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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-09
WILD CAT BANKS.

Draft of n Bill to Repeal the Tax Which
VIII be Reported by tho Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec S.-The fol-
lowing is the outline Of the report made
by the sub.cOmmittes to the full COM
mittee on banking and currency this
morning for bill to repeal the ten per
cent tax on State banks:
Section l. The tax Of 10 per cont
against state bank notes, ETC., paid out
and used as currency ID repealed.
Section 2. Except as below provided,
no state bank notes, etc, shall be paid
out and used as currency outside Of the
state of their issue. except subject to o
penalty OF 10 per cent each time paid
out. (Itis not expected that this penal
ty would be generally collected).
Section 8. State bank notes may be
paid out and used az currency Outside
OF the state OF their i5sue) on compli-
ance with the following:
(A)=Bank notes TO be furnished and
issue TO be registered by the comp
troller Of the currency land to be oi
sharply distinctive design1.
(B)-Banks issuing such notes to be
subject to inspection by the comptroller
OF the currency.
C)-Outstanding notes each bank to
be limited to 70 per cent Of paid up and
unimpaired capital.
(D)'-State bank notes to be made by
states of issue tirst lien on all assets OF
issuing. bank. and a liability against
stockholders to an amount equal to
their stock in addition to it
(E)-An assessment OF / per cent to
be paid on taking out circulation, and
also on all circulation outstanding more
than year.
Section 4. State bank notes may also
be paid out and used as currency Tout
side OF the state Of their issue) with
(A), (B), 10y and (D), of section 8, on
deposit with the comptroller as securi-
ty for ultimate redemption of notes. of
the United States, state, municipal,
etc, securities to the amount OF par
OF notes to be issued, the character of
securities permitted to be strictly pre-
scribed in this bill.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

Mr.. Gladstone is reported i'll with a
stomach trouble.
"Old Hutch" has resumed business on
the Chicago board OF trade and is meet
ing with success.
The Pittsburgh Petroleum Exchange
will issue a protest against the Wilson
bill, which places oil on tho free list.
Joseph Oldham, OF Pittsburgh, shot
his ten-month's old baby and then blew
his own brains out With revolver. He
had been out Of work for some time.
The property OF the Pittsburgh Driv-
ing Park Association at Homewood,
which was sold, will be cut up into lots.
This means an end to racing at Home
wood.
Prendergast, the murderer OF Carter
Harrison, has made q formal protest
against tho plea of insanity being intro
duced in his case. He wants TO plead
justification.
In the Coughlin trial yesterday in
Chicago, Judge Wing, counsel for tho
defense, created sensation by saying
the Irish are unsuited to self govern
ment. and that quarreis among them
are frequent.
"Ned" McGowan, an Cld-time politi-
clan OF San Francisco, died at the age Of
eighty. He was prominently identified
with the early political history Of that
city. He went there in the early fitties
from Philadelphia, in which city he had
been prominent figure in local politics.
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DAMAGING EVIDENCE

Against DIR. nIoyer-The Testimony Of
Insurance Men.
NEW YoRK, Dec. S.-A large crowd
was in court to-day when the Meyer
case opened. The first witness exam
ined was Carl Muller, the alleged ac-
complice of DR.. Meyer. Muller told
how Meyer proposed to get corpse
from the morgue, and described how
the prisoner sprinkled antimony on the
food given to Brandt. He declared that
he had seen him do this twenty times.
Luman Ware was called. He was q
physician practicing in Chicago. He
examined for the New York Life Insur-
ance Company He identified photo
graph OF Brandt, whom he had exam
ined in August, 1890. He saw Brandt
sign the application for insurance. The
witness remembered Brandps case be-
cause Brandt came to him out Of the
regular routine.
DR.. John II. Burr, also as examining
physician OF Chicago, testified that he
had examined Brandt. He corrobo-
rated the previous witness.
THOMAS r. Lyons, manager OF the
Etna Insurance Company, Chicago,
identified the picture Of Brandt as being
that OF q man whom he had insured
under the name OF Baum in 1891.
Adjourned till Monday.
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IN THE FIiEsT ROUND.

