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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-17
Tho Huntington Democracy Win
Try to Count Out
THE REPUBLICAN MAYOR-ELECT
But Thcy VIII Find That tho Other
sido will bc Fuiiy Prepared for
Their hnclont Tactios-A Deputy
Marshal Who Arrested tho Wrong
Man-rho Injured Party Threatens
to Suo for Falsn Arrsst-IIo Is In
Sore Straits "A Deep Mystery
Cleared Up.


SNcId' DNpat'' 10 u; iH!eNidtd%t
llUHrSGroH, W. Va, Juno &c.
Whom council meats tomorrow night
to canvass tho returns OF tho late oec.
tion the question is, what further steps
will /! take? Tho Democrats on one.
sidc want \ recount; they dusiro to
makon returning board out OF the council
to count ont D. L. Matthews, tho ROpub.
lican. who was clcctui mayor las. Tues.
day, but tho talk Of iruul IL nonsousicaI
n' this was donO on thuir own side with
tho money thny collected in this city
and from mon iu Cincinnati, aud the
matter will be called to the attention OF
tho grand jury waGn it convoncs to.
morrow week, AMI bunch oil indic!.
menis will be mado no doubt.
The majority oi Democrats OF this
city do not deny that they have been
beaten; 1t is onl y the nlllcu holders ,hat
Grr rcsortlng TO all sort, OF mnneuyers
to count tho peoples choico out, but it
is not thought that their wishes will bo
fulfilled, ns tho Republicans have taken
the trouble to prepare and defeat such
methods.
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STABBED Ills WIFE,
hfGUr Fatally W"undin: the SInn Who
Hetrnycd Her.

AEor Fatally N"undin: the SRn Who
Betrnycd Her.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. juno l6.-Arthur
Gourdiu, shoemaker, lyin. at
Rowlington, suburb Of Pewee
Valley, eighteen mile, from this city,
on the Louisville L Nashville railroad.
shot and probably fatally wounded
Thoma, Murphy and then stabbed his
vile TO death tonight. Gourlin sus-
pected Murphy with intimacy with his
wife and had waited for m opportunity
TO present itself so he could
get even with him. This opportunity
came this evening, when Murphy was
passing By Gourdin's mouse on horse
back. Gouri,n was sitting on his
porch and wncn Murphy came
up, Gourdin drew revolver and com.
ncncod firing, wouuding Murphy
in several places and KILN.
his horse from under him. Mrs.
Gourdin rushed ont OF the house
and her husband told her 10 60 away,
but she refused to do so. and he then
hit her several time. with the
butt OF his revolver. driving her
back into the house. where he
seized 4 knife, lying on table, aud
stabbed her eleven times, killing her in-
stantly. The dead woman leaves four
children. ranging in ngo from one year
to thirteen.
G0urdin was arrested and placed ID
Jail at Ia Grange. Murphy's condition is
very critical, and he will probably die
before morning.
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"ARrSSAs RIVER, C uDA,
June 10. lSyJ. {


"Thr most important. cxnedition that
ha, reached CuOl from the United States
was landed to-day At this point. ltcou.
sisti OF one hundred men. 1000 repeat
ing rifles. 2.00O.OO0 rounds oil ammuni.
ton and S2j0,Oj0 in gold. under COM
mnnd of Colonel Hernandez. Tho yes.
sel which conveyed them left Key West
June 4 and sailed ior Bahia Island,
where 1t took on tho mon and cargo.
She was chased twice by Spanish cruis.
ers, but managed TO outstcam them. aud
arrived here before daylight this morn
ing. We nre now making arrangements
to join Gomez Il: Tunas, province OF
CHmaguey, where hc has headquarters
ior the present. Wa have march OF
about forty miles before US, but hope to
jDin him on the 18th.
The landing was protected by batal.
lion o! troops from Gomez army, VINO
propose to Join him without serion5
fighting. MS no Spanish soldier, are in
this Immediate ncishborhooi. l am
just recovering from nm attack OF yellow
fever, but shall risk joining my COM
mand again. We have positive news
that Mar;i is dead. He was betrayed
into Spanish hands by trusted Cuban
guide, and shot down in cold blood be-
lore he could escape. homo to have
more definite news OF his death, and
other matters rs soon as | relOlu my
command"
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'p'fIN7 ON0n'rI 70 Nt TTe7J3lHf
IlrSriSGroH, W. w.. Juno lG.-To.
night late a party named Alcnzo Dia.
lnoul was arrested hero on tho charge
of having attempted to commit All a4.
sanIt at Louisa, Kentucky, on a youag
girl. Tho authorities at Louisa were
notified OF tn nrrcst.
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JACKSON, Mss. June l6-ilon.
Charles j.. Hooker. who for many
roars was tho member from the Sew.
cnth district in Congress. has author
izod the announcement that ho Ia II
candidate for United States senator to
srccced Senator George.
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MADRID, June lG.-!ho cabinet ccuu.
Gil has decided to act with tno creates;
yiSor in Cnbn aud to despatch 2j,U0l
troops there in addition to tho 10000
already under orders. and to purchase
within two mouths twenty gnnDoats.
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New York -Spanrnlnm from Rotterdam: La
N0rmandio irUu IIGvrc; Massachusetts, .Eom
London,
Qurcnsiown-lIoston for Liverpool md pro.
Ccc.ird
IlavIe--I.a BDuEoyuc from New Yo:k.
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THEY GET THERE.

