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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-16
WEEK m CONGRESS.
The Programme OF both Houses for the
Present Week.

Present Week.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March ia
variety OF matters make UP the pro-
gramme for the week in the house. To-
morrow is committee suspension day
under the rules and several bills will
probably be called up and acted upon.
among them the Oklahoma homestead
bill. The bill for the reform OF the ad-
miristratlvc features Of the tariff law,
which as been carefully formulated as
n result OF extensive bearings before
the ways and means committee, VIII be
brought forward on Tuesday. As the
administration Of the customs laws Is
largely u technical matter, concerning
which there IL little general infOrma-
ton, the bill probably viii be passed In
a day unless general tariff discuss
lon Is precipItRted. This Is not at all
unlikely in view Of the political activity
In the country. The naval appropria-
ton bill will follow. The whole Ques-
tIon OF the expediency of adding to the
new navy is involved In this bill and
It's possibilities as "a subject for debate
are very VIDE. 1t Is not believed that II
can be disposed OF this week, but II. by
chance. IL should, the report OF the cleo
tions committee in favor OF unseating
Mr. bOutner from the IlH Lsoulhlhuh
district VIII be called up.
The Indications are that the Cuban
question and the Dupont election case
win continue TO claim the greater share
OF the attention OF the senate during
the present week. though other mat
ters undoubtedly will be considered at
dlerent times An agreement was
reached two weeks ago, before the Du-
peRt case was taken up. that the bill
for the settlement Of the accounts be-
tween the United States and the state
Of Arkansas should be made the unfin-
Ished business for Tomorrow. II this
agreement Is observed II VIII, for the
time at least. dlsplace the Dupont de-
bnfp
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A posrMAsrEa,s SUICIDE.
Frank aIapos Died to Avoid Being Ar
rested for EInbeLIlemsnt.


rested for EnbeLLlemsnt.
KANSAS CITY, Kas. March i5.-To
escape arrest for cmbezzlement OF gov
ernment funds. Frank Mapes, postmas-
ter for this city. committed suicide this
morning in his own residence. on
Thursday last two postoiiice inspectors
arrived here and began an investigation
OF the Office. Upon their arrival Mapes
showed no unensinesB, but as they pur-
sued their Investigations through Fri
day and Saturday he became nervous
and depressed In spirits. The inspcc-
tors finished their work last night ana
their Investigation proved the post
master to be an enbeZzlcr from the
general funds of the Office TO the
amount OF probably 1920
MapeS undoubtedly knew the condl-
tiOn Of his trust and 1t IL evident ne
feared arrest to-day OF to-morrow. He
decided upon death. Al breakfast he
complained Of being III. and retired 10
his room. Soon aftcrwnrd he had his
wife send sOr three men who had been
friends of long standing. When these
men arrived at the house hra, Mapeh
met them nt the door. No sooner ma
shot rang through the house, Mrs.
Napcs and the three men ran to the
postmastcr's bedroom. They found
him In The agonies OF death He had
blown out his brains and died almost
instantly. The deceased was appointed
noStTnnSter by President Cleveland
three years ago lie had long been
nromIncnt In local and Kansas politics.
lie was under 10000 bonds TO the gov
crnnicnt with local buslnesE men as
surcties. The funds efnbeEEled are ,Li.i htLiu
and drink. Deceased belonged to the
Knights remplar and Elks, Ills fam
ily is provided for by $4,000 Insurance
which he carried.
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CRAIG. Mo-, March lS.-Thc family
OF w, n, Taylor, wealthy farmer, was
poisoned here yesterday,
Tho drug Ia supposed to have been in-
troduced In the coffee, though by whom
and for what purpose is mystery. w,
II. Taylor died last night, and his three
sons, one OF their wives and Taylor
Criman. cousin. are dying. II u ru-
mored that n near relative OF the fam-
iiy administered the poison. There Is
,.a...l, n..rlI .taaNnN
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A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
spanish Soldiers Mistake spsniar,Is for
Insurgents Many Arc Killed.

