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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-15
TILE M'CAlI,A INQUIRY.
Morc Witnesses Testify Regarding Cruel.
fiss mn t1,O EuferurIa.

Moro Witnesses Testify Regarding Cruel.
ties on tho Enterprise.
New YoRK, March l4.-This was the
fourth day Of taking testimony in the
McCalla inquiry. Michael Gallagher,
first sergeant Of marines on the Enter
prise, told what he knew about punish.
ments Oh the vessel. At Osan, Africa,
in April, 1SSS, three men went on shore
without leave. They were ironed to-
eether with two sets OF hand.irons. at
Cronstadt, Russia, some drunken men
had to be brought aboard. Their hands
and feet were ironed together, because
tho sentry could not be responsible for
men separately ironed. They were
ironed together at night, but separated
during the day time. The reason some
OF the crew were ironed with their hands
behind their backs was because they
generally broke the irons when their
hands were secured in front OF them.
Witness said it was common occur.
renee for the crew to drop the irons over.
board. W.
Sergeant Alfred Fl. Monroe related the
Walker incident in characteristic Ian
guage. He said he thought Walker
was in double irons when struck and
afterwards he was gagged with q
bayonet and water thrown over him.
He used bad language, would not stop
it, and the Captain struck him.
John Brandon, private, corroborated
the testimony OF the other witnesses re.
lating to the Walker affair, and narrated
the story Of his own confinement for
jumping ship. -l-
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TILE WARNING REPEATED.
D'scou,nEinc Bulletin From the Unite
Stntea Sicnpl O(llcc.

a Discournrinc Bulletin From the United
Stntes sisnnl Onlcc.
WASHINGTON, March l4.-Tho follow.
Ing special bulletin, concerning the
Mississippi river, was issued to-day by
the Signal Service: Es2 /.
The rain storm OF tho past four days
in the lower Mississippi valley has prac.
tically ended, so that the water danger.
Gus to the lower valley is now in tho
Mississippi or its tributaries. There are
no encouraging prospects for my por.
ton OF the lower Mississippi valley. The
stase OF the water at Now Orleans is now
%'lO Of foot above the highest ever
known, last night touched G.l0 above.
The river has fallen slightly ut Cairo,
but the sharp rises Mt st. Louis, and par.
t!culatly Cincinnati, Louisville and
Nashville, mako it evident that the re.
cesslon at Cairo is only temporary, and
That thence southwark the river must
continue at its present high stage at
least week. Although the stages ol
water mt Cairo and Helena are about four
ieet below extreme floods in tho past,
set the prospects are very decided, d,
even these places, that the greatest flood
ever known will obtain during tho next
seven days. At Vicksburg the river Is
IL below the great flood OF 1881, but the
very high stage Of water in the Lower
ArSansas renders it certain TINT there
viii be no relief at Vicksburg unless the
whole country should be flooded. 3,
Ihe warning given by the sigma
ohces several days since, TINT all stocl
aud other movable property in tho en'
ure Lower Mississippi Valley should b'
removed to localities above tho extremt
Hood level, aro reiterated. Ordiuar,
prudence demands, under the presen
prospects, that extreme flood conditions
should everywhere be provided against
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THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS.

II. G. Dun s Co.'s Weekly Report-The
Iron sltnntlon-Business Failures.
New YORK, March l4.-R. G. Dun 4
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says:
The money market has been relieved
by Treasury disbursements, by another
reduction in rates by the Bank OF En-.
gland, and by fall Of &c in the rate OF
sterling exchange. Hu
The weekly output OF iron furnaces in
blast March l was lS0,09l tons, against
l74,03S January |, and 1875 d year
ago. To many, this furnace increase OF
over ! per cent. for the month will seem
surprising, but it was announced a
month ago that several large furnaces
were about to 70 into blast. With
production exceeding that of d year
ago more than 20 per cent, already
at the rate Of 100000 tons in carly, the
tone CT the market has been weaker and
prices have again declined. A reduc-
tlon Of 81 80 in the price Of Birmingham
iron, 80 that it is now offered in eastern
markets 80 cents below iron from Penn.
sylvanla, oompels sellers to make con-
cesslons, and causes a nervous and dis
appointed feeling.
Rails are quoted half dollar lower,
and one lot is said to be for sale at S34.
The demand for bar iron is horer, but,
on the whole, there is as yet u lack Of
evidence that the country can consume
at the rate 1t is now producing pig iron
and lower prices are apprehended. Re-
ports from other cities indicate some i'm.
provement in the volume Of trade, where
change is noticed. At Chicago receipts
OF grain equal, and Of meats and proyis-
ions largely exceed last years. s5
At ilttsburg the general business is
good, but weakness IS felt in iron, and
flint glass works are restricting their
output because Of dullness. At all
points reporting any change in collec.
tons they are more satisfactory and the
western money markets arc I'LL fairly
supplied. s'tI I,
Railroad stocks are about rs cents per
share higher than week ago, but trust
stocks are weaker. The speculative mar
ket 1oF products have been little
stronger excepting for oil, which has
dropped 8 cents; wheat and corn are a
half cent higher, coffee a quarter
higher, and pork products a little
stronger. '
The business failures tho last seven
days number 25S as compared with a
total OF 260 last week, and correspond
ing week last year 26l. n
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FAILED AFTER ALL
Russell SnEe's Scheme 10 Got Control Of n
.H...' ... H. ItriLve. ...I.

