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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-10
sLossoN RETEREs.
The Great Bllliardist viii Hereafter At
tend st, ictly to Business.

The Grent Bllliardist Will Hereafter At.
tend st, ictly to business.
New YonK, April 9,-Whon George
slosson intimated to some personal
friends few days ago that he would
retire from active participation in
billiards as regards competiting in
matches or tournaments. it was not
thought that the great expert was seri-
Gus.
Maurice DAILY called on slosson Mt the
latter's room on Broadway, and had an
extended conference with him in refer
ence to a match with Frank Ives to be
played in this city in the near future.
Slosson, however, would not listen to
the proposition, aud told DAILY that Ives
had evaded making q match with him
for long time, and he did not think
the latter had any intention Of playing.
Consequently it would be useless to is
sue challenge for a match.
In speaking Of his retirement Slosson
said: "My main reason for retiring is
in order Cor me to give my full atten-
tion to my billiard room. My business
interests have increased so much that |
am unable to spare the time necessary
TO keep in trim for matches without
neglecting my customers interests. So,
after being for number Of years be.
fore the public, l wish to say to my
many friends that l have entered the
arena for the last time, and hereafter l
shall be known as a room keeper not
as candidate for championship hon
ors."
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pH111ps BnooKs' SUCCESSOR,
Or. Morgan Dix and DIR. GrcOr Both Sal,
to bC Candidates,

Or. Morgan Dix and DIR. GrcCr Both Said
to bO Candidates.
BosroN, April 9.-T'here are now two
candidates mentioned for tho bishopric
made vacant by the death Of Rev.
Philips Brooks. They arc Rev. Dr..
Morgan Dix, of Trinity church, who is
called conservative, or moderate high
church man and Rev, DR.. Greer, Of
st. Bartholomew church, who is known
rs broad churchman. These gentle
men have been informally selectGdNby
adheronts to thoir views and will proba.
bly, DO voted for in the convention 10 be
hold on Wednesday, May 8,
Nolther gentleman has indicated as
yct whether ho would accept call.
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ENGLls HMIlN IN LINE.
An Anglo.A American Manifesto IndorSIng
Irish Home Rule.

Ah anBiOsAmoflcAn hlhhiicSto lhuOrhlnB
Irish Home Rule,
MERIDgS, CoNN, April 0,-0ne Of the
strongest home rule mpniiestos ever
sent from this side OF the Atlantic has
been made public in this city. signed
exclusively by EnglIshmeH. The man
ifesto is as follows:
To Al EagIiShmeR Residing IN hs United Staa,
FELLOW CouNrRYMEN:-Yo nave
doubtless followed with much interest
the great movement now in progress
under the auspices OF the Liberal party
OF Great Britain. That movement,
fortunate in the able leadership OF Will
liam Ewart Gladstone, has for its fun
damental object the granting OF home
rule to Ireland.
No progressive Englishmau, nc.
quainted with tho trend OF events
throughout the world and with the pro.
gress OF all peoples toward sef.govern-
ment, eau, 1t seems to US, consistently
withhold moral support for the policy
thus advocated by Gladstone, Morley,
Harcourt and so many other distin-
guished men Of our race at home and
abroad. The Irish policy OF the great
Liberal party has received the warm
approval OF the best thinkers in Eng
land and America. That Ireland should
have her own parliament and be
allowed to manage her own atEairs,
as do the American states, is gem
orally conceded. Wishing, therefore, to
put ourselves on record, we, the under
signed Englishmen, resident in the
city OF Meriden, state OF Connecticut,
hereby express ourselves as In hearty
accordance with Mr.. Gladstone and
wish HIM aud his fellow workers for
right, justice and equity an abundant
measure OF success. We respectfully
urge our fellow countrymen throughout
the United States TO take similar ac-
ton. to the end that the people OF Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland may have
real union, instead OF discord, and live
together in the bonds OF mutual conf
dence and good will,
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opening OF tho Fair.