hshrEehk-Mhhy arc h'ieus
4 HAVANA, March ia deplorable
mistake has resulted In the killing OF n
number OF Spanish soldiers by their tel-
low spnniards.
The battalion OF San Qpintln was APP
preaching the town OF Cano. seven
miles from Havana, to save the build
Ings OF burning plantation. The town
shortly before that had been attacked
by the Insurgents, and the garrison,
without hNillnE the San Qu!ntin hnttnl-
lon, and taking them for the Insurgents
returned for second attack, opened
upon them with vOlleyF.
The San Quintln battalion, on the
other hand. mistoolS the garrison for the
insurgents and charged three times with
great determination, taking the town.
The blasts from the cornct and the
cries Of "vivi Espana" on the part ~
the San Qulntln slodiers We're not sutIi-
Client 10 put stop TO the firing on either
side. Before the mistake WINS discover
cd the San Quintin battalion had lost
twelve soldiers i,iticd and captain.
four llcutcnnn,s and twenty-seven sol
dlers wounded.
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ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March ia revolt
has taken place in the ranks OF the
Salvation Army In st. Louis. Tonight
n body OF recruits from the various sta
tlons In the city, under the leadership
Of Cadet Vincent, paraded the streets
bers OF the band each wore red rib
bon, over which was pinned picture
OF Mrs. Balllngton Booth and had the
words God Bless Our Leader In
scribcd upon It. Cadet Vincent said
that as soon as Batfington Booth sig
niiied his Intentions they would organ
ize under his directions.
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ROME, March l5.-Thc ItNlie- states
that the Crlspi ministry authorized
Con. Raldissera to negotiate peace
with Moncllk after the defeat OF Adowa.
The Messagero says that Gen. Balr
disscra, ON leaving Rome, had authority
TO evacuate Casssla, Agorda and All"
graf.
The latest news from the front In
Africa ls that the main body OF Der,
wishes Is advancing upon CRssala.
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SERIOUS CLASH
I%iweeH IlsgaIa.srs aud Citizens n
OpeIonsA, Louisiana.

OpFlousat LohlalhHh'
oPELoUsA. La, March ij.-Thc long
r,poctcl clash between citizens and
regulators occurred last night when
the regulators returned from Nillc
rAtio. where they had numerically
beaten Mark LaznrO, prominent citl-
zen ~ that town,
The mayor OF this city, learning Of
these facts and having been Informed
that thCgr people intended to Invade
UrelOuSnN md brow beat the citizens.
UppaIated I'VE special officers to pre-
f.fye ihn peace. About 0 y. IN. three
~ the officers encountered u party OF
regulators. cOnsistlng Of the Roy broth
or. and an unknown man. The latter
opened nr- on the officers and gener'
al fus'iufc followed ard when the
SMOKE fienrcl away II was found that
t.r iHr.n ROyg had bneu wounded, one
- thnm dangerously. while tho un-
knrwn regulators nnl the officers es-
,Ipol unEurt.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. March iS.-
leon q Mott Williams tn-dny an
Wur"d in g. PRul'H Episcopal church
'H' hc had accepted the bhhopric of
'r1u"tlc Episcopal dloceac, and that
H' wrEtrrdny rent letter 10 Bifhop
HUnuG ~ Connecticut. continuing
lH 'prmnl acceptance. Doubt existed
ar IN Donn Williams, course. owing 10
charges brought against him, He Will
Ice CongeCratcd three weeks hence.
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MARTIAL LAW
I, Proclaimed in the Capital City
of Kentucky.
TROOPS ORDERED. TO THE SCENE
And One Company Already ii
Charge of the State House.
7ROuBLEISLOOKEDFOR TO-DAY

,vs.nitl,ProbabIs dhs Republicans will
Eject the ssnator-Dsmoerats Threaten
TO Impeaeh Governor Bradley = The
Partisan Feeling Intense, andit will be
Wonder ifThere 4. Not BloOdAhed.
The Riot He'll Runs and the 'iscreary
Guards Placed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-16
DR.. GIDEON NART1N Ill.

