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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
IN MEMORY OF JEFFERSON.
Democrats observe the Anniversary
Of the Birth Of Their Party's
Rounder

New York, April 14.-The dinner of
the Democratic club in honor of the an
niversary of the birth OF Thomas JEFF
ferson was held last night at the Me-
tropolitan opera house. Looking from
The. tiers to the floor Of the vast dining
lhh the tables Seemed like great beds
Of roses. Thirty-two tables were on
either side Of the two guests tables.
Each table was piled with mass of
roses and ferns. So abundant were
the flowers that .some of the guests
were hardly able to see each other
over the floral banks.
The stage was set with a gorgeous
palace scene of the court Of Louis XIV.
Four great electric chandeliers lighted
up the picture. At the west end of the
hall was the inscription: Jefferson,
1743-1s90. Democratic club" This
was composed of incandescent lights.
There were fully 300 more guests than
the 1900 planned for, but all found
seats. This is said to be the largest
number ever accommodated at ban
quet in this city.
Mr.. Belmont introduced Augustus
Van Wyck by referring to the latter's
canvass for governor. He said Justice
Van Wyck had conducted a campaign
with honor to himself and credit to the
democratic party. Van Wyck was re-
ceived with great applause.
At the conclusion of Van Wyck's
speech many persons left the hall. His
reference to trusts, the state canals and
inadvisability Of an alliance with Eng
land seemed to attract more attention
than anything else he said,
J. b. Stanchfeld, responding to
"Thomas Jefferson" had much difficult
ty in making himself heard.
The hall was half emptied when Mr..
Stanchfield finished his speech, but the
noise had not diminished. F. c. Schraub,
who spoke on 'the State Democracy"
was heard much better than any of the
other speakers. There were scarcely
400 diners in the hall when Mr.. Schraub
concluded his speech.
: Milwaukee, Wis, April 14.-The JEFF
ferson club observed the natal day of
the founder of democracy byla banquet
at the Plankinton house, attended by
over 40 guests. W. ]. Bryan was the
guest of honor and delivered the prin-
cipal address. Delegations of demo-
Gratis were in attendance from many
towns throughout the state and nearly
all the democrats from the state legis-
lature were present. Mr.. Bryan spoke
on Democracy" and said the campaign
of 1900 would be fought on the money
and expansion ouestions.r srl I'd.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
aHE WAS THE WHOLE Bank"
Declaration Of Director Kemble In the
'1 QuAy Trial, speaking OF the Dead
r.sha., ~ sr.a WDaoulsS. National


Declaration Of Director Kemble In the
1 Quay Trial, speaking OF the Dead
Cashier OF the Peoples National.
Philadelphia, April 14.-Proceedings
in the Quay trial yesterday were inter
esting in their bearing upon the future
Of the case. District Attorney Roth
ermel placed upon the stand in success
sion the paying teller, receiving teller
and bookkeepers of the broken Peo-
pies bank to prove the books. All Of
these made reference to Quay's ac-
count, and the bookl1eepers said they
had entered the figures, but none of the
hooks were opened to show what the
nature of the account was. This will
he done later All of the bank en-
ployes said they had never seen Quay's
deposit book, and did not believe there
was one.
The most interesting witness was
Clay Kemble, son of William H. Kem-
Bile, deceased, the founder of the Peo-
Piles bank. Mr.. Kemble was assistant
cashier and director. He did not
take a very active part in the opera
tion Of the bank, being there as a rep
resentative of his fathers estate. When
asked what Hopkins duties were he re-
piled: ''He was the whole bank"
While this witness was on the stand
the district attorney gained signal
victory by securing the admission Of
the minute book of the bank, in which
Hopkins kept record of the meetings
of the board of directors. The particu-
lar entry bearing ON the Quay case
which the district attorney was anxious
to get in is under the date of August
3, 1896. 1t reads: e'"The only offering
for loan before he board was the
note of (Senator) Arthur Kennedy and
R. R. Quay, indorsed by NJ. S. Quay,
with stock Of -- attached. 1t was
agreed TO make this loan provided r.
r. Quay complied with the presidents
request for certain letter" The Ser
tain letter" is the one which is regard
ed as the most damaging evidence
against Mr.. Quay's son. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Treasury department, Harrisburg,
Pa, July 81, 1896. James McManes,
Peoples bank, Philadelphia. Dear
Sir-On Monday we will mail you a
check for 100000 for credit of COM
monwealth of Pennsylvania, general
fund, which will make credit to our
account of 100000. The understand
ing is that am not to draw against
any part of this deposit until R. R.
Quay has paid or arranged satisfactoril-
ly to you the loan of 100000, which
you are to make him next week. Very
truly, B. ], Haywood, state treasurer.
The defence objected to the minute
book, saying that although the 100000
note bears Quay's Endorsement, he
knew nothing whatever of the letter
from Haywood and had nothing to do
with the juggling of state money in
dicated by II. The district attorney
claimed that the loan was virtually
made to NJ. S. Quay and that Haywood
received interest on the deposit. Judge
Biddle said he would overrule the OBJ
lection, as the offer tended to prove
the existence of conspiracy.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
Factions at War.

