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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18
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Sister Accounted For.

sJsturiuus DiSappuHTnnCbVtd HFOther aud
Slstsr Accounted For.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA dispatch from
Baltimore announces the discovery in
the convent OF the BrueJc;iuc Sisteys
il this city Of Miss Wimauer, the dauyh.
ter Of Plat stree. merchant. The yirl,
it is said, disappeared from her home in
Baltimore three years ago. AT the
Academy on Wells street, conducted
under the supervision of the BeueIic.
tiue Order, sister acknowledged that
Mics Wimaner was aa inmate Of
the convent, but claimed ths. the
yonng lady left home with the
inll knowledge md cousent Of
he. parents. Shortly aher NiEs 4rif1an.
er's departure, her brother Berjanliu,
then lwenty-one years OF age. ieit humu
in d mysterious manner, and simul.ang.
ously with the daughters discovery,
Mr.. WimNner learned that his son had
been studyiug for the priesthood in 81.
Nlncenrs Seminary, Wcs;mOrc!and
county, Pa. The eon has ruined his
health by over.study, and his parents
,hSve been notified to take hin hOme.
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Hood. While there is prospect Q! quils
4 pe'cepubIc frsshet, the dtuA.l0n IA
not al al! teFious. Though the Amoun,
hi moii:nfe that hll cane d9Wa would
be enough to tood al the low ground Il
Il all Seai CO At once, tho chances thI.
u vii! 10 70 are ANAL. Tue
lae!eAti9aa la: nlzh. wrfs TIA. Il
i would be warmer and CleIv to-day.
This means "A gradual lhaS. Only :
hfsYy, warm IIiD, which EoGA take the
,,noS OF all slOu2 the valley IN tWsniy.
lolr hoprs C1u!d make tl9od like tha,
Of 81. In auy event. there is no Itnme.
date cause iOr AIafm.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18

Abou. $50 las, night people in the
vicinity Of Fourteenth and Ms7Ge.
stFeetA were startled by loud crash, like
breaking ttmbeH aul falling wa!ls. An
Investigation GIGEri that the weight OF
sBo6 on the ToOt OF long shed back oI
The Nhrk Twain Ba!oon had caused the
ssdes TO bulge out aud le. the Iool drop.
Tbs shed formerly covered a bowling
Al!ey, but tho lower end has been parti.
toned of Tor 4 paint shop and the para.
ton held up the lower end OF the roof.
no one was in the building, md the loss
WAs nominal.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18
L. & q. DIE CiNEh.

BALTIMORE, Nh, Dec. lat the
regular meeting OF The Airsators OF the
Baltimore q Oaio railroad to day, Mr..
Charlee F. Mayer was unanimously re.
elected president Of the company tor the
ensuing year. Statement for November,
1899, shows: Earnings, 81 .9gj SEE; in
crease, sd, 2I6; expenses, Sl,35 ,&9l: in.
crease, So, ,.12; net, $Gl9. .S3i; decrease,
E1S Gtai
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec. l7.-Fred G. Mastelle,
4 boy sixteen years Old, who was EN-
ployed in the Office Of F. 4. Woodbury.,
attorney, committed suicide last night
by shooting himscIi. The suicide seems
10 have been prompted by a mixture oil
religion, IoTe and IN happiness at home.
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CARRIED OUT HIS THREAT,
4 Colorado Man Murders HIS Wife nrd
Delles tho .knthnriii.s


LEApsILLc, Coz, Dec. Il. j. E
phelan ehot and instantly killed lis
wife last evening ut II 80 o'clock al Car.
Gif;. He barricaded himself in his house
after the shooting caG defed the
authorities and the crowd. An engine
was sent to Gleuwood Springs and the
sMeriir cpd q doctor brought to Cardiff.
The sheriff aud oGovd closed in upon
the house and captured Pheiau. Ehe!aa
vas ut one time section boss at Cardiff
and his wife conducted a boarding house.
Over q ycaT ago they separated, no they
could not agree. lhelan lately 70.
turned sad threatened his vile that II
she did not return aud live with him he
would kill her. She refused sud the
threat was only too well carried out. s
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CoLuMBrs, O., Dec. lT.-Three mur.
derers will be executed 1t the Ohio pen.
itentia1y tomorrow night, being Isaac
Smith. oi Pike county, who killed his
cousin, Stephen Skidnore, Elme.
Shsrkey, Of Prcble county, who mur.
desed his mother, and Henry Popp, o!
Stark county, who killed a saloonkeeper
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STkHkNSnENiYS
The Charge that 10 Sold tho Of.ocs In Gin.
ctlnatI,

