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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-05
AN AFTERNOON SHOWER.

When the assembly adjourned at noon
the sun wss shining brightly and good
afternoon and evening were confident.
ly anticipated. But alas for human
expectations BY 2:30 o'clock, the hour
set for Sam Jones to deliver his second
address, very wet summer shower was
falling and refreshing the lace OF nature.
Now, while the series Of meetings is in
the interest of cold water, there was
probably not man in that whole crowd
who wanted his water administered in
that way, and just at that time--not in
the whole range, from those who use it
aa beverage to those who merely take
little GIFT afterward. ~.
But whether they wanted it or not,
down it came. 1t had little effect ou the
size OF the crowd at the afternoon meet.
ing, as NIL tho people werer on the
grounds, and the best place for them
about that time was in the Assembly
hall. l.-g
The night meeting, however, was sadly
affected by it. The grass was wet, The
walks wera muddy, and many who
would otherwise have staid for the even.
ing services departed for home.
Sam Jones speech was the principal
feature OF the afternoon, with short
talks by other gentlemen. In tho eve.
ming, after music and prayer, Hon. S. A.
Haines, OF New Jersey, delivered al ad-
dress. He is astall, portly man, weigh.
ing probably three hundred, and from
his own evidence, should be well pre-.
pared to talk on the liquor question, as
he says he has gone home in the eye.
ming with twenty drinks OF liquor
aboard, and yet h:g wife and neighbors
were confident that he was a sober, TEN.
perate man.
His address lasted over an hour, and
at It's close lively temperance song, en-.
titled keep on the Kings highway"
was rendered. aiS - I''5a
This was followed by a recitation by
Mr.. Hawk, Of Baltimore, entitled, ""Mr.
Grumbler and Mr.. Cheerful" It was
delivered in an excellent manner md
brought down the house. The quartet.e
then sang choice selection, and Rev.
Mr.. Mead made the announcements for
to-day. The programme ior to-day and
tomorrow is Us follows: d.
W SATURDAY. III 4.
9.ooa q. m.-sehool Of Hygiene
Subject: "llyglcne-Liyins and Dress"
1913. 4. m.-Medat Contest. Y. !. H
. llev. F. N. Lynch presiding
$ CONTESTANTS. ttri sIEt
Mr. Dorsey Blalc.".... Moundsvi villc, ". Va.
MIS- Lizzie C-rr......"... Cameron. y. Va.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
RHODE ISLAND is LOST.
The Election of Governor Thrown
Into the LEGISLATURE.

The Election of Governor Thrown
Into the Legislature.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 3.-The
ward clerks finished the count of yester-
days vote tonight and turned over the
ballots to the city clerk. The board of
aldermen spent the day and evening
enumerating the returns. They ad-
jOurned at midnight and will resume
the task tomorrow. In the city the
only assemblymen elected are Jesse ii.
Metcalf and Hiram Howard for third and
fourth representatives. The other seven
failed of majority. There was no
choice for the senator from this city. The
nextlegislature stands: Republicans ,21 ;
Democrats IL, to be chosen 4. House
Republicans "a, Democrats 25; to be
chosen %. The election of governor
and general officers is thrown into the
houses of the legislature. 1t will re-
quire fifty-five votes on joint ballot to
elect. 1t the Republicans hold in the
supplementary elections what they now
have they will get the ten votes which
they need on this joint ballot, for of the
81 failures to elect, 10 represent seats
now held by Republicans, and II rep
resent those held by Democrats.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., Marcn 3.-Lato
tonight the Official count in Newport
revealed the fact that there was no
election for first representative, as well
as none for the fourth. This makes
twenty-eight members of assembly to
be elected. Of these the Republicans
need ten, with the sitting lieutenant
governor, and the Democrats need nine
teen to secure control of the general
committee of the assembly which elects
Staue officers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
SIOT INU bII TIE 1IIAhS.
ChicagO's Board of Trade Is Nip.
ping the Bucket Shops.

