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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

the necessary appropriation to COM
pirte tho locks and dams TO make the
MonongahelR navignhlc to this place,
was received with unbounded enthusl-
asm by the oitizeus Of Falrmont An
Immense impromptu outdoor meeting
was hold in front OF thc court house,
AZ which hundreds OF citizens u.s.
sembled.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Mayor Andrew j. Stone. He named cx-
Governor Fleming as chairman, who
made stirring speech. cnphnslzing
the great benefits To be derived to this
valley from the completion of this I'M
portant work, and commencing the un-
tlrlug efforts OF Congressman Dayton
and DoVener and Senators EiiIins and
Faulkner, whose Efforts were so heart
fly seconded by Senator Quay in push
ing II forward.
Eloquent speeches were made by y.
NJ. Showalter, O, S, Mckinney and 9th
erE, and the streets were alive with pco-
pie parading, bands OF music and red
fire. 10 celebration Of the important
event.
Nothing has occurred to give our peo-
pie greater encouragement and hope for
future prosperity than this net OF Con-
gresS
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PIATT AGAIN TAIKo
lie says Majority of the New York Dele
cation VIII stand by Morton.

lie says n Majority of the New YORK Dele"
cation VIII stand by Morton.
NEW YORK. May 2I.-sx-senntor
Plat gave out statement tonight, In
parI as follows:
."Tbe business men OF the country
NAV cofdently rely upon II that their
Views Will he expressed nj the ST. LOUIS
convention, both ns TO the maintenance
Of the gold standard and as TO the
nomination OF candidate who can ap-
prOprintely stand on gold platform.
Now York will present such candidate
and the vote OF this state VIII De cast
for him almost unanimousely.
II observe that ex-senator Miller IN
a recent Interview, says that have no
commission 30 speak for our delega-
tlan on that point. II IL small mntter
whether have or not. The Important
thing Il as 10 the fact, and Mr.. Mlller
will scarcely deny the fact He. for In
stance, having been elected delegate
nj Governor Morton's request, having
attended the conference pt which II
was resolved to place Governor In the
field, having been the first man there
10 advocate that action and the first
man 10 proclaim II TO the world by
formal interview when the conference
adjourned, he, Of course. Will be the
governors staunChest supporter in the
convention. He says | must not speak
for him, but can certainly recall his
record In the matter, and can NJ least
express enough cunndnecc In his char
acier ns a man to say that ho will keep
faith with himself and make good his
promises.
what Is true OF Mr., Miller in this
respect Is similarly true OF the ether
dclgales, whether they represent dis
tricts or the state Mt large"
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on TO ST. LOUIS!

Arrangements for the Departure Of West
-. VIrginlans aud Their SOjourn in the
Convention city.
The Intelllgencer has inquiries from
many persons who think Of attending
the Republican national alcjuy,mtlontobe
held In st. Louis, June l6 What fol-
lows will answer these Inquiries and IN
form others similarly disposed. The
West Virginia delegation IL not likely TO
70 In q body, as there IS no convenient
point OF rendezvous IN the state. j.
would be easier 10 meet In Cincinnati
and SO thence together 10 81. Louis
Those going from along the line OF the
Norfolk * Western and the Chesapeake
S Ohio could meet there those going
from the northern part Of the state. a
party will so from P0rkershurg, and
those who desire TO Join that party
should address Edward McCreary, who
will give them all Information.
Those going from Wheeling are cH-
pected TO leave here on Saturday June
18th, or Sunday the 1ith. Leaving
Wheeling by the Baltimore & Ohio at
ll:lO D. m. ST. Louis Is reached ut 6:4O p.
m. the next day. The morning train
reaches Cincinnati ut 5a5 p. m. ana
leaves Mt Sib. Trains from up and
down the river make this connection.
The Panhandle train leaving Wheel
ing at 9 80 p. M. reaches st. Louis at
D. m. the next day. a Pullman sleeping
car will be run through from Wheeling
without change II the necessary number
go by this route. The fare by either
road Is Sl4 25 for the round trip. Tick
ets are good from June 18th going; re-
turning. from the day after the close or
the convention.
Persons desiring to start from Wheel
Ing may address the lntelligencer' say
Ing what day they prefer 20 60 and by
what road. The minority may then tan
IN with the majority, or there may be
enough to make up two parties, one by
each route.
II so requested representative OF tho
IntcliiEencer. who win be on the ground
early. VIII secure quarters The rates
are from a dollar a day upwards tor
lodgings outside OF hotels and within
easv reach OF the center of interest.
Those who desire lodgings secured for
them will be advised OF their locations
when they arrive at the West virginia
headquarters. which will be Mt the
Planters Hotel.
The Intclllgencer VIII take great
pleasure In performing this service Tor
it's friends n they will say they desire IL
and give approximately the price per
day they wish to pay. St Louis has
enough good restaurants TO supply
everybody at moderate prices. West
virginia should make good showing
there
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25
RIVERS ANp HARBoRs BILL.
Little Doubt that the President will Vet
1t, hut Il may be Passed 0Ver tits Head

