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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-04

LONDON, May S,-The principal towns
Of Germany, Holland and Switzerland
were to-day the scenes otdemonstrations
of workmen in favor OF the eight hour
movement. In Hamburg SC, GOO persons;
tenth OF whom were the wives and
sweethearts OF the workmen, paraded
through the suburb Of Horn, delegates
from the workmen's societies keeping
excellent order. In the line we're many
bands and banners and q number oil
choral societies took part in the process,
sion. :.
order still prevails and many telephone
wires have been cut and wtndoWs
smashed. Meetings were held ct Lleee
Sersins and other places to denounce the
action OF the Brussels Labor Union,
which sent delegates 20 various centera
to delay or prevent strikes; AT These
meetings 1t was decided 10 disregard the
advice OF the unions and commences
general strike tomorrow. a state o.
siege has been proclaimed in the villages
around LieGe.
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A STRANGE ROMANCE
Comes to Light In the London Divorce
Court.

Comes to Light In the London Divorce
Court.
LONDON, May S,-Another chapter in
the strange romance Of the British peer.
age was closed yesterday in a divorce
court, twelve years cause celebre.
Dyssrt versus Dysart and Suyden, which
had been convulsing polite society. The
petitioner was the Right Honorable Earl
Of Dysart, and he sued and obtained a
divorce on the ground bis wiie's intldel.
ity with Charles Suydon. a young actor,
then almost o novice on the stage.
Society found some excuse for the erring
couple, for suyden was not a common
actor, being a scion Of the noble house
Of st. Leonards, and be was undeniably
one OF tho handsomest men in London.
suyden, when the lawful interval had
elaused, married the divorced countess.
But the union'wasan unhappy one from
the start, and three years ago Suyden
deserted bis wife, leaving her to subsist
on the charity OF friends. Yesterday
Mrs. suyden obtained another divorce,
this time on her own petition against
her husband, on the grounds Of his de-.
sertion and iD6delity. His present at
traction is Miss Mabel Jordan, an Amer.
ican woman, at present living in Paris.
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This evening Lewis Morrison and his
fine company will appear at the Opera
house in a spectacular and scenic pro.
duction OF Faust" said to be In every
way the equal Of Henry Irving's famous
production Of that play, and 10 be mod.
eled closely on that one. Mr.. Morrison
is pronounced the best devil ever seen
on the stage, and some Of the scenery he
uses is spoken Of as equal to anything
ever seen on o stage. Miss Rosabsl
Morrison is a graceful and pretty Mar.
guerite, and all the support fs satisfac,
tory. Reserved seats are on sale at House'a
music store, and they ought to be in
good demand, as the production appeals
strongly to the best element Of theatre
goers, whose tastes have not been ap.
pealed to very frequently ot!ste.
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AGAINST VARIETY SHOWS.
Ehs Mn,0t Of Cola,aees Mn... . l,laa

The MAyor Of Columbus MnkbS n BiuT at
the Shows and Lets the Gamblersgo.
CoLuMBus, May S.-Mayor Karb. the
new Democratic bead Of the city govern
ment, has Issued an order lor the closing
Of all variety show houses ln the city
where drinks arc sold. The order was
eomewhat in the nature ot bomb In the
camp where lhpse places have grown to
large numbers, but as 1t ESS TO IA ke
effect at once, It wss thought there
would be considerable Opposition on the
part OF the proprietors. Only one ar
rest, hovsyer, vas made 10 night, the
other places remaining CioRed.
The object is TO close the places where
women are admitted and drinks sold,
The prevailing opinion Is that the order
was not issued in good faith, as the
gamblers have opened up several fare
rooms since the election Of KRrb, and II
10 undeFRto9d that everything in this
line will go open.
The Phillips law, which vas enacted
this week, is also claiming attention. Il
provides against the sale any character
Of liquor In disrepptable houses. It Il
understood the pfoprietIesseg Of polum
bps held 0 consultation to-day, af which
they ConCip1ed to test the constitp
tionallty OF the Law. i 10 claimed thiJ
character OF legislation Is legal YscoR
milton Of the existence Of such places
aud they will demand rights as the ordi
nary saloonist after having paid the tal
and licanRe.
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TaR SCO1Cu.lEIsu CONGRESS-.
Great Preparations for the Annual Nee
ing Mt LoulsViIle,


