davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

timIted NJ about IS.
II tho real estate boomer on the
Wheeling evening paper was not 50
gulliblc he would not make himself
the laughing stock of the community
by attempting to build an opposition
steel plant 10 furnish sheet bars 10 the
Aetna STANDARD c0mpany'G own tin
plant The Information was Given
purely in Jest but the innocent rcport-
er swallowed bait. hook, line and tack
le,-Martu's Ferry Times.
Professor II. Stahl. who was TO have
lcc;ured last night AZ the Clay school
on The Origin of the Human Race"
postponed his remarks until some even
ing next week. when Il win be c1nve-
nient Tor the board of education and
the teachers Of the public schools "a
attend. Professor Stahl has the finest
collection Of relics owned by any prI-
vatc individual In the United states
and his lectures are most Interesting.
The date set for his talk will be an
uauuccd later,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.

NOTICE.
holders OF tho Calf Creek OIL and Gas
Company hcfd Mt tho Marshall County
Rank. MoundsvilIc, W. Va. on ThursdgS'
June II. 1896, at o'clock p. m. ior mo
purpose OF organizing under the ChaT'S5f'
adantipE hv-ldws, clecttug a board or di,
Tcrtors and any other business that may
propcrly come before the meeting.
GEORGE L, BURST,
II. W. HUNTER.
go II. J.. ROBERTSON,
G. W. GRIMES,
,,,ro,.r Corporators.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30
DECORATION DAY.
Its Observance in Wheeling and
the Surrounding Towns
IS TO BE QUITE EXTENSIVE.

Old sOldlsrs' Graves, 10th of Blue and
Grey, viii be Decorated IN the Several
ccmctsrls. by Details from the q. AR.
Organizations Exercises to be Held To-
nIsht-ratrlOtlo Day In tho schools Yes.
ter,,ay--rhe Day in Nearby Towns.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

Yesterdays departures were the Viz
giHla. for Pittsburgh, Ben Hur, for Par
kerBburg. and Jewel. for Clarlngton.
Tc-ddy's boats are the Liberty. Par
kcrsburg II q. m; Lexington, Mata-
morns, II y. NJ, Jewel, CiarinGtou, 3;ao
p. M, and II. *. Bedford, Coal Valley,
a, N.
To-m0rrowa packets: Lorcna, Hancs-
VILE. . m: Ben Hur. Pittsburgh, a.
m; Ruth. Pittsburgh, 4. M. keystone
state Pittsburgh a, m: virginia,
Cincinnati, S a. m,
The fast and beautiful Virginia leaves
FOR Cincinnati tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
The marks at G p. M. showed I feet
inches and rising. Last nights Pitts
burgh river report lnsures good stage
on the upper river for some time.
River TclrgrNm"
The Liberty and Lexington arc this
mornings packets fN down-rlver
= OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES . feet,
Hard rain last night Fair and cool.
OIL ClTY-Eiver feet md falling
Clear and cool.
GREESSBORO-Rivcr feet inches
and falling. Fair ana cool
WARREN River foot Inches ana
falling Clear and cool.
PITTsBuRGII-Rivcr 5.S rcct ut the
dam and rising. Weather clear ana
cool
sTEJ'RESNILLE-Rivcr 4 feet IN
chas and rising, Cloudy and warmer
1Tp-Nirriuiu, rcrscy Kelsey with tow.
D0wn-H K Bedford,
PhRKERSBURG River { fo't In
ches and rising Cloudy aud mercury
a. Irp-Llhnrty. Bob Ballard Down
Nancy H., valley Belle, Duo down
Rcn Hur. Little Kanawha rising
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

Captain u. g. Doycn"r, OF this city,
the First districts mcmhrr OF tile hDlsf,
ri Representatives, arrived IN me ,ggtitJ
vssterday from Washington CITY. rhif
morning he leaves FOR New Cumberland
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30
HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE

