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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-10

The river was stationary last night
with depth Of eight feet in the chan
neI; There will be no Cincinnati packet
to-day, The Rainbow will pass down
from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati at 7 a. m.
tomorrow. The Andes is due up today
at a. m. The Hudson is due up to-
morrow at the same hour. Tho local
packets are all in their trades as usual.
Considerable ice from the Allegheny
was floating in the Ohio Yesterday.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
A CAUCUS.
Nine Members of the Board of
Education Meet i'm Secret.

Nine members of the Board of Education
met in secret session last evening at the
Secretary's rooms in the new City Hall.
The exact purport of the meeting was only
known by those who were present. and,
although three hours were spent in discus
sion, they announced at the adjournme mt
of the caucus that but little had been done.
Director Stone seemed to be the enunciator
for the press representatives.
"All we have done" said he, was to dis
cuss finances under the appropriation and
consider the matter OF several teachers.
We will make Miss Bradley probationary
teacher of industrial work at the Cogswell
School, at salary of 500 month. Mr..
Kingsbury will also remaia as teacher in
the Cogswel School. Miss NJ. G. SalcidO
will be teacher of Spanish in the CONNER
cial School aud Miss Wilson will remain as
teacher OF Latin in the Boys High School"
In addition to what Mr.. Stone reported,
Director Mcdonald said that it had also
been decided to appoint an inspector OF
concrete work at the school on Twenty
second and Hill streets, and that the ses-
sion was prolonged over discussion In re-
gard to Miss Wilson.
She had been sent to the High School by
Director Stone without her name appearing
before the board, and it is also said that she
has no diploma. Superintendent Anderson
says that under the law he cannot and will
not sign her warrant, nor will he sign Mr..
klngsbury'S Tor the work he has performed
before his regular appointment by the
board, If he receives the latter.
The nine members of the board present
last night were Messrs. Stone, Mcdonald,
Wempe, Dalton, Ford. Flint, James, Wood
ward and Gibbons. Their action will be
considered by the board in regular session
tonight.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
EVA MAGEE'S DEATH.
A Case Demanding Investigation
by the Police.

At the request of her relatives, the father,
Adam Magee, and the brother-in-law. Rob-
ert Crabb, the Coroner yesterday made an
investigation into the circumstances at
tending the demise Of Eva Magee, aged IS.
who died last Sunday under most peculiar
circumstances
The death occurred in the clearinghouse
kept at 715h Tehama street by" James Il.
Eison but up to the preceding Wednesday
she had lived at home with her parents at
744 Folsom. The deceased is said to have
been great deal in the company of Charles
King, a wood-engraver, and with him went
to the Tehama-street house.
While there she was taken i'll and DR.. Fa-
yor, who has his Office in the old st. lgna-
titus building, was called in shortly before
her death. When she died Dr. Favor signed
a certificate giving the cause of death as
metritis, and the remains were taken to an
undertaker's for Interment preparation, and
from there to her parents home. where the
discoveries were made that caused de-
mand for an Investigation.
An autopsy was made yesterday after
noon, at which 1t was ascertained that
death was caused by blood-poisoning, the
result of injuries or wounds and criminal
inquest will be held. The evidence so far
tends to show that malpractice had been
committed, and Dr. Favor states that, from
the result of his examination when called
in, criminal operation had been per-
formed.
She and King, whom she introduced as
her husband, called at his Office last Thurs
day, and they said that she was sick and
had consulted several doctors. The next
day he examined her and found her case to
be such as described by him. The deceased
until recently earned her own living as a
SuIQ ri in at haan
ported to the police. who will make further
Investigate ous
The morning call., 1890-07-30
BESIEGED WITH VISITORS.
Furniture- W orkers Asked TO Aid Sewers
Unions.

Furniture- Workers Asked to Aid Several
Unions.
Branch 10 of the Furniture-workers had
one of the most lively and interesting meet
ings of the season last night. Five candi-
dates were initiated, three applications for
mem bership received, and Charles Cham
bley ppointed the delegate to the Labor
day Convention.
A committee Of shoe clerks waited on the
meeting, and asked the furniture-workers
to lend their aid In trying 10 establish an
early closing movement. The union eX-
pressed its sympathy in the movement, and
resolved to give it all possible aid.
A committee was also received from the
Cooperative Bakers, asking for the as
sistance of the furniture union in further
ing their good; also. inviting them to attend
their picnic to be given soon. The union at
once subscribed for ten shares in the CO.
operative institution. and will give such
other assistance as is consistent with its
means.
/. The Cooperative Shoemakers sent del
egation TO solicit aid and encouragement for
their establishment, anu met with the same
spirit that always characteriZeS the attl-
tude. OF enc union toward another. The
delegation from the Cooperative Shirt
makers received the same assurance of
good will and support.
The Executive Committee reported that
they had visited several shops In the city,
and was glad to state that 1t had been
kindly received. and had secured tile prom
Use from the proprietors that they would
conform to union rules and send their men
to join the union.
ferdinand Mertens was elected truStee,
vice A. MeeRe,
The morning call., 1890-07-30
LABOR DAY PARADE.
The Committee Counts On Some
$4,000 Men in Line.
Cooks and Walters Are Gradually Unionizing
Reception Night.
the City-Furniture-W Workers Have