CHICAGO, April 3.-The board of
trade is drawing its lines closer and
closer in the matter of shutting off quo
tations from Unauthorized brokers. De-
tectiveS were set to-day to watch the
messengers employed by firms OH the
board of trade, and whenever anything
suspicious was noticed in their actions
their privileges of access to the floor
were cut off. A line Of quotations was
sent to Milwaukee and suspicion was
aroused that this wire had been tapped
by the bucket shops. A stop was put
to this. Many firms are now putting
their quotations into cipher. 1t was
discovered also that telegraph opera
tor was furnishing information to the
bucket shop men. and this was also put
stop to. In spite of all precautions,
however, the bucket shops managed to
get some quotations.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
AS TO HOMER BROWN.
He Is Believed to Be Really In
sane.

sane.
Special TO the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, To-, April 3.-A recent
dispatch from Seattle, WASH, says that
Homer Brown had been spirited away
from that place, presumably, by orders
of his brother, who is bank president
at Albert Lea, Minn., and who holds a
large amount of money belonging to
Homer. The dispatch further says that
Homer Brown has for twenty-five years
been confined in asylums by his broth
erS, who are anxious to get complete
control of his property. Homer Brown
was well known here in the latter part
of the sos. He entered 100 acres of land
that is now inside the city limits, and
received patent for it from the gov
ernment. In 1857 he left here, and about
that time mortgaged the land to James
S. Easley, a Vlrginian who was doing
big business in Western land and mort
cages at that time. When the mortgage
became due, it was foreclosed. but no
sale under the foreclosure was made.
Easley paid the taxes on the land for a
long time. After a number of years
Brown was heard from, but he had been
declared insane. Easley then suddenly
found that he had no title to the
land, as the rightful owner was
still living. j. S. Lawrence, of this
city, then asked for a guardian OF
Browns estate, and the probate court
appointed o. G. Tredway and W: l..
Joy. The Easley mortgage was then
foreclosed for the original amonnt with
interest and taxes, in suit against the
guardians. The amount OF the claim
was nearly $1,000. Watson Brown, a
brother of the insane man, was finally
appointed as guardian, and in that ca
pacty sold the land for $4,000 about
year ago. The claim of the Easleys
was paid out of this, and in the mean
time the probate court at Albert Lea,
Mimi, had also declared Homer Brown
insane. and Watson Brown appointed
guardian there. The $4,000 remaining
was in due time turned over to the pro-
bate officers at Albert Lea, who, in turn,
gave it into the keeping of the guardian
after he had furnished bonds for its
proper keeping and use. 1t is the opin-
ion of the Sioux City men who are fa-
miliar with the case that Homer Br own
is really insane and unable to manage
his own affairs. They also say that
his brothers are honorable men, who for
years have cared for him and kept him
out of public asylums. They are prom
inent business men at Albert Lea. AS
to his recent Disappearance" from
Seattle it really amounts to nothing at
all. He has probably been rem owed to
another hospital to crafty his restless
desire for a change.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
JUMPED INTO A BURNING BED
A Jersey Maniac Deliber ately
Cremates Himself

EGG HARBoR CITY, N. j.. April s.
George Lang, while temporarily in
sane, terrified his family, consisting of
his wife and three children, by the an
nouncement that he would set fire to
the house and wished them to remain
quiet. While help was being summoned
the lunatic fired the bed containing his
sleeping fve-year-old daughter. The
wife forced him to desist, and then
Lang proceeded to the lower rooms to
pursue his determination to have a
blaze. The house was soon in flames,
and the neighborS, who had 3 by this
time arrived upon the scene, with diff
Guilty rescued the little ones, one of the
rescuers being seriously injured. A
desperate struggle ensued when it was
attempted to remove the maniac. He
finally secured shotgun and threat
ened with death all who attempted to
approach him. He was seen to jump
into a burning bed, there were a few
groans. and then all was quiet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04

