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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-04
WHOLESALE swINDLER.
Operations OF. n Cincinnati. Manu-.
factures-lIany Banks Defraudcd.

NEW YORK. Jan. s.-pavld Roths-
child, TIE Cincinnati bar fixture manu-
taeturer. who was arrested last week,
charged with having swindled the Cen
trail National Bank OF 5000 by means
OF worthless notes. was again arraigR-
ed In police court to-day. A. the re-
quest OF Rothschill's counsel examira-
ton was postponed until the eth inst.
ri In addition to the Central National
bank officers. representatives were In
court from the Astor Place bank. who
claim losses through Rothschlld TO the
amount OF 5000: the National Bank o.
America from whom the defendant ~
alleged TO have secured about $4,000:
the Mechanics and Traders Bank, who
estimate their loss through Rothsrhild
al about $4,000, and the Chemical bank.
The latter institution refused to state
the extent OF Its alleged losses.
The aggregate amount alleged 10 have
been obtained by Rothschild In dis
honest method from banks in this city,
Cincinnati, Chicago and Cleveland Is
said TO be about s500.00o. A large NUM-
Der OF other banks In this city were VIC
,lmized. according to the district attor-
ney's oGice. but they prefer to pocket
their loss rather than TO come forward
and make It public and alarm their de-
pos!tors. Rothschild's bail WIS in
creased TO-DAY from 5000 to $1,000.
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UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Coming Convention TO be Held ~
Pittsburgh Next Week.

Pittsburgh Next Week.
PITTSBURGH, Pa..s Jan. 3.-The
coming national convention OF the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, which
Will be held in this city next week, is
exciting great Interest. the election Of n
successor to: President Ratchford being
the principal question at issue.
Charges Of using the order for political
purposes have been preferred against
somc OF the leaders and from present
appearances. 1t would seem that there
will be a battle between the rank and
file OF the miners and the politicians.
Mr.. Ratchford. It Is said. favors john
Mitchell for his successor and the min
e:s of the Pittsburgh district. whose
wishes will carry much weigh: because
OF their influence In the Interstate con-
vention. want their favorite. Patrick
Dolan, to occupy the position OF nation
oil president
District President Patrick Dolan was
asked to express an opinion He was
saverse. to saying anything on the sub
ject. but when pressed. remarked:
II will do as ! have done in the past.
abide by the will of the miners whom I
have the homo" to represent. II the min
ers OF the Pittsburgh district OF any
other district want me to represent
them In any office am perfectly WILL
Ing. but they have the say, But can
assure you that will not resort to AMI.
wire pulling or intimidation to gain a
point. I know that Ratchford, the ad-
ministration Of the national organiza-
tion and some Of the big politicians are
against me. 1t must be remembered
that It Is the miners and not the maxi
ers of states that elect the officers In the
organization" E.
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Whitncy's Big NIouopoly,

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-There Is nc
longer any concealment of the fact tina,
what is known as the Whitney syndi.
cate has obtained control Of the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company of this
city. George F. Peabody, second Vice
president and director of the Edison
company. admitted this to-day, bu,
would give no figures OF the transac-
lion by which the commission OF CAPT.
tallsts headed by William C. Whitney
effected the capture of the corporation,
which. with the other Whitney syndl-
cate holdings, gives the syndicate a
practical monopoly, of the electric light
ing. heating and motive power of this
city. The title Of The Whitney syndi-
cate. which IS composed mainly or men
who constitute the Metropolitan Trac-
ton Company. Il the New York Gas
and Electric Light, Heat and Power
Company. .-
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LOVE FINDS a WAY.
swce,hcarts Parted Finy Years E

