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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-07
A DAY OF DENlALS
In the Pennsylvania Senatorial Brib-
cry Inrestigation-Byrne, of Scott
dale, Fails TO Show Up.

In the Pennsylvania Senatorial Brib-
cry Inrestigation-Byrn of Scott
dale, Fails TO Show Up.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 6.-The
bribery committee met this afternoon to
hear Frank B. Jacob, OF Philadelphia,
who is alleged to have offered Represent
| tative Laubach, of Philadelphia (antl-
| Quay Republican, L position In the Gus
tom house or mint. guaranteed for five
years, to vote for Senator Quay. Mr..
Jones made Il general denial Of the al
legations and said he hud never offered
Mr. Laubach any political preferment
or cash, to change his vote on the sena-
| torsh,p, nor did he ask him TO vote for
Mr.. Quay.
Mr.. Jones said Laubach told him ut
the senatorial caucus that he was going
to vote against Mr.. Quay and complain
| ed about the small salary he received
as n clerk in John Wanamaker's store
In Philadelphia.
Thomas A. Hendricks md NJ. S. Col
| lins, OF Jcrmyn, were called at the even
| Ing session in response to an anony-
| nous letter received by member OF the
committee to the effect that they saw
ex-senator Coyle, Of Philadelphia, give
| money to Representative Patrick Tim
| lin, of Lackawanna. After hearing
these witnesses. the names Of Detective
SAINT, OF Bangor, and John r. Byrne, of
| Scottdale, were called. Neither re-
sponded and the committee adjourned
to met at the call Of the chair.
Mr.. Hendricks testified that he and
Mr.. Collins came to Harrisburg on jan
uary 20, to see Senator Penrose about
his removal as postmaster at Jermyn.
They met Mr.. Timln in front OF the
capitol and he volunteered 10 take them
to see Senator Penrose at the Lochiel
Hotel. After they had talked with the
senator. TImlin took Hendricks and Col
Inns to Mr.. Coyle's room. While here
Coyle asked Timfin to sign paper
which pledged the Democrats to vote for
| Senator Quay IL q Democrat could not
be elected United States senator, and
TlmlIn declined.
You have no knowledge Of any per-
son at any time endeavorlng to iniiu-
ence Mr.. Timlin's vote corruptly on the
] senntorship or the McCarrell blll?"
Chairman Fow asked.
at have not" Mr.. Hendricks replied.
Mr.. Collins corroborated Hendricks
testimony relative to their visit to Sem
ator Penrose and ex-senator Coyie, and
was certain that the senatorship or the
McCarrcll bill was not mentioned while
they were with Coyle.
The witness was nsked " he knew OF
any undue influence being used OIL Tim
lin to influence his action either on the
senatorshlp or the McCarrell BILL, and
replied that he did not.
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GREAT OUTRAGES
Have Been Pcrpctratcd on American
Citizens by Torres High Handed
lIcasurcs-unjust DEGREES.

Citizens by Torres High Handed
0Icasurcs-unjust DEGREES.
NEW ORLEANS, April Ga letter to
the Plcayune from Bluehelds, -Nlcura-
qua, date,l March 81. says:
General Torres. the specla! agent OF
President Helaya, yesterday again no.
tIfitd the merchants they would have
bu, twenty -four hours to again pay the
duties which had been paid to
the treasurer OF Nicaragua who
served after the revolution be-
gan. Torres also undertook 10
prohibit the American consular agent
from cabling to Washington or the
president OF Nicaragua at Managua. He
Is IN charge OF the telegraph wires
rwh!ch-,lend-to both the capitol and to
San Juan del Sur, the cable station.
The%Amer!cap consul, after discover
ing thht It wolld be impossible TO Sc
cure satisfactory Information from
Torres. withdrew with the, American
merchants, who accompanied him 10
the palace. At this meeting Torres al
SO declined TO state what steps will be
taken 10 force the American merchants
TO submit TO double charges.
A vessel was chartered promptly and
after considerable difficulty. clearance
was secured from Torres and this YES
sci sailed for Port Limon, Costa Rica,
with dispatches for the government.
The consul. in these dispatches, asks
SAat al least two warships be sent to
Bluefelds at once. I55
The next move Torres made was to Is
sue decree doubling the duties, not
outstanding the fact that the schedule
OF duties for this section of the republic
nave been fixed by law passed by
Congress.
This law has never been amended or
repealed. A very energetic demonstra-
ton on the part of the American navy
Is greatly needed.
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ANOTHER COMBINE.
Lamp Chimney Manufacturers Will
be in This one.


