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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-23
IN THE CHURCHES.

A. the First Christian church to-mor-
row, the pastor, Rev. c. NJ. ollphant.
will preach in the morning on "rhe
Ideal Nation;" evening, "a Message TO
Young People" The anniversary OF the
Y. P. s.. C. e. of the church will be held
next Monday evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-23
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ant.
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MUNICIPAL TAXATION / SYSTEM.
GENERAL WOOD WILL INAUG-
URATE 1T AT SANTIAGO.
He Also Plans to Bore Artesian
Wells and Obtain Plenty of
Water. p

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Oct. 4.-Gen-
erdI Wood proposes to inaugurate a
system of municipal taxation, making
the taxes retroactive to September 1st.
The funds Of the customs houses can
not legally be taken for municipal i'm
proyementS here or in this vicinity
though the present surplus is 800 =
OO0. Consequently another source of
revenue has to be obtained There has
been law to tax and license every
thing and everybody, but since the oc-
cupation of Santiago by the American
troops, these taxes have not been col
lected. Now, however, the minimum
rates will be exacted which bring in
a revenue Of $15O,000 per month, which
is badly needed for local improvements.
1t is the policy of General Wood 20
spend all he can legitimately upon San
tiago, which is the exact opposite Of
the system adopted by the Spaniards
Water in the dry season costs % cents
per barrel General Woods plan is to
bore artesian wells and obtain a plen-
tiful supply of water.
Santiago can stand the expenditure
of lot of money in improvements, and
General Wood proposes building boule-
yards around the city, thus practically
extending its limits and making the
outskirts the most popular portion. But
there is no idea of unduly taxing the
people. The General will merely raise
sufficient money to carry on the munich
pal government in satisfactory man
ner. A committee consisting of two
American officers and two Cubans has
been appointed to consider the best
legal measures to be adopted under the
circumstances. General Calixto Gar
cia called on General Wood yesterday.
He proposes going to Washington to
advocate General Woods $4,000 plan
of disbanding the Cuban army.
General Wood leaves here to-day to
be present at the evacuation of Man
zanilo. He will continue the functions
Of the local Spanish authorities and all
other arrangements.
Colonel Ray claims that 40 per cent
of his regiment have been sick from
the lack of fresh beef.
The record-union., 1898-10-05

leader among the banks of this city,
was always regarded as very sound
and conservative in its dealings.
In the banking district the opinion is
expressed that the troubles of the Wool
Exchange are indirectly responsible for
the Tradesmen's National Bank
troubles. Vice President Homer Bates
promised the clamoring depositors to-
day that the bank would pay its pa
irons 100 cents on the dollar. He said
further that the bank would resume as
soon as all its claims were liquidated.
The controversy which for some time
existed between the New York and
Boston wool merchants who, it was
said, drew on the bank recently to the
extent of 5000, 600, was said to be the
cause of the suspension of business by
the bank this morning.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Richard Dickson Kills the Woman
Who Refused His Attentions

CLEVELAND (O.), Oct. 4.-Richard
Dickson, aged sc years, the keeper of
a, repair shop at the corner of Wood
and st. Clair streets, shot Mrs Blanche
Winship three times with a 3S-caliber
revolver, then turned the weapon on
himself to-day at 236 Lake street. Both
died almost instantly
Mrs. Winship was divorced woman,
with one child, and had Of late kept
roomers at the Lake street house Dick
son was until recently roomer at the
house and had been paying attentions
to the woman fC1 some time past. She
had decided to break off with him, and
when he called to-day she refused to
see him and locked herself in her ROOM
Dickson forced the door lock and at
once opened fire with his revolver.
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Through Freight Wrecked.