The Labor Day Celebration Committee
held its meeting last night at the usual
headquarters, 5S1 Mission street, and re-
ceived highly encouraging reports. Nine
teen organizations were represented. and
eight out of that number alone promised to
furnish 100 men for the parade on Labor
day.
There are yet sixty organizations
to hear from, and if the proper
ton of these sixty is anything
as great as that of the eight that have
given their estimate there Will not be many
less than 1900 participants in the parade.
TIE unions that will take part are asked
by the committee to furnish their own
floats.
The committee also wishes it understood
that the days programme will consist of
the parade in the day and an entertainment
and ball at night The Printing Committee
for the occasion was appointed last night,
and consists of j. Guinee, NJ. Davis, w. w.
Shannon, NJ. McGlynn and Walter Gof.
For starter 10000 adult tickets have been
ordered printed, and $500 children'S tickets.
The prices will be: Adults % cents and
children 10 cents.
The committee meetings hereafter will be
held every Tuesday night i'll the hall at ISL
Mission street.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
MISS KINKADE NEXT.
Collector Phelps Official Ak
Falls On a WOman's Neck.

Miss Letitia Kinkade will be very much
surprised when She leads this morning S
CALL to learn that she has been decided
upon as a victim for official decapitation.
Miss Kinkade holds the position of female
Inspector of the Custom-house, her duties
consisting principally of the work of exam
lining the bustles and effects of female pas
sengers arriving on the foreign steamers.
She has been in the position since 1885,.
when she was appointed in place of Mrs.
Siicer, who was implicated in some snug
Cling transactions and removed.
The place is one that yields good salary;
and hiss Kinkade has been filling it COM
fortably and drawing her pay regularly in
the serene anticipation of enjoying the
emoluments thereof for a long time to
come. The news of her impending de-
capitation will be big surprise to her.
Her removal was decided upon yesterday
in star chamber session of the Custom
house officials. 1t seems that size has had
several unpleasant messes with the other
customs officials with whom she comes in
contact in the discharge Of her duty, and,
woman-like, has been unable to refrain
from offering suggestions as to how the
others should do their work.
The stupid men around her, who were
foolish enough to think that they knew
better how to run their own business than
she did, resented her interference. The
GOODNESS between the male and female
arms of the customs service became so
frigid that the work of the department. was
hampered, and Collector Phelps, who is,
when occasion requires, something OF a
disciplinarian and never allows. his per-
sonal feelings to interfere with the collect
ing of Uncle Sans revenue. came to the
conclusion that somebody had to be re-
moved to make the federal machine run
smoothly aud Miss Kinkade's head was the
one selected to fall into the official basket.
Her successor, who will assume the duties
of the office on August 1st, is Mrs. Law
renee, daughter of Colonel Tingley Of
Mexican War fame. Mrs. Lawrence is a
been writing long time for the Sacramento
Union under the nom de plume of Robin
Hood" From all accounts she is in every
way well qualified for the place.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
AT LIBERTY.
Escape Of Seattle's Alleged
Smallpox Patient.
4 Prisoner Transferred From Jail to the
PeSthOuSG Missing.
-,
Meeting Of the State HOp,GrOWarS' AsSOcia
tlOn-SelZure Of an American Schooner
at 0OnalaSka.


PORTLAND, July pa special from Sc
attic says: William Miller, the prisoner who
was removed from the County jail, to the
Pesthouse yesterday, and who was thought
to be suffering from smallpox, is missing.
After being conveyed to the Pesthouse,
Miller was placed in charge of a nurse.
Early this morning word was brought to
the city that Miller was missing.
The nurse went to sleep about l
O'Clock this morning, and when he
awoke at 4 o'clock, Miller had
disappeared. leaving no trace behind, and
now the question arises whether Miller
has the smallpox or whether he was
shamming, and while three physi-
clans are confident that their diagnosis
was correct, Sheriff McGraw and others
feel convinced that he was Shamming. A
woman visited Miller several times
since his arrest, and some of the Jail
officials are of the opinion that she
Struggled some drugs in to him with which
ne could deceive the doctors aud thereby be
sent to the PeSthouse, from which he could
easily escape, kilograms have been sent
from the Shertf's Office in all directions
giving description of Miller and stating
his case. Ml3eris under sentence of i've
wears for burglary,
The morning call., 1890-07-30
THE HOP-GROWERS,
Resolutions Adopted at the State Association
at Sacramento.

