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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-21
OUR -FOUR NEW STATES.
Amended Territorial Bill Finally
Passes Congress,
MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
That Have Taken Place in this coup.
try In the last Twenty Years,
Statistics Regarding Divorce.
Other Washington News,

WASHINGTON, D. g, Feb, 90,-Mr,
Springer, in the House, presented thecon'
ference report on the territorialbill, The
bill, as agreed to in conference, provides
for the admission OF the States Of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and
Washington, Tho territory Of Dakota is
to be divided on the line Of the seventh
standard parallel west to the western
boundary Of the territory, The delegates
elected to the constitutional convention
north Of this parallel shall assemble at
Bismarck, aud then south oitheparallel
at Sioux Falls, Thedelegates to the con-
vention in each OF the proposed new
States shall be elected on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in May next, and
shall meet on the 4th Of July and
declare that they adopt the Constitution
OF the United States,
The report was then adopted amid
applause on both sides OF the chamber,
In the Senate Mr.. Plat presented the
Conference report on the bill for the ad.
mission OF Southern Dakota as State
and for the organization OF the territory
OF North Dakota.
The clerk commenced tho reading OF
the substitute agreed upon by the COM
mittee looking 10 the admission as
States Of North Dakota, South Dakata,
Montana and Washington.
When the reading was concluded, q
message from the House announcing
the signature by the Speaker Of the di.
rect tax bill, was laid before the Senate,
and tho bill (having been first signed by
the presiding otliCer) was Immediately
sent to the President.
The consideration OF the Conference
report was resumed. After a long dis
cussion the vote was taken, and the re-
port was agreed to without a division.
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TOO MUCH FOL. BARNUM.
The Veteran showman's Experience with
Female swIndler.

Tie Veteran Showman'E Experience with u
Female swIndler.
New YoRK, Feb, 20.-P. I. Barnum,
the veteran Snowman, appeared as COM
plainant yesterday, in the Yorkville po.
lice cout, against a female swindler who
gaYe the name OF Maggie Morgan, and
said she lived at 2ls East Eighteenth
street.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Barnum was
acCoSted by the woman. She asked the
way to l53West One Hundred and Fifty
fourth street, and was told IL was miles
away. "1must walk there allthe same"
she said, ITO tell my sister that my hus-
band broke his leg and Is in the hos.
pital." p.u'
"You never can walk there" said Mr..
Barnum, and he gave her handful OF
change, The woman said: "God bless
you, sir; may you never break your
leg, and walked away.
Mr.. Barnum relatGdthe circumstances
at the hotel, and was laughed at by his
friends, Yesterday he was accosted by
the same woman, near tho Murray Hill
Hotel. "Sir,p she said, twill you tell
me where the Ooroner's Office is2 My
husband Is dead and l must carry word
there"
Mr.. Baraumrecognized her and caused
her arrest. He told the story to Justice
Kilbreth yesterday and while they were
heartily laughing over the joke, tho
woman broke out with: "Mr. Barnum,
II you won't make complaint against
mo I'll 90 with your circus for nothing,
and show myself as tho only woman YOU
ever had arrested
This produced the desired effect, and
Mr., Barnum agreed to take the woman
at her word. She was thercupon dis
charged.
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

Interesting Statistics Covering Period Of
Twenty Investigation by the Gov
ernment.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 20,-The
statistics OF marriage in the special re-
port oithe Commissioners Laboron Mar
rlages aud Divorces cover only sixty.six
percent OF all the counties in the coun-
try. The reason Of this incompleteness
is that tho counties not reported have no
record OF marriages.
The statistics relating TO divorce, how
ever, arc very complete. Tho whole
number OF divorces granted in the United
States Is given as S2S,7l6 for the twenty
years. In 1867, 0,937 divorces were
granted; in 1886, 25,535. During the last
i've year period OF the twenty years the
States Of Connecticut, Maine and Yer
mont are the only ones showing de.
crease in their divorce movement.
Dakota shows the largest increase during
the last five year period.
OF the 32S, ,7l6 divorces granted in the
United States for the twenty years GOV.
cred by the report, 65 per cent were
granted to wives. The causes in which
wives are petitioners more largely than
husbands, are cruelty, where the wife
seeks divorce as Z 10 |, in desertion,
where the proportion is over u to ], in
drunkenness, where 1t Is 8 to l.
The husband is shown TO have sought
divorce for tho adultery OF the wife in
3S, los cases, while the wife has obtained
u divorce in 2s,4s0 cases for adultery Of
the husband. The cause for which the
greatest number OF divorces were grant
ed is that Of desertion, being 12O,557, or
3S per cent Of the whole number.
The Commissioner says 1t is apparent
that the divorces granted for drunken
ness, the total being 1888, cannot in
any sense OF the word represent the
total number In which drunkenness or
intemperance is q serious factor. This
number Is only four per cent OF the
total number Of divorces, while In a
few representative counties, where in.
vestigation was carried outside Of the
alleged causes, II Is shown that intem.
peranCo was a direct or indirect cause In
over twenty per cent OF the whole num-
OF divorces granted In such counties.
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THE BRIBERY FARCE.

