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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
HE WASN'T ROBBED.
The Wheeling man, Il Seems, Laboreti
Under tho Infiu.ncs of npope.v

Tho Wheeling man, Il Seems, Labored
Under tho Infiu.ncc of"pope."
Yesterday morning the Intelligcncer
told of the reported theft OF $1,000 and
q 5000 diamond from ~. E. selby," or
Menzle, In Cincinnati. AS was surnas-
cd, Selby is Menzle, who was formerly
an cmploye Of the Crown Gold Cure
Institute OF this city. Says the Gin
cinnau Times-star:
]. E. Selby. Of Wheeling, who told q
thrilling story OF having been waylaid
by highwaymen at Baymiller street,
and being robbed OF $1,000. q gold
watch and 5000 diamond was not
robbed at all. He is morphine flend,
and admits that he takes $50 grains OF
the drug every week, While under the
influence Of the drug Tuesday night.
he placed 81, 400 and his watch in val
ise at the Centennial Hotel, at Fifth
and Baymiller streets. Detectives
Roach and Kratz ran down several
false clues, and then searched Selby's
baggage at the hotel. with the assist
ance Of proprietor Meme. Not dollar
had been taken The diamond he
claimed to have been robbed OF was
paste, and the whole story Of the rob-
berry was wierd connection OF his own
Imagination.
A friend OF Menzle went to Cincinnati
yesterday morning, and will return
with him to-day.
Says yesterdays Cincinnati Enquirer
regarding The case:
1t developed yesterday that the man
who gave his name as John Selby, and
who claimed to have been robbed OF
81, 300 and $500 diamond stud, is NOR
phine ficnd and that he was not robbed
at oil. His right name Is T. H. Menzie.
and his home is in Martins Ferry, o.
He came here Monday, and on Tuesday
night, while under the influence of NOR
phine, told the police that he had been
knocked down and robbed in stone
yard. When Detectives Roach and
Krutz started to investigate the case
yesterday, the man said that he had
not ben robbed by man, but by
woman he met on the street. He acted
so peculiarly and told so many differ
ent stories that the officers decided to
visit his room, at the Centennial Hotel.
on Fifth. near Baymiller street. The
first thing they did there was to open
his valise. and In a little cigar box they
found sl,5OO. Then the. fellow weakened
and confessed that, he had not been
robbed. He said that some years ago,
while keeping a hotel in Wheeling, W.
Va, he had been injured, and took some
morphine. Since then he had been q
victim to the awful habit, and it was
while he was under the influence OF
morphine thatt he had concocted the
robbery story. Why he did so he does
not know, and he appeared to be very
sorry. Later he gave his right name
and address, and Chief De!tsch at once
tclegraphed to the authorities in Mar
tins Ferry. The money is held at police
headquarters, and MenZie will also be
held until his friends can come here for
him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
a coMPRoAt1sD REFITsED.

The pressers at the Wheeling Stamp
Ing works are still on strike for an
increase In wages. They were getting
81 a day, and struck for 81 25. Yester-
day morning q committee Of the men
interviewed the management, stating
that the men were willing to compro-
mise at 81 Is, but this overture was
blankly refused. The pressers say
they will remain out, and ore confident
OF winning. The company has about
six girls in their places. There are
about twenty pressers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
In Clerk Robert.on,. om,,,
The following transfers Of real estat

The folloWlng transfers OF real estate
were recorded yesterday:
Deed made May %, 1898; by c. A.
Schaefer, trustee; transfers part OF the
Sunnyside vineyard property.
Deed made May 26, 1890; by NJ. Med.
Pritchard and B. S. Allison, trustees
10 the National Building Association OF
Baltimore: transfers part OF William
Stahnke's piece of ground.
Fidel Meintel was appointed admin
istrator Of the estate Of Maria Meintel;
bond $500; Joseph Goehring surety.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03