CHICAGO, April 9,-1t has been all
but officially determined that tho OPEN
ing ceremonies OF the fair shall bo held
out doors in front OF tho administra.
ton building. II this plan IL finally
adopted tho speakers stand will be
erected along the east front Of the ad-
ministration building and seats TO tho
number Of at least 1900 will be pro.
yided. Tic distinguished guests will
DO mombors Of Congress, mcmbers OF
the cabinet, diplomatic corps, judges Of
the supreme court, governors OF states
Worlds Fair directors, national com.
missioners, members OF tho board Of
lady managers, Chicago city council,
and tho park commissioners OF Chi.
CnuO,
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Dlr Luuhrr IInIlurc,

PnnAprLrnIA, April 0. - Reuben
Lukcns, IT,, and William 4. Lukcns,
trading In lumber as Lukens & Co.,
Yesterday made an assignment for the
beuoa. Of creditors II ia said that the
liabilities arc about $4,000, which,
however, will scale down very material.
ly. Tho nominal assets represent over
10 pcr cent OF liabilities.
William y. buknns snii TINT tho firm
expects to rOsumO business after lot.
tIpmonL shall have beon concluded,
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Harrlson,s axe roll the Tnstost.

WAsnINGToN. b. G., April 9.-The
following comparative statement pre-
pared at the postoflice department has
been made public: Total number Of
fourth-class postmasters appointed
from March 4, 1893, TO April 8, 1903, In.
elusive, S7S, OF which sos were to Gil
vacancies caused by designations and
death. and $40 removals. OF the re.
movals, ninety served four years and
over.
Total numGar Of fourth.class post
masters appointed from March 4, 1880,
to April 8, 1889, inclusive, 1928, Of
which 50S were TO I'LL vacancies caused
by designations and deaths, and S25 re.
movals. At that time no book record
was kept OF the terms Of service in re-
moyal Cases.
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WHY THEY ARE THANKFUL
A Heavy Rain Checks u Dangerous and
Destructive Forest Fire.

a Heavy Rain Checks Dangerous and
Destructive Forest Fire.
PORTSMOUTH, o., April 0.-The residents
ofNauvoo, UnionM and Friendship OF
this county lifted up prayers of thank
fulness this morning at 2 o'clock, when
q heavy April rain began to fall. For
tho past two weeks a very strong and
dangerous forest FIRE has prevailed west
Of the Scioto river. The origin Of the
fire is unknown, unless caused by farm
ers burning brush. The fire originated
in the Washington township lumber
region Monday and has been gradually
spreading. At present the fire is
smoldering and another rain will
quench it. Tho loss, roughly estimated,
will exceed S30O,0O0in in timber, etc. that
has been burned, not counting the
score OF farm buildings swept away.
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"oHroAGo GREAT PLACE"

"Lots whIsk"-Thats tho Verdict of tho
Egyptian Villagers After Night Of
Roaring Fun.
CHICAGO, April9.-Last night a crowd
OF camel drivers from the mouth OF the
Nile, who have been transplanted to
Chicago for the Worlds Fair, started
out to see the sights Of Chicago, and
by the time they had seen them their
line Of march was marked by trail of
deep and dark Egyptian rod. The
crowd OF tourists was about forty strong
and made as much sensation as
a circus as they circulated
among tho saloons. wearing their
red iezzes, aud yellow ochre broad
guage trousers. Had not several OF the
sporting fraternity who inhabit Clark
street taken them in tow Egypt en-
masso might have gone to tho police
station. AS 1t was only one thing saved
them and that was their habit OF bow.
ing down before every policemen they
met and muttering something which
none OF the officers understood but
which all OF them took to mean "Please
permit us to live"
LUX at the haythens-luk ut thin.
They thinks them p'lacemon," said an
officer in wrath, "G'wan," he yelled,
rs he smote q pair OF Egyptian trousers
squarely in the dome with his club.
And Egypt went marching and drink.
ing along. 1t was late in tho evening
before the proprietors OF tho Egyptian
village corralled their wandering ex-
hibits and dragged them back to Mid.
way Plaisnnce, many OF them in hacks,
because, as Ahmud Sakh, their leader,
said: Chicago great place; lots
| whlsk.h
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Germany wants samon.

BERLIN, April s.--There is little re-
gret at Mr.. Codarkrantz's resignation
OF the chief judgeship Of Samoa. His
administration is generally admitted to
have beon u failure, though 1t ia he.
lievod that ho acted honestly.
The Colo7nc Gds,ue advises tho Ger
man government to annex samoa, as
the only way out OF the condition OF at.
fairs created by the Samoan convention
OF 1885,
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comnlctrd ThcIr Ionrnny.