An Important Expedition from tho United
states Lands In Cuba.
GAIHEsvILLr, Fla, juno lG.-The fol-
lowing letter written by Major ". II.
llama, OF the Cuban army. has been re.
cciyed by tricnd in this city. Major
Hanna was formerly from Pennsylvania
and has been in the Cuban service three
months.
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HYDR0PH0BIA PLAGUE
Raging In q Small Community In
NobrnalSn.
MANY CATTLE we're BITTEN

by tho Mad Dogs, aud People We're
lnnoculatcd by tho Saliva OF tho
Cattle Coming In Contact with
Scratches on Their Ilands-rha
Disease Evon Spread to Iiogs-A
General War on all Dogs Ia tho
S0ighDorhood Ensurd.
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PRIZE NOVELTIES, No. 10.

realizing his helplessness he burst into
tears.
"He's been a-cryin' two or three
times" said the man who had spoken
before. "IIe was a-cryin' when we found
him.
Several more attempts Hewitt made to
communicate with the man, but though
he seemed to comprehend what was
meant, he replied with nothing but mean
ingless gibber, and finally gave up the at
tempt, and, leaning against the side of the
fireplace, buried his head in the bend OF
his arm.
Then the doctor arrived and made his
examination. While il was in progress
Hewitt took aside the policeman who had
been speaking before and questioned him
further. re had himself found the
Frenchman in dull back street by
Golden Square, when the man was stand
ing helpless and trembling, apparently
quite bewidered and very weak. He had
brought him in, without having been q BILE
TO learn anything about him. One or two
shopkeepers in the street where he was
found were asked, but knew nothing OF
him indeed had never seen him before.
"But the curiousest thing" the police
man proceeded, "was in this ere room
when brought in loaf to give him a
bit of snack, seein' he looked so weak
an hungry. You'd "a thought we was
a-goin' to poison i'm. He fairly screamed
AT the very slght o. the Dread, an ne
scrouged hisself up in that corner an
put his hands in front OF his face. /
couldn't make out what was up at first
didn't tumble to it's bein' the bread he
was frightened of, seein' as he looked
like a man as 'ud be frightened at any
thing else afore that. But the nearer /
came with it the more he yelled, so took
1t away an left il outside, an then he
calmed down. An s'elp me, when / cut
some bits off that there very loaf and
brought 'em in with bit o. beef, he just
went for 'em like one o'clock. He wasn't
frightened o. no bread then, you bet.
Rum thing how the fancies takes 'em
when they're a bit touched, amt 1t? All
one way one minute; all the other the
next
"Yes, II is. BY the way, have you
another loaf in the place"
"Yes, sir; half a dozen, il you like"
"One will be enough. j am going over
to speak to the doctor. Wait awhile, un-
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til he seems very quiet and fairly COM
Portable. Then bring loaf in quietly
and put 1t on the table not far below his
elbow. Don't attract his attention to
what you are doing"
The doctor stood looking thoughtfully
down on the Frenchman, who, for his
part, stared gloomily but TRANQUILITY at
the fire place. Hewitt stepped quietly
over to the doctor, and, without disturb
ing the man by the fire, said, interroga-
lively, "Aphasia?"
The doctor frightened his lips, frowned
and nodded significantly. "Motor," he
murmured just loudly enough for Hewitt
to hear, land there's general nervous
breakdown as well, should say. BY the
way, perhaps there's no agraphia. Have
you tried him with pen and paperY"
Pen and paper were brought and set
before the man. He was told, slowly and
distinctly, that he was among friends,
whose only object was to restore him to
his proper health. Would he write his
name and address and any other informa-