be in This one.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, April G.-The
Post tomorrow will say: A $4,000. 900
combine of lamp chimney manufacture
,era of the United States Is in process
OF formation. with every indication
that the promoters OF the enterprise
VIII carry the deal to q successful ter
minatlon. The factories concerned in
the combine comprise every mnnufac-
,urer of lamp chlmneys in the United
States.
The formation OF new company to
acquire the plants OF these companies
has been going on for some time, md
IT Is said that n meeting will be held In
New York within Il few days to hear the
reports OF tho experts now Mt work aa-
certalnlng tho values of the different
plants and tho terms on which they can
be secured.
The factolIes OF these various COM
panles have been closed for the past
Two weeks, md II wns learned from
On authoritative source that the shut
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4 Mothers Joy.

MoNTELIMAR, France, April g.
President Loubet has arrived here to
spend n few days at his native place.
which is gaily decorated, the streets be-
ing spanned by triumphal arches. When
the President met his aged mother,
who was awaiting him on u platform
in front OF the town hall he alighted
from his carriage, mounted to tho
platform. and tender1y embraced her.
Nine. Loubet shed tears OF Joy. Z.
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a Great Capture.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 6.-Santla
Morphy, alias Mexican" Morphy. want
ed In the City of Mexico on the charge
OF embezzling $4,000 from the National
Bank of Mexico, was arrested at tho
Stratford Hotel, this city. this after
noon by two local detectives. Morphy
attempted to escape. but submitted
quietly when revolver was leveled at
his head. He was taken to the central
station, Joking with his captors on the
way and locked up.
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ANOTHER ATTEMPT
To Rob n Bank-Thicvcs Unable to
Open the Safe.

To Rob n Bank-Thicvcs Unable to
Open the Safe.
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo-, April G..
-Four men tried unsuccessfully to
rob the bank at Wellsville. small
town nine miles west of here, this eve
ming. Conrad Mentz. the town night
watchman, was accosted by man who
claimed TO be tramp, and wanted to
sleep in the calaboose. Mentz agreed
10 accommodate him. but when they
reached the door of the cooler" three
other men seized. bound and gagged
the night watchman, and locked him
in,
After leaving the calaboose the four
men met Samuel Knipfel, citizen.
whom they beat, into insensibIlity. The
four men then went to, the bank. They
broke Into the vault. but were unable
to open the safe and hastily left the
49,,
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Had to Use a Cane.

EMPORIA, Kansas. April 6.-Sol. L.
Severy. defeated candidate for mayor
on the Citizens ticket. to-day assaulted
William a. White, editor Of the Gu
zctte. knocking him down twice with n
cane. Editor White in last nights pa
per abused Severy for running on the
Citizens ticket after being defeated for
nomination In the Republican conven-
tlon. White was cut on the forehead
and hand 9EltE -Esalsts ,al.t h. ,ga
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CANTON, April G.-The jury In the
trial of Mrs. George for the
murder OF snxton has not
been completed. Mrs. Althouse
and Young Hogan. the witnesses want
ed by both sides have not turned up
and their present whereabouts are un-
known. Mrs. Aithdase has left q Penn
sylvania town to which she had been
traced. The defense has failed TO locate
Mrs. Elizabeth Parks. former cashier in
a New York hotel, who was reported us
having been engaged to marry Snxton
at the time Of the tragedy, and whose
deposition, Is wanted by the defense.
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GOOD FOR HUNTINGTON /!

