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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01
Total expenses ........,,.......,l..,,
RECONCILIATION.
sEAs B!

i ~"
The report OF the superintendent. Mrs.
/. ~. johnson, gives the following:
Patients admitted, 2li.S
Medical cases, 81; pay cases, 4s: free
cases, 40; part pay cases, 4; cases cured,
Go; cases improved, 0; patients died, 1s;
days OF hospital care. lilo; free, s2a;
pay, SS7.s W le5,t'l MI. =
Surgical cases. l27: pay cases, IS; free
cases, IS: part pay.4; cases cured, 1Ol;
cases improved, 10: patients died. -;
days. OF hospital care. 1880; pay, 1904;
free, 1856; operations, 81. Z.
The book-keeper, s. Percy Norton,
makes the following report OF assets and
liabilities: n
Aesets-Real estate. $4,000: improve
ments, s5,233 40; cash, 81 cents; total,
sec. 43i SO. ,ef l9Hs
Habillties-Capltal stock, sl4,1i2 so:
profit and loss. SO, s21 50: total, $20,434 30.
The receipts and disbursements were
as follows: y. i3
Receipts-Cash on hand, 1897, 1896 81;
pay patients and nurses, 1890 9S; an
nual subscriptions, $1,000; ladies assocla-
tim, $3.50: L. CT Stifel legacy, $1,000;
tube workers, sl13 10; Hebrew Syna-
gogue, S4 81; Shriners. SIS II
Observation-Disclosures and discount.
SCI SO; expense. sil5 IL; salaries, nurses
and employees, s., 12S %; culinary depart
ment. $3.50; gas and fuel, s2S1 go: laun-
dry. sl20 20; insurance. Sll9 50; surgical
dlspensary, s67e SO. N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01
Mother. In,a,,,, Deed.

BENTON HARBoR, Mich, Feb. IS.
Mrs. George Davidson. aged twenty
eight, left her home at St. Joseph last
midnight, clad in night dress. with
.tller two weeks' old bnbe In her arms.
The woman with tho child Jumped Into
the srlver. The womnn's body was re-
covered Mt dnybreak. The body OF tho
babe was carried out Into the Like. In
sanity caused the deed. i;t
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01

Yesterday afternoon Captain Thad
Thomas, Of the packet Leroy, closed a
deal with q representative OF the
Parkersburg Dock Company. for the
putting in Of new stern In the Leroy's
hull. The Leroy left for Clarlngton and
way landings at her regular hour yes
terday afternoon and then proceeded on
to Petersburg to go on the dry docks.
The new stern is OF what Is known as
the Oregon pattern, an improvement
over the old style square stern which
cduscs the boats TO drag In backing.
The Leroy will be out of her trade about
n week, and the Xviii be rushed
through as soon as possible. r..
The Queen City passed Middleport on
her way UP the river yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock, and will be here for
Pittsburgh about a. m. to-day. Cap
tain Agnew telegraphed that she had a
heavy trip.
z The marks at p. m. showed 8 feet 8
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
warmer. d.
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OIL CITY-Rlver feet and falling.
Clear and cool.
wAEREN-River . Feet Clear and
cold. "a
GREENSBoRO-River feet . Inches
and stationary. Very cool. Germania
and Nellie Hudson down Tuesday.
James g. Blaine.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G feet {
inches and stationary. Clear and cold.
f BR0WNSVILLE-Ri feet S
inchse and stationary.
STEUBENVILLE- feet II
inches and falling. Clear and cold Pass
ed down-Ben Hur and keystone State.
Passed up-D!ck Fulton, Samuel Clark,
Wash Honshell and Robert Jenkins.
PARKERSBURG-O river l3 feet
. inches and falling. Cloudy. with mer-
curry at IS. Passed up-Queen City, Val-
ley Belle. Passed down-Argand, Pass
ed down with coal-John W. Allies, Pa
cliic No. 9. The Little Kanawha is fall
Ing.
6 PITTsBURGH-Rlver IA feet and
falling at the dam. Clear and cool.
4 MEMPHIS-River 17.9 feet and ris-
Ing. Cloudy and cooler.
(: LOU1SVILLE-River rising; II feet
In canal, feet 10 inches on falls; 20 feet
. inches below locks. Clear and pleas
ant.
= EYANSVILLE--River $50 feet and
rising. Fair and cold.
CAIRo-Rlver 25.2 feet and failing.
Cloudy and warm.
POINT PLEASANT-Rivcr l5.9 feet
and falling. Cloudy. &c
CINCINNATI-River 2a.i feet ana
falling. Cloudy.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-01

