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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-28
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS

UORsALE-AL0T0F hoUsEhUIm,.p.
L. Goods, CnrpcS md Kitchen fu, ,m,iSS
Inquire at no Virginia street. .--- III=S--
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-28

JUILL PAY CASH FOR ANY RE
w TAIL atock Of any EInd Of merchandise.
Communications strictly confidential A d,IpS
"lL :" this Office, M nl -.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
SUICIDeD IN SQUALOR,
Although Her Attire was That OF . n


hned Woman.
New YoRK, May 5i-The dead body
Of woman was found in room
on the second floor OF the five-story
brick tenement, on First avenue, by
Mrs Annie Blatt, the housekeeper A
rubber tube was attached TO the gas Jet
Immediately over the bed. The other
end having fallen from her mouth
20 the floor by her side, together
with the almost suffocating odor OF
gas in the room, showed that Il WAS n
case OF suicide So far as IL can be
learned the dead woman's name wns
Fannie Void. Mrs. Blatt the house
keeper, says the woman came there
four days ago and rented the room
whore her dead body was found The
woman did not mingle with other
tenants, keeping entirely to her.
self, even cooking her meals In
the room. After she had en-
gagged the room she left for an hour,
returning with an expresanan and
trunk. Since she took formal possess
sion OF the room Wednesday night, so
lar a. lenown, slse never isatft again.
EsJdencs or fsst elaboration was
shown in the accomplishment of the
suicide. She had evidently dressed
herself purposely for death. being
found In an expensive silk house
wrapper, anything but consistent
with the surroundings An EXAM
nation of the dead womau's effects
showed that she had but recently
lived in condition far superior 10 her
present surroundings All the clothing
was OF the most expensive character
and latest design. Everything he.
n person of culture, wealth
lnd refinement
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Az illustration of the wonderful
rapidity with which pair of shoes can
be manufactured by modern processes
was given a few days ago TO party of
gentlemen In NJ, c. Dizer & Co Is fac
tory in East Weymouth, Mass A kanga.
roo skin I'm the hair" was tanned and
finished for the ''uppers" In two hours
and forty minutes IL was then put
into the hands OF skillful workmen.
who in one hour and twelve minutes
produced the shoes complete and fitted
to the feet OF one Of the visitors pres
snt 1t is doubtful II such speed u
shoc manufacture Aas ever Sssa Fsaah
- before
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
ARMOR ON EDGE.
Y Chicago Msa Claims Wonderful ThiHg.
for nl. PLAN.

Chicago Msa Claims Wonderful Tbi.g.
for His Pisns-
CHICAGO, May II -Panl DEF. D'Humy,
n Chicago, Is the inventor Of q novel
FORM Of nrmor plate which 10 soon to
h. given an exhaustive trial by the.
government II the test In a success
"a sAs-----~a--@
the present system OF making arrnof
plate.
MIR Ulluny's plan IL TO present the
edge of an srrhor plate instead OF its
surface to the projcctiIe Of the enemy.
Instead ~ b'ins IN ono piece the plate
viii hc composed Of number 81 two
inch steel plates set on edge and bolted
together The manufacture will be
within the scope OF even the smallest
plant, 50 that NO Que firm with = pow
erful plant need control the output and
the government will ba able to make
it, own plates II desired
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
M'kiNLEV AS A NAPOLEON,


indications That the Tinsel Emperov's
Waterloo IL At Hand.
1t has become fashionable in politics,
finance and trade TO hail any man who
is phenomenally successful as . Nspo-
leon. The man who accepts the title
should not forget that the history OF
Napoleon which does not include Wa
terloo is not complete.
1t looks now rs II the young Napo-
leon Mckinley might reach bis Water
loo sooner than even his opponents pre-
s-b&s-<~Sso- xS<s~oveesvt-s- sx0-Nsws-s0o~or~vu
meet the expectations of his friends
There are ugly rumors. and what re-
Gently were surmises only have now be-
come facts. There are Irregularities and
shortages and scandals in his admins
tration, scarce three years old. There
are accusations and elimination and re-
elimination. There are attempted ex-
plantations which only confound.
And 10 the midst of the confusion
Gov. Mckinley seeks TO divert atten.
ton by going hither and yon, mounted
in his old armor, and rallying wherever
he Gao his party followers to follow his
plume, and ms eyes turn TO the white
house Meanwhile he leaves his own
capital behind, about which there 10 an
uglier growth. and around which there
are more scandals than were ever be-
fore known In the history of Ohio.
II some Of those who are fond OF
calling the governor Napoleon would
read the history Of the Corsician en-
peror they might find some similarity
between sections of the latter's history
and the governor of Ohio as he appears
to-day When Napoleon realized the
unrest of his own capital he sought to
divert 1t by invading another. Gov.
knows what he has brought
upon Ohio. and he turns toward the
at Washington and
rails at it and tells the people what
would be the difference il he were pres
dent Chicago Herald.
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the IRON SCALE.
-, WIZ Ne A,most ideesicss with IN. One
AnA n lara.

