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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-22
MODERN BANKING.
The Cashier Of the Broken Bank
Of America, Philadelphia, a
UNDER Il SEVERE FIRE
or n Committee of the Dcpositors
Ho Knows Nothing Abont tho
+. SquandcrinE OF Millions, but
- he Finally aWcakcns.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2l.-A committed
Of tho deposi!ors Of the defunct Bank o
America, put the cashier under fire oI
questions to-day. He said Boylau, whe
had an apparent larse credit, had no. ac
count with tho bank.
Mr.. Work said that about 100000 oI
the notes discounted by the Bank Of
America were for the association. When
asked how much money he could pay
back be replied, "About Sl0O, 900 within
six months" "a. d ~, s.ai.'
"Don't yon think" said the chairman
"there Is hiding place for some Of that
million and a half OF dollars, and that you
can help us find the hole in which 1t has
been placed? We want the money, and
we want It quick. II you are rich man,
YOU will have lost nothing more than
these poor depositors, who have lost
their ALL" ! T.z,
Mr.. Work assured him that hc would
do all he could. Alter much question.
ing 1t was elected that 800 shares Of
Girard Trust would turn out $4,000,
aud he also mentioned other stocks
which would bring $4,000. -
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Hts Nerve Fnifcsf Hin.

LONDON, May 2l.-A plot has been
discovered in Paris to murder DR.. Herr.
one Of the wealthiest and mos. pro,ni-
nent residents Of tho French capital.
It appears that the man who was COM
missioned to assassinate him was paid
the sum OF $4,000 francs to commit the
deed. He disposed oi.the money for fu-
ture use and completed his preparations
to commit the murder, when he became
conscience stricken and warned tho
Doctor OF his danger.
The would.be assassin did not betray
his fellow conspirators, but it is believed
that the plot is OF anti.Semitic origin.
and that a number Of very prominent
persons known to be personal enemies
OF the Doctor, and Jew-haters on psin-
ciple, are involved in it. The disclosure
has created considerable excitement, aud
the police are endeavoriug to trace tho
conspiracy to its inception md arrest the
plotters, r.,sfi 49,. -fI''
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
or tho Prcsbj terinn Church-Forelgu Mis-
sIops Don't Show I'm We'll. r."

or tho Prcsbj terinn Cliurch-Forelgu lIIs.
sions Don't Show Up Well. r.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 2l.-In the
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day a
resolution urging Congress to pass the
the bill now before 1t for an investigation
OF the effects OF intoxicating liquore, af-
ter remarks by DR.. Patterson, Of Phila-
delphia, resolution asking Congress
to pass an amendment to the inter.state
commerce bill that will enable the States
to prohibit or restrict the liquor traffic
WIS referred to the Committee on Tenn.
perance.
Rev. Howard Crosby, D. D., offered a
resolution fnvoring cooperation be-
tween weak Presbyterian and other
churches in New England, New York
and New Jersey.
The thirty.third annual report of the
Board OF Foreign Missions was read by
DR.. David J. Burriii, OF Minneapolis.
Tho total receipts Of the Board during
the year have been S794,066 A from
churches, S29t, ,791 from Sabbath schools;
s36,0G2 from woman's boards; S2OO,2S5
from legacies, and from miscellaneous
sources tS7S,l2O. There was decrease
OF S57, ,749 as compared with last year.
Thirteen less churches contributed.
There is a present deficit Of S6O,270.
One hundred and six missionaries were
sent out during the year. SD
An urgent appeal was made to the
Assembly to study the report carefully,
and then say why the great falling of IN
receipts OCCURRED. This is the second fall.
ing year. Our denomination" says
the report, perhaps the richest in the
world, gives only one-sixteenth OF one
per cent of the income for sending the
gospel to the heathen."
Secretary Ellngwood and DR.. Alexan-
der, Rev. Samuel Jessup, OF Syria, and
others spoke Of the monetary stringency,
and said less than the yearly drink bill
Of the United States would bring the
gospel to every human being. DR.. Ag.
new then reverted to the charges against
the printing Office, and endorsed the
work Of that portion OF the church.
DR.. Herrick johnson, OF Chicago,
asked for a commission 10 investigate
the charges Of mismanagement, and the
Graham resolution appointing such a
committee was carried, .,.iE-I re-
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Accidentally Kills Ills Wife,

