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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-03
A'QUEER CASE.
a Female poisoner's Trial-Tho Alleged
Victim Creates n Sensation. ~

a Female Poisoner's Trial-Tho Alleged
Victim Creates n Sensation.
V1SELASD, N. j., June Mrs. Crc-
mora Jackson Lockwood, charged with
attempting to poison her aged husband,
was given a hearing this morning. Mrs.
Lockwood was the most composed per-
son in the room. She is on the shady
side OF 40, fine looking and was elegantly
attired. Her husband occupied a seat
near by. His sons swore he wanted his
wife arrested for fear she would kill him,
Chemists also swore the teacup she gave
him contained enough morphine to kill
a person.
Marshal Creech swore that after ar.
resting Mrs. Lockwood. he searched her
room and found revolver and dagger
under the pillow Of her bed and GUAM
tity of arsenic in the pocket of her dress,
Mr.. Lockwood was recalled in the af.
ternoon for the purpose Of giving addi-
tional testimony against his wife, but he
declined to say anything prejudicial
to Mrs. Lockwood, and created a sensa.
ton and dumbfounded the lawyer for
the prosecution by saying that it was his
children who advised him to make the
charge against his wife instead OF he
asking the children to make it. The
lawyer then virtually threw up the case,
but when Mrs. Lockwood was dismissed,
she refused her husbands embraces, and
said she was tired -of-him and his family.
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THE M'KINLBY BILL
Considered by the Sab Com
mittoe Of the Senate.
LITTLE PROGRESS IS MADE
Owing to tho Absence OF Senator
hllison..The Cantccn In tho Army.
4 Warm Biscussion..-Nfcilin.
Icy on the Silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June 2.-Twt
hours were spent by the Republican
members Of the Senate Finance Com
mittcc this morning in the further con.
sidc1ation Of the tariff bill. The time
was devoted to schedule D, wood and
manufactures thereof. Progress was
slow, considerable difference OF opinion
being shown over tho rates OF duty on
timber at the beginning. Thefer was
considerable discussion upon the ques.
ton OF the tariff upon timber, but the
attitude OF the several Senators was not
disclosed. One OF tho members Of the
committee today repeated the opinion
that the bill would be ready for report
this week. None of the schedules have
been offered 10 tho Democratic mem.
bcts for their inspection, as there are too
many disputed and unsettled items to
make them OF my yalue 10 the minority
in preparing their report. The tin plate
paragraph, it Is understood, has been
passed over without action.
Messls. Morrill, and Sherman will not
be with their associates on the commit.
tee this afternoon owing to other en-
gageinents, so that the bill will then be
in charge OF the subcommittee Of two
years ago, Senators Allison, Aldrich,
iiiscock aud Jones.
The subcommittee owing to the neces-
s'sy !or the presence OF Mr.. Allison in
the Senate did very little with the tariff
bill this afternoon. All the Republican
members OF the committee will continue
the consideration OF the bill tomorrow,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-03
A DISASTROUS FIRE
10 St, Louis Tenement Early
Yesterday Morning.
ONE sMoTHERED TO DEATH
And Others OF tho Occupants BadI,
Burncd-A Mothers Heroic EC-
forts to savo her Chl'd-Firo
Supposed to bo lnccndiary.

