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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

GEORGETOWN. S. c.. Dec. l6.--Tha
President and party spent TINS morning
hunting ducks on the southern extremity
OF South Island, their reward being one
hundred binds, 0f which the President
brought down, sIxty-oHc. President
Cicvela nd also Joined In a deer drive, but
none OF the hunters got 4. shot. owing 20
the high water on tine Island. 1; Is not
definitely known when the President
will take his leave. but Saturday is the
time iat!mltod.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
Unfurlcd ubn's riag.

TOPEKA, Eas.. Dec l6-Richnrd
". Talbot, claiming to be an author
izcd agent Of the Cuban insurgents.
to-day opened an office here, uafurlcd
the Cuban flag, along with the stars
and stripes, and issued Il cIil for i've
hundred volunteers TO take the field
for Cuban Independence. Thirty mon
are SAID to have joined the movement
to-day.
\ citizens mass meeting nt which
Govrr:or-clcct Lccdy viii preside. VIII
be held here Friday night 90 manifest
sympathy with the Cuban patriots.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

SCRANTON, Pa. Dec. lG-With tho
Hppcr portion OF her body burned to n
crisp and her clothing still shoulder
Ing, Mrs. Sarah Mullen aged sixty
years. was found dead last night ny
her clghtccn-yrar-old son. Edward. Sh,
was seated at kitchen table with hci
head resting on her hands. Ter cloth
ing had evidently become Igniied while
she wag building the ktchcn ii"c and
she became unconscious before dying
The position ocNlhc body aroused sua.
prioa ana the coroner Is investigating
IN, ppgp
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

LONDON, o.. Dec 10 Aterriblc ac-
c!dent occurred here at o'clock this
morning. Luther Johnson awoke 10 find
his house In ilamcs He rushed uQ stairs
20 alarm the family, every one OF whom
escaped with but few injuries. johnson
was caught by failing roof. and when
found four hours later. was but shape
less mass OF chArred flesh. He was
eventy-one years old and subject 10
heart failure. He was n prominent Odd
Fellow
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

HAMBURG. Dec. 1G..-Tharc were dis.
turhanCcs to-day In many parts Of ihn
docks. aud affect Is between the STRIKER,
and the police occurred, during whlcl.
several persons were injured and Il Num-
bar Of arrests were made.
The RtriIicra yesterday evening at
tackled and burned the Hicvodnr ngIo-
cIatIon'R public hOuGc. work prnceCdcd
to-day on JOS "r5Sula and thlrly-thrCc
other ships are at Il standsLIp
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dee. 1G.-Thr
board 0r parh0ns recommended n pardon
today FOR Celia Stakely. Allegheny, lar
ccny, and refused pardons to ChareF
Spzgth, Armstrong, murder In second
degree: Henry Taim"r. Allegheny, AZ
aauit and battery: William Mc!hm. Mrr-
cor. larceny; Samuel IIlcr. Armstrong,
assauIt: Michael lriechcnste!n. Alleghc-
ny. fclOnI0uH assault and battery: John
Myers. Allegheny. mog@lauRhtcr: James
ClyanauEh. Butler, nssnult and battery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

NEW LONDON, Conn. Dec. 16.-s
This expansive harbor is crowded with
sailing craft OF all sorts which have
sought refuge from one Of the usllest
storms IN years. The sound steamers
succeeded In reaching this city not far
behind their scheduled arrival. but no
navigation was attempted to-day. The
snow fall still continues and promises
TO RAGE tindefln!;plv
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

SAYBROOK POINT, Conn. Dec. 16.
One of the most violent northeast
gales for years is prevailing along the
Connecticut shore OF Long Island
Sound. The waters OF the sound have
been lashcd In a wicked condition. But
driving SHOW renders navigation prac-
tically impossible. Not a vessel has
been seen passing to-day and the few
that ran into the Connecticut, river
last night have not vcntu-ed out.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

CHICAGO. Dec. lG-In sharp con-
trast with the snow and slect accom-
panying the gale now sweeping the
eastern coast, the weather In Chicago
to-day was mild and pleasant 10 almost
q -Ccord-hrcakinE degree Women
shoppers discarded furs Cor the wraps
OF carly fall and open grip cars were
much In demand. CycicrS were out In
force and the Jam OF bicycles carriages
and traps On the boulcvards was as
heavy OS on n summer day. The lowest
point reached by the mercury was thir-
,y-NvG degrees above zero.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