Tho bankruptcy BilI Strangled Unexpect-
CdIy-A Vote, tho Eject of Which is Its
Defeat,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. s.-The
Torrey bankruptcy bill was strangled
unexpectedly by the house to-day just
as the consideration of the bill under
the fve-minute rule was about to begin.
Colonel Oates, the champion of tho
measure, had declined to permit the
house to vote on his substitute provid-
ing for voluntary system OF bank
ruptcy, whereupon Mr.. Bland, OF Mis-
souri,, precipitated the entire question
by moving to strike out the enaCting
clause OF the bill. Vainly the advocates
OF the measure protested thatit was 6n-
fair TO reject the bill before the house
had had a chance to perfect it by
amendment Their pleadings were un-
availing. The vote was decisive. 1t
was carried by majority OF 142 to Ill.
The vote was not strict party one. An
analysis shows that ll5 Democrats, is
Republicans and 8 Populists voted to
strike out the enacting clause, and that
GA Republicans and AZ Democrats voted
against it.
Mr.. Oates moved to go into the COM
mittee Of the whole for the considera-
tion Of tho bankruptcy bill under the
five minute rufe. Pending this motion
Mr.. Bailey, OF Texas. tried to induce
Mr.. Oates to allow the house to vote on
his substitute providing for voluntary
system Of bankruptcy. Mr.. Oates, how
ever, declined, and the reading OF the
bill was about to proceed by sections
when Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, moved to
strike out the enacting clause Of the
bill. The motion brought the whole
question to a direct issue. If carried
according to the rules it was equivalent
to the rejection Of the bill.
When the committee rose before the
vote to strike out the enacting clause
was taken, Mr.. Cannon secured the floor
and made an ardent plea not to kill the
bill before the house had an opportu-
nifty to consider it under the five minute
rule. MIR. Cannon warned the Demo-
cratic side that it had better halt be-
fore it refused any legislation whatever
on this subject.
Mr.. Bland, in support Of his motion,
speaking with his accustomed fire, con-
tended that tho bill would place the
country at the mercy OF the banks, to
give them FREQ license to loot the peo-
pie. If there was ever q time for o
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-09
THE MINING RATE.

Miners AEree to n Reduction Under Con-
ditions Which May De Granted.
PITTSBURGH, PA, Dec. s.-The rail-
road coal miners Of Pittsburgh district
met here to-day to consider the PROPOSE
tion OF the operators to pay 65 cents a
ton for mining if the rate was made
uniform throughout the district. Alter
q discussion lasting until late this
afternoon the miners agreed to accept
tho 65-cent rate, provided the operators
promise TO not enforce the iron.clGd rule
and to lower rates at the companies
stores.
A committee was appointed to confer
with the operators on this proposition
which will in all probability be accept
ed.
Operators Of the Wheeling division
say, however, they will not pay 65 cents,
and that as far as they arc concerned
the action of Tuesdays convention is
final. They will pay so cents until all
other operators mining Pittsburgh coal
at that or-less come to 65 cents.
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ter from Minister Willis, published in
the Honolulu Bulielin November 18th,
the day after tho interview had ap-
peared in the Star:
"7O The Editor Of lle BulciiH:
81 have hastily glanced at the manu-
script which you have left. The inter-
view in the Star was submitted TO me,
but | did not scrutinize the expressions
which are misleading; due, am sure,
not to any intention on the part OF the
writer. The short conversation l had
with him had no political significance
whatever. When my government is
ready to make any official or political
statement it will be elsewhere.
81 regret that n casual remark in re-
gard to tho attitude OF thepress here has
been misconstrued. When I spoke to
the reporter OF the Star, it was as rep
rosentative OF the entire press. l am
not Its censor and my remark was not
intended to be construed to the disad-
vantage Of any. 1t was intended as an
appeal to all to unite in preserving
peace and good order, which is, l know,
the wish OF all good citizens. Further
than this do not desire to be quoted.
"Yours respectfully,
"ALBERT S. WILLIS"
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THE BRAZILIAN WAR.
Tho Firing Continucs-Admiral CANA
Issues Manifesto to the RevolutiOn-

