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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-01
TWO FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
Propounded TO tho Treasury Department.
Ono AnsNxeretl.

Propounded TO tho Treasury Department.
Ono Answered..
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. GA citizen
OF indianapolis few weeks ago wrote to
Mr.. Gage. secretary Of the treasury, and
propounded two questions TO him. The
first one was as follows: rs the value
OF our paper currency regulated by a
law Of Congress. or by reason OF gold or
silver being held In our government
vaulss for Its redemption?"
An answer to this was received to-day
from Mr.. F. A. VanderlIp. the assistant
secretary OF the treasury department., TO
the effect that Legislative action alone
is not sufficient to give value TO a paper
currency. This Is illustrated in the his
tory OF United States notes. During the
war, and for years afterwards, they
were at 4 discount In gold, varying in
value from day to day,acoOrding to the
public opinion OF their worth and II was
not until January !. 1879. when the gov
ernment actually began their redemption
In gold that they became In reality what
the law declared them'to be-"
The other question was as follows: "If
the -overnment OF the United States
should retire all Its paper currency and
which Is now by law made a legal ten
der and substitute In lieu thereof. those
OF a national bank currency, could Con-
gres, under the constitution made such
bank currency a legal tender one?"
This the assistant secretary declined
TO answer.
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STORMS coNFsssEs
To tho Murder. OF Widow and Her
Young Daughter.

To tho Murder. OF a Widow and Her
Young Daughter.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Jan. 3i.-Abe
Storms has confessed the murder OF Mrs.
Fanny Rathburn and her daughter,
Mary. The confession was made to the
Chief OF Police Grenier and the county
attorney. Storms says that he commit
ted the deed Sunday night, january %.
He killed the mother first In the cellar.
Then he enticed the little sirl in the
bedroom above and after a terrible
struggle to outrage her cut her hroat. (
The confession was obtained after a
long Siege ofswea:boY examination. After
te was obtained Storms was taken to the
morgue although he begged not 90 Sec
the bodies of his victims. He turned
sIclly pale and .tremoled violently when
he gazed upon his, victims.
Storms and Cox, an alleged accompllce
are now locked UP In the county jail and
strongly guarded by deputies armed
with winchester rifles. Sheriff Smith
has issued proclamation to the
effect that any attempt to break into the
jail and lynch Storms will be met with
summary treatment by the deputies who
will not hesitate to shoot. ~
AL Is quiet tonight, though threats Of
lynchlng were made during the after
noon. Storms mother was in Burling-
ton to-day. She Is O fine looking, INTEL
Iigent woman, and was much Mortified
by her sons predtcanent. She eSclaim-
ed when first hearing Of the murder:
The man who did that deed ought to be
hung. no matter II he Is my son."
Cox Is held as an accessory TO the
crime. although he has not confessed.
His preliminary hearing Is set for We'd
nasday, s77
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EXPLODED A BOMB

At the Residence OF mi, EI. I.lIuyor of FIs-,
vann-Perpetrator hryested. So
HAVANA, jan. 3l.-At> about midi
night las, night a man named Luis CoTo,
Lazo, who recently returned 10 Cuba
from the African prisons. exploded 4
bomb at the private residence OF the con-.
servative ex-mayor Of Havana. senor'
Miguel Diaz. The noise OF the explosion
was heard Throughout Havana, al!
though the scene: of the explosion was
at Jesus Del Monte. The door waa
broken and a Large hole was made In
the house. .sA4t
The Diaz Family and those fnhaht.ins
neighborlns houses we're panic stricken,
Lazo drove to Jesus Del Monte FROM Ha-s
vana In a cab. He wae captured white
attempting to escape Senor piaz says
he does not knog t.oza and believes he
has Political arcomplices, 81
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After Senator ,iuurl1phy,. scalp.

ALBANY, n. Jan. ai.-Assenably-
man Weeks, Of New York city, startled
the assembly: and its 1000 spectators to-
night by the Introduction OF a RESTITUTION
censuring and requesting the resigpa-9
tlon OF Edward Murphy. jr., senior
u s. senator from this state. for ves-3
ing for the Teller silver resolution. The
resolution was . complete surprise. It
brought TO their feet q number OF the
members Of the minority with Sbiec-
lions. They could not objecI to- the Ia
PRODUCTION OF the resolution, but they
signifed their intention to debate the
proposition and under the rules oe the
house 1t had to SO over and be printed
Assemblyman Weeks stated that he
was willing THAI II be laid aside with the
understanding that 1t. he made a special
order at $50 on next Monday evening:
That course was pursued NJ
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U. s. SUPREME COURT.

