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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-23
SURPRISED THEM.
Directors Oi the Deiunct ChlcnCo
Bank Had No knowledge OF
TIE EXTENT OF CALUMET LOAN
Millions Carried UnLnown 10 Th-m, and
Covered Up to Deceive tho Hank E,sm-
incr-i Confa.ion OF Same, Cause, a
Run on tho Illinois Trurt Hank, but
Withdrawal. Soon Cease Failure OF the
Bank Of Minnrsota at st. Paul.

CHICAGO, Dec. 92.-Thc assets OF the
National Bank OF Illinois. which closed
Its doors yesterday. arr Eaid tu include
In addition to the :2.i7j,OoO loaned to the
Calumet Electric, 100000 advanced 10 q.
~. Weiss, another son.!n-llw and over
100000 OF doubtful debts. Berger IS L
partner In the firm Of +. S. DTrytr & Co.
which also went into the hands OF a re-
cc!vcr yesterday. Mr.. Weiss 10 a
brewer
The losses by the failure viii fall upon
ls'l Individual dcpos!tors and $50 ma
uonAl, vtatc and private banks In
cludel among the dcposItorS are the
trCasurcrS OF the city ut Chicago, OF Cook
county, and Of the state OF Illinois. The
depo5Iiurs OF the tredSurerS OF the Ci.y
OF Chicago aud Cook county will agEre-
gate almost $l.OOO, coo. The umOunt 1T
the prnscnt time on deposit by the state
treasurer Is comparatively small.
Among the depnsl;ors We're many large
corporations and receivers. They in
cludcd the receivers Of the Northern Pa
clc railroad and the Receiver OF the
whisky trust
The dcpHsltr OF +. s. Drcycr x Co, in
cludr the fuHis Of the West Park Board.
The amount Il; the time thc bank closed
wIS ahTut $4,000
Robert l.. Jenkins. one az the directors
OF the NaiuUn! Bank Ui Illinois. says:
The directors did no, know the size OF
the loan on the Calumet Electric. The
discovery " the condition " the loan
was as much OF surprise 70 me az to
the public. The same Is true OF the loan
20 DTcyCr X Co.
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HAVANA, Dec. s?.-Captain General
W1ylSr leti Havana at o'clock this
morning on hoarl the Spanish crulscr
Lsslzpi bound Tor Hartcl. north Of the
military line across the prrvincr " Pinar
Le! Rio. with the Intention ot rcsumlnE
ptfsonll command OF ;hc operations
aElrs; the insurgents In that part OF
Cuba.
General Solano reports from Santa
ClIth thIt Lieutenant Colonel Oliver In
Command cf the Granada battalion, hl,
had an engagement In that district with
force 81 insurgents. The general adds
tina. she enemy had over 200 killed and
wounded,
The insurgents have lifted the rails
and i~railei an exploring engine near
YIEuIrlmlS. province of MatIHZas.
killing the conductor and 50 seriously
ir,urINE she engineer that both hts legs
had 20 be amputnicd. The Whereabouts
a. she fireman L. no; known.
Generals ArOlhs and Ga-;co, as well ~
gag rest OF the Spanish generals In the
yu,v!rCe a. PiUlr dcl Rio have assem-
bed al Artemlsa. where they are await
tx .hr arrival OF Captain General Wey-
Ter. IN order TO CummCncc new plan OF
campaign. Captain General Wcyler Will
combine the movements OF General Aro-
lass troops with the cOsccg OF the IT! Ill
vNry line. all these troops b2StnuInE ac.
'Iv" movements In the province. and IL lJ
understood that there VIII b" no ressa-
i!1n OF activity until tho campaign In
tGl, part ot the Island Is finished. Gem
erals Arolas, however will b. SAINT 70
take command oc the military line cN-
ten ling from JancarO NUron. IN the
province OF Puerto Principe.
The rc-trial OF the case % julio San
EuI.ly. charged with treason and CON
s2i-Icy, was continued to-day at !
o'clock. The United States vice consul
general. Joseph ~ Springer. was not
6u' he arrived sOorG afterwards.
Public prosecutor Vidal made re-
ques, o, the jury to null!ty the testimony
taken by handwriting experts AZ ye5ter-
days session ocths trial. but the Jury re-
used 10 do 80.
Ssnor Vidal thc-eupon entered a pro-
tesi.
Continuing Senior Vidal made formal
demand that the prisoner be sentenced
10 imprisonment tOr life.
Il Is sta;ed f-orn Cuban s0urceI that
ne Cuban leader Is Wild over the muir
Ger oE his only son and his beloved chief
Lieutenant aad Is burning 10 revenge
their fall. The Cuhacs in the army are
!r!urtatsd also Dr. ZertUcha Is a
marked man. too. and Il IS reported that
7 move has been made 10 ahducS him.
FIc Is now in 4 fortress some miles from
Havana with n strong Spanish guard.
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FREI: MONONGAIIELA.
Hoard OF Viewers TO Condemn the Snvi.
Ed1on Compnny's Property Ia session
nj lBiti.hnr4i,

