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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-10

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June O.-The
private car OF NJ. A. Hanna and party
attached 10 the Bee line train passed
through the city at 1880 Tonight.
Mr.. Hanna said: II am inclined to
think that the reports from st. Louis
as to the Accommodations OF the colored
delegates IL uvcrdrnwn. and especially
when / recall the promises made by the
ST. Louis people when they We're asking
for the convention"
"Will Mr. Mckinley send any mes
sage or communication pertaining TO his
Views on the financial question to the
cOnventlun?"
mot at all. He Will remain In Can
ton during the convention, and when
the committee waits on him to notify
him OF his nomination he will then make
the formal acceptance. This is all that
is necessary"
From another member OF the party II
was learned that Senator Proctor, Of
Vermont, who was on the train. Will
be the permanent chairman Of the con-
VantlOn
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NEWPORT. KY. June 9.--It wns-ln
the main deposition day In the Circui;
court to-day. Twenty-Five dcpOsltlonS
were read In the forenoon and half ns
many in the afternoon. Two experts
were presented by the defense. Each OF
these was 50 sldllfully and thoroughly
examined by Colonel Nelson for the
commonwealth "a 10 make their tlnal
testimony invaluable 10 the prosecution.
All the testimony yesterday and to-day
has been FOR the defense, the commons
wealth having closed last Saturday.
Much NJ the evidence to-day WIS de-
structiye. II was mainly directed
against the character for truth and vcr-
acIty of George II. jackson, the colored
cab driver.
The principal constructive defense
was that Of the NCNcHln family. in
whose houva WGllinr and Jlcltspn ROOM
I'd together: also that 0t two exports,
Dr. +. 4. Davis and Or. Edwin f.
I.uulN.
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CANDIDATE WATTS

Is CoqurtiIng With state Voters In waSh-
InEton-wr't Virginia Being Flooded
with Free silver Literature from the
Capitol.
Special Dispatch TO the Intclligenccr.
WASHINGTON, u. c., June 9.-Can-
dldatc c. C. Watts has been In the city
again, and has indulEed in little CO.
quctry with the state voters resident
In Washington. II Is not known that
he has received any circulars from
here. demanding his candidaturc, but
then Il II not yet too late.
The state is being flooded With silver
literature, sent out under the direction
VI the hl-mctallic league. OF which
Judge Lucas Is representative. There
Is probably not n precinct In the whole
state that has not received It's supply
OF these documents, but n any have
been overlooked. they will yet receive
attention. The expense Is being paid, II
II alleged. by the wealthy silver blrOns,
of whom there are probably twenty
i've In the United states. whose check
books will bc drawn upon from this
on TO the clorc of the campaign In the
cfort tn manufacture a sentiment In
their interests,
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KEEP COOL, GOVERNOR.
bradley, or Kentucky, Promises to Spring
SrnsatIon on the Public.

SsnsAtIon on the Public
CINCINNATI, Ohio. June 9,-The
Commercial Gazette's special from
Frankfort. KY, says: Governor Bradley
has again donned his fighting clothes
and tomorrow an Interview, probably
supplemCnted by some spicy docu-
ments, VIII be given out for publca-
tlon by the Kentucky candidate for the
presidency. Several days ago state
ments were sent out from Washington,
which originated In Mckinley circles TO
the effect that Governor Bradley wrote
Major Mckinley while he was at
'ThomagylIlc. Georgia, on hs southern
tour two years ngo, asking his advice
as 10 kyhat currency position he should
take, and intimatIng that he (BradleD
was favorable to free silver. According
10 the washington story Mckinley an
gwercd Bradley. advising him to come
out for sound money.
The governor will touch on this mat
ter in his Interview. When II Is stated
that two sets Of Ohio letters nrc In his
possession and also letters from other
presidential candidates on the currency
question who were asked for advice at
the time Bradley wrote Mckinley at
Thomasvllle. interest OF international
character Will he created.
The letters from Mckinley will not
be published In the Interview as they
are confidential. but Bradley evidently
believes that he will bc justified tn
publishing them. since his letter TO Nc
Kinlcy has been given ont by the Nc
Eiulcy managers at Washington.
II has been alleged that Governor
Bradley rrc0nsllcrcd his alleged with
drawal on the receipt or teleErams from
Plat. Quay and Company
Have you authorized any Interview
intended to be construed as n with
drawal?" was asked ot Governor Brad
ley.
II have not" he replied.
"DId you receive any kilograms from
Platt, quay or Morton pertaining to
your alleged wIthdr1wllg'
II ala not" was III" emphatic reply.
The Bradley lntcrvicy ~ being care
fully prepared and ls expected TO Gre
ato a national cnmmOtlDn.
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AMERICANS IN PRISON
In IIAvAna-Aro Imoarcrrntsti Ia Foul
DunVrOnG-NVIII lie Moved.