A Man Named Ray Testlaes, aud of Course
"There's Nothing In IT."
Special DtIpateh TO He Enteligeaeer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb, 2O,-The
second act in the farce Of "Who was
the Briber, or The Adventures Of the
Preacher Delegate" was performed to.
day. Tho committee succeeded in get
ting one s, Ray before them, one of the
persons charged with having approach.
ed Delegate Shelton. Ray substantiated
Shelton's statement that he had offered
him money to accompany him out west
during the session OF the Legislature,
but that was all. 1t was for no political
purpose and had no purport but q
purely personal transaction. Tho seal
OF secresy was placed upon the mem
bcrs OF the committee, but the inior-
nation comes from a little bird that
ought to know,
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X. OF r, lIanquOt.

SpectdI DLlpdlcA 70 he LHIehsIVencd'
WESTON, w. Va, Feb. 2O.-The Nom.
bers Of the Weston Lodge No. 4S, X. Of
p, which was instituted about Ave
months ago, hold q brilliant banquet last
night in the dining parlors Of tho Bailey
House. Tho affair was given in com.
memoration Of the twenty.Gith anniver-
sary OF the order. Tie guests wero In.
terestingly entertained by the following
order oiexerCiBOs: Address Of Welcome,
N. B. Newton; Invocation, DR.. T. p,
Lacy, rector Of st. Paul's +. L. Church /
Our Order, Rev. y, u, Evans, pastor NJ.
i. Church; Opening Ode, Lodge; Ad.
dress on Weston Lodge No. 4S, j, s Van-
dOryort, the uninitlate1, y. Brown
Our Lady Friends, W. w. Drannon y,
O.. Andrew Edmiston.
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SHOULD EXERCISE CARE.

How tho Registers Young Man Labors to
Give Public Men False Record.
Sptcial Dispateh to ths IakQi0eaen.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb, 2O.-The
continual Misrepresentation Of fact by
the Register is exciting more than the
usual comment. In Tuesdays paper it
said that several ardent school men, rep
resenting wealthy counties, had been
voting for the increased school levy, but
that they had had a revelation occas.
ioned by the Registers publication of the
debate. 1t went on 10 give names in
this connection, among whom 1t men,
toned Delegate Bryte, OF Preston county.
Now, the fact is, Mr.. Bryte opposed the
bill first, last and all the time In and out
OF committee. More care should be ex-
hibited by the Registers young man in
giving public men record,
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THE PRESID&NT SICK.
SUFFERING from Nervous ProstratlOn Caused
by OYnrMork.

Suffering from Nervous Prostrhtlon Caused
by ovcrwork.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90 There was
considerable excitement in official cir.
cles last night when 1t was known that
President Cleveland had been compelled
to stop work on account Of sickness.
He had denied himself to all comers
this week and intended to devote him.
self to disposipg VI the large amount OF
work that was on his desk and accumu.
lating every day. He complained Of not
feeling very well during the afternoon,
and upon the advice Of Mrs, Cleveland
the family physician was called In about
@ o'clock. He found the President SUI:
iering with nervous prostration, caused
by overwork, and recommended that he
put aside his duties and take rest.
Upon inquiry at the White House as
10 his condition II was stated that the
President was much better and expected
to hold bis usual afternoon reception,
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"THE SLOPE ALI RIGHT"
Feeling That Harrison wll Not Neglect the