NJ hl'tIsDur 10.
Special Dispatch to tho lnicllIGcnccr.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. @c,-The viewers
having In charge tho condemnation Of
the plant OF the MOnongahcla Navigl-
ton Company, comprlglng seven dams
and locks between Pittsburgh and Nor.
glntOwn. arrived In Pittsburgh last
evening oil tho Relief, a Wheeling boat,
after Two days trip up the river, on
tour OF inspection.
\ date was set for taking evidence ms
to the value OF the plant at a meeting
held In the cabin OF the Relief.
Harry AlvIn Hall. the United States
dssr!ct attorney. wanting an early daie
act for the hearing. Thomas d. CIrnI-
han, representing the navigation COM
puny, moved that the next meeting bc
postponed until after january 20, as
his colleague, John McClcrvc, could not
attend until after that date. MIR. Hall
protested that II would be useless to de-
lay proceedings to convenience the COM
pany's attorneys.
The board finally set the date for Jan
uary 10. 1897. at tho office OF the United
States dla;rlct attorney. IN Pittsburgh.
10 sit frum 10 Il. III. until noon, and from
l:3Q to p. m. four days, and on Friday
ot every week following until the busl-
ness Of the board Is finished.
Several OF the dams were found In
need OF repairs. The navigation COM
raEy has had experts at work Tor several
weeks figuring out the cost OF the prop
crty From present indications the
company will demand S5,CO0,000 cor It's
Nll IL
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ANOTHER BANK FAILS.
Tho Bnnk or 'iinnrsuIn Forced to :1o'r
Through Thr,c Erlr. OF IInrl Timr.

The Bank or 'iinnrsoIn Forced to Glove
Through Three Year, or Hard Times.
ST. PAUL. MINI, Dec. "1.-Statc
Bank Examiner Kenyon to-day took
possession OF the Bank os Minnesota.
and as 4 rcSul: OF the closing OF this bank
the Union Stock Yards Bank also closed
The Bank OF MInHC5Ota'H capital is
5000. coo. and ii IS considered one OF the
strongest banks in ;hc west.
The Bank of Minnesota. In common
with all the other banks In the city. had
4 share OF the deposit of state funds and
nj the time OF the last statement had be-
tween $4,000 and SSO.On0 OF state money
on deposit |: WAS also 4 depository for
the county and untll recently was the
main bank through which the city bust
Ness was transacted. Robert A. S,ni;h,
postmaster. and until las; spring mayor
OF s.. Paul. WAS for years vice president
Oc the bank. William Dawson was
president and William Dawson, jr.. was
cashier. The DawsOns ranked hiCh
among iinanccrs. The closing Of the
bank was MS great a surprise 10 the uill-
GERS As Il WAS 20 the general public. A3-
sistant Cashier Robert l.. Miller, gave n
brief statement OF the reason. rs fol-
lows:
We had large retail trade said he.
which has suffered materially from the
hard times; for the pas; three ySars. dur
Ing which time our individual deposits
have decreased from a million and n
half Ia 500. .0OOTh"n In addition 20 this
inability to collect large bills receivable.
or no,cs. and the general depression in
money and business all over the country.
that really IS the story in few words"
The United Stock Yards Bank
closed later. and lis president wa" Will
lam Dawson. while John Flanagan was
cashier That bank ia prcfrCtly solvent
II had capital ot $4,000. and there i5
absolutely no danger 20 any OF !i'' de-
pogitOrs.
Bank Examiner Kenyon was early on
the scene and took charge of the banks
affairs. fic would not give nuL any
statement. In fact wns not in position
TO do SO. inaumuCh ~ he had not COM
plcted his examination. lie did state
that the case will - iHiD cuur; t0-rTnr-
row, when IN application viii I've mndr
for the appointment Of receiver. and
among thr names for that position
prominently spoken Of To-day were T. h.
Scott, Frank Seymour and L. 5. War
vur,
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CIVIL sTRvICE LAW
Comes In for Sharp Attacksin tina House
Motion 10 Cripple II Voted Down-An.
E,chnng. OF CompIImcnts.