LISBON, N. d., May 2l.-Mrs. Stevens,
the wife OF one Of the leading members
of the Legislature, was shot last evening.
In the afternoon Mr.. aud Mrs. Stevens
went for Il drive in the country, and
took shotgun. By mistake they took
the wrong shot, aud when they returned
they ylaughingly told sore friends Of their
error rs they drove into town. Arriving
home, they got the proper shells and re-
turned to tho river, few rods in the
rear OF the house, where there are gen
orally few ducks. A moment or two
after Mrs. Stevens was heard wildly
calling for help. Some men rushed up
and found Mrs. Stevens lying on the
bank of the stream dead, having been
shot through the head. Mr.. Stevens is
crazy with grief. The shooting is said
to have been accidental,
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Dutcllcrou by HnrcInrs

VIENNA, May 1.-the house OF Judge
Kornes, at Debreczin, Hungary, was en-
tered by masked burglars Monday night.
The thieves were ransacking the various
apartments when the judge and his.
niece, a young woman, awoke and con-
fronted them. The robbers fell upon
the judge and hacked him to death viii
knives in tho presence OF the horrifjed
girl, after which they seized aud bound
her with ropes. They then resumed
their operations, plunderine tho house
OF o largetquantity OF valuable propertv
and made their escape. The yonny
woman is in critical condition u frn,H
the elects OF the shock and the violence
used BY the robbers in binding her.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Prominent Young Parkcrsburger Tries
TO Drowa Himself. r"

A Prominent Young Parkorsburger Trio
10 ODrowa Himself. .H.
Special Dispdteh 70 he fa.eilioeaocr. Na
PAnKgRsnuRo, May sl.-A report wa
received hero to-day that Ed. Williams
formerly delivery clerk at the Parkers
burg postotllce. aud brother OF ex.rost
master A. N. Williams, had attempted
suicide at Barlow, Ohio two or three
days ago. -
MI. Williams had been In i'll health
for a good white, and some time ago he
was taken to Barlow, O., and placed un.
der the treatment Of DR.. Cook, in order
that he might be In quiet place, re.
moved from the influence OF tho CITY.
Two or three days ago, 1t is stated
Williams threw himself Into DR.. Cooks
well in M attempt to end his own exist.
ence. He was rescued In time to save
bis Lie, but bo was considerably injured
and bruised in the attempt TO drown
himself. lie was taken care OF In the
best possible manner, aud his brother,
Mr. A. N. Williams, went at once to see
him. lie was taken to Marietta, md he
was expected TO hs brought home to
Pnrkcrsburg to-day. N1M.
Tho reports say that Mr.. Williams is
IN an unfortunate condition mentally rs
we'll as physically, and that his friends
VIII make arrangements to have him
taken to Weston for treatment.
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A YERY GRRAY SCHlNl.
Fi|ibuste's Conspiracy to Cap
turo Lower California.
AN ENGLISH SYNDICATE
In tho Swim-Thcy Want to Save
Their 1.and-Tho Object OF the
Conspiracy-Anncxatlon lon. 70
lt tho Unitcd States. ,ll

SAN Francisco, May 2l.-The ,Chroai-
Gle this morning dovotes four columns 10
giving complete details Of IN alleged
conspiracy to capture Lower California,
and to found m independent republic,
to be followed by annexation to tho
United States. The revelations claim 10
involve number Of prominent capital
iats Interested In Lower California lauds
and mines, and well known citizens OF
Los Angeles and San Diego, which latter
city appears 10 have becn tho head.
quarters OF tho dllibusters. Tho plan, It
is claimed. was for tho Mexican Land
Colonization Company. composed Of
wealthy Englishmeno owning concessions
on the peninsula to place in tho hands
OF n we'll known San Diego capitalist
100000 TO be used in advancing the in.
terests OF the Gllibusters: Tho large
warehouse OF m English Ensenda was
10 be filled with arms, ammunition md
provisions for the use OF the revolutions
ists. $50 J,55 l.s al lIyg
The opinions Of tho English corpora
ton claim that the policy OF the Mexi-
can officials in Lower California has
been ruinous TO the land interests OF the,
company, which has been obliged to
spent thousands OF dollars protecting lila
interests, and the salvation OF the COM
pany, they assert finally depended upou
securing the annexation OF Lower Cali
fornia to the United States.
When the peninsula had been seized =
provisional government was 10 be de-
clared on or about August l, and mar
tial law was to bo enforced. The land
Of the peninsula was to be nationalizp,l
mud after peaceful order Of things hn,l
been secured negotiations for annexa-
lion to the United States would follow.
H .# b.
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pent, of n well.lSuown Indy.

