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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

WICHITA, Kas., June IA terrific
hail storm at an early hour this morn
ing destroyed thousands OF acres Of
fine growing corn in southern Kansas
with hall stones, cutting stalks or
like moving machine. The storm was
so severe that the roRdsides are strcwn
with dead birds. The storm was appar-
emily general all over Southern Kansas
and extended over n part OF Oklahoma,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

PITTSBURGH, Pa. June 7.-Thc
Allegheny county Republican primaries
held yesterday afternoon was the hot
test In the history 0f the county. The
result elbows that tho T"tnrmcrs. or
guayItos were badly defeated. They
secured four members OF the l"Elsl0-
turc In Allegheny city two In the Sew
ruth district and ono In the Eighth.
Tho regulars win two senator's aud
eight members of the legislature. and
probably all OF the county officer, Thcrc
h,"ms To DO some little doubt about
controller and Judge, Senator Flynn.
chairman of the county committee. says
they have elected their candidates by
majorllltcs ranging from 5000 to $1,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

LEAVENwORTH. Kas., June L.
persons were drowned and considerable
damage to property done by cloud
hurst, which visited this section this
afternoon. Water, fell in torrents,
smashing windows, tearing on signs,
etc, and flooding cellars and bottom
lands Dennis and Michael Desmand
and Dennis and Eugene Cummings, all
under eleven years, were drowned. by
going into stone culvert TO escape the
storm. The water washed their bodies
into the Missouri river and they have
have not yet been recovered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

CINCINNATI, o., June Tho En-
QuIrer'R tabulatiOn OF the delegates to
the Ohio Democratic state convention
Mt Columbus June % shows that up
to last night thirty OF tho clghty-clEht
counties had selected delegates. with
the following results: Two hundred and
eleven instructed for free silver, eleven
for gold and twcnty-thrcc unlnstructed.
Tho primaries will be held in Clncln-
natl Tomorrow night.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

cause. George Urlch was seated In the
back yard at his boarding house under
a tree, when John Povlowich, VINO hau
tust come from work at the furnace,
came up and without warning shot
Urlch twice in the back. PoVlowlGh
said before leaving tho mill he would
do" UrIch. He was arrested atter
chase OF two miles, and he may be
brought here and lodged In jan LOT
safe keeping, as the Austrian colony 70
which both belong Rre incensed, and
may lynch PoYlowich.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08
WHY THEY ARE MAD
The spnniards in the Republics of
Mexico and Argentine Are
LOYAL TO THE GOVERNMENT

And arc Greatly oHsnuod Over the Anti
Spanish Feeling In the United States
senate and Among Americans GsnsF'
aIIy-spunIsh Merchants Form an AIT
ancs and will Hsfass TO Make ANY Fur
tier Purchase In this COuntry-sOms Of
General WeyIer's Vicious Measures
shown Up by Cuban PaPer-InSurEsnt
Lose. as Computed by sPani'h Author
ites,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

ELYRGA, Ohio. June 7.-Last night
tramps set fire to the barns OF Henry
Chappell. farmer living near here.
Chappeirs son-in-law, William HObill,
discovered the fire and when lSe went
to the barn lfc was shot and dangerous
ly wounded by one OF the tramps. Mr..
Chappell went into the barn to release
some cattle and was overcome by
smoke and burned to death. The tramps
CscADcd,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08
ABOUT CONGRESS.
If the Body Adjourns this Week
which Is Likely,
IT WILL BE SHORTEST SESSION

Of tn. So.CalIsd "LOng So..lon" Since
that OF the Thlrty.nnh Congress, aud
one Of the shortest In the History Orths
Government = Very Little LsEIalntlOn
ouulds Of Appropriation Rlls-Ssnats
and House at Odds on Many Important
Measures - What Has Been AccOnrP-
ll,hsd aud what wa. Len Undonr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

BARCELONA, June IA bomb was
thrown into the crowd during the Cor
pus Christi procession to-day and its
explosion resulted In the killing OF six
persons and the injury OF ilrty. The
perpctratOr OF the decd f. as yet un-
known and his motive Is equally Il
mVgtpry.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

