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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-24
AN INNOCENT LOUKlNG GIRL
Charged with Long List of Serious
Grimes,

Charged with n Long List of Serious
Grimes.
CLlSToNvILLE, ILL.,, Sapt. 23.-An in.
nocent appearing, good looking German
girl, scarcely fifteen years OF age, has
been arrested on warrant charging her
with long series Of crimes that have
been committed at Louis Deyaud,s farm.
Minnie Hofismit is her name. She has
an honest face, and to charge her with
an attempt to commit murder, arson and
malicious mischief seems preposterous.
The prosecution began in the latter
part Of July. First the choice water
melons OF Deyaud'6 patch we're destroy-
ed and the vines were cut. This was
thought to be the work Of some Of the
boys Of the neighborhood and was look
ed upon as boyish prank. Less than
week after that a hive OF bees was
overturned during the night, and Paris
green was sprinkled over the honey in
copious quantities. A few days passed
and the performance was repeated.
Then some one got into the cellar and
put Paris green into the butter and
threw ham into a barrel OF soft soap.
A large number Of cans Of fruit we're
opened. and poison put into them. One
day when Mrs. Devaud started to mix
her bread she found Paris green in the
flour. The next outrage was when some
one ruined q quantity OF clothing by
cutting it with scissors. 4 few days
later the house WAS set on fire and while
the family were putting it out the barn
took fire. Finally it was noticed that
the Hotismit girl was the first to dis
cover and report these things to the
family and she was arrested on SUSPICION
merely. She declares her innocence,
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CHANGING THE LINES.
The County Commissioners fix the Mneia.
terinl Districts

The County Commissioners fix the Mae,s.
terinl Distrlcts.
All the members Of tho Board of
County Commissioners but Mr.. Tyler
were present yesterday at special IN eet-
ing, the main object OF which was to
change the lines Of the magisterial dis.
tricts. As they now run, several Of the
lines cut lots in two diugonally, and 1t
is doubtful If the boundaries OF the city
districts were ever extended to the cor.
poration line after it was changed. A re-.
port was made by a special committee
Iemedying these defects, and the Board
resolved to meet noxt Tuesday to take
final action, which, to be legal, must be-
after formal public notice OF the inten.
ton To make the change.
Tho voting place Of Clay district vas
on petition Of voters in that djstrict
changed from the old court houge to
Squire Davis's Office, adjoining.
A special committee. consistlnp NJ
Messrs. McColloch, Koch and Maxwell,
was appointed to investigate the charge
that the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Ken.
tucky railroad and the Wheeling Nat.
ural Gas Company are encroachipp on
the river road, at the Narrows, in Wash.
ington district, north Of tho CITY.
1t was directed that The contsactoya m
the new COUNTY Jail bui!a concrete sub.
foundations. at 81 per perch, and ad.
ditional tootings at thirty.Gve cents per
cubic yard, whore needed.
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A Fl.ATTERlNG SEND OFF,
Hon. John u. Birch'a Departure Frol
.1nnuu q

Hon. John ". Birch's Departure From
Japan Regretted There.
The Nagasaki Mail and Express OF
August % has the following:
DR.. II. Abercrombie, the newly.ap.
pointed U. S. Consul at this port, arrived
here in the Saikio Maru on Saturday
last, (August 23), and on Monday he
was duly installed in his new Office by
his predecessor, Mr.. J. NJ. Birch. Whilst
heartily welcoming DR.. Abercrombie to
Nagasaki, and hoping he may prove a
worthy successor to Mr.. John M. Birch,
it isa matter for sincere regret that bis
advent amongst lis necessitates the
departure Of a gentleman no generally
popular as Mr.. Birch has been during
the whole OF his stay here, extending
over some five years. Although follow.
ing in the footsteps OF Gen. 4. G. Jones,
an exceedingly popular man, We have
no hesitation in saying that Mr.. Birch,
by his thorough uprightness rs an off.
cial, by his kindness and aflability as a
gentleman, and by the great interest be
has always taken in everything Of a pub.
lie nature, has made a host Of friends
here, who will remember him for
many years to come, and who
will confidently look forward 10
hearing Of his continued success, no
matter ia what sphere OF life circnm.
stances may place him. Mr.. Birch is still
a young man, and as he has already been
offered and accepted an important situa-
tion in his native city, Wheeling, West
Virginia, he has good prospect before
him, which We feel confident his un.
doubted abilities will enable him to avail
Of. He left in the P. & o. S. S. Ancoma,
last hight, to catch the outgoing Ameri.
can mail in Yokohama, and previous 10
his departure he was entertained BY Tie
Masonic fraternity, being Il Mason OF
high standing; by the Nagasaki Club. OF
which he was President; and by many
OF his official and private friends. An.
other token Of the high esteem in which
he is held by one and all was maniieet.
ed by the largeAess OF the party who cs.
corted him on board, both Japanese and
Europeans. who wish him a cordial fare.
we'll and bon voyage, which sentiments
We echo. In connection with Dr.. Aber.
crombie, We may mention that he is a
nephew Of admiral Shufeldt, U. s. N, a
native Of jersey City, New York, and a
physician Of eighteen years standing,
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TIE PITTSBURGH EXPOSITION.
An fntercating EIhtbition-An tho Depart
ments Complete.