., wW W. A,most ides,scss with IN. On,
Now IN tor~e.
FlrrsBuUGs. Pa, May ia --1pe wage
committee OF the Amalgar3 tel as.
ISOLATION completed its work shortly
before midnight on ssturd ". and.
with the Pittsburgh. deicgs r. will
leave Monday for the eonyekon q,
Cleveland. The arrangth Of
the scale this year rea'<"5 much
less time than fornf - and
when presented TO the hor. tion
will us found to he slmosttC urE like
the one now in force What .lter-
aiions are made in the vol the
scale by the delegates, II ana III be
very slight and will no, rsie,h basis
Of the schedule much sboy< We very
low price for padding now in force
The plumber of delegates who VII h.
in attendance will he 100. sboA sixty
less than for the past two yesrf The
convention will not last ss iSng as
usual and Is expected TO be ended in
ten davs
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POINTS AND OPINIONS.

Three years of Mckinleyism
made gatling guns necessary, and it :
a significant fact that it was Gov. Me
Kinley who called them out Detroit
Free Press.
How is this? Some weeks ago
Mr. Harrison was telling the young
men 81 California rot 20 sec!, Office. bn.
to let the Office seek them. Perhaps
different conditions prevail in Indiana.
Kansas City Star.
There Is a repu blican chorus to
the effect that as congress is sure to
pass tariff bill of some sort, the
sooner it is done the better As an I'd
mission that the sooner the Mckinley
law is repealed the better for the coun'
try, it brings the republicans up to
where the democrats have been for
over three years. st Louis Republic
Republican protection organs
which a few months ago were proclaim.
ing that the troubles of the country
were due solely to uncertainty abou,
the tariff are now insisting that indef.
mite delay in acting upon the tariff Till
can do no harm, and are demanding
that the republicans in the senate do
an they can 10 prolong that delay
Louisville Courier-Journal
When the Mckinley act was
passed with its Ave cents a dozen duty
on eggs, the farmer WAS told by repub'
lican campaign speakers that he would
now receive a greater price than ever
before for the eggs he brought to
market and that the price would be
maintained. Instead OF the five cents
tariff keeping up the price of eggs the
price Is lower to-day than IL was at any
time before the Mckinley bill became
a law -Owego Gazette.
MIR Harrison is now said to be
an authenticity announced candidate
for reelection to the presidency, and he
has already begun his campaign
speeches. We fail 10 find in them,
however. any expression regarding the
great new issue put forth by the re,
publican convention OF Mr. Harrison's
own state, before which Mr. Harrison
made his opening campaign speech
Come out. general. ana tell us whether
YOU are with the republicans Of your
state in their demand that we shall
shut on our markets for our agricuL.
tural and manu- featured exports IL for
,ign countries refuse TO adopt our idsAs
IN the money question -LouisvVa'
Courier-JourpA
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
Feeling the Coal strike.

Albany. N. ", MAJ Is. From sat
urday until midnight Sunday night
twelve trains were taken of this di-
vision of the New York Central rail
road and more were dropped Monday
because of lack of soft coal In the
East Albany round house are now
stored all the engines of the trains
pulled of. Monday all switch engines
in the East and wast Albany yards be-
gan burning wood for fuel In East
Albany, where al passenger engines
that run between Albany and New
York take their supply. fifteen cars of
coal are on hand, which is sufficient fog
only one or two days
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
M, Fi6el Settlsa.

LONDON, May IA special dispatch
to the Times from Paris says that the
com promise effected between NJ. Eiffel
and the liquidator of the Panama canal
company has been legally sanctioned.
W. Eiffel engages II a new company is
formed, to invest 5000, 900 francs in it
and to accept lottery bonds OF the old
company at 1876 francs each in settle
ment OF his claims for work executed,
IL "a new company is not formed he will
pay 5000. 00O francs toward the wind
'ng up Of tho old company and will
rank az creditor for the bills given
b I'm on account Of work done by him
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
TARIFF REFORM TRUTHS.
IW.Advised Methods for Securing Desired
Legislation.