Resolutions Adopted at the State Association
at Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, July 29.-At meeting of
the State Hop-growers' Association to-day
the following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, We feel the injustice OF seven
pouudiarei and whereas, the ate Hopgrow-
ers' Association at It's last meeting adopted
resolution thai tare Of 312 pounds be declared
proper tare; therefore peiT
.ResolUed, That we concur in and reafirm the
resolution introduced al the last regular meet
lug; and be II further
Jeesolued, That the Secretary be instructed to
notify all dealers or buyers Of hops that the
growers will allow only tare Of 312 cents per
pound per bale.
:. The remarks made during the session in
dictate that the hop-growers are alive TO
their interests in all parts of the Coast,
and that dealers and consumers will be
compelled to recognize their demands. A
cOmmittee:oft three was appointed to draw up
the form ola contract between the growers
and tie Chinese contractors for picking, by
the .termsof which extra pay to the fore
men and cooks of hOp-picking gangs would
not be submitted to in the future.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
Y. M. I. RECEPTION.
How the Delegates and Members
Will Be Received.

The proper reception of delegates to the
Young Mems Institutes sixth Grand Coun-
Gil was assured last night at an enthusiastic
meeting of the Reception Committee at the
Institute headquarters. James P. Dockery
presiding.
subcommittee on hotels, on badges and
on decorations submitted progressive re-
ports. As many as $500 badges of rich ma
terial and neat design and 5000 palmer
badges have been ordered. Delegates and
visiting members will be given a badge
each by committees, which will meet them
a short distance from the city.
Accommodations for 1900 persons have
been secured in the hotels and boarding.
houses, and rooms in private houses have
been engaged also.
Preparations for decorating the head
quarters and the exterior of the Flood
Building, occupied by them, are now being
made. The decorator was given instruc-
tons last night to begin at once, both on
the rooms and in the Mechanics Pavilion.
James p. Dockery, L. w. Doyle and j. X.
Hawkins were appointed q committee to
meet the Virginia City delegation at Port
Costa and escort the visitors to the city. A.
Miller, T. Tracy and DR.. Raglan were also
appointed to receive the southern delega-
ton at the same place. }: 5. Mccormick,
Samuel Haskins ana Martin Fleming we're
appointed to receive the delegations from
towns on the South Pacific Coast Division
Railroad.
The Chair was empowered to appoint
other members of the committee to meet
delegates and their friends. and B. Hanlon
was chosen Secretary of the Reception
Committee. He will begin his work on
Friday morning and will be kept busy dur
ing the Grand Council
The Committee on Hotels was instructed
to assign delegates and visiting members
and friends to the various hotels with
which arrangements have been made.
Institute No. 50 will hold a reception of
its own to the delegates and their friends
at the Mechanics Pavilion ON the evening
of August 9TH during the grand ball and
promenade concert. The character of the
reception will be in keeping with all former
entertainments given by this institute. An
ornamental booth will be erected and hand
s0mely decorated, and in this private pa
vilon receptions will take place between
dances. Young lady friends Of Institute
No, 80 will assist,
The morning call., 1890-07-30
INDEPENDENT RED MEN.
Close. of, the Annual Session-Ofce
Elected and Installed.

