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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-05
A HOTEL CLERKS FLIGHT,
Disappearing from Atlaat!c CITY With
Property Of tho Guests.

disappearing from Atlantic City With
Property Of the Guests.
ATLANTIC Cry, N. j., July IA well.
educated and sauye young man, repre-.
sentiug himself to be q medical student
from Columbia College, New York, who
had been engaged as clerk at the Hotel
Bascobel, in Kentucky avenue, disap-
peNred this morning with Si0J and vaiu.
able property belonging to the guests.
His name is Fred Fenton, and he is
said to belong to u very respectable
New York family who 1.-Two on Madison
avenue. Fenton knew that one Of the
guests had deposited package contain
ing large amount OF money in the
safe during the days and after satisfying
himself that tue owner, q lady, had re.
tired, he told the cashier that she had
sent him down for the envelope. The
cashier promptly handed it over to him,
and be started up stairs, ostensibly 10
give it over to the owner, but instead he
busted himself in preparation for an
early flight, and almost before daybroak
be told the night watchman he was 50.
ing Oh fishing trip. ,=s =.
Lie failed to return, however. and as
the day wore on 1t was discovered that Il
number Of articles were missing. A
package containing Sl00 and q valuable
bracelet, n pocketbook containing $40
belonging to Mrs. L. a. Marion, the pro-
prletress Of the hotel; a handsome over
coat, and railroad ticket were also
missing. Fcnton came 10 Bascobel
highly recommended with New York
and Baltimore credentials, and after two
weeks service vas generally voted by
the guests o nice young man.
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CLAEkSBuEG CELEBRATES

The Glorious Fourth-A Large Procession.
Many Strauects In tho City.
Special Dipatch 10 the Inteligencer.
CLARKsBuRa, W. Va, July 1.-The
"Fourth" was celebrated here with great
enthusiasm, business being entirely sus-
pended, all public buildings and many
private residences handsomely decorated
aud thousands OF strangers from Wheel
ing, Parkersburg and intervening points
helped to make the day enjoyable. The
procession which started about 10 q. m.
was participated in by the Fire Depart
ment, knights Of Pythias, Knights Of
St. George, Of Weston, and the Ancient
Order OF Hiberniaus, Of both Clarksburg
and Grafton, and was witnessed by IN
immense crowd. Bands OF music were
here from Grafton and Fleminston.
The picnic OF the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians, held at the fair grounds,
was q grand SUCCESS, there being from
1900 10 1900 present. The city ordi.
nance prohibiting fire works was strictly
enforced and there was no mishap OF
accident to mar the pleasure OF the day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-05
4 BOYS SUICIDE.
an Elevcn-iear.Old Youth Sends IL bullet
Through His DSniu.

an Elevcn-iear.Old Youth Sends IL bullet
Through His Dsniu.
CoLuMnrs, Ono, July A. Willie
Maybe. an eleven-year.old boy, was driy-
en- to suicide tonight through fear Of
being arrested. Willie, who lives with
his aunt, MIS-. Charles Schneider, at 344
South Washington avenue, quarreled
with q playmate this evening, and, pick
ing up stone, hurled it at him. Miss.
ing tho boy for whom it was intended.
it hit the three.year.old daughter OF Mrs.
William Fuchs, living near the Schneii.
er house, infiicting a severe, though not
dangerous, wound in the little ones
head. .sa..'..#. 81
Willie immediately ran to the little
girls assistance, and upon the arrival OF
her mother apologized, explaining that
it was an accident.
The little girls grandfather threatened
to have the boy arrested, and the latter
run into The house and told his aunt OF
the accident and tho threats OF the si,l's
grandfather. Thoroughly frightened
lest he had killed the little Girl and
would be arrested, Willie ran to an up.
stairs room, and shortly afterward the
report Of pistol was heard, aud, run.
ming upstairs, his aunt found the lad ly.
ing on the floor with q bullet-hole
through his head and 3S.caliber re.
yolver by his side. She gave the alarm,
but when tho ucighbors arrived the bow
was dead. He had taken his uncle's re-
yolyer from dresser in the room, and,
placing it at his head, fred. The bullet
entered the LETT eye, penetrating the
brain, and death must have been instan.
taneons. The little fellow must have
beea driven to the terrible deed through
fear OF arrest. -" :"
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a EOOLHARDE. FlA?.
a Man Attempts to Swim the
Whirlpool Rapids.
DASHED AGAINST A ROCK.
uc Narrowly Escapes Dcath...A Fer.
tunatc Wave Washes Him Into nn
Eddy, AMI Friends Assist 2
Him to tho Shore.

