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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-18
WINDOWS FINANCIAL POLICY
To Keep Undtsturbed tho Natural Curren


WASHINGTON, April II. - Secretary
Window to-day made the following re.
ply to a question addressed to him by
Senator Plumb: =.
"rhe operations Of the Treasury Dc.
partment have not been conducted with
q view 10 controlling the finances OF tho
country, but In pursuance OF n fixed
policy to produce tho least possible dis
turbance OF the natural current OF events.
The purpose Of the Secretary has been
and 10 10 pay out for bonds all the avail
able surplus as rapidly as possible. In
pursuance ofthis policy, and with view
TO keep the money IN circulation to the
fullest extent practicable, purchases OF
bonds were 80 freely made that on Janu-
ary 20 tho available balance Of public
funds had been reduced to less than SoO,.
100000. and this amount, as well rs
further sums amounting to about SlS,.
1000, were on deposit In national
banks. From this 1t will be seen that
the entire surplus and SlS,0O0,OOO in ad.
dition were circulated.
I'm view Of this fact, and OF large dis.
10 be made, 1t was not deem.
ed prudent TO draw further upon the
reserves in the Treasury, and therefore
the purchases OF Four per cent. bonds
were temporarily suspended, and Gov.
eminent purchases for time were con.
fined to Four.and-a.half per cent. bonds.
"On the 9th OF March, when pur.
chases OF Four per cent. bonds were
the available surplus had
reached so, 900. 900, the whole Of which
was on deposit in national banks. The
now on deposit in national
banks is about s., 900 1000 more than the
entire available surplus.
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SWlTCHMEN MAY STRIKE.

Tho Situation In Railroad Circles at Pitts.
burEh-Reudy for n Wink Ont.
PlrrsnuRGn, Pa, April II. = The
feeling in railway circles tonight is that
a strike Of the switchmen cannot well
be averted. The railroad officials have
refused to recognize the brotherhood
and the fight, if it takes place, will be
over this point.
The switchmen have been in session
since early in the evening and another
Gil night meeting is probable. 1t was
intimated when the meeting adjourns
the strike will be ordered, and that by
noon tomorrow the men will all be out.
The railroad companies are now pre-.
pared for the strike.
In speaking of the possibility OF n
strike, one Of them said tonight: We
are now ready to cope with any difficulty
that may arise. .v.
Large numbers Of railroad men arc in
the city. Upwards Of IS came in on
various trains last night. and about loo
came to-day. They were told when
hired that there was plenty Of yard work
here, and they are here to do it. @
Two men who came with a party OF
twenty-five from the east said they were
hired by some one, whose name they do
not know; that they were given s. each
and tickets to Pittsburgh and return
They were told that il they did not like
the work here they could return Mt any
time. These men arg ready to 80 to
work when called upon.
1t was developed late tonight that the
executive board had not arrived to-day
as expected. The members are on theil
way here, however, and will arrive
tomorrow morning. A conference will
be held with the men at once, and the
matter settled one way or the other b.,
tomorrow night.
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Not Dwelling In Unity.

ELolS, ILL, April l7.-Troubles in
the German Evangelical Church are be.
ing felt in Elgin. Most OF the trusteea
uphold the deposed Bishop Esher, who
has appointed to this charge the Rev. Z.
Won Freeden, to succeed the Rev. @.
Rolotl. Yesterday the trustees had a
deputy sheriff to 20 to the presiding
elders residence when only the domes-
tic was at home and demand the key to
the house until recently occupied by
Pastor RoloT. The girl gave the key,
and the Esher. faction now has possess.
ion. The deed has aroused good deal
Of feeling. 1t is expected that another
preacher will be assigned to the church
by the anti.Esher conference, and alto.
gether, the situation is not very har.
monio1s.
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A HAPPY SOLUTION
Or the Miners Difficulties Made
at the Columbus Convention.
ONLY ONE CENT DIFFERENCE
And tho Miners Make the Necessary
Concessions which Bring About
IN Agreement with tho Opcr.
ators-Tho Scale Adopted.

