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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-22
signal-Service Suggestions.


He had finally reached the top of the
Auditorium tower and when he had
entered the signal service office said
abruptly:
This 'ere's where you give out
weather predictions, amt it!''
The clerk nodded.
= "WelI," continued the old man, ~
thought as how 1 could come up an
give you some pointers
YES" said the clerk, politely.
Eyes; I've figgered on it little an
find that We amt al'ays right"
mo; we sometimes make mistakes. I"
"Course We do. We all do some time.
Now, was thinkin' as how line that
used to be on the auction handbills
down in our county might do fust rate
on your weather predictions an save ye
a lot of explainin'."
what was the line?"
wind an weather permittiu'."
a He went down without waiting for
the elevator. Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-22
ABOUT BOARDING.
The Folly of Storing Away Useless Arti

The Folly of Storing Away Useless Arti
cles.
Economy and boarding are two
widely different things, although the
one is too often mistaken for the other
The true law of life is to receive, to use
to pass on" Thus says helpful article
1t is wisdom to make provision for the
future. For the improvidept and shift
less have small respect. 1t is not o:
this speak, but of what is useless t.
it's possessor that might do anothe,
good service.
| Do not fill garnet and closets with
:cast-off clothing, broken furniture, ole
books, etc. This is waste, and adds the
burden of caring for worthless things
Give your poor ncighbor your gown.
and wraps that are out Of style in fabric
and fashion. When the day TO,
making over comes. if it ever arrives
ten to one the new material and cost o:
work will lead you to decide upon new
and the old, growing older, is still OF
hand. Pass on your old garments; there
is world of good for some one in them
The home missionary barrel would re
joice should you decide to swell it's con
tents. Do not hoard even old trumpery
If yon allow your house to be cum
bered, moth, and rust will corrupt.
1t is a law of nature that nothing be
lost. Everything gravitates to purpose
and use. Follow this law and send old
books, magazines and papers to those
who have no money to buy them. They
will be a godsend to many hungerine
and thirsting for this very sort of mind.
food, and You will he enshrined in thei1
memory, especially if the packages you
send are labeled pass on" You will:
understand the compound interest that
accrues.
If there is positively no other use fol
old. broken-down furniture, let it be
split for kindling. 1t is better so thar
to fiji up and gather dust, and be con
signed to the wood-pile at last.
How can family live without store.
room for useful, needed articles? What
folly to fill it with useless trumpery'
Let everything chat can serve for con.
venience to others be passed on, other.
wise clear out and clear of. If true
that the maximum Of good housekeep.
ing is the minimum of old trumpery,
our housekeepers will rouse to the sub
ject. Remember there is that that
scattereth. yet increaseth.- Eugene
Eldridge, in Good Housekeeping.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
OONDgYSgD TELTGRAMS.

secretrry Blaine was reported as much
improved at midnight.
The President received great oyaLions
at all points visited in Colorado.
The Pittsburgh May Musical Festival
opened last night with great succesa.
News from Constautinople announces
the death Of Rev. @. V. Spear, Of obeE'
lin, Ohio,
The retail lumber dealers Of the coun.
try are In session In Chicago. Nothing
important was done yesterday.
The coke strikers in the Connellsville
region feel more encouraged, though
the operators are still confident.
Captain Verney, Member Of Parlia'
ment, who was convicted Of an attempt
TO abduct a girl for immoral purposes,
was expelled yesterday.
The Catholic Knights OF America be-
gan their annual session ut Philadelphia
yesterday. The delegates represent 4
States and 1900 members.
It ia now stated that the schoonel
Robert and Minnie wRs not the only
vessel chartered 10 canvey arms, DC, e
the Chilean rebels. An investigation is
being made at San Francisco.
The Nav Orleans grand Jury made I
special report, dlsposfng Of the criticism
OF the Italian Contul on their report
The special report is addressed to signoj
CorIe, and says the tenor Of his commu
nication iS not consistent with the Off
cial dignity Of the grand jury. Tha
body, therefore, returns the doGumen
without further comment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
IHB FOREST FIRES.
IncaIculabIe Damage Done Both
East and West.
THOUSAEDSO OF AcRES BURNED
Whole Towns Wiped Out of Exist.
ence In Michigan and in Penn
sylyanIa tho Loss is Ire.
mendous.