Little Rock, Ark, April 13.--In free
fight at Deview, Ark, B. C. Ashburn
was instantly killed. A. ]. Black and
his son Lee were fatally wounded; Alex
Miller had his arm broken and Henry
Miller was badly shot in the arm. B.
NJ. Ashburn and several others were
shot and more or less seriously wound
ed. The senior Ashburn had been
prosecuted by A. j. Black for perjury
and during the trial great feeling be-
tween the friends of the principals was
aroused.
After court adjourned the factions
met. Ashburn, armed with shot
gun, approached Black, accused him Of
swearing to lies and leveled his gun,
which snapped. Black fred with a
pistol, hitting the elder Ashburn. The
latter as he fell shot Black in the leg.
Then the firing became general.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

f'here'is a great excitement at Green
wood, B. c., over the discovery of gold
on a portion OF the town site. Claims
have been located for several miles up
and down the creek and the owners OF
the town site threaten Proceedings at
law against the locaters, who say they
will work the ground if they have to
do so with the aid of shotguns.
There is likely to be wholesale emf.
grafton of Russians from the Volga
provinces of European Russia. owing to
the terrible famine which has long been
affecting that region.
The Russian minister of railroads
says that when the trans-Siberiar rail.
road is completed it will be possible to
go around the world in 33 days.
Advices from Russia confirm the
stNies of trouble in the empire, includ-
ing local instructions caused by scare
ity of food, labor troubles and disturb
ances among university students.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
ACCEPTS THE TRUST.
Cuban Generals Ask Gomez to Act as
the Army's Agent and He Agrees to
the PROPOSAL,

Havana, April 14.-Twelve generals
and many other officers of the First
and Second army corps of the Cuban
forces met at Bayamo on Wednesday,
and decided TO name Maximo Gomez as
the representative of the Cuban army
10 the Americans, with full power to
treat for the army. There were 120
votes in favor of Gomez and IL against
him. At the same meeting it was de-
cided to exterminate the bandits of the
province of Santiago.
The Cuban generals waited upon
Maxine Gomez yesterday and informed
him they desired him to represent the
army in any negotiations with the Uni
ted States authorities in Cuba. Gomez
accepted the trust, after which all
waited upon Gen. Brooke to discuss
with him the details of disarmament
and payment.
Gomez proposed to the Cuban gen.
erals that after the work of disbanding
was completed the council of generals
should be continued under the presi-
dency of Bartolome Maso, as the head
and front of Cuban interests, provis-
ional Cuban government assisting in
promoting Cuban welfare under the
control of the Americans.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
LATE