Close. of, the Annual Session-Ofcers
Elected and IustaIIed.
The Grand Stamm of the Independent
Order of Red Men for the State Of Cali
fornia assembled in second and final days
meeting of the twenty-sixth annual session
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and pro-
ceeded with its regular business.
The reports of several committees were
presented and. adopted, after which the
constitutional order, that of the election of
officers for the current year, was declared
in order, resulting as follows: c. +. Fair
bach, G. .. c.; p. II. Walther G. U. c.;
F. Schneider, G. b. c.; Jacob BerDheim,
G. P; II. Bald, G. S.; Joseph Gutberlet,
G. T.
j. Rumetsch, who has held the office OF
Grand Secretary for number Of years, de-
clined reelection on account of press of
private business matters. Mr.. Rumetsch
has made an efficient officer, and his declin-
alton was accepted with regret by the
Grand Stamm.
The installation of the newly elected
officers was then proceeded with: j.
B.. Reinhard, g. Baum, l.. Krunb, Past
Grand chiefs, performing the ceremonies,
assisted by F. Wickenhauser, p. 6. e.,
acting as Grand Marshal
then announced and duly installed into
office: F. Wickenbauser. G. NJ: G. V.
Draeger, G. H.. Joseph Meczer. G. K. A.
Dreimann, g. H.. G. Stickelberger. G. w.
w.; II. Beck, 6. Il. W.
The announcement of the following stand
ing committees was also made:
Audiring-J. Beck Of SO, B. a. Samman Of "a
and f. K0ehn OF 1875
Judiciary-R. Jung, 7. wulff and c. Manner Of
II.
Rltual-J. Graf and G. steigeman OF 224 and
j. Jacobs of IA.
Appeal. Rumetsch of 224, j. =. Lang OF 80
anu }. b. Reinlard OF rs.
Finauce-G. b. Rode OF SO, T. Beck Of 1875 and
p. Tothermel OF $50.
Good OF the Order-A. Feyhl. A. Falkenstein
and q. Wah OF 1924
After speeches by several of the promi-
nent members the Grand Stamm was regu-
larly closed.
The session has been in every respect a
satisfactory one, and much good and needed
legislation has been enacted.
In the evening banquet was partaken of
at a prominent rotisserie, where speech,
song and recitation finally concluded a
most enjoyable affair.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
MURDERER CAPTURED.
Details Of Port Townsend Tragedy Related
hY the Prisoner

DY- the PRISONER.
PORT TOWNSEND, July % - Dominica
Cecilia, alias Joe Smith, the murderer of
John Diletis, fruit merchant, was safely
lodged in Jail at l o'clock this morning
Chief of Police Thomas Delaney ana
Sheriff w. j. Jones arrested the murderer
under exciting circumstances. The officers
have had information for the last two
weeks that Cecilia was secreted in the
woods back of Port Discovery, and that he
was armed with a Winchester rife and re-
vOlver. Every avenue of escape has been
watched. 1t was learned by officers last
Friday that he would attempt to. leave the
country aud accordingly they lay i'll wait
alongside the road near Irving Park last
night and intercepted Cecilia. They called
MIN by name and demanded his surrender.
The only answer was a sheet of flame and
the whIZzing of a. rife bullet between De
iaHey and Jones. Two loads Of buckShot
and Tifle bullets was the reply. Cecilia
uttered yell aud fell to the ground. He
was slightly wounded in the leg. Two
bullets went through his hat and one struck
the neck of his rifle. On his way to this
city he coOlly gave minute details of the ter
rlble tragedy. He says that Diletis owed
aim $500 and refused settlement on any
terms, and II moment Of passion he hit
his employer on the head with a hammer.
" hen the two clinched. Cecilia snatched a
razor from the table and with two Slashes
nearly severed Diletis' head from the trunk.
He calmly picked up the body and laid it Oh
the bed, took the keys from the pocket aud
Tansacked the murdered mans chest for
money. He said that all he got was SIS from
the till in the store. Cecilia, with his clothes
all covered with his employers blood, left
the house at midnight and escaped to the
woods. There lie changed his clothes for a
suit that he carried along and threw the old
ones into the bay. The razor was thrown
into the woods. His many Italian friends
have been aiding him since and kept him
well supplied with food He says that he
knows his fate will be that of a murderer.
All hopes of his capture had been aban-
doned since the murder. The Sheriff had
offered reward of 500 for Coella's cap
lure. His trial will come off next Septem-
Der at this place.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
THE MILL GKlNDS AGAIN.
Commissioner McAllister Has Resume
Work at the Old Stand.

Commissioner McAllister Has Resumed
Work at the Old Stand.
The clanking OF the habeas corpus mill is
again heard in the corridors of the Ap
praisers' Building. Commissioner Meal
lister has returned refreshed and reinvigo-
rated. from his Eastern trip, and tackled
the huge accumulation of cases with char
acteristic vigor. The cog wheels of his mill
have been overhauled and re-oiled, and it is
now warranted to grind out from two to six
full-fedged Chinese residents per day.
The corridor in which his sessions are
held is again filed with waiting Celestals,
and that end of the building looks quite
natural now. Three Chinese were turned
loose yesterday, and moro will follow to-
day.
The Mongols on the China are beginning
the rush for writs of habeas corpus, and
fourteen filed bonds yesterday. Tomorrow
will be Chinese day, and the Appraisers
Building will be turned into Picking on a
small scala
The morning call., 1890-07-30
ALASKA ADVICEs.
Disturbance at sitka Bay-American Schooner
Seized at 0onalaska.

