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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
HYDE PARK EXCITED,
A Retiring board Ut Trustees Takes SNAP
Judgment on the Newly Elected Men.

I
Judgment on the Newly Elected Men.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The $4,000 inhab
itants Of the great suburban village
Hyde Park, arc considerably excited
over the action Of It's Board Of Trustees
last night and this morning. The gov,
ernment OF the village has been very
strict In It's dealing with the saloons
Local option has been permitted to have
It's fullest force, with the result OF estab.
fishing districts, small and large, all over
the village, within which SALOONS were
not permitted to exist This was done
whenever a majority OF citizens desired
1t, In fight which was inaugurated
by the property owners last year, they
succeeded In securing the issuance Of an
order closing all OF the saloons In the
village on Sunday.
In Tuesdays election there were two
tickets In the field, the Republican aud
tho Citizens, for the election OF three
members OF the Board OF Directors. 1t
was claimed, but denied, that the citi-
zens ticket was favorable to the saloon
interest. This ticket, however, was sue.
cessful, chiefly, 1t is claimed, because OF
machine methods In the making up OF
the Republican ticket. The present
Board evidently decided that 1t would
take no chances Of having Its work un-
done by tho incoming hoard. So u
meeting was held last night, at which
an ordinance was passed increasing the
price oi saloon licenses from the present
figure Of $500 TO 81, 900 per annum, The
closing Of tho saloons on Sunday has
heretofore been enforced under the gen
eral State law. The trustees last night
enacted this law into a regular ordi-
nance Of the village. Then another or
dinance was passed making 1t com.
pulsory on all saloon keepers in tue
village TO close their saloons at 10 o'clock
at night on week days, instead OF at
midnight, as heretofore.
The Board met again at 3 O'Clock aud
passed these engrosaed ordinances and
they were signed by the President OF the
Board In due form.
The sting OF this action lies In the fact
that the election seats only three new
trustees with the three members OF the
present board who hold over, whereas
1t will require four votes to repeal these
new ordinances,
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LONDON, April 4.-sir Charles Russell
continued his speech in behalf Of the
Parnellites before the Parnell Commis.
sion to-day. He explained the Constitu.
ton and objects OF tho League formed
by Mr.. Davitt, of which Mr.. Parnoll was
President, and said that OF tho persons
constituting the executive OF tho League,
only five were connected with secret or.
ganizations. Tho Leagues appeals. he
declared, were based upon tIIe necessi.
ties OF the farmers and were entirely
constitutional. They were intended 10
guide the farmers In their distress, He
pointed out that Mr.. parnoll and hIs fol.
lowers had been viliflcd and misrepre.
SentGd like Messrs. Bright and Golden
were in the carly days OF their reform
movement. -
Sir Charles Russell said that proni.
nent members Of tho League were In
favor Of boyCotting, which Up 10 a cer.
tain point they considered TO DO iustifla.
bio and right. He held that Mr.. Par.
nell was not liable, Crimlnally or other.
wise, unless he was u party TO murder
and Outrage us part OF tho agreed oil.
leCts OF the League.
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.4HH MANIA FOR SUICIDE
Which has Struck Pittsburgh,
Nine in One Week,
THE LATEST TERRIBLE CASE
That ofEdward Doitz, who Murders
His Child and Cuts His Own
Throat-The Result of
a Family Quarrel,

PITTsBuRGH, Pa April 4,-Edward
Dietz, a laborer, who resided with his
wife and family on Craig street, below
Centre avenue, killed one OF his chill
dren, a little girl three years Of age, and
then cut his own throat, The deed was
the outcome OF q quarrel between Dietz
and his wife, which started last night,
Mrs. Dietz swore out a warrant for her
husbands arrest for assault, and con-
stable was sent after him, but he drove
the officer away, Mrs, Dletz was afraid
to return homo, and this morning with
two officers went to the house and found
the doors barriCaled. They were broken
open, and upon going up stairs a h0rri-
bio sight met their gaze, Lying upon
one bed was the little child with her
throat cut from ear to ear, and on another
bed was Dietz with a gaping wound in
his throat, and razor tightly Clutched
In his hand. Both were dead. The
crime had evidently been committed
early in the night, Us the bodies were
cold. Mrs. Dietz was so terribly shock
ed at the horrible affair that she Is quite
III. The murderer and suicide was 10
years OF age. He was a German and was
the father oiseveral other children, who
fortunately were not at home, or they
might have shared the same fate rs their
little sister.
A mania OF suicide Is prevalent hero.
Within the past week nine attempts at
seli.destruction have been made, and ak
OF them were successful.
The cause OF the tragedy was the refu.
sal OF Mrs. Dietz to send for her eldest
daughter, Lena, who was living out Us a
domestic, to come home, Dlets wanted
the wife to live out and the daughter to
take her place. After driving Mrs, Dietz
and all the children but the baby from
tue house, Dietz sent q message 10 Lena
that II she was not home In an hour he
would kill every one In the family. She
did not obey him, and the refusal Of the
others to return probably alone proven:
ted the monster from putting his threat
into execution. The bodies were taken
to the morgue this afternoon aud an in.
quest will be held tomorrow morning.
The mother and daughter say they want
to do with the murderer's body,
but asked that the remains OF tho baby
hn can't hnNk m thnm
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DENIES TIlB ALLEGATIONS.
The Suit Against The western Union fol
All...nl En.nulIL.Iar, a, n.nnnulun,,in