The Chicago Globe has the follow
ing: The friends OF Mr.. Wallace F.
Kirk, OF J. s. Kirk l. Co., will regret to
hear Of the death OF his wife, which oc.
cured at the Windsor Hotel, New Work,
at 8 o'clock this morning. Mis-. Kirk
was on her way to Europe with a party
of friends when she was taken i'll in
New York, and the physicians said il
would be unwise for her to start on the
voyage. Mrs. Kirk passed away in the
presence Of her husband, her sister,
Miss CoraArrlck, and friends, among them
being DR.. aud Mrs. A. L. Kittredge, in
New York city. The remains will be
brought TO this. city and be inferred al
Rosehill Thursday afternoon. The fu.
neral will be private.
Mrs. Kirk was formerly Miss Maud
Arrick, who had many friends in this
city, having been the guest OF her un'
Gle, the late Lewis Woodmansee, at the
old Grant House, in 1851. Her sud
den end is deeply deplored by those ol
her friends in this city, who will evel
keep her sunny disposition in green
suaunry n 7fEg. ~ y. 49,. e M '.er
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CONVICT LABOR.
Labor Organizations to Proceed Against
Chicago FIRMS for Illegal Contracts,

Labor Organizations to Proceed Against
Chicago Firms for Illegal Contracts.
CHICAGO, May ala local paper says:
The report Of The special committee to
the Trades and Labor Assembly on con-
vict labor will result in legal proceedings
against the Warden OF the State Peni-
tentiary. The investigation OF the COM
mittee was made on complaint of men,
bers Of the Assembly against Chicago
firm for the employment Of convict Ia.
Dor. The harness makers have already
engaged lawyer and will begin action
Immediately on the basis Of the infor.
nation secured. 4.
1t was ascertaineG that the firm is now
employing more convicts than the law
allows under its contracts, and iii the
legal proceedings it will be alleged that
the last lot OF convicts was secured ille-
gally. The contract, it is said, was made
year before the former contract ex.
pired, and without the necessary legal
formalitieB. -
The action is peculiar and will be
watched with interest, since the result OF
the legal proceedings will probably pre-.
cipitate similar course Of procedure in
the case Of one or two other firms now
holding contracts for convicts.
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A CHICAGO PROJECT.
How 1t Is Proposed to Bring Fancy Wood
- ----. frnn SnutIl Au,nrIcn. =.

How 1t Is Proposed to Bring Fancy Woods
from South An,ericn.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-Bernard Esroger,
a Chicago capitalist, has been prosecu-
ting inquiries through the customs Off.
cials for some time past as to the dimen.
sions Of the largest craft which can come
up through the St. Lawrence and the
Canadian canals from the Atlantic to
the lakes. .s7l H
He received a satisfactory answer yes.
terday, and explained that his project is
to bring fancy woods from South Amer
ica to Chicago. For the present the
scheme is an experiment, but he feels
confident Of success. He will charter
two steamers and make the risk on
these two carsoes, and if tho venture
turns out as he hopes he will build two
large craft that will not draw too much
water Tor the St. Lawrence lake route.
These first cargoes will be rosewood,
black walnut and mahogany. He has
agents in new York now, and intends
leaving for South America in few
days, sgs
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TILE CROUCH MURDER,
An Interview with West-Cnsr to DO TT
- In August. .H I 81

An lhtcrvicw with Wcst-Cnse 10 DO Ttiet
ln August. I'm
WAsniSGroN, PA, May 2l.-There arr
no noteworthy developments in til,
Crouch murder case, in fact, it is prob
able that no moro evidence will be mad,
public until Vests trial, which will no
come up until next August.
West was seen in, his cell by cor
respondent to whom he said: "No.
have no suspicion as to who did the mur
der for which | am now being held.
lett the vicinity OH Tuesday morning
which must have been before tie
Crouchs were killed. All I know ol
the murder is what have been told was
In the newspapers. There have been
many things said in them against me
which are absurd, and OF which there is
no proof whatever. Since was arrested,
lust Wednesday, I have been in five
lockups aud have been well treated by
the persons in charge OF them. The
only thing that I can complain Of ia the
beef furnished me while in Pittsburgh.
1t was an inch thick and was hardly
cooked at all." ~
Mrs. Harvey, who has been held MS a
party to the crime, was also seen. She
inquired as to how "Will" was, and be.
ing told that he was hopeful, and did not
seem to mind the three months impris-
onment which no must undergo before
he was tried, she said: "Alen can stand
things Of this kind better than women !;
indeed, think that ii l am kept here
three months l will never 90 out alive,
as | will not be able to stand it. Yes,
West is my husband, and ! am not
ashamed Of it il he is 'nigger.' Beauty
is only skin deep"
Mrs. Harvey, or Mrs. West, as she
calls herself, expressed strong desire to
be possessed Of Il mouth organ, and it
was only after tho correspondent prom
ised to have one sent to her that she con-
eented to his leaving the Jail. In regard
to her statement that she would die il
confined in the Jail tor three months, it
is probable that she will be mistaken, as
she is very healthy looking.
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Disnstro us Frcirl,t yyrcck,