Two Cases OF Interest 10 West Virginia
Advanced on the Docket. :
y WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 3l.-The
United States supreme court to-day ad-
tourned until the twenty-hrst OF Feoru-
ary without deciding any OF the I'm
portant cases before It.
4, The hearing In the case OF King VS..
Mullens. was advanced to be heard on
March q, after the other cases on the
docket fol. tha. date. The case involves
the construction OF the provision in the
West Virginia state constitution in re-
gard to the taxation OF lands in the
state. 5.
The court upon a stipulation OF coun-
sci on both sides also advanced the
cases OF Internal Revenue Collector
White, OF West Virginia. against var
ious persons, involving his right Of
transfer, ETC., to be heard March Z.
The case involves the construction OF
Sections 1854 and 1858 OF the revised
statutes. and the powers, and duties OF
the commissioner OF internal revenue
with respect to transfer and assign
iueuS VI lutcfH1I 3cScHuS siotehSepetS .
and gauger5 and also the effect OF the
civil service act, and the executive or
ders from time to time made and issued
thereunder upon the duties of the COM
missioner OF internal revenue.
They also Involve the question as to
whether the courts OF the United States,
can. by Injunction. restrain the colIec-
tors OF Internal revenue In the various
districts OF the commissioner Of internal
revenue acting through the collectors,
from relieving from duty store-keepers
and gaugers. or from assigning these
officers to duty or transferring them
from one place OF duty TO another.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
Of n Freight Engine on Norfolk an
Western Road, Near Teicli.