Tie Suit Against the Western Union for
Alleged Consolidation In Pennsylvania.
HARRIsBvRo, Pa, April 4.-There was
another move in the Dauphin county
court to-day in the suit of the Common.
wealth against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, an action to compel for
ieiture Of the company's charter for al
legged consolidation with the Baltimore
4 Ohio Telegraph Company. AIessrs.
silas W. Petit, and NJ. +. olmstead, for
the Western Union, presented the pleas
an abstract OF which Is appended, and
also petition for removalof the suit to
the United States Circuit Court at Phila-
delphia. Similar pleas and petitions
were presented by counsel for the Bal
timore 4 Ohio Company. Attorney
General kirkpatrick opposed the re.
moval, Hearing OF argument was fixed
for April II.
Tho Western Union, In itS plea, after
saying that 1t had accepted the provis-
ions Of the act Of Congress In 1895 owing
TO the use Of telegraph lines for postal,
military and other purposes, says that II
does business in Pennsylvania, and from
points within to points without and from
points without TO points within, and
that such communication ofintelllgence
Is commerce between the States within
the meaning Of the Constitution Of the
United States. The Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company was engaged in like
commerce In 1857. The Western Union
therefore, denies that II, or the BalLi.
more 4 Ohio are subject to the Constitu-
ton OF Pennsylvania. It ad
mits that 1t has acquired
substantially the whole stock oi
the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com
pany; but that II has not consolidated
with the said company. II also deniel
that tho Baltimore 4 Ohio Company
owned q competing line Of telegraph, i
further denies that II holds any part o.
the capital stock Of the baltimore h Ohio
Telegraph Company Of Pennsylvania, o.
that at any time consolidated with sale
company. II further says that the West
etn Union Telegraph Company is incor
porated for telegraph purposes under thI
laws OF New York, with power 10 con
struct and operate lines by telegraph ant
10 sell their own property, or 10 acquire
that Of others. The plea closes with tht
denial that tho company % subject 10 thI
laws OF Pennsylvania.
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DRussELs, April AN. NJ. Laguere,
Iuisaut LeHerisso, Naquet Millevoye
and TauConnerie have arrived here.
An attempt of students to hold an anti
Boulanglst demonstration on their arr. .
val was frustrated by the police.
General Boulanger, in an interview
to-day, said he was about to send COM
munication to NJ, Beaurepearre, Pro-
Cureur General at Paris, In which he
would offer to appear ut the Assixe
Court aud meet the charges that might
be brought against him in proper and
legal manner. He declared that he
would never submit TO the Senate. He
denied that he harbored designs against
England.
General Boulanger informed a reporter
to-day that he would go to London II he
was expelled from Belgium.
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The special reception 10 the members
Of the Young Mems Christian AssoCia.
tlnn held last evening At tho association
building, was highly interesting. AS
tho members arrived they were greeted
by the reception committee and al s
o'clock they were invited 10 tho hall,
The choir Of young men led In some
hearty singing, aud Rev. Mr.. Grimes
offered prayer. In the absence from the
city Of Mt. j. N. Vance, President OF tho
Association, General Secretary Lynch
presided. He stated that many Of the
members were not acquainted With one
another, aud the object Of the reception
was 10 bring them together for aCqialnt.
anCe and soclabillty, and also 10 impress
all the members with the Importance ol
the work Of the association and u
awaken their hearty interest and co.
operation In II, Brief addresses were
made by q representative Of each com
miLtee. All the addresses were earnest
and pointed. The latter part Of the
evening was spent In social intercourse
and consultation, Cake and coffee wal
served by the entertainment committee
Perhaps no gathering las been held II
the building since the New Years re
Ceptlon that was 90 thoroughly enjoyet
by all present.
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prairie fire started on the evening Of the
LIST, 1--WE miles from Highmore, on the
farm Of James Ingram, At 3P, NJ, Tues
day, the fire reached Rec Heights,
fifteen miles east Of Highmore where
thirteen residences in the town were
destroyed. The losses estimated In Hyde
county are 100000. Atsundown Tues
day another fire started In the northern
part Of this county, sweeping away six
homes, burning to death Miss Annie
Sweeny and a five year old baby.
Eugene Tibbs, Mr., and Mrs. Tibbs and
Mrs, and Miss Ruby are dangerously
burned, the two former fatally. Returns
Of losses are not in, but will reach many
thousand dollars,
A Scotland OAK, dispatch says: It
would take 100000 10 cover the loss in
this county, The Hutchinson Herald
Office was burned, The losses amount
TO SS5, 900 with S, 900 insurance, Twenty
miles west OF Scotland prarie fire ragged.
Twenty-Five farmers are known to have
lost everything,
A PRlGHTPuL STORY,
Word from Aberdeen, Dak,, says;
The terrible story Of the complete de-
struCtion OF Leola, the county seat Of
MCPHERSON county, has been brought Id
by couriers. Leola was a fine little town
OF 800 inhabitants, and the country for
miles around was well settled with an
industrious and thrifty people, Out Of
thirty places OF business, including
two banks, two newspapers, two
churches, three or four hotels, and all
lines OF business, but four are left stand
ing, and out Of from thirty to forty resi-.
dences less than q dozen remain.
The loss is practically complete and
will reach $l50,000, The insurance was
very light. @. W. Old and Thomas
Ward were terribly burned and can not
live. The news continues to come In
slowly, and shows the details OF a great
disaster, II Is probable that one.tenth
OF the damage Is not yet reported,
A Chamberlain, Dak., dispatch says;
Prairie fires have been raging fearfully In
this county for the past two days, SO
far two lives are reported lost, and fully
one hundred families have been de-
prived OF absolutely everything. The
loss will reach fully $4,000,
A Hartford, Dak., dispatch says: A
raging prairie fire swept down on us this
afternoon and would no doubt have
swept us out OF existence but for the
and energy OF the town peo.
pie yesterday in firing around the town
wherever unprotected. Heavy losses
are reported from every direction.
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THE WNEApQvARrRRsn CLOSED.
JUSTICE ~ TaE SOLDIERS.