Reports to the Illinois board of agri-
culture show that the continued colo
weather has been very injurious to the
wheat plant and it is believed the crop
will not be over 20 per cent. of an aver
age crop, or not enough for home con-
sumption and seeding in the state.
prairie fire near Washington
Springs, S. d., on the 18th burned over
1000 acres of pasture and destroyed
much stacked hay. Many farmers lost
all they had.
A prairie fire near Vrooman, Neb.,
on the 18th destroyed much property.
While fighting the flames Mrs. Ander-
son, widow, was fatally burned and
will die.
The Washington mills at Lawrence,
Mass, are now under the direction of
the American Wooen Company, the
company taking possession on the 18th.
Tho property of the Washington mills
is assessed at $1,646,OOO. There are
$500 hands employed.
Three fishermen, Jacob Oak, George
and William Van Wark, left Deseronto.
Ont, on the 10th in a small boat for
their home near Howless Ferry and
were drowned. Their skiff has been
found floating bottom upward.
Fire at Philadelphia on the 18th de-
stroyed William j. McCausland's paper
tube factory. Loss $25,OO0. Whitaker
d Delaney's glue works at Taconey,
suburb, were also destroyed by fire.
Loss 100000.
The total snowfall at Leadville, COL,
during the winter was 252 inches; at
breckenridge 1913 inches and at Ruby
524 inches. The South Park railway
line is still blockaded by snow beyond
Breckenridge.
The French steamer La Touraine has
arrived at New York from Havre and
reports that she alr,ost ran into the
abandoned wreck of the British bark
Siddartha. 1t was close shave, for
the derelict was almost even with the
surface of the ocean. The Siddartha
hailed from SacRville, N. b. She left
Jacksonville, Fla, January 16 for Liv-
erpool.
Rufus King, a prominent lawyer of
Chicago, died on the 10th. He was born
at Ithaca. N. Y, in 1922. He moved to
Wisconsin in 1855, and when the civil
war broke out he went to the front
with a Wisconsin regiment. He endur-
ed heavy campaigning in the south un-
til 1864, when he was appointed COM
missary of subsistence. He served in
that capacity until 1866, handling mil
lions of dollars for the government.
Robert Blissert, well-known labor
leader who founded the Central Labor
union OF New York City in 1882, is dead.
aged IS yeara
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
UnIucky Gold Seekers.

Seattle. Wash, April 13.--Prospec-
tors who arrived yesterday from Alas
ka say that there are at least 400 pros
pectors on the Edmonton trail be-
tween Desc Lake and the Hudson's Bay
post on the Lizard river, most of
whom are in destitute circumstances.
These men have been working along
the trail for over year. finding little
gold, and, their money being exhaust
ed, they are without means of obtain
ing supplies. Many of them are said
to be suffering from scurvy and frost
bites. The sick cannot receive proper
medical treatment and many are dying.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Springfield, Mass, April 1l.-0rders
were received Thursday at the armory
from Washington to discontinue manu-
facture of the new army rifle sight un-
til further notice. These orders were
put into immediate effect and as n re-
suit 100 men employed in the work
we're discharged. No explanation for
this action on the part of the war de-
partment accompanied the order and
armory officials are at loss to account
for it. The manufacture of these
sights was begun in November and
none of them have yet been used upon
the army rifles in service.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Columbus, April 15,-The state board
of health issued a bulletin Friday,
showing that, from the time OF the out
break of smallpox in Ohio, in April,
1898, to April 6, 1899, 1929 cases were
reported to the health board, with IS
deaths. DIR. Probst, the secretary, says
in the bulletin: 1T is sad to say, but
the most serious obstacle encountered
in putting down this epidemic of SMALL
poX has been the attitude of certain
members of the medical profession.
Some opposed vaccination and others
stubbornly insisted that the disease was
not smallpoX.'
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
En1I AnA1n6na;M
CARDS TOLD THE STORY.
A Suicides Sufficient Explanation OF
the Final Act Of His Miaanent Life.

