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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-09
OF Interest to Iusurauce Mon.

NEw YoRK, May S.-prcsident Heald
at the Fire Underwriters' meeting to-
day in his annual address gave many
statistics OF Interest to insurance men.
On the subject Of dead companies, ho
enid: "Since my address ut the twen.
tieth anniversary OF the Board in 1850,
a list OF the companies retiring each
year from the business has been kept.
Almost every month brings additional
names to the roll. At that time, the
names Of 50o stock companies were
given which had failed or retired since
1865. EiHhty.seven more must now be
added to that number, making Go.
These companies represented capital
amounting to S95,06l. .65l, and the as.
sets o. rot less than Sl47,276. .S45, all OF
which was eitiS; lost in the business or
withdrawn from it qs pot yielding suG.
ciens return on the 'invtstmeut.N
Olthe valued policy law he said; "The
valued policy legislation has been forced
upon US vehemehtly during the session
of several Legislatures this year and thus
far in the great States Of New York,
Massachusetts and aowa, and during the
previous year in Pennsylvania, such bills
have failed Of passage alter the fullest and
most searching examination. Wherever
this is done such bills will always fail te
become laws "A AZ l.'
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THE PRINCE AND KING,
Bismarck and his Sovereign:
Have a Correspondence
ON A VERY TENDER SUBJECT,
Tho Emperor Demands mn Explana.
ton OF Stories Circulated TINT hc
Employed Persons to Intrigue
Against the Ex.PrcD,icr.

LONDON, May S.-The assertion Of tho
Hamburger Correspondent that imperial
couriers have been kept busy during tho
last few days carrying letters between
Prince Bismarck and the Kaiser, is IL Il.
erally. received with iucredulity.
II, however, the statement be true, IL ia
surmised that the correspondence hns
strict reference 10 tho statements the OK.
Chancellor Is alleged to have made cor.
cerning his retirement, which lave re.
Gently been published in the Hamburger
Nachrichten.
1t 10 assumed that the kaiser has do.
mandeu IN explanation OF the allerG.
tions that he employed persons to Ia.
trigue against Bismarck with view OF
getting rid Of him, together with many
other statements uucomplimentary 10
tho Emperor, which have found their
way into the newspapers rs utteraAces
OF the ox.Chanccilor. The frequent
interchange OF communications induces
the suspicion on tho part OF believers in
this theory that the ex.Chanccllor ia
having hard time to convince tho
Kaiser OF his innocence in the matter OF
the statements; otherwise he
is endeayoring to show justification for
making them.
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A RAyING MANIAC,
Disappointed In Love mud Hor Mothe,
Poverty Irivnu ., vnuvw.V

Disappointed In Love mud Hor Mother.
Poverty Drives Young Indy Mad.
LAroRrE, ND, May S.-Aliss Ellen
Stuart. a pretty and accomplished
young lady OF South Bend, is in jail, a
raving maniac. She came to that city
from Nebraska, on a visit to her mother.
She was OF very sensitive nature, and
finding her mother in very poor circum-
stances, living in rooms scantily fur
nished and surrounded by moral at.
mosphere not OF the purest, her nature
received severe shock, resulting de.
thronement Of reason.
Before coming to South Bend Miss
Stuart was engaged to be married, but
the day set for the wedding the groom
disappeared, and the young lady to
avoid her friends, came to visit her
mother. whom she had supposed to be
in comfortable circumstances, but find.
ing her on the verge OF poverty, and the
fact that she had been cruelty deserted
by one she loved, drove her violently in.
sane.
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Caucus on the Silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, May s.-The Republican
Senatorial caucus this morning was
rather largely attended. The silver
question was again the subject OF dis
Gu Gu 'slon and no agreement was reached.
The silver men refuse to accept and sup.
port n bill containing clause which will
permit the redemption Of purchase notes
in bullion under any condition. As one
OF them expressed it: "We refuse to
give away tho money value of silver,
planting ourselves squarely upon the
platform Of the party. II any Repub.
lican Senators want TO betray the party,
1t will not be the silver men,"
Senator Jones, who had been expected
to open the debate on the bill when it
came up in tho Senate, is in New York.
He was telegraphed yesterday by his
colleague, Senator Stewart. In his
answer Senator Jones didn't fix any
time for his return, and stated he would
make his speech when he came buck.
He said he will be here Saturday.
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First Visit Ever Known,