Pension Claims Rejected by the Democratic
Administration on TsChuicallties are now
Allowed.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April i.-Assls-
tant Secretary Bussey, has rendered a de-
cision upon the application OF John P.
Davis for a dependent fathers pension
on account Of the death Of his son, Sam
uel p. Davis, formerly of Company G,
One Hundredth Ohio Volunteers. The
facts connected with the soldiers death,
as ELECTED by the evidence, are as follows:
In 1868 the soldier was detailed as regi-
mental hospital nurse. and while on
duty at Grab Orchard, Ky., ono night,
feeling III, he took a swallow OF tineture
Of acOnite, mistaking 1t for brandy, Il
bottle OF which was on the same table,
from the effects Of which he nearly died
at the time and never atterward re-
covered. He died from disease OF the
lungs and oil the vital organs, produced
by poison. The former decision, which
held that the soldiers death was not
the result OF any disability incurred in
the line OF duty, but the result Of his
own indisCretion, Is reversed aud the
application is allowed. The former re.
lection OF the application OF William L.
Warnood, late private Of Company !,
First Pennsylvania Light Artillery, is
also reversed and the claim allowed.
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EDWIN BUOTu'S ILLNESS.
He is Much Improved, hut Must Take
Rest-A Premonltlun of What IL to Come.

