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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-23
SPRINGER'S SUGGESTION
To Il Now York Banker Who Tom
dered Him Instructions.
URGED TO TRY HIS OWN MEDICINE.
Tho Work OF Congress--aIr.N Petit.
CREWS Method 20 Dciont tho Pooi.
Ing liIli-Tho Indian Appropriation
Bill Still Under Discussion - Tho
General Deficiency ,Bill Occupies
tho Time OF tho House.

WAslnSGroS, D. G., Feb. 22.--Tho fol.
lowing correspondence, which explains
itself, ha, passed between William p.
St. John, president OF the Mercantile
National Bank. Of New York, aud Rop-
rcsenta!iye Springer, chairman Of the
committee ON banking and currency.
Tho first 10 lotter addressed by Mr.. 81.
John to Mr.. Springer, in which tho
iormor says: .r.h
"Whon before your honorable conf
mit,ee, In December, ! commended tho
redemption OF United States notes in
gold only, at that time, under tho con-
ditions then ot extraordinary weak.
ness OF tho treasury, l added that. tho
United States was (earlier) able to re-
deem grecubacks and treasury notes in
silver and laugh at such consequences.
Under the profound conviction that tho
present condition OF tho treasury re-
serve and liberal accumulntions Of idle
money In Now York and other money
centres afford together new opportuni-
ty to do 30 safely, write to beg OF you
TO urge the secretary OF the treasury
to exercise tho option conferred
upon him by law to redeem
the United States note, in standard
silver dollars. Tho treasury reserve is
now composed OF about sos 900. 900 gold
aud only about $l5 900, 00u of free silver.
II the secretary will instruct the treas.
urer and every assistant treasurer of
the United States to meet demands for
the redemption OF United States notes
and treasury notes in standard silver
only, and continue the instruction for a
reasonable time, the achievement will
be in all details and in every respect, a
happy one, and ne more interest-bear-
Ing debt will need to DO created. On
the other hand, II the secretary OF the
treasury still neslects this opportunity
the neglect may prove one more Just
ground for fault finding with his admin.
lsIration on public finances"
To this letter Mr.. Springer replied:
"ln answer to your letter, permit me
10 say am under the profound convic-
ton that the present condition OF tho
treasury reserve and liberal uocumula.
tions OF idle money in New York afford
together new opportunity for you to
exercise the discretion conferred on you
by law to pay all checks at the bank OF
which you are president in standard sill
yer dollars. II you should pursue this
course for reasonable time the
achievement would be in all details and
in every respect happy one. On the
other hand, il you should neglect this
opportunity, the neglect may prove one
more ground for iaul, finding with
those tinanciers who preach one doc.
trine and practice another"
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W0MEN'S COUNCIL.
Tho Programme Of tho Sessions at
Washington Yestorday.
PATRIOTISM IN GOVERN MENT.
A List Of tho Papers Head and Ms.
cusscd ut tho Monting OF tho Ma.
tionRl Congress OF Womou-Susnn
Il. Anthony Has Hopes for Female
Suffrage Within tho Next Decade,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 22.-This be.
ing Washington's birthday tho National
Congress OF Women. now in session
here, chose patriotic subjects for con-
sideration at both its morning aud even
ing sessions. Tho morning session was
divided into two parts assigned 70 pa
,riotism as an element In government
and patriotism rs an element In school
government. Kate Brownleo Sherman,
OF Ohio, read the report OF the commit
tee on patriotic teaching. She thon dis
cussed the influence OF patriotism In
founding and preserving free institu-
tions.
Ellen S. Musscy, OF Washington,
spoke on what tho Gag las cos. women.
Mrs. Mussey declared that women
are citizens, il not voters. Their inter
es. in moral and municipal reforms wau
arouslng them TO sense OF their duty
and power for good. She held that wo-
man was natural reformer and her in
terest should be awakened not only
where purity and temperance are in
volvcd. but in every question that af.
fects national prosperity or principle
OF right and wrong.
Louise Barnum Robbins, OF Michigan,
then discussed the part played BY
patriotism through the schools in form
ing tho character OF American citizens.
Tho discussion OF patriotic teaching
was opened by Miss Mary Desha, OF this
city, VINO advocated more mingling Of
poetry with the teaching OF facts. Rev.
Anna II. Shaw, OF Pennsylvania, made
vigorous protest against the discrimi-
nation against women in the con stitu-
tion, which, she claimed, provided that
all the male half population are created
equal. The time is coming, she con-
tended, when sex would be unknown in
religion and politics.
Miss Susan B. Anthony said that
from male standpoint there were
forty.four stars on the American flags
which were waving throughout the
hall, but thcre were only two stars for
women. and she predicted that wi,hin
decade her sex could claim the re-
naming forty-two stars.
The evening session was divided into
two parts. The first was under the
auspices OF the National Association of
Loyal Women OF American Liberty.
Mrs. |. Q. Manchester presided. "rhe
degree to which women are responsible
for maintaining tho sentiment OF pa
triotism in our naiion" wa. the subject
OF the first paper. written by the Rev.
Mrs. George NJ. Howe, of Maine, and
read by Mrs. Sarah D. LaFesra, OF Wash.
iupton
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AIinister Gray's Funeral.