clhnaa.
CiSCISSATi, o, Dec. li.-At to-day's
session OF the Legislative Investigating
Committee Mr.. Edwin Stevens, City
Comptroller, whose appointment oil the
members Of the Deceunial Board OF
Equalization hes been the subject OF tes.
timony to the eheOt tnat he po,d the ap,
pointments, TOOK the stand. He said
he never asked nor received anything
for his appointments, nor did he author
ize anyone else 10 do go. he deniGd in
detail Mr, 2lmstein's testimony tina: be
had marked on paper the fsures 81 900
a. tha sGm needed to secure Iumslein's
appointment. He admitted tia, he had
borrowed money OF lumstein, but il
had been through the agency OF Meyer
FfeidbeTger, who had been his financial
agent Tor three years.
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ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. i7.-Sixteen thou.
sand miners are represented in Altoona
to-day by delegates from District No, 2,
comprising CIearfeld, Centre, Jefferson,
Cambria, Huntingdon, Bedford, Somer.
set, Blair, and Indiana counties. They
me! to formulate demand for Increase
OF wages, same to 90 into effect on Jan.
uary !, 1891. Committees were appoint.
cd to-day and some other routine busi.
ness transacted. The convention will
last several days.
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CmIcAdo, Dec, 1.-THE private bank
ing house OF s. i. KeGn x Co., one OF
the Oldest in Chicago, vii! 40! open it's
doors tomorrow. Mr. Kenn made a
statement 10 the prtss to night anuouac:
iRethe BHspeusi0H. liz tieSl:scd to cs.
innate the esge:s oT liabilities, but was
Q, sae opinion that every claim would
be paid in il!lt
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DuGLIS, Dec. lit Is announced this
afternoon that the surgeon attending
Parncll fears tha. the injury to lis eyes
may be serious. Ee haa gwen orders
that tor the ;FeseEt lis patient shall re-
main in doom,
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he House then adjourned.


VII, S"t Wait for the Next \ administration:
Special Diyya:ch 10 the IHta!licenctr,
W.suISGroS, DC, Dec. l7.-Forsome
reason known only to The officials OF the
Postofice Department, there will be no
appointment Of a postmaster to succeed
Postmaster AShby, at Charleston, W.
Va, for another week at least.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18

WAsnINGToS, Dec. 1.-THE previous
question on the apportionment bill was
ordered to.day 4u!t yoting on amend
Inenta commenced.
Alter Q long debate the House passed
the bill without observation-disclosures lST;
nays 81.
The House thnn adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18

There is some alarm lest the heavy
snow fall shall produce disastrous
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-18

tAyed I1"ali night OF we're 90. earl
SsTs amply repaid.
The explanation oi the phenomenon
Ia that tho electricity pAss.Eg from H..
wire to the trolley raHtt pas shrough
the coating oi Enov on the wire. Thi,
Inow oilers such great resistance that Il
IL iRstaHtly separated into lH elements
and the gases consumed uy the iRleBst
local heat. -
DAssEE 70 E0oII
TIE snow, willis not M deep IA has
been experienced, Sas about RH heavy 10
the s4ulis iDn.. II Was almost s0li,l
water. The TOCis on which the masa
lay, II not very steep Of yety stfoUg,
were endangered by tho sgpefiH poasd
weight. Early IN tue day men were en.
gagged In the hazardous work Of shovel.
ing them OF. Another Inconvenience
Was that the ElOT drIlted Agalnst aida
walls, and there melting, ran down into
the building'. Several houses suffered
from this cause. aud the melting snow
found ls way into A1ne crlla!a.
% several rOoi4 the men Instead Of n.
sorting to the tedious process OF hhoYei.
Ing oil the EHog, rolled Il up into great
balls ~ the bpyr DO 10 make auoY men,
and then tGRbied ti4ess oil Ia.0 the
Alieys. 1t NO good Tor the too!s, but
haid on the people compelled 10 use the
alleys.
Many men ionni employment shovel.
ing OIL sidewalks. Ths Wheeling 4
Belmont Bridge Company lad about
score Of men At work sh1ycling the SNOW
oil the SuSpGnaior bridge into the nyrf.
The !iuemHn for ihe telegraph and
telephone Conpaa!es did much unpleaS.
an', and even dangerous, work. Eob
liAAIstl waa On ti.e pol, a: Mel. iu's
cotnef Ab9u: iifecH minutes brlJ:c (.
fell.
Railroad traiVI; wM badly inler!ercG
Win, nat only by ths anow, but By the
lack oi telegraph facilities. In tho fore
part OF the day no trains were in or out,
bat late Ia The afternoon The DELAYED
ma'ls began to pile Ia, Aud last night all
tbs railroads were in iIir ghape, though
trains were u lii,ln la'e.
TreeA Of every size and shape, "a well
M tue buaheH aud shrub6ery, were
broken down by tho heavy snow, the
sidewalks 10 places b-ing literally coy.
cred viii the small tTig, that were
broken or.
rn1 vTru nt- ,.n,,r, .r,r,,,,,
The Press., 1890-07-31

