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a POISONED WE'LL
Breaks Up n sehool-Two Scholars Dead
aud Others Dying.

FRANKronr, ISp., Nov. 94.-lniorma-
ton has been brought to County Super
intendcnt LydNck tha. one OF tho public
schools in Forest township, in the cast
ern part OF this, Clinton county, has
been closed by tho wholesale poisoning
OF the pupils and also the teacher. An
Investigation proves that tho teacher
and fifteen Of his pupils are in critical
condition, while two Of them arc dead.
The school is located in the country,
and few weeks ago the township trus-
tee caused wcllto be driven on tho
premises from-which the school Got
their supply OF water. For the past
three weeks the teacher has noticed tho
attendance growing gradually lcss, all
caused by sickness. Ono week ago he
was taken i'll and compelled to close tho
school. It was found upon inves,iga-
tion that all tho pupils who had regu.
larly drank the water from tho well
were sick, while few pupils who lived
near the school house and went homo
for meals were not affected. The symp-
toms developed are similar to these OF
typhoid fever.
Thursday child OF Robert Dillon
died. Saturday another OF the pupils,
4 tcn-ycar-old daughter OF John Bur.
gctt, became suddenly worse and diedi
Sunday. Investigation this evening
shows that fifteen other pupils and tho
teacher are decidedly worse, and sew
cral more deaths arc expected by tho
doctors. Tho doctors say its 4 clear
case OF water poisoning. Samples OF
the water have been secured and will
be subjected to q critical analysis III
order to unraycl the deadly mystery.
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ILLEGALLY APPOINTED
As Trustee of the Toledo, Ohio, Insu


As Trustee of the Toledo, Ohio, Insane
Asylum.
sptcid. Di$prtch to the intelligsn.cr
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. PA few days
ago Governor Campbell appointed Sen.
ator W. W. Sutton to be a trustee OF the
Toledo Insane Asylum. To-day rcqui-
sition upon the state treasury signed by
the members OF the Board OF Trustees
was received, and Auditor Poe refused
TO honor it on the ground that Senator
Sntton's appointment as u trustee was
illegal.
a law enacted last winter prohibits
the appointment OF member OF the
Legislature to membership in the
Board OF Trustees OF any state institu,
tion. Under this act Senator Sutton's
appointment was illegal unless he re-
signed his membership III the Lcgisla-
turc.
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sr. Louis, Nov. 2i.-Charlcs R.
Clarke was arrested in East st. Louis
last evening charging him with murder
ing his step-mother, Mrs. 7. G. Clarke,
iii Edwardsvillc, April Is last. The
night OF April Is, two burglars entered
the house OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke. Tho
latter was awakened and gave the alarm,
but was shot twice by the burglars and
died within few hours. The burglars
made hurried departure without Sc
curing any booty. Clarke protests his
Innocence,
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AFOonARDY FARMER
Loses His Life In Snow Storm In tho
Mountains,

CHICAGO, Nov. pa special dispatch
from Knoxville, Tenn, reporting
freezing OF emigrants in the Chilowcth
mountains says the story was that tho
emigrant train consisted oil six wagons
and thirty-thrcc people and had met
with snow blockade early yesterday
morning on the Chiloweth mountains.
The latter part OF lastweok that num-
Der OF wcll-to-do farmers and their
families, who have been residing in
Cherokee county, y. G., decided to 60
West. They disposed OF all their land
ed possessions aud household goods
they had and started OIL their journey
westward. Everything progressed
pleasantly until late in the afternoon it
commenced showing and the wind blew
at n terrible rate. The men, women
and children with the exception OF a
tanner named George Akers, who was
somewhat intoxicated, went into camp.
Akers persisted in going through the
storm and said he would not stop until
he reached the mountain top. Monday
morning when they started toward
Knoxville they traced Akers and his
wagon few miles and then lost all
track OF him. The supposition is that
the foolhardy farmer and his family
either lost their way and rolled into
the river or fell into some deep ravine
and were frozen to death, or at least
covered up with snow.
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STORM AT THE CAPITAL.
Two Fntnlitics-Tho White House Gets /,
Shaking Up.