IORNELLSVILLE. y. y, Dec. To-
a letter has been received hero from Vera
Cruz, which states that three llornrl-
vile boys who Unlisted In the ins,rgcut
cause In Cuba, are well and doing much
good service. one Of them, Wellington
Ice. has had the t;Is;lnctINn 0f having y
Spanish reward Of $500 sci On him dead
or alive. lie had charge OF n dynamite
gun under the late General Macco
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

STROrDSBCRG. Pa. Dec. 1G.-Clp-
Itsilts have leased all the clay lands ~
Ing between Sayiursburg ana Kunklc-
town, In Eldrcd township. this county.
Th"rt are In all about clShty tracts nE-
ErcEa King near!y six thousand acres. The
company has been organized with :.
capital Of ST5O.OO0 The plant will be Ia.
Gated near Kunkletown and 300 men Will
he employed In the Manufacture OF bun
end other kinda Of brick.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

HULL, Mass, Dec. 16.-Tho three
mnsted schooner, Ulr!ca. which left
Hillsboro. y. B., last Friday for Ho-
bokcn. y. J., with cargo OF plaster
rock, was totally wrecked on Nautas-
kct Beach. just before noon to-day.
Captain John Patterson and his crew
OF six men. were rescued In an eN-
huustcd condition, after undergoing a
terrible experience.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

BUFFALO. n. Y. Drr. lG.--A call
has been issued by the Cuban Junta ir
this city FOR an Indignation meeting tc
he held at the LyCcum thcat:c mex
Sunday afternoon. At this meeting
preliminary steps Will be taken tc
raise troops and money to send them
to Cubn and also to petition Congress
10 take immediate steps to further the
Cuban struggle for liberty.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

For West Virginia - Warmer and fair,
hut cloudy IN the afternoon: Winds shift
ing TO aOuthcrly
For Western rennSylvnnla-Fair {, tho
morning. cloudy md threatening In the cy.
ouuE: slightly warmer; fresh to brisk
suuthCaStCrly wlHds
For Oho-GcnCrally fair. but with IN.
crcaslnE cloudtnc%s during tho day, show.
crS Friday morning, brisk goutheRStcr,y
winds: warmer Thursday, colder Friday.
l.nrHi Temperature.
Tho temperature yesterday MS observed
BY G. ScGncpr, drucriHt, corner Four
Ecnth and Market streets. was Rs follows.
IN, m,......,...... SIS y, m.............. 10
A. h,,,'.,,..." Si.I u, rh,.........., IS
!. R...,,.. .,,,.. 81 cathcr--FUIr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec. 16.-Thc
Post tomorrow viii say II has author
lty 10 HnnOunc, that rs Il result OF the
agitation In the steel trade generally.
steel rails viii be reduced from SIS to
S25 ton.
This cut Is made 10 Induce more
business and to he IN line with lower
prices In other branches OF the steel
trade.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
GIANTS MEET
IN the Arena OF Discussion In the
United States Senate.
BIC LEADERS ARE AROUSED
Nv Precipitation OF the Tariff
Question In Debate.
THE DINGLEY BILL IS DEAD.

L,iiIS Impossible TO PnuIt, but SIR. Cor
man Sotihrs Republicans that Demo-
Gratis will Not Ob,truct Passage OF II
Protection mi Ancr March 8, when
There will bo Enougn tspubiicano 10
DO the WorL-Pre,ldrnt Cleveland De.
nSuncrd by Democrats and popuii,t.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 16.-'rhe
dav In the house was productive OF
iittlc progress, Tho army appropriation
MI was under discussion. but n dcnd.
lock occurred over the proposition FOR
lhe abandonment OF the army aud
navy hospital AZ Hot Springs. Ark,
and thc house adjoining.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

LA GUAYRA. VcnczucIn. Dec. 1G.-
The Hamburg American line steamship
ThnrlnFa. which left Hamburg on No
vcrnhcr IL nnd Havra on November II,
FOR West India ports IL ashore east Of
Point CuracucO. Island of Curacuco.
about gcvcnty-nve miles from the Vrnc-
2uclan coast
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