Legisistion.
Because the democracy, undertaking.
the work OF tariff reform, has no. acted
as quickly or done all that was ex-
pected Of 1t, IL would be foolish In che
extreme for those who voted for its
candidates to go over to theparty that
Is absolutely opposed to tariff reform.
When, thirty-three years ago. he re.
publican party gained control of the
national government, IL went into 81.
fee pledged 70 the enforcement Of thdo
principles promulgated In the declare.
ton Of independence aud embodied In
the federal constitution, that .'sll msu
are created equal and are endowed BY
their Creator with certain inalienabls
rights, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness" This
and other pledges made Of the party
= anti-slavery organization. and yet
will be remembered that IN spite Of
the war which the slave-owpers waGed
agaiust the government there were
not . few anti.slavory men iupur north
<11o1ok - XHstiG1nog1k n No.,
republican party was not fulfilling its
pledges. and VINO did not hesitate to do
nounce what they termed It's weak
subserviency to the slave power. In
fact, there were In the early days OF
the war leaders in the party who were
held up to condemnation, In the Same
way that Hill, German and others are
held up to-day. al traitors TO the psrty's
cause. But II, to rebuks this delay In
the accomplishment OF . great reform,
these anti-slavery men had enlisted In
the confederate army or had BY aid and
advice done what they could to secure
the maintenance Of tho great crimeaf
negro slavery. they would have been
acting in no way different from those
who would reform the tariff, but who.
because this reform has been delayed;
feel justified in voting for the support
ers of McKinleyism.
The true way is rather to defeat
those in the democratic party who have
proved recreant to their trust. than de-
feat the principle which the democratic
party has pledged itself to embody In
our laws Undoubtedly the action of
the Minnesota democrats, the Iroquois
club of Chicago and other like organi-
cations has been OF value In making II
apparent at Washington that betrayals
of trust 10 this matter cannot be GOV.
cred by fulsome professions of general
political allegiance. and, no doubt. ~
the state committees and democratic
clubs generally were to adopt . similar
course the result would be advants-
geous. boston Herald tInd).
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
PROF. MORLEY DEAD.
The Dating uished Author and Lecturer
Passes AWay,

Passes Away.
LONDON. May i5.-Prof Henry Nor
ley, LII d., the distinguished author
and lecturer. died at Carisbrooke, Isle
OF Wight Monday morning. Prof
Morley was born in London, September
IL, 1890 lie Was educated at the Mora
Wan school, Nauwaid-on-the-R Rhine,
and at Kings college, London, Of which
college he was made an honorary
fellow. He practiced medicine a short
time in his early life. and was later
editor Of the Examiner. in London.
He was the author of large number
Of works on various subjects He was
English lecturer at Kings college from
1857 to 1868; professor of English
language and literature at Univer-
sity college, London, from 1885 to
lss2. INnAswaA. hif r-si:~maae <anefrias
professor. Prof Morley was also ex-
aminer in English language. literature
and history TO the University of Lon
don; professor of English language and
literature at Queens college, London,
and principal of University Hall, Lon
don. The honorary degree of LII d.
was conferred upon him by the Univer-
,ity of Edinburgh in 1879
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
Found, bead IN a hath rub

IspiASAroi.IA Ind. May l+-Ser-
geant George ]. Walsh, U. = A.. one of
the officers OF the recruiting station at
this point. was found dead Sunday
morning in the bathtub at headquar-
ters. Death was caused by clot on
the brain, duo perhaps to the cold
water bath he had just taken. He was
serving his fourth enlistment And be-
longed 10 Co A, Third regiment His
relatives live in Buffalo, N. Y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
simpler Hymnai for Children.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 1S.-At the ses-
sion Of the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
Monday. only one report was adopted,
and that was Of the Sundsy-school
committee 1t was decided to allow
the lesson leaves TO remain unchanged.
but advised . more ample and child
like hymnal for the Sunday-school
The old hymns are considered best for
the older people, but are considered too
profound for the children.
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ssNsApokAl larsSe1.s