Seized at Uonalaska.
PORT townsend, July 29.-By the steam
ship Queen, which arrived to-day from Alas
ka, advices are brought that Lieut. r E.
Coontz and squad of marines left SitKa on
the 18th to qHeil disturbance that had
arisen on Sitka Bay Peril Straits between
white men and Indians over fishing mat
ters, The Indians claimed the exclusive
right TO fish in the bay, which is five or six
miles long The Indians were arrested and
brought TO Sitka.
Three Indians were drowned near Sitka
about July LIST while out seal hunting in
canoes.
Both Collector Prcclit and Marshal Per-
ter received advices dated Qonalaska, June
18th, from their respective districts at that
place
The American schooner Matte j. Dyer
had been seized by Deputy Emens in the
harbor of Oonalaska for Illegal sealing
with seventy-eight skins aboard. The
schooner came into port ON account of a
number of the crew urgently requiring
medical attention..
The cutter Bear left that port on June
18th for cruise in the adjacent waters
with the intention of not permitting any
trifiing from any poachers of fur seals
Wlrich size may encounter.
The morning call., 1890-07-30
ORDER HERMANN'S SONS.
Membership and Financial Condition of
the Society.

the society.
The Grand Lodge, Order of Hermann's
Sons, assembled in second days session of
the twelfth annual meeting yesterday morn
ing, at 10 o'clock, in Druids Hail.. j. II.
Schunr, Grand President, presiding.
The reports of officers for the year were
considered and adopted. That of the Grand
Secretary, Ii. Stettin, shows a membership
Of the order in this State at present of 21U0,
and cash capital of $40, $50. During the
year the sum of S11,700 has been paid to
members for sick. benefits, and the sum of
$1,000 to benefciaries for death benefits.
The net increase in membership for the
year was go, and in funds $1,000.
At this session twenty-one subordinate
lodges are represented by delegates to the
number of seventy.
A vote of thanks was unanimously passed
to II. Stettin, the Grand Secretary, for
services rendered the order and for faith
full discharge Of duties connected with his
office.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was made the special order for to-day.
The remainder of the afternoon session
was taken up with a.discussion of the secret
business of the order, after which an adj
journment was taken until 10 O'clock this
morning
The morning call., 1890-07-30
FIRE LOSSES.
A Portion Of Three Business Blocks Burned

A Portion Of Three Business Blocks Burned
o at Traver.
TRAvER, Julys29. - A portion Of three
business blocks were burned here this
morning. The following are the losses
.Traver Improvement Company, hotel,
S15, 600; Traver Warehouse and Business
Association. agricultural implements,
$1,000; L. Hirschfeld. general merchan-
disc. 5000; C. ]. Boyd, general mer-
chandise. $500: A: Rockwell, drugs, $4,000
I. b. Kempter, harness-maker, $1,000;
Seventy-six Land and Water Company.
$500; G.. w. Hall. varieties, $500; E.. Ref
iel, barber, $500; George W., Miehaels.
hotel. 5000; F.. a Littlefeld' livery
pinger & Co., $500; w. r. Boone. Justice
Once once, $500; o. Bingham. Justice office,
500 K. BIownstone, general merchandise,
damaged, $500; L. Alcis, building, $1,000
Samuel Blum, building, $500. Nineteen
head OIL horses were burned belonging to
the iiyery-stablea Most of the losses are
fully insured.
The morning call., 1890-07-30

A tramp who was rubbing Wood ward
avenue lamp-post the other day, says the
Detroit Free Press, struck pedestrian for
a dime, saying he wanted a bite to eat.
"Why don't YOU try some of,these houses
around here ?" he was asked.
"Pve tried all but that one on this block,
ana the people are either away or down on
the perfesh."
"But why didn't you try that onep"
"Pm no fool, mister. may not be purity,
but I've some common sense"
"Wellm
well, follow the street-splinkler and
you can't 60 wrong. When it leaves dry
spot in front of mans house, you just
keep away from that man. That's where
they tie ropes around the children's bodies
just before feeding time"
The morning call., 1890-07-30
An Est,,e nistrihut.d.

The estate of Eugene Thomas has been
settled and distributed, the widow. Marie
Thomas, receiving three-fourths thereof,
and the son, George Joseph Thomas, the
remaining one-fourth. The daughter
Bertha, who otherwise would have received
one. fourth, decided her interest to her
mother. The estate consists of $50, $50
cash, twenty-four shares Of capital stock in