USroS, Cry, ISD., Feb. 22.-The Gray
funeral train arrived hero at 1880
o'clock. Large crowds were at the sta
tions along tho route. At Winchester
the casket was opened and the remains
viewed by many people. Thousands
were at the depot when the train reach
ed here. Busineas is suspended and
nearly all the buildings are draped in
mourning. Tho casket containing the
remains wero carried to Cadwaliader'a
opera house and placed on bier.
Atl2 o'clock two lines OF people, each
two squares in length, were waiting to
view the body. They came in from all
the neGhboting towns. Nine hundred
school children. each carrying fac,
were standing in line. Services were
held in the opera house at S o'clock.
Tho Rev. H. a. Mcdonald, of tho Pres.
byterian church, delivered the funeral
sermon. Throughout tho day the SER
vces were solGmnly impressive. I'm
mediately after intermaat, the special
train carrying Mrs. Gray and the rela.
tives left for indianapolis.
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probably with an intent to mako impoa.
albc tho passage OF tho judicial circuit
BILLS IISOCIlI.D OUT,
Tho Whitaker Libri mn Fniis-.Al.o Thi
st Creating II School Law Comm .slun.

The Whitaker t.ibrt mn Pntis-.tlsO That
N Creating N School Law Commission.
Spcial Di'plt:h to the MteliVmHr.
CnAnIrsroS, ". Va, Feb. 22.-scna.
tor Whitakcr's bill providing ponultics
for criminal libel was knocked out in
tho house this morning. 1t was read n
first tiInc and an effort was nndc TO ad-
vanco II to tho third reading. but failed
by voto OF 80 to 81. Tho ground tukon
was that IL was u dangerous message
that would result in innutncrablo prose.
cutions and place tho poopla ut the
mercy OF unpfinciplod parties who
mi.ht havc q grndge against them.
Tho resolution providing for u com.
mission to revise tho school laws of tho
state and report nt the ncxt session Of
tho legislature was tho subject OF n
rather animated discuS,ion''in tho house
this forenoon. 1t was opposed by
Mcssrs. Campbell. roler, Pylo, kiser
aud others on the ground that II was
unnecessary. expensive and would
leave tho matter In as great tanglD as
1t Is II present. Mossrs. Fleming, lInr-
mcr and others were OF the opinion that
1t was In the interest OF economy and
would save much valuable timo OF the
pcxt session. 1t was defeated by vote
Of 40 to 4
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THE NIGHT SESSION.
Tho Condition Of tho Stat. Trcasury-Ths
Bu,iusss Consil ureu,

Tho Condition Of tho State Troasury-Ths
Bu,ius-s Considurc
Spe.in' Di'pl.tt 10 he Iateaigntoer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Feb. 22.-The
house at the night session passed senate
bill GO, concerning costs, expenses and
fees.
Messages from the governor M.
nounced his approval OF the house bills
abolishiug tho independent school dis.
trict OF BrandouvIIle, the legislative ap.
preparation bill and the bill empower
ing boards Of education to levy for
school purposes; 2SS. authorizing Berke-
ley county to fund its indebtedness at n
lower rate OF interest; 272, to prev ent
railroad companies from engaging in the
coal or coke business; 209, Tor supply
ing los. county records; Al, concerning
municipal elections; St. prescribing a
time for holding tho kanawha county
criminal court; 293. concerning church
property and educational associations
and institutions; ., authorizing married
women 10 convey real estate by an ut.
torney in fact; 221. aboli.hing the inde-
pendent school district OF Volcano.
Wood county; Il, changing the time for
holding courts Of the Eighth judicial
circuit; lGi, extending the time in
which dis.raint ond sale may be made
for taxes; 100, relating TO tho compen.
sation OF ASSESSORS; 3l6, relating to GER
tnin rights concerning saw logs; 150.
providing for the education OF child.
rem ut the poor houses.
Mr.. Harmcr ol,erod n written ex-
planation OF his vote on tho report OF
the conference committee on the school
book bill. which was ordered printed in
tho Journal.
The committee on finance reported
adversely on house join. resolution Q,
providing for the publication OF mis-.
cellaneous papers on file in the adju,ant
generals office, for the reason that the
states finances will not jus;ii, il at this
time. 4 statement WAS filed with the
report showing that while there was M
apparent surplus in the state treasury
on September so, 1891, in fact the treas.
ury was in debt 70 the amount OF S5i,-
lis 81, aftor taking into consideration
tho liabilities existing against the state
at that lime.
A message from tho senate announced
tho Disagreement OF that body to the re-
port Of tho conference committee on
the school book bill. mud the speaker
appointed Mossrs. Reynolds, Evans and
Fleming as committee to confer as to
the former conference committce's re-
port. Tho committee reported, recon-
mcndlng that the house agree to tho
s-nate's amendment providing that tho
school book commission be appointed
by tho governor. The report was
adopted and the bill was again passed.
Senate bill 81, the compulsory school
law. was disposed OF by being made tho
special order for :l5 Tomorrow.
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UNIVERSITY sEGENTS.