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there wasn't single thing In his pocket
not a single thing, barring rag OF a
POCKET REt.S handkerchief with no marking on
''You noticed that somebody had
stolen his watch, suppose?"
"Well, he hadn't got one"
but he had one of those little vertical
buttonholes In his waistcoat, used to
fasten watchguard to, and it was much
worn and frayed. So that he must be In
the habit OF carrying watch, and 1t
is gone"
Yes, and everything else, too, Ell?
or two in the face-notice that?"
81 saw the bruises and the cut, OF
course; and his collar has been broken
away with the back button-somebody
has takea him by the collar or throat.
Was he wearing hat when he was
found?n
"No.u
"That would imply that he had only
just left house. What street was he
found in?n
"Henry. street, little off Golden
Square. Low street, you know"
did the constable notice door open
near by?"
The inspector shook his head. "Half
the doors in the street are open" he
said, "pretty nearly all day."
"Ah, then there's nothing in that. l
don't think he lived there; by the bye, i
fancy he comes from more in the Seven
Dials or Drury Lane direction. Did you
notice anything about the man that gave
you clue TO his occupation, or, at any
rate, to his habits?'
Cant say l did"
"Well, just take look at the back OF
his coat before he goes away-just over
the loins. Good day.
AS have said, Hewitt's messenger was
quick. j happened to be in, having
lately returned from latish lunch when
he arrived with this note:
my dear b.: meant to lunch with
you today, but have been kept. expect
you are idle this afternoon, and have a
case that will interest you-perhaps be
useful to you from journalistic point of
view. III you care to see anything of 1t,
cab away at once to fitzroy Square,
south side, where I'll meet you. / will
wait no later than $3.50. Yours
NJ H."
had scarce quarter OF an hour, so l
seized my hat and left my chambers at
once once AS 1t happened. my cab and Hew. :
sides almost at the same moment, SO
that we lost no time.
'Come," said Hewitt, taking my arm
and marching me off, "we are going to
look for some stabling. Try 10 feel as
though you'd just set up brougham and
had come out to look for place to put
it in. fear we may lave to delude some
person with that belief presently"
"Why, what do you want stables for?
And why make me your excused
"As to what want the stables for
really, Pm not altogether sure myself.
AS to making you an eXcuse-well, even
the humblest excuse is better than none.
But come, here are some stables. Not
good enough, though, even if any of
them We're emptV- Come -
We had stopped for an instant at the
entrance of a small alley of rather dirty
stables, and Hewitt, paying apparently
but small attention to the stables them
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The man paused after the last OF these
futile characters, and his pen stabbed into
the paper with blot as he dazedly re-
garded his work. Then, with groan, he
dropped 1t, and his face sank again into
the bend OF his arm.
The doctor took the paper and handed
it to Hewitt. "Complete agraphia, you
see " he said. "He can't write a word.
He begins TO write Monsieur from
sheer habit in beginning letters thus; but
the word tails off into a scrawl Then his
attempts become mere scribbles, with
just trace of some familiar word here
and there, but quite meaningless, all.
Although he had never before chanced
To come across case of aphasia (happily
a rare disease), Hewitt was acquainted
with its general nature. He knew that
it might arise either from some physical
injury TO the brain, or from a breakdown
consequent ON some terrible nervous
strain. He knew that in the case OF motor
aphasia the sufferer, though fully consci-