LONDON, May s.-For tho first time in
tho history OF London tho Lord Mayor
will make an official visit across the bor-
der into Scotland on Thursday, June 10.
He will proceed in state accompanied by
his town clerk, Sir John Monctop, and
Mr.. Sheriff Harris and Mr.. Sheriff Knill,
This official visit is made on the invita-.
ton Of the Lord Provost OF Edinburg 10
attend the exhibition in that city, On
the night Of the arrival of the Lord
Mayor and his attendants the party will
be entertained at dinner by The Lord
Provost and the corporation OF Edin-
burg. On Tuesday they will be tho
guests OF the executive of the exhibit
tons, and afterward of the Can and
Gown club. On Saturday they will visit
the Forth bridge, and Saturday afternoon
they will be banquetted by the provosts
OF the royal guard Of Scotland.
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CHICAGO, May S.-The concluding
session Of the Western Unitarian Con-
ference was held this afternoon. Mr..
Lloyd referred to the great change
wrought in the condition Of the London
dock laborers by the agitation few
months ago led by the Socialist John
Burns. He said that before the success.
full strike, 80 intelligently conducted by
Burns, the dock laborers had been treat
cd more like cattle than human beings.
Such thing as any consideration Of
their rights US individuals was never
heard Of. Burns agitation showed to
the English people and the civilized
world their condition. 1t aroused pubic
sympathy, and the church in the per-
son Of Cardinal Manning, took hold Of
the matter and made the dock laborer
man. It was within the power and
clearly within the province Of church to
bring about the amelioration the con.
dition Of the laboring men throughout
the world. The church should move in
the matter with the same intelligence
shown by the Cardinal. Humanitarian
interests should and would be the relig-
ion OF the future,
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BASE BALL.

Wheeling Tases tho Third Gnme from
sprinsilrld-Csirbrntcd Dayt To. Day.
Wheeling had an easy time defeating
Springfield yesterday. When tho game
opened II was thought the Nailers
would not be ablo to win for tho reason
that Sawyer was unable to 60 into the
box on account Of the wettiny he rot
through tho upsetting OF the yacht on
Wednesday. Osborne, the middle field.
or, was tried in his place, and TO the
surprise Of all he put up magnificent
game, only allowing the Springfelds
iour hits. With practice he will make
an excellent emergency pitcher. lie
swiped the ball too, bringing in two OF
the three runs made In the ninth inning
BY corking three bagger to center
Wheeling rs usual played rattlinv
tielding game, and O'Brien and Glenni.
vim showing up in fine style. Zsirler's
right field playing was OF the best
who was somewhat Of a puzzle
n the lirst game, was completely solved |
yesterday, being hit freely.
To-day the Dayton team will meet the
Nailcrs, and IL will be Greek tlsslinv
With Greek. Following is tho detailed
core OF yesterdays game:
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SENATOR DECH'S FUNERAL.
Tho Services Very Simple and lIrief-A
Largo Procession Of 3Iourners.


LEXINGTON, KY, May S.-Immense
crowds arc In the cityto witness tho OBJ
sequies OF Senator Beck. Tho body lay
In state at the Southern Presbyterian
church all morning, and thousands oi
people passed by 1t to see the well
known face OF the dead. At twelve
o'clock the funeral services were held in
tho church. The Congressional delega.
tion marched to the church followed by
the Kentucky Legislature, Judges OF
the Court OF Appeals, State officials
members Of the Lexington bar, city
officials and the Lexington Chamber OF
Commerce. The services consisted OF
music by tho united choirs OF the city,
reading Of the scriptures by Rev. w. +.
Y. Bartlett and prayer. The procession
was then formed for the cemetery. 1t
was headed by the military band, then
the State college cadets, 800 strong, under
command OF Lieut.. CLARK, u. s. A.
Next came tho hearse escorted by pail
bearers from the city Of Lexington.
Next came tho Congressional party fol.
lowed by the Legislature Of Kentucky,
on foot, and others In the same order as
when they came TO the church and
about 100 carriages with ladies and citi.
zens. The services at the cemetery were
very brief, music being rendered by the
church choir, and the dead
Senator was inferred.
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Eight Hours For Miner. nidlculou,