CANTON, o., Dec. 1G-Muj0r Nc
Kinley ig on hIS way to join hls wife at
the home or her cousins. the McWnlnms'
In Chicago. as fast as a limited train can
carry him. lie lc@; Canton at g:2T this
evening accompanied by II. o. TIcIgtand,
national committeeman: Charles G.
Dawes, who remained over to accom-
pnny tho prcsldent-clGct, and the Rpec-
lnI Newspaper men who have been sta
toned here for months.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Dec. lG.-The Gu
ban-AmcriCln League. OF this city, ia
raising a subscription OF money and sup
piles for the sick and woundc Cubans.
DR.. +. ]. Kaufman, president Of the
league, has received numerous offers OF
volunteer service In Cuba. All OF these
he has referred 10 the junta at New
York.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

PARIS, Dec. lG.-senor pl Y. Mar
gill, cx-prcsidcHt Of the Spanish re-
public and now leader of the Rcpubll-
can party In Spain. has n long letter
IN the Gaulois, quoting numerous pre-
ccdents to prove that Europe has no
night to complain OF American Inter-
ference In Cuba.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Spccin, Dispatch TO the IntellIGcnccr.
HINTON. W. Va, Dec. I6.-Thc Re-
publitrns o: this city met IL convention
at the court hOure tonight and nominal
ed the following tlckct: For mayor, J..
o. Prince; for recorder. Z. +. Flanagan;
for c0uDc!lm2n. J. Il. Cary. J. 4. Graham
DR. o. O. Cooper. l.. Il. Flanagan and
$. r. Hamilton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

only locals who have been IN good stand
lng for one yenr will be entitled 10 repre-
sentatlOn, President pcRna Is not Il
candidate FOR rc-Clcctlon and the choice
for national president liOs between Pat
rick Mciirydc, Of Pennsylvania, and NJ.
D. Ratchrord and Alexander johnson, OF
Ohio.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

PARIS. Dee. lG.-Thc biz prizG In th,
rapuNn lottery. amounting 10 1000,
;nundS sterling, GloO,O00),hls been wou
hy II MarsciIcs market woman, tho
Widow IIOlssicrO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
IS MACE0 ALIVE !?
Passengers Fresh From Havana
Say lie Is.
SPANISH REJOICING STOPPED

When the News that thc Cuban Leader IL
stan Living was I;eccived, According
TO Those Arriving nt Key west-NIay be
a Fako-Weylcr rnd the Major Charged
win Entrnpping Maceo Exchange Com
piimsnts - Cuban Sympathy In this
Country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17

Twenty other young men OF th!a city arc
ready to 20 to cuba, but the letter says:
1--WE arr unable to send any more men to
Cuba at present" i"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-17
LAB0R'S CAUSE.
Third Days Session Of the Fcdcr.
atoms Convention.
MUCH BUSINESS DISPOSED OF

In Short Tlmc-romeroy's Alternate
seHttd-So Qu,,tions OF II Political M
turc viii he referred to tho RESOLUTIONS
Commiiieo ms Irnr-Armour Packing
Observation-Disclosures by British Frattrnnl
D'itGates-romeroy Charge, u cun,pIr-
Rcy Against Him.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
ELLIS THE VICTIM.

Nominated by AeClamatiOn by the Hill
City Convention.
The Sixth district republicans in
congressional convention assembled
nominated a. II. Ellis of Beloit at Hill
City Tuesday by reclamation.
E. P. Robinson Of Osborne county
and J. T. Purcell of Cove county we're
chosen as delegates to the st. Louis
convention,
Z. c. Burke Of Jewell county was
nominated for electOr by reclamation.
The financial plank was as follows:
We contend for a currency OF gold, silver and
paper with which to measure our exchange,
that shall be as sound rs the government snd as
untamished as its honor, and 10 that end We
favor bimetailism and demand the use Of both
gold aud silver as standard money, and insist
that the purchasing and debt paying power OF
the dollar whether Of gold, silver or paper,
shall be at all times equal; at the same time We
announce our firm belief that by such iuris-
diction in tariff legislation as return Of tho re-
publican party to power insures, and with the
restoration of a balance Of trade in our favor.
and the maintenance Of which viii provide for
sufficient revenues for the needs Of the govern.
ment it VIII BE- entirely practicable 20 coin and
add 10 our currency the entire amount Of silver
taken from our mines within our borders.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15