uungeOuA-N III NC lluNrls
HAVANA, June Son Sunday after
noon United States Consul General Lee
visited the Cabnnas fortress and saw
Julio Snnguilly and the prisoners taken
on board the schooner Competitor Gen.
Ire fouud them shut M In n dungeon
with negro prisoners. Alfredo Llborde,
who Is said to have been the leader
OF the Competitor expedition, and who
Is an American citizen. was found to be
very sick. He said he was suffering
from grip, and that tho doctor had snid
that he would get better care while
confined in the fortress than In the hos
pltnl d,
treatment. though the air Of the dun
gcon where he was confined was damp
and the walls moist.
Consul General Lee, having learned
that the officer Of the guard was rep
rImnndcd By the governor Of the
fortress for allowing the visit. nskcd
Captain General Wcylcr TO offer his
excuses. Captain General W"ylrr. how
over, apparently did not think badly OF
Gen. Lees visit TO the prisoners. al
though II was contrary TO the rules
and laws OF the fortress.
Gen. Loc Informed Captain General
WcyIcr ~ the sickness OF "sprlsoncra
nnd OF thr bad condition Of their dun
geon. General Wrylcr promised that
they they should be- placed In better
situation and that they should he
changed Immediately to room sepn-
rated from other prisoners.
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AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE

AZ the SaonGerfest When the Childrcn'S
Chorus Sung soar Fair Land FOREVER"
PITTSBURGH, Pa, juno 9.-The sec
ond day Of the twenty-eighth national
saenEerfest was begun with a matinee
concert, in which the soloists were Ger
trude May Stein, Lillian Blauvelt, Con-
rad Behrens, Emil SenEer, A. L. Guile.
singers, and Richard Arnold, violinist.
The immense audience, which filled
every available spot In the hall, warmly
applnuded each artist. and demon
Rtrnted decidedly that their work was
npprecIated to the full. The Cincln-
natl singing association Of 40 members,
under the direction OF Louis Ehrgott.
sang "The Charm OF Night" by Storch,
In a manner that captured the audi
ence completely.
Without dctractlnE in the least from
tho praIse due tho stars for their eX-
ceIlent performances, II may be said
that the principal feature OF the after
Moons concert wns the appearances ana
singing OF the 5000 children from tho
pubic schools, directed by Profs. 4. N.
McCnrgo and +. T.. Rlnchart. Three
numbers. america" "Our Fair Land
ForSyer," and the Watch on tho
Rhine" werc given by this splendidly
trained chorus, each followed by long
continued applause.
The sight OF the 1000 youngsters In
the choir amphltheatrc was one long
TO b, remembered the girls In their
brightly colOred holiday attire, with the
darker clothing OF the boys acted as
n shading, brought out picture which
could not be represented on canvas
Each child carried small American
flag, 80,
OF vim. and the quantity OF tone was
such as to completely drown the great
symphony orchestra.
In rendering "Our Fair Land For
ever" the most impressive scene OF the
tny was ennctcd when the children
came Ia the words three cheers for
the bcnny flag that never lost star"
and 1000 flags waved from right to left
in unison with the music. The citcct
was overwhelming. Tears OF delight
came to the eyes " the men as well as
women, and then the outburst OF ap-
plnuse and cheering was dcafenlng for
the time. cclIpsing the chorus In volume.
The night concert was grand one,
made up principally OF orchestra and
chorus work, but the sOlolsts, kntha-
rInc I.ahss- Kiafsky, Emil Fischer Con-
rad Bchrrns and A. L. Guile, repeated
former ConuuestS. the hit or tho cven-
Ing being the Death for Love solo in
Trlstun and Isolde. given by Klafsky,
accompanied by the orchestra.
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ST. LOUIS, June s.-Ex-congressman
thompson, manager pro TEN of the
Mckinley forces. has set at rest what
will be the vital plank in the platform,
uDOp which SIR. Mckinley expects to
stand
1T will be for the single gold stand
ard, pure and simple" he promptly re-
u6.d. And to be explicit" continued
the ohIoan. 'I will add that the finan-
eI,l plank OF Mr. Mckinley has been
the .n,lthesls of what is known as 1s
to silverIsm. and SO 1t viii be through
his campaign"
Richard G. Ksrens. national COM
nl,,eeman from Missouri, returned to-
d,y from Canton. where he was sum-
monsd by telegraph by Major McKIn-
ley. He was accompanied on his visit
by ex-cOngressman Nathan Frank. As
to the object of his visit Mr. Kerens
said /, was to talk over the situation.
They also talked about the money
plank for the platform. At least half a
dozen money pIanks have been sent to
Major Mckinley from different parts
ct the country.
"I examined them ALL" said Mr.. Ker-
ems. "and there was scarcely a pins
point of difference in their declarations.
All were for sound money"
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The Town Full Of VISItOrS-,lany Enter
taImInrnis aud Receptions.