4 very desirable residence and business
propcrty. corner Main anu Tenth streets.
No. Ct Fifteenth street, : rooms. brteh
No lGl Sixteenth street, lot ay&lsO leGI
= line residence In Pleasant valley
nos, 100 anu 1872 Seventeenth street.
So : Kentucky street, rooms.
Z g;oreruoIns and dwellings renting iot
S!NI 10 per month, corner Market ana
twentieth streets. pays u per cent.
No. Kentucky street, lot SlXl{O Feet :,
4 line residence on Virginia street. All
modern convenience; price low,
No .?l2 CaapliTe street, largo oFieE
IA K 18th street, rooms and etahle;
No 1876 18Th street. . rooms ana stAo!s
Lot corner Main and Sixteenth street
No III lfth street. rooms ana bath'
No 1903 ChnpliHc street, Z rooms.
No 1919 CnRpnnc street, rooms.
/ ,0t on Main St. between I'd andN25d Sta
Z lots ON Sorth Wabash street.
No. 81 South broadway, residence OF J.
L. Hughes, Esq
Lot 36xlSl North York street.
Lot No. 20 Indiana St, rooms, modern
M n n. Wabash St, rooms, cheap.
4 Ine lot IN Pleasant Valley
No. Is Vermont street, ROOMS: lot 9SXlM
feet; $l.5Oo. @,
MONEY TO LOAN.
RINEHART g. TATUM,
Tho CItV Bank Building,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

WHlTE Eid Bolts and every other fash
WIFI iOuablu lind at
10. NJ. SHOOK & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

usr nr PrrsIun Dimity Waists, worth
$50, ut "tGsI 81 co.'s opening to-day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

RINEHART & TATUM,
Tho City Bank Building.
Telephone al9. &a2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

SMITH & DICKINSON.
rycuASGE BANK BUILDING.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-30

About noon yesterday a fire started
between ThirtIeth and Thirty-iirst
streets and had it not been promptly
attended to. It might have resulted
very diSastrously. 1t started In the sta
bic II the Bender property, and rs the
stable contained large quantity OF
bay, the iremen arrived just in time,
The hrn was caused hy spark from
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02

nv was dislodged and the Spanish force
pursued the insurgents for three hours.
The latter made n stand on the heights
of .Josefa, in the Esperanza district, but
were dislodged, and left thirteen killed
and n number of Mauser rifles and a
quantity of ammunition behind them,
besides carrying away many wounded.
Among the latter was the insurgent
leader Sangully. The troops had
only one officer and seven soldiers in
iured and two men killed.
Gen. Munoz destroyed a number OF
places of insurgent refuge in Tapia val
lev. in Pinar del Rio, where the insur-
gents opened fire upon them. The col
umn under Gen. Inclan thereupon at
tackled the Sierra and captured three in
surgent camps, while Gen. Munoz, with
Isabel La Castolica battalion, marched
to the right by the Reyes farm and en-
gagged the left of Antonio Maceo's forces
for two hours, compelling the enemy to
abandon camp. The insurgents are said
to have numbered 1000 men under Ma
Geo. Banderas, Diaz and Sotomayor. The
enemy retired with loss of thirty-one
killed, many wounded and four prisoners.
The troops lost two killed and had Lieut..
AZensio seriously wounded and Lieut..
Manuel Sancho and thirty-fOur soldiers
slightly wounded.
On the following day Gen. 1nclan
pushed on to Leechuga and burned two
insurgcnt camps. The insurgents made
but little resistance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02

Tex" Did not know Darby's initials.
He told how he had gotten the tell-tale
letter out of his wife's drawer, written
her by II. G.. Darby, and making an APP
pointment to meet her at the Globe hotel;
that he went there at the time designated
in the letter, saw Darby waiting on the
outside, and saw his wife get out of a
street car and go into the hotel. He fol-
lowed, and walked Immediately to the
parlor, where they were sitting, very
close together. On seeing him, both
started, and he thought Darby tried to
draw a pistol, when defendant drew his
and fired. The first shot struck Darby;
his wife then grabbed the muzzle of the
pistol and it was discharged the second
time, this ball going into the partition;
the wife and Darby both left the room
by another door when witness fired the
third shot at Darby, hitting his wife ac-
cidentally; he did not intend to shoot
her; he shot Darby because he was try
ing to interfere in his family relations;
he and his wife had lived happily to-
gether up to the time she visited Con
roe; after that his wife had appeared in
different toward him; he had read two
letters that Darby had written his wife
prior to their meeting on June ~: one
expressed MS regret at not beng abe 10
come to Houston, as contemplated, ana
stated that if he could not see Mrs. Hall
at Mrs. --- he would arrange to see
her at n hotel this letter asked for re-
ply and the other letter was one asking
why she had not written, and stated
that he was very anxious to see her;
these letters were subscribed ''your
friend, ID, and r. G. D. he did not
charge his wife with being a bad woman,
but thought Darby was trying to lead
her astray
Several witnesses were introduced to
show that defendant bore the character
Vt quiet and pcaceablc citizen.
The jury soon returned IA verdict of not
Juilty, whcrcupOn the other case against
Hall for shooting his wife was nollc
pressed, as the same evidence would APP
ply in both cases, with the additional
defense of Halls testimony that the
shooting of his wife was an accident.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
MARKED BY SECRECY.