Little Doubt that the President will Veto
It, hut Il may be Passed Over Its Head.
Special Dispatch to the Intslllgcncer.
wAsHINGToN.May 2i.--Thc rivers
and harbnrs bill went 10 the President
late Saturday afternoon and now every
body Interested is unNiOusiy awaiting
r-sult7. II was stated to-day, unotll-
chilly, TINT the bill win certainly be re-
turned 10 Congress dlsapproyed. II ~
anticipated that the veto will come by
Wednesday, but Il may drop In any day
Friends uf the measure viii remain on
duty until II Is known positively what If
10 follow. There " no doubt whnteycr
NJ two-thirds majority Tor the bill IN
tho house. Judge Hepburn, Of Iowa,
anh AIr DoCkcry. Gt Missouri are bit
'nrly opposed to IL. hut they have conf
Iurgtlyely but a small crowd OF sympa-
IlHaIS
Al ryrs are turned 10 the senate The
leaders, Us both parties are cuunuent or
t1- requisite strength TO pass H. hut
'hrre "a more or lEsB anxiety ncycrtm-
J and n Decoration dag prDgr9mmea
Eh1il happen TO be- Interrupted by ne
lraancs OF congressional orators, u VIII
du" a. dClny ln The presauiatipn 0l
O.. Presidents reasons FOR downing the
. f.r lutarn1l improvements IL may
u.saIlry 20 hold tho forces together
r1a inll charge. list aQm' VINO
a.aHt iTayr wbHid fail te return 'h tine
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since the decree ordering the abandon
Ing OF rural towns and hamlets had been
put In force, Thousands OF women have
Joined the rebels, many OF them taking
their families with them
"Onc mother left her Spanish hus-
band HRd took nine SONS into the Gu
ban army. The Spanish destroy every
thing as they march.
THE Cubans DO not hold any town,
village or port: but, when advised OF
expeditions, the rebels concentrate neor
the coast and cover the landing OF men
und arms. having reduced this to a
solence. The steamers lay 10 at might,
outside OF the murine league. The
boats, painted Hight drab, nre swung
over the sida. when they are laden with
men nnd arms. II man OF war ap-
pears, she sees the steamer. while the
boats, without lights, make FOR the
shore ALI the expeditions despatched
10 CubR have landsd. except that OF the
Competitor. Nineteen expeditions have
made 6uccnIHful trips. Thousands OF
rifles and mntchsts and tens OF thou
sands OF cartridges have reached the
rebels, including some cannon, dyna-
mite and hospital stores.
"The climate to-day, between ram
and moisture. IS an invaluable ally. 10
the Cubans. II pens up their enemies,
while they can recruit md get ready
for tho dry seasons campaign.
Regarding American Investments
In Cuba, many millions OF American
money are invested in mines and sugar
estates in Cuba.
''The question Of belllEprncy was
discussed. Any delay in that hne,' the
Cuban residents say, will simply pro
long the war. The rebels say that they
win not accept any Cuba under Spanish
rule
at must he free Cuba. II, per-
chance, the United Stntes interviewed
and asked for the sale Of Cuba to Gu
bans, under an American guarantee
such an arrangement wiuld leai to Il
cessation OF hostilities, Short OF that
they win accept nothing from spain.
Failing recognition aH brlllSerehth'
they will fight for ten years.
Havana and western Cuba are loyal
to Spain. Many loyal Spanlards, how
ever, want guller rights tQr Cuba,
Annexation is not understood nor
will the masses accept IT, They would
deem II but a change Of masters with
out any benefit TO them
''Thc damage. done to the coffee and
sugar estates n Cuba" he SAID "ls
almost irrcpardble,"
He said that 'hundreds OF Spanlards
are sent to Cubt to take official posi-
tIons. Many are appointed with the
clear and tacit understanding that one.
half OF their gains were to be remitted
To the officials who had secured their
appointments. Any deficit In the Gu
bnn budget is made good by an addl-
tIonal tax on Cuban property
This informant made a single cScep-
tIon TO official Irregularities In Cuba
that OF General Martinez Campos' who
he said, was an honest captain general
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25
GEN. roHoLs DEAD,
The Receiver Of the ChrsaPeaISC, Ohio &
southwestern Passes Away.