The Town Full Of YISItorS-NIany Enter
taImmrnis aud Receptions.
spcciaI Dlspatch to the IntclliEencer.
MORGANTOwN, W. Va, June D.
Among the well known West Virginia
visitors who are here are Governor Will
liam A. MacCOrkle aud his secretary,
John R, White, Colonel Cameron F.
THOMPSON, state Treasurer Rowan,Mr.
and Mrs. Waltman Babe, OF Parkcrs-
burg; Mrs. Belle Irwin. Miss Laura and
Miss Helen Caldwell and Miss Margaret
OF, Of Wheeling. Mayor w. 7. Hen
dcrsOn, ~ Martinsburg; Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. VandoyOrt, MIR. and Mrs. II, u.
Niusg and Miss Moss, MiFs Gertrude
Nelly and Bishop Pctcrkln, VI Par
krrshurg: Miss pasb, 0f Clarksburg;
Mas Margaret Bennett. OF Weston, and
Miss PAUL. NJ Wheeling, and many
well known alumni
The town Is Chucll full and the vlsi-
tors are kept busy attending the social
festivities. Governor AIutCUrklc was
given reception tonight, by Mr., and
Mrs. John \. Myers. II was an elegant
social function and was largely at
tended Mr. and Mrs, Myers were as
sisted IN receiving the guests by Miss
TluIl. of Wheeling. and Miss May
gutphln, uf Kentucky, GuCntheI's Or
chrstra. VI Pittsburgh, dilcuurs'd
sweet music during tls' evening The
refreshments were bDuntltul and dain-
Last night Mir and Mrs. u. NJ Grant
gayr reception To the visitors, which
was unr N the much enjoyed gayctles.
The cadets are hot Ia both collar aud
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Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June Com
gress progressed go rapidly to-day In
the dispatch OF business that adjourn
meut tomorrow seems to be reasonably
certain. So confident are the members
OF this that nearly all are employed to-
night in arranging for departure to-
morrow evening.
OF the West Virginia delegation.
Messrs. Dayton and Miller will leave
Immediately upon the adjournment
while Messrs. Dovener and Huling will
tarry for several days to conclude mat
ters pending, as will nlso Senator Ell
kins.
The house to-day practically COM
pleted its work by adopting the con-
ference report on the naval appropria-
ton bill. giving three instead Of four
battle ships, and by agreeing to the
Indian appropriations and several other
measures reported from conference.
Ths contested election case OF Aldr1ch
Va, Underwood. from the Ninth Ala
bama district, was decided In favor OF
the contestant. SevcCal weeks ago Al
drich's brother from the district ad-
iolnInG the one under contest to-day,
was seated. Thus two OF the same
family, the same politics. and from
the same state are members OF the same
Congress. a parallel incident is found
only in the case OF the two Washburns'
who were once members OF the same
body several congresses ago, although
the gItuntlOn differs In some particu-
lars.
Among other appropriations agreed
10 was one Of 5000. decided several
days ago. for the completion OF the
publlc building at Mnrtinsburg. 1t may
bc said in this connection that while
the West VlrgInians did not exactly SO
for everything In sight they la6orrd
lndustriously for what they wanted and
got about nll they asked for.
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CHICAGO. June "a Washington
special 10 the Post says: Senator Gull
lom has definitely declared himself out
OF the presidential race. He said: MY
name Will not be presented to the st.
Louis convention. Mckinley will be
nominated. game 10 the conclusion
that It was no use for me TO DO anything
Immediately the Springfield convention
declared for Mckinley. or course, II
anybody wants TO vote for me, and l
can't help his doing so. But my name
Will not be presented"
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WHERE HE STANDS.
D..luration on the Financial
Question Made by
Fy.coNGRESSaAN THOMPSON,
The Temporary Manager of the
Mckinley Forces,
WHO IS NOW AT ST. LOUIS.

