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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-13

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l2.-The trial
OF Mrs. CordeiIa Bo,kin, for the murder
of Mrs. John P. Dunning, OF Dover, Del,
and who is also accused of being re-
sponsible for the death OF Mrs. Dun
nlng's sister, Mrs. Joshua Deane, come
menced in real earnest to-day. The Wit
nesses were all on hand and the jury an
nounced itself as being ready to hear
testimony.
The proceedings were set In motion by
the attorney for the defense, Knight, re-
questing the exclusion from the court
room OF all witnesses. Judge Cook
grated the request, Attorney General
White. Of Delaware, and Chief OF Police
Lees, Of this city, being excepted in the
room.
The first witness called was the post
master of Dover. Del, Thomas N. Good
en-. He testified that on August 8 a
package was received at the postofice at
Dover, addressed to Mrs. John P. Dun-
ming. He described the package min
uteiy and, when shown piece Of mani'
la paper with the address written upon
1t, Identified 1t as the paper in which
was enclosed the box received by Mrs,
DunnIng.
Harry C. Pennington. the thirteen
year-old grandson of John C. Penning-
ton, testified to taking the box from the
postoliice and identified the wrapper
and address. He told OF the opening Of
the box by Mrs. Dunnlng and the finding
Of the little handkerchief on the TOP OF
the candy. He told of the passing
around ofN the candy to the gathered
relatives and friends. The witness told
how, on Biting into a piece of candy,
Mrs. Pennington spat II out. He expiain-
cd tl,e illness of himself, Mrs. Dunning
and Mrs. Dsane, and the death of the
ladies,
Miss Lila Deane. daughter of Mrs.
Deane and a niece of Mrs. Dunnlng'
gave practically the same testimony as
the preceding witness,
Miss Josephine Bateman, one Of the
group who partook OF the candy on the
9th OF August, testlfed-that some for
eign substance in the candy caused her
to remove the offending particles. A
piece OF some .iard white substance
lodged on one of her gums and necessi-
tated the use of her finger to remove It.
The day following her gums and lips
were liberated. The Jumps resembled
rock salt Miss Bateman told of her ILL
ness following the eating of the candy
but they were rather insignificant COM
pared with the sufferlngs of others.
Miss Ethel Miiiington testified to eat
ing some of the candy and to feeling
slightly Ill for several days after. She
stated tha: Mry. DunnIng handed her
the wrapper, asking her to try to de-
cipher the postmark, but she could not
]. D. Deane. husband OF one OF the
victims, stated that he was awakened In
the middle Of the night by the agonizing
cries of his wife. He told Of her. suffer-
ings, her refusal to let him call her ply
sicIan at that hour, the arrival Of the
doctor in the morning and his ministra-
tions and her final eoRvulslon and the
death which followed.
John B. Pennington, father OF Mrs
Duuning and Mrs. Deane, was the last
witness to-day and he had not finished
his testimony when the court adjourned.
His testimony up to the adjournment
had little bearing upon the case, refer
ring merely to family affairs.
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CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. H.
Al school exhibition near Poca, this
county. last night, occurred one OF the
mos, terrible tragedies ever enacted in
the county, resulting in the death OF one
ard fatally woundlng of fve or six
others. A crowd Of young men attempt
ID to disturb the school exhibition and
break up the performance, when the
,cacher. named Fisher, objected and
tried to eject them.
They turned OH MIN and several OF the
audience coming to his assistance caused
a general free for all fight between The
two factions, who have had long stand
Ing fued.
Harry FLASHER was shot in the heart
and died instantly.
Henry Carney was shot In the back
and Is dying,
Ralph Jones and two others whose
names are not obtalnable, were fatally
shot
George Gibson was shot In the hands.
Haz Harding had his skull crushed
and several others received minor
wounds. This has broken out the old
Poca feud, and more trouble Is feared.
No arrests have yet been made,
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R1YERA,s EXPERIENCE
In Spanish PrIsons---Hospital Doc
tors Tried to Kill Him.