Special Dispatch TO the Intclllgcncer,
GRAFTON, W. Va. June Full rc-
turns Of the Republican judicial dis
trlct conventions held Saturday In Tay-
lor county are unanimous Tor HoEc.
Ills opponent, Forincy, did not secure
n single delegate. This inSurrS Hokc'9
nomination. as he now has ffty-cight
delegates forty-nvo being necessary to
nominate
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

GpNflal l'FllAt'H ~ NAlH i'''''H '''''''
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, June i
At the Democratic convention held In
the county yesterday to select delegates
tu the Davis convention, Instructions
were given to those chosen to vote for
Dr. T. N. Turner for dclcgate-at-large
from the Second district.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

Special DlIpatrh to the lntollIEonccr,
sTEUBENVfLLE, Ohio, June IA
fatal shooting occurred to-day at Mingo
Junction, for which jealousy was the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-08

For West Virginia. fair followed ly
local rains; cooler Monday night; variable
winds,
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
partly cloudy weather, with local thunder
storms: fresh and brisk EouthCrly to west
Nrly winds; cooler In southern Ohio Mon
lny evening
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12
"To the deutl ,pith your aldhermun. "

"To the devtl ,ptth your aldherman."
gone, an it'll be as good as fortune to
ye. Oh, yes, he'll be wantin it, But
he won't get it, an he'll gimme the
money all the same. He saw the ould
woman's advertisement and is scared Of
his life for fear I'll be going over to
her. Oh, yes, he'll pay, an he'll be
smooth as butter with me if he has to.
But the Lord knows wouldn't trust
myself far alone with him"
AS the old man spoke he fumbled
nervously at his Adams apple, which
stood out like hairy elbow on his
throat.
"Go along now, Dinnis," he contin-
ued "Sure your walk is the walk Of a
horse, an 1 don't want him to hear you
goin when he comes to the dure."
Dennis obediently retreated out of
sight. Kitty remained and, covertly
yawning behind her hand, sat herself
down to kill time by curing the gaping
wounds in mans sock. The old man
sank into silent reverie, with his beady
little eyes fixed unwinkingly on the
fame of the lamp. After time he
reused himself sufficiently to growl:
"He's half an hour late"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

He is q fine looking man. His fore
head is high and indicative Of intellec-
tual strength. His nose is large and
straight. His eyes are blue and deep
set. The face is honest and stamped
with character.
He never uses tobacco in any form
and is total abstainer. He chooses his
food with regard to its wholesomeness,
insists on regular hours of sleep, and he
takes long walks for fresh air and exer-
else. AS a result he is sound, vigorous
man, and hardly looks his years by a
decade or more. He is not partial to
dress suits. He enjoys good story, but
is not an adept at telling one. He smiles
more often than he laughs. He doesn't
play cards, and probably cannot make
two consecutive counts in billiards. He
cares nothing for baseball, and football
is mystery to him. He doesn't swear.
While he uses neither tobacco nor alco-
holic liquors, he believes in allowing
others the largest liberty in determining
their personal habits, so long as they do
not interfere with other persons. He
likes to ride horse, but isn't much OF
a sportsman.
Mr.. Boies is not an eloquent orator,
and yet at the bar he has long been rec
ognized as a power. It is perhaps his
earnestness, strong and simple, that has
won him 80 much success. An eminent
Chicago jurist once said: "When Boies
gets before jury and looks at it, it is
almost enough to win his case His face
is so honest that it's like an affidavit OF
facts that you can't dispute. And the
ex-governor is often spoken Of as "Affi-
davit" Boies. He is considered to be
lacking in wit; he speaks with the force
Of conviction, but would not shine as an
after dinner speaker.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