l. .
The Republicans Sweep tho Platter
Clean with the Single Exception Of
q Councilman. &
Special Dispatch to the IatellIgcncer.
HUNTINGTON. ". Va, April c.
The election In this city To-day was one
OF the most hotly contested ever held
here. While allsthe returns are not
In, enough Is known to guarantee the
election of the whole Republican ticket
including all the councllmen. with pos
sibly single exception. 4
For mayor. DR.. Brandebury's majority
over G! w. Campbell will be about $50.
There was little scrapplng, and sew
eral ugly encounters were averted by
cooler heads and the good work of the
police.
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SANITARY MEASURES

Taken in Cuba by United Stntes
Authorities Have Greatly Improved
tho Condition ofthe People.
WASHINGTON. April G. p Major
General John r. Brooke has forwarded
to the adjutant general copies OF re-
ports on sanitary measures taken in the
departments Of Santa Clara and Ma
tanzas.
]. II. Hysell. chief surgeon Of the de-
partment Of Santa Clara. In report
dated at Cienfuegos. February 26. says:
Since the departure Of the Spanish
troops, February 6. there have been em-
ployed in cleaning up the different hos
pitafs and barracks about 1000 men,
mostly members OF the late insurgent
army. The cities OF this province were
In a dirty and filthy condition when
the troops arrived. and It has required
large amount OF labor and money to
place. them in good sanitary condl-
tion." l91'
There had been seven cases of yellow
fever among the troops at Sancti Splr-
titus, with one death. The source of
the infection was an old church, for
merly used by the Spanish soldiers as
a hospital. Other buildings where
there were cases OF smallpox and other
diseases We're destroyed by the Ameri-
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Carried out His Threat.

wILKEsBARRE, Pa. April 6.-Ter-
renee Anderson. Of Plymouth. commit.
ted suicide to-day In a horrible man
ner. Anderson. who was demented.
told his wife this morning that he in
tended killing himself by jumping down
n coal shaft. He started In the dlrec-
ton of the Delaware 6 Hudson mine at
Plymouth to carry out his threat. He
ran for half mile and threw himself
down shaft Nod. which Is 500 feet deep.
before the sons and his wife could reach
him. His body was crushed into an I'M
recognizable mass.
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No Mystery About It.

WASHINGTON. April Cit Is said
at the navy department that there is
no reason why mystery should attacl,
to the movements OF the cruiser Mont
gomcry. now fitting out for a long
cruise ut Norfolk navy yard. 1t Is the
intention to send her to the South At
lantic station. One small gunboat, the
Wilmington. now on her way up the
Amazon, Is the sole representative of
the United States forces on the station.
her with the Montgomery, lnasmuch as
the flagship of the station, the Chica-
go, Will not arrive there for ut least
four months, f.Ta
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Foul play suspcctc6.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgencer.
STEUBENV1LLE, Ohio, April c.
John Haney, a section hand. fell from
the Pan-Handle bridge, on the West
Virginia side. last night distance OF
$50 feet, and was Instantly killed. His
body was found this afternoon. His
relatives think there was foul play.
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MADRID. April 6.-The impartial to-
day announces revival Of carllst &C.
tivity in the province of Navarro and
the Captain General Of IArragon, which
includes the provinces Of Huesea, Sara
gossa and Teruel and which is bounded
on the north by France, has arrived In
Madrid in order to confer with the
government with reference to the Car
list moyprnpnt ,.s .1-.
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BRUSSELS. April 6.-The secretary OF
the Belgian royal geographical society.
NJ. Du Flef, says that the statements
that the Belgic has discovered new land
in Weddele Sea and volcanoes and open
water far south are purely imaginary.
He expects Captain De Geriache to
spend the bad season at Punta Arenas,
Patagonia or at Melbourne. Victoria.
and to start again for Victoria land in
october, but, he added, everything de-.
pends upon the funds. available for the
Antarctic expedition. KS;
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Girls all Corralcd.