proportion of the subscription fund has
been paid out, as nothing but immedi-
ate want has been relieved. Blank ap-
plicationS for help in restoring de-
strOyed furniture and household effects
were issued from the press to-day.
They will be distributed among inyesti-
gators, who will fill out and indOrSe the
applications. Many bogus claims have
been exploded. One Investigator was
given bunch of half dozen claims
this morning to investigate. In the
whole lot he found but one genuine.
One claimant had represented the dam
age to building, loss of roof, furniture
and household effects. The claim was
filed among those needing immediate re-
lief, but when the investigator arrived
he found the family ready to sit down
to royal dinner, and that all their
damage to property could be repaired
with few dollars. One committee
soliciting subscriptions was given Sec
ti0n in the western suburb, which was
swept by the tornado. The prospect
was very gloomy when the committee
men arrived and found what few houses
there were in their district had blown
down. Finally they found one man who
contributed so cents. Thinking that it
would not appear right to turn in only
so cents, one of the committeeman con-
tributed $25, and his committee was
credited with $3.50.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
BLUE LAWS DON'T GO.
Duluth Business Men Object
to Mayor Davis Puritani-
cal Schemes.
The Rigid Police Regulations
Drove Trade Over to West
Superior.
The Father of Thirteen Chill
dren Shoots His Head
to Pieces.
Capelessness in Handling
Burning Pitch Results in
a Cremation.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Minn., April 3.-This city
is at present in the throes of a thigh
moral convulsion." Mayor Davis action
in compelling the saloons to close
promptly at II O'Clock each night and to
remain closed during Sundays is re-
sponsible for this state of affairs. Not
only are the saloonkeepers disguised
with the mayors action in enforcing the
strict letter of the law, but that larger
class of the population who are in favor
of less rigid Interpretation OF the law
are also "cuSSing" his honor. They
claim that it not only does not improve
the city's morals in the least, but that
it has only the effect of driving a large
amount of money out of the city and
across the bay to our less Pnrltanlcal
neighDor-West Superior. Travelling
men are catching on to the
new order OF things and in
stead of "laying over" Sundays at Du-
luth, as formerly, they prefer to go to
West Superior. Now, if the mayor was
consistent in his action, there probably
wouldn't be SO much kicking. But
while the saloons must close up promptly
at IL D. M, the houses on "the point
synonymous with 'under the hilF' at
st. Paul-are allowed all their old-time
freedom, and the humping of wheezy
pianos and the flow of beer-at 81 per
bottle--continues unrestricted through
out the live-long night, The saloon
keepers, however, are directly respon-
sible for this state of affairs themselves.
During the late campaign, when they
were called upon for contributions to
the campaign fund, they refused to
loosen their purse-strings, and it is said
their total contributions to the fund was
only patry 500. Now, it is safe to
say, thousands could be raised in a
single day were they guaranteed the
same freedom they enjoyed under Mayor
Sutphin's administration. But this
they have little hope of securing. A
delegation representing the saloon in
tereSts of the city-among them Man
ager Emerson, of the Spalding; Bayle
Bros, Jay Anderson and others-called
on the mayor recently and endeavored
TO convince him of the error of his ways.
They were given little ground for hope,
however, the mayor getting rid OF them
by stating that he would take the mat
ter under advisement. And thus the
matter stands. 1t might be added, how
ever, by way of explanation, that the
mayors wife is vice president of the
local Woman's Christian Temperance
union, Verbum sap.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
HARRISON is DISCREET.
He Declines to Commit Himself
to a Delegation of"RefOrmers."

WASHINGTON, April S.-The reform
conference, an organization formed for
the purpose of bringing religion into the
settlement of political and state affairs,
is i'm session in this city, and to-day
adopted platform declaring in favor Of
employing the teachings of the Bible in
the settlement of public affairs and Of
the insertion of the name of the Supreme
Being in the constitution. The plat
form also approves the Blair Sunday
rest bill, and all measures against
gambling, pool selling and the liquor
traffic. A committee from the confer
ence reported that call had been made
upon the president. who had received
them kindly. The president, they re-
ported, said that for good reasons he
did not wish to be compelled to make q
response to their address setting forth
the objects of the association, and had
added that its objects were so compli-
Gated that he would require time for
their consideration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
NOTHING LEFT BUT THE EARS.
A South Dakota Justice Shoots
His Head Off.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., April 3.-A most
horrible suicide occurred at the town OF
Hartford yesterday. G. W. Weheler,
the village justice of the peace, was
found dead in the middle of tile wagon
road running along the side wall of the
lake leading into the village. The only
witness of the suicide was the thirteen
year-old SOD of Dolph Gains, who had
been hunting for geese on the lake. He
was on his way home when Weheler
met him. Weheler asked to borrow his
loaded gun, winch request was granted.
Calling the attention of the lad to
flock of geese, Weheler placed the mnz-
Zle of the gun into his mouth and pulled
both triggers. The explosion literally
blew the mans head off. Pieces of
brain were scattered fifteen feet away
and portions of the skull were found in
dozen different directions. There was
nothing of the head remaining but the
ears. No reason can be assigned for the
suicide other than the fact that Wehe-
Ter had been for months brooding over
imaginary troubles. Weheler was a
German, we'll educated, about forty-six
years of age, and the father of thirteen
children,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
HILLS ENEMIES ON DECK.
Seattle's Council Urged to Re-
woke a Franchise.

