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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-16

The above sale Is adjourned to SatuF.
day, March %, 1887. AZ the same time and
place, at which time 1t will positively be
The record-union., 1897-10-05
How Some Presidents Died.

James Madison passed away of old
age and was buried at Montpelier, VT.
John Adams passed away from senile
debility and was buried at Quincy,
Mass
James K. Polk died Of cholera; was
buried on his estate near Nashville,
Tenn.
Franklin Pierce died of Inflammation
of the stomach; was buried at Concord,
N. II.
Martin Van Buren, Succumbed to ca
tarrh of the throat and lungs; his grave
is at Undertook, N. Y.
Millard Fillmore was fatally stricken
with paralysis; his body lies in Forest
Hill Cemetery at Buffalo, N. Y.
Andrew Jackson died from consump-
ton and dropsy and was buried on his
estate-the Hermitage-near Nashville,
Tenn.
The mysterious disorder which caused
the death of John Tyler was iikened to
a bilious attack; his body was inferred
at Richmond. Va
Thomas Jefferson died of chronic
diarrhea and, like NOSE of the South
ern-born Presidents, he was buried on
his own estate, that at Monticello. Va.
George Washington contracted cold
which developed into laryngitis, prov
ing fatal; he was buried on his estate,
now historic, Mount Vernon.
An injudicious diet which induced
cholera morbus is assigned as the rea-
son for the death of Zachary Taylor,
who was buried on his estate near
louisville, KY.
William Henry Harrison cought Sc
we're cold on the day of his inaugura-
ton and it finally developed into pleur-
isy, from which he died. He was buried
at North Bend, O.
John Quincy Adams died from a
stroke of paralysis with which he was
attacked while in the House Of Repre-
sentatlves at Washington. His body is
inferred at Quincy, Mass.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
CONFEDERATION IN NEW YORK
The LAUNDERING Town of Austin
Wiped Off the Man.

BUFFALO, Oct A special to the
Express" from Wellsville, N Y, says:
The little numbering town of Austin,
Potter County, was nearly wiped off the
map by fire this afternoon and evening
AT about o'clock a team drove into
the livery stables Of w. r. Phillips
with a load of straw The straw struck
against lighted gas jet, and in mo-
ment the whole building was ablaze.
The livery stable of p A. Gallup, Just
north, was soon in ashes, and the fire
started for the business portion 1t was
found necessary to blow up wooden
buildings occupied as a drug store by
George Helmig, in order to keep the fire
from the mills. A south wind was blow
ing, and carried the fire to the Metho-
dist Church and parsonage, the Presby-
terian Church and new opera house.
The flames then turned toward the
long line of wooden dwellings,, mostly
occupied by employees of the Goodyear
saw mills, and soon eighty houses had
been burned to the ground. The big
pumps, which are supplied by a main
pond near the village, and which are
used only in case of fire, were found to
be entirely useless, on account of scare
ity of water, the pond being at this sea-
son extremely low. A special train was
run from. Costello, a neigh boring viii
lage, which carried to Austin all the fire
apparatus which could be produced in
that town.
Turner is the street on which all the
dwelling houses were situated. To-
night 1t is a smouldering mass of ruins
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CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
A San Jose Woman's Complaint
Against Her Husband.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 4.-Mrs. Alice La
Forest swore to complaint this even
ing charging her husband, Emile La
Forest, with kidnapping their 1-year-old
daughter.
La Forest formerly lived in this city
with his wife and four children. Ac-
cording to the wife, La Forest be-
came infatuated with a wealthy widow,
and fled with her TO British Columbia,
taking with him one of his children,
girl of nine years. La Forest returned
to this city recently, and this morning
he called at the school attended by his
7-year-old daughter Hilda, and took her
away. This afternoon Mrs. La Forest
received a telegram dated Santa Cruz,
SAYING II have Hilda in my possess
ion''
The Santa Cruz officers have been
notified, but neither La Forest or the
child have yet been located.
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FRANCHISE FORFEITED.
Judgment Entered Against the
Market Street Railway.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Judge
Daingerfield entered a judgment to-day
forfeiting an extensive blanket fran
chissa held by the Market Street Rail-
way Company. The forfeiture is on
account of abandonment and non-user
by the company The Market Street
Company gained the franchise by as
signment from the San Francisco Syn
dieate and Trust Company
A portion of the rights of way granted
in the franchise have been used, and
street railroads are now in operation.
Such portions of the right of way are
exempted from the forfeiture. The
The record-union., 1897-10-05
FROM THE GOLD FIELDS.
There Will be No Starvation at
Dawson This Winter.