9. <, N Z N n !, 4
SaAn ..... s,,...A is "
Cash ,.......,s.l' -
y, ns box
Totaljresclpts h. Il, !. 81, ssi a
Is DISBURSEMENTS,
Hoard OF directors, March Y. 1871; a. %
Board Of directors, July 10. lssIi.,. SO %
Miss Hickey. head nurse, Decern- q (.
M ~ \ head natss, January Y
The Gibson Pictnres:a i..t
iBuliard Printing House. .. ......,.,.si,5is q
u w. Bcltx a Sons Co. 49,, !. .....s.. 70 .,
George Ia Durst.s... II y
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Mrs,.J.S *. Merriman. ....,..,,,,., 90
SIcolfs Art Store, 7. ......,.s.,.i..,. 10
Opera House Orchestra i, I. ...es,.., n Is 20
NV. Richardson, for stage work. 70 "
Wheeling Park Assoclat lon. =. e 40 %
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has been changed from the first We'd
ncsday OF each month to the first We'd
nesday Of each quarter, February, May.
August and November. and any special
meeting at the call OF the president
The association thanks all who have In
any way given their support
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. JOS
eph a. Metcalf. for the year ending Feb
ruaryi9, Is as follows:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-02-26
OCALA EVENING STAR
DESCRIPTION.

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NOTICE.

fourth day d AprIa he i Ja, the
4 " II a 0 "a
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com al western cor Of Thomas Clark grant. I-2-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-05

of commons today to Rear Admiral Lor
Charles Be~esford member for York, A
j. Balfour, the government leader ana got
ing secretary of state for foreign a6aif1
said the question whether the United
States. not being a signatory of the dec
laration of Paris, would In the event OF wal
with Spain be bound by the provlsion6 ot
that declaration, raises an important point
of international law on which q question
might advantageously be addressed to thu
attorney general.
OUT OF COMMISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-The United
States coast survey steamer Patterson hal
been placed out Of commission and will to<
morrow be LAID up in Oakland creek. This
order Is due to the fact that all OF her Of.
ncers and crew have been ordered east IA
man vessels on the Atlantic coast.
A CALL FOR RECRUITS
STOCKTON. Cal, April 4-The follow.
ing advertisement has been inserted Ia
Stockton papers:
with a view Of being prepared In the
event OF war, special invitation is hereby
tendered TO patriotic young men between
the ag@ or IL and.45. to enlist In COMPANY
A. sixth Infantry. regiment N. G. c., there.
by gaining military education which
may prove of great benefit. Enlistmentd
may be made at the armory Of Company A.
between p. m. and 10 p. m. every evening.
"(Signed) CHAS. H. DASHER.
captain Company A., Sixth Infantry
ment"
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The Cotton Strike

NEW BEDFORD, April 4.-Indications
now point strongly to a settlement Of the
strike on Monday, April 18th, and it is be-
lieved that the mill gates will be opened
on that day and that the operatives will
generally return to work.
The retail grocers and marketmen of the
city, without exception, who have been car
rying the strikers on credit for the past ten
weeks, have issued notice that commence
ing Monday, April 18th, all sales will be for
cash only, and in enforcing this action they
are backed up by the wholesalers, who
will demand cash payment from the retail
merchants.
The prelates of the three French Cath
Ollie churches on Sunday addressed their
parishioners, practically advising them TO
return to work when the mill gates shall
be opened.
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POPE WORKING FOR PEACE
A Fatal Error Was Made in Leaving the Insurgents
Altogether Out of the Account=-Spain
Urged to Yield


evidently Madrid
hostites
accepting
!
follows:
ing the % h that would
taken and that the request that oes Cuba before
forthwith " N' N"N '' 0'N' w N D'''''e' Snail cease
of not probably the former for the possibility Of
the United States
satolh and vaunteh and Monssnor Trpep
An official of the pap states office furnished
that when matters first took on really serious aspect the urged
influence The opened negotiations
bans and then when rupture seemed imminent
minister
to the last THURSDAY the pope sent for Won Buo and
\ the of Spain and Austria
regent of Spain:
and national dignity to ncede an and avoid bloody
telegram
faithful he could
shedding blood of those who Gods sons"
MS approval ana t he president expressed MS nope that the pope would
night and the
Spanish the the papa nunci0 at Madrid direct
The of Spain replied this morning. saying she would the
prepared to accept decision the pope might render
evening During their talk long arrived from Archbishop Ire
impossible President Mckinley not opposed to the mediation the
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in Ohio today. In this city but 33. 900 votes
were polled. The Democrats elected Ed
ward j. Dempsey superior judge over John
Calvin, Republican. by 1862 votes. In
Cleveland the Republicans elected school
directors by about 1000 majority, a gain of
1000, and elected constables and justices.
as well as a majority of the city council
men. Several thousand women voted for
school officers. The Democrats were sue
cessful in Dayton, Sandusky, Mansfield
GAINESVILLE, Fremont, Tiffin, Canton and
Marysville The Republicans were sue
cessful in Massillon, Ravenna, Urbana,
Elyria and Mount Vernon. Bowling Green
reelected the mayor, who fined himself
for getting drunk.
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A POPULAR LOAN
Money Will Not Be Lacking for Wan
Purposes