The Venerable Clergyman Stricken at
Hts Home In F'airmont.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgeneer.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, March l5.-Rev.
Gideon Martin. D. D.. is critically III
at his home here. Yesterday afternoon
he was taken with henerrhage OF the
bowels aud other complications. Drs.
Browntield and Yost are in attendance.
Or. Martin Is about eighty-two years
old and Is one OF the widest known
ministers in the West Virginia confer
ence OF the NJ. +. church.
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OMAHA, Ncb.. March l5,--I'or forty
hours snow has been falling In No
braska. No section has been neglected,
though In the western counties u has
been heaviest II averages from tve To-
twenty Inches in depth, Railroad trains
are slightly delayed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-16
Grant Endorse, Fl.h'. wl.dOm.

ON the 10th OF July, 1870. in a con-
versatlon in which Mr.. Fish had ex-
pressed to the President his desire to
retire from the Office which he had ac-
cepted on the understanding that he
was TO hold Il until the President could
perfect other plans in regard TO u. Mr..
Fish was strongly urged by the Presi-
dent to remain through his term ana as
Fared him that his course was not only
entirely satisfactory to him. but gave
satisfaction and confidence to the coun-
try, These are the words OF the diary
upon the subject:
"The President said without referring
10 other instances: On two important
occasions at least your steadtness ana
wisdom have kept me from mistakes
into which / should have fallen. On
one OF these occasions you LED me
against my Judgment at the time; you
almost forced me In the matter OF sign
Ing tho Cuban message. now see how
RIGHT YOU were, and desire most sin
cereIy to thank you. The measure was
right and the whole country acqui-
esccs In It.
.'He repeated that he wished to thank
me especially for these two occasions.
They were; one preventing the issuing,
last August and September, OF the pro-
clamation OF Cuban belligerency which
he had signed. and which he wrote me
a note Instructing me to sign which
did, and to issue (which did noo, and
second, the Cuban message OF June lS.'
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NEW YORK, March l5.-Thc World
tomorrow win say that Il hHH made a
poll OF nearly every state In the Union
and Us result predicts the nomination
OF william Mckinley by the 81, Louis
convention.
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SOUDAN CAMPAIGN
Is of Far Reaching Political I'm.
portance in Europe.
THE UNEASINESS IN ENGLAND

Due to the Disclosure OF Great Brit
ain's Isolation - Brlti'h Diplomacy Is
Hsdglng-Evidenes that there Is to be o
RaPproehment Between France and
acknowledgements on the European
Checker. er.Donrd.orrntsnSe Intsrest-Nyhy
Johnny Ball Decided on the DongolA
Advance.
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GRANT AND CUBA.
Hamilton Fish Prevented Him
From Recognizing the Rebels.
THE COUNTRY SUSTAINED HIN.
The Secret History of the Cuban
Message of 1870,
FROM SECRETARY FlSH'S DIARY,