London, June 25-At the foreign of
flee here there is the greatest secrecy
regarding the latest developments in the
controversy between the colony and the
republic of Venezuela. The matter,
however. is not looked upon as being
very serious, although it is probable that
both sides have sent small police forces
to the frontier.
The representative of the Associated
Press who has been ir>1iring into the
matter gathers that there is no doubt
that the belief prevails in official circles
here that President Crespo did not or
der the arrest of the crown surveyor
of British Guiana and that there is con-
siderable doubt as to which side of the
Schomburgk line Mr. Harrison was sur
veying when arrested. There is some
doubt as to when the blue book will APP
pear.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
GUIANA FINANCIAL CRASH.

Georgetown, British Guiana, June 20
Correspondence of the Associated Press
The financial crash which has been cX-
pected since the boundary question drop
ped down upon the county on top of the
sugar depression has come with full
force. The British Guiana bank has
been aided by the local government vot-
ing f10OOOO as Il guarantee of the bank $
liabilities. but still 10 currency notes are
being sold for less than "a. The reason
for the crash was the disappearance of
Hugh Sproston, Jr., probably the most
important man financially in the colony.
1t is said that he committed suicide by
drowning. but it. is claimed that he has
simply left the colony.
A run on the bank was started. and
as the notes of the British Guiana and
colonial banks constitute nearly all the
entire currency of the colony the gov
eminent was obliged to guarantee the
notes to prevent the ruin to many, rs
tradesmen had begun to refuse the
notes. 1t is feared that the lull which
now exists will he the forerunner of Il
greater storm. However. as the men
who have been allowed to overdraw
their accounts with the bank will be
forced to either pay up or sell out when
the accounts are Strengthened out. and
the opinion is that there will be Il great
deal of selling out. No business is be-
ing done.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
MURDERED HIS WIFE.
Jim Chappcll, Colored Enacts Horrible
Tragedy Near Brennan.

Brennan, Tex, June 25.-(Special.)-
At about . o'clock last night Jim Chap
pel, colored. shot and killed his wife,
Annie Chappell at their home three miles
southeast of Earlywine.
Chappel and his wife have not been on
friendly terms for several months. Last
night jim came up to the house with II
shotgun in his hands. His wife, who was
in the yard saw him coming and started
towards the house and then Chappell
fired, the load taking effect in her left
arm. She still ran but he followed
caught up and then placing the muzzle
of the gun close to her left breast, fired
again, killing her instantly.
The deed was witnessed by three small
children of the dead woman and the
slayer, and by little boy named Charles
COPELAND. After killing his wife Chap
pell threw his gun down and ran away.
Justice Moore held an inquest this morn
ing which developed the facts above
stated Constable Sails and Deputy
Sheriff Burch were notified at midnight
and left at once for the scene of the
tragedy. Up to the present time they
have not succeeded in capturing Chappell,
who is believed to be in hiding some where
in the vicinity in the dense yaupon
thicket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
CTRAN NEWS