CIILLICOTHE, Mo-, April Gall
the girls who participated In the riot
nt the Industrial Home for Girls have
been captured and tho ringlcadcrs have
been locked In their rooms, to prevent
further trouble. The riot In thought
TO have been melted by outsiders. Some
OF the girls say that an attorney told
them that II they would have n suc-
cessful riot the home would be ahol-
fshod,
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Rhodes and Gcrn,anY.

f LONDON, April 6.-The St. James
Gazette this afternoon announces that
Cecil Rhodes has now obtained guar
antee from the German government up
on the capital of the German portion Of
the Cape to Cairo railroad. German
tinanciers have agreed to provide the
capital. and Germany has also agreed
to guarantee certain portion OF the
interest upon the German cross line,
from Dar-Os- -Salaam, twenty-five miles
south Of Zanzibar. which is to tap the
Cape to Cairo railroad.
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HAVANA, April 6.-The Cuban mil
itary assembly being dead, General
NFnxiuo Gomez win take up his pro-
gramne of solldifylng the Cuban pco-
pie Into party that shall. without
ceaslng, urge tho United States to
withdraw from the Island. His pur-
pose Is to make the people seem to
have but one emotion, one desirc"-the
thought of Independence and OF absolute
separation from the United States.
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Now IL Is TuObs.

HARRISBURG. Pa, April G.-The
anti-Quay Republicans to-day changed
their votes from x-Congressman Huft
to Charles Tubbs. OF Tioga county. In
their effort to break the present senn-
torial deadlock. The ballot, the sixty
eighth OF the session, resulted:
Quay, 90: jerks. IL; Tubbs, 81; total,
2l2; necessary to choice, 107: paired or
not voting, Il: no election.
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Why he .yns Pardoned.

Special Dispatch to the Intclligencer.
K CHARLESTON, w. Va, April O.
Governor Atkinson has granted a par
don to Smith Butcher. sentenced at the
November, 1896. term OF the Logan
county court TO eighteen years Of con-
finement In the penitentiary, for the
murder of Isaac Conley. The applica-
tlon for pardon was signed by the coun-
ty officers and many Of the best citi-
zens OF the county, and was accompan-
led by afIidavits that show that the
conviction was due to perjurcd testl-
mony. N
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NEW YORK. April G.--E. V. Brew
ster, who is managing the Chicago
,Platform-Jefferson dinner, to be given
In this city, received the following telc-
gram from W. J. Bryan today:
LINCOLN. Neb. April o.
To EugeneiV. Brewster, Brooklyn, n. Y.
! Willpttend dinner April Is. All speak
crs should be supporters Of Chicago
platform. w. ]. BRYAN.
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Taken to North Carolina.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
5. CHARLESTON. w. Va. April c.
John O'Dandrell. who was tried here
last week, along with three pals. on n
postotlice robbery charge, was to-day
taken to Raleigh. N. c., to stand trial
for the robbery Of the postof.ice at Ply
mouth, in that state. IEg
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WASHINGTON. D. c., April 6.-The
President has appointed Colonel Ad-
ebert Il, Burlington 70 be brlsadier-
general and chief of the bureau Of ordl-
nance, to succeed the late General Flas-
la . +. ... g. .
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The sixty-tirst anniversary CT Frank.
lin lodge No. 8. !. o. o. r., will be obs
served to.night at Odd Fellows hall.
and an excellent programme has been
prepared for the occasion.
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down is to permit the taking OF stock
and the appralsement of the value OF
the plants. l
1t is the intention OF the promoters
OF the enterprise. of whom Judge Will
lam II. Moore. OF Chicago. is one, to
bring about 4 close combine, In which
every factory will have an equal inter-
est, SO far as the trade product is con-
cerned.
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AGREEMENT REACHED
On the Samoan Commission-Unan.
Unity Necessary on afi Questions-A
Happy Solution.