DIED.
IILDEBRAND-On Wednesday, June l.,
1893. at $40 p. M, ROBERT ARNOLD,
infant son of w. II. and J.. D. Hide
brand, aged months.
Funeral on Friday, June s, 1898, OF 2 p. m.
from the residence Of its parents,
Fourth street. Martins Ferry. Ohio.
Intorment ut Peninsular cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-03
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Ninety per cent Of the reflections Of
volunteers in the regular army are
cigarette smokers.
Downing, the Spanish spy captured
in Washington, has committed suicide
10 his cell by hanging himself.
Frank Frantz, formerly of this city.
is with Roosevelt's trough riders"
from Arizona, now drilling at San An
tonic, Tex.
Pete Burcham was made first SER
geant and Charles Helm fifth sergeant
by the retirement Of Sumner Carver
from Capt. Grinstead's company Of
volunteers.
The Spanish ministers of marine,
foreign affairs, colonies and public
works have resigned as a result OF the
humiliatlng defeat at Manila. The
break In the Sagasta cabinet mag
mean early peace.
1t is announced that the yelling.
ton volunteers are hereafter to be
known as Co. L of the Twenty.first
regiment OF Kansas. There were
nineteen regiments from Kansas 10
the Civil and Indian wars and the
numbering Of regiments begins from
these. .tt
The Philippine Islands are $500
miles from San Francisco, but they
are four times that distance from
Spain. II Spain sends relieving
force to the Philippine islands, it can.
not arrive there under nine or ten
weeks, as the Philippines lie almost on
the other side Of the earth from Spain.
Manila was captured by the British
In 1852, but it required thirteen ships
and nearly 1000 men, 1000 of whom
were lost in the assault upon the fort.
LEGATIONS, to accomplish what Ad.
miral Dewey did with smaller nu.
merical force, and with no loss save
that OF the ammunition used. That
illustrates the difference between old
and new naval methods aud machiu.
cry.
Charlie Brown returned from To-
peka last week, having failed to pass
the examination for the regular army.
He was too slim for his height. Robt.
Sea, Dan Matson, Shelby Pile, Harry
Rue, Dewitt and Ed Dey and Robt.
Lamme were accepted into the 10th
infantry OF regulars. They were ex.
amined Wednesday morning. They left
for Mobile, Ala, next morning with
Lieutenant Morrison.
A letter received from Dewitt Dew
says that he and the other 20. B boys
who went to Topeka to Join the rrgu.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
PROGRESS OF THE
WAR WITH SPAIN,

Wichita, May 12-An official dis
pttch received by Secretary Long at
Washington from Key West dated at
1870 o'clock this morning, tells of an
engagement between the US. tor
pedO boats Winslow and Hudson with
Spanish gunbOatS in the harbor of
Cardenas at 2::35 O'clock this morning.
The Winslow's boiler was blown up
and five men on board were killed.
The WinslOw and Hudson engaged
the enemy in battle under the batter.
les at Cardenas. The enemy directed
their fire at the Winslow exclusively,
10 revenge for the disabling of one of
their boats in the harbOr a few DAYS
ago. A shell from Spanish gun ex-
ploded her boilers, killing five men,
including Ensign Bagley and wound
ing four.
The killed are: Worth Bagley, en-
sign; John Derveres, Oiler; John Ben.
see, fireman.: Elijah Tunnel, cabin
cook, aud j. ]. Daniels. The injured
are: j. P, Bernatou, lieutenant CON-
mander of the WinSlow; B. E. Cox,
VIM. PerrisOn and Daniel McKowau.
The dead and wounded arrived at
Key West this morning on U. S. Hud.
son. The dead will be buried today.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
500 Reward, 500.

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Wichita, May l3.-Secretary Long
Of the navy department this morning
received the following official mes
sage from Rear Admiral Sampson,
Commanding the squadron at Porto
Rico. 1t was dated at St. Thomas,
May u:
"a portion Of the squadron under
my command reached San Juan Porto
Rico this morning at daybreak. No
armed vessels were found In the port.
As soon as it was light enough COM
menced an attack on the batteries of
the city. This attack lasted three
hours and did much damage to the
batteries aud incidentally to portions
Of the city. The Spaniards replied to
our fire but without much damage to
us. One man on the New York was
killed and seven were wOunGed.
SAMPSON"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Wichita, May 13,-Secretary Long
this morning received official advices
from Martinique, Windward Island,
that the Spanish squadron had been
sighted to the west of that island.
The Windward island is about 600
miles 10 a southern direction from
San Juan de Porto Rico. Upon re-
ceiving this news, the secretary Or
dered Commander Schley at Hampton
Roads to put to sea. While the des.
tinatiOn OF the squadron is unknown,
it is believed that it will pursue the
Spanish squadron.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Chicago,
Rock Island
& Pacific
Station.