sTEuBENvtLIE, O., May S.-W. 3
Hunter, Vice President for Ohio Of tn
scotch.Irish Society OF America, has re
ceiyed copies Of the proclamation o
Governor Simon B. Buckner, OF Ken
lucky, in which the people OF Scotch
Irish decent Of the country are invited
to attend the third annual congress o
the society at Louisville, May l4.17
The Governor Of Tennessee also issued
an invitation, requesting the PEOPLE o!
that StGte To attend, as also did Governor
Campbell at the request OF Governor
Buckner, who issued an invitation TO the
people OF Ohio.
The Scotch. Irish Society OF America
was organized at the first great mass
meeting OF the race, held at Columbia,
Tenn, In May, 1880. The second con.
gress was held at Pittsburgh last year.
Both were very distinguished historical
events, being attended by the President
of the United States aud members OF
his Cabinet, with many other eminent
men from all parts OF the continent.
The programme for this year will con.
sist OF addresses by the distinguished
orators, whose names and subjects are
given below, and OF appropriate music,
offered principally by the Goshen Cor.
net Band, celebrated for its rendition Of
Scotch and Irish airs. The first speaker
Of the occasion will be Hon. Simon B.
Buckner, Governor OF Kentucky, who
will deliver the address Of welcome.
Then will follow in the order to be
designated at the time, Hon. A. E.
Stevenson, of Bloomington, ILL.,, on the
Scotch. Irish Of the Bench and Bari"
Rev. Stuart Acheson, Of Toronto, on the
"scotch.Irish in Canada" Alex.
ander Montgomery, OF San Fran.
cisco, on "The Pioneers OF Cali.
fornia;" Dr.. John s. Mcintosh, Of PhiIa.
delphia, on "0ur Pledge to Posterity"
and the "Scotch.Irish Of To-day and
Tomorrow" Judge o. P. Temple, Knox
vile, on 1.-THE Scotch-Irish Of East Ten.
nessee;% Judge William Lindsay, Of
Kentucky, on "The Scotch Irish OF Ken
tucky;" DR.. J. Il. Bryson, Of huntsville,
Ala, "sCotch.Irish Influence in the
Formation Of the Government Of the
United Statee;" Col. W. O. P. Brecken.
ridge, OF Lexington, KY, "SCotCh Irish
statesmanship." Besides these, Rd.
dresses will be delivered on subjects not
yet announced, by Henry Waterson, OF
Kentucky; Col. A. K. Mcclure, OF Phil.
adelphia; Col. ]. Il. Johnston, OF Birm.
ingham, Ala; DR.. Thomas Murphy, OF
Philadelphia; DR.. John Hall, Of New
York, and other distinguished orators.
The exercises Of the society proper
will close Saturday evening. The Social
committee, however, have arranged for
visiting Clergymen to preach in the Vari-
GUS churches Of the city on Sunday
morning, the 18th, and on the evening
OF the same day for an old time Scotch
Irish religious service at the Auditorium
OF the Louisville. Most OF the railroads
will give half rates for the round trip to
and from the Congress. These tickets
will be good for starting on the 18th and
18th OF May, and limited for returning
not later than the 10th. Representa-.
tives Of this part Of the country will at
tend.
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AZ EvanreII.tle HnlI.