COLUMBUS, April l7.-prices for min.
ing for the coming year have been fixed,
and the interstate agreement revived by
the miners and mine operators OF Ohio
and Pennsylvania. This is the result OF
a decided change in the sentiment OF
both the miners and operators attending
the joint convention, which concluded
It's sessions this evening. Concessions
were made on both sides. Through a
committee on conference tho differences
between the miners and operators were
reduced to matter Of l cent, the ulti.
matum OF the operators being 70 cents
forthe Hooking Valley and 70 cents for
the Pittsburgh district, while the miners
demanded II and so cents, respectively,
for the two districts.
After secret dcliberation tho miners
conceded the price fixed by tho opera.
tors and the scale was agreed TO BY the
joint convention amid wild enthusiasm.
The scale is ten cents lower than the
original proposed by tho miners, and IN
advance five cents over the prices paid
in tue Hooking district the past year,
and an advance OF six cents over the
prices paid in the Pittsburgh district,
It now seems probable that correspond.
ing prices will be fixed in Indiana, Illin.
ois and West Virginia. The operators OF |
those States must now agree 10 prices |
satisfactory to the miners or submit to |
strike, in which they will have to fight |
not onl y tho miners OF Ohio and Penn.
sylvauia, but the operatorH as well as the
miners OF their own States. The miners
Of illinois and Indiana are confident that
the operators OF those States will nowg
them audience. 1t is said the operators
Of the two States while not willing to
meet with the operators OF Ohio and
Pennsylvania are ready to confer with
their own miners. In view OF this fact
a joint convention OF mine operators and
miners will probably be held at Indian
apolis April 25, and a convention OF the
Illinois operators at St. Louis April 90.
The miners OF these two States approved
the scale adopted for Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, believing that their action would
be approved by their constituents.
The closing sessions Of the joint con.
yention were chiefly occupied in dis
cussions which had the effect OF consid-
erably modifying the expressions OF both
miners and operators on the previous
day. The arguments Of Oscar Towns.
end, David Patterson, Morris Foster and
Alexander Patterson for the operators
were particularly effective. The com.
nittee on conference which did such ex-
cellent work was composed of Messrs.
chairman Job Martin, Rob.
bins, Rolls and Dempster for the
miners.
The convention adjourned to meet in
Pittsburgh the first Tuesday in April in
lsOl. The names oi. the members for
The interstate board are to be sent to
Patrick Mcbride, Secretary Of the Con-
vention, in the meantime.
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Wanted to Hide Her Shame,

CHICAGO, April ia coroner's jury
to-day began its inquest into the cause
Of death Of Mr.. and Mrs. Newland, OF
Englewood, who were poisoned with
"Rough on Rats" administered to them
in some canned corn by their maid sery.
ant, Mamie Starr, a few days ago. Miss
Grace Newland told the story of the
employment Of the girl as cook and OF
giving her e5 cents TO buy medicine to
cure toothache. Mamie Starr then took
the witness stand. She repeated her
confession. She said she was despond.
ent and intended to commit suicide.
She put some Of the poison in the corn
in order that the members OF the family
might be made ill so that her death
would not be attributed to suicide. but
to eating corn and thereby avoiding dis.
grace. She did not intend to kill the
NeWlands,
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Loved Another Mans Wife.

'DuBrouE, a., April IA shooting
affair occurred at late hour last night
at North McGregor, which contains
much Of sensational character. George
Cornell, young man OF 20 years, an en-
gineer on the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul rail-
road, and son OF Roadmaster Cornell, OF
that road, well.known citizen OF Du.
buque, arrived at North McGregor at II
P. III. and was met after leaving bis loco
motive by J. J. Grinnell, who was ayi-
dently waiting for him. Grinnell walked
up to him and without word discharged
two bullets from revolver entering the
head. Cornell had not died up 10 Q
o'clock this evening, but it is impossible
for him to recover. Griunell, who did
the shooting, has been for years official
reporter and stenographer Of the Dis.
trict Court and is well known. It is
alleged that Cornell had been paying too
much attention to Grinnell's wife. In
an interview this afternoon Mrs. Grin.
nell declared that she loved Cornell, and
that he loved her.
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THREE DllOWNINGS.
Tho Coroner Finds ycrdlcts on tho Bodies
, Of Two Floaters,