v,,t Crowds Pouring into the ConVen-
,,sp City, Although it is Week Until
,n, Great Political Gathering wiil be
called to ordsr-Ths National cOm-
,,,,,,s Meet TO-day-A list Orthe Com
,,,,, That VIII be ConSldsrsd-Ths
UuS.bub About the Refusal to Enter
,,ln cOlOrsd Delegates Decidedly strain.
A-rh,y WIN All be Comfortably
Hou,.d and Llberuily Fsd-HoW the
Hl,eOnssptiOn Came About.
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THE UNIVERSITY.
An Assistant in the Preparatory
Department Chosen.
THE BUSINESS OF THE REGENTS

Nearly cOmplstsd-Thc Board was Over
whsimsd with Applications for POST
tIons In tho FuuuIty-An ErrOnoOnI Im-
preston Got Abroad that Wholesale
Changes were to be MRds-RaIn Damp
ems the ArdOr OF the Enthusiasts.
The Military Parade was YrStsr-
days Featured -IndlrIhunI Competitive
DrIII-DIItlnguIshsd Cadets OF the Year.
Tho Social sIds-Tho Town Fulsd with
VIiiiOrI.
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NEW YORK. June al. +. Milhol-
land, OF the New York Mckinley league,
has teleEraphed ]. J. IIIll. delegate from
Mississippi to the Republican national
convention at st. Louis, dcploring the
treatment accorded TO cOlored delegates
by the hotels OF St Louis. Mr.. MilhOl-
land added: 1.-THE New York Mckinley
League special train Of parlor, saloon
and sleeping cars, will arrive Sunday
night and will be placed at the disposal
OF yourself and other reputable cOlOrcd
delegates and friends who cannot be
accommodated otherwise"
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Special Dispatch to the lntelligcnccr.
GRAFTON, W. Va, June o.
4 primary election for the nominal
tIon Of candidates ON the Republican
ticket was held IN this county to-day,
At o'clock tonight che returns from
four voting districts are not IN. but
from those reported the following arr
publbly elected; pratcutlug attbr-
noy. John II. Holt; sheriff, S. II. Icn-
llnH: clerk county court. Fred. ]. Bur
drttc: clerk circuit court, John :. s.
Hrrr: mcmbrr uf legislature. ", Il. Bru-
hard, and county commissioner, s. j.
wIlthilc. There was a big vote pnllcd
and much interest taken IN the election.
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snocInl pIrpntch 70 tho IntelIIgeneer.

Special DiAphtCh 10 tne lnlelllBeHSeI'
MoRGANTowN, W. Va, June o.
The board of regents very nearly finish
ed the work for this session to-day.
This, no doubt. Is heard with much re-
Sret by many who were here with
friends and petitions seeking places,
which for some reason unknown 10 the
regents or any one else they Imagined
would be either made vacant or created.
The regents are IHclInlng TO the idea
that continual change OF the faculty
works more harm TO the university than
even n slight degree OF incompetency,
and in the future changes are likely 10
be made only upon warranted prcteNt
and with due consideration.
The only addition made 10 the corps
OF instructors to-day was the election OF
Professor j. j. Barton. OF Fredericks-
burg, Va, as an assistant In the pre-
pnratnry department He Is one OF the
old Virginia family OF Bnrtnns, and has
been teaching in North Carolina for Two
years.
Ever since the regents meeting In
April. when an order was passed taking
the text books away from the cadets
upon graduation. there has been big
howl from the members Of the corps.
they thinking It not exactly square that
the university should hold out induce
ments Of books 10 them and then with
draw them after part performance OF
their part OF the contract by the cadets.
President GOldknlght and Major san
ger. United States army Inspector, ench
recommended the repeal OF the order
and to-day the regents reSclnded II IN
part. The graduating cadets will re-
tain their books, and future graduates
will get them II the legislature Is more
liberal In university appropriations.
An order was passed placing athletics
exclusively under the control nf the ath-
letlc faculty. TO be composed OF the pres
Ident. commandant OF cadets and the
L., frnTnfnW
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CLOSING HOURS
OF the Tifty.fourth Congress arc
Now at Hand.
IT SEEMS REASONABLY CERTAIN
That Both Houses VIII Have Mat.
ters in Such Shape
TO CLOSE UP THIS EVENING.

