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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
SUFFERING INFANTS.
Startling Disclosures at a BaIy y
Farm in London.
EMACIATED BABIES
Found by the Police, Who Are Look.
ing for the Parcnts..The Terrible
Accident at New Years Gel.
ebratIon -. Foreign News.

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The metropolis is
constantly being horriaed by the dis.
covsry OF "Baby Farms" where infants
are treated in the crueleat manner potsi.
BILE, but in spite Of the Metropolitan
Police these disgraceful institutions
flourish and apparently are only dis.
covered by accident. AT Brixton, a
portion OF this city on the surry side Of
the Thames, a woman who gave the
name Of "Mrs. Reeves" and who is
known to have figured under several
aliases, was arrested on the complaint Of
her neighbors for carrying on tie
illegal business known as "Baby
Farming" When the police
searched her residence they found
eight emaciated, filthy. siekIy babies
crowded into one small, III ventilated
room. Apparently the infants were ina
starving condition. 10 spite OF the fact
that the poor children were Immediate
ly given the best OF medical attention
and that they were removed TO healthier
surroundings, 1t is feared that some If
them will die. "Mrs. Reeves" in any
case, will be prosecuted to the full ex.
tent Of the law, and should one Of the
children die, the charge Of murder will
be made against the "baby farmer"
The police are doing their utmost to find
the parents OF ftheuniortunate infants.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
GRESHAM A DARK HORSE.
He May Succeed PHrwslI in the Senate
Features of the Struggle

He May Succeed PnrweiI In the Senate
Features of the struggle
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 2.--The Sem
atorial contest which will soon occur in
Illinois is the subject Of much comment
and speculation, particularly among
western politicians at the Capital.
Besides Senator Farwell and General
Palmer, the candidates are Ex-Governor
Oplesby, General McEulta, formerly r.
ceiyor Of the Wsbash railroad; O. v
Iindly, President of the State Farmers
Alliance, and II, Il. Moore, one Of the
three farmers who hold the balance ol
power in the Legislature. :,
Senator Farwell being millionaire, it
seems quite impossible for him to sec ure
the votes Of the farmers, which II is nee
esIayy to have in order to elect. 0glesbyi
with q view ofiurthering his political as
pirations, has Joined the Farmers ALI
ance, putting himself or en- even basis
with Lindly. The latter is wrongly aitu'
sted, geographically, and his reelection
would mean Senator Cullom's failure "a
succeed himself.
The dark horse, and he seems to bt
the N winner, Is Judge Gresham. Hi
election would remove whatever oh
stacie there might be In the way
OF Oullom securing the Illinois delega'
ton in the next National COnven
J lion in the event Of the Sc
/ nior Senator being a candidate ioi
President. While It would seem nov
that Gresham's chances we're superior Il
those OF all other CGndidStep, q heatet
AMI protracted struggle may be lookeS
for, such as have made the State OF Hi
iols famous In this line.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
A PLNOp Nul PRVBABLE.
The Cold Snap averts the Grave Danger
Thirty.tl Foot Stage Possible.

The Cold Snap averts the Grave Danger-A
Thirty.aVe Foot Stage Possible.
Last night the river had reached
point somewhat over 90 feet, and it was
the best judgment OF experts on freshets
that the water would not get above SO ol
80 feet, that over 35 feet was not possible
without decided change in conditions
But for the cold snap which set in yes
terday there would have been disas
troas food, sy the 1NTELLIGENcER re-
marked yesterday.
The rain which was falling Thursday
night continued most Of the night, and
rain and sleet, with occasional snow, fell
most of the day yesterday. Toward
evening it grew very cold, and the mois.
ture on the sidewalks fro2s into a glare
Of Ice which made walking preCarious,
The water and slush in the street also
stilened up under the influence Of the
low temperature, and the rush OF water
down the cutters was checked. The
same influence in the country cut of
the strcamlets which weTe swelling the
creeks and runs, and 1t is probable the
wster will run out without doing any
YsGterday morning early the creek
was rushing out with noise that was
audible clear to the suspension bridge.
This was kept up till late ip the day, the
stream running out at stage WHICH re-
minded one OF the Sudden foods OF past
summers, which did 80 much damsge up
tho valley. The present rise came 30
gradually, however, as to do no harm
along the creek; CAldWelts run was was
also much swollen by the rain and
Thirsy.tye feet is bad enough iol
dwelleJs on the lowest grounds AID per.
sons whose celiars arc deep, but itwoult
take I've or six teet above taat stage to
bo disastrous to any large numhet. o.
people. 1t is a matter for congtatuiatlon
thai, the danger seems past.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
NEGOTIATIONS ARE 0FF
Between Davis and EIkins and
President Lowudes
FOR W. VA. 6 Pa, FRANCHISE.
Couldn't Agree as to Salaries of Pas,
omcers.-.Great Setback for Ma
rlon county.-Another Big Deal
is on Hand, However.