Happy Solution.
BERLIN. April CAN agreement has
been reached between the three powers,
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany, on two propositions. namely:
The appointment OF each power Of a
high official to investigate and regulate
the conditions prevailing at Samoa and
the making Of unanimity necessary in
all decisions OF these high officials. The
newspapers hall the result Of the nego-
tiations with satisfaction.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-The Ger
man ambassador. DR.. Won Holleben.
called at the state department to-day to
fellcitate Secretary Hay on the salts
factory adjustment of the Samoan af-
fair %
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For West Virginia, Western Pcnnsytvn-
MIA and Ohio, rain Friday; Saturday fair;
brisk to hlgh, northeast TO north winds.
Local Temperature.
Tho Temperature yesterday as observct
by C. Schnepf. druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth streets. was us follows:
ia. m.....,...... 36 Sp. m.............. G.
3 q. m,""...... q LIP. m,....;:.;;..... 81
l. m.,.,.,.. ...,., Is Weather-F'aire
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-15
DEsERET EVENING NEWS TUESDAY AUGUST 10.

Tor 1900 with which 10 press further
their opposition 10 the ADMINISTRATORS
policy.
Lloyd's has received a dispatch from
Manila saying that a United states
government steamer u ashore near the
mouth % Corregid0r harbOr. at the en-
trance TO Manila bay
4 dispatch from Calcutta says that
the survey steamer Resolute was
sunk In collision with the British
steamer Ccindln. last reported from
Calcutta July sth for bombay. Several
lives were lost In the disaster.
The johannesburg correspondent u
London Morning Post says. President
Kruger. owing to advancing years, has
become physically and mentally inca
pable Of dealing with the situation
The Drotherhood company. lncorpor-
utcd yesterday at Columbus. o.. has
been organized for the purpose 81 place
ing In operation thS greatest co-opofa-
tive scheme ever attempted In the
country. Mayor Jones of Toledo Is In
tcrcated.
Two batteries u artillery In come
mand 81 Lieut.. Manuel Novca passed
through chihuahua yesterday ON the
way 10 the hostile Nnqui camp. II Is
reported that three regiments u ru-
rulcs have been ordered 90 reinforce
the regular troops IN putting down the
rising.
The President win not attend tho
Dewey reception IN New York, as he
thinks that. by "a division " h1norH he
might detruct from the glory that be-
longs 10 the admiral.
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ELECTRlC FLASHES.

The French poiicc have discovered
q plot TO overthrow the republic,
Admiral Dewey IL m with fever nj
Lcghorn. lie Is on board the olympia.
The yellow fover epidemic IN tho
cities Of Curduya and Orizaba, Mexico,
is reported growing worse.
Admiral Dewey says that In Austria
be- was treated with uniform courtesy
and kindness,
The bushes portion of Berea, Ohio.
was burned yesterday. tweuty-One busl-
ness places being destroyed.
The people of Natal colony, South
Africa, have decided to resist Invasion
by the British.
Expeditions are organlzlng IN Cuba
60 go to Haiti, and enorts are being
made % prevent their sailing,
Miss Belle Mckenzie, an employe OF
+, 49, Walhridge. ut Tuscan Springs,
CAL was burned tO death last night.
while rescuing members of the family
a crowd bcslrged the office Of the
Held comets. Pretoria, Tuesday, dee
handing rifles ON account VI the war
scare,
Yesterday statement % the condl.
ton Of the treasury shows: Available.
i2l5. S53,2A.
Despite Gen. Joubert's denial u o.
rum0rpd that the Trnnavam govern
ment made large purchases OF mules
last Saturday.
The results NJ tour OF the nooi-do-
vaatatel region ~ Texas by gov
eminent expert shows the damage done
to be g1,AliOOO
Young Guno, the once famous Aus
tralian pugilist il dying In the Dun
ming, H. Insane asylum, where he was
sent few months ago.
Three men named Alnswurth and "a
boy named HUI We're struck by the
weAtbound express and instantly Killed
at canaHata, n. Y, last night.
The anti-Imperialistic league has re-
celved from Andrew Carnegie a check
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