The figures made at this time as to
the acreage of wheat or other crops are
the conservative estimates of intelli-
gent farmers and businessmen in their
several localities, but those derived
later on from returns of enumeration
by assessors are the ones accepted as
the final and official" figures, and up
on which reports of yields are based.
The spring wheat area is IA 800 acres,
being an increase of % per cent, the in
crease being chiefly found in Cheyenne,
Sherman. Norton and Decatur counties,
in the order named. It's condition ay-
erages 1O2.
The area in rye is $4,000 acres, which
is a decrease of $1,000 acres or 10 per
cent from last year. With few excep-
tions the condition is rated 100 or above
and for the entire state averages 98.5.
The oats area is increased GO, 200 acres
or 8.76 per cent. Condition, 81 per cent.
Reports on corn conditions mall Sec
tons are invariably fa7orable-Were
probably never more so, and the season
is from ten days TO two weeks advanc-
ed. Abundant rains have fallen in
April on every part of the state, max
ing the soil generally easy to work and
fsvoring prompt termination. In few
Of the southeastern counties blowing
and planting have been somewhat re-
tarded by too much rain. Cultivation
will begin early and be vigorously car
ried on, as the mild winter and abund-
ance Of feed have left work animals in
unusually good strength. The estimat-
es Of area planted or to be planted ag-
gregete {, $50 600 acres, an increase Of 81
per cent OF 285,OOO acres over the plant
ing in 1894 and 1926 per cent larger
than that of the $4,000, 700 bushel year
of 1889.
There is a marked advance in popul-
arity and acreage of the sOrghums for
forage and grain, not only in the west
/ eFn counties where corn is not largely
grown, but ia many of the eastern
counties as well, where corn grows
ia greatest abundance. The increase
IN area to be planted is not less than 2
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
The Crop Prospects by Far
the Best In Years.
SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL.
The April Precipitation a Most
Phenomenal One.
INCREASE IN CORN AREA.
Other Crop Acreage Averages
Well With Other Years.
MORE OF US THAN IN 1895.
Some Very Satisfactory Gains
In Population Made.
THE INDUSTRIOUS HENS.
The Butter-Making Industry Shows
Up Exceedingly Well-Garden-
ing Increasing.
THE INDUSTRIOUS HENS.

The past month was q very remark
able one in Sherman county crop his
tory, alternating sunshine and shower
having worked wonders with growing
grain and springing grass. From April
u to April 80 Sherman county had
something over six inches of rainfall,
and since the latter date local showers
have fallen more than sufficient to off
set evaporation and the needs of vege-
tation.
The season is at least a month earlier
than usual, which in itself constitutes
condition almost guaranteeing a sue
eessful harvest and bounteous yield.
In addition everything points to a con-
tinuance of the seasonable rains and
showers which have in the past month
nourished the hope that the year 1896
would go On record as one of those
phenomenal ones which has caused
Kansas to be spoken of as the granary
Of the world.
Sherman county farmers have build
ed to this hope by putting out an as
t0nshing acreage Of small grain and
are now in the field from early morn to
set Of sun planting corn and putting in
stover crops. A conservative estimate
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
NEWS NOTES.


The State Journal has discovered that Topeka
has 3 full-hedged saloons.
The Knight TemplaTs are holding their state
cOnclave at Lawrence this week.
Foster Pollard and Frank Harris, two Kansas
City negro mUTdereTs, viii be hanged to-day.
China has paid in full all claims for the de-
stTUctiOn of property belonging to the American
missionary societies.
The gold reserve is again being raided, and the
treasury officials expect it to go below the SlO0-
000000 before June So
Miss frankie Brewer, daughter of Associate
Justice Brewer, died at San Antonio, Tex, Mon
day night of consumption,
The national convention Of the 4. P. A. assem-
bled at New York are having fight over the
boycott of Mckinley for president
Gov. Morton has signed the greater New York
bill which will give that city a population Of
about three and One-half millions.
General Weyler denounces the United States
for the aid it extends to the insurgents, and de-
cl6res he is hampeTed at every turn by the
Irritating meddling OF America in Cuban
affairs
William Conway a deputy sheriff of Wyan-
dOtte county, Kansas, was shot and killed Mon
day night by two suspicious characters whom
he was attempting to arrest. The murdeTers
escaped.
Superintendent Of Insurance Anthony has IS
sued circular to all fire, lightning and tornado
insurance companies doing business in Kansas
in which he tells them that they must pay the
full face value of the policy in all legitimate
losses. or quit business,
The Kansas Council of United Commercial
Travellers closed its annual session at Salina
with a grand banquet E. z Beach of Wichita.
was chosen grand councillor; E. S. Russell of
Hutchinson, secretary and treasurer. Next
years session will be held at LeavenWorth.
The MOntada republicans pronounced for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at the ratio
of l6 to /, and denounced as unrepubhcan and
understandable the action OF the party leaders
In suTrendeTiRg to the gold bugs. They intimate
they viii bolt if a gold standard plank is en-
bodied In the st. Louis platform.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
RRITIsH WRAFH AR0UsEp.
Russia, Through an american, Cody seizes
Disputed Chinese Lsnd.