FA1RMoNT, W. Va, Jan. 2.-To day'
Fairmont Inder contains the following
bit Of important railroad news:
"We have recently received iniorma
ton from q reliable sourcs that negotia.
tions which have been pending between
Messrs. Davis and Elkins and President
Lownder for the purchase Of the fran.
chise OF the West Virginia 4 Pennsyl.
vania Railroad have been broken of.
They practically agreed upon price for
the franchise and property OF the COM
pRny, but failed to arrive at IN under
standing as to the salaries some OF the
officers Of the company desired for their
past services. This will not be good
news to our people. We are very anx.
ious for q competing line OF road to be
built, aud have cherished the hope that
these gentlemen would arrive at an
understanding and that road would be
built upon the line OF the West Virginia
& Pennsylvania road, but at this time
that seems to be in the remote future.
Oar informant tells us that Messrs.
Davis and Etkins have begun negotia.
tions with the Baltimore & Ohio people
for tho purchase OF the Grafton &
Greenbtier road, which they will
broaden and extend to Ekins,
and then to make traffic arrangement
with that company to use the main line
from Grafton to that place, and perhaps
on TO Pennsylvania by way Of the F.,
NJ & p, but this latter PROPOSE ion has
not been determined upon beyond the
fact that arrangements are not being
made for the use Of the line OF road
from this place to Grafton. The gentle
men may conclude to build its own line
from Grafton to this place and to the
Pennsylvania State line. II these latter
are perfected that will
conclude the building OF railroads in
this section for some time. The Penn.
splvania system may stretch out for this
section in time, but no one now alive
will see it. The fact that the negotia.
tions for the purchase OF the franchise
Of the West Virginia 4 Pennsylvania
Railroad Company failed is matter OF
universal regret. The gentlemen in the
management Of that property, il they
are not careful, will always have rail-
road property, but it will grow less val
liable on their hands every year."
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FEARS Al PARKsRSBURG
or Repetition of the Scenes of Iss4-Th'
KaHaWha and Ohio Booming.

or Repetition of the Scenes of Iss4-Thc
KaHaWha and Ohio Booming.
E,eeia. Dispatch 10 Me Ia!el!qeHeer.
PAREERsRuRG, W. Va, Jan. 2.-Both
the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers are
booming. The Ohio has risen seventeen
feet in the past io..y.eigat hours and ia
now rising at the rate Of six inches per
hour, and great fears are entertained Of
a lood that will exceed the high waters
OF 1881. The people living in the lower
parts OF the, city are greatly alarmed,
and are making preparations 70 move to
hjgher land SHOULD the waters continue
risiDg. The lslest reports from the
headEaters Of the KanaTha and its
tributaries show q serious condition oi
affairs.
All theerseksare out OF the banks, and
the Kanawha is rising at an unprece.
den,ed rate. Great damage has already
been done 10 crops, fences and farm
lands. A great many people have been
compelled TO leave their homes. III
COMMUNICATIONS with the headwaters
and the upper districts OF the Kanawha
Valley have been suspended for the pest
twelve hours. Telephone wires ara
either down or under water. II the
rivers continue rising at the present rate
there will be gres, suffering among the
people living within reach OF the Hood,
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THg HORROR M ENaLANn.
School Children Burned to Death Whi.
Engaged iu a Celebration.

