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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-05
WHIRLING WHEELS.
Items of Interest to wheeling's
Many Wheelmen.
ABOUT The COMING STATE MEET,
Chances Are Some of the Crack Rae
ing Men VIII be Here, Among Them
the Champion Zimmerman = The
State Meet Committees Are Hard at
Work-Considerable Interest Being
Aroused.

Tho committees recently appointed
to hustle up the coming state meet OF
the League Of American Wheelmen
observation-disclosures to good, hard, earnest
work which is bearing fruit in the way
OF results. The prize committee has
opened correspondence with the various
wheel manufacturers, and tho replies
already received indicate that the trade
will act very literally. Several high
grade wheels will be contributed free,
and others will be given at less than
half price, The merchants OF the city
are also taking an interest in the affair,
and it is promised that they will con-
tribute willingly and literally,
The programme committee is getting
up an elaborate one,hundred.page pro-
gramme which will be work Of art,
The scheme for the state meet is be-
ing received enthusiastically in tho
various towns around Wheeling,
in Ohio and Pennsylvania as well as in
West Virginia, II ia expected that a
large proportion OF the visitors will
come from outside tho state, as exclusive
Of three or four OF the larger towns,
West Virginia has comparatively few
wheelmen.
Tho main attraction at the meet, to
the mass Of people who do not ride, will
be tho racing programme, and this
promises to DO all that could be desired,
With twenty-six races on two afternoons
as the attractions, the people who have
already seen q little OF wheel racing,
will turn out in large numbers and
make this part OF the affair a financial
success. II was alnoticeable and signitl.
cant fact that OF all the athletic contests
at the late butchers picnic, the bicycle
events were the most popular aud on.
~thusastily received.
Evening star., 1893-11-24
The Hawaiian Question.
ADMIRAL STANTON,S CASE.
He Will Be Given a Command of Inn
pOrtance.

Although Admiral Stanton was relieved
OF his command at Rio Janeiro for saluting
Inc rebel leader MellO, he still retains the
confidence not only of his naval friends.
pot Oh the administration as well. The ad-
minlstration feel that under the circum-
stances there was no alternative but to re-
move Admiral Stanton, but now that that
mas been done there is every disposition on
tne part Of the naval officials to overlook
ms hdlscretion and to show their conf
oehee IN him by speedily restoring him to
duty again.
Ihere Is the highest authority for the
statement that shortly after his arrival in
me United States Admiral Stanton will be
given another command, equal in dignity
anu Importance to that from which he was
ieheNeo IN the South Atlantic last month.
On the other hand. if Mello should sue
ceed In oyerturning the established govern
hehE oI BFazlI IT is not unlikely that Ad-
Hllrii Stanton VIII be again placed in COM
nlahd OF our squadron in Brazilian waters,
as an act OF poetic Justice" as a high Of
hcfal OF the department expressed if this
morning. - ~
Admiral Stanton was ordered to return IN
the United States a fortnight ago and while
the Navy Department has no definite in
formation. il is believed that he is nov on
route to New York from Monteyideo NOT
the slightest credence is attached nv navy
officials TO the statement that President
PeixOto had asked for leniency on Admiral
Stanton's behalf. No communication of
that nature has been received.
Evening star., 1893-11-24
THE COLUMBIA'S TRIAL.
Official Report Brought to the Navy
Department Today.

Admiral Beiknap, president of the naval
trial board, brought to the Navy Depart
ment this morning the report of the board
upon the trial of the Columbia. 1t is un-
derstood that the smokestacks of the vessel
have been painted with the figures 500 81, !"
indicating the exact average speed made by
the fleet cruiser upon her trial trip.
Now that Commodore Walker has been
released from present duty on the trial
board at the Secretary's instance, he will
Immediately call together the board over
which ne presides and endeavor to report to
the Secretary, first, upon the question as to
whether the new gunboats shall be built ac-
cordinS to the departments designs, which
would involve the award of contracts to
the Newport News Shipbuilding Company
and. second. upon the stability of the new
cruisers. which has been called in question
The little cruiser Machias has meanwhile
peen put through a series of ''heeling''
tests at the New York navy yard. and the
results OF this test will be the basis of de-
termination in the case of the other smaller
cruisers. The fleet armored cruiser New
York will go to sea very soon, for a
snort trlp at least. She was accepted last
June and under the terms of the contract
she must within six months from that time
ne put through thorough test to ascer-
tam Nhether she has deteriOrated in any
respect. and whether her machinery has the
necessary quality of endurance This will
De learned. not by a speed trial but bv a
trlp 70 sea, preferably in n good seavav.
ana tnls trlp must include at least forty
elSht hours continuous steaming When
the vessel returns from this trim q is r.
HeVed mat her coal bunkerS will be So much
relieved OF their contents that no dificuItv
WIZ De experienced In putting her in dock
Evening star., 1893-11-24
ANOTHER BIZ APPOINTMENT
On the Army List Falls to President
Cleveland.