DENVER, April 4-The National nn>
ISOLATION Of Local Fire Insurance agents,
whose headquarters are In this city, today
decided to offer their services to the nation
in placing a popular loan to cover the cx.
pense of war. The following dispatch wa1
sent to President Mckinley:
president Mckinley, Washington. D.
C.-The National Association of Local
Fire Insurance Agents of the United
States through me as its secretary. offers
you and the country our services In placing
q popular loan with the people to cover
an expense In a war with Spain. or any
other country. We number 10000 men,
bers. located In every city, town and ham,
let of the nation. and our aim Is to sup.
port the government on land or sea- We
have already 1000, 900 subscribed for your
purposes. (Signed)
ROBERT s. BRANNEN,
Secretary"
The dispatch was followed by the follow
ing letter:
president Mckinley, Washington, d.
c.: A dispatch sent you today in reference
to the action Of the National Association Of
Local Fire Insurance Agents of the United
States. desire to confirm as its secretary.
History shows us that the people of this
country have always come to the front in
the time of our need, and this is no excep-
ton, and you may know the character and
standing of the men by referring to your
own city. Canton, Ohio. where sixteen Of
your prominent citizens give this business
their attention for their living,
"HOBERT BRANNEN, Secretary"
1t is proposed that each agent in the
Vyvtk1 C&-% a. A
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AN ALASKA TRAGEDY
The Schooner Arago Is Lost With All
Handa

SAN FRANCISCO. April 4.-Nsws Of q
tragedy and probable disaster In Alaskan
waters was made public today. The tragt
edy was the drowning. while leaving Z
wedding feast, of three of the crew Of The
codfshing schooner Arago. and the other
was the probable loss, some weeks later, Of
the vessel herself with all hands. The
schooner Arago sailed from here for UnSa
island October last with a Grew Of ten
men, including officers. When last heard
from the Arago and the schooner Mary and
Ida were In company in Eagle harbor, Ma.
gal island. That was in the latter part OF
January, and the owners of the vessel have
now almost given up hope of her safety.
A vessel from the north brings the news
that after dinner given on the schooner
Mary and Ida in honor of the wedding Of
Capt. Carlson, Peter Paulson, s. r. Jones
and an unknown man of the Arago's crew
left the party in dory and 1t is supposed
were drowned.
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Workmen's Grand Lodge

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.--The grand
lodge of California, Ancient Order of
United Workmen. will convene this MORN
ing for its twentieth annual session. The
session promises to be of more than ordi-
nary interest. The reports of the grand
officers will show that the order has been
very prosperous during the past year and
has gained several thousand members.
bringing the total up to over 20, 900 in Cali
fornia. This almost phenomenal growth
began in September, 1856, and has contin-
ued ever since. Forty new lodges have
been instituted during the past year. The
lodge will continue in session three days.
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Normal School Plans

SACRAMENTO, April 4.-The state
board of capitol commissioners met today
and deferred consideration of the plans
for the state normal school at San Diego
on account of a long protest which they
wish to examine. State Treasurer Rack
life asked the governor what course to
pursue, and was told that he could buy the
books in stock, If he could find them, and
that man from San Francisco would
probably soon call at his office to examine
his books, and he would soon thereafter be
informed that they were in stock. The
books will cost over $500.
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A Carpenters Strike

CHICAGO. April About 5000 union
carpenters struck today, and with the ex-
ception of public buildings which were not
interfered with, work on nearly every
building in course of construction in the
city Is at a stand still.
The strike is over a rule Of the Car
penters and Builders Association which
forbids union carpenters working for any
one not member of the association. The
workmen claim this association embraces
about one-third of the contractors. An
increase In wages is also asked for.
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The Ice Bound Whalers

NANAIMO, B. c., April 4-Captain F,
Tilton of the schooner Belidere, one Of tho
fleet of whalers imprisoned at Point Bar
row. Alaska. arrived here today on the
steamer Albion. Captain Tilton left the
fleet about six months ago, and came out
overland to Copper river, where he took
passage on the Albion. Captain Tilton re-
ports that the whalers were safe and that
they were waiting for the ice to break up
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Michigan Elections