sTAUNToN, va, May 24.-General
John Echols, receiver and general man
ager OF the Chesapeake, Ohio & South
western railroad Of Kentucky, and
president OF the National Valley bank,
Of StauntQu, died at the residence Of
his son, state Senator Edward Echols.
al S o'clock tonight of uremlc poison
ing. General Echols was born in
Lynchburg, Va, In 1929, and was edu-
Gated at Harvard. Washington n Lee
University and the Nirginia Military
Institute. He was n member OF the
Stonewall brigade and was badly
wounded at he battle OF Kcrnstown.
After he moved TO Stnunton he COM
mcnced the practice OF law, Twelve
years ago he moved 10 Kentucky,
where he has been prominent In rail-
road circles. He was n close friend Of
Coils p. Huntington, representing
HuntnCtQu's interests In Kentucky
and Southwestern railroad circles. He
was Of commanding appearance, six
feet four inches tail andw cighing 26O
pounds. General Echols married twice.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

NEW YORK. May 2i-The one
s,ronr morning daily paper of Bridge
p5rt Conn, The Morning T"i"Ernph.
bns become a member OF the Associated
prcga. and tonight boFlna receiving
thr full leased wire report Of the donl-
nnnt ucw3 Organization Ihe Ieit-
graph having had experience or lho
Snnnd thru inadequate 30 iu size and
r,cgg This r. the seventh strong Now
Eneinnd raprr TO Join the Associated
prpgg since May D.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25
An E,el,lnr Rn,n,rny.

A horse attached TO a buggy ran off
yesterday morning about half past IL,
on Market street and created considera-
bic excitement. IL belonged TO Mr., Bay
ha, OF bridgeport, and started near the
creek bridge. throwing the owner out at
the postonlce. without serious inquiry.
The horse ran up Market to Eleventh
and down Chapline. II was stopped by
MIR. Harry Garden near the United
Presbyterian church, just as II was
about 10 dash up on the pavement
which at that time was filed with people
going home from church,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25
FOR FUSION
Watts Plan of Campaign in the
State Fully Exposed.
FUSION WITH THE POPuLISTS
The only Hope for West Virginia
Democrats Now
CAN THE GOODS BE DELIVERED =?

pr,lin,ll,nriss Being Worked Upin Every
Congressional District, but the Demo.
cratic bosses want the mig End-ProPosI-
,Ion to Adopt the Popnli.t Platforms in
Ratura for Votes for Democratic oniss-
so.ksr-An UnhOiy Alliance Proposed
which win DIlsust the best Element OF
the Democracy in West virginia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

HAVANA. May 2l-Four hundred
Insurgents have made an attempt to
enter Pnlmlra, In the Cienfuegos DIS
trict, but they were rspulsed by the
local guerilla force. This force over-
took the band at Manacns and charged
them with determination. She insur-
gents were dlsperscd;> leaving hve KILL
ed.
General Milano overlook the bands OF
Bermudez, Sieto Perico del Sado and
other leaders at AlonzO Rojns IN Plnar
del Rio. After q fight the insurSents
retreated to Guacannr and took adVlh-
taEeous positions, but a bayonet charge
lISIodrcd them, They left twelve KILL
cd INC troops having fnur wounded,
among whom was Colonel Gelabcrt.
who wns seriously wounded In the leg
while at the front in the bayonet
charge
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

NEW YORK--Arrivcr, Veendam.
Rotterdam; Alass!lla, Marscilles, via
Naples,
Sailed --Rurgun1la, Marsclllcs.
BOSTON Arrived, ScythIa, Liver
pool.
MARCUS HOoK-Passed Rhynland,
Liverpool FOR Philadelphia.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

Spcrlnl Dl6DnI0N 70 TNV INV0I7E0HV0'.
FNfRAfONT. W. Va, May "a
l,rVs 1gl crthuglnBtic convention wnA
brld I'm the court house ycttrrdny for
nainlfg delegates 10 the stl,o conyea-
lion, which wawvrry harmonious no et-
fnrt wfa mndn 10 pledge tho DELEGATES to
any one candidate, but the wei known
,l1yerf thsae rejected arc slrnuEiy for
Hon. G.. ". AtkIHrOu.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
An Interesting Meeting OF the Cen.
tral Labor Body.
CITY CHARTER WAS DISCUSSED