q New y,rL n-,.T,-. t.-...v ..A.
That the fsssia ,ns IL to ne AsssssIu.t,d
LiSSoLN, Neb. Msy1h --(ov Crounse
has received 161fcation that the Lin.
coin branefi8 the common wssl army
organized {ecently under the com.
msnd OF Gen" Duff, and which left
Omaha Monday for NC east has Among
Its members one man whose purpose
when he renebes Washington is TO a..
sassinate President Cleveland
The potification or warning received
by tbe governor casdc Monday in the
shape OF a letter from A. L. Drum.
mond, manager Of detective agency
at New York. The writer Ia evidently
sincere, and Gays he only writes the
governor In the interest Of good gov
eminent and with the hope that the
Nebraska executive will Gee that the
Dun army Is disbanded. 4 Drummond
says that he received details Of the
plot from excellent Authority, . Ne
brsska man Of prominence whos4'nams
20 does not discloseL
Gov. Cronnse dos not dopbt that
many rnch tnre2@ afp pAde ~ the
s5ny Oh crahks now on r'fefr WY %
washington nut ne thinks them not
wVrthy Oh serious concern lie writes
Drn%mond that Dun ana MS band, so
'one Y they commlt no overt act can
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18

ONE OF the deadliest serpents in tho
tropics ia the fcr-de-lance, of which
there are at least eight varieties These
snakes are OF precisely the color which
willOnable them to hide among the
foliage or roots of trees. Sometimes
they are a bright yellow and can
scarcely be distinguished from tho
bunch of bananas within which they
lie coiled. Again the reptile may be
black, or yellowish brown, or of any
hue resembling tropical forest mold,
old bark or deoompos!ng trees. The
irn Of the eye Is orange, with red
N Ehes, and at nigh, glows like a burn-
iH6 coal
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
Loulsiana Senators.

NEW ORLEANS, May Ia The legisla.
ture elected Don Gallery senator from
the state of Louisiana for the long
term. beginning March 4, 1898. Sena-
tor Blanchard, who is running to sue
coed himself, has ffty-four votes
pledged, STRENGTHENING necessary.
and it is thought he will be able to Sc
cure the necessary number. The gov
ernor, in his message. recommends .
law against prize fighting.
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Stattiingly Realistic

pHtLAprLrHis, May lin the midst
Of his sermon, on the Unnecessarily OF
Life, before large congre:hHn in
the Emmanuel VI T. Church, apday
morning, Rev. John W Ian was
stricken with paralysis and W . the
hoor Of the pulpit Excit's pre-
vailed, as II was thought hee cad.
hut he was quite consciou, .bugh
his entire RICH, side was yzed.
Mr.. Langley has had proninero argos
in all parts OF the country sin Mis- or
dina,ion forty years ago ~ Ia &c
years old
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
NiFICANT SIGN.


70 In Demand
1t is foA, perhaps that the repub-
lican n lost Vould endeavor to belittle
the de-. but Rvictory ia the congress
lonal 20 aid in Mckinleys old dis
trict in, but the very effort they
make iIr{V; behalf shows that they
apprec, IN b full significance of the
victory%Ht may well do so. There
mas been, bod deal of chatter in the
organs o K party about reaction in
public 81 ment' concerning the Me
kinley f,Yf and good deal of exulta-
ton over republican victories here and
there, bot it is worthy of note that this
election is the first that has been held
since the revolution in 1892, in which
the Mckinley issue was fairy and
squarelySai,ed
The fol overs of Mckinley realized
this and made extraordinary efforts To
carry the district which he himself car.
ricd in the gubernatorial election by a
majority OF nearly six hundred. They
dad in their iayot the bard times, the
iissa tisfaction 50 widespread over the
delay in passing the tariff reform meas
ure. the hslp of the American Protect
i've associa ton and the customary of
year" indifference But with all these
advantagts they We're beaten by sub
.tantial he same majority which the
candidate had in 1892, No
wonder Pc republican organs are
whistliuRI,o keep their courage up.
for SO loag as the country clings to
tariff reform when tariff reform is in
issue the carrying of few municipal
Or even state elections for the x. o. p.
Ju other issues will be of small avail
The value of the election To the dem
)cracy is in the indication it affords
that the alleged reaction" has not re-
acted aud that the people have not yet
abandoned their hope Of tariff reform
Or their Intention to secure it.-Detroit
Free pres
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EXCITED BY A CRANK
He Warns the House That Dynamite Ms
Re used on lite Members

He Warns the House That Dynamite May
he used on lite Members
WASHINGTON, May lo-During the
consideration of q district bill in the
house. considerable excitement was
caused by colored man in the public
gallery. The man arose and addressed
the speaker, saying that II the Coxey
bill was not passed by May "a, the
white house, treasury and capitol
would be destroyed by thunder and
lightning.
The speaker directed the doorkeeper
to remove the man, which was done
with some difficulty. lie is burly ne
gro. and blacksmith His name is
Matthew A. Cherry, and he resides in
this city. He was locked up by the po-
lice. and his salty will be inquired
INTO
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
Dcfauiting Treasurer Burke.