E,chHng' OF Compliments.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Dec. 92.-Thc
house to-day passed the legislative. cx-
ccut!ye and judicial appropriation bill
anI then adjourned for the holiday re-
cess. This Is :hc first ,ime In the history
nf Congress that the legislative bill has
been passed before The holidays
The day was devoted 10 the annual lc-
bate Of the civil service law and as usual
the a;temp; 70 strike gu; the provision
FOR the commission was overwhelmingly
defeated.
There was good deal % threSh!rG
over old straw and sTLrr!HG for political
points. M Settle. Gcp.. y. c., made
the morton 10 strike out the paragraph
relating 10 the civil service which was
defeated. @9-62. The bill as passed car
rics SCI .66g, 39G o., or $2G.S1S more than the
current bill. During The morning hour
bill WIS passed authorizing the rail-
roads Of the Indian territory 20 change
their al!GnmcntS.
MIR. BroSius defended the Presidents
recent order extending the scope OF the
civil service rs = thorough going merit
system order.
After the President secured those
Offices" iutcrposcd Mr.. Baker, was not
the order an attempt to keep thcm?"
You don't suppose" replied Mr.. Bros
ius. turning to his intcrrUGAtor. thai he
made the appointments for the purpose
OF having his appuiHtetS diSmiSsCd"
at Is for that reason" said Mr.. Baker,
sarca stically. that he should not be en-
titled to the usufruct OF his sin.
81 have always believed" responded
Mr.. BroSlus. that what Il man has done
In HIS degenerate days ought no; TO be
thrown up II him when he has rcpentcd
and occupies front pew IN the church
Mr.. Richardson. (Dem.. TENN. cN-
pressed his hope thai II any further cN-
tensions of she civil service law were
made they would I've MADE operative be-
fore March T. Then, he SAID. I've VIII
see whether our Republican friends Will
stand by the law they themselves en-
acted,
Mr Walker Rrp. MNss) warmly en-
dcrscd the pruCiulc Of the civil service
law, which he declared was the cOuiroil-
ing principle IN every well regulated
business concern.
4 remark or Mr.. Walkers ahou; the
poor white trash" OF the south drew
from Mr. Williams IDrm.. NtSs.,) IN
eloquent and slinElnE robukc. He char
uCl'riZCd the SO-CallCd poor white trash
Of the south" nS the most magnificent
raw material in this country for the
making of manhood and womauhoNd.
III" south, he said was to-day III" only
American part Of America, ana from
the "pour white trash" Of tho south
sprnnE Henry Clay. Andrew Jackson,
and Abraham Lincoln. The laltcr's
magnificent courage and Keen sense ~
hwmur was southern and poor whit"
trash" at that.
Mr. Walker vrpuliltUl tho suggestion
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correspondent Senator Thura,0n l,a,d:
There Is little doubt but that the Cam.
ernn resolution Is strongly favored by Il
food majority or both houses. believe
however, that the opposition will throw
50 many obstacles In the way uf the paI.
sage NJ tho resolution that It will be
found impossible 20 gCt Il through. |
feel. however, that eventually Compro.
mise Will be roach,'l In which tho iusur-
gents Will DO acconlcd the rights os bel.
llccrncy.
"PGrsOnall'' I favor radical measures
The United States has vast lnterrSts ut
stake. The island II being rapidly de-
populated and the people who remain
arr In many cages actually suffering for
ths nccessarics ~ lie. There are many
excellent rcasonS why the United States
should intervene without delay"
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MORE EVIDENCE
Thnt the Sngnr rrmsfNrIll right the Ar
bucklrs-hnofiIer DrOpln Coffee.