Swccthcarts, Parted Fifty Years En-.
joy Long Delayed Honeymoon.
FORT WORTH. Texas. Jan. s.-Dr.
John c. Hill and bride. OF Monterey.
Mexico. are visiting relatives In Austin.
Texas. The bridegroom Is seventy-two
and the bride Is sIxty-eisht years OF
age. DR.. Hill, when thirteen years OF
age. was one of the famous MIer pris-
oners. and was adopted by Santa Anna.
He. was sent to school By his adopted
father. and the national government
contributed 10 his education. n
While attending school he fell In love
with Mary Ann hurry. who was the
daughter, OF d rich EnEllshman. The
Murrays moved TO California in 1879.
and the young people lost all traces OF
each other. 1i'i'i
Recently Dr. Hill wrote an article for
Harper's Magazine about Monterey.
and the story was printed over his Sig
nature. His former sweetheart read
the article In California, and at once
wrote him. 1t was not long before their
marriage day was set, and the two.
after Il separation OF nearly fifty years,
became one. DR.. Hill and his bride
are now spending their honeymoon In
Austin. IA. 81 !. 81.
After having made their escape from
their Mexican captors on January II,
1919, l76 survivors OF the Inflated Pc
can expedition. under Fisher against
&fIer. were retaken by cavalry while
.endeavoring to make their way home
ward through the mountains. On
March 2J orders were received from
Santan Anna to decimate them. and
1853 white beans and seventeen black
beans having been placed in an earthen
crock, the prisoners were made 10
draw one each In turn. n black bean
sisnifylng death. Those who drew the
fatal color were shot ut sunset. THE
survivors were marched 10 the City OF
Mexico, many dying on the way. Their
leader, Captain Cameron, who had es-
capped the death lottery. was executed
on April % by order OF Santa Anna.
In September the greater portion OF
them were sent to the fortress OF Pc
rotc, where they were kept In conire-
ment and most of them employed in
servile labor. From time TO time a few
escaped: eleven were released through
the intercessIOn OF the United States
and British ministers and no small
number OF them died under their pri-
vations. Finally the remainder, 107 In
number. were liberated by Santa Anna
September 16. 1874. In commemoration
OF MeXicO's national day.
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Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3.-The
monthly treasury statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of busl-
ness December 81. the debt, less cash in
the treasury. amounted 10 sl.129. .2S6.
an increase during the month of sl.I02,-
100. This Increase Is due 10 the delivery
OF 3 per cent bonds OF the new issue.
previously paid for.
The cash In the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold, ssSl.729,434; silver,
SCOPE, S5i; paper. $50. 263206. Bonds,
deposits In national banks repositories,
disoursing officers balances. etc.. s95.-
23a.Sj5. Total. s93O.43l .351, against
which there are demand liabilities out
standing amounting 10 SG35, 666. $50 leav-
Ing net cash balance Of 1924, T6i,G95.
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Proceedings Will be Secret.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.-The
board OF survey appointed by the Sec
reta-y OF war TO examine into and re-
port upon the responsibility for the loss
OF 100000 pounds Of refrigerated beef Of
Swift & Co. which was rejected by
General Niles upon Its arrival at
Ponce. Porto Rico, and which was sub
sequently thrown overheard while eE
route on t:le return voyage, met to-day
but decided that inasmucll as the pro-
ceedlngs OF 4 board OF survey were sub
ject to review that they would not be
made public. The board lntimates that
the proceedings are not OF great import
ance, In reality only involving recon-
mendation as to whether Swift & Co.
should be paid for the beef. Such a
recommendation. however. necessarily
involves fixing the responsibility for the
rejection of the beef.
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THE "PRISoN DEMON"
Breaks Out Again, and Has TO
l.Fsaas.-7rr .s.a...H

Breaks Out Again, and Has TO he
Cagcd-A Moral Pcrvcrt.
q COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 3.-lra Mar
latt. familiarly known as the Prison
Demon" was returned to his cage in
the Ohio penitentlary, to-day. Alarlatt
has been on his good behavior Cor sew.
eral months until within the last few
( weeks, when he again became trouble
some. On his promises to be good. he
was given the freedom OF the prison
enclosure at certain times OF the day,
but recently violated the rules by car.
rylng food to the prisoners In the soll-
tnry cells.
\ Yesterday he made n ,nurderous as
sault upon Guard Stallsmith. and as Il
was evident lie could no longer be
trusted, the warden ordered him placed
I In the Iron cage which was built ex-
pressly. 10 restrain him and which he
occupied for many months Marlatt Is
{ declared By experts 10 be moral per-
vert and In his spells which break out
Lat long intervals. he can only be con-
trolled by extreme measures.
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Aud The Rabbit got Away.