Or n Freight Engine on Norfolk and
Western Road, Near Weicli.
Special Dispatch 10 ths Intelligencer.
WEIGH, ". Va, Jan. 3l-Near Hele-
ma, three miles from here. q Norfolk e
Western engine pulling n through
freight, exploded, killing the fireman
and fatally inJurlns Engineer oLeary.
The exac. cause OF the accident is not
known, bu. It is supposed that the boiler
run dry, the engine not having time to
take water at the Vivian yards, and
made the run to ihiR place ahead Of pas
senger No. 3.
The boiler was hurled forty-tivc feet
down the track, and struck ,end-wise,
tearing hole In the ground large enough
for twenty-five men TO stand In, then
bounding thirty feet further At turned
end oyer end twice.
The scene of this accident Ia only a few
minutes walk from the place where En-
gineer Mays lost his HE only q few
weeks ago. ~, - - Z.
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BALTIMoRE--afd., Jan. 3l.-Rcceiv-
ers Cowen and Murray. OF the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad to-day petitioned the
circuit court OF the United States for
permission to lease 5,lso additional box
cars.
Relative to the application, Receiver
John X. cowen makes the following
statement: "The obligation made by the
receivers Of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road for the acquisition of new equip
ments covers the following contracts:
Two coal companles-thc Monongah
and the Montana, OF West Virginia
purchase 900 coal cars. and the COM
pany and its receivers agree to use these
cars, paying the regular mileage OF six
mills per mile run. The coal compan-
les make the contracts for the purchase
of the cars and the obligation OF the re-
ceivers is simply to use the cars at the
regular mileage. rates during the period
OF the recelversh!p.
Company purchases 1,250 cars and
makes its own financial arrangements
for their acquisition by the issuance OF
the ordinary car trus. obligations. The
receivers OF the 2Baltim7re 6 Ohio rail-
road company agree TO use these cars
and pay the regular mileage rate OF six
mills per mile run. The only further
obligation which they incur IN relation
ta ha 10 fhn a. n tho
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Company
applying, as far as may be necessary.
the sum which that company refunds at
the end OF each year to the Baltimore
s. Ohio Railroad Company for excess
its line. II
Under the contract with the Balti-
more$&- Ohio Railroad Company, the
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Company
receives Sc per car until the number OF
cars arrives at q certain figure. and
then the rate Is 81 80 per car until an
other figure Is reached, when the rate
becomes 81 per car. The junction COM
pany at the end OF the year refunds to
the Baltimore & Ohio the excess, as
settlements are made on the; So basis,
and the only obligations the receivers
huhe 10 lIiit Tie IllkSuul 9ll y ouhSliNii
Company can use the excess 10 pay the
car trust and when the cars are thus
paid for they belong to the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company.
The receivers obtain by lease from
the Pullman company. 5000 cars, and
the only obligation which they assume
In relation TO these 5000 cars Is to pay
a rental for them equivalent to ten per
cent; OF their cost, each year, for the
period OF two years and the interest
uron the cost for the same time. No
equipment obligations are Issued. The
receivers obligation is. therefore. sub
stantially 100000, being the rental pay
ments for two years, and without the
issuing Of 1y car trust obligations. q
'.Therefese the net result OF the
whole affair Is that the Baltimore e
Ohio Railroad Company secures $50
cars and the receivers obligations for
the principal amount to about $500, 200,
payable in two years. The mileage alone
on the 5000 cars to be secured from
Pullman Will be considerably greater
each year than the interest and princl-
pal payments"
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CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-oratory In the
Luetsert case Is scheduled TO begin to-
morrow afternoon, when Assistan:
States Attorney MeEwen expects to
open for the prosecution. He. will prob
ably speak until late tomorrow. and
will be followed by Attorney Keinoe.
who win talk. for day. Then will coma
Attorney Riesc. who Is to argue that
the state has utterly failed to prove the
death OF Mrs. tuetsert. Attorney Hag-
mon will talk for three or four, days in
behalf Of Luetgert. States Attorney
Denecn Will close the arguments, but
his speech will NOT require more than a
day for delivery. The case viii go to the
Jury next week. 3ts5 slS. = (; sg * z
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.--Ihe house
n, conservatives to-day buried the
,r.,,. ,.so,r,,or dec,,rjrp Tho bonds ~
ie"s. ,s'o. ",,t 's~,,..... :,
the United states payaoolle III silver, uh- uifhF-
der an adverse majority OF fifty votes.
nj. panuhlIcars were solldiy arrayed
iHs -. III, 49,, axno,,,nn. ,t.
IN opposA''.s, VIZ" ~ .S''S'' 'aa'
Llnney, OF North Carolina, VINO Voted
with the Democrats and Populists, and
NJ w,,te n, North Carolina the only
-H'' ""'N' -
co!olea ihenlper " .He iiouse' "io ah :, .
sweIed present" when his name was
called The desertions from the Demo-
-. ia, ,,o-, ~ ,,cA,e.r a, pa,n-
ea''' s'ae "e.s -. s
sy!yania, and UT. Elliott, OF south Car
ollpa. Both voted with the Repu bllcans
,.,,rs, tho nronosition
1sa'"'. ,', S,.Sss. =,
speaker t'eeu' atsi'oush II ID hot GUS Gus
tomary for him 10 vote, had his name
called and amid the cheers of his fol-
-. ,ro,, a., r.,ar, 4, an-,no,,,,on ),
'o"e'' ne"' o' -, ~ - oppo''e'o'. ~
the resolution. The vote was reached
after five hours OF debate, under a spe-
ni,, o-arr o5on,ed Mt tha onsnIne- ~ the
@ ,sss,on S to.Ssy The ',ini,ed line ai.
lewsd for debate and the nressiire : n,
rsmhers ,S FOR an onnortunity 10 be hsard
Mas 80 great that the Leaders ON 'hoth
s,Sss wsra connaI,ed IN farm ont .tba
,:n.. hv ,n,nnta.s This datrac,ed trom
~. coT,tv NJ The discnssion hut 4, also
in a measure Intensified the interest
~ ,aiis.Iss rara ornwSa,, Ill S.Sior1
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No AngIo:JalpI,ano..pe Cam pn,yn.

LONDON. Ian. Alt il anaaaneea
on ythn best authority that tao tanc az
an Anslo-Japanese plan Of campaign Ia
certain eventualities is .unfounded. Nd
such matter has occupied the attention
OF tho statesmen Of the two countSies.
and no agreement, exisss between EnE.l
land and Japan except tue common da.
sire to secure the free development OF
trade in China. As regards Port Arthur.
the Russian leet. according to the saIns
authority Is only therefor winter quar-
tors and the statements as TO q. Russias
occupation are uufounded. China. is,will-
Ing ,lsat the English warshtps should
anchor there II required.
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B'NAr BIRTH.
Close of the Htsuntal Csuyeutton-The
i, Election OF Officers.