DETROIT, MICH, May 12,-Tbe looked
for security from the recent rain did no
matetializs for the panic stricken in
habitants Of the burned district in thii
State. Some idea OF the vastness Of the
FIRE district can be gained from the fact
that almost any two Of the dozen coun'
ties now filled with FIRE is as large as
the whole State OF Rhode Island.
West Troy, a few miles north Of otia,
has been environsd by fire since early
yesterday morning and 1t is supposed to
be in ashes. Reports from Cadillac,
Wexford county, state that the inhabi.
tants OF all the villages in the county
have been out fighting FIRE for the past
three days, and many OF the smaller
places are wiped of the face Of the
earth. The village OF Lake has not been
heard from since Its last appeal for
help.
The FIRE Is sweeping through the
woods near Red Cloud, Eewaygo coun-
ty, while more than one hundred miles
away across the State the little hamlet
OF Taft is In a gulf Of fame. Monton,
above Cadillac, Is cut off from commu.
nication with the outside world. The
latest news from Traverse City is 10 the
effect that the entire population is out
fighting fire. Millions upon millions OF
logs are burning all over the centre Of
the SkaLA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13

MEcHASIcsBURe, Pa, May l2.-Disas'
trous forest fires have swept throgh the
mountain lands in this county since last
Monday and are still raging. Fully TO-.
600 acres OF valuable timber land have
heen burned over.
Reports received this morning from
Dillsburg,a "a small hamlet, about six miles
from this city. cay that a second large
fire broke out in the mountains north ol
the place, and, famed by violent eOst.
ern wind, soon reached and destroyed
the valuable mining property Of Alex.
Underwood, consisting Of an ore crusher
engine house, blacksmith shop and five
dwelling houses, rendering fourteen per
sons homeless.
A number OF houses, including those
in the outskirts OF the aforementioned
settlements, arc in danger and unless
the wind changes or rain falls the weari.
ed fighters will be unable 10 save them.
The losses by these fires have already
exceeded Sl50,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13

Hundreds Arriving to Buy Town Lots n
the Sale Tomorrow.
Special DiIpateA to Ne Iaieilioner.
CHARJEsrowN, W. Va, May 12.-Al
the time approaches for the first lot sale
by the Improvement Company, the in.
dications all point to the realization Of
the highest expectations Of the stock
holders Of the success, progress and per-
manence Of the development Of Charles
town. A tremendous crowd OF capital
lists, who have inspected the property Of
the company, pronounce 1t a valuable
and remarkable development and one OF
the finest opportunities for investment
ever offered anywhere. The lot draw.
ing will be held tomorrow, aud Thurs
day and Friday the auction sale Of lots
will take place. Already large stock
holders have arrived from New York,
Pittsburgh, UniontowD, Lancaster, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
Wheeling, bringing with them
many investors. Tomorrow morn
ing special trains from Philadelphia,
Lancaster and York, Pa, Baltimore,
Washington and intermediate points
will arrive, bringing great number OF
stockholders and investors who have
notified the company OF their coming.
No other company ever spent so much
time, labor and money before the sale In
improving the property, establishing in.
dustries and erecting buildings to ad.
vance the interests Of stockholders. II
is confidently believed that no fancy or
inflated prices will bs paid for lots, but
that they will sell for their reasonable
and real value. No effort has been made
by the company to make the develop.
ment anything but substantial and per.
manent. Over three thousand people
are expected here during the sales days
Among the prominent arrivals to-day
were Senator CoRVeshal and General
Smythe, OF New York, Frank 0sburn,
Of Pittsburgh, Dol. ]. NJ. Rowan, OF Mon.
roo county, Adjutant General 0xley, OF
Charleston, George Adams and Ran.
dolph stalnaker, Of Wheeling. Many
others have arrived and every train
brings its quota, A telegram has Just
been received from Governor Fleming
stating he will arrive early tomorrow
morning
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
Tue PORCaGAYG WAY.
Tho Presidential Party Has Marrow Is,
,cape from Death.