Special Dispatch TO the lntcllisencer.
X. CLARKsBuRG, W. Va, jan, a.
While u. stealeS. james .Wa,RIs!,S;Will
Balsley and Dave Davis were hunting
to-day on the Payne farm, four miles
from this city. they ran a rabbit IN Il
brush heap, on hillside. Davis and
Watkins got on The lower side and Bal
5slcy and Stealcy on the upper Side. 10
scare the rabbit out. when Watkins FIR
! cd into the brush. the shot going
through the other side. and striking
Stealey In the leg. making a very palm
ful wound. At the same time Dalsley
fired from the upper side, the entire
contents Of his gun taking eGec: In
Davis right arm and shoulder, making
very serious II not fatal wound.
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Baron and Baroness Arrcs, ed.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 3-Post-
office Inspector W. S. Meyer. acting un-
der the direction Of Inspector In Charge
Major James E. Stewart. OF Chicago,
caused the arrest at st. Augustine this
Afternoon Of Baron and Baroness de
Bara for using the United States mail
In an alleged scheme to defraud. The
couple. 1t Is asserted. appeared In Chi
cago about the first OF last September
and worked from an office Mt lis Dear
born street. The baron and baroness
were arrested Mt their home In St.
Augustine to-day By United States
Marshal Horr, and while they made no
resistance, they cnimed that the case
Is one of mistaken identity. Their home
is furnished with magniilcence. They
have been received with more or less
social regard since coming to St. Angus
tine. and their entertainments have
been very elegant. They will be given
n hearing before United States COM
missioner Goodell at 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
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Gillette to Start Anew.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex. Jan. &C. G.
Gillette. the Kansas City cattle plunger,
Is now In this city, and he has not been
more than n few miles from here nj any
time within the past thirty days. ;
He declines to make any statement
for publication further than to deny
that he brought any large sum Of
money to this country. He says that
he proposes to start his life anew In
Mexico. He claims that he is being used
scapcEoat In certain directions. and
says that If matters are not cleared up
soon he will visit Kansas City and
place some Of the blame where 1t prop
cry belongs. lie expects his wife 10
join him here this week.
Gillette contemplates engaging In the
cattle business In Mexico on an extern
Siye scale
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sITTED DOWN TO DREYFus.
Mcrcicr Explains His Method TO the
Court of CassatiOn.

: LONDON. Jan. ga dispatch from
Paris TO the St. James Gazette says
that the gist Of the testimony before the
court OF cessation by General MERCER,
who was minister Of war at the time OF
the public condemnation OF Drcyfus, has
become public. :
The former war minister's testimony,
the dispatch says. amounts TO declara-
tion that he arrived at n conviction OF
DreyfuS' guilt by process of elmlnn-
ton. He first took the names OF all
the oeicers who would be likely 10 be
in possession OF exclusive opportunities
TO perpetrate acts of treason by the dis
closure OF secret information, half OF
which he Immediately discarded. or
those remaining he eliminated more, un-
Ill there were only two names Two OF
these were thrown out, leaving but one,
which was that OF Drcyfus.
II Is said that this testimony, calmly
given by General Mercier, threw the
judges into state OF CONSERVATION. Ii
is reported that General Mercicris about
to crave English hospitality.
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. S.-The
treaty Of peace negotiated at Paris will
he submitted TO Congrass almost lmme.
dlately on rs reconvening. probably to.
morrow. Although a tempting opportu.
nifty offers FOR the presentation OF Il
most focclble argument for the speedy
ratification of the treaty, In the shape
of n ringing message to Congress OH the
subject, President Mckinley has. decid.
ed 10 leave the presentation OF the
merits OF the treaty to It's friends In The
senate. Accordingly the treaty will &C
TO the latter body with the brlefess pos.
slblc message Of transmission by tho
President ... -.r
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.
Comparison with tho Revenues o.
Similar Periods In 1907.