DETROIT. Mich, April 4-Municipal
elections were held in all Michigan cities
excepting Detroit and Port Huron. Demo-
Gratis showing decided gains in most of the
large cities. At Grand Rapids Republican
majorities were entirely overthrow. At
Saginaw the Democrats swept the city
ticket and elected thirteen out of fifteen
aldermen. Boston Harbor is Democratic
for the first time, with Republican coun-
Gil. Kalamazoo elected the Republican
mayor and majority of the council. At
Marquette the Citizens candidate defeated
his Silver Democrat opponent. Muskegon
Republicans elected a mayor and five OF
of eight councilmen.
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knots an hour, and will be fitted with tor
pedo tubes. one four-inch gun and two
rapid-fire machine guns. The steamship
St. Paul. built for the Alaska Commercial
company, will be launched at the Union
Iron works tomorrow.
The battleship Wisconsin will be launch
ed early next year at the same place. and
will be finished within the time specified
by the contract
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A French Demand

LONDON. April 4.-The Pekin cores
pondent of the Times says: The Inc
dications are that France will demand a
coaling station at the mouth of the Min
river. near Fuchau, province of Fo Klein,
where the French engineers control the
arsenal and docks. The delay in the con-
cession of the recent French demands ID
attributed to English opposition and the
lack of Russian support.
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Flagstaff Election

FLAGSTAFF. Arz., April AT the
town election today the following officials
were elected: Councilmen, D. Rabbit.
Julius Aubineau. ]. w. Francis, T. s.
Bunch, w. H. Carroll; clerk, c. H. E(
wards; marshal. John Woody; supervisor
of streets, w. A. Mayfower. The propo-
sition to issue additional bonds for water
works carried by vote of ia for and 9
against. Two hundred and fifty-eight votes
were cast
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Price of a Railroad

TOLEDO, O., April 4.-Judge Tafts de-
cree in the Glover Leaf Railway litigation
finds S12,O2S 500 to be due on first mortgage
bonds and orders the sale Of the road, the
time of which is not fixed, at an upset
price of 81, 100000. Hiram ID. Peck and Will
liam A. Vanburn of indianapolis are spec
ial masters to conduct the sale.
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A Fatal Fright

CARSON. New, April Aired Mather
aged % years. was drowned at Washoe
lake this afternoon. He and Hiram French
were hunting and fishing and started
across the lake in separate boats. French
heard Mather call him. saying his boat
was leaking. Mather became excited and
jumped into the water. drowning before
French reached him.
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Alaska Missions

BOSTON. April 4.-Rev. Loyal T. Work
of California has been appointed mission
airy superintendent of the Congregational
Home Missionary society in Alaska.
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Ohio Elections

CINCINNATI, April 4.-But little inter-
est was taken in the municipal elections
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MEDIATION OF ThEPOPE
II SPECIALLY DESIRED BY
EITHER PARTY
AN ARMIsTlCE is SUGGESTED
Which Spain, Is Inclined to Consider
Pretext to Give America
More Time
Associated Press Special wire


ROME, April 4.-The vatican refuses to
publish the text of the communications
which have passed between the pontif
and Madrid. but the statement that his
holiness has asked Spain to arrange for a
suspension of hostilities in Cuba Is con-
tlrmed. The Observatory Romano. re-
viewing the situation unofficially says:
I'VE must regard Americas demands as
excessive. especially as Spain he's proposed
10 submit the whole administration ques-
tion to the lnsular parliament. 1t Is diff
cult to perceive on what pretext Washing
ton could declare war, even If so disposed,
and we have confidence that the wisdom
and moderation of President Mckinley,
with the practical common sense Of the
Americans will avert the horror Of war;
The Italia. confirming the report as to the
communications that have passed between
the vatican and the Spanish government,
says: 1.-THE prospect that mediation will
eventually be offered is not excluded. but
the greatest difficulty will be to induce the
United States to accept pope as arbitra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-20
SAWED HIS WAY OUT,
Henry Straights Wife Takes His
Place in Jail.


Place in Jail.
Henry E. Straight, swindler and forger,
who was recently arrested by the Jersey
City police. escaped yesterday morning
from the Jersey City prison by saving
through the iron bars Of a window. His
whereabouts are unknown.
The cell he left vacant is now occupied
by his wife. who called at police head
quarters, and was trapped into confessing
that she had supplied her husband with
the saws which he had used. She is held
for aiding and abetting the escape of
prisoner.
Straight is under Indictment in New York,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, and score of
jails yawn for him. He swindled banks and
merchants by forged bills of lading and
bogus drafts. He had been operating for
over year when arrested, and had realiz-
ed large sum from his transactions.
Mrs. Straight acknowledged to Chief of
Police Murphy that she had taken three
saws to her husband to aid him to escape.
When she appeared at police headquarters
she was unaware of the success of the plan
and when told of it she declared that she
would willingly remain in Jail in her hus-
bands place. She is held in $1,000 bail