ANEW COLLAR BoNE.- boy of eighteen years was admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital, suffering from swelling over the region of the collar bone. It was evi- dent that the bone was deeply affected, and the only recourse was an operation,
 which was made. The entire bone was found dead, destroyed by infammatory action, necessitating its removal, but in doing SO the membrane immediately next to it, and which nourishes the bone, was carefully incised, stripped from the bone and replaced in the wound as nearly as possible in its original position, the, object being to form new bone matter through out it's length and thus reproduce an entire collar bone. The wound having been dressed the arm was subsequently, kept in the same position that fracture of the collar bone would have required, the re- suit being that ten weeks after the opera tion the patient was discharged with a brand-new collar bone. completely repro duced with new joints at either end, and the perfect use of his arm. m.--N r World.
The Press., 1890-07-31

NeG gain, Zo0u
 Hartford COnrant If all the immi- grants coming to this country were made of the same stuff as those sent us by Swed- CD, there would be no talk about restrict ing immigration. The Swedes are not afraid of hard work and not ashamed to live plainly and save their earnings. h. dustrious, thrifty, law-abiding, they de- serve to do we'll, and they are doing we'll. Those of them who came across the sea a generation or two ago and pushed out west ars now rich or next door to it, while the lsfer corners who have settled on abandon ed farms in northern New England are giving a good account of themselves. In letter read at the celebration of the twer- tieth anniversary of the founding of New Sweden, Me-, last week, the Americ m minister at Stockholm, Mir. William W. Thomas, IT,, congratulated the people up there on their record of success, and added i: ''fhis Swedish blood will infuse an ele- nent of strength and vigor into our New England life-an element that is honest and industrious, long.sufering and God fearing. And for this element we have largely to thank you, Swedish colonists in the Maine backwooGs."
 The census returns for Middlesex county gives Q population of 39, ,338, against 35,- 5s9 in 1880. Middletown's population is 15,154, against II, ITO at the last census. The heaviest loss is in the town of East Haddam, 529. Portland gains 525.
The Press., 1890-07-31
Died.

Stafford Springs. 23d, Katie. T., 29, daugh- ter of Michael Corcoran 24th, Philip Sibley, 75.
 Staffordville, 23d, Francis F., 5 months, son of D. J. Hanley.
 North Coventry, 18th, Fannie H. Wood worth, 24.
 North Woodstock, 18th, Eliza Coulter, AS. Ellington, 2lst Mary, 66, wife of Dr. Rob. ert Patten.
 South Coventry, 25th Charles A. Holbrook, 3S, son of James Holbrook of Stafford.
 Coventry, 27th, William A. Green, 82.
 Columbia, 29th, George Demming, 38.
The Press., 1890-07-31
A T Court of Probate holden at Holland

A Court of Probate holden at Holland, A within and for the district of Holland, on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1890.
 Present, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
 On motion of John B. Carpenter, executOr on the estate of Lucinda Pearl, late of Willington, within said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit and directs that public given of this order by advertising the same in newspaper published in Stafford one week. and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-pOst in said town of Willington nearest the place where the deceased last dwet Ger tafed from record. VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
The Press., 1890-07-31

SUPERINTENDENT PORTER has ordered re- count of St. Paul, some of whose census commentators are in hiding in Canada to es- cape prosecution for falsifying and perjury. Surely this is the best course to take to end disputes as to the population of the city, and if the first count was an honest one the city has no reason to fear a recount. Therefore greater suspicion of ''shenanigan" is awak- sned when the St. Paul Pioneer Press lashes itself into a fury like this:
 No event in the history of the country ex- cept two, the firing on Fort Sumter and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, has ever caused such intense, such violent, and unan- imous indignation in this city as Census Sup erintendenf Porter's ordering or asking re- count of its population and the slanderous falsehoods he has given to the world as his reasons for it. We can tell him that the peo- pie of St. Paul not only protest against the insult and outrage of this action but that they propose to take measures to render that pro test effective.
The Press., 1890-07-31