An Interesting EIhtbittGn-An tho Depart
ments Complete.
Sseetal Dtspaseh 10 he lattAiqeactr.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. e3.-The third
week OF the Pittsburgh Exposition
proves 1t to he a great success.
All the exhibits have been completed,
aud the result is a most complete and
excellent display.
Last year the result was most graft.
Tying, but this year the management
presents the most successful exposition
In the United States. Tho main build.
ing Is a mass OF beautiful displays, and
those who exhibited last year have
made many changes and improvements
In their displaya. Many new displays
have been added and the building pre-
sents an entirely new appearance.
All the stands arc much more artistic
and handsomer, and tho best and finest
goods are displayed. The several high
stands in the centre Of the building,
which last year intertcred with hearing
the music, have been removed and their
place iilled with comfortable benches for
those who desire to enjoy tho music.
The band stand has also been changed
mad new stand built out from the gal.
lero on the opposite side OF the building.
Several doors have been made in the
side next to the river, thus giving free
access to that side.
Many other improvements have also
been made, all OF which have added to
the comfort OF the visitors and tho sue.
cess Of the exposition.
In Mechanical Hall the exhibits far
surpass those Of last year. One that
proves great attraction is the glass
factory. Here can be seen glass making
In all its various steps. The electrical
display has never been e1celied in any
exposition.
Hours eau proGtably be spent in the
exposition buildings, and no onp should
lail to visit it. A great attraction is the
music OF the famous Thirteenth Regi.
ment Band, under its leader, Col. Innes,
and during the time Of the concerts. the
vicinity Of the band stand is a mass of |
pleased listepers. Que advantage in
building the new band stand, however,
ia that the band can be plainly heard in |
every part Of the building,
All in all there cannot bo imagined a
more complete, attractive or successful
exposition than the one now being held |
IN Pittsburgh. L., nm
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West Virginia Personals.
nianuich 10 the Inhllirfucfr.

Special Dspo'e" 10 inc I"n.'0e"es'.
WAsiilSdToS, u. u, Sept. 23.-Mr.
James ]. Peterson, Of Huntington, who
was recentlv annointed IJnited States
Cons,,l at Tepuciyalpa Honduras ia in
the city for the purpose Of Receiving his
inatruct,ons. He vii, re,urn home
hefore he pails 7for his mat which viii
he The latter mart NJ nart month Nj
Iosenh Gallick ala, OF Huni;nrton. ia
in tlia citv on Ills way east on a hnsiness
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AGAINST THE STANDARD,
he Movement to Establish an
Independent P'pe Line.
WASHINGTON OIL MEN MEET
hhu appoint IA Committee to Confer
with Committees from Other
farts of tho Southwest Field.
Great Good May Conc orIt.
Special Di,0o,eh 10 ihc intr!livt,,cxr.

Spte'a! Dtt1o'ca 10 hc iGtrIiivsactr,
WASHINGTON, Pa, Stpt. o2-Alou
twenty-five prominent oil producers Of
this field met in Washington lust nj. lit
TO discuss the expediency Of organizing
au independent Pipe line company rnd
70 decide upon some plan to protect
themselves against tho Standard.
A. NJ. Todd, esq, a prominent lawyer
and oil producer Of this place, at.
dressed the meeting and urged the ne
cesaity OF taking steps to resist any dep-
relations upon the rights Of producera
from the Standard people.
A committee was appointed to confer
Win committees from other parts Of tho
southwest field, having the same end in
yiew: A meeting OF nil the producers &c
the heid Will bo held, when the commit
zoe Will report In regard to the outlook
anu recommend course Of action to bt,
1aken In competing with the Standard.
Inc meeting was most important onc.
should the eplans now held in view by
the oil men be carried out it will affect
all the oil districts OF Western Pennsyl.
vania and West Virginia.
A prominent oil man, in viewing tho
situation last night, said tosthe represen-
1--WE OF the lNTELLlGEScER:
THE great trouble heretofore has
been TINT the independent producers
have been afraid Of each other and have
! invariably Jailed TO stand together. The
lime has come when something mubt be
lone to resist the encroachments of the
upon the interests Of the small.
sr producers.
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THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS,
A'Sh mass Celebratod-aiesting Of III
Priest's AsaociatioA.