At Length, and tho Sentiment is Against
the Capitalization Of Power in tho
Hands ofthe nrayOr-Mr. ,GroEan'S ADJ
dress on the subJoct-"Jack' PrObAScO's
Pardon and tho ASsembly-Tho Black.
smiths Dimoulty Ends in a Boycott
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rugarc V. ueNF declines To become
n cnndldat0 for President, on tfn ground
that he "will not give up lnbor Tor poll.
tics"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-25

Forwcat virFinla. fair; warmer: south
CTiy winds.
fair followed 10y threatening weather IN
northern portion; warmer; lght TO fresh
southcriy winds,
Local Temperature,
THO temperature Saturday as observed
by q. sohnept druggist, corner Four
tfrnth and Market streets. was na fol,
luwHi
t, sa,,s.s,s,....., 90 y g, W..,,,,.s....s., NJ
q %. m,s,,U.,,.,.. iat r. in..t..,,.,...,,, u
y m",.,,.. ....,,, 1SWcathcr-Ch Changlc
sunday,
a, m......,...,,. Gl.3 y in,....,,....,.,, 81
% u. m...,.s.,.,., 1OIi ~ m,.....,,.,.,.,. s.
y mu,,n, ..,,,. 50 WcIthcr-F
The herald., 1896-05-10
EOS AtadBnFs SUNDAY 1f0KN1NN. MAY TO-

thermore, wears shoes that have square
toes and fiat heels, she is an old maid
without the least reference to her age.
on the other hand, have seen women
verging on the bi-centennial of life
whom many a man would be glad to
lead to the altar or a justice of the
peace"
Fanny Davenport's statement was as
follows: 1T Is possible that the Paris
ried women o, 80 to be old maids, because
he is so many kilometres away from the
United States. According to the opin-
ion of many Franco-American observ-
ersthe women of Paris may be called old
before they are out of their teens: where
as Americans as aclass are ia their finest
development and most agreeably fill
the eye when they have passed beyond
the age of 30.
Kathryn Kidder said: Many of the
loveliest and most popularwomen know
might be classed as old maids If any one
wished to use that term in describing
them. But I think the real meaning of
the words is a fussy, meddlesome busy
body: queer in dress and manner; fond
er of eats than of babies. and with no
good feeling and charity of heart toward
her fellow beings. Such women are old
maids. no matter what age they may
be. But on the contrary, think of the
sweet. kind hearted old maids that Mary
Il wilkins describes in many of her stor
les. While they have chosen to remain
unmarried through some early disap-
pointment in love. which would have
left lighter natures untouched, they
spend their days in doing good. In look
ing after the sick and the poor. Such
old maids, ! think, make the world
better place. New York Journal.
The herald., 1896-05-10

then to sea green. Her eyes began TO
ron in an unusual way and much of the
time only the whites could be seen.
ASK what you WILL" said the father:
and one of the gentlemen asked about
his past life. Mile. Couedon answered
in peculiar kind of a gutteral. tone,
stringing the words together in a rough
doggerel which 1t would be impossible
to translate. She said that the gentle
man came from the sea coast, that he
was in great trouble because his sister
had an incurable malady and that he
had one brother who was Free Mason
All of this was true. the questioner after
ward said, with the exception of his
brother being a Free Mason. He had not
seen his brother, however, for several
years, and he said it was quite prob
able that he was a Free Mason.
Others put various questions with
much the same result. one curious
blunder was made. One of the ladies
in the party asked if her son would
marry and the answer was that he had
been married nine years. The son of
this lady was boy IA years old.
In a majority of cases. however, Mile.
Couedon has made communications
which are little short of miraculous.
Two weeks before there was the slight
est trouble in the Soudan she predicted
that all of Europe would soon be en-
tangled in a series of Egyptian COM
plicGtions She has also said that a
The herald., 1896-05-10
to obtain the information they were ir
search of.
HOW THE PROPHECIES LOOKS.