GUS OF all that goes on about him, and
though quite understanding what is said
to him, Is entirely powerless to put his
own thoughts into spoken words-has
lost, in fact, the connection between
words and their spoken symbols. Also
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ticular inspector, who was not in. Hewitt
sat and wrote note, and by way of
making conversation said to the inspector
on duty: Anything very startling this
way today2" ,, -,, ..
yet" the Inspector replied, "but one OF
our chaps picked up rather an odd Gus
toner a little while ago. Lunatic OF some
sort, I should think-in fact, I've sent for
the doctor to see him. He's foreigner
a Frenchman, / believe. He seemed hor~
ribly weak and faint, but the oldest thing
he might be hungry, brought in some
bread. He went into fits of terror at the
sight of 1t, and wouldn't be pacified till
they took ii away again"
-AIkfhat was strange.
"Odd, wasn't it ? And he was hungry,
too. They brought him some a little
while after, and he didn't funk it a bit.
Pitched into 1t, in fact, like anything,
and ate 1t all with some cold beef. It's
the way with some lunatics-never the
same five minutes together. He keeps
crying like q baby, and saying things we
can't understand; as 1t happens, there's
nobody in just now who speaks French"
81 speak French" Hewitt replied;
"shall try him?"
ssCertainiy, il you will. He's in the
mems room below. They've been making
him as comfortable as possible by the fire
until the doctor comes. He's long Time;
i expect he's got n case on. -
Hewitt found his way TO the large mess
room, where three or four policemen, in
their shirt sleeves, were curiously regard
ing young man Of very disordered APP
pearance, who sat on chair beside the
fire. He was pale, and exhibited marks
of bruises on his face, while over one eye
was scarcely healed cut. His figure was
small and slight, his coat was torn, and
he sat with certain indefinite air OF
shivering suffering. He started and
looked round apprehensively as Hewitt
entered. Hewett bowed smilingly, wished
him good day, speaking in French, and
asked II he spoke the language.
The man looked up with dull express
sion, and, after an effort or two, as one
who shutters, burst out with "Je la MEL"
"That's strange" Hewitt observed to
the men. 81 asked him IL he speaks
French, and he says he denies it-speak
ing in French"
"He's been saying that very often, SIR"
one OF the men answered, Gas well as
other things we can't make anything Of. "
Hewitt placed his hand kindly on the
mans shoulder, and asked his name.
The reply was for little while an inarti-
culate gurgle, presently merging into a
meaningless medley of words and syllable
"Qu'est ce quill ma, Leystar Squar-sacre
nom-not spik it-quel chemin-sank you
ver' mosh-je la ME, je la niel'
He paused, stared, and then, as though
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Hewitt wished the man good day, and
made his way TO the inspector. "Nell, I"
the inspector said, "not much TO be got
out OF him, Is there? The doctor will be
sending for him presently"
~ fancy,n said Hewitt, "that this may
turn out a very important case. Possibly
quite possibly have not guessed
correctly, and SO ! won't tell you any
thing OF IL till l know little more.
But what | want now Is a messenger
Can send somebody at once In cab 10
NV friend Butt at his chambers9r
Certainly; I'll find somebody. Want
to write n note2'
Hewitt wrote and dispatched note
which reached me In less than ten min
utes. Then he asked the inspector:
"Have you searched the Frenchman7v
"Oh, yes; we went all over him when
we found he couldn't explain himself, TO
see IL we could trace his friends or his ad-
dress. lie didn't seem to mind, but
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(copyrighted, 1907