Last nights meeting at Evangelistit
hall was the largest ordinary meeting
that has ever been held. There Is nc
statement in the interest that is mani
tested in the meetings and the croYdi
that collect at the hall are larger nov
than when the meetiugs were novelty,
Last nights meeting was conducted by
about the same people who have helped
Mr.. Sawyer from time to time and who
are largely identified with the place.
The meetings are becoming more
prosperous, and the collection last night
was larger than for some time past. Rev.
J: Smith Marble, Of McMechen, was at
last nights meeting and gave very
pleasant talk to the young people who
were there. There will be meetings as
usual this week every night except Mon
day and Wednesday,
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EXAGGERATED EVILS.
cheerful Report Made by q Temperance
Nn1,u,I1toa

Cheerful Report Made by temperance
Committee.
LoNppS, May, a.-The great temper
ance societies, which hold their annual
meetings in London next week, are ut
present greatly agltated by the unex.
pected character Of the rest Of the
rpeciGl committee which, at their in.
sistence, the House Of Commons sa.
pointed last year to inquire iaio tie
adulteration Of British and lorsigu spirits
and generally tq report upon tho In.
juriouA ingredients found In liquor.
Tue committee was sent 10 curse, but
II remained 10 bless.
After witnessing q aeTiea Of most
elaborate experimantsan taking an i'm
mense mass oi evidence, the committee
mas declared that the evils attendant
upon consumption Of new spirits have
been greatly exaggerated, and that the
yenedles which have been suggestcd iol
the protection Of spirit drinksTB against
iusel oil and other supposed poisonous
substances are Of such doubtful utility
that they cannot be recommended. II
fact, iusel oil, which temperance peopli
have been using for generation past a
q boyle with which 20 irlRhten thei
bibuloug brethren Into sobhety, hA
been Ghametully maliRned.
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THb DARNABY CASE.
A Sensation Promised by the Chemist Ex.
amining the Vlsccra.

A Sensation Promised by the Chemist Ex.
amining the Vlsocra.
DENVER, Col, May 9.-ThO mysteri-
Gus poisoning Of Mrs. Joseph Barnaby
continues to attract attention. A CORES.
pondent called upon Professor sewall,
who is analyzingthe vlscsra. The well
known chemist from one.half a grain OF
the solution took about five hundredth
OF grain OF arsenic. By next Monday
the viscera will have been analyzed, and
according to the professor, sensation is
promised.
DR.. Graves movements have been
traced from the moment he landed in
Denver on Friday morning, the Path OF
April, until he left that night. He ar
rived in the morning at 8 o'clock and
went directly to the Gilsey house, from
there to Mr.. Worrell's home, on Will
Jams street. He was there about fifteen
minutes, long enough TO hear the story
OF Mrs. Barnaby's death. He expressed
deep regret for the death OF Mrs. Barnaby
and declared she was "his greatest
friend"
After be left the house he called at Mr.,
Worrelrs office, and they talked the
matter over. He was asked about the
will made in 1889. He said he knew
that such q will had been made. He
had never seen 1t and did not know It's
terms, only In 0 general way, as the
lawyers bad outlined 1t to him.
Mr.. Worrell told him about the sec.
ond and last will made in Chester, Pa,
last January. "Dr. Graves" said Mr..
Worrell, "seemed greatly surprised. He
jumped at least an inch from his chair
when l told him that, and there are
other witnesses here who will say the
same thing" Or. GrsYep remained So
cluded in private room until he went
away that evening with the remains.
Mr.. Worrell has found the box in
which the bottle containing the poison.
ous fluid was sent TO Denver, and 1t will
be shipped east.
4 FAC smile Of the signature in the
hotel register was discovered to-day. 1t
Ia clear that he used q stylograph.
Neither the inscription on the bottle nor
the signature show the slightest light
and shade and the slope and general
styl Of handwriting appear similar, with
the noticeable fact that the writing on
the inscription 10 evidently much more
careful and finished,
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DIX. PnlLLlPS BROOKS.
Sketch Of the New Bishop of SiRsGAchusettH
"A Distinguished CAroer.