NIAGARA FALLS, July 4.--samuel
Smith, the Lewiston, n. Y, boatuan,
who waa to so through the whirlpool
rapids In rowhoa.5 with John L.
sonlos, OF North MnskegoD, Mich
llunked and would not undertake The
foolhardy feat. soules, not to disal-
pain. the large crowd that hau coneie-
gated, announced that lie would 10
though alone. The boat which ho had
concealed up tho river and intended 10
20 rs far as possible in, some ono had
cut from its moorlngs and lot go through
during the night. Not daunted by this,
be made m attempt 10 swim the RAPIDS
with only his swimming suit on. Al.
3IS p. NJ. he entered tho water about
seventy.iive feet OH the falls side Of tho
bridge, on tho Canadian side. When
tho swift current caught hold Of Soules IL
swept him under the bridge like a flash.
Below the railway suspension brid,e
there are two large rocks.
The current carried Suuies up against.
the first rock and the spectators gave
vent to simultaneous yell OF horror,
pec.ing to see tho swimmers brails
dashed out. But luckily just rs he came
in contact with tho rock, a large breaker
caught him up and ho scraped over the
obstruction. When near the whirlrCcl
rapids incline railway large wave
washed him into large eddy near thn
shore, and with tho assistance OF several,
spectators, he scrambled out OH the
rocks. .,.a t,.. aIa WITH
The first thing he said when he ros
out OF the water was that his knee hut
hun SO much that he thought he would
get ashore when the opportunity pre-
sented itself. lie had deem hole in h:s
left foot. flo received the Injuries when
he was dashed against the las. roct.
His manager asked hiui how he was.
and he replied, " am all right" and
asked II he wonld continue bis trio
through the whirlpool. His manager
said, mo, not with that leg" He was
assisted 10 car, and upon reaching the
top OF the incline was driven across the
bridge.
1t is fortunate for Soulcs that he WAN
washed ashore, for had he gone through
70 the whirlpool he surely would have
been killed. The place where he rot
out is about 100 feet above the snot e
where Webb issupposed to have bsen
killed. Soules was never over thirty
leet from shore during his trip through
the rapids. He says he will 70 through
again when hia knee is ali right.
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SUICIDE OF 4 FAMILY.


III de
cd to Dentl,. ..g ~
New YonK, July A man, a wo.
man and child committed suicide in
Hoboken this morning, because the
father Of the family was unable 10 pay
q mortgage Of SIS on their household fur.
niture, and which was about to be fore.
closed. Frank Wertland, his wife and
child, lived in apartments at lag Park
avenue, Hoboken. Wertland was a
writer OF musical papers. He had Init
little to do, and got behind in his ex.
renses. A friend OF the family Ia woman
whose name has no. yet been disclosed)
loaned the Wertlands so5 and took a
mortgage on all their personal property.
This woman went before Justice Rush
and secured an attachment on Vert.
land 8 property. This worried Wertland
greatly when he heard OF it.
Landlord Henry kaiser, from whom
the Wertlaads rented their rooms, rot a
letter this morning from Frank Vert.
land, which said that on account OF the
taithlessness of the woman friend he
and his family had sought death by
drowning. Kaiser Immediately went to
police headquarters with tho letter.
Sergeant Ratagen told him that the
bodies OF the woman and he, child
had been tound drowned al the foot of
Sixth street Dock, Hudson river, where.
upon Kaiser went TO the moypua on1
identified the bodies. .,r,.9 q : =
The little boy was but f,vs months
old: Wertland's heIy has not yet been
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OIL MEN EXCITED
In the Ohio Field Over a Big
G|ycerino Combine. y
HIGH EXPLOSIVE COMPANY
Buys Up tho Rock Glyccrlnc Com.
pany's Plants aud Interests, and {
tho Trust WIN Double the Price
orthe Explosive Compound.
FlSpLAY, O., July 4.-Thc oil and gas

