhat improved
by the rest here and they proceeded to
Kodiack, Just before reaching Cooks
Inlet, two OF the Aleut guides died and
were buried in the snow, The party
was in the last stages OF fatigue when
they reached KodiaCk, aud had not food
and shelter been found there, Lord
Ionsdale would have died. He stated
that he might remain at Kodiack
week or q month, and perhaps longer,
rs suited his fancy. He stated positive.
ly, however, that he had had enough Of
Arctic exploration and would return to
England soon.
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third, copylngi fourth, letter writing;
fifth, arithmetic; sixth, elements OF the
geography, history and government OF
the United States; law marriage and
diYorce) eighth, pension law.
For railway mall clerks examination
First, orthographyi second, penman-
shipi third, copying fourth, letter writ
ipgi tifth, arithnstIci sixth, geography
OF the United States; seventh, railway
aud other systems OF transportation in
the United States; eighth, reading ad-
dresses.
For PostofiCe Inspector-First, orth-
ography; second, penmanship; third,
copyingi fourth, letters and reports; !;
sixth, arlthmetici seventh, elements OF
bookkeeping; eighth, geography, Coy
ernmentof tho United States; ninth,
knowledge Of postal laws and regula.
tions; tenth, ability TO make personal
descriptions liability to describeJ,
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An ImpoFinnt flenort,

SYDNEY, N. s, W. April TO- COM
mittee appointed to investigate the dis.
Covery Of NJ, pastsur for the oxtCrmina.
tIon Of rabbits, have made areport Of tho
result Of their inquiries. They state
that upon experiment they found that
rabbits which had been inoculated with
tho virus OF chicken cholera, or which
Ato food which had been infected with
the virus died, but that the disease was
not communicated by one rabbit to
nhnlhhF.
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A NOVEL MURDER TRIAL
In Which Dog Is Placed on the Witne
:Stand 10 Identity the Murderer.

In which n Dog Is Placed on the witness
;stand TO Identify the Murderer.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, April 10.-The
trial ofthe noted Indian chief Jack Span
lard, for the murder Of Deputy United
States Marshal William Irwin, was be.
gun in this city yesterday. One Of the
first Government witnesses called was a
mongrel dog, Ratler by name. The
Government attempted to prove that
Ratler was the prisoners dog, having
been seen in tho neighborhood Of the
spot where tho murder was committed.
Tho defendant denied ever having seen
the animal, but tho dogs afeCtionate
greeting TO bis old master made him
dangerous witness. The animal picked
him out OF q crowd and wagged his tall
with great vlgor. Pearl Younger,
daughter OF the noted Belle Starr and
Cole Younger, the Kansas desperate, Is
witness In tho case.
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ROBBED HIS BEST FRIEND.
A Young Man Who smOte Him Who Would
BefrIend Him,

DENVER, COL, April l0,-An import
ant arrest was made here yesterday by
a city detective and an officer from
Providence, R. L., in the capture OF
Frank H, Cushman, Cushman is about
thirty years old and for ten Of them has
been a fugitive, He is OF one Of the first
families OF Providence and at one time
acted as paying teller OF the Merchants
National Bank. Ten years ago he dis
appeared with So, 900 oil the banks fund.
Officers were put on his track and he
led them q long, weary chase through
the South, New Mexico, California and
into Canada, Here all trace Of him was
lost for a time but finally It was dis
covered he had gone to France, He
was located in Paris and placed In Gus
tody, After the formalities Of extra.
dition he was returned to the United
States, convicted OF embezzlement, and
sentenced to term OF two years,
After serving the term, he was en-
ployed by /, NJ. Gotf, wholesale music
dealer OF Providence, as travelling sales
man, Gotl was q sort OF philanthropist
and had the utmost confidence in his
ability to reform yoLng Cushman, and
gave him a position OF considerable re-
sponsibillty. For several years he ap-
parently attended strictly to business
and merited the faith reposed In him,
About year ago Gotf noticed u number
OF his oldest and best customers beCom-
ing delinquent and spoke to Cushman
about 1t. The latter, on behalf the GUS
toners, pleaded hard times, and promis-
cd to stir them up.
The delinquencies continued, how
ever, and also increased in amount until
Mr.. GoG determined to make a personal
investigation, This developed the fact
that Cushman had collected the sums
which he had failed to report and his
shortage amounted to over $1,000. Upon
Mr., Gotr 3 return home he found Clsh-
man had disappeared, leaving no excuse
for his departure. No trace Of the fug-
tive was found until about week ago,
when he wrote to former pastor in |
Providence, requesting a letter Of recon.
to aid him in securing EN-.
ployment, The request was dated at
Denver, and the Police authorities were
meagre details OF the affair
with instructions TO arrest tho man. The
detective said that he had followed
Cushman over 10000 miles during the
ast ten years, They left for Providence
asst night,
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LONDON, April lO.-Mr, Madden, solici-
tor for Ireland, denied in the House OF
Commons to-day that the Marquis of
Londonderry intended to resign the
office Of Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. Mr..
Crilly, Nationalist member for North
Mayo, moved the second reading OF the
bill providing that the courts In fixing
rents deduct from the letting value the
cost OF improvements effected by the
tenant; that the courts also deal with ar
rears and decide the amount paid. The
bill was rejected by a vote OF $50 to lGs.
Mr.. Pornell has issued special "whip"
for this division.