Special to the Globe.
TACOMA, Wash, April 3.-There was
a high old time in the Seattle council to-
night over the question of revoking the
franchise granted to the Seattle 81 Mon
tana road, and urging the formation OF
terminal company. Col. James Nc
Naught, of the Northern Pacific, was
there, as were Manager Burke, of the
Seattle d Montana, and Messrs. Haines
and McNeill, of the Oregon Improve
ment company-all loaded for bear.
Col. Mcknight claimed that the council
had an undOubted right to revoke the
charter granted to the Seattle q Mon
tana road, and that terminal company
was the only way out OF the difficulty:
representation in its management The
Northern Pacific secured solid friend
in the Oregon improvement company,
for Haines, as their representatives came
out fat-footed and demanded the fOrma-
ton of a terminal company. He
was supported by Manager Nc
Neill of that company. Mr..
HaineS stated that the franchise
now held by the Seattle and Montana
infringed on the ground owned by his
company, and the Oregon improvement
company would fight that corporation
to the bitter end, but would yield all
rights for the formation of a terminal
company. Manager Burke followed,
and was at times persuasive, abusive
and threatening in his language. He
abused the Northern Pacific and ap-
pealed to the sentiment of the people to
stand by the Great Northern railroad.
1t would not bulge an inch, and if the
terminal company was formed they
would not come to Settle at all. The
councilmen realize that they have
granted too much to the Great Northern
to the exclusion of other roads, and
want to see their way clear out of it.
They hemmed and hawed after listen
ing to the arguments of the representa-
tives of the various roads, and will meet
as committee Of the whole on Thurs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
IDAHO MAY COME IN,
Gar Reed and His Partisan
Colleagues Pass the Ad-
mission Bill.
Democrats Not Voting Count
ed by the Speaker to Make
a Quorum.
They Will Carry the Case to
the Federal Supreme
Court.
Senator Gray Closes His Ar
gument for Montana'S Gen.
uine Senators.

WASHINGTON, April S.-The house
to-day, after transacting the usual
amount of routine morning business,
resumed consideration of the Idaho adj.
mission bill. Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont,
spoke in support of the bill, and de.
nounced the practices and teachings Of
the Mormon church. The constitution
of Idaho was in the line of the Ed-
mundsl bill and was for the same pur-
pose, to wit: the extirpation of great
public evil. Mr.. Buckley opposed the
Idaho constitution, because it Outlawed
the members of certain church. Mr..
Oates, Of Alabama, criticised the CONF
pulsOry education feature of the
constitution, and Mr.. McAdoo, Of
New Jersey, while denouncing the
practice of polagamy, thought that
the constitution invaded the do
main Of religious belief. Mr.. SPRING
er. of Illinois, said that the majority Of
the committee on territories had seen
fit to frame the Idaho bill in such way
as to secure partisan legislation instead
of the proper legislation TO bring
State Into the Union.
The minority would offer an amend.
ment providing that a new convention
should be held and the constitution sub
mitted to vote of the people of the
territory, as had been done in the case
of Dakota, Montana and Washington.
The amendment required the Edmunds.
Tucker test oath to be taken by every.
person voting upon the constitution
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said that the
attitude of the Democratic party was
familiar sight to the country. 1t was
the Democratic party behind its old
shield-a constitution of its own max
ing, not constitution made by the
fathers. The Democratic party was III
its old breeches, pulling back, when the
civilized world cried forward and on-
ward" The Democratic party was
a pOlygamist, and had whole batch Of
wives. Slavery was one; slave terri
tory was another. Corrupt ballot boxes
was another, and the party had been
true to every one of them. The bill
was then passed, yeas 129, nays 1, the
Democrats refraining from voting and
the speaker counting quorum. On
motion of Mr.. Cummings, OF New York,
the services in memory OF the late
Samuel S. Cox, of New York, were
postponed from this evening until I
o'clock April 10. The house then at
Sis adjourned. The Democrats say
that they intend to make this test
case and to have the courts pass upon
the constitutionality of the rules allow.
ing the speaker to count quorum. It
had been intended to make one of the
contested election cases test case, but
as this could be done only by suit for
salary brought in the court of claims,
this course was abandoned and the
present action decided upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
LITERALLY ROASTED ALIVE.
Locked Up by Parents. Three
Children Are Cremated.