ASHLAND (Or), Oct. 4. - The
through freight on the Southern Pa
cific Railroad which left Ashland for
the south at 1920 last night was
wrecked one mile beyond Culeka, near
HOrnbrOOk, just over the California
line, this morning. One engine and
eight cars We're derailed. and two
brakemen, Bush and Rhodes, We're in
jured. the former suffering with a
broken leg, and the latter less serious
ly injured. The cause of the accident
has not been definitely determined.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
Annual Meeting Of the American
Beet Sugar Association.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4-The an
nual meeting of the American Beet
Sugar Associa tom was held in this city
to-day.
The following officers We're elected
for the coming year: Henry T. Oxnard,
Nebraska President; J. Ross Clark,
Montana, Vice President; James Coffin,
California, Secretary and Treasurer. a
resolution was passed asking the Re-
publican party to keep the pledges in
it's platform as passed at St. Louis, in
which home sugar was promised ade-
ouate protection
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Cotton for Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The
steamship Gaelic which will sail on Oc-
tober 18th, will take the first consign-
ment of cotton which tl:a triple alli-
ance of steamship companies have con-
tracted to carry to the Orient. Be-
tween this date and January 18th
there are scheduled to arrive from
Texas 1T,000 bales of cotton, most of
which is going to Kobe, Japan, where
there are extensive manufactures.
About a dozen steamers will be neces-
sary to carry the bales across the Pa
cific
The record-union., 1898-10-05
TRADESMEN's BANK.
In Serious Trouble and Forced to
Suspend Payment,

NEW YORK, Oct 4.-The Trades
mems National Bank of 26O West
Broadway did not clear through the
clearing house. of which it is a mem
Der, to-day. This fact led to an in
vestigation, and it developed that the
bank is in serious trouble.
The clearinghouse Committee visited
the bank yesterday, and. after a careful
examination of its securities, found its
capital impaired and advised an early
liquidation.
The bank was organized in the early
part Of this century, and While never u
The record-union., 1898-10-05
HAYWOOD RELEASED.
States Attorney Graham TeIe-
grapked to Allow Him to Go.

OMAHA, Oct. T. 4.-Benjamin j. Hay
wood, ex-Treasurer of the State of
Pennsylvania, who was arrested here
yesterday upon telegraphic advices
from Philadelphia, was released from
custody to-day. States Attorney Gra-
ham of Philadelphia telegraphed as
follows:
Release Haywood and let him come
home at once
After his release Mr.. Haywood init
mated that he would not leave for sew
eral days. He insists that he is in no
manner involved in the Peoples Bank
scandal
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IN BANK EXAMINERS HANDS.
w. III. KimbaI1 Has Taken Charge
of the Tradesmen's Bank.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Nv H. KIM
ball, bank examiner at New York, has
been placed in charge of the Trades
mems National Bank. The latest state
ment of it's condition sent to the Treas
ury Department in response to the call
of the Comptroller of the Currency of
September 10Th, shows as follows:
Individual deposits, $2,054 GIL; due
banks and bankers, 1858, SS1; surplus
and undivided profits, S12S, ,QS3; loans
and discounts, $2,091, $40; cash on hand
and with banks, 81 .0S9, 169.
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WIDBER'S TRIAL.
The Prosecution Closed It's Testi-
many Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. An the
case of ex-County Treasurer A c..
Widber, the prosecution closed to-day,
and Attorney Peixotto outlined the de-
fense. He asserted that it had not
been shown that Widber had stolen
the missing funds. None of the wit
nesses examined had so testified, he
said, but had merely stated that Wild
ber had accused himself Of the crime,
and when Widber accused himself he
was under the influence of liquor and
not mentally competent to make q
lucid statement regarding the matter
Many witnesses testified to Widber's
previous good character.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
It Met in Annual Session Yesterday
in Sam Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The an
nual session of the California Suffrage
Association met to-day in this city. The
delegates presented their credentials
and told what had been done during
the past year, the showing being very
satisfactory.
The President. Mrs Mary Swift, re-
ported for the State organization and
said they had pledged $500 to the Red
Cross Society. Miss Sarah Severance
delivered an address and several other
delegates spoke a few words before ad-
journment
The record-union., 1898-10-05
A QUESTION OF RIGHT.
Grand Master Workman Miller Re-
moves Walter z. McEntire.