Sinking Up.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2i.-Thc
wind storm and cloud burst yesterday
only lasted ten minutes, but lett tract,
OF awful destruction. George White, 4
fashionable ladies tailor, was crushed
to death and one OF his worEwomen
also killed, besides six girls in the os-
tablisllment being dangerously injured.
Ida White, the dead mans daughter,
had leg broken.
Nine iron workers on the Mctzerott
building had 4 marvellous escape, and n
colored hod carrier who was workin.
with them is missing, and supposed to
be buried under the debris.
About two tons OF stone coping was
blown from the top OF the White House
onto the porch on the east side. crush
ing it in. and the flag staff OH top Of the
White House was snapped of. 4 win
dow i'll the East room was also blown in.
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A MOE OF MASKED WOMEN
Raid n Disrcputnble House and l1crcilcSsly
Whip tho Inmates.

whip tho Inmates.
New BREMEH, O., Nov. 24--Thcre is
great excitement at Cold Water, Mercer
county, over raid made Sunday night
by masked women on a disrcputablc
house at that place. Four women had
taken up their abode in 4 frame DWELL
ing in the outskirts OF the place. The
house was just outside the corporation
limits and no more arrests were made.
About 0 o'clock Sunday about forty
women, masked, surrounded the house
and battered in the doors. Seven men
i'll the place made dash and escaped,
but the four women were terribly
beaten with switches OH their baro
backs, tho blood running in streams.
One was not only whipped, but was al
tcrward taken to small stream near
by and duclicd IN the freezing water
until almost dead. Tho four women
were then given twenty minutes to get
out OF sight. After that the women
literally tore down the house, smash
ing the furniture to kindling. The
mob was composed OF the best ladies OF
the town.
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BRAZIL'S REVOLUTION.
Tho Swift Work of tho Revolu-
tionists at Rio Janeiro.
FONSECA'S DICTATORSHIP OYER

And the People Rejoicing Over tho
Movcmcnt.-Only One Life Lost.-ThC
Arsenal Makes Slight Resistance to
tho Attacking Party-..Thc Ministry
Keslgn-..tl0rlano Pcixo;to Assumes
the prcsidcncy---Itcul Cause of Fon-
scca's Abdication His Critical Ill.
ness
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SISTEHSVILI!E OIL FIELD.
Big Boom In That s'ection-The aIcDon'
aid Eicld.

ulu Elclu.
PIrTsnuRGu, Pa, Nov. 24.-The re-
cent strikes OF the Bradford Oil conf
pany on P. Russelra farm and that OF
the Nliller's Run Oil company on the
Colvin farm have been the cause of a
great boom in the Sistcrsvilc field. The
former came in last week and
has l,lG0 barrels to her credit,
i'll nine days. The latter, which came
in four days ago, started of at twenty
barrels an hour, is holding up well, and
is considered good for 800 barrels 4 day.
The summary oi the field is rs follows:
The I. Russell well is doing 100 barrels
duy and the jarrett Calvin wells
are making 800 barrels u day. Stewart
No. !, by the Brown Oil Company, is
pumping 60 barrels n day. Mittendorf
Is doing Is barrels Il day. Tenant No.
will commence pumping again Monday,
the boiler having blown up last
week, stopping operations. The
National Transit Company has
found that the great production OF the
Mcdonald field will require anothcrpipc
line from the field to Ncdskcy, and it
is now being laid. The new line is
. six-inch one. A gang OF men are
at work laying it IRON Grcggs to
the Ohio river and another laying pipe
on the north side OF the river towards
Nedskey. The line crosses the river Mt
Davis Island. 1t will probably be ex-
tended to the storage tanks further
north. The line will be completed about
the first of the year.
The test well whic! Gillespie Brothers
are putting down on the workhousc
farm should reach the fourth sand in u
few days. This is very important well
and is being drilled as test OF the ter
ritory for oil.
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FiliEAiEN CAUGHT
In tho Ruins OF n Burning Buildlng-Onc
Seriously Injured.