Havana, June pa man named JIM
incZ, said to be Il Venezuelan. and COM
panion of Thomas Il. Dawley, the Amer
lean artist who was recently arrested
and subsequently released. has been de-
tanned on the charge OF taking photo
graphs of the defenscs composing the
military line across the province of Pinar
del Rio.
w. w. Gay. Il correspondent of the
New York World. was notified last night
that he was expelled from the island and
must leave Cuba by the first steamer.
Gay will leave this city ON Saturday.
A dispatch from Guanajay announces
the surrender of Jose Gonzales, an i'm
portant insurgent leader, and George
Terrain and II. Farinas, belonging to i'm
portant families. AT several other
points twenty insurgents have surren-
dered to the authorities.
A dispatch from Santa Clara an
nounces the death there from yellow
fever of Maj. Isaac Garcia Vail.
Col. Molena is suffering from the same
disease at Guanabacoa.
Gen. Pin has arrived in order to have
a conference with Capt. Gen. Weyler.
Lieut. Col. Castor, while pursuing the
members of an expedition who had
sought refuge at the villa at Matanzas
district, learned that his scouts had killed
Il German named Walders, and who is
described as being a manufacturer OF
dynamite bombs. Later the troops met
the insurgents under La Crete and San.
gully on the heights of Perla. The enc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
IN CONVENTION AT DENVER, Sc
LECTS DELEGATES TO ST.
LOUIS CONVENTION.
PREFER TELLER FOR PRESIDENT.
But Would Support Any Other Silver
Marlborough Democrats Adopt a
Free Silver Platform-North Car
DINA Democrats Do Likewise.

Denver, Col, June 25.-The state sill
YER convention was called to order in
the Broadway theater at 11:l5 a. m. by
|. n. Stevens, member of the national
silver party. There were $40 delegates
present. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Thomas Uzzell, who asked blessing
on this convention, on the coming silver
convention at st. Louis and especially
on the convention that is to meet mt
Chicago"
Mr.. Stevens explained the purposes of
the convention and congratulated the
country on sending to Denver delegates
70 a convention at which there was no
pie counter in sight.
He hoped the Chicago convention
would nominate Il man whose position
on silver was unequivocal and suggested
Henry Nj. Teller as the ideal candidate.
The mention of Senator Teller's name
set the convention wild and the enthusi-
assn was continued over the names of
Sibley. Bland, Blackburn, Morgan and
the southern free silver senators.
The convention selected ex-United
States Senator III. A. w. Tabor temper
AIRY chairman and David Day and Mr..
Sur Hall secretary After appointing
committees the convention took Il recess
until o'clock.
AT the afternoon session Hon. Platt
Wickes of Pueblo was chosen perma-
nent chairman. The feature of the
afternoon was an address by eX-Con-
gresham Pence, who paid tribute to
Senator Teller and his western follow
ers who bOlted the national Republican
convention.
Delegates to the national silver con-
vention at st. Louis were chosen. The
platform for the convention declares for
distinctly American system of finance.
unalterably opposed to the single gold
standard and for an immediate return to
the unrestricted coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The
platform continues:
Recognizing in Senator Teller the
| most eminent qualities and fitness for
any public station in the gift of the peo-
pie, we present him to the state and ma
ton as a candidate for the presidency
to lead the great bimetalic host in the
present emergency.
The convention further declared that
should some advocate and steadfaSt
friend of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver other than Senator Teller be
nominated for president, we pledge our
hearty and unanimous support to that
candidate.
In any event it was decided to retain
Mr.. Teller in the senate should he not be
nominated for president.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
SANTA TERESA DECLINED
An Invitation From President Diaz to
Re-enter Mexico.

FL Paso, June 26.-(Spccial.) THE won
derful Mexican maiden, Santa Teresa,
is still the center of attraction in FL PasO.
This morning Lauro COrrllO of Chihua-
hua. but now II Mexican senator, arrived
in the city from McXico's capital, the
bearer of Il message from the president to
Teresa. The senior, in company with
Francisco Malen. Mexican consul at lei
Paso, the federal judge and project of po-
lice from JuareZ. Mexico, called on Santa
Teresa and had long chat with her
From those near the maiden your cor
respondent learned that the purport of
Senator Corilo's message brought from
Diaz, is that President Diaz, realizing
the great power and popularity of Tc-
resa with the masses of McXicans, and
fearing that the lower classes might hatch
up revolution through the impression
that Teresa is cXpatriated by the authori-
ties. extends cordial invitation to Teresa
and her father to come to Mexico under
a guarantee of full personal liberty and
the protection of the government. After
hearing the presidents message through
the banlshed maiden replied courteously
that she would never again enter Mexico
while Diaz was in power.
Not less than 1000 people visited Santa
Teresa today. Mexicans residing miles
up and down the river on both sides are
bringing in their afflicted to be healed
by the wonderful girl, and there is no de
nying that she has effected some wonder
full cures. Inquiries are pouring in from
afflicted persons in California, Louisiana,
New Mexico and Colorado. One person
is Capt. A. \. Weston, whom your cor
respondent reported had been cured of
paralysis by Teresa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
RETURN TO WASHINGTON.