School Chuufen Burned TO Death While
Engaged iu n Celebration.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Further particulars
received to-day from Worldly, near
Leeds, show that the terrible scenes wit
messed at the school fste there were in
no way exaggerated, though the cause
OF the disaster was not the falling Of a
Chinese lantern, asit was supposed. The
school fete referred to was a charity ba-
gar, held under the auspices Of the Par
ish of Woftley. The building used for
the fete was the Church School, adioin-
ing the Wortley Episcopal church. Pait
OF the programme OF the bazar'a attrac-
tons was a series OF tableaux yiyant,
in which number Of the young
girls and boys OF the parish took
part. For this display small stage was
erected in the school room, and 10 the
right OF the stage and opening upon it
was room used as q dressing room.
Just before the disaster crowd Of 10y
Gus children were gathered, all the girls
OF the party being in light gaudy attire
and many OF them covered in addition
with cotton used to represent snow. In
addition several OF the children carried
dangling on sticks above their heada
lighted Chinese lanterns.
Suddenly shrieks Issued from the
little dressing room, and all were horror
stricken to see number Of children
rush upon the stage with thei. costumes
on fire. The gentlemen promptly seiz-
ed the burning children. threw them
upon the stage, and smothered the
flames. Up TO the present there are
four deaths recorded as the result Of the
disaster, and several of the injured
children are not expected to recover.
An investigation into the cause Of the
disaster shows that while the children
were gathered in the dressing room pre-
paratory to making their appearance on
the stage, one Of the little girls, who was
playing with alighted lamp, accidentally
set fire to her clothes. She uttered q
cry Of terror, tried to extinguish the
flames with her hands and rushed to-
ward the door leading to the stage. Her
cry and the sight OF the flames caused
panic the other children, who also
made rush for the door mentioned.
The result was that crowd OF children
were crushed around the child whose
clothes were already in flames andthere-
by ignited the clothing Of twenty or
thirty other children.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
THE ELECTIONS BILL
What the Next Week May Bring FOrill-Ei
feet of TelIOr aud Wolcotps Speeches.

What the Next Week May Bring FOrill-Ef
feet Of TolIor aud wolcotpS Speeches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-some quiet
consultation has been in progress among
the Republican Senators in the Oits
with reference to the next weeks pro
ceedings.
The speeches made by Senator'S Teller
and Wolcott last Tuesday have made
come impression, but as they were ex
pected, their effect wac not SO marked as
that produced by the few remarks made
by Senator Hale. In his complaint that
tria! had not been made oil the old FASH
ioned methods to secure action upon the
Elections bill, he undoubtedly voiced
the feelings OF come other conservative
Republican Senators, who feel that 1t
would be unwise to change the rules
aud adSpt clotrre until the usual rou'
tine methods have proven to be inetlec'
tive,
The talk this morning reveals disposi'
ton to allow this conservative element q
satisfy itself by an actual trial oil the OLD
system OF the campaign, which resolves
| iiseIi into a matter Of ply sical endur
ance. This yopld inyoiye the holding
Of night sessions OF the Senate in addi'
ton 70 the usual daylight sessions; just
how many no one can tell, but as many
as may be necessary to convince the
Senators who are reluctant to admit the
necessity OF cloture rule.
Tnasmuch as there is general desire
among TIE Republican Senators to con
fer on the suhject in caucus, there wat
no disposition evinced to arrange q pro
gramme upon this basis to-day, but the
general tone OF the discussion may b.
significant az foreshsdoRiDg one Tssul
| OF the caucus,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
RIVER SITUATION.
There is no Danger Of a Serious
Rise at Wheeling.
FLOODS EXPECTED BELOW
Cincinnati win Have High Water
Streams in West Virginia Pour
ing out an Immense Volume.
Damage Already Done,

p,rrsppRon, Pa, Jan, AT 10 Oo'cioci
,onigbt the river showed % feet, and
Using at the rate OF 8 inches per hour
II ia said here by river men that the
nreysilipg cold snap has caught the food
in time to prevent serious damage. The
.pitt.burgh & Western tracks on the
Aurghenyside are flooded, and bOatmen
sra makiDg all tau. for the night. Sew
srsl Ice gorges have passed out quietly
aud all seems serene above, though re-
1or,g rom below are not 80 cheerful.
Great damage has been done in the coke
regions ard several persons had narrow
cscapes from drowning while fording
Jacobs creek, near scottdale. Everson
ia nar,ially submerged, and the Balti.
more K Ohio branch there is badly
cTipnled. The lower portion Of Mans
6eki Ia flooded. Hell, town two miles
sontb Of that place, is ia bad shape.
Pronerty ia being carried away, and q
constant procession OF hay ricks, sheds,
etc doat'b by. Smaller towns and roads
seen, 10 be suffering the greatest, while
no danger is now feared from the big
riVeF5 q
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
7HE State OF TRADE.
Volume yof Business in 1890
Surpassed all Precedent.
IRON PRODUCTION LARGER
Than Ever Berore.-R. G. Dnn s Co.'s
Weekly Confidence in
Money Circles Rapidly Revlv-
ing-C0llections Arc Good.