New In Possession OF III, Son, Speaker
Fish, OF the New York Legislature.
Some Intsre.ting Data Showing that the
Secretary OF State was Author OF the
AIsssags-Prs,idsnt Grant Had Prepared
Proclamation Of BsillEerency-whyIt
Was Not Issued.
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tration on this matter OF Cuba appears
to have been adopted by the Republican
party In the decisive vote In the house OF
representatives on the pending Fesolu-
tlon suggesting belligcrent recognition
and the state department was free 10
pursue It's Alabama negotiations.
Senator Cameron, in the recent MI
nority report OF the senate committee on
foreign atfalrs, alluded to q rumor OF n
belligerency proclamation having been
signed by President Grant. II Is
thought that in the summer OF 1869 and
while the proffer OF mediation suggested
to the President by Mr.. Paul :. FORBES
as coming from General Prlm, was
pending at Mndrtd-the state depart
nent, had, on the request OF the Presi-
dent, prepared draft Of proclama-
tIon OF beilIgerency. Some time after
the President signed II, he went on
Journey to the west and on the way
wrote the following letter.
Grants Letter.
KANE, Penna., Aug. Il. 1859.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF State:
My Dear Sir:-on reflection ] think 1t
advisable to complete the neutrallty
proclamation which signed petore
leaving Washington and to issue II IL
Geneful 0lCkIeS mas IluI EuStlsSA NfN -
tIrely satisfactory reply to his PROPOSE
tion to mediate between Spain ana GU,
bans; in fact, am not clearly satisfied
that we would not be Justified In int-
mating TO Spain that we would look
with some alarm upon her proposition 10
send 10000 more troops TO Cuba to put
down, as Americans believe, the right OF
self-Eoyernment. Not that Spain has
not a perfect right 10 prosecute as Wig
orous a war as she pleases upon her own
soil, observing the rules OF civilized
warfare. but that the rights Of our citi-
zens have been so wRndonly Invaded ny
Spanish troops. or volunteers. that such
a course would arouse the sympathies
OF our fellow citizens in favor OF the
Cubans to such degree as to require atf
our vigilance to prevent them from CIV
Ing material aid.
"Tha question might well be asked
whether Spain would not be weaker
with 10000 more troops in Cuba, ana
also by US, whether we would be 1usu-
fied by our own people to let them do
30 without Mt least putting the Cubans
unOn the same footing with their adj
yersaries first. Except the issuing OF
the proclamation. l do not give this as
instruction, but as something TO think
OF whether Il Is not sound. II deemed
so, the policy OF acting upon It VIII be
discussed afterwards. 1 will be IN New
York City on Thursday next on my
wav 10 Newport; will be at Mr.. Corbin's
n few hours before sailing.
Yours truly,
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\ For Western Pennsylvania, cloudy
and threatening, probably With liEht
snow: warmer; variable Winds, beeom-
ing southwcsterly.
For Ohio. light rain nr snow IN south.
east; fair IN northwest portion whrm'
or windR, becoming s0uihwCstcyiS
For WCst VirriElp, CLOUDY ana
threatening, with showers; sliGhty
warmer; variable winds.
TEMPERNTUltE SATURDAY
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Ecr Mnrkot nnl Eonr.ccnth Etrcets:
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
DEATHS.

In this city, Nov. 8. Mrs. Harriet Knight, aged
IL years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In South Portland Nov 8. Melville W. Thorn
dixie, aged Is years months = days;-only
son of Mebele =. and Martha G. Thorndlke.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2.5o 0ciecK,
at his late residence, South Portland. 1hoihas-
ton and Rockland papers please copy:
In Pleasantdae, Nov. 8, Daniel Miller, aged
SO years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In this city, Nov. 8, Peter l.. Tralnor
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
In Brunswick, Oct 80, Otis George. aged OF
years.
In Buxton Center, Nov. 5, John Martin, aged
81 years.
In West Buxton, Nov. 8, Mrs. Eliza Allen
Weld.
In springvale. Nov. 2, Mary F. Marin, aged
months.
In Bath, Nov. 5, John G. Tallman, aged "a
years.
SO years.
In Burnham, Oct 20, Mrs. Warren Goodrich,
aged "A years.
In Belfast, Oct %, Harriet A. Hall, aged
46 years.
Iu Wnslow, Nov. 8. Harris l.. Crosby; 49,,
In Cherrytield, Oct. "a, Mrs susan y. Moofo'
| aged "a years.
In Dexter. Nov. 2. Otis 0. Howard
In Prescott, Oct. II. Jackson Bridges ageo
| 78 years.
In East Fairfield, Mrs. A. E. Hubbard, OF bos-
| ton, aged SO years.
In China, Oct. "a. George A. Slack, aged
| SO years.
In China, Oct. %, Mrs. Margaret A. Crane
| aged "A years
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
Foot Ball Notes,

The little boy who il writing football
gossip for the Biddeford Record had a
long and rambling effusion in that paper
last night about Portlands defeat by
Bangor, and what the PRESS said about
the dog Rover Ms mascot. The Record
man seems to think that Thornton
Academy has the only team in the state,
and that the P. H. S. team is an easy
mark for any football eleven worthy Of
based his assertions upon the work Port
land did at Saco several weeks ago he
would not be far from right in making
the statement about Portland being a
"soft thing" But the team Portland
played against Bangor on Saturday was
as much superior to thu team which met
the Thornton's of Saco, as the Bangor
team is now superior to Thornton. Ban
| gor Is ready to meet Thornton any tin g,
| we understand, but the latter's manager
| knows his team wouldn't be in it for q
minute with Bangor, and wisely prefers
to do his blowing through the Biddeford
Record and keep out of game ii
possible. The Thornton team has @ bad
ly swollen Uranium, which needs sub
DUNG, and Portland will be able to
apply the necessary remedies by Thanks
giving time, when she meets the pets OF
the Biddeford Record man in this city.
| The Bangor "hrashness' predicted in
Yesterdays PRESS has begun to show
itself. The Bangor papers of Monday had
three and four column accounts OF chow
Bangor Did Portland" There were
pictures, too, Of some of the Bangor
players which ought to make the heroe'
| Of the B. H. S. football teal: swell WIFI
pride and strut about through the ban
gor mud like fattened Thanksgiving
turkeys. These birds are usually
trimmed before Thanksgiving, Though
md the Bangor collection of strutIiht
owl may meet the same fate before Una
| dag comes around.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
BRYAN PosTMAsTERs TO GO.
1t Is Said That Wholesale Removals VIII
Be Made.