PORTLAND, one, AprIlO,-Miss Edith
Day returned to Portland this morning
over tho Southern Pacific, having com.
pletod her l0.0OO.milo railroad journey
through tho United States and Moxlco
In II days and 14h hours. Miss boo.
little left Chicago at the same tilno and
travelled in an opposite direction She
travelled tho Ontlro distance according
TO schedule.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 9,--Tho Louis.
villc and tho Orioles opened the season
hero to-day with MI exhibition game.
Two thousand people enjoyed the game
Al times the plays were exciting and
both sides were loudly cheered all
through. Louisville won BY heavy bat
ting
baltimore .............. 0 o o o 2 o 0 o o. q
LOulwlllc,.",..,. .,.. 0 40 . . o.
Hits, Loulavllle 10, naltImorcG O. Errors, Baltl.
more Q Batteries, llOlllng and ClauSen, aud
MrNInhOn mud wndgWOrth
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THE END THIS WEEK.
Practically Sure That the Senate
viii Soon Adjourn.
CASES OF THE THREE SENATORS

May Not Bo Disposed of Until tho
Next Session Because Statesmen
Desire to be Heard Before the En-
tire Body - The President About
Ready to Let the Bar to Adjourn
ment Down-MF. Cleveland Spends
Sunday in Delaware and Takes n
Delightful Drive With Mr., nayOrd
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RIG MAIL ROBBERY.


Tho Contents of Registered Packages Mys-
teriously Disappear.
New YoRK, April 0.-The postofficc
authorities are much exercised over Il
robbery OF registry packages which oc-
Cured early last week between this city
and Babylon, L. /. Every effort was
made to prevent tho details Of the
affair becoming public, aud it is only
now that an inkling of the robbery
leaks out. At tho postoGlCe all infor-
nation about it was refused. The his.
tory OF the robbery, as the current re-
ports havo 1t, is that last Monday aftor.
noon tho train which leaves Long Island
City at 4:3O o'clock, and to which is at
tached the mail car which carries the
registered material, took out tifty.two
registered packages, value about $4 900.
These packages, it Is alleged, we're
rihed OF their contents at some point
between tho New York postoffice and
Babylon, but just where and by whom
is what the authorities would like to
know. Tho loss was not discovered
until tho packages had reached tho
point OF destination.
II is ascertained the authorities arc
a certain person under surveillance and
that before another day has passed ho
will be in custody.
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LONDON, April 0.-Tho Paris corro-
spondent of tho Daily telegraph says
that tho Bering Sea arbitrators have de-
cided To givo their judgment as to tho
advisability OF tho admission OF tho
British supplementary report to ovi.
donCe on next Wednesday.
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Nw Yohx, April 0.--Arrlvod-Um.
brin, Liverpool; scandiu, llamburgj La
Ghscognc, llAvro
BnRNRs, April O.-Arrlvod-Drcsde
Baltimore.
LONDON, April 0-Arrlyod-MAino,
Philadelphia,
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I:nrlhuunks shock.

BELGRADE, April IA severe earth.
quake was iolt in many parts Of sOrvia
Yesterday Tho village OF Velikl Popo.
witch was tumbled into ruins and sov.
ural inhabitants woro killed. Deatht
In wrecked houses arc reported from
near villages In tho kingdom,
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New YoRR, April 9.-Thc World an.
nounCca this morning that tho full
amount necessary TO FREQ Dr. Tnlmage's
Brooklyn Tabernacle from debt has
boon subscribed.
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THE STRIKE At HULL,
Another Clash Between the Police
and the Dock Laborers.
MANY HEADS ARE AGAIN BROKEN

And Gunboats are Ordered to tho
Scene to Iatimidate the strikers.
steamers Forced to Anchor Far Out
From the Docks TO Prevent Their
Crows From Being DIsturDed-A
Meeting at Which it is Developed
that tho Strike May Bccome GEN.
oral,
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pLYMouTn, lSD, April O.--,rhe body
Of Patrick Mullipnh, ol Eric, Ps,
drowned by jumping from o moving
tram u month ago, was found to-day in
the river.
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BosToN, April 9,--ThO boiler makers
and iron ship buiIdOrs union Of this
city has resolved to strike tomorrow.
The strike will involve 500 men aud
will temporarily at least stop all work
OH tho cruiser Marbluhpad.
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CMclNSArl, o., April O,---Six thous.
and people attended the exhibition
base ball gumo to-day between tho
Cincinnati and ST. Louis clubs.
ST. ioniS",",,"","", 'i',",." . / Q . 0 0 | ia
Earned runs Cincinnati 10, 81. Louise base
hits, cincinnati H. St LoulAS Errors, Clncln.
init 1, 81. Louis 2
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wcnthcr IForecnst for To.dny.