ALTOONA, Pa, May 2l.-A freight
wreck at Elizabeth Furnace, three miles
east Of here. last night resulted in the
demolition of seventeen cars, an engine
and many head Of cattle. Engineer
William Boyd. Of Harrisburg, was caught
in the wieck and insanity killed, his
body being found buried in the ruins.
Brakeman Hauser, and A. Lemon and
Fireman Baker, all Of Harrisburg, had
miraculous escapes from death, but sus;
tained serious, although not necessarily
fatal injuries. The accident was caused
by the east.hound train crashing into
west.bound freight as the latter was
crossing the switch from one track to an.
other, g.5 5 e, q isl5 : f.I
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Getting Aftrrv

AsnEvlLLE. N. G., May ol.--At the
meeting Of the General Assembly, in the
interest Of home missions, Rev. II. 4.
Walter, Of Georgia, said he had become
a convert to Home Missions. The
speakers work had been partly in North
Carolina, west. OF Asheville, among
''hard shell Daptists" who, said he.
make splendid Presbyterians. The
missionary Baptists make the beat work
ing Presbyteriaus, aud there are go many
OF them that it is an inviting field. It
may seem strange to wish toproselyte
them, but said the speaker, ito show
tho need Of work there, the North Bap.
tist Association passed a resolution ad-
vislng the banging Of revenue officers
wherever found among the mountains
in search OF stills OF moonshine whisky"
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against tho amendment under a misap
prehension, and therefore changed hil
vote. The Speaker then announced tha
the yeas were 100, tho nays 140. &
Applause from the Democrats greeted
tho announcement OF this vote which
came 10 near being Democratic victory
Messrs. Butterworth, Flick, Henderson
o. Iowa, Kelley, Mason, McComas
MudI and Taylor, Of Illinois, voted with
tho Democrats. .l''.IEg 5,aT
When the Ways and Means amend.
ment making yarn made OF lutte duti.
ablc at 50 Instead Of 80 per cent was
read, Mr.: Carlisle asked for vote. |,
was explained that by typographical
error jnte yarn was made dutiable In the
6t'i at 80 per cent, when the Ways aud
Means Committee had intended 1t should
be dutiab!e ut IS per cent. The Demo.
Gratis, however, decided 10 take aivau.
tage Of tho error and called for n vote.
Mr.. Mckinley called for the yeas and
nays, and the clerk started On tho monot.
ony Of the roll call. II z
On this amendment tho yeas were
1f3; nays, 14i--the first Democratic vic.
tory. Democratic applause greeted the
announcement OF the vote. The Re-
publicans who voted against the amead.
ment were: Anderson (Kansas), Feath.
erstone, Kelley, Lind, Taylor (tllnois),
DeHaven, Flick, Henderson (Iowa),
Lacey, Snyder, Kerr and Dunnell. =
TIE DILL rAssID.
Alter the last amendment and third
reading Of the bill had been ordered,
Mr.. Carlisle, OF. kentucky, introduced u
resolution to commit the bill to the Com.
miitee on Ways and Means with in
structions to report the game back to
the House at the earliest possible day.
u was defeated by q yo,o OF 1Gi to 100.
The bill was then passed. Yeas, lUl;
nays. l42, and applause on both sides OF
the House, the Democratic applause
being derisivc in its character.
Mr.. Coleman, Of Louisiana, and Mr..
Featherstone, OF Arkansas, voted with
the Democrats in the negative. Mr..
Butterworth voted aye.
The Speaker appointed E. B. Taylor,
OF Ohio, Stewart, OF Vermont, and Bland
as conferees on the Antitrust bill.
The House then adjourned.
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FRUITJAl.S