Tho Coroner Finds ycrdlcts on tho Bodies
. OF Two Floaters.
PlrraBunaH, April l9.-The body Of
the man found floating in tho Ohio
river last night was to-day identified as
Paul Androli, aged 90, single man and
q laborer who was drowned December
Q, 1889, while working on the Ohio con-
Meeting railroad bridge. An inquest
was held and verdict OF accidental
drowning was rendered.
The body Of the other man found float.
ing in the Ohio at Charter was this
afternoon identified as that OF Andrew
Thompson. upon whose body was found
a letter Of recommendation from firm
in Wheeling, W. Va. He was also en-
ployed on the Ohio Connecting bridge
as an engineer. An inquest will be held.
A verdict OF accidental drowning was
also found in the case OF the keenan,
child who was drowned Monday in a
tub OF water at its parents home on Sec
ond avenue. 49, >-F fa.-c|
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A Hungry Rat.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April l7.-Alrs. IL.
Carter was awakened Tuesday night by
the crying Of her baby. She found the
little ones head had been aunaccount-
ably hurt, blood flowing from wound
on the scalp. She applied salyes and
bandages and returned to bed. Later she
was awakened by an older one crying.
The little one complained OF pain in
one hand and a wound was found, from
which blood was flowing. The wound
was bandaged and the lady again went
to sleep. She was q third time awaken
ed by a pain in one Of the fingers OF her
right hand. A large rat was nibbling at
the finger. The wounds Of tho children
had been inflicted by the same rodent.
A physician was hastily summoned and
the wounds cauterized.
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WHEELING INsrALMENT co,

Not a centlc than Is cents will buy yan, Of
these goods-Fiiteeu cents yard will buy
every yard within the four walls OF our building
They cost more than double what wcask-
You can't avaid coniiug hero II you wan, tor
fifteen cents 10 cents worth--Fiiecn cents vii,
do here to-day what 1t regularly takes INV
con.s to do-s3 IS will buy during this sale .,
yards OF Mating that will cost you recularlv
H2 to--Don't lose sight OF these facts nnd
tigures---We make bold ASSERTIONS snow
their nature aud are ready to stand by them
What We say. we say truthiully and can ,u,,,,o,
tihte it--when We state that you can't buv ,ha.c
Matlings we ot!er for three times our nrice 'e we
mean !. and can prove II, too--mc Challenge
the money We aSk--If you don't wnn't ".Ga XXI,
Mattings come here anyhow, Just to see how "1 va
early-Bs alert, for such bargains M We Im,a iaya
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4 BRAND NEW DHAL.
Executive Appointments Made
by Governor Fleming.
A BRILLIANT STAFF NAMED.
Chairman Riley Retained ms n Nor.
NAL School Itcgcnt-Coloncl Jcrc
Miller on tho Penitcntiary
Board - Others Favored.
Special Dispdteh 10 the In.cVigencr.

CuARLEsros, W. Va. April H.
Governor Fleming to-day made th,
following executive appointments:
Aides-de.C Camp on Governors staff
with the rank OF Colonel-W. A. Nc
Corkle, Charleston; J. W. Gallagher, IT,,
Moundsville; B. D. spillmau, Parkers
burg; J. T. Bowyer, Winfield.
Directors Of the penitentiary-J. A.
Miller Ohio county; Frank w, Brown,
Marshall county; P. J. Crogan, Preston
county; s. R. II. Ward, Marshall coun.
ty; William Vandevort, Pocahontas
county. ,a ts
Fish Commissioners: Felix ]. Baxter,
Braxton county; q. s. White, Ha,np.
shire county; N. 9. Prickett, Jackson
county.
Directors for tho School for the Deaf
and the Blind: First Congressional Dis.
trict, John K. Donehoo, Hancock coun-
ty, and Dr.. George Baird, Ohio county !;
Second Congressional District, A. l..
Pugh, Hampshire county, aud John T.
Pierce, Mineral county,; Third Con.
gressional District, DR.. W. II. McClung,
Greenbriar county, and J. L. Peck,
Nicholas county; Fourth Congressional
District, W. II. Wears, Putnam county.
State. Board Of uealth-First Con.
gressional District, William NJ. Later, NJ.
D., Harrison county, and George /.
Garrison, NJ. D., Ohio county; Second
Congressional District, G. L. Richard.
son, N. D., Jefferson county and N. D.
Baker, NJ. D., Berkeley county; Third
Congressional District, Benjamin F.
Irons, NJ. D., Monroe county and W. P.
Ewing, NJ. D., Kanawha county; Fourth
Congressional District, A. K. Barbee,
NJ. D., Mason county and 3. II. Hoyt,
NJ. D., Jackson county.
Board OF Regents Of the State Normal
Schools-First District, r. S. Riley,
Ohio county; Second District. Harry
Snyder, Jefferson county; Third Dis.
trlcr, J.. Y. Miller, Summers. county;
Fourth District, Rankin Wiley, Mason
county
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Z New YORK, April 1.-THE steamer
Erin, OF the National line, which sailed
from here December %, with 700 head
Of cattle aboard, has not since been
heard from. It is extremely possible
that the vessel may have been disabled
and have aoated south of the lines OF
travel. In this case, the sixty.6ve sailors
and twenty cattlemen aboard would be
safe Tor some time from. starvation at
least. The managers, while allowing
that the vessel has probably been
wrecked laughed at the cablegram re-
ceived from. London yesterday saying
that a bottle had been picked up con.
tanning card Of Mr.. Woelke, OF New
York, and on it the words "Erin, bottom
of the sea-"
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A Bakery Burned.

