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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-20

The assessors books show that the
valuation of the property OF wetzel
county for 1897 exceeds that of 1896 by
considerable over $1,000 900.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-20

With perfect good taste, Jacob Coxey
avoids consuming the time of the pub
lie with a formal announcement that
he is out OF politics. -Washlngton Star.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-17

Is not always accepted,
But we propose to furnish
you the finest line of
Furniture, Holiday Goods
and toys at prices that
we know you will accept.
We have an exclusive
Toy department filled
with articles that you
will find at no other place
in the city. Xmas eve
our Santa Claus will de-
liver all the presents
bought of us if you so
desire. Things are going
with a rush, if you want
a choice call at once.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-17
GAS WELL ON FIRE.
A Farmer Starts a Blaze Which In
creaSeS in Size and Now THE
WHOLE THING is LOOSE.
MIR. Thomas RObertshAw Lights His Pipe
To Smoke, But Changes His Mind
Fire Will Re ExtInguish-
ed With Steam.

Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Thomas
Robertshaw and two or three of his
neighbors were strolling around in
the vicinity of the Busley well out
near LsHarpe and MIR. Robertshaw
struck match to light his pipe and
in so doing set fire to the little gas es-
Gaping frem the we'll. The fire was
small at first but gradually burned
the packing out and allowed more
gas to escape until the whole well
was turned loose and the enormous
volume of gas was in flames. Fred
Horton has been trying ever since
the fire started to put it out, but has
not yet been able to do so. A cannon
will probably have to be brought.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-17


Miss Stevens, a cousin of Mrs. Aggie
Duncan, from Missouri, is visiting
here.
Grandfather Burton, who has been
back in Indiana visiting relatives the
past year, returned home this yes
terday.
The RathbOnes had meeting We'd
nesday night in the Odd Fellows hall
and initiated Charley Clark and Bert
Mcneil. After thC business part of
the program was attended to dainty
supper was disclosed and disposed Of.
One of the best evidences of the
growth of Iola's business is the fact
that the weekly REGISTER is carrying
nearly twice as much advertising as
it did at this time last year, to say
nothing of the splendid advertising
patronage of the DAILY.
Chanute Sun: The lola REGISTER
says that the brick plant in that city
has turned out 2,500,000 brick in the
half year it has been running. 1t
was started by home capital, is man.
aged by home labor, has sold most of
the brick to home buyers for home
use, and uses home gas to run it.
That is what you might call home
made prosperity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

OXFORD, Eng, June S.-Heavy rain
fell all night long and this morning
and it was impossible to resume the
critchet match at noon. Consequently
play was postponed until three O'Clock,
and the Americans scored 10 IN few
minutes.
PARIS, June S.-M. Paul Casimir-
Perier, Senator from the department OF
the -Inferieure, and uncle of the
ex President of that name, is dead. He
was born in Paris in 1872. and was the
second son of the illustrious minister OF
Louis Philippe.
BANGKOK, Siam, June San cpl
demic of cholera has broken out here.
BERLIN, June S.-The retiring United
Statesi ambassador, Edwin F. Ubl, had
his farewell audience of Emperor Will
liam at noon to-day and presented his
letters of recall.
CoNsTANTINoPLE June S.-The
British, Russian and Italian ambassa-
doris are sending representatives to
Thessaly with instructions to report
upon the situation there. The third
meeting between the Turkish Minister
for foreign affairs, Tewfik Pasha, and
the power to arrange permanent
basis for peace between Turkey and
Greece, took place to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

BLEW THE BABY AwAY.-Mrs. Saxon
G. Palmeter, of Lyons, N. Y, called
upon Mrs. N. d. Hatch on Saturday,
and left her 1S.months-old daughter
Marguerite in perambulator on the
street. A gust of wind started the per-
ambulator down gentle decline to the
Erie Canal. The child WAS thrown out
into the canal. It's clothing spread out
on the water and the child foated.
Some children alarmed Mrs. Palmeter,
who rushed down and jumped into the
canal. Her splashing in the water car
ried the child to the middle of the canal.
Mrs. Palmeter struggled frantically to
reach her baby, but would have drown
ed had rot two school boys jumped in
after her. She was going down the
second time when she was pulled out of
the canal. Little Marguerite was res
cued, after considerable effort. She
seems none the worse for her trip on
the canal. Mrs. Palmeter is suffering
from nervous prostration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