TH1s week nearly the entire census matter of Connecticut will be in the superintendent office in Washington. The exceptions will be districts in which sickness has retarded the work or returns have been given back tc commentators for correction. The approxi mate population of every town in Connecticut is now known.
The Press., 1890-07-31

A T Court of Probate holden at Stafford, A within and for the district of Stafford, on the 30th day of July, A. D., 1890.
 On motion Of E. F. Whiton, executor on the es- tate of Ebenezer G. Waitnn late of Stafford within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the to the administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by ad vertising in newspaper published in Stafford and by posting copy thereof the public signpost in said town of Stafford the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from Record,
 JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Judge.
The Press., 1890-07-31

New York Evening Telegram Ex.Sec- retary Whitney has the air of absolute leisure which so often distinguishes men who are crowded to their eyes in busine g.. He is one of the few financlers whose de- cisions are given with irrevocable prompt ness as soon as 2 proposition is presented to him. It is the custom of nearly all of the other magnates of Wall street to ''give the matter consideration in day or two. " MT. Whitney winds up the question at once. An instance IS told of a western railroad manager who travelled 1 1,500 miles to see him with pocketful of papers and 2 brain teeming with vast and vaulting schemes. He laid all of his plans before Mir. Whitney, who repres ented the rich. est syndicate of millionaires in Ameirca, and the latter examined them carefully for two hours. Then he arose, stretched his shoulders, looked the railroad man in the eye and said: :.
 "I'm afraid I'm agin you."
 The western man heaved deep sigh and said briskly:
 "Well, Mr. Whitney, I'm sorry the thing isn't going through, but I'm glad you've got the decision to say it now. I expected to be in New York at least two weeks wait ing for you to look through the thing. II try somebody else.'' ing the services and bank account of ont of the richest Jewish financiers in Wal street, with result that cannot be callel any thing else than disastrous-to the Jew ish fnancier.
The Press., 1890-07-31

TIE Louisiana lottery is not a local but a national evil. It is local evil to Stafford in 8 greater degree than to Louisiana, in that it yearly takes hundreds, perhaps thousands, of dollars from the town to pay for Louisiana lottery tickets. But the greatest evil is not the drain of money, but in the demoralizing influence that gambling exerts upon the na- turs of every man who gambles.
The Press., 1890-07-31

TIE Stafford Springs Agricultural Society has voted to act with the eastern Connecticut trotting circuit the coming year and the dates for fairs in the circuit are as follows: Man chester, Sept. 4th and 9th; Rockville, Sept. 9th, 10th and 11th; Meriden, (state fair), Sept. 16th, 17th, 18th and 18th Norwich, Sept 23d, 24th and 18th; Willlimantic, Sept. 3Oth, Oct. 1st and 2d; Stafford Springs Oct. 9th and 9th. The attractions fol the fair at Stafford Springs are not ye' determined upon, but choice is being made between numerous first class adjuncts thereto, and the officers are resolved to make fair that shall be deserving of an attend ance of the size and character that has fol many past years favored the society. The ex cutive committee has taken it's old quarter' over the post office, where it will have head quarters until after the fair. It has beer voted to admit to the "open to alp class paeers as we'll as trotters, and this will prob ably be done by the entire circuit.
The Press., 1890-07-31

ErLrNGroN's population in 1890 is 1512. a loss from 1880 of 57, and leaving Holland County's net gain 943.
The Press., 1890-07-31

PRESIDENT HARRIsoN and Vice-President Morton have promised to attend the G. A. R. National Encampment in Boston, and Secre- taries Noble, Tracy, Proctor and Rnsk are al 70 expected.
The Press., 1890-07-31

TREAsURER HENRY has called $2O0, 900 of stats bonds, reducing the state debt by that fRure. At the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1890, the state had $4OO, 900 more in the treasury than twelve months before. This is . good showing for the first year of lifting from the people the burden of state tax.
The Press., 1890-07-31

Emory F. Strong of Bridgeport was on Saturday nominated by the president United States marshal for Connecticut.
The Press., 1890-07-31