FiSDLAY, O., July 4.-Thc oil and eas
men Of the Ohio field arc considerably
exercised by tho announcement made
yesterday that tho High Explosive Com.
pany, limited, Of Bradford, Pa, had
bought out the Rock Glyceiino Com.
pany's plants and interest in Ohio, and
now absolutely control tho product aud
sale Of this essential aid TO oil and gas
development. This sale gives tho High
Explosive Company a monopoly Of the
ni.ro-elycerine business Ia the States OF
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and
OF tho United States. The
lsork Glyccrine Company had works
rear this city aud Lima, and were strong
Of the High Explosive Com.
pany, hence the combine. 1t IL pre-
liclcd that tho price Of the explosive
will be Immediately doubled by the
trust.
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SOLDIERS REUNION
At K'pEwool-A Public Dispiny-An In.
tcrcstlnE Tournnmont-Thc Orntors.
Special Dfspdtrh 10 he Iptfllioerrer

a. h'pEHopu-h inbllc l)lsplny-Ap In
| tcrcstlnE Tournamont-rhs Orntors,
Special Dipdea TO he InttsIioereer.
KiSowoop, W. Va, July 4.-Jul,
Fourth. 1890, and tho Seventh Annua
Reunion Of tho exsoldiers OF this coun,
ty bfoughtthe larges. crowd OF people Ia
Kingwood ever before assembled here.
This morning opened bright, with every
house decorated. BY 10 o'clock tho
town was crowded with strangers, a
procession was formed headed by several
bands and q march OF tho town was
taken up. Six secret societies were out
In their beantiirl uniforms and regalia,
Clarence i. Ollie, OF Morgantown, nd.
dressed tho throng this afternoon. King.
wood was chosen the next place Of
meeting and the iirst Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friday in September as the
time.
The tournament was an especiai icat.
ure Of the day, and many strangers came
to take II In. Tho knights OF the tour.
nament were all in different uniforms,
and as they covered the 100 yards they
seemed as II their lives depended upon
the winning OF the prize. Mr.. i. j.
Crogan was tho successful contestant,
and his prize was the crowning Of tho
Queen Of Love and Beauty and prize
Of pair Of silver spurs. Messrs. J. K.
Monroe, DR.. Pratt aud Hoys Baker won
other prizes. Fully $500 strangers were
in the gates today. The iiroworks dis
play tonight was simply grand. Tho
speakers tonight were Hon. William 0.
Dawson, Prof. A. J. Hare and Comrade
Leroy Shaw. Capt. b. b. Doyener was
unable to speak to-day on account Of tho
death OF his son, % ,rr -
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steyenson'S parents, Captain and Mrs
A. u Baker.
Tic bulk NJ the crowd ,esterday wo,
from Wheeling. -, VS. y"
Rev. G. u. Graham ~ vho,,,,. q. :.
among ;he mipiste,a he " "a wna,e,h0ss' t,Shns' "'s
Tho csup rround co,,,ooo h,,o ar, =,
up rapidly within thu nnst two v ~ n,e,' ,h.eo
daya. f''' WV VI '''ee
il, G , u,;,,,. :.
,,ont inon. Gia 2. a, Iia'nes resembles ex.preti.
v;an. vus o'e'e'"hu' espec'9''y on slce
heW'
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STORM on LANE MICHIGAN.
MANY st'l,ooners Disabled and Several Lives
Are Lost.

liahy s,'l,ooners Disabled and Several Lives
Are Lost.
Chicago, July Lake Michigan was
stirred from surface to bottom last night
and to-day by gale that wrecked ship
ping and threw OH its beans'end the pro.
gramme Of aquatic sports arranged for
the glorious Fourth. Vessels that had
put out ior sea labored for port, or drop
ped anchor. The schooner Gladiator
turned over and her commander, Cap.
tain Loroton, was lost.
About midnight the steamer City Of
Chicago with 1000 passengers aboard
lay Oh her beams-end outside the break
water trying to gain shelter. She finally
reached her dock without accident. The
schooner Gladiator was turned keel up,
and the crew were swept away, but all
managed to reach the craft again but the
captain. =
The schooner Naiad managed to beat
into the breakwater. She had lost q
man, Harry Berkeley, and her forward
rigging was carried away. She dropped
anchor, but the soft bottom refused it Q
place and the vessel drifted with n crash
:,saingt the srhooners Surprise und
Whitecloud. They all drilted out to SEE
but were towed back by tug. Many
Of the staunch propellors were alse
greatly damaged.
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4 TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Between Argentine, Peru and Brazil
iEafnst Chiti'a .isc,ressivcncss. sN-I