HOW THE PROPHECIES LOOKS.
Mile. Couedon is not quite twenty-five
years old. She is not as pretty as the
average French girl. and Is decidedly
commonplace in both face and figure.
In group of twenty or thirty girls she
would be the last one to attract atter-
ton. She is matter of fact in all things,
with the exception of her belief in her
heavenly relations.
She was reared with all the care OF
the average French girl whose family is
in fair circumstances. She never left
her home except in the company of her
mother or a servant and from childhood
has been a regular attendant at the
church of Saint Vincent de Paul in the
Place de Lafayette. The priests of this
church have known her for many years,
and were among the first to resent the
few insinuations made as to her object.
People who at first accused her of hav~
ing some perfidiouS purpose changed
their opinions when the quiet. common
place character of her past life became
known Her sincerity and honesty are
not doubted, although her claim that she
is the mouthpiece of the Angel Gabriel
is too preposterous for general accept
ance
With a number of doctors and men and
women interested in psychological mat
ters, l called upon Mile. Couedon just
The herald., 1896-05-10
Trouble for Rhymestets

The Indianapolis News thinks the
campaign song makers will be handi-
capped if Mckinley is nominated. 1t
says:
If Mckinley is nominated the makers
of campaign songs are going to be hard
put to it to find rhymes for his name.
About the only good rhymes are ''thinly''
and ''inly." and even Alfred Austin
would not find these very suggestive for
great war will devastate the earth, and
The herald., 1896-05-10
(Drawn from a nashlight photograph.) }

before her departure from this city. The
party was ushered into the dining room
of the apartments where Mile. Couedon
and her father, an unusually tall and
portly gentleman with a broad, fat face
and white hair and mustache, We're in
waiting. Mile. Couedon was the most
ordinary looking person in the room
She sat in a large chair piled up with
cushions near the window, and her faith
er sat near her.
After the introductions Mile. Couedon
excused herself for a few minutes, and
when she had left the room her father
explained that his daughter made her
communications while in a trance.
You must address her" he said.
The herald., 1896-05-10

when she is under the influence. as
MY Angel. Mile. Couedon returned
and resumed her seat near the window
The father sgnaled to us and we kept
silent. The girls body began to grow
rigid and her hair which is very fine
seemed to become dry and stiff. Her
eyes We're remarkable. The pupils con-
tracted until they seemed almost to fade
away, leaving only a pale iris. chang
ing in color from topaz to sapphire and
The herald., 1896-05-10
ANGEL GABR|EL'S AGENT
Curious MarveIS Worked by
Mile. henriette C0ued0n
INSISTS SHE IS INSPIRED
She Is Not Unlike Healer SchIatter OF
the United States
The French Girl Prophecies Has nade Some
INSISTS SHE IS INSPIRED
The French Girl Prophecies Has nade So me
Remarkable Representation A
Visit to Her Paris Home

PARIS, April 22.-The interest in the
newest French marvel Mile. Henriette
Couedon. is more intense than ever 1t
is only a little more than two months
ago that this young woman suddenly
announced to her parents and friends
The herald., 1896-05-10

a boom song. "Dingley" comes pretty
near being rhyme, and might do in
pinch in telling how for great Mckinley
Hanna got away with Dingley and all
the other Reed boomers. Then ''singly"
and 'kingly" could be worked. and
'ringly' could be coined and would fill
gap appositely. There are other possi-
bilities along this line. But 'thinly" and
inly' remain as about the only perfect
rhymes.
The herald., 1896-05-10

that Russia will soon experience a great
disaster for it's moral completely in the.
Armenian massacres.
STANLEY MINER.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
Lives the Life Of a Hermit.

Thomas Lake Harris, the founder of
Swedenborgian communities in Massa-
chusetts, North Carolina and California
and famed as a prophet and as the CO.
worker of Laurence and Alice Oliphant,
is living in New York the life of a
hermit. He is II years old now, but
claims to enjoy perpetual youth. He
is married to the sister of Street Clean
ing Commissioner Warning, and few of
his former followers know of his where
abouts. In 1892 Harris announced that
he not only had got past asceticism, but
had for himself overcome the universal
tendency to physical deterioration and
disease
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-05
some schoolboy pennlt,on..

In recent examination some boys
were asked to define certain words, and
to give sentence illustrating the mean
ing. Here a few; Frantic is wild. I
picked some frantic flowers. Athletic
is strong; the vinegar was too athletic
to use. Tandem, enc behind another;
the boys sit tandem at school. And
then some single words are funnily ex-
planned. Dust is mud with the wet
squeezed out: fins are fishes wings;
stars are the moons eggs; circumfer-
cnce is the distance around the middle
of the Standardization Gazette.