JAxss McLAUaHLIN q SoN, PuRLIsHERs. 1 50 per year. s1.9S when paid strictly in advance
The Press., 1890-07-31

FAMILY WASHING TAKEN. N.-Will cal A for and return when finished. 3ljuly2m JOSEPH GILMAN, Prospect Street.
The Press., 1890-07-31

nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss Probate 1y Court, July 3Oth, A. D. lssO
 Estate of Phillip Sibley, late of Stafford, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Wakeman Sibley. praying that letters of administration may be granted said estate as per application file more fully appears it is
 Ordered. that said application be heard and de- termined at the Probate Oice in Staord in said dis trct, on the 9th day of August, A. D. 1890, at 10 the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the same once trict, and by posting g copy thereof the public sign-post in the town of Stafford, said district.
 J. F. CHAMBERLIN, Judge.
The Press., 1890-07-31

work at her house before she was rescued. With her long gray hair streaming down her back, this old lady-she was almost 60 years was carried into an opposite house. which had been almost completely wreck ed, with blood pouring from the wonnds in her body. Two of sher teeth hung by shreds from her torn and bloody mouth.
 At house or two beyond young wo- man escaped instant death by crawling behind a piano on the first floor, which was sufficient to keep the roof from falling on her. By removing the major portion of her clothing she managed to escape from this uncomfortable cave of safety to the open air, with only few scratches or cuts. At another ruined cottage mother and a little girl were found locked in each oth- er's arms, heavy timber having struck both on their heads, and probably caused their deaths instantly. At one place in the street there lay dead horse, with a bridle, the only vestige of harness left on him. By his side were the wagon shafts and forward wheels Just ahead of him on the other street, was the body of the wagon with the rear wheels hanging over fence The force of the wind had been sufficient to tear the vehicle apart and throw the parts in different diiec;ilns. A short distance farther on 8 child, appar: ently one year old. covered with dirt and d5bris, was taken from dwelling. Its little eyes were filled with ashes and it seemed as though its eyesight must be destroyed woman, whom took to be its mother, rushed up to the inanimate body and sucked the dirt from it's eyes. A physician afterward told me that her presence of mind probably saved the child's sight. Some of the scenes wit. messed passed from my mind directly af- terward, was so excited, but the general horror, devastation, and agony that I saw will remain as long as I last myself. .
The Press., 1890-07-31
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-08
COLLISION AT SEA.
Over One Hundred Victims Go to
the Bottom OF Barnagat.
Steamship Kun Down by Stranga
Schooner, and Both Sink In
Seven Minutes.

The steamship vizcaya, of the Span.
ish-American Line, collided with four.
masted schooner on Thursday evening,
when six miles off Barnegat, and both
vessels sanl almost Immediately. The
steamer Humboldt, which arrived In
Brooklyn, Friday morning from Brazil,
rescued eight OF the crew, the first and
second officers, the engineer and surgeon
of the Vizcaya. So far as is known at
present these are the only persons out OF
total crew and passenger list of eighty.
six of the Vizcaya and the crew of
the unknown schooner that have been
saved. 1t is feared that all the others
have been lost. The details are mea-
ger. The Vizcaya left Brooklyn Friday
at p. M, for Havana and other Cuban
ports. She had large cargo of freight,
crew of seventy-seven and nine regu-
lar passengers. There were others on
board, however, who are not entered on
the passenger list. At $3.50 on Thursday
evening large, four-masted schooner
hove in sight She was much larger
vessel than the Vizcaya, and immedi-
ately bore down upon her. Her
bowsprit struck tho steamship on tho
starboard bunkers, carrying away the
bridge and cabin. The captain OF the
Vizcaya, who was standing on the
bridge, was instantly killed. Seven
minutes later both vessels had sunk,
and the passengers and crews were
struggling in the water. There were
heartrending shrieks and cries, which
were heard by the people on board the
Humboldt. The captain Of that vessel
headed for the spot where the cries
of distress were heard as quickly as
possible, and saw the spars and masts of
the sinking vessel disappear. Several
persons could be seen struggling in the
water. Boats were lowered and twelve
persons were picked up. The cries were
hushed and not another could be seen.
Aftor waiting some time the Humboldt
steamed away. A negro was picked up
by a small boat afterward. He belonged
to the Vizcaya. The captain and crew
of the unknown schooner arc supposed
to have been drowned. 1t Is believed
that over one hundred lives were lost
by the collision.