VICTORIA (B. c., Oct. Al. c. Nc
Arthur, Dominion Government Survey
or, who just returned from the North,
says there will be no starvation at
Dawson this winter. When he LETT
there were 200 head of sheep and 4OO
head of cattle on the Dalton trail,
which would reach Dawson between
September 18th and Doth.
Collector Milne received a letter from
the Canadian customs officer at Tagish
Lake, stating that he was about to for
ward $4,000, the amount of duty col
lected from prospectors who took
American goods over the Skaguay and
Dyea trails on their way to the Klon-
dixie.
Alex. Trainor, who has been with the
Dominion Government survey party on
the Stickeen route. states that 1000
men passed Telegraph Creek bound for
the Klondil1e by all the Canadian
routes.
SEATTLE, Oct 4-The prospect Of
famine in the Klondike this winter has
given birth to many schemes more or
less feasible to relieve it. Among these
plans none seem to have more than a
prospect of success than the one
evolved by Charles E. Peabody, man
ager of the Washington and Alaska
Steamship Company. He will send
north on the bark Colorado 425 head
of hogs and cattle and saddles and
wagons. They will be driven over the
Dalton trail to Fort Selkirk, in charge
of a party Of fifty packers.
RAILROAD OVER THE PASSES.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Captain John
Irving of the Victoria and Sitka Steam
ship Company, commander of the
Islander, is at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. Said Captain Irving in an inter-
view:
There will be a railroad over the
passes and down the Yukon to the foot
of the White Horse rapids before mid
summer next. This enterprise is part
ly responsible for my visit to New
York. 1t viii be an overhead trolley.
chiefly for freight, and will simplify
the trip to Dawson City to such an
extent that we shall carry goods down
the Yukon instead of up the river from
st. Michaels. On my first trip to that
port, early in June I shall carry the
lumber for barges, which will be taken
to the Upper Yukon. After the rail-
road is built, our boats viii rarely de-
Ecend below Fort Yukon"
The record-union., 1897-10-05
IN FAVOR OF THE CITY.
San Francisco Falls in for Large
Strip of Land.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Judge
Slack to-day reaffirmed the judgment
rendered by him several months ago
relative to the title to a strip of land
extending from Ninth to Eighteenth
street, embracing what was formerly
the bed of Mission Creek or old chan
nels.
Under the Stratton survey of the
Pueblo of San Francisco, the land was
held to belong to the State, and under
the Van Leicht survey, made subse-
quently, it was decided that the title of
the property was vested in the city and
county. There We're 20S claimants,
only one of whom, E. Leroy, has his
title confirmed, the court making an
exception in his case.
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Sixty Villages Near pakln Have
Been Destroyed.
Estimated That From Fifteen to Twenty
thousand People Were Drowned.
The Town Of Austin, N. Y, Wiped
OFF the Map by Fire-Only Five
DweIling-Houses in the Place
Left Standing-Fully Five Hun
dred People Homeless.
ustin, N. Y, Wiped

CHICAGO, Oct. A special to the
Record" from Tacoma says:
The steamer Victoria brings news OF
the most disastrous floods that have
visited China for many years. Sixty
villages near Tung Chou, containing
over $4,000 inhabitants have been de-
stroyed by floods and the people forced
to fee. There is no means of finding
out how many thousands have been
drowned, but the number is estimated
by the Chinese authorities at $4,000 to
10000.
The flooded district is within twelve
miles of Pekin, the capital of China.
AS a rule, Chinese officials make very
little stir when a calamity like this
happens, but the proximity of the dis
aster has resulted in its being brought
to the attention of the Emperor, who
has ordered that all possible aid be
given survivors from the villages near
est Pekin, and have been allowed such
shelter as they can find in the city
walls, but thousands are without pro-
lection against the rain, which contin-
ues to fall.
The distress of these people is most
pitiable. Public-spirited and wealthy
men of Pekin and Tung Chou are as
sisting the authorities in providing
them with food.
The unusual rains began July 23d,
and continued until August 18th. The
crops in the flooded districts were de-
stroyed.
The projects, local magistrates and
people of the flooded districts prayed
for cessation of the rain seven days be-
fore they were driven out of their
homes.
Early in September high officials of
Pekin and Tien Tsfn suddenly forbade
the slaughter of cattle, their object
being TO appease the wrath of the
gods and stop the rain. The procla-
nations to this effect were posted. The
result was to cut off the entire meat
supply, which led foreign Consuls to
protest against the prohibition, and to
report the situation to the Foreign
Ministers at Peldn. 1t is claimed that
the action of the officials constitutes a
violation of the treaty rights.
Early in September there was anoth-
er uprising in Formosa. A battle took
place, which resulted in the killing of
200 rebels and many Japanese soldiers.
Captain Takeuchi, who commanded the
Japanese, cut down thirty rebels with
his own hand.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Schooner 0riO Run Down BY the
German Bark Peru.
The Former Cut in Two, and Immediately
Goes to the Bottom.
Six of the Crew of the Wrecked
Steam WhaIer Neyareh Picked
Up by a Whaler, But 1t Is rear
ed That the Other Twenty-Five
Men Have Been Lost on the Ice.