For Ohio and West Virginia local showorsI
winds mostly from the northeast, slightly. wafin'
or In Northern aud Western Ohio.
For Western pennsylyanla generally talrI
light eastCfly Winds
TIE TEMPERATURE SATURDAY.
al fntnishod BY q. RcnsEPp druggist, corner
Market aud Fourteenth streets
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for each of the party, asking them con-
cerning tho size Of their organization,
and said that they reminded him OF his
old home Mt Buffalo
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GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.
Height or ChIInney Iacreased WIthoai
Stopping Factory Work

Height or n ChInney Increased without
Stopping Factory Work
A remarkable feat has been recently
accomplished at the Bonsecour spin
ming works At Nancy, says Ia-,,--..-..,s
and Iron. namely increasing the height
of a chimney about one hundred feet
high by about thirty feet, without stop
ping the work for a single day
Owing to the power being increased,
the existing chimney did not have SUI
ficient draught for the existing num-
Der Of boilers. and one of two altera-
tions had TO be faced-either to build
q new chimney alongside the old one, or
to increase the height of the latter
Augustus Bartling, of Bernberg (An-
halt, offered to increase the height of
the old chimney without interfering
with the work of the mills
Aided ~ another man, whose agil-
ity and nerve were equal to his own,
Mr. Bartling fixed series of light
steel ladders to the chimney by means
OF iron hooks driven in between the
courses of the bricks. erected q pulley
at the top of the chimney and a fight
Of scaffolding all round, and then hav-
ing lowered the cOrniee surmounting
the chimney. they built on to the top at
the rate Of about four TO five feet per
day.
The whole work occupied eight days,
and was perfectly successful While
this IS the first chimney dealt with in
this manner in France, Mr.. Bartling
states that he has carried out similar
operations in Germany, at the chemical
az Thanh, and at the works az the Null
house Gas company.
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ELEPHANTlNE LIFE.
Steps 10 BE Taken 70 Prevent It's Wanton
Destruction

Steps TO BE Taken 70 Prevent It's Wanton
Destruction
One Of the pressing questions Of the
dav in Africa relates 70 the preserva-
ton Of the elephant, which viii be
come extinct there at no distant date
unless means are taken % stop the in
discriminate slaughter now going on
There has been q prevalent notion that
the African elephant IS inferior TO his
Indian cousin in intelligence and 6ocil-
itv. but + does not seen to be founded
on solid observation u IS now pointed
ont that the Romans and Carthaginians
used the African beast TO good purpose
and Atr. p. I. Sclater, Of the London
biological society, declares that they
have had African elephants in their
gardens for more than twenty years
and have found them quite as intelli-
gent a. those Of the Asiatic species,
although perhaps not quite as docile-
AyouBg male AfricaD now about four
teen Years Of age i daily engaged dur
ing the summer months IN carrying the
children and other visitors about the
garden and there has never been an
accident with him. Mr.. Sclater ex-
presses the opinion that the African
elephant should be preserved as the
proper beast Of burden 10 open mp the
trade routes in the interior Of the Arr
can continent, and suggests that a
kheddsh Of Indian elephants and their
attendants be transported 70 the east
African coast and that the Indian ele-
plants be set 70 work TO capture and
tame their African brethren IL IS
noted, moreover. that Gen Gordon.
j-lst before the fall of KhartOum. wrote
letter in which he strongly advocated
the domestication and use Of the Afri-
can eleuhant.
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The intelligence of member Of the
Kentucky legislature has al times been
called into question, but Il IS hardly
fair TO that distinguished body Of
statesmen TO have any doubt on this
subject In testimony whereof Is this;
Two newspaper men reporting the pro-
ceedings at Frankfort were dispnting
over the spelling Of members name.
by George" eOntended one, Il tell
you it is spelled with an a."
..I'll bet ron q dollar It is an e." in
sisted the other.
Il know better and we'll leave it to
him
The other gave long whistle.
"Leave 1t 20 him, nothing lie ex-
claimed; ''he doesn't know how TO
spell his name. and I've seen him run
his tongue out four inches trying to
write tt
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VI. Berillon, French doctor, who
has been directing his attention for
some time past TO the study of nail bit
ing, or, as he calls It. onychophagy.
finds that habit or disease extremely
common In a public school in Paris.
says the London Times. cut Of 265 pu-
pils examined during the month of
April last, sizty-three, that IS to say,
nearly one-fourth, were addicted TO
biting their finger nails. Curiously
enough, results vary greatly in differ
ent districts and in different schools in
the same districts It seems that girls
are more given to the habit than bovs
In ono girls school in the department
Of Eolne eleven out of twentv-one
were confirmed nail biters. In anoth-
er girls school the proportion was
siaiJ-one out of207 pupils, and Of those
si--iy7one fifteen were found to be in
the habit Of biting the nails Of both
hands. aDd the others Of biting ONLY
taosc of one hand NJ BeriIlOn recog-
Mics that nervousness has much to DO
with the habit. and he proposes to cure
II by !Geacs OF suggestion"
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TIE Gsrnsss Favor the GsnerzI stady Of
the Coming Language