900 Slu1llHr fcTtOub III iouss '..-1F.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 3.-The
monthly statement of the receipts and
expenditures OF the United States shows
that the total receipts 70: Defender
were s4l. 4Oi. 1880 as compared with $751;
6i6.G9S for December. 1897. This last
amount. however. includes about SAL
100000 received on account of the Pa
clfc railroads debt. Independent lof
those payments the increase for the
last month rs compared with the same
month In 1897 was about Sl3.400000.
The receipts from customs last
month were M6.76i,324. increase over
December, 1897. about s5.l00.000
Internal revenue s29,62l,3lS, increase
sS.3O0.O0O
The receipts for the SIX months since
July !, 1898. amounted to sei5. 96l.SS9, a
gain over the same period in 1897 OF
over s3S. 100000. not including the $h.-
100000 received :rom the Pacific rail-
roads. During the last six months the
receipts from customs Increased from
s62,S25,Oe0 to s96,0i5.s39 and from inter-
nal revenue sources from SS5.49S, 203 TO
sl3S. 394. 33s.
The disbursements during December
last amounted to sil,S64.S07.' which Is
only $4,000 In excess OF the receipts.
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To be Mustered Ont.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 3.-Sec.
rotary Alger to-day made public par.
tial list OF the regiments and other or.
Sani2atons which. rs result OF the
finding OF the Paris peace treaty. 1t In:
been decided 10 muster out OF the ser.
vice. The list includes twelve full regi-
ments and two Independent companies
and three heavy batteries Of artillery
approXimatinG 10000. The present loca.
ton OF some are as follows: In Georgia!
Sixth Virginia. at Macon: Third New
Jersey and Fifteenth Pennsylvania. n,
Athens. In South Carolina: Ninth Ohio
at SuMmcrHllle
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The GREAT RUNS
On the Burlington and Northwestern
Roads-Both Trains Arrive at
A7 Omaha Ahead ofScl,ctulcti Time.

'hS A1uEbbhSkth anu iNOTtnHfStCru
Roads-Both Trains Arrive at
Omaha Ahead ofsciicdulcd Time.
OMAHA. NEB.. Jan. a-The new fas.
mall trains on the Burlington & North
western roads finished their phenom.
email runs from Chicago wlthou. special
Incident to-day. The Burlington pulled
Into the terminal station eight minutes
ahead OF schedule time. The North
western arrived seventeen minutes
aheadhof schedule, time. The trains had
head wind all the way and both the
crews are confident even better time
can be made II they are, called upon TO
do so. There was large crowd present
at the depots to witness the arrival OF
the trains, principally composed OF rail-
road men but with a fair sprinkllng OF
outsiders DESTROYS OF getting first look
at the flyers. K
The new Rock Island train does not
start until next Sunday. n ; (.
In addition to the sustained speed OF
these two trains being remarkable, over
iifty miles an hour FOR the distance,
there were gone still more remarkable
bursts OF speed during the trip. Several
times during the trip mile was COW
cred In thirty-seyen seconds. ~
Z The actual elapsed time from the
start at Chicago TO arrival at the local
depot was as follows: Northwestern,
1872 miles with IS stops. Q hours and IS
minutes. Burlington. 502 miles, with ~
stops. 10 hours and minutes. The
greatest run was made by! the east
bound train on the Burlington which
left here last night. one hour late, ar
rlvins In Chicago only four minutes late
and the schedule time is thirty minutes
faster than the west bound train, which
they assert. 10 the best record for any
train between the two points. The
previous record was held by the North
western. having been made with a spe-
cial train carrying n party of railroad
officials to the exposition, >
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 3.-Jus-
tlce Peckham to-day handed down the
opinion OF the United States supreme
court In the case OF the United States
VS.. The Buffalo Natural Gas & Fuel
Company, appealed by The United
States from the decision Of the circuit
court OF appeals for the second circuit.
The case involved the right of the gas
COMPANY TO import gas from Canada by
means OF pipes under the Niagara river
free Of duty. The opinion Classics nat
ural gas as crude bitumen and has the
effect Of admitting 1t free OF duty .un-
der the tariff law Of 1880 and also under
the present law, fr
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MUCH II c SICKNESS ( S;
IN the Forms Of Grip and Colds.
Is Resulting
FROM |y IN c'HANGEABLE WEATHER
Yesterdays Weather Contributed to
the Golfers Of the Drug Stores, there
Being Demand for tho old Stand.
by, administrators Have Many
Grip Patients and Expect More
with Continued Moderate Weather,