ASTORIA (Or), Oct. AIT 4:3O this
afternoon the three -maSted schooner
Orio from San Francisco for Shoa4wat-
er Bay, was run down by the four
masted German bark Peru, bound In,
and in tow of a tugboat. The schooner
was cut in two, and Immediately sank
to the bottom Captain P. Nelson and
four sailors succeeded in climbing up
the ropes of the bark and gaining her
deck, all being saved. The German
ship lost her jibboom and bowsprit cap
The collision took place just north Of
the lightship while the schooner was on
the starboard tack, steering by the
wind on her course.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
THEODORE DURRANT.
Served With a Motion to Dismiss
the Appeal on Habeas Corpus.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-Theodore
Durrant, through his attorneys was
served to-day with motion by APP
pellee Hale the Warden OF san (1ueh-
tin, to dismiss the appeal OF the ma
beas corpus writ, which was denleo- ny
the Circuit Court, also to afflrln the or-
der of the lower court. rms noIoh
will be presented to the United states
Supreme Court on the first Monday IN
November. Service of the bf1ef as Weh
as the motion to be placed before the
Supreme Court was acknowledged py
Attorney A. l.. Hart for appellant.
The Attorney General, who represents
the State, viii endeavor to secure
speedy decision, which he anticipates
viii be followed by the execution OF the
prisoner.
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WILL PROBABLY RECOVER.
Bessie Kieve, the Girl Shot Sunday
by Her Father.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Louis
Kieve, the salesman who shot and dam
gerously wounded his daughter, Bes-
sic Kieve, at their apartments, 1oS
Fourth street, Sunday, was arraigned
before Police Judge Low to-day on a
charge of assault to murder. AT the
request of his attorney, the hearing
was postponed until next Monday.
Bessie Kieve still occupies a cot in
the female ward of the Receiving Hos
pital. Police Surgeon We'll made
close examination of her wounds, and
pronounced them serious, though he
does not anticipate a fatal result.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Bids for a Water Plant.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. bids on
municipal water plant and supply for
the City and County of San Francisco
were opened to-day at meeting Of the
new Board of Supervisors. There We're
four bidders, who put in estimates rang
ing from $2,000000 to $16,00O,OOO.
Edward Ewald proposed an artesian
supply. The water rights of the Ell
Dorado Water and Deep Gravel Mining
Company were offered supply from
Lake Tahoe was rendered and the
fourth bidder was the company which
controls the Castorville lakes. in Mon
terey County.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Homicide in Arizona.

FLAGSTAFF (Ariz.). Oct. q. - This
afternoon Mexican Tom shot Dave
Trujillo with a Winchester rifle. The
ball passed through Trujillo's left lung
above the heart. He lived about three
hours after the shooting. Trujillo went
to the home of the mother of Tom,
who is but II years old, and was re-
fused admittance. He tried to break
in a window, when Tom shot and killed
him.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Fire at Williams.

CQLUSA, Oct. AT lis o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the Sacra-
mento restaurant at Williams, which
soon enveloped and destroyed the tin
store of f. N. Kimball, above the
restaurant, VIII Wright's saloon and
j. S. Ashby's law office, and all docu-
ments. The Williams Hotel and the
Catholic Church were saved, although
they caught fire four or five times. But
little insurance.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
WRECK OF THE NEVARCH.
Feared That Twenty-Five of the
Crew Were Lost on the Ice.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct A spec
Sal to the Bulletin" from st. Michaels,
Alaska, says that six of the crew of
the lost steam whaler Nevarch were
picked up by the whaler Charles W.
Morgan of this city and are still on
board of that vessel. 1t is feared.
however, that the remaining twenty
two men of the Nevarch's company
have been lost on the ice, as their ship
went to pieces soon after the captain
and his wife and several of the crew
who were picked up by the revenue
cutter Bear. left her
The record-union., 1897-10-05
At ST. a ward.