The President has another big army COM
mission at his disposal by the retirement to-
day by operation of law of Brigadier Gen
VIM. p. Carlin, who received his star by the
grace of President Cleveland several mont tbs
ngO. As has already been stated in The
Star. nearly every colonel in the line of
promotion is an active aspirant for this
vacancy. and list of those hopeful of Sc
lection would be a long one. 1t would also
include many officers who have served with
distinction in the civil war and on the from
tier in campaigns against the Indians
There are. however. good reasons for the be-
lief. that the selection for the appoint
ment Is narrowed down to either Col. VIM
j. Shafter. Col. E. S. Otis or Col Il. r.
Hiss of the infantry, or Col ]. w. For
syth OF the cavalry. Among the other pos
sioiiities are Coils. Blunt. Swaine. Merriam.
Anderson, Townsend, and Cr6fton Of the
infantry, co.'s. Wade. Compton, MiZner and
DlddIe OF The cavalry, and Coils. Closson.
1-anSdon and Livingston of the artillery.
IS expected that the matter will be set
tied next week
partment of the Colun.bi with head
quarters at Vancouver barracks. Washing
ION; Inc vacancy in that command caused
by MS retirement has been temporarily ILL
Ell by the assignment of Brig. Gen. Ruger.
commanding the department of California
I've WIZ nave charge of both departments
uIiIi the appointment Of Gen. Carlin's sue
ceSSor VIII permit Of his relief from the
department OF the Columbia
Evening star., 1893-11-24
NATIONAL GRANGE.
What Secretary Morton Says About
Its Resolution.
THOSE TO WHOM His SPEECH APPLIED.
He Hints That Some Questions
Might Be Asked.
NO RETRACTION TO MAKE.

Speaking of the resolutions adopted by
the National Grange Patrons of Husbandry,
on Wednesday night at Syracuse N. Y,
denouncing him for his remarks in regard
to the grange in his speech in Chicago
and calling upon the President to remove
him and appoint some man at the head Of
the Agricultural Department more in SYM
pathy with the farming interests, Secre-
tary Morton this morning said:
THE grange Is an Independent body.
There can be no objection to that or any
other Independent body attending to the
purposes for which it was created. 1t is
subject to criticism whenever it devotes it
self to any other purposes. And only to
those grangers and oranges who have been
Instituted for other than agricultural ad-
vancement can any of the language used in
the remarks at Chicago on the 10th of last
october be applied. The gentlemen who ap-
piied and fitted those remarks to them
selves have no cause for self-congratula-
ton. What would they think If farmers
who formerly belonged to the grange
should pass series of resolutions inquir-
ing what became of more than 600 OOOO
that the National Grange alleged some
years since 1t held in the form of govern
ment bonds for the benefit of the order?
VI course, 1t is understood that the reply
10 such resolution would be that IL had
oeen returned to the state grange in each
case and then the question would be:
w hat did the state grange do with IT?
How much of the S200,0o0 ever reached the
crlginai donors or contributors of that sum +?
NO good citizen desires to criticise agri-
cultural associations which are legitimateIy
organized for the very useful and legftima te
purpose OF exalting the calling of the
farmer, and the Intellectually of those who
pursue 1t.
More than thirty years ago, with Gov
F'urnas of Nebraska, the present Secretary
OF Agriculture organized the state board in
that state. and continued an active member
or 1t for many years, being twice the pres
ident thereof He also assisted Gov
Furnas, j. II. Masters and others in organ
izing the first State Horticultural Society in
Nebraska, and in making the first terrific
rial fair in 1859; and in 1872 he originated
the phrase and founded the anniversary
"Arbor day." Since then he has been pres
ident of the American Forestry Association,
and contributed in a small way the best he
could to cultivate in the American mind the
love of tree conservation and tree planting.
1T is not necessary for him to attempt to
make any defense as to his real interests
in real farmers. He will neither modify
nor retract anything that he said at Chica-
go. no matter what the results may be to
him personally. politically or otherwise.
AS a retracter he has always been a COM
plete failure"
Evening star., 1893-11-24
WHY HE DOESN'T ACT,
One Theory of Minister Willis
Delay at Honolulu.
WAITING FOR MIR. BLOUNF'S REPORT.
Also Secretary Gresham's Letter
to the President.
WHAT is CON ED.