PlrrsprRdu, Pa. May s-Referring to
the report of general strike OF the coal
miners for an cight.hour day, Vice
President William Martin, Of the Ameri.
can Federation OF Labor, said tonight
that it was decided by the Executive
Board at their meeting in New York
sometime ago to take up the carpenters
fight first, and after it had been settled
the demands of the miners were to be
presented. The carpenters struggle is
regarded as over, and whenever the
miners are ready the Federation will
take charge OF the matter. They have
not notified the Federation officially OF
their intention to demand eight hours a
day, and no one could tell whether there
would be q strike or not.
The coal operators here say the idea Of
coal miners striking for eight hours is
ridiculous. The men are paid by the
bushel and not by the day. They are
masters Of their own time, and may
work eight, sixteen or twenty-four hours
in day, or they need not work at all.
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LANSING, Mlcu., May S.-The State
Department has issued the regular
monthly report for May. It shows that
OF the area seeded to wheat last fall, ten
per cent in the southern, thirteen ner
cent.in the central and ! per cent in The
northern counties, will be- plowed up be-
cause OF winter killing. The condition
OF winter wheat was but little improved
during April, and is seventeen per cent
below that OF one year ago. Thepoorest
wheat is in the twelve central counties
lying east Of Kent and Allegan. On the
whole wheat is in a bad condition and
correspondents report that still large,
area would be plowed up were the fields
not seeded in clover.
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EUREKA OIL FIELD.
New Wells Driliing- Great Activity In tho
operations-Railrond improvements,

New Wells Drilling Great Activity Ia til
operations-Railrond improvements.
Special Dispd'ch to the In.a'ioener. Nv.
BELMoST,W Va, May s..-.The Watson
well, at the upper end Of Hammet, south
east Of the Big John and Mccullough
wells, found twenty feet OF Eureka
sand and very little oil. The weight ol
opinion was against the venture. John.
son K Brockunier No. 9, on the Browse
farm, and the Story, Hart 4 Boss well,
In front OF the hotel, expect to case to.
morrow. 100.
At 9 o'clock this evening the barn.
yard well made n tremendous flow OF
salt water and gas, with some oil, ut I5O
ieet. Tho blacksmith shop we'll had a
big show OF oil, estimated at 25 barrels a
day. The aim is for deep sand, but II
this is missed profitable production can
be had in the shallow. The Two Broth.
ers No. 3, on the Island, Is spudding,
No. ! rig on the Island Is nearly ready
for the drillers.
johnson 4 Brockunier have three
wells drilling on the Browse farm, Ack.
erly 4 sammel's well on Hervey is hay.
ing more bad luck, but will probably
get in by this time next week. Their
operations on Friedel and the Perry lot
well, close by, are running close race.
The Brockunier Brothers have started a
well across the river on the lots bought
by them, and called Wilburton.
The railroad company to-day com.
pleted another addition to the siding,
about doubling It's length, for the second
time In a month.
The frame work Of the new hotel Is
nearly finished.
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GENERAL CONFERENCE
OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, at St. Louis.
THE QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
Tho Debt ortho Conference Consider.
ably "lteform Thea.
tre," and "Lcgltimntc Drama"
Laymcn on tho Committees.

Sr. LOUIS, May Sat the second day'I
session Of tho Methodist General Con
ference good deal OF time was taker
up In reports. The quadriennial report
OF the Board OF Missions was submitted
by Secretary /. G. Johns. 1t says the
present quadriennium opened with a
debt Of over 100000. The total
collections OF the year were SOLO,.
$40. and the appropriations SS20,5o7.
The debt has been reduced to $4,000.
The mission to China and Japan is re.
ported to be in prosperous and growing
condition. The mission to Brazil is en-.
larging in all directions, and the call for
reintorcements is urgent. The mission
In tho Indian Territory is prospecting,
and mole ministerial force is demanded.
All the publications Of the house are
more than self.supporting, with the
single exception Of the Quarterly Rtvicw,
and the Reuiep has sustained pecuniary
loss OF 80.
A number OF memorials and petitions
were announced and referred to stand
ing or special committees. Two appeals
from subordinate conferences were OF.
iered, one OF which was allowed and the
other Withdrawn for the present. Mr..
A. Q. Miller and Others asked that the
discipline be amended go Ms to forbid
the signing Of petitions for saloon
licenses by members. The subject was
referred to the Committee on Temper.
ance.
AS reform theatre" and Legitimate
drama" had pernicous effect upon the
minds Of the young, especially when
used by tho minister OF the church, the
resolution was met with strong opposi-
ton at first, but was finally adopted by a
large majority. This matter being de-
cided, another was brought up at once,
which led to a long discussion, and ei.
fects the entire laity Of the church.
Rev. D. G. Kelly, OF Gallatin, Tenn,
introduced resolution to make laymen
eligible for service on all committees.
There was a question as to the right OF
laymen to sit upon either the Commit
tee on Episcopacy or the Committee on
Appeals. sg
Rev. Ethelbert Philpot proposed a sub.
stitute provision for admission of lay
meu to all committees save that OF ap.
peals. Rev. Paul Whitehead talked for
the laymen. The discussion then closed
for the day, and the conference ad-
journed, but it will be continued to.
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Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries' Convention.

