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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-14

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ADMtNIsTRA-
TON.
Chile has been taught that no matter
how small the antagonist no community
can with safety insult the flag or muir
dor American sailors. Germany and
England have learned in Samoa that
ma United States has become one OF
the powers OF the world, and no matter
how mighty the adversary at every
sacrifice American honor will be main
tanned. The Boring sea question, which
was the unsurmountable obstacle IN
The diplomacy Of Cleveland and OF
Bayard. has been settled upon basis
which sustains the American people
until arbitration shall have determined
orr right. The dollar OF the country
mas been placed and kept on the STAN
dard Of commercial nations, and con-
yention has been agreed upon with for
eign governments which by. making
bi.metalism the policy OF all nations
NAV successfully solve all our financial
problems. The tariff, tinkered with
and trifled with to the serious disturb
ance Of trade, and disaster TO business
sinee the days Of Washington, has been
conrapeously embodied into code
which has preserved the principle OF
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
MRS. 0'BRIEN'S BABY.
A Scene Made Over Its Transfer in On e
the Court -R ooms.

Scene Made Over Its Transfer in One of
the Court-Rooms.
There was scene in Judge Sanderson's
department yesterday afternoon when Mrs.
Celia Kennedy of &c Natoma street was
compelled by order of the court to surren-
der an eighteen.months baby to its mother
Margaret OBrien, wlro had petitioned for
her care on habeas corpus.
Mrs. O'Brien is young woman and do
mestlc with Mrs. J. c. Merrill of 1896 Wash
ington street, and the child was born six
months after the death of its father. though
the mother was so agitated while on the
stand that she could not remember when it
was that her husband died In Australia.
The child had been placed in the care of
Mrs. Kennedy, the sister of Mrs. O'Brien'S 5
mother, but the mother deciding to rut the
babe in the care of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum the foster mother objected and
hence the contest. Mrs. Kesnedy charged
that the child was illegitimate and the
mother unable, and perhaps unfit. to care
for it.
Judge Sanderson, having awarded the
child to the mother. the transfer was re-
luctantly made In the courtroom. and as
Mrs. Kennedy walked out of the apartment
the child held out its fat. chubby hands and
commenced crying at the top of its infantile
lungs. Mrs Kennedy, who seemed to be a
good-hearted woman and 10th to give up the
child, also began waiing in the corridor
and it was only the force and persuasion OF
her husband and a baiIiff that prevented
her from making dash at the mother and
snatching the crying child from her.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
RIDbLED WITH BULLETS.
Three Negroes Taken From Jail and Killed
BY a Mob.

MEMPHIS. March 9.-Four Deputy Sher-
IFS went to crossroads about three miles
from town Saturday night to arrest negro
named Stuart. who in a quarrel seriously
shot awhile man. While the deputies were
In grocery-store gang OF negroes entered
and shot the officers. A posse of Deputy
Sheriffs, who had been searching for Stuart
and who were 10 the immediate vicinity,
came to the rescue. and fifteen of the blacks
were placed under arrest. The wounded
men, all Of whom were at first thought to be
fatally shot, were taken to the hospital.
Officer Cole IS in a dangerous condition,
however. and will hardly survive. The
Others. 1t Is believed, will recover. On
Sunday the police placed fourteen more
negroes under arrest charged with COM
plicity in the shooting.
About 3 o'clock this morning seventy five
men. all wearing masks, appeared suddenly
on Front street. near the Jail. BY a ruSe
three men obtained entrance to the jail
yard and overpowered Watchman O'Dowell,
whom they bound and gagged. The others
were then admitted and search for the
negroes begun. guard in the meantime
had been put over the watchman. There
were twenty-nine negroes there. all under
arrest for completely in Saturday nights
affair, and IT was no easy task to distinguish
tue three negroes wanted. The men went
from cell to cell, the thoroughly alarmed
tingly aiding them in the search.
Alice Mitchell heard the noise, and from
her cell on the upper tier peered down on
the strange and silent crowd.
Moss, the mail-carrier, was the first man
identified. He was taken from the cell and
bound, and soon after Mcdowell and Stuart
were found and taken care of in the same
way.
The captives being ready, they were drag
ged, pushed and hurried out of the jail. In
few minutes the suburbs of the city were
reached, and in an open field near Wolf
River the negroes met their doom.
shot from revolver crashed through
the cheek of Moss. This was the signal for
the work. when terrible volley was poured
in uron the shivering negroes, who instantly
fell dead.
The bodies presented a horrible sight
McDOwelfs jaw was entirely shot away,
and back of his right ear was hole large
enough to admit a mans fist His right
hand. too, was half blown off. Stuart was
shot in the mouth and twice in the back of
the head and his body riddled with buck
shot. Moss had an ear shot Off and several
halls iet-haies in his ferehead.
The mob turned about, after it completed
its terrible work, and, coming toward town,
scattered and disappeared.
The bodies OF the dead negroes were
taken to an undertaking establishment.
where an inquest was held and the bodies
were then sent to their homes.
At 1918 O'Clock word reached the city
that the negroes we're assembling in large
numbers at the Curve" and Judge Du-
bose Immediately equipped 150 men with
Winchesters, and they have left the city for
that locality.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
DIR. EAST0N'S NEMESIS
Locked Up on a Charge of Dis.urbi
The Pence.