III Spanish EEuaOllA--- 7IAts-A @Fv~
tors Tried to Kill Him.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12,-General
Rivera. the Cuban recently liberated
from life imprisonment In Spain, and
who arrived here Sunday. speaking to
u reporter to-day said:
The resolution passed by the United
States senate soon after my capture in
Cuba in March. 1897. surely saved me
from beng court-mar,IaIed and shot.
As Il was, was never tried at all, but
IN secret was ordered 10 be imprisoned
FOR life in q Spanish fortress. While IN
the hands Of the enemy some times
was treated well and at others pretty
badly. Four days after my release l
was forced 90 remain in hiding TO es-
cape the violence OF the populace a.
Barcelona. The Spnnish people were
wild at the outcome OF the war ana
threats were made that ] should not
get out OF the country With my llic' !
succeeded In getting TO Paris, ana mere
am, Improving IN health DAY by day'
AT the Spanish hospitals the doctors
did their best to XIII me. At the hos
pttal fgndtto, they operated on mo Tor
an abgcess OF the liver. and instead of
being in n ward at the time j WIS Kept
In a mndman's cell. After the opera
ton pcrltonltis set In, but also got
over that.
When Rs a life prisoner / arrived at
Barcelona on December /, 1891 my
hands were chained before me and !
was not allowed to wear my Cuban uni
form. The spaplards wanted to make
a great exhibition OF me and theS sue
cecdod. Manacled as l was, they led
me through the principal streets OF the
town, surrounded By u large detaoh-
ment Of soldiers. police and secret SER
vice men. II was gala day In BARGE
Iona, because they were nnvelllnE
monument 10 the great Colon. NY ar
rival was sort OF side show. 4 was
marched past tho new monument and
the crowd. strange to sag, did not hoot
at me. Passing the Columbus statue,
remarked 10 my guardian: III your
coun,rymen brought the discoyercr OF
the Western continent home In chains
what can expect from thcmT
when the protocol was signed GEN
ernl Fernandez the governor OF the for
treAs, became more friendly 10 me. He
mad me changed 20 the hospital, where
j was relieved OF the Fentrlcs and fairly
well cared FOR. Next came my uneondl-
tlonal releaDe."
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ANTI DREYFUS.
Mob HaranGued by two Members ef
Chamber Of Depnties.

3Iob HnranGued by two Members ef
Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS, Dec. 12.-The Prefect Of Al
giers has suspended the mayor Of Al-
giers for month on account Of a
speech made by the mayor, who Is g
rabid antl-semite. attacking the gov
ernor-genernl. The minister of the In
terror has increased the suspenslo1 to
three months. This is intendeG/as .
warning to the Algerian anti-semiteS
whose recent violence and threats have
been causing panic among the Jews In
Algeria, which has demoratiZed bust
ness.
Ramel, both members OF the chamber
of deputies, headed an anti-Dreyti9
demonstration this afternoon. They
marched to the Cherche De Midi prison.
where Colonel PicQuart is confined, but
they were stopped By Gordon Of police
and were begged TO retire. Thereupon
N. Mllevoye made n speech, during
which he said they did not desire a cons
fiiet-wlth "these brave fellows points
ing 10 the policemen, adding that they
naQ aNllEhEA NllEAA oRdENNt AA A~AAtsa eseN
10 shout spit upon Picquart," who
could hear them from the window Of his
prison,
The crowd then marched to the Hotel
Des Invalides, the official residence OF
General Zurllnden, the military gov
ernor OF Paris, cheering for the army
and chanting monOtonously spit upon
Piruuart." Meeting lieutenant OF
cuIrassIers on their way there they gave
him an enthusiastic ovation. and the
lieutenant replied theatrically: II
thank you In the name OF. the army!"
This brought forth renewed cheef1
from the demonstrators. The doors OF
General Zurlinden's residence wera
closed. but the crowd gathered outside
cheering for the army and II. Mellevoya
haranCVed his followers. denouncing
the Infamous monsters OF the court OF
cessation" ending with calling for
cheers for the valiant General Aurlin-
den, who commands the arms" and fos
"the tri-color flying over the Invalides,"
The Comte De Ramel made similar
speech. concluding with "the court OF
cassatIon is perverting Justice which
will not be tolerated We ure the ma
jority. We are the power and we, pm
triots, will rise against IT," At this tho
crowd cheered frantcally and marched
10 the chamber OF deputies where NJ
Milleyoye and Ramel announced that
they were going 10 Rpprise the chamber
OF their indignant protests" The
crowd then dispersed.
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Goes Into thc Comhine.