4S-inch Black Drap d'Ete,
that handsome black satin-fin-
ished dress fabric you have read
about in the fashion journals.
The most fashionable, stylish
and serviceable goods to be
found this season. This fabric
vies with the richest of satins
in appearance and finish, and
the valuation far exceeds any,
thing heretofore shown at 81.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Oil Producers Organize.

LOS ANGELES, Oct A meeting
of the oil producers was held this after
noon to form an organization to more
thoroughly control the local market.
The entire management of the output,
sales, ETC., was placed in the hands of
the following committee: A. A. Hub
bard, L. G. Parker, J. A. Graves, B.
Barouch, w. P. Book, T. u. O'Don-
nell and Joseph Maier.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Greatest Silk Sale
of the Season.

1t was indeed the silk sale of
the season. Silks never sold so
rapidly nor SO well. Tt does not
take the careful shopper long to
discern where worth and merit
reigns. Some of those beautiful
silks left over, to which we will
add some new lines to make up
a good1y assortment for your
choosing to-day. Any one wish
ing cut for pretty silk waist
or a separate skirt will find a
profusion of fancy Taffetas at
Csc and Use the yard to choose
from.
The record-union., 1897-10-05

should be required to pay duty Of :
cents per pound as starch. This flour
is used almost in the United States,
Chinese laundries in the United States,
because of its cheapness, as starch, and
it has been the most formidable OBJ
stacle to the starch manufacturing in
dustry in the United States. By the
decision of the court that it must pay
a duty this obstacle will be removed.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Seals Are Plentiful.

VICTORIA B. CO, Oct. 4.-Captain
Cox of the sealing schooner Triumph,
which has returned from BehrinE Sea
with 1.555 skins, says seals are plen-
tiful in the sea. There are as many
there this season as ever there were,
but for some couse or other they were
very restless. In the Triumph catch
there were four or five skins from which
the hair had been burned off the back.
They were not branded. but there is an
iron mark from which the fur was
burned, seemingly by electricity.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
METHoDISTS.
Proceedings of the Southern Cali
fornia Conference.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-The South
ern California conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church re-assembleo
this morning E. O. Mcintyre had
charge of the devotional services. Blsh-
op Newman presided.
After the reports of the numerous
committees had been read and adopt
ed, A. NJ. Hough nominated ). %.
Green, T. E. Robinson, W. A. Wrlght'
w. A. Knighten, L. NJ. Hartley, A. M.
Hough and A. c. Williams as confer
ence Board Of Trustees. The Secre-
tarv was instructed to cast the ballot
and they were duly elected.
The conference will hold its Closing
session tomorrow.
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Receives the Pennant.

BOSTON, Oct. 4.-The Boston base
ball club received a pennant as Nation
al League champions at the fremont
Theater tonight. Mayor Quincy made
the presentation speech, and Manager
Selee accepted the pennant in behalf
of the club.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
SWanSdOWn

F1anne1ettes. a new lot of
these just opened for the first
time to the light of California.
Bright in co1orings, and in their
soft heecyness you'll find
world of warmth and comfort,
which has popuIarized them for
the making of wrappers, dress
ing sacks and chi1dren's gar
ments. Priced at 15c per yard.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
A Mill to Resume Operations.

PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 4.-After
a suspension of business for nearly
seven years, the Puget Sound Mill
Company's plant at Port Ludlow will
begin regular operations on the 18th
of The present month. Steam viii be
raised tomorrow to test the new ma
chnery, of which several hundred dol
lars worth has recently been placed
in the mill. The mill will employ
about 250 men
The record-union., 1897-10-05
TAPIOCA FLOUR.
Important Decision Rendered by q.
S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 4-The
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
handed down decision to-day of great
Importance, inasmuch as by it the rev.
enues of the Government will be in
creased many hundreds of thousands of
dollars per annum.
The case was to determine the dis
puted point as to whether tapioca flour
should be admitted free of duty as such
under the Mckinley bill, or whether it
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Langtry Sent to an Asylum.