Governor MacCorkis Makes His Somina.
p. t!ons for tho Vacancies on tho Hoard.
Special DiSPltca 10 L,e In.ii;enccr
CHAELE,roS, ". Va, Feb. o2.-The
governor sent in to.nigh. aud tho senate
confirmed by an unanimou, vote tho
following regents OF tho state university: {:
For two years from juno /. 1895, Stuart
F. Reed, OF Harrison; E. P. Tucker, Of
Mcdowell; William E Raymond, OF
Braxton. For four ycars, Charles Bur.
deIt Hart, Of Ohio; James f. Brown, OF
kanawha; James II. Stewart, OF Putnam.
For six years. J. a. Robinson, OF Min
eral; c. L. Smith, Of Marion; George F.
Evans. OF Berkeley.
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BRIEFS FROM THE WIRES.

Additional details received indicate
that tho students who cau.ed 80 much
trouble in tho streets OF St. Petersburg
Thursday really wauted to present
petition 10 tho czar.
The; anniversary of Washington's
birth was generally observed through.
out tho country yesterday by suspen-
sion OF business and celebrations by
civic aud military societies.
In returning from daucc at White
Park, Mimi. Thursday nigh, m omni.
bus containing twenty-five mon and wo.
men was overturned ono milo from tho
city, aud n stove ignitod tho curtains
and straw. Several people were badly
injured.
Tho sixth annual convention OF tho
regular army and navy union OF the
United States was oponod Yesterday in
tho First NJ. Z church building, Chi
cago. About 100 mcmbcrs OF tho
organization. representing subordinate
unions throughout tho United States,
arc in attendance.
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Special Di'pdtch 10 he H.iligenner.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. 22.-At tho
night session the senate refused TO
adop; tho report OF tho conference COM
mi,tco on tho school book bill unle,s
amended so as to provide that tho book
commission be appointed by tho gov
ernor. Senators Giamm, Young aud
Peck wcro appointed ms second con-
fcrcnce committou to meet with n like
committee on tho pnrt OF tho house.
Tho committee agreed rs to tho senate
amendment. Their report was adopted
aud tho senate passed. tho bill ~
amended.
Tho usual complimentary resolutions
were offered aud adopted. President
Worlcy was voted tho gavel used dur
ing tho session and made n briof hut
feeling speech Of acknowledgement.
Both houses adjourned nt midnight.
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ADJOURNED
Legislature Broalks tho Record of
Reoent Yonrs and Ends
WITHIN CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT.
School Book Conference Report
Adopted by Both Houses.
THE MORRIS BILLS WORST FEATURE

Knocked Out by tho conference.-the
Jobbcry IN tho nil ms It Passed,
Though its Patron and Mr.. Smith
and speaker Edwards Lobblcd In
tho Senate to Keep tho Jobbcry In.
Tho Governor VIII Appoint tho
School Book Bnard--The j udioIal
Circuit Bill Fails-Closing Scenes
OF tho Lcgisiaturo-Tho Governor
Appoints n Non.PartiSnn Board OF
Regents for tho University, tho Firs.
for Ycars-Capitnl Notes.
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GOvERSOI, 3i'KISLEY
Speaks Mt the Banquet OF tho Michigan
Club Mt Detroit,