JAcKsoSvILi.E, Fla, May io-It 10 re-
ported in Tampa that Burke, the de-
faulting treasurerof Louisiana, passed
through there Saturday night, having
arrived at Port Tampa Friday night ON
the Honduras Lottery Co.'S steamer
Clearwater from Puerto Cortez lie
was accompanied by two prominent
New Orleans men. one of the steam.
ships officers pointed him out TO a
deputy sheriff, but the deputy had no
authority To arrest him
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
That Rnllct-Pronf Coax

BERLIN. May Though the tests
OF the bullet-proof coat invented by
Herr Dove, the Mannheim tailor, have
been satisfactory as far as they have
been pursued. the authorities Of the
war office entertain doubts OF its
practical utility in the army. II is
proposed TO submit the coat to open
field trials with view Of ascertaining
its availability as a prote stion to men
in fortresses and ship batteries
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18

SIR CHARLES TUPrER, the agent gen.
erA for Canada, was present ten days
age at the residence of Jubal Webb Of
Kehington, London, and witnessed
the formal cutting of the enormous
cheese which formed such a conspicu.
Gus feature of the Canada section AT
Chicago exposition. The cheese, IL
will be remembered, weighed ten tons.
was produced In 1922 under govern
ments! suspices At Perth. Ontario, and
wAs made from the milk Of i2,ooo
cowa The cheese. II II said, was cx-
cellent
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
ANTi.OPTION,
Speculative Men Combinins 70 Defeat
Hatch's BILL

Hatch's Bill
WASHINGTON, May l4--In view Of
the combinations which are being
formed among congressman from
the large cities, IL Is evident that
Representative Hatch will not have
as easy time in passing his anti
option bill as some of its supporters
anticipate. Among the latest to
range himself 10 opposition to the
measure is Uncle Loren Flacher, of
Minneapolis, the home of Senator
Washburn. OF MINNESOTA Information
from trustworthy burce is to the
effect that Mr.. Wash Sirn does not pro-
pose to take such an active. part in
framing an ahti-option measure as ne
did in the last congress Accord
ing to TIM programme outlined by the
opponents of the Hatch PROPOSE.
ton, every obstacle possible will
be thrown in its way, with a view To
getting il into the senate too late for
any action by thSs body 1t was sug.
gested to Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan,
that an effort might be made to induce
Speaker Crisp to give anti-options
preference over some other matters
which might come ny in the house
His reply was that he could be relied
upon TO fight any such proposition 10
the bitter end.
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two

Jusro GoNsALrs is a leading lawyer
IN Buenos Ayres lie was called upon
To defend Madame 1ctrazzine, the fam.
Gus south American prims donna, la a
divorce suit recently lie charged her
$500 for his services. but The money was
eot Forthcoming and he obtained an
order for the seizure OF the ladv's
Jewels All Of the jewels turned out to
he hrst-clns. na.t.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18

A skowuKsAS Nc manufacturer Of
patent medicine made An offer of 60.
COO 20 any one who would invent for
him . bottle that could not he refillcd
after once being emptied An ingcni-
ous mechanic named McQuillsn has in
vented such an article and the firm has
allowed him ain mon tbs mere 70 make
any improvements or changes needed
In his invention. 10 10 curious yet
sinpls article, and will cost only .
tribe more than an ordinary bottle
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18

HENRY : Hes nN"roS United states
consular agent AZ Iastellainsre. Italy,
reports To the state department that
the grape crop produced In tina; conn.
try during the past two years has teen
40 enormous that 10 msry districts In
southern Italy there werr not bprrcIs
enough and demij johns sufficient to hold
the pressed juice. and cisterns were
emrtied and flied with wine
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1894-05-18
Londoa's sheriff Dead.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 15.-James
Parkinson Taylor, lord high sheriff of
London, died here of paralysis OF the
brain. lie was en- route to California,
when, last Wednesday, illness com
PEELED him TO stop here Travelling
with him was Lieut. ortimer Fry, of
the Seventh dragons