Passengers arriving in Chi
..sago can, by the new Union
Elevated Loop, reach any part
of the city, or for a scent fare
can be taken Immediately to
any of the large stores in the
down town district.
All elevated trains will stop
at the Rock Island station. A
train every minute.
These facilities can only be
offered by the "Great Rock Is.
land Route"
If you will send a two-cent
stamp for postage we will mail
you at once a new bird's-eye
view of Chicago, just issued in
five colors, which shows you
Just what you want to know
about Chicago and the new
Loop and Elevated System.
This map you should have
whether you live out of the city
or whether you now live in Chi
= ago and you or your friends
contemplate making a trip.
z Address
EBEN E. MACLEOD,
A.G. z. & 7. A, Topeka, Kan.
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Give the Children A Drink

called Grain-O. 1t IL delicious.
appetizing, nourishing food drink t.,
take the place Of coffee. Sold by all
grocers and liked by all who have
used 1t because when properly pre-
pared IL tastes like the finest cnffee
but is free from all its injurious pro
perties. GraiD.O aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. 1t is not a
stimulant but a health builder, and
children, as well as adults, can drink
it with great benefit, Costs about
I as much as coffee. Is and 25c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Hong Kong, May l3.-The British
second class vessel, Linnet, has ar
rived here from the Philippine islands.
She left Manila Monday and reports
that heinsurgents are uncomfortable.
The whole country, it appears, is in a
state OF anarchy, and Rear Admiral
Dewey is powerless to restore order.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

New York, May ia Hong Kong
dispatch says that a trading vessel
from the Philippines reports having
witnessed the destruction OF a Span
ish war ship by the United States gun
boat Concord at Iloilo.
The fight is said to have lasted two
hours, at the end of which time the
Spaniard went down with colors fly
ing.
There were no casualties on board
the Concord and no damage was done
to it. There are, it is alleged, only
two other Spanish war vessel in
Asiatic waters, and one of these is in
dry dock at Hong Kong, while the
cruiser Boston is searching for the
other under orders to engage and
sink it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
Remarkable Offer of rlusIc

To introduce our new monthly pub
LEGATION, American Popular Music,
we make the following liberal offer:
Send Us the names Of three or more
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for three months.
Address, POPULAR Music Co..
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Misses Susie Coin Of Oxford, and
Clara Holiday, both teachers during
the term just closed in the Mayfeld
schools, are visiting In the city AM
incidentally looking after the oppor
tunities to teach one of the grad,
classes 10 the city schools the nexl
term.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

The family Of l. A. Miller are NOV
ing this week to Wellington, where
they will reside 10 the future. By
their removal Milan loses one of her
hest families, but our loss will be
Welllnpton's gain. May success at
tehd them in their new home, is the
wish OF their many friends. Milan
Press.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Wichita, May 1.-THE United
States cruiser Marbehead, the gun
boat Nashville aud The auxiliary crui
ser Window steamed mp the harbOr Of
CienfeugOS early Wednesday morning
with orders to cut the cable connect
ing Havana with Santiago de
Cuba. This task was accom-.
pliShed, but only after a terri
Bile fight between our warships and
several thousand Spanish trupps
who lined the shore and lay con-
cealed behind improvised breast
works. Seaman Regan of the Mar
blehead was killed outright and six
were severely wounded. In addition
a large number received minor
wounds. Six Of The wounded are not
expected to live. They are as follows:
John Davis, New York; John J. Dom
ran, Fall River, Mass; Ernest Sunta.
nickle, Norman Hochmeister, Harry
HendricksOn Of the Marblehead and
Robert BOltz of Carter county, N. c.,
Of the Nashville.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