New York, March ll.-The attemp
Of the Iowa Central Railway to obtair
possession Of tho Keithsburg biidgt
across the Mississippi, ended In the do
feat Of President Russell Sage, who con
ceived the project OF defaulting on tht
bonds in order to bring the real ownert
OF the bridge to terms. ,.-1
After spending thousands OF dollars
and after abandoning 40 miles OF track
to coerce the bondholders, the railway
company was forced to make surrender
By Its terms 1t will guarantee 6 per cent
on the bonds, provide for tho sinking
fund, pay for all repairs, interest and
taxes, and take up the Sl70C0 worth Of
coupons on which the alleged fraudulent
default was made. r.
Tho final arrangements were made by
counsel for tho Central Trust Company,
the bondholdcra' representatives. As
soon as the Iowa Central surrendered,
they telegraphed to Keithsburg authori.
ties for the railway to use the bridge
pending the formal signing OF tho papers.
Tho bondholders are well pleased at
their victory over Mr.. Sage.
Some OF them, however, are stockhold.
era in the Iowa Centrdn Railway, md in
this capacity they do not relish the pros.
pect OF the bill chat company will have
to pay for It's fun. In the first place, 1t
must defray tho Keithshurg bridge ex.
pense during the period Of It's contest,
just the same us il 1t had used 1t; in the
second place, 1t will have to pny the
cost OF hauling its trains about 100 miles
out OF the way on another road to an
other bridge across the river; in the
third place, It must pay trackage for the
privilege Of using the 100 miles OF track
mentioned; in the fourth place, it must
pay tolls over other companies bridges;
and, in the fifth place, there comes the
cost Of running dummy and unpro-
ductive trains over the abandoned track
once day to maintain the company's
charter.
This does not igclude lawyers fees or
The wages Of the men hired by the rail.
road to take forcible possession Of the
bridge.
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TIE DURCuEll.DENwELL TRAGEDY.
Durchell Makes n Statement Hut Refuscl
to Tell Important Things.

10 Iell important 1hln.s.
WoopsrocK, OSr, March 14.-Bur
chell was induced last evening TO make
a statement concerning tho purpose O
bis coming to Canada, but could not be
pursuaded to say anything TINT would
throw any light on Benwel's murder OIL
his own movements on the fatal day
Burchell said he came 10 Canada as q
pupil farmer
"fhe firm Of Ford, Rathbun 4 Co." "
said he, took seventy pounds from me
and promised 10 secure mo a iirstclass
place on Il fine Canadian farm. / came
here with my vile. We came through to
Woodstock and met pupil farming agent
Mcdonald. He said no would fix me all
right and In few days sent mo out to a
farm near Springfield. could not stand
L and stopped there only one day and a
hall. We then took up our residence at
Woodstock. About that bank book, l
see 1t Is stated that tho authorities sus-
pect that have no such amount as
4.O0lbs. in the Imperial Bank and that |
simply used that book to decoy dupes.
Now, this is u fact; I deposited the
amount with the bank in stocks. and
bonds, and when tho time comes the
deal will be made clean. l will bring
number Of witnesses from England, but
| am not at liberty to say what intend
to prove by them"
1t was learned from Burchcll's counsel
that the principle line OF defense will be
that the prisoner could not possibly have
walked the distance from Princeton sta
ton to the place whero Benwell's body
WAS found, committed tho murder, look
ed over the. clothes, cut out the name
from them and returned to the station
between the hours OF II u. III. and 5 p.
M, during which time it appears that
Benwell lost his lie.
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A FLORIST MISSING,
llo Was Llbcrally Patronizcd, But Iii
POS. Debts Wrecked Him.