velopment Of the agricultural resources
Of the state, he bought, first and last.
nearly 1000 acres Of land, most of
which he still owns
His First Great Grief
But sorrow came to him here The
wife he worshiped from the very depths
of his strong nature gradually faded out
of existence, leaving to the care Of her
husband their only child, daughter. 1t
was said to have been a great blow to
this strong, successful man, but he
stood it with fortitude and went on
bravely with the battle of life.
Some years after, however, he found
single life too lonely and married
Miss Versalia Barber, popular young
lady of Waterloo. His life with her was
very happy. Two sons and a daughter
were born to her, and then she, too,
passed away, leaving him a widower
once more.
During these years Mr.. Boies was ac-
quiring the great political prestige
which is his today. Up to the year 1882
he was an ardent and consistent Re-
publican. In that year he renounced his
party and joined the opposition, because,
as he said, he believed the Democracy
more truly represented his position on
the vital issues Of the time. He believed
in tariff for revenue only, and that is
cardinal principle of the Democratic
party. He was opposed to sumptuary
legislation, and in that respect was In
accord with the Democracy Of Iowa IN
its fight against prohibitory statutes
Indeed, it was the contest over prohibi-
tion which took him from one party to
the other, and that issue has continued
ever since to vex Iowa politicians. He
voted for Grover Cleveland in 1884, and
he sealed the pledge Of his conversion
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12
Wood Finished Glass.

The various attempts which have
been made to obtain an accurate imita-
ton Of wood in glass have now been
successful The process by which the
effect is produced is quite simple, says
The Upholsterer, and consists in cloud
ing sheet Of plain or ground glass on
the reverse side with liquid dye Of a
proper color to represent any desired
wood The dye is applied by means Of a
sponge 80 manipulated as to bring out
the semblance Of the grain Of the wood
ON the glass surface. A badger brush is
used to soften the shading, and the
glass is then covered with varnish. This
leaves the grain clear, distinct and fast
without the necessity Of using any gels-
tinous substance, which would render 1t
liable to shrink into crinkles, thus spoil
ing the effect. To complete the opera
tion the glass is heated slightly, and the
various shades required for the particu-
lar wood are caused to spread over it by
means Of syringe, the merging Of the
shadings into each other being prevent
ed by slightly heating the glass. The
whole is made Of semitransparent as
pect by means Of another coat Of var
nish, which also preserves and protects
the dyes, and with this final dealing the
exterior surface is made to present the
appearance Of a highly polished wood
finish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

by stumping Iowa for the Democratic
candidates and urging tariff reform. "
The new champion won him such re-
gard that in 1889 he was asked to per.
NIT the use of his name for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. Mr..
Boies had no political ambition. He
had refused a Republican nomination
for congress when it was equivalent to
an election. His petitioners urged his
prominence as an advocate Of the party
principles and his duty to sacrifice per-
sonal inclinations for the common good.
They were able also to promise nomi-
nation without an unseemly struggle
The state had been in the grasp Of the
Republicans for generation, and can
did Democrats admitted there was no
alluring prospects Of an immediate VIC
tory for their party. Under these condi-
tions the lawyer farmer was persuaded
to accept the leadership, and he aston
ished the country by carrying Iowa by
plurality of 6,62S in vote 30, 600
larger than that Of the preceding guber-
Material election.
In 1891 he was renominated, and the
political fight that ensued was one Of
the hottest ever waged in Iowa His
plurality was 1914.
When his second term expired, he
wanted to retire and declared he would
not again become a candidate, but at
last he yielded to the opportunities Of
his friends and was defeated
Since his retirement from Office ex.
Governor Boies has lived quietly, di-
giding his time between Waterloo,
where he carries on his extensive law
practice, and his big farm Of 2, 500 acres
in Grundy county, 30 miles from Wa
terloo.
The personal appearance of the Iowa
statesman is hard to describe-hard be-
cause Of its simplicity Neither disease
nor dissipation nor undue exposure to
the elements nor nocturnal overstudy
has marked his face with the "lines"
that newspaper delineators harp on.
There is one stock phrase, however, that
fits him like glove. He is "well pre-
served" He is feet 10 inches high
and has fine physique, in keeping with
these proportions. His well made frame
is strong and muscular, and his step is
elastic. The only signs Of age about him
appear in his hair, which is Of frosted
silver; in the wrinkles which stand
like Crows feet at the corners Of his ex-
pressive gray eyes and in the lines Of
strong resolution which you note about
his mouth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