Tho Firing Continucs-Admiral CANA
Issues u Manifesto to the Revolution-
lists.
fC5pwfghea, 1898, by Hs associated PrssSI
LONDON, Dec. S.-The Times tomorrow
will publish the following:
RIO De JAHERo, Dec. 5, VIA MONTE
vIDEo, Dec. S.-The last few days have
been quiet, with the exception of desul-
tory firing.
President Peixoto has dismissed Ad-
miral Goncalves, the commander OF the
men-of-war Tiradentes and Bahia,
which are now at Montevideo. because
OF the doubts in regard to his loyalty.
A manifesto has been issued by Ad-
miral Cana, who is now in command
OF the insurgent vessels. He says he
accepts the duty which patriotism i'm
poses with full sense OF the response
bility. II openly Join tho ranks OF
those who for one year in Rio Grande
Do Sui and three months here have
fought valiantly to tree the country
from militarism and hybrid alliance
with the influence of sectarism.
DEuZlllaUS, VICTORY ~ CeIIHus
Hasten it by bringing every possible
moral influence to help our cause. Call
on all classes OF conservative classes OF
Brazil TO cast off the intolerable yoke OF
slavery imposed by the militGrism OF
1889. I hope to fulfill my duty as n
Brazilian, though the end may be death.
Let others do theirs"
The entire medical staff OF the navy,
which has hitherto maintained metz
tral attitude, to-day joined Admiral
CANA.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. S.-There
have been many rnmors about the capi-
tol to-day=concerning the revised tariff
which the majority members of the
committee have about completed and
which will soon be reported. There
have been n number OF changes relating
mainly to the wording OF the bill, typo
graphical errors and phraseology. But
it is well known that other changes
have been made. The tin plate tariff
has been changed from So per cent ad
valorem to l is cents per pound ape-
cifc duty. The ad valorem rate was in
tended to make duty OF about cent
per pound. A member OF the commit.
tee, who explained to an Associated
Press reporter why this change was
made, says that the various consumers
OF tin plate requested 1t. Under an ad
valorem duty the importer would not be
able to buy as cheaply because all
orders for tin plate were at least three
months in advance and il the price
should be 8 cents o pound whom ordered
and 4 cents when shipped it would be
found that the ad valorem duty would
work injustice to the importer, while
under a specific duty the importer
would know exactly what he had to pay
when the order was given.
This same member said there had
been other changes OF the same charac-
ter where the interests OF the consum-
ers would be liable to injury by fuctua-
ton Of the price under the ad valorem
rate.
Nothing is definitely known as to
when the bill will come up in the
house.
Chairman Wilson hopes to report the
bill within three days from the time it
is presented and considered by the full
committee next Monday.
Itis generally understood that the in
ternal revenue bill will be reported as q
separate measure. There is still dis
agreement over many features OF this
part OF the revenue. The whisky tax
has not yet been entirely settled, but it
is believed that the increases will be but
slight il they are made. The income
tax is the great bone OF contention over
which members cannot agree. The tax
on corporate incomes suggested in the
Presidents message Is far from salts
factory to all the members, and es-
peciaIiy to many members who are not
on the committee. They claim that a
tax on corporate incomes would mean
increases in rates OF interest and higher
rates by common carriers.
The effort 10 secure change in the
customs part OF the bill on the sugar
schedule has not been successful up to
the present time.
If this scheme fails, greater efforts
than ever will be made to have q eau
Gus on the bill before it is taken up in
the house in the attempt to have modi-
fication.
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WILLIS SAID IT.
The Published Interview With the
Minister to Hawaii Confirmed.
WHY He HAS DELAYED ANY ACTION
In the Matter of Carrying Out His
Instructions.
He FOUND THINGS DIFFERENT

From What Was Reported by Blount,
and Was Convinced That tho Queen
Could Not be Restored Without
BIoodshed-so Ho Awaits Further
Instructions From Westinghouse
Far President Clovelnnd's Policy of
Restoration Has Proved Complete
FIzzle-Tho Charges of immortality
Against the ex. Queen Can be Proven.
Willis Confident of Sugar LeGisla-
tIon Beneficial to Hawaiian Planters.
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New YoRk, Nov S.-The RoId To-
morrow will say: Tho board Of trustees
of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic cathe-
dral met in regular monthly session last
Thursday afternoon in the archbishop'a
house in Madison avenue.
After the transaction of regular busi-
ness conversation turned upon the re-
cent address, to the public by the League
for the Protection of American Institu-
tiOps in regard to a bill which has been
drawn for presentation to the next leg
islature giving to parochial schools .
share OF tho public moneys.
The conversation concerning tho bill
developed the fact that there was not q
person who approved OF the measure.
~ knew nothing Of 1t until read 10
in the newspapers" said the aroh-'
bishop, "and certainly do not approve
of it. think it is most unwise. More
over, know of no bishop in this arch
diocese who approves OF such move
ment."
Secrstaty King, of tho League, illKo
to Washington in day or two to look
up the proposed amendment To the con-
stitution, prohibiting the appropriation
OF public money to sectarian institu-
tions. It is not certain that the senate
judiciary committee will report the
amendment this session.. It will depend
upon whether It 10 considered Advisable.
This measure failed to pass the senate
by only two votes in President Grants
time. It passed the house almost
unanimouslv.
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THE CouGHLIN TRIAn
What the Defense Hopes to Prove Regart
ing the NIIIkmnn's TestImony.