the Final Act Of His misspent Life
81 was dealing a game out of the box
in Kansas City back in 's4 when man
killed himself in the upstairs part OF
the establishment" said man with
short gray hair and pair of piercing
eyes. II was the first man upstairs
after the shot was fired, and when !
looked the man over remembered him
as a young chap of rather dissolute
habits who had struck Kansas City
with apparently plenty of money only
few weeks before. There were five or
six four-handCSl poker games running
in the room. asked the three men
cattlemen from Kansas they were -
what had allied their table mate. They
passed it up.
He just hauls out his gun suddenly
and does the Dutch act said one Of
them. Maybe he was a hard loser.
believe we're into him for a few hun
lreds.'
"'Didn't he say anything at all be-
fore plugging HIMSELF? / asked.
Mary say was the reply. JUST
scanned his hand-pretty fairish sized
jack pot, which he had opened him
self-and then he reaches behind and
brings up that silver mounted popgun,
which don't look like it's built to kilE
a full-grown man at that. Then he puts
1t behind his right carve just look.
ing at him, thinking he's fooling-and'
off it goes, and there he is, too dead to-
skin. It's queer enough game to get
me going
"a jack pot, you say?' 1 inquired.
who won?'
"The men looked at one another
They didn't know. The young fellow.
had put the ball in his head before the
pot was decided. They looked at their
hands that they had thrown face down
when the young man had shot him
self. One of them had tens up on,
nines, that he had had on the go-in.
Another had pair of queens, also on
the go-in, and the last of the three hadi
drawn to an ace and failed to connect.
Then turned over the suicides cards..
that he had laid down neatly before
reaching for his gun. There were a.
pair of skies, an eight, tray and a.
king. I showed the cards to the three
men. They understood.
"'rhe ombrey. needn't have killed
himself over it, said one of them. He
might have got thrown out of the win
dow and his pile confiscated, but he
wouldn't ha' got killed.
"The young fellow had taken big
win-out chance in moment of des-
peration by opening a jack pot with
nut holding the openers, and when IL
failed to go through he was afraid Of
The consequences, or crazy or some
thing, and so he just let gaslight into,
his head, which, for all the men who,
hnd been playing with him said, would
unquestionably have happened to him.
when they discovered that he had
opened the jack without openers."-.
Washington Post,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Wilmington, Del, April 14.--In the
district court yesterday William East
man Cotter, of Philadelphia, convicted
of conspiring to aid and abet William
N. Boggs in the latter's theft of S107,-
900 from the First national bank of
Dover, of which Boggs was paying tel
Ter, was sentenced by Judge Bradford
to pay fine of $4,000 and be impris-
oned for IS months. A nolle prosequi
was granted in the cases of State Sen
ator Frank Alice, Amos Cole, Charles
s. Butler and Joshua r. McGonigal,
who were also indicted for aiding and
abettinp BogQs,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
$4,000 Names ON the Rolls.

Havana, April 15.-The Cuban army
muster rolls which have been deliv-
cred TO Gen. Brooke are prepared in
neat clerical style, the 1900 sheets
showing on their face $4,000 names.
The whole statement is an orderly ar
rangement of corps, regiments, bat
talions and companies. The United
States authorities make no attempt to
reconcile the number of officers and
privates indicated by these rolls with
the 1920 given in the estimates pre-
pared under the direction of the pro-
vincial governors. As matter of fact
since the American figures were pub
lished it has developed that they were
IN some respects misleading.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
NE WS ORlOHIO.
Gathered by Telegraph From An
Parts of the State.
Made Many Threats.

Canton, April 15.-During the trial
Of Mrs. George yesterday numerous
threats by Mrs. George against the life
OF George D. Saxton were testified to
by witnesses. Many of the statements
were coupled with Mrs. Georges story
Of the alleged wrongs to her at Sax
tons hands which she told the wit
nesses in connection with her threats.
An attempt of the prosecution to intro
duce chemical analysis Of the cuticle
taken from Mrs. Georges hand, TO show
discoloration by powder smoke, failed
because the cuticle was scraped from
her hands while she was under arrest,
without her consent.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
A MAGNIFICENT GIFT.