DETROIT, Dec, l2-orren scotten.
manager OF the scotten tobacco plant,
and director In the newly organized
Continental Tobacco Company stated
to-day that the Detroit plant and stock
would on December 20 be transferred to
the new combine simultaneously at
other dig plants IN various cities, II ls
stated that Daniel Section retlres with
81 500 600. and that Orren Scotten re-
cclves 100000 besides his stock In the
Opt, pnupprn
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Genera Woods Action,

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 12.-on
the arrival of the news OF General Carr
llxto Garcia's death, General Leonard
Wood ordered the flags on the govern
ment buildings haiE-masted, q courtegy
greatly appreciated bV the cubans and
even by those POLITICALLY opposed to
Garcia, Profound regret Is expressed
bY his late followers. The opposing fac
tions, though expressing their regreS at
his death, do not hesitate to declare
that It clears the political poison IN the
province to great extent. Carlog
Garcia left for the United Statea to-day
on board the Ward line steamer SAM
tiago to bring back his fathers remains.
A number OF Cubans met at his resi-
dence this evening to OFFER condolences
to the members of the household.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12.-Francls
L. Stuart and Thaddeus Merrlman, who
have had charge of one Of the survey
ing parties OF the NIcaraguan canal
commission since December !, 1897. have
arrived here en- route to Washington.
Mr.. stuart says: PERSONALLY am a
strong advocate of the Lake Nicaragua
and San Juan river route, There is an
other scheme on foot to follow the San
Juan river from Lake Nicaragua east
fifty miles TO Machucha Rapids. and
then cut ditch 1O2 miles long to Grey
town. The latter IS an ambitious
scheme, and while It would be n good
road. 1 prefer the river line.
"The people Of Nicaragua want the
United States to construct the canal l
found them extremely friendly about
the matter"
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LONDON, Dec. l3,-The Paris corc-
spondeut of the DaIly Mail summarizes
this morning an interview he had with
United states Senator Cushman Is,
Davis, OF the peace commission, who ad-
vpcates triple alliance between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan,
The correspondent says: MI Davis
declared that American and British IN,
tcrests in the far cast run quite parallel
and that. therefore, the two powers
should act Jointly 4 am not appealing
to sentiment he said, though blood Is
thicker than water and this argument
should not be ignored MH thesis In
favor OF cooperation IS borne out by
the cnldest logic. favor q treaty Of
alliance. including the United States,
Great Britain and Japan for the prOtec-
ton OF at their interests north OF the
equator. The rest OF the world would
have a wholesome fear, synonymous
with respcct for us
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KANSAS CITY. Dec, 12.-Two ghouis
stole the body of a colored girl from its
grave In woodlawn cemetery. Kansas
City. Kos., disposed OF the body for $50
at the University Medical College in
this city, were arrested and the body
recovered bY the police within two
hours time. One OF the ghonls was a
white man named Perry, the other a
negro named McLaln. t. r, Carter, ne
gro janltor at the college, was also ar
rested charged with having received the
bOdH
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rirsl West Vlrginia promolIons.

Special DIsnnTch 20 Tue IHIeIIBtIIVvI'
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec, IA
Governor Atkinson has commissioned
Albert L. Hooter, OF Moundsville, as
captain 10 the First West Virginia regi-
me1t, to ali the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Captain Raleigh c. THy-
lnr, nf Company X. Captain Hooten
was first lieutenant Of Company NJ.
Second Lieutenant Charles W. Conner,
of Company NJ, has been promoted TO
First Lieutenant vice Hooten promoted'
and Walter c. Sweeney, OF Company VI,
has been promoted TO Second Lieuten-
ant, Vice Conner. promoted. Lieuten-
ants Conner and Sweeney also reside at
Moundsyllle.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i2.-The
Presbyterian W0mlH's Home Mission
ary Society to-day appointed a delegate
10 go to Washington to speak FOR them
in behalf OF the rejection Of Brlghnm
n. Roberts, congressman-elcct from
Utah. The Presbyterian aud Methodist
preachers meetings to-day appointed
delegates to represent them on the
gnme question.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE United
states government Is not aware that
any arrangements had been made for
the transfer of title to the Samoan ISL
ands to Germany and being one of the
parties TO the trlpartite agreement un-
der which Samoa is now governed It IS
not conceivable that any change in the
status Of the Islands can be made with
out the knowledge OF the United States
government. The publication intlmat-
Ing that Germany had acquired sole
rights in the Samoan group is secog-
nized as diplomatic feeler, being an
other OF the attempts which have been
made at intervals OF three months for
the past two or three years to ascertain
how q change In the established order
as to Samoa would be received In the
United States. The German ambassa-
dor, Or. EVon Holleben, called at the
state department to-day and had an In
tervleY with Secretary Hay.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec, ts.-wnllam
Steele. formerly cashier Of the collapsed
Chestnut street National Bank, wOH
found auiity to-day by Jury tn the
United States district court. Steele was
charged with aiding and abettng tho
late william NJ. Slngerly, president NJ
the bank, In misapplyIng the funds or
the institution and making false reports
to the comptroller Of the currency.
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Clcyelnnd,s Rnr scnndnl.