The Hawaiian situation remains uncbaps-
ed today, so far as developments at this
end OF the line are concerned. Great things
may have occurred in Honolulu since the
10th instant and Queen Liliuokalani may be
again on the throne. but the public will not
know of ii here until the arrival OF the next
steamer at San Francisco, on the llth proxi-
mo. unless. indeed. the news should rearh
mere sooner from Europe by way Of Auck-
land.
Rather than keep the people in suspense
much longer. IL is among the Tim possii Ill
ties that the President Gnl Secretary Gres-
ham Will confide in the public 10 the extent
of telling something about the character OF
Minister Willis instructions, and especially
whether he is authorized TO employ force In
placing the queen pack on Fer throne.
one Theory Why Willis HASN'T Acted.
One of the theories advanced today In
support of the apparent lack of action to
that end on the part of Minister Willis In
that he is awaiting the arrival In Homo
lulu of Blount's report and Secretary Gresh-
am's review thereof, in the sublime conn.,
dence that their publication in the Ha-
waiian capital will show the members OF
the provisional government the deep error
of their ways and result in their co-operat-
ing with Mr.. Cleveland's minister in right
ing a great wrong" done the deposed
queen.
What is Conceded.
The moral effect of those strange docu-
ments, in order to accomplish a complete
revulsion OF the popular sentiment in Ha-
waii, will have to be much greater than IL
has proved to be in this country. 1t 10
conceded even by the friends Of the ad-
ministration that Ii will require something
more powerful than these lectures on
moral law to bolster up Minister Willis in
the execution of the monarchicai policy Of
the administration.
Discussed at the Cabinet Meeting.
The Hawaiian question came up for con-
sideration at the cabinet meeting as usual
today in reference to its treatment In the
Presidents's message to Congress. At the
close Of the meeting 1t was stated that
there was nothing to make public in re-
gard TO the situation. That foreign affairs
did not engross the entire attention of the
cabinet is indicated by the fact that Sec
retary Gresham left the meeting nearly
half an hour in advance of his colleagues.
Secretary Smith was the only absentee at
today's meeting. He is auarantined at his
house by the illness Of his son.
Evening star., 1893-11-24
CHOLERA SEASON OVER,
Probably No Further Trouble With
the Dread Disease.

'The cholera season is about over" said
Surgeon General Wyman to Star reporter
this morning. There is always a possi-
bility of cholera, but 1t is not at all probable
that there will be any trouble with the dis
ease now. Yet the past summer has been
one of the hardest that we have ever known
cholera-infected districts in Europe than
for many years. 1t was not concentrated
in any one city with virulence and that
made it all the harder for us, for we had
t. scatter all over. Yet there were only two
infected ships reached our shores. This was
due, l believe, to the efficiency of our for
eign quarantine. By stationing officers at
the various ports and exercising the strict
est kind of watch upon the shipping, we
managed to secure a hold on the disease in
its starting places, and did not allow it to
spread across the sea. These officers are
now being recalled, as fast as their work
is finished. 1t is too early to talk about
the possibilities of next year yet but 1t
does not seem to me that there is any es-
year, L think, that we can check the germs
abroad, and this system, added to our
domestic quarantine, will give US a vast
amount of protection. We are learning each
year. and are growing stronger.
IN the south the cold weather is having
about all over. We are withdrawing the
special men that were placed in Georgia
as fast as safety seems to warrant. There
has been frost already in some of the dis
tricts where the fever ragged, but It is yet
warm in some places and we cannot afford
to let UP all of sudden. We shall keep
taking off the men as fast as safety seems
to permit"
Evening star., 1893-11-24
TO CONTROL THE STEEL OUTPUT.
Alleged Organization of a "Combine',-
1t fs Denied.