NEW YORK, Dec. 92.-As an evidence
that the American Sugar refining Co..
inscnd rorciaS operations In the coffee
trade. the announcement was made %
the coffee trade by the sUga" people OF
Il fnrthcr reduction of nn"-hal! cent
per pound in the price IT the coffee NJ
the WoolsOn Spice Company This
makes a total reduction Of one cent
s!arc the purchaS" OF Il controlling In
trrrst IN the sp.cr company By the STU
gnr people. Thus IA" hrhucklc Broth
rrs haze not met tho reduction and in
tcrcst iS manifested by the trade re-
ElrdiHE the course ihc latter firm VIII
decide upon
The feeling In the coffee trade IL that
the reduction Of per cent per pound IS
merely preliminary iU Il much srvcrCr
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An UNFORTUNATE MAN.
Hard l.uci, OF Former tanker OF Mar
tIuShurE suit for II Shortage.


Special Dispatch to the IutclllEencer.
MARTlNSBURG, W. Va, Dec, e.
John b. Wilson. ex-cash!"r ot the Gill
zens' National Danr, Of this place, Is in
default with the bank 10 about six hun
drcd dollars. and the bank has brought
suit In the circuit court against him and
his b1ndsmcn 70 recover the shortage.
1t l. not believed tina. he took the money
wiki cr.m.nI, Intention. For the past
several months hr has been travelling IN
tie west In search ~ employment and
lust now he IS thought 10 be at Cripple
Greek. Col. Considerable sympathy !s
expressed here !Or Mr.. Wilson IN his
distress. 4; one time he was worth be-
tween forty and Aity thousand dollars
and drew good salary as prcs.del: Of
the Peoples SauOna! Bank. He sunk
about th!rty-nvr thousand dollars IN thc
electric street galway and lost the bal
ancc Of hIs fortune In the electric light
plant and other local enterprises.
After losing his position with the bank
he organized the CiIizens' National
Bank and was made cashier. which posi-
tInn he held FOR nearly three years. but
was unable 10 give bond n year ago and
was not reelected. He was also mayor
ot this city tor two years. his term eXpir-
iaE last April.
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STEEL BILLET POOL
Fails to Arrec-BeiIriro Conpany's AttI-
tude tho Rock on which The Conference

Split
NEW YORK. Dec. 22-Another meet
Ing Of thc steel and iron men was held
az the Holland house tO-dly. Before
the meeting opened Secretary George
Griscom said thac no decision had Yet
been reached; that :he question OF per-
centagcs was pretty well undcr3to0!
and that the members were no; waiting
upon or for any outside interests Ma
jor l. S. Bent, Of Philadelphia. acted RS
chI!rmn 0f t0-day's meeting, The meet
inE adjourned AFTER = session lasting
about three hOurs, and Il was officially
announced that no agreement had been
reached. From an unofficial source 1t
was learned thA. the harmony commit
Tee had failed In It's purpose n bring
nhou; an agreement between the rail
and billet .HcH and declared Itself unable
60 70 ahead. 1t seems Ihat one element
ra.vOTs the making OF concessions to the
Bclla!rc Steel Company and another cle-
meUt opposes this.
This IL the rock on which the meeting
splits. w!th the result that IN" situation
as regards the pool and prices In gem
crnl Is just tn" same as II vac after the
withdrawal Of The B.lillrc company.
The next meeting !s subject to the cali
Of the chair. When or where II will be
called are mar" matters OF conjecture.
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sPAEIARDs DEFEATED
Rr the RrvolutioniIL. on tho Philippine
lLands-IusurS.1u Won u s'Er"t Tri-
umph-omclal Spanish Reports were
DOctoTrd.