This is the seaaou when The grip NIL
crobe Is abroad in the land. He has
made his debut In Wheeling and prom
ises to be very much in evidence. pro-
ylded there Is a continuation OF the
mild weather ladled out yesterday. Lo.
cal physicians report their hands full OF
cases OF colds and mild forms OF grip.
but the epidemic OF grip SO pronounced
In other cities. hasn't struck here yet. !:
Last week the health OF the. commu.
+Snityiwas normal 50 far as It compared
with corresponding periods in, winter,
but yesterday. with It's high tempera.
Sture, wet and slushy streets, 50 closely
following the intense cold OF the. three
days previous. resulted In q call for
I, auinins and phenacetin. "the popular
remedies with the lnlty,"' as a Market
street drug clerk expressed It last night.
a number OF grip cases developed
yesterday together With miscellaneous
batch orycolds. No day this winter
could compare with 1t in the surprls-
ingls large!number OF people affected.
When 10 grippe rules the ranch busi-
I ness channels are clogged, great or lit
{ tfeias.the number OF victims happens 10
& be. md not one Of the large Industrial
establishments but now has some OF lis
a employees on the sick list. they suffering
from grip In Benwood where the RIv-
serside and. Wheeling steel works usc
I located; the doctors are attending over
$afseore ot grip patients, and a, present
.SslS employees OF the Wheeling postonce
!, are off duty on account Of the festive
microbes work. IS. $.
9 Dr. Jepson. the, city health officer,
last night stated that there were more
cases than a week ago. Asked us to
I the symptoms OF grip as distinguished
from a cold, DR.. Je2son said grips
. symptoms were headache, aching In the
limbs. and ansincreased fever OF from
z two to five degrees. Other authorities
seen, including Drs. Dickey and Best,
noted the increase in the number Of cold
and grip cases, which they asserted
were directly due 10 the changeable
weather. The druggists had a busy
time oft yesterday, filling prescriptions
4 for these complaints. y
The sudden change in the weather
was instanced In the streets yesterday:
which were sea OF mud and soft
4 slush, a striking comparison TO the
splendid slelghlns on the previous
night, which was cold enough, too, to
warrant the belief that the sleighing
would last for some days yet. To such
weather mixups In the past three weeks
are due colds and grip. and tbs hoped
! that a steady spell of cool weather will
take, the place OF the present unsatlstac-
tory article. a cold. severe as It may
be, Is akin to grip and the new tangled
Iailment lsoften paraded as a cold, but
grip leaves after-eifects that cold
does not. and 1t is particularly fatal 70
the aged. pa.
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Ian. 3.-The
war investigating commission hes de-
clded to make n thorough investigation
OF the complaint made about the beef
furnished the army In the expedition
airy campaigns. Summons was made
to-day for the appearance before the
commission next Friday OF Major DAILY,
the chief surgeon Mt the army head
quarters at Tampa. prior to the dcpar-
ture of the Shafter expedition, who
made Il vigorous report forwarded by
General Miles, In condemnation of The
hanf
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IMPORTANT CLUE
To. the Adams Poisoning Case IN New
York City.

n vi
NEW YORK, Jan 3.-Thc police yes
tcrday developed the strongest clue yet
found In the mysterious murder case Of
Mrs. Kate ]. Adams. The police have
learned that man described as being
Of medium height, and having side
wihskers, as having bought the little
silver, toothplck holder which contained
the poison, at the store of Hartdegen e
Company. Newark, N. j., on December
90 Miss Miller. q saleswoman employ
ed In the store. made the sale, and said
she could identify the purchaser could
she see him again. She told the police
that the man asked for bottle
holder She asked him IL the match
holder would answer his purpose. He
measured the bowl Of the holder with
his fingers, and. seeming satisfied. or
dered It wrapped up. Then he hurriedly
left.
Miss Miller Informed Captain Nc
Clusky that the holder had n paper label
pasted on the bottom Of it.An examlna-
tion OF the holder which Cornish re-
bel had been pasted on Its bottom, but
had been torn off.
A new feature has been added to the
murder through the exhuming of Henry
Barnet's body, and the discovery Of cya-
hide OF mercury, said TO be the poison
sent to Cornish. In the stomach. Bar
net died nj the Knickerbocker Club. No.
vernber TO- His death was ascribed to
fauclal diphtheria. 1t is known tina: n
few days before he received IL package
Of headache powders by mail
The coroncr's physician and experts
are making a thorough postmorten cx-
animation. il Is the belief OF the police
that the person who sent the poison to
Cornish also sent the powders 10 Bar
net. and that the headache powders
contained the cyanide OF mercury,
nets death,
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Now ViccroY Mt Cnlcullu.

CALCUTTA. Jan. 3.-The new vice.
roy of India. Lord Curzon. OF Kedles-
ton. and Lady Curzon arrived here at j
o'clock this afternoon and were received
by the government officials and the
military and civil authorities Of the
Howrah station OF the East Indian rail-
road. The volunteers and, native In
fantry furnished guard OF honor and
gave the royal salute. Lord and Lady
Curzon were warmly greeted on
allGhtlng from the train. They then
proceeded In carriages attended by the
personal staff. the secretaries OF the
government and the Enrl of Elrin,s