Skekcn OF the Now bIhnop OF nti4bAcuub6tth
"A Distinguished Career.
The Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks, who
has been elected Bishop Of the Protes.
tant Episcopal church OF Massachusetts,
was born in Boston in 1885, and gradu-
ated at Harvard in his twentieth year.
He studied theology at Alexandria, Va,
and was ordained in 1850. His first pas.
torate was with the Church Of the Ad.
vent, Philadelphia. In 1852 he took
charge OF the Church Of the holy Trim
itp in that city, and in 1860 became rec.
tor OF Trinity Church, Boston. He has
long been known for his eloquence,
breadth OF view, zeal in philanthropic
and PR -essive movements, and q dis.
position to ignore denomiuational lines
where the was a chance TO secure CO.
operate religious enterprises. He
has deCl. ~ many calls to OF or pulpits,
a Harvard proiesBorsnip and the office
OF Assistant Bishop OF Pennsylvania, to
which last he was elected in 1885. His
personal and pastoral influence, espec-
tally with young people, has few paral-
lels among his contemporaries. His
present church edifce, noted for it's
UNIQUE architecture and fine interior
decorations, cost over $l,000,000. DR..
Brooks is q man otlarge stature and Gne
presence, and is perhaps the most rapid
speaker in any pulpit. He has pub
lished Lectures on Preaching" (l870,
"Sermons" (lS7S and 1881, "The in.
fluence OF Jesus" (Bohlen lectures de.
liyered in Philadelphia), "Baptism and
Confirmation" (lSS0), and Sermons
Preached in English Churches" 1883.
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STARTLING PROPHECIES
On Publlo Mon bya Leading London ClOn
RtFnnn

On Public Mon by a Lending london CIor.
LONDON, May 3.-Some weeks age
London was convulsed with scornfu
mirth at the announcement that the
Lord Mayor had given the use OF the
Hansion Hopse for a conversazione of q
prophecy investigation society, Of which
a clerical charlatan named Baxtou wat
supposed to be the head. Baxton has
been prophesying on and of for thirty
years. During this period he has iden,
titled "The Beast Of Revelations" with al
least twenty men in turn, the number
including Napoleon Ill, Bismarck,
Gladstone, Disraeli and Boulanger, and
reasoning Lheretrom, has quite as often
confidently stated the exact date OF the
end Of the world.
The proposal to defile the rooms sacred
to white bait and green turtle by hand.
ing them over to professional pro-
phetic quaCk, aroused such storm ol
indignation and ridicule that Lnid
Mayor savory, the came dignitary who
has not yet answered the charge OF
stealing and uttering one Of spurgeon's
sermons, was compelled to explain that
Baxton was not the head Of the society,
and was not ono Of the invited guests.
This reputation was rather hard upon
BGxton, whose chief ofense after all
consisted in the fact that he unwisely
entered into particulars instead Of keep
ing to gsneralities. The conversations
took place last evening and was q dread.
fully dull affair. Although the Rev. DR.,
Baxton was absent In the flesh, his spirit
seemed to permeate the place, and the
cheerfulest speaker was one member
who said he was despondent as to the
progress OF the conversion OF the world
TO Christianity, when it was considered
that there were only 4l0, 600, 900 OF nomi'
nal Christians in the world, out OF o pop.
ulation Of l 400, 100000.
More than that there was Buddhist
temple, with q full complement Of i'm.
ported priests, established in Paris, and
there were three Mahommedan templea
in this country where the Islam propa'
ganda.wRs being earnestly disseminated
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THE F1URMIgS MASSACRE.
The Result of the Tabor Riot Alarms th'
French Government,