Rr the nevolutIontSus on the Philippine
i,land.-IuSurSe,ts Won GSrHt Trl-
umph-omclal Spanish Reports were
DOetor.d.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.-Privatc
aIylces from Manila. philippine Is
lands. reached he:c to-day and are YER
ileJ by an account that appears in the
Eorg Kong press. received pe! BelgIc
tails norrinp The news contained in
me communication deals with the at
;acl; by the Spanish on the Eoyeleta
lS,hrnUs. and the attempt Of the span
.sa 20 d.slOlgc The Insurgents In CAEi-
20 ard Eit0. At thc end Of the cam
J.ai-H. which lasted until the lith or
November the Spanish authorities
sent OUT dlsDatcheS reporting that the
attack had been successful and tna-
the rebel loss wIs very heavy. The
spanish claimed 20 have lost about
tairty-Gvc Killed and On" hundred
wouaded. Il ~ uow learned that the
great victory that the Castil!Gns pre-
G!ct"d ended IN iEnCminuuS defeat. tn"
fahciS hold SOvelcin ngalDgt warShips
and troops. Tn" Span!ardS retired ar
ter suffering heavy loss.
The Spanish forces under General
kiGg were divided iatO two briEhdes
u 1000 men each. supported by the
spanish EuntOIts IN the bay.
The Insurgents numbered about 12,-
A1U but they we're strongly c.trenchcd
N, Cnvito and $OVrlctI.
Wednesday. November II. Rios pre-
iHred and headed 4 second attack on
t:IyPI-:a. he threw his entire army
I@gius; tn" rcdoubig and wLS routed
tgilh hcIYT lovE IN tnr fest attack.
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Special Dispatch TO the lntelliScncer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 22.-Thc
following pensions havo been granted TO
West EIrG!nians:
Or!glnal-Frunklln Mason. MontEom-
cry: Isaiah f!ll. Snowdcn: James l..
Brown. Cyclone: David c. Wallace.
Friendly: Hugh Mccullough. Sand lIill.
IncreaSc-Samucl Ncdrow. Clifton
Mills: Jesse \. Thomas. Charleston:
George W. Hicks, Jarrct: William II.
Melvin. Wcllsburg.
RcIssuc-DanIcl s. Williams. Bcatys-
Vile.
Original widows. &c.-Byancc Muir
rhy. Wheeling: Mary f. Bumrurd7cr,
Shcrrard: Adli" c. Rice, Ravpnswocd:
Ida Z. Wilson. R0arokke: Sarah F. Bow
man. Palatinc; Margaret Z. Parsons.
Ruth: KHthcrir" s. BUtkln. Wheeling:
Sarah L. Hartley. BcnwoOd: Cynthia
Thompson. Hamlin: Minor OF Newton
NJ Hartley. BenwCod CsunDlrmcntaD
Restoration ana relssUr-Jumcs s.
Wilson (dccraSed), Roanoke.
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DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
James Preston Shoots Ills wife, StsIs,a
and Himself.

CINCINNATI. o.. Dec. c?.-Jamr1
Preston. aEcI forty, shot his wife.
Amanda, aged thIrty-scvcn. and the lat
tcr'a son, William Bryant. aged nineteen,
In the residence Of Mrs. Preston and son.
nt No. iJ9 East Peal street. this morning.
Preston Is Il farmer near New Richmond.
Ohio. His wife left him some time ago
and came to this city, taking quarters
with her son and making n living at
dress making. Preston followed his
wife and tried to efrcc: u reconciliation.
He called nj the house to-day and n
quarrel followed, during which he began
firing When the ne!Ehbors came I'm
they found the three on the iloOr wound
cl and bleeding. Preston had cviisnt-
ly tirg, shD; his wife. then his stcpsou
and then himself The hospital physl-
clans say that Preston and his wife Will
die. The stcpsun has a wound In his left
elbow. Il is evident that Preston was
actuatcd by motives OF Jealousy as he
had In his possession letter written to
his wife by another man.
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KEY WEST. Fla. Dec. 2c.--An lndlS.
nation meeting was held here to.nIgh.
pursuant to the call OF 4 number OF
prominent citizens to protest against
the barbRrous methods OF Spanish war
fare in Cuba, and also to express lndig-
nation against the alleged nssGssInu-
t!ou OF Macro and staff. and to ask what
III" state department has done IN regard
TO tn" alleged butchcry " Charles Given
several months ago. Resolutions urg-
Ing Congress to recognize tho bcllIgcr-
cncy OF Cuba wcro adopted.
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DEFIANCE, o., Dec. 2e.-Three com.
pln!es Of Cuban recruits are being or
Eanizcd hcre and at Napoleon and
Paulllng. Th!rty-seven men have join
cd the Company and they nrc partially
armed and equipped. They are being
drilled nightly. Il IL believed the three
companies will muster abou; l5O men
and they expect 20 start Tor Cuba Us
soon as they can get transportation.
Mos; OF them arc members ot the Ma
tioral Guard and Of the Sons OF Nctrr-
ans. They expect 10 Join tn" Ohio tx
Gion. which * / part Of the command Of
General Gomez.
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4 Eirutnl Father.