LONDON, Oct. Edward Langtry,
former husband of Lily Langtry, the
actress, who recently obtained di-
vorce from him in California, and who
is said to have privately married Prince
Paul Esterhazy, has been found wan
dering in a demented condition on the
railway line near Chester, and has been
sent to a lnnatic asylum.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
To Make a Tour of the World.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 4.-Captain N.
H. Crittenden left Los Angeles to-day
upon a world tour, especially in the
interest of chronological and archae-
illogical research. He will make the
journey across the continent with his
own outfit, using pack animals only
until the deserts are crossed. His route
will be via Southern Arizona, Ell PaSo,
Indian Territory. and then the Rio
Grande Valley to the Gulf of Mexico,
which he expects to be about nine
months in reaching.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Took Safe and All,

SEATTLE. Oct. 4-Burglars this
morning broke into the office of the
steamer Flyer, on the water front.
and after overhauling the contents of
several trunks, carried away the safe,
weighing 400 pounds. The safe con-
tanned only about $30 No trace of
il has been found.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Mackay Purchasing Mines.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-John w.
Mackay left for Nevada. Friday even
ing, accompanied by L. E. Hanchette,
who has large mining interests in the
southeastern part of the State, and it
is learned that the purpose of his trip
is TO consummate the purchase of the
Silver Peak mines, the transfer of
which involved money transaction
in the neighborhood of million dol
lars. The mines are located forty five
miles from Hawthorne, on the Carson
and California Railway.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Santa Clara County Fair.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 4-The county fair
opened to-day with good racing at Ag-
ricultural Park and a fine exhibit at the
Pavilion. There was but one race,
the 2:2o pace, which was won in
straight heats by Joe Wheeler. Time
2:15@, 2:12A, 2:11A. Fitz Lee took
second money and Floracita third. In
the first heat Fitz Lee fell, driver Jas.
Sullivan being thrown heavily on the
ground, but luckily escaped serious in
jury.
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Sharkey and Goddard.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Dan
Lynch, manager for Tom Sharkey, the
sailor pugilist, received a dispatch from
Ted Alexander, manager for Joe God
dard. who is now in New York, accept
ing the offer of the Knickerbocker Club
of this city for match between the
two heavy weights for 20 per cent. of
the gross receipts. The fight will be
brought off next month.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
School and Fire Bonds Election.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 4.-The City
Council to-day passed an ordinance of
intention to call a special election for
the issuance of 1899, 600 of school
bonds and $500 900 Of fire bonds. If
the election favors the issuance of the
bonds, the proceeds will be used to pur-
chase school and fire house sites, and
improve the present educational and
fire department systems.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Sixteen months ait Sam Quentin.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-Charles F.
Blackburn, who mailed to Colonel H.
G. Otis, proprietor of the Times" pos
tai cards covered with scurrilous
words, was to-day sentenced by Judge
Wellborn to sixteen months at hard
labor in San Quentin Penitentiary
The record-union., 1897-10-05
The Dress Goods
Store.

We have been telling you
much of our great line of COL
ored dress fabrics for winter
and but little of the blacks, of
which much can be said. The
selections in this line have been
OF the most painstaking. We
guarantee satisfaction to every
purchaser, as we show none but
J last silk blacks, whether soc or
] $2 per yard, and here you'll find
many rare novelties, which can
not be duplicated.
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Only five dwelling houses are left in the
town. Fully 500 persons are homeless,
and are seeking refuge in the few bus
mess houses on Main street.
insurance men who are upon the scene
of the disaster place the loss at from
$165 900 to $225, 900.
Tonight the town is infested by a
gang of toughs from outside places, and
it is feared that considerable of the
property saved will fall into their hands.
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Fatal Prairie Fire.

MILLER Is. d., Oct. 4-Persons just
in from twenty miles north state that
as a result of a big prairie fire one
man has died and three others may
die. Seven or eight We're badly burned,
one family of five, named Preston, all
being in a dangerous condition. Hun
dreds Of tons of hay and grain were
destroyed. The fire was caused by
men making a fire break.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
Water Wheels for a Power Plant

SPRINGFIELD (O), Oct 4. - The
James Leffel Water Wheel Company
to-day closed a contract with st. Paul
capitalists for six turbine water wheels
of /, 900 horsepower each for a 81 000,-
600 power plant to be established near
Butte, Mont, on the Big Horn River.
The record-union., 1897-10-05
A Child Decanitated.

SEATTLE, Oct. 4-Eddie Bosley,
the 2O-months-old child of Mrs George
Bosley, was killed this afternoon at
Bothell by the southbound Seattle and
International train. The child's head
was severed from its body.