Between Argentine, Peru and Brazil
iEain.t Chiii's .issrcssivcncss.
CHICAGO, July 4.-lnis Mendenoza, OF
Buenou Ayres, who was in this city yes
terday, speaking on South American
affairs, said that an alliance between the
Argentine Republic, Peru and Brazil
exists, but that its object Is defensive.
There is no thought OF M attack upon
Chilli" he explained, "but that little
country is acting SO badly that it is ne.
ccssary to restrain it. The citizens OF
Chill think their interests predominate
over all others in South America, and
this alliance is only formulated to check
the violation of international rights.
Now Chill will understand that there
are no more conquesta, and thu. it can.
not attack Peru again without meeting
with opposition from these big coun.
tries. It is all the little nations fault,
for this alliance would not have been
formed il Chill had taken part in the
Pan American Congress. The situation
is so one.sided it would bo impossible
for an actual war to take place.
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THE BOAT COLLAPSED.

Fonr Persons Drowned in the Yough.o.
Ehcny at McKeospost, Yesterday. E..
PIrrsDuRdH. Pa, July 4.-At2 o'clock
this afternoon John Thompson, his wife
and l4.year-old girl Bessie, and Richard
Smith and wife and three children
started 10 row across the Youghiogheny
river az McKeesport. = The boat was
old and rotten, and when the middle Of
the river was reached, it gave way. Both
men sank instantly aud Bessie Smith
and Alice Thompson followed, after ris-
ing three times to call piteously to their
mothers to save them. Robert, an is year
old son OF Mrs. Thompson, dragged his
mother to the boat and she and her in
fant child were supported by the brave
boy until help arrived. Mrs. Smith also
saved herself by! clineing to the sub
merged boat. The bodies OF the two
men with their daughters were recov-
cred, E.rg....@
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JAPANESE SOCIALISTS.
Importance Of tho Coming Elcctio a, IN III,
E-. Mlkhtlo's Land

u h1ihaAuo AtlIuu,
CHICAGO, July 4.-Colonel W. 3,
Hamilton, Of England, who has been it,
Japan during the past year, and ia as
present in this city, in speaking Of the
elections soon to be held in the Nfika-
dos land, said there was considerable ir-
terest felt on the result. - -.
"The laboring classeB and tho pooru
he said, "are to be admitted to n share
IN the new government, and it is feared
this departure may prove disastrous tn
the advancement Of Japan. Itis thoupht
the actions OF the new Parliament viii
not result in measures suitable to thn
needs Of the country. In the strife m ar,,
a number of enthusiastic, but unedu-
Gated and incompetent men, who arc NJ
tempting to secure places of honor,
"Welliniormed men state that the
Liberals will get at least 1875 ont Of H.
800. The Government party will have
nearly 100 members. The rcmaindor
will probably be secured by the Pro-
gressionists. II this is tho result. as Il
probably will be, Jaran's progress ia ant
to be blocked, for the Government viii
be obliged to seek an alliance with some
OF the other parties ia order to Get ma
iority. Then, in order to please tho no-
Iitical elements, the country at larrt,
will have to suffer. ,.'''"'''.
"The most harmful political body in
Japan is the Soahi, Or Students, and tho
number is increasing. In this conntrv
the members Of the soshi would be- cali
ed Socialists, or perhaps Auarcbis,s.
They have injured japan greatly. The
assassins OF Count Okuma were held IN
as martyrs in the eyes OF the Sosbi. ent
II has stimulated others with desire h,
40 gomething equally brave. II tho
Soshl continue to augment their body
Japan may have serious internal strifrs
As it is now, high officials arc ohlired
to 80 about with special guards nn,i
foreigners are not safe in many Of lie
Streets" tll H.. .Ils - '' - 'uo
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FEDERAL ELECTION BILL
Has Caused tho Tammany II
ger to Show His Claws.
CONGRESSMAN W. D. BYNUM
Tells tho Sachcms aud Chiefs That
tho Dill Should be Resisted by
tho Sword, II Necessary.
Others Speak In tho Strain,