feollnB lhut hhrfiBOh Will Not Neglect the
Pacific Coust.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 90.-The visit Of
Congressman William N. Morrow, OF
California, aud his long conference with
General Harrison to-day has given
another impetus to cabinet speculation
and prognostication. 1t was apparent
from his conversation prior to his meet
ing the General that he was disgruntled
and inclined to feel indignant at the
suggestion that the Slope had been left
out In the cabinet slate as ut present
arranged. After passing some five hours
In the company Of the president.elect he
was In an exceeding pleasant frame Of
mind, a marked contrast with the dis.
position he manifested on first landing,
but no had been hermetiCally sealed by
some one, and to all inquiries'and i'm
portunities he would make no statement
touching upon the cabinet. He took
himself out Of tho list Of Cabi.
net aspirants or possibilities and
stated he was for any Pacific
coast man that was satisfactory
to his people, whether 1t was Estee, Dc
Young, Swift or some new man. He did
not come in the special interest Of any
one man, but for the coast; they want
ed a man in the cabinet. lie left a very
decided impression that General Harri.
son had given him some encouragement.
As corroborative Of this conclusion, Mr.,
Morrow, just prior to bis departure for
Washington this evening, told gentle
man who Is interested in California
prospects that, "Tho slope will be all
right. More than this / cannot say
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sMUGGLING IN CHINESE,
Colssuals Entering Our Ports Since the
Exclusion Act Passed.

Colssuals Entering Our Ports Since the
Exclusion Act Passed.
SAN Francisco, Feb. Gothic susplc.
ions Of customs ofEicershere have been
aroused recently by the increase in the
number Of Chinese passengers on coast
steamers from Port Townsend, w. 4.
The steamer Wulla walla arrived yester.
day with eleven Chinese, who were held
and examined by Surveyor Tinnin. OF
these, eight sYofe they were employed
~ d dfn III Port Townsend, although
they did not know each other. Most ol
them confessed that they had entered
Victoria since tlp exclusion aCt was
passed aud then had crossed south y
Port Townsend. Tho officers Of vessels
on the sound declare that coolies arc be-
Ing constantly slnugpled over the border
and when once In this country they can
70 anywhere they please.
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Of the most important wells have COM
blned to regulate the production, The
opposition to the pipe line between III!
Caspian Sea and Batoum, on the Blac,.
Sea, has not yet been overcome, and all
the representatives Of the projectors to
the government have been heretofore Of
no avail, II is an open secret that sew
eral prominent officials demand such
enormous sums for their influence In
obtaining the requisite concession that
the oil men have refused to aCCede to
their terms.
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4tetW DIspl'eA " uN iHhtAlBsHe"
WAYSEsBuRu, Pa, Feb, 2o.-TO.day
was thoday set iotths eSeCullonoiG George
CLARK for the murder Of William Nc.
CauSland, the dtoyet, but Governor
Beaver has fesplted him until April 80.
CLARK ia4 very cool man and takes his
late very easily, II ID not likely that he
Will be granted a pardon, II 10 said that
the commissioners will make prepara'
ti0hs for the execution al once,
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A STRANGE DISEASE
which Leaves Its Victims Crippled aud
Dllnd-An Epidemic la Kentucky.

which Leaves Its Victims Crippled and
Blind-An Epidemic In Kentucky.
MARION, KY, Feb. 2O-A terrible dis.
ease. made itS appearance in Webster
county q few weeks ago. II ragged dis.
astrously for time, and II was thought
that It had spenti It's fury as no new cases
were reported for ten days, 1t has re.
appeared In more violent form than be.
fore. 1t has broken out near Dixon, the
county seat, and nine new cases have
deyeloped near Free Union. Four
deaths occurred Saturday and the other
Eve patients are not expected To live,
Ave more new cases developed yest0r.
day. Tho nalady Is confined 10 q strip
OF territory bordering on small stream
called Grab Orchard creek. In one iaml.
ly OF seven only the father escaped. Up
10 the present only two have recovered
from tie disease, one Of whom Is totally
blind and the other q cripple for life.
Up 10 date there havo beOn over ility
deaths. At one cemetery last Saturday
there were four bufiAlB. Doctors have
not been able 10 mako d diagnosis Of the
disease, Tho majority are Inclined 10
the opinion that II ID Cefebro spinal
meningitis Of a CongeBtive malignant
type. The patient Is taken with sharp
pain In the spine, which soon reach tho
brain, followed by violent cramps and
conyulBionB from which death enBuod,
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vHBBRIBERY INVESTIGATION
One Witness Examined and the
Farce Thereby Made
More Plain.
S.Dalor Scott Vlnalcatcd by a Demo-
cratIc SeDator-The Registers
Fakes ExposCG-Therc VIII
Ls no Extension Oftle
Session - The
Business,