NASHVILLE, TENN, May Sat to-
days session OF General Secretaries OF
the Young Mems Christian Association,
Prof. Clark s. Beardslee took for the
Bible study John V, and was most at.
tentively followed during the hour spent
in its consideration. The business ses-
sion occupied the next hour.
The topic ''How eau local and State
Secretaries best aid each other" by W.
Z. Waite, OF Maryland, aud West Vir.
ginia was taken up by the conference.
An interesting conversation followed
the reading OF this paper.
MIR. +. S. Goodman, Of Cleveland, O.,
handed in we'll written paper on the
subiectof of"rhe Seeretary's Responsibility
in Developing Officers and Committee
men,"
The session closed with duet, "Jesus,
Come" sung by MI. and Mrs. F. II.
Jacobs, OF Missouri.
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Liberal Unionist lsnnun,t.

LONDON, May s.-The banquet to tho
Marquis Of Harrington on May 10 is
expected to be the largest and most i'm
portant politica! demonstration which
the Liberal Unionists have held since
they became a separate party. Fiity
members Of the House of Lords have sir-
nitied their intention to DO present on
the occasion, and all the Unionists Of the
House OF Commons, including Mr.
Goschen, who will speak. Representa-.
tives from Unionist associations in every
part OF the kingdom will also attend
ana m effort viii be made to render tho
affair beneficial to the party. -
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SEEKING NEW ALLIANCES
for Outside Holdings OF Ii. &
q. Securities.

| kNSbOkAllVuS AUT outSlus AOIullhb u d
0.Seeurities.
BALTIMORE, May Stalk OF severins
the connection between the Baltimore
and Ohio Company and the city aud
State governments, by sale OF the rail
roads securities in the public funds, has
been talked Of for year in financial
circles.
All parties concerned appeared vii.
ling to the accomplishment OF that end,
and at Annapolis last winter legislation
in the same direction was accomplished.
Inside OF the Baltimore & Ohio there
IS party who want to see that stock in
other hands and to have an end of the
divided interests represented in the
Board OF Directors. Now there is under.
stood to be good prospect OF the &C.
complishment Of the object. sought.
New railroad people are understood to
be figuring for an interest in the Balti.
more & Ohio property, and as one Of the
primary movements their purchase OF
the 32,500 shares OF tie common stock
held by the city, the 1900 shares held
by the Johns Hopkins University, and
the holding OF the State in other securi.
ties OF the company are discussed.
If the deal is accomplished it is under.
stood that new railroad connections will
be added to the Baltimore 4 Ohio sys.
TEN, in the direction OF the South. 1t is
not proposed, as stated, to make any
change in the administration OF the com.
pany, but to bring about new alliances,
extend the lines into other territory,
and have large capital put into the Bal.
timore & Ohio enterprises. AS yet the
project is only in tho negotiating stages,
but there are evidences that there
is spirit OF earncstness in the negotia.
tions. Baltimore has for years aspired
after more direct connections southwark,
and the tendency Of things has been to
make the Baltimore & Ohio look for
friends across the Potomac.
Ever since the Robert Garrett deal
with the Richmond and Danville people
fell through there has been n friendli.
ness exhibited between the Baltimore
and Ohio and Richmond and Danville
companies. Whether that friendlincss
is to ripen into a connecting alliance is
for the future to disclose. The matter OF
most interest in connection with the
project in the preliminary stages at
least, will be the dealing for the sale OF
the above mentioned stock to the new
corners,
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Drought In Cul,n.