What the Defense Hopes to Prove Regard-
ing the AIiIkman's Testimony.
CHICAGO, Dec. Safeguarding the testi-
mony given by Milkman Mertes on the
previous trial of Coughlin for the muir
der OF DR.. Cronin, to show that Cough
lin entered the Carlson cottage about s
p. m. on the night of May 4, it is re-
ported to-day that the defense in the
present trial will endeavor to prove that
the extent OF Mertes' knowledge is that
on some evening about that time he
saw man enter the cottage, and shat
the police told me all about the other
things"
At the conclusion of Judge Wings nd
dress for the defense to-day an ADJOURN
ment was taken until Monday.
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READING MEN
Put to Work on the LehIgh in the Places of
the Late strikers.

Put to Work on the Lehish in the Places of
the Late strikers.
PorrsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 8.-Three more
men we're sent hero from the Reading
road to-day and put to work on the
Lehigh Valley, making total Of thirty
three thus disposed of within few
days. But fifteen of the old hands have
beon re.empEoyed on the coal branches
since the strike was declared off, leav-
ing almost 200 still out of work.
All OF the strikers on the coal
branches have made applications for re-
instatement aud there is much dissat-
isfaction among them at the action OF
the company in employing Reading
men instead Of giving work to their old
employoa
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THEY MILL REsIsT.

Tho Provisional Government of Hawaii
VIII Ofrsr Armed Resistance to Clcvc-
lands Policy, If Carried Out.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec S.-Minister
Thurston, before leaving for Honolulu,
told some of the friends OF tho provi-
sional government that the plan Of ac-
ton had been agreed upon by the gov
ernment and would be carried out. The
provisional government has l,l00 men
under arms who are ready to respond
at the signal OF the bell. This force will
not be permitted to fire on the United
States marines if they are landed.
Neither will tho provisional govern
ment lay down its arms and leave the
government building upon request OF
Minister Willis, even after tho marines
arc landed. The provisional govern
ment will remain until its members are
arrested and taken out. 1t will resist
any interference by any other than the
armed force OF the United States.
With its military force at command
it will not allow the supporters OF the
queen TO enter the palace or disturb the
peace OF Honolulu. That is the pro-
gramme as outlined by Minister Thurs
ton to his friends here before departing
for Honolulu. 1t is also positively as
serted that Mr.. Thurston is going to
Honolulu, whatever may have been
said regarding his visit to Chicago and
San Francisco to look after Hawaiian
affairs in these cities.
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Providence, R. l., Dec. s,-There was
rejoicing in the wooden mill distric: to-
night when it was made known known
by the executive committee of tho
strikers that the strike, started October
l, was practically at an end. and that
Charles Fletcher, who ocontrols the Provi-
dence National Mills, which employs
nearly 1000 hands, had come to satis-
factory terms. The schedule presented
by this mill is satisfactory TO the other
mill owners interested in the strike, ex-
cepting the owners of the Riverside
mills.
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EUROPEAN SITUATION

Grows More Critical Rassia's Act of Hos
tnity Toward Itaiy-COmplications Ger
tain to Arise.
LONDON. Dec. 9.-The correspondent
OF the Chronicle at Vienna says: The
announced intention of the Russian
government to despatch a permanent
resident agent to Abysainia is re-
garded by diplomats in Vienna as
an undisguised act of hostility to-
wards Italy, as Russia has no
interests in Abysainia. If Russia per-
sists in carrying out her threat compli-
cations are certain to arise.
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IN CONGRESS.
The House Of Representatives
Getting Down to Business,
SOME CHANGES ARE BEING MADE
In the Tariff Bill, Which is Nearing
Completion.
IMPORTERS INTERESTS GUARDED