sr. LOUIS. Juno e.-The building G3,
franklin Avenue, the second floor O.
which is occupied as d tenement by sew
eral families, md the lower floor os Q
paint shop, was discovered to be on fire
at about 3 o'clock this morning. The
fire started on tho second floor and
burned for about half m hour before it
was discovered. When the alarm was
turned in the fiss-was well under way.
As soon as the fremen arrived Il stream
OF water was turned on the burning
building but no effort was made to res
cue tho occupants, until loud screams
from the second story indicated that
there were helpless people inside. The
fremen entered and found the family OF
Geo. Schlotman struggling in the smoke
and flames in the two front rooms. Nj.
Schlotman was frightfully burned and
waslying helpless on the floor. Hiswife
and two children were also burned, and
his father, an old man nearly 10 years OF
age, had been smothered to death In
his bed.
Charles Hauss, who occupied the rear
apartments with his wife and child, had
just left to 90 to work, and his wife and
little son were caught in the flames.
Mrs. Hauss could have escaped but
her little boy was so frightened that he
ran under the bed and in the frantic
mothers efforts to save her child she
was dangerously burned. The child
was found in an unconscious condition,
but the mother is able to speak. The
injured were all taken to the dispensary.
Schlotman is not expected to live. The
recovery Of his two children is also doubt
full, though Mrs. Schlotman may pull
through.
Following is list Of casualties:
George -schlotman, 32 years, badly
burned.
Annie Schlotman, his wiic, burned
about head, neck, shoulders and arms;
probably fatally.
Harry Schlotman, 0years.
Walter Schlotman, 4 years.
Mrs. Mary Hauss, buried about head
and arms; serious.
Little son OF Mary Hauss, badly
burned.
After rescuing the inmates the fire.
men turned their attention to exiting
the flames, which succumbed in
q short time. The damage will amount
to 100000.
George Hyde, the lessee, has been ar
rested on suspicion Of having fred the
building.
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Fishery Troubles,

LONDON, June 2.-Parliamcnt reas-
sembled to-day after tho Whitesuntide
recess. In the House OF Commons, Sir
James Ferguson, Secretary for Foreign
ollice, declined to lay on the table the
papers relative to the negotiations with
the United Jtates concerning the BeL-
ring sea trouble until the question is
settled. Sir James also stated that
neither the French nor the English
government had received any informs-
ton OF the landing from a French war
ship OF officers and men on the coast ef
Newfoundland, who ordered the New
foundland fishermen to remove their
nets, and upon their refusal to do 80 re.
moved them themselves. He was sure,
he declared, that the officers in both tho
English and French service could be de-i
pended upon to preserve q conciliatory
attitude pending an arrangement OF the
Newfoundland fisheries trouble. The
government had every REASON To be-
!ieve that the alarmist reports concerns,
ing the situation Of affairs in Newfound.;
land were incorrect. s. IA
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4 MINERS CUNFERENCE
With Operators Hold in This City Yostor.
uny-Little Done

With Operators Hold in This City Yostor-
dny-Little Done.
A conference Of miners and mine
owners OF Moundsville, Elm Grove and
Wheeling was held in Trades Assembly
hall yesterday, pursuant to call issued
by NJ. F. Moran, President for West
Virginia Of the United Mine Laborers,
It was intended to include Wellsburp,
-brt-there- acknowledgements
there. Mr.. W. 7. Chambers, Of Elm
Grove, presided, and Henry Foster was
Secretary. l..
The meeting was to adjust a difference
Of views as To wages OF day iaborers and
drivers. In this district they ret but
81 so a day, while in Ohio, on the basis
offs seyenty.cent scale for mining inside
laborers get s., outside laborers ret 81 rs,
and drivers 50 05. Experienced track.
layers are there paid So 25, trappers Is
cents, trimmers and bumpers ST 90, and
tiremen 81 90. The labor scale was
agreed upon until the wages OF drivers
came up. Mr.. D. Il. Brooks, an opera.
tor, moved to make these 81 IS, Then
81 40, then 81 so, to none OF which the
miners would agree. Pending the pron
osition, the conference adjourned tit
next Saturday. l5 '-I -
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AN APPROPRIATE PLACE.
A lslood.Drnwins Duel Fought In n Louis
vilie Cemetery mt Midnight.