HAVANA, May S.-The drought con-
tinues throughout Cuba. Lately strong
winds have been blowing. Many fires
continue to be reported, not only on
cane fields, but also on cattle breeding
pastures and farms. and even in the
WOODS. The mortality among the cattle
is daily increasing. 1t may be said that
there is not single plantation on tho
island that has not suffered more or
less from fire. In many localities the
ponds and brooks have completely dried
up, and the water in the rivers has fallen
considerably. The damage to buildings
and machinery caused by the recent ex-
plosion on the Harmonic estate ia 80
great that it will be impossible to resume
grinding this year. pg5
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Turns tho rabies on uIltop,

: New YoRK, May s.-Papers were serv.
ed to-day upon Ex.Judge Henry Hilton
in an action instituted against him by
James 3: Graham city editor Of the New
York World, for $4,000 damages for
libel. The complaint is based on the
letter written by Ex.Judge Hilton to
District Attorney Fellows, and in which
hegrand Jury found indictments against
four members Of the World stair for
criminal libel. Several sentences from
the Hilton letter are quoted 10 show that
the plaintiff in this case has been malici.
ously.lihelled and accused Of attempting
to sxtott blacEmail. tits stated in the
papers that the trial for damages is de.
sslred to take place in Kings county,
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A WlEE'S DUAL LIFE.
Her Husband Believes Sii19is Trying to
Live In Two Homes mt Once.

Her Husband Believes Sh1yis Trying to
+. Live In Two Homes mt Once.
KANSAS CRY, May s.-A story Of pc.
cuiiar matrimonial experience was filed
in the Circuit Clerks office to.day,in
petition for divorce by Edwin Phillips
Brown, Of 7o7 Locust street. In order to
obtain service on his wife, whom Brown
believes to be in the city under IN rs.
sumed name, although she left him os.
tcnsibly to visit relatives in New York,
deputy sheriff is securing the town
with a man who can identify her on
sight.
On March l, 1856, Brown was married
to Alice Maud Brown in Chicago. Brown
alleges that on the last day OF the follow.
ing July she left him with the declara.
tion that she would 20 home to ma"
In a few mouths she returned, lived with
him short time, and then angrily left
him without word until March l, 1855,
the anniversary day Of their marriage,
when she smilingly, tripped across the
threshold and said, "weii, Eddie, have
returned"
In few days Mrs. Brown again dis.
appeared, not even corresponding " ith
her husband until February, 1889, when
she again bobbei up serenely, dwelt
with her husband for few days and
again disappeared. She returned Octo.
Der &C., and on December q declared
that she was going to New York to visit
her family, rs she had 80 often done be.
fore. ~
Brown says that during the four years
they have been married his wife has
lived with him total Of seven months.
He says this has caused much scandal
among his neighhors. Lately he has
been given good reasons, he says, to be.
lieve that his wife is living in Kansas
Cityunder an assumed name and follow
ing dual existence. He thinks she is
acting as the wife OF another man, as she
has been seen at late hours Of the night
with strange man who is not known to
her friends. EaE
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DnnEer OF lfloodshed .L..'

Chicago Tribune. li II; ~ ''' '''''1'I'
. ~. ! II Is mere surgeon aboard ?" hast;l,,
a. askea , IN excited passenger on n est,,y s.atyy
iously about. "no 'ooked anx-
u am surgeon" anawa,o; :
near the door. answered '"''f1e q man
senfes. phsnt:a bonj ls0insd Inc Il the excited pas
At ' the nsE, psease e,ol.; seea fellow up there
~ NV ,e nehs crossing that always aets orehs
hy my arm anove tho elbow with ~ srhps %
,ia hand, while he gives me the tn nm ms lelt
die d shake with the other hand M PumP han-
vacclnated yesterday, and INV nv -; = was
cn.eahlng house. II that NAV WE 10
'n'S car therell be bloodshed l'; 'Se's on
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CUlOretl VYniters SfrIkc

CHICAGO, May THE colored walters
employed in Kiusley's restaurant, about
eighty in number, this morning pre-
sented the demand for 4 reformation OF
hours and wages agreed upon by the
Walters Union last night, and being de-
MED their request, struck ut noon, when
their services were most needed. Two
OF them were subsequently arrested for
trying to "intimidate those who took
their places. A committee OF the strikers
visited the other restaurants employing
colored help and endeavored to get them
to come out, but without success. It is
thought. however, that all OF the colored
walters in the city, about 90O, will be on
q strike before Monday next. s.T -n