Tho Presidential Party Has n Marrow rs.
,caps from Death.
CoLoRADo sPRINas, Co4., May 19.-At
tho reception given TO President Harri'
con last night at the Antlers hotel this
city, the President finished hit
speech from the balcony Of the hotel and
followed by the Postmaster General
who was not allowed to finish his sd
dress, however, for the reason thai
while the crewd was applauding his re.
marks from the balcony above, q portion
Of the porch below, which was throngsd
with people, pressing their way into the
paflors where the President and Mira
Harrison were receiving, gave way with
q crash under their combined weight,
and precipitated about thirty men and
women into the area below, distance o.
eight feet. A scene OF great confusion
ensued. Cries for help were heartIend.
ing. However, all were coon rescued
and no one was found to be dangerously
injured. The President and party spent
the night on their train with the inten'
tion Of making an early start this morn
ing for Denver.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
Dg, BRIGGS CASE.
Majority Report AdoptSd-Now Charges
to bo Preferred,

Majority Report Adoptod-Now Charges
to bo Preferred.
NRw YoRE. May 12.-The New York
Presbytery to-day resumed considera.
ton OF the case oil Professor Briggs. The
Professor, on entering the church,
seemed perfectly ssltpoSsesSed and un.
concerned,' and was soon engaged in
pleasant conversation with number OF
the Presbyters.
DR.. Briggs spoke atsome length in bis
own defense. The motion to substitute
the report OF the minority for that Of the
majority was defeated by mslority oil
20. A viva voce vote wss then taken on
the adoption Of the majority report and
It was adopted-ayes, A; noes, 80. Pro.
fessor Briggs then gave formal notice
that he would eater protes against the
appointment of the committee and q
complaint against the action Just taken
blythe Prethytery.
DR.. Birch gave notice that he would,
in certain contingencies prefer new
charges against Prof. Briggs.
The Rev. Dr.. Shiland offered 8 reeolp-
tion that Judicial comInlttee be ap'
pointed by the Moderator 10 take into
consideration the case Of Prof. Briggs.
Adopted. The committee will be ap.
pointed later. Adjourned.
in the opinion Of thoughtful men,
this decision OF the New York Presby.
terry is the beginning Of iar.roachinQ
split in the ranks OF the PresbyterianS,
Dir. McIlysine says the condemnation oI
DR.. Briggs means the condemnation OF q
great party throughout tho world WHICH
Ia gradually spreading in every branch
oifeligious work. II DR.. Briggs is dis
ciplined several other Presbyterian
ministers will leave that denomination
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
COUNTERFEIT COFFEE
Sold in whssllng-A Wholesale Merchant
Tells How lis Made.

Sold in whsrling-A Wholesale Merchant
Tells How IIis Made.
The tSles told about the adnlteration
OF food products have been considered
exaggerated by many people, but
the mode oil sdulteratiug coffee ex.
planned to an INTELLIGRSCER man yea
ierday was vouched for by prominent
Wheeling wholesale dealer. He was
asked II sny Rdulterated coffee vas sold
In Wheeling.
"Lots Of It." he repliud. Some time
ago 3 staple, cheap brand OF coffee could
be brought for twenty cents Wholesale,
bot the short crop has run the price up
twenty dye Epd thrse-eight CENTS. The
retailer cannot sell I: for lees than
thirty cents, and so demand for a
cheaper brand has arisen, which can
only be supplied by the use Of adultera-
"Can the foreign substances In coffee
not be detected2"
"In some forms they can be discover.
Ell by an expert, but the average con.
sumaT is unable 10 tell the difference by
sight; only tue weakness OF the beverage
breged from the adulteraled stud will
make him suspiciQus.'
lin what manner Is tho coffee usually
adulteratedP"
SIN various ways. I have seen a
beautiful imitation OF the roasted berry,
perfect 10 every detail, made by roasting
and grinding up beans and -four and
then pressing the mesl into the shape Of
coffee grains. But tbs process OF manu-:
featuring the beans Is very expensive,
audis not yet used to any great extent.
A man was in my house the other day
with sample Of roasted coffee, which,
TO the unin,tiated, looked like broken
roasted coffee grains. This delectabls
compound was prepared from cracked
roasted peas, mixed with broken and
whole genuine coIee beans, with an Rd.
dition Of chicoTy. Ee offered u to me
for l7l cents, Wholesale.
"Dld buy any oil it2 OF course
did, and 1t is on the way here now.
While have always discouraged the
use Of any adulterated substance for hu-
man consumption, / am compelled 10
furnish 10 my trade what it demands
We sell the article to tho retailer on ita
merits, or rather demerits. OF course,
| Tho retailer 'inioEms bis customer OF The
nature oI the sabst6hce lie BELLS. Oh
yes! certainly he does.
"rhe commonest way Of adulterAtlnr
coffee Is to grind up coffee, adulterationl
and all. In finely ground coffee II Il
impossible 10 detect the presence o.
bean -four. But grorud coffee is no
sold 10 any very great extent, the con
sumers having diseoyered that strength
Is not one Of its gredominatiDE qaRl
lties.N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13