A Hlood.Drnwins Duel Fought In n Louis
vilis Cemetery mt Midnight.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 2.-At lO:IO
O'Clock last night St. Louis Cemetery,
dark and gloomy, was the scene OF the
first duel fought in Kentucky for many
years.
The participants in the affair OF honor
were Thomas OVERLY, au advertising
agent, who has been here only a few
months, and Charles Sanders, a travel
ing man for an Evansville, Ind, cloth
ing house.
Sanders was engaged to be married to
Miss Emma Zenor, a handsome young
lady OF Evansville, who is now visiting
in this city. Upon coming here to see
the young lady, Sanders discovered that
OVERLY had supplanted him in her afIec-
tions. a quarrel was followed by tight,
in which Sanders was worsted.
The men afterwards met at the Alex.
aader Hotel and resumed their difficulty,
and finally decided to settle the affair ac-
cordfng to the code. OVERLY was repre-
sented by Frank Lattrall, a young man
who lives in Indianapolis, while tray
cling man from Cincinnati named Harry
Thomas acted as second for Sanders.
Accompanied by medical student
named James White, who acted as sur
geon, and reporter OF the Courier,Joar-
nal, the party secured carriages and
drove to St. Louis cemetery, in tho sub.
urbs. The principals took their posi-
tions, armed with 32.calibre Smith &
Wesson revolvers, twenty PAGES apart.
It was too dark to see the men plainly,
except at close distance, but they both
displayed great coolness. The seconds
took their respective positions, after ar
ranging that the firing should begin
when three had been counted.
"Ono, two, three" AS the last num-
Der was called by the physician, who did
the counting, blaze Of fire flashed from
the muzzles Of both pistols. Before one
could sec whether or not either man was
wounded, four more reports rang out,
and Sanders staggered up to the tomb
stone near him and supported bimself
by its cold sides. DR.. White hastily ex-
amined him and found that one bullet
had penetrated his right breast, near the
top Of the shoulder, while another had
made slight flesh wound in his left arm.
He had fired two shots while OVERLY
had fred three.
The mans wounds were dressed as
quickly rs possible, and he was placed
in his carriage and taken TO New Albany,
Ind, where he took the first train for his
home in Evansville. The other partici-
pants in the affair have all left the city.
Sanders wounds are not considered fatal.
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HEARD HER SllRlEkS,
Tho Remains Of m Unknown Woman 1t
1TrnV,, 81 Jtnun~roy.

Tho Remains Of m Unknown Woman TAX.
en- From II Reservoir.
New BnlrAlN, CoSS., June 2.-The
body Of q woman, who was beautiful in
life, lies at the morgue in this city,
awaiting identification.
The body was taken from the Walnut
Hill reservoir, Saturday evening. The
woman had been seen near the reservoir
with little girl in the early part OF the
evening, acting very suspiciously.
About s o'clock, Charles Eddy was rid
ing near the place with friend. They
were suddenly startled by two piercing
shrieks which seemed to come from the
reservoir. Eddy leaped from the car.
riage, and saw what he was certain was
woman sink into the dark water. a
shawl aud hat were found floating on
the water, and near the bank q woman s
shoes were found.
Eddy lost no time in informing the
police Of the affair. The reservoir was
dragged, and in less than an hour the
body OF woman was brought to the
surface. Several people Of this city say
they have frequently seen the woman
but no ono seems to know her name, OF
anything about her. Whether it war
suicide or murder, the police are at a loss
to say. What has become OF the child is
unknown. ...#
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Lntin-Americnu Library.

WARRINGTON. D. G., June 2.-The
President to-day sent to Congress let
ter Of the Secretary OF State relative to
the recommendation Of the recent Pan.
American Conference on the subject OF
customs regulations. The conference
recommends uniform classification and a
bureau Of Information. The conference
also Mt its final session decided to estab-
lish in the city OF Washington as it-
ting memorial Of its meeting, Latin
American Library. to be formed by con.
tributions from the several nations and
to be dedicated on the four nundredth
anniversary Of the discovery Of America.
Secretary Blaine, in his letter, recon.
nends that Congress appropriate $780,
600 to provide safe and suitable build
ing to receive and protect the proposed
collection.
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ORIGINAL. PACKAGES.
Conflicting Opinions by the United States
supreme Court.