s,,,al Dg,aSh utl MtatgeHeT.
CnlrlEs7oS, W, VAa Feb. 2O.-The
Democratic conference was decided tiz'
,c Nothing was accomplished, barely
a amollou being made, Many members
were absent aud those present strolled
in at various hours and out, The Ken
MATES will continue balloting for their
choice, while the personal preferences ol
the opposition preCludes any chance oI
an election. Another conference will
be heldtO.nOrow night, but it is hardly
possible the Senatorial situation will en-
ter into its deliberations.
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Tile Independent Of New Cumberland,
says that the following "Whito Cap
notice was received by 4 man named
jackson, living on EardIn'B run, short
distance from tllAl town, last week. "
was written on white paper In red Ink,
with the regulation skull aud cross bones
on both the letter aud envelopes
JACKsON--YOu Afp notified 10 leave
Hancock county within ten days unless
you 10 10 work and provide Tor your
family In order that yonr children will
not have 10 beg,
by order Of Third District,
HANCOCK County WHITE CARS.
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nrnnl Alnnllnl III tlnnl .annL.

plTrsnuRdH, pAn Fob. 2O.-An acCl.
dent occurred on the MOnOngahola river
at 2 o'clock this afternoon, by which a
man narrowly escaped with his life, and
q large quantity Of coal was sunk. The
t0wboats Tom LyBle and William q.
llorneF were trying 10 get through Lock
No. !, when thelr towB got away from
them and going out the tow sunk. Tie
LyBle lost two bArges and the Homer
two coal boats and two flats, altogether
aggregatlng 10000 bushels ol coal, a
man was on one Of the barges that sunk,
but hH was rescued before Invent Under
by the lOwboAt Jim Brown,
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rItn nd LhnrIaltGmn. u

fIltcIdI DIlpnItN 70 Wt INItIWVtNVT' ~.
CnARLEsToS, W. Va, Feb. 9O,-Tho
dwelling house Of Samuel Campbell
took ilto this morning about Ave o'clock
and yAs totally destroyed. Most Of the
household effects were saved, The loss
on llie building was about 5000. II was
Insured with the Western, Of Toronto,
Tor $3.50, origin unknown,
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ToRoSTo, Feb. 2O.-In the Legislature
last night Mr.. Trudell created sensa-
ton by giving notice Of sympathy with
the Pope, embodying the suggestion that
Queen Victoria be urged TO use her in.
auence to restore the temporal power OF
the Pope. The motion was subsequent
ly withdrawn, 1t Is supposed, under
pressure from tho Premier, who feared
the result OF the agitation might tfollowit,
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1oSpoS, Feb. 2O.-lt was stated 10.
day that the report Oi the diminishing
product Of The oil wells on the Caspian
gea IA mere stock jobblng rumor, and
that With improved apparatus and In.
CreaBlng experience th9 amount OIL oil
stored and refined will be limited only
by llS price In the market, as the owners
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Nm sus for llnnlaro,,

SptoI1I Dl9p1l0N % nc IHItII9ol0tV1 I
pARKrRsnvRu, W. Va, Feb. 9o.-J. A.
sOCrest, Of oircloyIlle, Ohio, was acquit.
tod this evening on the charge Of Om.
be1,lomont In tho Circuit Court. The
Indictment was made by tho w. II.
Smith Hardware Company, ot Parkers'
burg, whom geCrest represented on the
road, The company accused. him Of
enlbelSlinR two OF threO hundred dol.
lap, Ii lV BaId that sCCfest will now
bring SGii agdInNt tho company for heavy
lainHppn,
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Mrs, LgSLlE'S PRINCE.
De GOurhs ArrsSlSd on q charge Of Grand
Larceny,


Nw YoRK, Feb. 9O.-DeteCtlyo Ser
gcants Heidelberg and DOlan, OF police
headquarters, arrested a Russian Prince,
named George liuStoLF Do aoutkc, at the
brunswick Cafe last night
The charge against the Prince isgrand
larceny, ltAppears that elk weeks ago
tho Prince obtained d BOalskin oyetcuat
from August rockwell, Waited At $500,
The coat was 10 be paid for on the 10th,
Instead Dc uourkO pawnOd the coat for
500 IN Sixth avenue pawnshOp, Upon
searching the room Of tho Prince O NUM-
Der Of pawn tickets, representing cloth
Ing and jeEelTy, were found.
This ID the pflnCe who followed Mp,
Frank Leslie about London aud wanted
her 10 marry him, ltissAld that hB was
arrested several timOs In London on
charges Of dOirAudlng his creditors,
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Wants Klein Prosecuted.