ST. LOUIS, Oct As the result of
a difference of opinion, Grand Master
Workman w H. Miller of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen has removed
from office Walter f. McEntire, Chair
man of the Committee on Finance.
The matter will most likely be taken
before the Grand Lodge for final ad-
Indication. Members of the order ques-
ton the right of the Grand Master to
remove Mr.. McEntire. 1t is asserted
that the proper course for Mr.. Miller to
have pursued would have been to have
preferred charges against McEntire.
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GAGE AT THE BAY.
He is Making a Systematic Canvass
of San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Henrv II.
Gage, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, is now making a systematic can
vass of this city which will continue
during the week. He spoke tonight to
the residents of the Mission at the
corner Of Twenty-eighth and Church
streets.
Addresses were also delivered by C.
L. Patton, candidate for Mayor, and
Congressman Loud. The same gentle
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Will Sit in Bank.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4-As the
opposing parties were unable to agree
on statement of facts to-day, the Su-
preme Court will sit in bank to hear
them tomorrow on the mandamus
proceedings brought by Carl t. Spell
ing to compel Secretary of State Brown
to place his name on the State ticket
as the regular Democratic nominee for
Congress in the Fourth District instead
of James H. Barry, the Populist-Dem-
ccrat-Silver Republican nominee.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
Gold Seekers Return.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The
steamship Queen arrived from Victoria
to-day with $40 passengers on board,
the largest number out from the north
this season. There We're but few
persons from Dawson, the bulk of the
passengers being from Dyea and
Skaguay and points along the adjoin-
ing Alaskan coast, who started out to
seek gold, but were unable to get over
the naSSeS
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Buried in a Sand Bank.

ST. JOSEPH (Mo), Oct. A special
says Lloyd and Joseph Henderson and
Frank Dorst, farmers near Rockport,
Mo. were buried in a sand bank, in
which they were digging to-day, and
were dead when taken out an hour
after the cave-in occurred. The Hen
dersons were brothers, aged is and Is
years, respectively. Dorst was 80 years
of age and married.
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Democrats Meet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4. = There
was a largely attended Democratic
meeting at Metropolitan Hall tonight.
The principal speakers We're Stephen
B. Howard, a leading Silver Republi-
can of Wisconsin,; Walter B. Stradley
and John j. Barrett. There was music
and campaign songs between the
speeches, and much interest was man.
ifested by the audience.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
Found Mammoth Tusks.

VANCOUVER (B. CO, Oct. Alex.
Stafford of Lethbridge. Alberta, just
returned from the Klondike, reports the
finding on his claim of several tusks
and bones of mammoths and masto-
dons. One pair of tuslls were nearly
ten feet long and seven inches in di
ameter. The socket of a hip bone was
eight inches across the top.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
General Powning Dead.

RENO (Nev), Oct. 4.-Hon. G.. c..
Powning, a man well-known in private
and political life throughout this State.
died this morning Of progressive par
alysis. General Powning has occupied
many places of honor and trust. He
was born in Jefferson, Grant County,
Wisconsin, in February, 1852, and has
lived in this county from early boy
hood
The record-union., 1898-10-05
The CRIzzLED
VETERANS TALE.
General Joe Wheeler Placed on the
Stand.
War Investigation Committee Begins with
Witnesses.

Says He Considers the Supplies
Were Sufficient, Except in
Few Instances, Which Were
Only Temporary-Gives Smarter
Great Credit for His Zeal-No
Serious Complaints of the Med
icaI Department and Wounded
Properly Cared For-"NotLing
That a Soldier Should Complain
Of"
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A Purely Formal Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-To-day's
Cabinet meeting was purely formal, no
questions of moment coming before It.
A dispatch from Paris simply stating
that the Peace Commission had ad-
journed until Friday was read.
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Colonel Smith Improving.

SANTA MONICA, Oct 4.-Colonel N.
T. Smith, Governor of the Soldiers
Home, who was shot on September
2Sth by an inmate of the home, is i'm
proving daily. He is not yet out of
danger, however.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
Eerryboat Capsized.