MUNICIPAL OwNERsHIP.-The people
ofDes Moines Iowa, by vote ofthree to
one have authorized the town council 10
enter into a new contract for street
lighting The terms of the contract
which have been authorized are Pc
cuiar. A private corporation will erect
a plant of specific capacity at he ap-
proximate cost of Sl05,OOO. The COM
psny is to operate the plant and fur
nish 500 arc lights and 1900 incandes.
cent lights to the city for $50, 900 per
annum. At the end of six and q third
years the plant is TO revert to the city
for the nominal consideration of 81.
Theenceforward the city will own and
operate the plant. The present price
charged by the electric light companies
for street lighting in Des Moines is S12O
per annum for each arc light. The idea
Of municipal ownership is becoming
more and more popular in American
cities. The main question is whether
municipal factories can be honestly and
economically operated. The theory is
exceeding attractive, but with parties
aud spoilsmen continually changing
the personnel of such works there
would be small hope for their honest
administration. When genuine civil
service reform is adopted to all public
works then we may talk to some pur-
pose about municipal ownership.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
Something to Depend:On,

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm OF
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Para
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery in store,
and selling lots of it, he took bottle
home, and to the surprise of all she be-
gan to get better from first dose, and
half dozen dollar bottles cured her
sound and well. DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottles at
E. l.. Aliens Drug Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. Lees report on the Ruiz case it
is said fixed the responsibility OF Ruiz's
death on the Spanish government.
Bishop Paret, of the Protestant Epis-
copal diocese of Maryland, will sail
from New York for London Saturday.
In July he will attend the Lambeth
Conference of Bishops.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro states
the Brazilian troops have captured
Canudos, the stronghold of Antonio
Conselheiro, leader of the fanatics now
in insurrection in the State of Bahia.
Snow fell yesterday at Orange, n. j.,
but the flakes melted as they struck
the ground. The squall attracted gen.
erel attention, as few residents there
had ever before seen snow in June.
Five men were instantly killed and
four were badly injured by collision
on the Omaha Railroad, near Hudson
junction. Wis, yesterday afternoon:
The trains were running at high speed
and met on sharp curve, atfording
the crews no possible escape.
Business men all over country have
united in urging the prompt settlement
of the tariff and financial questions,
agreeing with the opinion expressed by
John Wsnameker in answer to Presl-
dent Mckinley, that speedy action is
necessary to the return of prosperity.
President Mckinley will urge Congress
to pass currency commission bill be-
fore the extra session adjourns.
La Carolina calico printing factory at
Puebls, Mexico, was entirely destroyed
Yesterday by boiler explosion. Twen
~ men are known to be dead, many
ipjured AMI much property destroyed.
The factory, the property of the
Noriega Brothers, the well-known
Spanish merchants of Mexico City, Was
situated in the heart of the city. The
destruction done TO thebuildings, ma
chinery and stock on hand will amount
20 S150000
The Senate yesterday disposed of the
lumbe paragraph in the tariff bill by
defeating the motion OF Senator. Vest to
place white pine on the free list. On
the final vote eight democratic Sena-
tors voted against Mr.. Vests PROPOSE
ton, namely, Messrs. Bacon, and Clay,
of Georgia White, Of California Nc
Emery, of Louisiana F.; McLaurin and
Tillman, OF South Carolina Martin, of
Virginia, and Rawlins, Of Utah. Mr..
Allison, in charge of the bill, announc
ed that the sugar schedule would be
passed over to-day and the tobacco
schedule be taken up.
The judicial election in Chicago yes
terday was carried by the republicans,
who elected all of their candidates by
pIuralities of about 1900 in the city
and 1000 in the county outside of the
city. Although the ticket was called
republican" it included all the four
teen judges now on the bench OF the
Circuit Court-eight republicans and
six democrats. In addition to the
Judges of the Circuit Court one judge
of the Superior Court and one justice Of
the Supreme bench were voted for, but
Magruder for the latter position and
Brentano for the former were indorsed
by both republicans and democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

FALL OF A METEoR.-A dispatch
from Lansing, Iowa, says a probable e1
PLANTATION of Sundays supposed earth
quake is given by farmers residing west
of that city, who report having seen 8
large ball of fire sailing through the
sky in a northerly direction about the
time the shock was felt Sunday morn.
ing. Immediately following the disap-
pearance ofthe strange sight there were
loud explosions, and it is now thought
to have been a large meteor, which
must have struck somewhere in north
eastern Iowa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

PRIEST MUST SHIELD RoBBER.-On the
night Of February 27. 1896, Chsuncey Gail,
watchman in the Philadelphia and Erie Bail.
road yard at Erie, Pa, was held up by two
unknown footpads, who boat him into insen.
sibility and robbed him of $50 in money, q
diamond pin, a watch and revolver. Sew
eral suspected parties were arrested at the
time, but no evidence could DO brought
against them, and they were discharged at
the hearing. Yesterday Chief of Police
Woods received visit from a local priest,
who brought with him a watch, which he
stated..had been turned over to him at con-
fession by young man who sdmitted he had
been implicated in the robbery of Gail. Chief
Of Police Woods immediately sent for Gail,
who identified the watch the moment he saw
it. This circumstance proves that the perpe.
traitors Of the crime were Eric men, but the
police have not the slightest clue to work on,
for the young mans secret is rs safe as though
it had never been divu!ged. No priest is ever
guilty Of disclosing the secrets of the con-
fessional.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
The Japanese-Hawaiian Difficulty