BERLIN, Feb. 9O.-Tho Cologne Ga.eite
says that Germany will demand of the
United States Government that it arrest
and punish Klein, tho American, whom
Germany charges with having led the
Mataaiaites In Samoa at the time Of the
rcpulse Of the Germansin December last
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OTHER HILLS ACTED ON,


Senator Price moved that the Senate
go into executive session, when Senator
Morris made tho point that the commu.
nication should be first read in public,
and that then action should be taken on
executive session. While it was con.
ceded that Senator Morris was right in
his premises the old custom was adhered
to, and into executive session they went.
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Furious over Tho Amorioau's Escape, h

BERLIN, Feb. 2O,-The Germans in
Samoa arc furious over the escape of the
American, Klein, to San Francis
ca, 1t is contended here that the
White Book contains positive evidence
clear enough to convict Klein otrepeated
acts OF overt hostility to Germans and
their naval forces at Samoa. rr
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NJ. 1l,,,n.N Naval Station,

TANolERs, Feb. 9O.-A rumor Is cur
rent here that The Sultan Of Morocco has
granted The request made by Germany
for a piece Of the coast near the Algerian
frontier, II Is the intention Of the Ger.
man Government, the report says, 10
found a naval station on the land ceded
I,,f tItn gNIiaf.
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NEw YOnx, Feb. 2O.-A dispatch to
tho Associated Press from Hugh A.
Dinsmore, American Consul General at
Seoul, thv capital Of Corea, saySi A ler.
rible iamlnO prevails In the southern
portion Of Corca, People arc reduced to
The last extremity and many arc
alnFvlnP,
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ROYALTY IN CHICAGO.
An Uncle of the King of Spain Travelling In
This Country IncOgnito.

hh SHcAo Va Lho mug VI epitlH AEuNehuB III
This Country IneoEnito.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Chicago has been
entertaining royalty unawares. The
Duke DeDurcal, who is staying at the
Hotel Richelieu with his cousin, the
Chevalier Francis Cambrelenga, and his
friend, the Chevalier Ramiro Uriundo
Ysaavedra, captain Of the cavalry in the
Spanish army, is, according to Spanish
reckoning, au uncle Of the baby King Of
Spain. According to our own reckoning
ho isa third cousin OF the King. His
full name Is Don Pedro De- eBorbon Ybor-
bon, who was a first cousin OF King
Alfonso MI and Of Dona Christina De-
Borbon. He came with letters OF In
PRODUCTION to some OF the leading falni.
lies OF this city, and has been Hospitality
received. He has visited the Board Of
Trade, the stock yards, the auditorium,
the town Of Pullman, and everything
worth seeing. He Is full Of
praise for the beauties OF the
city. II you wish apicture Of this young
Spanish grandee, take any photograph
oi the late King Of Spain. Alfonso MI
and the Duke Of Durcal are almost ab.
solutely the same man. The likeness Is
incredibly strong, even TO that twitCh-
ing OF the lower Jaw which Is hereditary
with the family. His visit to this coun.
try is for the purpose OF disposing OF his
fathers collection Of paintings, which
are now-in New York, and are soon to
be exhibited In the American Art AsSo-
citation galleries in that city. He con :
siderS II among the most famous private
collections in the world, and values 1t
at from sSOO,O0O To- 100000. 1t In.
cludes two Murillos, the "Madonna Del
Carmen" and a Child Christ There are
also more or less famous works by Velas-
quez Rembrandt, Taniers, Van DyCk
and others OF the Dutch, Flemish and
Spanish masters, covering examples
from the end Of the fourteenth century
Nn cha knniF nino, NJ thn ninnlnnnIh
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LOST IN AFRICA.
Fears for the Safety of Man Well Known
10 Wheeling,

In Wheeling,
LONDON, Feb, 9O,-Much anxiety is
felt at Alglers regarding the safety Of
Mr., George Starr, agent for P, \, .Bar-
mum, Mr., Starr left TangIer alone some
time ago for the purpose Of securing the
desert, which swsrms with dangerous
fanatics, He is now a week overdue,
Mr., BaFnum has given instructions to
send out a searching party Immediately.