Special Dispatch to tho iNtellIGcncor.
MORGANTOWN. W. Va. Dec. 2c.-
Officers have all day been IN search OF
William Grimes who yesterday almost
murdered his daughter with Il poker.
brclkinU her nrm In two places and
fracturinE her skull. She had married
against his wishes and his anger led to
this almost fatal termination. She can
hardly live Her husband. Jacob D. Al
ton, lives about SIX miles from here.
Grimes is supposed to have escaped In
TO Pennsylvania. rs he has been for
soIne time employed down there.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 2?.-Jim Williams.
middlc-we!Ght champion OF Utah. was
matched to-day 10 box Dan Creedon
twenty rounds before the Meyers Ath-
letis club OF Albany, y. Y. January l2.
This will be Williams first appearance
in the east. He comes well recommend
ed. having defeated Charley Turner.
Jack StcnZler and many others. His
only defeat was administered by Tom
Sharkey. who gained a decision over
him in 4 scven-rouud contest in San
Francisco last June.
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EEIELEY MOpRED
but It was hr 1000 Friends. and lie Had
to shake Hands with Hundreds OF

W NNAl bi
Them.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Pres!dent-clect
Mcklnley lSit for Canton shortly after
10 o'clock tonight. going by the Penn
Sylvania railroad
F-oH the President elect down to
Mrs. McEInley'4 maid, every one OF
the party had some new clothes. In
one trunk was the gown which Mrs.
Mckinley will wca- At the Inaugural
ton and In auothc: was Il new suit
for Mr.. Mckinley,
The most exciting part OF MT.McE!n-
ley's last day In Chicago was when q
crowd Of 1000 persons surrounded his
carriage In 'front.' OF the wholesale
house OF Marshall. Field & Company.
Mt o'clock this afternoon and refused
20 let the carriage move on unsil the
PrcSident-elect had shaken hands with
several hundred Of them He was
finally rescued by the police. Just be-
tn-c leaving Mr. Mckinley declared
rha; his health was much Improved.
and that h!s rest had done him n
world OF good"
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MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
ASchuoi Teacher Kills Herself Under Pc
ruiInr circumstances.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. ga
young ana pretty woman, whose idcn-
u,y Is not positively known. and who
was evidently Il stranger In this city.
was found dead early this morning In
her room in an apartment house which
she had engaged yesterday. Her room
was filled with uas and as she appear
I'd 10 be dcspondent. It Is supposed she
committed suicide. She stated TO the
lanllady that she was from n little
town In Delaware and had come to
PhilndcIphia to do some shopping.
The only thing in her possession was
a school teachers ledger, issued by tho
authorities Of the state OF Maryland.
which bore the name OF Mamie II. Pow
ell No address was given. The dead
girl had light brown hair. dark blue
eyes. Her dress was entirely OF black
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STEAMER AGROUND
On the long Island CnRst-WreckInS
steamers 70 tho Rtscus.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Shor;ly after
mida!gh, 1 runo- reached this City
that a steamer had run aground on the
Long Island coast Neither the scene
OF the reported accident nor the name
OF the vessel was given.
Later advic:s state that the wreck
ing steamers I. J. Merritt and J. y.
Jones have LETT theIr Staten Island
docks TO render assistance 10 steamer
which was whistlinE distress signals or
the Long Islnnd coast near Pltc!o-
guH. A Chapman wTe"klng steamer
also followed at fun speed