Rather Than tho Interests of Manu-
facturers and Workmen in the Tin
Plato sohedulc-A Member of the
Committee Explains That the LegIs-
Iation is For the Benefit Of Foreign
Importers-Revcnue Schedule Not
Decided on-Torrey Bankruptcy
Bill Killed in the House in Short
order-Tho Wild Cat Bank Plank
of tho Democratic Platform to be
Carried Out.
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MILLIs IN TRoUBLE

with Honolulu Newspapers-Caus by
His Talking Too Freely.
SAN Francisco, Dec. S.-Further ad-
vices from Honolulu supplementary to
the Associated Press copyright letter by
the schooner Transit indicate that Min
lister Willis has gotten into trouble with
the newspapers.
The Honolulu Star in publishing the
interview with Willis, secured scoop"
over its rivals and they criticised the
minister for talking 30 freely. These
criticisms drew forth the following let
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ANoTHE. GALE
Passes ovcr EnElnnd--GroNt Damage Done
to Property.


to Property.
LONDON, Dec. S.-A heavy gale has
passed over the United Kingdom, trav-
cling in a northeasterly direction and
assuming its full force in the Irish chan
mel. The local steamers at Greenock
and in the Clyde had terrible oxpe-
rience.
An immense amount of damage to
property was done at Dundee and Dub
lin. A portion of the Fendt pier and
200 Yards OF the railway at Tralee,
County Kerry, were destroyed.
A schooner is ashore Mt Kllfnerno.
Many fishing boats were wrecked.
A vessel was observed firing rockets
three miles from Holyhead. 1t is be-
lieVed that she was lost.
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SAN Francisco, Dec. SIT is known
positively hero by the Associated Press
that the plan of action as outlined by
Minister Thurston to friends in Wash
ingtou before he left for Honolulu is
identical with instructions forwarded
by him to Honolulu November 16 by
the steamship Warrimoo. II will be
remembered that President Cleveland's
policy regarding Hawaii was make pub
lie only few days before the Warrimoo
sailed from Vancouver. Thurston i'm
mediately sent dispatch to Vancouver
and had it forwarded by the Warrtmoo
to Honolulu, where it was delivered to
the provisional government November
%
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SDeri1I DlsD1lch 70 hle IRle4l1snoT.
LEwGsDURo, W. Va, Dec. s.-Thia
place is in quarantine to prevent the
spread of smallpox. There is only ono
case, but several persons wero exposed
before it was known that the disease
was smallpox. Very strict measures
were at once adopted, aud for a while
the railroad men refused 10 take mail at
this point.
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PostomeO Changes.

cItlIEI II7p7I'III 10 w IIEI77 TVII11ET'
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. ga post
Office has been established at Howord's
Creek. Greenbriar county. and R. Lee
Harper appointed postmaster. The
postoffice site at Indian Camp, Upshur
county, has been moved two miles east,
and Charles Bean appointed post
master.
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Weekly Report of tho situation by Il. c.
Dun y Co.

Weekly Report of tho situation by Il. c.
Dun u Co.
New YoRK, Dec. S.-R. G. Dun & Co. 3
weekly review of trade will say to.mor-
row: Trade OF all kinds is waiting.
There is no visible improvement, and
on the whole the indications are little
less satisfactory than they were woek
ago. The volume OF business measured
by clearing house returns outside New
York shows a decrease OF only l2 per
cent compared with last year, which is
encouraging, but as tho statement
covers the payments for the first of the
month it may not correctly measure the
volume OF new transactions. The re-
ports from other cities show hesita-
ting trade almost everywhere, with a
decided disposition to wait until Con-
gress has acted on the tari1 question.
Hence the delay and uncertainty are
likely to last for some weeks.
In woolen goods the sense OF disap-
pointment is very clear and there seems
no reason to expect any decided re-
covery until Congress has acted on the
tariff question.
In the iron and steel manufacture
there are symptoms of improvement
The eastern markets waiting. There
is feeling that the new steel rail COM
bine will result in n decided decreased
demand for rails, and also for pig iron
and at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh no
improvement in price is seen. Copper
is somewhat stronger with l0!c bid and
the evidences OF combination OF pro-
ducers accumulate. Lead has remained
unchanged in prices, and in tin prices
have been almost stationary.
The failures for the week number 386
in the United States, against 27l for the
corresponding week last year.