Election OF Officers.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, ian. al.-Thc bi-
n,,,,, .a,5n,.n,,,,,r -, ~ 80 ~. 1rdann,1o,,
s'n.A >o".S".'' =. N' = - 80, .,
order OF RNai Blath came 20 close
tonight after an entire days business
session Tho Inst laS's work OF the
..,-,..,.. .,-.,.,., 10 a,l,,I.n :,
eo'S eii'ioh e'4'sss t'>i - az S'es'''A =
officers and the consideration OF the
reports read ut the Sunday morning
meeting. The meeting was secret and
nothing was glyenoutbeyond the result
OF the election. The following are the
new officers chosen;
President, Charles Hoffman OF Phil
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Ohio Sof. Coal Pool

CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. 3l-Represen-
tatives OF the twelve railroads which
carry, soft coal in Ohio and OF the
mines which supply them. met In this
city to-day to strengthen their existing
pool and discuss the details OF their
proposed central sail!ng agency. The
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad had not heen
represented at any OF the previous con-
ferences. but was to-day In the person
OF Receiver Murray. Other meetings
will be held. and It Is considered GER
tain that the plans on foot will be car
ried out. ,.t
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5WIlEREIIf is RED HOT.

Appalling Ciin,ntip Cen ID, tioas Prcvuii IN
Aastraiia-iat Dserees IN ,he shai..
), Piys From spsntaaeoufC Camb ustigu.
I VANCOUVER B, c.: Jan. si.-T'hc
steamer warrimo. Just arrived from
iAustraia, brings news otIappalling cli-
matte conditions, which have been pre-
vailins In many sectiors OF Australia.
The prostratlons from heat were 70 nu.i
nierous that the condition OF affairs in
large cities was alarming. In q great
many instances wori, Is out OF the ques-
tion and sleep impossible while in the
evenlnr the Inhabitants gather on the
streets and sit on the curhstones, drink
Ing in the comparatively cool night air.
TeleBranas ,ailow that the same condi-
tions prevail all over the colonies. 81
The lthermonetcr show's that tic heat
OF the day averages about LA In the
shade. and in u hong list OF towns the
lowest figure found was 10. In the sun
1t 10 leo. so it is impossible to work ut
midday. The heat has caused nunier-
ous fires from spontaneous combustion.
and the houses IRE 50 baked during the
day that in tho worst section the resi-
dents sleep In gardens and on roofs.
The damage from fire Is very great.
News comes from all parts Of Australia
OF the destruction by flames. 5 jt
1t would appear from the press re-
ports that the total damage WI. amount
TO millions OF pounds. In Victoria coll
ony 100. 900 acres have been swept clear.
and an enormous acreage OF crops de-
stroyed. In other colonies houses and
barns were burned. y.
The Warrimo also brings news of a
severe accident In Melbourne In which
many lives were lost. Inspector MoGcp.
of the city board Of works, and q gang OF
men went down into a sewer to invests
gate O. gas leakage. A tardy workman
who followed them came back saying
that Mosep and all the gang were over.
come by sewer gas.
Hundreds OF citizens crowded around
the vent hole, but none dare attempt the
rescue. though they knew the men were
dying beneath their feet. The sewer re-
gion where the men were enclosed was
flooded by the fire department, but the
pressure was so strong that 1t was i'm
possible to unfasten the vent holes and
the gas was let OF by means Of n siphon.
Divers were then secured who finally
brought all the men to the surface.
Many OF them had families and all were
young men. sti q
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wrsr VIRGINIA Wan CLAIM
Rtportsd ON A Adversely p soernment Hold
Isseipt for Fuii Amount. n