LONDON, June S.-The st. James's
Gazette this afternoon, commenting
upon the dispute between Japan and
Hawaii, which it describes as "cor.
rupt little republic run by handful Of
American tiibusters, says; "The Japa
ncse may land an armed party at any
moment. Then what will the Phila-
delphia do? Japan, since she smashed
the Chinese, is believed to be spelling
for fight with a white power and she
may find America ready TO oblige her
sooner than she expects
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8 1897.

Elk POSTMASTER GENERAL WANA-
MAKER, pronounced republican as ne
is, says in view of the unfulflled prom
ises of his party and of the present con-
dition of affairs, it is not possible for
him to be Indifferent or silent, and
that he can neither take nor give
opiates. II cannot, he also says, SIT on
q fence with stiff wind blowing and
whistle for prosperity, that vanished
bird of beautiful plumage, to come
back" No, that bird, like Maryland
during the war, will not come; that is
to the call of men who make money
scarce, and restrict the sale of surplus
home products, and thereby reduce
wages. But it would hasten to return
at the call of free trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

ONE OF the lingo and flibuster news
papers of Washington says the course
the Spanish authorities in Cuba have
been compelled to adopt in order to
suppress the insurgent bands who have
laid waste the unprotected parts OF that
island sis worse than that of savages. "
Rut the course referred to is not as
harsh as that adopted by the federal
authorities of this country during the
war here, for they, instead of corralling
the non combantant Inhabitants Of the
regions they captured, within their
lines, where provisions were plentiful,
drove them into the Confederate lines,
where blood, starvation and honorable
courage alone were plentiful.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

JUDGE WADDILL says he never said
the Virginia republicans favored the
civil service plank of the St. Louie
platform, but, on the contrary, thatthey
favored the civil service plank OF the
Chiago platform In this the Judge is cor
rect, and if be and his party had favor
ed other planks of the Chicago plat
form, and voted accordingly last fall,
thew would have done their country no
little good; they certainly could not
have made the condition Of affairs
worse than it is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
The Durrant Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June S.-The
status of the Durrant case is exciting
an unusual amount of public comment.
The opinion is generally expressed that
Durrant will not be hanged on Friday
next. The Attorner General says, how
ever, that unless officially notified or
restrained Warden Hale stands ready
to carry out the sentence II is general
ly believed that pending the action Of
the Supreme Court Governor Budd will
grant reprieve.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

IT Is NOW reported that the Presi-
dent will exempt me employees in the
government printing Office from the re-
uuirements of the civil service law.
Well, as he has the power to do SO,
there is every reason why he should use
it, and not one why he shouldn't. Why
a good, reputable and industries type
setter should not be employed there,
because he cannot hop twelve feet on
one foot, and calculate eclipse OF
Jupiter, the civil service commissioners,
who draw high salaries, and MIR. Cleve-
land, who thought he could conduct a
political government without politics,
and they alone, can tell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

A STATEMENT has been printed to
the effect that the President has made
a negro bishop OF the Methodist church
the referee in the cases of all negro sp-
plicants for federal Office. AS the
transfer Of the appointing power from
the civil service commissioners to a
negro bishop would work no harm, the
statement referred to occasions no spe-
cial wonder.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
Horrible Atrocity.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. June Sur
Their interviews with officers of the
steamer Hupeh now in port elicit the
fact that twenty-five Catholic monks
were roasted by the rebels in the Phil
ippine Islands, and not by Spanish
troops, as stated yesterday. The mode
of roasting pigs in the island is by
thrusting bamboo through the pig and
then fastening it to an iron and roast
ing it over slow fire. This was done
to the monks, The bamboo being thrust
through them while they were alive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
willIsnorc tho Convention.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, June S-Gov-
Jones, OF Arkansas has refused to ap.
point delegates to represent Arkansas
at the International Gold Mining con-
vention to be held in Denver next
month. The Governor said: There is
no silver in it and am opposed to any
thing inimical to the interests Of bimet-
nllism y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
Food for the Starving

SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-The City
OF Everett, chartered by the govern.
ment to carry food to the starving Hin
doos, will sail for Calcutta next Satur-
day from this city. The cargo will
consist of corn contributed by people Of
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
On reaching Calcutta the grain will be
sent Immediately to the American mis-
sioDaries and will be distributed by
them directly to the starving people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
Lightning Struck a Powder House