The Result OF the SshDor Llot AAEms 1ho
French Government
PARIS, May S-The details Of the
labcr trouble at Fourmies immensely
heivl. tened the political Importance OF
the Incl dent. The fact that six women,
several children and eight men were
killed on the spot, while twenty were
seriously wounded, several fatally, gives
the affair the character Of a massacre
The soldiers wera merely exposed 70
stone throwing bus they replied with
successive volleys from their me-:
Lebel rides ipfl,Hting. trightiul
wounds on their Victims, The
houses exposed to the fire were rid
died aud there is every Bign that reck'
less and wanton inhumanity WAS shown
by the troops.
Fourmies tonight is practically in a
state OF seige. Cavalry patrol the streets,
and are everywhere greeted with yells
OF reprobation from excited mobs OF men
and women. F,
The tension OF feeling may be Judged
from the fact that the military are hailed
with cricg OF "Vive Prussia" Parlia'
mentary circles view the affair as shak'
ing the position Of the Minister Of the
Interior.
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IMPRACTICAL sCHEMg.
What Prominent Men Think of the Hebrew
Colonization PfRu,

LONDON, May S,-Barou Hirsch has
not yet contraticted the announcement
that he has in contemplation a vast
scheme for forming new Palestine in
South America, in which the hundreds
of thousands OF poor oppressed Hebrews
in this hemisphere may find a haven
OF safety and comfort. Everybody ia
talking about the Baron, with whose
peculiarities the readers OF the papers
have been made acquainted from time
to time in this correspondence, and his
name is coupled with those OF kings and
princes, who are said to have approved
OF his project.
All this Is very gratifying to Baron
Hirsch, the more so that this fresh lame
has been obtained without much ex.
penditure Of money, for, in some re.
speCts. he ia frugal az we'll as a vain
man. Even assuming that the Baron is
prepared 10 spend millions upon the
project, level.headed men, Hebrews as
well as Gentiles, regard 1t as more chin.
eriCal than that which the late Lord
Shaltesbury, In all seriousness, sub.
mitted to the British Government in
1910.
That philanthropic nobleman, who,
by the way, was a distinguished mem
Der Of the Peace Society, proposed that
the Turks should be turned out OF Pales.
tine and Syris, by pefsuasioni Il possible,
by force il need be, to make room for
the Hebrews, who were to be settled on |
the land, formed into commonwealth,
protected from external influences in
general, and the aforesaid Turks in par.
.icular, by the European powers. Lord
Palmerson, who was Foreign Minister
N the British Cabinet in 1870, and
practical politician, made light
II the grea. scheme, even TO the vergt
II fippancy, and, it is believed, did not
AXE tho trouble to submit it to his
colleagues.
Baron Hirsch's millions, il he be pre-.
Jared to spend them, may advance his
project to the experimental stage, but,
,eyond that, in the opinion OF all prac.
ical men on this sids OF the Atlantic, it
8 not likely to 20.
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ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
Daughter of q Wealthy Man Ends n spre,
By Committing Suicide.

W auAGAuBS
NEW YoRK, May S.-Georgie Airing
ton, a blonde young woman, who is said
TO be the daughter OF a wealthy iron
manufacturer in Hyde Park, Chicago
ended a drinking bout last night by
committing suicide in fiat. She had
been wild girl for the past three years
Yesterday George called for her
sister, who lives in a fat, and invited
her to go to matinee. George had
plenty Of money and in the afternoon
the women drank five quarts OF cham
payne.
They fell in with some Of the men
who hang around Roster and Bials, and
and drank more wine. Annie then
went home. George returned an hour
later with man aud Annie 30 she, says,
scolded her for bringing strange
man 70 the house. Georgie's friend left
her then and the sisters quarrelled for
an hour. Both were very drunk.
About s o'clock George staggered
back to the kitchen Of the fat and tell
ing Susie Yates, the colored servant,
that she was going to die, she took a
small bottle OF carbolIc acid from cup.
board and attempted to drink the con.
tents.
According to the story OF the negress,
II Annie had not interterred, the girls
life could have been saved. Susie Yates
says that when she attempted to take
the bottle Of carbolic acid from George,
Annie grabbed her (Susie) and pulled
her to one sidC OF the room, holding her
until George had emptled the bottle.
Annie denies this, but admits that she
was too drunk TO remember much about
it. When the Roosevelt ambulance ar.
rived, George was dead.
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CoSDRNSBD TgLgGRAMs.