! supreme Court.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, June 2.-Judge T.
s. Houston, has made an important dis
covery, which will be Of great interesi
In connection with the recent decision
as the United States Supreme Court in
the Iowa original package case. It isno
other than a decision by the same Court
In precisely similar case, in which the
Court holds precisely opposite view
from the recent decision. The case Is that
Of Brown vs.. Houston, reported in
ia U. s., page G22. The plaintiffs,
who. were residents OF Pittsburgh,
Pa, had taken certain boat loads
Of coal, which they had bought in
Pittsbureh and Uhipped down the river
TO New Orleans for sale, and while at
tho wharf, still In its original shape Of
shipment, was attempted to be seized
aad sold for taxes. Tho claim was set
up that 1t had been mined in Pennsyl-
vania and imported from thence into
Louisiana for sale, and was then and
had always been in 1t original condition,
aud had never been or become mixed or
incorporated with other property in the
State Of Louisiana. In deciding against
the plaintiff the court said: "The tax
was imposed after the coal had arrived
at its destination and was put up for
sale. The coal had come to It's place Of
rest for anal disposal or use, and was a
commodity in tile market OF New
Orleans. 1t might remain in condition
for year or two years, or only for
day. 1t had become part Of the gen.
eral mass OF property in the State, and as
such it was taxed Tor the current wear
as all other properly in the city Of New
Orleans.n
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CROP PROSPECTS
kn Manitoba Said to Bs better Than for
. Any Previous ienr.

Ln AianitobH Said to Br Better Than To-
Any Previous Year.
WINNIPEG, MAN, June2.-Land Com
missioner Hamilton, Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, who returned yes!er
day from Nictala, reports that the crops
throughout Southern and South.
western Manitoba arc looking well and
have on account OF the cool weather
during May, come up evenly 80 that
from this outlook there Is likely TO be n
rapid and vigorous growth. Mr.. Hamil.
ton found 10000 acres under crop west
OF Nietala. A good many farmers have
200 acres cropped. The farmers are con.
lidently looking for good yields. Juag.
ing from reports received by Mr.. Hamil.
ton Assinaboine, central and Southern
Manitoba, from the Souris district along
the Glenboro branch and the Canadian
Pacific Railways branch and from Plum
Greek and other places, the crop condi.
tions are the same all over the province.
These reports show an increase OF TWEEN.
ty per cent. In the crop acreage over last
year andiplaCes the average under crop
In Manitoba and the Northwest at |, go.
900, Of which $4,000 acres are wheat
and 800, 900 oats and other grain. While
at Nietala Mr.. Hamilton saw many im.
migrants pushing westward to settle at
ALAMEDA Carndutf, on the Souris, Co.
teau and contiguous districts. The crop
prospects In every part Of tho province
and territories are reported by those who
are in the best position to know as bet
Ter than they ever were before ut this
season OF tho year.
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TIE .ALuMSAE ASSOCIATION
VI tho Wheeling Female College holds III
s.U Annual Meeting.

Tho annual meeting OF the Alumna,
Association Of the Wheeling Female
College, held last evening, was very
largely attended, and 1t and its accom-.
pahying festivities were very enjoyable,
The meeting was opeued with prayer by
Rev. DR.. Gushing, and a fine brief pro.
Gramme was rendered, opening with an
instrumental solo, very ilnel y rendered,
by liza Marshall Of Fairview. Rev,
Or. Blaisdell made the annual ad.
dress, which was very interesting, and
was listened to with tho closest atteu.
ton. Miss Alma Conner sang n solo !:
she was never heard to better advantage
Miss Cora Wheeler read tho Class His.
tory, which was bright and full Of good
things, much enjoyed by the alunin,r.
Miss Dora Rosenburg recited Rogeys's
dramatic poem, "Ginevra," In manner
which showed her unusual elocutionary
talent.
After the yearly business session, re.
treshments were served, and toasts were
responded to by Rev. DR.. Biaisdett, Hon.
=. W. Atkinson, Miss Terrell, OF the
class Of 80, Miss Dee Pollack, OF the
alumn!e, DR.. S. L. Jepson, President @. |
D. Hubbard, OF the Board Of Trustees. |
City Superintendent OF Schools W. II. |
Anderson, Principal John Roemcr, OF |
Linsly Institute, and Rev. DR.. Bonn.
helm, rabbi Of tho Jewish congregation.
The annual Commencement occurs ut
he Opera House this evening. Only
he honor pupils will read essays. Rev.
Dr.. Howard Henderson, OF Trinity NJ.
D: church. Cincinnati, will deliver IN
address on "The Higher Education OF
Women" DR.. Henderson has high
eputation as an eloquent speaker.
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A LUNA7IC LOVER
Who was Ambitious to Mary
Queen Victoria Of England.
HOUSEHOLD POLICE SHOCKED
because tho Justice Refuses to Com.
init llim-Givcn to tho Charge Of h
Ills Fathcr-Thc France and
England Fishery Trouble.