ambition, for sne nad become an at-
tendant at the academy at Springville.
For lS months young Boies applied
himself diligently to his lawbooks He
was then examined very vigorously, &C.
cording to the impartial methods OF that
time The ordeal Of examination lasted
three days and only 4 OF the lS candi-
dates passed the trial successfully. 1t is
scarcely necessary to add that Horace
Boies was one of the successful four.
In 1859 he was admitted to the bar.
He had just married the girl Of his
heart, to whom he was 80 deeply in
debted for the words Of hope and cheer
with which she had helped him. At the
time he opened his Office his total assets
consisted Of $15 and wife. Shortly
thereafter he removed to Hamburg, q
town near Buffalo
At that time he was a Republican, and
it was not long until he began to attain
prominence in the party. He was public
spirited and earnest in his advocacy Iof
what he considered proper legislation,
and in 1866 he was rewarded for bis
zeal by seat in the state Legislature.
1t is said that he would probably hfFe
been elected for the succeeding term had
not his county been gerrymandered 20
as to prevent Republican success in his
district.
By this time he was recognized as one
Of the leading lawyers Of western New
York, and, upon the advice Of friends,
he moved to Buffalo and opened his law
Office.
There he came into contact with
Grover Cleveland Mr.. Cleveland was
assistant district attorney in Erie county
in the closing years Of the war, and, in
1865 he was nominated by the Demo
Gratis for district attorney. Mr.. Boies
was a candidate for the Republican
nomination, and was defeated by only
two votes by Lyman z. Bass, who was
a partner Of Mr.. Cleveland and defeated
the future president. e
In 1867, the health Of his wife being
very poor, Mr.. Boies determined to move
farther west in the hope Of finding a
climate better suited to her. The place
he selected was Waterloo, Ia, whittier
his wife's parents had already preceded
her. Here he at once resumed the prac-
tice Of law, and as his fame had gone
ahead Of him he found gratifying de-
mand for his services Furthermore, he
found in the virgin soil Of the western
prairies an excellent opportunity to in
vest his savings, which were consider
able. In anticipation Of the future de-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

Another long silence ensued. Then
he again marked point in the flight OF
time by profane affirmation that the
man he expected was "an hour late. "
After this he soon began to demonstrate
surprise, which developed into resent
ment, and that into anger, quickly eli
making in furious rage.
..The fule," he shouted, "thinks he
can defy me! An me KNOWN to all the
facts an howldin the writin in black
an white that they made betwixt them
Oh, by the mortal COB, as sure as me
names Michael McCafrey, I'll make
Dick Willmarth q sorry man for this
night"
To RE CONTINUED.
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wouldn't recross that night for any fool
New Yorker, but after much persuasion
consented.
In the meantime the embarrassment
Of the bride in particular and the guests
in general was put to flight by the tact
and joviality Of the forgetful groom.
He was the life Of the party, and finally
when near midnight the emissaries re-
turned with the necessary document he
grasped it and remarked gayly as he
went forward to take his part in the
ceremonial, "Well, this is the first time
in my life ever went to court without
my papers.
The Great Iowan's Warm Heart.
Mr.. Boies is generally represented as
cold and phlegmatic, with few Of the
finer feelings and sympathies, and the
fact that he has been so successful has
aroused envy among some Of his fellow
citizens who have not been so fortunate.
Nevertheless he is man with warm
heart. An instance Of this occurred dur
ing q trial which he conducted some
years since. A Pennsylvania boy had
run away from home, and had come
with another young man to the west.
His father was dead, and he left his
widowed mothers house at the instance
Of this associate, who turned out to be
a bad character. The boys came to Iowa
and the bad one committed a crime,
for which he was arrested, and as the
Young runaway was with him at the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-12

Early Struggles Of Self Made Msn-Why
He Took Up tho Lsw-Frugslity OF the
Farmer Lawyer Twice Married and
Twioo Bereft-His Phenomenal Political
Career-Personality. Methods and Man.
ner of tho Iowa Statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
THE URUAN INCIDENT.
Report That Venezuela Will Pay for
Personal Indemnity.