Yesterday afternoon man nearly GOV.
cred with blood, and having eeyerSl cuts
on his hands and heal, came into the
police Office and said he was working for
James Mckinley when a man named
John Boyd came 10 where he wgs work.
ing and began calling him vile namep.
He did not pay any attention, when
Boy d assaulted him and inflicted the In.
juries he showed. Officer L1kens went
down and arrested Boyd, who admitted
having pounded the complainant up,
bat said he had insuited him grossly.
The complainant, John Haley, WIS
drunk, while Boyd wss sober. The lat
ter gave security for his appearance in
the police court this morning and was
released. Haley will slso be arraigncd
this morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
ADMIRAL De ROHAES ROMANCE.
He Refused to Bear His Fathers Name.
Quarrel with His Rrother.


WASHINGTON, May 12-The will oi
Admiral William de Rohan was fllsd at
Washington on Wednesday last. 1t was
executed on the steamer Gascogne, OF
the French Line, on April %, 1887, on
the voyage from Haere 10 New York,
and was witnessed by Consul General
George Walker, and ]. H. Crance and
E. Tuck, OF New York. The entire es-
tate Is willed to his sister.in.law, the
widow Of Rear Admiral DAhlgren, Of the
United States navy, who was named as
executrix, with the request that she
should not be required to file any bonds.
On August 81 last, few months before
he died, he sent q note to Mrs. Dahl
gren, properly witnessed, In which he
said: "Ib-qIeath all my estate to you,
as by the will Of 1887, which
you have" Incidental to this
fact Is explained the reason
for changing his name from Dahl.
gren to De Bohan. Over a half century
ago he ouRrrelled with his brother, Ad.
miral Dahlgren, knocked him down and
was fined 500 In police court. The
result Of this was that he refused longer
TO bear his fathers name, and took that
OF his mothers family, He refused to
serve in the American Navy during the
civil war, lest he should be brought un.
der his brothers orders. He served in
the Turkish Navy as captain, and with
Garibaldi for the liberation Of Italy, com.
manding the marine division at the siege
OF Rome. He advanced large amount
OF money for the House OF Savoy, near.
ly a quaher OF q million OF dollars.
and was never repaid. He tried to col.
leCt this through the State Department,
and in the belief that something would
be accomplished he went abroad again,
and for several years worked the mines |
he owned in Sardinia and Sicily, but,
lacking capital, he returned after four
years absence, and found that his case
had been neglected. His misfortunes go
disheartened him that his
health gave way and about two years
ago he had o stroke Of paralysis, after
which he failed rapidly. He lived with |
Mrs. Dahlgren for several yearsin Wash
ington, and at her mountain summer
home, but finally went TO the hospital,
where he died recently, seventy:two
years old.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
THR PIRsr sTOyE LAID

For tho Foundation OF tho Main Street
Stone Bridge, with Little Ceremony.
Shortly after ten o'clock yesterday
forenoon the first stone OF the Main
street stone bridge over the creek was
laid. Little publicity had been given to
the fact that it would be laid at that time,
for the reason that the bank shows such
a disposition TO cave in that it was feared
il large crowd gathered there might
be a serious accident. However, Chair
man Ellingham and Mr.. EmHheimer, Of
the committee, were on hand, with Mr..
Carey, Of Paige, Carey & Co., Council
man Brandfass, ex.City Solicitor Robert
White, O. r. Tracy, Homer Wells, Gil
more Brown. John Weisberber, and ono
or two Others. Mayor Seabright wit
nessed the scant ceremony from the
top OF the bank, being afraid 10
trust his avoirdupois 10 tho nit.
When the bed was all prepared aud
the stone ready 10 be adjusted, Colonel
White made a graceful and timely talk,
to which Mr.. Brown responded, acknoWl-
edgiug for Paige. Carey & 90. the com.
pliments paid them by the speaker.
Both went little into the history OF
bridges. The stone at the south. west
corner Of the bridge was then laid on
the red shale bed under the direction Of
Assistant City Engineer White. BY
evening three or four Of the large stones
were in place. A tramRay has been
lid connecting the track OF the q, & O.
company with the site Of the bridge for
convenience in handling the stone, aud
another tramway from the switch along
the creek bank to the retaining wall the
came firm is building for the city at
Market street, on which good progress
is being made. A gang Of men is now
at work on the excavation for the sonth
Rbutment OF the Main street bridge, and
good progress was made on 1t yesterday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
A Chlioap conEFSssu,Aa Arrosted.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-Ricardo
Trumbull, a member Of the Chilean
Congress and partisan Of the insurgent
psrty, was arrested last night by the
United States Marshal for violating the
neutrality laws in connection With the
shipment OF aEtns and munitions Of VRF
on the schooner Robert and Minnie on
the steamer. His bail was fixed at $l5,-
900, and he was released with John D.,
and Adolph sprtckels as turetiea.
Alter he was released he stated that
be had expected 70 be arrested, bat made
NO attempt at ConceAlment. ~ don't
worry about this at all,p said Mr.. Trum.
bull. 1T Is mere iormGlity and means
nothing. lam an attorney myself and
bavs studied the neutrality laws. There
is nothing In them by which l can be
! held"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
MORE MURDkR
viii Result From tue White Cap whipping
In roBneGsee,