In tho lsuins OF n Turning BuildlnS-One
Seriously Injured.
CIycISSATr, Nov. pa threatening
fire broke out at o'clock this morning
i'll the sextro Manufacturing Company's
seven story building in the new part oil
the city. 1t originated in the mo!ding
room. Being furniture factory iull OF
combustable material 4 full force OF fire
men was called. The fire was confined
to the manufacturing building, which
is in the rear OF the immense ware
rooms filed with costly finished iurni-
tare. About 3 O'Clock this morning,
when the iiremen were still ut work, the
walls oi the rear building fell, burying
seven iiremen. Willie they were all
more or less injured, only one was SER
iorsly, John Cornors, who was taken TO
the hospital. All the others were aLlo
TO 20 10 their homes. Tho loss is cs-
timated at $4,000; fully covered by in
Surance
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Bridge Blown Away,

HAERlsnunG, Pa, Nov. 24.-Yestcr-
days thunder storm blew with fearful
velocity. Two spans OF the Clark S
Ferry bridge over the Susquehanna
river were blown away. Arthur Crook,
II years old. was blown from the trestle
at the Lochiel iron works. and had both
wrists dislocatcd, besides sustaining
other injuries. About eighty icet OF the
roof OF the State lunatic hospital was
carried away, and 4 horse and buggy
were blown oil tho approach to the
Paxton street overhead bridge. Many
houses were unrooicd.
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complexion of New York Senate.

New YoRK, Nov. o4-An Albany
special TO tho World contains the follow
ing:
"The senate will stand Democrats, l6 !;
Republicans, Is; Independent, /. Tho
casting vote OF the lieutenant
governor will give organization
OF the senate TO tho Democrats.
This calculation leaves to the
senate itself the ascertainment and de-
cision in the ease OF Peck, OF Syracuse,
who is alleged to be q citizen OF Canada. y
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with the national Republican party,
that they now bury their local differ.
cnccs and unite TO rescue their terri.
tory from tho danger and dishonor OF
future Democratic control.
There followed q succinct statement
from each member OF the committee OF
the condition OF the party in the various
states and its needs and prospects.
These were generally hopeful in tone,
and were received with enthusiasm BY
tho committee, as well as by some OF
the members OF tho executive commit.
tee OF the National Republican League,
who were admitted to the hall to give
aid to the party council.
EN- x.Governor Pinchbcck, OF I.ouisi-
ana, however varied the samenesg OF
tho addresses somewhat by indulging
in a fierce attack upon tho whole Re.
publicans of the South, whom he held
TO be responsible for the lack OF vitality
OF tho party In that section OF the coun.
try, and whom hc charges with sup.
pressing the negro vote for fear OF race
Issues. He held that their pusillani-
nous policy had resulted in untold
party loss and maintained that Il few
vigorous contests and manifestations OF
their rightiul power by the southern
negroes would have wholesome politi.
cal effect and redeem southern states
from Democracy.
1t was announced that n meeting OF
tho executive committee would DO held
within two or three weeks upon call
from the chairman to undertnkn tho
work preliminary to the convention,
and as I o'clock, the national commit.
tce adjourned sine die.
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LYING IN STATE
Indiann's Dead GovcrnOr-IIIs Successor
arrives in Indianapolis.

lndianus Dead GovcrnOr-ltls Successor
arrives in indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 24.--The mortal
remains oi Indiana's dead governor
were conveyed to tho State Capitol this
morning, where they lay in state
throughout the entire day and night.
The burial will occur Thursday at two
O'Clock at Mount Vernon.
Messages OF coincidence to the be-
rcavcd family from prominent men in
all parts OF tho country have been re-
ceivcd, among. them being sympathy
from President Harrison, Senator Voor-
hecs, Secretary Foster, General Lew
Wallace and number oi army officers.
Lieutenant Governor Ira ]. Chase, OF
Danville, who succeeds Governor uovcy
as chief executive, was notified OF the
latter's death yesterday. In response
he came TO this city Immediately. lie
will take the oath OF Office today.
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Damage at Altoona,