He IL Much Improved, Hut Must Take n
Rest-A Premonitl0n of What is to Come.
ROCHESTER, N. y, April 4,-The con-
dition OF Mr.. Booth is much improved
this morning, He arose at $3.50 O'Clock
and was shortly thereafter visited by DR..
Sumner, who found him able to speak
quite plainly. Mr.. Booth breakiasted in
his room. DR.. Sumner being interview.
cd by a reporter said: "Mr. Booth is
feeling great deal better to-day. did
not consider his condition last night
alarming. found that he had SUSTAIN
ed slight shock Of ofparalysis, which pre-.
vented the power OF speech. Tho para
lysis affected his entire left side. As lie
was unable to speak, II was, OF course,
impossible for him to 90 on with his
part. 1t was thought at first
that tho attack would pass away
In few minutes, but | felt sure II was
impossible for him TO resume his part,
His condition was indeed pitiiul as lie
lay there in his dressing room looking
appealingly at Mr.. Barrett and myself,
unable 10 speak q word. My heart felt
for him keenly. We did all We could to
aid the suffering tragedian, and as soon
us possible had him removed to his
hotel. think with n rest Of week or
ten days Mr.. Booth will be able to keep
his engagements. Lust nights attack,
however, is a premonition Of what is
bound to come. I think that within q
few years Mr.. Booth will suffer u final
attack which will rob America OF It's
greatest actor"
Mr.. Booths manager, Arthur u. Chase,
said: ~ have no doubt that the immo-
diate cause OF bis attack was excessive
cigar smoking. Mr.. Booth smokes about
twenty strong imported cigars a day, and
frequently uses a pipe. think he will
smoke fewer cigars in the future.
Mr.. Booth, accompanied by his valet,
left on the 1880 o'clock train this morn
ing for New York. In reply to an In
quiry from the Detroit Journal, he in
structed Manager ohase TO soy that he
would keep his engagement ia that city
week after next. Mr.. Barrett has de.
termined TO keep the Booth-Barrett en-
yagements. Lawrence lianley will prob
ably take Mr.. Booths parts. The com:
pany will play in Buffalo tonight and
Tor the remainder Of tue week, and VIII
10 thence to Cleveland.
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RIDGE TO SHEA,
He Writes an Interesting card-what DOES
He Mean, AnyhoW2

Ever since Bart Shea, the pugilist
located here two or three months as;
and set up his claim to the lightweight
championship Of this State, Eastern ohil
and Western Pennsylvania, he and hla
hackers have proiessed to be very
anxious for fight with Joe Ridge, 4
feather-weight OF considerable notOriety,
who is backed by Pittsburgh capital and
who has been reported to be equally
anxious for a meeting, Representatives
OF the two men have met on several oc-
casions and talked the situation over,
but have never been able to arrange for
fight.
On March 27 Ridge published chal,
lenge to Shea, offering to fight him
twenty rounds or to q finish, and to come
10 Shea's own weight, liz pounds, Shea
to name time and place and other de-
tails, To this Shea responded declining
to accept the challenge, giving as an ex-
cuse that the London rules, stipulated
by Ridge In his challenge as the ones
under which the fight should take place,
were not the proper or usual ones for q
fight such as proposed.
To this Ridge has replied in the press
OF Pittsburgh and the follows extracts
from his reply will be interesting;
"Thts Is q lame excuse, as QueenSbury
rules have only been out since 1885,,
whereas, previous 10 that all the battles,
either for q stated number OF rounds, or
to q finish, were fought under London
rules, and under these there were neither
draws nor fakes, and 1t was TO prevent this,
and to insure a fair fight that mentions
ed London rules, so there could be no
possible draw, sporting geditos ofthe
Pittsburgh papers will bear me out that
lendeayored In every ialrway to get Shea
to fight me. My money was up In the
Pittsburgh Leader office for an entire
week, l Offering to fight him under any
rules or ut any place, but he found Il
convenient then to remain silent. His
hackers, as they called themselves, were
here and would not put up a dollar un.
less they were guaranteed 40 per cent OF
the house, for, us they said, "squarlng the
town, whatever that means. Shea Is to
box man on Saturday evening called
Jimmy Murray, but really car line EN-.
ploye from here named Ed Berry, who
weighs at least 100 pounds. Let the
Wheeling public Judge for themselves
what Saturday nights affair will be-a
luke or funk.
It would be interesting TO know Just
how the process OF "sQuarlng the town"
whatever that means, as Ridge says,
was to be done, and who was to be |
'sQuared." Ridges reference to the
Shea-Murry meeting booked for the AL.
lambra rink tomorrow evening, will
interest those who arc think.
ng Of taking 1t In,
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ALBANY, n. Y, April 4.-James Marks
and Thomas Lowry, indicted for burg.
larry, tried TO escape from tho county Jail
Tuesday night, but were prevented by
the bravery OF Mrs. Jennings, the sher.
ifI7s wife, who ran out with a pistol and
shot at the prisoners, This forced them
back, when they began throwing bricks
at her. Mrs. Jennings then emptled her
pistol at them. Sheriff Jennings with a
deputy soon arrived and drove thbm
hack into their coils,
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THE CLAYTON ASSASSINATION.
Mr,Breokenrldge Furnishing OIoney for the
Detection OF the MurlerGrs,