Reported ON Adversely y tsoernmentf Holds
Rsss,pt for Pait Amount.
Special Dispatch TO; the 1ntelllsencer.c
Y WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. a.-The
committee. on war claims Of the house
has reported adversely upon the BILL for
the relief OF Mrs. Anne Helskell, ( OF
Hampshlre county, West Virginia. The
claim was for supplies furnished Unl-
ted States troops during the late war
by Mrs, HcIs!,cll, to Tho amount OF
$500, The committee states In Its re-
port that the claimant was paid ts2a 50
on nm original presentation, and gave
aSreceipt In full. This, 1t Is declared,
closed the controversy. a RI
The claimant sought to have the com.
mittee review the soundness OF the con-
clusions reached by the quartermaster
general OF the army, who decided that
the sum rcceipted for Was all that was
due. II that could be done, the COM
!mIttec states, II would permit the
opening and review OF all the decisions
OF the numerous commissions and trib-
sunals established by Congress since the
formation Of the government.
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2. - -, y u. .lia.. ~ =. w a. AZ
COLUMBuS,O o., Jan. 5I.---Ihe lnvesi-s
CATION into the alleged attempt 10 brfbes
Rsnre son, /, ,,rA f,,s ~ ya,s a., ss,4tor..
t' - - -, Z.
Hehia, uuflhs she: iate sefia eor'at eo1- s[
test, Is rapidly drawing 20 an end
The committee f,eIa a brief session AZ
.,n,,n Sto,,,,,nd ~. ,.,,.,,,,,, -. Z
~ .' a = ''sS s's
Attorney i. G. Camposh was the only
witness examined. He was recalled Ger
tbc p,,rnoss NJ alfovinc sens,n,s r,ohsn.
-,
son 'lfiu VINO were noe present
last Friday when Mr.. Campbell was on
the stand. ~ question him. Neither OF
the ear,tor. ,nw..v,or Z .tn,, !.
:. y -, = $500 : u
anu the only queries were made oyy
Chairman Burke. Attorneys DaugheFty5
and Hui,c,y were preseur. hut sher too,,
J., M. ~ ~
io pate ~ .i'e Pfoeee.iiht's'.
9tr.; Campbell told Of his personal reTi
lastons toward O.is. He said he had fre-.
ouently acted as attorney s,r f,,tsl anit
$500, - - 'sEett.'s! ~ ~
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Coufe..s., to oTrnin lvrechlng.

ST. T.AUGUsTINE, Fla. Jau. 3l.-Hen-
ry Goettel. a young German baker. al
ter making confession to the sheriff
to the effect that Herman Breatz and
himself wrecked a passenger train near
Rivera, on the Florida east coast. last
Tuesday night. committed suicide by
hanging himself with q towel In the jail
esrly this morning. After wrecking the
train, the amateur wreckers lost taeir
nerve and ran, 1t was their purpose to
hold up the passengers. Rreets. his as.
soc.ate, who occupied the same cell. al
20 attempted to XIII himself, but was
-unsucGes9iNl. ..-.t. = n
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NEW YORK, Jan. al,--A general
conferences of Mornens will he held Ia
Brooklyn next Saturday afternoon and
evening. The work af the Latter paat
Saints IN tho middle aud eastern states
as far south as Virginia. Is controlled;
by the Rraoklgn mission. The purpose
Of the conference is to ssrsag then tsSs
Mormon faith in this locality, Wbere at
one time. a ilourishng church existed
Aynumher &c Uased leas'srs will speak,
including Congressman King. OF Utah
and .Apostles Cowley and LSu1aa. from
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Senate Con nrmatioiis. Il

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 3i.-The
senate to-day made the following con-
flrmatlons OF postmas.ers:
Pennsyivanla-Henry Davis. Catasa-
qua; w. Fl. Baker. Rldgway: Daniel W.
Bedea Shenandoah; William Kerr
Galbra,th. Canonsburg: Charles r.
Humr!ch. Carlisle; Solomon S. Ketch-
am, overbrook; El!wood Griest. Lam
caster; George ". Schoch. Mullins
burg.
West ylrglnla-James a. Hughes.
Huntington. 20
ohio-willIam II. Baum. Batavia;
Daniel Myers. Chicago; Charles W.
sear!es. Madison; George A. Shaw. sae-
berton. IA
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-To-day's
session of the se1ate> lasted six hours,
two OF the general appropriation bills
that for the army, carrying so. .143, 1872,
and shat for the legislative. judicial and
executive departments carrying SCI $685.
52o-were passed, the latter consisting OF
12l pages. occupying the attention OF the
senate during the greater part OF the ses-
sion. After a brief executive session the
senate adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Thc Presl-
dent to-day scnt the following nomina-
tlors 10 the senate: To be collector OF
customs: Benjamin D. Brown, district
OF Erie. Pa.
To be consuIs: Benjamin Johnston, OF
Iowe, at Utllla. Honduras: Elias H..
Cheney, OF New Hampshire, at La Paza.
Mexico: Charles l., McCrum, OF Ohio. at
Tahiti, Society IslaEds; John l.. Rowen.
OF Iowa. at Port Stanley. Fauk!and ISL
Dlg w -