puture MOVEMENTS Of the West Virginia
DelegntIon-Among the Appropriations
Agreed to Was Ono for Completing
tho lInrtInsburg PublIO Building.
While the Mountain State Delegation
Did Not 60 for Everything Ia sight
They Got All They Went Ansr-An-
other Contested Election Case Decided
by the House.
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Twenty-nrst Ohio district. George T..
Matthews, NJ the Buffalo Express. and
William NJ. Hahn will Join the party
at Crestllnc. There was no demonstra-
tlon whatever when the party left II
nothing happens the party will reach
St Louis tomorrow morning nt Z
o'clock.
Hon. Joseph Manley passed through
the city on route for st. Louis early
this morning
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CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, June 0.-ht
II o'clock this morning tornado of un-
usual severity struck the town Of Wyoth
city, about thirty miles from G1dsdcn,
In northern Alabama The tornado
made lu appearance w The usual fun
uaI.ghuprl cloud IN the fuuthragt md
carried all brlorn It Thirteen houses
have been literally blown from the fncc
~ the earth, but only two deaths.
ia Long aud negro woman, have been
reported, 4 hundred or more persons
ore injured,
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EPIDEMIC Of ROsBERIEs
At Washington, Pn.-somr Of the Roldsst
Ever PerprtrRtstl.

Ever ESE lltAtNtfh'
Special Dispatch to the IntellIGcnccr.
WASHINGTON, Pa. June D.
Washington. at the present time, ap-
pears to be overrun with sneak thieves
who enter houses In the day time, as
well as at night. Numerous residences
have been entered within q week or
two, but the bOldcst OF them all Oc-
Cured some time this morning between
10 nnd l. O'Clock. In most cases the
thieves appear TO know eXactly where
TO look for valuables and the habits OF
the people where the stealing Is done.
The police authorities and County De-
tectlyc McCleary are at n loss 10 ac-
count for so many and frequent rob
berries. Each officer has an opinion dif-
ferent from another Tramps arr blam-
cd. but because OF tils evident kn0wl-
edge OF the surrDundin-. By the thieves,
Il IL believed that men arr the
guilty persons, yet suspicion rests on no
one.
In broad daylight this morning be-
tween 10 and u o'clock a thief cut
slat out Of the front shutter Of porch
In plain view OF the street. at the resi-
dcnce OF John Wilson. West Beau
street. and unfastenlnG the shutter,
went upstairs 10 a bedroom and took
$50 IN bills. lady's hunting case gold
watch. on the Inside Of which was en-
gravcd the initials, M. A. S" Another
gold watch under como clothing in n
bureau. In another upstairs room, was
not touched. Numerous pieces OF Jewell
ry. breast pins. rings and earnings In
tlr, same box as the stolen watch. were
not taken. Nothing on the first floor
was disturbed. Mrs. Wilson was work.
ing in the basement at the time.
Yesterday afternoon within two
squares OF the Wilson place, n thief
went into the house OF Harvey Slmp-
son In the First ward, and took S2j
from the vest pocket OF n bOardcr
named James Hanna. A few days ago
the upper story Of the house Of william
woolfcld. West Beau street. was ran
sacked. three trunks and a bureau be-
Ing Lrnl.nn nnnn hnI nnlN 81 WINS llk.m.
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REED WILL YIELD
Ills Personal wishes 10 lIrr Call Of Duty
alta Proper TImc.

Special Dispatch to the lntollIgoucor.
WASHINGTON. u. g., Jun" 0.-Thcrc
nra hut Few who doubt That at the pro-
nor time brave Tom" Reed. ur Maine.
win WELD his personal wishes, aud
cOnsrnt 10 accept the vice presidency.
IIc has not said 20. certainly, but tho
wishes of the people, II Is argued, must
have weight with q man who has never
nlnclp1d In the face Df duty