Will OF the Late w. G. Andrews Pro.
Vides for Founding a Great school
for Girls.
New York, April 13.--The will Of the
late Wallace c. Andrews, who with his
wife perished in a fire at his home on
Friday last, was filed for probate yes
terday. After making bequests of
$4,000 TO each of his sisters, the will
provides that the residue of the estate
shall be held in trust for the benefit
of his wife during her life. Upon her
death $500,000 shall be divided among
six relatives named, among whom is
Mrs. Gamaliel St. John, who perished
in the fire, and Mrs. Andrews sisters,
Lury Ann Moore and Phebe r. Moore.
All of the residue of the estate in ex-
cess of $5O0,OOO shall go to the estab-
lishment of an institution for the edu-
cation of girls.
The institution shall be located in
Willoughby, Lake county, o., on what
is known as the Williams farm. The
idea of the school is to furnish an ele-
mentary education to girls between 10
and 16 years and make them self-sup-
porting. 0ne-tenth of the amount is
to be used for the erection of suitable
buildings and the remainder to run The
school. In case the one-tenth is not
sufficient, the executors of the will are
directed to allow the money to ac-
cumulate until enough is at hand.
There are to be five directors of the
institution according to Mr.. Andrews
intentions. They are to include the
governor of Ohio, the congressman
from the district in which the institu-
tion is located, the mayor of Willough-
by, the treasurer of the county and
Gamalel st. John. If, owing to any
legal miscalculation, the project meets
with failure, then the money is TO go
to the Smithsonian institute, for the
foundation of an institution on similar
lines. AS Mrs. Andrews is dead the
money for the home is released at once.
Newspaper estimates of Mr.. Andrews
estate agree that it is worth at least ST.
100000.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
ShRiter Is Sick.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 15.-Gen. Shat
ter arrived here Friday accompanied
by his aide, Capt. Plummer, of the
Tenth infantry. When nearing Buff
falo Gen. Shafter was seized with a
severe chill and upon his arrival at the
home of Capt. Plummer he took to
bed. The surgeon at Fort Porter was
sent for and reported that the general
was threatened with recurrence Of
Cuban fever.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Springfield, April 15.-The body Of
Edward Wharton, the saloonkeeper
who shot his bartender, Joe Kelly,
was found Thursday night about seven
miles south of this city with bullet
hole through his heart, he having COM
mitted suicide, Before killing himself
he wrote on piece of paper: 81 was
driven to this, Good-by to ALL" He
leaves wife. Kelly's wounds are not
fatal
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Wooster, April 13.-Eleven cattle and
four hogs have been slaughtered at the
farm of the Ohio agricultural expert
ment station. All of these cattle ex-
cept two had reacted to the tuberculin
test and the autopsy showed them to be
diseased, while the two not reacting to
the test were found to be free from
tuberculosis. The pigs which had been
fed upon the milk from the diseased
cattle were found TO be badly diseased.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Cincinnati, April 15.-The railways
have presented Mayor Tafel and the
citizens OF Cincinnati proposition for
a war demonstration. One of the big
guns from the Oquendo has been Sc
cured from the government for Gin
cinnati and one from Moro castle for
Hillsboro, O., the home of Senator For-
aker. 1t is proposed to bring these
guns by special train from Norfolk Va,
with delegations on the train from Gin
cinnati and Hillsboro and have exhi-
bitions along the route.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Bridgeport, April 15.-The third
hold-up by masked men this week oc-
CURED Thursday night at the home of
Burnie Boyd, ten miles west of this
city, near Maynard, The robbers Wis
tied the house and, after binding and
gagging the father, son and Charles
Morris, a son-ir-law of Boyd, went
through the house, getting over 500
in cash, two gold watches and other
valuables. Young Boyd had been criti-
cally i'll for ten days, and the shock
and ill-treatment by the robbers will
probably cause his death.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Bryan, April 12.-Burglars effected
an entrance to the building of the
Edon Banking Co., at Edon, this coun-
ty, at an early hour Tuesday morning,
and blew off both inside and outside
doors, The report, of the explosion
awakened the night watch, who gave
the alarm, frightening the burglars
away before they could get to a chest
containing $4,000. Tools were taken
from a blacksmith shop, nearby.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
A skIrmI.h IN . swamp.

Manila, April 14.--A small body OF
rebels yesterday attacked the camp OF
the Third artillery from the swamp, a
mile and half west of Malolos Two
privates were killed and a lieutenant
and two others were wounded. The
American forces secured the district,
driving the rebels northward and kill
ing several Of them.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Pittsburg, April 14.-The big com
binaation OF all the coal interests on
the Monongahela river predicted sew
eral weeks ago is now an assured fact.
Options have been secured on prac-
ticalIy all river mines, mine property,
coal boats, towhoats, ETC., and appraise-
ments will begin within ten days. The
combination win be capitalized at $780,
mn mn
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19
spanish Parry Favora annexation.

Havana, April l3.-Marqus Rabell
announces the formation of Spanish
party 10 Cuba under the honorary
presidency of Marquis Arguelles, the
richest man in the island, and the
probable future representative of
Spain here, although not Yet officially
accredited About 30 prominent Span
lards IL and out Of Havana were called
into conference and the annexation OF
Cuba 10 the United States Is the rnani-
nous desiye Of these gentlemen, al
though no reference Is made TO this
IN their address to the Spanihrds In
Cuba.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-19

Toledo, April 14.-As a result OF a
friendly suit and at the request OF the
company, receiver was APPOINTED yes
.erday for the Toledo Comerelal. The
total liabilities are about $4,000, of
which over sa2, 900 is due the family OF
the owners of the paper. 1t is expect
cd that ali creditors will be paid in
full