LONDON, Oct A special from
Bombay says that ferryboat was cap
sized to-day while crossing the Indus
at Mittun Kote, a town of the Punjaub,
on the west bank of the river, and 100
of the passengers were drowned
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Sailed Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The City
of Peking, which started for the ORR
ent on Saturday afternoon, but was
compelled to put back owing to an ac-
cident to her machinery. sailed this af-
ternoOn.
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United States Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-To-day's
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance.
$301 $50, 704; gold reserve, $2i3, ,0S1 ,647.
The record-union., 1898-10-05
Frost at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Oct 4.-There was frost
over the low lands of this valley last
night. 1t was not sufficiently severe
to do damage.
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men also discussed the issues of the
campaign at Mowry's Hall in Hayes
Valley to a large audience.
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Ing.
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NOTIFIED OF HIS
NOMINATION.
Committee Waits Upon Colonel
Roosevelt.
He Signifies His Acceptance of the
Nomination.

Extends His Thanks for the Dis
tinguished Honor and Will
Strive, if Elected, to Administer
the Duties of His ORce for the
Interest OF the People as a
Whole and to Garry Out the
Platform Pledges.
The record-union., 1898-10-05

Continued on Fifth Page,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-22
HORSESHOE is ALL RIGHT
Democrats Hold a Monster
Meeting and Hear
Good Speeches.

The ssOId Horseshoe is all right. II is
Democratic to the core. Anyone who wit
messed the great outpouring of its voters
during the fierce downpouring of rain last
night Gould not fail to reach that con-
clusien 1t had been announced that a
Democratic ratification meeting was to
be held at ST. MichaePs Hall. BY eight
o clock the large auditorium was packed
and jammed with enthusiastic Democrats.
They cneered the speakers and the candi-
dates. Able speakers presented the issues
of the campaign.
Robert Davis. as chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee. called the
meeting TO order. He declared that the
party was never so thoroughly united as
at present, despite the fact that several
votes had been reported as lost MT
Davis referred evidently TO those OF
Messrs. Corcoran and Record He said
he had doubts as to whether the votes
reported lost had for years been genuine
Democratic votes
F. j. Kennedy. president of the Second
Ward Democratic Club, was called to the
A long list Of vice presidents were
read They embraced many prominent
Michael Campbell Thomas Weldon,
Thomas B. Crotty, Assemblyman Timothy
Carroll, William Barr Leon Albeit 1,S,.
James N. Davis, Dennis Mclaughlin,
Charles Birdsall, Assemblyman Murphy,
William Barry Captain John f. Kelly.
rison, John P. Feeney. Michael Kelaher,
William j. Murray William j. Heavey
and Thomas Weldon.
Maurice Marks was the first speaker.
and he made a very favorable impression.
Allan l.. McDermott's speech was along
the lines he has generally spoken in the
campaign. He said two parties were
f1t fl
ness of each on the other was beneficial
to the community. TO the State and Ma
tion. But in this campaign he declared
there was an issue of more consequence
than any that has been before the people
since Lincoln was elected. one that goes
to the very heart and vitality OF Re-
publican form of government. He re-
ferred to the incOmpetency of the Hepup-
lican administration in the conduct of the
recent war with Spain, comparing It with
that of France in the Franco-P PrussIan
War, when it was found that thirty days
after the first shot was fired. every
branch of the French War Department
was honeycombed with rottenness and
corruption. He pictured the disastrous
result to France, and the attempt to es-
tablish the commune in Paris, Descr1D-
ing events that led UP to and figured
prominently in conduct of our own recent
war. The speaker declared that the Re-'
publican administration had nothing alb
solutely to do with the victory and de-
clared that victory WAS achieved through
such heroes as the Yankee Dewey
(cheers). and the Southern Hobson.
In criticizing the war department for It's
conduct of the war he alluded TO the faet
that few troops had been landed ar
Santiago packed In transports in the
manner slaves We're never packed In slave
ships, without food and without medical
that they be sent back after their mission
was accomplished lii order that they
might regain their health. Returning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-22