washington, June 25.-Presidcnt
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle re-
turned to Washington at $40 this morn
ing from their trip down the Potomac
Commander Lamberton of the navy,
also member of the lighthouse board,
and DR.. O'Reilly were the other MEM
bers of the party. They were gone three
days and half. Members of the party
say they had delightful outing, and
that both the president and Secretary
Carlisle were much invigorated by the
trip. They sailed down the Potomac
and Chesapeake bay as far as the mouth
of the James river. The fishing was all
done in the Chesapeake and very fair
sport was had, the party making a good
catch of salt water fish.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
TURNERBUND CONVENTION.

Louisville. Ky. June 22.-The second
days session of the North American
Turnerbund was called to order in the
Turner hill this morning by President
Adolph George. The place of the next
convention was then taken up.
Chairman Hahn of the committee on
state of the union, read paper on the
advantages offered by Brooklyn, Gin
cinnat and San Francisco for the next
biennial meeting.
The final ballot resulted as follows:
San Francisco, 213; Brooklyn, 40;
Peoria, 4S.
The selection of the official head
quarters followed:
Cincinnati's claims were presented by
Delegate Spieger of that city. Chicago
was represented by Adolph Herzog.
Charles Scott spoke in favor of Cleve-
land and Gustave FISHERMAN of Mil
Waukee, represented his city. The vote
was as follows:
st. Louis. 21S; Cincinnati. IS: Cleve-
land, 3; Milwaukee, =; Chicago, IS.
st. Louis has been the official head
quarters for the past eighteen years.
The great fest will be held there next
year.
The report of the seminary committee
was read. 1t advised that the two-year
course which was made as an experiment
at Ine NATIONAL TURN school. ne maze per-
manent. No action was taken on The
report
Joe Steinburg of Cincinnati. presided at
the afternoon session.
y petition from the Pittsburg society
asking for aid was referred to the COM
mittee of that district. The committee
on mixed culture presented it's report and
recommended its adoption. The Conven-
ton decided to take it up in sections and
the first was read. This advised the
organization of Sunday schools in each
society. Speeches in favor of this sec
ton were made by Secretary Otto Jan
sen and Delegate Braun, and it was I'M
animousy adopted. The next part of the
committees report advised the striking
out of that part of the rules of the eX-
ecutive board which provided that they
send each society every week a Ques-
ton for debate. The executive board
have done this for the past year, but re-
suits have not been as great as were eX-
pected. After lengthy discussion on
this subject the report was not ac-
cepted.
A steamboat excursion was the pro-
gram of entertainment of the evening. A
communication was read at today S
meeting from the board of managers of
the Nashville centennial exposition, in
viting the North American Turnerbund
to send an exhibit and classes for the de-
partment of physical culture. 1t was
referred to the committee on seminary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-02
BAPTISTS AT SAN ANTONIO.
The State Sunday School and Colportage
Convention

San Antonio, Tex, June 2G.-(Specal)
The Baptist state Sunday school and
colportage convention elected Il new eX-
ecutive committee this morning.
Rev. w. G. Luther, corresponding sec
rotary, rendered his resignation and Rev.
T.. II. Everett of San Antonio was elect
ed to succeed him.
Several papers were read and the mis-
sionary work among the foreigners and
in the republic of Mexico was reported
and discussed.
Rev. w. c. Luther reviewed the trou-
BILE that has long existed between the
Baptist and the American Bible society,
and made Il strong appeal to the Bap-
lists to support this UNCONVENTIONAL pub
fishing company and stop paying money
to concerns controlled by other dcnomi,
nations.
Several interesting addresses were de-
livered during the afternoon and the con-
vention adjourned till night. when the
Baylor college orchestra gave con
cert.