llo Was Libcrally Patronizcd, But Dnd
POS. Debts Wrecked Him.
New YoRH, March l4.-It is rumored
that Charles F. Klunder, the artistic flor.
ist in the hotel Victoria, has disappear.
ed, and that a fresh series Of financial
troubles led to his departure.
klunder has dealt in flowers for many
years, and his Broadway store was liber
ally patronized by society ladies' aud also
by the comic opera queens and their I'D
mirers. His taste in floral design and
decoration was the recognized STANDARD
but bad debts and other losses led to EN-
barrassments.
klunder failed in August, 1886, iol
S75, 900, with assets of less than $335 900
and the cause assigned was his inabilit,
to collect money due from a long list O
society people and prominent families
He made another assignment last Sep
tember, his liabilities then being about
$4,000, and then. it appears, stock
company was formed to carry on the
business. 1890
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u suAMRocxs free OF charge at D: Gund.
ling's, SO Twelfth street, on St. Patrick'a
Day. s5a ~
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EEiOKTS FROM ST. LOUIS.
Dsc0uraslng State OF Affairs thousand
Of Acres Under Water,

Encouraging SthtV or AtIOlrS-ThOusnnus
Of Acres Under Water.
ST.. LOUIS, March Traditional ad-
vices from the lower Mississippi
regarding the flood in that section,
are that the country between the Arkan.
sas line and Nicksburg, on both sides OF
the river, is in imminent danger Of in
undation. The Arkansas leyees have
been abandoned. Tho water is running
overthe Arkansas levee is several places.
This means that the Tensas basin in
Louisiana will be inundated. All efforts
are being concentrated to save the levees
in Louisiana between Vicksburg and the
Arkansas line, and those on the Missis.
aippi shore between Vicksburg and
Greenville. Ii Louisiana goes under
Mississippi may be safe, and vice versa.
On each side OF the river the most heroic
cxertions have been made for weeks and
are now being reloubled. Rain has
fallen in torrents everywhere. At all
endangered points work is being kept
up day and night. Live stock and
movcables are being taken to places Of
safety. Stock on the Richardson plan
tation in Louisiana will be removed to
Bolivar county, Mississippi, in the upper
Mississippi levee district, which is con-
sldered safe. Longwood, Pecan Grove
and Alsatia levecs in Louisiana, are
barely maintained. Over 200 miles
of leyees are endangered and
ageneial overflow is considered inevit-
able by the majority Of experienced peo-
pie. A dispatch from Natchez says
seven inches OF rain fell there during 4S
hours AMI it still continues. The plant
ers in the low lands are counting upon
their plantations being overtlowed, as
they expect a break ut any moment in
the weak levees below Large Providence,
This would send the water down the
Tensas basin and flood tho plantations
all the way 10 the mouth OF Red river
The latest reports from the upper levees
indicate that general overflow in Lou
islana aud the Lower Yazoo delta may
be expected. .a N.
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Tho Nlbcrninns' Celebration,

The members OF Division No. l,
Ancient Order Of Hibernians, have
been ordered to assemble at their hall at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning for the
purpose OF attending mass and receiving
the Holy Communion. The Division
will march in body from the hall to St.
Joseph's Cathedral, where the mass will
be celebrated and the Communion re.
ceived. 'stg gg
The following hamed gentlemen com
pose the committee who have in charge
the arrangements for the CONCERT and
banquet to be given by the Hibernians
Of this city in celebration OF St. Patrick g
Day, At Germania. Hall on Monday even.
ing: Messrs. a. J. McGarrell, GU. Mathi.
son, William F. Weir, NJ. Grogan, Joseph
Eahey. 7. 5. Gavin, NJ. B. Bailey, john
Gallagher and Joseph Fl. McArdle.
This entertainment will be for members
and specially invited guests only,
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THAT SEELEY BILL
1sstill uhscttlcd-icstcr,ln1's Meeting md
Reports About tho Matter.