NtAsnlyyl,LE, ! 4! " TESVp April l7.-This
morning about o'clock FIRE broke out
in the bakery.department Of the Grubbs
Cracker Company, on the corner Of
Front and Clark streets. The whole
building was atlame before an alarm was
given. The floors Of the store houses
Yars gQtted. 9Ehe lobses from the IRE
will amount to 500, 900, The fire is sup;
posed to. have caught from tho boiler
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= : -
Mlll EeCOme U IreahYtarinn,

BEAVER DAM, Wis, April NV. A.
lBroadhurst, a we'll known Baptist Min.
lister Of Wankesha, has decided to EN-.
brace the Presbyterian faith and become
a minister in that church. When tho
Presbytery Of Milwaukee met here
yesterday the Kev. Mr. Broadhurst
formally made application for authority
to preach, and his request will undoubt-
edly be granted. ~
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MlLDANK, S. D., April II. Two
brothers named Larsen were awakened
by noise outside their house last night.
Aiming themselves, one went out at the
front door and the other at the back door
to reconnoitre. They met, and one
brother thinking the other was burglar
fired at him, the shot resulting in instant
death. The dead man leaves wife and
three children.
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. Another English SrnnInl.

LONDON, April liam action for
breach OF promise and seduction has
been brought against Sir George Elliot,
Baronet, member OF the House Of Com.
mons for the Monmouth district, by
Miss Alice Hairs. The plaintiff alleges
that she has twice been enciente by the
defendant, and that he promised to
marry her after he had seduced her.
Miss Hairs is 80 years old and Sir G George
is 76. The defendant alleges that the
case is one Of black.mail. The matter
has created somewhat of sensation
here. The trial is now proceeding.
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Tried to Poison Her Son.

MOUNT HOLLY, IND, April l7.-Alrs.
Carr Norman Vandereriit, widow OF
Joseph Vandergrift, against whom the
grand jury yesterday returned an indict-
ment charging her with attempting to
poison her son, Frank Norman, to OBJ.
tain large amount Of insurance, was ar.
rested this morning at her home in Burl.
ington and brought here. Mrs. Wander
grit was arraigned this afternoon, plead.
ed guilty and,was committed, to 'iaiL, in
default Of $1,000 bail. ~ -; -
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President Cnrnot ut sInrseiIiex.

PARIS, April l7.-President Carnot has
arrived at Marseilles. The French Med.
iterranean squadron OF l2 ironclada, 6
gunboats and 9 2torpedo boats has arrived
at that port to attend the President. NJ.
Carnot visited the hospitals and was
given a reception at the prefecture to.
day. Immense crows OF people gathered
to greet him and he was given cordial
reception everywhere. The squadron
sent by the Italian Government to do
honor TO President Carnot is at Toulon
awaiting his arri'Al at tbs place.
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VIII Try to Unite.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April IA series
OF meetings began this evening at the
Reformed Presbyterian church to de.
wise means Of union between the
United Presbyterian aud the Reformed
churches. : Delegates from both church.
es are present and addresses will be de.
livered throughout the two days session
by prominent churchmen. Dr.. George,
ex-President OF Geneva College, will act
as moderator. Members OF the old
school church will not use the revised
psalmody, while the new United church
has become liberal enough to use organs
as means Of worship, and delegates say
these questions will throw the churches
widely apartin the discussion.
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KANSAS Cry, No., April IA dis
patch from Guthrie, l. T., says: Captain
Couch, who was shot by J. G. Adams
about ten days ago, is not expected to
live, as he is low now aud the indications
are that blood poisoning has set in.
When Couch was shot he was putting
up fence on his claim Just west OF Ok
lahoma City, and Adams, the contestant,
fred at him with Winchester rifle at a
distance until ball took effect by pass.
ing through COUGHS left leg. Captain
Couch will be remembered as the leader
and organizer Of the Oklahoma move
ment: His loss will be deeply felt by all
his fellow citizens.
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Reported Railroad Combination.