Word comes from Caracas that the Ven
ezuelan government has agreed to pay the
sum of fl 900 demanded by the British gov
ernment in satisfaction of the Uruan Incl
dent. involving the arrest and imprison-
ment of an English policeman, on the con-
dition that the payment is to be considered
simply as indemnity for personal damages
and not as a recognition of British juris-
diction over the territory where the arrest
was made. 1t Is also asserted that the
Venezuelan government has refused to
apologize to Great Britain as a condition
precedent to the resumption of diplomatic
relations with that government, notwith-
standing the report that the United States
had counseled such action as most likely to
bring about negotiations for a satisfactory
settlement of the boundary dispute. 1t Is
said at the State Department and at the
Venezuelan legation in this city that no
Information has been received at either
place in confirmat ton of the reported ac-
ton Of Venezuela.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
DROWNED WHILE AT A PICNIC.
Sad Occurrence Near Glen Echo Yes
tcrduy.

tcruuy.
A party of ladies and gentlemen who
Nent a picnic to Glen Echo yesterday
II ct with a sad accident. and had to return
home without one of their number. This
unfortunate one was George A. Egbert
who lost his life while bathing in the canal
Just about dark, when the members of the
party were ready to return, the young men
went in the canal to take a bath and enjoy
swim. Egbert could not swim, but as
his companions were good swimmers he
felt perfectly safe, and SO he ventured in
the water.
Almost as soon as he got In the water he
disappeared below the surface and failed
to come up. His friends made every effort
to rescue him, but without success.
After doing all in their power to rescue
him before life was extinct, and failing,
they procured set of graphing irons and,
after some effort, found him. This after
noon the body was brought mere and taken
to the home of Egbert'S mother, No. S23
d street northeast. His mother, Mrs.
Neal, is a widow and has number of rela-
tives in Mecklnburg, near Watkins Glen.
n. Y. His father died at Leonardtown,
Md, several years ago. The deceased was
about twenty-five years old and was a
member of the Seventh Day Adventists
Church, Sth street northeast, from
which church his funeral will take place.
The young man was a devout Christian
and was devoted to his mother, who is
now left alone in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
Duty of Congress.
The Wonderful Serpent He Saw on
SaybrOOk Point.

The Wonderful Serpent He Saw or
SaybrOOk Point.
From the New London Comm Day.
John D. Skipworth, keeper Of the new
light on the end of the jetty at Saybrook
Point, says that on Sunday afternoon, May
10, he sighted from the light a monstrous
sea serpent sporting on the surface of the
sound.
He estimates that the serpent measured
300 feet. 1t had a monstrous head. which it
raised occasionally several feet above the
rest Of it's body, and again spouted water
in the air like a whale to the height of
from ten to fifteen feet The serpent
seemed to have an immense body, and,
water, Keeper Skipworth says it must have
been ten or twelve feet In diameter half
way between head and tail.
The monster was clearly marked with
white spots and stripes, and at times
sembled the hull Of down-turned yacht.
1t headed for the light, and disappeared in
the west. The time that 1t was visible was
short
People laugh at the story. but Mr.. Skip
worth is undoubtedly in earnest in the
matter. He hurried over to the point early
yesterday morning and told what he had
seen. ell does not ask anybody to believe
the story who is inclined to doubt it.
Mr.. Skipworth has witnesses to corrobo-
rate his story. One of these, he says, is
the captain Of the schooner Emma, now
unloading at Chester. The captains re-
turn 10 these waters is anxiously awaited.
The keepers wife was with him in the
light and is another witness to the truth
Of the story.
There were two others who saw the mon
ster from yacht rot far from the jetty,
but the keeper does not know who they
were.
John D. Skipworth has been keeper of
the new light two or three years, and is
we'll known. He came from Fire Island,
where he was promoted from the position
of assistant keeper by the government.
The monster has not been seen since Sun
dow