NEW YORK, Nov.24.-Dealers in iron and
steel generally believe that an understand
ing has been reached for the government of
the steel rail industry. There are no Off
cials In the city who can confirm the re-
ports.
Vice President Schoonmaker Of the Car
negie company said today that the report
OF a combination was all news to him.
The Iron Age. however. gives what pur-
ports to be details Of the combination. 1t
says: ''The organisation has rectified the
cardinal error of the old associa ton, which
lay In the failure to follow down in price
the declining market for raw material. The
prices which were established upon the split
of the old combination simply meant the
abandonment of railmaking by some con-
Germs and threatened to render the pro-
ductive capacity inadequate in future peri
DDS OF suddenly expanded demand Under
the new arrangement the association con-
sisting of the Illinois, Carnegie. Cambria,
Bethlehem and Lackawanna mills leased
the plants of the Maryland and Pennsyl-
closed down with the exception of the ma
rine department and the latter will cease
making standard sections.
The price for 1894 will be s24 at eastern
mills ana 80 at western mills. This Is con-
sidered a fair price considering the prices of
labor and raw material and is entirely fair
TO the railroads. The general iron trade
regards the announcement with some satis-
faction 1t gives tone to the soft steel
market through stoppage of the opera
tions at the Maryland works.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov 24-General
Manager FELTON, of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company denies any knowledge of the al
legged lease of the big Steelton plant by the
carnegie and other interests. He thinks
he would know something about it If there
was such move.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24-The report
mat the Carnegie Steel Company, Bethle-
hem Steel Company, Cambria Iron Com
pany and Lackawanna Iron and Steel Com
pany had combined to lease the big plant
at Sparrows Point, Md, is denied by the
oHclals OF the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany.
Evening star., 1893-11-24
THE INSURANCE LAW .
The Court of Appeals Says the Police
Court Has Jurisdiction.
An Opinion Rendered by Chief Justice
Alvey In the Patterson Case-Re-
manded to Custody.

After the adjournment of the Court of
Appeals yesterday afternoon Chief Justice
Alvey filed the opinion of the court in the
case of U. S. Marshal Ransdell VS.. Henry
X. w. Patterson, president of the American
Mutual Aid. Investment and Loan Society
of the District.
The opinion is of considerable interest,
not only to those engaged in the in
surance business here, but also to the
public at large. The opinion sustaias
the validity of the act of Congress Of
January ~. 1887, enacted for the purpose
of preventing the carrying on of business
in the District by insecure and unlawfully
organized insurance companies. Patterson
was convicted last summer in the Police
Court OF violation of the act. and upon
his refusal to pay the fine imposed, $780,
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail. He
thereupOn sued out a writ of habeas corpus
claiming that the Police Court was without
Jurisdiction, because it could not enforce
the collection of the fine, the collection be-
ing matter for civil action. Judge Hagner
heard the case, and, deciding in favor of
the prisoner, discharged him from the Gus
tody of the marshal, who thereupon appeal
ed to the Court of Appeals
The decision says:
1T is very manifest from the several
provisions of the act of Congress- that the
act was passed as measure of police and
protection to the public. to prevent impo-
sition, and to keep such companies under
the supervision of public authority. The
statute is, in the strict sense of the words,
penal statute, and must be so treated in
all proceedings thereon. And such being
the nature of the statute the question
arises, whether proceeding can be taken in
the Police Court of this District to enforce
and recover the penalties prescribed by the
act? 1t Is clear beyond doubt, that the vio-
lation of the statute is a public offense and
that the penalties incurred accrue to and
belong to the government"
The chief justice then reviewed at con-
siderable length the laws and decisions re-
iating to the jurisdiction of the Police
Court, and concluded as follows:
This court is clearly of opinion that
the Police Court of this District had juris-
diction Of the offense charged against the
appellee, and that the conviction was au-
thorized by the statute, and that, upon con-
Viction, the committal to prison in default
OF payment of the fine imposed. was fully
warranted by law. And as the appellee
then prisoner in the custody of the mar
shall, was discharged from such imprison-
ment by the order of the court below, that
order must be reversed, and the case re-
manded, that the appellee be brought in
and recommitted in execution and accord
ing to the judgment and sentence of the
Police Court
Evening star., 1893-11-24
GIVING OUT MCENsEs.
The Excise Board Holds a Session This
Afternoon.