hiSh Mass misunderstanding OF tho
Priest's Association.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 23.-The Ger
man Catholic Congress held high mass
at the Cathedral this morning, which
was followed by "a sermon by Rev. Dr..
Buecheler, Of the Church OF the Assump.
ton, New York. His theme was, "The
Catholicity of the Chnrch." In tho
course Of his remarks he said the Catbo-
lies had no use for the public schools.
they were no good to them, because Re-
man Cathoic children ought to be
brought up in their parents faitb,
At 10 O'Clock tho Priests Association
held It's first meeting at the Penn Ave
nne rink. Very Rev. Mr.. Muehtsieben.
Vicar General OF St. Louis, presided
The meeting was held with closed doors
and the proceedings could not be learn
ed. The aim OF the association is tho
making OF arrangements for the annual
Catholic reunion, also to put in practice
the resolutions taken at the annual
meetings OF the association.
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PBNNSY REPUBLICANS,
The State League in Session
at Philadelphia.
AN IMMENSE CONVENTION
And Hundreds Of Clubs Represented,
Strong Resolutions Adopted.
Speaker Reed and the Rcpub.
lican Ticket Endorsed.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 23.-The
third annual convention Of the Republi.
can League OF Pennsylvania, composed
Of delegates from the various Republi.
can clubs OF this State, began at the
Academy Of Music this morning. Over
one thousand delegates, representing 1926
clubs were present, and in addition to
these. the galleries were; filled with
visitors and spectators, Edwin S. Stu.
art, President OF the League, called the
convention to order at 10 pollock. He
addressed the delegations on the meas.
ures Of tho day. and after the appoint
ment Of committee on resolutions the
convention adjourned until this after
noon. u...s
Atthe afternoon session delegates were
chosen to attend the National Conven.
ton OF Republican Clubs to be held in
Cincinnati in April, 1891. Members oil
the Executive Committee OF the State
League were also selected.
The Committee on Platform reported
a series Of resolutions, which were
adopted. The platform endorses the
National and State admins.
trations. and the Republican nomi.
nees for State officers; commends
The genius and courage Of Speaker
Reed" who rescued the House ofIiepre-
sentatives from the control Of Demo.
cratic filibusters; applaud the Repnbli-
,aus In the two branches OF Congress
|or the passage Of the Mckinley bill, de.
'pite Democratic obstruction, and urges
he speedy adoption Of 1.-THE Federal Elec.
ion bill. !
The election OF officers resulted as fol.
ows: President, Erwin = Stuart, Phil.
sdelphia; Vice Presidents, John s. Rob.
nsoD, Media; F. J. R. Jones, Philadel.
'hia; J. A. Reheim, Pittsburgh; secre.
AIRY, Rob't H. Lindsey, Pittsburgh; rrea.
urer, Capt. William Thornton. philadel-1
,hia; delegates.at.large to National
Convention, William II. McCIary, Pitts
,urgh, John Taylor, Philadelphia. In
he evening a mass meeting un.
ler the auspices Of the League
vas held in the Academy Of Music,
t which Speaker Reed was the center
# attraction. When Speaker Reed !
ross to address the audience the ap.
'lause was long continued. His speech |
Gas mainly humorous and sarcastic and |
vas keenly enjoyed by the vast audience.
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IRON AND Still PRODUCTION.
Edward Atkinson's Article In View OF the
Tour or the Foreigners.