Will Go Up in Price-The Stock on Hand
L Very Short.
PlTTsnuRGH, May 2l.-There is de-
cided shortage in fruit jars. Tho meet
ing OF the flint glass manufacturers con-
cluded at the Hotel Anderson at o'clock
this afternoon, I 81 Il! va 8! |, :
One Of the manufacturers after the
meeting said: "There was absolutely
nothing done.s The meeting was merely
to discuss the condition of the trade md
the prospects for the future. Both Of
these were found to be satisfactory.
Z Prices were. not even discussed and
you may argue from that fact that prices
are not unsatistactory.at present. One
thing is certain, and tina. is fault Jars
will not remain ut the present prices.
There are number of flint glass
manufacturers who are manufacturers of
green bottle goods. and the question OF
fruit jars was informally. discussed at
the meeting to-day, and it was discovered
there is a. decided shortage in these
goods, This was occasioned by the glass
strike inithe East, aud thereis fifty per
cent less fruit jars in the market now
than this time last year. .2J .Eflil--. i
Several gentlemen to-day tried to buy
fruit jars from others, when it was found
there were none for sale. Price in ad-
vance OF thepresent figures were offered,
but still nnes were for SALE Persons
from the East have sold fruit jars, think-
ing they could come West and get all
they needed. They came here and found
they could get none. II there is fair
fruit crop the prices for fruit Jars will
undoubtedly be advanced, and it will be
a strong advance F.-
Another thing that will tend 10 in.
crease ihesprice Of these goods is the IL.
creased cost Of soda nah. This has been
caused by the advance OF coal in Eng.
land, which is permanent, and also the
increased amount paid ior labor in tina,
country. %F 5!li t'It4- ,s,ls5
"siuce early in the year there has been
an increase in the price OF soda ash, fol
immediate delivery, Of % per cent, and
for ia!l delivery an advance OF Is pei
cent" j9t 38Sy -
r."Will this cause an advance in price
in glass generality" was asked. 80
Yes, sir; in proportion to the in
creased cost OF the materials used. can
not say when the prices will be advanced
for how much the advance will be. W.
must do something. We must hay,
further protection or the manufacturer
would better quit" ! -
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Wants to bo Extrn,lited.

DENVER. COL, May 2l.-C. J. Wells,
said to be the young man who, in March,
robbed President Moffat in his Office, at
the First National Bank, Of sci, 1000, is
said to be under arrest at Clayton, Mo-,
for horse stealing. Es,,A5,, y'
He acknowledges his guilt, and claims
that large part of the Mol1at money is
hidden. and that a pal knows more
about it. He objects to going to the
penitentiary and leaving hespoils to his
pal. His idea seems to be to get the Col.
orado authorities to claim him for the
greater crime committed in this State,
and then bribe the bank into lepiency
by disclosing the diding the hiding place
Of bis booty. 'ii n .sj.l 4
Cashier Otis left for Missouri tonight
to complete the Identification OF the pro.
fegsed robhar. - sgs iEfgl ~ iIisg K
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a Long Strike Ahead.

RESYoLpsvlLLE, Pa, May 2l.-A long
and bitter strike Of the coal miners Of
this district now seems inevitable. At
mass meeting. at which 400 miners
were present. motion prevailed to go
on strike until the Columbus scale was
was paid. or arbitration was granted by
the Bell Lewis & Yates company. The
Clarion miners decided to act in concert.
This action was decided upon, notwith.
standing tho fact that the richest mine
at Dubois refused last Friday by vote
42O to 800 to so on strike. Some fears
are entertained at Dubois that the miners
there will reconsider their action, but
this is hardly possible. The Bell Lewis
& Yates company is ready for q six
months lockout. About 1000 miners
are affected by tho action taken at the
mpatinp Etrf Ell tr7---.S5 .f.77-s ~
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HAMILTON, O., May 2l.-Near Monon,
Ind, about mtduightlast night, a young
woman on the vestibuled train, which
left Chicago last evening, tied a rope
around her neck, fastened the other end
to the railing OF the Car md threw her.
self of. AS soon as tho act was discov.
cred the train was stopped, an engine
sent back and the remains found in a
pool OF water. No one knew her.
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Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 8. IN. L.)-
Cleveland, l; Philadelphia, I. (p. L.,
New York, s; Chicago, Q. P. L..
Boston, |; Cleveland, 0. IN. L.) -
Pittsburgh, 6; Boston, II. (P. L) Z
Brooklyn, 10; Cincinnati, 1. IN. L.)
Toledo, 3; Athletics, IL. ( Asso.)
New York, II; Pittsburgh, /. IN. L.)
Brooklyn, S; Buffalo, 6. (p. T.
Rochester, 2; St. Louis, Z. (Asso.
Syracuse, l; Columbus, 4. (Asso.
Brooklyn 2; Louisville 4 (Asso.).