Herbert spenser is down with the
grip.
Thomas Quinn, M. p, has deserted
Psrnell for the McCarthyites.
OF the 2,1O5 immigrants landed at New
York Friday, 1928 we're Italians.
A milkman at PiainGeid, N. j., has
just awakened after sleeping 100 hours.
A labor demonstration at St. Louis
yesterday was participated in by 5000
men.
A bloody race riot has occurred be.
tween Indians and negroes in Lanapier,
Indian Territory.
Vera Cruz, Mexico, miugles barbar.
ism with civilization by witnessing bull
fights by electric light.
Michigan's Legislature has unani.
mously passed a RESOLUTION in favor ol
reciprocity with Canada.
John Fl. Adams, the St. Louis jockey,
cut his own throat in q stable Friday
after season Of hard drinking.
Australia objects to becoming the
dumping ground Of Hebrews, according
to Baron Hirsh's emigration scheme.
Lieutenant Baker, the Chicago World't
Fair Commissioner, says he is receiving
every courtesy and all the aid possible
from the Mexican Government.
Earthquake shocks visited Woblrn,
North 'Wobprn, Harrington, Win
chester, North Winchester and Stone
ham. Mass, and Nashua, N. H., Friday
night.
A West Shore engine and freight
train collided on a sidetrack near Mari
borough, N. Y. Engineer Lewis and
Trainman Cameron will probably die.
One freight car was burned.
Investigation showa that the IndianI
at the Black River, Wis, reservation
have abandoned their farms. II turn
out that the latter are unfit for CultiYa
tion, being mere sand heaps.
Canada may retsliate on the Unitet
StStes on the Immigration question. 4
bill Will be introduced in the Dominion
Parliament to prohibit the importation
of foreign labofers under contract.
The French Government has refused
the demand Of the executors Of the will
of the late Prince Napoleon in regard 4
the latter's final place OF burial, that hi
body bs inferred on the Isle sanguinareu
near Aiaccio, Corsles.
Canadian sugar reHners do not wan
any reduction on the present duties Of
that article, but the members support
ing the Government sey that the COS
must be reduced TO the consumer IL
some way unless they are to be annihi
lated at the polls,
William Heel, the man who confessed
70 being the author oithe slsndeFS writ
ten from various Texas cities 10 a Kan
Bas City paper attacking the character o
honest men and OF women, was taken i
q secluded spot at Waco, Tex, viii ppeG
ridden upon q rail, tarred and feathers
and ducked In convenient pond.
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THE GREAT FOREST FIRES
suII Raging with Severity In Pennsylvania
Great Damage Done.

Great Damage Done.
ERIE Pa, May S.-The forest fires arc
raging with great severity along the line
Of the Philadelphia and Erie R. R, and
it is almost impossible for the trainmen
ts endure the suGocating smoke in
some parts Of the mountain passes.
In the vicinity OF Clarendon great
trouble is experienced in keeping the
fire away from the town. At Sheffield
the owners OF oil derrieks are 6gsting
tho fires, and 80 far have managed to
save everything except one or two rigs
Al LrdloT. The mountains are full oi
fire, -.
one side Of the mountain and down tho
other; around Johnsonburg and hidg.
way, the fires are raging turiously, pnt
the timber and low mountain growth
does not come in close to the towns, and
they are not in imminent danger.
Down on the middle division Of the
Philadelphia & Erie railroad the noun
tains are filled with FIRE, and, while 1t is
very dtsagreeable trayeling, the moun:
tain fires present beSutitpl sight AZ
night, and game, including, deer, are
chased in herds into the small lumber
ing toWnR.