cussion Of State issues. pointing ont the
fact that ii was the only State III the
Enion where 4 direct State tax is not
imposed. IN alluding to Leon Albeit in
this connection. as ssthe greatest Governor
New Jersey ever had. the audience broke
out in a roar of cheers. He advocated
the support of the ticket from top to
bottom
Mayor Crouschurch, of kearny, follow
ed Mr. Mcl9ermott IN an eloquent appeal
Tor the support oI the DemocrAllc cdnui-
dates lie urged tnaI local issues pc mot
lost sight ol. he deciaTea lhal no s nes
Wouiu pc apie 70 ulVlue ths party y Inns Inns
campaign ana that on tne gay OF electlon
II would be found the Cnlted Democracy
o. New Jersey. ...s z..,.,,
leon Ap9ett, II, Wno was received WIN
cheers, said ne greatly appreciated the
welcome. Z was ike coming nome again.
But he lived only over the line n Hobo
ken. He called attention to the fact that
when he lived IN Jersey City ne was only
at the Other end Of the Horseshoe MI
Albeit, aIluding to the packed condition
Of the house, said that when one Of the.
speakers which preceded him used the
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-22
LAFAYETTE PUZZLED.
Lehigh Valley Lays a Track
Under the Pacific Ave-
nue. Bridge.
WORK ON THE BRIDGE DELAYED
Citizens Guessing as to the
Improvement of the Mea.
dows for a Freight
Yard.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad has at lass
carried out its threat in regard to the lay
ing Of q track across Pacific avenue. This
is probably due TO the tardiness of the
city officials in giving the company the
right 10 cross Communipaw avenue at
grade. which right the company has been
lighting for, for more than two years.
The track was laid yesterday by gang
of Italians.
Hundreds of Lafayette people were SUR
prised this morning when they found out
for what purpose the track was being
laid MANY were iaboring under the inn
preston that the track was laid for this
convenience of the contractors who are.
or rather who have been making many
unsuccessful attempts to build the
point.
The Street and Water Commissioners
granted the railroad the right to cross
Gommunipaw avenue III accordance with
that companys wishes, but the Mayor
vetoed the ordinance, but the Mayor
action was overruled. Now the matter
is in the courts.
Although the majority Of Lafayette
property owners are in favor of the grade
crossing. the Mayor could not see 1t that
way. The people are perfectly willing
What it has asked, if in return the bridge
shall be built at the old grade Al the
present rate the matter will not be settled
for months, meanwhile the bridge build
ers are forced to abandon the important
part of the bridge building. At least
two months have been wasted already.
but the bridge viii never be built by
December l. as the specifications call for.
TIE track laid by the railroad is on the
north side of the canal and about four
feel below the street level. 1t runs from
the freight yards on Pacific avenue around
the sheds of the Hermann Lumber Com
pany along the bank of the canal to the
temporary treStle of the Traction Com
very iiimsy one, being composed of large
stones simply to hold the track.
The railroad owns the property north
of the eanaL which is on the west side
of the National Storage Company's tres
tie. This property is meadow land bur
a huge freight yard. The majority OF
the people are laboring under the inn
preston that it is the intention of ths
railroad to carry out the plans This,
however, can never be done at present.
as the trestle is in the way. Whether or
for freight yard should the bridge be
built remains TO be seen.
The superintendent who is in charge OF
the bridge builders said this morning.
that he work had of course been delayed
and had prevented them from going on
with the iron work. He said however.
that the abutmeflts would De built and
there the work woud rest until the mat
ter in the couYts had been settled The
abutments on the north side of the caFal
VIII be built about one fot above the
street level and on the south side about
I'VE feet above the street level. The diff
ference in the heights of the abutments
is to allow the trolley cars to get under
the trestle on the north side These
abutments are in accordance with the
Supreme Court grade.