Locked Up on a Charge OF Disturbing
the Peace.
Ever since Rev. j. Chalmers Easton of
the Calvary Presbyterian Church has be-
come prominent by reason Of his connection
with the Bell case he has been bothered by
crank. VINO regularly attended services
held In his church and on each occasion
created disturbance. The man would
often call at DIR. Easton's residence, and
after arraignng him for unknown causes,
threaten his life. All of DIR. Easton's con-
gregation knew the man by sight, for when
he visited the church lie would call the
divine names aud remain until an effort was
made to remove him.
Tuesday night Sergeant Whitman was
walking along kearny street, and on near
ing Sutter he noticed man reel around and
face lady and gentleman WHO were stand
ing ON the sidewalk talking. The man an.
piled vile and abusive language to the gen.
tleman, and Whitman arrested him for dis
turbing the peace.
The man gave his name as John May, but
would not tell what his occupation was,
where he lived or In fact anything to en-
tighten the police on the cause Of his insane
prank Of addressing person whom he did
not know.
From a description of the man who had
been bothering DIR. Easton, the police de-
cided that he and May were Identical AS
DR.. Easton is out of town several members
OF his congregation were called to the City
Prison to Identify May. They all decided
that he was the Calvary Church disturber.
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to suit himself, which. of course wouId
mean the closing up of competition. Butnow.
II the Traffic Association were Incorporated.
~ couid easily make an ironclad contract
Win the steamship company say for ten or
twelve years, by which the carrief would DO
bound to keep clear of all combinations To
maintain rates. Then If Mr.. Huntington
or any other man who happened to be at
the head of railroad affairs should buy up
every share OF stock of the steamship c9Hl-
pany it would not help him in the least in
the matter of controlling competition, for
there would be the contracts perfectly
legal and binding arrangement-which he
could not get around.
1.-The members of the Traffic Association
see this, and they stand ready to incorpo-
rate. This will probably be done soon.''
II pleased the merchants of this city very
much TO learn that the Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company had receded from its positiou
with reference to not handling freight and
passengers offered to it by the citizens Of
San Diego. The local shippers regard this
as an effort to placate the public and they
lay 1t to the agitation that has been con-
menced to induce the Government to with
hold the subsidy now paid to the company
Tor carrying the mails.
The people of San Diego ought TO be
grateful to The CALL for the attention it
has given to the subject said a shipper
Yesterday; II has certainly done some
good work. The Mail Company realizes the
fact that it is in very unpopular attitude
toward the people. This subsidy matter has
been stirred UP before, but never in the way
1t has been done in this case. Formerly the
Shippers have said: Yes, that's good. Give
it to them" Now they are going to work foe
themselves and something will be accom-
plished.'
The petition will probably be ready for
signatures next week. 1t will be we'll cir
culated. and care will be taken that none OF
the copies fall into the wrong hands.
Meantime the Mail Company continues
TO receive its $4,000 month for space in
Its steamers, which is a: the command Of
the TranScOntinental Association. And the
shippers continue to pay their proportion
OF the subsidy. And the clipper-ship lines
carefully maintain their rates TO please the
Tfanscontinental Association. and get full
cargoes OF L rails
For the trail of the railroad is over it all.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
AFIERCE BLIZziRD'S WORK.
IiOlent and Destructive Storm Raging
Throughout the Northwest.
WHIRLING CYCLONE OF SNOW AND SLEET.
People Frozen to Death, Trains Blown Frem the
Track and abandoned, and Telegraph
Wires Frustrated.
Special 10 The MoRxISs CALs.