Edward Atkinson's Article In View OF the
Tour orthe Foreigners.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 23.-In view OF the
visit Of Eve or Six hundred OF the lead
ing iron and steel makers of Europe to
the United States in October, to spend q
month studying the iron aud steel max.
ing resources Of this country, Hon.
Edward Atkinson, Of Boston, contributes
an elaborate paper Oh the iron and steel
interests Of the world. Mr.. Atkinson
shows that this country is the greatest
consumer OF iron and steel in the world.
The present worlds production is
2S,000,000 net tons Of pig iron, of which
the United States will make in 1870, TO-.
OOO, 600 tons. The rate Of increase Of late
years during which the demand for iron
as 50 broadened would show that the
world needs and must have less than
100000 tons in 1890. 1t is
in the South, however, that Mr..
Atkinson believes the worlds iron
and steel production will center
and this industrial advance may, he
saye, and probably will settle the race
uueBtion.
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BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 23-At yester-
days session Of the Switchmen's Con-
vention news was received from Toledo
that the Brotherhood Of Railway Con.
ductors had declared in favor OF united
federation as against system federation.
Like information was received from the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen in
session at San Francisco. This is a
feather in the cap OF the United Fedora,
ton Of Railway Employees. The conduc.
tors and firemen previous to this were
allied with the federation solely through
the action Of their grand officers. Now
the general organizations have approved
Of that action. Atthis mornings session
the following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: Grand Master, Frank
S~eeny, Chicago; Vice Grand Master,
John Downer, Chicago; Grand Organ.
izer, NJ. W. Barrett, Kansas City.
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AS A LAST RESORT,
Tho Illinois Miners will Adopt m Hcrre.,
siv1 Policy.

Aho AiIihoiH diners Will Adopt m Rcrrea.
sive Policy.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Sept. ga circu-
lar to miners has been Issued by Patrick
Mcbryde, senior member OF the Esecu-
tive Board Of the United Mine Workers
Of America. 1trecites the dissatisfaction
among the miners owing to Illinois
prices being lower than elsewhere in the
competitive district. The difference ia
u cents ton in tho northern part of the
State and s! cents in the southern mart
The circular says that the policy OF the
miners organization isiasainst Industrial
warfare, except as last resort, but ma
the operators have refused their freouent
oyertures, the men are compelled IN
adopt an aggressive policy. The miners
are directed on receipt OF tho circular to.
demand the advance 10 take eject
November ], and to hold Themselves i'm
readiness TO suspend operation on the
same date il such measure be deemcI
necessary to enforce their demands.
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A Fatal Wreck,

NAMoA, 1DAuo, Sept. GA wreck
occurred on the Oregon Short Line,
about three miles west OF Namoa, last
night. A freight train broke in two be-
tween Caldwell and Namoa and the
freight train with two cabooses ran down
grade at a rapid rate. The east.bound
passenger, running at high rate Of
speed, ran into the freight, reducing the
cabooses to kindling woodland throwing
the rest Of the freight cars into the ditch.
Patrick Boyle, Of Boise River, a passen.
ger, was instantly killed. Eugineer
Kaiser was severely injured and the fire.
man badly scaldel. All the passengers
were badly shaken up.
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PnrtlonCd from the "Pen."
Special Di,Pa!ca 10 he Ia!elll2eaee,.

"F'''o" ~@Pu's" 60 "e f"tt"tJfHttfs
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. 23.-The
Governor has pardoned William Thomas
and George Brown, who were sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary last
February for highway robbery. In the
pardon record the Governor says:
The application Tor pardon is supported
by the strongest OF letters and petitions,
which lead me to believe that the pris.
oners were convicted on insufficient and
disreputable testimony, and to believe
that they are not guilty. l refer espe.
cially to the letters Of Hon. G. T. Cald.
we'll, prosecuting attorney; ex. Governor
J. B. jackson, ex.Judges J. NJ. Jackson
and Thomas L. Stealey; Fathers Lam.
bert and Hickey; J. L. Buckley, the
sheriff, and the strong statements con-
tained in petition Of many Of the bust.
ness men Of Parkersburg."
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Elliott Receives IL Surprise.

Special Dispatch to The IHleligenccr.
WAsHISGroS, D. c., Sept. GAS
soon as Venable and Elliott had been
retired to private life this afternoon
loud cries went up from the Republican
side for tue next" Some one shouted,
"Now for Alderson," but General
Henderson checked the disposition to
80 ahead with the work Of unseating
Democrats by calling up the general de-
ticiency appropriation bill. 1t is said
that Elliott did not hear for an hour or
two after he had been 'fred" that he
WAS an ex.Congaessman. He returned
to his seat with the rest OF the Demo.
Gratis who had remained away from the
hall for several days and occupied HIM
self in writing LETTERS quite oblivious Of
the fact that lie had been sent to keep
company with Venable, and no one said
anything to him about it, thinking that
he knew it. The first intimation he re.
ceived, however, was when one OF his
colleagues came up to sympathize with
him an hour or two afterwards.
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An Old Foops Exper,ence.