CLEVELAND, OHIO. Dec. r.
Charges in disbnrment proceedings
against State Senator Vernon Burke
have been filed with Judge Hale, pre-
siding Judge OF the circuit court.
Charges IN expulsion proceedings
against Common Pleas Judge f. T.,
DellenbauEh have been filed with Judge
c. f. Pennewell. The separate sets OF
charges were filed this afternoon by IL.
b. Chapman, secretary OF the bar assc-
citation.
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OPENING OF TRIAL
OF a San Francisco Woman on a
Charge OF Poisoning.
Two WOMEN HER VICTIMS,

Who Lived in Dover, Deiaware-Their
Deaths Caused by Eating Poisoned
Candy. Supposed to Have Been Sent
by Mrs. Botlrin-Many Eastern
witnesses Testify TO tho Manner of
tho Deaths Of Those who ate the
candy-.It Promises to be > oele-
brated Case.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The war
department has begun in earnest the
relief Of the volunteer troops now sta
toned at Manila by regulars. This af-
tcrnoon Secretary Alger signed an orr
der designating for this purpose six
regiments Of Unlted states infantry out
Of eight held In reserve for se:"lce in
s,t;, trOniraI countries,
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-secreLary
AIger, this afternoon designated General
Ludlow to act as first military governor
OF Havana city with full powers to deal
with all local questions. He will leave
for his post shortly General Greene, at
Havana, will remain there until relieved
by General Ludlow and then come home
10 he rnlIrrh =
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NEW YORK. Dec. l2.-Four persons
lost their lives in last nights fire in the
fiat house in Prospect place, Brooklyn.
TheF were Joseph Noblit Mrs, Joseph
NoblIt, Joaeph Stothorn, Mrs. Nobllts
mother and Thomas WInne,
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plscn,hnwcle,I a NLnIc.

sHAMoKlN. Pa Dec, l9,-Johu
sucklosli. a miner, was to-day arrested
for having dlsembpWeled mule In
Richards cllllerF by exploding q dyna-
mite cartridge under the beast The
mull had kicked him. The officials Will
prosecute hlm TO the fullest extent of
the law as The crime Ia tlA first OK the
kind In the annals OF coal mining,
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RdTTERDAM-Ayrlved, steamer Rot
terdam Nom New York.
QUEENSTOWN Arrived, Pavonin,
from Boston for Liverpool.
BOSTON Arrived, Ccphulonla, Llv-
arnNoI
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INCREASE OF ARMY
General Miles Before Committee
on Military Affairs.
PLEADS FOR SUCH A system

To Meet our Responsibilities, but in
Making that system so Small that
twill not be a NIenacetO the Ameri-
can Peoplc-The Commanding
General Piled with Questions by
tho Democratic SIcmDers of the
committee--They Attempt to Give
the Hearing Political Twist.
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MANILA, Dec. 12.-The 1sla dc Cuba,
one OF the cruisers sunk by Admiral
Dewey In the battle of Manila on Mag
last, and which he subsequently caused
10 be raised, started for Hong Kong TO-
day under her own steam.
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A FEUD BREAKSOUT
At school Exhibition Near Poca,
Kanawha County,
ENDING IN TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