MUNICH, June S.-Lightning struck
powder factory TO day, situated about
three miles from r )senheim, exploding
II 900 pounds OF gunpowder. The
doors of houses at Rosenheim and at
Stephans Kirchen, about mile and
a-half from Rosenheim, were torn from
their hinges, big trees were uprooted
and eleven houses were shattered. But
in spite of the fearful force of the ex-
plosion. there was no loss of life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

A PECULIAR Acc1DENT.-Three men
and one woman were more or less
seriously injured near Park Row Sta
ton, Chicago, yesterday, when a rail,
which was being loaded on fiat ca,
was struck by an express train on the
Illinois Central Railroad. The rail
stove through the front of one of the
passenger coaches and struck a woman
passenger. The injured are Mrs. G.
l.. Olmstead, of Chicago; Thomas
Murphy, foreman section; Louis Guzza
and an Italian laborer. ALI are ex-
pected TO recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
ARur Huntinc Expedition.

OAKLAND, Cal, June SC. NJ. Har-
RIG will embark in a chartered brig for
the South Sea Islands within few
days to collect strange insects and pre-
serve them for transportation here.
Harris and his three companions will
face dangers and hardships without end
in their search for rare bugs and I'M
heard of forms of minute animal life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

MR.. THOMAS WATSON and his few
populist followers in Georgia, like the
boilers, have determined that they will
Ego it alone" hereafter, and not Goa
iesce With either of the old political
parties" Well, birds Of a feather will
flock together. But the two sorts re-
ferred to will form not only an awk-
ward, but most insignificant squad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
BUCKLIN,s ARNICA sALvE

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
Jay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

H1AwATHA, Kan, June 8.-Charles Pate
tcrson, alias Mike johnson, notorious burg.
lar has escaped from Jail by filing his cell
bars and digging his way out. Johnson, be-
fore being captured, several months ago,
stood off a posse of farmers for hours. using
Farmer Elliott, two farm hands ana a baby,
wh oh he snatchcd from Mrs. EIliott's arma
&c a chinld
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

There is more Catarrh in this section oi l ln'
.ona n,- than all other diseases put toset1el'
e euJ" until the last few years was supposed 70
bel be- incurabe. For great many year, 1 agJiV
IocaI remedies and by constantly a Il in
durable. Science has proven eaan requires
constitutional disease, ana 'nf gsIis casuh
constitutional treatment; Cheney & Co,
Cure manufactured BY + cScn. into cure
a T9f ibe 0 narset '4f IS taken a5snsy ae
d d4s from ON the blood and d. 5s@gs sa d
f5s a s5;'s ss i al 9Si,. Send for ''''
lars and F. EFFICIENCY. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo .
f asII 3 Family an Pills are the best
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

TIE reported in Chicago that no less
than one million dollars were paid by
the gas and cable roads companies OF
that city to get bills for their benefit
passed at the recent session of the
Illinois legislature. But if congress
sional legislation is purchasable, as it lie
said to be, what is to prevent that OF
State legislatures from being 30?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08
Thirtv.two States were represented

Thirty-two States were represented
at the first meeting of the provisional
committee of the national silver repub-
lican party which met in executive ses-
sion at the Leland Hotel, in Chicago,
today. 1t is expected that resolutions
will be adopted appointing Senators
Pettigrew, Cannon, Mantle, and ex-
Senator Dubois as commissioners to
visit Japan and China and report on
the financial conditions prevailing in
those countries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

Hundreds of thousands have been in
duced to try Chamberlain's Cough Re.
medy, by reading what it has done for
others, and having tested it's merits for
themselves are to-day its warmest
friends. For sale by J. H. Janney.
Druggist, 701 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

THAT there is no civil service reform
law in heaven, goes without saying, for
the wise ruler of that paradise has no
officer under him who is not In perfect
accord with each and all Of his princi-
piles and policies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

II Mr.. CoNDE be sadly lacking i'll
common sense for appealing to the
Secretary of the Navy to prevent a
Young naval officer from reciprocating
the love OF his daughter, as is general
Iy conceded, what must the Secretary
be for having granted that appeal?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

Formal application has been made in New
York by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany fol- permission to list 1000, 900 ADJ.
tional stock. The authorized capital stock OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company Is
S1OO.OOO,OOO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-08

warrant has been issued for the arrest OF
Mayor Lawrence Pagan, Of Hoboken, y H. T.,
and will be served some time to-day =
charges the Mayor with creating, sldlns Irn
.bettin." a nuisance, in sanctlonIng ~
ING Of troll ey tracks and poles on Ws'hins'o"
ctreet