ALTOONA, Pa, Nov. 24.-Tho storm
here burst many sewers, blew in the
gable OF Fuerald hall, unroofcd stores
and dwellings and destroyed the brick
sidcwall OF the city electric company
electric plant. The engineer was
seriously injured by falling debris. The
cars will not be run fer several days.
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CAFE MAY, y. j., Nov. 24.-The storm
yesterday brought in heavy tide wave
covering the meadows at high water
along shore and far ont over the shoals,
immense breakers tumbled but no dam
age is reported beyond the wrenchins
away OF a portion OF the lower deck OF
the Ocean pier. At Cape May point
some portions OF tho bluff beyond Cape
avenue were still further encroached
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sIocin' Dispd'ci 10 Re Inteis'genctr.
PAnEsnsnrRG, w. Va, Nov. q 4-The
river here at o'clock was is feet and
rising. The Little Kanawha is out OF
tho lock and full OF logs and ties.
David Burns. OF Burns Brothers &
Hoffman. OF Writ county, expect to get
out 10000 logs OH this rise.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Issues Il Formal Gall for tho Re.
publican Convention.
THE SELECTION OF DELEGATES.

The Executive Committee will Have
Full Charge of the COnvcntion..-lt
will Also Arrange for the Stcno.
graphic Report of the Proceedings.
The Condition OF the Party IN the
Various States, and Its Needs and
Prospects Discussed by the Com
mittcc -. Ex-Governor pinchbcck
ArraiGns tho Southern Republicans
for Halt.ncartcdnCss,
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CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
Hunter Held by the Wrists in q Bon
Tran Until Starved TO Death,

Trap Until Starved 10 Death,
KINGSTON, 0ST., Nov. 24.-David Al
len, m Englishman, who lived in the
Waynetawan district, started out n
month ago to examine his traps, but
failed TO return. On the suppositioa
that he had lost his way. the forest was
searched ten days without result.
The mystery surrounding his fate was
accidentally solved by two hunters, who
CHANGED TO look into 4 copse OF bushes
and there saw Aliens dead body lying
face downward, his hands fastened in 4
bear trap.
Allen was evidently in the act OF set
ting the trap when it closed upon his
wrists witt; vise-like grip and held
him until he died OF exposure and star.
walton.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. PA com
mitteo Of the American Federation OF
Labor, headed By Mr.. Samuel Gompcrs,
OF New York, had an interview with
the President today on the labor ques.
tion. Governor-c.cct Mckinley made
n call on the President today and sub
sequently visited Secretary Blaine.
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EF'"VTVF" 1sHSNI'U V1IF
SptciG! DispGich 10 DC intGltilencer

SptciG! DIpG'ch 10 he IntdliCcnccr s
rARKERsnrRG, w. W., Nov. 94.-Thrce
prisoners, John Mcllintrec, Will Green,
colorcd, and John Brown, white, es-
capped from the county Jail here this
morning by forcing lock. A reward
has been offered ior their rccapture.
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fremont, O., Nov. 24.-The largest
manufacturing establishment in this
city, the works OF tho Thompson
Houston Carbon Company, were totally
destroyed by fire tonight. The factory
was the largest OF its kind in the United
States aud employed 100 men. Loss,
SoG0, 900; insurance, $4,000.
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SfocKToS, GAIA, Nov. 2i.-Another
worlds record was broken today by
Sidney, ycarling iilly OF Frou Frou,
who was driven by Miilard Sanders in
2:26, beating Bell Birds time OF a
second.
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PARIS, Nov. al.-Tho, Right Hon.
Robt. Bulwer Lytton, Earl OF Lytton,
British ambassador to France, died sud.
denly today !roa bcart disease.
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Ex.Clcrk clou.ton,s Trial.