CHICAGO, April ia dispatch from
Winnipeg says: Manitobans are consid-
erably agitated over the reported union
Of the Northern Pacific and Grand
Trunk Tor the construction OF line
west from Winnipeg to the coast
through the Canadian Northwest. Itis
understood that the Canadian Pacific
will take possession OF the Yellow Head
Pass through the Rockies on the first
indication that the Grand Trunk is
looking TINT way, and that the recent
construction OF the Regina and Lake
Branch was pushed forward with that
end in view.
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Tho O'shea Divorce Cnso,

LONDON, April 1.-THE Parnell.
O'Shea divorce case will be heard before
a special jury, probably during next
July. Mr.. Parnell has now filed an
answer to the charges made against him.
The rumor that the case had been
abandoned was caused by the delay in
Mrs. O'Shea not filing her defense, ow-
ing to illness. She is now better, and
has asked the court for an extension OF
time, in consequence OF the absence from
London other counsel. She promises to
file the necessary documents immediate.
y after consulting her legal adyisers.
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HAVE THEY sEpARATED2
Conflicting Statements About Short stop
Ward aud Iiin yifs.

l
NEw YoRK, April l7.-Dase ball ant
theatrical circles in this city were agita
ted to-day by the publication Of atory
the gist OF which was q definite state,
ment that tho famous short stop, John
NJ. Ward, had agreed to legal separa.
ton from his wife, the once favorite
actress, Helen Dauvray.
The couple, as Is well known, have
had several disagreements, due chiefly
to the lady's desire To return to the
stage, and several months ago she an.
nounced to her friends her determine.
ton to take this step, despite her hus.
bands opposition.
About two weeks ago, II Is said, Ward
proclaimed his ultimatum that his wife
must choose between himself and her
profession. She chose the latter, and
since then she has been living at the
Hotel Vendome, in this city, while Ward
has been living at the Clarendon, in
Brooklyn. When seen there this morn.
Ing he declined absolutely to talk, on
the ground that It was a private matter
III WulCn tne puDllC naQ no concern.
Mrs. Ward announced TINT she would
talk later this afternoon about the mat.
ter, but not till then. She sent out.
however, this statement, written by her
own hand. and signed with her full
name: ''The story published In this
mornings Star is wrong in every partic.
ular."
Despite this apparent denial OF a legal
base ball men are unani.
nous IN the opinion that the crisis has |
been reached at last. Ward himself is |
changed man. lie is irritable and |
careworn, and shuns all but his init.
mate friends. 80
Mrs. Ward, It is announced, will start |
west IN few days with her sister, Mrs.
Tim" Keefe, and will appear next sea.
Rosenfeld.
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Or. Abbot viii Not Resign

New YoRK, April ia report was
circulated to-day that Rev. Or. Lyman
Abbott, the successor Of Henry Ward
Beecher in Plymouth Church, was about
to resign his pastorate on account OF
dissensions In the congregation. The
report was authentically denied later in
tha day by Hamilton w. Bebie, DR..
Abbott's associate in the editorship Of
the Chrisiian gnjon.. as
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CulcAoo, April ia dispatch from
Silver Creek, Neb., says: Three young
men named Charlton, sons OF an old
farmer living across the river from here,
beat their father and sister so badly
Tuesday afternoon that girl has since
died and the old man is in precarious
condition. The old man, who was found
by neiehbo,u, said the crime was commit
ted by his sons. The boys have disap-
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE House
and Senate Republican caucus commit
tees are hopelcssly apart on the silver
question. After the last Intellectual
meeting OF the joint sub.committee, the
House contingent reported to their iull
committee the failure to agree, The In
dications are that the caucus will &C.
cent the House Committee bill, and
lint Il will pass the House. Meanwhile,
ths Senate will probably pass its bill,
and iile matter will b. turned over 70
conference eo4mittee to adjust the dii'
ferences between tho houses.
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A Girl Burglar Caucl,t.

CANTON, o. April l7.-Carcline Nath-
grupt, aged. Il, was caught in the Ser
bold residence while climbing out Of a
window. She had secured $40 ip money
and some silyerWage. Caroline has d.
ured in many other, escapades and ac-
knowledges breaking into several houses
in the past three years. She has been
thieving since she was years old. She
will be sent to IN industrial school.