Mr.Breckenrldge Furnishing DIoney for the
Detection of the Murdersrs.
LITTLE RocY, ARK, April 1.-THE Ga
settc tomorrow will sayi Hon. @. r,
Breckenridge, oongreSSman.elect from
tho Second district, was in the city yes.
terday afternoon. 1t was learned that
tho object of his visit was to con.
fer with the Governor about the
efforts being made to catch the
Clayton murdererS. When Mr.. Breck.
enridge was here some days ago lie con.
ferred with the Governor on this sub.
jeCt, and finding him in possession oil
Information that needed to be followed
up, but without funds for that use, he
at once supplied the Governor with the
necessary funds, and promised to pro.
cure more, Yesterday he turned in
more money, and told the Cover.
nor TO let him know when he
needed additional funds, and 10 speak Us
often as he needed money, and for all he
needed, and he (Breckenridge) would
undertake to 60 over the district and
get as many thousands Of dollars as were
needed to exhaust all hnman efforts to
bring the guilty to justice. Mr.. Breck.
enridge Indignantly resents the idea that
the people are in sympathy with crime,
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A AInn nnrnra MIlh Id, llarn.

DRSMoISgs, Iowa, April 4,-As an en-
gIne was passing barn belonging to
Daniel Hogan, u farmer living nine miles
northwest Of Manila, Crawford county,
q spark set Gre TO the hay, destroying
the barn with all lis conk nts, Mr., Ho,
gan attempted to get out his stock, and
while so engaged the barn fell upon him,
intliciipg fatal burns, Many Of his neigh,
bors were badly burned In trying to res
cue him,
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CLgyGIAND'S SOUTHERN TRIr.
Entertained Regally In JRoksonyIlle-IIs
Makes n PrSdictlOu.


JACKSONVILLE, FLAn April 4.-The
Cleveland party arrived at Jacksonville
at s o'clock this morning by the Plant
Rteamer from Enterprise which stopped
enroute at Orange Grove and tho winter
residence OF II, B. Plant, at Fort Gates,
A long line OF carriages drew up on the
pier At $3.50, containing a delegation Of
citizens TO escort the visitors 10 the
breakfast at the st. James hotel. In
front OF Mr.. Cleveland at the table was
q magnificent basket OF flowers bearing
the initials OF his wife, "F. +. o." This
compliment was deeply appreciated by
the ex.President, and ho thanked his
hosts most gracefully forit.
The only two ladies' In the party were
Mrs. II. Il. Plant and Mrs. Alfred Bishop
Mason. The other members OF tho party
were ex.Presldent Grover Cleveland
ex.SeCretaries Bayard and Villas, and OK,
Postmaster General Dickinson, Mr.. II
Plant, II. s. Judge Toulmin, and Messrs
?. MCPuade, j. +. Hart, W. Il. Carter
0. r. Rogers, A. Cockrell, II. W. Clark
r. u. Osborne, and @. O. Merrill, Of the
1imeS Union, and few others, The
breakfast Yves informal. No speeches Of
toastS were offered.
The breakfast oyer tho party took
carriages and visited tho sub.tropiCa
exhibition where they spent yerS
pleasant half hour and then went on
drive over the different portions Of tht
city inspecting tho sanitary work don't
in the streets with the money which
was sent here through the generosity o
the President, the press and tho people
OF this country. "fmake q prediction, ;
said Mr. Cleveland, ''and II Is this
Jacksonville is destined 10 bp one Of tht
finest cities In the South, aud next yen
you will have q tremendous influx O
Northern visitors, for every one whO
comes here goes away With regret, nnt
! assure you that only wish ] coulI
lingor longeF.N .
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PIrrsHuRau, April 4.-The railroad
coal miners Of the Western Ponnsylva,
mia met hero to-day and decided to dc.
mand the same wages as last year, viz,
70l cents per ton. It was resolved, how
ever, that no agreement be entered into
with the operators until the result Of the
popular vote now In progress In Illinois
Indiana and Ohio DO known. II The
miners OF the States favor a lower rate
than 70l cents q ton, then the official Il
make the best terms possible with the
operators.