PAREERsnuRo, W. VA, Nov. PIE.
Ward Clouston, ex-Circuit Court Clerk,
is again oil trial in this circuit court.
He has been acquitted on Two counts.
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PAEis, Nov, 244.-The trial OF the Arch
bishop ot AK resulted in conviction,
and Z iine Of 5000 francs was imposed,
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LoNDoS, Nov. 2l.-Rcccnt telegrams
from tho British Minister in Brazil har-
ing been altered in transmission tho
British foreign Office protested against
the Liberties taken by the Brazilian
authorities. This protest had the de-
sired effect, and kilograms now come
through without change. The British
Minister tele.raphcd to-day that Mar.
shal Da Fonscca's readiness to .tbdicate
was due to the fact that lie is criti.
cailv i'll. -
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For Western Pennsylvania. continued cold
west Winds md iOir We'Iucsdayi except Iight
iirrrics Of SNOW on the lake shore. iar Thursday.
For Ohio, continued cod wrst winds md fair
weather, except iIGrrics OF snow On lake and In
extreme neutrality-suspicious., slightly warmer, :li.
Tnrrday. -tg B4l.s f' 80
For West Virginia, slighily warmer. sou,hwes:
Tinlsa5 fG!r weather, ;air Thursday
TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY,
o. furnished bj e scItSE.y, dscE:l;.. r,n,-,
House rorlr-; ..r.G ,#rH E" ..-|. AS-
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Voted for In ohlo-Totc on the Two Propo.
.sitlons.
SpeciG, Dispatch 70 The Intciigenc;r
CoLpMDus, O., Nov. 24.-The complet-
cd count Of the vote as recorded in the
secretary OF states office shows that the
propositions TO amend the constitution
as to taxation and to hold a constitu-
tional convention vera both defeated.
There was evidently m ovcrwhelm-
ing majority in favor oi the taxation
amendment, but too few marked it ior
lis adoption and it did no. receivs a
majority OF all the votes cast.
The votes on the two propositions
were as follows:
Taxation amendment-Yes, $685.
nays, G5,0l4.
Constitutional convention-Yes, 99,-
1Si; nays, lGl,722.
The total vote cast for governor was
79t, go. F
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Next Place of Meeting not Fixed by tho
Committee.


WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 94.-Thc
sub-eSecutivc committee OF the Nation
al Republican League held u meeting OF
several hours duration at the Arlington
Hotel this evening. The principal
business before the committee was the
fixing OF the time and place
for holding the next National
Republican League convention. No
conclusion was reached, however, and
the matter was referred to 4 aspccial
committee. This committee has full
power to act. The naming OF the time
and place for holding the convention
was deferred so as to give TO any city
desiring to do SO m opportunity TO in
vito the convention to meet within its
borders.
The committee adopted the cane as
the emblem for the Republican clubs
in marching. The cane was originally
adopted several years ago.
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st. Paul and tho Democrats Convention.
!. Sr. PAUL. MINI. Nov. 24.-Immediate-
ly on the securing by Minneapolis OF
tho Republican convention the Demo.
Gratis OF this city said they should have
the Democratic convention and 4 move.
mcnt toward that end will be made.
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Rio JANEiRo, Nov. 24.-Only one life
was lost in the revolution here yester-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
SHE STOLE THE WATCH.
Confessed to a Crime for Which An
other Was Sent to Prison.
MRS. LANE SEIZED BY REM0RSE.
Druggist GasSaway, of Allegheny, at Last
Has His VindicatiOn.
A STORY WITH A TINGE OF ROMANCE

John Gassaway, the Allegheny druggist,
who suffered imprisonment in the Ohio peni-
tentiary for year for crime he did not
commit has been vindicated. 1t was in 1874
that he was arrested and convicted of steal
ing watch from the residence of William
Conger in Cleveland. Now comes forward
the real culprit 1t is woman, and she con-
fesses that she stole the watch, and that as
she is dying she wants to make what restitu-
tion is in her power. Mr.. Gassaway was sent
to the penitentiary for two years, but was
released after having served half of the SEN
tence
For number of years he has kept drug
store at the corner of North avenue and
Federal street in Allegheny. Several days
ago he received a letter from James Surratt,
the postmaster at Steubenville, O., stating
that the latter had q confession from a
woman who claimed that she was the person
who had stolen the watch from the Conger
residence. Mr.. Gassaway went to Steuben-
vile on Tuesday and returned last night.
Ho said that in the letter the woman, who
gave her name as Mrs. Margaret Lane, stated
that she knew that she was going to die and
wan ted to do simple act of justice.
She then, in the letter, went on to tell that
in 1874 she was a book canvasser in Cleve-
land; that she went to a house and, finding
the door open, went in and, seeing q gold
watch on the dresser, seized it and imme-
diately left. When she saw the account of
the arrest of young man for the theft her
conscience reproached her, for she had seen
him in the yard at the time she entered the
house. She says she went back to restore
the watch, but was rebuffed by the servant
girl. Mrs. Lane says she hid the watch in
the chimney of her room, and during an ILL
ness which followed, when fires had been
lighted, it must have been burned. Mr.. Gas
saway says he has no wish to prosecute the
woman and will not do so.