Reports About tho Matter.
That bill Of $40 0l which, according
to tho memoranda accounts OF Superin,
tendent Darrah, Of tho Gas Works,
Councilman Oscar seelcy lus owed the
city for the las. two and n half years for
gas pipo and other plumbing material
borrowed" during the timc he was
President OF the Board, Is still n fruitful
theme OF conversation OH the street and
In all public places. Tho bill has not
yet been settled and no one seems to be
In position to say when It will be or
what measures will be taken to enforce
Its settlement. @so 1h
The Board Of Gas Trustees met ycstcr.
day morning. Tho previously an.
nounced purpose OF this meeting was to
consider the Secley bill, but what was
dono was not made public. The nat.
ural and general aupposition is that the
Board OF Trustees, now that the matter
has been made public and in view of the
rather peculiar circumstances which at.
tach themselves to the case, would be
anxious to effect a speedy settlement,
and that in n way that all tho people
might DO able TO understand.
On tho contrary, however, m air
OF mystery has been thrown about the
matter. It was intimated that the Board |
did nothing yesterday beyond appoint.
ing some day next week on which to
meet and again make the Seeley bill the
special order; that the reason nothing
was done was because Secey was not
present and the reason he was not pres.
ent was because he was out Of the city,
or at least not to be found. It was not
said positively that all this was 80, but
merely intimated that such was tho
state Of affairs and President Dunlevy
answered all further queries directed
to ascertaining the exact state OF affairs
with q smile that was child-like and
bland. It is true that Seeley was not to
be seen yesterday and the report was
that he was out Of the city.
President Dunlevy was asked how the
Board proposed to effect settlement
whether by proceeding on the Joint
bond Of $4,000 given by Messrs. Jep.
son, Lewis aud Seeley, who composed
the Board in power when the "borrow.
ing" took place, or whether the settle.
ment would be made under the bond Of
$4,000 with 7. NJ. Darrah and Alex.
I. Young as sureties, which Superin.
tendent Dalrah gave for the period he
served under the Seeley Board-but to
all these questions Mr.. Dunlevy vouch.
safed no answer other than smile.
The expose Of Seeley's borrowings"
has raised merry racket among the
Democratic politicians. and several peo.
pie are being cordially damned and in
turn are as cordially damning those who
damn them. Superintendent Darrah, {
the exposer OF the borrowing" has {
brought down storm OF abuse ,
On his devoted head and the cur.
rent question among the brethren :
Is why did he do it, and in this connec-
lion they indorse the INrELLlGEXcER's {
editorial on the matter published in yes
terday's issue. The present Board is I
also being rather warmly criticized by .
some Of the Democracy. Old heart
burnings have been removed and the
end is not yet.
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MARION OIL Field.
AWell Comes in q Hummer
. Near Fairmont.
A RENEWED EXCITEMENT
In that scsion.-Varlously Estimated
from One to Three Hundred
Earrcls Per Dny..Onc Surc
Thing-..llOoning Field. N
Special Dispaieh to the Init,,ioenctr.

FAlRMoSr, W. Va, March 14.-Tht
Fleming Oil and Gas Company have
been sinking we'll on tho G. ". Tooth.
man farm, near Fairview, this county,
and this morning about 0 o'clock struck
ahummer. The oil is rich amber color
and experts say it Is Of premium quail.
ty and the same as tho Washington oil
held produces. An oil saver has
been placed In the casing and will not
be removed till the tanks arrive, which
have been ordered, rs there is gas sufi-
cient to mako 1t flow. A conservative
estimate from well.postcd oil man
places the capacity at 100 barrels per day.
Others, who profess to know n great
deal, make the estimate us high as 800
barrels. The frat figure, however, Is
considered the most reliable by the ma
]ority Of the people here. One fact is
and that is that the Marion
county oil field is capable OF great
tlluh6s ||.. ..f . |.. .'
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THE RAGING WATERS.
The Condition More Encour-
aging at New Orleans,
BUT THE DANGER NOT OVER
Thousands or Acres From ST. Louis
Down Under Watcr...Thc loss
will be Iinmcnsc..Nfany Levccs
Threat cnins to Break. H

New ORLEANS, March 14.-Tho condi.
ton OF affairs on the river front this
evening Is much more satisfactory than
at any time yesterday. Tho city MI.
,horities aided by tho railroads, have
strengthened tho weak places in the
leyer, and have constructed n temporary
lcyco Of bags filed with earth from St.
Louis street 10 Hospital streets, and at
other points but from st. Louis street to
Canal, where so much water came In
yesterday, nothing has yet been done.
The city authorities will, however, con.
tinuo the work OF constructing a TEN.
porary levee along the river front until
the city is secured from overflow, even
with still higher tide OF the river.
The waves OF passing vessels have
done good deal OF damage TO tempo.
rary work on the levees.
The Louisiana Lottery Company TO-
day donated $4,000 to the city for the
use in protecting the city from overflow.
A Memphis dispatch says: The river
rose one.tenth to-day, and Is now 1914
OH the gauge-the highest point ever
recorded-and is still rising. The con.
census Of opinion here is that the leyees
OIL tho Mississippi side will be able 10
withstand the pressure Of the great
flood.
At Newport, Ark, the rivers com.
menced running over the levees at 10
o'clock last night, and the whole town,
except Fort street, Is now from ! feet to
. inches under water. Business is en-
tirely suspended.
AT Helena, Ark, the river rose two
inches during the last twenty.four
hours and is now four feet below high
water mark. The Government Engi.
necr, who has just examined the levccs
around Helena, says they can stand at
least seven feet more OF water without
fear ola break. gT#g II
In some places the river is from five to
seven miles wide. ..g {.
At Eicksbure, Miss, President Max
well, OF the Louisiana Levee Board, is in
The city to buy material. He takes
more hopeful view Of the situation, and
says his people are still hopeful and
working. 7F IIg., ,sg
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FRENCH CABINET CRISIS,
lho Downfall Of the Minister Causet, by the
.#H Scnnte'A ActIop r...