have already said in more than one
place that Hewitt's personal relations with
the members of the London police force
were of a cordial character. In the course
of his work il has frequently been
Hewitt's hap TO learn of matters on which
the police were glad of information, and
once; and so long as no infringement of
regulations or damage to public service
was involved Hewitt could always rely on
q return in kind.
Ii was with message of useful sort
that Hewitt one day dropped into Vine
Street Police Station and asked for par
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-03

Still alarms were responded to as fol-
lows last evening: Chemical for q blaze
In the rear Of 237 Eddy street. Hose 10 for
a slight fire, set by boys, i'm barn at the
corner of burnside and Oxford streets:
and Hose for a blaze at Sawyer's Plain.
ing Mill, Is Mill street.
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that in most bad cases agraphia, the loss
OF ability to write words with any refer
ence to their meaning-is commonly. an
accompaniment.
"You will have him taken to the in
firmary, suppose?" Hewitt asked.
Eyes" the doctor replied, ~ shall go
and see about it at once"
The man looked up again as they spoke.
The policeman had, In accordance with
Hewitt's request, placed loaf of bread
looked up he caught sight of 1t. He
started visibly, and paled, but gave no
such signs of abject terror as the police
man had previously observed. He APP
peared nervous and uneasy, however, and
presently reached steathily toward the
loaf. Hewitt continued to talk TO the
doctor while closely watching the French
mans behavior from the corner of his
eye. The loaf is what is called "plain
cottage" OF solid and regular shape; the
man reached ii, and Immediately turned
IL bottom up ON the table. Then he sank
back in his chair, with a more contented
expression, though his gaze was still
directed toward the loaf. The policeman
grlnned silently at this curious ma
neuver.
The doctor left, and Hewitt accompanied
him to the door OF the room. "He will
not be moved just yet, / take it?" Hewitt
asked, as they parted.
"It may take an hour or two," the
him here?''
"'Not for long; but think there's a
curious inside to the case, and may per-
haps learn something of it by a little
watching. But can't spare very long,"
III.
At sign from Hewitt the loaf was re-
moved. Then Hewitt pulled the small
table closer to the Frenchman, and
pushed the pen and the sheets Of paper
toward him. The maneuver had its re-
suit The man looked up and down the
room once or twice, and then began to
turn the paper over. From that he went
to dipping the pen in the inkpot; and
presently he was scribbling at random
on the loose sheets. Hewitt affected to
leave him entirely alone, and seemed to
be absorbed in a contemplation OF a
photograph of police division brass band
hanging on the wall; but he saw every
scratch the man made.
AT first there was nothing but mean
ingless scrawls and attempted words.
Then rough sketches appeared of a mans
hand, chair or whatnot. On the
mantelpiece stood a small clock, APP
parently sort of humble presentation
piece, the body OF the clock being set In
a horseshoe frame with crossed whips be-
hind II. After time the Frenchmans
eyes fell on this, and he began rude
sketch Of It, That he relinqushed, and
went on with other random sketches and
scribblings on the same piece of paper,
sketching and scribbling over the
sketches In half mechanical sort OF
way as OF one who trifles with pen dur
ing brown study. Beginning at the top
hand corner OF the paper he travelled
round II till he arrived at the left hand
bottom corner. Then, dashing his pen
hastily across his last sketch, he dropped
it, and with great shudder turned away
again, and hid his face by the fireplace
papers on the table. He stuffed them all
into his coat pocket, with the exception
OF the last, which the man had been en-
gagged on, and this, facsimile OF which
Is subjoined, he studied earnestly for
several minutes:.
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Missing Men Return Home.

LYNN, July 3.-Henry Thompson, George
Kennedy and William Welch, the>three
men who on Saturday started in dory for
a sail from Swampscott 10 Nantasket, re-
turned home yesterday. They had been at
Nantasxet since their departure.
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Railroad Sold at Auction.

TOLEDO, July 3.-The Toledo, Ann Ar.
Dor and North Michigan railroad was sold
nj auction yesterday under decree of the
federal court. II was purchased for 81?
G97 900 by the bondholders. The company
will at ancr r. r'oronp' '-cd
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ever see anythink come out of it, though,
but there's 'ouse there, know-I seen
the food took in."
Hewitt turned thoughtfully away.
"Thanks," he said. 'I suppose we can't
manage it, then. Good day
(To be Continued
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Fourth of July Procession.

Thirty order wagons delivering Althans' ice
cream and cake guarantee a sure and prompt
delivery. Send your orders early for the best
cream in the city. Telephone connections.
JOHN II. ALTHANS
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LOWELL, July 3. "A boy named Lanoin,
OF Collinsvlle, was kicked in the head by
A horse yesterday, receiving probably fatal
injuries
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q ne OF HAMMOCKS KS.wea
n fercve
a
IN The Ham in
in
of
a. Nc. am q.
heavy with pretty valcnce, $3.50.
he celebrated sold
Hickory Oil
Wire
for
GET A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES FOR THE FOURTH,
Beautiful
all sizes for you haven't the
the To accommodate
department. will keep store WEDNESDAY EVEN
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Dyspepsia

And distress after eating are cured by the
tonic, appetizing, blood purifying effects
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Sarsapa- Of Hoods
rilla. Read this:
"I am happy to
write q few words
about { he good
Hoods Sarsaparilla
has done me. ! was
troubled with dys-
pepsia. M y 70 cd
distressed me and /
had dizzy spells and
a dull, heavy feeling
in my head. Since
using several bottles
OF Hoods Sarsapa-
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tion he might care to give about himself
on the paper before himY
The Frenchman took the pen and
stared at the paper. Then slowly and
with much hesitation he traced these
marks:
>-%-~3 vS"~. v~,-~
- -
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VALUABLE LOTS
For Summer Residence can be bought on the
Oakland Beach
PLAT

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