Club mt Detroit.
DETROIT. Mlcn., Fob. 22.-Washing-
tons birthday was tonight celebrated
Enthusiastically BY the leading Repub.
licans Of Michigan The crowning event
took place tonight, being the tenth
annual banquet Of the Michigan club.
The presence Of Governor Mckinley at
the banquet proved a great attraction.
Governor Mckinley responded to
"Ihe Republican Party" He said in
part: ave must uphold our govern
mens under all circumstances and all
administrations, although we may crit.
icise m administrations poll
cIcs and methods. Tho present
ono has had neither a wise
foreign nor domestic policy; has
gained no diplomatic laurels; has made
no advances in trade. 1t set out to re-
duce tho cost OF living. and instead has
reduced living itself. Taxes are now
being collected directly from tho people
instead Of foreign goods waiting for ad-
mission. The contract for the recent
issue OF bonds is like the contract OF a
failing debtor, and it ought to be appre.
cated by this time that we should neither
do our work or soil our bonds in Europe.
Loans and deficiencies seem inse pera-
ble from Democratic management, and
we should remember that we can.
not sustain the government by
impoverishing tho people. The
Republican party stands for the United
States. stands for all tine people
and practices what it preachos. Il
is neither an apology nor renini-
scence, and it sees still greater glory
and usefulness before it in the future"
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MIR. PErrlGi,EW's SCHEME
To Dcfoat tho Pooling Blli-The Indian
appropriation.

To Dcfoat tho Pooling Blli-The Indian
Appropriation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2o.-As the
session OF the senate was about to close
tonight, Mr.. Pestisrew, OF South Da.
kota. gave decidedly interesting turn
to the otherwise tedious debate on tho
Indian appropriation bill. 1t has been
discussed ior several days. and Mr..
Call. in charge OF the measure, sought
to secure all agreement for final vote
tomorrow. There were numerous OBJ.
jectlons. aud among them one from Mr..
Pettigrew, which was emphasized by
the brief, bu. pointed, statement he
made.
1t was in the nature OF disclosure
that Il private arrangement had been
reached among some senators. whereby
the pooling Dill would DO takcn up at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and held
before the senate, day and night and
over Sunday, until passed. The state.
inent came so uneXpectedly and was
tho sequel to such active work through.
out tho day by the friends OF tho pool.
ing bill that it created something OF u
sensation among tho senators and spec
ulntors. MIR. pet,igrow added to this
announcement tha. ho would take
effective steps to defeat tho passage OF
tho pooling bill by ohjectinS to the dis.
posaI OF tho Indian appropriation bill
or other measures having precedence.
The contract school item OF the In
dian bill was com nleted In such form rs
to provide n twenty per cent reduction
from tho expenditures Of las, year. Mr..
Morgan, Of Alabama, spoke Throughout,
the afternoon in favor of judicial
systom for tho Indian territory, bu, his
amendment to that effect was finally
rulod out Of order.
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Scott. Lltti. schrinc.

Sp>cid! Dhpd'ci 10 h'e inef'igtaetr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 222.-About
lO:30 tonight Senator Scott. (Dom.) Of
Randolph, moved to adjourn. lho
chair rulod the motion ont OF order, on
tho grounds that this could not bo
done without concurr0nce OF tho hou.c,
for It meant Adjournment sino dto
There was quito passage bntwern tho
president Of the senate and Senator
Scott. who appealed from tho decision
OF tho chair. 1ho chair was sustained.
It looked as though tho senator from
Randolph was trying 10 kill time,
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M,nro County p.,p.roa, ,rrcs,sa.

HusrrSaroN, ". Va, Fob. 2o,-Will.
lam Brewer. n notorious character OF
Dinress, Ming, county, was arrested
horo to-day. charged with wrecking II
pa 'senver train ON tho Norfolk & Wcs..
orn. Brewor is n desperate character,
and is we'll known throughou. tho state.
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THE TRAIN nonnnns' TRIAL.
Searccy Tolls tho Story of tho Robbery nn,
Identities Morgan.