The regular meeting of the excise board
was held this afternoon and a number Of
applications for liquor licenses were acted
upon. A large number of liquor license ap-
picants were present with their attorneys
ana q delegation from the Anti-saloon
League was in attendance TO make a record
of the proceedings. President Parker called
the meeting TO order shortly after O'Clock
and License Clerk Williams presented about
fifty cases for action.
The following applications were approved:
Retail-W. G. Davis. 14l9 II street north
east; Anna b. Geiger 204 Indiana avenue
northwest: William Berger 932 Louisiana
avenue; Dennis Murphy. SIS 9TH street
southwest; John Davis. 800 9th street
northwest; II. ]. Garfield. 633 IL street
southwest: Thomas Kelly. 233 1-2 street
southwest; George E. Linkins. l0l G street
southeast.
John Hartnett. 517 9TH street northwest:
Mary c. Bickings, Bowen road; A O.
klotz. lIoS G street northwest; NJ J. Raf-
erty, 100 F street northwest: Alexander
Ebert, 907 7th street northwest: Chas H
Dismer, 1oS X street northwest: Abraham
Morris, 10l7 9Th street northwest: William
Clotworthy, 114s Tth street northwest; Pat
rick Dugan, 32S5 Nj street northwest
Evening star., 1893-11-24
Accounts Held Tn,

The adage about thieves entering the
house while the watch dogs fight is being
aptly illustrated just now in the case of
the natives of the Seal Islands of Alaska.
who are said to be in danger of starvation
owing to legal rows between the United
States and the North American Commercial
Company. Accounts of the latter to the
extent of s2i, have been held up in the
department, as against balance of $3.50. 900
said to be due the government, and the
company now is considering the advisability
of Withholding further supplies to the ma
tives unless the accounts are passed. The
matter has been referred to the Attorney
General and is likely to get into the courts.
Evening star., 1893-11-24
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
Little or None Expected at the Coming
Session of Congress.
May BE a Free Coinage Bill Reported
but 1t VIII Never He
Acted on.

The more the subject is talked over amoap
those interested in the matter the stronger
become the indications that there will he
little or no financial legislation at the COM
ing session of Congress. number of
measures will be reported from committees
soon after the session opens. but there is
such conflict of opinion and of interest IN
the matter that ii is extremely doubtful
that anything can be accomplished. If anv
further evidence were necessary that moth
ing could be done with silver the speech
of Mr.. Carlisle has furnished it.
silver Men Have No Expectations.
In fact there Is no expectation on the
part OF silver men that anything can he
done and there is hardly disposition to
make any effort. The committee on bank
ing and currency may report a free coinage
BILL which will never be acted On. A report
favorable to the repeal of the state hank
tax will be made by the committee on banx-
ing and currency and there will also he
another report adverse TO 1t: the majority
however in favor of the repeal. Secretary
carlisle, the Speaker of the House and the
PRESIDENT, not so enthusiastically, are in
favor of the repeal of this tax The chair
man of the banking COMMITTEES IS onnosa5
to II and Ii is believed that the proposition
mas not the support of the majority in the
HOUSE 1t may be stronger In the Senate
The National Banks.
Inc treasury Department is going to Try
to secure legislation favorable to national
banks, modifying the administrative la as
In some respects and providing for an in
crease OF the national bank currency. The
advocates of state bank currency and of
silver. however, being unable to get what
they want, will fight this to the last ex-
tremlty, and the belief of those best in
t,i, Is mat through the chickering's aris-
ing from different interests all Substantial
ana important legislation on the subject
Evening star., 1893-11-24
AROUSED FOR PROTECTION.
Gov. Mckinley's View of the Popular
Drift of the Elections.

BOSTON, Nov. 24.-Gov. Mckinley, in an
interview after his arrival from New York
last evening. said: II have had about my
fill of politics in the last ten weeks I feel
pretty tired and ready for rest. We fought
our campaign in Ohio upon the same issues
as you did here, and We had many dem
ocrats who voted with us. That is why I
have so strong feeling for Massachusetts,
because our cause was alike, and we can
shake hands with you. Speaking generally,
thinh the people show that they are thor
oughly aroused for protection, and the effect
upon the congressional elections Of '94 cam
not but be a forerunner of what may be
expected next year. The elections Of this
fall clearly show a very stronr republican
drift that think Is gratifying"
Gov. Mckinley refused TO discuss the sub
or the Hawaiian DISPUTE