One Man Killed, and Five or Six
othcrs Fatally wounded--A Crowd
orYoung oIcn Attempted to Break
unthc Performance, and an Effort
to Eject Them Brought ON Free
ior.AIl Fight---A sIumbeFlng Fcud
Revived, and Moro Trouble is
Feared =. 80 Arrests Have Been
Made.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The secre-
tary OF war revoked the war order ex-
Guiding Sylvester scoyel from all army
posts, apology having been made Tor
his reported conduct at Santiago"
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GARcIA,s oBsEouIEs
Take Place FFiday-His widow win
be Unable 70 Attend.

be Unable 70 Attend.
WARRINGTON. Dec, 1a.-The body
General Cariixto Garcia, tho cun
patriot guarded by q detaeimeat e
United States arlillerymen, lay q eats
al day In the room at che Ralelgh 7qte
In which be died yesterday.
To.niglit the remains Wera placed 81 Q
mnrsome black cloth covered ca1i1at
preparatory 20 the funer1 EarPlccl'
which take place tomorrow. Tho tace
and bust were left exposed 10 view. ~
large silver plate on the caslost Give The
BeunalG name and tha place end d1fe
OF birth and death and hiS rank IN tho
Cuban army. Tomorrow morning IT.
half past the remains viii bo taken
to st. Patrick's Catholic church, Wheft
funeral services are TO be hel0 = 10
O'Clock, Right Rev. Bishop O0Ordn1us
OF Sioux Falls. will celebrate tho ND
Archbishop John Ireland win prellca IN
sermon, and Rev. Dr. Stephan, Of ~
CATHOLIC Bureau Of Indian Missions ana
Mgr, Barltti, of the Apostolic ulatell'l
ton, will assist IN the services.
The honorary pail bearers win be Gen.
erals Miles, Sllafter, Wheeler, LFW1on
md Ludlow, Secretary Hay, SeHaiprl
Proctor, Thurston, MONEY afid Mason
and Hon. John R. Proctor, Of tha civil
service commission, while the active PAIL
bearers will pc nine non-comniG ioneQ
officers from the WashtngtOu barracks.
After The services at the church, the To-
mains, borne on a caisson and Cscofted
by Companies K, Of the Fifth, and y. Of
the Sixth regiments. OF Siege artillery
on duty at the barracks win be taken
TO Arlington and placed temporarily ~ q
receiving vault pending their 1nal inlef-
ment In Cuba at the time to be hereatter
determined. All day there was q crowd
Waiting the hotel for the purpose Of OBJ
rOining q view Of the remains. "A large
number OF floral designs, many Of them
emblematic IN character were resolved
during the day and placed IN the room
where the remains lie.
BROWNSVILLE, Ga, Dec 12-Mrs.
CalIxto Garcia, the wife OF the Cuban
general, who died yesterday in WASH
ington. will be unableitO attend her hus-
bands funeral tomorrow. Her daugh7
ter. Mercedes. who 10 quite III, is mot 20
we'll to-day and Mrs. Garcia has decided
to remain here until 41er condition is im-
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steubenvilIo News Scorched.
n,..t, O.. ~. Ty,taIII0ennsv

sTEtTBENvILLE. Ohio. Dec. H.
An explosion OK natural Gas. followed
by fire, damaged the Daily News plant
and building tonight to the extent OF
81 on
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For West MISUNDERSTANDING in the
carly morning; cold wave; northwester-
ly winds.
For Western Ponnsylvania-Clearlng
In the carly morning; recidcdiy colder,
with colder. north to northwest gales.
For Ohio--Fair; cold wave; north-
westerly gales,
fiUcai Temperature.
The temperature yesterday. as observed
by c. Schncpf. druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets was as toll0Wp'
"A, m.,......,.,.., W y y m".'''s.s.,s's y
ga. m...,t..,.,,,,, aal y, ln.-s.s.s q
ia in,..,,.......,,., 3SiWeOther-C ChRng'b 'bla,
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-27

whether in Sistersville or Middle
bourne. Two payments were close
together. / met Mr.. Strickling in
August. Can't remember where and
when met him in October. | met
him at his Office in September. Ny
house was burned on the 9Th OF
September and the next day was
here. was not at Stringtown. /
was in Parkersburg when the house
burned. 1 paid him September
9th as / was on my way to String
town; capias served on me in Sep
TENDER, but not on the day my
house was burned; I did not know
of the capias; sheriff did not tell
me he had capias for me. In
July I met him in Sistersville; l
kept no memorandum of the times
/ paid him money and keep no
books in my business.