Scnrccy Tolls tho Story Of tho Robbery nnd
Identifies Morgan.
STAFFORD CouRr House, Va, Feb. o.
Thcrc was no postponoment OF tho OK
press robbery trial on account OF the
memory OF George Washington. aud at
nm early hour Judge Ashton opened hi,
court. Only three witnesses woro OK
nminea. William Washington and
Captain BiE,lsoug. tho fireman of tho
held.up train. c0rroboratod tho state-
ments Of Gallagher. tho engineer, and
thon Percy q. Criichilold. tho express
messenger who was rohUol. was put ON
tho stand. lic told q graphic talc OF
tho blowing opcn Of tho car door and
OF tho robbery, nud identified
tho pouchos that woro robbed nnd tho
ono that was carried of. lie then do.
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LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Tho Times this
morning publishes an Odessa dispatch
giving additional information about
the earthquake which destroyed kuch-
an, near Astriahad. Late indications
nro that thousands OF lives wero lost
during the succession oil earthquake
shocks that occurred there.
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Last night out NJ Fulton big cock.
ing main took place betwoen birds rep.
reseniing Martins Ferry, Pittsburgh,
1}ellaire and Wheeling. There ware
twenty fights, and much money changed
handa.
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NEW YORK BUlLDlNG STRIKE.
No Conclusion Rcnch-d, Hut mn hmicnbio
Sciilnmnnl Ia IInrrl for.

settlement Ia Hoped FOR.
New YoRK, Fob. 22.-The executive
committee OF tho board Of walking dele.
gatos and tho strike committee OF Eloc.
iricnl Workors' Local Union No. 3. met
to-day and approved tho action of tho
wrc mon. tia hoped tha. IL settlement
will DO reached by Monday. II not
strikes will 10 declared OH all buildings
In tho course OF erection in the city.
In this caso thousands Of worhmcn will
DO thrown out OF employment. Anolh.
or conference will bo held tomorrow af.
terDoon.
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FOR Wcst Virginia Western Pennsylvania md
Ohio; Fair and slightly warmer; west winds
THE TLNPzUArrEr VrITrRoH
as furnished bS C, ScH*rpr, druggist cosrar
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ADJOURNED SINE DIE.

At 1860, city timo, and l0:25, by tho
clock, tho senate adjourned after happy
spcscheu By Senator Honderaon aud
President Worlcv. Tho house nd.
iourned ton minutes onrlier. Tho rOso.
luton commanding tho administration
OF President Worlcy was moro than
formal. aud was thoroughly deserved.
There were efforts through tho night
to come to MI agreement on tho judicial
bill, hut !: was dead uud could not bo
revived. c.B. II.
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children attended the district school.
Perhaps some light is admitted
through the crevice of resolution at
the meeting of stockholders April 10,
1860, as an amendment to the con-
stitution: Provided that when for
any cause no annual meeting is held
the election of Trustees may be made
at any regularly called special meet
ing" At this meeting the subject of
dlsposing of the property was discussed
but no action was taken in the
matter.
The Board of Trustees, assembling
Immediately after the adjournment
of the stockholders meeting, appoint
ed a committee consisting of @. B..
Cox, A. I'll. Weld and l.. n. Powell '.to
take charge of the matter of renting,
leasing. selling or otherwise disposing
of the Academy building and
grounds" This Committee required
of the school district az condition of
leasing the property to the district
that graded school be maintained, in
tie higher department of which the
usual academic studies shall be
taught and a rental paid sufficient to
keep the property IN repair. July II,
1868, the stockholders offered the
property to the district for $500, to
be paid in annual snstallments of $500
each, the first installment to be paid
March LIST, 1866. The district seems to
have accepted the terms proposed
and at final meeting Of the Board of
Trustees held March 18th, 1866, the
Indebtedness of the Academy corpora
ton was found to amount to 1892. 63.
1t was voted that this debt should be
liquidated out of the funds to be
received from the sale of the property
The balance due from the district
S667.37, was probably divided pro rata
among the stockholders.
TO be eontiuucdO
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The Astronomy Lecture.

Friday evenings lecture was upon
the subject of Comets and Meteors.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that thus far in the course the
lectures had dealt with heavenly bod
les of fixed and permanent character
whose orbits are known in their en-
tirety and whose times of revolution
are computable quantities. This
lecture" he said will deal with for
eigners who come into the solar sys-
TEN TO pay an occasional visit or at
best with bodies that have become
members of our system by naturaliza-
ton"
In the course of the lecture it was
explained how comets coming from
space outside the orbits of the planets
and Fastening on their way toward
their perihelion point nearest the
sum have been detected from their
paths by planetary attraction and
caused to remain within our system
moving thereafter in an elliptical
course around the sun. These comets
are of known periods while those that
come into the system moving on a
path known as a parabola pass out OF
the system never to return.
The relation supposed to exist be-
tween comets and meteoric showers
was fully explained.
a sensation was created when the
Professor stated that comets have Of
ten intersected the earth's path at nc
great distance from us and that the
earth will eventually collide with one
of these wanderers. The remark
drew forth several questions from his
auditors at the time set for that part
Of the entertainment.
The next lecture will not occur I'M
I'll Friday evening of next week,
Feb bod