ST PAUL, March ga frightful post
winter blizzard, from Lake Michigan te
montana, the worst In years and unexanl-
pied at this season, is raging tonight, ac-
cordng to the fitful advices possible over
telegraph wires iced and swapping asunder
as soon as patched. There has been fall
OF 90 degrees in temperature, with a whirl-
ing cyclone Of snow aud sleet, and reports
from all sides Of destruction to property
and life are features Of the extraordinary
visitation.
Individual cases are instanced of people
freezing to death. Ali trains are delayed !;
on many roads cars have been blown from
the track.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 9.-An unusually
violent blizzard is raging here to-day and
the snow is drifting badly. Tie morning
trans are several hours late. and the after
noon trains from the West have not been
heard from, owing to the prostration of the
telegraph lines. The reports from the
Canadian Northwest indicate a very low
temperature.
The public schools of st. Paul are closed
and the inter-Suburban electric line has been
compelled TO stop running. The snow is
drifting badly
Several trains were abandoned or held iH
protected localities, the officials fearing that
they would be blown from the track if
started out in the blizzard
reports from various portions of the
north show that the blizzard is general
KANSAS CITY, March "a terrific wind
storm has been raging here for the LAST
twenty-four hours and still continues. The
storm Is accompanied by q rapid fall in the
thermometer. The weather is clear, with
no snow or rain. A storm prevails through
out Kansas. and the telegraphic service is
seriously interrupted. The Western Union
service, between here and Omaha, has been
abandoned.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, March 9.-The
worst blizzard of the season prevails here
To-day. The weather is growing cooler and
high wind is doing considerable damage.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
VEST ACQUITTED.
The Insanity Plea Worked Successfally.
How the Jury Stood.

1he insanity Plea Worked Successfully.
How the Jury Stood
The jury that sat in the trial of Charles
Vest for assault to murder his wife returned
a verdict of mot guilty" last night at $50
O'Clock, after celebrating about four hours
ard half.
Their first ballot disclosed slight divi-
sion in sentiment, two standing cut for con-
viction while the other ten were ready to
acquit.
The entire day up to 4 80 o'clock was con-
sumed with arguments aud the Judges
charge consumed a half hour more.
Vest shot his wife on November last,
while the two were sojourning at the Brook
lyD Hotel. One bullet penetrated her right
breast and the other hit her in the hip. but
neither wound proved very serious.
On the preliminary examination Mrs. Vest
refused to testify against her husband and
would-be slayer because she believed him
insane.
His defense at the trial was insanity, but
the wife having meanwhile received threat
ening letters from him, was less reserved in
her testimony and showed the defendant in
a rather uuenviable light. Among other
things, she declared her intention of apply
ing for divorce
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10

bills" said Dingley, "embrace all the tariff
reform that the Democratic majority of 140
has TO offer In redemption of all the pledges
and promises made before the last election.
The voters, who have been cheated once,
would like TO know, and they have the right
10 be informed now and here by the 40
Democratic majority Of this House, exactly
what kind Of tariff bill the Democracy
would substitute for the existing Mckinley
tariff. The people demand that this Deuo-
cratic House shall present such a measure
as they profess to be ready to substitute for
tue Mckinley tariff before the election, not
after 1t. They ask that they may have full
information OF exactly what Is proposed
while they may have chance to express an
opinion on it and not after it is TOO late.
The fact that the Democratic leaders have
not ana Will not present such complete
tariff measure Is practically confession
that they dare not let the people see what
they propose TO do
Injury to the Farmer.
Dingley defended the Mckinley act elo-
quentIy and at length. He argued that the
three bills proposed by the Democratic ma
could only result in nothing but injury to
the farmer. The free-wool bill, he said,
proposed free trade for the most universal
product of the farm, and the continued
protection for the manufacturer of wool.
1T would certainly reduce the price and
destroy the wool industry. Every evil
prophecy relating to the Mckinley tariff"
said DiDgley, "bas been disproved by The
march of events. Every prediction OF its
benefits has been made good. Protection
has been more than justified. The policy
which has done SO much to make the
country the largest agricultural manufac-
turing. mining and the most prosperous
country on earth. is here to stay" [Great
appause.l Before the conclusion OF Ding
ley's speech the committee arose and the
House adjourned. The debate will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
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CON NGRESS.
HE SENATE.