Russia, Through an american, Cody SEXES
Disputed Chinese Lsnd.
LONDON, May IA special dispatch
from Shanghai says that the Russians,
through an American agent named
Smith, have taken possession Of the
disputed short territory at Chefoo, over
which the British claim rights. Six
Russian waFships are there, as well as
the Detroit, Yorktown, Olympia and
Machias Of the United States navy.
A dispatch to The Globe from Shan
ghai says that the Russians have seized
lot u of the British concessian at Che
foo, in defiance Of al legal and treaty
rights.
The Globes editorial comment on the
dispatches from Shanghai contains the
remark that, "the seriousness of the
news from Chefoo cannot be overesti-
mated. The action taken is in direct
eontravention Of the existing Laws and
treaties and cannot be viewed by Great
Britain asother than an unfriendiys
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
Garden Products Fatted Stock
KANSAS ALL ABLOoM.
Almost Perfect Crop Prospect in All Parts
of the State,

Almost Perfect Crop Prospect in All Parts
of the State.
The April crop report of the state
board of agriculture reports the finest
crop conditions ever known in Kansas.
The condition of winter wheat is report
ed to be 81 per cent, spring wheat 1O2,
rye 81, oats 81, corn practically perfect,
sorghums and grasses as fine as can be
and live stock invariably healthy" bar
ring instances of cholera among swine
in half a dozen eastern counties.
The percentage of condition Of wheat
in different counties ranges from p in
Cherokee to III per cent in Cove. But
two or three reporters make alIusion to
presence of chinch bugs these being on
the wing, and none mentions their do
ing or even threatening harm, except
in perhaps in one township, the rains
and considerable cool weather so far
having been altogether unfayorable to
their propagation. The ground is full
of moisture, tie ideal wheat conditions
prevail and everywhere the growth is
unusually forward and rank. The acre
age estimated by correspondents as
seeded last fall compared with that
soWn the previous year shows a de-
crease of AL per cent. The area of
the present seeding estimated as de-
strOyed by winter and other causes
amounts to 466 per cent, leaving a net
area of 3,321,50O acres, much of it now
well advanced toward heading out. This
is but about ID per cent less than the
seeding for the great crop of 100000
bushels in 1892. The previous years in
which the winter wheat area has ex-
ceeded 100000 acres were as follows:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
POTATOES AND BROOMCORN.

The brOOmcorn area is put at 8O6
acres, a decrease of 1901 acres. This
is caused by the unusual low prices
prevailing last season. Potatoes has
increased in acreage nearly 100 per
cent. The area this year being 629
acres as against BAT acres last year.
The sorghum, millet and Kafr corn
acreages are also larger than is usual.
A diversity of crops makes a fat pocket
book, and an analysis of the crop area
shows that our farmers have so found
it. The area under irrigation is put at
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-05-15
Frank James as q Guard

1t is reported that an express COM
pany is negotiating with Frank James.
the once noted bandit, now a theatre
employe, for guard on express trains
carrying large amounts Of money and
valuables. The company believes that
Frank James has such a reputation
that the ordinary robber would hest
tate to tackle him.
James is willing to accept the posi-
ton and guarantees that no train in
his charge will be robbed except over
his dead body, with one single pro7i-
sion, that the express people put up a
bond of $4,000. this amount to go to
his widow in case of his death.