Will Result From tue White Cap whipping
IN Tennessee.
CHATTANOOGA, TGES,, May l2.-As q
result Of the recent white csp sensation
near Ducktown, Tenn, a young bride
who was whipped by woman white
caps has since died after terrible torture.
Threo men who were fred on will die.
Editor Craig Miles, Of the DucktoWn
Reporter, wss called on by three armed
men and ordered to leeve on account oi
bis published version Of the affair. He
aeixsd his gun and held the fort. He is
hero. but says he will return to Duck.
town. The women who did the whip
ping are under arrest, but their friends
say that they shall never 90 10 jail, and
q fight is imminent bstween the mob
and the officers. The outcome will be
more murder, 90 the inhabitants Of the
section are q tough lot.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
DURL IN / CHURCH.
A Fusd Ends in the Pr,ssnes of Large
Congregation.

A Fued Ends in the Presence OF Large
Congregation.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. May 19.-L. F.
Burgess shot and fatally wounded Sam
G. W. Atwood at Pleasant Valley
Church, two miles south of Alfalfa, yes.
terday afternoon. They were both
members Of the church. About two
months ago burgess son attempted TO
assault AtWood's daughter, for which
offense young Burgess tad. Hard feel
ings have existed between the partiet
ever since, and an alteration has beer
feared, when the matter was brought fol
adjustment in the church between u:
brethren, and while the committee who
had the matter in hand were retired the
helligerenGs decided TO fight and begar
With the above result. Marion Smith
by interfering, received q stray sho
through the hand. The shooting oc
Cured in the church, which was fille'
with people TO the utmost capacity, bu
fortunately none were shot but smitl
and Atwood. Burgess the elder esp9ped
Fifteen shots were exchanged.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
The National Convention in Ses-
sion at St. Louis.
A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION
Which 1000 People Attend--The
Supposed Rival Chiefs Clasp
Hands.-The Sensation
ofthe Day.

ST. LOUIS, May l2.-About 1900 rail.
road conductors are in the city 10 attend
tho twenty.third annual convention Of
the National Order Of Railway Corduc.
tors which met here at o'clock D. m.
to-day. OF these bu. S25 are duly ac-
credited delegates. The business olthe
convention will be transacted in ex.
ecutive session, and will bs in strict
secrecy every afternoon. A grand open
reception was rendered the order at the
entertainment hall OF the exposition
building at 0 O'Clock this morning. It
was attended by all visiting delegates
and their ladies', numbering about 9 900,
as well as by the local friends OF the
order. Chief Conductor Henry E.
Schwing, OF the local division, acted as
master Of ceremonies, and called the re-
ception 10 order. Governor D. r.
Francis welcomed tho delegates 10 the
State In few well chosen words, End
was responded to by Grand Ohief Con-
ductor 4. L Clark. At the close OF the
reception tue delegates returned to their
hotels for lunch and then proceeded to
Addington's hall, where the opening
session Of the convention was called To
order by Grand Chief Conductor E. Z.
Clark at o'clock, and business await
ing the conventions action was taken up.
Grand Chief Conductor Clark stated
that their efforts would be bent toward
a federation and amalgamation Of all the
different orders OF railway workers.
The sensation Of the day was created
by Grand Chief g. w. Howard, OF the
Brotherhood of Conductors. He said
the alleged enmiiy existing between the
Brotherhood and the Order OF Railway
Conductors, was false, aud, entirely
without foundation. In proof OF what
he said, he asked Grand Chief Clark To
step out for a moment, and amid
cheering, the two supposed
rival chiafa nlaapad handa