LONDON, June I'm England to make
love to Queen Victoria has been treated
invariably, except in tho case Of the late
Prince Consort, as n sign OF dementia,
and moro than one humble subject has
had occasion to cool his ambitious pas
sion In tho narrow limits OF q lunatic's
cell. Tho latest candidate for this kind
OF penalty is Alfred Carter, a young
Lancashire weaver who plying Her
Majesty's widowed condition wrote a
letter proposing to marry tho Queen,
and adding that no sum OF money
would buy him or from tho purpose OF
becoming Her Majesty's husband. The
young man was pounced upon by the
royal household police, and arraigntd
before magistrate on charge Of lunacy,
The magistrate did not take the old time
honored view OF the case and shocked
the household police by declining 10
send the youth to a lunatic asylum.
Young Carter WAS turned over to tho
custody OF his own father.
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Dombnrdcd Will, Beer Glnsses,

New YORK, June g. The census
enumerators began their work this fore
noon. One Of them, Louis Marks, met
with warm reception in liquor store
at East Fofty.ffth street. He was un.
ceremoniously hustled out amid volley
Of beer glasses, which were thrown at
him. Marks then returned to the place
under police escort, bat was unable to
obtain the information he desired. He
reported the matter at the main Office,
and he was to write out his story, which
will be forwarded to Washington. OF
the 900 and odd men commissioned to
take the census, only eight failed to re-
port for duty today. Their places were
filled and their defections will be report
ed to Washington. The delinquents are
liableto fine and imprisonment.
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AN INCENDIARl'S TORCH
Undoubtedly the Cnu.e OF the Mililles.
borough ConilngrntIou.

Undoubtedly the Cnu.s of the Middles.
borough Conilagrntion.
MlDDLEspoRoUGI, KY, June2.-Look.
ing down upon the burnt district to-day
from the porches OF the Middlesborough
Hotel, the scene is one OF ruin, destruc.
ton and desolation. Nearly one.hali
OF the city has been burned up, and
fully thirds OF the leading business
houses, banks and commercial establish.
ments are mass Of ashes or smolderine
debris. The very heart of the city,
which but few days ago was filed
with fine buildings, is to-day nothing
but waste-a vast open space with
scarcely brick wall or chimney left to
denote where once stood hundreds OF
residences and business blocks. This
big open space was filled all OF to-day
and even this evening, with hundreds
Of people, each looking for some lost
article Of value or some family relic.
The estimate OF Losses sent out yester-
day was not exaggerated. Counting the
complete loss Of the best bulldogs, the
entire destruction Of valuable merchan-
disc and the breaking and damage in
removing goods to places OF safety, the
sum total will reach easily $3.50, 900. 1t
,s matter Of wonder that the entire
city was not destroyed. for the fire hose
was found stuffed with wads, and it be.
comes more and more evident each
minute that the great calamity was the
dastardly work OF an incendiary,
Hundreds Of dispatches were received
last evening and to-day from all parts OF
Kentucky and Tennessee offering aid to
the sufferers. This assistance is ten.
dered in the shape Of money, clothing,
tents and provisions. All express sym.
patby> and sorrow for the enterprisine
little city in the mountains which has
met with such serious calamity.
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English Churcl,nen Alarmed.

LONDON, June 2.-The movement for,
church disestablishment is arousing
much alarm among churchmen. The
Earl OF Selborne, staunch upholder OF
the establishment, says that the moye-
ment must be regarded MS within the
region of practical politics, and to be
guarded against the more vigilantiy for
that reason. He protests against the
proposed disestablishment OF the Church
OF Scotland, on the ground that the act
Of Union with Scotland made solemn
compact to maintain the Established,
Church in that country. The English
clergy are evidently greatly aroused to
what they regard as a peril to their in;
terests, and are~raising funds for the
defense OF the Church.