Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-29

IofhkAt HAS, D6cenQtE -o.---iAL >.
Lease has been removed as a member Of
the State Board Of Charities.
To a reporter Governor Lewelling
said:
"I do not want TO say much about it
I want you TO be careful TO quote me
correctly. I have removed Mrs. Lease
in the interest Of harmony and good
government. There seems to be some
lack Of harmony 10 the charitable insti-
tutions OF the State aud considerable
trouble IN the Board. and 1 concluded
Mrs. Leases removal was the remedy,
and
'T ACCOBDrNGLT REMOVED HER.
That's all have to say about it this
after~oon."
Don't you think you have stirred up
q row9"
"May be I have, but I guess there
will be no great trouble grow out OF 70. D."
Mrs Lease, who was up TO o'clock
the head OF the State Board Of Chari-
ties, was TO the city to-day 10 confer
with the POpuljst leaders about the re-
cent election Of George K. Tau6er TO be
steward OF the deaf and dumb Asylum
ssfOlathe by the votes Of NJ. A. House
holder aud w. s. Waite, the Republican
members Of the board.
Either be goes, OF / 90, Mrs Lease
said 90 a reporter, aud she stamped her
foot 20 emphasize the assertion. This
was before her removal was announced.
"It is a question of principle with me.
First, / am a Populist OF
THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
sort and do not believe 10 appointing
Democrats 90 Office. Next. good POpu-
lists have been ignored, aud lastly, / am
opposed 20 Taubef because he was ap-
pointed to secure the beer drinking ele-
ment of the State FOR the Peoples party
next year. am not that kind OF Pop
ulist. do not believe in compromising
with wrong 10 any shape or form. 10
IS certain Tauber will have 20 be retired
or I shall quit the board
That somebody had 20 20 has been
known for some months, for Mrs. Lease
on the one side and Mr. Householder
and Mr. Waite on the other could never
harmoniOusIy work, but it was not in
tended
TO LET TT BE MRS. LEASE
until this morning, when Intelligence
was brought 20 the Governor that Mrs.
Lease had not buried the hatChet but
was getting ready 60 made another
assault through the newspapers upon
the administration.
OUTRAGE ON AMERICAN SAILORS
Soldiers OF san Domingo Fire at Boat
-~SFum Of Helpless and Inonensive Sea-
men.
NEW YoRK, December 2s.-The
steamship g. w. CLYDE from Turks
Island, which arrived here to-day,
brings report Of an outrage inflicted on
the crew Of the American schooner
Henry Crosby, which lost her bearings
and put into the port of Old Azua, San
Domingo The first officer and four
seamen got into the boat and pulled for
the shore. When about three hundred
yards out a file OF soldiers 10 the upi-
form of the Dominican government
came running down TO the beach and
leveling their carbines az the men 10
the small boat fired. One Of the rOWers
threw up his hands and fell over into
the bottom Of the bOaL The others
paused in surprise and alright, when
suddenly another volley was sent among
them by the soldiers on shore. This
time the first officer was struck. The
other three sailors turned the boat
about and desperately pulled for the
schooner. The men were taken on
board. when it was found that the first
officer had received a bullet in the
shoulder and the Seamen we're struck
by several balls. A bad wound in the
back made it doubtful N the man would
recover A report of the affair has
been made TO the United States govern
ment by the Consul General az San
Domingo City.