NEW YoRK, Jan. 2.-R. G. Dun & Co.'l
weekly review OF trade says; The new
year opens with so much OF uncertainty
that there is natural disposition to
dwell upon the crowding records Of the
year Just closed, which show an extraor-
dinary volume of business in mans lines,
surprising all precedent. Iron, cotton,
leather, boot and shoe and meat produc-
tion were larger than in any previous
year. At Boston 1886, ,2ll cases Of boots
and shoes were shipped against 8. 399, $50,
gain Of f4per cent. The clearing house
exchanges show that the volume OF all
business in 1890 exceed that Of any pre-
vious year by at least 10 per cent.
The reports from other cities are al.
most uniformly in tone, and indicate q
good volume Of fair condition OF trade.
The South rejoices in great crops and
wonderful manufacturing growth.
at Chicago, though money is close,
confidence rapidly revives. Collections
are easy, trade exceeding by six per
cent that OF 1889 in general merchandise.
At Cleveland jobbers are surprised at
the ful!ness OF collections, but twenty
five furnaces in the MahoniDg region are
about to close. Pittsburgh reports a de.
cline OF twenty-five cents in pig iron,
weaker finished products and reduc-
tion in price of coke to furnaces from
81 10 to 81 95, though Shenango fur
naces are also expected to close. At
Philadelphia the grocery business has
been satisfactory, with good collections.
At Boston conditions are deemed favor
able. Wool ia fairly active.
The iron industry does not improve as
the closing Of many furnaces indicate.
Speculative markets have been compar-
ativsly dull, but wheat has advanced
half q cent and oats llc, with corn DC !
lower, coffee !c lower, oil lc higher,
lard zoe per 100 pounds higher.
The stock market has been dull rather |
than weak, though prices close much be-
low those year ago, averaging for the
sixty most active stocks S55 40 per share
against S6i 63, January 2, 1890.
The monetary situation has not ex.
tended during the week, though the
Treasury has put out $500, 900 more than
1t has taken in.
The business failures throughout the |
country during the week number 3fS,
with 1888 last week and 322 the same
week last year.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
BANK ROBBRRs CONFESS.
The Chicago Prisoners Tell How The!
Planned tile Job.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-oharles E. Mullen
and Harry Featherstone, the South
Chicago bank robbers, have made full
confession to Inspector Hunt.
"Festherstone," said Inspector Hunt,
detailed the planning and execution of
the South Chicago job and gave Mullen
the responsibility OF suggesting it.
Featherstone also admits being con-
cerned in the Aliert7n packing house
robbery three weeks ago.
"Mullen coniesses," continued lnspec-
tor Hunt, "that be conceived the plan
OF the robbery and impaired his scheme
to Featberstone and a man named
Hickey. They spent Christmas nightat
Mnllen's house and made arrangements
to rob the bank on Saturday. Just on
the eve OF the robbery, Hickey weak
ened and refused to go ahead with the
job. Mullen and Featherstone were
very angry at this action OF Hickney's,
but did not abandon the idea. On the
next day, Sunday, Featherstone hit on
a substitute, his pal in the robbery for
which he did time several years ago.
That was Frank Bennett. Sunday
Featherstone went TO Benefits house.
and uufolded the echeme TO him. Ben
nett suggested Corbett and they got him
10 join the party. The three then drove
back to Mullen's house aud completed
the arrangements which they carried
out on the following day."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
THE OFFICERS gLkCrLD
By the Wheeling Builders' Exchange ut it
annual Meeting last Might.