the Coming Language
In an article On the importance Of
Introducing into the schools the study
OF universal language (Weltsr-aehe)
which recently appeared in the Preus-
sssche Jahrbuecher DR.. Schroer adro-
Gates making the study Of English OBJ
1icafo-~, not necessarily 20 the cxclc-
sion of the classical tongues. but at
least in conjunction with them
This he SAYS rs not 4 question Of
taste or rivalry between the .moderns'
ard the ,sncients;' Il IS simply his
torie1l necessity The learned pro-
icssor properly condemns al attempts,
however scientific. 70 construct an
artificial world speech. ike NolaPsiz-
In his opinion language which pos
sesses neither literature, historical de-
Eeiopment nor linguistic relations can
never serve as a medium OF general
communication. for the reason that 10
one viii take the trouble 70 aconire It
merely as tool of trade, until il be
comes universal; therefore it can never
become universal Such attempts. how
ever, are not only ainless, because
they can never obtain the general con
sent of mankind. but they are needless.
for there already exists a universal
language-i- e, a language which, BY
its spread over the whole earth and
by the case with which il may be
learned. has gained such long step in
advance that neither natural nor arti-
fetal means can deprive il OF its as
sured position as the future medium of
international intercourse And this
language Is the English
Prof. Schroer Is careful TO warn his
readers not to get their aim too high,
for TO learn to speak and write fiuently
and correctly a language which holds
so high a place in the scale of culture
and refinement as the English Is diff
calt. but for the average man this Is
not necessary. for even the average
Englishman has but limited con-
mznd of his mother tongue, and the
daily intercourse of life requires but a
small and easily acquired vocabulary
This is true OF every language, but the
absence OF puzzling genGers and indec-
tions and synthical forms renders the
LlEAl>4 easy II NO1- lsdIi>-A WIN
Others THE English language" con-
cludes Prof. Sehroer. is the world
speech, and will. to all appearance, be-
come more and more 50 every year"
During the present century the Eng
disappearing population of the world
has increased fve-fold, from possibly
twenty-five million at its beginning to
at least one hundred and twenty-five
million No other language has ever
been 50 rapidly developed, no fact in
civil history IS more significant than
this. In every quarter Of the
world English is the conquering
tongue. The wide spread OF the Brit
ish colonial system, the marvellous
growth Of the United States and the
facility with which It absorbs every
foreign element bear witness 20 this
great fact, and our cousins ii Germany
are of too practical a turn of mind to
De jealous OF forgetful Of it.
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renpsra.sre Of 81. rere....


For twenty years the Swiss goEern-
ment has been making obseTvafions
through its forestry stations on the
temperature Of the air. OF the trees and
the soil In the forests. These o5seFva-
tions show that the temperature in the
forests IS always below the tempera-
ture outside. The temperature also
varies according TO the trees composing
the forests. a beech forest IS always
cooler than 2 forest Of larch. As to
the trunks of the trees. they are
always cooler than the surrounding
air. Regarding the temperature of the
SOL, il is found that in the forest the
.enperature is invariably below that
OF ,he ai- Outside the forest the soil
Is always warmer than the air in sum-
mer and colder il winter.