A Chicago dispatch says ''pernicious
activity in politics will cost many hun
bred postmasters their positions. Presi
dent Cleveland has in hand the names OF
several hundred mem bers of his official
family who have been most active in
preaching the doctrine of Bryan and free
silver. These men, it is said, are selected
for dismissal.
This information comes from reliable
authority. the informant being mem
Der of the gold Democracy and close to
the administration.
The dismissal of Postmaster Ridgley Of
Springfield hears out the statement OF
this man. The formation of the gold
Democracy in Illinois will have as It'll
factors none of these Bryan supporters.
The present leaders have strong opini ms
on this subject. They will not tolerate il
their party men who. while holding
Federal Positions have supported party
that has denounced the administration.
This means that thousands of post
masters will be left out in the cold if the
Gold Democracy is perpstuated, as its
leaders hop. TO retain it. Many golt
men holding official positions voted and
worked for Bryan in the hope that the
succession of Democratic administra-
tion would not mean their removal.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
MARRIAGES..

In Yarmouth, Nov. z. by Rev. B. p Snow,
George Carr and Miss Isabella A. Wheaton.
In FIR eburg. Nov. 8, by Rev. B. N Stone,
Lemue Z. Bean and Miss Grace Haley, both OF
Fryeourg
In South Berwick, Oct. %, H. G. Thornton OF
Providence and Miss R. L,nnie Davis of South
Berwick.
In York Oct 23 Charles O. Freeman of York
and Miss Ella M. Boyce of Eliot.
In West Gouldsborr, Nov. 2. Arthur L. Young
of Hancock and Miss Harriet |. Wright.
In jefferson, Nov. 2. Dana Storer and Cenla
Bell Mank
In Bowdoin, Oct 81. Benjamin p Coombs and
Miss Annie l.. Card.
In Lisbon Falls Oct. 81, Fred Harding and
Miss Myrtle Bard.
In North Washington. Oct. 81, A. L. Hilton
of Waldoboro and Miss Minnie M. Fletcher.
In West Washington, Oct. 81, Allen Ill lib
belts OF West Jefferson and NJ iss Carrie M
Jackson
In Berwick, Oct. %. John M. Fellows and
| Effie Howard.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The a1edtber todau
is likely to be
fair.
Portland. November 10, 1895.
T<H IS M 0 r N.
J. IN G. W. IL
open the new
holiday stock Of Down
Puffs and Bed Comforters,
pillows and head rests.
Handsome puffs, full
size. cotton filled in silko-
lene cases, at $2.Io and
up to $4,000 for the finest
one OF pure down with
rich silk cases, gold en-
broidered.
Novelties in silk head
rests, lounging rolls and
pillows. A good pillow
in Florentine silk case
with broad rufae at $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1896-11-10
The '.Nemo' Corset.

This name stands for the reinforce
ment on each strip at the top and bot
tom which prevents bones and steels
from protruding.
OF this we carry the
long wasted, fast black at 81 90
white, black and drab at Sl.35.
white, black and drab at 81 rs,
custom made, gore Corsets, white
and drab coutil at $l.75.
The Defender Corset-the
BEST Fifty-cent."
The "Defender" Corset is the best
fifty-cent Corset because first OF all,
it fits.
1t is made Of remarkably good ma
trerial-- made wel---but greater rea-
son for its popularity is because it fits
we'll and gives a good figure.
You find the defender" Corset at
our store only.