By the Wheeling Duildsrs' Exchange ut 1T
Annual Meeting last Night.
The Builders Exchange met last nigh
in regular session, the attendance beins
quite full. especially considering the
weather. Vice President McAdams pre-
sided in the absence Of William A. vii.
son, the President.
This being the time for the annual
election Of officers, Mr.. Wilson was re.
elected President; E. NJ. Holiday, First
Vice President; Joseph W. Bier, Second
Vice President; William L. Reed, Sec.
retary; Jacob Morris, Treasurer; ]. L.
McNeeley, Assistant Secretary.
Messrs Lewis Hartong, John w. Beltz,
James McAdams, James 7. Gray, B. F.
Caldwell, O. E. SChenerlein we're elected
members Of the Board of Dir@tors fIr
two years, and Wilbur Z. Jacobs and 7.
W. jackson for one year. Messrs. Bern.
nard Klieves. L. NJ. Holiday, A. @.
Fischer and William H. Chapman, mem.
bers Of the Board, hold over.
all the reports showed the Exchange
in q thriving condition, and the election
was very spirited. Nothing but the
election transpired that was Of public
interest,
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to replace a temporary bridge built I
short time before that at Shields post
office, a few miles back OF Bellaire, pavl
way and left big gap in which to built
another temporary bridge. Trains FOL
the Central Ohio division were run
from Bellaire over the Cleveland, Lorair
& Wheeling road to Urfchsville, and
from there TO Newark and back to the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks over the Par
Handle.
The B. & o. also lost a bridge neal
Glencoe and has another badly dam
aged at Lewis's Mills. On the Pitts'
burgh division there were several wash.
outs and slides, which delayed trains
somewhat, but not badly. On the main
line there was bad slip at the Narrows,
near Moundsville, and another near
Glen Easton, which delayed all trains
several hours.
The Pan-H Handle had a bad land slide
at Temperanceville, and sent its trains
from Pittsburgh to Wheeling yesterday
by q rather roundabout route. Trains
left Pittsburgh on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago road aud were trans-
ierred to the Cleveland & Pittsburgh at
Rochester, Pa, from which place they
were run to Steubsnville, where they
were re.trOnsierred to the Panhandle
and brought here.
On the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road,
there was big landslide at Rush Run,
a few miles below Steubenville, and
trains to avoid the blockade were run
from Rush Run to Brilliant over the
Wheeling & Lake Erie line.
Among the mail trains delayed yes.
terday were the following: Train No. 5
on the Baltimore & Ohio, due at l2:45,
got in at 2:5O; No. 200 on the Pitts.
burgb, Wheeling & Kentucky, due in at
II a. m, got in at 1926; Ohio River No. Q,
due at II 10 q. m., got in Of 40; Balti-
more & Ohio No. II, from the East, due
at 5 p. M, got in at 5:45; Ohio River
No. 4, due at p. NJ, got in at 9:05 p.
m. Baltimore & Ohio No. l04, due from
the west ut 6:10, had not gotten into
Bellaire at II D. m. the Cleveland q
Pittsburgh No. 80 train, due at Bridge
port at $3.50, was reported badly behind,
but was in at midnight; Panhandle 2ll,
due at 0:2O, was still ont at midnight.
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Passengers n1lrnculously Elcnpe.

New YoRx, Jan, 2.-Express train No.
z, over the Delaware, LackRwanna &
Western Railroad, which left Hoboken
for the west at 8 o'clock last night, met
with serious accident at West Pater.
son, N. j., half an hour later. The train,
which was running at q high rate OF
speed, suddenly struck IN iCe-covered
switch and crashed into train Of fiat
cars loaded with pig iron. The engine,
two passenger cars and two sleepera
were wrecked. None OF the passengers
were injured. Both the engineer and
fireman were sCalded in a frightiul
manner by escaping steam.
LATER.-It now tEansplres that the
accident vas not caused by an iced
switch, but by four train wreekefs. In.
vestigation shows that the brass keys
that hold the switch had been ham.
mered out Of place, causing the switch
to open when the train struck it.
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I'll. s.no,o Me.,s aud Aojourns.

WAsHISsToS, Jan. 2.-Although it
was understood vbep the Senate ad'
journed on Wednesday that the Gession
to-day was to be merely formal there
were forty Senators present when the
journal was read including Mr.. Allison,
who had been absent from the city for
come ten days past. The Senator.elect
from Idaho, Er. Mcconnell, who has
not yet been sworn in, was alGo present,
and was introduced to good many oi
the Senators, as was also Mr.. Dubois, Of
Idaho, who has been elected for the
term beginning on the 4th OF March
next. 10 business whatever was trans
acted and the senate Of motion Of Mr..
Spooner, adjourned till Monday at noon.
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eral Crook brought them hope. Their
confidence in him led them to hope
that he would be able to realize their
hopes, His death was their death blow
and they felt 1t.
"Indians were not fools, but men Of
keen intelligence. Reductions in rs'
tions increased their fears. Even In
dian sgents protested against such cru
"Mr. Lee, who took the census, made
grave mistakes, counted less than the
real numbers and made false reports oi
prosperity that did not exist.
at is not to be wondered that they be.
lieved in Messiah whom they at first
doubted, and listened to every deceiver
who promised hope.
sInterested whites took advantage OF
this state Of affairs and howled for
troops, The army Indignantly protested
against their false statements, but had
to 90 to the scene OF the supposed
danger.
its smallest branch to It's root, so can the
Indian troubles be traced to the starya-
ton and misery OF the Indiana"
In the conclusion OF his letter Father
Craft arraigned Commissioner Morgan
in severe terms.