HESpERsoS, hY, Sept. 23.-To.day
Daniel Berry, a carpenter Of this city,
we'll advanced in years, brought suit for
divorce from his. wife, Amelia Berry,
The action is the consequence Of a
romantic marriage contracted by the
old man year SINCE. He advertised in
Chicago paper for wife, and caught
one, q spruce looking middle aged
woHlan: She came to Henderson After
the preliminaeles had been arranged by
correspondence and the two we're mar.
ried. The female sharper. for such she
turned out to be, only lived with the
old gentleman three days. During that
time she bamboozled him out Of 800
with which amount she skipped the
State and has not since been heard from.
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TRoy, N. Y, Sept. o3.-The adjourn
heafingin the case OF john Kirnan,
charged with placing obstructinns On
the Central Hudson railroad near Kar-
ners, August 20, was again adjourned 10.
day by Justice Grogan, Of West Troy,
till Saturday at 10 a. IN.
Arthur Buett, who pleaded guilty in
the Renslaer county sessions this morn-
ing to the Indictment for placing oh.
on the Central tracks below
Greenbush, and Thomas L. Cain, whe is
charged witk completely with Kirnan
in the karnar affair, were brought into
court and it is said they were to testify
against kirnan, but will be sentenced
tomorrow. Reed will. be tried to.
morrow.
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10 advocate what hc had found. Al
twenty-five years OF age he elaborated
his systcm. In his works the emphasis
falls on the old and simple religion, not
on ceremonials. His system he worked
out IRON tho great first principle, God.
not from ceremonial. Calvin started
not TO reconcile the individual soul 10
God, but to build mp on earth another
city OF God, n society Of tho saved.
where the will Of God was to be Inv.
Calvin IL to be remembered rs the cre.
ator Of the idea OF the State founded on
the will Of God. In that little city OF
Geneva, he created a State that became
the rallying point OF the prosecuted, the
mother OF freedom. the cradle Of many
noble men, a state whittier tho hunted
fugitive for faith fled. From that little
Geneva went out body OF men who, II
martyr WAS needed, were ready to fur.
nish the martyr. II rended Holland.
penetrated England, thence found lis
way to New England, and there created
what ts most noble Ia yourown country.
In England it made a mighty genera
ton OF learned men, able to stand apaias, |
the imperial power Of England for the
richer and more perfect civil freedom
The man who understands the pripci
pies which operate In creating people
will carry to Geneva and her great re-
former the highest tribute OF praise.
The Reformation, then, should be called
a Resurrection.
The Reformation began; It has not
ended: 1t is still long way from
what Christ intended 1t to be, and mus,
20 on.
Observe that Spain and the disordcred
in Spanish America pre-
sent striking contrast to the English
speaking countries, including notably
your own free country, In which tht
principles OF the Reformation have bad
,lay.
Think you that God leaves in this
world the people who do his work un.
Ickowledged and alone?. Every poet
hat has arisen since the sixteenth cen
ury has arisen out OF Protestant couu.
ry and reformed community. In phil.
'sophy, science, seek what you will, it
the same. Does God allow history to j.,
alsity HIMSELF II God has done all this
q Protestant countries does it mean that !!
iod is with the church that calls itself !
nfallible, or with the men who seek
irectly to know and to do his will? VI
Tho inhabit the land Of civil and relig 5
Jus liberty, ye who dwell in the land Z
I greater promise. see to it that your
zee institutions. which you owe to Cal. .
in, are preserved intact.
At the conclusion Of Dr.. Fairbanks
iscourse there was round OF applause. t.
.r. Cunningham pronounced the bene- y
iction and DR.. Fairbairn found himself .
le central figure Of cordial impromptu i
,ception. =
Yesterday evening at 5. o'clock DR.. :,
cunningham entertained at dinner q u
arty Of gentlemen invited to meet DR..
airbaisn. During the day Dr.. Fair
airn was driven over the city and was Il
luch interested in the evidences Of in
ustrial prosperity. To-day he leaves
" Pittsburgh.
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Tic Old. Old Story.

LIMA, @, Sept. 2s,-John Minnick and
b his 8, yi{{e vent. to church leaving their
little children, the Oldest seven years,
alone. Soon after their departure a
young aon Of Joseph Linegsner, a
came to the house with a
double'harrelled shotgun. He held It
up and asked tho little Minuick girl to
loos inside the barrels, WHICH she did.
Just then tho gun was discharged and
the entire top Of her head was blown Of,