lars are safely 10 as members OF the
10Th Infantry and like their captain
very much. The captain said that he
would have liked to recruit his com.
pany from the volunteers from New
ton aud wellington, as he liked the
looks OF the men. They have been
living at the hotel aud sleeping at the
recruiting office where there are plen.
ty vi blankets, while the volunteers
nave next to no accommodations at
all, except the privilege Of being
drilled by the members OF 20. B who
have Joined the regulars Robert
Lamme will probably be appointed
adjutant on account OF his steno-
graphic ability. The boys we're TO
leave for Mobile at $3.50 p. m. Fri
day.
W. L. Brown, adjutant OF the TWEEN.
ty-hrst Kansas regiment, stated to
the Topeka Journal that 1t would be
impossible to exceed the patriotism OF
the people OF Kansas. IL recruited
through the Seventh congressional
DISTRICT" said he yesterday, "and l
want ~ say that not one OF the men
who presented themselves as yolun.
teers asked anything about what pay
they would receive, OF how they would
be treated when they entered the
army. On the other hand, | have
seen strong men who were unable to
be enlisted, sit down and cry like
babies. Apparently, the only thought
OF the men who crowded about the re.
cruitiDg stations, was a desire to 20
to the front in the service OF their
country"
Sumner Carver returned last Thurs.
day from Topeka, where he went with
the Wellington volunteers to drill
them. He says Arthur Beal, Jim
McCullOch, N, E. Hill and Clarence
Madden failed to pass the examina.
tion and cannot get into the service.
Hills lungs were unsound. He lives
at Mulvane. Beal was too attenua
ted and McCulloch was too light.
Madden's defect is not known. The
rest of the boys from this county went
through. Two from Pittsburg and
Two from Topeka who applied for en-
listment under Capt. Grinstead failed
to pass. The examinations we're
made Wednesday afternoon. They
have not been mustered into the ser.
vice yet. Bob Collins was elected
drst lieutenant Of the company in
Garver's place.
As this is to be naval wa, the fol.
lowing meaning Of naval titles will be
OF interest: The highest officer in
the United States navy after the pres.
ldent and secretary Of the navy is the
admiral, which corresponds to general
OF the armies. Vice-admiral, which
ranks next, corresponds to lieutenant
general. Rear admiral corresponds to
major general. Commodore is eouiva.
lent to brigadier general. Captain is
equivalent to colonel. Lieutenant is
equivalent to captain. Junior is
equivalent to first lieutant. Ensign
is equivalent to second lieutenant.
There has been but one admiral in
United States history. This rank
was bestowed on Rear Admiral Porter
after the war and he held it until his
death. There are six rear admirals.
The title general was held by four
United States generals-Washington,
Grant, Sheridan and Sherman. There
is now no officer holding this grade, as
there is no admiral.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

New York, May ia Key West
dispatch says that information has
reached that place Of the landing
within fifty miles Of Havana Of the
expedition under command of Captain
DorSt, Fourth cavalry, which left
Tampa yesterday on board the trans.
port GuSSie.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Wichita, May l4,-News has reach
ed Key West from Havana saying
that nany recOncentrados are dying
and carloads of them are being haul
cd out through the Spanish lines
daily.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
To Cure a Cold In One l)ay.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets. All
druggists refund the II oney II 1t fails to
cure. &c, o. "
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

Wichita, May l2.-The authorities
at Washington have just received the
following cablegram from Rear Ad-
miral Dewey at Manila, the cable at
Manila having been repaired:
Little change 10 the situation since
last telegram. l am transferring to
transports The steel breech.loading
rifles secured from the sunken Spanish
men OF war. Also storing from arsen-
ais IN my possession. lam maintain.
ing strict blockade. Add to the list
of destroyed Spanish vessels: Argos,
FL COrreo and probably the Ell Cano.
DEWEY"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19

The officers Of the Linuett add that
even il Spanish rule is abolished, it
will require a large force with special
training to restore order in the in.
terror. In the meantime, the Span
lardS in Manila refuse to submit and
Admiral Dewey is unwilling to BON.
bard the town. He hopes to starve
the place into submission, but the
spaniards are confident of being able
10 hold out.
They allege that they have ample
supplies for 1000 regular troops and
thousands of volunteers, beyond the
range OF the United States warships.
and they are defying the Americans
10 the hope Of European Intervention.
Two German warships, one French
warship and warship of Japan are
now at Manila. A Russian vessel is
expected there shortly.
A strong anti-British feeling exists
among the pOpulace at Manila AID
the people are desperate and starving.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-19
War Notes.

Ninety per cent Of the reflections OF
volunteers in the regular army are
smokers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

by ooth Meridian Time-One hou city TIma