Bill to Establish a Spelling School Mt
Chicaeo-Prre-Fo Food Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, March 9-In the Senate to-
day Stewart presented petition of Nevada
citizens, praying that the unsOld public
lands of Nevada be ceded to that State for
irrigation purposes.
FELTON, presented a petition of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, praying for
an appropriation for tile establishment Of q
military home at Los Angeles.
Morgan introduced bill declaring all
laws and parts of laws imperative which
exempt from the payment of duties articles
of commerce not on the free list when entered
IN the CustOm-hOuses of the United States for
transportation through the United States
TO CT from any British possession.
Hale reported from the Naval Committee
bill TO further increase the Naval Depart
ment with an amendment appropFiating
100000 for experiments in the development
of torpedoes and the procurement of
standard to:pedors.
Squire moved to reconsider the vote by
which til, Senate passed the bill in relation
to the collection district Of Puget Sound.
Carried.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was the following by Cullom by request:
To test add try the science of spelling.
provide Tor the establishment of 100 schools
Tor that purpose, and TO establish a spelling
sehooi in the Worlds Columbian Expasi-
tion."
The Senate bill appropratiug slS7, 039 to
compensate the Indians of the Crow Creek
Reservation for loss sustained In rec eeiyinE
less land per capita than received by other
indians was passed.
The pure-food bill. after several amend
mentl was passed.
AT 2:S0 o'clock the Senate went into
executive session, On motion Of Sherman, TO
receive the message of the President on the
subject OF the Brring Sea arbitration nego-
tiation. Nsarly three hours was spent in
the discussion OF the seal fisheries treaty.
II was not reported by the Committee on
Foreign Relations, therefore no action was
taken upon II, the proceedings being con-
lined 10 the expression of individual views
The committee then rose and the Senate
adjourned.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
EXPLOSION OF GAS.

Residence Badly Damaged ana a
Young Lady Burned.
AT few minutes past 8 O'clock las. night
residents in the vicinity were startled by a
terrific explosion at 503 Broderick street,
which wrecked all the furniture In the
house. The house is occupied by Treve
Collins.
Mr.. Collins entered the kitchen with a
lighted match in his hand, and it iguited
a large quantity of gas which had escaped
from the stove during the absence of the
family. Miss Collins was thrown some feet
and badly burned.
Deighbor turned in an alarm from box
3S7, and the Fire Department extinguished
the burning lace curtains and took Miss
Collins to drugstore.
Windows, furniture, vases, folding doors
and everything in the house was smashed
and thrown in all directions. The damage
is estimated at $500
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
EVIDENCES OF DEBT.
Movement for Uniform Law Abolishing
Days of Grace.

movement Tor Uniform Law Abolishing
Days of Grace
NEW YORK, March ga Posts Boston
special says: A proposition is pending in
the Legislature for the abolition of days of
grace on all evidences of debt, based On an
order OF Representative Howard The mat
Ter has been heard by the Committee on
Banks and Banking but no report has
been made. In this connection there has
been put into the hands of Howard a bill
which was discussed at length by the
National Bankers Association at meeting
last week. This association has a Vice
PRESIDENT in every State of the Union. and
1t is proposed that every such officer do
what he can IN his State for the passage of
law Similar to that proposed here. TIE
two movements were wholly independent.
and without the knowledge of either side
until alter the first steps had been taken.
The Niee-President of the Bankers Asso-
citation for Massachusetts Is President c.
o. Billings of the Globe National Bank.
and he, learning of the movement of How
ard. has given him a copy of the banker
bill. in order that IL may be considered by
his Committee on Banks and banking, so
that the law Will be Identical, as far as pos
sble, in every State which acts upon the
matter. 1t is said by Billings that there is
great unanlmty on the part of bankers all
over the country for the abolition of days
OF grace. California, it is said, has taken
this step already.
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1T DID NOT COME OFF.