HURON, S. D., April 3.-The resi-
dence of Wilhelm Blown, German
living in Bloodgood's addition, burned
last night and three children perishe
in the flames. The parents locked the
children IN the house during the latter
part of the afternoon and went into the
city, remaining until late in the even
ing. just before reaching home they
saw the house in flames. Efforts to res
cue the children were fruitlesS. as the
fire gain ed too great headway and the
heat and smoke were so intense they
could not get to them. Their cries were
heard and, although every effort posi-
BILE was made to save them, they were
literally roasted alive. The oldest was
boy less than five, and the other two
girls aged three and one and one-half
years. The remains, taken out two
hours after the fire, were an unrecog
niZable mass of flesh and bones.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
ARCHER's REGULATIONS.
They Will Not Be Made Good by
His ROndSmen

His BOndsmen.
BALTIMORE. Nd, April 3.-Attorney
General Whyte to-day sent letter to
Gov. Jackson, giving his opinion upon
the question as to whether the resigna-
tion of State Treasurer Archer should
be accepted. The attorney general
says: ''While the acceptance of the res
ignation will not, in my Judgment, affect
the relations OF the treasurer to the
state, nor impair the obligation of
his sureties, yet, as the legislative
committee is invested with the duty
of ascertaining the condition of the
state bonds in his keeping, and in
structed to make charges against him of
malfeasance or misapprOpriation of the
funds, in order that the constitutional
mode of vacating the Office under such
circumstances shall be exercised. do
not think you would be justified in
accepting resignation pending
such inquiry now in progress
from Belaire tonight says that
the Hartford County Democrat, which
! is published by -ona- a---of--IreaSnrer
Archer'S bondSmen, will intimate in its
issue tomorrow that the bOndSmen will
refuse to make the shortage good.
There are many reasons to believe"
the Democrat says, "thaI the state has
failed to perform its part of the con-
tract. The constitution requires the
governor to examine the treasury twice
year, and to count the sinking fund
securities four times year, and cancel
the state securities. 1t is generally be-
lieved that none of these things have
been done. When the bondsmen signed
their first obligation they did it with
the understanding that this protection
would be thrown around them. When
they signed the second and third Obliga-
tions they had right to infer that the
governor had discharged his duty, and
that the sinking fund was intact. The
$4,000 of treasury relief loan abstract
ed was state security, secured by law
to be cancelled. Had this been done
these securities could not have been
sold and the treasurer's deficit would
have been only one-half its present di-
menSions."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-04
Thieves Steal a Fortune in
Diamonds From a Denver
Jeweler.
An Enterprising Chieagoan
Attempts a Similar Trick
and Fails.
Boyden Levee Breaks, Sub.
merging the Garden Spot
of Louisiana. ,
Mayersville Residents Caught
by a Sudden Rise and
. Nearly Drowned.

DENVER, Colo, April 3.-Two thieves
entered M. ]. MitchelPs jewelry store
at noon to-day, and stole diamonds to
the value of $4,000 while Mr.. Mitchell
was out to lunch and the store was III
charge of a girl. While one man at
tracted the attention Of the young girl
on the pretext of buying clock the
other stole nine unset diamonds aud
forty-eight diamond set rings. The two
men departed, and the girl was not
aware of the loss. On Mr.. MitchelPs
return he discovered that the articles
were missing and notified the police.
The girl was able to give good de-
scription of the men.