New York, July 4.-TLe outer WALL
OF Tammany Hall were proiusely hung
to-day with American tlsgs. and its In,
terror was draped with tho stars and
stripes, filled With big and little chiefs,
and hosts OF braves, and resounded with
patriotic music. NJ gq
Grand Sachcm Tappan opened the
proceedings. The tinie.honored core.
inony OF reading the Declaration OF In.
dependence was entrusted to George q.
Mcclellan, son Of late General George
B. Mcclellan. After the reading, Hon.
Wm. b. ByEum, OF Indiana, was intro.
luced. He WAS received with applause
and cheers. He said It was an appro.
pirate tine. to glance over the past
and to endeavor to discern whittier
We arc going. The founders Of
the Nation, lIo said, did not
believe III u Nation with biz
IN" They did not believe that ma.
jority, however large, had tho right to
deprive minority, however small, OF its
natural rights. Tho dangerto our in.
a.itptions does not lie in'revolt from the
minority, but in the tyranny of the ma
jority. Tho Republican msjo,ity hus
undertaken to override the rights OF the
States and tho people, and rob the con-
Of the right Of self
government. In this they were led
by Speaker Reed. Never in the lie
OF the Nation has such deadly thrust
Mt its liberties been made before ns in
tho passage Of tho Federal Election
law. This law, he said, was not intend.
ed ior tho South alone. 1t was intended
for New York and Indiana. 1t was in.
tended to enable that original package
OF political villainy, John I. Dayen.
Fdrt, to tefroiize over Democratic yo.
ieIs. With voice, with zen, with
sword, the people should rise in their
might and prevent the enactment Of
such law.
Mr.. Bynum was succeeded by Hon.
CHARLES 7. Crisp, OF Georgiu, who talked
in q u: :uilar strain. se
Secretary McGoldrick read letters OF
regret from ex-Pfeeideut Grover Cieve-
land, Governor Hill, the Governors OF
Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, New
jersey, Montana, Oregon and West Vir-
ginia, Senators Cockrell, Blackburn,
!rurpie, Vance, Gibson Carlisle and
Payne, Representatives. Vaus, Breckin.
ridge and others. The reading Of letters
irom ex-President Cleveland and Cover
nor Hill evoked loud applause and
cheers.
Hon. William II. Springer, Of Illinois;
Hon. Benton Mcmillan, OF Tennessee;
Hon. John M.-Allen, OF Mississippi, all
denounced the Federal Election bill in
strong terms.
Aresolution was unanimously adopted
declaring thata mass meeting should be
called throughout the country to de-
nounce. the Federal Election bill and 10
protest against lis passage by ttc Senate
OF the United States.
Alter the singing OF the Star Spangled
Banner the sa:hems and braves descend
ed to the basement to quar Of the spring
that was said to be bubbling there.
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LAND FOR JkWELkY,

West virginia Acres, Which 1t is Claimed,
We're Frnudulent,y Exchanged.
COLUMBUS, O., July 1 Governor
Campbell yesterday bonored reqnisi-
ton from the Governor Of Indiana Tor
Samuel Davis. Of this city, wanted for
obtaining money under ialse psetcnses.
The oGense is said to have been COM
mitted at South Bend, Ind, at which
place it is charged Davis deiraudcd one
Charles Miller out OF between $1,000 and
5000 worth of jewelry, ait OF which
was secured under false pletenses. The
deal which caused the arrest was tue
trading Of thirty.seven aud one-half
acres OF land in Mason county, W. Va,
for tho stock OF jeweiry. ST
The ]nnd was represented to be free
from all incumbrance and a clear title
was to have been given Miller, but the
same IVES not done. The trade was made
last September, ut which time Miller
says that Davis represented that he
could borrow 5000 on Tho land any
time he chose to do so. In order to sat.
isiy Miller that such was the case, Il
telegram wa5 sent 10 this city by Davis
asking il loan OF IS, Coo could be secured
on the land in question, to which re.
ply was received stating that he could
get the Joan my time.
Accordingly the trade was completed
and Davis given the jewelry, but upon
Miller investigating the tile % tho land
he found that Davis did not own it at
.hs iime Of the irade.r Davis was ar'
rested, hut today employed MI attorney
to fight the case, WHICH is being heard
by Judge Pugh, and pending the de.
cision, which will be given Saturday
Davis was released on $1,000 bail. Davis
/ is -cputed to be quite wealthy, and eami
here aocut four years ago from GALL