Aho DoWntnll or the AIinister Caused by the
scnnte's Action.
PARIS, March l4.-The adverse action
OF the Senate yesterday on Prime Minis.
ter Tirard's demand for the adoption Of
the order OF the day when the matter Of
OF the commercial treaty with Turkey
was brought up, has coused the downfall
OF the entire ministry. An interpella.
ton was submitted during yesterdays
sitting regarding the treaty and in re-
sponse to this N. Tirard moved the
adoption of the order of the day. The
Senate by a majority OTIS refused to
adopt NJ. Tirarl's motion, which was
tantamount to refusal to vote conf.
dence in the Government. NJ. Tirard
then rendered his resignation to Presi.
dent Carnot, but the latter then persua.
ded him to remain in Office until after
Easter. NJ. DcFreycinet, Minister Of
War in NJ. Tirard Cabinet will probably
form a new ministry. 1t is rumored
that NJ. Constans, who recently resigned
from the Ministry OF the Interior. and
NJ. Ribot will hold portfolios in the new
ministry. It is also understood that
Admiral Barley, Minister OF Marine, NJ,
Faye, Minister Of Agriculture, and NJ,
falliere, Minister OF Public Instruction.
Will remain in the Cabinet. ~
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Wen start the ball rolling to.mor.
row, by offering 500 full size lonhlo
beadsteads in hard wood and WAL wni.
nut finish, at only Sc rs cach.EThcao
best are worth double what we askNTf
you need bedstead-Don't lot tbis m. =.
portunily pass-Come here~exnm;nro Er
our y 70 Beds, and we'll vouch you'll
pronounce them the cheapest and best
ever ofiered-They sell regularly Mt s. IaS 5n
ana % W each elsewhere. In addition
to these We will offer 100 full size % hayd
wood double Beds in walnut or oak T,u iin
ish y. at only s. 90 each-Reduced from
" %. WHEELING INSTALSiENTCSn1'
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FAULKNER MIsIEpEEsENTEp.

Senator Faulkner, OF West Virginia,
appears to be much annoyed over the
story printed in numerous papers credit
ing him with being an easy Senator
from whom to obtain executive session
secrets. The fact is there is no member
OF the Senate whois more guarded when
asked for information regarding secret
session proceedings than the Junior Sen.
ator from West Virginia. While he
enjoys the friendship of many cores
pondents here, no one OF them can ac-
cuse the Senator with having given away
secret session secrets, but it is not the
fault Of the correspondents that he has
not. The story that Senator Faulkner
was interviewed by q reporter Of the
Erening Star while he aud Senator Bate
were sitting in a committee room to-
gcther is not only denied by the two
Senators, but by the reporter who is
credited with having extracted the infor-
nation from Mr.. Faulkner. The Sena.
tor says that no such talk took place and
that there is not a word Of truth in the
StOry .."r.
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THEY ARETOO PREVIOUS.
Tho Cherokee Strip not yet Open to Settl
ment rs Supposed.

The Cherokee Strip not yet Open to Settle.
ment rs Supposed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March l4.-Afr.
Perkins, OF Kansas, stated in the House
to-day that an erroneous impression had
gone out that according to the provis
ions of the Oklahoma bill passed yester.
day the Cherokee outlet had been de-
clared open to settlement under the
homestead lawe. Under the provisions
OF the bill, the Cherokee outlet was mol
open to settlement. The statement
should have been that the public land
strip-not the. Cherokee outlct-had
been opened to settlement. The Chero
kee outlet, he said, was embraced within
the limits OF the new territory but was
not open to settlement under the home
stead law. -I.