The Police Court investigation Post
poned Till To-MorroM.
The investigation of the Police Court
scandals. that was to have commenced be-
fore the Finance Committee of the Board Of
Supervisors yesterday, was postponed until
Tomorrow at the same hour, o'clock, on
account of the absence Of jackson and Bur-
ling, who, with Ellert, constitute the COM
mittee The impression prevails In POLITICAL
circles that the investigation will not take
place at all. 1t Is said thai the prosecutors
OF Ambrose Watson really have no case at
all. ana are so extremely Vulnerable them
selves that they cannot face an inyestiga-
tion. 1t Is said that Crimmins is seeking to
delay the investigation till after next Mon
day night, when undoubtedly Watson will
be removed from Office
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STETSON'S WORK FOR THE PEOPLE.
The Independent Shippers All Favor
the Movement.
What Captain William L. Merry Says
Upon the Subject.
=" The Call Is Given Credit for the Victory That
Has Been Won by the San
Diego Citizens.

Nearly all of the independent merchants
OF this city are ready to sign the petition to
Congress asking for the withholding of the
Government subsidy from the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. This was ascertained
by general inquiry yesterday.
1--WE must do something" is the general
remark, ito break up the combination be-
tween the railroads and the steamship COM
pany, and this is the best thing we can do
at present. We will test Senator Felton's
earnestness in the matter and will see what
Congress is willing to do for u.s.
President James B. Stetson of the Traffic
Association was found full of the subject.
He showed in a long conversation with TUE
CALL reporter that he had studied it up in
nearly all its phases.
II am fully satisfied that the petition will
do much good. 1t may not be as efficacious
on the start as some people may think, but
it will have the great result of putting the
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MRS. 0SB0RlE'S PUNISHMENT.
She Pleads Guilty to Robbery and Perjury
and Is Sentenced to Imprisonment.

LONDON, March 9.-Mrs. Osborne. against
whom an indictment was found for larceny
and perjury, to-day pleaded guilty 10 the
charges and was sentenced TO nine months
Imprisonment at hard labor.
Mrs. Hargreayes made a plea that the
court would show mercy TO Mrs. Osborne
and deal as lenently rs possible with her.
Mrs. Osborne wept bitterly during Mrs.
hargreaves' remarks. The prisoner was
then sentenced and led away to her cell.
Mrs. Florence Ethel Osborne is the wife
of a captain in the British army, and the
crime she committed caused quite a sensa-
ton few months ago In London society
circles. Mrs. Osborne, prior 10 her mar
rage last summer, was the guest of Mrs.
HargreaveS at her country place. While
there with number of other guests, of
which Captain Osborne was one. the
hostess missed valuable pearl necklace,
said to be worth many thousand pounds.
No trace OF the missing jewelry was dis
covered for some months, until Mrs. Har-
greayes by accident overheard a conversa-
tion of some friends regarding valuable
set of pearls for sale at a leading jeweleI' 5
on the Strand in London.
On making inquiry ut the jewelTy-store
the pearls were recognized by popularity
OF the setting, and the stoTekeeper willingly
gave description OF the lady who had sold
them 10 him and her reason for disposing Of
tHtillf together WIFI lD6 NUMBERS OF the
bank notes which he paid the woman. A
quiet investigation deyeioped the place
where the notes were exchanged and sus-
p1clon was strongly directed 10 the young
lady guest of Mrs. Hargreaves. The affair
soon became noised around, and the young
lady hearing of it caused suit for slander
TO be brought against Mrs. Hargreaves.
In the meantime Captain Osborne, to
prove his faith in his affianced, immediately
married her, and they quietly went abb oad, +,
locating finally in Spain. Detectives had
been placed in charge of the affair and con-
elusive proof was obtained that Mrs.
Osborne was guilty.
Through the efforts Of her husband she
was induced to make full confession of
her guilt, and voluntarily agreed to return
to England and meet her accusers. Ga
February she was arraigned before the
Lord Mayor OF London on the charge OF
robbery, but the Government declined to
prosecute. She was immediately arrested
on charge of perjury committed in the
libel suit, and has pleaded guilty OF both
charges and sentenced as noted above.